Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ School of Magick ❯ Meditation ( Chapter 5 )

I'm back! I'm really glad you guys like this so much! I'm getting lots of great reviews! Thank you so much!

Responses: (* = see note below)

Sheyna: (chapter 3) Glad you liked that twist.

Merodi no Yami: (chapter 3) Glad you think this is so original. I like Yami/Yuugi pairings too. I liked that description too. It took me while to think of how to word it. And I'll see about checking out your stories. I do like unusual ones.

sweetdeath: I think most of us need help in class. We can't all be geniuses (like Yuugi) and pick things up the first time.

Yami's Girl710: Glad you liked the last two chapters. The Yami/Yuugi fluff is coming. There will be a little bit in the next few chapters, and then more later, once they get together.

petite_angel: Don't apologize for reviewing. I love repeat reviewers! It lets me know that my stories are interesting enough for people to keep reading and reviewing. Thanks for the compliment!*

Kye: Glad you like the idea of Yami being a Pyromancer too. I hope you keep reading. As for a Bakura/Ryou romance, I'm not sure. I don't want to pair up everyone, but I think Bakura will show up later.

Sheyna: Well, Yami will be spending lots of time with Yuugi because of the classes. Hope you enjoy this chapter!

YamiElfFromKemet: It would be cool to go to a school of magick. That would be my dream. As for the differences between magick and magic: magic is mainly used for and refers to party magic. Like magicians in top hats in stage shows. Magick refers to "true" magick. If you read about Wicca (White Magick) they always spell magic with the 'k' on the end. I don't think I've ever heard of it referred to as "evil" magic. Anyway, I use the 'k' because I'm interesting in Wiccan practices and I think it makes sense to split the two types of magic up. And Kami means god in Japanese. I thought it was fitting; The God Academy. Since they focus on power and all.*

Rosz of the Angel: Sorry about not using the secondary elements. But it is a good idea for another story. Thanks for the suggestions. Here's the update you asked for.

kiyoko-chan: Glad you liked that chapter. Hope you enjoy this one too!

* I'm glad you all enjoy having me update so often. I just want to let you know that I probably won't be updating everyday, like I was this weekend. I just had extra time to write. I'll probably post about two chapters (maybe three) a week for a while.

Disclaimer: Still don't own the show. Still wish I did.

Notes: //Yami to Yuugi// /Yuugi to Yami/ "Speaking" 'Thinking'

I'll have the poll results at the bottom. Well, that's enough of my notes for now. Enjoy Chapter 5!!

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Chapter 5: Meditation

Yuugi headed back to their room and they dropped off their books and supplies. Yami watched as Yuugi grabbed a pillow from the shelf above his bed. Yami looked at him questioningly and Yuugi smiled.

"Our next class is Meditation. The teacher likes to take us outside when the weather is nice, and the ground isn't very comfortable. Besides, the grass is still wet from the rain we had a few days ago. I have another if you'd like to use it."

"No, thanks. I'll be fine." Yami replied.

Yuugi just shrugged and headed back outside. Yami followed him, curious as to what they would do in a meditation class. They hadn't had meditation at Kami. Yami knew how to meditate, but he wasn't sure why a class would be devoted to it. Yuugi headed to the middle of the courtyard where a group of students were gathered.

"Hey Yuugi, Yami!" Honda called, waving at them as they arrived.

Yami was a little surprised to see Honda, Jounouchi, and Ryou. Yuugi had told him that they were in a lower level. Why would they be in the same class then?

"Some of the classes are mixed. Mainly Weapons Work and Meditation." Yuugi told him, again answering his question before he voiced it.

"Hey guys!" Yuugi returned Honda's greeting. "Do you know where Mr. Rand is going to take us today?"

"No idea!" Jou replied.

Honda shook his head, but Ryou nodded.

"He's taking over to the waterfall. He feels that we'll be surrounded by five of the elements so it's a good spot for today's class."

They all nodded, then turned to face the man approaching the class. Yami was surprised for the second time that day. This teacher was an old man. Yami was amused to note that he even had the beard and white hair. But he didn't move or act like an old man. He moved easily and seemed very friendly.

