Small Note
Sakura: Early update given I will be away this week and will not be able to update this coming up weekend… I worked my butt off to get this chapter done before I left, now I'm tired and need this break… Enjoy!
Chapter 4: When You're Gone
After a week had passed Atemu knew that he and Yuugi would need to sit down and have a serious talk. For a while she had been avoiding any and all questions about college. It deeply concerned Atemu that she may be thinking about not attending university to farther her education. Sure Atemu would one day own his father's company and could support them both comfortable, but he was sure Yuugi didn't want to become a house wife.
At the moment Atemu was behind his desk going through some reports for his father, since the man had left to go deal with a slight problem at the company. It wasn't anything over the top to worry about but Atemu's father had to deal with it before it got out of hand. One would think owning a record company would be easy, but it was a struggle sometimes having to deal with day to day drama from most of the talent signed on at their company.
With a sigh Atemu pressed an intercom button for the kitchen on his desk that had been put in for him and asked the chef in the kitchen to make him some lunch. Once that was settled he then pressed a different button that linked up to the whole house and called for his fiancée to come to his office to speak with him.
Yuugi looked up at her name being called on the intercom system that had been installed. The house was huge so it was hard to find someone sometimes. The family had it put in eight years ago mainly for Atemu. There was a control device in each room with buttons labeled for every room so the person could pick the room they wanted instead of always doing an all call. Yuugi stepped over the board game she had been playing with Yumi in the floor of the living room and made her way to the door way. The device was located beside the door for easy to find access.
She informed Atemu she was on her way before turning back to her game partner. "I'll see what he wants than be right back."
Yumi waved her off turning her attention to the TV that had been put on mute. "No rush…" She turned up the volume on the TV and was soon lost in the day time drama that was on.
Yuugi rolled her eyes and left the room heading up to her future husband's office.
Just before Yuugi could enter Atemu's office that he shared with his father a servant was seen heading her way with a tray. By the look of the tray and what was on it, Yuugi guessed it was for Atemu. She smiled at the servant and offered to take it in for her.
At first the servant protested it saying it was her job and that Yuugi shouldn't have to do her work for her, but Yuugi would hear none of that. After a little more reissuance that it was okay, Yuugi was able to take the tray and make her way into the office.
Atemu was hard at work on something that was on his laptop so Yuugi quietly closed the door with her foot. She made her way to the desk and sat the tray down.
"You wanted to see me?" She asked sweetly.
Atemu looked up at her and smiled. "Yes there was something you have been avoiding and I think we need to talk about it…" He motioned to the seat in front of the desk.
Yuugi lost her smile and plopped down into said seat. "Atemu…" She started with a whine. "Why do we need to talk about this? My college can wait until later."
The future CEO shook his head. "I will hear none of that Yuugi. You need to take the chance to go to college at a young age and enjoy it. I understand that you have not signed up for classes yet and the deadline is soon." He pulled out a folder and handed it to her. "I took the time to call your advisor and schedule you an appointment at the end of the week."
With no argument Yuugi took the folder and opened it. Indeed Atemu had done all the work to seat up her appointment and got her a list of classes that she would need to take for her major. She would have to pick five for the first semester to start out with then go from there each semester. However a thought hit her and she had to ask her next question. "How did you know I was accepted into Tokyo University?"
Atemu grinned at her. "Your parents were concerned after talking with you. They said with the way you sounded you weren't going to go to college until later after we were hopefully married. Last week they came and talked to me and told me that you had been accepted and that I should talk to you about it. However every time I tried to bring it up you avoid the subject so I decided to take matters into my own hands." He explained, before adding. "It took a day to get the admissions board to agree to let me make you an advising appointment. They said only students could make appointments, but after finding out who I was they let it go."
Yuugi rolled her eyes at that. "No doubt it's because of how much money your daddy gives them for the music department."
"My daddy gives money to the University for more than just the music department," Atemu defended playfully. He then changed to get back on subject, "So what do you say?"
"I guess I can't back out now." Yuugi said with a smile, before getting up and moving around the desk to give Atemu a kiss. "Thank you for looking out for me."
