Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh

Summary: Yami gets into a fight with his father over his future and Yami leaves, while he's out cooling his head Yami meets someone who offers to get Yami away from his oppressive family forever. Yami jumps at the chance. But what happens when Yami returns to his home town three years later? What will his brother say about Yami's sudden reappearance? Will he welcome him back with open arms? Or will he turn his back on Yami, just as the rest of his family and friends have?

Chapter One:

Yami closed his locker door with a sigh, it had been a very long, very tiring day at school and sadly enough it was only Wednesday so the week was only half way done. Tonight I have to work on a history paper and study for my Chemistry test. Wonderful. Why do I let my parents talk me into these things? Yami thought as he walked out of the building.

He met up with his younger brother Yugi outside. Yugi looked almost exactly like him, except he was about three inches shorter and had wide amethyst eyes, as opposed to Yami's narrowed violet ones. Yugi was often mistaken for being far younger than he was, in actuality he was 15, whereas Yami was 17.

"Hey Yami, how was school today?" Yugi asked as he fell into step beside his brother.

"It was boring Yugi, just like it is every other day. I hate school, as I'm sure you know, so please stop asking me about it." Yami said.

Yugi rolled his eyes, "Come on Yami, quit being such a spoilsport, if you actually were willing to give this a chance you'd be happy but noooo, you're still mad that dad and grandpa wouldn't let you focus you're studies on art and computer science and instead want you to go to medical school. God forbid you actually have a future."

Yami bit his tongue in order to keep from lashing out, he hated what his father and grandfather had pushed him into, there was no denying that but he had long ago realized that fighting with them over this issue was absolutely futile. He didn't need Yugi to keep reminding him about it. Just because he had a bad day at school, hates his classes and hates his teachers didn't mean he was whining about it.

After the two had walked in silence for a few minutes Yugi decided to break the silence with a change of topic. "So, Yami Tea was wondering if you would mind going with her to the movies this weekend? And if you have a date to the school dance next Friday? Now, I know I probably shouldn't be prying in your love life, but Tea's a great girl…" Yugi began.

Yami clenched his fists. "You're absolutely right Yugi, you don't have a right to pry into my love life, so just drop it." Yami snapped. Dating, Yami's other pet peeve, but not for the reasons you might expect. Yami is Gay. He knows it, in fact told his family, all of them, that he was Gay when he was 15. Let's just say it wasn't pretty. His grandfather had glared at him but refused to say a word. Yugi, who was almost 13 at the time and whose favorite pastime was reading the dictionary said, "Well, I'm glad to hear that you're happy Yami. I'm happy too."

His mother just looked at him with almost as much disgust as his grandfather had. And his father, he was the worst. He had first asked Yugi to leave the room, saying that he and Yami had to discuss something important that wasn't for his ears. Yugi had just smiled before he ran out of the room and upstairs. The next thing Yami knew he was on the ground with a stinging cheek. His father had smacked him. And then he was told quite plainly, "No son of mine is Gay. I don't want to hear anymore of this nonsense out of your mouth again young man. Do I make myself clear?"

And then after that night things had gotten worse. His father had started setting Yami up on different dates every weekend. And when Yami had returned home and said that he didn't want to see the girls his father had suggested he immediately demanded to know why. Yami had just said that he didn't like them. They weren't his type. And every time his father was furious.

His grandfather had suggested taking Yami to a psychiatrist thinking that if Yami saw a shrink that that'd 'fix' him. It didn't help, in fact all it did was cost his family a bunch of money to pay for Yami to sit in the shrink's office and stare out the window.

Eventually Yami's mother had intervened, saying that Yami is just confused right now. It's probably just a stage he's going through right now and that once he meets the right girl he'll snap out of it. Fortunately, that got them to back off. But didn't change the fact that dating was a taboo subject with Yami.

The two continued to walk in silence, since it was quite apparent to Yugi that Yami just wasn't in a talking mood. So, Yugi decided it would be best just to leave his brother to his brooding. Yugi loved his older brother very much and he also respected him and right now he was respecting the fact that Yami just wanted some space.

The two walked in the front door and Yami immediately made a beeline for his bedroom. He had just put one foot in the door when his father's voice stopped him. "Yami, can you come into my office for a minute. We need to talk."

Yami groaned, but tossed his bag into his room before he turned around and headed into his father's office. "You wanted to see me sir?"

"Yes, sit down."

Yami sat down in the chair his father had indicated. Once he saw that Yami was seated his father continued, "Yami, I got a phone call from your teacher saying that you have been falling behind in your chemistry class. She mentioned that there was a test coming up tomorrow but she doesn't believe, based on the quizzes you've taken recently, that you'll pass. She also mentioned that she had suggested you get some extra help, however you declined because she felt that you just didn't care. So, you going to tell me what's the problem Yami?"

"There isn't a problem. Chemistry's just a hard class." Yami said.

"That isn't an excuse Yami Motou and you know it! How the hell do you expect to get into medical school without getting top marks in all your classes?"

Yami felt the anger he had been containing for years boiling near the surface and before he could stop himself he rose to his feet and got right in his father's face and shouted, "Did you ever think that maybe I don't want to go to fucking medical school."

"Don't you take that tone with me young man."

