Small Note
Sakura: Not going to be a whole lot of excitement in this chapter, but we will be going into a little of Yuugi's past and why he doesn't know about his own grandparents.
Chapter Two
Memories
One week… It had been one whole freaking week since Yugi had come to live with his parents and was now trapped in his grandparent's place. Well it wasn't theirs anymore as Yugi had found out his grandparents had died when he was younger and in the care of his great grandfather Solomon Mutou. But anyway the young adult had no idea that when he joined his parents in the Black family home that he would not be allowed to leave as he pleased. If he had to go out for any reason, it had to be an emergency. Yugi understood their protectiveness but one week of being stuck inside for hours on end was maddening. He wasn't even allowed to open a window to help get out the moldy smell of his new room.
Of course his room was his second complaint since at one point it was meant to be his room but that had been when he was baby and well the sight of it wasn't pretty.
Yugi turned to look at his parents like they were crazy. "You can't be serious!"
Remus was trying his best not to laugh at Yugi's expression, "I'm sad to say we are very serious."
Sirius grinned at his son, "Look at it this way at least we left the decorating to you and Yami."
Yugi turned back to his husband who was in the middle of the room looking as if he was about to have an anxiety attack. Yami and a dirty room did not mix and this place was going to be murder on his partner. The room had cobwebs everywhere and there was probably some mold here or there. The items in the room were the worst as instead of a bed there was an old wooden crib that looked like it was about to collapse not far from Yami. There was an ancient looking wardrobe to one side of the room and a toy chest not far from it with the top open to show the sad looking toys inside. The walls looked as if they might have been bright blue wallpaper at one point but now the walls were a dark grey from all the dust with a few blue spots here and there. The window had been covered by a heavy black curtain until Yami had opened it to give more light from the moon since the only source of light for the room was a broken bulb hanging in the middle of the ceiling.
"What the hell is all this anyway?" Yugi dared to ask since it was pretty obvious a baby had never lived there. "Did your mother never get rid of your baby room or something?"
"It's a bit of a story…" Sirius told him a little nervous like he rather do anything else besides bring up the past.
Yugi crossed his arms, "I have all the time in the world. If you want me to have this room so badly then I'd like to hear the story behind it."
"Go ahead Sirius he deserves to know," Remus told his partner, "I'll go clean up the kitchen as best I can."
Once Remus was gone back downstairs Sirius was left with his son standing firm in front of him waiting to hear the story. So with a sigh Sirius began his tale, "Well as you already know I was disliked by my family for the choices I had made, mainly in my choice of partners and then getting Remus pregnant at such a young age. I was a disappointment every which way I turned but that never mattered to me so I left my family behind to start my own family." He paused to walk into the room and up to the crib. He reached in and grabbed a small wolf stuffed animal that looked decent but was covered in dust.
Yugi's eyes widen when he recognized the stuffed animal. "I have that same one."
Sirius nodded, "This one was supposed to be yours, but we left it here. You cried for days until I went out and got you a new one to replace it. It might have been easier to come get this one, but after what happened I couldn't come back for it."
The youngest in the room started to put two and two together. "Wait a minute, are you saying this room was supposed to be mine?"
"Yes it was meant to be your room, but it didn't work out quite like I had wanted it to, "Sirius said as he looked up from the animal to his son, "It wasn't long after you were born, that I got this strange letter from my mother. She had written this long heartfelt letter like she was trying to apology for all she had done. Said she wanted to meet you at least once if I could find it in my heart to come visit…"
"I take it something wasn't right?" Yami questioned speaking up for the first time in a while. He could already tell what Sirius had to say wasn't easy because of his tone of voice.
"You are completely right," Sirius agreed with him, "But at the time I had just become a father and I was foolish. My mother had already lost her husband and her youngest son because of Voldermort, so I made the mistake of trusting that she had changed and just wanted to meet her only grandson."
Yugi couldn't recall hearing about his father having a younger brother, so he decided to ask, "Younger brother?"
"Oh, sorry I guess since he died when you were about two you wouldn't remember him. Yeah my mum had two sons, me and my younger brother Regulus. Regulus was always the star of the family since he went on to do great things with the dark lord before he died. I wish I could have saved him and my father but you and Remus were more important to me and I wanted to keep you two as far away from my family as possible." Sirius looked out behind Yuugi at the two doors that stood side by side. "We didn't get along that well, but we still loved each other like brothers. I'll have to tell you more about him at a later time if you want to know about him."
Yuugi agreed as he turned to see the two rooms over his shoulder. One room had the name Sirius Black on the door and the other had the name Regulus Black on it. There were only three rooms on the third floor along with one bathroom, so he wondered what this baby room might have been before he was born. He didn't have time to wonder much as Sirius returned to his tale.
"As I was saying I got the letter about two months after they had died so I guess I figured my mother was just lonely and wanted to make things right between us. I was all she had left besides some cousins that were spread out all over the world. I talked to Remus about it since this involved him, but I could already tell he would never trust my mother. We had a fight about it, however when he both had finally calmed down enough to talk civil with each other he said he trusted me enough to go and visit my mother for one night with you, but he wanted nothing to do with it." Sirius sighed again as he dropped the toy back into the crib. "I should have trusted him and never came here in the first place. I thought that she had changed but she hadn't. You and I spent one day with her and I'll admit it was nice being with my mother again, but I nearly fell for her trap."
