Alverna: And here's chapter 10, the last chapter. WAH! -locks self in authors room-
Bakura: What's with her?
Yugi: She really likes this story. And what happens to you Bakura.
Bakura: What happens to me?
Atemu: Oh, nothing. -holding the chapter of the story-
Bakura: Give! -lunges at Atemu-
Ryou: Sit down before I knock you out and you never know what happens -Bakura sits down-
Yugi: Alverna does not own Yu-gi-oh or The Little Mermaid. Enjoy.
Chapter 10
The long and terrible night was over. The sea was finally calm as the sun rose the next morning. Atemu was still unconscious while Ryou checked Atemu over. Bakura, Seto, and Marik were with him on the shore, concerned for their friend.
Yugi sat perched on a rock by the shore as he watched from a distance. After Pegasus had died, Yugi still remained a merman despite the fact that their contract had been broken. Yugi saw Ryou give a thumbs-up, indicating that his Yami was okay. As his joy that Atemu was okay faded, reality set in as he realized that they would still be separated forever by the two different worlds they lived in.
Behind Yugi, and breaching the surface for the first time in years, was King Solomon. Next to him were Arthur and Rebecca. Solomon was watching his grandson as Joey and Malik popped up next to him. They said nothing, but watched the group on the beach with the same sad eyes.
"He really does love him." Solomon finally said. "Doesn't he, Arthur?"
"Yes my friend." Arthur said as he and Rebecca bobbed next to him. "As we discovered with our children, and have rediscovered with our grandchildren, they need to be free to lead their own lives."
"Yes, I can't believe I forgot that." Solomon chuckled and sighed. " I guess there's just one problem left now."
"And what's that, Your Majesty?" Rebecca asked.
"How much I'm going to miss him." Solomon replied.
Arthur and Rebecca looked at each other before looking back to their king. Solomon activated the magic in his trident, making it glow. He lowered his trident into the water, pointed it at his grandson, and watched as the glow reached the young merman.
Yugi looked down to his fins as he felt a tingling sensation. They were turning back into legs! Gasping, he followed the trail to his grandfather with a grin that just about spilt his face. Joey and Malik also grinned, even though they still had tails. They would ask for their own legs later.
As Atemu woke up and sat up on the beach, he groaned and spat the sea water taste out of his mouth. He didn't know if Yugi was okay, or if he was even alive. He could have been killed when he had killed Pegasus.
"Now we can walk, now we can run,
Now we can stay all day in the sun!"
Atemu looked up as he opened his eyes to see Yugi singing as he walked out of the surf with legs. He was dressed in a prince's tunic with the crown of his people on his head. The symbol on the crown was an ocean wave with a koi fish swimming.
"Yugi!" Atemu cried out in happiness as he got to his feet and raced forward.
Rushing to his beloved, Atemu scooped Yugi into his arms and spun them in a circle as he looked at the young with an expression of awe. After they stopped, their lips finally met for a gentle first kiss. Catcalls and whistles eventually broke the two apart.
"Way to go Yugi." Malik cheered as Joey whistled.
"Nice catch Atemu." Seto snickered as Bakura and Marik made the cat noises.
"Oh, shut up." Atemu snapped as he held a very heavily blushing Yugi close.
"What's taking so long?" Aknankanon growled as he paced around the throne room.
"I do hope they get back soon." Isis muttered to Mahad and Mana. "The pharaoh is being driven insane with worry."
Then the doors banged open as Bakura and Marik came waltzing into the room, with a disapproving looking Ryou and Seto. Behind them, were Atemu and Yugi, who had legs. Needless to say, Aknankanon was very happy.
"I certainly believe we are all very curious as to how you both met." Aknankanon said after he released Yugi from a breath-be-gone hug.
"We'll explain." Atemu stepped in. "But first…"
Atemu held the Millennium Eye out to his uncle, High Priest Aknadin, who gratefully took it and placed it back where it belonged.
A few hours later, after many breaks and explanations, everyone understood why Yugi and Atemu were so attached to each other, even after only really knowing who the other was after a few day.
"You're the grandson of King Solomon?" Seto asked, still not believing what he had heard.
"Yes." Yugi answered, a tad bit impatient.
"Oh yeah!" Dartz and Alister cheered.
(A/N: Look to Chapter 1 for reference)
"So a Yami and a Hikari are soul mates?" Marik clarified.
"Yep." Yugi nodded his head.
"And Ryou was a merman, a Hikari." Bakura added, "He saw me on the beach, fell head over fins, gave up his memory to be with me, and can change only himself back to a merman?"
"Yes." Ryou nodded. "I only have enough magical training for that. Yugi might be able to change others once he completes his training. He has stronger magic than me."
"I have a question." Seto said after everything had been explained.
