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Sightless Music Chapter 11

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Chapter 11: Of Confessions and Dates
Last Time on Sightless Music:
 "Ah. Sorry…. It's just…. The other night you shared something so personal with me so… so since you opened your heart to me, I want to open mine to you." Gently, he took both of her hands and gazed at her face.
   'Oh my Ra, what's going on?' Yugi thought fearfully. The feeling of Duke confessing his love to her immediately passed through her mind making her blush. 'Bu- but I don't like him that way!' Suddenly Yami's voice and the feel of his hands pierced her confusion and brought a river of a new emotion she had never felt before. Compelled, she compared both hands. Yami's was one of safety, like she could be anywhere and feel at home, but Duke's was different. He felt constant, like the stars in the night sky, always supportive.
  "Yugi. I'm gay!"
……..
 Silence struck the young girl as she replayed over and over the exact moment she experienced just a few seconds ago. A still ocean of thoughts once quieted now heaved and roared in first shock, then like a lightning's strike, dawning realization hit. The man she would marry was GAY. Unbelieving, she forced her quivering lips to form a word that could describe her utter confusion. "What?"  
  Sighing, Duke gripped Yugi's hand with a slight pressure, not to hurt her but looking for solace, comfort in her reaction. So far now that the cat was out of the bag, it didn't look promising. Slowly, hoping not to frighten the girl, he replied, "I'm gay."
   "B- But what about the engagement?! Was that a farce, a business deal?! Why didn't you tell me?!" Trying to take her hands away without much success, she resorted to have her breakdown in her mind rather than showing it outwardly. 'If he's gay, then why is he doing this? Is he in it for the money or what?'
  "I'm explaining it now! Yugi. Please just listen to me!"
 Yugi stiffened at the sound of Duke's voice faltering. 'Admitting to this kind of thing….  Is hard. Instead of getting upset over this' Yugi thought forlornly, 'I should hear him out.' Gently, she took a hand out of one of his and softly felt for his face. Cupping his cheek, she felt a stray tear beneath her fingertips. Small, wet, yet so full of sorrowful meaning. The girl brushed away the lone drop, as if to share in some of the burden. Quietly, she motioned for him to continue as she replaced her delicate hand back into his searching grip.
 Once, he felt her comforting touch, he smiled. Knowing full well she couldn't see his elated expression, he continued on his confession to the waiting girl.
   "I've known I was gay since I was fourteen. Girls didn't hold any appeal to me when it came to attraction and dating and… that upset my parents. I lived in San Francisco at the time, a haven for me because I felt accepted there, like I belonged and felt at home. But since my parents found out, they decided to move to Domino, Japan for 'therapy'." A hard edge began to take the boy's voice. Trembling slightly, he held on to Yugi's hands, fighting the bitter memories that assailed him. "Until I turned fifteen, I was miserable. I became an outcast in this society. My parents hated me and didn't even attempt to hide it no matter where we were. Being at home was hell because all I ever heard was yelling, screaming, and crying about why I couldn't be so DAMN NORMAL!"
   "Duke… Calm down. It's just me, Yugi." Now she was holding for dear life to the boy's hands. Desperate to settle his dark mood, she took him in her arms and rocked him slowly as his trembling ceased. Until his rasping breath became a steady, healthy beat did she release him. "I'm here, I'll listen to you, just please calm down Duke."
   Hearing the raw innocence in her quiet speech, he felt safe once more. Softly but surely, he returned back to his confession. "Sorry…. It's just, …. Everyone else in San Francisco tolerated me, even made me feel proud to be who I am but here…… I had to switch schools constantly because I was beaten and bullied because somehow someone had found out about my sexuality. No matter what I did or what I said to deny what they said, they still were against me. That was until I turned fifteen. Until I met Bruno." At the mention of his name the boy smiled sadly as the bittersweet memory touched his thoughts like feathers floating in the soft breeze.
   "Was he…. ?"
