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Growing Wings - "He Shall Not Love. He Shall Not Marry. He is Celestia's last defense. Yuugi is known as the "God's Seal." one of the five seals that protects Celestia from the beings calling themselves the "Watchers." When he is kidnapped by the Guardians, mortal worshippers of the Watchers. His former husband, King Atemu Faenor, risks his entire Kingdom to bring his former lover back. Can he rescue Yuugi before all five seals break?
Seduced - Yuugi Motou was content with his job as a quiet Liberian, and the fact that he was going to be single for the rest of his natural life. But, when Atemu Ishigami, an photographer, comes in. Yuugi is thrown for a loop when the man starts flirting with him. Will he allow himself to fall under Atemu's charm?
Forbidden Dance - Yuugi Motou was fine with staring at his handsome boss, Atemu Ishigami, from afar. After all, he had no chance with the man. But, when he falls into bed with Atemu during a company party. He finds out that Atemu is very attracted to him and begins to pursue him relentlessly. Can they be together with the media, friends, and interfering exes in the way?
Light and Darkness - As heirs to the clans of Lumos and Tenebrae, Yuugi Motou and Atemu Faenor were never meant to meet. Their duty was to the keep the balance of the world in check nothing more, nothing less, but when the two of them meet on accident in the Forest of Spirits. Atemu begins a relentless, forbidden pursuit of the Lumos heir, to which Yuugi accepts wholeheartedly. Can these two have a relationship while keeping the balance of Light and Darkness in check? Or will they cause the world to shatter. -Mentions of mpreg-
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Chapter Twenty-Eight : Time is a fickle thing.
"Look at that tan! You've definitely got the archeologist look down." Ryou wrapped his arms around Yugi shoulders and squeezed. "I've missed you."
Yugi reached up and wrapped his arms around Ryou's waist, and buried his face into the older man's chest. "I missed you too, Ryou."
Ryou pulled away and looked him up and down. "Working in the sun has definitely helped your complexion." he poked Yugi in the stomach and chuckled when the younger man squeaked in surprise. "You've filled out too."
Yugi's face turned vivid red, and he quickly buttoned up his outer short-sleeved shirt. He would suffer in the heat later for it, but at least he would be saved from Ryou's teasing for the time being.
"You're shameless sometimes, you know that?" Yugi plopped down on the couch that was near the window. "Bakura is rubbing off on you."
Ryou grinned, and propped his feet on the oak desk. "We've been married for over three years now, you don't have to tell me that Bakura is rubbing off on me. Now, enough about me. What have you been up to these last five years? How is Atemu? It's been so long since I've last spoken with him."
"Traveling," Yugi replied, ignoring the question about Atemu for the time being. "Professor Hawkins has taken me under his wing and showing me the ropes."
As promised, he had finished his time at Domino University, and obtained a degree in archeology. It was by then that his relationship with Atemu had progressed to the point where the businessman was hinting at the prospect of marriage. The bet the two of them placed on the progress of Otogi and Honda's relationship ended in Yugi's favor. The on and off again couple had taken flight to America, and remained there for two solid years making sure Dungeon Dice Monsters stayed afloat before coming back to Japan.
Otogi and Honda not only returned with their relationship fully established, but they came back with engagement rings on their fingers. Yugi literally jumped in the air in joy while Atemu, Seto and Jou's jaws dropped to the floor in shock.
Honda informed all of them that they planned to get hitched in the upcoming year, and that he finished his degree in business and engineering. He was planning on opening up a motorcycle shop. Otogi had taken his position as the head of game designing in Ishigami Corp to which Atemu had welcomed him back with open arms.
Yugi had congratulated the couple and hosted an small engagement party for them two days later. While he was out shopping with Jou, he picked up the pink frilly apron along with sewing supplies. When Jou asked what they were for; Yugi only smirked and said it was a secret.
The engagement party didn't go as planned. Jou had confronted Otogi, and told the man that he did not appreciate the way he had treated Honda in the beginning of their relationship. Otogi remarked that he would never hurt the brunet again and he had planned to spend the remainder of his life with Honda.
Seto had stepped in and threatened Otogi that should something happen to Honda, mental or physically, that he would be paying for it dearly.
Atemu had quickly stepped in and calmed all three men down. The party resumed into the evening, and Otogi and Honda thanked them for the party. Yugi didn't miss the way Atemu was avoiding him during the party; he had confronted the man when everyone had left for the night.
"You want to gloat," Atemu had told him at the time. "I know you have that god-forsaken apron somewhere in this house."
