Chapter Two
As Yugi and Atem walked out of the Class room and over to the dorms where Tea was waiting with Alina, Tea saw how content her best friends was, but she also saw the look in Atem's eyes that had led her to ask her girlfriend about Atem's past.
~flashback~
"So Yugi likes my brother, huh?" the beach blonde asked to her brunette lover.
"Yeah. I think Yugi sees Yami as he first knew him four years ago."
"Well ironically, my uncle had to close down the dorms that Yugi was in so he's going to be in the same room as my brother."
"That is ironic"
~end flashback~
As things turned out when Alina asked Yugi and Atem how things were going, Yugi blushed deep red and Atem looked away. Those actions were enough for Alina and Tea, who looked at her beach blonde love pointly, and Alina didn't pursue the subject. Lucky for Yugi and Atem at the time it was just the four of them in the dorm common as they were waiting for their friends to finish their finals for that year. And the two males knew that they could count on their two best friends to keep it between the four of them. But Yugi knew that eventually his best friends Joey and Tristan would find out sooner or later. And when they did Joey told them that HE had a confession to make and he told them that he had been with Seto Kaiba, which had shocked all of them except for Yugi, Tristan, and for some reason Atem, but he didn't know why.
Joey Wheeler placed his pencil down and got up to give his test to the teacher. He could wait to meet up with his lover, but he knew that Seto would still be testing. So he went to his locker to put his books away. It was the last semester before spring break and him Seto, Yugi, Atem Alina and Tea were all going to go to Japan so that him, Yugi, and Tea could visit with their families. He had to admit he was looking forward to it especially since Serenity and Duke were going to come so that her and Joey's mother could meet her soon-to-be-son-in-law. Not to mention Ryou and Malik and Bakura and Marik their four new friends that they made here
As Joey put his books in his locker he smiled as he recalled how it ended up that he and the young Kaiba Corp. president started dating. It was when Joey was staying with his mother and sister. He had gotten the crap beat out of him because his father had found out that his only son didn't like girls but that he loved guys. And one In particular.
~flashback~
Serenity Wheeler and her mother was sitting in the living room when there was a knock at the door. Serenity got up and to her mother she would get it. Mrs. Wheeler was worried. It was so late. Who on Earth would come at this time. It was only when Serenity screamed, "Joey! What happened to you?!" that got his mother moving quickly.
"Joseph what happened?"
"Dad." said Joey answering his mother
"I take it he found out?" Serenity asked her brother
"Yeah. And he wasn't to happy about it." said Joey
"Well I don't like that at all. You'd think that he would be happy you're there, but no."
"Gee Ma." said Joey "Um do you think I could stay here?"
"Of course son."
"I'll go get some stuff for you." said Serenity.
"No I don't want you going anywhere near him." their mother said
"Don't worry Ma, Tristan, Yugi and Yami can go with her. Kyle knows better than to mess with them."
"Alright." their mother agreed with Joey. She knew that Tristan, Yugi and Yami were a few of his friends but that was it.
A couple of days later Joey was checking his e-mail, and he was surprised at the username of one of his messages. It was Blue_Eyes_White_Dragon_Master, and there was only one person he knew with that username. Why on earth would Seto Kaiba, the guy Joey had had a crush on since they first met, writing to him.
With a shaky hand Joey clicked the message open and read the contents:
'Dear Mutt,
I was just wondering where you've been cause I hadn't seen you out in a while. I may not know you that well but I would like to tell you, I want to know you better. I was wondering if you would like to go out with me sometime. You may not have notice mine, but I've known you had a crush on me. Please write back soon.
Seto Kaiba'
Joey just sat there completely shocked. The boy he had been dying to be with wanted to be with him. He sent his replay saying yes just to be awarded with another message saying: 'I'll see you tomorrow then' leaving Joey completely shocked.
~flashback ends~
Seto Kaiba sat at his desk finishing up his exam although that's not where his mind really was. He was thinking about his boyfriend and his new friends. It was Yugi's birthday and they all had a special surprise for him. At first Kaiba was worried that his boyfriend's friends wouldn't accept him. But he was wrong. Joey's best friend, Yugi, assured him quickly that they were really his friends. And that helped the young CEO as well. Just like anyone else, Seto had problems. His stepfather didn't like the fact that Seto was gay and nearly beat him to death until Joey, Yugi, Tristan, and Yami hadn't pulled him off Seto. After that Seto had never once doubted his friends loyalty and he had moved in with Joey after making sure Mokuba, his little brother was as far from their stepfather as possible. Shortly after that their stepfather disappeared, but not before sending Seto a threating message.
The message consisted of just three words: watch your back. Seto was worried more about Joey and his new friends and Mokuba's safety than to worry about his own. So with that in mind he made sure that Gozaborro couldn't hurt him or his family or friends. He had him arrested and his stepfather died in prison for beating his own children.
After what he assumed was the correct answer was at last on his paper he gathered his belongings and took his paper to the front and gave it to the teacher. He then proceeded to his locker where he knew his blonde lover would be waiting if he was done with his exams. And he wasn't disappointed.
