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Chapter 14- Separate Ways
~One Month Later~
It had been a month since Yugi, Yami, and Atemu had returned to Domino from their ski vacation.
As Yugi had said, they had gotten their own apartment in Domino, so they were now living separate from Solomon.
Once he had gotten back, Yugi had gone right into his ice-skating practicing, which took up the majority of Yugi's time.
Yami and Atemu found it much harder than they originally thought to be away from Yugi so much. They hadn't expected Yugi to be away from them as much as he was, and that made them rather unhappy.
Yami was sitting on the couch with his arms crossed. "When we convinced Yugi to take ice skating back up, I had no idea that it would mean that we would see him maybe three hours a day, not including the time we're asleep." Yami said.
Atemu walked over and sat down by Yami, wrapping his arms around him. "I know how you feel, Yami. I feel the same way. Yugi warned us that it would take up a lot of his time, but I suppose we didn't realize just how much time it would take." Atemu said.
Yami sighed. "I just wish that we had more time with him." Yami said.
Atemu smiled. "Well, Yugi did say that there would be a few months each year that we would be able to spend more time together." Atemu said.
"Yeah. Unfortunately, those months are March through June, which means we have eight months before that." Yami said.
"Look at the bright side. Once we start college, we'll be busy, so we won't think about it so much." Atemu said.
"I suppose so." Yami said as he leaned against Atemu.
"Besides, Yugi's happy doing this, so we need to make sure he knows that we support him all that way." Atemu said.
"I do, Atemu. I guess the problem is that I wish we could be alone more with him." Yami said.
"As in the bedroom." Atemu said.
"Not just that. Just being alone without interruptions and without Yugi falling asleep because he is so tired." Yami said.
"I see your point, and I know how you feel. We'll just have to go along with this since it is Yugi's career." Atemu said.
"Yeah. Maybe we can get some alone time with him here and there." Yami said.
"Maybe." Atemu agreed.
Yugi had just finished a routine, and he went to sit down on the bench.
Seymour walked over to him. "Excellent, Yugi. We almost have one of your routines down pat. We can start the second one soon." Seymour said.
"Thanks." Yugi said. He picked up a bottle of water and started to drink from it.
"So, we'll continue practicing this one today, and hopefully, we'll be able to start on the next routine tomorrow." Seymour said.
"Seymour, I know how hard the ice skating world is, and I know that constant practice is necessary for a skater to succeed." Yugi said.
"But?" Seymour prodded, knowing that there was a but coming.
"We have two months before the ice skating season starts, and I would like a few days to spend with my friends." Yugi said.
"Yugi-" Seymour started.
Yugi held up a hand. "I know how important this is, but a lot of them are leaving for other places, and I won't be able to see them much anymore. I'd just like to be able to spend time with them so that I am able to give them a proper good-bye, not one over the phone or through an e-mail." Yugi said, explaining his feelings.
"Oh. I thought that it was because of your boyfriends." Seymour said.
"Well, they would probably like a little time, too. I haven't had much time for them lately." Yugi said.
Seymour smiled. "I guess in my excitement over the fact that you were back I forgot about tings like that. You do need time with your friends and your boyfriends. Just tell me when I get too pushy." Seymour said.
Yugi smiled. "Thanks. Give me three days after today, and we can get back to work." Yugi said.
"Sure thing." Seymour said.
Yugi then got up and went back to practicing.
Atemu had just finished making dinner.
Yami wrinkled his nose. "More health food?" Yami asked.
"Yami, you know that Yugi has to stay in shape to do what he's doing, so he needs to eat healthy. Since we live here, we're all pretty much eating healthy now." Atemu said.
Yami sighed. "I never thought that we would be eating healthy at the age of eighteen." Yami said.
"Five thousand and eighteen." Atemu said with a smile.
"I'm not counting the time between when we lived in ancient Egypt and now." Yami said.
"Well, it couldn't hurt us to do this." Atemu said.
"I know." Yami said.
"I'm home!" Yugi called as he walked into the apartment.
Yami and Atemu ran to greet him.
"Hi, Aibou!" Yami said as he kissed Yugi.
"Welcome home, Little One." Atemu added, also kissing Yugi.
"Hey, guys. I'm glad to be home." Yugi said.
