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Chapter 12: Life

In the middle of the night, Atem awoke abruptly, hearing Apophis crying. Ever since Atem had gotten healed and the sheets changed, he had been asleep, to exhausted to do anything else that day. He didn't even want to see his friends after what Yugi had said to him.

Rolling over onto his side the chain connected to his neck cuff jingled. Silently sighing 'Of course this is what happens. I had a feeling that I would be placed back in this bed once Apophis came.' He thought rubbing his back. The numbing drug was beginning to wear off and he was feeling his lower half hurting worse as when he was first taken.

Minutes more of crying before Yugi woke and tended to his son, changing and feeding him.

Sitting on the side of the bed, Yugi was in the middle of burping him. He could hear Atem moving around out in the other room. Yugi knew that he was worried for Apophis as he was woken up by him before Yugi could get to him.

Thinking 'Maybe he is different than that Pharaoh. That Pharaoh never woke to his cries, nor cared that I took him away from the room to be checked out. Atem is different for sure since he cares deeply for Apophis. He wakes for him almost instantly. He pleaded that I don't hurt him as I took him away from the room. I know he does not want me to keep Apophis from him for these few days, yet I need to watch him to make sure that he is not faking these things in front of me. Though I don't have any slightest clue that he is. He can't lie to me and that includes his expressions and moods.' Sighing 'The best way to solve this would be to give him Apophis after these two days and keep them close at all times.' Yugi thought just as Apophis burped up milk.

"There you go. That should make you sleep more tonight." Yugi whispered, wiping his mouth from the spit up.

Swaddling him once more he rock him to sleep, placing him back in his small crib.

Waiting a couple minutes encase Apophis woke again, he listened out into the other room, making sure that Atem wasn't trying to get off his chain to get into this room.

Laying down Yugi knew that Atem would not try doing that and went back to sleep, knowing that Apophis would wake once more this night and he would have to get up again.


The next morning Atem woke early. Early enough not for Yugi to be awake.

Sitting up he stretched, wincing in pain. The towels underneath him were soaked in the extra fluid that was left over, though Atem knew that he would not be moving a lot these next few weeks, just like that woman healer was telling him yesterday before she left the room.

Shifting he reached for the TV remote, turning the TV on till Yugi woke and released him from his chain.

Keeping the volume low, he searched for something to watch.

About an hour later, Apophis began crying once again, waking Yugi from his sleep.

In a few minutes Apophis was calmed. Once calmed Yugi walked out with him "I'm going in the shower. You'll watch him until I'm done." Yugi said laying Apophis on the bed next to Atem.

Blinking in surprise, Yugi quickly grabbed some clothes and entered the bathroom. Yugi had not taken a shower in a good week.

"Thank you, I guess?" Atem said, unsure of what to say to that. Atem guessed that Yugi did not want other demons watching Apophis or any other slave at that. At least Yugi was giving him a chance to prove himself.

Scooping his son into his arms Atem talked to him. Atem knew babies before they were born could recognize voices, so his voice should calm his son if he did start crying out of nowhere.

Atem knew that he would need to be feed again in another hours or so.

Fifteen minutes from the five that had already passed, Yugi turned the water off. He then got dressed into light clothes, drying the rest of his hair off before walking out into the room, spotting a sight that he wasn't expecting in the least.

Atem held Apophis in his arms protectively, other hand running his fingers through his short spiky hair and talking to him.

Apophis just stare at Atem in curiosity rather than confusion and discomfort like his friends.

Yugi watched them for some seconds, eyes gone completely soft at the sight. Yugi wouldn't admit this to anybody, not even his friends, but Atem reminded him so much of his wife in the past before her passing. He never said his thoughts out loud about that, yet it did not stop him from thinking on it a lot. Ever since the beginning of the year on the fourth day they went to the bunker, those thoughts have lingered in his mind, never letting him think on anything else.

Sighing in thought Yugi headed into his room, dropping his clothes off in there before grabbing a bottle and some milk, heating it up on a small burner above the small fridge. Once heated to the right temperature, he went out into the other room, handing Atem the bottle, releasing him from his chain. Going for the door "I'll be back in an hour. I'll be taking him when I get back so don't get too comfortable on me. You still have one more day on my watch." Yugi stated leaving the room, door locking behind him.

