Chapter 14- Graduation
~Senior Year, Last Day of School, 1½ years later~
The entire group sat outside under the Sakura tree.
"Man. I can't believe that we'll be getting out of high school soon." Jou said.
"Jou, we pretty much are out of high school. We only have half a day left." Yami said.
"Yeah, but I'll be glad when we get out for good." Jou said.
"Well, you've got about three hours before we are officially out of high school." Yugi said.
"Then all we have left our graduation next Wednesday." Heba said.
"By the way, which one of you four ended up being the Valedictorian?" Anzu asked.
In their last two years of high school, Yugi, Yami, Heba, and Atemu had ended up being the top four students in their class with them constantly competing with each other in friendly rivalry to see who would be the Valedictorian for their graduation.
"That would be Yugi. He beat Atemu by twp points to be it." Yami answered.
"Yeah. If I had to lose to someone, at least it was someone who actually is as smart as I am." Atemu said, leaning back against the Sakura tree.
"You know, I heard something rather interesting. It may be just a rumor, though." Marik said.
"What did you hear?" Honda asked.
"I heard something about Little Miss Perfect." Bakura said.
"Really? What?" Atemu asked.
After their confrontation with Vivian about how she had told the press about Yugi and Heba being brothers with Seto and Mokuba, Vivian had become the laughing stock of the school. Since they were all ridiculed as well, all of Vivian's so called friends ended up leaving her high and dry. Vivian had been thoroughly embarrassed by what had been said, and there was no one that would give her the time of day. She continued to try and embarrass Yugi, Heba, Yami, and Atemu, but all of her attempts failed and ended up making her look even worse. She also tried to force guys to date her by lying still, but since no one would believe, no one ever did date her.
Seto had gone through with his threat to sure Vivian and her family, and that's what he did. Given that all Vivian did was illegal, his lawsuit was legal, and the court ended up siding with him. Vivian and her family lost everything and were publicly humiliated because of the stunts that Vivian had pulled.
"I heard that because of the humiliation that Vivian caused them, the entire Wong family is going back to China. Apparently, Vivian was rather insistent on staying here, and her parents told her that she either returned to China with them, or she could stay here and male a living on her own. As I understand it, Vivian is planning on going because she doesn't want to have to make it on her own." Bakura said.
"Say what you want, but even though Vivian's family was not wealthy, she was nothing but a spoiled little brat who had always got her way and decided that she would hurt anyone who didn't give her what she wanted." Yami said.
"I think that you and Atemu were the first people to ever not give her what she wanted when she asked you two to date her, so she thought that she would make you pay." Marik said.
Atemu laughed. "Pay? I think that Vivian was the one that paid in the end. After all, she is the one that everyone laughed at and ridiculed after she tried to make Heba and Yugi look bad when she told the press about them being Seto's brothers." Atemu said.
"No kidding. Vivian still tried after that, but all she ever did was make herself look bad." Ryou stated.
"And that was the fun of it. It became so easy to make her look bad that we really didn't have to try to make her look bad. She did that on her own." Malik said.
"She was a bitch anyway. Always had been. She got what she deserved if you ask me." Anzu said.
"Did you happen to hear when the Wongs were leaving?" Heba asked.
"Nope, but since Vivian failed her senior year, I think it will be soon. Not like she'll be joining us in graduation." Bakura said.
"Well, let's forget about her. Vivian's out of our lives, and we all have our own futures to look forward to." Yugi said.
Yugi, Yami, Atemu, and Heba had all been accepted to Tokyo University, so at the end of the summer, the four were moving to Tokyo where they were planning to live in an apartment building with Atemu and Heba in one apartment, and Yugi and Yami in another. They were going to live in the same apartment building.
Anzu had been accepted to a dance school in New York, so she was going to be moving to the USA at the end of the summer. Honda also was accepted to a university in New York in the same city as Anzu, so the two would live together while they went to school.
Ryou, Bakura, Malik, and Marik had all been accepted in colleges in Cairo, so they would be moving to live in Egypt at the end of the summer.
Jou had been accepted to Domino University, so he would stay in Domino and go to school there.
"So, are we all ready for college?" Marik asked.
