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A/N:
Seto Kaiba underlined text
Yami Sennen Italicized text
Chapter 4
Yugi was sitting relaxing with his friends underneath a Sakura tree when he suddenly brought up something he had been thinking about for awhile, "Hey guys, what do you think about the Sennnen boys?"
Ryou, who had been sick the day Atemu and Yami had been there shrugged, "Well Yugi, I've never seen them before so I don't know. However, Bakura likes them. He was laughing his ass off on the phone with Marik talking about how 'finally someone had the balls to stick it to the teacher. I'll admit the new kid is a bit of a wierdo, but I like his style.'"
"Well I think he's just a punk who needs to be taught a lesson." Joey said suddenly.
"JOEY!" Anzu and Yugi both shouted, while Anzu furthered her point by smacking Joey on the shoulder.
"What? What'd I do?" Joey asked.
"You shouldn't say stuff like that about someone you don't know." Anzu said.
Yugi nodded.
"No guys I agree with Joey, I mean what the hell? Joey says hi to the silent one..."
"He has a name!" Yugi snapped.
Honda ignored him and said, "And Mr. Macho turns around and hits him for no reason. I agree he's a punk who needs to get his ass wooped."
Anzu smacked Honda as well, "You guys are terrible."
"You know," Duke suddenly said, "I may not think that what Akemu...
"ATEMU, ATEMU with a T." Yugi corrected.
"Sorry. As I was saying, I may not think that what Atemu did was right but the real freak was that silent kid."
"WHO HAS A NAME!" Yugi shouted.
Duke ignored him, "I mean really, first off the kid doesn't talk. It's almost like he's hoping to be accepting into a miming school and then he totally freaks out when Joey innocently rested a hand on his shoulder. I mean was I the only one who noticed that kid looked like he was crying?"
Honda and Joey both nodded before Joey added, "Yeah I real little sissy if you ask me."
Yugi had enough and he got to his feet, picked up the gaming magazine he'd brought out to read and smacked Joey, Honda and Duke with it.
The three boys glared at him, "Seriously Yug, what the hell is your problem?"
"Yeah, what the hell Yugi?"
Yugi glared right back at the boys and said, "I have several problems. The first one is: 'The silent kid' has a name. His name is Yami, Y-A-M-I, YAMI! Second of all how the hell can you three just declare him a sissy when you don't know anything about him. Huh?"
Anzu nodded, "I agree with Yugi. You three are being incredibly unfair."
Ryou nodded and added, "I may not have met the boys but I too think you're misjudging them. I mean, I was quiet when I first moved here and I stuck to myself for a while, only really talking to my brother but that didn't make me a sissy. He's probably just shy."
Duke rolled his eyes, "We didn't say he was a sissy because he was quiet. We said he was a sissy because he started bawling his eyes out like a little baby when Joey put his hand on his shoulder."
This time it was Ryou, Yugi and Anzu who glared at him for a second before Ryou continued, "And you shouldn't just label someone you don't know. There is most likely an underlying reason for the way Yami acted."
Yugi and Anzu nodded in agreement.
The three boys glanced at one another before as one they slumped back, Joey spoke up and said, "You know what, whatever, I'm not going argue with you guys about the new kids."
And with that the subject was dropped.
However, Yugi couldn't get the boys out of his mind. He had asked his grandpa when he got back home what he had found out about the boys but his grandpa hadn't really said too much, though sadly what little he did say spoke volumes.
Flashback
Solomon walked into the Game Shop to see his grandson sweeping up. Yugi looked up when he heard the bell chime signialing his grandfather's arrival and smiled, "Hey Grandpa, did you have a nice time visiting the Sennens?"
Solomon nodded, "Yes Yugi, I did."
Yugi set the broom aside before turning his attention back to his grandfather, "So, grandpa...did you find anything out about the boys?" Yugi asked.
Solomon sighed but slowly nodded, "I did Yugi. Aknamkanon gave me Atemu and Yami's story."
Yugi bit his lip. He wanted his grandpa to just tell him what he'd found about about the boys but the tone his grandpa had used told Yugi that whatever his grandfather had found out it hadn't been good.
