Small Note
Sakura: The only thing I have to say is that college has started back for me and updates might slow down from one a week. As the semester goes by I'll let readers know on my profile how things are going. I will update however when I update may change as school work must be done first.
Chapter 6: Freak Out
One week after returning home to Domino, the city had been dominated by nothing but rain showers. However it didn't bug Yuugi because most of the time by the end of July there was always rain before the weather changed to cool fall weather. It did sadly ruin a few good plans she had with her friends but all of them somehow made it work. The group of friends was determined to make the most of their time together before everyone went off to college.
As another day started with more rain the young adult sighed as she sat in the kitchen drinking a nice cup of coffee and eating some pancakes her grandfather made her. It was around eight in the morning and after checking the morning news Yuugi realized that the rain wasn't supposed to let up until tomorrow afternoon. Her friends had planned to go to the beach and a picnic that day, but it looked like the plans were going to be pushed back again.
A beeping noise caught her attention so she opened her laptop that had been beside her. There was a video chat waiting to be opened from Atemu. With a smile Yuugi was quick to turn on her web cam and accept the video call from her fiancée.
"Good morning dear…" Yuugi said it had become a normal routine for the two to video chat in the morning and at night so Yuugi wouldn't have to hide who she was talking to from her friends.
Atemu chuckled. "Good morning sweetheart… Are you having a rough morning?"
Yuugi pouted. "Excuse me for not having a shower yet. It's raining here again and I wanted to be lazy today." Instead of looking all nice and pretty for her lover she was still in her silk blue pajamas with her hair a tangled mess. "This is what you will be waking up to every morning when we are married so you better get used to it." She teased with a smile.
"I look forward to it. I think you look adorable." Atemu winked at her making a blush to appear on her face.
"You are too much of a gentleman sometimes Atemu." Yuugi said while trying to get rid of her blush. It seemed no matter what Atemu had to say it would make her cheeks turn bright red.
"I love it when you blush darling."
Yuugi's ears picked up footsteps on the stairs, but she dismissed it as her grandfather as she continued to talk to Atemu.
"I'm not interrupting am I?" A small voice asked from the doorway.
Yuugi looked up to see Mokuba standing in the doorway dressed in blue jeans and a short sleeve green t-shirt. He had a dripping umbrella in hand, which he set to the side before coming over and sitting beside Yuugi. Mokuba lean over and waved at Atemu.
"How is it going cousin?"
Atemu waved back. "Nothing much, I haven't heard from Seto in a while. How are you two doing?"
Mokuba rolled his eyes. "Seto is busy at work as always. I came over to steal Yuugi for the day so we could go see him and get him out of the office."
"I see well, I guess I talk to you later Yuugi. Make sure to get the workaholic out into the real world."
Yuugi blew Atemu a kiss before they both signed off.
Mokuba then turned to Yuugi and grinned. "I see long distances do not change the relationship any." Besides Grandpa, Yuugi had only told Mokuba about her engagement and Mokuba in turn only told Seto. They were the only people in Domino allowed to know Yuugi was Atemu's fiancée.
Yuugi nodded. "Atemu and I both love each other. We will do anything to make it work so long as we are happy. I'm not going to let a little distances break us apart again."
"So when can you be ready?"
Yuugi raised an eyebrow at him. "Seriously..? I thought you were just coming over."
Mokuba shook his head. "Since you came back to Domino you haven't seen Seto and he asked about you yesterday."
Yuugi rolled her eyes. "Well I haven't been busy all week. Seto on the other hand always seems to have something happening around him."
"I figured since it was raining we could go bug him at the office and maybe get him to go out and have lunch with us." Mokuba took Yuugi's empty plate to the sink and started to wash it. "Now go take a shower and get dressed."
"You are such a slave driver." Yuugi joked as she quickly left the room to get in a quick shower and wear some suitable clothes for the rainy day.
