I know I said this one would go up sometime in August, but it will go up now.
Yugi: You just didn't want to edit.
BL: I know I didn't. Anyways, here is the next chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 13: Becoming Something New
Three months passed, two weeks before December fifteenth.
It was late afternoon. Yugi and Atemu had joined Amara, Aknamkanon, Yami and Heba for an early dinner since Yugi and Atemu would be helping out with some territorial problems the next morning. These things had to get done before next month became a problem for them.
Amara had cooked one of her greatest dishes, one that both her sons and husband practically begged for almost every week when they all ate together. Amara felt the need to make Yugi and Atemu this dish, hopping to make an impact on them in adding something in order for them to stay, to make her son's happy.
"I hope you all brought your stomachs." Amara called, setting a plate at each spot.
Atemu returned from the bathroom upstairs, making sure he washed his hands for dinner.
Heba and Yami stood up, Yami turning the TV off before making his way into the kitchen where their father and mother were already seated.
"You bet I brought mine. I did not even eat lunch just so I could try your cooking, Amara." Atemu admitted, taking a seat across from her, Aknamkanon to his right, Heba to his left.
Yami sat to Amara's right and Aknamkanon to her left.
Yugi still sat in the living room, on the floor with the coffee table pulled up to him, looking over the papers that have piled up over the last few weeks as well as rewriting some pages that did not make any sense to him to hand over to Curt when he saw him again, as well as a single earbud in his left ear, music playing as he wrote.
"Yugi! Can you please put that stuff away for like...the rest of the night." Atemu growled, glaring over at his brother.
Sitting up straight, back cracking in the process, looking over to Atemu. Standing up he set the paper and pen down that he had been holding "You know," Pulling the earbud out, shutting his music off "If I got yelled at on Earth for doing homework, that would have been the greatest thing to have had happened to me." Yugi said making his way into the kitchen, washing his hands.
"Don't we all think that." Everyone said.
"I'm serious. You'd think that after a good ninety-nine thousand years, that I would be able to stop reading over paperwork." Sitting down "When can I have a break and take a long vacation, never to return again."
"Ah, next month you idiot." Atemu stated in annoyance.
Shaking in head "How would that work out with this guy." Pointing to Yami "From what you and the others said last December, was that he freaked out when you told Yami about me being gone for ten hours, when it was only ten minutes. I don't believe me bailing next month will agree with him." Yugi stated.
"Speaking of next month." Heba interrupted, stopping Yugi and Atemu from starting something tonight. Heba has not forgotten what those two can do to each other just within a few hours of fighting when the other set the opposite off "Don't you know what you will be choosing when you speak with Immor. Atemu said he has known since last year?" Heba asked, calming the storm that Yami would have started when Yugi pointed to him.
Sighing, leaning back in his chair "The thing is...I want to leave and do something else. I am tired of seeing the same sun, moon and seasons every year and throughout the year." Yugi then mumbled lowly "I want to die, yet I don't at the same time."
The group had hear his last words. Aknamkanon, Amara, Yami and Heba couldn't believe their ears, yet said nothing.
Atemu could believe those words, feeling the exact some thing, though since he has met Heba, his thoughts had changed entirely.
"To answer your question. No, I have not decided on an answer for Immor yet. Anyways, the food is getting cold. Lets eat."
Without any complaints, they all ate, making small talk other than what Yugi would decide next month.
Later Yugi and Atemu left, going home to get some rest and to get ready for tomorrow morning, knowing that they would have major migraines afterward.
Yugi woke earlier than he was used to this morning.
After two more weeks it was finally December fifteenth, the day he and Atemu would speak with Immor.
Silently exhaling Yugi rubbed his eyes with his free hand, feeling a weight on his arm. Rolling his head to the source of the weight, Yugi then remembered that Yami had stayed over the night before. The weight belonging to Yami as he hugged his boyfriends arm, as well as hugging Evon as he slept.
