All I Wanted Was A Friend

Late Dinner

The next thing they knew, Yuugi and Yami were trying to catch their breath against a chain-link fence blocks away from the TV station.

"Yep!" Jounouchi said with a huff. "That was definitely some voodoo magic right there."

"Our magic is not voodoo," Yami reiterated after they felt their breathing even out.

Still, the way Jounouchi had said it made Yuugi worried. "You're not mad or anything?"

Jounouchi hummed, and then straightened up with a groan. "Well, what exactly did you do?"

They could hear the director's screams replay within their mind. Or perhaps they could still hear his screams in the distance. It was difficult to tell. Yami explained, "we essentially rendered him legally blind."

"Did," Yuugi swallowed. "Did we maybe go too far?"

"You said it's not permanent, yeah?" Jounouchi asked with furrowed eyebrows.

"He will regain his vision once he has learned to respect the people that work for him, or otherwise assist him."

Jounouchi grinned. "Then I ain't got no problem with it, that bastard got what was comin' to him."

Yuugi and Yami let out a shared sigh of relief. Thank goodness, they thought as one.

It is good to see that Jounouchi was not scared away by the Shadow Game.

Yeah, I was still kinda worried he would run for the hills after that.

Jounouchi idly scratched at his stomach. "I dunno 'bout you, but I'm starving. Ya reckon anywhere's still open?"

"Now that you mention it," said Yami. They hadn't eaten anything since lunch and it starting to get really late. "We are famished."

"Oh!" Yuugi gasped as a thought came to them. "There's a burger place that runs twenty-four hours nearby. Maybe we could go there?"

"Sounds good to me!" Jounouchi said with a nod. "Lead the way, Yu- uh..." he brought a hand up to his mouth. "Still haven't thought of a good nickname for the both o' ya yet."

Yuugi scratched the back of their neck as they began to walk. "You don't have to do that for us Jounouchi."

He gave them a pat on the shoulder. "I know, but I wanna. I'll have one ready by tomorrow morning, promise!"

Why does Jounouchi have to be so nice! Yuugi complained to Yami. It's so embarrassing!

I was going to say there are more embarrassing circumstances to be in, but...

Yeah, no thanks.

"Actually, now that I think about it," said Jounouchi. "How does picking what to eat work?"

The question confused Yami, from Yuugi's memories, the process seemed very simple. "I presume you can order off of a menu."

"No, I mean you two." Jounouchi attempted to clarify. "Like, do ya have different favourite foods or...?"

Both Yami and Yuugi let an "Oh," of understanding.

"I do not necessarily have a defined preference as of yet," Yami explained with the tilt of their head. "I have no memory of food I may have eaten before I was placed in the puzzle. Thus, all I have to make an opinion on what food I like are what we have already eaten together, and the memories of food that Yuugi has eaten prior. Even then, my preferences tend to align with his. Perhaps because we share the same tastebuds."

Jounouchi grimaced, "I don't mean ta be rude, but... that's kinda sad."

Yami nodded to concede the point. "On the bright side, every day has an opportunity for culinary discovery. I am certainly looking forward to our dinner. If the trend of sharing our tastes in, well, tastes continues-"