"And that is?" Yugi looked over from his place on Atemu's lap.
"How are you two going to provide an heir to Egypt?" Seto enquired.
Yugi blushed, to everyone's surprise. Ryou, on the other hand, chuckled. It was a somewhat sensitive topic that had made Yugi scared after he had first heard it, the birds and the bees, or the fish and the dolphins for the merfolk.
"What's so funny?" Bakura asked.
"Well, all Hikari's can conceive and bear children." Ryou looked up from his lap with a sly look. "Remember, they are the submissive in bed in the relationship."
"That makes sense if you're a merman." Seto pointed out. "But he's human now."
"It happens if they turn into a human to." Ryou replied with a shrug.
"Say what?" Bakura turned his full attention to his husband as Yugi started to giggle.
"Isis confirmed it yesterday morning." Ryou blushed softly. "I was going to tell you, but one thing led to another, and I just forgot until now."
Bakura didn't say anything for a few seconds. Actually, he didn't say anything for a few minutes. He toppled out of his chair as he fainted.
"That's something I didn't see coming." Atemu said with humor laced in his voice.
The entire court snickered at Bakura on the floor while Marik completely doubled over laughing. He ended up on the floor from laughing so hard. After a few minutes, some servants came back in the room and dumped a bowl of water onto Bakura, who jolted awake.
"What was that for?" Bakura screeched.
"You fainted." Ryou replied.
"Yeah." Atemu snickered. "Daddy."
"Oh." was all Bakura could say.
"People of Egypt," Pharaoh Aknankanon began the marriage ceremony again a few days later.
After all of the hustle and bustle that just happened, Yugi and Atemu agreed to wait a few days before getting married. But they still sneaked a few kisses and cuddles when they were alone together.
"We are here today to witness the marriage of Prince Atemu and his real betrothed, Prince Yugi." Aknankanon declared. "Prince Atemu, do you hereby vow to protect and care for Yugi as you do your own family?"
"I do." Atemu said, his voice overcome with love as he looked into Yugi's sparkling eyes..
"Prince Yugi," Aknankanon turned to his real future son-in-law.
But he was interrupted as Joey and Malik thudded onto the rail of the ship for a closer look. Yugi giggled as Marik and Seto helped the blushing merteens get their grip.
"Let's try that again." Aknankanon sighed. "Prince Yugi, do you vow to obey and love Prince Atemu as you do your own family?"
"I do." Yugi replied without hesitation.
"I hereby pronounce you two as married." Aknankanon finished. "Let no man, merman, or octopus, ever separate you."
With the vows finished, Atemu leaned down as Yugi tilted his head up, and they shared their first kiss as a married couple. Except, this kiss was interrupted by an overly excited Silver Fang and Kuriboh, who jumped up on them to give them slobbery wolf kisses and head nuzzles.
"Thema." Atemu scolded as he chuckled. "Kuriboh."
The two duel monsters just looked at them with 'Who, me?' expressions.
Over the edge of the ship, the merpeople all bobbed in the waves as the shouted their congratulations to Yugi and Atemu. It was truly the perfect sight.
Joey and Malik had popped up randomly yesterday, to see how the wedding plans were coming, and Alister had managed to ask Joey if he was the one his parents had caught in their fishing net. When Joey said yes, he went on to explain that merpeople lived a lot longer than humans did. They just call themselves the median of age they look and what they actually are. But now that Yugi was human, he would age like one.
"Congrats pal." Joey said as he gave Yugi a hug.
"You live a good life here, okay?" Malik added as he hugged Yugi to.
"I will." Yugi smiled at his friends.
"We're going to miss you down there." Rebecca said as she gave Yugi her hug.
Surprisingly, Rebecca had found her soul mate as all the merfolk came together to celebrate the wedding. Leon Von Schroeder. They agreed to wait a year or two before getting married though.
"And I'm going to miss all of you as well." Yugi replied tearfully.
Yugi turned his gaze to the open water. Open water except for one person. King Solomon used his magic to raise himself up to the deck level, where he and his grandson embraced. Yugi was so grateful that this grandfather had allowed him to follow his heart's desire.
"I love you Grandpa." Yugi whispered.
As the two pulled apart, Solomon looked at Atemu, who bow respectfully to the sea king. Solomon returned the gesture before he sank back down into the ocean, and the ship pulled away with Yugi and Atemu waving good-bye. Wanting to make the day as special as possible, Solomon waved his trident and made a magical rainbow for his grandson, the first one he had ever seen.
As the ship sailed off, Yugi and Atemu knew they would always be together. The Egyptian Prince and the Little Merman.
Now we can walk, now we can run,
Now we can stay all day in the sun.
Just you and me,
And I can be,
Part of your world.
Alverna: The End. -It's obvious she's been crying-
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