Chuckling silently Yugi then stretched 'At least he wasn't sleeping on my chest.' Yugi thought, shutting his eyes once again, knowing that the others were not up at this hours yet. It was only six O'clock in the early morning.
Once ten O'clock hit, Yami awoke, shifting himself around before pushing himself into a sitting position, forcing himself to wake up.
Evon was now curled up in Yugi's abandoned arm, contentment over writing her form.
Stretching, Yami looked to Yugi, remembering that today would be the day Yugi and Atemu would go decide on weather or not to stay living on Immorus.
Yawning Yami then scooted closer to Yugi, laying his head on his chest, arm laying over his stomach, cuddling as closely as he could, in hopes, not for the last time.
Many minutes more passed before Yugi woke yet again that morning, this time finding Yami laying over his chest as he played with his neck hair that had started to grow out this past year and a half after he had cut it last.
Taking in a breath Yugi shifted the arm that Yami had been hugging this morning, to wrapping it around his waist, pulling his other hand away from his hair, kissing his forehead.
Yami groaned in frustration, mumbling "Why can't you say you want to stay here."
"Because I have grown board of this planet. I wish to do something different, yet I don't know what Immor could have me do. He offers me to live or die and nothing more."
Sighing "Once you say one or the other, there is no going back, you know that, right."
Nodding "I know." Eyes going sad "Why do you think I am still indecisive ever since he offered this decision two and a half years ago." Turning his head away "I just don't know what to choose." Yugi said, rolling Yami off himself before sitting up "I just wish that he could offer me something better than just live or die...I want excitement, yet not too much excitement." He explained finding Evon rolled up beside him, still sleeping. Sighing, tossing the covers off, Yugi stood up, heading for the shower.
Yami groaned sitting up 'I wish that I could make his life more exciting than it already is. Yugi was always the one looking for adventures in the past when he went looking for them, yet he can't look for something that does not exist here.' Sighting slightly 'I wish to make him happy, but I am not even sure I can do that right now when he is in that depressed state. I can tell just by seeing me, fills a hole in his heart, yet something else is missing.' Yami thought, grabbing Evon and stood up. Yami did not bother in changing out of his Pj's before he headed downstairs to the living room, leaving Yugi to finish his shower.
Atemu and Yugi both woke up at around the same time this morning. They ate brunch, as it had been passed breakfast and in about ten hours would be lunch, before heading off to see Immor.
Evon had yet again whined when Yugi did not let her go with, sad that she knew what Yugi would choose before Yugi himself knew it.
The two had already been talking for many hours, as Atemu talked about the important things that he had done since the times before the last time they had seen each other. Most of those things were about him flirting or being turned down since he was not Emperor.
Atemu had talked about how he had felt when around Heba. Heba made him feel whole again after his parents, grandpa and his friends had passed away on Earth. He had somebody to talk to about those feelings other than his brother all the time.
Immor understood, nodding his head as Atemu explained this to him. Immor was only going to have Aknamkanon, Amara and Heba be brought back to life, excluding Yami from the picture, though Ra had added Yami into the mix when he found out what his cousin was up to.
When Atemu was finished talking, Immor spoke "After all that, what is your final answer. Once spoken, I will never ask of you anything ever again. Will you stay and make a life with this man, or stay here and prepare to end and begin anew some time later down the road." Immor asked, guessing what Atemu has already decided some time ago.
"I will stay alive. I have no desire to die at this point in my life." Atemu proclaimed, leaning forwards in his seat.
Nodding once again "Very well. When the time comes, I will see you again, but for now, I will leave you be. Yugi, care to say somethings that have happened throughout the passed year?" He asked, smirking slightly.
Yugi sighed, shivering as an unknown breeze blew passed him. Taking a breath Yugi talked of hooking up with the one who Ra had placed on Immorus and that they have been dating for about four months now, longer than he had intended to date him. He told Immor that he wanted Yami to have a life without him in it, yet once Yugi let Yami in, he couldn't kick him out. Now that Yami was there to stay, Yugi couldn't abandon him to a world he knows little about, yet his spirit wanted to pass on.