  "My boyfriend? Yes. One day after I had transferred to a new area of Domino, I had gotten lost and forgot my cell phone at home. I ended up downtown running from some guys who knew me at one of my old schools, but Bruno found me and helped me out. He had the sweetest smile and was kind to me in a way that I have never experienced. We hit it off pretty well and started dating soon afterwards. He was obsessed with motorcycles and even taught me how to  ride one too. When I turned sixteen…. He gave me one that HE had built himself from scratch. By that time, we had dated for almost a year without my parents ever finding out. But….. It's over between us now."
  Caught up in the story, Yugi felt sympathy for Duke. In a way, he felt the same pain she had after….. "What happened? Did your parents find out?"
  Shifting uncomfortably, Duke settled back into the bench releasing his hold on the girl's hand. A new wetness filmed his eyes as he gazed at Yugi. Though she had never felt the sting of a forbidden love, the pain of loss and agony linked the two. Indescribably, they shared this dreary bond, and because they did, the boy never felt such kinship before. Relaxing, he looked out at the fading light that touched the park. Watching as the cherry blossoms drifted past them. Once more, he prepared to launch into a storytelling of yet another harsh memory. "Yes." He stated calmly as he shut his eyes. "But you have to understand … We didn't know my dad was home at the time."
Flashback: Duke's Garage
Crank, crank, crank. Clink, clank, crash. Tools hitting the floor filled the silent void across the large, neat garage. Though the room was pristine and organized, the two occupying it would be called something else. The first crouched in front of a jumbled mass of metal that was once called a motorcycle. He adorned the uniform of a late-night working mechanic complete with the stereotypical cap. By all means, he looked as good as his skill with a bike. Hidden underneath the cap were curtains of blue-ish locks framing his pale face and gray eyes. Even to the eyes of the other male he was drop dead gorgeous. 'God Bruno's so cute when he's working.'
  The other male, a raven haired, green eyed beauty, rested quietly against the wall across from Bruno. His eyes never once leaving the mechanics movements as he frowned at the extent of the damage. The cause of the wreck as you can guess, was Duke. His clothes were ripped, windblown, and disarrayed as though he washed them in cheese graters. Other than the horrid state his wardrobe was, he miraculously sustained only scrapes and scratches. Pushing back his hair behind his ears, he met the other boy's eyes as the sound of work ceased.
  "Dude, what did you do?! I mean I know you said the car slammed into you but damn! Did you have to get her so messed up?"
   "If I didn't I wouldn't be alive!" He said sarcasm dripping from his voice. Visibly upset, he glanced away from his boyfriend's disapproving gaze and stalked farther away to the other side of the garage. Finding another suitable spot to ignore Bruno with, he sat down deep into his thoughts not noticing he was being followed.
  "Hey…" A husky voice whispered in his ear as warm arms wrapped around him. "Babe, come on. You know I didn't mean it like that."
   "Don't you babe me." Furiously, Duke tried to escape Bruno's hold. He replied bitterly, "What if I died in the accident, what then huh? Get off me; I don't want to deal with your bike-loving obsession right now."
  Suddenly, the blue haired boy's grip grew tighter, unrelenting as he tossed Duke to the floor. Struck by the sudden change in mood, the boy looked up into the mechanic's eyes from his pinned down position. Passion and heartbreak filled those gray, stormy orbs as they pierced through the other's stare and into what felt like his soul. He was seeing all that could've been if he lost Duke, all the pain and misery he would feel without the spunky boy by his side. Nothing else mattered but the two and their love for each other.
  "You think I haven't thought about that? How any day I could lose you? That at any moment your stupid parents can take you away from me? Trust me I may be forgetful but I will always remember the day I found you alone and scared.  I remember that hopeless look in your eyes as the rain soaked up your dreams and hopes, so don't think I care more about the bike than you!" Leaning down, Bruno caught Duke's lips in a fervent kiss. Hands intertwining, hair tangling in a dance of emotion, and the spark of each small touch ignited the flame of their hearts. Breathing heavily, they twisted in their embrace and held each other breaking their kiss.
  "Duke…. I love you."
  "Bruno, I-"
 CRASH!
 "What is going on here? HOLY SHIT! DUKE!!! EXPLAIN YOURSELF THIS INSTANT!"