Yugi sighed before he said, "Its bad isn't it?"
Solomon nodded. Bad didn't really begin to describe what Yami and Atemu had been through, the word Hell almost doesn't seem to fit but it was a lot closer to describing what had happened than a weak general word like bad.
Yugi sighed again before saying, "They were abused weren't they?" Yugi hated to ask such a thing and the mere thought of someone going through any kind of abuse was horrifying to Yugi, not to mention something he couldn't understand. He never was able to understand why anyone, let alone a parent, would willingly harm their child.
Solomon sighed but didn't respond and instead wrapped his arms around his grandson.
Yugi just let his grandpa hug him. His grandpa always did this after he heard about something terrible happening to a child.
End Flashback
Yugi really wished to find some way to help the boys.
"Hey Yug, what do you say about going to the aracade? I mean it is a half day today so we'll be able to spend most of the day there." Joey asked.
Yugi almost said yes but then he stopped to think and he came up with a way that was a lot better to spend his time than at the aracade, "Sorry Joey, I can't. I promised my grandpa that I'd help him out around the shop. Raincheck?"
Joey grinned and wrapped an arm around Yugi's shoulders, "Ah no worries Yug. I'll just have to be satisfed with kicking Honda's and Duke's butts."
Yugi chuckled.
Joey then released Yugi and headed off down the road towards the arcade, Honda and Duke on his shook his head at his friends antics before he turned to go towards home only to stop when he noticed that Anzu and Ryou were still standing there.
Anzu crossed her arms and said, "Alright Yugi spill it. Unlike those three we aren't idiots. You don't have to help your grandpa out at his shop. So, what are you really going to do."
Yugi sighed before he said, "Well, I was going to go over to the Sennen's house to try and talk to Atemu and Yami. Try and get to know them...help them. I know its probably a long shot but I want to try."
Anzu smiled at Yugi and said, "I figured it was something like that. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go."
Yugi nodded and turned and took off down the road, Anzu and Ryou jogging behind him.
Ten minutes later the trio arrived at the Game Shop and headed inside. Solomon raised a hand in acknowledgement but said nothing else to the three since he was in the middle of helping a customer.
The three teens headed upstairs. Yugi dropped his bag on the ground next to the door before he walked into the kitchen, Ryou and Anzu followed him.
"Yugi, I thought you said we were going to the Sennens." Ryou said.
"We are." Yugi said before he grabbed the phone. "But I'm going to call the Sennen's first."
"Wise move Yugi." Anzu said.
Yugi nodded before he turned his attention to the phone. He dialed the Sennen's home number and waited until someone picked up. He didn't have to wait long before someone answered.
"Sennen residents."
"Yes, this is Yugi Motou. Can I please speak with Mr. or Mrs. Sennen?"
"Ah, yes sir. Please hold."
A few seconds later another voice came onto the phone, "Hello?"
"Mr. Sennen, it's me Yugi."
"Ah, Yugi. What can I do for you?"
"I was wondering if me and a couple of friends of mine could come over this afternoon? We want to talk to Atemu and Yami."
Aknamkanon paused for a moment before he said, "Well, Yugi I'm not sure about that."
"That's alright." Yugi said, though you could clearly hear he was disappointed.
"You know what, yes Yugi. You and your friends can come over. Kaiba spent four hours visiting with the boys yesterday so I don't see any harm in you coming over as well."
Yugi smiled widely, "Thank you very much Mr. Sennen. We'll be over in about an hour."
"That's fine."
With that being said the call was concluded. Yugi turned to Anzu and Ryou and said, "He said we can come over. I told him we'd be there in an hour. I hope that's alright with you guys."
"That's fine Yugi, so what are we going to do for an hour?"
Yugi grinned before he turned and headed upstairs to his room, "I got a new video game yesterday that you guys will love."
Seto Kaiba climbed out of his limo once it had pulled to a stop in front of the Sennen's mansion. He was really looking forward to communicating with Atemu and Yami once again.