"I feel sorry for the people at the college you two are going to. They've never had students like you before." Yami said, looking at Marik and Bakura.
The two grinned manically.
"Well, someone has to give the school a bit of color, and we're the ones to do just that." Marik said.
"Yeah. It's a lot of fun to cause all that trouble as is." Bakura added.
"Yeah, but this will be the last summer that we all have together." Anzu said
"That's why we'll make the most of it. Besides, we'll still see each other when we come home for holidays and such." Yami said.
"Yeah. We'll just have to enjoy this summer." Jou agreed.
The bell rang.
"Which we'll do after today." Yugi said.
The group got up and headed into class.
"Well, it's official. Yugi is the Valedictorian in the school." Atemu said after they got their final grades.
Yugi, Yami, Atemu, and Heba all had straight A's, which was unsurprising. Anzu, Ryou, and Malik also had straight A's, just not as high of scores as their four friends. Jou and Honda ended up having A's and B's. Surprisingly, Bakura and Marik ended up having all B's.
"Well, I just did the best that I could in my work, and I just happen to make it to this point." Yugi said with a smile.
"Well, now they we're officially out of school, I say that we go and celebrate." Jou said.
"How do you think we should do that?" Anzu asked.
"I say that we go to the ice cream parlor and pig out!" Jou declared.
"That's all Jou ever does." Heba muttered.
"Hey!" Jou exclaimed indignantly.
The group laughed as they went to the ice cream parlor to eat ice cream in celebration of finishing high school.
Atemu and Heba were having a quiet walk in the park.
"Heba, what was it that you were planning to study in college?" Atemu asked.
"Psychology. Don't ask me why, but I've always found the subject interesting." Heba answered.
"So, you're planning to be a psychiatrist?" Atemu asked.
"Yes, I am. Do you have a problem with that?" Heba asked.
"Nope. I just wondered. I was going to go into the business field so that I can take over the business when ever Dad decides to retire. I've always found it an interesting field, anyway." Atemu said.
Heba laughed. "Everyone has their own interests I guess. We're going to make quite a couple. A psychiatrist and a businessman." Heba said.
Atemu smirked. "Well, I don't mind it as long as you don't pull any mind games with what you learn." Atemu said.
"I won't." Heba assured him.
The two sat down by a tree that was near the lake. Heba laid his head on Atemu's shoulder. The two remained like this in silence for several minutes.
Atemu glanced down at his boyfriend and decided that now was the right time to ask. "Heba, there's something that I want to ask you." Atemu said.
Heba raised his head to look Atemu. "Okay. What is it?" Heba asked.
"Well, we've known each other for two years now. We've been together pretty much that long." Atemu said.
"Atemu, you're rambling." Heba pointed out.
Atemu blushed slightly and said, "Sorry. Anyway, what I was wanting to ask you was," Atemu said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a box, "will you marry me?" With that, Atemu opened the box to reveal a diamond ring in an oval shape.
Heba's eyes widened. He had not expected that question, but he knew what the answer would be. "Yes, Atemu! Of course I will marry you!" Heba then hugged Atemu tightly.
Atemu smiled and returned the hug. "Heba, you have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that." Atemu said.
Heba finally pulled away, and Atemu slipped the ring onto Heba's finger.
"Atemu, I don't mind being engaged, but I really think that we should wait until after we're both finished with college to get married." Heba said.
"Don't worry. I agree with you. I already planned on that. Besides, my parents would kill me if we got married before we were finished with college." Atemu said.
Heba smiled. "That's good. I think Seto would, too, and that's if he doesn't kill you now." Heba said.
Atemu laughed. "Yeah, well, Seto's just going to have to deal with the fact that you're my fiancé now." Atemu said.
Heba nodded. "And I wouldn't have it any other way." Heba said before he leaned in and kissed Atemu.
"AHH!" Yugi screamed as another person was killed in the horror movie that he was watching with Yami. Yugi dove right into Yami's arms, trembling in fear at what he was seeing.
Yami merely smirked. He had specifically chosen this movie because of Yugi's fear of horror movies, which meant that Yugi would be holding onto Yami for dear life.
Yugi was very grateful when the movie finally ended. He got up and took the DVD out of the player before he put it up. Then he hit Yami in the head.
