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AN: well just to make sure.The events are going somehwere in the USA or Canada just pick your favourite place and imagine it happening there , well mmmm as always, I have bad garmmar so any comments will be appreciated .and in this chapter, mainly we'll see the past of Yami&Yugi

The one novel of yaoi became two, then three then half a dozen and now his drawers was full of them, and his relationship with his three new friends Yami, Yugi and Tea became closer and closer as time went by, since he spent a lot of the time shopping with Tea and she was like his mentor in fashion .While Yami convinced him to start working out with him so he could have more defined body so everyone would drool on him and he spent lot of the afternoons with Yugi in cooking classes and he would listen to Yugi's endless tips on how to be as Yugi calls it T.I.U "Total Irresistible Uke" .

And his performance in collage got loads better, and at last he felt more confident about his appearance and now he had the courage to talk to other students, and professors started to notice him and ask him questions.

But Duke wasn't aware that there is a particular silver haired professor that will change his life for ever.

At lunch break Duke was sitting with Tea and Yami and chatting like always and he noticed that Sir Pegasus (the nickname that students call him nowadays) was nearing him, he had a little blush then when turned his focus to his friend's again, he found them starring at him, "someone having a crush" said Tea teasingly, Yami grabbed Duke's head and rubbed his fist on it saying "and on a professor, how daring from you ,and I thought you were the innocent type, wait till I tell Yugi about this." . Duke giggled "guilty as charged" he sighed "now let me go pleeeease" said Duke teasingly while fluttering his eyes, Tea and Yami both was startled by this act of teasing "how did you mange do stay single and virgin till now, I really don't know" said Tea teasingly, then they saw that prof.Pegasus was approaching them Yami let go of Duke quickly and duke tried to straighten his hair and when Pegasus passed Duke, he said "good morning Duke, hopefully I will see you in class today ??" Duke felt his temperature had rose at least 10 degrees up and blurted out with little stutters "sure Mr. Pegasus I like your classes they are really good and fun to be in" Pegasus smiled and continued walking "then see you after lunch" "see you later Professor "Duke then sighed a big sigh of relief.

"He totally wants you Duke" Duke looked at Yami looking amazed "What?? No way"

Tea smiled "yes he is Hun and for god sake what's with fun to be in thing come on you should have offered him to sit with you or something, at least you could have introduced us since we are in a different faculty, it will be an excuse to have more chit chat with him"

Yami and Tea went home after the lunch break since they didn't have classes but Duke stayed for 2 more. Duke walked into the lecture room of the biology and took a seat in the front and when all the students were inside Pegasus entered and said loudly "today ill be the bad teacher " then grinned big grin at the look of confusion on the students face "you didn't get it yet ?, YOU are having a QUIZ " everyone went NOOOOOO,

"oh yes darlings you are ,so settle in your seats please ".Duke only thought was " I must ace this quiz and have amazing answers so I can catch his attention " Duke blinked realizing his thinking pattern really isn't innocent just as Yami had said.

After all students calmed down and they started to go under the torture of macromolecules questions, Pegasus took his seat and started eyeing the person that was the reason for this quiz so he could just eye him and started appearing in his dreams since the day he saw him "Damn he is so beautiful. And those green eyes they are just like Cecilia's but these pair have more depth in them, but he is a student I cant make a move on him and today weren't he sitting with Tea Gardner the PRIDE club president and I asked about the blonde locks guy, Yami Motou he seems to be every gay guy fantasy , Damn I'm so frustrated " and then he clutched his hair and said loudly forgetting were he was "ahhh what should I dooooo?" all of the students looked at their teacher with questioning looks Pegasus just realized what he just done " sorry guys I was thinking about something come on continue with your torture please" clapping his hands in an come on continue indication .

