Chapter 14- The Truth

At lunch, the entire group sat together as they thought about what they were going to do.

"Okay. So how are we going to approach this?" Malik asked.

"That's simple. We show them the pictures that we found and demand an explanation as to why they never told us." Bakura said.

Ryou hit Bakura in the back of the head. "Ow! What was that for, Ryou?" Bakura asked, rubbing the back of his head.

"We're going to need to use a little more tact, Bakura." Yugi said.

"He's right. I think that this might bring back some unpleasant memories for them both. We need to be careful with how we do this." Yami agreed.

"Well, we're definitely going to have to find out what is going on." Atemu said.

"It might be better if we each talk to our guardian about it." Heba said.

"In that case, we'll leave Seiji to Yami, Atemu, and Seto." Bakura said.

"And why are you doing that?" Seto growled.

"Simple. He's your cousin." Marik said.

"He's not my cousin. He's Yami and Atemu's cousin. Seiji's mother and their mother were sisters. We're related because of our fathers. I have no relation to Seiji." Seto said.

"All right. Enough! We're all going to have to do this." Yugi said.

"Yeah. We need to find out all this, and the only way that we are going to manage that is if we all work together." Ryou said.

"You know it might be a good idea to confront them at separate times." Malik said.

"What do you mean?" Atemu asked.

"Well, we can talk to Touma at one time, and see what he has to say. Then we can go and talk to the other one and see what he has to say." Malik explained.

"Hmm. Not a bad idea. It'll also let us compare their stories." Yami said.

"Well, we'd better start soon. The sooner we figure out what is going on, the better off we'll be." Yugi said.

"So, who confronts who first?" Bakura asked.

"We'll talk to Touma after school today first. We'll see what he has to say and let you guys know." Yugi said.

"Okay." the group agreed.


Touma was sitting in the living room, looking over some papers. He shook his head. 'A lot of people want Hikari and Aibou to perform concerts for them, but there is no way that I am letting them do a concert and have to miss school.' Touma thought.

The front door opened and closed.

"Touma, are you here?" Yugi called.

"Yes. I'm in the living room." Touma called.

Yugi walked into the living room with Heba, Jou, Ryou, and Malik behind him.

"What's up guys?" Touma asked.

"Look, Touma. There's something that we need to talk to you about, and it might not be easy for you." Yugi said.

"What did you guys do now?" Touma asked, thinking that they had done something wrong.

"Well, we didn't actually do anything. There's just something we needed to talk to you about." Jou said.

"Get to the point already." Touma said. He hated it when people would tap-dance around what they wanted to say.

"Okay. Did you ever date Seiji Date?" Malik asked.

Touma looked at him shocked. "Why would you ask me that?" Touma asked.

"Well, last Saturday when you went out to do errands, after we went to the zoo, we came back here. Well, while we stayed down here playing cards, Jun went upstairs to play. He ended up going and looking through the storeroom." Yugi said.

"Jun always does that." Touma said, not sure how they figured out that there was more to him and Seiji.

"Well, Jun found this." Yugi said, showing Touma the photo album.

Touma instantly recognized it and knew what it was. It was a photo album full of pictures of him and Seiji from when they had dated.

"We know that there was more between you two then just being friends." Malik said.

"What happened between me and Seiji is no one's business but mine and his. It's none of your concern." Touma said, getting angry.

"Touma, we don't mean to make up upset, but we just want to know what is going on." Yugi said.

Touma took the photo album and stood up. "There is nothing to discuss! Seiji and I dated for a while and then we broke up. There is nothing more to it than that." Touma said.

"Touma, there is more to it. You two had a son together." Yugi said.

"I don't deny that, but it is between me and him, and I want you all to mind your own business!" Touma snapped before he stormed out of the room.

The five were silent for a few moments.

"Well, that went well." Jou said.

"I wonder what got into him. All we were doing was asking him simple questions." Malik said.

"I think it has to do more with the fact that this is still a sensitive subject with Touma." Yugi said.

"I would say that we're going to have to depend on Seiji for some answers." Heba said.

