Chapter 8- Stupid Mistake

~Two Weeks Later~

"I wonder what those guys are going to do to us today." Ryou said.

"Come on, guys. They haven't done anything too major to us." Yugi said.

"Oh, yes. All they've done is have us buy them whatever they want." Malik growled.

"Guys, we have more than enough money." Heba reminded them.

"Heba! It's the principal, not the money." Malik said.

"Guys, that and private concerts for them is not that major. They could be asking us to do a lot worse than that." Yugi said.

"We know that, but I hate knowing that at any time, they could spill our secret, and that would be the end of our nice, quiet lives. They know that they can destroy our lives in a moment's notice. They're just toying with us, and they're enjoying!" Jou exclaimed.

Touma sighed. "You have had this same argument every morning for the last few weeks. I would be willing to talk to their guardian and get him to stop this." Touma said.

"But do you think he would? I mean, why would he help us out?" Malik asked.

"I knew Seiji back in high school and college, and I know that he has morals. He probably doesn't like this at all." Touma said.

"Well, not now. We can handle what they're doing. It's nothing major, really. After all, just letting them listen to us practice and buying some things for them isn't too bad. Besides, over half of the stuff that is bought is stuff that you guys decide to buy for yourselves." Yugi said.

"Well, we're buying stuff, so we might as well get some things for ourselves." Jou reasoned.

"Jou, you'd buy things whether they were blackmailing you or not." Touma pointed out.

Yugi's cell phone rang. He picked it up and said "Hello?"

"Hello, Little one." Yami said.

"Hey, Yami. What's up?" Yugi asked.

"Well, the others decided to have a little concert today. Seiji was wanting to come with us. He just wanted to make sure that it was okay for him to come." Yami said.

"Okay. I'll ask and let you know when we get to school." Yugi said.

"Okay. Bye." Yami said.

"Bye." Yugi replied and hung up.

"What'd he want?" Heba asked.

"Well, it looks like they want another concert after school today." Yugi said.

The other four groaned.

"Come on. This is only the third one." Yugi said.

"But we have homework." Jou said.

"Jou, you never do your homework until the last minute, so don't bother with that excuse, and the same goes for you Malik." Touma said.

"It's just like practice anyway." Heba said.

"Oh. And their guardian Seiji wanted to come as well and he just wanted to make sure that it would be okay." Yugi said.

Touma was a little startled. Since the confrontation at school, Touma hadn't had to see Seiji, and he didn't really want to see him. Things had ended badly between him and Seiji, and he didn't relish spending time with him, but he also knew that it might be a good idea to have him there in case things went like they had the last few times all of them had been under the same roof. He could use a little help if there was another argument.

"Touma?" Yugi asked.

"Oh. Sorry, Yugi. Yeah. It's fine if he comes. I could use some help if another fight breaks out." Touma said.

Jun came into the room. "Papa, I had to be at school early today, remember?" Jun asked.

"Yes, Jun. I remember. Let's get going." Touma said.

Touma and Jun left the house.

"Why's he take so long to answer about that guy coming?" Jou asked.

"I don't know. I know that Touma and Seiji knew each other back in high school and college, but I think that there is more to it than he said." Yugi said.

"Why?" Ryou asked.

"Just a feeling." Yugi answered. He decided that it would be better not to tell them that Seiji was Jun other father.

"Come on. We need to get to school." Ryou said.

The group left for school.


"Seiji, why do you have to come with us? It's not that far. It only takes a few minutes to drive from there home. And it would only be about fifteen minutes walking distance." Bakura said.

"I know that, Bakura, but after hearing about those fights you have had with them before, I decided to go. I am quite sure that Touma would like some help stopping all of you people. It can't be easy stopping eight teenagers from fighting." Seiji said.

Truthfully, Seiji was scared as hell to be in the same house with Touma. He didn't really want any of them to find out that he and Touma more than knew each other. He just didn't want anyone to find out what had really happened that in their past. It was selfish, but he didn't want them to know how big of a mistake he had made in the past.

Marik and Bakura glared at Yami.

"You had to tell him about those fights, didn't you?" Marik asked.

"Seiji was the one who asked about what happened over there. I only told him the truth." Yami said.

