Yugi sighed tiredly as he reached for his house keys which were somewhere in his pocket. He really wasn't in the mood. He was tired and cold from just having finished a dive meet. He had come in first place in his division and had some big news to tell his brothers.

With a great deal of effort he finally stuck the keys in the keyhole and unlocked it.

"I'm home…" he called through the house as he dumped his duffle bag by the front door.

"We're in the den!" Dark shouted from the other room.

Yugi threw his keys in the key basket before making his way to the den. He was immediately greeted with the site of Atemu and Dark playing video games while Mahado was reading a book under a lamp.

"Wah!" Atemu's hand twitched, making him almost lose the game.

"Hey Yugi, how did the meet go?" Mahado asked before sticking his bookmark into his book.

Yugi sat down on the corner of the couch. "Good. I got first place."

"I smell a victory dinner!" Dark sang just as his character threw Atemu's character into the lava pit.

Normally, Yugi would have agreed, but he was feeling a tad depressed. None of his brothers had gone to the meet. Mahado had said that he had had to work, Dark said that he had to be at the store for a new shipment of cards, and Atemu had rarely even been out of the house in the last month. He was self conscious about his Tourette's.

"No thanks," Yugi mumbled. "I'm not really that hungry."

All three brothers turned to look at him in disbelief. Yugi was always starving after a track or dive meet.

"Something wrong?" Atemu asked as he paused the game and set his controller down.

Dark did the same with his own controller while Mahado put his book on the side table.

Yugi shrugged slowly, wanting to yell at his brothers, yet trying to refrain himself from doing so. He was sad that he barely had time to spend with his brother's anymore, mad that none of them came to his meet when clearly they were all home doing nothing, and sad again because he was just so confused.

"We made it to state…" Yugi said slowly, watching to see everyone's reactions.

Mahado smiled slightly, his whole expression showing how happy he was. Atemu was grinning with pride, and Dark was holding up his hand, waiting for Yugi to clap it.

"That's awesome Yugi!" Dark said as Yugi lightly tapped his hand.

"That's really great!" Atemu smiled.

"When is the state meet?" Mahado asked curiously.

"In two weeks. I think it's on Tuesday so I get out of school for it," Yugi answered. "Are you guys going to come watch?"

Smiles immediately faltered. Of course, Tuesdays were never good days for any of them. Mahado, being a secretary, could rarely ever get off work for something personal. Dark always went to hospitals on Tuesdays with a few other magicians to perform magic for kids. And Atemu…well, it was hard to get him to go anywhere.

"I'll have to check with my boss to see if I can get off," Mahado said gently.

"Same deal with me. But I bet I can get off." Dark nodded.

All eyes turned to Atemu who was staring at the ground, biting his lip.

"Will you come Atemu? You haven't been to one of my meet's since I was a freshman," Yugi said with his eyes wide, practically pleading.

Atemu's jaw flinched, if it was from his tics or from his own actions, Yug couldn't tell.

"I…I don't think so Yugi…I'm sorry," Atemu whispered uncomfortably.

Yugi felt his lip quiver slightly. It was rare that he cried. But when he did, he cried long and hard.

"Why not?" Yugi suddenly snapped.

Atemu averted his eyes from Yugi's gaze. "I'm not comfortable with being around so many people," he sighed shakily. "I don't want to be a disturbance."

Yugi stood from his position, his eyes now narrowing.

"You're not a disturbance!"

"Yes I am!" Atemu hissed defensively. "Who's going to want me near them for a few hours?"

"They won't even care! It's loud at those meets!" Yugi said, his voice now rising even higher.

"You don't even know Yugi!" Atemu yelled. "If people don't tell me to shut up to my face, than it's pretty obvious what they're thinking from the looks they give me!"

Atemu's neck and arm then jerked a few good times. "Wah-ah-ah-ah, drah ah!" His face flamed in embarrassment and in frustration.

"I know you're self conscious about it Atemu, but are you just going to hide in this house forever? I can guarantee you that there are other people with Tourette's who are out walking around in public places right now!"

"Shut up! Just shut up, Yugi!" Atemu yelled as he stuck his hands over his ears in an attempt to block out Yugi's voice.

"No, I won't! I want you to come to my dive meet, damn it!" Yugi stomped angrily. "Isn't what your family thinks the only thing that matters? I love you for who you are and so do Dark and Mahado! Screw what everyone else thinks! Odds are, you'll never meet them again in your life!"

"Shut the fuck up Yugi! You can't talk, you don't know shit about what it's like!" Atemu said, now furiously upset. "I know that you sometimes get embarrassed when we are out in public together! I don't want people at school pointing at you and saying, 'there's the kid with the brother who has the messed up condition!'"

"I don't give a flip about what other people think! I'm not embarrassed by you either! I don't know where the hell you came up with that, but you better think twice because I could never be embarrassed to be called your brother! You're just like everyone else no matter what people say or think! I just want you to come to my dive meet, is that too much to ask!" Yugi yelled, almost in hysterics as a few tears ran down his face.

"You're not even considering how I feel about being around other people!" Atemu said as a single tear fell down his face as well.

"You're not thinking about how I feel about this entire situation! This event is important to me and I just want you to see me!" Yugi cried. "I want you to see me dive in person! Not just by watching me on a video camera! I want you to be cheering me on in the stands, telling the person next to you with pride that I'm your kid brother! I want you to be there to say 'you did great!' just like everyone else's parents and siblings! Do you know how much it sucks to see your other teammates get praised by their families and then I just stand in the corner by myself and watch? Even Yami's mom comes to every single one of his meets! And this state meet is the last one I will ever do! I'll never be doing this again, and I want you to see me!" Yugi said with a tight chest and throat as his shoulders shook from crying.

He watched his brother, his idol, his biggest inspiration, look at the floor with a pained expression. He sat there for a few more seconds before he slowly started to shake his head.

Yugi gasped and tried not to break out into a full sob as his brother made his decision. He clenched his eyes tightly together as he stepped backwards into the other room.

In a burst of anger and hurt Yugi shouted, "I hate you Atemu! I hate you!"

He didn't stay to see his brothers reactions before he dashed towards the front door. Blindly, he undid the lock and opened the door before running outside. His eyes were so blurry from his tears, he couldn't even see his porch steps, and painfully tripped down them.

He hissed in pain as he felt the skin on his knee's get scraped. It stung badly, but Yugi tried to ignore it as he got up and took off down the sidewalk. He reached into his back pocket and grabbed his cell phone, calling Ryou once he got to his contacts. He put the phone to his ear and cursed when no one answered.

"Damn Ryou…" Yugi whispered.

He then scanned the rest of his contacts, trying to decide who he should call. He stumbled upon one name in particular and shrugged. They always made him feel better. Slowly he dialed the number and waited for the line to pick up.

It did.

"Hey Yami…" Yugi's wavering voice cracked.

"Yugi? What's wrong?" Yami asked.

"I-…listen, can I just come over? I can't talk right now."

Yami's answer was immediate. "Yeah of course, I'll see you in a little bit."

"Thanks…bye." Yugi closed his phone before Yami could even say bye.

He slid his phone back into his pocket, and began to cry harder as he realized what he had just said to his brother.

A/N - Okay…so I don't believe I hit the emotional nerve. I got kind of confused while writing Yugi and Atemu's argument. So… I will try again at writing an emotional scene. Hopefully for a chapter that's actually emotionally sad. I got more of just the disbelief vibe from what I wrote. Oh well. XD

Oh and the reason Yugi and Atemu got so snippy with each other so quickly is because, obviously, Atemu's Tourette's is kind of a sensitive subject.