"Well, lets go." He stated without any preamble.

The class followed him about a mile into the forest until they reached the waterfall. The students arrayed themselves around the clearing, settling down on pillows or the ground. Yuugi sat down against a tree a ways away from the water. Jounouchi and Honda sat down near the water, and Ryou sat no a pillow in between. Yami glanced around then sat down next to Yuugi. He didn't like the water that much either, it made him nervous. Mr. Rand took a seat on a flat rock near the water and the whole class closed their eyes and relaxed.

Yami watched, bewildered. He didn't know what to do. He supposed he was just supposed to start meditating. He expected the teacher to give instructions first, but he hadn't. Yami settled into his seat, choosing a comfortable position, and closed his eyes. He tried to empty his mind, letting his thoughts bleed away. After a few minutes he noticed he was sitting on a rock and shifted his position so that it wasn't poking him in the leg anymore.

A few minutes later he had to adjust his position again. 'Yuugi wasn't kidding when he said the ground was uncomfortable and wet.' He thought, opening his eyes and looking around. Everyone else was sitting around comfortably. Yami sighed; this was yet another thing he would have to learn. 'But that is what you came here to do. To learn new things.' He reminded himself.

"You haven't really done this before, have you?" Yuugi asked softly.

Yami turned to look at him. Yuugi's eyes were still closed, and he was still in the same position as before, but his face was turned towards Yami.

"No," Yami replied, "We didn't do meditation at my old school. It wasn't viewed as important. I learned to do a little on my own, but it was always in my room."

"Well, first you just try to focus on your breathing. Ignore everything else. Let your mind wander where it want. Feel free to change position when you need to. You shouldn't focus on what everyone else is doing, just focus on yourself."

Yami nodded, even though Yuugi couldn't see him. He closed his eyes again, and settled into a comfortable position. He did as Yuugi had suggested: just letting his mind wander and trying to focus on his breathing. He changed position a few times more before he felt a hand on his shoulder. He opened his eyes and saw Yuugi.

Yuugi gestured toward the teacher, who had started talking. Everyone else in the class was either already paying attention, or being woken up by someone near by. Yami saw Honda poke Jounouchi in the side. Jounouchi fell over when Honda poked him; obviously he had been asleep. Yami smiled, 'At least I'm not the only one who had trouble with that.'

"Okay," Mr. Rand was saying, "Now that we're all relaxed, lets move onto today's exercise. If you recall we've been working on sensing auras. Please pair off and I'll give you further instructions. I would prefer you pair off with someone who uses your same element."

"Want to work with me, Yami. You're the only other pyromancer in this class. I usually pair with Ryou or Honda, but I think I'd rather work with a fellow pyromancer." Yuugi said, smiling at him.

"Sure, thank you. I don't really know anyone else, yet." Yami replied.

Yuugi nodded and stood up. He glanced over at Ryou and nodded towards Yami. Ryou nodded his understanding and turned to Jounouchi. Jounouchi and Honda were forbidden from working together in most of their classes. They had caused several accidents with their arguments and challenges. Honda paired up with one of the female geomancers in the class.

"All right," Mr. Rand spoke up once everyone was paired. "I want one of you to go about three feet into the forest and the other one to stay here. Now, whoever goes into the woods, I want you to focus on raising your aura in steady increments. As you raise your aura I want you to move farther back into the forest. Go no further than three meters. Your partner will try to sense and identify your aura. I want you to raise your aura to the same level as your partner to show that you've sensed them. Everyone understand?"

Everyone nodded. Yami looked and Yuugi.

"Well, do you want to go, or stay?" He asked.

"I'll leave. I know my way around." Yuugi replied, then smiled. "I don't want you getting lost."

Yami simply nodded his head. He settled back down on the ground and watched as Yuugi grabbed his cushion and moved away. Yami closed his eyes, stretching out his senses as far as they would go, and waited. He felt several spikes in energy, but none of the fire element. 'Being the only pyromancers in the class will make this a little easier.' Yami thought. 'I won't have to worry about whether the aura I'm sensing is Yuugi's or someone else who uses the same element.'