"And I don't like how you guys are doing this. I want to make sure that nothing bad happens." Seiji said.

"I'll call when I get a chance to let you know about what Touma said." Yami told him.

"Come on. We need to get to school or we'll be late." Seto barked.

"Slave driver." Atemu muttered as they all left.


Yugi and the other arrived at the school at the same time Yami and the others did.

"Ready for the concert?" Bakura asked with a smirk.

"Shut up!" Ryou snapped.

"Come on, guys. Don't start." Yugi said.

"Yeah. We don't need to cause another scene at school." Yami agreed.

"Fine. We won't start anything." Marik said.

"What did Touma say about Seiji coming?" Atemu asked.

"He said that it was fine." Yugi replied.

"I'll call and let him know before school starts." Yami said.

The large group headed inside as Yami called Seiji and let him know.

The two groups sat apart as always.

"You guys really need to get past this." Yami said.

"Why? It's so much fun." Bakura said.

Yami glared. "It's childish. They obviously have their reasons for it. It's no reason to hold it over their heads." Yami said.

"Come on. Why know something and not get something out of it? Besides, it's not like anyone is getting hurt. Your midget isn't the one being blackmailed, after all." Bakura said.

Yami growled. "I swear that if you don't stop with the midget talk, I am going to kill you." Yami said.

"Oh, knock it off. It doesn't bother him." Bakura said.

"Well, it bothers me." Yami said.

The teacher came in, and the class started.


In chemistry, Yugi and Yami decided to talk a little since they were working together to do the assignment.

"Yugi, I rally appreciate Touma letting Seiji come over." Yami said.

"Well, Seiji can help him stop the fight that is sure to come." Yugi said.

"Not a bad idea." Yami agreed.

"Yami, have you ever gotten the feeling that there might be more to how Seiji and Touma know each other than we actually know?" Yugi asked.

"Yeah. The thought did cross my mind. Seiji wouldn't tell me anything, though. He seems kind of nervous about going over there later. It's like he's nervous about seeing Touma." Yami said.

"Same here. I know that there is more to them knowing each other that they are letting on. I just don't know what it is." Yugi said.

"Maybe they'll tell us at some point. Who knows. It may be nothing at all." Yami said.

Yugi looked unsure of that.

"Yugi, do you something hat I don't about this?" Yami asked.

"Yes, I do, and no, I can't tell you." Yugi said.

"Why not?" Yami asked, a little hurt.

"I'm sorry, Yami, but I promised Touma that I would not tell anyone. I haven't even told Heba and the others." Yugi said.

"Okay. If you promised him, I understand. You're sure that there was more to them?" Yami asked.

"Oh, yeah." Yugi said.

"Well, I hope that I figure out what it is." Yami said.

'Good luck with that. You'll never guess that they had a son together.' Yugi thought.


After school, the groups met at the school gates.

"Shall we go?" Bakura asked.

"Fine." Heba said.

The group got in their cars and headed to Yugi's home.

Once there, they all headed inside.

"How was school?" Touma asked as they came out.

"It was fine." Heba said.

"For you maybe." Atemu muttered.

"Come on. Don't you just love Vivian's advances?" Marik teased.

Atemu growled. "I am gay! I do not want to go out with that slut!" Atemu growled.

Jun blinked in confusion. "Papa?" Jun said.

"Yes?" Touma asked.

"What's a slut?" Jun asked.

Everyone froze.

Touma swallowed and said, "It's nothing that you need to know about, Jun. Go upstairs."

"Okay." Jun said and headed upstairs.

Touma glared at them. "There is a five-year old boy that lives in this house. Please refrain from using that kind of language." Touma said.

"Sorry." Atemu said, feeling the way he did when Seiji scolded him.

The doorbell rang.

Yugi opened the door to find Seiji on the doorstep. "Come on in." Yugi said, stepping

Seiji walked into the house.

Touma grew kind of nervous. He didn't like the idea of being in a house with Seiji, but decided to deal with it until they had to leave.

Bakura was looking at some of the pictures that they had in the room and saw one of a man with tri-color hair and violet eyes and a woman who had brown hair and blue eyes. "Who are these people?" Bakura asked, picking up the photograph.

