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Pairings: Caste, Puzzle, Tender, Bronze, Puppy, and Destruction. Any others will be implied and/or added like usual.
Dedicated: to my amazing sister who I love and adore to pieces, AkaiDoragon-Kun. She's one of the people that inspires and motivates me to continue writing. I don't know what I'd do without her.
A Musician's Dream
Chapter 1: Firefly
It's true what people say about how only individuals can find their happiness. But not for this eighteen-year-old male. Throughout his life he has been given hardship. The only people he can count on are his brothers.
His name is Yami Sennen. He has spiky, tricolored hair with an eye color of crimson. His parents, Aknamkanon and Amara, have been forcing him to learn about being a lawyer for whatever fathomable reason. Though, Yami doesn't want to be a lawyer at all. What he wants is to be a musician- playing instruments and singing is his passion. His twenty-year-old brother, Atem agrees with Yami on his passion since he's also a musician even though he's a few years older. Looking a lot like Yami, Atem has a few differences like tan skin and violet eyes. Finally, after working hard, Yami has enough of putting up with doing something he doesn't want to do anymore. Packing some of his things, he calls up Atem.
"Hello?" a baritone voice asks from the other side of the line.
"Hey, it's Yami," he says in response.
"Oh, hey Yami. Whats up?" Asks Atem, quirking a brow to wonder what this is about, doubting it's for idle chitchat.
Yami sighs, "Well, let's just say that I'm leaving this hell hole at last. I'm going somewhere else."
"That bad? Do you have a place to stay?" Asks Atem out of concern and worry for him.
"No, but I will figure it out. I can probably find a hotel that allows animals," shrugs Yami, figuring he'll sort it out as he can along the way.
"Your taking Kira?" Questions Atem in response of hearing this, guessing it makes sense to keep the service canine on hand at all times.
"Yep, I still need to grab her dishes, food, and her work vests and such," Yami assures, hoping he'll be able to find a good place for them to stay.
Most people don't know that Yami has anxiety and stability issues. So, he needs a service dog. The one he has is by the name of Kira. She's a red and white German Shepherd, being two-years-old. While she is rather clever and obedient she will misbehave if she doesn't trust a person or people near her owner
"Well, how about this. You come with me on tour. After that I can help you find something with music. You can meet the entire band. Maybe you'll even play something that you're proficient in. You can also bring Kira, as long as she doesn't do a bad first-impression on them," suggests Atem. "You also have to be homeschooled if your coming along,"
Yami's eyes lit up at this, "Really!? Thank you so much, your the best!"
Chuckling lightly, Atem replies, "Yes, yes, I know…. It's no problem, Yami. The group won't mind, since I do talk a lot about you quite a lot."
Before Yami can reply, a voice shouts, "Yami! Get your down here now!"
Yami groans out of annoyance, "Gotta go. Hell's loose. Pick me up tomorrow night, by then I'll have all my stuff ready,"
"Ok. Bye, baby bro, love you," says Atem before ending the call.
"Ok, love you too bye," Yami hangs up quickly before throwing his bags under his bed just in time as the door flings open to see an enraged Aknamkanon come in to grab his arm, causing him to cry out in surprise before being taken downstairs.
"Father! Father, please! I don't want to do this!" Yami pleads as he tries to pry the hand off.
"Too bad," Aknamkanon hisses before throwing Yami on the floor. "You will do your lesson and go to bed as soon as your done,"
Yami has tears in his eyes. His life feels utterly miserable. Kira whimpers as she jogs to her owner, licking his tears away. Yami smiles slightly as he hugs her.
"Soon, we'll be out of this place," he whispers before getting up to head to his lesson.
()()()()()
"Atem, who is that?" Asks a soft voice.
Turning around, he smiles at the person, "That's my brother, Yugi. You recall how I've spoken about him, right? Well, he's going to be here tomorrow night."
"Why does he need to call you?" Asks Yugi curiously.
Sighing sadly, Atem goes to explain, "Mom and dad are driving him up and down the wall. He's going to run away with Kira. He doesn't have a place to stay. So, I let him know he can come with us for the tour. He agrees to my plan. I'll pick him up tomorrow night. That's why I let you know a few minutes ago that he'll be staying with us and all."
Yugi nods, thinking this seems like a good plan so far, "Who's Kira? How old is Yami?"
Chuckling lightly, he can understand the petite male's questions, wanting to know all he can about him, "Kira is his service dog. He's two years younger than you."
Yugi gasps," What's wrong with him? He's nineteen and still being treated as a child?"
