Hidden Truths

Part Eight

Secrets are Told

I do not own Yu-Go-Oh!, or anything else related to it.

Actually, I don't really own much of anything, so please don't sue me!!!


~~~~~One Month Later~~~~~


"What about Euclipides and Sophacles(1)?" Yami asked, looking over at Yugi who was busy glaring him down.

"Yami, I swear to God, if you mention one more shoddy name like those two, I'm going to castrate you myself!" Yugi hissed, and Yami shuddered, and sighed.

"Fine, fine. But what do you suggest? They are the children of the Pharaoh, you know, they need names with style!" Yami grinned, and Yugi kicked at him.

"Elendil and Estel(2)." Yugi said, glaring at Yami, who was looking at her quizzically.

"Okay, I take it I either accept the names, or like them later?" Yami asked with a sigh, and Yugi smiled, and nodded.

"They're very nice and pretty names, and..." Yugi trailed off as the doorbell rang.

It was August, and school was out for the summer(3), allowing for all of Yugi's friends to drop by suddenly, unannounced, and make Yugi very nervous. Yami sighed, looking over at Yugi who was fleeing up the stairs, and glared at the door. He was going to start executing Yugi's friends for all of their sudden drop ins, and they were not going to be pleasant, fast deaths either.

"Hey, Yami! Is Yugi around?" Joey asked, scanning the living room, Ryou and Tea standing behind him. Yami glared at the blond, blocking him from entering.

"He's very ill, Joey." Yami tried explaining once more. Joey merely rolled his eyes, a taxi cab pulling up at the front steps.

"Yeah, you said that, but can't we see him, just for a minute or two? It might make him feel a whole lot better!" Joey insisted, Grandpa coming up shuffling behind him, glaring Yami down.

"Joey Wheeler!" Grandfather barked, Joey cringing as he turned around. "You may not see Yugi because he is not here. He is busy recuperating in a hospital in America!" Grandfather glared at Yami, who shrunk back a step.

"Oh, Mr. Motou, we're so sorry, we didn't know." Tea smiled, "Please, tell him we hope he gets better soon, won't you?"

"I will try to do that. Now, if you'll excuse me, I really must unpack." Grandpa sighed, bustling past Yami.

Ryou stared at the two as Yami closed the door, remembering, not for the first time, his laughing spirit, covered in mud and blood. And he bet his life that Bakura knew what was really going on.....


"Yugi!" Grandpa smiled, enveloping his granddaughter in a loose hug, glaring over at Yami.

"Yami! Give me one good reason I shouldn't kill you right here, right now!" Grandpa demanded, looking over at his petite decedent once more. Yami chuckled nervously, and Yugi sighed, rolling her eyes.

"Grandpa! Give him a break, it isn't his fault!" Yugi insisted, glaring at the both of them as she sat down on the couch.

"What do you mean? Aren't they his kids?" Grandpa asked, confused. Yugi sighed, and Yami rested a hand on her shoulder.

"Yugi, you don't have to tell him, not if you don't want to." Yami whispered, and Yugi shook her head.

"No, he has to know. He'd find out eventually, anyway." Yugi smiled, looking back over at Grandpa.

"Tell me what?" Grandpa asked, looking between the two of them.

"What really happened...." Yugi smiled, looking down at her hands......


"Oh Yugi, I'm so sorry, if I had known!" Grandpa sobbed, brushing the tears from his eyes as Yugi sobbed, Yami holding her close. Yugi sighed, trying to regain her composure, and shook her head.

"It's okay, Grandpa. Elendil and Estel could still be Yami's as well." Yugi sighed, and Grandpa smiled, shaking his head.

"Pretty names, Yugi. You always were responsible, but I wish you had told me, I could have helped, you know." Grandpa sighed, and Yugi smiled, rubbing her stomach.

"Don't worry Grandfather, I will, next time." Yugi smiled, and Yami hugged her closely, rolling his eyes as the doorbell rang once more.

"I swear to God, I'm going to kill..." Yami muttered under his breath, opening the door, "Kaiba!"

"Hello to you too, Yami." Kaiba rolled his eyes, Yugi peeking up over the couch with a sigh, Yami, predictably, glaring at the CEO.

"Kaiba knows too!?" Grandpa demanded, looking over at Yugi, who was smiling sheepishly.

"Don't worry, Mr. Motou, she didn't tell me of her own choosing. Actually, I heard the little puppy ranting on the way downtown, and decided to see what he was going on about. Glad to see you're okay, Yugi." Seto smiled. Yugi rolled her eyes, sitting up.

"I had to tell them something, or they would never go away. I'm surprised you didn't earlier, Yami." Grandpa grinned, remembering the look on Joey's face.

"Yeah, but I'm going to have to tell them eventually, Grandpa. That's going to be one doozy to explain away." Yugi frowned, staring at the floor, looking up as Seto burst out laughing.

"Yeah, but it'll be worth it to see that little Chihuahua moan and groan for a while!" Kaiba grinned, and Yami couldn't help but join him. Yugi just rolled her eyes, heading back toward the stairs.

"Oh, come on Yugi, it was just a joke." Yami sighed, and Yugi smiled.

"I know. I'm going to take a nap, that's all. Try not to destroy my image too completely while I'm sleeping!" Grandpa waved, and Yugi disappeared up the stairs once more......


"Bakura!" Ryou snapped, and, for the first time in his life, glared at his spirit. Bakura groaned, rolling over, still suffering from a hangover.

"What do you want!" Bakura moaned, pulling the sheets over his head to block out the summers light.

"What did you do to Yugi!" Ryou demanded, pulling the sheets down once more. Bakura grinned lazily, looking over at his hikari.

"You really want to know, kid?" Bakura asked, and Ryou glared at him. Bakura sighed, reaching for a pair of sunglasses.

"Bakura, tell me everything!" Ryou snapped, gripping the spirit solidly by the neck.

"Fine, fine! But you ain't gonna like it!" Bakura grinned. Ryou glared, and he held up his hands in defense.

"Okay, okay, I get the picture!" Bakura laughed as Ryou's face turned a sickening shade of green, Bakura leaving out no details.....


"Bakura! You sadistic freak! You animal!" Ryou roared, slamming his fist into the spirits face as hard as he could, the sunglasses shattering, covering Bakura's face with blood as he laughed, the eerie cackle heard clearly across the neighborhood......


~TSUZUKU~

So, I know it was short, but did you like it?

Hope so!!

And now, for Explanations!!!

1: I have this thing for Greek names. My pets may not suffer for it, but my Sims do!! XD

2: I am currently studying Quenya, or high Tolkein Elvish.

The names mean, translated:

Elendil: Elf Friend, or Star Lover

Estel: Hope

3: If I remember correctly, from my Japanese teacher (who hasn't lived in Japan since she was 16, so things might have changed, I'm not sure.), Japanese kids get August off for their Summer Break. Their school year changes in the Spring, so it's sorta like the Japanese equivalent of Winter Break.

They have a full year school year, with lots of little vacations.

Well, as always, R&R!!!

Part Nine