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Chapter 14- Surprise
Yami and Atemu were sound asleep, curled into each other's arms.
The sunlight shown in through the balcony and hit Atemu right in the face.
Atemu scrunched his face up before opening his eyes blearily. He blinked a few times before he realized that it was morning. He yawned before he unwrapped Yami's arms from around him and sat up stretching.
"What are you doing?" Yami mumbled, annoyed that he had been disturbed.
Atemu rolled his eyes. "Yami, its morning. Now get up." Atemu said.
"Don't want to." Yami replied, pulling the covers over his head.
Atemu shook his head. He grabbed the covers and jerked them off of Yami. "In case, you have forgotten, Yami, we have a lot to get ready for tonight." Atemu said.
"Like what?" Yami asked, grabbing his pillow and jamming it over his head.
Atemu leaned over and propped his head on his hand. "Yami, do you remember what we talked about last night?" Atemu asked.
Yami raised the pillow to look at him. "Between which round?" Yami asked.
"The second and third." Atemu answered.
Yami frowned before realization dawned on him. "Oh yeah! I forgot that you were planning to-mupmph-"
Atemu slapped his hand over Yami's mouth. "Talk any louder and he'll hear you. I don't want Yugi finding out." Atemu hissed.
Yami pulled Atemu's hand from his mouth. "Okay, Atemu. I get it. I need to shut up." Yami said.
"Good. Now, I'm going to cover for you in the council meeting. I'm sure that they'll understand." Atemu said.
"And I'll get things ready for tonight." Yami said. He frowned and said, "How are we going to make sure that Yugi doesn't find out?"
"That's why I asked Ryou and Malik to make sure that he doesn't come near the room." Atemu said.
"They won't tell him, will they?" Yami asked.
"No because they don't know. They think that I'm just trying to do something romantic for Yugi tonight and that you're setting it up. They have no idea. Besides, they wouldn't tell anyway." Atemu said.
"So, how are they going to manage it?" Yami asked.
"I don't know. I left that up to them. I'm sure that they'll enlist the others' help to keep him out of the room until then, so there's not much to worry about. I think that we'll be able to pull this off." Atemu said.
"I hope so." Yami said.
"Come on. We need to get dressed and ready. Yugi's going to be coming in here soon anyway." Atemu said.
The two got out of bed and got dressed for the day.
As they finished getting ready, Yugi walked into the room.
"Hey. I'm glad to see that you actually managed to get up out of bed without me having to force you to for once." Yugi said.
"Ha, ha. Very funny, Yugi." Atemu said.
Yugi smiled. "Well, it is the truth. I do end up having to force you two to get up in the morning most of the time." Yugi said.
"Okay. You do." Atemu said.
"How did you two get up on time before I came around?" Yugi asked.
"Well, if we weren't up by the time they thought that I should be up, Akefia and Mariku would normally barge in here and force me to get up." Atemu said.
"Yeah. Except they barged in on something they shouldn't have one morning." Yami said.
Yugi's jaw dropped. "They barged in when you two were-" Yugi trialed off.
The two nodded.
"I yelled so loud at them for that Seth swears the lounge has cracks in it." Atemu said.
"Let's just say that Akefia and Mariku started just banging on the door after that." Yami said.
"Where were you two headed?" Yugi asked.
"A meeting. The council wanted to meet early, so we're just going to be able to have a quick breakfast before we go to the meeting." Yami said.
"That's fine. Malik and Ryou just came by, and they want me to spend the day with them and Joey. They've said that we haven't spent a day as friends together in a while." Yugi said.
"That's fine. We'll be gone all day." Atemu said.
"Yeah. We'll see you later, Yugi." Yami added.
Yami and Atemu left the room.
Yugi laughed. 'They hate those meetings so much. I hope that they won't be too bored.' Yugi thought.
Deciding to meet up with his friends, Yugi left the room and headed for the lounge.
Yami and Atemu peered around the corner of the corridor and saw Yugi walking down the hall.
"I think that he's gone." Yami said.
"Okay. I'll handle the meeting. You go and get everything ready." Atemu said.
"Okay. I'll see later." Yami said.
Atemu kissed Yami before heading down the hall to the meeting.
Yami then headed back to his and Atemu's room to get everything ready.
Yugi found Joey, Ryou, and Malik in the lounge. "Hey, guys." Yugi said as he set Mayella down.
"Hey. Were Yami and Atemu upset that you wouldn't be around today?" Malik asked.
