Chapter One: Time Goes On

"Yugi!" Yami called up the stairs. "Breakfast is ready!" He turned and headed back to the kitchen. Seigyoku was cooking breakfast while their daughter, Seimei, was already eating. Yami smiled and walked behind Seimei's chair. He picked her up and hugged her. "Morning my beautiful little girl." Seimei giggled.

"Good morning, daddy." She said, hugging his neck.

"Oh Yami," Seigyoku said. "Let her eat." She put two more eggs on a plate and set the plate on the table. Yami kissed Seimei's cheek before putting her back in her chair. Then, he snuck up behind Seigyoku and hugged her around the waist. "Yami!" she said, slightly surprised. He chuckled and kissed her. She smiled and wrapped her arms around him.

"Get a room," Yugi said as he opened the refrigerator door and poured himself a glass of orange juice. Yami chuckled and pulled away from Seigyoku and walked to Yugi.

"Good morning son," he said. He kissed Yugi's cheek. Yugi pulled away.

"There's no such thing as a good morning and stop treating me like a kid." He sat down at the table as Yami smiled at him.

It had been eight years since Yami and Seigyoku married Yugi was now thirteen and, not to Yami's liking, gothic. Another phase that seemed to have taken over Yugi was a horrible attitude. He seemed to only have negative thoughts and had become completely antisocial.

After one year of marriage, Yami and Seigyoku had Seimei. Now, at seven, she had dark, curly hair with bangs similar to Yami's and deep green eyes that brought out her glowing skin.

Then there was Seigyoku, looking as beautiful as she did when they first met. She hadn't aged a bit and she was still the same funny girl she had always been.

"What are you staring at?" Seigyoku asked humorously. Yami blinked and looked at Seigyoku, who was standing in from of him. "Don't you want some breakfast?" Yami smiled and nodded. He sat down at the table.

"Daddy was daydreaming!" Seimei said with a giggle. Yami smiled at her.

"Yeah," he said. "I was."

"About…?" Seigyoku asked. Yami shrugged.

"Everyday things," When everyone was done with breakfast, Yami stood and said, "C'mon guys, let's head for school." Yugi and Seimei grabbed their school backpacks.

"Bye mommy!" Seimei said, giving Seigyoku one last hug. Seigyoku hugged her firmly.

"Bye sweetie. See you after school." Seigyoku gave her a kiss, then Seimei headed for the door. Yami held it open for her, then they headed for the car, a black Ferrari. Yugi was already in the passenger seat listening to his iPod. Yami got in and looked at his son. The innocent look that once flooded his eyes had disappeared and had been replaced with a dull, bored look. Yugi noticed his father's staring and raised an eyebrow. Yami looked away and started the car. He backed out of the driveway and drove to the elementary school, where he dropped off Seimei, then to the Junior High to drop of Yugi.

"Have a good day," he said.

"There's no such thing as a good day," Yugi said with a sigh as he got out of the car. Yami sighed as he drove off. He drove to KaibaCorp, where he worked. He pulled into his parking space, grabbed his things, and set the car alarm as he walked into the building.

"Morning," Seto Kaiba, Yami's friend and boss," greeted as he walked into his office. Yami filled his mug with coffee and sat down in one of Seto's chairs.

"Morning," Yami greeted with a sigh.

"Rough morning?" Seto asked, turning away from his computer to face Yami. Yami shook his head.

"Just the usual. You?"

"Rough night!" Seigyoku said with a sigh. "Noah kept crying." Yami only nodded. About three years ago. Seto and Samara got married and they currently had eighteen month old son, Noah. Noah was often sickly; sometimes Yami and Joey, his and Seto's other friend and co-worker, weren't sure if Seto would come to work.

"Is he okay?" Yami asked. "Seto shrugged.

"A fever again," Yami fell silent. Though he would never admit it, he felt sorry for Seto and Samara. They had taken Noah to the best doctors in the world and all they were told was that Noah had a weak immune system. No one believed them though; they all agreed that Samara had a great pregnancy.

"Good morning!" Joey practically shouted as he walked into Seto's office.

"What's got you in a good mood?" Yami asked as he took a sip of his coffee.

"I'm getting married." Joey announced. Yami and Seto smiled.

"Komoura said yes?" Seto asked excitedly. Joey smiled his goofy grin and rubbed the back of his head. Joey and Komoura had been dating on and off for several years. They had always wanted to get married, but never could get enough money, and both refused to ask their friends for help. Now that they had enough, they felt it was time.

"Congratulations, Joey." Yami said.

"Thanks," he answered.

"When's the wedding?" Seto asked.

"We haven't decided it yet." Joey said, pouring himself some coffee. "Which reminds me," Joey walked over to the chair next to Yami and sat down. "Would you mind if we put Seimei in the wedding?" Yami smiled.

"I'm sure she would love it." Yami said. Joey smiled.

"Have you discussed the main topic?" Seto asked. Joey blinked, totally confused.

"Children," Yami answered, taking another sip of his coffee. Joey's expression grew serious.

"I don't know guys," he said.

"What's wrong?" Seto asked. "You're great with kids."

"Yeah," Yami agreed. "Mine love ya." Joey smiled.

"You guys just make it look easy." he said.

"It is," Yami and Seto said in unison with a light chuckle.

"All you have to do is go with your heart." Yami said.

"And never mimic your father." She added. "That's the unwritten rule." Joey laughed.

