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Chapter 3
Another Day, Another Secret...

BZZZZT!

Tecuo jolted awake.

"Wha…?"

He had fallen asleep at his desk, which was now littered with the small gold pieces.

Sighing, he collected them and dropped them into the box. He felt an almost insane need to just finish the thing—but to do that, he'd have to figure out how to make it work.

He quickly changed into his uniform, shoved the box into his backpack, and bolted down the stairs.

"Morning, Mom!"

Mrs. Mutou smiled at him. "Good morning, dear. I made scrambled eggs this morning."

"All right!"

He shoveled down his breakfast, and dashed out the door, calling a goodbye over his shoulder.

Mrs. Mutou shook her head, still smiling. "Tecuo Mutou, what ever am I going to do with you? You're just like your father…"

She glanced at the framed photo on the counter—one of her and her husband.

"Yugi…"

OooO

"Hey! Tecuo! Wait up!"

Tecuo looked around, confused. He saw Soria and Kania running up from behind.

"Jeez!" Soria panted, when the two of them caught up. "For a midget, you sure walk fast!"

Kania elbowed her. "Soria! Be nice!"

"What did I do?"

Tecuo rolled his eyes. Girls…

Soria grinned at Tecuo. "Mind if we join you?"

"Nope—come on!"

The three of them started off down the road, chattering to each other.

Suddenly, a limo drove by. It slowed, and the window rolled down. A boy of about sixteen, with short, jet-black hair and cobalt eyes leaned his head out.

"Well, if it isn't the dork convention!" he called tauntingly. "Looks like you got a new member!"

Soria put her hands on her hips. "Lukas Kaiba, you are so gonna pay for that one!"

Lukas laughed. "As if!"

Tecuo could barely conceal his shock. These two were on first-name terms—with a Kaiba? He still remembered Mrs. Mutou's description of his father's rival, Seto Kaiba—a cold, selfish man who was always focused on himself.

Lukas dropped his mocking expression. "I haven't heard from you girls in a while—how've you been?"

Soria rolled her eyes. "You go to our school—can't you find out from there?"

Lukas just shrugged.

Kania giggled. "You'll never get to him like that," she said to Soria.

Tecuo stood back, letting the three of them talk. This was one of their friends—he didn't want to interfere. He glanced at his watch—and yelped. "Come on, guys! If we don't hurry, we're gonna be late to school!"

Lukas laughed. "Problem solved!" He pushed open the door of the limo. "Hop in!"

Soria and Kania immediately climbed in. Tecuo hung back, unsure of himself.

"Oh, come on!" Soria exclaimed, grabbing his wrist and pulling him in. "It's just a limo!"

Tecuo slipped uneasily into the seat next to her. Kania sat across from them, next to Lukas.

"Thanks for the ride, Lukas," Kania was saying. "It's real nice of you."

Lukas shrugged. "Don't mention it. I'm not as uptight about that ranking stuff as my father is."

"How is your father?" Soria asked.

Lukas' face darkened. "Not very good. Not since…well, you know."

Kania and Soria nodded, leaving Tecuo wondering what had happened.

Lukas' face brightened again as he turned to face Tecuo. "Well, I think it's time for introductions. I'm—"

"Lukas," Tecuo replied quietly. "I heard. My name's Tecuo."

Lukas flashed a slightly malevolent grin at Soria. "He's a shy one, isn't he?"

Tecuo felt himself blush slightly, even as Kania elbowed Lukas—hard.

"OWW! Hey, what did I do!"

At that moment, they pulled up to the school. The four of them climbed out.

"See you after school!" Lukas called. "Oh, and—Tecuo?"

Tecuo turned back to him. "Yeah?"

Lukas grinned. "I sure hope you duel as well as your old man—or the 'family rivalry' won't mean much of anything!"

With that, he walked away.

Soria raised an eyebrow. "What just happened?"

"I'm not sure," Tecuo murmured. "But I have the feeling I've just made friends with one of my greatest rivals…!"

"Well, I'm lost," Kania said. "What are you talking about?"

