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Chapter 52- Back to School

Yami was sitting at his desk at work, doing some paperwork that he had to get done. 'Man. I hate coming back from vacation. There's always a pile of paperwork that I have to get done.' Yami thought.

The intercom buzzed.

Yami hit the speaker button. "Yes, Ms. Helmond?" Yami asked.

"Mr. Sennen, you appointment is here." Ms. Helmond said.

"Yes. Send them in." Yami said.

Yami had a meeting with a business associate of his that morning.

The door opened, and a man with black hair and green eyes walked in.

"Mr. Reith, I'm glad that you could make it." Yami said.

"Thank you, Mr. Sennen." Mr. Reith said.

The two sat down and started talking about business.


Yugi had the day off, although he wasn't going to have an easy day off.

"Yugi, why do we have to do this?" Mitchell asked. He had asked it in a whiny way.

"Mitchell, I know that you don't like school that much, but you only have two weeks to get ready for it." Yugi said.

"Why not wait until next week?" Mitchell asked.

"Mitchell, you can spend next week enjoying your last week off from school. We can get everything done this week." Yugi said.

"But-" Mitchell started.

"Come on, Mitchell. Let's just go and get this done." Brighton said.

"Not everyone enjoys school the way you do." Mitchell retorted.

"All right, boys. Take it easy. Mitchell, we're going to do this whether you like it or not. Now, come on." Yugi said.

Sophia skipped out to the SUV that they were going in with Danny running behind his older sister. Mitchell and Brighton followed their younger siblings to the car.

"Have fun, Yugi." Amara said.

"With Mitchell, that won't be easy." Yugi said.

"He's always like this when it comes to school." Aknankanon said.

"Yeah. Reminds me of Joey. We'll see you later." Yugi said. He went out to the car and got in the driver's side.

Mitchell had already put Danny in his booster seat, and the other three were already buckled in, ready to go.

"Hey, Yugi. Why are you taking us shopping for school stuff?" Brighton asked.

"Because Yami's going to be working later today. He's planning to catch up on some of the work that's piled up. Besides, he has a few business meetings today. Since I didn't have to work today, I volunteered to do it." Yugi said.

"You want to shop for school stuff?" Brighton asked.

"Well, I don't exactly have a choice, now do I?" Yugi asked with a smile.

"When was the last time you actually went shopping for school supplies?" Mitchell asked.

Yugi glanced to the side to look at Mitchell, who was in the passenger seat in the front. "Are you implying that I'm old, Mitchell?" Yugi asked.

"What? No! I'd never suggest that!" Mitchell said.

Yugi chuckled at that while Brighton, Sophia, and Danny all laughed.

"That was good." Sophia said.

"Yeah. Nice way to insult our stepfather, Mitchell." Brighton added.

"I didn't mean it like that!" Mitchell protested.

"I know, Mitchell, and in answer to your question, the last time I had to shop for school supplies was my last semester of college." Yugi said.

"You haven't since then?" Mitchell asked.

"No, although I think I can still handle getting everything we need." Yugi said.

"Okay." Mitchell said.

The group soon arrived at the store and went in.

"Okay. I'm sure that you guys know what you need to get right now." Yugi said as he got a buggy for them. He put Danny in the seat, although Danny started fussing. "Danny, you're going to have to stay in the buggy while we're here." Yugi told him.

The group then started walking around.

"Well, I know that I need notebooks and folders to keep my stuff in. I need pencils, too." Mitchell said.

"Yeah, and don't forget about the book bag." Brighton said.

"I know that!" Mitchell retorted.

"Boys, don't argue." Yugi said.

"Sorry, Yugi." Brighton and Mitchell said.

The group started to walk around the store.

Mitchell and Brighton got the notebooks and folders that they needed as well as pencils and a few other things.

"All right. Sophia, you need to get two notebooks as well." Yugi said.

"Can I get princess notebooks?" Sophia asked.

"I don't see why not." Yugi said.

Sophia soon found two notebooks that had the Disney princesses on them. She also found some pencils with them on them, too, which she also got.

"Okay. Now, on to the book bags." Yugi said.

They headed over to the area that had a bunch of different book bags.

"I think that I'll get this one." Mitchell said, picking up a dark blue bag with several zipper compartments.

"All right." Yugi said.

Mitchell put the bag in the buggy.

Brighton looked around and found a bag that had light and dark green mixed as the colors. "I like this one." Brighton said, putting the bag in the buggy.

Sophia found a pink book bag that had the Disney princesses on the front of it.