"OW! What was that for?" Yami asked, rubbing his head.
"That was for picking that horror movie for us to watch tonight. You know that I get scared during them." Yugi growled.
Yami smirked. "I know, but it's so easy to get you to cuddle with me when we watch them together." Yami said.
"You'll just have to figure out another way because we are not going to be watching anymore horror movies for a long time." Yugi said.
Yami sighed. He knew that a change in subject was needed. "Yugi, what do you plan on studying when we get to college?" Yami asked.
"Well, I've always wanted to be a doctor because I wanted to help people, and I thought that being a doctor would be one of the best ways. I've always had in interest in medicine, anyway." Yugi replied.
"Meaning that you'll be in school a long time." Yami said.
"Yeah. What do you plan on doing?" Yugi asked as he sat back down beside Yami on the couch.
"Well, I've always had an interest in the law which is why I'm planning to be a lawyer." Yami answered.
"Sounds like we're both going to be in school for a while." Yugi said.
"Yeah, but that's what we want to do." Yami replied.
The two heard the door open.
"Yugi. Yami. You two here?" Heba asked.
"We're in the living room, Heba." Yugi replied.
Atemu and Heba walked into the living room to find that Yugi and Yami were sitting on the couch.
"What have you two been up to?" Atemu asked.
"Not much. We've just been talking." Yami answered.
Yugi glared at him. "That, and he made me watch a horror movie." Yugi said.
Yami just grinned.
Atemu rolled his eyes. "That sounds like him." Atemu said.
Atemu and Yami stayed and talked to Yugi and Heba for a little while before they left to go home.
Yugi went into the kitchen to wash the cups that had been used.
"So, what did you and Yami talk about?" Heba asked.
"Not much. We just talked about what we would be doing when we went to college." Yugi answered. He turned around to face his brother and noticed the diamond ring on Heba's finger. "Heba, did Atemu ask you to marry him?" Yugi asked.
Heba glanced down at the diamond ring and blushed. "Um, well, yeah. He did." Heba said.
"What did you say?" Yugi asked.
"I said yes, of course." Heba said.
"What about college? You know Seto will kill you if you don't go." Yugi said.
"I'm not giving up college. Atemu and I agreed that we wouldn't get married until after we both finished school." Heba answered.
"Oh. That'll make Seto feel a lot better." Yugi said.
"Yeah. Atemu said that his parents would feel better that way, too. Don't worry. We're not getting married right away." Heba assured him.
Yugi nodded. "Just checking." Yugi said.
"Wow! So you and Atemu are really getting married?" Jou asked.
Heba nodded. "Yes, Jou." Heba answered.
"For real getting married?" Jou asked.
"Yes, for real getting married." Heba said.
"Are you sure?" Jou asked.
"Oh. For goodness sakes, Jou! He's got an engagement ring on his finger! Of course it's for real!" Mokuba exclaimed.
Yugi shook his head. "Jou, I very much doubt that Atemu would joke about something like this." Yugi told him.
"Of course he wouldn't! Atemu and I are really engaged." Heba said.
Seto glared. "Heba, you're still going to college. I'm not letting that idiot cousin of mine stop you from fulfilling your dream." Seto said.
"Seto, I hadn't planned on that anyway. Atemu and I agreed that we would get engaged now, but that we wouldn't get married until we finished college." Heba said.
"Good. That's all that I wanted to hear." Seto said before going back to his laptop.
The four shook their heads.
"Workaholic." Jou muttered.
"I heard that, puppy!" Seto snapped.
"Like I care, moneybags!" Jou snapped right back.
"With any luck, Atemu has a better time telling his parents and Yami." Heba said.
"Why? No one's given you any real crap about it." Yugi said.
"At least he won't have to put up with a lover's quarrel." Heba replied.
Heba, Yugi, and Mokuba watched as Jou and Seto got into another one of their arguments.
"So, you asked Heba to marry you, and he said yes." Yami said.
"That's right." Atemu replied.
"This is wonderful! I like the idea of having Heba for a son-in-law!" Amara squealed.
"Atemu, I don't want you two being married to interfere with your college." Aknankanon told him.
"It's not going to, Dad. Heba and I already agreed that we wouldn't get married until we're both through with school. We're just going to be engaged until then." Atemu assured him.