"Anytime…" Atemu replied before returning the kiss. "I'd do anything for my little one."
By the end of the week, Yuugi had her appointment with her adviser and was scheduled for classes for the end of August when classed would start. That may have been settled but there was still one more thing she wanted to do before the beginning of August. Most of her friends would be leaving Domino mid-August to go to colleges around the world and she knew she wouldn't hear from them for a while. She had another long talk with Atemu and came to the decision to go home to Domino for a few weeks to be with her friends.
So the Monday after her appointment with her adviser, Yuugi said goodbye to the Sennen Family and let her parents see her off at the train station. Atemu would have seen her off, but he refused to have him and Yuugi get caught together. It was a silly risk but Yuugi knew Atemu's heart was in the right place. Through the four hour train ride on one train and then another four hour train ride on a different train, Yuugi talked to Atemu on the phone and they even video chatted on her iPhone when no one was in the train cart with her.
She made it back to Domino by the evening hours and was surprisely greeted by not her friends but only her grandfather. Last time when she left Domino they had all been there, but this time it was only her relative.
Solomon was a strong old man for someone who was seventy-five. He had short spiky gray hair that was hidden under a black bandana and amethyst eyes. The outfit he wore was his normal work clothes a pair of dark green overalls with a cream color long sleeve shirt and brown work boots. He had had Yuugi's father at a young age with his high school sweet heart before either of them was in college. Solomon had been able to go to college to study archeology, but his wife had picked to be a stay at home mom. At first things were good for the family, but then one day after getting his degree and being out on a dig in Egypt, Solomon realized the dream he thought he had was not what he wanted. Solomon did not like being away from his family, so he changed career paths and ended up opening his own game shop. The Kame Game Shop was not that huge of a deal with only one store in Domino, but children in the neighboring areas loved it. It sold old and new games from board games to video games. The small game shop made a good amount of money, but money didn't matter to Solomon only making his family happy did.
When Yuugi was five however tragedy stuck when Yuugi's grandmother fell ill and ended up dying a few months later. Since Yuugi was so young at the time she didn't remember her very well, but Solomon always told Yuugi different things about her to keep her memory alive. Even Yuugi's parents helped out and would talk about her.
Yuugi knew her grandfather ran the shop to keep himself from being lonely after his son moved away and started a family along with his wife dying. That was one of the main reasons why Yuugi moved in with him eight years ago. It was a win-win with Yuugi being able to leave her family in Tokyo and start a new in Domino.
She smiled as the elderly man greeted her and she hugged him. Her grandfather was able to help her grown up into a fine young woman that everyone was proud of.
"I've missed you grandpa!" Yuugi said cheerfully.
Solomon chuckled and patted her back. "You haven't been gone for long. I barely knew you had left."
Yuugi pulled away from him. "I hate that I up and left you like that, but Atemu needed me."
Solomon was the only one in Domino who knew about Atemu. He had met the boy a few times when he went and visited his family in Tokyo. It had angered him a little when Yuugi came to him eight years ago after Atemu had hurt her, but he hadn't known of the whole story so knew he needed to hear everything before deciding if Atemu should ever be near Yuugi again. The best he was able to do was keeping Yuugi safe and protect her while she healed. Even after he learned the whole story from his son, Solomon still kept Yuugi in Domino with him until she decided she wanted to return to Tokyo.
The old man's eyes caught site of Yuugi's hand when she held them in front of her holding her carry-on bag. He grinned at her and lifted her hand up to get a better look. "It seems everything worked out just fine on your little trip."
Yuugi blushed and nodded. "Yes, Atemu and I have worked things out and we are going to take things slow before marriage."
Solomon agreed and took her bag to carry it for her. "So long as you're happy and he doesn't hurt you again. I will give you my blessings, but Atemu still needs to call and ask me." He teased.
"Grandpa!" Yuugi whined.
Solomon chuckled at that before leading his granddaughter out of the train station. As they settled in the car, he took an inch thin chain from around his neck and gave it to Yuugi. At the end of the chain was a cartouche pendent with his wife's name in hieroglyphs. He normally never took it off because it was one item he held dear to remember his love. "They didn't want me to say anything, but your friends have put up a surprise party. However I think you should know so you can hide that ring before they figure it out."
