Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Awakening ❯ Wanna Start Over? ( Chapter 4 )

—Yes folks. This is Chapter 4 coming at ya! Tea makes her appearance in this chapter and here's where the fluffy-ness starts. Gotta love the fluff! (Gotta love the lemons more, but not just yet.)

 

Chapter 4 - Want to Start Over?

 

Atemu played with Foxie while Yuugi got ready for his visit with Tea. Yuugi called another neighbor and told them to check on Atemu periodically. Yuugi knew Atemu wouldn't go anywhere, but he was still uneasy about leaving the former Pharaoh home alone. Shirley was still at work, so Yuugi couldn't ask her to check on Atemu.

 

I know he's practically an adult, thought Yuugi as he took a quick shower, but the way he acts around all this modern stuff…it makes him seem more like a kid.

 

Yuugi let the warm water ease his thoughts and sooth his body. He turned off the showerhead and stepped out, grabbing a towel and drying himself. He realized now that Atemu was the only person who knew he was bisexual. Yuugi felt slightly relieved that at least someone knew. And maybe, he thought, Tea will know too. That was originally why Yuugi had accepted her invite. He wanted to tell her that he was bisexual.

 

Throwing on and tying his bathrobe, Yuugi exited the bathroom with the towel still covering his wet hair. Yuugi glanced in Atemu's room and saw Foxie sleeping on Atemu's pillow. Atemu wasn't there, but Yuugi figured that he was probably playing with the TV again.

 

When closing his bedroom door, Yuugi jumped when he saw Atemu's sexy ass sticking out from under his bed. Yuugi hid his reddening cheeks and stared at his curled toes. I just HAD to resurrect the good-looking Pharaoh, he thought. I couldn't resurrect a king that died as an old man or something!

 

Atemu came out from under the bed and Yuugi noticed with burning cheeks that the former king was bare from the waist up. Not to mention that he made Yuugi's denim pants look extra sexy.

 

Seeing Atemu's bare, well-muscled back and smooth, broad shoulders made Yuugi wonder about some things. Did Atemu have lots of girls wanting him? Was he ever in love with someone? Was he still a virgin? Yuugi's blush deepened at the thought of Atemu loosing his virginity. True, Yuugi was still a virgin…could they take each other's virginity?

 

Yuugi shook his head clear of such perverted thoughts. He grumbled, “You're in my room.”

 

Atemu turned and held up a toy mouse. “I was getting this for Foxie. She likes to hide her things. I wondered if she had any toys in your room.”

 

That chest! Holy shit, he's got the body of a tanned god! Yuugi looked down at his feet again. “W-Well…could you leave please?”

 

Atemu stood up and looked at his new friend. Yuugi was dressed in nothing except his blue bathrobe with little, yellow stars on it. It was quite a childish-looking robe for somebody who was only five or six years away from 30. Atemu couldn't help, but chuckle a little.

 

“What's so funny?” Yuugi looked up to glare at Atemu. His boyish face was red with either embarrassment…or some other emotion. The towel slipped off his hair and onto his shoulder. His spiky hair was drooping with water and his bangs clung around his face, shaping it perfectly.

 

Atemu coughed and said, “That robe…” Suddenly he laughed. “Did your mother pick it out?”

 

Yuugi frowned hard. “My parents died when I was little! And no, smart ass, my grandpa didn't pick it out either! I picked it out and I like it!”

 

The ex-king's face softened, which made him even more attractive in Yuugi's eyes. “I'm sorry. I didn't know, Yuugi. About your parents I mean. I was only teasing.”

 

Yuugi took the towel completely off. “It's okay. Now, shoo. I have to get ready to meet Tea.”

 

Atemu headed for the door, still carrying the toy mouse. As he opened the bedroom door, he looked at Yuugi and asked, “Tell me, do you still love Tea?”

 

Why do his questions always surprise me? Yuugi rummaged through his closet, looking for an outfit to wear. He threw a pair of black leather pants and a belted, black shirt on his bed. Leave my room, leave my room, Yuugi chanted in his head. Why was Atemu's question so hard for him to answer? Of course he didn't love Tea anymore…did he?

 

“Yuugi, quit stalling! I c—please, just answer my question.”

 

“No, I don't, okay?! Get out!” Yuugi snapped, balling up his towel and throwing it at the Pharaoh. But Atemu closed the door before the towel could find its target.

 

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Yuugi waited patiently at the local Baskin Robbins for Tea. When they were dating, Yuugi and Tea always made the ice cream parlor their meeting spot and would then go on to either the movies or wherever they'd planned on going. This time, Tea just wanted to get some ice cream and talk to Yuugi.