He walked up the steps leading to the mansion and knocked twice on the door before the butler answered it.
"Ah, Mr. Kaiba. Mr. and Mrs. Sennen have been expecting you." The butler said.
Seto brushed past him and into the house. He didn't wish to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Sennen so instead of following the butler into the sitting room he instead headed for the stairs. He walked briskly up the stairs before he came to a stop outside Yami and Atemu's door. He sat down on the ground and looked at the door before his eyes widened in surprise as he saw a piece of paper folded in half being slid under the door.
Seto picked up the piece of paper and smiled slightly when he noticed his name written in neat cursive handwriting on the front of the paper. Seto.
Seto unfolded the paper and began to read.
Dear Seto,
I hope you and your brother had a wonderful evening together. Atemu's migraine was a bad one which means nausea comes with it. He ended up sick until about 10 this morning though he insists that he is feeling a bit better now.
The Sennens have left Atemu and I alone this morning though I have heard them mention something about a boy named Yugi coming over later today. Do you know him? Because we would both be very disappointed if we couldn't visit with you today because of him.
I was looking back over the notes we were writing yesterday and I saw that Atemu had mentioned the miscarriage I had and I must admit I was surprised that you didn't ask the 'how is that possible?' question. That leads me to believe that you either already knew or don't want to pry. Well the reason is I'm androgynous, thought the doctors used a different term for it.
Anyway, write something when you get this and with any luck Atemu will be awake by then.
Yami.
P.S. Oh and if you are still interested in seeing my pictures I dug out my sketch book so I could show you. Though I have to warn you they suck.
Seto read over the note Yami had written for him and smiled before he folded the paper back up and slipped it into his pocket and headed downstairs. The fact that Yami said Yugi was coming over today concerned him since he had little doubt that Yugi came to visit with Atemu and Yami and he didn't want Yugi to make things worse, although he knew that wouldn't be Yugi's intention.
Seto walked down into the Sennen's sitting room and was mildly surprised to see Yugi sitting there drinking a cup of tea with the Sennen's joined by Anzu and Ryou.
"What the hell are you doing here Motou?" Seto snapped, immediately drawing everyone's attention onto himself.
Yugi set his tea cup on the coffee table before he said, "I want to talk to Atemu and Yami, to get to know them better. I know they went through some bad stuff and..."
"You know? Don't make me laugh Motou. You don't know shit about those two so don't talk like you do. I recognize that you want to help but you can't. So, take your little friends and go do whatever it is you do with your time. If Yami and Atemu are ready to talk to you then they will make the first move. Let them come to you, don't force yourselves on them because in the long run that will do more damage then help." Seto said.
"Now Mr. Kaiba." Amara scolded.
Seto snapped his eyes onto her and her husband, "Look, I'm here to help them and I don't appreciate you trying to jeopardize everything by forcing them to socialize. You two at the very least have a basic understanding of what they've been through so I'd like to think you wouldn't want to make things worse."
Anzu, not to mention Aknamkanon looked like they wanted to say something however they were all surprised when Yugi got to his feet and said, "I understand. I just wanted to help, however if you think that it'd be best if I backed off then I will." He then turned to face Mr. and Mrs. Sennen and said, "Thank you both for the cup of tea. It was nice catching back up with you two."
He then headed out of the room, Ryou and Anzu rising and following him. They may have all thought that Seto was being incredibly rude but they also recognized that he too was trying to do the right thing and so they would allow him to take the lead on this, especially since the Sennen's had already said he'd made some headway.
Without another word Kaiba turned and made his way back up to Atemu and Yami's room.
He sat back down in front of the closed bedroom door and pulled a fresh sheet of paper out of his briefcase and began to write.
Good Afternoon Yami. Thanks for the note. My brother and I had a very nice evening together. I'm sorry to hear that Atemu's migraine was so bad. Is he really feeling better? Or is he just saying it to make you feel better? I'm glad that YOU actually iniatiated communication today. That's fantastic. As for Yugi, he was the kid who looked a bit like you and Atemu that you saw at school. He was here with a couple of friends of his but you don't need to worry since they already went home after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Sennen for awhile. Yes I was aware that you are a hermanphrodite, that might have been the term the doctors used and it was mentioned in your medical records. But you're right I didn't want to pry. I am however sorry that you went through all of that. And yes Yami, I'd love to see your drawings. I'm sure they're fantastic.
