I appreciated the reviews. :) All comments left on previous chapter our appreciated and I'll be taking into mind.:)

TOUGH LIFE

CHAPTER 2

"I tried so hard, can't seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but always be a victim of these streets,
It Ain't my fault cause I, try to get away but trouble follows me,
And still I try so hard, hoping one day they'll come and rescue me,

But until then, I'll be posted up right here rain, sleet, hail, snow (hail snow)
But until then, I'll be posted up right here with my heat getting dough (getting' dough)"- I Tried (BTNH Ft Akon)

6.7.6.

Maybe I was too harsh. Kaiba thought. After his incident earlier with his younger brother he'd been thinking that he really made himself look stupid. I mean he really shouldn't have been like that towards Mokuba.

With that the older Kaiba went upstairs to his brother's room to apologize. As he got there he knocked on the door and heard no response. He thought maybe Mokuba had fallen asleep. He quietly moved the somewhat cold but yet warm knob and turned it. He got inside and what he saw wasn't good.

He didn't see his brother in sight and got worried. He looked and saw the window open.

Kaiba cursed under his breath before running quickly downstairs to go out and look for Mokuba. He didn't have to look far as he opened the door there stood his brother and next to him a spiky haired teen.

Kaiba looked at Mokuba first then at the teen next to him. Mokuba looked at his older brother then at the teen next to him. The tri colored teen looked at Mokuba quickly before looking at Kaiba.

"Mokuba what the heck?!" said a pissed, yet relief Kaiba.

The younger of the Kaiba's stood quiet as his older brother asked him the same question once more, however actually rephrasing it to 'Were where you?'. This time just a little harsher. The teen that stood next to Mokuba stared at Kaiba for a while more then moving his head to look at Mokuba who looked at the ground. The only thing that could be seen were his bangs covering his eyes. Kaiba waited and still got no answer.

Kaiba thought for a minute before thinking about earlier. He spoke, "I'm sorry Mokuba. I shouldn't snap like this."

Mokuba looked up at his older brother and then smiled, "It's okay brother I know your worried and I'm sorry."

"It's okay. Don't apologize Mokuba. Just don't do that again." said Kaiba as he drifted his eyes now to the teen that had been quiet all this time.

"I suppose you do deserve a thank you for bringing my brother home." said Kaiba as Yami looked at him. Ruby eyes staring into azure eyes. It was as if both saw something there. Before they looked somewhat away.

"It's okay. Well I should leave." said the tri colored haired teen.

As he walked away Kaiba stood and looked. Mokuba looked at his brother and grabbed his sleeve to pull at it gently. Kaiba looked at his brother and Mokuba moved his head towards Yami's direction. "Don't you think he deserves a ride Seto?"

Kaiba looked at Yami and thought for a while before offering Yami a ride. Yami looked back and said it was okay. While Kaiba insisted since he did bring his brother home safely. Yami thought for a minute and just agreed.

Now Kaiba and Yami were both in one of Kaiba's many car types. Kaiba had to pick between many of his cars He just decided on the Black Ferrari. Since it was the keys of that vehicle he had on him at the moment. Yami looked around and saw this must all been upgraded, like something out of the Fast and the Furious. Yami told Kaiba that this was a very nice car. Kaiba with indifference in his face said it was the only car that he had put a bunch of stuff into. That the other were just decent.

It was quiet for a while until Yami started speaking.

"You know I could've walked."Yami said as he looked out the window both hands in his lap.

Silence.

"If this is cause of your brother. It's okay." Yami said trying to make the CEO talk.

Silence.

"You really don't change huh."Kaiba said quietly not taking his eyes off the road. Yami turned to look at him in surprise.

"What ever." Yami responded then looking back outside.

They had been quiet for a while. Yami only would talk to him to only tell him how to get to his house. Yami just told him to stop the car. He said he could just drop him off there. Kaiba insisted to take him all the way home. Yami just said nicely that it was okay. Kaiba didn't really feel like arguing.

"Fine."Kaiba said.

"Thanks for the ride Kaiba."Yami said as he got out. Kaiba told him it was okay and thanking him once more for bringing his brother back home safely.

Yami waited to see the car out of sight before he started walking home.

Yami put both his hands, one in each pocket of his jacket. That's when he realized something, he had forgotten his cell in Kaiba's car. He decide to get it from Kaiba later.

