Chapter 7

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Thought / Dreams / Event from the past

[Voice from the past]

'Telepathic Voice'

"Spirit Talking"

-Telephone-

Letter

"Dialogue"

Emphasis

Dangerous Tone

Yoh woke up at 5 A.M that day, just like usual, then get dressed in his White t-shirt and Orange sweat pants that he had took from his apartment before coming with Yugi to the Game Shop since Yugi demanded that Yoh slept over at the Game Shop once in a week. He then heading for the kitchen to get his morning milk, he drank his milk and went out to the backyard, and then he started his training.

That was his routine, but he didn't expect to see Atem already walking down from the upstairs just then, normally Atem would wake up at 5.25 A.M before joining him at his training at 5.30 A.M and then sparring each other until it's 7 A.M. No wonder he stopped short on his track at the sight of Atem walking down the stairs wearing his usual set of training clothes, he smiled at the older teen nonetheless.

Truth to be told, he was surprised when he found out that Atem was only 18 years old before he sealed himself away in the Millennium Puzzle.

"You are early, Atem." Yoh greeted the tanned teen with a warm smile.

Atem smiled at Yoh as well, "Yes, I want to match my training time with yours so we could train together more efficiently." He answered before he went to the kitchen, only to returned with an apple, "Let's go to the backyard".

Yoh nodded and they went to the backyard, Yoh then started his warming up training while Atem ate his apple and watching Yoh at the same time, Atem then finished his apple before joining Yoh in his warming up session. During their training, Atem and Yoh would exchange technique, teaching each other their movement before they started the sparring session.

After their training session, they would take a shower in turn before heading for the school. Seto had prepared some documents saying that Atem was a transfer student from Egypt who goes by the name Yagami Atem and staying with Yugi at the moment, so Atem went to school with them. Marik and Bakura had been enrolled to school as well, it would be easier for them to protect their Hikaris and their friends if they all go to school together. So, Seto prepared the same documents stating that they were transfer student from Egypt who stayed at their respected Hikari's house, Marik goes by the name Kagami Marik while Bakura was Hayasaki Bakura. All three of them were said to be half Japanese so they have Japanese surname but staying in Egypt with their Mothers, the reason they transferred into Domino High was because their family wanted them to learn Japanese cultures.

Yoh was, not that surprising to them, skipped grades so he was at the same grade with the others. They had known that Yoh was a very bright boy, so they didn't surprised that Yoh managed to skipped grades to their grades, they even expected Yoh to skipped grade due to how smart he was until he could helped them with their homework.

And with Seto pulling some strings, they were all in the same homeroom, and when they need to change class, all pairs of Hikari and Yami would be in the same class, Seto would always at the same classes with Yugi while he made Yoh to be at the same classes with Atem all the time. Seto was kind of hoping Atem would soon ask Yoh out, since he already cared for Yoh like his own Brother and even Mokuba was treating Yoh like they were Brothers from the start, he wish that Atem would be able to cheer Yoh up.

It had been 3 weeks after Atem returned to the living, they had grew closer to each other and their love goes deeper as days passed, but one thing still remained was they were both oblivious that the other feeling the same way with them. The gang had all noticed it and were feeling frustrated that the two didn't even notice that their love interest was also falling for them, and when Yugi proposed the plan he had thought over 3 weeks ago and had been prepared by Seto, they all agreed to helped out. And that's why, in the cover of celebrating Seto's and Yugi's 2 months together and Yoh's success in winning the 4th place in Duel Monsters tournament held by Seto, in which Yugi got the first place, Atem got the second, Seto at the third place, and Jou at the 5th place. They were a bit surprised that Yoh managed to win against Jou, but they were all happy that Yoh become so skilled in a short time, and they used that success as their cover to try and get Atem asked Yoh out. With the celebrations as the cover, they all went to Kaiba Land.

