IMPORTANT DISCLAIM: I do NOT own YGO nor do I own Kasy and Sheki, which who are rightfully owned by NoDrogs.
Me: Holy shit! Exactly a weeks' time before today I updated chapter 2. Now 7 days later… Same day, same timing (early evening) O_O It's a sign I tell thee… A SIGN!
Anory: … -_- No more chocolate for you.
Me: No! That's not it. Last night I went to a very close friends wedding. ^^ I moved to this state 13-going on 14 years ago from my birth city. And a year after I moved here (I was seven moving and eight at the time of event) my mother met a new friend who became my siblings and I's babysitter. We were all so close to the point we claimed her as our aunt. A sister to our mother, and that was she was. Years went by and went spend holidays, birthdays, happy and sad moments together. And then… Five years ago she just disappeared. And last night I come to find out from my mother she's getting friggen married! So I went to her wedding and man… Did I ever cry. I was so happy for her. Over all those horrid relationships my family and I have seen her go though she finally found the right man.
Anory: O_O …wow…
Me: Now that we're back in touch We'll be seeing her here and there. But I'm still just so happy that the moment I woke today I just sat down and typed this. And it basically wrote itself. I'm positive, those who read this here, will be able to feel my happiness in this chapter. So now, please enjoy. ^^
Congratulations Megan! I wish you all the love and care you deserve with your marriage!
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XxX … xXx- Yugi's POV
XoXoX- Time skip (varies)
-x-x-x- - Location switching/sharing
'…'- Thoughts
"…"- Speaking
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'Great! Just royal fucking great! First he catches me injecting blood and now he's seen my ability. What's next? Planning a date as thanks? Pff! Yeah right! Dream now Yugi. The guy most definitely knows you're a freak now.'
I sigh, trying desperately to walk as slow as possible. Monday had come far too quickly in my opinion. I would have prefer to stay home, but not just because I wanted to avoid Atemu but because of my Grampa.
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-FLASHBACK-
That obnoxious, unwavering beeping chimed it's last tone as the clock on the deck suddenly shattered against the wall. Silencing forever.
Yugi groaned. "There goes another one…" Flopping back down on the bed, the teen tried to regain sleep. A ragged and bubbly-like hacking squashed those dreams. The rough coughing came again. Fear shadowed over the boy's face as he leaped out of bed rushed downstairs.
Nothing was amiss and all Solomon was doing was sitting at the table. Newspaper in one hand dumpling in the other with a cup of jasmine tea in front on the table. Everything appeared normal until…
Yugi's eyes widened as he watched his Grandfather honch over and practically hack his lungs out.
"Grampa, what wrong?" Yugi rushed to the elder's side, but Solomon eased him away. A weary smile showing.
"Fret not my boy. It's just a cough. Nothing by some built-up mucus." Yugi, however, looked unsure.
"But Grampa…"
"Now why are you not ready for school. You need to leave in ten minutes otherwise you'll be late." The teen groaned.
"I don't want to go to school today Grampa."
Solomon opened his aged yet keen violet eyes. Studying, scanned over his grandson before a knowing smile tugged his lips. "Why don't you invite him over for dinner?"
Instantly Yugi flared red. "G-Grampa!"
"Ho ho ho!" was all the old man laughed out before ushering Yugi back upstarts to get ready.
-FLASHBACK END-
Now here he was, a block away from the school and mixed worries of his Grampa and Atemu swirling about in his mind. Sighing the boy reached the end of the street and turned onto the road, his school but a few yards ahead. 'Could this get any-'
"Yugi!" Yugi cringed sharply.
'I didn't even finish the damn- Oh screw it!' Turning around the boy attempted his best smile. Even though it was only a shell of its former truth the girl didn't even seem to notice. "Good morning Tea." he greeted politely.
"Morning. So, you ready for school to really begin?"
'If you mean the true beginning of hell, then…' "Yeah, I can't wait."
"Then come on!" Tea grabbed his wrist, rushing him through the gates. "I heard Atemu normal waits under the cherry blossom trees for the bell to ring. There his favorite flower, after all."
