Small Note
Sakura: It's reunion time! So lets see how it goes with Yuugi getting to meet his papa again. Enjoy!
Chapter 7
Reunion
The feast seemed to move by slowly for Yuugi once Dumbledore gave his speech to the students. Everyone was having a good type catching up with friends while eating their delicious food. The only thing Yuugi could think about was getting to his papa as soon as possible. Joey, Ryou, and Malik would try to include him into their conversation, but Yuugi was only half listening to the things they were talking about. His mind was a mess as he had to fight with himself to not jump up out of his seat and run up to the teachers' table. It would not do him any good to cause a scene when he was sure there were already hushed conversations going on about him anyway.
While picking at his food, Yuugi kept looking out of the corner of his eye at his papa and Yami. His lover appeared relaxed to others, but Yuugi knew him better than that. Yami looked more tense than usual given the fact that he was now face to face with one of Yuugi's parents. This was probably not the way Yami wanted to meet Yuugi's papa, but there was no turning back now. At least Yuugi was pleased to see a smile on his papa's face as he tried to strike up a conversation with Yami. What worried Yuugi the most was that he wondered what his papa would think when he found out that his teaching assistant was dating his only child. That was going to be an interesting talk once the three were in the same room together.
As the talk grew quiet and the food started to disappear, the Head Boys and Girls of each house started to file the first years together to show them where they would be staying while the second years and up filed out of the great hall on their own. Yuugi remained in his seat even when his three new friends offered to show him to the common room. The teen kindly turned them down and said he could find his own way but he wanted to say goodnight to Yami first. He decided to keep quiet about having a different living arrangement than the normal students until tomorrow since it was getting late and he just wanted to get to his papa already.
Once the great hall cleared of students except for Yuugi, the teachers started to file out headed to their rooms for the night, leaving only Dumbledore, Remus, and Yami to come down from the teachers' table. As soon as they were the only ones in the room, Yuugi's face broke out in a smile as he ran into his papa's arms and clung to him like he was going to disappear again.
Three long years he waited to see him again and it was so overwhelming that tears he had no control over started to fall from his eyes as he tighten his arms around his papa's waist. Yuugi buried his face into his father's robes to hide his tears.
Warm comforting arms wrapped around Yuugi's small frame and held him close. As much as Yuugi loved his grandfather and Yami, there was nothing that beat the loving arms of a parent. There were so many questions Yuugi had that he wanted answers, but at that moment he just wanted to be held by one of the two people he missed so much.
The fireplace cracked as Yami poked it a few times to get the fire burning. He then busied himself with pouring everyone a cup of tea, while Yuugi and Remus took up the couch both facing each other. Yuugi was wrapped in a blanket quietly figuring out what questions to ask while he had his papa in front of him. There were so many, but he had no idea where to start. After he had calmed down, Dumbledore had suggested they talk privately within the comfort of their living quarters since according to him the walls had ears. Once Dumbledore bid them a good night and disappeared out of the great hall, the three finally make the trip up to where Yuugi and Yami would be staying.
It somehow came as no surprise to Yuugi when he found out that his papa would be staying in the same place and that the room across from Yuugi's and Yami's was for him. It made Yuugi swell with happiness that he would not only be living with Yami, but his papa as well. Minus the fact that they were in a magical school, the family was almost whole again living under the same roof. If only his father was there and not on the run, then this would be an even better reunion.
After the cups of tea were passed out by Yami and the crimson eyed adult placed himself behind Yuugi did the young teen find his voice. "I'm sorry if this comes out wrong, but why are you here papa?"
The question did not seem to surprise Remus at all as he just gave his son a gentle smile. "As I'm sure you have heard from Dumbledore of your father's escape, Dumbledore was able to talk the ministry into allowing me a teaching position here at Hogwarts. In order to make a long story short, he informed the ministry that with both you and I being here at the school there was a high chance your father would come here looking for us. It would allow the ministry to keep an eye on us and keep a better look out for your father." He explained although he did not sound happy about the ministry hunting down his husband like an animal.
"You don't think father did all those things do you?" Yuugi couldn't help but ask. He wanted to believe his father was innocent, but he had also been so young at the time. "I don't remember much of my childhood before living with grandpa, but I saw pictures and we looked so happy together."