Those who went together to the Amusement Park built by Kaiba Corp were Seto, Yugi, Mokuba, Atem, Yoh, Jou, Mai, Marik, Malik, Bakura, Ryou, Otogi, Anzu and Shizuka. Honda was busy taking care of his nephew, so he couldn't come with the others.

"Alright! Let's go to the Roller Coaster first!" Jou exclaimed in excitement.

"Yeah! Let's go!" Mokuba was sharing his enthusiasm.

"Well, the spaces available are only for 12 people, so two of us had to wait for the next one." Seto informed them as he looked at Atem, "Yami Yugi, you will go for the second one." He said.

Atem chuckled, "You really don't like me, do you?" He asked with a shake of his head.

Seto snorted, "Call me childish if you want, but I want to be with my boyfriend, and if you are going with us the first time, his attention would be divided between us, I don't want that." He said coldly, but inside he was smirking for the plan had begun already.

Yoh chuckled at the exchange and looked at the others, "Well, I'm alright with the second, so you all go ahead." He told them in carefree way.

"Eh? Are you sure?" Shizuka pretended to be concerned, well for her it could be genuine concern, but unlike what people believed, she had a mischievous side as well. So when she overheard the gang's plan the other day, she was excited to help, "I could go for the second you know".

Yoh shook his head, "It's alright." He assured her, "I want to go buy something anyway, see you later!" And then he left without waiting for their responses.

"Well, since Kaiba refused to go at the same time with me, I will accompany Yoh." Atem said casually as he walked to Yoh, he was oblivious to the fact that his friends were smirking at his back while he go to Yoh. "What is it that you want to buy?" He asked curiously as they started walking.

"Nothing." Yoh answered, "I just didn't want for them to argued with each other for who go first and who had to go for the second, if I didn't said that, Shizuka might insist that she go second since she was just so kind".

"You are so kind as well, you know?" Atem commented with a smile as they walked side by side.

Yoh blushed a bit, "Not as much as Shizuka." He argued before he went to sit at a bench.

"Yoh, I had been curious for a while now, where did you learn your Swordsman technique?" Atem asked as he sat beside Yoh.

Yoh smiled, "A friend." He answered, "He was a Spirit of 600 years old Samurai, he taught me his technique".

Atem blinked, "600 years, what caused him unable to cross over to the afterlife?" He asked curiously.

"Well, he had a promise with his friend, but they got killed before that promise had been fulfilled, so the two of them ended up tied to this world." Yoh explained, he looked at Atem and smiled, "Mosuke had crossed over after I helped him fixed Harusame, the sword he promised to forge for Amidamaru. Amidamaru was waiting all those years, so he was supposed to be able to cross over once he received Harusame, but he chose to stay with me. I ended up learning his technique, he is now my bodyguard as well as friend and Guardian Spirit".

"He is still in this world?" Atem asked in surprise, "But, shouldn't every Spirit go to the afterlife after they died?".

"They supposed." Yoh agreed with a nod, "But many of them had something left to do and unable to pass on before that something had been done, and some often chose to stay to be with someone they care about, just like Amidamaru".

Atem hummed, "I didn't know about it." He then turned to look at Yoh, "So, this Amidamaru would cross over when your time in this world end?".

"I don't know." Yoh answered with a laugh, "I would gladly let him cross over, but he chose to stay, so I will let him stay however long he want to stay".

"Where is he then? Is he here and listening to us?" Atem asked as he looked around, he had felt there's something watching him some time when he was around Yoh, he figured that it was this Samurai Spirit, but now he didn't feel anything.

"No, he is resting in his Ihai." Yoh answered as he pulled out Amidamaru's Ihai from it's place inside his waist bag, "He would come out though if I called him, but I would only call him when I need his help. He also could come out at will, so I'm sure he would come out if he want to".

"Do you always bring an Ihai with you everywhere?" Atem asked with wide eyes.