Yuugi smiled at her grandfather's thoughtfulness and took her ring off. She then put the chain through the ring before putting the chain around her neck and hiding the ring and cartouche under her shirt. It was perfect to keep the ring close and so she wouldn't lose it in her pocket or something. "I thought it was funny that they were not here and I knew you would have told them as soon as you found out I was coming home."
"I figured they had the right since before long all of you will be going down different paths and it will be awhile before you see each other again." Solomon commented as he drove them out of the parking lot.
Yuugi looked out the window as they drove through her second hometown back to the game shop which her grandfather lived above and placed a hand over where the ring was hiding under her shirt. It wouldn't be long before she would want to call Atemu again to talk to him, but she figured she could go for a few more hours so she could enjoy being with her friends. She knew Atemu wasn't going anywhere and within a few weeks she would be back home in his arms.
The only thing that bugged her was figuring out if she should tell her friends the truth or keep it quiet for a little while longer…
The same day but no later than an hour after Yuugi had left, Atemu found the Sennen mansion rather boring. Sure he could talk to Yuugi on the phone and such, but it could never replace her being there next to him. Just as he was thinking things couldn't get worse they did.
Two hours after Yuugi had left Amun came home from being out with his band with some disturbing news. Amun gather his father and Atemu into their father's office so they could talk in private before delivering what he had heard.
"What!" Atemu yelled making both his brother and father cringe. "How dare that freaking slut! She has no right to do this."
Amun knew his brother was beyond pissed, but he just hoped he could calm him down. "Do not worry little bro. According to my band mate she hasn't told the reporters anything yet, but she is once she can show them some proof. You know the reporters won't believe her unless she has something that proves she is engaged to you."
Atemu glared at his brother so harsh if only looks could kill Amun would be six feet under. "There is nothing stopping her from photo cropping me and her together in a picture!"
Aknamkanon rubbed his temple to try and get rid of the headache he knew that was going to come. "We have to make sure her and any other girls who are going to try this can't. With no one knowing who Atemu is engaged too rumors of all kinds will start to flow."
"There are already some about why I won't show Yuugi off…" Atemu replied with a growl. There had been one three weeks ago after he got engaged that the person Atemu was marrying was so ugly they didn't want her face in public. That one had gotten Atemu so mad he was tempted to go out and kill the next reporter he found. Yuugi had thought it was funny and just laughed it off.
Amun smiled at his brother. "This would all be cleared up if you just showed Yuugi off. Then no one would believe any other girl."
Atemu looked to his father, but Aknamkanon just shrugged his shoulders. "It's up to you Atemu. I will help set it up if you want to go through with it," was his father's quick reply.
Running a hand through his hair, Atemu turned to look to the two and nodded. "I don't want anyone else besides Yuugi on the face of a magazine beside me."
Amun grinned like he had won the award for best artist in the whole freaking world. "Just leave it all to me little bro and I'll make everything better!" He announced before leaving the room.
"Oh ra…" Atemu said with a sigh. "I hate to see what he comes up with."
Aknamkanon chuckled and placed a hand on his son's shoulder. "Don't worry about him. I'm sure he will make sure everything works out great for the two of you."
A phone ringing got their attention and Atemu pulled out his cell phone. "That would be my fiancée now." He fixed his father with a serious look. "We are not to mention anything to Yuugi until I know what my brother is up too. Then I will tell her the plan."
Once Aknamkanon agreed and had left the room, Atemu answered the phone. "Hey honey…"
Sakura: I said last chapter that in this chapter Yuugi would meet back up with her friends, but that didn't happen. However it will happen next chapter and there will be a whole chapter dedicated to it. I got carried away with this one and I didn't want it to end up long.
Yumi: So Yuugi was hurt by Atemu?
Sakura: Yes and No… I will say she wasn't physically hurt by Atemu because I don't want people reviewing and asking if Atemu abused Yuugi. That is not the case! But yes somehow Atemu did hurt Yuugi and she left home.
Yumi: Okay so next chapter Yuugi will meet up with her friends. Please Review!