On his way To Y&Y: YAMI&YUGI for HET&YAOI&YURI (the book store name)

Duke was thinking what was on Pegasus minds to let him act like that and he couldn't wait till he reached the store to have some fun with Yugi since he was starving, as Duke was approaching the shop in a day-dreaming walk he noticed a Limo in front of the shop and there was a chauffeur waiting by it. Then a man came out of the shop. The man was well built and in his late forties and he looked like a business man his hair was dark the chauffeur rapidly opened the limo's door then the mysterious man looked at the shop with a glare that Duke only saw anger and disgust in it then the man put on his sunglasses and entered the car the chauffeur closed the door and hoped to the driver seat and drove away. Duke was surprised and didn't have a clue who could that man be, so he rushed to the shop to find Yami behind the glass door of the shop flipping the sign to the closed side and then there eye met and Duke Could easily see that Yami was upset, Duke then said from behind the door "should I come in another time?" Yami smiled a little smile and opened the door "the sign is for customers not friends come in"

Duke entered the shop and felt something missing Yugi was not there "Where is Yuge??" Duke Asked, "in his room, I bet he is crying his eyes out" Duke's eyes went wide at what Yami had just said, "WHY???" Duke spurted out and tried going upstairs but Yami said "stop, don't bother him he needs his space now he is my brother and I know how he acts in these situations" Duke halted his walk and said "as you like, but what's the hell is going on?", "Well did u see the man that just got out the shop??" Yami asked and Duke nodded "well that is our father" Duke couldn't believe it (that man is their father) Yami noticed the I'm lost expression on Duke's face and giggled "yes he is, and he is loaded, he is the CEO of a holding company so he is super rich and I was the heir. Yugi and me were taught everything revolves around money and family traditions and that worked for us and I kept my sexuality a secret and went on to study economics in Harvard after I finished high school here, Yugi was in his last year in junior high and I didn't know that he had the same sexual preference as me , and after almost 2 years had passed since I left I received a call from Yugi , he was crying and saying that he needs me and he don't want to go on with this life anymore ,I was scared to death and couldn't get to know what's wrong with him, so I booked the first flight back here and went home immediately and I found Yugi in his room his face was bruised and his right wrist had bandages on them, and I was out of my mind and demanded an explanation at once from him the only thing that Yugi said was "I'm gay" and I replied "so what ? Who cares? What the fuck happened to your wrist and who did that to your face?"

You should have see the relief that appeared on his face, Duke it seemed he was dreading that I would reject him for some reason "Yami told Duke to follow him upstairs and Duke was so eager to hear what happened next, so he took Yami hand and dragged him upstairs and found that there was a little apartment over the shop a living room and a kitchen open to each other and there was a corridor with 3 doors in it (Yami and Yugi bedrooms and the bathroom duke thought). Duke spun around and said "who did beat Yuge?" Yami continued his way to the kitchen and started making tea while he continued on "well after I calmed Yugi he told me all of what had happened with him, it appears that dad caught him and Ryo Bakura ,his classmate and boyfriend at the time , kissing in Yugi's room, dad went berserk he kicked Ryo out and then returned to Yugi's room and started beating and bashing Yugi like there was no tomorrow while crying out loud "my sons wont be fags and I wont let that happen Yugi ,even if that means that I have to kill you with my own hands did you hear you that clearly ??"Then he left the room and then Yugi made that call to me then he tried to commit suicide but he couldn't do it in the end so he kept scratching his wrist that's why it had bandages".

Duke was taken back by all these info "that's why you are living alone?" he asked, Yami offered Duke a mug of tea and they sat on the big couch in front of a home theater and really big TV , " well yeah , after I saw what dad had done to yugi I went to the bank next day and took almost all the money I can take , then went back home and packed all the clothes Yugi and I have and waited for our father in the library, and when father arrived home he came in and Yugi started to breath rapidly and he clutched my hands in fear , then Dad said loudly " what's this is about and what are those traveling bags " I mustered all my courage and just said in one breath " look me and Yugi are both gay but you are still our father and we love you but that's doesn't give you the right to bash us so I'm taking Yugi away and we will start living by ourselves" Yugi and dad both were startled because I just came out of the closet to both of them ".

