Winning Without Gods (A Yu-Gi-Oh Fanfiction)DONE!

Chapter 19: Forgotten Friend

Author's Note: Tomoyo Hanasake was from the first season of the Manga. Yuugi met him trying to help him with the same bully that they were both dealing with. After that he occasionally showed up until he stopped being mentioned right before Duelist Kingdom started.

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Tomoyo Hanasake's Home

"Here. Why?" Yuugi looked up at the big house of Hanasake's. "Why would it be here?"

"Hey? I remember this place, I know I do." Jounouchi was trying to piece it together. "We, uh? Hanasake?" He looked back at Yuugi. "Hanasake. He's our friend. We haven't seen him in years. What happened to him? He was there in school. Up until your grandpa's incident right?"

"Tomoyo Hanasake, I remember him too," Atem said. "You had spent time with him."

"He was a friend," Anzu agreed. "He even invited us over. He loved zombire, his dad always picked it up for him. What? Why didn't we remember him until now?"

"Yes, that is strange. He was never at school again either."

"After Pegasus, things happened fast. Still, it doesn't make sense we all forgot him." Yuugi hated that this was where he felt it. The game. "The game is here though. We have to check it out."

"How do we do this?" Jounouchi asked. "Do we knock on the door and say how have you been, or do we sneak around and assume something bad is going on with Hanasake? Because I want to get in and get out."

Yuugi understood. Jounouchi wanted to stay with Mai, and get Shizuka from Kaiba. He was there though because of the Dark Magician with Atem. If things went bad, he knew he could help.

Someone came out of the front door, which made the option easy to see. He adjusted his glasses. "Yuugi? Jounouchi? Anzu? Wow." He smiled. "I haven't seen you in years. How have you been?"

He wasn't rippling any kind of an evil vibe. "We were just reminiscing and thought about you," Yuugi said. "Wondered if you still lived here or not."

"Oh yes, the house was left to me about six months ago," Hanasake said. "I'm staying here right now until I figure out what to do with it."

"Well, so, where'd you disappear to?" Jounouchi asked. "Haven't seen you in a long time."

"My dad," he said. "He stopped getting me Zombire and quit his job to give me attention." He smiled. "The extra time wasn't good for everyone though. My mom and him got divorced and I stayed with her. Sorry I didn't tell you. I? I don't like goodbyes," he said shyly.

Definitely nothing unusual about him. He still feels the same. The game is in here though, I feel a strong presence. Yuugi walked up closer. "Well I always appreciate hello's."

"Yeah, um? I'm not the only one who surprised you," Hanasake said. "I didn't know you and Anzu had twins. Or, really close brothers and sisters in age? You're almost identical."

"Sure, yeah, sorry about that," Yuugi faked. "Well, why don't we come in for a little while? It's been a long time since we've sat down and talked."

Good idea, Yuugi. What you may be sensing might be something else, but it's strong like the Dragon Cards. We need to find out what it is. Atem followed after him along with Anzu, Satiah and Jounouchi.

"Whoah." Yuugi didn't have to look far. "What's your line of work?"

"Translation and archaeology," Hanasake said. "When I went to live with my mom, I found a passion I didn't know I had because we started with my Aunt. She got me interested in it. It turns out, I had a talent for it."