"No. They have a meeting that they have to go to, so they'll be gone most of the day." Yugi said.
"Well, we're going to have some fun. We haven't done much together since you got here." Joey aid excitedly.
"What are we doing, anyway?" Yugi asked.
"Whatever we want." Ryou said.
"Within reason, of course." Joey said, glancing down at his large stomach.
"Yeah. Joey and I are pregnant." Malik added.
"Guys, we have Mayella, Chris, Alex, and Jax with us, too." Yugi said.
"We know. Let's eat breakfast and then get going." Joey said.
Atemu approached the throne room, and Shimon caught up with him.
"Pharaoh, where is Prince Yami at?" Shimon asked.
"Well, we're planning something tonight for Yugi, so Yami's going to get is ready today." Atemu said.
"Ah. I'm guessing that you're planning on proposing to him, then." Shimon said.
Atemu blushed lightly.
Shimon laughed. "I was young once, too. I understand." Shimon said.
Atemu stopped and turned to look at Shimon. "Shimon, don't mention to this to anyone. I don't want anyone to know what I'm planning." Atemu said.
"Your secret is safe with me. I rarely see him, anyway." Shimon said.
"Thanks, Shimon. I don't want Yugi to find out about this before I ask him." Atemu said.
"He won't find out about it. I can assure you of that." Shimon said.
"That's good to know." Atemu said as he walked into the room.
Yami had enlisted Seto's help in getting everything ready for that night.
"I can't believe that I'm helping you and Atemu get laid.' Seto muttered.
Yami smacked his cousin in the back. "Seto, we're not planning that!" Yami snapped.
"You're not?" Seto asked.
"No. Yugi made it clear that it wouldn't be until the wedding night that we would be doing that again." Yami said.
"Well, I guess I get that. Then why so much preparation?" Seto asked.
"We want to have a romantic evening with him, and we want it to be perfect." Yami said.
"All right. I just don't see why you asked me to help." Seto said.
"Because Bakura and Marik would have blabbed, and Ryou, Malik, and Joey are keeping Yugi occupied. You already know that Akefia, Mariku, and Seth will all be in the meeting with Atemu, so you were the only one left." Yami said.
"What about Tea?" Seto asked.
Yami looked at him. "Seto, she would tell Yugi in her excitement. Tea's a great friend, but when it comes to someone doing something romantic, she can't keep it in." Yami said.
"Okay. Those are all valid points. Let's just get this over with." Seto said.
"Thank you." Yami said.
Yugi, Ryou, Malik, Joey, and the kids were out in the public gardens.
"I don't remember the last time that we actually did something together as a group." Ryou said.
"Honestly, when it was just the four of us, I think that it was before we were all forced to leave the village." Malik said.
"He's right. We all have different lives here now, and there's not as much time for each other. We're all more concerned about our families than anything." Yugi said.
"Well, we so need to keep spending time together as friends." Joey said.
"Yeah. I'm sure that you don't get enough of arguing with Seto and Seth." Malik said.
"It's how our relationship works." Joey said.
"You actually enjoy arguing with them?" Ryou asked.
"How do you think they all get in the mood?" Malik asked.
"Malik!" Joey exclaimed, turning red.
"Come on, Joey. We all know that it's true." Ryou said.
"Yeah. Although I have to admit that none of us thought that you would ever set together with Seto the way you two were always at each other's throat." Yugi said.
Joey shrugged. "We just weren't sure how to tell each other that we liked them." Joey said.
"Yeah. We get it." Malik said.
"I haven't really seen you argue with Seth, though. It's always Seto." Yugi said.
"He argues with Seto more than Seth. In fact, it's rare that Seth argues with him. I think Seto and Joey are just used to it." Ryou said.
"Well, it is something that we both enjoy." Joey admitted.
"Yeah, and I think that Chris and the other one you're having is just out of luck." Yugi said.
"No kidding. They're going to have nasty tempers when they grow up." Ryou said.
"Are you talking about my nephew?" Serenity asked as she and Mokuba walked up to them.
"Yeah. We're just talking about how they're out of luck because all their fathers have pretty bad tempers, and we know that they don't stand chance." Malik said.
"Well, that much is true." Mokuba said as they sat down with them.
The group watched as Mayella and Chris played together. Alex and Jax were both fast asleep.
Atemu was thankful when the meeting came to an end. He would still have to do some work in his office, but he was glad that the meeting was over.