"And hope that he'll actually give us straight answers." Ryou added.


"No luck, huh?" Yami asked.

"No. Touma got kind of upset when we asked him." Yugi said.

"Well, do you want us to talk to Seiji tonight. We can if you want us to."Yami said.

"No, Yami. Just wait. We'll probably need to be a little more tactful." Yugi replied.

"Okay. I'll see you at school tomorrow." Yami said.

"Okay, Yami. Bye." Yugi said and hung up. He sighed as he set his cell phone on the nightstand.

Deciding to get something to drink, Yugi headed downstairs where he found Touma.

Touma looked up. "What are you doing?" Touma asked."I was thirsty." Yugi replied.

Touma nodded before looking back at the papers he was looking over.

Yugi got a glass and poured some Coke into the glass. "Do want any, Touma?" Yugi asked.

"Yeah. I could go for a glass." Touma said.

Yugi filled up another glass and handed it to Touma.

"Thanks." Touma said.

Yugi put the Coke back in the refrigerator. He picked up his glass and took a sip. "Touma, listen. I'm sorry about earlier." Yugi said.

Touma sighed. "No, Yugi. I should be the one apologizing. I shouldn't have snapped at all of you the way that I did. It wasn't fair on any of you." Touma said.

"Why don't you want to talk about it?" Yugi asked.

"It's just not something I want to talk about, Yugi. I know you all want to know, but I can't." Touma said.

Yugi nodded. "Okay, Touma. I understand. I'm sorry that we made you upset." Yugi said.

"It's okay." Touma said.

After finishing his glass, Yugi headed back upstairs. 'Well, Touma won't talk to us, so maybe Seiji will.' Yugi thought.


Touma sat in his room that night, looking through the photo album. 'I haven't looked at this thing in years.' Touma thought.

Sighing, Touma set the album aside.

~Flashback~

Touma watched Seiji carefully. He had noticed that his boyfriend was acting fidgety and distant, which meant that something was wrong. "Seiji, what's bathing you?" Touma asked.

"Listen, Tou. There's something that I want to talk to you about." Seiji said, not looking at Touma.

Touma had a feeling that he knew what it was about. "What?" Touma asked.

"My parents are real glad that I'm graduating college now, but they've said that they want me to look into getting a girlfriend and getting married. You know that's always been important to them." Seiji said.

Touma felt his heart drop. He knew what it meant. Seiji was breaking up with him to do what his parents want.

"I'm really sorry, Tou, but I have to do what they want." Seiji said.

"Yeah. I get it. You don't want to tell them that their son is gay." Touma said, bitterness in his voice.

"Tou, I am sorry, but this means everything to my parents, and you know that family is everything to them." Seiji said.

"Yeah. I get it. You're choosing your family over me." Touma said.

"Touma, please. Don't be like this." Seiji said.

"Don't be like what?! You don't want me to be upset when you would rather be with someone that you don't love just so that you can please your parents! How can I not?! I've wasted eight years of my life on you when I could have found someone who wasn't afraid of what their parents and who would actually be with me! I could have been with someone who meant it when they said that they love me!" Touma shouted.

"I do love you!" Seiji protested.

"Yeah, but you love your family more! If you would rather do what they wanted, fine. I just wish that I had chosen someone who would have been with me and not worry about what people would think." Touma growled.

"Touma, I just-" Seiji started.

"Don't. You don't have to say another word. You'll never see me again." Touma said before he stormed off.

The tears started to fall as his heart started to break. 'I loved him, but he has to do what his parents want. He could never truly be with me.' Touma thought. He had seen it coming. He knew that Seiji would have no remorse for this. He knew that it was impossible for Seiji to really love him. It didn't make it hurt any less.

~End Flashback~

Touma shut his eyes as tears started to fill his eyes. 'I was so hurt then. It still does hurt. I just wish Seiji had been willing to really be with me.' Touma thought.

Touma turned over as he thought about when he had to tell Seiji he was pregnant.