Yugi had never felt the need to flee more so than then. He didn't want to gaze at the man he knew only hated him and viewed him as some freak. He knew it was there and he didn't want to see it. But try as he might Yugi couldn't rip his wrist free him the wild female's grip lock.
Not even moments later the two came upon a crowd of drooling girls and equally swooned boys.
Leaned up against one of the many cherry blossom trees was, indeed, Atemu. His eyes closed and his posture relaxed.
Tea, spotting her prey, abandoned Yugi as she gathered in on the raging hoard. All trying to get a better look at there love-interest.
Yugi sighed, tightening his grip on his backpack he headed for the doors only to feel that all too knowing, searing heat that was the gaze of the man he loved. Sweat forming, Yugi forced his sights straight ahead, rushed through the doors and towards his locker.
Once there he sighed in relief, only for its life to have lived too shot.
"Hey runt!"
'Oh no…' Turning the teen came, once again, face too face with the same four boys from Thursday and Friday.
The blond's bruised jaw had downed to a fading red. The albino-haired's right eye still had a thin ring of blackish-blue, the only remaining trade of his once severely brushed eye.
'Ohh, I remember kneeing him there. Though I'm surprised it's healing so fast' Yugi mused.
Looking at the last two, Yugi couldn't help but feel a bit sorry. The brown fish-fin-head's face, on the right side was still, though mildly now, swollen and red. Small dots of bluish-greenish-yellow marked fading bruises. While both the sandy haired egyptian's eyes resembled that of a raccoon. Though lighter and two small red whelps still visible on the left side of his forehead.
'The fish head deserved that head butt, but I guess I went to far with all that harsh poking. Though,' Yugi again gazed at the egyptian. 'The double pouch was suppose to knock him to the ground. I didn't mean for my knuckles on my third punch to land on his forehead. Damn guy's like a shit brick house.'
Yugi silently moaned. Of all days…
The four stopped before the boy, all glaring down with a gleam that demanded retribution for there wounded pride's. Yet, there was also a spark of some sort Yugi almost willing to doubt. A spark of…humility?
It was the blond, the one that greeted him, if saying runt is equal to hello to them, began. A slight and uncharacterized bashfulness peppered his face. "Look we…" The other three followed in the blonds uneasiness of this seemingly embarrassing situation they were all in. "We just wanted to…well…"
"Damnit! Thanks, alright!" Bakura growled harshly. A darker blush forming.
"Yeah, what he said." Marik pointed out, glaring at the side wall.
Tristan, being the less proud full of the group voiced there choose, as Yugi's face had remained confused to there sudden apology. "Thing is, you saved our friend from that fire. We couldn't get too him, but you could." The fish-head sighed, a tiny smile pulling at the corner of his lips. "You didn't have too. You could have left him in there, saying you couldn't save him and nothing would have changed. But you didn't, and for that we are all grateful and in your debt."
Yugi could just stare on in wonderment. There were friend of Atemu. How had they known he saved him? Had Atemu told them? He could have easily brushed it off saying he managed to escape on his own, but he didn't. Why?
Yugi suddenly stiffened.
'Did Atemu also tell them of his powers?'
Yugi stood there, racking his brain was an answer. When none came he figured he'd find out sooner or later. Then, something Tristan said caught him. '…we are all grateful and in your debt.' A soft, giddy smile formed on his chiby-like face.
Bakura sneered, knowing full well the moment Tristan stated they were in the kid's debt the rest of there pride was out the window. No doubt the kid would make them do something utterly embarrassing as means to get back at them for attacking him, twice. Eyeing the boy's growing smile, Bakura could't take it anymore.
"For Ra's sake, just get it over with and say what fucked up and humiliating stunt you want from us already!"
Yugi watched as Bakura's body shook with growing tension. The other three as well.
'Do they really think I would do that?' Yugi sighed, finally opening his mouth to speak only for the bell to ring. Drowning out his answer.
"What did you say?" Joey demand, his nervousness spiking.
Looking down the hall, Yugi saw the students begin to file in. Turning to close his locker, he gripped his back pack. "Meet me on the roof at lunch. I'll give you my answer there." And with that Yugi went off to class, smiling broadly.
