The Snake King's Temple

Chapter 2

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Yugi yawned softly as he woke and looked to one of his bedside tables to look at the time. It was 10:13 in the morning. Yugi groaned in annoyance, he didn’t want to get up. Rolling over he spotted the box that was on his bed last night but he was too tired to see what it was. Now there was a note sitting on it as well.

Sitting up Yugi peered at the note as he took the present in his hands.

Open it.

You’ll like it.

Yugi frowned before lifting the lid to find another not. ‘How could I like another note?’ He thought and picked it up anyway.

Yugi,

I know you have wanted to come with me to Egypt on digs for a long time. When you were younger and asked if you could come and I said when you were in high school there were three reasons for it. One for you to stop asking, two I thought you would lose interest in archaeology. It seems I was wrong on the second. The third was that I didn’t want anything to happen to you.

If you want to come fine but only if you bring a couple of friends along with you.

Congratulations on graduating.

Ji-chan

Yugi beamed and jumped out of bed and ran downstairs where his grandfather was in the shop. Yugi patiently waited for his grandfather to stop serving a customer. Solomon turned to Yugi and he then had a handful of Yugi.

“Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!” Yugi said happily.

“I don’t mind the hugs Yugi but why are you thanking me?”

“For letting me come with you on Friday.”

“What are you talking about?”

Yugi frowned and passed him the note. “Yugi I didn’t write this.”

“Yes you did it’s your handwriting.” Yugi said tears pricking his eyes.

Solomon peered at the note again. “So it is. I remember writing this now.”

“You were tricking me. You’re mean.”

Solomon chuckled and told Yugi to stay as a customer came to the counter. Placing the items through and giving the customer their purchases Solomon turned back to Yugi again.

“Now you can only come if a couple of friends come along to keep you company in case you get bored.”

“Ryou and Malik! And I, we, won’t get bored.” Yugi said and crossed his arms.

“Of course. Well what are you doing just standing there. Off you go and invite your friends.”

Yugi grinned and hugged him tightly before running up the stairs. Solomon chuckled and shook his head before turning to a customer.

“Hi, just those four?”

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Yugi had just ran up the stairs from the shop part of the establishment and was now in the kitchen. Grabbing the phone Yugi called Ryou’s house first.

‘Come on, come on, come on, pick up Ryou.’

“Moshi, Moshi?”

“Hey Ryou!”

“Hey Yugi, what’s up?”

“Hold the line, I’m going to call Malik. I have something to tell you both.”

“Alright. I’ll still be here.”

“Be right back.”

Yugi put Ryou on hold and then dialled Malik’s number.

“Whoever this is better have a good reason for waking me up.” Malik ‘s angry, grumpy voice sounded through the phone line.

“Nice to talk to you to Malik.”

“Yugi? What’s going on? Why are you calling at this hour in the morning?”

“Malik its like 10:30 in the morning. You can’t be still asleep?”

“Of course I don’t have school so yes.”

“Ok... Hold on I’m just going to add Ryou.” Yugi pressed a button. “Ryou?”

“I’m here.”

“Hey Ryou.”

“Hey Malik. So what is it you wanted to tell us Yugi?”

“Well Ji-chan gave me my grad present last night but I was too tired so I placed it on my bedside table and when I opened it this morning you’ll never guess what it was.”

“What? Come on don’t keep us in suspense.”

“Yeah Malik’s right.”

“Well it was a note.”

“A note!?!?  You woke me to tell your grandfather gave you a note?”

“Malik calm down. There must have been something written on it for Yugi to call us.”

Yugi giggled. “Come on then just tell us.” Malik said.

“He’s letting me go with him.”

There was silence on the other ends. Then cheers for Yugi.

“Yay! You finally get to go.” Malik said.

“Congratulations Yugi.”

“There’s a catch though.” Yugi interrupted.

“What?”

“What do you mean?”

“I have to bring a couple of friends. So you want to come?”

“Hell Yes!!!” Malik cheered. “I’m going back to Egypt!” Malik chanted loudly over and over.

“What about you Ryou?” Yugi asked ignoring Malik for the time being.

“Sure but can your grandfather afford it?”

“Don’t worry Ryou, he can. We have more money than you think.”

“Alright I’ll come.”

“Malik! What in Ra’s name are you chanting about?” Ishizu voice sounded from Malik’s side of the phone.

“I’m going back to Egypt.” He cried happily.

“Oh and how do you plan on doing that? You can’t afford it.”

“Yugi just invited me.”

“I’m going to have a word with Solomon. Get off the phone and if you continue to chant like that I’m kicking you out for the day.”

“Hey guys you heard what she said. Let’s get together later today.”

“Yeah.”

“Come to my place and we can talk.”

“Alright.”

“Ok.”

“Malik!” Ishizu’s voice sounded.

“Got to go.”

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End of Chapter 2

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