 

I wonder if Tea's changed much since I last saw her, Yuugi thought. The last time he'd even seen Tea face-to-face was at their high school graduation party when he broke up with her.

 

Suddenly, there she was almost as though she'd materialized out of the air. But she wasn't alone. A little girl barely four years old was tagging along behind her. Yuugi remembered that Tea loved baby-sitting, so maybe she was just watching this girl.

 

She hadn't changed much. Tea still had those big, blue eyes that had always been full of trust and love. Her bosom was still big too which Yuugi blush a little for staring at them. She hadn't grown taller either and her long legs moved so gracefully. They were a dancer's legs.

 

But, as she got closer, Yuugi noticed that something had changed about her face. Shadows of worry lines were beginning to show around her mouth and brow. He almost thought he imagined a couple strands of gray hair buried in her pretty, brown hair. She carried herself almost as if she had a secret burden inside her. And her eyes no longer had the sparkle of trust and friendliness. The sparkle had died and Tea now looked like a woman who had seen the entire universe and didn't like what she'd seen.

 

“Hey Yuugi. Is okay if I brought Felicity?”

 

“Felicity?”

 

“Me!” the little girl raised her hand, smiling big. She had Tea's big, blue eyes. The sparkle in Tea's eyes had jumped to this girl. Her long, red hair was tied in two, thick braids. She was adorable in her dark pink T-shirt and olive cargo pants. Yuugi was a little surprised that she had a slight, French accent.

 

“Felicity, do you want some ice cream?”

 

“Yes please.” Felicity looked up at Yuugi. “Hi.”

 

“Hello.” Yuugi smiled. He noticed Tea rummaging through her purse and added, quickly, “It's okay, Tea. I'll pay for it. My treat, `kay?”

 

Tea stared at him as if she'd done something to hurt him. “Thanks.”

 

A few moments later, all three of them were sitting at a table outside, eating ice cream. Tea and Yuugi talked about their high school days. Tea told Yuugi that Joey was a P.E. teacher at a grade school in Florida. Tristan had joined the army and had recently asked some waitress named Jenny to marry him.

 

“So did this Jenny decide to marry Tristan?” Yuugi asked.

 

Tea shrugged. “She hasn't given Tristan an answer yet. It's hard for them to keep their relationship solid with all the traveling that Tristan does in the military.”

 

“Why doesn't he take Jenny with him?”

 

“Jenny still lives with her parents. She's only eighteen.”

 

Yuugi's eyes bugged out. “Whoa, she's six years younger than he is.”

 

“I know.” Tea said. She took a napkin and wiped a bit of chocolate off Felicity's cheek.

 

Felicity smiled and looked at Yuugi. “What do you do, Mr. Yuugi?”

 

“I study ancient ruins. I'm an archeologist.”

 

“Ar…are-key…um, a ruin studier!” Felicity said cheerfully.

 

Tea and Yuugi just laughed. “She's cute, Tea. Where do her parents live?”

 

Tea's face suddenly turned from bright and happy to aged and worn. She looked at Felicity with a face that he'd seen before. It was so long ago, but he remembered seeing such love in a human face. It was a mother's face.

 

“Tea…is she your—”

 

Tea pulled some quarters from her purse and handed them to Felicity. “There's a pinball machine inside, Fel. Go try to beat that high score.”

 

Felicity eagerly took the coins and politely excused herself before running inside to the pinball machine, which was within eyesight of their table. Then Tea hid her face in her hands and started to cry.

 

Yuugi was taken aback by this and pulled his chair over beside Tea's and put an arm around her shoulders. “Tea, what's wrong? What happened? Please, tell me.”

 

“It's all a lie! Every time I called you to tell you how successful my dancing career was; it was all a fake. I tried to make it through the dancing college, but my instructors were so strict, so hard, and so cruel. They kicked me out after just one month. They said that with my attitude, I would never be a great dancer.”

 

“Tea…” Yuugi breathed, hugging her. “Why didn't you come to me? I would've helped you. I really would have!”

 

“I wanted to, but then I heard how well you, Joey and Tristan were doing. Joey was actually getting good grades in college and Tristan loved training in the military and you were well on your way to being a great archeologist…I just felt like such a failure!” She sobbed more and shook with each sob as though they were tearing her apart.

 

“We wouldn't have cared what happened. We're your friends, Tea. You could have come to me and I would have let you stay with me until you got back on your feet.”