Tristan, Bakura, Marik and Joey could only watch in growing fury and anxiety as there momentarily postponed walking-humiliation package stalked off.
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The school day droned by. The four upperclass man all fidgety, awaiting there impending sentencing.
When lunch rang around the four boys headed straight up to the roof, not bothering with lunch just in case the boy choose something to do now.
Opening the door the groups froze seeing the 'Devil-Master' at the roof's edge. Back to them as he gazed out over the scenery through the fence.
The group marched over, unaware of a sixth pair of eyes watched from the shadows. Eager and curious too see what plays out.
"Alright kid, we're here. So what the fuck do you want us to do?" Marik huffed. Him and Bakura crossing there arms, Joey with a hand on his hip while Tristan just stood there.
Heaving out a heavy sigh Yugi turned to face the band of upperclass men. Each greatly taller then himself by a foot or more, fully glancing at them he beamed a warm smile. The tough men shivered, awaiting there punishment.
Normally they would have walked away and not even bothered with the kid. Let alone promise there debt to him. But the kid saved there friend's life. There bud, there leader. There brother in a since. They were the cause of Atemu's near death all because of there need for revenge again the boy standing before them. And yet, it was this same boy, one who could have easily saved his own skin but chose to in danger his own life for one of there own. There pride be damned, they definitely owned the boy. All they had was each other, and over everything they stood for, of what there pride stood for, it all matter to nothing when it came to each other. They were brothers.
The spying eyes in the back shadows watched on. It too eager too see what the child would demand of the gang.
However, the word spoken fluently and clearly from Yugi's lips astonished the band of four plus spy to sheer bewildered silence.
"W-what!?" Bakura yelled. Believing to some degree, he had to, just had to have heard the kid wrong.
But he didn't. No of them did as Yugi repeated his single worded answer.
"I don't think you're getting just what we're offering here kid." Joey stated, equally bemused.
Yugi shook his head, smiling. "I don't hold grudges nor do I seek revenge. Apologies, knowing you were wrong is enough satisfactory to me. Though wether you choose to still try and seek revenged on me is up too you. I have never liked violence but I will do what I can to protect myself." It wasn't a threat, but a warning. A silent reminder to the four that Yugi can, could and would beat the shit out of them, again, if they repeated another jumping episode on him.
Reaching for his backpack Yugi began walking for the door.
"Hey kid?"
Yugi turned his head to face Bakura. "There must be something you want."
Again Yugi only smiled. "As I said twice already, Nothing. Thank you though." with that he left the roof, leaving a stunned group of teens and a hidden spy in his wake.
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Again the remaining day was blah. With the exception of that white haired kid in History class.
At a quick glance Yugi thought it was that white haired bully, Bakura was his name? But no. Same hair color yes, but it was softer, more tamed. His skin was fairer and his eyes were a warmer brown. Yet this time the boy was staring at him throughout the entire class. Making the tri-haired teen quite uncomfortable.
Yugi was grateful when the bell rang and before he knew it school was out for the day.
Exiting the doors his ears were once again assaulted by the shrill cries of fawning girls and boys after none other then Atemu. Who leisurely leaned against a tree in the center of the mob.
'Is it going to be like this every time at four?' he groaned.
Side stepping around the mash pit of crazy fan-lovers Yugi just barley made it out. Sighing in relief the boy made a hasty retreat out the school gates and a dash for home.
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Atemu, at the last moment caught sight of Yugi bolting it out the gates and down the road. In a rush he grabbed his bag, pushed the lovestruck-fan-hoard aside and rushed after the little one.
It wasn't until four minutes later that he finally caught sight of the smaller teen.
'Damn! For short legs he can run fast.' Hurrying after him Atemu saw an intersection approaching. He preyed to the Gods and his pryer was answered when the walking light turned red and the traffic light turned green. 'Thank you, Gods!'
"Hey," Yugi jumped when a hand was placed on his shoulder. Turning his internal stomach, along with his heart and lungs seemed to propel and leap into his small throat. Cramping the tiny space.
'What the hell is he doing here?'