6.7.6

Yami kept walking the street has he headed home. He looked to both sides as he crossed a street. He could feel a little chill. As he arrived at his house he took out the keys and unlocked the door. He walked into the dark house.

As he reached to turn on a light. He saw no one had arrived home yet. He looked at the wall clock and it read; ten o'clock.

Yami was wondering where everyone was as he saw there were messages left in the answering machine. He went over and pressed a button hearing the answering machine talk. He headed to go get a bottle of water out of the fridge.

After the answer machine read the time of the message it said;

Yami it's me Yugi. I called to tell you that I spending the night at Jou's. I already asked grandpa and he said it was alright. Well yeah, just wanted to tell you know. See you tomorrow.

Yami took the cap of his bottle of water as he then took a drink. He was in front of the answering machine now and he listened to the next message as he heard his grandfathers voice.

Yami it's me, I was calling to say I won't be back till really late. Me and some old friends are going over some stuff. Yugi called and said he's spending the night at his friends house. So close all the doors well. I have my key's so don't worry. If anything call me back at this number.

End of messages said the answering machine. Yami looked around and was bored already. He decide to watch television before he headed to bed. He laid on the couch and flipped through the channels finding nothing. So he just turned it off and went up to his room after he locked the doors.

6.7.6

The next day Yami woke up to the rays of sun that went through his window to land on his bed. He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling of his room. He liked to wake up sometimes like that. He felt at peace. Yami though then remembered about yesterday and decided to go downstairs to see if his grandfather was there.

Yami went downstairs to look for him, but saw no one. Soon enough though he saw a piece of notebook paper on the table.

On it, it had a message from his grandpa about him leaving early to go somewhere with the friend he had been with yesterday. He places it down back on the table and then thought that not even Yugi would be back until a little later.

Leaving Yami alone.

Yami decided to sit down on the couch and stare at the television even when it wasn't even on.

He stared and stared as he began to remember a dream he had last night, or more like a memory that had come to him through his dreams.

"Benji I'm home." yelled the young boy.

He looked around and saw no one. He shrugged his shoulder and went into the kitchen and saw he really wasn't alone at home after all.

"Oh, Christian I thought I was the only one home."said the young boy as he walked into the kitchen to stop and look at the older man that was sitting on a chair.

"Hi Smiley.(1)"the older man said as he looked at the younger boy with a smile.

"Hey do you know where Benji is at?" asked the young boy looking around the kitchen.

"Yeah he was called to do something and had to leave." said the man that still was seated. His head had been on the table as if he had just doze off. He straighten up and ran a hand through brown hair.

"Oh."simply said the young boy before he asked something to the man, "Christian, I was wondering when your gonna take me out tagging(2)?"

The man looked at the tri-haired color boy in surprise and then chuckled. "You see kid, I don't know. Ask Benjamin. But believe me I don't think he'll let you."

Yami walked toward the table to grab a chair and sit down as well. "I know he wont. Why? I mean it's not like he doesn't do it too."

Christian just kept looking at the boy. "Well you have to understand he's doing it for your own good."

"So? I mean I want to be gangster too you know."the young boy said as he leaned back against his chair with a pout.

"Yami, being 'gangster' or 'cholo'(3) doesn't mean it's a good thing."

"But I mean you...Come on! I mean Benji gets to help people his friends and they're always there for each other. They , also, do all that awesome graffiti" protested the boy.

"Look...The thing is you don't get the support of friends because of that. You get it from actually just being there. Besides who says you have to be like that in order to draw like they do." he stopped as he saw man walk in.

"Benji!" said the boy as he pushed his chair back to go and give the taller man that had arrived a hug.

Ha! Yami thought. Seriously what was he thinking. That being a 'gangster', 'cholo' was the cool life. It was nothing, but trouble and Yami had seriously wish he could change. Then again, it was impossible at the moment.

He sometimes wish that he could talk to someone about, everything, all of this but he knew he couldn't. He knew no matter what he had to deal with, all of it. If he just denied it, it would still follow him.

Yami was distracted out of his memory, dream, by the sound of a knock at the door. He quickly got up and opened the door to reveal a tall, blue eyed, brunet. Yami, of course, was a little surprise at this. The tri-haired look at the man sort of dumbly.