Yuugi could tell it was painful, so he walked forward until he was in front of his father and hugged him out of the blue. So much of his childhood had been a nightmare with only some good moments. His parents had tried their best to protect him, but there were so many people out there that wanted to hurt them and try to use Yuugi for their own purposes. "Daddy, she was working with Voldermort wasn't she?" He bravely asked knowing that if his uncle had been a follower of the dark lord then it was possible that his own grandmother had been too.
Sirius returned the embrace knowing that no matter how old Yuugi got, he would always welcome these moments because they helped remind him of the miracle he and Remus bought into this world. "No, she and my father were never openly involved with Voldermort. If anything my mother just disliked half bloods and muggles and Voldermort had this mission of getting rid of them leaving only pure bloods around. However I think the death of her husband and younger son might have pushed her over the edge." He pulled back from the embrace and looked Yuugi in the eye, continuing where he had left off. "I had just put you to bed after the long day we had and was going to my own room when I thought I heard someone talking downstairs. When I went downstairs I found my mother using the fireplace in my father's old office talking to someone. The door was left open so I was able to see and hear everything. My mother was talking to one of my cousins about this plan to gain my trust again so she could give you to Voldermort. I never realized she had heard the prophecy made by Ishizu, but somehow word did travel. She was going to use you as a bargaining chip with Voldermort, trying to get him to get one of his followers to take out your papa."
Yuugi eyes widen at those words, "Get rid of papa…." It was just a whisper on his lips as if he was afraid that saying it too loud would make it come true. Even though he knew his papa was safe and well downstairs in the kitchen.
"My mother hated Remus with a passion I always knew this, but I never thought she would go this far. The plan was for it took look like an accident and while I was in a state of depression over the lost my mother would come in and save both you and I. She figured I would come crawling back to her and be a member of the family again. I didn't stand around to find out if she even had plans to try and keep you with us or truly hand you over to the dark lord. I hurried as quietly as I could to collect you and leave before she noticed we were gone." Sirius explained coming to the end of his tale. "No matter how many times she wrote me after that asking what she did wrong, I just ignored it and promised Remus to never speak to the woman every again. Then of course it wasn't long after that, that the Potters were killed and then I went after Peter before being caught and put into Azkaban. You of course were taken to the one person your papa could trust after he lost custody of you because there was no way in hell my mother was going to get her hands on you."
Yuugi was silent for a few seconds after his father was finished trying to soak it all in. At one point no matter how brief it was his grandmother made this room for him so he could live here and she could gain her son's trust enough to kill his husband. He only meet her as a baby and he couldn't even remember that but he did know one thing. He hated the woman with a passion just as much as his papa probably does if not more. She would have destroyed their little family for her own selfish reasons. "So when did she die?" He found himself asking since it was pretty obvious that she wasn't around anymore given they were now in her place that looked like someone hadn't lived in it for years.
"You would have been around eight," Sirius told him, "I got a letter from one of my nicer cousins when she passed while I was locked up. I then wrote a letter back to her telling her to let your papa know about it so he wouldn't have to worry. I won't lie that it did hurt to hear that she had passed, since she was my mother, but that was one less person I had to worry about getting their hands on you."
Yuugi couldn't agree with him more, "I can tell I probably would have never liked her if I had gotten to meet her at an older age."
"Believe me she was as strict as they come and could push your buttons," Sirius said letting a smile come to his face. Not a day goes by that he didn't wish things could have been different, but the past was in the past and they couldn't change it no matter how much they wanted to.
Yami watched the two and was glad to see father and son so happy, but it was getting late and both he and his partner had nowhere to sleep. "So… it's after midnight and Yugi and I still have nowhere to sleep."
Yuugi chuckled as he moved away from his father and went over to his husband. He wrapped his arms around Yami and grinned up at him, "Don't worry, between the two of us I'm sure we can make this room feel like home."
It took a full day, but between both Yugi and Yami's magic they were able to transform the room from a haunting nightmare to a dream like bedroom. Sirius had given Yuugi and Yami his old room for the night so they could at least get some sleep while he and Remus took over his parent's old room. As soon as they got up the next morning, both Yuugi and Yami set to work making the bedroom feel like their own. Of course once Remus told them it wasn't safe for him or Yami to go outside, both Remus and Sirius took it upon themselves to go out and buy items the young couple would need. At first Yugi questioned how his own father would be able to go out being a wanted criminal and all, but Sirius assured him that he had his ways and he would be fine. So while Yuugi's parents went shopping, Yuugi and Yami got to work taking out all the old items and painting the room how they saw fit. It was pretty easy getting the room emptied out and painted with a little magic, but no matter what getting the smell out would be forever a problem.