Yoh laughed again, "Every Shaman who have a human Spirit as their Guardian Spirits would bring an Ihai with them everywhere they go." He explained with a smile, "Because different than Nature Spirit, human Spirits couldn't rest well without their home, and an Ihai as well as their gravestone would act as their home so they could rest better. In Nature Spirit's case, they are originally from the Nature herself, so they could rest well as long as there's a part of Nature near them, which practically everywhere since you have air anywhere we go".

"It's kind of complicate, huh." Atem commented, "With you bringing an Ihai around, people tend to avoid you".

Yoh looked at the sky, "It doesn't matter, even without carrying an Ihai around, the people around me shunned me just because I'm from a strange family and could talk with Spirits, they were scared of me so they shunned me." He said softly with a calm expression, "I have been shunned all my live until I met with my first human friend, and then I met other Shamans around my age and we become friends, so I don't feel lonely anymore".

Atem looked at Yoh sadly, to think such a sweet boy had been shunned nearly all his life was so pitiful, so sad. "I'm sorry to hear that." He said comfort the boy, even though maybe it's not needed, he just wanted to say something to comfort him, "People often judge based on what other people said, they often wouldn't try to find out the truth".

"Yeah." Yoh agreed before he stood up, "Come on, the rest should be on the ride already, we had to get there if we want to ride as well".

Atem smiled and nodded before he stood up as well, they then walked together to the Roller Coaster ride and wait for their turn, Seto had taking care of everything, so all they need to do if they want to play something was to give the guards their Special Card and they could get in without paying anymore.

They had fun while riding the Roller Coaster, then after they met up with the rest, they got surprised that they decided to separate themselves since they all want to go to a different attractions. They all planned to meet up below the Merry-go-round for later though, since it's better to ride a Merry-go-round at night.

"In the end, it's just the two of us again." Atem commented when the others went off just like that.

Yoh laughed, "Well, I wonder where we should go now?" He asked as he looked at Atem, blushing a bit since they were alone without their friends with them, other people didn't matter for they didn't know them, so they were considered alone together because their friends weren't with them.

Atem was actually feeling nervous, he didn't thought that he would ended up being together with Yoh, he was excited and nervous at the same time. "Where do you want to go? I had been here before with the gang, but this is your first time coming here, you should choose." He said to the boy he love.

Yoh hummed in thought, "Well, let's walking around first to see if we want to play something?" He suggested, "We don't have to go in a hurry anyway".

Atem smirked and nodded, he would love to spend a long time alone with Yoh, he want to get to know Yoh better. "Let's go then." He said as he offered a hand to Yoh, "There's so many people in here, it's better if we hold hand so we wouldn't get separated".

Yoh smiled and accepted the offered hand, it kind of strange that they were holding hand like that, but he was happy so he didn't mind it at all.

They walked slowly around the place until Yoh stopped walking as he saw a shooting game, "Hey, you wanna try it?" He asked Atem, "I want to try that one." He motioned for the shooting game.

Atem nodded, "Why not?" He asked, "Let's see if there's something we want first".

They approached the stand and saw the prize, their eyes immediately zeroed on two specific items. Yoh was looking at a leaf shaped earring while Atem was looking at a leather deck holder with Osiris The Sky Dragon printed on it, Atem then looked at Yoh and noticed he was looking at something, so he followed the direction and saw a leaf shaped earring, Yoh was doing the same earlier and had spotted the deck holder before looking back at the earring. They looked at each other then, "Do you want that deck holder?" Yoh asked at the same time as Atem asked, "Do you want that leaf earring?".

They blinked at the same time before they laughed, "How about we play the game and I would win the earring for you and you win the deck holder for me?" Atem suggested, "A friendly gift for each other".

Yoh smiled warmly, "I would like too." He said wit a nod.

