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Chapter 2

Atemu woke up early the next morning and quickly got dressed before he walked downstairs and out the door without so much as telling his father he was awake. While he was walking he pulled out of his cell and dialed his best friend's phone number. It rang twice before someone picked up.

"Atemu? You do realize its 6 am on a Saturday right?"

"Yes, Yami I know that. Believe me I know that. I didn't sleep well last night because I've got a lot on my mind. Can you meet me for breakfast at the diner we always go to? I really need to talk to you about this." Atemu said.

"Yeah, sure I'll be there in a bit.?" Yami replied before he hung up the phone.

Atemu continued on his way down to the local diner before he took a seat at his and Yami's usual spot in the back corner. About twenty minutes later Yami showed up and immediately sat down across from him.

"Mind telling me what the emergency was?" Yami asked.

Atemu sighed, "I'm marrying Kaiba in less than two months. That's what's so important."

"Wait. WHAT?" Yami shouted.

"Keep it down Yami." Atemu hissed.

"Sorry, but are you serious?" Yami asked.

Atemu nodded, "Kaiba's dad came by yesterday afternoon to talk to my dad apparently about arranging a marriage between me and Kaiba. Long story short, my dad agreed and now we're going to be getting married. And get this I'm also stuck playing the part of the girl." Atemu said. The whole girl thing still bugged him.

Yami sighed before he got up and slipped into the booth next to Atemu, wrapping his arms around him. "I'm sorry that happened to you Atemu. I know how confused you are about this whole mess with Kaiba…how you have been ever since that night at Duke's. Just tell me what I can do to help you and you know I'll do it." Yami said.

Atemu sighed, "I don't honestly think there's anything you can do. I just wanted to talk to someone about this…and for some reason I don't think Jou would be nearly as reasonable as you are. Marik could care less, and Malik wouldn't listen either." Atemu said.

Yami stuck his tongue out at Atemu. "Oh, so that's the only reason you came to me? I'm hurt Atemu Sennen…I thought you might have come to me for another reason."

"Oh, you mean like you and I used to date and because of that I tend to tell you absolutely everything? Yami, you know that I come to you with stuff like this because I trust you. Just like you come to me when you have problems." Atemu said.

Yami and Atemu had dated for about six months in their sophomore year in high school. They'd always been really close friends, and one day they had decided to see if anything more was meant to come from their relationship. In the end it hadn't worked out but what had resulted from their relationship was a closeness that one usually only would find in twins. Yami comes to Atemu with his problems and Atemu does the same with Yami.

"Speaking of problems." Atemu suddenly spoke up once again. He paused when the waitress finally came over and waited on them, taking their orders. Once she was gone he continued, "How have you been…with…you know." Atemu said.

Yami sighed, "It hasn't been to bad lately. But, he said he's going out tonight so…I don't know. Ask me that again tomorrow." Yami said.

"Yami if anything happens I want you to call me immediately." Atemu said sharply.

Yami nodded then frowned, "Wait, don't you have that stuffy dinner party to go to tonight?"

"Yeah, what's your point?" Atemu asked.

"I can't call you if you're at that party. You'll get in huge trouble. Don't worry I'll be fine." Yami said.

"Bullshit Yami Motou. That isn't true and you and I both know that. I don't care if I get in trouble; if you need me I want you to call me. I'll be pissed if you don't." Atemu said.

"Fine, fine Atemu you win." Yami said.

And finally the waitress had returned with their breakfast orders. The two ate in relative silence. And then Atemu paid for both meals and they got up and left.

"You want to hang out at the arcade today?" Yami asked.

"Sure, I'll hang out with you and the others. I just have to make sure I'm back home before 430, since I have be changed and ready to go to that party tonight at 5." Atemu said.

Just before they reached the arcade Yami pulled Atemu aside, "I meant to ask you this at the diner but I didn't get to. Do you want me to beat the shit out of Kaiba for forcing this on you? Because you know he started this whole thing." Yami said cracking his knuckles threateningly.

Atemu chuckled, "Sorry Yami but you can't beat him up. Besides if anyone deserves to have their ass kicked it's…"

"Okay, okay I get it. But I swear if he hurts you he'll be sorry." Yami hissed.

Atemu smirked, "I know that Yami, but I'm not exactly helpless here am I? He wants to try and pull something he'll regret it I'll make sure of that. But Yami, you should know that goes both ways. If HE…" Atemu said.

"I know that Atemu. Trust me, I've got it handled." Yami mumbled.