Atemu panted, trying to regain his breathing. "You run fast for a little guy," he chuckled.
After swallowing rather harshly, forcing his invisible organs back down, Yugi relocated his voice. "W-what are y-you doing h-here?"
Atemu could help the chuckle. He had to admit, the boy looked cute all flushed and shy.
Taking one more deep inhale, he released the oxygen, a small smirk on his lips. "I came to thank you properly for saving my life." Atemu then broke out his trade mark heart-stopper smirk. "Is that wrong of me?"
Yugi's blood flew to his face. 'Dear Gods, he's fucking sexy!' "N-n-nn-no. N-no-not a-a-at al-all."
"Great. So, would you mind if I took you our for dinner now?" Atemu purred. "As thanks?"
That was it! Yugi swore to all the Gods and beyond if he dyed now he wouldn't give a damn. He was already in heaven. Possibly beyond.
Atemu. The Atemu was asking him, of all people, and even after seeing his powers…not calling him a freak, wanted to go ou-…ou-….
Gods above and below did he dare truly say that one, powerful word he heard?
Atemu Yami.
Atemu Yami!
Wanted to go OUT with HIM!?
Yugi must have been quite for some time because when Atemu spoke, his voice was uncertain. "You don't have to… If you're busy I can just-"
"NO!" Yugi violently cringed mentally and physically. 'Stupid!' "I-I mean, I-I'd lo-love to go-go out with y-y-yo-you…"
Atemu smiled. "Great. I know this awesome little restaurant downtown that sells the prefect curry dishes." He began walking when he stop and turned to Yugi. "Oh, wait! I'm sorry, do you like curry, Yugi?"
'Be stead be feral heart. He remembered my name!' Smiling, amethyst eyes sparkled. "Yeah. I love spicy foods." That, of course, was more truth then Atemu would ever now.
Again, the older smile. "Cool, lets go."
The two walked for the next fifteen minutes in silence. One not sure how to strike up a conversation and the other to nervous to nearly remember to breath.
Only three minutes later they arrived at the "Spicy Hotty" restaurant. Entering they were created by a redhead girl with jade green eyes. A slight ivory hued to her skin.
"Hey Atemu, welcome back hun." she greeted enthusiastically. Yugi could feel his heart tighten some at the 'hun' endearment along with a sudden rise of heat in the back of his throat.
"Afternoon Kasy. How's the flow been?"
Kasy shrugged, as if not caring, and in truth she didn't. Atemu chuckled, causing the heat in Yugi's throat to expand down his lungs.
"Anyway, the usual setting?" she asked, grabbing a menu.
"Yes, but this time it's for two."
At the statement Kasy whorled around finally taking in Yugi's presence. At first Yugi thought she'd be angry, seeing as how she and Atemu seemed so close. But when she squealed and throw herself at the smaller, gripping him in a bear hug, he though she would instead attempt in crush him to death. If suffocation didn't set in first.
"Kasy, please set him down. You're crushing him."
Instantly the girl released Yugi, how backed away to breath. "Oh, I'm so sorry. It's just Atemu's never brought anyone here before. You must be something special to him."
Yugi flamed.
"Kasy," Atemu hissed. "I'm treating him because he saved my life from a burning building."
Eyes wide Kasy began checking him over only for Atemu to now harshly ask for there seats. Huffing Kasy lead them to the back, a wall separating them from others, giving them privacy.
"Your waiter will be here soon," Kasy informed before turning and heading off.
Yugi gazed around in awe. The restaurant looked like some fancy dragon restaurant with green jade dragons pained on pale yellow wall. The green dragons were mirrored by red dragons. The duo were intertwined at the base as there upper bodies were curled, facing each other nose to nose. Angry looking and ready to fight. This image pattered checker board style throughout the building on the walls. The floors were tiles of shiny black limestone. Wood, stained heavy red, if give it a red wood appearance made up the benches. Even the boarding for privet dinners. The benches were cushioned with a creamy beige cotton pillows seats and a pair of fire lilies centered each table. Yet the boarding seating for the privet dinners had two carved, jade dragon candle holder with small lit candles, one black one red, giving off a wonderful spice and cinnamon mixed fragrance.
