A/N: Hello all! I'm glad that you've clicked my story as worthy of your time to read. I will do my best to not dissapoint you.
Warning: If you are not comfortable with homosexual relationships then I do advise you don't read, for it will only upset you. It is rated M for safety reason so no worries kiddies, it's safe for you guys for now. This is a prideshipping fanfiction. Seto/Yami. Hin'ts of Yami/Rapheal and Yugi/Ryou will be seen in later chapters along with other pairings but the main pair is Prideshipping.
I have taken inspiration from a few well known authors on this fanfiction website known as Toxic Hathor, AlcatrazOutpatient, s2Teennovelist, Kamiyashi, RiYuYaMi, Pysche, Desidera and a few others.
I hope to be as good as a writer as you all.
I do not own Yu-gi-Oh.
P.O.V - Point_Of_View: Will switch from time to time.
"Acho!"
I growled to myself. These winters are just terribly inconvenient . I remember, when I use to mock the people who rode the city trains. All crowded together in those death contraptions, and mushed up against one another. Pah, what a lucky sonuva bitch I oughta been to be born the son of a Ceo, who ran a multi-billion dollar company. Fancy cars and limos were like everyday things. That is, until I crashed my SUV 2 weeks ago. It wasn't my fault, some idiot child threw a chunk of snow on my window when I was driving. Fucking bastard kid. State had banned me from driving any other vehicles or using the limo until I "Learn from my mistakes". In other words, I'm not allowed to drive a vehicle for the next 4 months; and with my staff on vacation for the winter break I had noone to drive my limo. The day where I thought I'd actually be riding a train on my way to the college center, would be the day I go bankrupt. Not even then, I'd probably walk until my legs froze in place. But no, here I am. Standing against the door, next to a grumpy old sick businessman and a annoying group of college students. How terrific. I got enough of these type of students in my class; and now I have to ride to work and back with these brats.
"Hey Yug! Pass me my other jelly bagel I'm starving!"
"Easy Joey, there's only 3 left." I watched as the blonde one, devoured the bagels like a hungry savage, resisting the erdge to scowl over the smell of toasted bread and jelly. They were an odd bunch of children. Not that it mattered. I see much stranger people in my day.
"Mister, can I touch your glasses?"
"Don't you know it's dangerous to talk to strangers little girl." I looked down at the little girl sitting on her sleeping mothers lap in the seat next to the door. She was a strange lil girl with red hair and brown eyes, completely oblivious on how dangerous it is to speak to a stranger such as myself. Her main attention were on my glasses for some reason, like they were the most amazing thing she has ever seen. She reminded me much of my...
"Well can I?" I sighed and took the glasses off my face handing it to the child. But, instead of looking at the glasses she looked up at me. Staring straight into my eyes with her big puppy like ones. I raised my eyebrow in a questioning matter.
"What?" She shook her head and smiled up at me.
"You look like the blue eyed prince in my story book. Only yours are much prettier, and shiny." I restrained myself from smirking in amusement as she stood up on the seat on her toes putting the glasses back on my face.
"I assure you, I am nowhere near prince charming child. Now, sit back down, before your mother worries. You should know better than to speak to strangers." She giggled and sat back down.
"Your no stranger, we've met before."
"Have we now?"
"Mhm! In my story book! Besides you look nice. I know your safe to talk to." She tilted her head and looked at me as the train came to it's stop, and I turned towards to door to make my exit.
"Looks can be deceiving kid."
"Yugi!"
"Ahh! Y-Yes, sensei?" He yelped as the blue eyed man slammed his ruler against his desk glaring at the boy, before replying with a cold tone.
"Yugi, if you are not well you may go to the nurse's office. I will send you the notes for todays class tonight in your dormitory. But for now, I cannot have you sickly coughing without seeking medical attention. It's against school rules to do so. Joseph, Ryou escort Motou to the infirmary."
Sighing disappointingly, Yugi made his way out the class, his two friends following behind on his trail. "I told you Kaiba wouldn't approve of your lack of focus in his class Yugi." Ryou said rubbing his friends back in small circles.
"Kaiba's just a stuck up prick. He want's all the attention to be on him. Seems right for a stuck up rich boy."
