Chapter 1: Stolen Locket
Today is Téa's sixteenth birthday. Yugi marked it on the calendar. He's been thinking about this for weeks. He saved up his money ,until two days earlier, when he finally saw it. A beautiful gold locket displayed in a shop window.
The perfect gift for the girl.
The perfect way to tell her his true feelings.
Yugi combed his hair. Loose strands were popping out like porcupine quills. He wiped the hair gel off on a hand towel.
"My heart is racing. I don't think I can do this." Yugi said anxiously.
"Do what, Yugi?" His brother, Yami, asks while widening the bathroom door to check on his younger brother.
"Today is Téa's birthday, and I got her a gift."
Yami thinks back to the jewelry he saw Yugi buy. "You mean that piece of gold jewelry you bought?"
A light blush appears on Yugi's face. "Yeah. I was going to give it to her today. And tell her how I feel."
"She'll be delighted. Good luck!" Yami replies with a smile.
Yugi thanks Yami for his support, and they both leave the gameshop. (Y/N) waited outside for them.
"Good morning, (Y/N)!" They both greeted with a smile.
"Good morning, guys!" (Y/N) smiled back. "You seem in a good mood today, Yugi."
"I just got Téa something for her birthday. " Yugi pulls out the gold locket from his pocket so that (Y/N) could see it.
Y/N) stares at the gift in awe. "That's beautiful Yugi, Téa will love it."
"He's going to use it to tell her how he feels." Yami says while smirking at his brother. That earned a punch in the arm by Yugi with his face blushing furiously. Yami just laughed it off.
The blush stayed on Yugi's face and he put the locket back in his pocket. "I'm going to tell her my true feelings. That I feel more than friendship for her. I'm nervous though. She may not return my feelings. We've known each other for a long time."
Yugi noticed that (Y/N)'s smile has faded. "(Y/N)? Are you ok?"
"U-uh, y-yeah, I'm fine." (Y/N) utters as she gently hugs Yugi. "I'll meet you and Yami at school. Bye."
Bye..." Yugi and Yami looked at each other and back at (Y/N) as she walks away until she was out of site.
Yugi has been texting (Y/N) since he and Yami lost site of her, but she wouldn't respond. Yami said he was going to head to the direction (Y/N) went to see if he could catch up to her. Anxiously, Yugi looks continues to text her on his way to Téa's home. Yugi was so distracted, he nearly ran into Téa. "Wah! Oh, sorry Téa!"
"Better watch where you're going, oh card game-sensei." Téa replies.
"If only card games were as easy as looking where you're walking." Yugi joked.
"For the rest of us, it's a cake walk. What's up with you? You seem troubled." Téa asks.
Yugi sighed. "It's (Y/N), she left quickly without saying anything. I haven't been able to get a hold of her. She seemed pretty down. Yami went to catch up with her."
"Why was she?"
"I don't know. She started acting like this when--." Yugi suddenly remembered what he was supposed to be doing. He had nearly forgotten! "Happy birthday, Téa!"
Téa smiled. "Thank you, Yugi!"
Yugi heard his blood pumping in his ears. This was it. Do or Die. "I got you something--"
"Silly, you didn't need to do that!"
"I wanted you to have something special, because you're special to me--" As Yugi spoke, he dug his hand inside his uniform pocket. Funny, he could have sworn the locket was in this pocket. He felt around inside his other pocket. No locket. "Uhm sorry, I'm having trouble finding it--" He checked every pocket he could find. He knew the locket wasn't in his backpack. He put it in a pocket, he remembered slipping it inside.
The school was in view. Yugi still hadn't found the locket.
Téa puts a hand on Yugi's shoulder. "That's okay, Yugi. When you find it, just let me know."
"No wait, I'm sure it's right here--"
A chorus of happy birthdays echoed from the left. A group of girls waved to Téa. "Yugi, I'll catch you later. Thanks for the birthday wishes."
Yugi watched her leave and his heart sank.
Time Skip
"Yugi, what's with you? Someone run over your dog?" Joey asks, walking up to his friend.
"I don't have a dog, Joey." Yugi said.
"I know, so what gives?"
"It's nothing. I was going to give Téa a gift, but I think I lost it."
"Lost it?"
"I put it in my pocket this morning, but it wasn't there when I tried to give it to her."
"Maybe Yami saw where it went."
Yugi lets out a sigh. "I already asked him. He said he didn't see where it dropped."
Joey thought for a moment. "What about (Y/N)?"
"Maybe. But she won't talk to me."
"Did the two of you get in a fight?"
"No. One minute we were fine and then the next, she started avoiding me." Yugi's expression became worried. "What should I do, Joey?"
"Sounds like you got alot on your plate. I don't know where your present is, but I'd go after potatoes on my own plate before looking in the kitchen for the pumpkin pie, y'know?"
Yugi didn't exactly understand that. "Sort of. You have a strange way with words."
Joey's face lit up. "And an empty belly. Boy I'd love some pumpkin pie right now!"
After his class was over, Yugi rushed to (Y/N)'s locker in the hallway. (Y/N) was about to leave, but Yugi grabbed her hand before she can take another step.
"(Y/N). Please, you've avoided me all day." Yugi says as he lets go of (y/N) hand so she can turn her whole body to face him. "Tell me what I did wrong whatever it is, I'm sorry."
(Y/N) looked into Yugi's eyes with a sad expression. "You've done nothing wrong, Yugi."
Yugi's heart lifted. (Y/N) finally spoke to him.
"(Y/N), are you okay? Why did you leave so soon? Why were you ignoring me?" Every question Yugi asked showed a look of worry.
"I'm sorry for worrying you. But I needed some time to myself."
(Y/N) had never asked for time alone. She always seemed sad whenever she was by herself.
"Yugi--" (Y/N) hesitated.
"Yes, what is it?"
"I did something I'm not proud of." (Y/N) pulled her hand out of her pocket, and opened it. In it was the golden locket.
"Téa's present!"
"I'm Sorry. I didn't want you to give this to Téa. Without telling you--"
Anger bubbled up in Yugi's throat. "You intentionally took her present!? Why!?"
"... I wanted to tell you something before you did. In case you changed your mind--"
"Whatever it is, it doesn't justify you taking someone else's present. I can't believe you did this, (Y/N). You knew how important this was to me."
Guilt swam in (Y/N)'s heart. "I'm Sorry, Yugi. It was a selfish thing to do. But I wanted to say that--"
"I don't want to hear it. Give me the locket and don't talk to me!"
(Y/N) looked completely stunned. Yugi hadn't meant to be so harsh. But this had ruined his plans and he very much wanted to see Téa now and give her the present. (Y/N) let go of the locket. It dropped in Yugi's hand like a stone.
As Yugi storms off, (Y/N) broke out in tears and went home.
I messed up.
I didn't mean to upset you.
Please forgive me, Yugi.
But I wish you wouldn't give her such a gift.
You say you feel more than friendship for her.
But don't I feel more than friendship for you?
Please Yugi, let me tell you my true feelings...
💔To Be Continued💔
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