"I'll take whatever the hell tone I want with you. Because guess what, it's my life, not yours. I'm the one who has to be able to live it, not you. I'm sick of this crap, I'm sick of trying to be someone I'm not. I hate to break it to you Dad, but guess what I don't fit into the mold you have of a perfect son. I'll never be that person you're trying to turn me into." Yami yelled.

His father just glared at Yami for a moment before saying, "You don't like doing the things I tell you to boy. Well, guess what, you know where the door is. If you think you could do things better off on your own than feel free to get out. But, know this so long as you live under my roof you will obey my rules."

Yami glared before he turned and headed towards the door. "And where do you think you're going young man."

Yami glanced over his shoulder, "I'm just doing what you said dad. Leaving." Yami said before he walked out of the office and slammed the door behind him.

Yami ran into his room and grabbed an old duffel bag and began to stuff some clothes into it. He then went and pulled up the loose floor board under his bed where he had stashed the money he'd earned from working at a burger joint. He'd been saving up for a car one day, and as of right now he only had about $2000 saved up, but it'd have to do. He dumped his back pack out and started stuffing his laptop, IPOD, as well as his art sketchbooks into it before pulling on his jacket and putting his backpack on. He picked up his duffel bag and headed towards his bedroom door.

Yami was halfway down the stairs when Yugi came running up behind him. "Yami, Yami wait. You aren't really leaving right?"

Yami sighed, "Yugi, this is something that I need to do."

"But Yami, you can't leave." Yugi said.

"Yugi I assure you you'll be just fine without me here." Yami said.

"Promise me you'll come back. Please Yami, promise me you'll come back." Yugi said.

Yami sighed, either I promise Yugi this or he'll follow me wherever I go. "Yes, Yugi I promise I'll come back someday."

"Okay." Yugi said before he ran down the stairs and wrapped his arms around Yami's waist. "Stay safe Yami, and come back soon."

"I will Yugi, I will." Yami said before he gently pulled Yugi's arms off him and walked the rest of the ways down the stairs and out the front door.

Yami wandered around Domino aimlessly before he ended up at a place he always seemed to go when he needed some time to think. A cliff looking over the ocean. Yami had always found the sight calming, as well as inspirational. Yami set his duffel bag down beside him and pulled out his sketchbook and a pencil and opened the book to a blank page and began to draw.

Drawing was Yami's passion and it had been since he was young. It was his escape from the world. And right now, he had been busy creating a world of his own, a world filled with magic, mystery, with monster's heroes and villains. Right now he was just sketching another on the numerous characters he had come up with for this world. He had been sketching for about an hour when a voice broke his concentration.

"You're quite talented."

Yami jumped slightly before he looked up from his sketch to meet the crimson eyes of a stranger who looked almost exactly like him, except he had tan skin, whereas Yami's was pale.

"Thank you sir." Yami said with a slight smile.

The man smiled before he took a seat on the ground beside Yami. "May I?" The stranger asked, his hand held out for Yami's sketchbook. Yami nodded and handed the book over to the stranger to look at. Yami watched as the stranger slowly flipped through each page in the book, carefully studying each image before moving on the next one. Yami waited anxiously until the man had finished examining his work. After the stranger closed Yami's sketchbook he looked up into Yami's eyes and said, "You are quite a talented artist young man. You should be very proud."

Yami blushed slightly at the compliment. "Thank you sir."

The stranger smiled, "There's no reason to thank me for telling the truth." The stranger than glanced down and noticed Yami's duffel bag sitting on the ground beside him. "Are you going somewhere?" The stranger asked.

Yami sighed, "Sort of. I just walked out of my parents house since I was sick of living by their rules and expectations. Sick of trying to be someone I'm not. My dad told me if I didn't like it I could leave, so I left. Now, I've just got to figure out where to go from here."

The stranger looked a Yami for a minute before saying, "Well, then I think I might have a solution to your problem, if you'd be willing to hear me out that is."

"I'm listening."

"I run a gaming company, our headquarters in located in Cairo. You might have heard of us, Sennen Games Inc."

"Of course I've heard of you guys. I love the games your company comes out with. I spend who knows how many hours playing your latest game in the Egyptian Saga…but I finally managed to get to the final stage." Yami said excitedly.

The stranger chuckled, "Well, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed that game so much. I worked for a year on developing that one. Anyway, back to what I was saying, I'd like to think that I have an eye for talent and potential, and in my opinion you have both in spades. So, if you are really in need of a new place to go and a fresh start, then I think I could help you out with that. You can work for me. So, what do you say?"

"You're offering me a job with Sennen Games? Are you serious?" Yami asked, in shock.

"Yes, I'm quite serious." The stranger said.

"Then of course I'll take you up on your offer." Yami said.

"That's great." The stranger said with a smiled, before he suddenly smacked himself in the face which made Yami laugh slightly, "I can't believe how rude I've been. I haven't even introduced myself. My name's Atemu, Atemu Sennen." Atemu said before he extended his hand for Yami to shake.

Yami smiled as he grasped Atemu's hand, "My name's Yami. Yami Motou."

A/N: I'm testing the waters with this one. Please let me know what you think of this. This will be a monarchshipping fic, however, their relationship will not really be focused upon.