Seto glanced back over what he had written to make sure that he didn't step over lines. He smiled when he again thought about that Yami had started the conversation with him today. Not to mention that he had said he would have been disappointed if they couldn't talk. He may have been reading too much into it, but to him it sounded like Yami genuinely wanted to talk to him. He quickly shook his head to get the stupid lovesick teenager thoughts out of his head. He was just here to help Yami...not to fall for him. Even though it seemed like he was anyway. With a final shake of his head he slid the paper under the door. Now all he could do was wait.
Seto was surprised however when instead of a piece of paper being slide under the door instead he noticed the door open. Seto glaned up and saw Yami pulling open his door. He could also see Atemu laying on a bed not far from the door. He was very clearly awake and watching closely every move his brother made.
Yami smiled shyly at Seto before he took a couple of hesitant step forward and handed Seto a small stack of pictures as well as a handwritten note. Seto reached out and accepted the stack of papers from Yami. For a moment both of them just held on to the stack like they didn't know what to do. Seto just looked at Yami who shyly met Seto's gaze with his own. Seto could see that he was nervous about meeting his gaze but he also could see what he would guess was determination. It made his heart swell to see that Yami was trying so hard.
However, Atemu cleared his throat suddenly and the moment was gone and Yami quickly let go of the stack and walked silently back into his room and sat down just inside the door. However, Seto was very pleased to see that Yami left the door open.
Seto then looked down at the stack of papers Yami had handed him. On top of the stack was a written note by Yami. Seto set that aside and instead turned his attention to the other papers in the pile.
The top picture on the pile was clearly a drawing of Atemu. The colored drawing focuses on Atemu's face only. His eyes are flashing with the anger that Atemu quite often shows others, however what was most interesting about the picture itself was the way Yami had drawn him. Yami had drawn him as a...Pharaoh surprisingly enough.
The second image was quite interesting. In the background of the picture was very clearly Domino City, Seto could clearly see that because he could recoginze among other buildings his own company's headquarters prominently shown in the image. However, the focus of the picture was not on Domino but rather the very large, very accurately drawn Slifer the Sky Dragon.
The third drawing was not only the smallest in scale but it was also clearly the most looked at of all the drawings since it was pretty creased. It was a beautiful sketch of Yami himself. Seto loved how Yami was able to capture his kind nature the eyes, not to mention the smile he'd drawn.
The next three were, wow. However, unlike the first three these were no longer drawings but rather paintings. The first painting was a scene of a stream flowing in a path it seemed to have carved between two grass covered hillsides. The next painting was a beautiful scene of a large water expanse. Above the water you could see a sillouhetted bird flying. The bird seemed to glow with the sun light that was shining from above it. And the final painting was an amazing piece that showed a old traditional japanese mansion type building in a fantasy type setting.
For a few moments could only stare. He glanced up at Yami and saw that Yami was biting his lip slighlty and lowering his gaze. He quickly set the pictures aside and picked up the note Yami had written him.
Glad to hear that you and your brother had a good evening and yes Atemu is feeling better. As for my pictures...the first one is of Atemu. I drew him as a pharaoh because for some reason to me he always seems regal...powerful. Also, my brother loves anything that deals with ancient Egypts so it just...fit I guess you could say. The second one was based on a dream I had of Slifer the Sky Dragon attacking the city. The third one, as you can probably can tell, it a quick sketch I did of myself...nothing special though Atemu absolutely loves that one. The next one was my first attempt at painting though I believe the next two to be a lot better I still recognize that they suck.