"Believe us," Yami continued. "You'd make a great dad." Joey smiled.

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Yami's job was to help Seto design and test virtual reality games. It would take them about one year to design settings, characters, story lines, etc. They money was good though. His work hours were from eight a.m. to five p.m.; Seigyoku would pick the kids up from school. Despite all the stress, Yami did enjoy his job; he was with his friends and it allowed them to spend some time together.

After work, Yami would go home and help Seigyoku with dinner if she needed it. If she didn't, he would either help Seimei with her homework or just relax if there was really nothing to do. Today was one of those days where there was nothing to do. As he entered the house, he could smell the food Seigyoku was good and smiled. He tossed his stuff onto the couch and stepped into the kitchen. Seigyoku smiled.

"Welcome back," she said turning to him. They shared a brief kiss and smiled at each other. "The kids are upstairs doing their homework," she added.

"Kay," Yami said with a nod. "What's from dinner?"

"Homemade pizza," Seigyoku declared. Yami smiled at her. He walked over to the refrigerator and got himself a soda. At the same time, Seigyoku's cat, Kiwi, waltzed in. He sat down and meowed at Yami's feet.

"Go away!" Yami said, trying to ignore him. Seigyoku glared at him as she kneeled down.

"Come see Kiwi!" She held out her arms. Kiwi happily trotted over to her. He nuzzled her hands as she began to pet him. "How's my little Ki-Cat?" Yami rolled his eyes. Seigyoku glared at him as she picked up Kiwi. "We've been married eight years and you still haven't gotten used to him?" she asked.

"What surprises me," Yami began. "Is that he hasn't driven me over the edge yet." Seigyoku rolled her eyes. "Did Komoura call you?" Yami asked, wanted to change the subject.

"Yes!" Seigyoku said, hugging Kiwi so tightly he meowed. "I'm so excited!" she continued. "Can you imagine how cute Seimei will look? Oh, and she asked Samara and I to be her bride's maids!" Yami smiled at his wife.

"Seimei agreed to do it?" he asked. Seigyoku nodded. "Both kids know?"

"Yeah," Seigyoku said, her expression changing to worry. "But Yugi seemed disappointed about it." Yami looked at her curiously. Yugi loved Joey so much, why would he be so unhappy, if Joey was getting married?

"I'll go talk to him," Yami said. He put his soda down and headed upstairs. He knocked on Yugi's door. "Son," he called. He heard the door click as Yugi unlocked it, then opened it briefly and stepped out, closing the door behind him.

"What is it dad?" he asked, crossing his arms.

"How's your room going?" Yami asked. About four months ago, on Yugi's birthday, Yami had given Yugi two thousand dollars to remodel his room anyway he wanted to. He even promised Yugi he wouldn't go in until it was done.

"Making progress," Yugi answered Yami nodded.

"Listen," he started. "Your mother—."

"Mom's dead!" Yugi interrupted angrily. A glare appeared on his face and he clinched his fists as he uncrossed his arms. Yami sighed.

"I'm sorry Yugi," he said gently. "Seigyoku told me that you were disappointed to hear about Joey getting married."

"So?" Yugi said.

"Why would you be disappointed about something like that?" Yami gently moved Yugi's bangs out of his face as he hesitated to answer.

"Marriage changes people," he muttered.

"To an extent, yes." Yami explained. "But Joey's not going to stop loving you. He'll still spend time with you."

"Not as much…" Yugi mumbled. Yami frowned then gently kissed him on the forehead.

"You'll see," Yami said. "Everything will be fine." He smiled at his son.

"Whatever," Yugi said, turning back to his room. Yami playfully grabbed Yugi's wrist and pulled him into a hug. "Dad!"

"What?" Yami mimicked his son's tone. He chuckled as Yugi rolled his eyes. "I love you," he told Yugi before releasing him.

"I know," Yugi said as he went back into his room. Yami smiled as he headed downstairs.

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Soon dinner was ready and they all ate. Later that night, Yami stood in front of his bedroom window, looking into the night sky…just thinking…Seigyoku was taking a shower and the kids had gone to bed.

"Daddy?" a small voice said, pulling Yami out of his thoughts. He turned and saw Seimei, in her pajamas, in the doorway.

"Hey," he said smiling.

"Will you come tuck me in?" she asked innocently. Yami smiled and nodded. He walked over to her and picked her up. He took her back to her room and turned on the light as they entered.

Seimei's room was painted lavender with pictures of butterflies and flowers everywhere. The ceiling was a painted a light blue with white, fluffy clouds and a deep green carpet.

Yami put Seimei in her bed and pulled the cover to her shoulders. "Night daddy," she said giving him a hug.

"Night," Yami replied, hugging her back. Yami kissed her on the forehead, then turned to leave, turning off the light as he left. He headed back to his room and saw Seigyoku sitting on their bed, brushing her hair. Yami smiled and walked over to her. He hugged her around the waist. She giggled. "Thanks," he whispered.

"For what?" she asked.

"Our daughter." He kissed her softly. They went to bed soon after.

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Uhm….yeah I know, lame chapter….nothing happened. This is kinda like a prologue I guess….The next chapter will be kinda boring too….then again if you read the last story you kinda know how this one will be. So just leave some reviews, no flames (my self esteem is low enough). Uhm…feel free to check out my other stories; I hope you enjoy those as well! BYE FOR NOW!