Me: okay, so a few things just to recap, I wonder what on earth phone call Atem got, and what does it have to do with Yami's happiness? :/ Unfortunately... There will be no spoilers ^^ I will try to lead this on as long as my big mouth will allow me XD Anyways, I do not own YGO or anything pertaining to YGO :) Enjoy!
Puzzled Blindness
Chapter 6
Wake up Call
The group of kids were awoken the next morning by the dinging of a wooden spoon against a metal pan. "Ugh, Pop Pop!" Yami yelled "There are other ways of waking us up!"
"Oh, don't be such a crabby pants Yami, I was just trying to get you all up" Heba giggled.
"Yeah, and give us all a headache" Yami groaned narrowing his eyes at Heba.
"Are you sassing me?" Heba asked hitting Yami in the head with the wooden spoon.
"Ouch! Pop Pop!" Yami whined rubbing his head. "Dad! Pop Pop is hitting me with the spoon again!"
Atem came around the corner from the kitchen chuckling, wiping his hands on a towel. "Well, don't mouth Pop Pop bub, and you won't get knocked into next year with a wooden spoon."
Yami narrowed his eyes at Atem "You're just not funny anymore dad."
Atem smiled "Wasn't trying to be funny Yami. Now get up, all of you, you guys need to get changed, and get ready for school, and eat your breakfast."
"Breakfast?!" Joey, Tristan, Duke, Marik, and Bakura yelled jumping awake.
"Dad? You may want to move!" Yami said as the stampede of boys ran past Atem and into the kitchen.
Atem's eyes were wide "Mind telling me what that was all about?"
Yami giggled at his dad "Yeah, don't mention food unless you're ready to be trampled by those guys."
Atem chuckled sheepishly "Next time, warn me a bit sooner."
Yami and Yugi started giggling. "I told you to move" Yami pointed out.
"He has a point Atem, he did tell you to move" Heba said.
"Whos side are you on?" Atem asked glaring playfully at Heba.
"My own" Heba giggled sticking his tongue out at Atem.
Yami and Yugi looked at each other and started laughing. Mai and Serenity were giggling in the chair while Malik and Ryou were giggling on the floor.
"Okay, Yami, get up go get dressed, the rest of you need to call your parents and see if they'll bring you some clothes or we can take you home to get dressed" Atem said.
"I have an extra outfit for Joey and myself in my bag" Serenity said pulling out extra school uniforms for herself and Joey. "I keep them just in case of accidents."
"Nice thinking" Heba said.
"Yeah, I think everyone does that now" Yugi said giggling as he pulled out an extra uniform of his own.
"What about you boys in the kitchen?"
"We've got it covered" they all said.
"Alright, I guess I'll get breakfast finished up and get ready for work. Yami, no friends after school today." Atem said.
"What? But dad, you said-"
Atem held his hand up "Let me finish. I need to talk to you after school today. It doesn't involve your friends, so I want to talk to you alone later."
Yami sighed "Okay dad."
"After today they can come over until Friday. Then you're grounded for two weeks."
Yami sighed again "Alright."
"Good, now go get dressed" Atem said.
Heba smacked Yami's butt with the spoon when he walked by. "Pop Pop!" Yami yelled.
Heba giggled "It'll help you get motivated" Heba said chasing Yami with the spoon.
"No! Pop Pop! Stop chasing me!" Yami yelled giggling down the hallway. Everyone was in the hallway or livingroom laughing at the two of them.
"This is an every day thing for those two" Atem said smiling and shaking his head at Yami and Heba.
"You guys have a lovely home Atem" Yugi said.
"Thank you Yugi. Did you guys have fun last night?"
"Yeah, Yami showed me all your pictures over there" Yugi said pointing at the pictures on the T.V. stand. "Your family picture was by far my favorite."
"The one where Yami looks like a little pharoah?"
"Yeah" Yugi said smiling.
"Heba picked that outfit out for him. He said that Yami looked great in it, it was like that outfit was made especially for Yami."
"Was that real gold Atem?"
"Actually it was. That jewelry my father recieved from his father, and it's been passed down generation to generation. And once Yami turns old enough, it'll be his to pass down to his children, if he has any."
"Yami says he's never met his mom, and he's scared to meet her."
Atem's eyes widened for a minute, he turned towards Yugi and relaxed a little. "Why is he scared?"
"He said he's afraid she won't like him." Atem looked towards the floor, he didn't know Yami was so afraid to meet his mother. "I told him that she carried him for nine months, and that creates a love stronger than anything" Atem looked back up at Yugi as Yugi continued talking. "I told him that if he was afraid, that I would meet her with him. He seemed to relax a little bit after that" Yugi turned towards Atem and smiled "I think she'll like Yami. Yami is a great person, with a kind heart and an outstanding personnality."