"Are you just going to stare?" said a voice that made Yami get out of the state he had been in.

"Why are you here?" Yami just asked. He then remembered the thing he had forgotten at brunets car.

"Well you seem to have forgotten your phone in my car, but that's not surprise." responded the young man.

Harsh. Thought Yami. Yami was kind off mad at what the brunet had told him. The tall male took out a cell phone from his pocket and handed it to Yami.

Yami grabbed it and looked at it.

"Don't worry I didn't go through it." snorted the tall male looking away.

"I know you didn't. It has password security." said Yami as he added, "You want to come in?"

The male just looked back at Yami and thought for a while at what Yami asked. Yami looked at the unsure brunet and just moved to the side to let him in.

Kaiba walked into the house. He could see as he walked in a living room with three black couch. Two of them being four seat couch and one three seat couch. There was a fish tank next to the smallest of the couches. The smallest of the couch was facing one of the longer ones and the other one was facing a television. Behind the television was a window that was opened and letting the sun shine against the top of the television.

He sat down as Yami had said and look around to see a couple of picture frames. One of them had two people in it. Kaiba knew one of the boys had to be Yami and the other looked like a younger version of the male that was next to him, so he knew it must be his brother. He looked at another one were it had both the similar boys and to what Kaiba thought as their grandpa. The one that caught his attention was one of four people. There were two similar boys at the front one that smiled widely and the other just smiled. Then there was two behind them the gray haired male, Yami's grandpa, and next to him was a guy that was bald, tall, thin, dressed in what Kaiba thought as Mexican gangster clothes.

"Interesting?" asked Yami as he saw the brunet stare at the picture of himself with three other people.

"Actually, yes." Kaiba said as he looked at Yami , no expression in his face.

"Want anything to drink?"Yami offered.

Kaiba in good manner said no. Yami looked at him for a while.

"Why are you really here? I mean, I know to drop off my phone but I'm surprised you just didn't send someone to drop it off. Actually how do you even get my address in the first place?"Yami asked the CEO.

"Well, to tell you the truth, I happen to be around the neighborhood."Kaiba said as he saw a questioned look on the other's face, he continued. "My brother Mokuba wanted to visit a friend, that lives around here. So I decide to stop by and drop off your phone."

Yami sat at the couch opposite from him. "That still doesn't answer how you got my address."

Kaiba looked at one of the picture frames before he looked back at Yami, "I suppose I'm stalking you." Kaiba responded with a smirk.

One eyebrow rose up from Yami in response. "What?"

"I'm kidding. Like I'd really do that." said Kaiba with both eyes closed.

Yami was about to say something when he heard the phone ring. Making him get up and answer it.

"Hello."Yami answered. "Yes...What?...No you told me until next week! Foo, how am I not suppose to be mad. You told me till next week. He's going to be furious...Oh, great now I got take in what he says...Yo no se.(4) Okay I will. Yeah, adios. (5)" Yami said as he hung up.

Kaiba who had been listing and looking at Yami from the corner of his eye got up. "I suppose I should go."

"Sorry about that."Yami said as he walked Kaiba to the door.

Kaiba turned around to look down at Yami as they got to the door.

"I was also wondering if you wanted to come to dinner tonight with Mokuba and me," Kaiba said and Yami's face went to confusion. "Actually Mokuba wanted you to come. He thought this should be a proper way of thanking you."

Yami looked at the taller male, "I told you it was okay, you don't have to thank me."

"No, but Mokuba insisted me to ask."Kaiba said as he turned around.

"Okay, I suppose I'll accept. I just got to tell my grandpa."

"Alright, pick you up at seven. So be ready." With that Kaiba walked out the door.

TBC...

(1)- Okay as said in previous chapter. This is Yami's street name. Soon I'll reveal why he actually has it.

(2)- 'Tagging' in the way used is another word for graffiti, just if you weren't aware.

(3)-'Cholo' is a either a sort of Mexican Gangster or a thug.

(4)-'Yo no se' means 'I Don't Know'

(5)-'Adios' as I'm sure you might know means 'Goodbye'

All right I'm aware I didn't show the reason why Yami knows Spanish but you soon will know. Soon. Yes very short chapter, but hopefully you enjoyed it.

Reviews are appreciated if not thanks for reading...