Here's the next chapter.
I'm going to be away for Christmas. I won't be able to update again until Saturday 12/26 or Sunday 12/27. Sorry about that.
Enjoy!
Chapter 4- Duel Island
"I can't believe it!" Tea exclaimed as she hugged Yami.
"Hey, Tea. It's good to see you again." Yami said as he hugged the girl back.
"I was really glad to hear that you were back, Atemu." Tristan said as he shook Atemu's hand.
"We're glad to be back here, too, Tristan." Atemu replied.
Marik and Bakura were both making gagging noises.
"Too sappy." Bakura said.
"No kidding." Marik said.
"Did they have to bring them back, too?" Tea asked.
"Well, we're glad that they're back." Ryou said.
"Can you keep them in control?" Tristan asked.
"We'll try." Malik replied.
"I am just glad that they will be here in Japan, and I am in Egypt. It means that I won't have to deal with them." Ishizu said.
Bakura blinked, surprised. "You both live in Japan?" Bakura asked.
"Yeah. I thought you knew that." Ryou said.
"They said you were in England." Bakura said.
Ryou laughed. "I go there for Christmas holidays so that Angela and I can spend it with family. Since Yugi and Heba organized that party on Duel Island, we came back early. I live here in Domino on a regular basis." Ryou said.
"And I live here, too. I mean, after you guys left, all four of us Lights ended up pregnant and missing you guys like crazy, so we understood what the others were going through. We all stayed close to support each other." Malik said.
"Oh. I guess that makes sense." Marik said.
"When are we going to see Heba and Yugi anyway?" Atemu asked.
"We leave this afternoon, actually." Seto answered. He looked over at Joey and said, "You did call Yugi and let him know that there were four other people coming, didn't you?"
Joey looked confused. "Was I supposed to?" Joey asked.
"Yes. I told you to do that three days ago." Seto said.
"Whoops." Joey said.
Seto groaned. "You forgot?" Seto asked, exasperated.
"Apparently." Joey said.
"You weren't telling him that we were coming, were you?" Yami asked. He had been hoping to surprise Yugi.
"No. Joey was just going to tell Yugi that there would be four extra people coming. He wouldn't have known who it was until we got there." Seto answered.
"You'd better call and let Yugi know." Ishizu said.
"Right." Seto said, taking out his cell phone. He dialed Yugi's cell phone number.
"Hello?" Yugi said.
"Hi, Yugi. It's Seto." Seto said.
"Oh, hey, Seto. I haven't heard from you in a while. You guys are arriving this afternoon, right?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah. We'll be there around four, I believe." Seto said.
"Okay. We're expecting you guys." Yugi said.
"Listen, Yugi. The reason I was calling was to tell that four other people are going to be coming with us for the party." Seto said.
'Oh. Anyone I know?" Yugi asked.
"Kind of. They're some old friends from back in our teenage years." Seto said.
"Oh. Duelists?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah." Seto said.
"Okay. That's fine. It's your island, so you can bring whoever you want." Yugi said.
"I just wanted you to know in case there was anything you needed to get." Seto said.
"We might get some extra food just in case. Heba and I were taking the kids to the mainland when we went to get Grandpa anyway, so we can pick up some more food then." Yugi said.
"All right, Yugi. We'll see you later." Seto said.
"All right, Seto. Bye." Yugi said.
"Bye." Seto said and hung up the phone.
"He doesn't suspect anything, does he?" Atemu asked.
"Nope. He asked if he knew them, and you heard me sat some old friends our teenage years. Yugi asked if they were duelists, and I said yes." Seto said.
"Not a total lie." Tea said.
"She's right. We all did duel at some point." Yami agreed.
"See. I didn't lie to him, and he knows that you're coming without knowing it's you. Relax." Seto said.
"All right. When do we go to this island?" Bakura asked.
"We leave in an hour." Seto said.
The group nodded and got ready to leave.
"Kids, come on!" Yugi called.
Miranda, Jordon, Arlene, and Garrett came running up to Yugi and Heba.
"Are we going to see Grandpa?" Arlene asked.
"Yes. We're going and bringing him here for the party." Heba answered.
"Yay!" the four kids exclaimed excitedly.
Yugi then turned to the teenagers. "We're trusting you guys alone for a while." Yugi said.
"Come on, dad. What do you think we're going to do?" Jaden asked.
"Jaden, I have chosen never to ask myself that question." Yugi said.
"We'll be fine." Alexis said.
"I hope so. Zane, I'm leaving you in charge while we're gone." Yugi said.
"Why not me or Axel?" Atticus asked.
"Atticus, the last time I left you in charge, I came home to a mess." Yugi said with a smile.
