You Don't Understand!

Past

"Grandpa, what are you talking about?" Leo asked.

"There are things about Yugi and Heba's past that none of you know, but I think you should. Sit down." Solomon said.

Yami, Atemu, Joey, and Seto all sat on the couch. Kyla, Tea, and Sayora sat against the wall.

Mokuba, Ryou, and Malik sat on the floor in front of the couch. Leo sat in a recliner with Yuesei in his lap. Duke and Tristan sat in the loveseat. Solomon sat in the other recliner. Ishizu, Marik, and Bakura opted to stand.

"Before I tell you anything, I am giving you a warning. If any of you use what I tell you today to hurt either of grandsons any time on the future, I assure you that you will be wishing to face Zorc again instead of dealing with me." Solomon said.

Everyone nodded, knowing that it was not an empty threat.

Solomon out the book down on the table.

The group realized that it was a photo album.

Solomon flipped through the album which was full of photos. "Here it is." Solomon said. He turned the book so that he pointed at the picture. The man had violet eyes and spiky black hair with red eyes. The woman beside him had blue eyes and red hair. The man was holding what were obviously young Yugi and Heba on his shoulders.

"This is my son, Mathis, and his wife, Katina. You already know that is Yugi and Heba." Solomon pointed to another picture. "This is where they lived. They were really the perfect family. All they were missing was the white picket fence and the dog." Solomon said.

"They look happy." Tristan commented.

"They were very happy. They lived in Kyoto, which is five hours from here, so I was not able to see them much. Their parents were in business, so they travelled sometimes. Whenever they had to, they would leave Yugi and Heba with me. When the time for their sixth birthday came, they came up three days early. Mathis and Katina planned on celebrating their birthday before they had to leave for a business trip. Yugi and Heba were going to be staying with me for two weeks." Solomon said. He took a deep, shaky breath.

"Grandpa, are you all right?" Atemu asked.

"Forgive me. This is not easy to explain. It is still very painful to talk about." Solomon said. Once he was composed, Solomon continued. "My son called before they left to tell me that they were on their way. They were driving down. He also said there was a storm coming, so they were going to take it slow and might not arrive in five hours." Solomon said. He paused. "That was the last time I ever talked to my son."

The group was shocked.

"From what I knew from Yugi and Heba, it was fine at first. The storm wasn't bad to start off with, but became increasingly worse. There was a driver behind my son. He was too close and kept acting like he wanted to pass them." Solomon said. He swallowed. "The storm had become so bad that it was hard for Mathis to see. The car behind him tried pass, but something happened to cause the driver to lose control. The other car him the side of my son's car. My son's car hit the guardrail. The guardrail was old and in need of being replaced. It-it snapped, and my son's car went over the cliff." Solomon said.

The entire group gasped at that.

Solomon fought the tears that threatened to fall. "I don't know how, but Heba and Yugi survived and were conscious. Heba realized that they needed to get out. The window beside Heba had been shattered. Heba, despite the fact he had a dislocated shoulder and a head injury, fought his way through the window to get out. The jagged edges of the glass cut deep into his back. He got out, though. He looked in and helped Yugi. It was hard because Yugi had a broken arm and a shattered ankle. I know that Heba helped him get out." Solomon said.