 

Tea cried without explanations for a while. Yuugi saw Felicity about to come outside for more quarters. He meant her halfway and gave her some money, then went back to Tea. “Just tell me what happened and how you had Felicity. Did you get raped? If you did—”

 

“No.” Tea dabbed at her tears with a tissue. “I wasn't raped. I spent most of my money on a trip to Paris. I figured I would find something to inspire me there. That's when I mean Jean-Claude. He was half French and half British, so he spoke English which made it easy for us to communicate to each other without language barriers. He was so kind and so giving and rich too. He was a very successful businessman. He helped his father run a big company in France.”

 

“Is he Felicity's father?”

 

Tea nodded solemnly. “We fell in love. He took me in and gave me a job at a fancy restaurant. I made good money and Jean-Claude was proud of me. He took me to all these big parties and I forgot all about my sorrows back home. But then…one night, Jean-Claude took me to bed with him and we consummated our love. Before long, I was pregnant with Felicity.”

 

“Did he even ask you to marry him after he found out?”

 

Tea shook her head and trembled with another sob. “He refused to see me ever again. He started dating another woman…some ice skater with horse teeth. They got engaged, but I never found if they went through with marriage. But Jean-Claude still paid child support and every three months, he sends me a check for six thousand dollars. He paid to send me and Felicity back to Domino and he also made sure we had a nice home and I had a solid job to help support Felicity.”

 

“Well, at least he's taking responsibility. Has Felicity ever seen him?”

 

“Only once and she didn't like him much. Not because of anything I said, but she told to me after Jean-Claude left us that she didn't care for `that man who's Daddy'.”

 

Yuugi looked at Felicity who was struggling with the pinball machine. The lady behind the counter came to show Felicity some pinball tricks. He looked at Tea's tear-stained face and asked, “What do you do now?”

 

“I go to a small, local college as a part-time student. I work at Mickey D's as a cashier. It's not so bad. I would live off Jean-Claude's checks, but you never know when he'll just stop sending them.” Tea said, wiping her eyes.

 

“Tea…I'm sorry. I'm sorry about everything. But you should be thankful that Felicity's healthy and she loves you. I can tell she loves you.”

 

Tea gave a little smile. “I know she does. And I love her despite who her father is.” She held Yuugi's hand. “Y'know, Yuugi, I've been thinking lately.”

 

“About what?”

 

“When you and I were dating, those were the happiest times of my life. I loved being with you and being your girlfriend.”

 

Yuugi's cheeks turned pink again. “Oh…I liked being with you too, Tea.”

 

“Yuugi…could we start over? Are you still single?”

 

“Y-Yeah.”

 

“Can we start dating again?” Tea asked softly. She traced a finger around his stomach, finding that it had less baby fat and a little more muscle to it.

 

Yuugi shivered. Dammit, he thought, she remembers that I like that. Then Atemu's face appeared in his mind and he saw those amazing crimson eyes and finely muscled chest and stomach. He stood up and said, “Tea, I-I'm sorry. I honestly can't answer you right now.”

 

Tea looked a little hurt by this. “Why not? You're sure that you're still single, right?”

 

“I would never lie to you, Tea. I am single, but…see…” Yuugi took a deep breath and said, “I'm bisexual.”

 

Tea blinked. “So? I don't care if you're bisexual or not. I just want us to be together.”

 

“But I still…there's a lot I'm dealing with right now, both emotionally and job-wise. I'm really sorry, Tea. I just don't know…”

 

“Calm down, Yuugi.” Tea stood too and hugged him gently. “I understand. Give me your answer when you've had time to think about it, okay?”

 

“Okay. I promise.”

 

Tea smiled and checked her wrist watch. “Whoa! Nine-thirty already! Gosh, has it really been two hours?! I better get Felicity to bed. She has school tomorrow.”

 

Yuugi and Tea said their good-byes and Tea went to get Felicity before they started their walk home. Felicity looked over her shoulder at Yuugi and waved to him. He waved back and sighed heavily. I hope Tea does have a happy life, he thought.

 

——————

 

When Yuugi got home, he found Atemu sprawled out on the couch with Foxie curled up by his head. Both king and cat were sound asleep. Yuugi smiled when he noticed that Atemu had found Yuugi's travel guides to Egypt and other cities. There were also some of Yuugi's old history textbooks lying on the floor and pencils and pens thrown in different places. Atemu had being busy doing something, but Yuugi couldn't tell what.

 

He sighed and walked over to the sleeping king. He picked up one of the history books and found that Atemu had been busy correcting some things in the ancient Egypt sections. He had written in hieroglyphics, but Yuugi could translate what the Pharaoh was saying. Yuugi realized that none of these textbooks had a clue what Atemu's reign was like. That's what Atemu was correcting.

 

Maybe I can get Atemu to write an autobiography, he thought. Yuugi put the book down just as Atemu was waking up. Foxie mewed softly and stretched as Atemu sat up, yawning.

