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Chapter Twenty-Four

It has been two months since Bakura told Sasha about what happened to him. Both Marik and Yami saw how much in love his brother was and they both wondered if it would be the same for them after they told the ones they love about their past.

Marik's POV:

'I want to call Armando and tell him about my past, but I'm terrified that he'll leave me when he finds out, what should I do? I guess I should be truthful with him if I want this relationship to grow. I'll call him and ask him to come to dinner with me, then afterwards we can go for a walk and I'll tell him then.'

Marik called Armando on the phone and said, "I need to talk to you, can we have dinner tonight?"

Armando was afraid that Marik had found someone else, he told him, "I'd love to have dinner tonight." Marik then told him, "I'll pick you up around seven." Armando said, "Alright, I'll be ready."

At Armando's apartment:

When Marik got to Armando's apartment, he knocked on the door, when Armando opened it he said, "Please if you are going to break off our relationship, I'd rather you did it here not in some restaurant."

Marik smiled as he pulled Armando into his arms and said, "That's not what I wanted to talk to you about, I love you and I certainly don't want to break off what we have."

Armando then said, "Please whatever you want to talk about, can't we do it here?" Marik went into the apartment and he said, "Can we please sit down."

When they were seated, Marik took a deep breathe and he said, "I was abused by my father and Uncle when I was a little boy, it got so bad that I ended up in the hosptial, that's where Roland and Helga found me and they took me into their home.

Armando put his arms around Marik and said, "Is that what's been bothering you, that you thought that if I knew about the abuse, that I'd leave you, hell no, Marik I love you and I realize that we are to young yet, but when we've both graduated from College, I want to marry you."

Marik laid his head on Armando's shoulder and said, "I love you too, and I'll marry you anytime anyplace." They kissed and then Armando said, "Are we still going to go out to dinner, I'm starved." They both laughed and they did go to dinner.

Yami's POV:

Yami like Marik had seen how much Sasha was in love with their brother even after he told her about his past. "I sure hope that Anthony feels the same after I tell him." Yami thought to himself.

Yami called Anthony and said, "Can we have dinner tonight, and I have something that I really need to talk to you about?"

Anthony was worried that Yami had found someone else, he didn't want their relationship to end, so when Yami asked him out to dinner he said, "Alright, I'd love to have dinner with you, what time will you be here?"

Yami told him, "I'll be over around six; we can go to the new restaurant that just opened up, is that alright with you?"

Anthony said, "That will be alright, I'll see you then." When Anthony hung up the phone, he started pacing back and forth trying to figure out what he had done wrong, why was Yami breaking it off, he just could understand.

At Anthony's home:

When Yami got to Anthony's home, he knocked on the door and when Anthony opened the door, he saw that Yami was really worried about something and Anthony said, "Please come in, I really want to know what you have to say to me."

Yami walked over and stood at the window looking down on the street below, Anthony went over; he put his arm around Yami and said, "What's going on, are you ending this relationship?"

Yami turned around and as he put his arms around Anthony's neck he kissed him then Yami said, "No I love you, but after you hear what I have to say, you just might change your mind.

When I was young boy I lived with my grandfather. He loved to beat me when I did something wrong and then he just loved hearing me scream and beg him to stop.

I ended up in the hospital and that's when Roland and Helga came into my life, they took me into their home, gave me love and helped me learn that it wasn't my fault that my grandfather beat me, he was a sick man."

Anthony pulled Yami into his arms, then he kissed him and he said, "Listen, I know just how hard this must have been for you, but I want to thank you for letting me into your life.

I was so terrified when I thought that you might have found someone else, I was going to step aside, but now I'm the happiest man in the world.

When you become of age and are out of school, I want to marry you." Yami held onto Anthony as if he was a drowning man, then he said, "I love you too, and when I graduate from College we can get married."

They kissed again and then Yami said, "Lets got get something to eat, I'm hungry." Anthony laughed and said, "Alright lets go."

Normal POV:

So now Marik and Yami have told the men in their lives about their pasts, and it has brought them closer together, what will happen when Ishizu and Mai tell the men in their lives about their pasts, will they still love them?

At the restaurant:

After dinner, Marik looked at Armando and said, "Can we got tell my family that after we graduate College we're going to get married?" Armando smiled and said, "Alright, lets go."

So as Marik drove home, in another part of Domino Yami looked at Anthony and said, "Can we go home and tell my family that after I graduate from College that we're going to get married." Anthony smiled and kissed Yami and said, "Alright let's go."

At the house:

Marik and Yami got home about the same time and when they got out of their cars, and saw that they each had their dates with them, they all walked into the house together.

When they all got to the living room, Helga looked up and nudged Roland who looked up and when he saw them standing there, he stood up and said, "What's going on?"

Marik stood there with his arm around Armando's waist and said, "Dad, Mom I told Armando about my past, it didn't to him, in fact he told me that he loved me and then, well I'm going to let him tell you."

Armando then said, "Mr. & Mrs. O'Brien, after Marik told me, like he said, I love him and always will. I want to marry your son, but only after we both graduate from College."

Helga stood up and walked over with Roland and they both embraced Marik and Armando and then Roland said, "You have our blessings."

Then Yami cleared his throat and his parents looked at him and Yami said, "Dad, Mom when I told Anthony about my past, and I was so afraid that he'd leave me.

But he didn't, in fact he told me that he loved me and always would then, well I'll let him tell you."

Anthony then said, "Mr. & Mrs. O'Brien, I love you son, I know that both of you had your doubts because I'm a little older then Yami, but please believe me when I say that I love your son.

I asked Yami to marry me, but only after he graduated from College, I'm asking for your blessing."

Helga and Roland then walked over to them and Roland held out his hand and as Anthony shook it, Helga hugged her son and then Roland said, "You have our blessings, and to both of you I want to say, welcome to the family."

Then all the kids ran over and hugged Marik, Armando, Yami, Anthony, and Helga stood with her arm around Roland and said, "Now I'm going to lose three of my sons."

Just then Bakura and Sasha walked in, they had heard what was going on, when Helga made the statement about losing three of her sons, Bakura said, "Mom, you're not losing us, you and dad are gaining a daughter and two more sons."

Helga had tears running down her face as she heard that and then she said, "Son you're so right, so as my husband said, welcome to our family."

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