By time Mokuba and Yuugi made it to the huge Kaiba Corp building in downtown Domino it was already close to noon. The tall building was strictly made of metal and glass. Just pass the front steps on either side of the glass double doors were two huge stone statues of the Blue Eyes White Dragon. It was Seto's prized monster from the popular card game Duel monsters. Seto was one of the many champions of the game minus Yuugi was the only person who could beat him. Yuugi wasn't much of a duelist but from what her grandfather had taught her, she was a pretty good player. There were a few tournament's in Domino that she entered and won, but she did not want to make a career out of it.
The two exited the limo and made a run for the doors to avoid as much rain as possible. They both were laughing as they enter the lobby which was mostly empty. The only people there were the receptionists behind the main desk and two security guards standing near the doors.
By passing the desk Mokuba and Yuugi got into the first open elevator and Mokuba hit the button for the second to last level. It took a good few minutes to reach Seto's office, but once they did they entered the small lobby where a receptionist was typing away at a computer behind her desk.
The doors to Seto's office were closed so Mokuba made sure with the receptionist before barging into Seto's office.
"Big brother!"
Yuugi giggled when she hear Seto growl and shout. "Mokuba I am busy at the moment!"
Mokuba pouted. "But I have a wonderful visitor with me!" He whined then pulled Yuugi inside.
Yuugi let Mokuba close the doors behind them as she made her way to a seat in front of his desk. The office was cozy with a cream color carpet and dark blue walls. On either side of Yuugi were tall bookshelves containing plenty of books and files while the wall behind Seto was one big window and allowed the perfect view of Domino city. Seto's desk was a dark oak wood and the only thing on top of it was a phone and laptop.
Seto, age 23, was a tall individual with chocolate brown hair that was short and cut just right so it would stay out of his face. He has icy blue eyes that work well with his light color skin. He in no way took after his Egyptian mother, but his Japanese father. The one thing he did get from his mother was his eyes. The rest he got from his father including his attitude. Most took Seto for a cold heartless guy, but around certain people he is not that way. The only people Seto would ever be nice to or open up to would be the Sennen family and his brother, along with Yuugi. Growing up Seto had to learn to be tough after his mother died. His father loved both his boys, but he tended to ignore them over work. That is what made Seto and his father different. Seto would stop any work he was working on to be there for his brother, the Sennen family, or Yuugi. Over time and after going to the best private schools around, Seto decided to one day take over his father company and make it better than it was. He wanted to expand into other projects such as amusement parks. At the time there was a Kaibaland in Domino, but Seto wanted more all over the world. Secretly Seto had a soft spot for children and wanted to create things for them. He also had a soft spot for a certain blond in Yuugi's group of friends, but only Yuugi knew that.
Seto stared at the two in front of him before letting out a sigh and closing his laptop. "Alright what do you two want?"
Yuugi faked hurt and put a hand over her heart. "I'm hurt Seto. I thought you would like to see me while I'm in town."
The co-CEO smirked and leaned back in his seat. "Well who says I missed you?"
Mokuba and Yuugi looked at each other before both grinned.
Before Seto could process what was happening he was somehow dragged and force out of his office. The three found themselves at a nice restaurant that wasn't too fancy, but it also wasn't cheap. Mokuba and Yuugi were sitting across from Seto in a booth talking and having a good time, while Seto just played with the straw in his drink.
"So how is my cousin?" Seto asked deciding to join in on the small talk.
"I take it you two don't talk much."
Seto agreed. "We have both been a little too busy trying to prepare to take over our father's businesses that we haven't had time to talk on the phone."
"I would go and visit however Seto still thinks I'm too young to go by myself." Mokuba explained making his brother glare at him.
"I'm not even going to say anything else on the matter." Seto pointed out before turning his attention back to Yuugi. "So are you two really serious about getting married?"
Yuugi nodded. "In a way both our family's think we should date before getting engaged, but we grew up together and I see dating as getting to know one another. I know all about Atemu and he knows everything there is to know about me. As long as there are no secrets and we love each other. I know we will both be fine."
"Do you have any idea when you will get married?"
Yuugi shook her head. "We decided to hold off talking about it until after I've gone through at least two years in college. The public doesn't even know about us yet so this is our chance to just relax and let things play out."