"I can't just up and leave on him now that he knows the truth. I wouldn't have told him of my feelings, yet Evan thought faster than I, and told Yami everything that I could not." A moment "I also want to do something else besides paperwork all the time. I am tired of sitting at that desk looking over the same problems that occur every year! Oh, the oceans water level is TOO high. The wild dino's have grown TOO big, they must be taken care of. The Fire faires need MORE dust, please come help make a TON! I am so SICK and TIRED of always being the one to turn to! Always, oh please Emperor, come help our people, we can't stop WHATEVER it is that has gone wild! Deal with it yourselves, I am not helping anymore!" Yugi snapped, forgetting that he was sitting in front of Immor.
Standing up, hands planted firmly on the table, Yugi then took a few laps around the room, trying to cool himself off.
Immor cleared his throat "It seems that you have finally lost whatever sanity you held. You have not been like this since the major wars ended with each territory?" Immor stated.
Immor got no answer from Yugi.
Releasing a large breath, Immor thought for a few moments, speaking once he collected his thoughts together "You want to stay, yet you are sick and tired of what Immorus and its people offer you."
Yugi still taking laps "Yes, that is what I have been saying for the passed hour. Everything I do these years always end with me trying to make the territories people happy, which usually ends with them wanting me to help them out even more, where they usually don't have to lift a damn finger. They have become SO spoiled that they can't do anything for themselves!" Yugi snapped, still taking laps.
Atemu was getting dizzy from his laps.
Immor stood up "I have seen that as well. They have indeed gotten too spoiled for their own good, something I did not predict happening if you had become this old in years." Taking a breath "Which is why I have thought on this the moment you could not decide what to do the last time."
Atemu rose a brow just as Yugi stopped his laps, also raising a brow in confusion.
"This will take some time to gather a few gods and goddesses, but also some more time to make this happen. You on the other hand, will have to return to Immours for the time being. Return here the night of New Years Eve. I will have everything ready." Immor said, turning to leave.
"Hold on! What am I going to be doing. What needs to be prepared with other gods and goddesses?" Yugi questioned.
Immor stopped, tilting his head around "Only for you to become a God yourself, that is." He said in a mischievous tone, leaving the two gap in his direction for a good while before Atemu headed back, telling Yugi that he needed some more time to cool his head. He said that Yami and the others did not need to see that side of him. Reluctantly, Yugi agreed with him, sitting back down.
The moment Atemu had returned by himself, everyone was shocked. They had thought that since Yugi had started officially dating Yami, that Yugi would stay with them.
Evon started crying, not wanting to go home to her father. Flying to Yugi's room, Atemu grabbed her, stopping her from not hearing this.
Atemu began explaining what Immor said to Yugi with becoming a God and to return to his place the night of new years eve, as it would take time to gather a few gods and goddesses to perform whatever it was to make Yugi a god.
They all understood as Evon stopped her tears.
"So, if Yugi is not suppose to return there for a few more weeks, why didn't he come back with you?" Ryo questioned.
Exhaling "Because he literally snapped when explaining the things that he hated the most about this place. The most thing is about every territory needing to be held by their hands and the fact that Yugi does everything for them, while they don't have to lift a finger to do anything. I told him to stay and cool off before coming back because you all don't need to see Yugi like that." Atemu stated.
"It would have been a treat to see Yugi in such a pissed off mood." Malik said.
"But then we would have been on that side of his till he cooled off." Seto added, hugging Evan, who was now two years old.
Within the next two minutes, which included Atemu's explanation, Yugi stepped into the room, anger still etched into his eyes.
Before anybody could get a word out, Yugi standing in front of his couch, kicked the small wooden coffee table towards the window, crashing out it and breaking onto the floating land. Luckily nobody was standing in the way of Yugi's sight.