"I will go first." Atem said, "Someone else already staring at the earring, so it's better that I go first." he added in whisper. After Yoh nodded in agreement, he paid the bill and listened to the man guarding the stand about how to get the Item he want. The game was a bit different than the usual, he need to shoot at a target board to get 45 points and he was given 4 chance to shoot, the bigger number was placed at the center of the board and it was 15, the numbers that were being shot during the game will be combined and if he got the equal number or higher, he could claim the prize

"Good luck." Yoh said from beside him, he smiled at the boy and took aim.

With them standing next to each other, he noticed that Yoh was only a bit above his shoulder, making them looked like a perfect couple if they were dating. Focus! Atem scolded himself and shot the first dart gun, it hit right at the center of the target board.

"Wow." Yoh commented in awe, "You are skilled with gun?".

Atem grinned, "I often playing shooting game against Jou, and Jou is very good in that game, so I have to be good as well if I want to win against him." He explained as he shot the dart gun again, and again he hit the center of the target board. "Alright, once more and I got it." He said as he shot again.

"You are very skilled indeed, to get 15 points 3 times in a row." Yoh commented as Atem handed the gun back at the man, there's no need to shoot anymore if the item had been obtained. "My turn." Yoh said as he paid the bill, "I want that deck holder." He said as he pointed at the deck holder Atem wanted.

"60 points, there's only three of them made after all." The man said with a big grin.

Yoh grinned and shot the dart gun right away, 4 rapid shots and all of them hit right in the center, "There." He said with a big grin as he handed the gun back to the man, "I got 60".

The man, Atem and the people who were around was gaping at Yoh, "Yoh, that's incredible!" Atem exclaimed in shock, the people were all clapping their hands, even the man tending the stand, "You said I'm skilled, but you are even better than me".

Yoh grinned sheepishly with a blush on his face, "It's only pulling the trigger after taking aim, it no big deal." He said quietly.

"You shot them so fast that I only heard the gun shot once, but you shot them 4 times and all four hitting strike at the center, it's incredible!" Atem argued, he was awe struck.

"Here is the deck holder you want." The man said in awe as he handed the deck holder to Yoh, "That was awesome, you shot like you are a Sniper or something".

Yoh accepted the deck holder with a red face, "It was nothing, really." He mumbled and left, with Atem running after him immediately.

"Yoh, you are so skilled, have you been using gun often?"Atem asked as he stopped Yoh from walking and clipped the earring on Yoh's right ear, "The earring suit you so much, as if it was made especially for you." He said with a smile.

Yoh blushed even more, "Oh, shut it." He mumbled before offering the deck holder to Atem, "Thank you for the earring, and here, your deck holder".

Atem accepted the deck holder and wore it immediately, then putting his deck inside since he always carried it with him. "Thank you." He said with a warm smile to Yoh, liking the blush that was apparent on the boy's face, "So, did you use gun often?".

Yoh shook his head, "As I said, it was only pulling a trigger, it was nothing difficult." He said with a sheepish grin, "I never used gun before this".

"Then you are a genius with guns." Atem declared, "Just like me, Aibou, and Seto, we are geniuses in games".

"I agree. You are the former King of Games, right? Since Ancient Egypt time." Yoh commented with a grin, "That information is still making me awe struck, to think that there's someone who is so gifted in games like that".

Atem blushed, "Thank you for the compliment." He said before fully turned to Yoh, "Where do you want to go next?".

"How about the Death-T? Seto had changed it so people could play them safely, right?" Yoh asked with a grin, "I want to try it".

Atem smiled and nodded, "I'm sure you would be interested." He said before slipping his hand to Yoh again, "The game was actually very exciting, but since I played them in that kind of situation, I didn't enjoy myself".

"Let's play them to enjoy ourselves then." Yoh said with a big grin, "I'm sure we could get the highest score and a new record for finishing the game the fastest!".

Atem laughed at Yoh's enthusiasm and Yoh soon joined, they were really enjoying themselves that they didn't notice that it was dark already.