Atticus had the decency to blush at that.
"I don't want to be in charge." Axel said.
"And that's why I don't put you in charge. Zane, you will look after them all and keep them in line." Yugi said.
"No problem, Dad. I'll make sure that they all behave." Zane said.
"Good. Come on, kids. Let's get going." Yugi said.
Yugi, Heba, and their kids left the island, leaving the teenagers alone.
"So, what should we do while they're gone?" Syrus asked.
"We can do just about anything." Bastion said.
"I say we play in the snow some more." Alexis said.
Everyone agreed and went to bundle up before going out and playing in the snow.
Heba, Yugi, Miranda, Jordon, Arlene, and Garrett all arrived on the mainland.
"Where's Grandpa?" Arlene asked.
"He'll be here soon, honey. Just be patient." Heba told her.
Yugi had been thinking. He turned to Heba and said, "Heba, I think that one of us should go and get some extra food since we're going to have some extra guests. The other one can stay here and wait for Grandpa."
"I agree with you on that. I'll go with Arlene and Garrett and get the food. You three can wait for Grandpa." Heba said.
"Are you sure?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah. We'll see you guys when Grandpa gets here. Don't worry about it." Heba said.
"All right. We'll wait for Grandpa." Yugi said.
"Come on, kids. Let's go." Heba said.
Heba, Arlene, and Garrett all left.
"Papa, how long before Grandpa arrives?" Jordon asked, looking up at his father.
"I don't know, son. It shouldn't be too long." Yugi said.
Meanwhile, Yami and the others had arrived at Duel Island.
"I can't wait to see Heba again." Atemu said.
"I know what you mean." Yami said, understanding his brother's feelings.
"You'll see them soon enough." Seto said.
The group got off the boat that had brought them to the island, and they walked out onto the island.
"Wow! This is a big school." Marik said as he looked around.
"Some of the buildings are dorms for the students. Most of the students are gone now, though." Seto said.
The group walked on toward the dorms.
It wasn't long before they heard the sound of laughter.
"What's that?" Tristan asked.
"We'll find out now." Seto said.
The group walked around and saw the teenagers playing in the snow.
"It's the kids having fun." Joey said with a smile.
Atemu looked around and said, "But where are Yugi and Heba? And the kids?"
"That's odd. They should have been here." Seto said.
"Well, let's find out why they're not." Joey said. He turned toward the group and said, "Hey, kids!"
The group of teenagers stopped and turned to see some familiar faces as well as a few that weren't so familiar.
"Hey, Joey!" Jaden called.
The group approached the teenagers, and they ones that knew each other said hi.
"We didn't realize you would be here this soon." Alexis said.
"We got here earlier that I anticipated." Seto replied.
"Where are Yugi and Heba at?" Tea asked.
"Oh. They went to the mainland to get Grandpa. They took the kids with them." Syrus said.
"That's good to know. We were wondering where they were." Malik said.
Jaden, being the bold one, said, "Who's with you?"
"Well, that one is going to be hard to believe." Ishizu said.
"Come on. It can't be that bad." Axel said.
"Why don't we go on in and talk about it?" Ryou suggested.
Agreeing, the group headed in.
Heba was in the store with his two children, getting the extra food that they needed for the party.
"No, kids. We aren't getting anything more than what we need." Heba said sternly.
"Why not?" Garrett asked.
"Because we don't need all that, Garrett. We are getting what we need, and that's all." Heba told him.
Once the three had all that they needed, Heba went and paid for everything. They then headed back to the dock and got on the boat that was headed back to Duel Island.
"Papa, is Grandpa going to be here soon?" Arlene asked.
"Yes, he will. You'll see him soon enough." Heba replied.
"I can't wait to see Grandpa. He always has such cool stories to tell." Garrett said, referring to the stories from when Solomon had been an archeologist.
"I know. I can't wait to see what story he tells this time." Arlene agreed.
Heba smiled. 'They always love to hear Grandpa's stories. Than again, they love to hear the stories that Yugi and I tell them about their fathers. I know that Yami and Atemu would have loved to have been a part of their children's lives. I hope one day they can meet their fathers.' Heba thought.
Heba hated the fact that his children as well as his niece and nephew had never had the chance to meet their fathers, and he hated that Yami and Atemu hadn't known about them. He always held out hope that it would happen, that the children would get the chance to meet their fathers one day.
"No way! You guys are the ancient spirits that Dad and Heba told us so much about!" Jaden exclaimed.
"That's awesome! I thought we'd never get the chance to meet you guys!" Jesse added.
"Dad and Heba told us all about you. They spoke highly of you." Zane added in his calm manner.
Atemu, Yami, Bakura, and Marik were all stunned.
