I want to say that I am sorry.
I can no longer write YGO.
I'm not in the fandom anymore, and writing for it is like a chore, and I actively avoid it.
I am now on AO3 under the same name, PracticalSuccubus. If you like Persona 5 and Pegoryu, or MHA and BakuDeku, I have a lot of stories up there, but will also be writing oneshot AUs as well.
I still believe I owe all of you an explanation of what was going to happen here, though. It gets pretty confusing, so, stay with me.
Yami wasn't really a runaway. Yes, he's a pureblood, but he was allowed out by the Vampire King, Atem's uncle and Katsu's brother. He was allowed out to go get Atem, train him in the life of a vampire, then bring him home. It was going to be staged like they were on the run, hence the opening sequence with Yami fleeing the restaurant with Atem. There was no plan for the two falling for each other, though, so when the two were eventually "captured" and brought back, Atem learns of the whole setup by accident. He overhears Yami talking about it, and how hard it was at times to not tell Atem anything, but it had to be done to bring him home. Atem confronts Yami about it who, in the end, confesses the entire setup. Atem, outraged and hurt by this, runs away from the purebloods. He goes back to where he and his father lived, and resumes his life as normal. Yami begs to be the one to go and search for him, since it was his fault, and is granted access to leave again.
He finds Atem back at the house, getting ready for work at the restaurant. Atem ignores Yami completely, all of his pleas and demands. Yami tries to force him to come with him, but with his newfound vampire strength, he's able to fight Yami off, and go to work. It repeats like a cycle for days. Atem won't talk to Yami at all. His heart is hurt, and he's still incredibly angry from all the lies and the setup. Atem takes as many shifts as possible to avoid going home and having Yami plead with him.
One day off, Yami is again pleading with Atem to just talk to him. Atem finally snaps at Yami, yelling at him to leave him alone, how he wants to be alone. How he hates him for lying to him about everything. If he lied about the whole setup, then did he lie about his feelings? Atem isn't sure what to believe anymore, and he just wants peace. He's started crying at this point, but he doesn't know why he's crying.
Yami knows that Atem is hurt and angry. After Atem finishes his rant, Yami embraces him, and tells him that his feelings were never a lie. He understands how Atem feels, and why he feels that way, and that these past two weeks have been hell for both of them. Yami loves him, and he tells Atem he should've been honest with him from the start. He should've told Atem everything when their relationship started, and he was wrong for not doing that.
He tells Atem that he'll wait for him. However long it takes, he'll wait. They've got an eternity.
This causes Atem to start crying again, telling him how he shouldn't have run away, but things happen in the heat of the moment. Atem contacts the Vampire King, and lets him know that he will not be returning. He likes his life outside of the Pureblood community, and doesn't want to get rid of that freedom. The two end up fighting over the phone, which ends with Atem finally shouting that the purebloods need to be free. Changed Ones aren't dangerous. What's the point of an eternal life if there's no freedom? He hangs up on him.
After that, Yami and Atem start seeing more purebloods around them. Some come to the house, thanking Atem for talking to the King like that. After a long period of anger, the King had thought about Atem's words, and how it was the reason Katsu had fled with his wife and child so many years ago. The purebloods are now free to roam the Earth however they want. The Pureblood Community is always home, but they are free to come and go as they please. Yami and Atem move together to Yami's house, far away from the town and community, but life is good for the two, now that everything is out in the open, the Purebloods are free, and they're happy.