"Okay. I think we've gotten everything." Yugi said.

"What about Danny? Isn't he starting preschool?" Mitchell asked.

"Yes. Yami said that all we would need to get him is a lunch box and a small bag." Yugi said as he looked around.

"Why don't you get Danny a bad with the Transformers on it. You know that he loves them now." Mitchell said.

"That would be because you and Brighton have been watching the Transformers cartoon series with him every chance you have over the summer." Yugi said with a smile.

"Come on! Danny's a boy, so he's doing to like something like that." Brighton said.

"I know. I was a fan of it as a kid myself." Yugi said. He found a bag with the Transformers on it, which he also put in the buggy. "Now, we need to get Danny's and Sophia's lunchboxes. I think that we'll be done then." Yugi said.

The group headed over to where the lunchboxes were at.

Sophia found herself a princess one while Yugi found a Transformers one for Danny.

"Okay. I think that we've gotten all we need." Yugi said.

"We might find out something after we start school that we'll need." Brighton said.

"We can get it then." Yugi said.

The group went and paid for everything before they left.

At the car, Brighton got Danny and put him in his booster seat while Yugi and Mitchell put everything in the back of the SUV.

"Now what? Home?" Mitchell asked as everyone got in the car.

"Well, I thought that since we've done all this that we'd go over to the mall and walk around for a little bit." Yugi said.

"Really?" Brighton asked.

"Yes. Really." Yugi answered.

"That's great! Let's go!" Mitchell said.

Yugi chuckled. "All right." Yugi said. He then left the store and headed for the mall.


Yami leaned back in his chair and let out a tired sigh.

It wasn't even lunchtime yet, and he had already gone through at least fifty pages of paperwork as well as two business meetings.

'Yugi had it easy today.' Yami thought, knowing that his husband had been planning to take the kids out to get some of the school supplies that they needed.

Yami's cell phone rang.

Yami picked it up and saw that it was Seto after looking at the caller ID. He opened the phone and said, "Hello? What is it Seto?"

"What? I can't call and talk to my cousin?" Seto asked.

"You never do unless you're bored or have something important to tell me." Yami answered, thankfully for the interruption.

"Well, I was wondering if you still planned on having Danny go to Domino Primary for preschool." Seto said.

"Yes, Seto. I am. Why?" Yami asked.

"Well, you know that the orientation is this Friday." Seto said.

Yami sat up straighter and started to listen better. "It is?" Yami asked.

"Yep." Seto said.

"I wonder why I didn't know that." Yami said more to himself.

"Probably because the letter telling you that just arrived in the mail today. Joey brought it here for me to read it." Seto said.

"Oh. Okay." Yami said.

"Well, at least we do have kids the same age. Danny and Seth will have someone their own age that they will be able to talk to." Seto said.

"Yeah. I know. I think that that's the main reason Yugi suggested that we send Danny to that preschool." Yami stated.

"It was Yugi's idea?" Seto asked, sounding truly surprised.

"Yeah, although I suspect that Joey might have put the idea into Yugi's head." Yami said.

"Sounds like Joey. What did you say when he told you?" Seto asked.

"Well-" Yami trailed off.

~Flashback~

"Hey, Yami. Can we talk?" Yugi asked.

Yami was doing some work in his study at home. He looked up from his laptop and looked at his husband. "What is it, Yugi?" Yami asked.

Yugi walked on into the room and over to the desk. "Have you figured out where you're going to send Danny for preschool?" Yugi asked.

"Not yet. I'm still working on it." Yami said.

Yugi leaned down so that his hands were pressed on the desk. "It looks to me like you're working on work instead of where our son is going to go for preschool." Yugi said.

Yami smiled. "Yeah. I am. Why the sudden interest in where Danny's going to school?" Yami asked as he leaned back into his chair.

"Yami, I have had an interest from the start. I've read over all the brochures you have." Yugi said as he hopped up on the desk and sat down.

"Did you have a place in mind?" Yami asked.

"Actually, yes." Yugi said. He then handed Yami a brochure.

Yami looked at it before he looked at Yugi with a raised eyebrow. "Domino Primary. That's a private preschool." Yami said.

"Yes. I know." Yugi said.

"Why do you want us to send him there? You know that I don't exactly like my kids having more expensive things just because we can afford them." Yami said.

"Yami, Seth is going there as well. It would be nice if Seth and Danny had someone there that they would know." Yugi said.

"Joey put you up to this, didn't he?" Yami asked.