"But, Kaiba's the teacher Joey. All attention is suppose to be on him. How else will we learn." Yugi chuckled at his friends lost face.
"True, but still! He could had been nicer with it. Just because we're less wealthy doesn't mean he can just yell at us whenever he feels like it." Ryou smiled politely.
"Kaiba just has a headstrong personality. I mean if he was really as stuck up as he was, why would he bother becoming a college professor in business?"
"Too make us all into his slaves for his plan to take over the worlddd!" Yugi and Ryou laughed at their friends strange assumption. "What? It's possible ya know."
"Nah he's not that bad." Yugi walked into the infirmary and sat on one of the beds. "You saw the way he talked to that little girl this morning on the train."
"So? Everyone has a soft spot for children. Even that jerk." His best friend growled and glared at the door down the hall leading to their class.
"Well, let's just focus on one thing." The white haired boy pushed Yugi's chest back, onto the bed before pulling the blankets over him and sitting at the edge of the bed. "Yugi needs his rest. You haven't slept in quite a few days now have you." The young man shook is head guiltily looking at the window.
"No, I havent.." Pulling a chair from the desk, Joseph turned the back of it facing Yugi before sitting down in a backwards position and lifting his elbows up on the chair.
"What's sup Yug?" He sighed and looked at the falling snow outside.
"'Fall is at it's end, and that means my step brother is suppose to be coming from Egypt here to Japan for the winter. He might be staying up here if my dad says so."
"Whats so wrong with that. I thought you loved the Egyptain culture ever since your grandfather told you about it."
"Yeah.. but it's still going to be strange meeting my step-brother. I mean he's the reason my dad left 3 years ago. Supposingly he said he was needed more else where, and told me he'd be back. He's only visited me 4 times since he left." Yugi glared at the window. "He obviously thinks that boy is more important than I am. He probably doesn't even think of me anymore, because he's to busy taking care of Atemu."
"Atemu?" Ryou asked.
"Yes. That's his name."
"Sounds like an interesting character!" Joey winked. Yugi growled at his friend banter and hit him with a pillow. "Hey, calm down Yug! I was only kiddin. Besides, I think your over reacting. He's probably not all that bad."
"Yes, I'm sure he most likely left for a good reason. Something probably took place and he needed to be there for his other family." Yugi rolled his eyes, and crossed his arms angrily.
"I suppose. I can try to get along with him. Sides, if he moves here that means dad moves back here too, so I guess it's an okay idea."
Joey jumped off the seat. "That's the spirit! Nd we're here for you dude. If he starts acting up, we'll rough him up for you." He said punching a fist into his hand.
"There will be no need for that Joey." The brown eyed boy scolded.
"Oh come on! Just a little?"
"No."
"What about a noogie?"
"No!"
"The old fashion basket toss?"
"Dammit Joey!" Yugi smiled at his two friends, mentally appreciating them for their company. "I don't know where I'd be without these two goof balls."
Then there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Ryou? Was that you?" A girls voice came from the other side of the door.
"Yeah Tea, what is it?"
"I suggest you two hurry up and get back to class. It's been 10 minutes and sensei is already fumming about how irresponsible and one track minded you two are for not returning immediately and letting your focus drift elsewhere?" She giggled.
"Oh shit! We gotta go Yug. Feel better dude, we'll come to pick you up later!"
"Bye Yugi- ack! Joey! Stop pulling me, your running to fast." Yugi smiled and waved at his friends running from out the infirmary and down the hall. He took his blanket and wrapped it around his body, hiding his body under the blanket. His mind drifted to his father. The way he smiled at him when he said he'd be back soon.. but never contacted back until 4 months later. "Oh father.. why do you have to be everyones knight in shining armor and save everyone from their own problems." He sighed and drifted off to sleep, curled in the warmth of the white bed.
"Later Kaiba!"
"That's sensei to you Wheeler. You should know proper respect for your elders."
"Whatever! Smell ya later!" He ran out the door with his pal Tristian hot on his tail. Kaiba shook his head disapprovingly and sat down. Yeah, sure he was only 27 but he was still older than all of the students there.
