I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry this update took forever. D:
I don't what came over me! Seriously! I guess a weird combination of school, easily distracted-ness, and procrastination can really make time fly before you realize: Holy crap, it's been almost two months! What the heck…
I swear, it was completely unintentional… once I remembered to type this, I went into a typing rampage. Okay, from now on… I will strive to make updates come once a week! Let's see if I can do this!

Anyways, on a more serious note, I feel like I should put something: I never said Yugi was being raped.
I know abusive fathers are something people actually deal with, and I feel that's bad enough as it is; I've also never typed about something like that, so I'm taking things slow….
Just to clear things up.

Disclaimer: I do not own "Yu-Gi-Oh!" or any of the characters; I only own the story line and whatever OC's I put in.

Now read and (hopefully) enjoy!


Yugi ran down the stairs, brushing his teeth as he shoved papers into his backpack. His mom gave him quizzical stares as she put bread in the toaster, "You're ready early."
"Quite the contrary, actually," he said, running into the kitchen to spit toothpaste in the sink in his rush to get ready. Yugi's mom frowned, "You do realize you have a bathroom, right? There's no need to spit in my kitchen sink."
Yugi shook his head, "No time. I have to get to school early and my alarm never went off." It seems electrical appliances decide to plot against people whenever there's something important they need to do.

The toast popped up and Mrs. Mutou began to butter them patiently, "Why're you going early?"
"I need help with my math, so I'm going to get help from my teacher."
"Alright, take this toast with you to eat on the way."
"Aw, mom, but I just brushed my teeth! It'll taste like toothpaste."
The stern look of a mother can never be ignored, and Yugi knew it. He took the toast, "Fine."

The teenager stuffed the bread in his mouth, hopping on one foot at a time as he attempted to get his shoes on. He then took the toast out of his mouth long enough to yell a 'goodbye' at his mom, waited for her to repeat it back from the kitchen, and ran out the door.

"Mom is happier than usual," Yugi thought as he ran down the sidewalk, "She seemed more laid back." He knew it was due to his father's absence and instantly wished he would leave on more business trips. A discouraging feeling arose in his stomach, for he knew that a week like this would probably never happen again. It wasn't as long of a break as he would've wished for, but at least it gave some of his wounds time to heal.

Being caught up in his thoughts, Yugi didn't even notice he had walked inside the school building. It was strange to him how empty the building seemed, but he liked being able to make his way to his math class without nearly being trampled every five seconds.

Yugi poked his head into the classroom, "Hello? Mr. Sennen?"
The light had been left on, but the room was empty. Yugi bit his lip and took a step further in to look around more, but there was still no one in the room. "Oh, good morning, Yugi."
The voice came from behind Yugi and made him jump, turning around quickly. He blushed when he realized it was Mr. Sennen.

"Sorry," the substitute apologized, chuckling slightly, "I didn't mean to frighten you."
"No, i-it's not your fault," Yugi said quickly, his face still red.
Mr. Sennen smiled, flipping through some papers in his hands, "Come on; you needed help with the homework, right?"
I nodded, pushing the door open more and walking inside.

Mr. Sennen dropped the papers on his desk, organizing them quickly. Yugi put his backpack on a desk and pulled out the lined paper he had started his homework on, also pulling a math book out of nearby bookcase and sitting in a chair. He began flipping to the correct page, stealing a glance at the teacher. "Why does he have to be so attractive?" Yugi wondered, inwardly sighing, "It's just not fair."
The teen then caught himself, "Stop it, Yugi! Don't start crushing on your teacher; it'll make life really difficult." Yugi bit his lip, "… Then again, there's nothing wrong with a small, harmless crush… right?"

"Alright," Mr. Sennen moved from his desk and sat near Yugi, "so, do you need help with a specific problem or the topic in general?"
"The topic in general."
"Alright," Mr. Sennen pointed to a problem in the book, "we'll start with something easy…"

There seemed to be multiple factors plotting against Yugi in this situation. First off was the fact that it was about seven in the morning, when the majority of teenagers' brains are dead; Yugi was no exception. Second off was the fact that math was not his favorite subject. Third off was the fact that Yugi was slowly growing hungrier by the second. Fourth off, last of all, the person talking to Yugi was extremely attractive. Throughout the majority of the time, Yugi found himself imagining Mr. Sennen randomly whipping out a plate full of steaming hot bagels smothered in crème cheese, just for Yugi.

