So I made this new rule for myself, that if I dont get reviews I wont update. I guess it's up to you guys if i continue with my stories... I didn't really think reviews were that hard to do, but hey! I guess having to think about something to say can be a lot of work. :P So reivews would be much appreciated, if you want my stories to continue that is.
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After the longest three hour nap Yugi had ever had he felt the truck slowly come to a halt. He opened his eyes slowly to see that the sun was barely in the sky now and they were surrounded by very tall trees. There were no buildings or any other people in site. The sky was also accompanied by small twinkling stars that were almost barely noticeable. He'd never been out in the woods like this and honestly he regretted it. Everything thing was so natural and beautiful. The only time he'd ever seen anything like this was in pictures and photographs but nothing compared to actually seeing the real thing. Nature truly was something to marvel at.
Sure having no electricity was going to bug him but he'd find a way to cope. As long as there was a way for him to take a bath he'd be ok.
"Welcome boys, to our home for the next four days!" Joey said while completely stopping the truck. "Ya better get use to it cuz no one's goin' home early." Joey said while opening up the door. A fresh pine breeze sweeping through the truck.
Yugi also opened up his door and jumped out. He saw clearly where they'd be staying. There was an area that wasn't cluttered by trees, almost like a little opening on dirt. There were some patches of grass around the area but not very much. Most of the grass was underneath and deeper within the forest. Yugi could also barely make out a sound of rushing water, it sounded like a waterfall was somewhere around here. Yugi then looked over the hood of the truck to not even see the main road. They'd gotten here by taking some dirt back road. He hoped that his other friends, if they decided to come would be able to find this place.
Speaking of his friends Yugi heard something like tires rolling on dirt and gravel. He walked over in front of the truck to gaze at the oncoming car. He didn't really recognize it and he couldn't tell who was inside because the windshields were tinted so dark. The car was painted black with also a long white stripe on both sides. After a moment the car came to a stop next to Joey's truck and instantly someone opened the door and came out of the backseat.
"Holy Ra! I swear I'll never sit in a car for that long!" Marik yelled as he slammed the door shut behind him.
On the other side the door opened and Malik came out to glare slightly at Marik. "It wasn't even that bad Marik."
Marik glanced over to Malik to glare right back. "You weren't crammed against all of Bakura's shit now were you?"
Malik rolled his eyes as he glanced behind his angry Yami to look at Yugi and Joey who were out of the truck. "Yugi, Joey." He greeted.
"Hey Malik. Nice of ya to join us." Joey said while walking around to the back of his truck to pull something out that looked like one of the tents.
Tristan and Atem then got out of the truck. As soon as they did so did Ryou and Bakura out of the drivers and passengers seat of their car. They all sort of glanced at each other, Ryou said his hello's to them and Bakura just sneered.
"Tristan! Come here and help me take out the tents!" Joey called from behind the truck. "Yugi, Yami could you guys go find some wood to start a fire with?" He asked after Tristan joined him behind the truck.
"Sure." Atem replied back while turning to walk towards their camping site. Yugi quickly following after him.
Once in the middle of the site Yugi thought it might be a good idea to also analyze his surroundings. When in a new place it's always nice to know where exactly you are in case you get lost. He looked around seeing mostly just trees surround him. He noticed that there was a slight part between two shrubs that was a little interesting. Like they'd been pushed apart by someone or something. He then also noticed that near him was a medium sized pit surrounded by rocks where clearly the fire would be going. There were also four large logs surrounding the fire pit that were obviously meant to sat on. This all looked like someone had been here before, maybe Joey had come here earlier to set things up for them.
"Hey Aibou, are you just going to stand there or are you going to help me find some wood?"
Yugi snapped from his small trace to look at Atem who had just placed a log of wood into the pit. "Yeah, sorry." He then walked over to the edge of the clearing to let his eyes search around for some wood that would burn well. He honestly didn't know what would but he assumed that it would be the pieces that looked like what Atem had found. After a moment Yugi spotted one he took a few steps to reach it then bent down to grab it. As soon as he lifted it off the ground a snake slithered out from underneath it. Yugi squeaked out of surprised and dropped the wood to take a few steps back to where he'd been before.
"What is it?" Atem asked while coming to stand next to the slightly frightened Yugi.
"It was just a snake… It came out from underneath the piece of wood." Yugi admitted a little shakily. After a moment he calmed down enough to go back over to pick up the piece of wood with no surprise this time and turn to face Atem.
Atem shook his head slightly then chuckled at him before turning to go back and look for wood where he had been before.
Yugi carried the piece of wood over to the pit and dropped it down next to the other piece Atem had found. He then looked over to where Atem was and went next to him to join him in looking.
"Are you excited about spending four days here?" Atem questioned curiously after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah, I've never been camping before so I want to really experience it. Right now though, I think I've experienced a little bit too much." He said. Referring to the snake.
Atem laughed. "Be glad it wasn't a bee's nest or a spider." He remarked.
"Yeah." Yugi replied. A snake was better than both of those. "So Atem, um… I was just kinda curious but is there a reason after Seth showed up you developed that weird habit of chewing on your pens and pencils?" Yugi asked. Remembering when they were in the truck Joey had said that he thought it meant something.
