Rejoined

I shot up from where I was resting and looked about frantically, trying to figure out what exactly had happened. After a moment, it hit me; the pharaoh had been taken away from me...again!

"Pharaoh!" I practically shouted, glancing around the room again before I spotted something on the floor next to the bed. I got up and bending down, picked up the object; it was the plushie. I stared at it in pure amazement, unable to believe that all I had to do was faint to receive the only connection between myself and my love back. Upon further inspection, I realized that there was a note attached. Picking up the crumpled piece of paper, I read it aloud.

"Here is your fluff toy back! I must say, it is rather good on bringing bodies-" The word 'bodies' was crossed out and hastily and scribbled above it was the word 'people.' "-people, rather, together. Not that I did anything gay (because I'm way totally straight). If I were gay may Ra strike me down with lightning! Oh, also I still have your 100 yen! Hahaha. Plus, to show you who's boss, I'll buy a Zorc plushie with it. Ha. Who is the one using stuff to get pure satisfaction now? Me! This letter shall blow up in three millennia so when your ancestor gets it, they will be doomed! Doomed I say! - Malik and Fluffy. PS: Don't mind the lightning scorch mark in the bottom right hand corner. I demand you to ignore it!"

I stared at the letter, as if in a trance, before I smiled; at least I had the pharaoh back. I lay back in the bed with my newly retrieved Kuriboh plushie, hugging him against my chest with my eyelashes caressing my blushing cheeks. I could see the pharaoh again! Now, I could finally be with the one I loved, and this time I could feel that we would be closer than ever.

I slowly opened my eyes to see Atemu in front of me. He was in his bed chamber like last time. He noticed me and got up from his sitting position.

"Yuugi, I'm so glad to see you." He leaned toward me until our bodies connected and he drew me into his embrace. I gladly accepted this contact and leaned into him. In this moment, I realized that our bond had indeed strengthened; we could actually touch each other now. Atemu began to rub by back in a circular fashion, which felt absolutely marvelous. We remained stationary for a long while, just holding each other without making any move to separate.

Sometimes I would take in Atemu's scents; he smelled strongly of lemon juice, the sort that you'd suck on and once all of the juice was gone you'd wish for more. My curiosity finally got the better of me and I wanted to find out more about Atemu's scent, savor it in my nostrils and never, ever forget it.

"Atemu," I began a bit shyly, feeling my cheeks flush with embarrassment. "Is it alright if I try something new?" Atemu broke the hug and looked sympathetically into my eyes; if looks could kill, I knew I'd be pushing up daisies right about now. Then again, with such handsome violet eyes, who wouldn't swoon when they were focused so intensely?

"Of course, Yuugi. You can do whatever you want." He grinned, likely already guessing what sort of things I wanted to try. I pulled Atemu down by his shoulders until our eyes were level and we were so close our noses were nearly touching. I slipped my tongue through my lips and gave a slow, savoring lick up his cheek; the sensation was wonderful. I retreated a little to see Atemu's reaction, gaining confidence when I saw that his lips were parted in surprise and excitement. He didn't gasp, however, and it became my goal to change that.

I leaned in again, circling my tongue around Atemu's cheek before trailing down to his neck to kiss it, nibbling lightly; I could never bite him for fear of hurting him. Atemu brought my head closer to his neck, begging for more. He wanted this almost as much as I did, and yet that didn't completely kill the uncertainty that bubbled up within me. Fighting the unpleasant feeling down, I leaned forward again to continue where I'd left off...

"Yuug', hey Yuug'! Wake up, buddy!" Jonouchi's borderline screams were enough to wake me fully. I glared at him, irritated that he had interrupted what would have been a very...sensual dream. "Yuug'!" Jonouchi hugged me quickly, continuing to talk. "I was worried for ya', ya' know. I thought you'd be unconscious for, like, forever, but now thanks to yours truly," He brought a hand to his chest to clarify the already obvious fact that he was talking about himself. "You're awake." Jonouchi then presented a big, sunny smile in an attempt to cheer me up, though instead of helping as intended, it seemed to make matters worse. I remained in my slouched position, continuing to glare.

"Jonouchi!" I scolded, raising my voice to show how upset I was. "I wanted to stay asleep!" Jonouchi was stunned by my outburst; it wasn't often that I became so worked up over something, especially something as "trivial" as sleep. It wasn't long before he collected his composure, looking at me questioningly.

"Sorry, Yuug'." he said. "But what were ya' doing in 'dat dream of yours 'dat ya' want to go back to so badly?" My face flamed; I had never expected him to ask that particular question. Now that I thought about it, I had been enjoying my "experiment" too much and I'm sure that Atemu had, too. How could I ever tell Jonouchi about it, though? Sure, he wasn't innocent, having grown up in Brooklyn, but it was still far too personal.

"N-nothing! It..It doesn't really matter anymore." I stuttered defensively, fighting to keep more color from spreading to my cheeks. Thankfully, Jonouchi simply shrugged it off, to my relief.

"Well, I guess I should go help your grandpa with the shop now." Jonouchi stated, rising to his feet and striding toward the door. Lingering in the threshold, he turned back to me and said the worst thing he could have possibly said under the circumstances. "Also, don't forget we need to see Anzu later, too, and tell her all about cha new feelings." He grinned cheekily, enjoying my misery. "Well, bye!" He left, shutting the door carelessly. I, unfortunately, had concerns; what would Anzu say if she knew I was with the pharaoh now?

Author's Note: I do not own anything at all, it's own by people who I am too lazy to look up!

Fun Fact: If you notice that the writing style is different from usual is because another writer named, x-sayrie-x helped me, even though she doesn't know what Yu-Gi-Oh! really is. (Yeah, something non factual related for once.)