~Flashback~

Touma was sitting on a park bench, waiting for Seiji. He had just found out that he was pregnant, and he knew that he needed to tell Seiji since he knew that Seiji was the other father.

"Touma, why did you call me?" Seiji asked when he approached.

"I needed to tell you something." Touma said.

"What?" Seiji asked, crossing his arms. He had an emotionless look on his face.

"I'm pregnant." Touma said.

That startled Seiji. "Y-you're what?" Seiji asked.

"I'm pregnant. Since you're the one that got me pregnant, I thought that you should know." Touma said.

"Touma, I've already got a girlfriend. I can't do this. I can't let them find out what happened." Seiji said.

"I know that." Touma said. He handed a piece of paper to Seiji. "Sign this." Touma said.

"What is this?" Seiji asked.

"You'll be free of me and this baby when you sign it. I want you to sign full custody of this baby over to me." Touma said.

"You what?!" Seiji exclaimed.

"You heard me. I'm not going to let you just pop into this baby's life at any time when you're in-between girlfriends. Sign it, and you won't have to deal with it. You're family will never know of the affair you had with me." Touma said.

"Oh." Seiji said. He seemed hesitant, but Seiji did sign it.

Touma took the paper and said, "Have a nice life." He then walked off.

~End Flashback!~

'I didn't think he would just let me go since I was pregnant with his child, but he did. I still miss him and love him, but we can't be again.' Touma thought.

Tears fell down his face as he fell into a fitful sleep.


"So, Touma wouldn't tell you anything?" Bakura asked.

"No. He got upset when we mentioned it. He told us it was between him and Seiji and that we needed to mind our own business." Ryou said.

"So, what now?" Marik asked.

"We talk to Seiji." Atemu said.

"I think that all of us should go and talk to him." Yami said.

"Why?" Yugi asked.

"I think Seiji might talk if he saw that we all wanted to know what was going on. " Yami said.

"He's right. It might work." Atemu said.

"Well, I guess we can give it a try. It can't possibly go much worse than it went with Touma." Malik said.


Seiji was in his office doing some work when he heard the front door open and close. 'They must be home from school.' Seiji thought.

"Seiji, are you here?" Yami called.

"Yes. I'm in my office." Seiji called back.

"Can you come out here? We need to talk to you." Atemu said.

Seiji stood up and walked out of his office and into the living room where he found all ten of them in the room. "Are all of you ganging up on me for some reason?" Seiji asked.

"Something like that." Bakura said.

"We really do need to talk to you. It's important." Yami said.

"Okay." Seiji said, sitting down in a chair. "What is it?" he asked.

"Well, we found out that there was more you and Touma knowing each other than you let on." Seto said.

Seiji tensed. "What do you mean?" Seiji asked.

Yugi sighed. "Touma has a photo album of you two from high school and college." Yugi said.

"Oh." Seiji said.

"We know that you two dated." Marik said.

"Okay. Then why are you still here talking to me?" Seiji asked.

"We want to know what happened." Jou said.

"Look. What happened is in the past, and it should stay there." Seiji said.

"Seiji, there was a lot more to this than you let on. We know something must have happened. I mean, you two had a kid together." Atemu said.

Seiji sighed. "I know." Seiji said.

Yugi looked at him. "Did you know about Jun?" Yugi asked.

"Yes. Touma told me." Seiji answered.

"Seiji, what happened? I mean, in those pictures, you two looked so happy." Yami said.

"We were. Touma and I got together in our freshmen year of high school. We were pretty happy. No. We were very happy. Our friends all said that we were the perfect couple." Seiji said.

"Then what happened?" Yugi asked.

Seiji stood up and started to walk around the room. "I happened. I destroyed everything." Seiji said.

"What did you do? Cheat on him?" Bakura asked.

"Bakura!" Ryou scolded.

"No, Ryou. It's okay. In a way, I wish I had. It would have been better than what really happened." Seiji said.

"What was that?" Heba asked.

"Well, my parents always had this dream for me. I'd go to college, get a degree, I'd find a girl, I'd get married, and they would have grandchildren. Unfortunately, I was gay, and I was too scared to tell them." Seiji said.