"Alright." Atemu conceded and the two walked into the arcade. Yami and Atemu made their way through the crowd until they found Jou, Marik and Malik. Jou was watching Marik play a first person shooting game and Malik was on the next machine playing a fighting game.

"Hey guys." Atemu said once he and Yami were within hearing range.

"Hey." Jou said. Malik and Marik both nodded but other than that remained focused on their games.

"How long have the dangerous duo been playing games that advocate violence?" Yami asked which made Atemu laugh.

"'bout an hour…say 'tem you think you can lend me some money so I can play some games?" Jou asked.

Atemu shrugged and reached into his pocket to pull out some money, only Yami beat him to it. "Don't worry about it Atemu, I've got it." Yami said.

"Okay." Atemu said.

"Thanks Yams. Your da best." Jou said before he wandered off.

"You want to play a round of air hockey Yami?" Atemu asked.

Yami nodded and the two made their way over. "You know I could have given Jou the money." Atemu said.

"I know you could have. But you also paid for me to have breakfast today. You don't need to pay for everything Atemu." Yami said.

"I know that." Atemu said before he put a couple of coins into the air hockey machine. "But I really don't mind. I know Jou needs the money and I know why he needs the money. I'm actually happy that he asks me for help because a few years ago he was too proud to ask anyone for anything. And besides, I'd rather lend out money because you can't really."

"Atemu don't worry about it, me lending Jou a few bucks isn't the end of the world." Yami said, "Now shut up so I can kick your ass."

Atemu smirked as well, "You wish Yami."

Atemu and Yami played four rounds of air hockey and ended up tied at two games a piece and were in the middle of a heated deciding game when Malik, Marik and Jou came over and joined them.

"Who's winning?" Malik asked.

"Atemu, but not for much longer." Yami said before he quickly hit the puck knocking it into Atemu's goal. "Now we're tied Até, whatchya gonna do about it?" Yami asked with a smirk.

Atemu pulled the puck out of the hole and placed it back on the table, "I'm going to beat you that's what Yami." Atemu said before he hit the puck sending is towards Yami's goal, Yami quickly moving to block it.

"Yami, since when do you call him Até?" Marik asked.

"What do you mean?" Yami asked while he blocked a near goal of Atemu's.

"Did you two get back together or something? I mean that's what you called him when you two were dating." Malik said.

Yami gaped and turned to look at Malik, however the slip in Yami's concentration allowed Atemu to score the winning goal.

"And that's game and match Yami." Atemu said with a smirk.

Yami sighed but nodded. "I'll beat you next time Atemu." Yami said shaking Atemu's hand. He then turned to Malik, "And for your information Atemu and I are not dating so don't say stuff like that."

"He's right we're not. We're both seeing other people." Atemu said.

Marik, Malik and Jou all exchanged glances before Jou said, "Whatever, lets get outta here. I'm starvin'."

The five ended up going to a burger joint for lunch before they decided to just wander around town for awhile. Yami had to run since he got a text so he left at 3. Atemu watched Yami run off and had to fight the urge to follow him. He stayed and talked to his friends for another 45 minutes before he headed home.

Atemu arrived back home and quickly made his way upstairs. He opened his closet and pulled out a black suit with a blood red tie which Yami had gotten him for his 15th birthday and set the outfit out on the bed before he walked into the adjoining bathroom and got into the shower.

Atemu had just walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist when his father knocked on the door.

"Come in." Atemu shouted before he picked up a brush and began to brush his hair.

"Ah, you are getting ready." Aknamkanon said.

"Yes father. I made sure to get back in plenty of time to get ready for Mr. Pegasus's party tonight." Atemu said. Once he was satisfied with his hair he went over to his bureau and pulled out a fresh pair of boxers which he slipped on under his towel before he tossed it aside.

"Good. In that case I'll leave you to get ready." Aknamkanon said before he turned an left.

Atemu shook his head slightly before he finished getting ready for tonight's event. He made sure his cell phone was on vibrate and he slipped into his pocket before he left his room, heading downstairs. He glanced at his watch and saw that it was 445, which meant that Kaiba should be here soon.

Atemu found his father relaxing in the Sitting room sipping a cup of tea. He sat down to join him.

"So, what were you doing all day today?" Aknamkanon asked.

"I called Yami and had him meet me for breakfast…" Atemu said.

Aknamkanon set his cup down and looked up at Atemu, "Thing with you two are still platonic. Right?" Aknamkanon asked.