The three paused in their talking to let the waiter give them their food. Yuugi didn't seem to notice it as she started to enjoy her meal, but the waiter seemed to be eye balling her. Seto did however notice it and cleared his throat.
The waiter took one look at Seto, before hurrying off to deal with another table.
Yuugi looked up at Seto and smirked at him. "I wasn't paying attention to him for a reason."
Seto started to eat his meal. "It is still inappropriate for him to be eye balling you like that. This is a five-star restaurant and if all the staff is like that then they will go out of business quick."
Mokuba looked behind their booth at the waiter who was three tables away at other table which held two young girls and what looked like their mother. He seemed to be trying to flirt with them, but the mother was looking pissed. "I bet he won't be working here much longer."
Yuugi pulled on the chain around her neck and pulled out her engagement ring. "Atemu has nothing to worry about someone else stealing my heart."
"At least you aren't after his money." Mokuba teased.
Yuugi laughed. "I wouldn't need his money… I got money of my own."
Seto nodded. "I'll have to admit you are way better then all those other girls he dated."
Yuugi sent a playful glare his way. "Well thanks…" She knew he was only teasing. All three knew Yuugi was the perfect one for Atemu because she kept him grounded. All the other girls Atemu dated never came close to being considered a real girlfriend for Atemu. They were nothing but for show, but Yuugi would always be the real thing.
As the three continued to eat their meal, Yuugi got a text from Anzu.
Important! Girls meet up at the Mall!
Yuugi looked at the text funny for a minute before sending a text agreeing to meet Anzu later. "I'll have to cut our get together short. Anzu has something important she needs to discuss with the girls."
"She probably can't decide what dress to buy."
Yuugi had to laugh at that. "She has done that before, but I'll go anyway to see what it is. When she goes shopping she goes shopping. If she can't pick between two dresses she will buy both and then her credit card bill will make her parents scream."
"Then she gets mad at her friends for not being there." Mokuba pointed out remembering plenty of times when Anzu would get mad after wasting money on a dress or outfit she ended up never wearing.
Seto pointed to Yuugi's food with his fork. "However before you go, finish eating. There is no telling what kind of gross food is served at that mall and I will not allow my future cousin-in-law to starve."
Yuugi grinned at Seto before eating more of her food. "I promise not to let good food go to waste." She in all honesty preferred Seto's choice in food over her friend's fast food choice of food.
It took about an hour an half for Yuugi to be finish with her meal and another thirty minutes to get to the mall. Seto and Mokuba were happy to drop her off and if she didn't have a ride home they would pick her up. The rain had yet to let up, so it wouldn't be smart for her to walk in the rain.
When Yuugi arrived at the food court where her friends wanted to meet she was surprised to find all of them there minus Mokuba. Joey, Malik, Tristan, and Duke were munching on cheeseburgers and fries while Ryou, Serenity and Anzu had salads with light dressing. They took up two tables, so Yuugi just pulled up a chair to Anzu's table.
Anzu smiled at Yuugi. "Glad you could make it."
Yuugi looked around at her friends and noticed none of them had shopping bags. "So I'm guessing this meeting isn't about shopping?"
Ryou handed over a magazine that sat in the middle of the table. "Anzu saw this when we came to hang out and shop. She thought we should all get together and talk about it."
The magazine was like any other magazines with an over flashy cover and covered in different topics to try and caught your attention. However what caught Yuugi's eye was Atemu's picture on the front page. His picture only showed the top half of his body and the background was of the patio of the Sennen mansion. Below was the caption Atemu's Fiancée to be revealed!
Yuugi opened the magazine to the index to see what page the article was on before turning to that page. The article took up one page and at the top of the page was another picture, but this time of the Sennen family. The Sennen siblings were all sitting on the couch in the living room with their parents standing behind the couch. The whole family was all smiles, but Yuugi could tell Atemu's smile was forced. He had always hated having his picture taken that would be put in a newspaper or magazine.
The article Yuugi began to read wanting to know what was happening that Atemu failed to tell her.