Yami took the bag Yugi carried with him from him as they walked into the living room.
"What smells so good?" Yugi asked.
"Dinner." Atemu answered as he headed into the kitchen.
Yami set Yugi's bag in the living room before the two followed Atemu into the kitchen.
"In fact, it's ready." Atemu said.
The three sat down to eat.
"Atemu, you are a great cook." Yugi said.
"Thanks." Atemu said. He cleared his throat and said, "That's why I've made a decision regarding my future."
Yugi and Yami looked at him.
"I think I'm going to go to culinary school so that I can be a chef." Atemu said.
"You are?" Yami asked, surprised.
Atemu nodded. "You see, I've found that I love to cook, and I'm really good at it. I want to try and be a chef." Atemu said.
Yugi smiled. "Atemu, I think that it's a great idea, and I know that you'll be a great chef." Yugi said encouragingly.
"Yeah. You already do great a cooking. I'm sure you'll become an even greater cook." Yami agreed.
"Thanks." Atemu said.
"Have you applied to culinary school?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah. That's part of the problem." Atemu said.
"What is?" Yami asked.
"I applied to several culinary schools, and I was accepted at the one in Tokyo." Atemu said.
"That's one of the best." Yugi said.
"I know, but I'd have to go there." Atemu said.
"Well, I've been accepted to several universities, and Tokyo University was one of them. I was thinking of accepting there." Yami said.
"You know, you two both can be in Tokyo." Yugi said.
"What about you, though?" Atemu asked.
"You knew that I would have to travel a lot once I got into the season, but Seymour has talked of us moving to one of the bigger cities. I'll be able to participate in a lot more competitions there." Yugi said.
"So, I guess we're all going to Tokyo." Yami said.
"You do know that I'll still have to travel." Yugi said.
"Yeah, but I think that we can make a long distance relationship work." Atemu said.
Yami laughed. "Besides, I could use my shadow magic to simply transport me and Atemu where you are to be with you some." Yami said.
"Save money." Atemu said.
Yugi smiled. "You don't have to be there for all of my competitions, and I know that you're going to be busy with school. We can make a long distance relationship work." Yugi said.
"So, we'd better start making fast plans to get to Tokyo." Atemu said.
"Oh! That's right. I almost forgot. Seymour has given me a few days off from practicing." Yugi said.
"He did?" Yami and Atemu asked, shocked.
Yugi nodded. "I told him about our friends leaving soon, so I decided to take a few days off so that we can spend some time with them." Yugi said.
Yami and Atemu seemed slightly disappointed.
Yugi laughed. "I also want to spend some time with you two alone." Yugi said.
Yami and Atemu brightened up at that. "That's great!" the two said, happy that they were going to be able to spend time alone with their boyfriend.
Yugi laughed. "I thought that you would like that." Yugi said.
"Of course we do! We haven't been able to be alone with you much." Yami said.
"I know, buy we're gong to have to deal with that a lot." Yugi said.
"We'll learn." Atemu said.
~The Next Day~
Solomon couldn't help but laugh. "You just got that apartment, and you're already leaving." Solomon said.
"Lucky for us it's one that Seto keeps on hand for any reason, so we can just let him know what's going on." Atemu said.
"I suppose so." Solomon said.
"Are you going to be okay, Grandpa?" Yugi asked.
"Of course I will, Yugi. I may be old, but I am going to be fine. I'll keep running the Game Shop like I always have, and I can always hire a little help. I know that there are going to be teenagers who would like a job." Solomon said.
"Yeah. Probably." Yami agreed.
"I'm very happy for all three of you, though. I know that you'll do great in what you plan to do." Solomon said.
"Thanks." Yami said.
"I do expect you to keep me updated on how you are doing." Solomon said.
"Of course we will." Atemu said.
"Good." Solomon said. He leaned back and said, "When are you going to go to Tokyo and see about a place to live?"
"We'll go soon." Yami said.
"Seymour has already gone to Tokyo to get things set up for when I start practicing there." Yugi said.
"I will have to come to some of your competitions." Solomon said.
"I know, Grandpa. You'll know here they all are." Yugi said.
"I had better." Solomon said.
Yugi was on the computer at home, looking at some listings for apartments that could be rented in Tokyo that would be a good distance for all of them.
