Seto, Joey, Mokuba and Bakura returned from their vacation. They spent a week abroad to celebrate Seto's birthday and Roland and Amelia's wedding. Roland and Amelia were still in their honeymoon. Seto had to return because he needed to practice with Atem for the recital. He and Mokuba also got the band together for a show before Bakura leaves Bakura really wanted to see the band before he left for the United Kingdom.
Joey was about to leave for work when he answered the door. He's saw Atem.
"Hey Pharaoh! How are you? " He answered cheerfully.
"Hello, Joey. IM doing great, thanks. How are you? " Atem said.
"Everything is going well, thanks. Just about to head to work. I wish I could stick around.
"It's OK, Joey. At what time do you get out? " Atem asked.
"I get out at 9:30 tonight. " Joey said.
"I might stick around. If not, then I'll come back." Atem said.
"That would be awesome! I know that you and Seto have the recital in two days. How's everything coming along? " Joey said
"Everything is coming along well. I'm ready for the recital. " Atem said.
"That's great! I can't wait to see your performance and Seto's. You guys will do great! " Joey said.
Seto walked up.
"Well, I'm gonna have to go. See you later, guys! Break a leg! " Joey said.
Seto gave Joey a kiss as he was leaving. "Bye, Puppy. " He said.
"Bye, Seto. Bye, Pharaoh. " Joey said.
Seto greeted Atem.
"Are you ready for the recital?" Seto asked.
"Almost. Let's go practice. " Atem said.
They went to the music room. Seto started to play the piano and began to sing his part of the song. And then it was Atem's turn.
They both put their emotions into the song. The way Seto played the piano with passion complimented the lyrics and the emotion the two men put into their song.
Seto felt that the song was perfect.
"Shall we record it? " He asked.
"Record it? " Atem asked.
"Of course. I have a recording studio downstairs." Seto said.
Atem nodded.
"I like to record and Mokuba likes to produce music. Bakura and Joey have been using it too. I'm currently writing an album and we're going to record it. " Seto said.
Atem nodded. They walked to the recording studio. Seto had everything set up nicely. He walked to the piano.
"We can record this together. We can do it in one take." Seto said.
Atem noticed Seto's ring.
"D-did you and Joey get married? " Atem gasped.
"Not yet. We're engaged. We are going to announce our engagement after the recital, so please don't tell anyone yet. " Seto said.
Seto started to play piano. Atem saw that they were actually recording as soon as Seto started to play.
Seto sang his verse and then Atem sang his.
They recorded for two hours. Instead of recording the song once, they kept recording it repeatedly.
"Do you want to listen to it? " Seto asked.
"Sure. Let's hear it, Kaiba. " Atem said.
They heard the song. Seto was a little more used to hearing himself sing. This was the first time for Atem. He was stunned.
"Oh my Ra. I can't believe it! " Atem said.
"You know, you're a great singer. You should pursue a singing career aside from dueling. You almost sing like Josh Groban. " Seto said.
"You're an even better singer, Kaiba. You can sing rock, pop and even opera. I can tell that you're classically trained, and you have a very wide vocal range. You can hit the high notes beautifully. " Atem said.
"Thank you. I try. " Seto said.
"It's too bad that you're getting married soon. " Atem mumbled.
Seto heard it and scowled.
"You're getting married too. Why is it too bad that I'm getting married? I'm the happiest man in the world right now, and I'm marrying the man that I love. And he, in turn, loves me too. " Seto said.
Atem was left speechless. He didn't say anything back for a while.
Half an hour passed by. Seto gave him a copy of the recording.
"I have to go. We'll see you tomorrow, Seto. " Atem said.
Atem left.
He ran to his car.
"I can't believe it! The feelings are still... There..." Atem said. He cried bitterly.
"I desire Seto Kaiba so badly" he coughed up as he cried.
He couldn't believe that he was going to lose Seto to Joey. Sure, Atem wanted to be happy for them. Joey was his friend, and he wanted to respect his relationship with Seto, but he desired him. When they had their stuff going on, it was evident that Atem's feeling towards Seto were more lustful. He didn't really love Seto. But now, those feelings turned into love. He fell in love with Seto since they ran into eachother in the private music studios at their university. Atem's feelings grew when he heard Seto sing and play the piano so passionately. Seto was definitely his angel of music.
Atem left. Seto was watching from a window. He couldn't believe that Atem was actually crying. He never thought he would see that.
"You had your chance, Yugi. Or Yami or Atem or whoever you want to call yourself, but you blew it. And on top of that, you lied to me. Sorry, but I love Joey. " Seto said as he saw Atem drive away.
Minutes after Atem left, Joey came home from work. He was very tired.
Seto greeted him at the door.
"Hey, love. " He said as he kissed Joey on the cheek.
"Hey honey. " Joey said
Seto hugged Joey. He was cooking dinner for him. He couldn't wait for Joey to try what he made.
He also made some Petits Fours for him. He wanted to do everything in the world to make Joey happy. Even if it was something so simple.
Seto brought Joey to the kitchen.
He asked one of his maids to set up the table nicely.
"So, Mokuba and Bakura went out on a dinner date since Bakura was off. I thought it would be nice to have a romantic dinner alone. " Seto said.
He grabbed a plate and served Joey some dinner. He then grabbed a plate for himself.
Seto made Bourbon Pecan Chicken with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables.
"Thanks for dinner, Seto. " Joey said
"No problem, Joey. " Seto said.
Joey kissed Seto.
"Let's eat! " Joey said.
Joey loved food.