Atemu Yami Sennen, age 22, youngest son to CEO of Sennen Rock Records Aknamkanon Sennen and ex-model Amara Sennen, has agreed to finally release information about the rumors of his new fiancée. It was true that months ago Atemu was engaged to Rebecca Hawkins a well beloved genius and next in line to take over her grandfather's chain of hotels and restaurants, however Atemu has informed this news reporter and others that he was not engaged to Rebecca. Atemu spoke about this matter and said the ring he gave her was a birthday present and she misunderstood. He then later explained that he was never in love with Rebecca and that dating her had been set up by Sennen Records ex-publicist to give Atemu a higher image. There was hope the two would fall in love and marry so both families would benefit from the marriage.
We were lucky to get the real inside scope of Atemu's true love life and found he has been secretly in love with a childhood friend. This young lady and Atemu were supposedly dating behind closed doors so no one knows of her identity. However some things have changed and Amun Sennen, Atemu's older brother and rock singer of Gods of Egypt, has decided to end the silence. From the interview we took of the family, Atemu's parents and siblings were sick of the rumors going around of who Atemu was now engaged to. They want to end these senseless rumors and give the public what they want…
The true identity of this secret fiancée…
Sadly during the interview the family has yet to release a photo or name. They are however planning an engagement party in a few weeks' time where the fiancée will be revealed in public for everyone to see. Only the most famous of celebrities will be invited to the engagement party, but a select few reporters will be allowed into the party to cover the story.
The article went to explain more about the family with small individual interviews of Atemu's parents and siblings and expressing how happy they were that Atemu was finally engaged to the perfect woman.
Yuugi closed the magazine and took a deep breath. She would have to bring this up in the next video chat with Atemu and have him explain why she wasn't told of this. 'He better have a good reason for not telling me about this' was her last thought before Anzu's took the magazine.
"We are finally going to hear the truth!" Anzu squealed. "This has been the hottest story around."
"I bet it's still another bimbo." Malik commented as she walked over to their table.
"At least he loves her." Ryou pointed out scolding at Malik. "If Atemu has known her since childhood then they are probably pretty close."
Serenity agreed. "Besides it's Atemu's life he can marry who he wishes to marry."
Anzu sighed dreamily and hugged the magazine to her chest. "I wish I could be the one marrying him or at least one of his brothers. They are all hot."
Yuugi gulped and picked at the end of her shirt. It was a little nerve racking keeping a secret from her friends, but would they even believe her if she told them? She was mostly worried what they would think if they found out before or after the party. This was a huge secret she was keeping from them and she didn't want them hating her.
The young adult looked over at Ryou. Ryou was a sweet individual who could never hate anyone. Yuugi decided she would try her luck with Ryou and see what she thought. Maybe if Ryou didn't get mad at her, then she could get Ryou's help in telling the others.
"Hey Ryou..?" Yuugi spoke up catching her friend's attention, while the others were busy chatting away over the magazine article.
Ryou turned to her with a smile. "What's up?"
Yuugi force a smile onto her face. "I was wondering if you could come over to my house later. I ripped my favorite pair of black pants and I know you are awesome at fixing clothes."
Ryou blushed at the compliment, but agreed. "Sure I'll come by around six if that is okay?"
"Yeah and you can stay for dinner if you like."
"It sounds like a plan."
Yuugi made a mental note to get some things at the store to fix one of Ryou's favorite meals. It wouldn't hurt to butter her up a little before delivering the news. However on the inside Yuugi was freaking out.
Sakura: So I'm horrible at writing articles so don't get mad if the magazine article was horrible. I am not going to college to become a reporter thank god! I promise I would have failed miserable. Anyway I hope you did enjoy this chapter whoever is still reading it.
Yumi: It seems Yuugi is finally going to tell someone the truth, but how will Ryou react?
Sakura: Also how will the others act when they find out the truth in the future chapters?
Yumi: Plus when is Sakura going to get off her lazy butt and explain what happen eight years ago between Atemu and Yuugi?
Sakura: I'm getting there slowly, but I will answer all these questions! All of the questions will be answer before and during the engagement party.
Yumi: Review!