Note from the Author :

Poor Seto. I feel bad for him. I'll try not to make him suffer as much. I'm more of a Puppyshipping fan, but maybe I should add some more Seto x Atem moments. Love triangles are interesting! Also, there will be some Sweetshipping in this chapter (Mokuba x Ryou Bakura) Today is Bakura's birthday! In honor of his birthday, I'll let him be the star of the second half of this chapter and possibly the next one.

Anyway let's get to the story!

Atem made it back home and Shadi was waiting for him. He felt a little bit of guilt after that kiss with Seto. Atem was a faithful man, and so was Shadi, which made him feel worse.

"He doesn't have to know. " he thought to himself.

As soon as Atem walked inside his house, Shadi greeted him with a kiss and a smile. Atem smiled and kissed him back as if nothing happened.

"Would you like to go out for dinner, honey? " Shadi asked.

"Sure. And can we see a movie afterwards? " Atem winked

"Of course, my Pharaoh!" Shadi replied back as he leaned in for another kiss.

"After that, we'll have some dessert." Atem said.

Shadi grinned as he knew what the Pharaoh meant by "dessert"

They left the apartment while holding hands.

Shadi and Atem were together for two years and moved in with eachother last year. Shadi got asylum in the USA for being gay because he faced persecution for being gay in Egypt. He often thought about marrying Atem, but he decided that he wanted Atem to pop the question. So, he's been waiting patiently.

-Kaiba Mansion -

Seto went into his room and cried. He didn't want Mokuba or Bakura to see him.

He was still hurting over Atem rejecting him earlier.

He started to pray silently in his room. After he finished and opened his eyes, he noticed a picture that he and Joey took together three years ago. He missed his puppy very much. He loved him.

They had a great relationship, but Joey had to go do some missionary work abroad. They had to break up for that, despite still loving each other. Seto took that breakup really hard. He sank into a deep depression and even became anorexic for a while.

Seto kept running his finger on the picture.

"When will you be back, puppy? " he said.

They kept in touch once in a while, but not as often as they both wanted.

Seto heard a knock on his door.

He wiped away his tears and hid the picture of himself and Joey as quick as he could.

"Come in! " he said cheerfully.

"Good afternoon, Seto! " Mokuba and Bakura greeted cheerfully.

"Hey guys! What's up! " Seto answered back.

"Just came to tell you that dinner is ready. Mokuba and I made dinner and want you to join us. " Bakura said.

"I helped. Haha. My babe did most of the work. " Mokuba said.

It was the first time that he heard Mokuba call Bakura 'babe'

He was 18, so he felt that he shouldn't have a problem by now.

Bakura recently moved into the mansion with Mokuba about three months ago. They've been together for almost a year (since Mokuba's 18th birthday as Bakura wanted to respect Mokuba.) They liked each other for a while prior to that, but they both waited for Mokuba to turn 18. Seto, despite being so overprotective with Mokuba, liked the fact that Bakura was honorable like that and consented to the relationship and also respected Mokuba's wishes of having Bakura move in with him. The first week, he couldn't fathom the fact that his brother was sharing his bed with somebody, but he found out that Mokuba had many girlfriends before he dated Bakura and did things with them. Seto was glad that he couldn't hear the things happening in Mokuba's bedroom, and he was also glad that he never caught Mokuba in the act. But he knew somewhere in the back of his mind that Mokuba was the dominant one, and felt proud of him.

"Thanks guys, I'm coming down. Seto said with a smile.

"We'll see ya in a bit! " Mokuba grinned.

A few minutes later, he walked downstairs and met with Mokuba and Bakura who waited for him patiently.

The food was nice and hot. It was also very delicious. Bakura was a great cook.

"Chicken, brown rice, and asparagus. This looks great! " Seto said.

Bakura simply smiled

"Let's dig in, guys! " Mokuba said cheerfully.

"So, how was uni today? " Bakura asked.

"It was a rather interesting day. "Seto said.

"How are preparations for Eurovision coming along? " Seto asked.

"I got the drum part of Bakura's song down. Bakura finished recording the vocals. The song should be finished. " Mokuba said.

"I'm really excited, but nervous at the same time. The UK hasn't had a good position since 2011. I want to get my country in the top 5." Bakura said.

"Mind singing the song right now? Or is it still gonna be a surprise? " Seto winked.

"Let us surprise you!" Bakura and Mokuba said together.