"Good." Aknankanon said.
"Sure that you can handle it?" Yami asked.
Atemu blinked. "Handle what?" Atemu asked.
"Just being engaged for four years or longer." Yami replied.
Atemu rolled his eyes. "I'll be just fine, Yami. It's not going to kill me or Heba. We won't get married until after we're through with school." Atemu said.
"Well, I think that it's marvelous. You two make such a cute couple." Amara said.
Atemu blushed at everything that his mother was saying.
Yami just smirked. As much as he loved Yugi, Yami knew that he wasn't ready to be engaged and neither was Yugi, so the two were content to just date for now.
"Well, I just hope that Heba can keep you in line until the wedding." Yami said.
"Knock it off, Yami." Atemu snapped.
Yami smirked again. "What are brothers for?" Yami asked.
~Graduation Day, June 3, 2009~
The time for graduation had come, and the entire group along with their families had gathered at the school to go through the graduation ceremony.
Before the presentation of the diplomas, Yugi got up to give the Valedictorian speech. "We have spent four years waiting for this moment. So now, we've reached the time that we leave high school and go on to college or jobs, so the last thing that I'll say is that we made it, Class of 2009!"
The entire senior class cheered at that.
After the speech, the principal of the school handed out the diplomas, so all of the graduating students received them.
"Congratulations, Class of 2009!" the principal said.
The students cheered at hearing that, and some threw their hats up in celebration of the fact that they had finally graduated from high school.
After the ceremony was over, the group of friends got together.
"This is excellent! We're finally our of school!" Jou said excitedly.
"Yeah, and now we're off to college." Honda said.
"Well, the good thing is that we have one last summer together before we have to go our separate ways." Anzu said.
"Come on. We're all going out for dinner, and this is my treat for everyone." Aknankanon said.
With that, everyone left the school to go and celebrate the graduation.
The end of summer had come, and the entire group had started to go their separate ways.
Anzu and Honda had left the week before to go to the USA so that they could settle in and learn the city before they started their schools.
Ryou, Bakura, Marik, and Malik had left the a few days before so that they could get settled in at their apartments in Cairo.
Yugi, Heba, Atemu, and Yami were getting ready to head to Tokyo to get settled into their apartments before they started school.
"Yugi, do you have everything packed?" Heba asked.
"Yeah. Everything's packed and ready. What about you?" Yugi asked as he walked into Heba's room.
"Yeah. It's all ready." Heba answered.
There were movers that Aknankanon had hired to move their things along with Atemu and Yami's to the apartments in Tokyo.
There was a knock on the door.
The two headed downstairs and opened the door to find that Atemu, Yami, and Aknankanon were there.
"Come on. We've got a train to catch. Dad's going to see to our things." Atemu said.
"Okay." Heba and Yugi agreed.
After saying good-bye to Aknankanon, the four headed to the train station.
Seto had told Yugi and Heba that while they were gone, he would keep the shop open for them.
After getting to the train station, Yami, Yugi, Atemu, and Heba got on their train and headed to Tokyo.
Once they arrived, the group went to where their apartments were at.
The apartment building was a nice one. The two apartments would be side-by-side. Yugi and Heba were going to be sharing one apartment, and Atemu and Yami would be sharing the other one although that figured that they would constantly be in each other's apartments.
"Wow. Kyoto was nothing compared to this." Yugi said, referring to the traffic and people walking around.
"We've only been here a few times when Dad had to come on business, but we never were in it like this." Atemu remarked.
"Come on. Let's get to our apartments so that we can get settled in." Yami said.
The group went to their apartments. It was about an hour later when the movers arrived with all of their things. They spent the next two hours getting their apartments in order.
"Let's go out to eat for our first meal here." Atemu suggested.
"Sounds good to me." Yugi said.
The four went to a semi-fancy to eat dinner.
They were ready to start their new adventure.
That was the graduation chapter. Hope you liked it. I had thought about ending it here, but I decided to go on a little. There will be 2-3 more chapters of this story.
THe next chapter will probably be about Atemu and Heba finishing school and getting married. Might be a lemon in the chapter. Not sure yet.
The poll is still up, so you can still vote.
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