 

“You've been busy, I see.” Yuugi said.

 

Atemu stretched and said, “Yes. Your odd scrolls are…moronic.”

 

Yuugi laughed a little. “I guess so.”

 

“Was it wrong of me to write in them?”

 

“No. They're from years ago, so go ahead. I don't mind.”

 

Atemu watched Yuugi walk towards his room. The former king followed, leaving Foxie amid the scattered books and pencils. “Yuugi, you look sad. Did your visit not go well?”

 

“Not as well as I thought it would. She wants to start dating again.”

 

“Did you tell her that you don't love her?”

 

“No, but maybe I should.” Yuugi sat down on his bed and said quietly, “Damn I have a headache.” He stiffened when he felt the bed creak as Atemu sat behind him. Yuugi straightened up went he realized Atemu's crotch was against his butt.

 

He felt firm, gentle fingers start to rub his temples in smooth, circular motions. A calm voice drifted from behind him and said, “Just relax, Yuugi. Don't tense or this won't work.”

 

“Wh-what won't work?”

 

“This massage is supposed to help your headache go away. It won't work if you don't relax.” Atemu's voice turned into a melodious rumble.

 

Yuugi's closed his eyes and sighed deeply. The smooth rhythm of Atemu's fingers shot down throughout his entire body. The sensation was wonderful and Yuugi happily drowned in it. He unconsciously started making little mewls and pleasured sounds.

 

All the noise that Yuugi made was making Atemu hunger and lust for the young man. He gently moved his massaging down to just under Yuugi's earlobes and on his neck. Atemu started chanting something in ancient words but Yuugi was having way too much fun to even try to translate them. Atemu broke off the chanting to hum a soothing tune that had no meaning. He continued to massage Yuugi's neck and down to his shoulders. The ex-king almost stopped when Yuugi pressed his ass against Atemu's crotch.

 

Atemu felt himself hardening and he started using his lips to massage Yuugi's neck. He started rubbing the young man's sides slowly and delicately. He reached around with one hand and rubbed Yuugi's stomach. He felt Yuugi's ass press harder into his crotch and the Pharaoh slipped his hand lower to grab the bulge in Yuugi's pants.

 

Before he could, Yuugi snapped back to reality and jumped off the bed with a squeal. He turned around and looked at the former Pharaoh with wide eyes. The tent in Atemu's lap was evident and Yuugi could see the thick cloud of lust in his eyes. The Pharaoh was practically begging Yuugi to lie down and have sex with him.

 

If the whole thing with Tea hadn't happened tonight, Yuugi would have simply jumped on top of Atemu right away and fucked him good and hard. But Yuugi made himself resist the temptation to find out if Atemu was still a virgin. He shook his head and motioned at the door. “Go on…please…get out…”

 

Atemu gaped at Yuugi, the cloud of lust slowly vanishing and being replaced with slight shock. “What?”

 

“I don't want…please, just let me be alone for a while.”

 

Atemu patted the bed as the lust came back to his eyes. “Yuugi, you're tensing up again. Let me help you relax. Let me love you.”

 

Yuugi felt his heart beat faster. He approached the bed without thinking and Atemu grabbed his wrist and pulled him down. The Pharaoh straddled Yuugi's hips and began grinding their hips together, making their hardened erections touch.

 

Yuugi moaned his approval and wanted so badly to have sex with Atemu. But something just kept eating away at his heart and he didn't understand what it was. He screamed, “Atemu, stop, please!”

 

The Pharaoh did so and looked puzzled. “You don't want to do that. All right, let's try another way.”

 

“No.” Yuugi said quickly. “I just want to be alone. I need…I need…”

 

“You need to forget your problems for just a little while.” Atemu whispered.

 

Yuugi sighed heavily. “It's this whole thing with Tea…I forgot how great it felt to be with her again.”

 

Atemu looked sick in that moment. He eased off Yuugi and turned for the door. “Excuse me please. I'm afraid I've caught your headache.”

 

Yuugi sat up as the Pharaoh left the room. He heard Atemu's bedroom door slam shut only a minute later. Yuugi laid back down to soak in what had just happened. That was the most amazing moment of my life, he thought. Under other circumstances, I would've welcomed it. Was he going to have sex with me out of love? Yuugi's eyes widened a little. Does he…love me? Do I love him?

 

Yuugi sighed and wearily got to his feet to ready for bed. So many thoughts were going through his head…he was not going to get a very restful sleep tonight.

 

—Good fluffy…ha! And you people thought Tea was going to ask Yuugi to marry her. Well, I surprised you guys, huh? What?! I didn't? Oh fine then…xP - the next chapter is mostly about Atemu. Can't reveal any more than that, though.