Eeep! *ducks flying produce* I know. I know. It's been quite a while since I posted the last chapter. Sorry about that. I did meet my one chapter per month minimum though. *crosses fingers* Hopefully, I'll have chapter 5 finished before the end of the month.

Oh, there's a major threesome lemon in the unedited version on LittleDragon, my Mediaminer, and Adultfanfiction accounts.


Title: Evading Destiny
Part: 4/??
Author: Murasaki Rose
Beta: none
Genre: Romance/Fantasy/AU
Rating: R
Spoilers: Yami Yuugi's real name
Warnings: Yaoi (male x male), implied Mpreg
Pairings: YYxY, SxJxS, DxT, YBxR, YMxM
Minor Pairings: BMGxA, BMxK, TxCxH, HxO, PxC, IxM
Disclaimer: Here we go. Yu-Gi-Oh and all its characters are the property of Kazuki Takahashi, Shueisha, Konami, Toei, and unfortunately, 4 Kids Entertainment. In other words, I don't own them and I'm not making any money off of this, I'm just a fangirl having some fun.
A/N: "text" = speech, 'text' = thought, ((text)) = telepathy

Summary: Sequel to Retrieving Destiny. Months after their fateful trip to Egypt, Yuugi and his friends have adjusted to life with their ancient soul mates. Things appear to be going well, until just weeks before graduation, a series of bizarre accidents and seemingly random attacks begin plaguing the lights and their protectors! When the teens learn the "accidents" were planned by the same ones responsible for the attacks, their ancient lovers are forced into action. In order to protect their mates, the yami must determine, not only the location of the "lost" city of Atlantis, but also the true fate of their entire species! With new enemies coming at them with increasing power at every turn, will they find the answers they need before it's too late?

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Disregarding the unsettling episode with Siegfried, the rest of the convention went without incident. At the unveiling and demonstration of his new Duel Disk systems, he had received high accolades from his colleagues over the improved quality of the graphics system. That, in addition to the lighter weight design, netted him several new contracts and quite a few jealous glares. Seth had nearly fallen off the bed laughing over his light's mental gloating. It never failed to amuse him how egotistical his light was in this incarnation, the teen was nearly as bad as Seth himself!

Still, the whole convention was exhausting and it was with a great deal of relief that Seto and Seth returned to Domino. Walking across the tarmac the duo spotted Mokuba and Jonouchi, the former bouncing in place, waiting for them at the gate. Seconds later and the weary pair's arms were filled with two energetic bundles of joy. While Seto hugged his little brother, Seth took the opportunity to give his husband a deep, wet, welcoming kiss, one the blond enthusiastically returned. Pulling apart with a wet smack the blond grinned up at the former High Priest. Now that was a hello! Opening his mouth to say something in greeting he found himself rudely but not un-welcomingly pulled out of his possessive husband's embrace and into Seto's, his mouth ruthlessly plundered by his equally possessive boyfriend.

Skipping over to give Seth a hug, Mokuba grinned at the embracing pair of teens. "I take it you guys both missed us?"

"As much as you missed us, I'd wager," Seth replied, hugging the small boy back. Beside them, Seto finally released Jou's mouth, leaving the blond looking flushed and a bit dazed. Mokuba rolled his eyes as the yami and hikari shared a smug grin, sometimes his brothers could be so predictable!

"How about we go to Shironegi (1) Ramen shop for lunch before we head home?" Seto suggested once the blond had recovered. Mokuba whooped in delight and Jou dragged pulled the auburn-haired male into another deep kiss to show his appreciation. Much to the light's frustration he was pulled away from his puppy's addictive lips by an insistent and hungry Mokuba.

"C'mon nii-sama! You and Jonouchi-nii can make out in the limo! I wanna get there before it gets busy!"

Glancing down at his watch, Jou eeped and grabbing Seto's free arm with one hand and Seth's with the other, practically dragged his lovers to the limo. "Mokuba's right, we gotta hurry!