"No." Yugi said.

Yami gave Yugi a look.

"He might have hinted at it, though." Yugi added.

"I thought so." Yami said.

"Yami, Domino Primary is one of the best preschools in the country. Every child that goes there has a higher chance of doing well at the start of school when they enter kindergarten. They teach them the alphabet, counting, colors, and a lot of other things. It's a great school, Yami." Yugi said.

Yami sighed. "I never wanted them to go to private school." Yami said, looking at the brochure.

"Yami, it's preschool. Danny won't get spoiled just going to preschool. He'll go to public school once he starts kindergarten like the other kids." Yugi said.

Yami sighed. "I suppose you're going to insist on this." Yami said, thinking that Yugi wouldn't give him a choice in the matter.

"I want you to look into it and not be judgmental just because it's a private school. Look at what school would be best for Danny's learning, not the price." Yugi said. He stood up and left the office.

Yami sighed. "I hate it when he's right." Yami said. He turned to his computer and went to the Internet to learn all that he could about Domino Primary.

~End Flashback~

"I guess you found that Yugi was right." Seto said.

"Yeah. I went to the school with Yugi and talked with the principal. I have to admit that I was impressed, which was why I decided to enroll Danny in the school." Yami said.

"Well, at least Danny will have someone at the school to play with." Seto said.

"Yeah. I know." Yami said.

"Anyway, I'd better get back to work." Seto said.

"Yeah. I have to catch up on some more paperwork, and I have another business meeting after lunch, so I need to get ready." Yami said.

"The pains of returning to a business." Seto remarked.

"Don't I know it. I'll talk to you later, Seto." Yami said before he hung up. He sighed. 'I hate work sometimes.' Yami thought. He then got back to his paperwork.


Yugi and the kids got back to the house around one in the afternoon.

"You guys were gone a while." Amara said as she walked into the foyer to see her son-in-law and grandchildren.

"Yeah. We went to a few places." Yugi said.

Aknankanon came out and was surprised by the number of bags that Yugi, Mitchell, Brighton, and Sophia had.

Danny ran past his grandparents and into the living room.

"Well, we went to the mall, so they all got some new clothes for school." Yugi said.

"That explains it." Amara said.

"All right. Let's get all this upstairs." Yugi said.

Yugi and the kids headed up the stairs.

"Well, that was unexpected." Amara said.

"Yeah, but at least we didn't have to do it. You and I had to deal with all that the last couple of years." Aknankanon said.

"We were helping Atemu out, Aknankanon. There is nothing wrong with that." Amara told her husband.

"I know. I'm just glad that we didn't have to do it this year." Aknankanon said.

"I suppose it was a good thing." Amara said.

Aknankanon looked over at his wife with a smirk. "Besides, we had a lot more fun this time around." Aknankanon said.

Amara blushed bright red. "Aknankanon!" Amara scolded.

There was the sound of someone clearing their throat behind them.

The two turned to come face-to-face with Yugi.

"That was more than I really needed to know." Yugi said.

"Sorry." Amara said before she whacked her husband in the arm.

"Ow! What was that for?" Aknankanon asked, rubbing his arm.

"For talking like that." Amara retorted.

A few moments later, Brighton and Mitchell came downstairs.

"Hey, Yugi. Can we go to the park and play with some of our friends?" Mitchell asked.

"I suppose so." Yugi said.

"Great!" Brighton said before the two headed for the door.

"But!" Yugi cackled loudly, causing the two to stop.

Brighton and Mitchell cringed, thinking that they had gotten away without a but.

"I want you both back by five. No later." Yugi said.

"Okay." Mitchell said.

"And make sure to keep your cell phone with you at all times." Yugi said.

"We will." Brighton said before the two headed out the door.

"Do you think that they'll be back by then?" Amara asked.

"I hope so. I really would hate to have to ground them." Yugi said.

"Hate? I loved it.' Aknankanon said as the three walked into the living room and sat down.

Danny was still in the living room and playing.

"I take it that Yami was grounded a lot." Yugi said.

"Yep." Aknankanon said with a smirk.

"Did at least deserve it?" Yugi asked.

"With Marik and Bakura as friends, what do you think?" Amara asked.

Yugi laughed. "I'd say he let himself get talked into doing things that those two were involved in." Yugi said.

"Well, he didn't exactly have the best choice I friends." Aknankanon said.

"They were good friends to him, Aknankanon. They still are. They were just prone to getting into trouble. You know how they were." Amara said.