"Yep but you ask him yourself when he comes. The tour won't start for another week or so. That way he'll have time to talk to all of you guys," explains Atem gently though he can't help feeling a little amusement bubble up at Yugi's excitement.
Before Yugi can ask more questions, Atem grabs his shoulders to walk down the stairs to the living room. When they enter, they see eight other males laying around. Everyone has their own place here. There are three blondes, one brown haired, one silver haired, and two white haired. Thus, makes their group consists of ten males in total.
"We're going to have a visiter soon," giggles Yugi, getting everyone's attention.
"What? Who?" Asks the tall brown haired male of their bunch.
Rolling his eyes, Atem obliges to answer, "It's Yami, Seto. He's running away because mom and dad are ruining his life."
Seto, smiles, being a rare sight to be seen as he usually doesn't show much emotion from his icy exterior. Seto is Yami's and Atem's twenty-four-year-old cousin. He made the decision a while back to leave his old job to be with Atem to help him and the band's career. Usually, he's a little brusque with anyone that disturbs him until he met Jonouchi. That individual in question is a twenty-year-old dirty blond haired male who befriended Yami, Atem, Yugi and everyone else. He use to hate Seto the first time he met him, but shortly after developed feelings for him. After a year, they started a relationship together.
"It's been too long," he mutters.
"Who the hell is Yami?" Asks Ryou's and Bakura's older brother Akefia,, looking up at his lover, having been dating for a few years during school.
"he's Atem's younger brother," pipes up Ryou softly, shaking his head a little at this. "'Kura and I told you about this a bit ago…"
"Hey, it's been awhile ok, Ryou," argues Akefia, glaring lightly though it holds no heat to it as he's not serious of being mad or anything of that nature.
Ryou giggles while the other albino glares back at the older white haired male. Bakura and Akefia while only being a few months apart in age tend to bicker at times. They tend to have some fights, but it's all I good sport. Besides, the trio of brits have been through worse than hell before, shivering at the thought of their master, knowing they will have to report to him soon. The manager of their group is Zorc after all.
"Shut it or I'll make you," warns Bakura, still glaring daggers at his older sibling .
Atem glares at the albino as he growls, "Bakura."
"Alright! Knock it off!" Both of the sandy blonde haired males say, trying to break up the fight before it turns into an all out brawl.
"Marik! Malik!" The two growl back at the Egyptians.
"They're right, you two. It's time for bed anyway. Goodnight," says Seto as he stands up, "C'mon puppy,"
Heat rushes up to his cheeks as Jonouchi leaves with Seto. The brewing fight dispels, having everyone eventually go their separate ways. Tomorrow night will indeed be a lively event. Everyone is looking forward to it whether it's apparent or not. Besides, having another person around will be good for them. Although Yugi can't help except wonder what Yami will be like, not having come into contact with him before. All he has to go on is what Atem has been able to tell him so far.
Sighing again, Atem says, "Well, We're off."
Carrying Akefia in his arms, the gray-eyed male huffs, being more than capable of walking on his own. Though he doesn't put up a complaint about it, deciding it best for Atem to do as he pleases when it comes to showing affection. Besides, it can't hurt to let it happen as it may. Soon, the rest of the group leave to go to bed also.
()()()()()
The next day goes slow for Yami. After his lessons, he quickly and quietly leaves his room. Grabbing Kira's work vest and other necessities, he feels more than prepared to depart from here. Night soon descends on the horizon as Yami gathers his things. He clips Kira to his waist belt as he exits his room quietly so as not to wake father or mother, not wanting them to know of what he's up to. Opening the front door, he glances around. Once he sees the coast is clear, he goes out, closing the door, before he books it to Atem's car when he sees it waiting nearby for him. Opening the back door, he tosses his bags and guitar case before unclipping Kira to tell her to go in. Kira gets on in the car with slight temper but Yami shakes it off. Getting in the passenger seat of the car, he's quickly given an embrace from his brother.
"It's been too long, Yami," says Atem as he lets go.
Yami nods in agreement, "Yep, two years,"
After their brief little reunion, he drives off towards the house the band is staying at. A short silence falls between them. Glancing at the backseat, Yami can see that Kira seems ok so far. It's not her first time traveling in a car. Though his worries still remain at the forefront of his mind no matter what it seems. It's a part of the mental health issues he has to face on a daily basis.
"So," begins Yami, breaking the silence between them. "What's the name of the band? Who's in it?"