Before going to his office, Atemu decided to go to his chambers to see how Yami was coming with the plans for that night.
Atemu walked into the chambers and said, "Yami, are you here?"
Yami poked his head out from the entrance to the gardens and smiled. "Everything's fine." Yami said.
"Oh, yes. Everything's just peachy." Seto said sarcastically.
Atemu was surprised to hear Seto. "What is Seto doing here?" Atemu asked.
"I asked him to help me get everything set up. I couldn't ask Marik and Bakura because we both know that they would have blabbed. Ryou and Malik are keeping Yugi occupied, and they've gotten Joey to help them, so Seto was the only choice left." Yami said.
"I feel so loved, cousin." Seto said.
"Oh, shut up." Yami snapped back.
"Everything is going to be ready for tonight then?" Atemu asked, making sure.
"Yes. We'll have everything ready by the time you get done and get Yugi back here." Yami replied.
"Okay. I have to do some work in my office." Atemu said before he left the room.
"Oh, sure. Leave all the work to us." Seto muttered.
"Seto, knock it off. You know that Atemu has a lot that he has to do." Yami said.
"I know that, but I'm helping to set up something that you two planned to do for Yugi." Seto retorted.
"And here I thought that you liked Yugi. I wonder how Joey will react when he hears that you don't really like his best friend." Yami said.
Seto grabbed Yami and pinned him to the wall. "Don't you dare tell Joey that. You know good and well that I don't mind Yugi in the least. I prefer him to my own cousin." Seto said.
"So I noticed." Yami said as he forced Seto to release him. "Let's just stop arguing. The sooner that we get everything done, the sooner you can leave." Yami told him.
"Thank you." Seto said.
Yugi, Serenity, Mokuba, and Ryou watched as Joey and Malik scarfed down the food that had been brought for them.
"How do you all eat that much?" Serenity said.
"Eafthing por few." Joey said with his mouth full.
"Joey, if you're going to talk, don't do it with your mouth full." Yugi told him.
Joey swallowed and said, "I said that I'm eating for two now." Joey said.
"More like three as much as you're eating." Mokuba said.
Joey shrugged. "I've got two husbands, so it's very possible." Joey said.
"What's so bad about eating so much? Ryou did, and I know Yugi did." Malik said.
"Don't look at me. I didn't say anything." Ryou said.
"Yeah. I know that Ryou and I used to eat that much when we were pregnant." Yugi agreed.
"I think that it's kind of sickening." Mokuba said.
"Well, you might want to get used to it. If you ever get Serenity pregnant, she'll probably be eating more than average." Yugi said.
"Hey!" Serenity said indignantly.
The group laughed.
"No offense, Serenity, but any person that is pregnant eats more than they would normally." Yugi said.
Serenity sighed. "Yeah. I know." Serenity said.
"So, how are things going between you and Atemu, Yugi?" Joey asked.
"They're fine. We're very close now." Yugi said.
"As close as you are to Yami?" Malik asked mischievously.
Yugi rolled his eyes at his friend's attempt to be underhanded. "Malik, you need more practice at being underhanded. You're not that good at it." Yugi said.
Malik pouted. "Fine. I'll have to get him, Bakura, Mariku, and Akefia to give me more lessons." Malik said.
"And, to answer your question, emotionally, I am as close to Atemu as I am Yami." Yugi said.
"No sex, huh?" Joey asked.
"Not until after we're married." Yugi answered.
"You did that exact same thing to Yami." Ryou said.
"Yes, I did." Yugi said.
"I bet that it's killing those two." Mokuba said.
"Probably, but I don't really care." Yugi said.
"We all know that." Serenity said.
Atemu returned to his chambers after getting some work done and found that Yami was the only one in the room.
"Can I assume that you and Seto got everything finished?" Atemu asked.
"Yes, we did." Yami replied.
"Good. I just hope that Yugi is surprised." Atemu said.
"I'm sure that he will be. He might suspect something romantic, but I don't think that he suspects you're proposing." Yami said.
"Well, I can't wait for the time to come. Did Serenity and Mokuba mind watching Mayella for us?" Atemu asked.
"No. They were happy, too, and like everyone else, they think that we're just doing something romantic for Yugi. They don't know everything." Yami said.
"Perfect. This should be great." Atemu said.
"I know." Yami said.
It was getting late, and Yugi and the others decided that they should go to their chambers.
"Well, we've had a great day." Joey said.