Tecuo shook his head. "It was between our fathers—Lukas' and mine. They were arch rivals at Duel Monsters. They finally reconciled, after being bitter enemies for years. Not long after that, my dad…he…"

Tecuo closed his eyes. "Never mind." His voice broke. "I don't want to talk about it."

Kania put a hand on his shoulder. "Tecuo…?"

Tecuo pulled away, and ran into the school building. Kania was the only one of them who saw the tears in his eyes.

"Kania…"

The shock in Soria's voice made Kania glance sharply at her. "What?"

Soria was slightly pale. "I know why he looks so familiar," she whispered. "I know what he's taking about. I know…why he's so upset."

Kania tapped her foot, indicating that Soria continue.

Soria reached into her backpack, and pulled out an old picture.

"I carry this with me everywhere," she explained to Kania. "It's a picture of my parents—and yours, I think—as teenagers. Take a look."

The picture appeared to have been taken in the Domino Park. In the center, a boy with shaggy blond hair and brown eyes, wearing a light blue T-shirt and jeans, was standing with his arm possessively around the shoulders of a buxom blond, also with brown eyes and wearing all leather. He was chatting to another boy, who had emerald eyes, spiky black hair that was held out of his eyes by a red headband, and an earring with a die on it. On the boy's right was a younger brunette girl, with shimmering blue eyes. She was busy tickling a little boy with long, shaggy, jet-black hair. A boy with long white hair and brown eyes and a girl with dusty brown hair and sapphire eyes lay on the grass, watching the clouds and unconsciously holding hands. A tall boy with brown hair and cobalt eyes stood off to the left of the picture, arms crossed, watching an Arabic-looking girl who had long black hair and cerulean eyes as she conversed with a boy who had pale blond hair and lavender eyes. A short girl with square-rimmed glasses and blond hair up in pigtails sat cross-legged on the grass, nose buried in a book.

But what caught Kania's eye was the boy who stood in the background, grinning up at them all. She nearly did a double-take—he looked almost exactly like Tecuo.

"Flip it over," Soria said quietly.

Kania did so—and read the names.

(A/N: These are in the order of the description)
Joey Wheeler
Mai Valentine
Duke Devlin
Serenity Wheeler
Mokuba Kaiba
Ryou Bakura
Téa Gardner
Seto Kaiba
Ishizu Ishtar
Malik Ishtar
Rebecca Hawkins
Yugi Mutou
Picture taken by Tristan Taylor

Kania nodded slightly. "The first two…are your parents, right?"

"Yeah. Go on."

"Duke Devlin…isn't he the creator of Dungeondice Monsters?"

"Mmm-hmm."

"Serenity Wheeler—your cousin's mom, right? And the guy who took the picture—Tristan—that's his dad?"

"Yep."

"Mokuba Kaiba…Lukas' uncle, right?"

Soria nodded, and a slightly pained expression came over her face.

Kania gulped. "Yeah…I'd forgotten about that…"

She looked back down at the picture. "Ryou Bakura and Téa Gardner—my parents. Seto Kaiba and Ishizu Ishtar—Lukas' parents. Malik Ishtar is Lukas' other uncle, on his mom's side.Rebecca Hawkins…isn't she the daughter of that Egyptologist, Professor Hawkins?"

"Granddaughter," Soria corrected. "Look at the last name on that list."

Kania looked closer—and her eyes widened. "No way."

"Way. I think that Yugi—is Tecuo's dad."

Kania shook her head. "But…what could have happened?"

Soria pulled a folded sheet of paper out of her pocket, and handed it to her.

"This."

It was a memo—and it said that Yugi had gone missing.

"But this is from ten years ago!" Kania exclaimed. "Haven't they found him yet?"

Soria looked in the direction Tecuo had run away in, and back at Kania. "Considering Tecuo's reaction, I doubt it."

"Oh, man…"

"Yeah…"

At that moment, the bell rang. The two of them filtered into the school, along with the other students.

"I just hope he's okay," Soria murmured.

I suck at keeping things secret, so I decided to tell y'all whose parents are whose right now. Plus, it adds on to the story. So, what do you think?