A young man sat on a stump. He was short, and his hair was the most unusual shape and color. Many claimed his hair resembled a starfish. He had blond bangs that framed his face and hung down in between his eyes. the rest of his hair was black, which faded to a purple as it came to the edges. His eyes were closed for now as he tried to sort through his thoughts. This was Yuugi Mouto. Yuugi sat on a stump at his grandfather's farm. At least, what used to be his grandfather's farm. His beloved grandpa had passed away last year, and no one had bothered to tell him. He repeatedly wrote letters to his grandfather in the country, and when he didn't hear any response, he went to investigate. He was 18 after all, he could handle a trip from the city to the country.

Flash Back~~~

As soon as he had gotten there he headed to the farm. He saw a strange man in a suit standing by the house and surveying the farm while talking into a cell phone.

"Yes sir... well this Yuugi person has one more week to show up before we can seize control of the farm, but you should know that the town isn't very supportive of you plan... Yes sir... I will sir... Okay sir, goodbye." The man hung up and turned around. He jumped with a yelp when he spotted Yuugi.

"Who are you? No one is allowed on this property." The man asked as he recovered from his shock.

"My name is Yuugi Mouto sir. This is my grandpa's farm. Could you tell me where to find him? And why is no one allowed on the property? Is Gramps in some kind of trouble?" Large amethyst eyes that still hadn't lost their childlike innocence stared at the man, his head tilted to the side in confusion.

After getting over the fact that some little boy had stumbled in here and was looking up at him in such an adorable way, the key words of what Yuugi said register in his mind.

"Did you say Yuugi Mouto?" The young boy nodded.

"Just how old are you?" He had been told this boy was suppose to be 18. He looked maybe 12, 14 at the most.

Yuugi glared, or, more like pouted. He was always asked this question, no matter where he went. Curse his genetics for his short stature, and still lingering baby fat!

"I'm 18 sir. Now tell me, where's my Grandpa?" he all but demanded to know.

This put the man into a tight position. Clearly no one had told the boy of his grandfather's not-so-recent demise.

"I'm sorry to inform you that your grandfather passed away about six months ago. Why would no one tell you this?" The man asked more himself than anything else.

"W-what? what are you talking about? Gramps never said he was sick. Sure I haven't heard from him in... seven... months..." Poor Yuugi got a terrible look in his eye as tears welled up.

"But... he was finally going to teach me how to build a table this summer..." The poor boy told the man. The (still nameless) man walked over and pulled the poor boy into a comforting hug.

"I am sorry for your loss Yuugi. But there is good news." The man said as he pulled away.

"Oh yeah, and what's that." Yuugi asked dejectedly.

"Your Grandfather left the entire farm, and everything he owns to you. We sent a letter to your dad's address informing him of this, and when it was becoming apparent that you wouldn't show papers were being put into action for the bank to seize control. I'll put a stop to those papers right away now that you're here." The man tried to sound cheerful and helpful, but all it did was put a drain on Yuugi's suddenly low energy tanks.

"My father ran out on us when I was 16, and my mother passed away due to pneumonia last year. I had no knowledge that anything like this had happened. I think I need to sit down." and with that Yuugi sat down on the stump not far from where they had been talking.

The man nodded his head. (I know I should give him a name, but I really don't want to, it's not like he's important anyway) "I'll just go make a few phone calls and tell the mayor of the town that you're here, and the plans to turn this place into a Wal*Mart aren't going to happen. That should make him happy. Oh, just as a formality, so I can say I asked, would you be willing to sell?" He asked with a smug smile.

Yuugi looked up with a glare, and this one really did look like a glare. "Not on your life!" he exclaimed.

"Okie-dokie, thank you for your time." The man said before pulling out his cell, pushing a button, putting the phone to his ear, and walking away to his car to drive to the mayor's office.

End Flash Back~~

It had been an hour and he still couldn't believe his grandfather was gone.

He could remember the first summer he had been taken to the farm. Back when his parents were still around, and when the biggest drama he had going on was that the other kids made fun of his hair style.

Flash Back~~~

"Mommy? Daddy? Where are we going?" Little Yuugi asked. He was only five and couldn't understand why they had gotten up so early, or why he had to pack five suitcases full of clothes and his stuffed animal, or why there were cows outside his window.

"We're going to meet your grandpa sweetheart, and you'll be spending the summer with him." His mother told him gently with a smile.

"And you'll mind him boy, or else." His father said, leaving the threat of punishment hang in the air.

"Yes sir." Yuugi told his father and looked at his lap. His mother glared at his father for scaring Yuugi before looking out her own window.

"Look Yuugi, it's a horse. Why don't you try to count as many horses as you can until we get to Grandpa's. Here's some paper and a pen. Every time you see a horse, you put a little line on the paper. When we get there, We'll count the lines and find out how many horses you saw. Won't that be fun?" His mother asked, handing him the mentioned items.

Yuugi looked up and beamed. "Okay!"

By the time they came to a stop, Yuugi had a paper full of little black lines. After he and Mommy counted up the marks he found that he had seen forty three horses in total, and he felt proud that he could now count to fifteen on his own.