"Yeah. We spent it together, and I think that our husbands aren't going to be happy that we've been gone all day." Ryou said.
"Well, we'd better get going." Malik said.
Malik, Joey, and Ryou left with the kids.
Yugi was about to get Mayella when Serenity beat him to it.
"Yugi, you don't get too much time alone with Atemu and Yami, so Mokuba and I will watch her for a while so that you three can have some time alone." Serenity said.
"Are you sure?" Yugi asked.
"We're sure. Don't worry about it. Go on." Mokuba said.
"Okay. If you're sure." Yugi said before walking off.
"I hope that everything goes all right." Mokuba said.
"Yeah. I don't know what's going on, but I'm sure that it's romantic." Serenity said.
Yugi headed back to the room. 'I wonder why Serenity did that.' Yugi thought, thinking it was strange.
Arriving at the door to Atemu and Yami's room, Yugi opened the door and went on inside.
Before Yugi could react, someone put a blindfold on him.
"What the-" Yugi started, reaching for the blindfold.
A hand slapped at his. "Leave it alone, Yugi."
"Yami? What's going on?" Yugi asked.
"You'll see soon enough." Yami said. He took Yugi by the shoulders and led him out of the room.
Atemu smiled. "Glad that you could join us, Little One." Atemu said.
Yami then removed the blindfold from Yugi's eyes.
Yugi gasped at the sight.
They were in the gardens. The moonlight gave a romantic glow to the area, and there was a table sitting out with food sitting on it along with a few candles.
"Do you like it, Yugi?" Atemu asked as he walked over to Yami and Yugi.
"Yes. I do, but what is this?" Yugi asked.
"Well, we just wanted to do something romantic for you, so we planned this." Atemu said.
"How did you get this ready when you had a meeting?" Yugi asked.
"Well, I stayed here and got everything ready. Atemu covered for me in the meeting." Yami answered.
"Well, I really appreciate it." Yugi said, kissing both of them.
"Well, let's sit down and eat." Atemu suggested.
The three then sat down to eat.
"What did you guys do today?" Yami asked."Not much. We talked most of the day, actually." Yugi said.
"Well, that's good. I know that you haven't spent much time with them lately." Atemu said.
"No, I haven't, and we plan to rectify that." Yugi said.
"That's good." Yami added.
The three talked while they ate about different things.
After they finished eating, the three started to walk around the garden.
"So, you two were planning for us to have a romantic night from the start, didn't you?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah. We wanted to spend some time with you, and we thought this would be the best way to do it." Yami answered.
"Well, you two did a good job of hiding it. I didn't suspect a thing." Yugi said.
"That's what we were aiming for." Atemu said. He hid a smile. 'And you're about to get a lot more than that.' Atemu thought.
Yami glanced over at Atemu and nodded his head.
Atemu knew that it was time. "Actually, Yugi, there was another reason that we planned this." Atemu said.
Yugi looked up at Atemu. "What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"Well, I decided that it was time for me to ask you my question." Atemu said. He took out a ring with a crimson stone in it and said, "Yugi, will you marry me?"
Yugi was shocked. He had known that Atemu would be proposing to him, but he didn't expect it then. His eyes filled with tears as he said, "Of course I'll marry you, Atemu!" He then hugged Atemu tightly.
"I told you he would say yes." Yami said.
"Yeah. You did." Atemu said. He then pout the ring on Yugi's finger.
"I think that we're going to be very happy together." Yami said.
"You realize we're going through another wedding." Yugi said.
"Yeah. We know." Atemu said.
"Well, you two are, anyway. I'm already married to both of you." Yami said.
"And you're still taking part in this one." Atemu said as they headed back toward the room.
Yugi laughed. "Well, I guess you have to deal with three weddings, Yami." Yugi said.
Yami groaned. "I'm just out of luck." Yami said.
"Yes, you are." Yugi said.
Atemu smiled and leaned down to kiss Yugi. Yugi happily kissed him back
Yami watched them and couldn't help but grow aroused at watching the two. "Um, you realize that I'm still here." Yami said.
Yugi broke the kiss and said, "We know."
Atemu then kissed Yami as well. "I'm sure you're glad now that you don't have to go back and forth between the room now." Atemu said.
"Yes, I am." Yami agreed.
"And you both realize that I'm still not sleeping with you until after the wedding." Yugi said.
Yami and Atemu groaned in disappointment as Yugi laughed.
Hope you liked it.
Next: The wedding.
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