"This is very good! Where'd you learn how to cook like that? " Joey said.
Seto smiled.
"Well, I'm a Japanese man. I love to cook! The funny thing is, when I was 14 or 15, I couldn't cook. I tried, but Mokuba said that I was a horrible cook. So, I took cooking lessons and when I started college, aside from my music degree, I was working on two minors. One of them being Culinary Arts. " He said.
"Well, Seto. You're a great cook! " Joey said.
"Thanks, honey. " He said.
The two men were enjoying their dinner and had a nice conversation.
"Have you noticed something? " Joey said.
"What happened, Joey? " Seto asked.
"We're not acting like boyfriends anymore. " Joey said.
"We're not? " Seto asked. He's got a little worried that he may have displeased Joey.
"Nope. We haven't called eachother cute names like Puppy, Kitty, Dragon or Mutt, and we're acting more mature. More like adult men and less like young adults. I think that we've been acting more like a married couple these past few days. I think it's a great thing." Joey said.
"Maybe it's because we're definitely ready for marriage. Or at least, we're getting ready for it. " Seto said.
"I think so. " Joey said.
"Speaking of which... We need to plan our wedding. We haven't even set the date yet. " Seto said.
"True. Should we hire a wedding planner? " Joey asked.
"Maybe. But I want to be really involved. I've already been looking at stuff on Pinterest. We need to discuss the venues, the cake, the flowers, decorations and everything. " Seto said.
Joey tried so hard not to giggle.
"What's wrong? Seto asked.
"You're acting like a bride. It's not a bad thing... But isn't that the bride's job? " Joey said.
Mokuba and Bakura were coming back from their date and they overheard. They burst out laughing.
"Hey! " Seto shouted.
Mokuba and Bakura couldn't stop.
"Nii-sama, I can already picture you in a wedding dress! " Mokuba said hysterically.
"He has the body for it too! " Bakura laughed.
"Guys! Don't you realize that this is a gay wedding? " Seto asked.
"With two grooms? Both are male. " Seto continued.
"True. " Bakura said.
"Anyway... I'm gonna have two best men. " Seto said.
"Me too. " Joey said.
Seto approached Mokuba and Bakura.
"Mokuba, Bakura... Will the both of you be my best men? " Seto asked.
"We thought you'd never ask! " Mokuba said.
"Of course, Seto. You can count on me and my Mokie. " Bakura said.
"Who will your best men be, Joey? " Seto asked.
"Yugi and Tristan. I'm gonna be Yug's best man. So, he should be mine." Joey said.
Everybody laughed.
"So, I guess we can figure out what kind of venue we want. " Joey said.
"Okay, hon. " Seto said.
"Have you figured out the date? " Bakura asked.
"Uhhh... " Seto and Joey said.
Two days have passed... It's was the day of the recital.
Seto and Joey were in the closet.
"Honey, I thought I'd let you choose my suit for tonight's recital. " Seto said.
H"ow about this black suit, a white shirt, and this black and red tie?" Joey asked.
Seto quickly dressed in the suit and tie.
They left for Seto's recital.
Seto was in a room with his violin practicing.
Atem comes in.
"Seto... " Atem said.
"W-what are you doing here? " Seto said
"I can't... " Atem said.
He launched himself onto Seto and kissed him passionately. He cried while doing it.
Seto just stood still. He was in a state of shock.
He then snapped out of it.
Seto moved away.
"What the hell were you thinking? I'm engaged! The worst part is that my fiance is your friend! " Seto shouted.
"I can't let you marry Joey. I can't believe it took me forever to realize that I'm so in love with you. " Atem said.
"Too late. You had your chance, but you just used me as a living blow up doll. I love Joey. He loves me. Joey and I will get married whether you like it or not. Now, I need to practice. I suggest you do the same for your opera. Your vocals are amazing, they should keep you busy. " Seto said.
One of the professors called Seto.
"Mr. Kaiba, you're about to go on with the orchestra in 10 minutes. Are you and your violin ready? " The professor asked.
"Yes, Dr. Dimitrov, I'm ready. " Seto said.
"I can see that you're a little nervous. You shouldn't be. You're a great musician. " Dr. Dimitrov said.
"Thank you, Sir. This is my first time as a featured soloist. " Seto said.
"You'll do great! " Dr. Dimitrov said as he patted Seto on the shoulder.
Atem kept staring at Seto. He was gonna watch from the vestibule.
(The auditorium )
Mokuba, Bakura, Joey, Roland and Amelia (who just returned from their honeymoon) Duke, Tristan, Yugi, Tea, their daughter and Serenity were sitting down.
Suddenly, a very dapper man entered and gave the university's box office a slip.
"Welcome, sir! We've saved the best seat in the house for you! " the lady said.
The man thanked her and was escorted to the balcony.
The recital was beginning. The chair of the music department gave a speech and introduced the orchestra. The orchestra was going to open by playing the Brandenburg Concerto by Bach. Seto was the violin soloist. Seto hadn't come on stage yet.
Joey was very happy but at the same time, he had a bad feeling.
"Are you OK, Joey? " Bakura asked. "I'm fine, Kura... I'm excited to see Seto perform. " Joey replied.
The conductor and Seto walked to the stage. Everybody clapped and Tristan, Serenity, Duke and Joey were cheering.
Some audience members gave them dirty looks.
"There's no cheering in classical concerts or recitals, guys. " Yugi said nicely.
"Oh... " Tristan said.
The mysterious man kept his eyes on Seto.
Seto was nervous, but calmed down a little when he saw Joey. The orchestra started to play.