Sweatdropping, looking down "Well Apophis, we have an hour together at the most." Atem said smiling, waiting for when his son cried to feed him.


Yugi entered the lounge, finding nobody else in there at the moment. Sitting down he enjoyed the quietness. He had forgotten how tiring it could be being the only one getting up to take care of a baby. Yugi could not wait till he could start leaving Apophis with Atem during the nights, and that was if he didn't do anything stupid with his son till the hour passed.

Ten minutes went by before the doors were opened, all his friends and their slaves walked into the room.

His friends looked at Yugi in question as well as worry.

Ishizu was the first to question after Mahad was secured to the wall "What happened to your child?"

"Yeah, from what happened last time we thought you would be holding him and keeping him in your sights at all times." Joey said.

Rubbing his temples "I am, though not for an hour." Yugi answered.

"What do you mean?" Duke questioned.

"Well, I was in dire need to shower for the past week. I gave my slave a little time with him until I was finished. When I was done I walked out and saw something, enough to give him an hour. But until then, I hope to not worry about him." Yugi explained.

The others sat down, understanding Yugi's decision, talking on some things that needed discussing. One subject concerning the baby.

Malik asking "Sire" Since they were in front of their slaves "What are you going to name him. Are you going to change the name your slave gave him, or keep it that name?'

Leaning against his fist in thought, thinking out loud "What does that name even mean?"

Seto and the other slaves rolled their eyes "Seriously, you don't know that." He remarked sarcastically.

Joey was about to get up to hit Seto, yet Yugi stopped him from doing so "What don't I know?"

"That Apophis is a demon serpent that Ra always had to stop at dawn from destroying his creation, such as Earth. I'm surprised that you did not know of this since you are the Demon King yourself."

Shrugging, raising a brow "I'm not sure what you are talking about. When I got to hell, I was the only person there. Nobody else was living there before me. I was the first one to enter Hell besides God...that bastard." Yugi replied, mumbling the bastard part at the end.

Ryo thought, a hand at his chin "A name that means a Demon in Egyptian."

Nodding "I'm surprised that he thought of me when choosing the name. He sure is something else." Yugi said.

Bakura sighed "Please, every time we saw Atem, he was always talking about the baby. The baby this, the baby that. As you know it, he was more excited than you were about it. From what he said to us you didn't even want to know his gender till he was here."

Rubbing his neck "That is my business, not yours. I am used to not knowing genders, so me not wanting to use technology to see what he was is my concern. As for how excited I was, I am happy and excited as much as my slave is...Apophis is a good name. He shall be called that name from now on. As for his survival, he will grow to an old man and live with someone he falls in love with. For the most part, I am not losing another child. I have lost too many of those already." Yugi stated.

Mana questioned that last part "How many kids do you have?"

Again, this time Odion stood up, Yugi waving him off, telling him to sit back down.

Turning his chair around "The question really is, had. How many kids could I have had. Hmm, not counting Apophis, four kids, all in which died before they could be a month old."

The six on the floor jaws dropped.

Smirking "Now you see why I care for my children. In the past when I was still human, my wife had triplets, all in which was very rare. The first was a boy, the second a girl. They both were dead when they came out. The third was a boy, he came out crying. Minutes later my wife bleed out and died before I could fix her up. I never got to name those three as the people dragged me from my house and burned my house down. The house fell and killed my last child. A half hour or more later I was killed. Last time we were out, my slave from then had a boy. That one stayed alive for two weeks before that slave murdered him, in which I found out once I returned to the room. That slave should have known better than to kill my child, because he regretted ever doing such a thing after. He died that very same day." Taking a breath "That is why I hope this time nothing happens like those times. If it does, you can be sure that nobody is going to survive. This going towards all humans." Yugi said, changing the subject till he went to get Apophis, walking around out in the gardens till Apophis needed something that he had to go back to the room to get.

Before he left the lounge, Yugi threatened the humans that if they told his slave of what they had found out, they would be the first people to die.