"You mean, you and Touma were together for eight years and they never knew?" Seto asked.

"No, they didn't. Touma and I had been best friends since we were kids, so it was easy to pass off why I spent so much time with him. Near the end of our senior year of college, my parents started pushing me to find a girlfriend. Well, I never wanted to disappoint them, so I made the stupidest mistake I could have possibly made. I broke up with Touma and started dating a girl that my parents wanted me to date." Seiji said.

"Let me get this straight. You broke up with Touma to date the girl of your parents' choice all because you didn't want to disappoint them." Yami said.

Seiji nodded.

"When we were scared to tell our parents, you pushed us to tell them." Atemu said.

"Yes, I did. Because I didn't want you to face the regrets that I did." Seiji said.

"Seiji, you said you knew about Jun." Yugi said.

"I did know. A few weeks after we broke up, Touma called me and asked me to meet him in the park. I did, and he told me he was pregnant. I was dating that girl at the time, so I told him I couldn't deal with it. He just told me to sign full custody over him. At the time, all that mattered to me was pleasing my parents, so I did. I never saw Touma again until that day at your school." Seiji said.

"Why did you give up your own child?" Jou asked.

"Jou, don't." Seto said warningly.

"No, Seto. It's a valid question, and one that you all want the answer to. I didn't want to, but I was too selfish at that point. All I wanted to please my parents, so I gave up the only person that I would ever love and my own child. Those were the biggest mistakes of my life, and I will always regret them." Seiji said.

"Did you ever think of trying again with him?" Yugi asked.

"I did, but after what I did, he wouldn't want to." Seiji said.

"Hold on! You've never been married. What happened?" Yami asked.

"Well, it was only a few months after I started dating that girl. She was a snobbish girl who thought that she was the most beautiful girl in the world and acted like everyone should do what she wanted." Seiji said.

"Sounds like Vivian and Anzu." Atemu said.

"Anyway, when she started hinting that she wanted us to start having sex, I thought about it a lot, and I realized that I couldn't do this. So, I told me parents the truth." Seiji said.

"How did they react?" Bakura asked.

"They were angry, but not about my being gay. They easily accepted that. They were angry that I never told them, and that I put on the charade with that girl. When they learned that I had broke up with Touma after being with him for eight years, and that I have up custody of my own child, they really blew. They were angrier that I gave up Touma because I thought that it was what they wanted for me." Seiji said.

"So, they didn't have a problem with you being gay?" Yami asked.

"No." Seiji said, finally sitting back down.

"What happened with that girl?" Atemu asked.

"Well, I broke up with her. She pitched a crying fit, saying that I was wrong to lead her on like I did. Of course, I didn't care as I didn't like her on any level. Turns out, she was nothing but a slut, so I'm glad nothing came of it." Seiji said. He sighed and said, "I've never dated anyone because there was no way that I could replace Touma, so I never tried.

Everyone felt sorry for Seiji, despite the fact that it was his own fault.


Seiji lay in bed that night. He let out a sigh. 'I was so stupid to let Touma go.' Seiji thought.

~Flashback~

Seiji was fidgeting and uneasy. His parents had told him that they wanted him to look into dating since he was almost through with college. They didn't know that he was gay, so he had to break up with Touma.

"Seiji, what's bathing you?" Touma asked.

Seiji couldn't look at Touma. He loved him and doing this was breaking his heart. "Listen, Tou. There's something that I want to talk to you about." Seiji said.

"What?" Touma asked.

"My parents are real glad that I'm graduating college now, but they've said that they want me to look into getting a girlfriend and getting married. You know that's always been important to them." Seiji said. It was killing him to do this. He didn't want to let him go, but he had to. "I'm really sorry, Tou, but I have to do what they want." Seiji said.

"Yeah. I get it. You don't want to tell them that their son is gay." Touma said, bitterness in his voice.

Seiji winced at the bitterness in Touma's voice, but he knew that he deserved it.

