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I don't own Yugioh

When I awoke that night, it wasn't because of a bad dream, or because I was cold, or thirsty, or anything like that. There was the feeling of movement in the bed. Uncertain as to what it might be, I turned over to see my bed partner shivering. Was he cold? I pressed a gentle hand to his arm to find him actually sweating. "Seto?" I asked softly, sitting up. He didn't answer. "Seto? Are you okay?" I leaned up to brush the sweat from his brow. His jaw was clenched tight, and through his tremors, he had my duvet gripped in his hands. He was dreaming, he had to be. "Seto... Seto wake up." Giving a more firm shove, he started awake with a shout, causing me to jump. He panted for breath, and for a long moment, he just sat there. "Seto? You okay?" I whispered, brushing his hair off his damp forehead. His stare turned towards me, but his eyes were unfocused. "Come here." I murmured, pulling him towards me. Almost mechanically, he leaned in, and wrapped his arms around my torso. Resting his head on my bosom, he squeezed me tight and I could tell he was still shivering a bit. "Shhh, it's alright." Easing us back to the mattress, I ran my hand up and down his bare back, only stopping when I felt them. Deep, jagged lines criss crossed with straight long ones. I looked down to see him eased back to sleep, his breathing slow, and the trembling slowly dying.

I would stay up through most of the night, dozing off and on, but for the most part awake, tracing the lines over his back and picturing them in my mind. They were most certainly belt marks, I'd know them anywhere. There were others though. On his ribs there were no scars, but you could feel just the slightest bump over some of them. Those were breaks, healed. Running my hand up to run through his hair, I sighed. Poor man. It was almost like winning the lottery and getting a bill the next day. No wonder he was such an ass. Not to mention being in his 20's and running a fortune 500. I felt him move, and instantly went to soothe, murmuring quiet nothings while my arms wrapped around him. A deep groan left him as he shifted and yawned, those bright blue irises lazily opening. "Hey." "Hey." I replied, brushing his hair back. "How did I get so lucky to wake up here?" He murmured quietly. "You were having a bad dream, I woke you up but you just wanted to cuddle." I squeezed him. "I wasn't complaining." He just hummed and scooted up, his lips now even with mine. As our lips pressed together, my door swung open. Damian was in the doorway, but instead of teasing like I expected, he was completely serious. "You should see this."

'Mystery woman revealed!' Was scrolled across the bottom, with the woman on screen talking avidly. "Last week we reported that the elusive Kaiba Seto was seen with a tattooed woman on a date. This week, we might just have a name." "Aw fuck." I muttered, my mouth not even trying to filter the filthy word. "It was just a matter of time." Said Seto, bringing me a mug of hot coffee. "How do you deal with this? Who cares who your dating?" "All my fans." He said smugly, taking a sip. "The things I get in those fan letters, whew. Dear penthouse." I gave him a sharp elbow to his side. "I'm serious." "Come on, I warned you." He said, humor gone. "You should have known anyway." "When they didn't know my name! I was fine with it then." "It will blow over." He said, trying to calm my ire. "I promise you, it always does. Just deal with it for a while, I promise it'll stop when the next big thing comes up." "You guys deal with this? The press in your business?" Asked Damian to the other teen. "Off and on. Like Seto said, it usually goes away." Replied Mokuba. "After our report last week, this week we received a tip that yesterday at around noon, Kaiba-sama was seen with a woman matching the description from last week in a car lot down town. What does a millionaire want with a used car? This reporter went to find out." "I'm sure you did." I growled. "Sir, sir!" The footage went to the image of a woman running across a lot, microphone out as she caught up to whom I quickly recognized was my Sales Rep. "Yes? How can I help you?" "Who is it you're helping?" "Beg pardon?" "Who is it here with Kaiba-Sama?" "Oh...well I'm not sure. They haven't-" "Do you have a name?" "Her name is Milo." The screen flicked back to the woman at the desk, a new image popping up beside her, one I quickly recognized as my Kaiba Corp badge picture. "Milo Newman to be precise." "What the fu-" "Shhh." Rumbled Seto, wrapping an arm around my neck to cover my mouth with his large palm. "Our source inside KC showed her recently promoted to head of the Art Department. Is it love? We will try to find out. Back to you-" Curses sat muffled behind the elder brother's hand as he tried to keep in my anger. Finally running out of steam, I sighed and glared at the TV. "Better?" I nodded and the hand dropped. "That's so stupid." Muttered Damian. "What's the point? Who cares who he's dating?" "That's exactly it." Replied Seto. "Nobody really cares, but enough are curious about it to make it worth it." My lip curled in distaste. "That's so stupid." "Welcome to the lime light." "Seto used his duel disk to scare them off once." Said Mokuba with a grin. "Not my fault they didn't know my dragon wasn't real." Said the blue eyed man with a look to match his brother's. "You're gonna hook me up with one of those right?" Leaning over to brush his lips against my ear. "Only if you ask nice." The sight of my blush would cause the younger siblings to grimace and look away.