Closing his eyes, Yugi sat down, exhaling an exhausting breathe "Everything wants to piss me off today." He stated, resting an arm over his eyes, hand tilled to rest on the back of the couch.
"So...kicking the coffee table out the window is cooling off?" Atemu asked, mouth hanging open just as the others had.
Bakura and Marik were shock "You can destroy stuff, but we can't. Come on! How many times have we gotten pissed, yet we could not break anything!" Bakura snapped.
"Because you were not the ones to build this Mansion. I was part of the build, so I can break things." Yugi stated calmly. He was well aware of the fact that Atemu accidentally spilled who had built the Mansion a while back, yet he didn't say anything on the fact of it. "Anyways, I was cooled off till Immor returned to me, handing me a good sized rule book, that I left there for next time, of the rules on how to be a God. The book explains everything to how to create a planet, life, solar systems, galaxies to a dimension, all in which I will be doing at some point in time down the road." Taking a breath "I was also told I would continue to rule Immorus till I got a son to take over, as well as the process of becoming a God, to how long it would take."
Yami finally could get himself to talk after seeing Yugi return "How long will that take." Dreading the answer as he asked it.
Not looking at Yami "An entire month at most...It all depends on how well the God magic fuses with my Ancient magic. It would have taken longer if I hadn't been a Vampire, so a month is not that bad." Yugi proclaimed.
"Could you still die even as a God?" Joey asked in wonder.
Nodding "Yes, in a way a lot easier than just the way I am now. If the God magic is completely stripped from my body, my immortality will also be stripped. I would die right then on the spot. There would be no going back at that point...Don't say this information to anyone else besides the people in here. The council does not need to know about how to easily kill me, though I doubt Curt, Isis, Brandon or Kate would do anything till after I have an hair to the throne. Aknamkanon...I may tell him later on down the road, but for now it stays between this group. Got it!"
Everyone agreed with him.
Evon flew over to Yugi "Okay, any other questions can wait till after I get back when I leave new years eve night." Standing up Yugi headed into the room below the stairs and grabbed something, walking back out as the door swung shut "Yami, catch!"
Yami turned just as Yugi had thrown something at him, just barely catching whatever it was. The thing Yugi had thrown was the key to the old house Yami had cleaned that time. Looking at Yugi, confusion written on his face.
"Keep that key safe. Do whatever you'd like with the interior."
Choking "A-ah! That sounds like you are leaving us for good. Is this some kind of gift in saying goodbye!"
Shaking his head "No, nothing of that. I just don't have a need for it anymore. I thought I would make it into some kind of shop one day, but I won't have time to do any of that now. Do what you want with it. It is yours now." Yugi said, a calm smile on his face.
After hearing Heba say that Yami wanted his own place to create art, Yugi thought that his and Atemu's old house would be the perfect spot for it.
"Don't worry, I'll come back once I have control over that magic, which will happen during the process of getting it. I'm not allowed to leave till I do have control, either way." Walking for the stairs "I'm going to sleep for a week. I'm going to need as much energy as I can get before the time comes." Yugi called down the stairs before reaching his room.
The group went out their day like normal, Yami and Heba needing to go home to help their mother out with the shop, leaving Amara and Aknamkanon in the loop for the time being till Yugi returned at the end of January.
The evening of new years eve, Yugi and Yami had moved their relationship a little farther, getting to the point where they could make out with each other, rough housing it, yet at a comfortable pace for Yami, not wanting to scare him off.
When night came, Yugi left to confront Immor, wishing that it could go faster than a month.
After two weeks, Yami started having thoughts of doubt.
He lay in his bed at his parents house, clutching the key Yugi had given him 'Yugi gave me the house. He gets my hopes up. We finally move our relationship further along and then he leaves, says he will come back once he has control.' Tears fell from the corners of his eyes. Rolling over 'He sure knows how to hurt someone without knowing it.' Yami thought, forcing himself to sleep.
