"Your right, I don't believe what you're saying" Yugi said skeptically.

"I know you don't believe me, you have no reason to believe me." Yami replied, in his heart truly understanding his son's mistrust, the last person he thought was his father had left him in this condition.

"Although, Yugi, we do have proof that he is telling the truth" the doctor said

"Really?" Yugi asked still skeptical if what they were about to show him was truthful or otherwise.

"Yes, we did a blood test that proves that you two are related, father and son" the doctor walked out to let the duo get to know each other again.

"So, Yami, what happened to my mother?" Yugi asked after an awkward silence.

"S-she died, about an hour after you were born" Yami looked away from the young boy sitting in front of him he hated the truth more than anything in the world.

"Oh" was all Yugi could think of to say, his mother was gone. He had hoped to meet her, but he was glad to at least have found his father.

"Yugi, is there anything you want to know?"

"Why didn't you try and find me?" Yugi demanded

"I tried for a long time and then I was forced to give up the search for you, but I never lost hope" Yami continued to not look over at Yugi, he knew he'd messed up big time

"Dad" Yugi said hesitantly

Yami looked up at the word, he wasn't used to being called that, but it felt good to be acknowledged like that.

"Yes Yugi?" Yami asked

"I want to stay with you..." Yugi said, "that is, if you want me to"

"I do want you to stay with me" Yami smiled, he might not have his wife anymore but he had his son, he hadn't lost her completely, there were still bits of her in this boy and that was what drove him to want to have his son back.

Yugi's step mother walked in her head held low, she had seen this coming, she should have prevented it, but there was no way to. Yami stood on impulse and walked over to her.

"I don't think it is safe for Yugi to stay with me any longer, the longer he stays with me the more likely it is my husband will hurt him again, only worse" she said "that is why I think it is best he left my care"

This was a stunning revelation it seemed that Yami wasn't the only one that thought the responsible thing was to allow Yugi to stay with him. He agreed with her and soon had custody of his son again, but there was a lot he had to do to get Yugi back into full health again.

Later that day, Yugi was watching tv and Yami was talking to Yugi's stepmother about what would have to be done before Yugi was officially back in Yami's care. Although, until that time Yugi would be in the hospital, he needed to be.

Then a strange man walked over to Yami, this guy seemed to want to intimidate Yami and was failing miserably.

"Who are you and why are you taking my son away from me?" the guy asked

"Because that boy is actually my son" Yami replied nonchalantly

"Really?"

"Yes, really he is the only child I have, his mother died after he was born"

"And you put him up for adoption"

"He was taken from my home in a break in" Yami replied sharply "I wasn't home, I had left my son with a baby-sitter"

"Oh, really?" the guy was trying Yami's patience in trying to intimidate Yami

"Are you trying to scare me?" Yami asked turning from where he leaned against the wall.

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

"That's all I need to know" Yami looked up and then the nearby officer recognized the man Yami was talking to. At that moment, Yugi's stepfather was arrested and Yugi was officially put into Yami's care the next day, the day he was released from the went to Yami's house and Yugi was surprised by the place it was better that he had imagined.

To Be Continued...

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