"Ok " Seto said with a smile. "But my patience is wearing thin. " he giggled.

Bakura was like family to him since he moved in. So, he teased him a lot. "My brother is so lucky to have a great, and a hot boyfriend with a cute accent. " Seto thought. "I think I'm ready to have a boyfriend again. That would be nice. "

After an hour...

"Thanks for dinner, guys! It was delicious! " Seto chimed in.

"No problem. " Mokuba and Bakura said.

Seto walked back to his office to do some homework. He noticed that there was a letter for him. His heart skipped a few beats when he saw it. He opened it right away.

"Dear Seto,

I've had a great time here in Thailand. The people are wonderful, the kids are amazin', I feel so blessed to be working with these lovely children! I got stationed in a village near Phuket. It's beautiful. This has to be paradise on earth! The Lord made beautiful things, Seto. I wish ya were here right now to enjoy them with me. Ya have to come someday! I've sent pictures to show ya.

How ya been? How are Mokuba and Bakura? In the last letter, you told me that Mokuba asked Bakura to move in with him. Did he end up moving in? Those two have a beautiful love story in the making.

Tell me about how college has been treatin' ya. I'm happy to hear that ya're going to graduate in May. What classes have ya taken?

Y'know, Seto... I miss ya very much. It's been a great year and a half abroad, but I still think about ya.

Remember how we used to talk about travelin' the world together? I still wish we could. Especially here. I've neva seen a place like this before! I enjoy it, and I'm sure that ya would enjoy it as well.

I hope ya haven't forgotten about me, with this silence and all. I got a little busy. Please forgive me.

I hope we can Skype soon. In the back of this sheet, I put in my Skype username. If ya call me on videochat, I'll have a surprise for ya.

Well, I gotta get back to work. But I hope to hear from ya soon. Whether it's through Skype, letter, or both.

See ya!

Love,

Puppy (Joey A. Wheeler)"

For as much as Joey tried to write with good grammar, he still wrote as he spoke. Seto giggled a bit.

Seto hugged the letter and looked for Joey's Skype username to add him.

He started to look at the pictures Joey had sent him. He sent many. A lot of the pictures were of the places he's been to, some of the pictures included some of the kids he's worked with, and some of them were of him surrounded by kids or just by himself with the landscape. He would put a little note in the back of the picture to tell him a little about the picture.

"Maybe I should call him." He thought.

-Mokuba and Bakura's room-

Mokuba was holding Bakura. They were both tired, so they decided to rest.

"Are you ok, sweetie?" Mokuba asked.

"Of course, honey. I'm doing fine, thanks." Bakura replied.

"You look very tired, babe. If you want, why don't we skip for tonight and just rest. Your call." Mokuba said while running his fingers through Bakura's hair.

"Ok, love. It's still a little early, though. Shall we watch a movie? Or go to the music room?" Bakura asked.

"You deserve to rest, babe. Why don't we stay in bed and watch a movie. Thank God we have Netflix!" Mokuba said cheerfully.

"Alright! If you want, I'll go get us some creampuffs and other snacks!" Bakura said.

"You don't have to. I'll ask the maid to get it. You're not going anywhere. You're staying in our bed. " Mokuba said.

"Oh Mokuba, You're the best boyfriend that anyone could ever ask for! I love you. " Bakura said and kissed Mokuba.

Bakura was so happy with Mokuba. Mokuba was a true gentleman. He was his prince. Bakura's past two relationships weren't the best. Even the one with Marik. Marik cheated on him with Odion. Bakura's considered himself lucky to be with Mokuba. Bakura was so in love with Mokuba. He felt like Mokuba could be the one.

The maid brought cream puffs to Mokuba's room and Bakura smiled so big. Mokuba knew that it was Bakura's favorite food, so he always had them in his freezer.

They watched movies until midnight. When Mokuba saw that it was midnight, he busted out his phone and sent a mass text message. 5 minutes later, he got up from the bed and opened his door. Seto, Yugi, Tea, Yugi and Tea's daughter and Tristan, Serenity, Duke, Yugi's grandpa, Shadi, Atem, and the maid came in and started to sing "Happy Birthday" to Bakura under Mokuba's direction. Bakura was shocked, but happy.

"Thank you everyone!" Bakura smiled with tears in his eyes.

Mokuba took Bakura's hand and kissed it.

"You deserve it, babe. I love you. " Mokuba said.

"I love you too, Mokuba. " Bakura said.

They had a party afterwards.