"This is beautiful."
Atemu's lips twitched in amusement. "I'm glad you find this place appealing, little one."
First his face blanched, then flashed red. 'L-li-little…o-one?'
Before Yugi could comment on that reused nickname, there waitress appeared.
She was a slime girl with center length black hair, tied into a low ponytail, that looked to have some green highlights when the light hit it just right. Her eyes were a bright emerald green and she too, just like Kasy, had ivory hued skin.
"Hello Atemu, I'll be your waitress for this evening." She turned to Yugi with a shy smile. "My name's Sheki."
Yugi smiled back, though tried to hold in the growl at the sweet way she greeted Atemu. "I'm Yugi. nice to meet you." Sheki blushed some.
"Can I get you too something to drink while you choose what you want too eat?"
"I'd like the usual please. And you little one?"
Yugi swore his face was to be permanently red by the day's end. "U-um. J-jasmine t-tea please?"
Sheki nodded, not needing to write the orders down and went to get them.
Yugi chose this time to check the menu. Everything look delicious! How was he to choose.
"Pick what ever you want little one. It's on me." Atemu smiled.
"B-but you don't…"
"I told you, this is thanks for saving me. So it's no trouble at all." Yugi flushed.
"Thank you." He scanned though the choices. Sheki returned with there drinks moments later. Yugi's jasmine tea and Atemu having black tea.
"Have you both decided?"
Atemu hummed. "I think I'll have the Jalfrezi with rice and bread*."
"Uhh, could I please have the Chicken Bhoona**?"
Sheki nodded, wrote down both orders and left.
"So Yugi," said teen perked at that deep baritone voice called to him. Turning him into a puddle of goo. "I heard from my brothers that they're in your debt." Yugi gasped. Brother? He pondered this for a moment. Suddenly Tristan's words can back to him in a flash.
'They really are close, aren't they?' Yugi smiled. "Yeah, but I refused it."
The elder chuckled. "I know. They kept going on about how you were an idiot not to take there offer." Atemu then became serious. "They really would have done anything you said."
A shiver went up Yugi's spine. Not from Atemu's stern shift in attitude, but the impact of this words. "And that's what I didn't want."
Red eyes widened in question. "Pardon?"
"I don't want anyone doing what i say. I don't want to, even if for a second, have control over another." Amethyst eyes shimmered, as if seeing what there owner vaguely described. "Having your freedom, even momentarily lost… It's terrifying."
The red eyed egyptian could only stare on in awe at the smaller, lighter, cuter version of himself. Then, he smiled. "I never saw it that way."
The younger teen only nodded. Silence returned. An awkward silence. Yugi had a feeling the main question to all this was coming.
"Yugi," Finally, here it was. The question Yugi dreaded. "I've been meaning to ask you."
'Oh Gods no… Please?'
"How," Yugi's eyes enlarged. This was it. It was coming!
"How were you able to control the flames in that fire?" And now the burning gaze of Atemu's eyes wore into Yugi like a pleasing puppy.
It was silent for several minutes. When Yugi went to open his mouth Sheki returned with there meals.
Thanking her Yugi set to eating, but Atemu wasn't set.
"Yugi…"
"Please Atemu," the smaller finally answered. His voice weary of the topic, mixed with soft stammers of uncertainty, fear.
"But-"
"There's just some things better left unsaid." Yugi cut in before beginning to eat. Atemu watched the younger earnestly for a moment before sighing a began eating his own meal.
The talk was small if barely mild. Nothing to intense. Just what each other liked and disliked.
Yugi found out that Atemu lived on his own in an apartment while his father was in America and mother in Egypt. Both divorced and nether wanting anything to do with there son, but sent reasonable amounts of money to him monthly. The boy also learned the egyptian loved games, spicy foods and that his favorite flower was actually a rare, egyptian blue lotus.
Dinner went smoothly. The two joked, laughed and just all in all had a really good time. Yugi told him he lived with his Grampa in a game shop, which Atemu made him promise to show him, and that he too loved games. Telling that he lost his parents one night when he was three, but didn't know what happened.
