Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Winter Nights ❯ Confessions ( Chapter 3 )

UY: Yeah! I updated

Duke: Finally, took you long enough

UY: *Blinks* *laughs* Duke, you have a limp!

Duke: *Blush* I-I banged my leg... on my desk

UY: *In a killer giggle fit*

Duke: SHUT UP!!!

UY: *Dies down to a chuckle* Hehehe... Do disclaimer

Duke: *Growls* Usagi Youkai does not own Yu-Gi-Oh, Thank you Kami

UY: Hey! Why does everyone say that!

Duke: Got to go! *Limps off*

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Half an hour later the heat still hadn't come on and Duke hadn't come back into site. Tristan had finally given up on the little heater and was getting worried about Duke; hoping that the black haired teen hadn't fallen asleep. The brunet began the search the isles, and found Duke in the science section, sitting against the wall, book in his lap and lightly snoring. His legs were close to his chest, book open to a page, arms crossed and head resting against his chest. Tristan smiled and almost left him alone but he had to wake up the sleeping angel.

`Angel?' He thought `He's no angel! What am I thinking?' He shook those thoughts out of his head and waked over to the sleeping teen. He bent down on one knee and was about to wake Duke up when he noticed the book on his lap. He carefully picked up the book and read the cover `One out of Ten' Tristan raised an eyebrow and flipped through the book; it was all about homosexuality. The brunet's eyes widened `Is he gay or something?' he shut the book and shook the black haired teen, noticing that his lips were turning purple.

"Duke" he said while shaking him "Duke, wake up" the shorter teen groaned and squinted his eyes open "Duke?"

"What?" the black haired teen moaned and he wrapped his arms around his knees, trying to get warmer

"Duke, you gotta stay awake, or you won't wake up" the brunet said. Duke yawned and shut his eyes again, making a `mm-hmm' sound. Tristan frowned and shook him again "Duke"

"Ok, ok" the dark haired teen said and frowned at the brunet "I'm up" he yawned and stretched

"Duke" said Tristan and he got an `hm' in reply "Why were you reading this" and he held up the book. Duke froze in mid stretch and stared at the book. He didn't know what to say.

`Uh-oh' he thought "Oh, that... Uh... It was just something to do..."

"Duke, come on" said Tristan "You've been avoiding people for a few days now, and you've been lying to everyone" Duke was looking at down at the ground "What's wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong" he mumbled to the floor. Tristan didn't like the answer and he lifted Duke's chin with his hand, making the Black haired boy look into his hazel eyes.

"Say that again" The brunet dared. Duke tried to look away, but Tristan only pulled slightly on the teen's chin and they didn't break eye contact.

"I-I can't" Duke stuttered at Tristan's closeness

"So then what's wrong?" The brunet asked. The green eyed boy was quiet for a moment

"I-I think I-I'm well..." he tried to finish, but it was hard "...gay..." Tristan stared at the raven haired boy. Duke couldn't take the stare and slowly pushed the other's hand away, looking at a suddenly interesting spot on the floor.

"You think?" Tristan asked; he had always thought that you would know if you were gay or not

"I-I don't know" Duke said, tears building up "But... I'm so confused. I can't like men... It's just wrong..." He knitted his fingers in his hair as tears ran down his cheeks "I mean I like the attention that my fans give me but I-I can't really get comfortable around them... I wanna be, but I can't..." Tristan was hesitant before sitting next to the crying boy and put and arm around him. He hated to see people upset, who ever they were. He had never expected Duke to have an emotional break down, ever. He was always cool and collected and after Serenity...

"But if you are gay, why were you after Serenity?" the brunet asked. He knew it probably the best time to ask this, but he had to know

"I thought if I went out with her, I wouldn't like guys any more" Duke said and more tears running down his cheeks, glancing at the brunet, but couldn't make eye contact. Right then he hated himself. He had tried, really tried to like Serenity like a girlfriend, but He only had a brotherly love towards her, a little protective and He had then taken an interest in Tristan "I tried to convince myself that I liked her like that, but I couldn't, I-I just felt empty and, and..." He hugged his knees to his chest tighter "I-I feel... so dirty"

Tristan didn't know what to say. Anything he mite say could upset the shorter teen farther, and Duke crying was already tearing him up. He had a brief thought to kiss the green eyes boy `No!' Tristan Yelled in his head `what am I thinking!? That wouldn't help Duke at all and I'm strait!!'

"It's ok Duke" the taller boy said soothingly and he rubbed the other's harm with the hand already around his shoulder "You shouldn't have to feel that way, I mean, if you like guys, you like guys, Right?"

"Yes..." Duke mumbled "But it's not just that. If anyone knew I was... you know... I'd be the new punching bag. My shop would probably shut down because of the roomers. No one would come near me because they'd think I'd jump them or something. I-I..." his voice started to crack "...I just don't want to be alone"

Tristan was quiet for a while "You've really beat your self up about this huh?" Duke nodded slowly ""Listen, you wouldn't be alone. I mean..." He thought for a moment "I don't care if you're gay, you're still the same Duke..." The black haired teen looked up into Tristan's hazel eyes, a little surprised "...and I'm sure Yugi, Joey, and Tea wouldn't mind ether. You'll never be alone" Duke's green eyes looked to the floor and then looked back to the brunet's with a small smile

"Thanks Tristan" he said "I did need to tell someone, but..." He frowned and Tristan knew what he was getting at

"Don't worry" he said smiling "Your secret's safe with me"

"Thank you" The raven haired teen said again and another smile came onto his face

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UY: *In a whiny voice* that chapter was haaaaaard. Emotional break downs are a bitch to write

Duke: I'm not that sappy!

UY: But it's really cute when you're all sappy... just it's hard to write

Duke: *Sticks out tongue*

UY: *Smirks* Watch out... You shouldn't show that unless you intend to use it...

Tristan: *Glomps Duke* Mine!

Duke: *Falls down with Tristan on him* Hey, hey, HEY! Don't molest me in front of the authoress

UY: Uh no no no *puts paws up in defense* don't mind me *Gets pop corn and a soda* Go ahead

Tristan: *Kissing Duke's neck*

Duke: *Doing his best to glare at Usagi Youkai and look like he's not enjoying it, but failing miserably* *Moans*

UY: Ok, R&R and... oh... *blush* can you really bend that way... *tilts head still watching the molesting*