  Scrambling off the ground, Duke and Bruno sprang apart hoping to give the illusion of innocence. However, the murderous look on Mr. Devlin's face didn't fool them; they've been caught in the act. Knowing there was nothing he could do to dissuade whatever his father had witnessed, he stepped forward with Bruno's hand in his and swallowed deeply before speaking.
  "Dad…. This is my boyfriend Bruno."
End of Flashback: Back to the Park
The raven haired boy stopped speaking as the memory ended under his closed lids leaving a dark abyss. Opening them, he found he was crying. Not sobbing, or tearing up, but genuine tears of longing for his one and only love. There would be no one else to take his place, even if he had moved on without him. Hearing a sniffle, he turned back to Yugi to find that she was crying silently. Though most of her face was obstructed by the sunglasses perched upon her nose, the slight tremble in her body and the hitch in her breathing told Duke that she felt sympathy for him.
   "And now here we are. In a forced engagement that my dad hopes will fix my 'disease'. He thinks it will help me be more like him, to make me like girls. Yugi, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!" Now both of them let their emotional barriers fall apart and together they sobbed despite the strange looks they were getting from passer-byers.
   Yugi sensing the stares they were receiving, took Duke back into her arms. Hoping to quench the pain of fire they both experienced. "Shhh, shhh! Don't be sorry. It's not your fault at all. You were just being you!"
  Puzzled, Duke looked up at Yugi recovering only slightly from his emotional breakdown. "But being me is what ruined our relationship!" He cried. "If I had never been gay my dad wouldn't have…"
   "Wouldn't have what?" She asked encouragingly curious.
 "Thrown away the bike in the junkyard near Bruno's place." He said sheepishly after a long moment of silence.
  Now it was Yugi's turn to be silent. No matter how bad things got, no one had ever treated her in such manner. Well, scratch that, many at kids at school and her own parents owned that attitude with pride but she tried not to pay attention to it.
  "I'll never know if Bruno truly thinks that I did it. Not that it matters anyway, he probably hates me. And now you're stuck with me."
  Noting the bummed, depressed tone in her fiancé's voice, she thought of a quick way to cheer him up. "Yes. I'm stuck with the sweetest and now most honest person in the world." She rearranged her voice and face to be thick with sarcasm and the epitome of a poker face, you know, despite the bulky glasses.
   Dumbstruck, Duke replied hesitantly while blushing. "You really think so?" Wiping the tears from both of their cheeks, he turned her to face him so she could hear him clearly.
  Smiling that breathtaking smile she had shown earlier when they had breakfast at her home, she faced Duke's general direction and spoke with a voice of pure angelic innocence. "I know so."
   Relieved, they both laughed and began to chat idly as more time passed them by. Duke reached into his pocket and pulled out a small flip cell phone. "I got you something. I did some extensive research online and believe me, these things are freaking hard to find."
  Handing it to Yugi to discover the object, he smiled once she figured out the true surprise of the phone.
 "Duke! You found a phone with Braille keys?! This is so…. So.."
 "Sweet?" He offered.
 "Yes that!"
 "Haha, this phone is special. If you happen to get a text, it's programmed to read it aloud for you so you don't have to worry about anything visual-wise. So. What were you explaining before I started my confession?"
  "Oh that's right! Well, yesterday after the concert…"
 Listening intently, Duke observed the girl's reaction to all that she spoke about. He noticed small things like her mouth twitching into a quick smile when she spoke of the infamous Yami Sennen, how her shoulders tensed when she relayed her friends betrayal, and the slight movement of her hands when she worried about Jaden's welfare. But the only thing he focused on and smiled broadly about, was the fact the girl had fallen for the lead singer of Millennium. After she finished talking, he took the opportunity to catch her off guard and glomped her with only half of his might.
  "Awe! Yugi has a crush on Yami!"
  "Why do you and Jaden come up with that conclusion?" She exclaimed while blushing wildly.
"Because it's true!" He said only to be met with stubborn silence. "Silence only means yes so I win!"
   In an uncommonly serious tone, she responded, "But we're engaged! I can't go be with someone else when I'm engaged! That's adultery!"
