Chapter 18- Bored!
Atemu and Heba walked down the hall of the hospital.
"How do you think Yami and Yugi are doing?" Heba asked.
"I don't know, but I hope that they were able to work everything out." Atemu replied.
The two neared Yugi's room.
"Damn it, Yugi! You did it again!" Yami shouted.
Atemu and Yugi froze.
"I guess they're still fighting." Heba sighed.
"Be prepared for anything." Atemu said.
Heba opened the door, and the two received a shock.
Yami was sitting on the bed with Yugi, glaring mildly at the younger teen, who was laughing at Yami.
"Oh, come on, Yami. Don't be a sore loser." Heba said.
"You've won every hand." Yami retorted.
Yugi smiled innocently. "Well, I just know the game a little better than you do." Yugi replied. He finally noticed that Atemu and Heba were in the doorway and said, "Hey, Heba. Atemu. Come on in." Yugi said.
"IS everything okay?" Atemu asked.
"Sure it is." Yugi replied.
"Then why did we hear Yami yelling, and why does he look angry?" Heba asked, noticing Yami was still glowering.
"Oh, he's mad because I've beat him at gin five times in a row." Yugi replied.
"Any you're playing a card game why?" Atemu asked.
"Because Yugi was bored, and frankly, so was I. There was nothing on TV, so Yugi suggested a game of cards. One of the nurses gave us a deck of cards, and we've been playing ever since." Yami explained.
"I thought that the reason Yami came here so early was because you two were going to talk and work things out." Heba said.
"We did." Yugi said.
"And?" Atemu asked.
"Well, let's just say we're closer than ever." Yami said.
"Okay. What exactly does that mean?" Heba asked.
"We're together just like you and Atemu are, brother." Yugi said.
"You are?!" Atemu and Heba exclaimed at the same time.
Yami and Yugi both nodded.
"All it took was us being willing to talk rationally about everything that had happened." Yami said.
"Well, I'm glad that you two finally worked everything out." Atemu said.
Yugi glanced over at Heba and said, "Yami. Atemu. Could I talk to Heba alone for a minute?"
"Sure." Yami replied. He got off the bed and left with Atemu.
Heba looked at his brother. "What's up, Yugi?" Heba asked.
In answer, Yugi hit Heba in the head.
"OW!" Heba exclaimed, jumping. "Yugi! What the hell was that fir?!" Heba asked.
"That was for spilling to Yami about the fact that I love him." Yugi said.
Heba grinned guilty. "Oh. That." Heba said.
"Yeah. That. I thought that we had an agreement that we would not tell each other's secrets." Yugi said.
"Sorry about that, Yugi. I really didn't mean to let that slip, but I got a little upset, and it kinda slipped." Heba said.
Yugi sighed. "Yeah. It's okay. It might be a good thing that you did. I'm not sure if Yami would have been willing to tell me how he felt." Yugi said.
Heba smiled. "I'm glad that you two are together now. I knew Yami was in love when I got here. Since I knew you already loved him, I figured I needed to do something although I hadn't planned on doing that." Heba said.
"In any case, just don't let that other secret slip. I'd like to tell Yami that on my own." Yugi said.
Heba gulped. "Um, yeah. No problem." Heba said. 'Oh-no. When he finds out what I did, he is going to flip out.' Heba thought.
"Heba, you okay?" Yugi asked.
"Huh?" Heba said, looking back at Yugi.
"You looked a little out of it. I was asking you if you were okay." Yugi said.
"Oh, yeah. I'm fine. Just thinking." Heba said.
"About what?" Yugi asked.
'Oh, shit. Now what do I tell him?' Heba asked himself. He thought quickly and knew exactly what he could do to save himself. "I was actually going to tell you something." Heba said.
"Really. What?" Yugi asked.
"Well, you know how you can have children?" Heba asked.
"Yes." Yugi replied.
"After you left Egypt, I went to the doctor. I found out that I have the ability to have children, too." Heba said.
"You do?" Yugi asked.
Heba nodded. "I was planning to tell you when I got here, but that didn't exactly happen." Heba said, sitting down on the bed.
"Does Atemu know about that?" Yugi asked.
Heba nodded. "Yes. He knows."
"Well, I hope you don't find yourself pregnant anytime soon." Yugi said.
Heba blinked. "What do you mean?" Heba asked.
"Yami mentioned that he heard you two last night." Yugi replied.
Heba blushed bright red. "Yeah. Well, we were careful." Heba said.
"I hope so." Yugi said.
"Anyway, can we get off this subject?" Heba asked.
"Sure. You want to play gin. I don't think that Yami's going to want to play a game of it with me for awhile." Yugi said.
Heba nodded.
Yugi picked up the cards and started playing until their boyfriends got back.
"So, are you two really okay now?" Atemu asked.
"Yeah. We are. Yugi and I talked everything out, and I'm glad that we did." Yami said.