"Yes, Yami and I are just friends. I just wanted to talk to someone about this whole thing with Kaiba so I called Yami. Then we went and hung out at the arcade with Jou, Malik and Marik before all of us went and got lunch. Then we all just hung out around town before I came back here." Atemu said.

Aknamkanon nodded. "Good. I don't have to worry about Yami coming between you and…"

"Father, need I remind you Yami is seeing someone else. Besides, I out of a sense of duty if for no other reason would honor the agreement you have with Mr. Kaiba. You two decided that Kaiba and I were getting married and I will stick to that." Atemu said.

Aknamkanon nodded however, conversation ceased when the butler walked into the sitting room with Kaiba following him in a slick black suit with a sky blue tie.

"Good evening Mr. Sennen. Atemu." Kaiba said with a slight bow.

"Good evening to you as well Seto. Atemu, don't be rude, get up and properly greet your fiancé." Aknamkanon said.

Atemu sighed but nodded before he got up and walked over to Seto. "Good evening Seto." Atemu said before he leaned up and gave Kaiba a light kiss on the cheek before he sat back down again, Kaiba taking a seat beside him.

The three sat and made small talk for a few minutes before Seto stood up and held out his hand for Atemu to take, "I believe its time for us to be heading to the party." Kaiba said.

Aknamkanon waved them off while Atemu took Kaiba's hand and let Kaiba lead him out. As soon as the two were out of Aknamkanon's sight Atemu pulled his hand out of Kaiba's which made Kaiba frown slightly.

"Sorry about that Kaiba, appeasing my father aside you get nothing from me unless you earned it and as of right now you have not earned anything. You want me to show you affection and trust. Prove to me that you're worthy of it." Atemu said before he walked out the door with a scowling Kaiba following him.

The two climbed into the back seat of Kaiba's limo. Kaiba scooted close to Atemu before Atemu moved to the other seat. "There's plenty of room in this limo Kaiba for us to sit back here without being on top of one another." Atemu said.

"What's your deal Atemu? We're engaged so why are you not letting anything happen between us?" Kaiba asked.

"Because I will only do stuff like that with someone I not only feel something for but also someone I trust and as of right now that is not you. Are parents may have decided that we were getting married but they certainly did not decide that I love you nor did they decide that I will be intimate with you. Those are decisions that are mine and mine alone to make. You aren't willing to earn it then go back to your father and tell him you want to marry someone else. Otherwise shut your damn mouth about it." Atemu said.

Kaiba glared at Atemu for a moment before he got up and climbed over to the seat Atemu was sitting on and pushed Atemu up against the edge of the car. "I agree with you to a point but that only goes so far, holding your hand and kissing you are things that I believe I now have the right to do. And I'll be damned if your going to hold out on me like this. You're my fiancé so you should damn well act like it." Kaiba snapped.

"Kaiba, I'm serious back off." Atemu snapped.

"No." Kaiba said before he leaned forward and pressed his lips to Atemu's. Atemu did not respond. Kaiba thrust his tongue past Atemu's unmoving lips and into Atemu's mouth, only to quickly pull back when Atemu bit his tongue.

"What the hell Atemu?" Kaiba shouted.

"I told you no Kaiba and I damn well meant it." Atemu hissed, "Try and force something on me like that again and you will regret it."

"You had no qualms about kissing and cuddling Yami last year so what's the big deal?" Kaiba asked his eyes narrow and his tone challenging.

"The difference was I chose to go out with Yami because I knew I felt something for him and that I trusted him. He and I went out three times before we shared so much as a chaste kiss on the lips. He earned it. You have not." Atemu said, his eyes blazing.

"Fine." Kaiba said before he got back up and sat down on his half of the limo. How the hell am I supposed to earn the right to be intimate with Atemu? I mean it's not like I was asking him to have sex with me…just kissing and hand holding.

The two rode the rest of the way to Pegasus's mansion in silence. The limo came to and the two climbed out, Kaiba resting his hand on the small of Atemu's back while they walked into the banquet hall together.

"I'm warning you Kaiba, your hand slips any lower than my back and I'm driving my knee straight into your groin." Atemu hissed before he pasted on a fake smile once they entered the banquet hall.

"Fine, fine. Just remember that we have to keep up appearances. We are engaged so people will find it odd if we don't act like that." Kaiba said.

"I'm aware of that Seto but you had damn well better know that I am only doing this because it is what's expected of me. Not because I want to or because you've earned it." Atemu said under his breath before he turned and smiled and extended a hand to greet their host.