Arms suddenly wrapped around Yugi's waist and a pair of lips was suddenly on Yugi's neck.
Yugi sighed. "Yami, aren't you supposed to be getting your classes set up for Tokyo University?" Yugi asked.
"I know that I should, but I can't help it. We haven't had that much time together." Yami said.
Yugi turned his head to look at Yami. "Yami, you and Atemu had me all night last night and part of the morning." Yugi said.
Yami chuckled. "Can we help it if we can't get enough of you?" Yami asked.
Yugi shook his head. "You are hopeless, and so is Atemu." Yugi said.
"And we're proud of it!" Atemu called from the kitchen.
Yugi sighed. "Come in here, Atemu!" Yugi said.
Atemu walked into the living room a moment later as Yami finally let go of Yugi.
"What's up?" Atemu asked.
"Well, I was looking at some apartments that we could rent in Tokyo." Yugi said.
"I guess we do need to find a place." Yami said.
"Yeah. I've seen several that would work." Yugi said.
"None of us work." Atemu said.
"Well, you don't need to worry about that." Yugi said.
"Why not?" Yami asked.
Yugi blushed. "Well, you see, before they died, my parents were big in the stock market. They made a lot of smart investments, so when they died, everything they had would become mine once I turned eighteen." Yugi said.
"How much are we talking?" Atemu asked.
"Well, roughly four million dollars." Yugi said.
"Four million?" Yami and Atemu both exclaimed.
Yugi nodded.
"That's a lot." Atemu said.
"Yeah, and the stocks are still theirs, so they still get money from that, or I do." Yugi said.
"So, you'll pay for the apartment?" Yami asked.
"Yes. It's not like I can't afford it." Yugi said.
"Talk about loaded." Yami said.
"Needless to say, the money situation isn't something that we need to worry about too much." Yugi said.
"So, what kind of apartment were you looking at?" Atemu asked.
"Several different ones. I thought that we could look at all of them and then agree on one." Yugi said.
"We'll have to look at them first." Yami said.
"I know, but we can see which ones we want to look at." Yugi said.
Yami noticed the ones Yugi had on the screen. "Yugi, these are penthouse suites." Yami said.
"I know, Yami. Since we can afford it, I thought that we could live nicely." Yugi said.
"I like it." Atemu said.
"Okay. Sit down so that we can look over all of these suites and figure out which ones we'd like to look at." Yugi said.
Yami and Atemu sat around the computer, and the three looked over different apartments that they could rent when they moved to Tokyo.
~Two Days Later~
The entire group had met up a few days later to spend some time together before they all headed off their separate ways.
"No way! You're going to be a professional ice skater!" Joey exclaimed, staring at his best friend incredulously.
Yugi nodded. "I hope to be, anyway." Yugi said.
"That's awesome! We might actually know someone famous some day." Tristan said.
Seto glared at Tristan. "What am I? Chopped liver?" Seto asked.
"Well, we'll know someone famous who has a good personality at least." Bakura said.
"Could I remind you all of the fact that Yugi is already a celebrity from the fact that he's the King of Games?" Atemu asked.
"Besides, I'm rather famous in my own right, Tristan." Duke said, glaring at his boyfriend.
"Sorry." Tristan said.
"So, when are you going to enter competitions?" Tea asked.
"Well, I'll participate in more local tournaments like in Tokyo, Osaka, and maybe Kyoto. I might be in a few regional's if I make it, but I won't be in any real big competitions for a few years." Yugi replied.
"Still, that's big." Joey said.
"I think that we might have to try and see you in some of your competitions." Seth remarked.
"To what? See the runt fall flat on his face?" Akefia asked.
Yami glared fiercely at Akefia. "Watch what you say about him!" Yami growled.
Akefia shrugged. "Not like we'll be able to see him much." Akefia said.
Ryou had wanted to go back to his homeland of England, and he had been accepted into a university in London, so they were going to England soon since Bakura and Akefia weren't going to leave Ryou behind.
Tea had been accepted into the Julliard Dance School in New York, so she was heading off to New York to try to fulfill her dream of becoming a dancer. Tristan had been accepted into the University of New York, so he was heading off to New York as well. Duke wasn't about to be left out and had decided to open one of his game stores in New York to be near them.