Atem smiled at Yugi "You really enjoy Yami's company don't you Yugi?"
Yugi's eyes glittered with his smile "I guess... I feel like I've known Yami forever. I won't lie, I envy what he has." Atem tilted his head a little and raised a brow. "I've never seen a family with as much love as your guys' family has. You guys don't let the judgemental stares around you bother what you do in public. You're proud of your family, and you're not afraid to show your love out in public. I hardly ever see my parents... I'm raised mostly by my grandpa. But it's okay, grandpa is awesome."
Atem couldn't believe what he just heard, he smiled at this boy that sounded a lot older than what he was. "Yugi, you are very observant."
Yugi giggled sheepishly "Yeah, I get that a lot."
"AH! POP POP!" They heard Yami yell. Yami came running down the hallway in pants and socks. "Dad! Control your husband!" Yami yelled hiding behind his dad.
"Heba! What are you doing?" Atem chuckled.
"I just wanted to help my baby get ready for school, is that a crime?" Heba asked stepping out of Yami's room with a shirt.
"He's just helping you get ready" Atem said looking back at Yami.
"Daaad" Yami whined.
Atem sighed and turned back towards Heba "Heba, the boy is fifteen years old, please just let him dress himself, so we can move on and get everyone to school on time."
"Ateeemm" Heba whined.
Atem's shoulders sagged, he put his right elbow in his left hand and pinched the bridge of his nose with his right hand. "Why do I always get dragged in the middle of you two?"
"Because Pop Pop won't let me do anything by myself" Yami said.
"Yami, c'mon, we need to compromise around here. Just let him help you button up your shirt and you can do the rest."
"Atemm" Heba whined.
"Heba, you need to compromise too. The boy is fifteen, not six. Let him dress himself. In three years he'll be a damn adult. You'll have to let him go one day, you might as well begin now" Atem said quietly.
Heba sighed "Okay Yami. I understand."
Yami peeked around his dad and saw the defeated look in his Pop Pop's eyes. Yami sighed and walked over to Heba. He turned around away from Heba and put his arms out. Heba smiled and put the button up shirt on Yami "I'll let you button it" Heba said kissing Yami on the cheek.
Yami shook his head and turned around to head back to his room, leaving his shirt unbuttoned.
"You know, he takes after you" Heba said wrapping his arms around Atem.
Atem chuckled "Then he'll be fine."
"Hey! Are you saying he wouldn't be fine if he took after me?" Heba asked glaring playfully at Atem.
Atem poked Heba's nose "That's not what I'm saying at all. I'm just saying, I know he'll be okay if he takes after me. I can handle myself."
"I can handle myself too!" Heba whined.
"Usually only when you have the frying pan in your hand" Atem chuckled.
Heba swung the frying pan at Atem, and Atem chuckled and ran into the kitchen, dodging the attacks from Heba. The kids all started laughing at the two of them.
Yami came walking out, his belts around his hips, his shirt buttoned and untucked. A choker was around his neck, and wristbands were around his wrists. He had a silver chain with dog tags on it around his neck too. Yami was attempting to roll up the sleeves on his shirt, but one side wasn't cooperating with him. "Need some help?" Heba asked coming back in the hallway.
Yami sighed "A little bit..."
Heba giggled "Let me help you. Here I'll show you how to do it." Heba unrolled the sleeve and started over. "Use the cuff as your guide. Fold it over and the cuff will keep the roll the same size." Heba finished rolling the right sleeve up to Yami's elbow, and started on the left one. "And there, finished."
"Thanks Pop Pop" Yami said smiling.
"You're welcome Yami" Heba said ruffling Yami's hair.
"Pop Pop!" Yami groaned "I just finished combing my hair!"
Heba giggled "Sorry, here, I'll fix it."
"Pop Pop! That is NOT fixing my hair!" Yami said swatting Heba's hands away.
Heba giggled as him and Yami continued their play fight over Yami's hair.
"Okay! Is everyone ready to go?" Atem asked grabbing his keys.
"Yep" The kids all answered. Yami grabbed his uniform jacket and his bag, gave Heba a peck on the cheek and headed out to the truck with his friends and father.
"Alright, everyone buckle up" Atem said as he backed out of the garage. He dropped all the kids off at school and headed to work, wishing the kids a good day.
Me: Okay, well there's chapter 6 :P Next chapter will involve what Atem was talking on the phone about. :) And as always *waves* Until next time you guys! Goodbye! :)