"So am I. You two not getting along is a headache for me." Atemu said.
"Why is it a headache for you?" Yami asked.
"Simple. You come to me for everything and tell me everything that happened." Atemu replied playfully.
Yami rolled his eyes. "This has been a very stressful situation, and I needed someone to talk. If you didn't want me come to you when I had a problem, I wouldn't have told you anything." Yami said.
"Yeah. It would have driven you crazy not to be able to tell me anything." Atemu said.
"Where's Grandpa, anyway? I thought that he would have come." Yami said.
"He was going to, but with the day being as cold as it is and since he already has a cold, Heba and I convinced him to stay in. We're going to get Yugi to call him." Atemu said.
"Good idea. Grandpa doesn't need to get sick." Yami agreed.
"I just wonder if Yugi's going to go back and live with Seto or if he's going to move back in with us." Atemu stated.
"I asked that very question, actually. Yugi said that there's no reason for him to stay at the mansion, and he plans on moving back in with all of us." Yami replied.
"I guess that makes you happy." Atemu said.
"Yes, it does," Yami replied.
"I wonder if they're through talking." Atemu thought aloud.
"I don't know, but let's go and see." Yami replied.
The two headed back to the hospital room.
As Yami opened the door, they heard Heba said, "Yugi, do you ever lose?'
"Nope." Yugi replied.
Yami and Atemu looked to see Yugi and Heba sitting on the bed, playing cards.
"What are you twp playing?" Atemu asked.
"Gin." Yugi replied.
"And he's won all three times that we played." Heba replied.
"Heba, you're better at board games than you are at card games." Yugi told him.
"Yeah. Maybe I should go and bring a board game here so that I can beat you." Heba said.
"Now you know why I got a little frustrated." Yami said.
"Well, how about we all play some games." Atemu suggested.
"Sure, but what?" Yami asked.
"How about poker?" Heba asked.
"Poker?!" the other exclaimed.
"Sure. Why not?" Heba asked.
"Heba, when people play poker, they are usually gambling." Yugi said.
"Oh. Zepher actually taught me. We'd play it all the time. We never bet or anything. Just played it for fun." Heba said.
"Well, I guess one of us had better go and get some of the playing chips if we're going to do that." Atemu said.
"I guess I'll go. I'll be back soon." Yami said.
"You know, there's no place open today. It's Christmas Day, after all." Yugi said.
"He has a point." Atemu agreed.
"Well, what else can we do?' Heba asked.
There was a knock on the door and then Leo walked on.
"Hey, Leo." the four said.
"HI, guys. Can I take it that everything is okay?" Leo asked.
"Everything's fine." Yami replied.
"Good. Since I figure you four will be here all day, I thought that you could use these." Leo said, holding up several board games he had brought from home.
"Leo, you're a lifesaver." Yami said, taking the games.
"Good. I have to go on my shift. I'll check in on you guys again later." Leo said before leaving the room.
"Leo really does think of everything, doesn't he?" Heba asked.
"Yes. He does. What should we play first?" Yami asked, setting the board games down.
Heba, Atemu, Yami, and Yugi ended up playing board games all day long.
"Wow. We'd better be getting home." Atemu said, looking at his watch.
"We really did spend the whole day playing games, didn't we?" Heba asked.
"Yes, we did, and if you don't get home soon, I think that Grandpa will have a fit." Yugi said.
"He has a point." Leo said from the doorway.
The four turned to look at Leo.
"We should get going." Leo said.
"Actually, I think that I'm going to stay the night." Yami said.
"Huh-uh. I thought that you'd say that." Leo said before tossing a duffel bag to Yami.
Yami caught it.
"How did-" Yami started.
"I know you a little too well." Leo replied.
"Well, I guess we'll go." Heba said.
"Hope you have a fun night." Atemu said, making it sound dirty.
Yugi blushed, and Yami shouted, "ATEMU!"
Atemu ran out the door before Yami could get his hands on him.
"Bye." Heba said as he and Leo followed Atemu out, shutting the door behind them.
"That's it. I'm killing Leo." Yami said.
Yugi took Yami's hand and said, "Calm down, Yami. It's okay. Why don't you get into some pajamas?" Yugi said.
Yami nodded and walked to the bathroom. He walked out a few moments later in flannel pajamas. Yugi had given them to him as a joke, but Yami ended up liking them, and usually wore them to sleep in.
"You know that you didn't have to stay tonight. I would have been fine." Yugi said.
"I know, but I wanted to be here with you." Yami replied.
Yugi sighed. "All right. Why do I get the feeling you won't be letting me out of your sight very much?" Yugi asked.
"Because I'm not. There's no chance that I am going to let you get hurt like this again." Yami said.
"Yami, you do realize that a tornado hitting was not something anyone could have predicted." Yugi said.
"Yes, but I don't want to take the chance. I will protect you from what I can from now on." Yami said, wrapping his arms around Yugi and pulling him to him.