Malik had been accepted into the University of Cairo, so he was heading back to Egypt. Marik and Mariku were going with him since they didn't want Malik going anywhere without them.
Seto wasn't about to move the location of his company, so he was staying in Domino. Seth was going to take all online courses from Harvard University in America. Joey was going to go to Domino University.
The entire group was splitting up, which was why they wanted to spend this time together.
"So, since this is probably the last time that we're going to be able to be together, what are we going to do?" Tea asked.
The entire group looked at each other, not sure.
"Well, we need to do something that everyone is going to enjoy." Yugi said.
"How about a movie?" Marik asked.
"You know, that could work." Joey said.
"What kind?" Tristan asked.
"One of the new horror movies." Akefia said.
Yugi and Ryou both paled at the thought.
"That's a great idea! We haven't been able to see a good movie together in a while, so we should go!" Mariku agreed.
"I could go for a good horror movie." Seth said.
Yugi swallowed harshly.
Atemu slipped an arm around Yugi's waist. "Don't worry, Yugi. We'll be there with you through the movie." Atemu said.
Yugi nodded.
"You don't need to worry, Ryou. You know that all that stuff isn't real." Bakura added.
"I know, but I still don't like them. I'll have nightmares for a week after I see this." Ryou muttered.
No one was sure who in the group hated horror movies more: Yugi or Ryou?
"So, let's go." Joey said.
The group headed for the movie theater.
Yugi and Ryou were dreading it.
"Awesome!" Akefia said pumping his fist up in the air as the group walked out of the movie theater. "One of the best horror movies I've seen in a while!" Akefia added.
Ryou looked rather pale. "That's it! I'm drinking a ton of coffee tonight so that I don't fall asleep. At least I won't have nightmares that way." Ryou declared.
Bakura smirked. "You know, I'm sure that Akefia and I could help you stay awake tonight." Bakura said, eyeing his Hikari suggestively.
Tristan groaned. "We so didn't need that mental picture, Bakura!" Tristan moaned.
"Well, it would probably happen regardless." Seto said.
The group also wasn't sure which couple had more sex: Bakura, Ryou, and Akefia or Malik, Marik, and Mariku?
"Okay. Let's get off that topic." Tea said, not wanting to hear anymore.
"Well, we could go to the mall one last time. Not like we'll have the chance to do that that much anymore." Joey said.
Tea's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea Joey! Let's go!" Tea said.
Much to the displeasure of a majority of the group, they headed over to the mall to do some shopping.
Yugi tapped his chi thoughtfully. "You know, I probably ought to get some new clothes." Yugi said.
Yami looked at his Hikari. "Aibou, you already have a closet full of leather clothes. Why do you need more?" Yami asked.
Atemu rolled his eyes. "This coming from the man that buys some new clothes every time we come."Atemu said.
Yami shot his lover a glare.
"Okay, guys. Knock it off. I mean that I need clothes for my competitions." Yugi said.
"Oh." Yami said.
Yugi looked at Tea. "I could use some help on picking these things out." Yugi said.
Tea smiled brightly. "I'd be glad to help, Yugi." Tea said.
"I'll need some new ice skates while I'm at it." Yugi said.
"But-" Atemu started.
"Before you start, you can never have too many pairs of ice skates when you're a professional skater." Yugi said before his boyfriend could protest to the ice skates.
"Okay." Yami said.
Yugi and Tea then went off.
"No telling how long that will take." Seto said.
"Come on. We all might as well do something." Tristan said.
The group then headed off their separate ways.
"You know, Yugi, I never thought that you would get back into ice skating." Tea said.
Yugi smiled. "I know. When Seymour first suggested it, I was a little reluctant at first, but Yami and Atemu managed to convince me." Yugi said.
"How?" Tea asked.
"They asked me to do it so many times that I finally said yes to get them off my back." Yugi said. He was looking through a rack of clothes. "I'm glad that they convinced me, though. It's something that I love." Yugi said.
Tea smiled. "Well, if this is what makes you happy, then I know that they are going t supportive." Tea said.
"I know." Yugi said.
"And if you do make it big, I'll have to make sure that I see you perform some time." Tea said.
Yugi smiled. "Right back at you." Yugi said.
The two finished their shopping, and Yugi bought all of the stuff they got before they headed back to meet up with the rest of the group.