"I hate shopping." I gave a lazy glare at the blue eyed man who was no less then sulking as we pressed by busy shops bustling with Christmas shoppers. "I said you didn't have to come, the boys and I would have been fine alone." "Speaking of, where did they get off too?" The tall man turned a head to peek around for the two teens. "They said something about finding a gift for me. Obviously I couldn't go." I said with a snort as I reached into my pocket to pull out my list. Seto's would have to wait, but the boys would be no problem. Or so I thought. "What are you getting Mokuba?" "I usually go with the newest console. Keeps him pretty happy." Said the man. I rolled my eyes. "Well what should I get him?" His brow rose. "Why would you get him anything?" "Because you get things for people you care about...or did your lack of friends make you forget that?" His dirty look didn't scare me. "I'm too busy for friends." "You found time for me." I said with a tiny smirk as I looked at the shop we were passing. 'Kame' was above the door, and in the windows sat a wide variety of duel monster cards. "Let's go in here." "Why?" I didn't answer, I just grabbed his sleeve and tugged him in. Giving a smile to the older man behind the counter, I was greeted almost instantly. "Hello! What can I help you with today?" "I was wondering if you could help me pick out a deck for my brother." I approached the counter and looked at the many cards nestled in the display cases. "He just moved here, and he's new to dueling, so I was wondering if you could maybe help me pick out something simple for him to build on." The sound of thumping from the stairs down the hall had us both looking up as a set of twins came bouncing down the stairs, an all too familiar set of tri-colored hair causing me to recognize them instantly. "Grandpa! Yami and I are- Hi!" Remembrance colored the smaller boy's face quickly, greeting me with a smile. "Hey Yugi, Yami." I said. "Milo, right? Nice to see you again." Said Yugi, offering a hand. "Right." I met both boy's hands warmly before looking back to where Seto sat, leaning against one of the display cases. "It's nice to see you Kaiba." Said Yami, stepping away from us to converse with the taller male. "I suppose it is..." I rolled my eyes. "Ignore gumpy. I'm shopping." I explained to Yugi. "I was just getting ready to do the same thing..." He leaned in and whispered the last part. "Yami doesn't care for the crowds." I gave a silent snicker before looking back to see the pair staring at one another, not even talking. "I have an idea. Why don't you two go duel? Or something. Go do something. You're both obviously miserable. Yugi and I will go." I said, drawing their attention. "I couldn't do that aibou. I promised." Said Yami, looking to his twin. "I told you, I'm fine." Grumbled Seto. "Actually, I think you both are over due for a good challenge." Said Yugi with a smile. "Go on, besides, now I can get your gift Yami." I looked to the blue eyed man. "That goes for you too, I need to figure out what I'm getting you." Seto let out a sigh and looked to Yami. "What do you think?" "I think we shouldn't look a horse's gift in the mouth..." Murmured the shorter man. My brows pinned and I looked to Yugi to find a tiny blush on his cheeks. "He does that." Seto just smirked. "And what kind of gifts do you get from horses, Yami?" "Something I'm sure you're quite familiar with." A deep chuckle left Seto as he pressed open the door to take their leave. "I'll be back in an hour." "Be good." I said with a wave before looking back to the two before me. "So, about that deck."

"This is nice, Damian will love it." I said as I flicked through the cards Yugi and his Grandfather had been kind enough to help me pick out. "Seto has a ton, but honestly, I don't have a clue on making a deck." "It takes a touch, I'll give you that." Said Yugi. "You have to have a balance of magic, trap, and monster." "That's what Mokuba said. I can understand that." Putting the deck away I looked to Yugi. "So, what are you thinking about for Yami?" The man shrugged, obviously uncertain. "Yami is... complicated." "So what does he like?" "Oh... I don't know, dueling, obviously." "Yea, but what else?" I paused before a large shop window. "Does he like books?" The tri-colored boy looked up and cocked his head. "He does like to read..." "Well let's take a look, bookstores are nice because they've always got something for everyone." I pulled the door open for him before following inside. "What's he like reading about?" I asked as we strolled through the isles of bookshelves. "History. Mostly Egypt." "Like Ancient Egypt?" He nodded. "I thought that stuff was kind of cool too. Mummies, and tombs, and gods, blows your mind to think how advanced they were." We went to the history section of the store and while we browsed, my eye caught sight of an almost forgotten section. Tucked behind an outstanding shelf sat a tiny alcove, with a sign above that read 'Used'. Making my way over, I scanned the titles, unsure of what exactly I was looking for. Several old romance novels were crammed into and on the shelves, with a vast amount of paperback mysteries. Then I spotted it. Second shelf down from the top, stuck in a corner sat a thick hardback. Reaching up on tip toe, I pulled it down. 'Ancient Egypt and the Origins of Duel Monsters' By Maximilian Pegasus. The book itself didn't look that old, the dust-jacket keeping it protected. "Hey Yugi, come check this out." My companion rounded the corner and I offered the thick book. "Is this something Yami might like?" Skimming over the cover, a bright smile came over his face. "Wow! Yea! This looks right up his ally. I didn't know Pegasus wrote a book." He flipped open the cover and a look of shock came over his face. Written in an elegant hand on the inside cover was a note.

To Dear Yugi-boy, hope you enjoy. -Pegasus

"Wow, what's the chance of that, huh?" I asked, dumbfounded. Yugi just grinned and popped the cover closed. "Great find Milo! Now let's see what we can do about finding you something for Kaiba and Mokuba."

For Mokuba, I found a neat remote control drone with a camera attached, and I even found a Christmas sweater for Deezer. (That was my gift.) But no matter how we looked, we just couldn't find something for the blue eyed man. "What do you get a guy with everything?" I asked with a chuckle as we headed back towards the game shop. "Something from the heart." Said Yugi, lifting his shoulder in a shrug. "I know that's not very helpful... Didn't you say you were an artist? Why don't you draw him something?" As we rounded the corner for the tiny shop we stopped as we spotted an all too familiar dragon going head to head with a purple clad magician. "You know Yugi...I think you might be on to something there..." Watching the two clash and shatter, I saw that we had captured their attention. After a long moment the shorter of the two gave a small smile. "It would seem our company has returned. Care to call it a draw?" I could tell Seto wanted to finish, but one more look our way had him nodding. "I think we both got what we wanted." "Indeed. You haven't lost your touch Kaiba." As the holograms faded, I smiled. Today had worked out for everyone. Now it was time to find the boys.