Once past airport security and when their taxi pulled up to the entrance of the Luxor Hotel, Yugi was practically bouncing in his seat and didn't even wait for the cab driver to fully stop before he had bolted out of the car door and stood impatiently glaring at the poor Egyptian that had just parked the cab and popped the trunk. Solomon, could only chuckle lightly and pay the man before joining his grandson and grabbing his own luggage.

Yugi was no better in the hotel lobby as the elder Moto was checking them in, Yugi shifting on his feet side to side and continuously looking around in hopes of spotting a certain tanned, scarlet eyed vampire or the sister he had briefly met what seemed so long ago. Alas the teen visibly deflated once they got their keycards and approached the elevator, his smallish shoulders lowering as his violet gaze casted to the tile.

Doubt was consuming his mind again...or maybe it was fear and sadness? What ever the case, Solomon couldn't just allow Yugi to think negatively. It was as he said on the plane before, thinking such a way could cause him to miss something.

"Now, Yugi don't be losing hope," he encouraged softly once they were in the elevator and the doors were closing. "Atem may have reverted back to his old ways. Staying out of sight in the day and coming out at night. Keep in mind his tomb was discovered not long ago and people could recognize him from the paintings found on the walls if he walked around in broad daylight."

Now Yugi felt embarrassed. Why hadn't he thought about that little detail? Jii-chan was right, Atem had been so cautious and withdrawn when they first met and now since he thought the only human he ever trusted would have been afraid of him if he remembered then it was a given the once monarch would start to take precautions again and probably be even more cautious now in fact so no one would see him this time around.

And this whole misunderstanding started because of his traitorous stomach! If his stomach was stronger then Atem would still be with them and maybe even Shaiya and they could be heading to the room he was sharing with his grandfather for their trip-together. All four of them could be taking a trip to Egypt for the fun of it when school let out, he and Atemu would share a room with Shaiya and grandpa in the other two in the suite, they would all sleep a while from jetlag then when they woke up Yugi and Solomon would have a bite to eat while having casual conversation with the vampires that would be sitting at the table with them. From there, they would leave the hotel and travel to the valley of the kings where Atem and Shaiya would regale them with tales of Egypt in its ancient splendor. He could just see it now, could almost hear Atem's soft and deep voice as his mind took him away.

What a day it had been already, the flight to Egypt had been spent with small talk and joke telling until it came time to sleep, check in was fun with Atem giving his best Pharaoh impression while Shaiya rolled her eyes at her brother's antics and Yugi laughed while Solomon checked them in all while trying to keep from laughing as well and the man behind the desk looked as if he was having a hard time keeping a straight face as well. The elevator ride to their room was spent in much the same way though Shaiya teased Yugi and Atem when the vampire became concerned when Yugi almost dropped from fatigue and jetlag so suddenly it startled, both elder men. Grandpa had a hard time working the door and needed assistance from a giggling pale teen when both vampires were confused at how to work it and were just about to bust the door down and be done with it then they got in the room and Yugi tried to deny he was tired all while trying to stifle a yawn.

"Oh yes, very convincing aibo," Atem had said and picked up the protesting and pouting hikari, playfully holding him over his shoulder as Shaiya watched in amusement and Solomon turned to find his own room, not hiding his own jetlag as he stretched and yawned.

"But Atem..*yawn* I'm really not..." he'd complained, but the chuckling Egyptian just put him on the bed after turning down the blanket and sheet then turned to the air conditioner and laid down with him.

"If I stay with you will you sleep?"

Yugi had reluctantly agreed then and minutes later had fallen asleep in spite of his previous denials..Atem was so warm and soft for a vampire.

They woke and had a light breakfast after that and took rental camels into the valley of the kings, Yugi insisting that he and Atem share one and claiming that he had only been concerned by the price when asked why. And when they got there...oh how Atem could tell a story, his discriptions of Egypt's former glory were so detailed and spoken of with such love that Yugi felt as if he wasn't just seeing ruins of temples and the aged sphinx, but the palace, the temples and sphinx young and beautifully painted, people in shentis and priest robes seen walking by and through the structures. He could almost see the impressive structure of the ancient palace from afar as Atem pointed to where it once stood and told them what it once looked like, could almost here the bustling market and the laughing, playing children dressed in their shentis and playing in the streets dusty streets, he could almost see the market stalls and the colorful fabrics overhead that acted as a roofs as the vendors sold their wares.