Yuugi watched Yami, waiting for him to get ready, then raised his aura so that it was just barely noticeable. Yami turned his head to the side, as if listening for something. Yuugi reached out with his senses, focusing mainly on Yami, but also watching the other energy spikes around him. He knew that he didn't need to, but he felt that it was good to challenge himself. Yami raised his energy level a little higher than Yuugi had his, then lowered it back to Yuugi's level.

Yuugi moved back passed the tree line, then raised his energy a little higher. This time Yami adjusted his aura just the right amount. Yuugi moved again and waited for Yami to adjust his aura. They continued this for about an hour. Yuugi also watched Jounouchi and Ryou and Honda and his partner, Cyndia if Yuugi was right. Ryou was moving and testing Jou, who was having trouble matching energy levels. Jou never really had had the patience for this sort of thing. He was very good at aggressive magick, but when it came to focus and accuracy work, he just couldn't pay attention long enough to learn it. Honda was along the same line as Jou, but he had volunteered to move around while his partner tried to match him. So he was faring better than Jounouchi.

Yuugi reached the three-meter mark, and stopped. He then decided to see if Yami could sense him if he dropped his level, while remaining farther away. He dropped his aura to about half of what it had been, and waited to see what Yami would do. Yami didn't respond for a few minutes, then Yuugi sensed his aura drop to match his own. Yuugi smiled. Most of the others couldn't sense this far away unless the power level was up pretty high. 'But then again, Yami did say that they stressed strength at Kami Academy. Maybe they also stressed being able to sense low level auras from far away.'

Yuugi was about to lower his aura a little more when he sensed Mr. Rand's aura flare up two times, signaling that they should all come back in. Yuugi let his aura drop again, suppressing it automatically so that it wouldn't be easy to sense, and headed back to the clearing.

Yami looked up at Yuugi's return and smirked at him. He waited until Yuugi was within earshot, then spoke.

"Decided to add another test?"

"Just curious as to what you could do." Yuugi replied, sitting down on his cushion again. "I hope I didn't make it too hard."

"Not at all. It just took me a moment to realize that you were testing me. I was worried there for a moment."

"Sorry, I should have said something before I left."

"No problem. It was good practice."

"Alright everyone." Mr. Rand spoke once everyone was back. "That was very good overall. But some of you need more practice."

Yami could have sworn that the teacher looked right at Jounouchi when he said that.

"We'll be working on this for the next few days and we'll have a test on it at the end of the week. I would like you all to take some time to practice outside of class. It doesn't matter who you work with, just try to practice. That's all for today. I'll see you tomorrow."

With that he stood and headed back to the school. Yuugi, Yami and the rest of the class also stood and slowly made their way back. Yami followed Yuugi back to their room, where he watched Yuugi put his pillow back on the shelf and grab a large, leather bound book from his bookshelf.

"We have Defense Skills next. We're working on integration shields. Have you done those before?" Yuugi asked, turning to Yami.

"Yes, but not a lot. Kami stressed solo rather than group work. Integration shields are shields that are combinations of all six elements, right?"

"That's right. It's one of the few times that Honda and Jounouchi get to work together. Teacher figures that having others in the group as well helps calm them down. You'll have to work in another group, since we can only have one person for each element in a group, but everyone is nice, so I don't think you'll have much trouble."

Yami nodded and they headed across the practice yard to the practice room.

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Poll Results: (bold is what I chose)

Bakura:

Shadow: 9 (He might be a necromancer. Let me know you think.)

Fire: 4

Light: 1

Shizuka:

Light: 5

Earth: 3 (I had a good suggestion that I make her a Healer. And I think Healers are more earthy.)

Air: 2

Water: 1

Kaiba:

Water: 6

Shadow: 4

Fire: 2

Air: 1

Well, I hope you enjoyed that chapter! Feel free to let me know! Please review?!