"Excuse me, Sensei." His eyes drifted towards Ryou, who was scanning the items on his desk.
"What do you need?"
"May I have the notes for todays class. I'll be sure to give it to Yugi since he's on his way home after this. He has company showing up later and cannot stay in the dorms as planned." The man nodded and handed over a small note book he kept for his lesson planning.
"65th Page, to the 71st. All of todays classwork. Bring it back tomorrow in the condition I handed it to you in." The boy nodded and bowed slightly as a thank you before leaving the room. As soon as the class was empty the brunette let out a heavy sigh, before pulling off his glasses, and storing them away in a case. "Back to the train I go."
"Hey! Watch where your going punk." I watched as these stuck up rich boys from Collin Academy pushed a hooded figure down the stairs, his back landing straight into my chest. Lucky kid, if I wasn't there, he probably would of hurt himself. Can't say much about his work though. All these colors scattered along the upper ground trainstation, slowing blowing away. I glared holes into the boys heads on the stairs, snarling nastily.
"You disgusting snakes better get out of my sight before I loose my temper." It seems they recognized who I was and left muttering apologies. I recognized some of them to. They were the kids of some of fellow company CEO's, in which I do business with. Not that much of a good impression now is it. I will speak to them about this. I look down at the black hooded figure crouching down and trying to collect his work as quick as he could. One of them slipped out his fingers and into the air. Noticing his struggle in catching the paper I quickly gripped it between my fingers.
'Paintings? No.. drawings.' A beautifully sketched bird, in a bird bath, decorated with all types of exotic colors. Work from a professional, in such poor condition. Despite the wrinkles and folded creases on the paper, it was pretty good. Kid probably has a thing for collecting artwork. After awhile I notice that he's still there, but now he is standing in front of me. Probably waiting for his paper back. I have been staring at it for awhile now.
"You like artwork." I suddenly stated. Then boy looks up at me... the first word I can think of.
Enchanting..
This boy had eyes, like I've never seen before. Glowing crimson rubies, staring right up into my own sapphire eyes. It was almost as red the his scarf that was covering half of his face, from his nose and downward. He must not be use to the cold to be bundled up so securely. I must have a strange look on my face because he narrows his eyebrows in confusion. I then notice how my mouth was slightly open from the look of bewilderment on my face. 'Nice. What a way to freak someone out.'
Then the boy suddenly nodded. From the relaxed look in his eyes, it looked like he was giving me a small smile from behind that thick scarf. I handed the picture back to him and fixed my scarf around my neck. "It's pretty." I don't know why I added on to the conversation. I just felt like I had to say something. He bowed his head in appreciation for my comment and fixed his red scarf around his face, and pulled his hoody down as the went blew almost knocking it down from off his head.
"Ate'."
The boy turned around and looked up at another strange figure at the top of the stairs. A tall man with long black hair and violet eyes. He outstretched his hand and made a coming motion. "Tali hone. Yalla."
I recognized their language. Strange to see foreigners from those part's of the world come to little ol Japan. The man looked at me curiously as the boy I towered over gave me a small wave before walking to the man a few feet away. The man slid his arms underneath the armful of papers he had in his hand and carefully sorted them out before handing them back to the boy smiling. 'Ate' eh? Is that is name? Nah probably a pet name.' I didn't realize I was still staring until the ruby eyed boy looked back down and bowed his head to me, before their train arrived, the next moment he was gone. Along with almost all of the other passengers in the trainstation. On the ride home along with the nosy children and the gossiping teens, I couldn't find myself able to get those enchanting ruby eyes out of my head.
From what I know as far as my knowledge go, (which isn't very far)~
Tali Hone means 'Come here' & Yalla means 'Lets go.' If I am wrong please correct me Arabic speakers. I would apperciate your knowledge. ^^
Yugi is not his child like self in this fic. He's a bit taller, cause of the age I have put him in, which is pass his twenties. Almost as tall as Joey, and taller than Atemu. I made Atemu a couple years younger, main reason I put it this way is because I wanted to see how it would turn out if I put Yugi in a more dominant role, than in the series and most of my fanfics where he's a small helpless boy. But not much is different, only the height.
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