"They're my parents." Yugi answered.

"Humph. I guess they have better things to do than take care of their kids then. Must not be worth much." Bakura muttered.

Yugi and Heba both froze.

Jou, Ryou, and Malik couldn't believe that he had just said something so insensitive.

Touma was angry by this.

Bakura noticed the looks they were giving him and said, "What?"

"You know, you shouldn't criticize other people before you know about them. You obviously don't give a damn about anyone but yourself!" Yugi shouted before running upstairs.

"Yugi, wait!" Heba called, running after his brother.

"You are nothing but a bastard. You had no right to say that about Yugi and Heba's parents." Ryou said.

"Come on. They're in someone else's custody. Their parents can't care about them that much." Bakura said.

"You know, their parents loved them more than anything. Yugi and Heba's parents are dead." Jou said.

Bakura gulped. He realized that he had crossed the line.

Touma was angry and was trying to control his temper. He also knew that he needed to talk to Yugi and Heba, Yugi more so. "Seiji, if you don't mind, I think that you should take them on home." Touma said.

"Yeah. I think so, too." Seiji said, glaring at Bakura.

"I think I'll stay here if you don't mind." Yami said.

"No, I don't." Touma said before heading upstairs.

"Come on. Let's go home. We'll leave the Camaro for Yami to drive home." Seiji said.

The group left the house.

"I can't believe him!" Jou growled.

"That was so insensitive. He has no idea how much this hurts Yugi." Ryou added in.

"This is the end of the blackmail. That remark went way too far." Malik said.

"I agree." Jou said.


Seiji walked into their house angry. "Bakura, what the hell were you thinking?! You know better than to talk to someone about their family without knowing the facts!" Seiji shouted.

Bakura cringed as did the others.

"We'll be upstairs." Atemu said. He headed for the stairs with Marik and Seto.

"Freeze!" Seiji ordered.

All three stopped.

"All of you, sit down now!" Seiji said, pointing to the living room.

They all did.

"Bakura, you just said something that deeply hurt Yugi. They didn't do anything to you, especially him, and you do this. You should know better than to say something like that to them." Seiji said.

"I didn't know. I just thought that they had abandoned them since they had that guy as their guardian." Bakura said.

"Bakura, you know that there other reasons for it." Seiji said.

"Sorry about that." Bakura said.

"This is the end of you blackmailing them." Seiji said.

"What?!" all four exclaimed.

"You heard me. That was something that has deeply hurt him. He didn't deserve that thrown in his face." Seiji said.

"Okay, Seiji. I think that I had better apologize tomorrow." Bakura said.

"Yeah. You should." Seiji said before he walked off.

"I really screwed up this time." Bakura said.

"Yeah. Saying that really upset him. I could see tears in eyes before he ran upstairs." Atemu said.

"Man. Yami's going to kill me." Bakura said.

"And if he doesn't, I think that Ryou, Malik, and Jou will." Seto said.

"I deserve it. I can't believe that I said something that low." Bakura said.


"Yugi, will you open the door?" Heba asked.

There was no answer.

"It's useless. Yugi's not going to open the door for anyone." Touma said.

Heba sighed. "I wished that this hadn't happened." Heba said.

"Could I try alone? He might respond." Yami said.

"Okay. Come downstairs if you haven't gotten him to open up in ten minutes." Touma said.

Yami nodded, and Touma and Heba headed upstairs.

Yami knocked on the door and said, "Yugi, could open the door?"

There was still no answer.

"Yugi, it's just me. Please open the door." Yami said.

There was still no answer.

"Little One, please." Yami said desperately.

Finally, Yugi opened the door.

Yami could tell that Yugi had been crying. He walked into the room and shut the door before he hugged Yugi.

Yugi held onto Yami as he cried some more.

"It's okay, Yugi. It's going to be all right." Yami said.

Yugi finally calmed down a little. "I'm sorry. It just upsets me still." Yugi said.

"Don't apologize." Yami said as they sat down on the bed.

Yugi wiped the tears away. "It's been five years since it happened, but it still hurts." Yugi said.

"What happened?" Yami asked.