"The band's name is Millennium Generation. First, there's Yugi. He's a singer, but he also plays the piano and violin. Then, there's Bakura and Ryou. They're lovers and singers. Well, Ryou is. Bakura is a back up singer. He plays the drums while Ryou plays the keyboard. Ryou is nineteen and Bakura is twenty. They have an older brother who's my lover, Akefia. What his part of the band is remains a secret for you….. I'm sure you'll be able to figure it out when we rehearse. There's Malik and Marik. They're both also lovers. Both can play all instruments for the most part. Marik is a back up singer while Malik is a singer. Marik is nineteen, but Malik is twenty. There's our managers, but I'll leave those two for you to figure out," answers Atem in great detail, skimping on nothing to give his younger sibling something to go off on so he feels somewhat prepared when when he'll meet them all.
Yami glares playfully at his brother, "Your cruel, Atem,"
Laughing heartily, he reassures, "No, no, I'm not. I'm just letting you guess,".
Shaking his head, he pulls something from his pocket.
"What's that" asks Atem, glancing at both the road and object.
"It's Kira's treat. She has had an attitude going in the car but still manages to get inside," explains Yami, having certain ways that he and his service dog go about stuff.
"Okay," shrugs Atem, unsure about it though guesses he knows what he's doing, "Just try not to get it all over the car."
Yami nods as he gives Kira the treat. The canine yips happily, appreciating the praise given. Going somewhere that will be better for her master is pleasing, getting some intel of what's going on, being a guardian type of hound she has a high intelligence such as Labradors, retrievers, and poodles. Glancing out of the window from time to time after giving the treat to her, Yami wonders what everyone will be like.
()()()()()
"Holy Ra, Atem! This is where your staying?" Asks Yami as he looks at the mansion in front of him in awe.
Atem smiles slightly as he nods, "Yep. This is were we always stay when we're in Domino."
Nodding once, he grabs his guitar and Kira by her collar, "Sorry girl."
"You ready?" Asks his brother as he grabs Yami's bags.
hesitantly, he nods, feeling a little anxious of meeting new people, "Yes but I'm not having Kira on her leash. Is there any animals inside?"
"Uh, no," answers Atem as he goes to the door.
Opening the door, he puts the bags down, "Guys! Yami's here!"
Following after his brother with Kira, he sits down on a loveseat to wait. In no more than a few minutes or so, Yami hears feet running down. Kira growls, hackles raising just in case.
"Kira, stop it. Stay down," says Yami with a slight frown.
Kira stops growling as she sits down, looking at the stairs.
Yami looks at the stairs as well to see nine people. Well, he has been given information of there being this many. He wonders if they'll be precisely like how Atem describes them or if there will be slight differences. All he knows is that there will be a lot of new voices, sounds, and such to grow use to, hoping he won't accidentally encounter a trigger to cause an anxiety or panic attack.
"H-Hello," stutters out Yami quietly.
"Hell," they all reply in their own way as they walk into the living room.
"Guys," begins Atem, giving a soft smile to reassure Yami that everything is alright. "This is Yami. Yami this is Marik, Malik, Ryou, Bakura, Yugi, and Akefia. Here's Seto and Jonouchi too,"
Yami snaps his head up as the two named people come on in. He jumps up to hug them both, "Seto! Jono! It's been way too long!"
The two chuckle lightly, "Yep, two years to be exact."
Kira growls lowly as she leaves her place. That's when everyone notices the German shepherd in the room. Atem has given them information beforehand about how Yami has a service animal in his company. What none of them know is exactly why nor the issues plaguing the young man in question. Everyone has their own insecurities, problems, and such that haunts them to effect them in multiple directions. Some things from the past can spur on to create mental health issues as well whether it be from then or something in the present. Either time can cause something to spiral into a diagnosable condition.
"Kira," sighs Yami. "Stop it. Go back,"
Kira doesn't stop, causing Yami to groan in annoyance, "Sorry for short notice but I need to go to the bedroom. Kira's acting up because she fears that your all going to harm or trigger me since I'm somewhat vulnerable. Can you show me to my room please?"
Atem obliges as he goes to the stairs, "Do you need help?"
Yami murmurs in agreement to the offer as he walks to where Atem is. He then cries out when he picks him up. Kira growls at the group as she sits where Yami use to be sitting, flashing her teeth at them as if in a show of warning. Everyone gives a look at one another, unsure of what to make of this.
"Come, I'll take you to your room now. Kira, follow us, your master is safe and sound. No need to raise all the alarms."
Oks, that's the end of chappie one. I hope you all enjoyed. The next one will be out shortly once it's finished being revised. Hopefully that won't be too long of a wait. For it though. Until then, please remember to review, darlings!