Yugi snuggled up beside Yami. "You already do that." Yugi said.
"I know, and I plan on doing it even better." Yami replied.
Yugi shook his head. "You're impossible sometimes." Yugi said.
Yami smirked. "I plan on always being impossible." Yami said.
Yugi let out a yawn.
"We'd better get some sleep." Yami said.
Yugi nodded as he started to drift off to sleep. He was asleep in a matter of minutes.
Yami just lay there watching Yugi for a little while. He couldn't help but wonder what he had done to deserve someone like Yugi. 'I'll probably never know what I did to deserve this angel, but I'm never going to do anything to hurt Yugi ever again.' Yami thought before he fell asleep, too.
The next day, Yugi was released from the hospital with a clean bill of health, much to everyone's relief.
Yugi walked into the house with Yami and Grandpa and was surprised to find the lights off.
Yugi frowned. "Why are the lights off?" Yugi asked.
"I don't know. Maybe the others left." Grandpa said.
Yami and Grandpa looked at each other with knowing looks on their faces. They knew why the lights were off, but were not about to ruin the surprise.
Yugi turned on the lights.
"SURPRISE!"
Yugi jumped back, bumping in Yami, startled at the sudden shouts at him. All of his friends were standing in the living room with a banner that said: WELCOME HOME YUGI. Kyla held a cake in her hands.
"Sorry about scaring you, Yugi." Heba said, smiling. He had had a feeling it would scare his brother.
"What is all this?" Yugi asked.
"Well, you've been in the hospital almost a month, Yugi." Joey said.
"We just wanted to throw you a surprise welcome home party." Tea added.
Yugi smiled. "I'm really surprised." Yugi agreed.
"Could we eat the cake now?" Joey asked.
There were several groans.
"You just ate lunch an hour ago, puppy." Seto said.
"That was an hour ago. I'm hungry now." Joey whined.
"Well, I could actually go for some cake myself." Yugi agreed.
"I'll get the knife." Leo and went into the kitchen and then returned with a knife to cut the cake, which he used to the cut the cake.
Everyone started getting a piece of cake and eating.
Yugi sat down on the couch beside Heba. "Why do I get the feeling that you were the one who either suggested the party, supported it, or planned it?" Yugi asked.
"What makes you ask that?" Heba asked as he took a bite of his cake.
"Oh, just the fact that I know you love parties and love planning." Yugi replied, watching him.
Heba smiled guiltily. "Guilty on all three counts." Heba said.
"I thought so. Atemu's going to learn fast how much you love to have parties and go to them." Yugi said.
"You and Yami will be joining us when we go." Heba said.
"No, we won't." Yugi replied.
"If I remember correctly, you once told me that Yami likes party on some level. Not like I do, but still likes to, and as his boyfriend, you would go, too." Heba said.
"I have a feeling that you and Yami are dragging me and Atemu to parties." Yugi said.
"Of course we are. We've got to get you two out more often." Heba said.
"Atemu and I are in so much trouble." Yugi muttered.
Joey walked over and plopped down on the couch. "Hey, Yugi. You enjoying yourself?" Joey asked.
"Yes, Joey." Yugi replied.
"By the way, you ever pull something like that again, I'll kill you for it." Joey said.
"That goes double for me." Tristan added, appearing behind him.
"Don't worry, guys. I never plan on going through something like that again." Yugi assured them.
"Good." Heba aid, putting his arm around his brother. "I don't think any of us could handle Yami like that again." Heba said.
"Man. That guy was like a lost puppy while you were in a coma. We couldn't get him to do much of anything. All Yami wanted to do was sit with you at the hospital." Tristan agreed.
"How did you ever get him to leave?" Yugi asked, knowing how stubborn Yami could be, especially when it came to him.
"Well, we threatened to drag him out there, threatened to knock hi out, and threatened to tell you about how Yami was taking care of himself when you woke up." Joey said.
"I'm guessing it was the last one that worked in the end." Yugi said.
All three nodded.
Grandpa watched with a smile before turning to Leo and Yuesei. "Leo, I'm meeting an old friend who's in town today. I trust you'll make sure the teenagers do not destroy my house." Grandpa said.
"Don't worry about a thing, Grandpa." Leo assured him.
"We'll look after everything." Yuesei added.
Grandpa nodded. "I'll be back later, so don't expect me for dinner." Grandpa said before leaving.
Joey suddenly thought of something. "Hey, Yugi. Why didn't you tell us anyway?" Joey asked.
Yugi blinked, not understanding. "About what?" Yugi asked.
"You know, about being able to have kids." Joey said.
The room suddenly became deathly quiet.
Heba looked at his brother.
Yugi turned to look at Heba, upset. "Heba, what did you do?" Yugi asked.
Heba gulped. He knew that he was going to get it.
There's Chapter 18.
The next chapter will have Yugi's reaction to everyone knowing he can hvae kids.
R&R.