Thanx again to Taryn for the help and beta-ing, along with YnY.

Yes! The 200-review mark! Thanx to Maverick for being the 200th reviewer! (hands over a bottle of sparkling water, fancy cheese, and a video tape of said reviewer's fave couple making out)

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, and if I did I'd be very rich, have my own limo and my own league of servants. Then I'd have my own pool, chain of ice cream shops, and have a sandwich named after me. (That's what famous people do, you know).

It also wouldn't be a kids show; the rating'd be NCWPT (No Children Without Permission from Tadashi), which is way over the line of NC-17.

And Yami would walk around shirtless.

All It Takes

By: Tadashi

Chapter 10: Revelations, part 1

Yami's POV! (woohoo! For once, ne?)

At about 11 o'clock that night, we'd slipped into our pj's and gotten into bed. We'd just had a very intense make-out session. Nothing more, though... tempting as it is.

Yuugi's in the corner again, and things now are much more at ease than they were last night. We're closely nuzzled together, and I think Yuugi's being lulled to sleep by the scent of the cologne I put on this morning. I never bothered to put on a pajama shirt.

"Did you have a good day?" I ask him. Bleh, my voice sounds a bit husky.

He snuggles closer. "You bet… except for doctor demented out there…" He looked up at me with those adorable eyes, "what do you have against him, anyway? Aside from the obvious..." He pets his hand, obviously in the revolting remembrance of Pegasus kissing it.

I kiss his forehead. "It's nothing for you to get worked up about. Good night, chibi ichi." In Japanese, that means "little one".

"I'm not little…" he mutters, sleep overtaking him. "Just… fine."

Ten minutes later, I'm positive that he's asleep. I release my unusually loose hold on him and quietly sneak out of bed. I open the window and sit on the windowsill. What do I have against Pegasus? Oh, a whole lot of things. A whole lot of things that I wish never happened.

I really don't want to talk about this. It's a very painful part of the past I'd love to leave behind forever. Bringing it up hurts. But I guess there's no harm in it; it's easier to tell it to yourself or to strangers you'll never see again. I couldn't bear it if I had to tell Yuugi, though. And I can't very well hate someone without giving you reason why.

Life story flashback

My dad was a businessman when I was growing up. He was almost never home; he was always away in exotic locations. On the upside, I'd always get some sort of souvenir when he came back. When he was home, we'd have lots of fun. We'd play soccer. He'd never let me win. He said, "How will you get better if you don't try your best?" I have to admit he had reason. Sometimes, we'd talk about his job; we'd get into more detail as I got older.

When I was seven, I sat with him in our hammock and we'd gaze up at the stars some nights. Back then, we used to live in a small town and there was a lot of wildlife around us. Mom would never bond with us; she'd always be with me when dad wasn't home and father/son bonding time was special to us.

When I was nine, we moved out of our small town and into a slightly bigger town with a slightly smaller house. That's Domino City; where I live now. My father finally settled there and his business trips were only a few hours away from the house. I missed my hometown so much that we'd go back to stay from the time I got off for Christmas break to the end of New Years.

The family that moved into our house, the Matos, were kind enough to let us stay with them for that small period of time. They had a son, Kagi, 1 who was 3 years younger that I. We'd always play out in the backyard, making snow forts and having snowball wars. It was so much fun… I still remember vividly being chased around and getting hit in the back with snowballs. I'd always let him land a hit a few times; then I'd viciously pummel him, but not so much as to injure him. Those were some great times. I lost touch with him, though.

When I was eleven, my life turned for the worst. My father had been promoted and he invited his boss over for dinner. His name was Maximillion Pegasus. He was the owner of a soon-to-be corporation called Industrial Illusions AN: Not mine! Belongs to Takahashi-san, which was just getting some finishing touches on it. At that point, the corporation would be up and running in three months. He offered to make my father an executive there but he was much too busy with affairs in his own company.

AN: I realize I'm not following the show's plot line, but this is a fan fiction, so leave me be.

Pegasus kept giving me these looks. Really scary looks that I wish I'd never seen. At the time, I was too young to place the sentiment related to them. And looking back, I really wish I hadn't been so sappy and somewhat naïve.