"Yes, and that's why Yami stayed grounded ninety percent of the time." Aknankanon said.

Yugi laughed. "I can see that with Marik and Bakura. At least the two simmered down." Yugi said.

"Yes. They got calmer as they got older although they are still rather crazy in my personal opinion." Aknankanon said.

"Yes. They are." Yugi said.

"Well, that's why Heba was such a good thing for Yami." Amara said.

"Did she keep Yami out of trouble?" Yugi asked.

"Yes. She helped him stay out of trouble. Heba was able to convince Yami not to take part in some of the stuff Bakura and Marik did." Amara said.

"That's a good thing." Amara said.

"Yeah. I agree." Yugi said.

"Although I think that Heba got Yami in a bit more trouble than those two ever did." Aknankanon said.

"Now that party was Marik and Bakura's idea." Amara pointed out.

"Yes, but Yami and Heba were the ones that chose to get drunk." Aknankanon said.

"Ah. You're talking about when they both got so drunk, and it resulted in Mitchell." Yugi said.

Aknankanon and Amara looked at Yugi in surprise.

Yugi shrugged. "Yami and I got to talking about being drunk one time, and he told me." Yugi explained.

"Oh. That makes sense." Amara said.

"Oh. By the way, this came today." Aknankanon said, handing a piece of mail to Yugi.

"Oh. It's from Domino Primary." Yugi said. He opened it and read it.

"What is it?" Aknankanon asked.

"It's informing us that orientation is on Friday." Yugi said.

"Orientation? For preschool?" Aknankanon asked.

"It's more for us to meet Danny's teacher and look around the school." Yugi explained.

"I guess you and Yami will both go." Amara said.

"Yeah. It's the only one Yami's going to. I got roped into handling the orientation for the other three." Yugi said.

"But you didn't let him out of that one." Amara said.

"Actually, Domino primary wants both parents there, and since I'm their stepfather, they want me there." Yugi said.

"That's good." Aknankanon said.

"Yeah, and I'm not letting Yami out of this one." Yugi said.


Yami returned home later that day. "Hey, Yugi." Yami said when he entered the living room. He walked over and gave Yugi a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey. How was work?" Yugi asked.

"Tiring. It felt like I was doing paperwork and talking to business associates all day." Yami said as he sat down on the couch beside Yugi.

Yugi smiled. "Well, it won't be as bad once you get caught up." Yugi said.

Yami sighed. "That's easy for you to say. You didn't have to do that all day." Yami said.

"Well, I dread the paperwork that will have piled up on me when I go in tomorrow." Yugi said.

"So, you know my pain." Yami said.

"Yeah. I have been in that situation before, and I will be in it tomorrow. I know the feeling." Yugi said.

"So, anything happen today?" Yami asked.

"Not really. We got a letter from Domino Primary." Yugi said.

"The orientation is on Friday." Yami said.

Yugi looked at Yami with a raised eyebrow.

"Seto called me today and told me." Yami explained.

"That makes more sense." Yugi remarked.

"I know, and I'm going." Yami said.

"Good. Especially since I'm having to handle orientation for the other three." Yugi said.

Yami chuckled. "I thought you liked the idea of having kids." Yami said.

"I did, and I till do. I just thought that my husband would be helping me with stuff like this." Yugi said."Hey. I've done it since Mitchell started school." Yami said.

"Yeah. I know." Yugi said.


~Wednesday~

"All right!" Brighton said as he walked into the house.

Aknankanon and Amara walked out to see what was going on.

"I'm happy, too." Mitchell added, smiling.

"What has them so happy?" Amara asked.

Yugi smiled. "They're happy because they know that they have classes with their friends, and they're happy about the teachers they ended up getting." Yugi answered.

"Oh." Aknankanon said.

"It's a good thing, Grandpa." Mitchell said.

"As long as you do well in class and don't get distracted by your friends in class." Yugi said.

"Come on, Yugi. I'm not that bad." Mitchell said.

Yugi looked over at his stepson. "As I recall, you had to bust your tail in your last semester of school last yarer just to pull out a C, which was the only thing that kept you out of trouble with your father last year." Yugi said.

"I know." Mitchell said.

Brighton snickered. "At least I don't get in trouble for bad grades." Brighton said.

"You've never had a bad grade in your life." Mitchell retorted.

"I know." Brighton said, acting very happy with himself.

"All right, Brighton. Enough gloating. You don't need to throw that fact into Mitchell's face. Not everyone is as good in school as you are." Yugi said.