"So, find everything?" Yami asked.
"Yes, I did." Yugi answered.
"Great. Since we're all done, let's go." Seto said. He hated coming to the mall the most out of the group.
The group agreed and left the mall.
"So, arcade?" Duke asked.
Several stomachs growled.
"Than again, we might need to get something to eat first." Atemu said.
The group headed to Burger World to eat together one more time before they all headed off their separate ways.
~Two Weeks Later~
"Do you have everything?" Solomon asked.
"I think we do." Yugi said.
Yugi, Atemu, and Yami had spent the last two weeks getting all of their things packed up and ready to move to their new apartment in Tokyo. They had finally found one that they agreed and immediately started to rent it once they saw it in person.
"Good. I just don't want you to forget anything." Solomon said.
Yami smiled. "Thanks, Grandpa, but we've got everything." Yami said.
The three had already shipped most of their stuff to the apartment, and they only had to take the last little bit that they had.
"Well, you had better get going if you're going to make your train." Solomon said.
"You're right." Yugi said. He then hugged his grandfather. "Bye Grandpa." Yugi said.
"Bye Yugi. I know that you're going to do great in your ice skating." Solomon said.
Yugi smiled. "Thanks." Yugi said.
The three then got in the car and headed for the train station.
Solomon smiled. 'I'm glad that they are getting their lives together started. I'm sure that they're going to be very happy.' Solomon thought. He then headed back to the Game Shop.
Once at the apartment in Tokyo, the three started to unpack,
"Well, this is really the first place that we're going to have that is ours." Yami said.
"Yeah. I'm looking forward to this." Atemu agreed.
Yugi smiled. "I'm not sure you'll still feel that way when I start having to train a lot more." Yugi said.
Atemu and Yami both groaned at that thought.
Yugi laughed. "It won't be as bad as you think." Yugi said.
"Easy for you to say." Atemu muttered.
Yugi shook his head. "Come on. We need to get everything put away." Yugi said.
"And I need to go grocery shopping." Atemu said, knowing that they needed everything.
Yami leaned over and whispered something to Atemu.
Atemu smirked. "Perfect." Atemu said.
Yugi was unsuspecting as he was setting things up in their living room, mostly pictures of their friends that had been taken over the years.
Atemu and Yami both grabbed Yugi and turned him around.
Yugi blinked in surprise. "What?" Yugi asked.
"We were just thinking that's since we are in a new apartment-" Yami started.
"-we should christen the bed." Atemu finished.
Yugi's eyes widened, getting the point right off.
Atemu and Yami didn't give Yugi a chance to protest as they dragged him to their new bedroom.
~Three Hours Later~
All three lay in bed, rather tired and exhausted from making love for the last three hours.
"I think that we christened the bed rather well." Yami said.
Yugi sighed. "We gave the bed a workout is what we did." Yugi said.
"I know." Yami said.
Atemu laughed. "And we still have all the unpacking that we need to do." Atemu said.
"That's your own fault for wanting to get me in bed." Yugi said.
"True." Yami said.
"And you two can go without me to get the groceries." Yugi said.
"Why?" Atemu asked, sitting up.
"Because I am too wore out and sore." Yugi said before he grabbed the sheets and pulled them over his head.
"Well, we might as well leave him alone." Yami said.
Atemu and Yami slipped out of bed, got dressed, and left the room.
The two then noticed how much there was to do.
"Maybe we should have waited until after we got all this done to christen the bed." Yami remarked.
"Well, I'll go get the groceries, and I'll help out when I get back." Atemu said.
Yami nodded and got to work while Atemu went to the grocery store.
That night, all three were in bed, trying to go to sleep.
"You know, I think that this is going to be a great adventure for us." Atemu said.
"What is?" Yami asked.
"Just life. I mean, we're going to go through a lot, but we're going to go through it together." Atemu said.
"Yeah. It will be interesting." Yugi said.
"And we're going to go through it together." Yami said.
"I think that that is the best part." Atemu said.
"It just took us a while to get to that point." Yugi said.
"But we made it there." Yami said.
"Yeah. We did." Yugi said.
The three were looking forward to what life would bring them.
Hope you liked it.
Next: It's the epilogue, so the last chapter.
R&R.