  Now matching her seriousness, he shot back in livid frustration. "But I don't want you spending the rest of your life with someone you can never say you love romantically! I'm going to find a way to end this engagement so I can get you and Yami together if it's the last thing I do in this stupid world!" Taking one of her hands in both of his, he addressed her calmly once more. "You're my friend Yugi. We may have known each other for a short amount of time but I want you to be happy. I know you've been through some especially hard times and are probably still dealing with it so I want you to have your fairytale ending. And it may be hard, but I'm next to you, your friends are next to you. Let's take a leap of faith together."
 "……….. Well you certainly know how to convince a girl."
 "See! I told you, you liked Yami!"
Patting his shoulder and brushing off his comment she turned the other way hoping her blush didn't show. "We'll leave that subject for another conversation."
 "Humph fine!" He said as he collapsed back onto the bench with his arms crossed. Glancing back at the girl, he caught sight of her fighting laughter. And once more before they departed, they laughed together under the setting sun. For a few more moments, they remained like that. Giggling and smiling wearing the expressions of contentment upon their youthful faces.
   Saying their goodbyes was easy and comfortable when they returned to the Motou household. With their secrets stowed deep in the other's hearts, they returned to their life before the confession and heart-to-heart. Back into their own dreary routine of avoiding their parents as the day ended. However, since the boy left, his words of friendship weighed heavily on her mind. Sucking up her pride, she called Tristan and Serenity to apologize. Their reunion was tearful and full of meaningless regret but short-lived because of the Motou's mandatory family dinner. But knowing that each had forgiven each other set their minds at ease  as they looked forward to tomorrow once more. Yugi even managed to ignore her parent's snide comments of her following her predestined plan for the future without becoming sorrowful and somber.
  Surviving the dinner, Yugi returned to her room guided by no one other than Solomon. Seeing the girl's wondrous look as she hummed throughout the whole journey to her room made the old man's strong heart weaken just a bit. "Goodnight Lady Yugi! Be ready for school tomorrow by seven o' clock sharp please."
  "Will do Solomon. Sweet dreams!"
 After the old butler shut the door, Yugi collapsed on her bed, the day's events replaying in her mind. Slowly, but surely, her eyelids drooped-
Once more I'll say goodbye to you,
Things happen
But we don't really know why.
If it's supposed to be like this,
Why do most of us ignore the chance to miss.
Oh yeah.
 "Ugh! Who's calling me?" Rolling over, she felt around for the phone Duke had given her. Thanking Ra she had the sense to ask Duke how to use the phone, she picked it up listening to "All These Things I Hate" by Bullet For My Valentine a little longer.
Torn apart at the seams
Of my dream turn to fear.
I'm not feeling this situation.
Run away,
Try to find that safe place you can hide.
it's the best place to be when you're
feeling LIKE ME!
 Flipping the phone open, she responded before the mysterious caller encountered voicemail.
"Hello? Who is this?"
Yami's POV: Five Minutes Before
   "What do I say? What do I say? What do I say?!"
Pacing around the seclusion of his room was none other than the tri-color haired singer Yami Sennen. Like a vise, he clutched a small, slim purple cell phone and stared at it with such desperation one would think he thought it was alive and his dying lover. If he thought he would be alone in his worries, the youth was completely misguided for the white haired guitarist stood bemused against the open doorway.
  "Why don't you just say, 'Oh Yugi I love you! Will you marry a poor bastard like me?'"
 Startled, Yami whirled towards the voice he least wanted to encounter at this moment and spotted the chuckling male. No matter what Yami did, neither he nor Ryou could ever get a sympathetic reaction from Bakura, even when the girl was in tears. So with him intruding in the singer's business unsettled him as he prepared to be teased and tormented for his momentary show of weakness.
  "Fuck off Bakura!" Oh yeah, so mature. "How do you propose I ask a girl for help without sounding like a desperate and clingy fan girl huh?" Glaring, Yami threw his hands in the air in defeat.