"They told you about us?" Yami asked.
"Sure. Dad and Heba told us stories all the time. In fact, they tell them a lot because the kids like to hear about you." Atticus said.
"Dad?" Yami asked.
"They're talking about Yugi. They all refer to him that way." Seto explained.
"Yeah. I know that Pops and Heba are going to be thrilled when they see you again." Axel said.
"Did Yugi go crazy on adopting kids?" Atemu asked.
The kids started laughing.
"No. Truthfully, Jaden is the only one that he adopted. The rest of us kind of adopted Yugi as our father." Alexis said.
"Yeah. We all have either no family or families that don't care, and Yugi cared about us all when he started teaching us. We sort of consider our father figure." Chazz said.
"That sounds like Yugi." Yami admitted.
"Well, he's great to us all. None of us had families to go to during Christmas, so Dad decided to stay here and throw a party for us all." Syrus said.
"I'll be glad when they do get here. I know all of you have to want to meet the kids." Ryou said.
"No kidding." Yami said.
A moment later, Arlene and Garrett came running into the room.
"Hey, guys!" Arlene said.
"We're back!" Garrett added.
"You guys got Grandpa already?" Jaden asked.
"No. We went with Papa to get extra food, so we came back early." Garrett said.
"Oh." Alexis said.
Atemu was stunned at the sight of his two ten-year-old children.
"Kids, where are you?" Heba asked from outside the room.
"Uh-oh." Joey said.
"What?" Tea asked.
"How is Heba going to react to this?" Joey asked.
No one had time to think about the answer to that question.
Heba walked into the room. "We came back early because Yugi thought it would be a good idea to get some extra food. He's waiting for Grandpa with Miranda and Jordon." Heba said. He noticed the looks on all their faces. "What?" Heba asked, wondering what had gotten into them all.
"Um, you might want to sit down for this one." Jaden said.
Heba laughed. "Jaden, there is nothing that you can do that will shock me." Heba said.
"Don't bet on it." Seto said.
"Why?" Heba asked, turning his attention to Seto.
Unfortunately, Atemu was standing right beside Seto, so Heba saw him plain as day.
Heba's jaw dropped. "Atemu?" Heba said.
Atemu smiled tentatively. He wasn't sure how Heba was going to react to him being back. "Hey, Heba." Atemu said.
Heba was in shock for a moment. He wasn't quite sure what to think.
The group wondered what was going through Heba's mind at the moment.
Atemu took a step forward. "Heba, are you okay?" Atemu asked.
That snapped Heba out of his stupor.
"Atemu!" Heba exclaimed as he ran forward and jumped at Atemu, wrapping his arms around Atemu's neck tightly.
Atemu barely managed to keep his balance at having Heba jump at him like that, but he managed to keep them both up on their feet.
"Atemu, I can't believe that you're here! What's going on?" Heba asked.
"Well, in short, the gods let us come back to lead normal lives now." Atemu said.
Heba looked up at Atemu. "You mean, you're here to stay?" Heba asked, wanting to make sure that he understood Atemu right.
"Yes. We're back for good." Atemu said.
"That's great! I can't believe that you're back." Heba said.
Atemu chuckled. "I'm glad that we're back, too." Atemu said as he leaned down to kiss Heba.
Bakura and Marik made gagging noises at the sight.
A swift hit from Ryou and Malik shut them both up.
"Well, there's just one left to find out now." Ishizu said.
"Yeah. Yugi will probably faint." Joey said.
"Well, Malik and Ryou fainted, so Yugi might as well, too." Yami said.
"Heba's the only one that managed to not faint at the sight." Seto remarked.
Arlene and Garrett were watching in confusion. They were wondering who the man was that their father was hugging and kissing. It was also confusing them that he looked so much like Heba. The two also knew that this man looked a great deal like the man that Heba had described to them as their other father,
Heba, realizing that his kids hadn't met Atemu yet, let go of Atemu and turned around. "Arlene. Garrett. Come here." Heba said.
The two did as Heba said.
"Arlene, Garrett. This is your daddy. Atemu, these are our kids." Heba said.
Arlene and Garrett's eyes widened in shock.
"This is him?" Arlene asked.
Heba nodded.
Atemu smiled, glad to finally meet his kids. "Hey. It's good to see you." Atemu said.
"DADDY!" the two kids exclaimed, jumping at Atemu and into his arms.
The combined weight of the two knocked Atemu off of his feet and onto the floor.
"It's great to finally see you, Daddy." Arlene said.
"Yeah. We weren't sure we ever would." Garrett added.
Atemu laughed. "Well, I'm glad to finally meet you, too." Atemu said.