"Well, my parents and I were going to the airport. Heba had wanted to visit our grandfather, so he was flown out early. I was sick with pneumonia at the time, so my parents and I were going to drive down later. Well, on our way down, we got caught by a violent storm. M-my dad lost control of the car, and-and the car went over a cliff." Yugi said before starting to cry again.

Yami's eyes widened before he pulled Yugi close and hugged him again. "I'm so sorry, Yugi. I had no idea.' Yami said.

"I know. It's just I always wonder why I survived when my parents didn't. It's just something that I've always wondered." Yugi said.

"Yugi, you know that it wasn't your fault." Yami said.

"I know. It's just hard sometimes. My parents died in an accident that I survived. I guess when Bakura said that my parents were worthless, it just hurt. My parents were very kind and loving people. They were always there for me and Heba. It just hurt a lot." Yugi said.

"I understand that. It's okay, though." Yami said.

Yugi nodded. "Thanks for staying, Yami." Yugi said.

Yami smiled. "Anything for you, Little One." Yami said.


After he got home. Yami hunted Bakura down.

"Yami, don't so something stupid." Atemu said, following his brother.

"I'm not. I'm just strangling the life out of him." Yami said.

Bakura saw Yami and said, "Yami, please calm down."

"Calm down? Bakura, that had to be the worst thing that you could have possibly said to Yugi. Do you have any idea how much that hurt him?" Yami growled.

"Yami, I know I crossed the line, and I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt him like that. If I had known, I would never have said it. I lost my parents, too. I know how that feels." Bakura said.

"Bakura, you shouldn't have said that. You didn't know the situation." Yami said.

"I know that, and I'm going to apologize to him tomorrow." Bakura said.

"We don't have school tomorrow." Yami said.

"I know, but I'll go over there. Besides, we're going to tell them that we're not blackmailing them any more." Bakura said.

"You can't tell their secret." Yami said.

"We won't. We're going to keep it. After this, we don't think that we need to blackmail them anymore." Atemu said.

"Yeah. I think we've proven ourselves jerks enough." Marik said.

"Good. I'm sure that they'll be relieved to hear that." Yami said.

"I'll be going with you." Seiji said.

"But-" Seto started.

"No buts. I don't want you to say something hat you regret again." Seiji said.


Yugi, Heba, Jou, Ryou, Malik, and Touma were surprised when Yami, Atemu, Seto, Marik, Bakura, and Seiji came over. Well, Yami wasn't a surprise, but the others were.

"What do you want?" Jou demanded.

"Didn't you do enough damage yesterday?" Ryou growled.

"Look. We didn't come here to fight." Bakura said.

"Why did you come?" Yugi asked.

"I wanted to apologize. I was out of line with what I said, and I'm sorry, I lost my parents, too, and I know how hard it is. I didn't mean to drag up those memories. I shouldn't have said what I did, and I am really sorry for this." Bakura said.

"Why did you say that?" Heba asked.

"I assumed that they had abandoned you without thinking that there are other reasons for things like this." Bakura said.

"Well, you didn't know, so I'll forgive you." Yugi said.

"Yeah. You didn't mean to bring it up." Heba agreed, deciding to be the bigger person instead of holding it over Bakura.

"We also wanted to tell you that we're not going to be blackmailing you anymore." Marik said.

"You can't tell everyone our secret." Jou said quickly.

"We're not. We're going to keep the secret. We're just not blackmailing you anymore." Seto said.

"Well, I guess we owe you a thank you then." Malik said.

Touma and Seiji stood off and let them talk.

"You convinced them to stop the blackmailing, didn't you?" Touma asked.

"Well, ordered is more like it. Enough is enough." Seiji said.

"Thanks." Touma said.

"Listen, Touma. About what happened." Seiji said.

"Seiji, don't. The past is the past. Leave it be." Touma said.

Seiji nodded. "If that's what you want." Seiji said. 'I just wish I could tell you I'm sorry.' Seiji thought.


Hope you liked it. I wanted to reveal a little about a fw of thier pasts. You'll learn about the others' pasts later. Also wanted to show a little more between Touma and Seiji.

Next: All I'm saying is that there will be some Vivian bashing.

R&R.