Yugi merely let Atemu enjoy his last night of masculinity before showing the man the apron and sewing supplies the next day.
The next few days were filled with embarrassment coming off in waves from Atemu, and loud, joyous laughter from himself. He would never forget those seven days of sewing and cooking.
"Professor Hawkins?" Ryou sounded very impressed. "Isn't he an authority on archeology? How did you become his apprentice? And what about Rebecca? She must've had contact with her contact with her grandfather."
"Professor Hawkins knew my grandfather," his heart lurched painfully at the thought of his grandpa. Five years eased the pain of losing the older man, but time didn't stop him from thinking about the spunky old man. "As for Rebecca, she disappeared after we graduated. Arthur told me that she's doing just fine."
"I see," Ryou murmured. "You still haven't answered my other question." Yugi flinched, he knew someone as perceptive as Ryou would have noticed his evasion about talking about Atemu.
"He's fine,"
Ryou raised an eyebrow. "That's it? Just fine?" Ryou took his feet off the desk and made his way over to the couch where Yugi was sitting. "Did something happen between you two?"
"Not really," Yugi replied. "Atemu…he had a hard time accepting me coming here."
"Oh." Ryou sank into the seat next to him and poked him in the shoulder. "You do keep in contact with him, don't you?"
"Of course I do," Yugi looked offended at the very thought. "He asks me to come home almost every time we talk."
When Professor Hawkins had asked him to become his apprentice after he had graduated, Yugi immediately accepted. He had gotten home that very night and told Atemu. Unexpectedly, the older man was upset about the whole proposal which lead to them fighting and sleeping in different bedrooms that very night.
They had talked about it the very next morning, and Yugi had managed to convince his lover that him being in Egypt for the next two years wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. He had remembered Atemu's eventual acceptance of him leaving.
"I can visit you when I have the time," Atemu gave him a kiss on the lips. "This will definitely cut down on our sex life."
"So, what plans to do you have when you finish your apprenticeship under, Professor Hawkins?"
"I'll be on my own." Yugi twisted the end of his shirt. "I'll travel the world."
"I don't think Atemu will let you go that far." Ryou chuckled. "So, have the two of you thought of getting married? You've been together for five years now."
"I don't think we're quite ready for marriage yet." he figured it would be best if he left out the part where Atemu was hinting at marriage before he departed for Egypt.
A knowing look flickering in Ryou's eyes. "Really? Or is it that one of you isn't ready instead the both of you?"
"Has anyone told you that you can be quite the smartass?" Yugi drawled sarcastically. "He hasn't proposed, if that what's your asking. Enough about me; What have been up to?"
Yugi watched fascinated as Ryou giggled. The older man quickly muffled the sound. "Bakura and I are considering adopting."
"A pet?"
Ryou sent him a withering glare. "No, not a pet. A child."
"That's great Ryou, but is..is Bakura very good with kids?"
Ryou leaned closer with a smirk on his pale lips. "He's very good with children. Don't tell him this, but he's nothing but a big ol softly when it comes to kids."
Yugi found it hard to believe that someone as rough as Bakura could go all soft and cuddly around kids, but he would take Ryou's word for it. He did know his husband best.
"How's Seto and Jou? Still married I hope?" Ryou's tone was of fond exasperation.
"Blissfully,"
Seto and Jounouchi's wedding had taken place in the Bahamas six months after the CEO had proposed. Yugi and Honda both been best man for Jou, and Atemu and Bakura for Seto. He wouldn't deny that he had enjoyed the trip on the private jet and the suite that was provided for him.
The ceremony had taken place on a private beach that Seto paid for. The CEO had flown over Jou's sister and mother, and even Anzu had taken time off from her busy schedule to attend, much to the blonds' and everyone's delight.
That time in the Bahamas was also the first time he had slept with Atemu, the sexual frustration between the two of them had become almost overwhelming at that point. The both of them had escaped the celebrations and snuck back to their suite and made love the entire night, which left Yugi horribly sore the next morning.
He knew that having sex could change the entire dynamic of an relationship, but Yuugi had seen an entirely new side of Atemu after that night. The businessman had become more affectionate in public and showered him with gifts.
It was like one big fat thank you for the sex, but Ryou had quickly reassured him that Bakura had done the exact same thing, and he had nothing to particularly worry about.
Yuugi never told anyone that after they had returned from the Bahamas that Atemu had become a bit possessive over him. It seemed like sex had fully activated that possessive nature that briefly surfaced after the businessman had caught him with Rebecca.