"We were very much happy together," Remus informed him. "Don't ever doubt that your father was not a good man. I wish I knew the truth of what happened on those nights, but I know that no matter what Sirius would not have done anything to hurt anyone."
Yuugi nodded his head. "I don't want to see him get hurt, but it would be nice to see my father again." He turned his head to look at Yami. "It will also be nice for him and Yami to meet."
Yami paled a little at the thought of meeting Yuugi's father. He also wanted to believe that Yuugi's father wasn't a murder, but some part of him still feared that he would be cursed somehow for even dating Yuugi. At most he hoped meeting Sirius wouldn't be as a surprise as it was with Remus.
Remus and Yuugi both chuckled at Yami's face and it was then that the young adult noticed where Yuugi's attitude came from. They both shared the same laugh even if they were laughing at him. "It was interesting to find that my assistant is my son's boyfriend. He has been treating you well hasn't he Yuugi?" Remus asked with a smile hoping to ease Yami's worry.
Yuugi smiled back and lean into Yami. "He has been the best boyfriend ever. At most I figured he would make a good best friend, but I had no idea how much I would fall in love with him." He then looked toward his papa. "So I take it you're okay with Yami being my boyfriend?"
"Yuugi, you are allowed to date whomever you like, as long as the two of you are happy together." Remus reassured him. "I'm completely fine with it, however I would like to get to know Yami a little more encase there is wedding bells in your future."
Yuugi blushed at his papa's teasing tone. "Papa! I'm too young to get married!"
"Yeah I thought the same thing until I ended up pregnant with you."
Yuugi's eyes widen at the news. "How old were you?"
Remus took a sip of his tea as he recalled those days. "I was seventeen when I got married, but pregnant with you when I was about your age."
This surprised both Yuugi and Yami, but then again Remus did look fairly young to have a sixteen year old son. Teenage pregnancy was not looked on as a good thing in the world of today. It made the two wonder how hard it must have been for Yuugi's parents being in school and having a baby. "How did you handle it?" Yuugi asked, it was the only thing he could think of to ask after hearing that news.
"It was tough, I mean I had only been dating your father for two years at the time and it was shocking to the both of us. Believe me I thought nothing like that could happen to me, but it did and we dealt with it." Remus moved a bang behind Yuugi's ear so it was out of his face. "We never regretted having you come into our lives at the time you did. I just hate that we didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted to together as a family."
Yuugi looked down at his cup of tea when he felt the tears well up in his eyes again. "It wasn't your fault. I'm just glad I got to see you when I could." He then looked up at his papa with a new question. "Why did you stop coming around three years ago?"
Remus looked toward the fireplace so he wouldn't have to look at his son. "I'm not proud of myself for staying away so long, but in the end I thought it was the right choice. At first it was the prime minister keeping me away from you. Our visits always had to be monitored and I kept trying to schedule a date to come see you again. After a while I started to lose hope when I was not getting any responds back." He then looked over at the two. "It was after a year that I finally wrote a letter to Solomon and asked him how things were. He informed me of the trip to Cairo, so I waited until after you would return to see if I could get a visit in. After your return to Domino, Solomon sent me a letter saying you were happy and had found yourself someone special. I was overjoyed by the news that you had someone in your life that I decided to stay away so you could continue to grow on your own." He reached out to touch Yuugi's knee and give it a gentle squeeze. "I'm sorry if I had hurt you in any way. It hurt those three years of having no contact with you."
Yuugi gave his papa a sad smile as he wiped a tear away. "I don't blame you for giving me my space. I just wish you had visited sooner so you could have met Yami."
Remus nodded. "Well thanks to Dumbledore we have been given the chance to be together again."
After that the talk seemed to dwindle down and it wasn't long before they all decided to call it a night. Classes would begin in the morning and they all needed their rest. As much as Yuugi wanted stay up and talk late into the night with his papa, he had to get some sleep. So he and Yami said their good nights before entering their room and closing the door behind them.