"Ah, it's time to meet everyone." Yoh said as he looked at his phone, Seto bought him the most advanced Smartphone when he found out Yoh didn't have a mobile phone before. Everyone was surprised that Seto bought Yugi a phone like that for free, he was not known for giving people gift after all, the only people Seto ever gave presents were Yugi and Mokuba and no one else.

Atem looked at the phone in Yoh's hand, he was still couldn't get over the fact that Seto had bought someone, who was not Yugi and Mokuba, something so expensive so easily like he only bought Yoh some cheap treat and not the most advanced Smartphone of the year. "We better head for the Merry-go-round then." He said and led the way to the said attraction.

"Hey! Atem! Yoh!" Yugi called out as soon as they got to the promised place, "Did you enjoying yourselves?" He asked cutely.

Atem and Yoh both grinned and nodded in answer, the movement though causing Yoh's earring to jangle, catching Yugi's and Seto's attention right away, "You pierced your ear?" Seto asked curiously, "It suit you".

"Yup, your name also mean Leaf, right?" Yugi asked in excitement, "It looks good on you!".

Yoh grinned, "Thank you, but I didn't get a piercing at all, it's a clip-on type." He explained, "Atem won this in the Shooting stand".

"Really?" Everyone asked at the same time, all of them showing a knowing smile or smirk at the blushing Ex-Pharaoh.

"We exchange gift, I won it for Yoh and Yoh won this deck holder for me." Atem tried to defend himself as he motioned for his new deck holder.

Seto smirked while Yugi grinned, "Sure." They said together and looked at the rest, they winked as a hint for a new plan to get started.

"Seto, let's get in! I bet the view would be great!" Yugi suggested as he tugged Seto's coat's sleeve.

"Of course, Love." Seto said with a warm smile before walking to the Merry-go-round together with Yugi, he had purposefully calling Yugi 'Love' in front of them, aside to let them know that he was in love with Yugi, but to give a fuel for Atem's courage to ask Yoh out.

"Yadonushi, why don't we go in together?" Bakura suggested, "I have something to tell you." He said that with a charming smirk, he might be helping Atem with his problem in asking Yoh out, but he was really planning to tell something to Ryou, to ask him out.

"Of course, Kura." Ryou said with a smile, it was so obvious that Ryou had given Bakura a nickname, they then left together to the ride.

"Let's go as well, Katsuya." Mai said with a warm smile at her boyfriend.

"Let's go, Mai-chan." Jou said with a warm smile as well, a smile that clearly showing the world that they were in love, though the display was mostly directed at Atem and Yoh.

Marik turned to Malik and pouted, "Malik-pretty, you would go with me, right?" He asked with the cutest face he could make, "With me only, right?".

Malik slipped his hand to Marik's, "Of course, I will only ride a Merry-go-round with my handsome boyfriend." He said, and yeah, Marik had asked him out earlier.

Marik grinned and they left together to the attraction, just a few distance away from Jou and Mai.

"Well?" Anzu drawled as she looked at Otogi.

"Well." Otogi answered with a smirk and grasped Anzu's hand, "Be my Date, my beautiful Anzu".

Anzu smiled lovingly, "Of course." She answered before they also left.

Shizuka looked at Mokuba, "Mokie." She called, "Let's go together, we are a pair of Little Brother and Little Sister after all".

Mokuba grinned as he took Shizuka's hand, "Let's go then!" He said excitedly, "We have to deepen our friendly Love, right? Shizuka-neechan?".

Shizuka giggled and they left for the ride, and that's left Yoh and Atem together, again.

They are doing this on purpose! Atem screamed in his mind as he finally realized the reason why he and Yoh always ended up being stuck together and alone, without any of their friends, he meant, not the strangers in the amusement park.

Yoh blinked, "Well, I guess we have to go together again." He said calmly as he looked at the still frozen Atem, "Shall we go then?".

"Uh, yes." Atem answered and they walked together to the gondola, I hope I wouldn't flirt with him so much.

To be continued . . .

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