His father and mother took his suitcases from the trunk of the car, and he held his stuffed animal in his arms. It was a medium sized ball of brown fur with green claw-like feet, and it had great big eyes. He had given it the name Kuriboh, and he loved it dearly.

A strange older man was standing in front of a gate. "Well if it isn't my son and his blushing bride. I haven't seen you two in forever!" he exclaimed as they got closer.

Little Yugi hid behind his mother.

"And this must be Yuugi. How are you kiddo? I haven't seen you since you were born. You sure are a lot bigger than I remember." The old man said as he tried to look around Yuugi's mother. Yuugi hid back shyly. His mother looked down with a gentle smile.

"Go say hello to your grandpa Yuugi." She encouraged as she pushed him out in front of her.

Yuugi looked down shyly. He wasn't very confident around people he didn't know. A trait that while he would get better at, it would never quite go away.

"Hi." He said in a small voice.

"Are you ready to have the best summer ever?" His grandfather asked him as he knelt to his level. Yuugi nodded, clutching Kuriboh to him tightly.

"Well alright then, come on in." Grandpa said as he swung the gate wide, and opened the door to a lifetime love of farm life.

End Flash Back~~~

After his parents had left he learned how to plant seeds, milk a cow, feed chickens, and even ride a horse. He also made friends with some of the local boys, though he couldn't remember their names, or their faces.

It was the most fun he could remember ever having.

After that summer, he and his family never went back to Gramps's farm, but he and Yuugi did exchange letters every chance they got, and even made phone calls to one another on birthdays and holidays.

To think that he would never get another letter, or phone call from his grandfather again. The news was staggering.

It was in this state that a man wearing a flannel shirt and blue jeans found him one hour later.

He was panting slightly from the long run over, and he put his hand on his knees to reclaim his breath. Once regained, a head of spiky hair looked up with crimson eyes into puffy amethyst.

For a moment, both people were stunned by the similarities between the two. Both had spiky tri-colored hair that shot up into 5 points, though the new comer had a few more blond streaks in his hair, and his hair faded to a red color that was much like his eyes.

'Wow' both thought at the same time.

"H-hello." Yuugi made the first move, standing up and walking over to the stranger, whom was still breathing rather deeply. "My name's Yuugi." He held out his hand to shake the strangers, the other hand wiping away the remains of his tears.

The stranger snapped out of his daze. "My name is Yami." Instead of shaking the younger boy's hand he took it into his own and kissed Yuugi's knuckles. "I am the mayor of this fine town." He said as he looked up to gaze at Yuugi's reaction.

Yuugi blushed brightly at the boldness of the man before him. He pulled his hand out of Yami's and pulled it to his chest.

"I-it's a pleasure to meet you sir. M-may I ask what you are doing here?" Poor Yuugi and his shyness.

Yami righted himself. "I'm here to meet you, and to welcome you to the town. If you have any problems or questions you can come to me. I'll be more than happy to help you." Yami told him, and if Yuugi didn't know any better, he would swear that he was trying to be seductive.

"Thank you sir. I think I can get the farm running alright. I just need to head into town and get a few things." Yuugi replied.

Yami smiled at him. "Alright, just stop by the court house while you're there. You'll need to sign some papers to put the farm into your name and some insurance stuff. I already told them to gather everything for your arrival." Yami told him.

"You know, you're cuter than your grandfather described you." This caught Yuugi by surprise.

"Huh?"

"I used to work as a part-time farm hand here as a teen. Your grandfather used to go on and on about you. I always kind of had a mental image in my head about what you looked like. But, you are much cuter than your grandfather lead me to believe." Yami smirked at Yuugi. "We were all sorry to see him pass." With this Yami drew Yuugi into a hug. Some how he figured there were more hugs just waiting for him in town. "If there is anything I can do, anything at all, you just let me know." With that he pulled away.

"The water pump is over by the house. You may want to wash up before you go into town. When you do, you may want to go to the other businesses in town and introduce yourself. It never hurts to meet new people." Yami told him before he turned to go. Upon thinking of something he turned back around.

"Oh, and the town's carpenter live by the mountains. You'll want to meet him too. Bye Yuugi, I hope you like it here." With that and a wave, Yami jogged back up the road and out of sight.

'So that's the mayor huh? Nice enough guy, and not to bad looking either.' Yuugi blushed at his own train of thought as he walked over to the water pump. He had known for quite some time about his own sexuality. He had to agree with himself, the mayor of this fine town was indeed hot, and with that being said, he was probably already taken. That's how the world worked. The good looking ones were either straight, taken, or not worth the time. Yuugi put all thoughts about the handsome young male out of his head as he found the pump. He ordered what he had to do in his head in the form of steps.

Step 1: Wash his face and look presentable.

Step 2: Go to the court house and get his grandfather's farm back from that money grubbing bank.

Step 3: Meet EVERYONE!

Step 4: Get back to the farm, and then figure out the rest of the steps.

With that in mind, Yuugi started the pump.

I don't own any of this, not even the idea. That credit goes to Chesire Cat Girl. I recommend reading her stories if you haven't already, They're really good. Stayed tuned for futue chapters.