The next day around the middle afternoon, Apophis woke from his nap, crying for someone to get him.

Yugi and Atem were watching something on TV when he started crying.

Rubbing his temples "Go get him." Yugi ordered.

Atem slowly sat up from laying on the bed, raising a brow "But it hasn't been two full days yet?" He said.

Shaking his head "Actually it has. You gave birth towards the end of the day remember. Yesterday was the first full day. Adding the two half days together equals a full day, now go get him before you lose the privilege of taking care of him like yesterday before breakfast." Yugi answered.

Without arguing Atem got up, making his way into Yugi's room to calm his son, changing his diaper.

Walking back out into the room Atem sat down on the bed, calming Apophis.

Glancing over Yugi silently sighed 'I hope nothing goes wrong. I really don't want to have another one of my child's death under my belt.' He thought, going back to the TV above the fireplace.


The week passed without any problems. Atem during the mornings till nights watched and took care of Apophis.

During the night Yugi took him into his room, giving Atem some time to rest as he was still healing. Yugi did the night shift.

The next day at lunch time, Yugi and Atem, carrying Apophis, went to the lounge, finding both their groups of friends.

Atem sat down by his friends on the floor near the wall.

Yugi also sat down, not bothering to attach the chain while in this room. He knew Atem would not be running away on him as he couldn't run at all, this including having a baby in his arms.

Ordering lunch to be brought to this room, they talked about stuff. Yugi's friends were surprised that Atem was this gentle with Yugi's child, this included the humans as well. They were shocked that Apophis looked a lot like Atem as a baby to the ones who were a little older than Atem when he was born.

Mana was nearer to Atem this time with Seto on the other side of him "He's so cute!" She squealed, earning looks from Bakura, Marik and Tristan "Seriously, have you lost your marbles as well." The three stated.

"No I haven't. I am saying that because he looks like Atem and not like his father." Glaring at the Overlord "If he had looked like him I would not be happy for Atem right now."

Yugi rolled his eyes at hearing her words, yet said nothing, looking to his friends to not either.

"Really, is there a picture resemblance Mana?" Mahad questioned, moving Marik's head from being in the way, looking down at Atem and Mana.

Atem stared at Yugi who sensed his stare on his back. Glancing back he gave Atem the okay to do as he pleased, looking back the other direction.

Atem gave a small nod, crawling on his knees down to Mahad and some of the others, showing Apo, for short, to his friends.

Apophis looked at Mahad and Bakura tiredly, blinking in wonder to who these people were.

Smiling softly "Well this one isn't threatening at all. He does look a great deal like you when you were this small." Mahad said rubbing Apo's nose, causing him to sneeze moments after.

The others chuckled as Atem showed the others "I thought you guys might change your minds once you saw him. I don't get why you said I should have gotten rid of him. He's adorable."

"It is going to be the people who will be after you. The six of us don't have a problem now that we know he won't be a threat. The council will want Apophis dead just because he is part demon. If he wasn't, they wouldn't have a problem with him." Seto said once Atem had shown the rest of the others after Mana and himself.

"Well they are not getting anywhere near him nor me in that matter. Those ten are not the ones in control. I should have been the moment I turned twenty last year July." Atem informed, the other six agreed with him.

"Well, we now know that you have a good slave who will protect Apophis at all cost." Odion said.

Yugi nodded leaning back "He has earned my trust in being different than that Pharaoh. He loves Apo more than his own life." Yugi said, a small smile on his lips.

Ryo smirked, chuckling lightly. He remembered that he had a bet going on with Yugi that he would get him to smile like he used to, though his slave was the one to really make him smile with protecting his child. Ryo lost that bet to Atem, doesn't mean he can't laugh about it.

Soon after, lunch arrived. Trays were placed in front of the humans. The servants then left the room.

Before eating, Atem had brought a pre made bottle with him, feeding Apophis first before burping him, eating as well.


Hope you all enjoyed!

The part about Yugi's wife and past children will be put into more detail later on in chapter 14 and 15, though not for the Pharaoh slave. I'll let your imaginations take over for that one.