Now I didn't know that at the time but, in the future, the slightest mention of Pegasus's name would cause waves of anger and disgust to flood through me. When I was introduced to Pegasus, he seemed to like me a lot almost immediately. I just decided to be nice and mind my manners.

After this, my mom got a part-time job. Since I was 11, I felt I didn't need a sitter, but my mom just felt the need to keep indulging me with adult attention. So, word spread around because our town was sort of small. Do you know who was the first person to volunteer? It was Pegasus, which is really odd because you don't hear of some billionaire babysitting an eleven-year-old as a favor to his parents. You just don't. I figured it might be his idea of a good publicity stunt or something. Makes sense, though, doesn't it?

Amazingly, our arrangement went well; after school, I'd get a ride in a limousine to Industrial Illusions, right to Pegasus's door, and I'd sit there with him until about 8 o'clock. He'd let me wander around to get to know the place a little. But it was kinda boring to me, since I had been around offices my whole life and this one didn't seem any different. At 8, when my mom got home, Pegasus then delivered me right to my door personally.

Things went this way until summertime. I would be in grade 6 in September. Mom and dad both worked days, except on Sundays, 2 so during that point in time, I'd still be stuck with Pegasus. Frickin perks just keep on comin, huh?

In the summer, they hired some new guy. His last name was Motou, just like me, except he's definitely not in my family. He seemed to hate Pegasus, and when I saw him, he'd look at me with a sympathetic look. Then he'd glare daggers at Pegasus. I figured it was an adult thing; two adults who don't like each other and were mature enough not to act out like five-year-olds.

At one point during the summer, my dad had to make an important seven-day trip out of the country, to Las Vegas in America. He took mom with him. I could've gone, it's just that he said I would've been bored out of my mind because it's a city full of gamblers and slot machines; no place for a kid. And guess where I ended up? Yep, with Pegasus. Five points to you if you had guess that previously.

However, this was ten times worse because he'd be in my house, eating my food, watching my T.V. and touching my stuff. It's enough to drive someone completely to the brink of insanity.

Things went okay for the week, even though he kept giving me those very same looks, only twenty times worse. Those looks then proved to lead to one of the scariest moments in my life and a five-year chain of horrors.

I had just finished dinner and I went upstairs to my room to play on my computer a little bit. My parents would be coming home that night and I hope to stay awake to welcome them home.

I'd been avoiding Pegasus more and more because those looks were downright creepy. He definitely wanted something from me. I was proved right hours later. I stayed on the computer until 2 A.M. Big mistake. I was so tired; I was barely able to haul myself to bed.

I was nearly asleep when I heard someone open my door quietly. Hoping it was my parents back from Las Vegas, I sat up happily. When Pegasus entered the room, my smile fell and I frowned.

"What are you doing in my room?" I asked him grouchily.

He laughed in that stupid little way of his. "Why Yami, can't I come in to say goodbye to you? I mean, we've grown so close this past week and –"

"Shut the hell up and get out of my room." I snapped angrily. Yes, though I was eleven, I could swear.

He frowns and pushes me back onto my bed, grabbing my wrists and pinning them above my head. I struggled futilely. He leaned in close, so close I could smell the wine on his breath. "Don't you talk to me like that. I shall have to teach you a lesson."

I feel all the warmth rush out of my face. Suddenly, defiance turns to fear and he's got the upper hand.

End the long time-travel trip to Yami's past

There wasn't anything I could do. He would've completely overpowered me in his drunken tirade, if my parents hadn't shown up when they did. I probably would've walked away without my virginity that night, and I owe my life to my mom and dad who saved me from such a horrible fate.

Thankfully, after that night when I was eleven, I didn't see him much. I became older, got some friends, hung out and had a life. I was scared to death… I couldn't even tell my parents about this. I was too scared. And who would believe me? Nobody knew about it.

And things continued to get worse.

To Be Continued...

1 Thanx to Y-n-Y for allowing me to use her OC, Kagi Mato.

2 Japanese school day system doesn't work like ours (blah, who wants school in July?), so I'm using the system I know. Like I said, this is a fanfiction, leave me be.

Tadashi: I frighten you enough yet?

Yuugi: YES!

Yami: -is trembling in fear in the corner-

Bakura: O.O

Everyone: -have an O.O look on their faces-

Imma dork,

-Tadashi