~Downstairs~
"Yami is upset." Amara sighed.
Aknamkanon nodded in agreement "I know what you mean. Even though we know Yugi is coming back by the end of the month, Yami is still upset about not being able to see him."
"For now Yami will just have to deal with Yugi being gone. Two more weeks, and then he'll be back." Chuckling "Yami will be back to his regular self once he sees him."
Smirking "More like screaming bloody murder for making him worry. You know how he gets when he is worried like this. He'll drag this on for a good month before he forgives him."
Aknamkanon nodded "He gets that from you mostly. His temper he gets from me the most." A moment of silence "It is kind of suspicious to say that Yugi going off to stay with Immor for an entire month, after both Yugi and Atemu had went to discuss whether or not they were going to stay."
Amara agreed "I wonder what those two decided on since Yugi has said he did not want to die, yet do something different than staying here...we'll have to see what he says when he returns." She said.
It was clear that Yugi did not explain everything to his council, as well as told Heba and Yami to not tell them everything.
Two more weeks quickly passed. The entire planet questioned everything that Yugi had done for their world and wondered if he would be back sooner rather than later.
At the moments Atemu, Heba, as well as everyone else were gathered in the Mansion, late night to be exact. Everyone in the Vampire territory had been asleep accepts for the people in the Mansion, Yami not present.
Minutes before the group decided to hit the hay, a portal opened near the door, Yugi stepped into the room, surprising everyone as they thought that Yugi had decided not to return at all.
Wondering into the living room "YOU'RE LATE!" They all yelled at the same time.
"Making us all worry for nothing!" Ryo snapped.
"You are never back at the time you say." Joey and Seto stated.
"Of all the days you could have been late, you pick the day you said you promised you'd be back." Atemu stated.
Sweatdropping yet sighing in exhaustion "Sorry, sorry, training intensified and Immor and I lost track of time. The next time I see Immor won't be for another seven months." Yugi explained "He said my body needs time to rest since it has yet to adjust to the new magic." Looking around the room before looking out the window, seeing that it was dark out, Yugi sighed nodding slowly.
"Well you are back now for some time. Yami can stop moping around and being depressed all the time." Marik started, crossing his arms.
Bakura nodded in agreement "I agree, I mean Yami knew that you were coming back yet he still became all moppy and depressed. It got so bad that Heba said he moved out and is staying at your old house that you gave him the key for, and has not come out unless he needs food. We haven't seen him since he moved there."
Yugi's jaw dropped, surprisingly shocked that Yami has taken that route. Exhaling closing his eyes and mouth, scratching his head "Well that certainly did not cross my mind. Heba, when did he move out?"
"Two weeks ago. He slept one last night in the house and then the next morning he had a bag packed with his clothes and some other stuff and left without saying much, just 'I'll be gone for a couple weeks, don't bother changing my mind. I have to do this.' something along those lines. I barely see him myself. Mother wants to kill him for running off when she needs help the most around this time." Heba explained.
Yugi sighed in annoyance "For some reason, I am not surprised that Yami would do something like this. One reason why I did not want Yami around me when he remembered his past. My one fear had actually happened for the choice it was not meant for." Scratching his head "I gotta go talk with him before something bad happens." He said going for the door, opening it.
"He may not be awake anymore." Heba called after him.
"Then I'll wait till he wakes." Yugi yelled back, closing the door after him.
Yugi had ran all the way to the house, not caring if he got strange looks from late night Vampires taking late night walks. He just wanted to get to the location he was going to as fast as he could, and in less time too.
Once there Yugi noticed the living room lights were on. Knocking, not too quickly, he waited a moment as he did not here any movement from the inside. Knocking once more he still did not hear anything.
Releasing his breath Yugi tried the door knob, finding out that the doors had been unlocked this entire time. Taking another breath Yugi entered, shutting the door just as his eyes landed on Yami, who was fast asleep on the couch, multiple sketch books lay all over the floor near him.