"Hey there Puppy."
"Seto. You about ready to go?" asked Joey ignoring the puppy comment "You know that Alina and the others aren't going to wait forever."
"Yeah I'm ready. So you really think that this will help Atem and Yugi?"
"I hope. We all know that Atem is Yami. All of us except for those two. Alina didn't want to tell Atem until she absolutely had to but when Tea told her about Yugi and Atem's relationship while they where in Japan four years ago, Alina knew that she couldn't hid it anymore. That's why were going to where Yugi and Yami met the first time hoping that will help Yami remember."
"Yeah. He was there when Gozaborro was beating the crap out of me. If it hadn't been for the four of you I probably wouldn't be here."
"Well I wasn't about to let that freak beat my boyfriend to death." said Joey as they walked into their dorm common room and walking over to the others. "No way was I going to let that happen and just so you know neither were the others for that matter."
"Well I'm glad to know I have so one that will defend me and who I am."
"Of course." said Joey as they walked up to their friends
"Hey guys tests all done?" asked Atem
"Yeah you guys ready to hit the air?" asked Seto
"Yep just as soon as Marik, Bakura, Ryou and Malik join us." said Yugi, just then they heard the door open again and heard the argument of their four friends.
"Still Ryou its not like you have seen it." they heard Bakura say
"I'm still not going I hate those movies. You know that bro."
"Okay whatever. What about you Malik? You in?"
"No way. I'm not a freak zombie movie freak like you and my brother." and the four teens dissolved into laughter when they saw that they had been arguing in front of their friends. When they four of them started they all did.
"So you guys ready?" asked Yugi
"Yeah. I can't wait. I haven't been home for almost five years now. Since my dad found out that Bakura and I were gay." said Ryou
"Same here." said Malik
"Well lets go home and introduce our boyfriends to our mothers ." said Bakura and Marik at the same time causing everyone to laugh again.
"Wow it's so pretty." said Atem. He Yugi, Tea and Alina had split up with their other friends with a wink from Tea to Joey. That told him all he needed to know. She and Alina were going to try to get Atem's memory back and to get the two of them together.
Atem didn't know why but it felt so familiar to be here. He had previously thought that he had never been to Japan, but ever since he got here that thought had been proven wrong when he started walking around knowing everywhere he was going.
"Yeah. I guess." said Yugi. He was hurt. Tea knew that this was the place that he and Yami had first met and that he hadn't been here since Yami left. So why on Earth would she bring him here.
"Yugi? What's wrong?" asked Atem "You look like your mad for some reason."
"Nothing. I'm fine." said Yugi
"Well Atem's right it is beautiful." said Alina but Atem wasn't listening. He had finally realized why everything felt so familiar to him. He couldn't believe he was such an idiot. He had been here before. But back then he had gone by his first name which was Yami. He was just walking around when he had accidentally walked into who was now his boyfriend. Atem just laughed out loud causing Yugi to look at him weird and Alina to look at Tea.
"Atem you okay?" asked Yugi
"Yeah. Now I am." he said to Yugi with that same look that Yami gave Yugi three years ago when he ran right in to him.
~flashback~
Yami was walking around the city of Kyoto just trying to get the layout of the city. He had just turned around when he felt someone collide with him. Instinctively he reached out to stop the other from falling. But when he looked into his deep amethyst eyes he found out that the phrase "love at first sight" truly did exist.
"I'm sorry." said the smaller one. "I was running late for my soccer practice and this was the quickest way."
"No that's okay." Yami said. "Do you mind if I come and watch?"
"Not at all." said the boy. "I'm Yugi Moto"
"My name's Yami Toshiro"
~flashback ends~
After that day Yami went on to meet Yugi's other friends who seemed to want to be friends with him. When he had found out that Joey Wheeler, Yugi's best friend, was nearly beaten to death he swore that no one would hurt any of his friends again. So when he found out that Seto Joey Yugi Tristan had went to tell Seto's stepfather about Joey Yami asked Yugi if he could go. And Yugi said yes which was just as well cause Gozaborro did the same as Joey's father. Nearly beat Seto to death.
About a year after he had met Yugi he realized that he had started developing feelings for the younger teen. But he couldn't tell him in fear of being rejected. He had no idea if Yugi was gay at all and he had to many relationships to go wrong because of his heart. So when he had found out that the assignment he had been sent on was completed he left without telling Yugi how he truly felt, never realizing that Yugi felt the same.
But as fate would have it, Yami's train that would take him back to his school had wrecked and he was the only one to survive. He lost his memory of the last three years and of his first name. So when Yugi had came to the Academy two years later he had no idea why he had known him so well. But now he did and he planned on making up for not telling Yugi how he felt nearly four years ago.
"What do you meant, Atem?" asked Yugi confused by what the older teen had said by being okay now. Atem smiled and said "Just that but Yugi do me a favor and call me by my first name." and Alina looked as if she was going to cry. Because he brother had finally remembered his past.
"Well what is it if it's not Atem?" asked Yugi confused
"Yami." said the other teen simply.