But best of all was when they dismounted the camels and Solomon and Shaiya began to walk to the ruins of one of the temples that Atem told them was once the temple of Ra and Yugi was about to follow, but Atem pulled him back gently which made Yugi look at him in confusion only to blush for some reason at the look in the former Pharaoh's eye and his changed appearance.

It hadn't been long that Yugi had, had his back turned to the other male, but in that time Atem had used his gifts to adorn himself in his ancient Pharaoh garments and damn did they ever suit him! The smaller male had, had the urge to kneel before him right then and there, sure Atem carried himself regally and he knew of the position that the vampire once had, but dressed like that, standing in the place where the Pharaoh once reigned it all clicked where it hadn't before and Yugi seen him for the Pharaoh he was. The heavy gold crown with the eye of Horus in the center fit perfectly against his forehead, the ends looking like wings sticking out past his spiked locks. The creamy white shenti looked so soft and comfortable even with the gold plating around his slim hips and the blue and white flap hanging down just gave the ensemble an even more appealing look. The violet cape that blew in the wind behind him was gorgeous and had the smaller man having the urge to touch it and feel the texture of the cloth. The outfit was complete with heavy looking earrings and gold bands on his wrists, forearms, and legs and soft looking white shoes adorning the monarch's feet. Gods but he looked the Pharaoh he was!

But Atem must have read his mind right then for he chuckled softly.

"Please don't bow to me aibo, I am dressed this way because I want to address you and ask you something more officially," he'd said softly, bringing up a tanned hand now adorned with gold rings and cupping the pale cheek, the bronze thumb stroking soft and pale skin gently.

"What is it Pharaoh..?" Yugi responded dreamily, eyes half lidded, then Atem smirked and Yugi realized what he'd said with his eyes growing wide and his blush returning just as his cheeks were cooling from last time. "I m-mean Atem," he corrected quickly.

The darker tint to Atem's scarlet gaze grew even darker then, but not in an angry or a dangerous way, no never that, the vampire gazed at him as if he was the most precious treasure on earth...which Yugi found himself thinking he just might be to the king.

"More precious than you know ahku, which is why I wish to ask you this little one," Atem responded proving he had heard the teen's thoughts before. Atem took his hand from Yugi's cheek then so both tan hands could take both of Yugi's smaller ones and the Pharaoh knelt before him on one knee. "I will not ask to turn you though every selfish bone in me wishes to, that will be your decision and yours alone should the event ever arise. What I wish to ask Yugi is if you will be mine, you have stolen my heart away when I thought it impossible after it was shredded millennia ago. But you picked up the pieces and restored it and kept it. I am asking for yours in return, will you allow me to love you?"

And the king looked so hopeful, and yet so vulnerable and scared that Yugi couldn't have denied him even if he wanted to, but wanting to reject the vampire was the last thing he'd ever want to do and he showed it by freeing his hands and before Atem had the time to be hurt, Yugi launched himself at the kneeling Pharaoh and they both ended up on the hot sand as Yugi repeated "yes" over and over again until the stunned Egyptian got over his shock and noticeably relaxed, hugging the hikari tight against.

"You just made me the happiest man to ever live Yugi," Atem whispered then pulled him up and went in for a kiss that Yugi was meeting him for. He'd waited for this, dreamed about this, and now...

"Yugi!"

The afore mentioned jumped, startled from his daydream by his grandfather who was awkwardly holding the elevator door open on their floor while people waiting to get on board looked as if they were trying hard not to laugh which successfully had Yugi's face going five different shades of red as he picked up his bags and hurried off the elevator, Solomon joining him right after with a knowing grin that had Yugi's face growing even warmer and redder.

"Um...grandpa.."

"No need to explain Yugi, the look on your face said it all," the old man interrupted with a chuckle. "Atem right?"