After all their hard work the room now had a full size bed with a new mattress to one side of the room. The fresh thin sheets were black and red for Yami and a furry black comforter for Yuugi. On the other side of the room stood the old wardrobe that looked brand new also thanks to magic once again. There was a desk now where the toy chest had been with a new lamp and some writing supplies so Yami and Yuugi could write to friends and other family. The bulb hanging from the ceiling had been fixed and now had a white lamp shade so it fit well with the room. New black curtains of a thinner martial covered the window and Yuugi had talked his parents into getting him a comfy bench to set under the window so he could look out and be comfortable at the same time. The walls were now painted a semi dark blue but not so dark that it looked black. All over the place where personal items that Yuugi and Yami had bought with them from Yami parent's place.
The days after that proved to be a bit of a challenge as the two then set about cleaning the bathroom that would serve as theirs while they were staying there. It surprisingly wasn't that bad and only took a good cleaning and some fresh supplies. The only rooms on the third floor that were left alone were Regulus and his parents' room which was Sirius's old room. With the third floor down, the rest of the week Yuugi spent most of his time wandering around the Black family home exploring the many rooms and learning a little about his family name. He even met Kreacher the family elf that now belonged to his father and who disliked everyone it seemed. Half the time Yuugi just stayed away from him and let him do what he wanted. Other than that Yuugi did a little cleaning of the rest of the home with his parents and Yami, but it would take years between all of them to get the place looking decent again.
So between sitting in his room looking out the window and exploring the house, Yuugi's week had been pretty dull. His parents were busy with their own things and most of the time Yami used his down time to continue his studies into becoming a professor. Even though they were hiding from Voldermort and the Ministry Yami was determined to prove himself and hope to one day teach at Hogwarts. It made Yuugi proud of him for following his dream when Yuugi didn't even know what he wanted to be. There was no way he was going to let Yami be the only one to support them, but at the time there really wasn't anything that interest him. Hopefully one day they would both have careers they were happy with.
Amethyst eyes turned away from the window where he was watching some children playing in front of their homes to Yami who was sitting at their desk writing a letter to his parents. They got a letter the day before from the two wondering how they were settling in at their new home. Amara always worried about her babies and that included Yuugi now that he and Yami were married. The wedding hadn't been anything grand just a small ceremony with family and friends who could attend. It was during last Christmas when pretty much everyone could get together including Yuugi's parents and grandfather.
There had been no rush to get married, but after travelling with Yami the months prior, Yuugi had seen no reason why they should wait. They loved each other and with their future being so uncertain, Yuugi wanted to show the world that he belonged to Yami just as Yami belonged to him. It would just be nice to be able to settle down for real when all this mess was over and maybe just maybe they could start a family of their own.
With a sigh Yuugi stood up from his place in front of the window and made his way over to Yami. He kissed his lover on the head before making his way to the door, "I'm going to do bug my father for a while."
"Okay honey, I'll be down once I finish this." Yami replied while not looking up from the letter he was writing. He could have had the pen due all the work with magic, but sometimes things were more fun to do yourself.
Yuugi left the room after that and made his way down the stairs to the second floor which had more bedrooms and a few bathrooms. The place was much bigger than it looked on the outside and was pretty creepy. He had found out during the week that some creatures had made their homes here including a boggart or two that they were still trying to get rid of. As he reached the second floor, Yuugi stood in front of portrait that was covered up by a black curtain and the only part that could be seen was the bottom of the frame that said 'Walburga Black'.
Oh how Yuugi regretted the day he and Yami accidentally pulled that curtain back. The screams from the woman were awful and now Yuugi tried to avoid the portrait at all cost. As soon as Yuugi meant the portrait of his dead grandmother, Yuugi wanted to ripe the thing off the wall. However the woman had been smart and put a permanent sticky charm on it so no one could take it off. Not even Yuugi's magic would work as strong as it was because as the name implied the spell was permanent. The thing was just left covered up so she would leave everyone alone and it shut her up. Sometimes when he passed by it Yuugi could swear he could hear her mumbling under her breath at him, but just ignored it.
Yuugi stuck his tongue out at the portrait before continuing on his way to find his father. If he knew him, he was probably in the kitchen making lunch. Both his parents had been busy with some kind of secret work so he didn't see them as much as he liked, but if Voldermort was truly back he could understand.
It was only when he neared the kitchen that he heard a different voice behind the closed door that did not belong to his parents. After the voice spoke, his father spoke up in a reply and then his papa so someone his parents knew was in the room. For some reason the voice sounded familiar but at the moment Yuugi couldn't place it. He had no idea what they were talking about, but there was only one way to find out.
With that in mind Yuugi opened the door and entered to find not only his parents sitting at the table but someone else he knew all too well and had no idea why he was here. The name rolled off his tongue before he could stop it as he questioned the man's presence, "Professor Dumbledore, what are you doing here….?"
Sakura: So I leave it there for now and will begin work on the next chapter. I had a goal of just explaining a little more of Yuugi's past with the place, but I promise things will start to pick up starting with the next chapter.
Next time: Yugi learns why Dumbledore is there, the Professor has a proposition for Yami, and the Order members begin to arrive.
Yumi: Please Review!