Thirty minutes later found Yuugi still up and staring at the canopy top. He was physical tired after the long and exciting day, but his mind refused to shut down. Akumu was happily eating inside her cage, while Sphinx lay curled at the bottom of the bed snoozing. Yami appeared to be asleep due to the light snoring, but Yuugi couldn't be sure given Yami's back was facing him. He wasn't completely sure why he couldn't sleep, but he guessed it had something to do with nerves about the first day of classes tomorrow. Unlike other students who had to wait until in the morning, Yuugi already knew his schedule and it wasn't that bad either. He would only be in classes for the morning and then have the rest of the day to do whatever. There was no way any students would need tutoring until later in the year so he wouldn't even have to deal with that yet.
It was just some strange reason Yuugi couldn't sleep when he really knew he needed it. Against his better judgment, he turned and gently shook Yami's shoulder. "Yami, are you still awake?"
There was a light grumble before Yami yawned. "Yeah, what is it?" He questioned sleepy. Yuugi knew it had been a lie that Yami hadn't been asleep, but at least Yami was willing to listen to him.
"I can't sleep and I can't figure out why?" Yuugi told him as Yami turned to face him.
"I'm sure your just nerves about the first day." Yami informed him. "All students I'm sure are nervous no matter what grade level they are in. It's a natural thing that happens to everyone no matter how prepared you are."
Yuugi sighed as he picked at the sheets. "I really have nothing to be nervous about. As Dumbledore told me, I'm way ahead of my grade level so the classes won't be hard."
Yami chuckled and pulled Yuugi close. "I don't think it's the classes you are worried about. I believe it's how the students will treat you."
By that statement Yuugi did see that Yami had a point. He remembered all the whisper he heard when his name had been called for the sorting hat. "I guess I'm letting it get to me more than I should. It's probably nothing to worry over, but I don't want to be looked at or ignored because of who my parents are."
"By the looks of it I would say you already have some friends here. I saw that you had met Ryou, Malik, and Joey while sitting at the Gryffindor table." Yami pointed out. "I completely forgot that they attended here even after my cousins told me. I also think Seto's little brother Mokuba is a second year now if I recall and he is a sweet boy. I'm sure he wouldn't mind being your friend either."
Yuugi laughed a little at that. "If I didn't know any better I would stay you are trying to set me up with your cousin's boyfriends and little brother as friends."
Yami grinned as he lean a little closer to Yuugi's face. "Well I already have the role of boyfriend. So it's time you have a few friends of your own. It never hurts to get to know other people."
Yuugi agreed with him as he closed the distance between the two of them. Their lips met for a gentle kiss, before they broke apart and Yami rolled onto his back pulling Yuugi with him so Yuugi was laying his head on Yami's chest. "I think it's time we both get some sleep. Tomorrow is a big day and I really don't want to be late." Yami said as he rubbed Yuugi's back.
The younger yawned while nodding his head before closing his eyes. After a while Yuugi finally fell asleep to the sound of his boyfriend's heartbeat.
A tan hand reached out to wake the lazy teen only to get a groan in response and a pillow thrown at him. Yami chuckled at Yuugi and quickly picked the teen up with little effort. Yuugi gave him a lazy glare as he lay limp in Yami's arms.
"It's too early!" Yuugi groaned.
Yami rolled his eyes at Yuugi. "Well you wanted to attend Hogwarts. Your classes start at nine o'clock, so if you want breakfast then we better get you ready and down stairs." He carried Yuugi into the bathroom where he placed him on the side of the tub to sit. "Your clothes are on the sink counter top and yes I picked out something that would go with your robes." He told Yuugi before leaving the bathroom as quickly as he had come to finish what he was doing.
Yuugi pouted on the side of the tub for about a minute, before getting his bath ready. If anything he wished he had picked night classes. At night he was always more awake and that was either the werewolf in him or he was just naturally a night owl. However all the classes Dumbledore wanted him to take were in the morning and it completely sucked in Yuugi's opinion.
After making sure the bathroom door was closed and locked, Yuugi stripped off his night clothes and entered the warm bath. Hopefully his first day wasn't going to end up terrible because if it was, well he wasn't going to be a very happy wolf.
Even though it was eight o'clock in the morning, the great hall wasn't as full as it was the night before with students. The only ones sitting down eating were a good amount of first years, a few upper year students from each house and the professors. Once they entered the great hall, Remus decided to eat with the other professors while Yuugi and Yami joined Joey, Ryou, and Malik who happened to be sitting down at the Gryffindor table eating. Yuugi picked up his schedule from an upper year student at the beginning of the Gryffindor table, before taking a seat beside Ryou. Yami took his place next to Yuugi deciding to eat with people closer to his age even if they were younger than him.