At the end Atemu paid for the meal and the two left together. Atemu walking Yugi home and for Yugi too show him the shop.
Turning to face the taller man Yugi, though still blushing, giggled freely. "Thank you again Atemu. This was the most fun I've had in years."
The older grin. "Then perhaps we should do this again some time." Atemu watch, to his utmost amusement, Yugi's face to his neck line and below where his eyes couldn't reach spike red. 'Gods he's so adorable when he blushes.'
Coughing to clear the awkwardness Yugi turned and opened the door. "Come on in, but be quick. This is closing time and Grampa doesn't normally like people staying to long after such."
Upon entering Atemu gawked at all the games there. Shelves upon shelves full, stack piles and glass cased boxes, tins and packages of games seemingly splashed everywhere, creating a game lovers paradise.
Yugi just couldn't suppress his rising giggle fit at Atemu's face. He looked like a six years old in a candy store for there first time.
"You really live here?" he awed.
"Yup!" Yugi stated, a bit proudly. He took great pleasure in where he lived.
As the egyptian went off, shifting though the games Yugi wondered around, but to his startled shock he wasn't there. Yugi then began searching frantically. He rushed to the back, searching outside and in, to down starts in the storage unit and even in the throw away section down there, but nothing. Rushing back up, Yugi caught sigh of Atemu, who seemed to be growling worried at Yugi's frantic behavior.
"What's wrong?"
"It's my Grampa. Usually he's down here until closing time. And even then he always remains down here, waiting for me to return home if I'm out." Yugi glanced around anxiously. "It just doesn't make any since."
"I'm sure it's fine Yugi. Your Grampa's probable just-"
Atemu's voice along with the silence was shattered with the forming of a loud and gruff roar. Both heads snapped to the back of the shop, where the sound had come from.
"No…" Yugi murmured, a horrified look clouding his normally sweet features.
Atemu went to say something when the roar was heard again, with more of a shrill this time. Almost sounding like a dinosaur on those prehistoric movies and tv shows.
Before he knew what happened Yugi bolted off to the back, towards the noise. "Yugi, no! Come back!" But the teen didn't even acknowledge Atemu any longer.
"Grampa!" the egyptian heard the boy cry out.
Cursing, Atemu rushed after him. Coming to a set of stares behind the store counter he hurried up, hearing another roar. Pushing open the door he scanned around the room quickly. "Yugi?" Another roar was all that was his response. Thinking Yugi would have gone that way too, Atemu went towards the monstrous noise.
Turning a corner, leaving the kitchen, he came to what looked to be the living room and spontaneously froze. His red eyes darkening. Wether in sheer abhorrence or in an immense over load of astoundment, he didn't know. All he knew was he was there, Yugi was there, and this creature laying on the floor-blood clung to it and the floor, it's body tube-like and gray furry coiled into itself that still roared in what sounded like pain… Was a dragon.
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*Jalfrezi- spicy meat curry; an India dish
**Chicken Bhoona- an India dish served in a bowl called a Pewter dish
Originally Kasy was just to be some random person I'd create for the restaurant scene. But as it went on I started to notice she seemed like NoDrogs Kasy. It wasn't intentional to have them in, it just sorta happened without me realizing it. So after going over/rereading it I decided to change them Kasy a bit to NoDrogs Kasy and have Sheki, who was originally some blond named Sarah, be there waitress. Because Kasy's description was actually near identical to NoDrogs, minus the green skin in opted to have it be NoDrogs Kasy. It was far to similar, even if done by sheer random coincidence.
Me: Next chapter kitties, you all get to know what Yugi REALLY is. XD
Anory: Only if the ending to this one didn't, you know, let the dog out-
Me: I'M NOT NO FRIGGEN DOG! I'M A CAT!
Star: If you think about it Neko-mommy, foxes are canines right? putting the in the dog family. So, you're more dog then cat, being 1/4 werewolf, 1/4 fox and 1/4 saber tooth. You're in truth 2/4 canine, 1/4 feline and that last 1/4 you're a lizard. -smiles-
Me: …O_O -twitch-
Anory: She gets that from you. _
Star: -looks around confused and innocent- What