Atem stopped looking to gaze at Yugi. "Why would you ask me that?"
Yugi also looked to Atem. "I was sort of curious. The habit just sort of appeared so I figured it meant something."
"Well… I don't really know Aibou, it could be because I started thinking about sucking Seth's-"
"Ok! I get what you mean." Yugi said quickly while gazing back out to the forest floor. Kind of regretting he'd ever asked.
Atem laughed. "You wanted to know." He said while continuing to look for wood also. "It's like they always say. Curiosity killed the cat."
"Yeah, I know…" He replied while Atem picked up a piece of wood. As Atem walked back to put It in the fire pit he got curious again. He knew it would be stupid to go deeper into the subject from what he heard Atem say but this he just wanted to know. "Atem, when you first saw Seth, Joey says you turned instantly gay. Is that true?"
Atem threw the piece of wood down next to the others and turned around to face Yugi. He gave him sort of a disapproving look. "Didn't you learn your lesson last time by asking questions around that?"
"Yeah, but I just want to know if it's true." Yugi admitted.
He stared at him after a moment then replied. "I guess you could say I did." Atem said as he walked up next to Yugi again. "I couldn't really help it, have you not seen him? I never thought I'd be that attracted to a guy. Something about him just turned me on." He said while smirking to himself.
Yugi had been about ready to stop him again if he went too far. "Well first off Atem I'm not gay so I can't really make an option on him. I barely even know him!"
"Are you sure about that Aibou?" He questioned a little teasingly. "I've seen how you stare at guys."
Yugi instantly turned to his counterpart to punch in the arm. "I do not!"
"Ow! Geez Yugi." Atem replied as he rubbed where Yugi had hit him. "I was kidding!"
Yugi gave him a face of discontent. Then turned back to look for wood. "Alright… I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hit you."
"Why did you get so offended by it? Being gay isn't a bad thing you know Yugi. A lot of people just think it is because to them it's not normal." Atem explained. "I feel like Seth may be straight which is honestly one of my biggest worries. I would never want to try and convert him to be gay but if he isn't I don't know what I'm going to do. He's the one, I know it."
Yugi shrugged. "I've never really given it much thought, and I always hear how people say it's gross so I guess I just assumed it was a bad thing." He said. Feeling really horrible now.
"Well it's not. You shouldn't be listening to those kinds of people. They know nothing." Atem told him honestly. "Malik, Marik, Ryou, and Bakura are all gay. How can it be such a bad thing when even Marik and Bakura are?"
"I don't know…" He trailed unsurely.
"Look Aibou, it's just preference for a gender that's all it is. Not rocket science." He told him. "I want you to promise me something Yugi."
Yugi glanced over to Atem. "What?"
"Promise me that you'll never listen to those people again. If you do you'll be completely deceived by their lies." Said Atem.
Yugi nodded then smiled at him. "Ok! I promise!"
Atem smiled also. "Thank you."
"Hey! How's the fire wood collecting going!" They heard Joey call to them.
Both boys looked over to Joey who with Tristan had all seven tents out of the back of the truck.
"Fine." Atem called back. He glanced from Joey to the tents. "That doesn't look like enough for all of us."
"I know! That's why it's going to be two to a tent." Joey replied back. "When we get them all set up we can decide how that works."
Tristan glanced to Joey. "What do you mean "we"?"
Joey looked to Tristan and rolled his eyes. "Come on, help me carry the first one over."
Tristan groaned while picking up the end of the first tent.
Yugi and Atem laughed as they turned back to wood searching.
"Oh hey there's two piece's here." Atem said as he walked into the forest a little farther to pick up a piece of wood.
Yugi followed after him to pick up the other piece of wood and take it back to the pit where they both threw their pieces.
"I think that should be enough." Atem said while sitting down on the closest log to him.
Yugi went and sat down next to him. They stared at the pieces of wood for a long moment while listening to the struggle and arguing between Tristan and Joey, that really set the mood. Yugi glanced to Atem who's face looked a little troubled. "What's wrong?"
Atem glanced to Yugi for a moment before looking back at the logs. "Nothing, I was just thinking."
Yugi frowned slightly. "About Seth?"
Atem chuckled weakly. "You read my mind."
"Why are you so worried about it? You're a really great person to know and it's his fault if he doesn't like you the same way." Yugi said. Trying to comfort his counterpart.
"Thanks Aibou, but you say it like it's not the end of the world." He admitted a little forlornly.
"Because it's not!" He cried.
Atem shook his head slightly. "But it is. I know it must mean something after just seeing him that now I'm gay." Atem then placed his elbows on his knees so he could bury his face into his palms. "You don't understand Aibou."
"Atem… I guess I don't really understand but can I do something to help?" Yugi questioned. Feeling like he'd been the one to make Atem feel like this.
"No." He said before lifting his head up then smiling. "Let's just forget about this for now." He said while getting up and walking over to the truck to get his stuff.
Yugi continued to sit on the log. He was curious as to why Atem cared so much if Seth liked him or not, there are millions of other people out their other then Seth. Yugi wasn't sure if he'd ever understand that, it could possibly be because he had never felt whatever Atem was feeling towards him. If it was just a crush or love, Yugi hadn't experienced either. He honestly wasn't sure if he ever would.