Duke was really surprised " well you sure have guts I wouldn't be able to that and confess to my family like that or in matter of facts I cant confess in any way" Yami giggled " well you should have seen the look of disgust on father face it was like a Dalmatian has just pooped on his shoe, well he started saying we cant do this to me and you cant take Yugi away. and my only reply was if he wanted his older son to report child and make a big scandal in papers then he should try to stop them then I grabbed the bags and told Yugi to follow me and just walked out of the house jumped in my car then drove away , we settled in a motel till I found this shop and apartment it was perfect so I bought it then I started this shop with Yugi and I changed my studying here and I studied what I really wanted Art and illustrations because I really want to draw Yaoi and I sold my car and put the money in three account one that should cover my tuition one for emergency and the other for yugi when he goes to university since he is really smart and I think he might go to med school so I don't want money to be an obstacle ".

"Well you thought it through Yami it's amazing, but why was your dad here, what did he want and what does your mother think of all of this??" Duke asked, "well mom had died while giving birth to Yugi" Duke could feel the sadness in Yami's eyes and whispered "sorry" Yami instantly smiled a tender smiled and said "its okay I just miss her if she was alive I just think she could make things easier she was really loving and tender , and about father it was one of his visits he comes threatens us and this mambo jumbo things about how no one will take us seriously since we are gay, and we had to change and how if our mom was alive how would this make her sad, but today he said a really hurtful thing to Yugi" then it seems to Duke that Yami was just trying to look strong since he started shaking and his eyes were full of tears ,Duke set his mug on the table then took Yamis's mug and set it beside his then he came closer to Yami and embraced him in a tight hug and said " Yami Im your friend , you don't have to hold back, just let it go " and it seemed Yami was waiting the permission to start crying and just let himself express the frustration he felt " what did your father say Yami??" ,Yami said in a tone that expressed real anguish and his sobs were making it feel like he was in physical pain " he said that he wishes that Yugi were never born if he knew that he would take mom's life so he could be gay in the future, and he thinks that she must be sad right now because she gave birth to two fags that were a disgrace to their family name.".

Duke tightened his embrace on Yami as his cries went louder after that and Duke just kept hugging him and saying " that's not true Yami, parents want their children to be happy, but some times they just don't realize that the plans in their heads isn't their children's happiness and I think your mother is proud of you since you take of your brother that was left in this world without being loved by her and he couldn't feel her touches and care, but you are doing her job in her place, don't forget that " Yami felt really happy at what Duke said and whispered "thanks" and closed his eyes a little and drifted to sleep Duke felt Yami relax and he just realized him from his embrace little by little and laid him on the couch went to the corridor and tried to open the first door but it was closed "it must be Yugi's room " duke thought so he went to the next door and opened it. It was defiantly Yami's room with Drawing papers all around and sketches and big bed with black satin sheets" I never thought that Yami was the messy type" so he grabbed a sheet and two pillows and went back to Yami threw the sheet on him an d settled a pillow behind his head, then Duke went downstairs to make sure the shop was closed went, back up, sat on the other little couch and put the pillow behind his head "God I'll be stiff next morning and slept".

Next morning came and Duke was awakened a good smell he opened his eyes to find Yami and Yugi in the kitchen talking and smiling and preparing breakfast "rise and shine sleeping beauty" they both chimed. Duke sprang up to his feet "what hour is it ?"they both laughed " relax its Saturday", Duke was relieved then they had breakfast together without mentioning what happened yesterday, "Yami must have talked with Yugi" Duke thought while he was eating his French toast, then they said their goodbyes and Duke headed home.

Duke arrived at his house door thinking of a really good excuse for why he spent the night out (I hope they don't think I spent the night with a girl) Duke thought, he entered the house and found his parents on the kitchen table, his father reading the newspaper while his mom is drinking her coffee, they both looked at him, Duke felt they were going to burn him on a stake if he didn't have a good excuse for spending the night out and said while looking at his feet "good morning, I'm sorry I didn't call I had to spend the night with my lab partner we had a big assignment", his parents both nodded and his mother said "Next time make sure you call". Duke nodded and headed upstairs while saying sorry.

Duke entered his room and found Tristan sitting on his desk facing him, before Duke could say a word Tristan said "close that door" Duke did what he was told, then when he turned back he found Tristan on his feet and he threw his recent yaoi manga in his face saying "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT ?????"

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what a cliff hanger. please stick with me to see what will happen (any suggtions will be taken in considiration) and arigatou gozaimasu thanx a lot for reading my fic in your valuable time.