For a few seconds Seto just starred at the paper before he picked up his pen and began to write. Yami, these are...I can't even describe it...absolutely astounding will have to do. I am at a loss for words and that NEVER happens. They are all amazing! I've never seen better. Each one has something different that I love about it. I especially like the one of you. The picture you drew of your brother as a Pharaoh was also stunning and your drawing of Slifer is better than the one on the card! I think Kaiba should fire his current artist and hire you. Your 'first attempt' was an absolute resounding success! It reminds me of a place my brother and I used to go to with our parents before they died. I love the one with the ocean and the dove in front of the sun with the beams radiating from it. I absolutely love the ocean. As for your last one, the one with shrine on the cliff with the waterfall, the fog and the birds flying and the hazy sun was absolutely stunning. They are better than photo's. I don't know if mere photos could capture so much soul as you captured in your are along with the exact detail. You are very gifted indeed. Thank you very much for sharing these with me. Also, it is nice SEE you can your brother again.
Seto slowly crawled forwad since he didn't want to give the impression of towering over Yami. He lightly placed his hand on Yami's knee which made Yami snap his head up and lock his eyes with Seto's. Seto smiled at Yami, his hand moving off Yami's knee and instead lightly cupping the side of Yami's face. He had to fight against the urge to chuckle when he noticed how Yami blushed at the contact. Seto then handed Yami the back the note before he removed his hand from Yami's face and crawled back to the place he'd been sitting.
He watched at Yami's eyes moved back and forth as he read what Seto had written before he picked up a pen and began to write his reply. He loved watching all the little expressions Yami made while he kept looking back at the note. The way his brow would wrinkle while he thought about what to write as well as the way he blushed slightly while rereading the note.
Yami then set his pen aside and rose to his feet and walked back to Seto and handed him the note before he retreated back to his spot just inside his room.
The one with the dove was based on my interpretation of the bible story of Noah's Arc. The part where the dove goes looking for a sign of land and that the flood is over is the scene I chose to try and depict. But really, you don't need to lie to me...I mean come on...Kaiba hire me as an artist...that would never happen. You can keep any one of those you want...except the sketch of me. Atemu carries that one in his wallet.
Ah, yes I know the story, I think that was a fantastic rendition of it. And I didn't lie to you, Kaiba would hire you. He'd be a fool not to recognize such talent. I heard your parents say mention he is a business partner of theirs, I'm sure they could hook you up. But, I digress, these are phenominal. I'd like to keep all of them minus the one Atemu keeps if you let me. If it isn't too much trouble I'd love it if you could draw another self portrait that I could keep as well. That was one of my favorites, I can see why Atemu wouldn't be seperated from it.
With a smile on his face he walked back over and handed the paper back to Yami. Yami read over Seto's response before he got up and walked back into his room picking up a folder which had several other papers iniside it. He watched as Yami flipped through the different pages pulling out some and passing others by. After he was satisfied that he had found the ones he was looking for he walked back over to the door and quickly wrote another response and headed back out into the hallway.
He handed Seto the the stack of papers but instead of heading back inside he sat back down beside Seto in the hall. Seto noticed how Atemu straightened up in the bed and narrowed his eyes slightly but other than that did nothing.
Seto fought back the urge to blush when Yami lightly rested his head on Seto's shoulder to look at the images at the same time Seto did. But this time he decided to read what Yami had written first. You actually can have another one. I have more pictures that I want to show you. The first one is a quick sketch I had done of you based on what I'd remembered from when I saw you at school. However, if you don't want me to be drawing pictures of you I won't anymore. I also included some older pictures of the ocean since you mentioned that you love the ocean. As for the Sennen's, they don't know I can draw let alone like to draw. In fact they don't know anything about my likes and dislikes that Atemu hasn't told them.
Seto then turned his attention back onto the three pictures Yami had handed him. The first one was indeed a beautiful picture of him. But what was most striking about the image was the blue eyes white dragon that was standing proudly nearby. He loved the dragon but, he had never mentioned that to Yami. The other two were indeed beautiful ocean scenes.
Seto picked up his pen to begin to write but before he could write anything Yami leaned over and picked up the last ocean scene he had looked at and said, "This is beautiful place. Atemu and I actually have been there."
Seto froze. Yami spoke, he actually spoke.
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