Joey was already stuffing his face with food while Malik picked at his food looking half asleep and Ryou was scolding them both. After Yuugi set beside him, Ryou's frown turned into a smile within a split second. "How are you this morning Yuugi?"
Yuugi shrugged as he filled his plate. "I miss sleeping in, but I'll be more awake when I get some food into my stomach."
"So Yams what have you been up to?" Joey asked once he swallowed the food in his mouth. "Your cousins have been complaining they haven't seen you in a while."
Yami ignored the nickname for now since Joey never listened. "I've been living in Japan with Yuugi for the time being. I'll probably take a trip back to Egypt after this school year ends." He looked toward Malik and Ryou. "I'm sure you two are keeping the two psychos out of trouble."
Malik just shrugged and it was easy to tell he was not a morning person, while Ryou sighed at the mentioned of his lover. "Everything seems to go in one ear and out the other. It's kind of nice to get away after a while, although Bakura complains about me being away too long."
Yami could agree with him there about Bakura never listening. "He probably listens to you more than he does anyone else."
"It takes a while, but he can have his good days." Ryou said before asking a question, "So, Yami how did you luck up on this job as an assistant?"
"Once Yuugi got his acceptances letter from Hogwarts, I got a meeting with the headmaster to see if he had a job opening for me. I've been meaning to find a job and it seemed perfect so I could continue to be close to Yuugi." Yami explained to them.
Joey sighed. "Yuugi is so lucky to have you here." He then thought of something and looked toward the shortest of the group. "By the way we never saw you in the common rooms last night?"
Yuugi blushed and looked down at his plate. "I'm not staying in the Gryffindor tower. Dumbledore has allowed me to stay with Yami in our own room since I'm a late transfer in. It allows me to have more privacy in my studies."
"You are so lucky," Malik finally said as he joined the conversation. "I would love to have Marik here."
"I don't think any of the professors would like that very much." Yami said with a chuckle. "Marik was smart, but a problem from year one to our last year."
Malik gave him a small grin. "That's what I love about him."
Joey rolled his eyes and decided to change the subject. "So Yuugi what classes did you get?"
Yuugi took a look at the schedule on the table between his and Yami's plate. He picked it up and handed it to Joey. "I've got a weird arrange of classes due to my home schooling."
"I would say, you've been placed in three third year classes and the rest are sixth year." Joey said after he got a look and then handed it to Ryou.
"I wonder why you were placed in those classes…" Ryou wondered out loud once he got a look then gave it back to Yuugi. "Since you got Herbology, Transfiguration, History of Magic and Charms as the same time as me we could walk to class together, Malik only has Transfiguration with us and Joey only has Charms."
"I'm sure Dumbledore has his reasons for placing me in those classes," Yuugi said with a smile not willing to tell them all the truth yet. The last thing he needed was for them to turn him away for being some kind of magical genius. "I like that idea of us walking together. I'm still trying to get used to the school since this place can be a maze."
They all sat and talked for a while. Yami catching up on the latest news about his family in Egypt and then before long they all had to get going as nine o'clock came around. Ryou, Joey, and Malik all went their own way while Yuugi and Yami walked toward the North Tower where Yuugi's first class was.
There were ten minutes to spare so Yami walked with him until they came to the spiral stairs that lead up to the top of the tower. A group of third year students walked passed them and headed up so that was a good sign that class was getting ready to start. Yami turned to Yuugi and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"Be careful and listen to your instructor. There is no telling what you will be studying today and I've never heard of this professor before." Yami explained to him. He wasn't too worried about Yuugi, but he had never seen or heard of the professor on Yuugi's schedule. Hogwarts had a few new professors so there was no telling what would be taught in Yuugi's classes.
Yuugi gave Yami one of his best smiles and one more kiss. "Don't worry so much and get to class before you're late. I don't want my papa complaining that I'm hogging his assistant." He teased, before hurrying up the stairs toward his first class.
Yami smile and shook his head at the remark before hurrying down one of the many hallways.
Sakura: I had to have a quick reunion between Yuugi and Remus before the rest of the story started to play out. Next chapter will have Yuugi finally starting his first day of classes.
Yumi: Review!