Heba smiled as he watched his kids with their father. 'Finally. My Christmas wish came true.' Heba thought.
"Hey, Heba. When's Dad getting back?" Jaden asked
Heba turned to his nephew. "Not sure. Grandpa hadn't arrived yet. They won't be getting back until he gets there." Heba said.
"I wonder how long that will be." Bakura muttered.
Ryou elbowed him to tell him to be quiet.
"Come on. We might as well show you guys what rooms you'll be in." Bastion said.
The group then headed out of the foyer to the rooms upstairs.
"Grandpa!" Miranda and Jordon exclaimed, running over to hug Solomon.
Solomon laughed as he hugged his great-grandchildren. "Well, hello. It's good to see you two again." Solomon said.
"We're glad that you were able to come, Grandpa." Miranda said.
"I'm glad, too." Solomon said.
Yugi walked forward. "Hey, Grandpa." Yugi said.
"Hi, Yugi. It's good to see you again, too." Solomon said.
"Well, where are all your bags?" Yugi asked.
"We'll have to get all the gifts, too." Solomon said.
"Right." Yugi said.
The group set to getting everything and then headed to the docks.
"I'm glad you're back, Atemu." Heba said as the two sat down on the bed in Heba's room.
"I am, too. You have no idea how happy I am to be back, or how surprised I was when the gods told us that we all had kids." Atemu said.
Heba laughed. "I guess that was a surprise." Heba agreed.
"No kidding. It must have been hard on you all." Atemu said.
"It was a little hard. We got through it, though." Heba said. He leaned against Atemu and said, "You know, this year I really got what I wanted for Christmas."
"You did?" Atemu asked, surprised.
Heba nodded. "Every year, Yugi and I have asked for the same thing. We both asked that you and Yami as well as Bakura and Marik would somehow be able to come back. This year, we got what we wanted." Heba said.
"I'm glad of that." Atemu said as he leaned down and kissed Heba.
"Wow. This place is quiet." Yugi said when they got there.
"Well, let's get these gifts under the tree." Solomon said.
"Um, Grandpa. It's more like around the tree." Yugi said.
The group headed upstairs and walked into the lounge that the tree was in. There were presents all over the place.
After finding placed, Yugi helped his grandfather put his suitcases in the room he would be staying in.
"Thanks, Yugi." Solomon said.
"Any time, Grandpa." Yugi said. He turned to Miranda and Jordon and said, "You can go and play with your cousins if you want."
The two nodded before they ran off to find Arlene and Garrett.
"I think I'll go rest a little bit." Yugi said.
"All right. I'll see you later." Solomon said.
Yugi left the room and headed down the hall to his room. He walked in, shut the door, and turned around.
And nearly had a heart attack.
Yami was sitting on the bed. "Um, hi, Yugi." Yami said.
Hearing Yami speak, Yugi knew that he was real.
And fainted.
Yami jumped up and ran over, barely managing to catch Yugi before he hit the floor. 'Should have seen that coming?' Yami thought. He walked back over to the bed and lay Yugi down on it.
It wasn't long before Yugi woke up.
"Yami, what are you doing here? How are you here? What is going on?" Yugi asked.
"Calm down, Yugi. The gods decided to let us come back and live normal lives. We get to stay." Yami said.
"You do?" Yugi asked.
Yami nodded.
Yugi hugged Yami tightly. "Yami, that's the greatest news that I have ever heard." Yugi said.
Yami smiled. "My thoughts exactly." Yami said. After a moment, he added, "Yugi, not that I don't love seeing you again, but I'd like to meet my kids."
"Oh, right." Yugi said, pulling away. "I'll go get them. Be right back." Yugi said before he got up and left the room.
Yami stayed where he was.
Yugi soon returned with Miranda and Jordon, who had already been told who Yami was.
"DADDY!" the two cried, running and hugging Yami.
"Hi, kids. It's great to finally meet you." Yami said, hugging his kids tightly.
Yugi smiled at this. 'Things are really looking up for us now.' Yugi thought.
That night, everyone gathered together for dinner.
Solomon had been told what had happened, and he was beyond happy for them all.
Miranda, Jordon, Arlene, Garrett, Marcel, and Angela were all beyond happy to have finally met their fathers.
Yami, Atemu, Marik, and Bakura were happy to have met them.
Yugi, Heba, Ryou, and Malik were happy that their lovers were back and that their kids had the chance to get to know their fathers now.
Everyone else was happy for them in general.
It would be a big adjustment, but everyone was looking forward to it.
Even the teenagers were looking forward to getting to know them since they had already heard so much about them.
Hope you liked it. I won't be able to finish this story until after Christmas, but I promise that I will finish it.
Next: Christmas Day!
R&R.