He had seen it surface a number of times before Atemu had taken control of it; Yuugi didn't bother to hide his relief when it did.
"He's watching over the Game Shop for you right?"
"Yeah, until I head home."
Also as promised, Atemu had handed him the deed to the game shop not a second after his graduation. He had seen the look of hesitation in the older man's eyes as he did so. Yuugi had just smiled and kissed on the mouth, and told him that he wasn't going anywhere.
Jou had volunteered to watch over the game shop when he had taken Professor Hawkins offer for apprenticeship, and if the blond hadn't been recently married, he would have kissed him on the mouth.
"Who knew that five years would pass by so quickly." Ryou rose from the couch. "Now we only need you to get married, Yugi, and we can all live happily ever after."
Yugi closed his eyes and let a chuckle escape his throat. "I don't know about happily ever after, but I can live with I can live with blissfully happy."
"Are you going to say yes if he asks you?"
Yugi opened his eyes and stared at Ryou before murmuring. "Maybe."
Jou wiped the sweat off his brow and continued sweeping the floor to the game shop. He didn't think that they would be so busy, especially on a Monday. The blond released a groan when the bell rang again, forcing a smile on his face, he turned and greeting the customer.
"Welcome to Kame Game! How can I-Seto? What are you doing here?"
Seto Kaiba let the door close shut behind him before stepping further into the quiet shop. "I came to pick you up. You aren't finished yet?"
"No," Jou resumed sweeping. "The last customer just left, and I just started cleaning up."
Seto scowled, and crossed his arms over his chest. "How long is this going to take?"
"Not long," Jou chuckled, and reached for the dustpan. "It would go even faster if you straightened that stack of Duel Monsters cards over there."
"Me? Clean?" Seto looked offended at thought, and the expression caused Jou to let out a loud peal of laughter.
"You change Ayame's diapers almost every day, and you can't sweep a floor?"
"Well," Seto's eyes softened at thought of his adoptive daughter. "She's my little princess," he pointed to the floor. "God knows what's been on this floor."
Jou bit the inside of his cheek to stop the laughter from bursting out. It still amazed him at how many moods Seto go through in a minute.
"If you can change your daughters diapers then you can clean up a store, Seto." Jou threw away the trash into the bin. "It's not that hard."
"Of course not," Seto took off his black blazer and set on the counter. He made his way over to the to the stack of games, and began putting back them into the right order. "I didn't say it was hard, just that I refuse to do it."
"How is Ayame today, by the way?"
He, along with Seto had decided to adopt Ayame when they had visited Seto's old orphanage more than a year ago. The CEO had instantly fallen in love with the newborn when he first laid eyes on her.
The adoption didn't go as smoothly as the two of them expected it to go, because the both of them were men, and married, they had to go through a series of evaluations to make sure they were both stable income wise and mentally wise.
Five agonizing months later they finally signed the adoption papers and taken Ayame home, Jou could only watch in awe as Seto dotted on their new daughter and spoiled her rotten. He just hoped that he could get the brunet to calm down before Ayame could get older.
"She's fine." Seto replied, finally setting the last game into the now neat pile. "Have you spoken to Yugi lately?"
"Yeah, sounds a lot different these days, more confident about his life, but I'm worried about his relationship with Atemu is going."
"I thought we said we weren't going to interfere with that? You know how upset Atemu was when Yugi left for Egypt so abruptly?"
Jou locked the glass display and wiped it down. "It wasn't abrupt. Yugi told me that they talked about it-"
"That wasn't talking, that was the both of them coming to a reluctant agreement."
Jou rolled his eyes. "Now who's getting into it?"
"I'm not, I just want to make sure those two are well-off," Seto slipped back into his black blazer. "Finished?"
"Yeah," Jou threw the disposable wipe in the trash bin and grabbed the keys. "Let's get home so I can kiss my baby good night."
"Hey, Atemu called me earlier to ask if we wanted to come to a welcome back party for Yugi. Are we going?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course we're going." Jou locked the door behind them and followed the older man to the car.
On the way home, Jou wondered how the party was going to go. He knew that Yugi and Atemu were going to be slightly awkward with each other because of the two years apart that only consisted of phone and video calls plus the occasional visit.
The blond knew one fact.
The sexual frustration was going to go through the roof.
A/N : Time skip! I hope this chapter was full of juicy information for you guys! This chapter was a epilogue of sorts, and the remaining chapters will be an after-epilogue. Don't forget to vote for the stories at the top!
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