"Like Joey?" Brighton asked.

"Joey just didn't care." Yugi said.

"And you?' Amara asked.

Yugi looked over at his mother-in-law.

Amara shrugged. "I was just curious." Amara replied.

Yugi smiled. "I was a straight-A student, but I didn't gloat about it, Brighton. There's thing called humility. Instead of gloating, I helped my friends when they were struggling with something." Yugi explained.

"That would be something good for you to remember, Brighton." Amara said.

"Okay. Sorry, Mitchell." Brighton said.

"Don't worry about it. I plan to try and do better this year." Mitchell said.

"Good. Just remember that you have to answer to Yami for any bad grades." Yugi said.

"What about you?" Mitchell asked.

"You'll have to answer to me as well." Yugi said.

"Okay." the two said before going upstairs.

"What would you do?" Amara asked.

"Me? If one of them brought home a really bad grade, I would probably forbid them from hanging out with their friends after school until the next test, and if they didn't do at least a letter grade better, they wouldn't hang out with their friends until the next test." Yugi said.

"That's harsh." Aknankanon said.

"Yeah, but I think that it would do the trick." Yugi said.

"That it would." Amara agreed.


~Friday~

Yugi and Yami had gone to Domino Primary with Danny for the orientation.

"I really don't want to do this." Yami muttered.

"Yami, suck it up and deal with it." Yugi said under his breath.

Yami glared at his husband before masking his displeasure.

"Hey, you two."

Yugi and Yami turned to find Seto and Joey there along with Seth.

Seth and Danny ran up to each other.

"It looks like they are glad to see each other." Joey said with a smile.

"Yeah." Yugi said.

"Are you as unhappy to be here as I am?" Seto asked, looking at Yami.

"Yeah." Yami said.

"So, where's Maya?" Yugi asked, ignoring his husband's words.

"The nanny's watching her for us." Joey replied.

"Oh. Okay." Yugi said.

While the orientation got started, there was an area set up for the kids to play.

The principal of the school explained everything about the school and the routine that the kids would go through throughout their day.

Yami and Seto looked rather unhappy to be there.

When it was done, the two were thrilled.

"Hold it." Yugi said, grabbing Yami before he could bolt.

"What?" Yami asked.

"We can tour the school and meet Danny's teacher. Then we'll leave." Yugi said.

"That goes for you, too, Seto." Joey added.

Yugi and Joey got Danny and Seth before they headed out.


Yugi and Yami were in their room that night.

"It wasn't that bad." Yugi said.

"I guess not. Danny's teacher seems nice." Yami said.

"Yes. She does. I'm just glad that Danny and Seth have the same teacher." Yugi said.

"I know what you mean." Yami said. He sighed. "I just can't believe that me last kids is going to start school now." Yami said.

"Well, Danny is going to be four this year. He's growing up." Yugi said.

"I noticed." Yami said.

"You'll live through this just like you lived through the others." Yugi said.

"I suppose so." Yami said.

Yami was laying on the bed, ready to go to sleep.

Yugi walked over and climbed on top of Yami. "May I give you a good reason for being happy about this?" Yugi asked.

"What?" Yami asked, looking skeptical.

"Well, on the days I'm off, if you want to stay home, we would be alone with no kids. Only your parents here." Yugi said with a smirk.

Yami looked at Yugi with interest. "You know, I think I can live with this." Yami said.

"I thought so." Yugi said.


~August 23, First Day of School~

"Come on, kids! You have to get to school!" Yami shouted up the stairs.

"We're coming!" three voices called.

Yami and Yugi were already downstairs with Danny, who was dressed and ready.

"You know, I'm glad my parents decided to take a week to go somewhere by themselves." Yami said.

Yugi smiled mischievously. "I know what you mean." Yugi said.

It wasn't long before Brighton, Mitchell, and Sophia came downstairs.

"Okay. Let's get going." Yugi said.

"Who's taking us?" Brighton asked.

"I'm taking Sophia and Danny to school. Yugi will take you and Mitchell." Yami answered.

"Okay." Brighton said.

Once breakfast was eaten, Yugi and Yami got the kids to school.


~Three Hours Later~

Yugi and Yami lay in bed after several rounds of lovemaking.

"Hmm. I think that I'm going to enjoy the kids being in school. Even Danny." Yami said.

Yugi laughed. "I figured that you would." Yugi said.

"Well, I found a good reason to stay home when you're off now." Yami said with a smirk.

"I thought as much." Yugi said.

Yami then flipped them over and began another round.


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