Exhaling "You fall asleep and you leave the doors unlocked." Shaking his head "Good way to get yourself attacked by my Ex's and any other jealous people." Yugi said out loud as he locked the doors behind him, making his way over to Yami.
Picking him up, Yugi headed upstairs to his old room, shutting the lights off with his magic.
Once in the room Yugi layed Yami down before slipping his shoes off, joining him and falling asleep himself.
The next morning the birds on the roof woke Yami.
Groaning in annoyance he buried his face further into the couch cushions, yet for some reason, the couch cushions felt different from last night. Blinking his eyes awake, shielding the sun from them, Yami sat up slightly to see what it was he was laying on.
To his utter surprise, he found Yugi laying next to him. For the passed two weeks Yami had deemed Yugi for not returning at the end of those two weeks, yet there he was, sleeping right next to him as if he had not gone anywheres.
Slipping off the bed, Yami sat on his legs, confused to why Yugi had waited till late last night to come see him.
Feeling movement Yugi opened his eyes part way, raising his arm to lay across his eyes, stretching his body after a good night's rest, not getting enough rest since he had left. After a moment Yugi sat up, rubbing the back of his head.
Turning his head towards Yami on the floor Yugi relaxed, leaning back on his arms, lightly smiling down at his mate.
Yami noticed that Yugi had woken up, and was now smiling down at him. Annoyed Yami jumped up and lunged at Yugi, hugging him to death.
"Why did you not come see me yesterday when you came back!" Yami snapped, yet his death hug meant that he felt differently about the situation.
Yawning before answering "Sorry, Immor and I lost track of time. In truth I did not get back till late last night. When I got back and came here, you were already sleeping on the couch. You left the door unlocked by the way. You could have gotten attacked if I hadn't came last night."
"Oops, forgot to lock that didn't I..." Silence for about a minute "How long will you be staying till the next meet up with Immor?" Yami questioned, tightening his hold around Yugi's neck.
Smiling slightly "Seven months, so you don't need to worry about me disappearing for a while."
Surprised "Why so long though. I'm pretty sure God training takes years to perfect."
Nodding "It does, yet I have plenty of years to go around. Anyways, Immor said that my body needs a rest as I do have a new magic within me, that is why he gave me so long. I do, however, need to focus that magic almost every night to keep what I have learned and built up intact." Leaning back Yugi laid the both of them down, Yami somehow laying on top of Yugi.
Pushing himself into a kneeling position, Yami blushed at how he looked, tried to get away yet Yugi grabbed ahold of his arms, keeping him still.
"I am sure that seven months is a good amount of time to move things along?" Yugi asked in question.
Yami thought for a few seconds, blush still plastered on his face. Yugi's words then clicked in his mind, that blush darkening as he lowered himself down, laying on top of Yugi again. He slowly nodded, tightening his arms around Yugi once again.
Chuckling, running his hand through Yami's hair "When the time comes, I won't force you. The choice will be yours, not mine."
Yami nodded once again, though rose up and faced Yugi, blush subsiding slowly.
Letting his hand fall Yugi cupped Yami's cheek, pulling him closer to him, kissing him ever so gently.
When the two pulled apart Yami saw in Yugi's eyes to how much Yugi loved him.
"I love you."
Shocked, Yami could not believe his ears "W-what."
That made Yugi flushed "I. Love. You."
Smiling for real for the first time since Yugi had left a month ago. Tears appeared at his eyes, though not falling "I-I love you, too."
They both kissed once more, this time a bit more heated than the last as well as longer, Yugi flipping them both over.
From this moment onward, it was safe to say in the next six months, that these two would become even closer than they already were.
And there you have it for those who wanted these two to kiss.
Next two chapters will be more into their lives. Will be the last two chapters of the story after all this time.
See you on the next update ;)