Just when Yugi thought that his blush could get no darker, his grandfather proved him wrong with that question, but he only quietly nodded in answer as Solomon opened their door with his keycard and Yugi remembering his daydream in vivid detail almost felt the urge to get teary eyed as he walked inside and almost turned to talk to Atem, but remembered the man wasn't there. Atem was the reason they were there at all. There was no Pharaoh to cuddle with as he took a nap. No Atem to laugh with and talk to.

But there would be eventually...he would make sure of that.

"Yugi we should probably get to sleep so we can start looking tomorrow," Solomon pointed out, yawning and stretching, but Yugi's only answer was to silently nod and walk toward the room that he and Atem had used in his daydream before and Solomon stared in concern after the boy, but didn't say anything or follow him.

Being Yugi's grandfather and guardian all these years, he knew Yugi's body language and he wanted to be left alone for right now, needed to be. That must have been some daydream...that was the first time Yugi had smiled so much since before Atem left them. But he needed his space for now so he would give it to him and get some needed sleep, if they were going to be searching for a man that likely didn't want to be found then they needed to be at their best.

Once Yugi was in his own room he simply stood staring at the places that he'd imagined before and as he looked over his shoulder he could almost see a smirking Atem bringing him in over his shoulder, turning down the covers and then starting the air conditioner up. But it hadn't been real, just a very realistic daydream thought up by his active and very vivid imagination.

He let out a shaky sigh, feeling like the weight of the world was on his shoulders as he kicked off his shoes on the way to the bed, his movements forced and almost mechanic in nature as he also pulled his shirt off then his belts and pants, leaving him in only his boxers before he pulled the blanket and sheet down, his stinging eyes shielded his by blond bangs before he turned to the air conditioner and turned it on and settled into the bed. He only lay there for two seconds before he took one of the pillows from behind his head and laid back down on the one left behind then fluffed the one in his hands and hugged it close to him, closing his eyes just as the stinging gave way to a silent sob as he tried to imagine the pillow as his Pharaoh.

From above the window, perched along the wall and hidden in shadow a female vampire peered in at the quietly crying boy when she thought it was safe to do so. She had seen the old man and Yugi get out of the cab before and had hardly believed her eyes until the old man had clearly said the name "Yugi" as they walked into the Luxor hotel. The small teen had looked like his emotions were all over the place, excitement, hopeful, sadness, worry, and so many others it made the vampiress wonder how the kid wasn't a crying or mad mess.

But she couldn't help herself, she'd made her sense of hearing reach out and heard what Solomon had said about not giving up hope about finding the Pharaoh...they were searching for Atem! From there she had to find out their intentions, regardless of how mad Atem would be about it, she would kill them if they meant harm to her brother! They hadn't seemed to before, but that was before the boy knew about Atem's past...and that was another thing...how did they remember?! They had made sure to wipe the Moto's memory and all those who could have reminded them. And yet here they were.

So with suspicion knawing at her, she'd scaled the wall of the Luxor hotel until she found their room and stayed out of sight, but almost lost her grip on the wall she held onto when from Yugi's mind she seen echoes of a daydream he'd apparently had in the elevator on the way up to their room...so they weren't here to hurt Atem or worse...the boy still had feelings for him even now...even after knowing Atem's past.

And seeing the boy in tears now as he hugged a pillow and tried to imagine it as her brother actually caused a ping of an emotion she hadn't felt for a long time for anyone, but Atem. Sympathy. She felt bad for the boy who so obviously longed for her brother.

"Atem, we need to talk...there's something you should know," she called through the link she had with her maker.

AC: And there you have it, the newest chappie for you fine folks~

Yugi: ...I'm really starting to hate you authoress...

Heba: Now look what you did he's crying!

Atem: WHAT?! -Storms in.-

AC: Hey you can't come back! OUT!

Yugi and Heba: WHAT?! -Glares at AC.-

AC: O_O

Solomon: Since the authoress is currently be tortured allow me. We hope you enjoyed the chapter please vote and review. Also, don't worry Atem is-

AC: -Gets away from assailents and covers his mouth.-

Shaiya: AC doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh, myself, or the characters involved in this story and makes no money from this fanfiction.

AC: That's right, Shaiya belongs to my onee-chan who gave me permission to use her in my evil plot...I mean story. And the story is all mine! -Laughs manically.-

Heba: She's been hanging around the season zero crew again hasn't she?

Everyone else: -Nods.-