"Tou, I am sorry, but this means everything to my parents, and you know that family is everything to them." Seiji said. He knew he was telling the truth, but he felt like scum for hurting Touma like this.

"Yeah. I get it. You're choosing your family over me." Touma said.

"Touma, please. Don't be like this." Seiji said. He was getting upset. He knew this would be hard, but it was getting to be too much for him.

"Don't be like what?! You don't want me to be upset when you would rather be with someone that you don't love just so that you can please your parents! How can I not?! I've wasted eight years of my life on you when I could have found someone who wasn't afraid of what their parents and who would actually be with me! I could have been with someone who meant it when they said that they love me!" Touma shouted.

"I do love you!" Seiji protested. He couldn't believe that Touma was questioning him on loving him. He loved Touma more than anything. There would never be anyone that could take Touma's place in his heart.

"Yeah, but you love your family more! If you would rather do what they wanted, fine. I just wish that I had chosen someone who would have been with me and not worry about what people would think." Touma growled.

"Touma, I just-" Seiji started, wanting to try and explain.

"Don't. You don't have to say another word. You'll never see me again." Touma said before he stormed off.

Seiji watched as the love of his life walked away from him. He felt the tears burn his eyes, but he refused to allow them to fall. It hurt to let go of Touma, but he knew that it was for the best. It was what he had to do. 'I'm sorry, Touma.' Seiji thought.

~End Flashback~

"I was so stupid. I let go of Touma for nothing." Seiji whispered. He sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"I'll never forget when he called me to tell me he was pregnant." Seiji said.

~Flashback~

Touma had called Seiji and asked him to meet him in the park. He didn't know why because Touma had made it clear that he would never see him again.

Seiji looked up and saw Touma sitting on the bench. He couldn't but think about how beautiful Touma looked. 'I can't think now!' Seiji berated himself.

"Touma, why did you call me?" Seiji asked when he approached.

"I needed to tell you something." Touma said.

"What?" Seiji asked, crossing his arms. He couldn't show Touma any emotion, or he would break down and tell Touma he wanted him back.

"I'm pregnant." Touma said.

Seiji nearly fell off his feet at that. "Y-you're what?" Seiji asked, unable to believe what he was hearing.

"I'm pregnant. Since you're the one that got me pregnant, I thought that you should know." Touma said.

"Touma, I've already got a girlfriend. I can't do this. I can't let them find out what happened." Seiji said. He couldn't give up everything that his family wanted for him now, even if he just wanted to back to Touma and be with him and their child.

"I know that." Touma said. He handed a piece of paper to Seiji. "Sign this." Touma said.

"What is this?" Seiji asked.

"You'll be free of me and this baby when you sign it. I want you to sign full custody of this baby over to me." Touma said.

"You what?!" Seiji exclaimed. He wasn't sure if he could give up custody to his own child.

"You heard me. I'm not going to let you just pop into this baby's life at any time when you're in-between girlfriends. Sign it, and you won't have to deal with it. You're family will never know of the affair you had with me." Touma said.

"Oh." Seiji said. He hesitated on signing the paper. He didn't want to, but he did sign it so that there was no chance of anyone finding out.

Touma took the paper and said, "Have a nice life." He then walked off.

Seiji watched Touma walk off. He sat down and covered his face. "What have I done?" Seiji asked himself.

~End Flashback~

Seiji sighed. "I made a lot of mistakes. I can't believe I did that." Seiji said. He lay down and looked out the window. "Touma, I am so sorry. I wish that you would forgive me." Seiji said.


At the same time, Touma was standing looking out his own window.

Sighing, Touma went and sat down on the bed. "Seiji, I wish we could start over, but I'm thinking of my son right now, and I can't do that." Touma said before he lay down to go to sleep.


Hope you liked it. I did the flashbacks two times to show you how both of them felt. I hope this answers what happened between Seiji and Touma. Let me know if something wasn't clear.

Next: Events happen to force Yami, Atemu, Marik, Bakura, Seto, and Seiji to stay with Yugi and the others for a few days.

R&R.