"… you see?" Yugi only caught the end of the substitute's sentence, blinking in confusion a few times, "Uh… what?"
Mr. Sennen sighed with a slight smile, "You're still confused, aren't you?"
Yugi nodded, "Yeah… sorry."
"It's no problem," he responded, glancing at the clock, "unfortunately, though, first hour will be starting in about… seven minutes."
Yugi looked at the clock in disbelief, wondering how on Earth the time could've flown by so fast, "Oh… so it seems."

Mr. Sennen and Yugi stood, the younger putting his things away before turning to talk with the teacher, "Would it be okay if I came in again tomorrow? I think I should be able to get it next time."
Mr. Sennen nodded, "That's no problem."
Yugi made a mental note to actually pay attention to math, not imaginary bagels, next time, "Thank you," he walked towards the door, "I'll see you seventh hour!"

Yugi let the door shut behind him before sighing, "I really want some bagels now. I wonder what type of bagels Mr. Sennen eats?" Yugi hadn't even noticed that sleepiness had affected his thinking, and he began to list various bagel brands in his mind. He began to walk down the hallway, deep in thought, as his friend Jonouchi spotted him. He ran to Yugi, catching up to his friend quickly, "Hey, Yugi!"
Yugi jumped, yelling what he was thinking, "Sara Lee!" He turned to see his best friend, "Oh, hey, Jonouchi."
"Uhm… do I wanna know what you're thinkin' about?"
"That depends. Are you hungry?"
"Always am."
"Then no."
"Any particular reason?"
"If I tell you what I'm thinking about, you'll start craving it as well, then you'd be mad at me for mentioning the food and making you crave it."
"Mm. Makes sense."

"Hey, there you two are!" Another voice joined in and the two teens turned, finding Honda and Anzu. Honda directed his attention to Yugi, "We were wondering where you were."
Yugi laughed nervously, "Oh, did I forget to mention I went in for some math tutoring?"
"Yeah, you might've left that out," Honda said.
"Wait," Jonouchi added, "with that Mr. Sennen guy?"
Yugi nodded, "Mhm."
"Oh," Anzu smiled, "lucky you."

"Anzu!" Jonouchi said, upset.
"What?" she responded, surprised and confused at the blonde's outburst.
"Don't tell me you like the new teacher, too!"
She rolled her eyes, "Relax, Jonouchi! There's no harm in thinking he's a little handsome."
"Man, I don't get it! Why does everyone like him? He's only been here for a day!"
Honda smirked, "You're just jealous that all the girls in the school are crushing on him instead of you."
"Hey!" Jonouchi protested angrily, "Not true!"

As his friends continued laughing and making casual conversation, Yugi felt a little guilty. "They're my friends; I really should tell them that I'm gay. They deserve to know that much, right? But… I don't know how they'll react."
"Hey, Yug; you alright?"
Yugi smiled sincerely at his friends' worried faces, "Yeah. I'm fine!"

"Soon," he decided. "I'll tell them soon."


Bah, why is this chapter so short? I didn't plan it that way, I promise!
Well, at least you won't have to wait long for the next chapter; I'm almost done with it anyways. :P

I'm going to explain something now, so it's less confusing: I based Yugi's school schedule off of my own, kind of. My school runs on a seven-period schedule with 55-minute classes and 5-minute passing periods. School starts at 7:30 AM until 2:30 PM (unless you have A-hour, which goes from 6:30 AM to 7:25 AM, or an 8th hour, which goes from 2:35 PM to 3:30 PM). There are two lunches, 4th hour lunch and 5th hour lunch. I gave Yugi 5th hour lunch, 6th hour History, and 7th hour math. What about the rest of his schedule, you may ask? Yeahhhh I'm too lazy to give it to him. I might eventually, but it focuses mainly on math class xD

Mkay, so hope you enjoyed! Stories such as these have slow beginnings, so just stick with me!

Now, review and I'll see you in a week! :D