Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Ordinary Day ❯ Prologue

Ordinary Day

by Destiny Lockheart

Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, never have nor am I going to obtain it at any point while I'm writing this fic. The song Ordinary Day is by Vanessa Carlton and it was also the inspiration for this song. I suggest you all listen to it sometime.

AN: This is only the prologue. Much more is on the way.

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Jounouchi glanced at the bodyguard standing outside the door. He was intimidating, then again, most bodyguards for beautiful young stars were. Jounouchi was here to visit that particular star, a friend of Shizuka's, a friend of his in earlier days. Not a very good friend, but his sister insisted that he come to listen to her sing. Aurora, a young Egyptian girl that set her mind to life as a pop-star. She was doing a fairly decent job of it so far as well.

"Jounouchi, it seems like you're expected," the man said gruffly, opening the door to let him inside.

Jounouchi went inside before the guard decided he was going to change his mind and kick Jounouchi out onto the street. "It's been a long time, Jounouchi-kun." The girl before him was as exactly as he remembered, except perhaps she was a little more mature looking and a new accessory had found its way around her neck: a gold eagle with emerald eyes that matched Aurora's perfectly. "Where have you been hiding yourself all these years?"

He shrugged. "I've been keeping myself busy." That was the understatement of the century. First there was the Duelist Kingdom then there was the battle city. At times it seemed like it would never end. They had all earned this little respite they were getting.

She came closer to him, staring into his eyes as if she was searching his soul, a trick she must have picked up in recent years. "With what I wonder?" Jounouchi backed away from her; she was beginning to get just a little freaky. "I guess I'll find out soon enough," she smirked. "Honestly, you have to tell me everything that's been going on since I last saw you. Shizuka's been giving me tidbits but I want details. Did you come alone or did you bring a friend?"

Jounouchi hesitated before answering her. Aurora was a known empath and he wasn't sure exactly what she'd pick up on if he told her who it was. Then again, she would see that person while she was singing and would really give him an earful if he lied to her about it. "My friend Yuugi's here with me. He's saving me a seat so we can get up close."

"Really?" she said, arching an eyebrow. "Your friend Yuugi? You wouldn't happen to be talking about the Yuugi, duel monsters champion would you?" Jounouchi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. "Do you think he'd be willing to give me a match sometime?" she asked, walking over to her guitar.

"I'll see what I can do." She was acting really psycho today. Maybe she always got that way before a performance but Jounouchi really didn't want to find out.

She ignored him for a moment, humming a few notes then turned to look directly at him. "Just a friend right? Just an ordinary friend, in your ordinary life, showing up in every ordinary day?" He dumbly nodded, mentally figuring how far he was from the door. She laughed and Jounouchi could have sworn the eagle's eyes glowed. "Do you mind if I dedicate a song to you? One that I came up with just now?"

"Go ahead, it's your concert."

She grinned and started humming the same tune again. "I'll ask you again. Is he just an ordinary friend?" Jounouchi nodded firmly, wishing he could get out of there soon. She gave him one last sly grin. "I hope you enjoy my performance."

Jounouchi went out the way he came in and found his way to the couch where he left Yuugi. The smaller boy automatically moved over to make room for him as he approached. Jounouchi sat down, noticing the couch was the closest anyone could get to the stage without sitting on the floor. "Did you get the chance to talk to her?" Yuugi asked.

"Yeah, it was a bit stranger than I thought it would be," he admitted. He shuddered just thinking about it. It was not a conversation he would want to repeat anytime. Truth to be told, he was not looking forward to that promised song.

"You should be used to strange by now," Yuugi joked, smiling at him. Jounouchi couldn't help but smile back at him.

The owner of the store went on stage and approached the microphone, commanding their attention. "Thank you for coming. We have a very special guest performing for us tonight, please welcome Miss Aurora."

The audience politely clapped as Aurora took the stage and bowed. "Thank you. I'd like to start tonight with I song I just wrote for my best friend's older brother entitled Ordinary Day." She glanced meaningfully at Jounouchi and he was positive her eyes glinted with the eagle's.

"Just a day, just an ordinary day

Just trying to get by

Just a boy, just an ordinary boy but

He was looking to the sky and

As he asked if I would come along

I started to realize that everyday he finds just what he's looking for

And like a shooting star he shines"

Jounouchi stole a quick glance over at Yuugi. He seemed to be enjoying the music. "She's such a wonderful singer," he whispered, never taking his eyes off of Aurora. "Her voice is almost enchanting." Enchanting was right; Jounouchi was starting to get really nervous. Then again he could just be on edge from all that had happened. Yuugi's other half hadn't shown up so obviously he felt their was nothing to be worried about.

"And he said 'Take my hand. Live while you can.

Don't you see, your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand.'

And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words

Though they did not feel

For I had felt what I had not felt before

And you'd swear those words could heal and

As I looked up into those eyes, his vision borrows mine

And I know he's no stranger

For I feel I've held him for all of time, and he said

'Take my hand. Live while you can.

Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand.'"

As Aurora sang, Jounouchi found himself remembering his time with Yuugi. For instance, when they first met and Yuugi had been telling him about friendship. Or the time when Yuugi had confided in him how he wished on the Sennen Puzzle that he could have real friends. And how happy Yuugi was that it had brought him Jounouchi. He remembered their time on the Duelist Island, most importantly their duel against each other. Finally, he thought about the duel Malik had forced them into on the dock. The time when Yuugi had told him "Daisuki-da." The words echoed through his mind and then stopped, as if somebody had locked him in a sound proof room.

"Please come with me, see what I see

Touch the stars for time will not flee

Time will not flee, can't you see?

Just a dream, just an ordinary dream

As I wake in bed

And that boy, that ordinary boy

Was it all in my head?

Didn't he ask if I'd come along

It all seemed so real, but as I looked to the door

I saw that boy standing there with a deal and he said

'Take my hand. Live while you can.

Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand?'

Just a day, just an ordinary day

Just trying to get by

Just a boy, just an ordinary boy but

He was looking to the sky."