  "Easy. Like this." In a swift, fluid motion, Bakura swiped the phone from Yami's hand and dialed Yugi's number before the other could utter a single word of protest. "Under pressure is the best way to screw up talking to a girl so I'd be careful if I were you!" After he completed his evil task, he returned to his place back on the doorway, sneering at Yami's hopelessness.
  "Bakura you fuc-" Just then the person on the other line answered the phone. "-king asshole!"
   Abruptly, the sound of Yugi's voice filled the room quieting the arising argument between the two in the room. Even with the static crackling the signal, she could be heard clearly and be identified almost immediately because of her sweet voice."Hello? Who is this?"
   "Uh hello? Yugi?" Yami said as he tried to regain his composure. "Is this Yugi Motou?"
  "Well it certainly isn't a 'king glassmole', who is this again? I'm afraid I didn't get your name."
  Running a hand through his hair, the singer felt relieved. She hadn't hung up yet and even better, she was easy to talk to rather than the giggling fan girls he was used to. Turning slightly, he glanced Bakura's way to check if he hadn't taken anything from his room. So far he hadn't moved from his spot and was too preoccupied with glaring at his black painted nails to care about whatever Yami was doing. Hell he could've been prancing around in a dress and the guitarist wouldn't care.
  "Haha sorry. It's me Yami. You went to my concert yesterday and we hung out afterwards for your birthday. Again happy birthday. Um, I was wondering if I could come over and write a song or something……. ?"
    Waiting for the girl's answer, Yami was furious in his inner thoughts. 'I HATE YOU BAKURA!'
 Sensing the intensity of Yami's thoughts, Bakura waved frivolously with an evil smile plastered to his face. Satisfied with Yami's reaction, the white haired boy returned to his thoughts. It was obvious that his band mate was interested in this girl he barely met, however, there was something about her that made him think there was more than what was being projected. Those glasses held some special purpose, I mean, no one uses huge ones like those unless you were gong to some strange party. Frowning, he shifted slightly, leaving his legs arrow straight as his back rested flat against the wall. Those glasses covered half of her face. It was obvious she was hiding something, well unless you were too dimwitted to notice, but what it was she was hiding was puzzling. Maybe a scar of some sort, or maybe she was….. blind? No, not possible, she seemed completely capable of-
    "Hey, tomorrow after Yugi's classes we're meeting. Do you and the rest want to come? I think that would be best." Interrupting Bakura's musings, Yami spoke excitedly as if their recent spat had never existed.
 'A chance to observe the girl? Who would deny such a beautiful opportunity!?' However, not wanting to throw suspicion on his rogue plans, he wore an expression of carelessness and annoyance. "No. It's a waste of time."
   Unaware of Bakura's blatant manipulation, he argued, "Come one! It would benefit all of us!"
"But-" Continuing the charade till the bitter end, he tried to come up with a better poker face when a welcome interruption entered.          
  "I agree."
 Peeking from behind Bakura was Ryou, smiling like nothing in the world was wrong and unsuspecting to her boyfriend's evil plots. "It would benefit us if we had Yugi help us a bit. We would have less work to do around here. Plus-" Winking at Yami, she continued. "Yami's been itching to see her again!"
  Moving forward to embrace her boyfriend, Ryou was immediately brushed off as Bakura stalked past her, pushing her slightly back into the wall. "Whatever!" Briskly, he strode forward until he was sure he was completely out of earshot and sight, he smiled that evil-sexy smile. Eyes glinting and body leaning in apparent apprehension, he thought darkly, 'this could be interesting.'
Here it is! What all you fans have been waiting for! Sorry it took so long, I couldn't do any updates yesterday because I had the stupid electronic baby yesterday for mt child development class. If there is a class that deals with taking care of an electronic baby at home OR school.... RUN AWAY!!!! Especially if you don't like being stared at! Anyways! I won't have chapter twelve ready by this week as it turns out. Fate, time, and random people have been screwing with my creative juices, and took up all my spare time I kept in a box. Please be patient for my sake! Oh and comment please! I'd like ideas, encouragement, whatever, I just want to see what my commenters have to say. Thank you!
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Whooo !!! XD Finally been posted ive been waiting for this ! In general the storys getting interesting this should be made into a movie!!!!!!XD