Silently chuckling, the yami and hikari let their brother and lover drag them to their waiting limo, the excited duo's exuberance obliterating the two brunets' fatigue.

While the small family rode to their destination, Mokuba began to tell the his brothers' about his week at school, including the research project his class had been assigned for history. He'd already completed his outline and was halfway into his rough draft and the project wasn't even due until the end of the following week! Seto was quite pleased and proud of his little brother, and made sure to tell him just that. By that time the group had arrived and they all piled out of the limo with Jonouchi in the lead.

On the outside the place appeared to be just another ramen stand, but as Jonouchi had sworn up and down the first time he dragged them there, back when he and Seto had first started dating, they served the best ramen in town.

"Oi, Shiro-san!" Jonouchi called out to the shop keeper.

Looking up the older man's face lit up, "Ah, I see you've brought your whole family with you again, ne Jonouchi-kun?" he commented with a smile.

"You bet!"

Amused by the blond's exuberance, the shop keeper shouted back an order of "One Jonouchi family special!" before setting four places at the stand's counter. The small family quickly seated them selves on the stools and made small talk about the rest of their week. Seto was quite pleased to learn that Mokuba wasn't the only one who'd stayed caught up on his school work although his delight was dampened by Jonouchi's telling them about all the college applications and packets that their class had been inundated with.

The two brunets then began telling the other two about their week in Tokyo. Seto had talked animatedly about how well their presentation and demo had gone and how enjoyable the discussions with the other designers and programmers had been. But just as he was getting to the business part of their trip (or as Jou would put it, the boring part) their food arrived and the boys' stomachs took priority. As lunch progressed their discussions moved away from the trip and Seth forgot about the odd incident with Siegfried all together.

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Laying face down on their bed, Otogi kicked his feet idly in the air while he waited for his lover to finish showering. He had already entered said shower, distracted his akhu, and cleaned himself up afterwards, before leaving his flustered light to continue his shower unmolested. Hearing the water shut off, he decided it had been long enough for Hiroto to have regained his composure and decided to contact his mate. ((We're on our own today love, so what did you want to do today?))

((Really?)) Honda asked, turning on the hair dryer. ((I knew Jou and Mokuba were picking up Seto and Seth, but where did the others head off to?))

((Well, Kisara and Mahaado are off looking at bedroom sets for when they move in with our pharaoh and the knights are spending the day with Dartz and Tryphon.))

((Huh. . . so do you want to just hang around town today?))

Unseen by his mate, Otogi grinned, ((Can we get some takoyaki (2)?)) he asked hopefully.

Honda smiled and shook his head. ((Sure koi.)) His mate had grown quite fond of the food since he had tried them at the first Japanese festival they had attended together. ((We'll stop by the market and hit the street vendors there. We can have our whole lunch out there.))

Bounding into the bathroom, Otogi glomped onto his light and pressed a kiss to his cheek. "You're so sweet mrw-t (3). I'll go get your clothes ready okay?"

"All right," Honda responded to his dark's retreating form, already looking forward to their afternoon.

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Hours later all the current residents of the Kaiba mansion had returned and gathered for a fantastic "welcome home" dinner before scattering off for the evening. For Seto, Seth, and Katsuya that meant watching a movie with Mokuba before he had to go to bed. Of course with Seto and Seth being so close to the one they had been denied for an entire week, poor Jou spent almost the entire movie fending off their wandering hands. As the credits rolled, the blond ms-n hwi leapt off the couch and made a break for the stairs, shouting back a hasty excuse about wanting to get his shower out of the way.

Shaking his head and sighing, Mokuba grabbed his brothers' hands and tugged them after him. "Since Jonouchi-nii is busy, you two can tuck me in tonight," he told them, hoping he could buy the blond enough time to barricade the door.

Easily deducing the pre-teen's plot, the two brunets went along with him regardless, knowing that no matter how much time Mokuba bought him, Katsuya would not escape.

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November 18, 2009
-edited March 12, 2010

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1 - white spring onion (Japanese)

2 - round, fried dumpling with octopus filling

3 - love (Ancient Egyptian)