"Mr. Crawford, thank you for the invitation. As always it is a pleasure to see you." Atemu said with a smile.

"It's a pleasure to see you as well Atemu. And young Seto as well. How are the both of you this fine evening?" Pegasus asked.

"We're both quite well sir. In fact, in a few months Atemu and I will be getting married." Kaiba said.

"That is excellent news indeed. Congratulations to the both of you. You will make a fine couple indeed." Pegasus said.

The three talked for several minutes before Pegasus left to go and mingle with some of the other guests.

Seto and Atemu made their way through the crows greeting various people. They soon made their way over to Duke who had Vivian Wong, only child of Vincent Wong of Wong incorporated hanging off his arm. Rumor had it Duke was dating her because his father wanted to secure a big business deal with Mr. Wong so he'd had his son start going out with her…though Atemu thought it was also partly because Duke loved to party and Vivian did as well…she also had no qualms about crawling into Duke's bed, as Duke had bragged only after going out for three days.

"Hey you two." Duke greeted.

"Hey." Atemu and Seto replied.

"Decent party huh." Duke commented.

"Yeah, I guess so. Though my date isn't much into it. Isn't that right Atemu?" Kaiba said.

"What do you mean?" Duke asked.

Kaiba smirked, "I think little Atemu here is shy. Won't let me do anything even though we're engaged."

Duke shook his head, "Atemu, Atemu, Atemu." He paused for a moment before he continued with the tone of someone trying to calmly explain something to an overemotional child, "You and Kaiba should be off in the corner making out like there's no tomorrow. You can drop the chastity stuff, you're marrying the guy so there really isn't any point."

"Duke, Fuck off." Atemu spat before he walked away. Kaiba following close behind, sliding his arms around Atemu's waist.

"You really should lighten up love." Kaiba said.

Atemu turned to glare at Kaiba only to pause when he felt his cell phone vibrate. He quickly pulled it out of his pocket and recognized it as Yami's cell. He answered it…but there was no one there.

Atemu's blood ran cold. He quickly put his phone back in his pocket and started to make his way through the crowd.

Kaiba grabbed his arm and stopped him, "What the hell is your problem Atemu?"

"Yami's in trouble. That's what's wrong and I'm going to help him. Either you can come with me or you can leave me alone. It's your choice." Atemu said.

Kaiba frowned, "You're not leaving half way through our first date just because your ex boyfriend called you. You're staying Atemu and that's final." Kaiba paused for a moment before adding, "Don't make me go to your father to make sure you stay."

Atemu glared at Kaiba for a moment before he said, "Fine Kaiba, I'll make you a deal."

"I'm listening." Kaiba said.

"You let me leave to go and help Yami and after I've done that I'll do whatever it is you want me to with not complaints." Atemu hissed. He knew that he was taking a serious risk and Kaiba could demand he have sex with him but right now Atemu didn't care. His best friend was in trouble and if having sex with Kaiba was what it would take for Atemu to be able to help him that so be it.

"Really? Anything I want?" Kaiba asked.

"Yes anything." Atemu said before he once again began to make his way out of the banquet hall. Kaiba following him.

"Even sex?" Kaiba asked.

Atemu paused for a moment clenching his fists. "Yes Kaiba even sex. Whatever the hell you fucking want." Atemu said before he continued on his way. A few minutes later they reached the limo. Atemu told the driver where to go once both of them had climbed in.

Atemu pulled out his cell phone and dialed Yami's number. It rang and rang and rang. Until it went to Yami's voicemail. Atemu slammed the phone shut and stuffed it back in his pocket.

"So, mind telling me what's so horribly wrong with Yami that you're willing to give up your virginity to ensure you could help him?" Kaiba asked. Atemu just glared.

Kaiba shrugged, "I'm just curious."

"You'll find out when we get there." Atemu said. Please be alright. I swear to god if you aren't there will be hell to pay. Atemu thought while the limo zipped down the streets towards Yami.

Kaiba sat and watched Atemu whose eyes were glued out the window. Every few minutes he would pull out his cell phone and try Yami again. Each time getting voicemail. Wonder what's wrong with him? I mean I know Atemu would do a lot for his friends but giving me permission to take him…even I think that's pushing it. So what would make him desperate enough to make a deal like that? Guess I'll have to wait and see.

A/N: And that concludes chapter 2. Sorry for the wait. As always please read and review.