Author: LeapingLion
Fandom: Yugioh/Lion King
Series: Musical Atem
Pairing: Yugi/Atem,
Rating: PG
Warnings: Hints of slash, Atem writing, Lion!Yugi, Lion!Atem, copious use of the Lion King plot
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh nor Lion King.

Lion Pharaoh

Atem tapped his pencil on the notebook before setting it aside. He pressed pause on the boombox beside him, stopping the song mid-way.

The scene just wasn't coming out right, now matter how long he listened to the song, he just couldn't picture his Aibou doing such things as swinging from vines into a pool in the jungle. Atem let out a growl and threw the pencil violently at the floor.

"Atem, what are you doing?" Atem nearly squeaked as Yugi popped out of nowhere from behind the couch. Quickly covering up the notebook, Atem ran a hand through his hair, "Nothing."

Yugi narrowed his eyes before smiling sweetly, "Atem..."

"I said nothing, aibou, don't you believe me?" Atem took a deep breath and let it out when Yugi just sighed and started to walk away, "Whatever you say, mou hitori no boku..."

~-~
Yugi closed the door quietly behind him as he left Atem to his nap. He looked around the house for awhile before he found what he'd been looking for. Atem's notebook.

Yugi sat down and stared at the notebook for the longest time before he steeled himself and opened the cover.

The first few pages were filled with a few drawings, attempts at kanji, and mix-matched sentences in english that made no sense. Things like: "he gave a low growl" and "his tail swished behind him." Made absolutely no sense.

Till he got a few more pages in...

XxX

Atem sat on his haunches and watches the butterfly drift along the morning breezes. The colors had caught his gaze while his father was talking to his advisor, Shimon. The tucan was listing the various duties he had gone through so far, "Chimps are going ape, Giraffes remain above it all..."

The butterfly fluttered about for a moment before it settled on a rock and Atem saw his opportunity. Settling into a crawl, Atem prowled toward the butterfly. He gave a quick leap, but the butterfly flew away at the last second.

"What are you doing son?" His father came up from behind him, causing Atem to give a hiss and glare at the butterfly."Pouncing..."

XxX

Yugi couldn't stop the giggle that worked it's way out of his mouth. He didn't know Atem could write so well, even thought he was kinda coping the plot of Lion King. Smiling, Yugi turned the page to the next story.

XxX

Shimon squawked. Atem and Yugi held their paws over their ears to cover the advisor's loud talking. With a quick glance at Yugi, Atem walked over to Shimon and batted a paw at the bird, "I cant wait till I'm king. No one telling me what to do, or when to do it."

Shimon let out a laugh, settling a glare at the young cub, "The day you're king, is the day I turn into a human!" He let out another squawk, this one with a laughing undertone.

"I'm gonna be a mighty king, so enemies beware!"
"I've never seen a king of beasts with quite so little hair!"

Yugi watched from behind as the two went at each other like hyenas on a carcass. Settling down on his stomach, Yugi added to the excitement, "No one say be there~"

The other animals at the oasis joined in on the song, enjoying the play on the tucan.

XxX
Yugi stared at the page before skimming it one more time, 'I'm in this?' Yugi was filled with delight before he went over the song in his head...
"Why am I Nala?"

XxX

Yugi huddled against Atem, watching the hyena's circling them as if they were food.

They were food.

Bakura prowled closer, taking in the sent of the juicy cubs that sat before them. Kaiba chuckled and pounced forward, giving the cubs a good scare.

Yugi squinted as he came across several lines crossed out. He made out a few words such as Malik, starving, and chow down; but nothing really made sense till the end of the page.

Akunumkanon gave a loud roar as he leapt off the rock he had been on. He swipped as the hyena's that surrounded his son, scattering them into the darkness. He watched the shadows for a moment before turning to his son.

Atem lowered his eyes in shame.

XxX
Yugi felt his chest tighten at the mention of Atem's father. They had never really touched on Atem's family in their talks to help Atem regain all his memories. Yugi would need to change that.

Yugi shifted through more pages, several were filled with more Lion King scenes, a few Beauty and the Beast scenes, and even a Sleeping Beauty scene [which secretly creeped Yugi out]. Then Yugi came to the last page written on.

XxX
Atem watched as Yugi prowled around the pond, looking at all the different plants. They we much more colorful from the plains of the Pridelands, and Yugi had always loved to see the few flowers that sprung up around the Oasis'.

"Atem, these are beautiful! I wish we had more flowers like these in the Pridelands!" Yugi shifted closer and gave a tentative sniff, "And they smell so amazing!"

As Yugi continued to study the nearby plant life, Atem took the time to study Yugi. The younger lion had certainly grown since they had first met. His mane had grown out, but certainly wasn't as large as Atem's. Stray drops of water from the nearby waterfall caught on Yugi's coat, making the younger lion's fur gleam. Atem wondered just how soft it felt.

The rest of the page was covered in crossed out sentences, half written words, and large X's. On the margin was a single sentence circled, "Can you feel the love?"

"Aibou?"

Yugi jumped. Turning around, Atem stood in the doorway. His eyes quickly went down and caught sight of the notebook. A small blush covered his cheeks, but his eyes were filled with worry and, to Yugi's surprise, fear.

Yugi gave him a smile and patted beside him on the couch, "Sit with me?" Atem shifted his feet for awhile before slowly making his way to sit on the couch.

"How long have you been writing?" Yugi started out with, closing the notebook and setting it to the side.

Atem sighed and looked down at his hands, "A few months. Since Anzu started to take me to the theater."

Watching Atem fidget, Yugi grabbed one of his hands and linked their fingers together. Atem looked up at Yugi, "I needed something to do while you were at school. I couldn't watch TV all day long, and I'm still not so good at reading kanji and kana."

Atem reached over and picked up the notebook, flipping through the pages, "I started to practice my kanji, and even drawing, and then I just started to write. I had the Lion King soundtrack in the background and I just couldn't stop writing."

Yugi giggled, "It's very nice. Your writing. It's very nice. Your English is getting better than mine." Yugi flipped through the pages with him, remarking every so often on it's contents. 'Why am I Nala?'

When they got to the last page, Atem frowned and fingered the crossed out sentences, "This just wouldn't come out right." Yugi looked over the page again, trying to think of how this song went. It took a few moment for him to get it, but when he did, Yugi couldn't stop the gasp.

Atem looked to him, eyes widening when he caught the understanding in them, "Yugi-", but Yugi cut him off with a quick kiss. Atem sat their gaping before he grinned and pulled Yugi in for a better kiss.

"Can you feel the love, Aibou?"

End

A/N: I actually had alot more fun with this than I had originally planned. This was written for MilleniumTinnyRod, who requested Atem writing a YGO/LK xover with Yugi as Nala and Yugi finding his writings.

The ending didn't quite come out as I had hoped. The whole kissing scene feels rushed and I just wanted to end on, "Can you feel the Love, Aibou?" Even though I would have been better if it has been Yugi who said it.

Anyway, Yes all, I may write a Sleeping Beauty Scene with Yugi as the Sleeping Beauty, Atem as the Prince, and Kaiba as the Dragon Queen/King. It's actually coming together quite well.