/Thoughts/
Yugi winced as his violet eyes fluttered open and closed immediately when bright sun blinded him. He rubbed his eyes before trying to open them again, "Where am I?" he asked sleepily.
"You're home," his favorite baritone voice was so close. It sounded like he was right next to him!
Yugi turned his head to the side to see crimson staring into his violet orbs. He was laying in their bed in the royal bedchambers, "Atem!" The pharaoh smiled and wrapped Yugi in a loving embrace. "How did I get here? I was in the cave before."
"What cave?" Atem asked.
Yugi furrowed his brow confused, "What do you mean what cave? Kunji Cave where I was on an archaeology dig."
Crimson eyes looked even more confused, "Yugi, you've been here the entire time."
Yugi shook his head confused. /Did I dream that entire thing?/ He sighed worried that he might be going insane, "Where's Layla?"
The crimson eyed pharaoh tilted his head, "Who is Layla?"
Yugi's mouth fell open, "Our daughter!"
"We have a daughter?" Atem looked thoroughly confused.
"What in the name of Ra is going on?!" Yugi screamed.
"Yugi," the violet eyed man looked at his crimson eyed lover. His normally silky baritone voice sounded strange. "Yugi!" the voice was louder and even more distorted.
"Yugi snap out of it!"
The violet orbs blinked and refocused. Keith was standing over him. He was still laying on the ledge in the cave. "Keith?"
"Thank god! You were out of it for a while there. Look!" Keith pointed up. There were shadows passing over the crevice where the light penetrated the cave's darkness. Yugi also could hear talking above them. "We are being rescued! They found us!" Yugi smiled as he lay his head back on the cave floor. He was relieved that they were being rescued but his body would not allow him to remain conscious for long.
The group above them helped pull Keith out of the cave before sending in three men with a stretcher to retrieve Yugi. The blonde blinked as he emerged into the blinding sunlight. A figure stepped forward the sun casting his body in shadows.
"Are you Keith?" A deep rich voice came from the figure.
"Yes. That's me," The blonde blinked a few more times trying to adjust his eyes to the brightness. The figure standing before him was breathtakingly beautiful, had a commanding presence, and had royalty written all over him.
"I am Atem. Yugi is my husband. I heard you were my husband's partner in the cave. Is this true?" The velvet voice asked.
"Yes. Yugi and I were trapped. Thank you for your help in getting us out," Keith answered. He hesitated before opening his mouth to ask a question. He quickly closed it; deciding against his question. This did not go unnoticed by Atem.
"What did you want to say?" He inquired.
"Are you royalty? You look like it." Keith asked.
Atem smiled, "I am the Egyptian Pharaoh." Keith gasped before dropping to one knee. "That is not necessary, Kieth. Please come talk with me. Tell me what happened in the cave." Keith nodded before explaining the events in the cave to the crimson eyed pharaoh. Atem did not interrupt and listened intently as Keith informed him of what happened.
"I owe you more than any reward could pay. Thank you for helping save my husband." Keith bowed his head to the pharaoh. "Come; tell me. What reward can I offer you for saving his life? You may request anything."
Keith shook his head, "Thank you your highness, but I don't want a reward."
Atem raised an eyebrow surprised at this response, "Nothing? There is nothing that you want?"
He shook his head, "No your highness. The only thing I want is to be able to work with, Yugi again. It was an honor to meet you and a pleasure to work with him. He is an outstanding individual. You are very lucky to have him."
Atem nodded, "I agree. I could not ask for anyone better."
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Violet orbs fluttered open, the sun blinding him; he quickly shut them again. "Where am I?" he asked hesitantly.
"You are home." Atem's voice responded
Yugi did not want to open his eyes, /could it really be him this time? Am I really home?/ He cracked an eye open, "Atem!" he exclaimed, "Is that really you? Are you really here? Am I really home?"
Atem chuckled, "Yes, it is really me and yes you are really home."
"How did I get here?"
"Don't you remember? Keith carried you to the ledge before the two of you were rescued. You've been asleep for the past four days." Atem caressed Yugi's cheek.
"Where is Keith?" Yugi asked concerned.
"He went home. He sends his greetings to you and said he hopes you two are on a dig together again in the future." Atem smiled.
"You spoke to him?"
"More than that little one, I met him and I am very grateful for what he did for you."
"Me too. He is a hero."
"I tried to give him a reward," Atem smiled at his violet eyed lover.
"And? What did you give him? Wait…you tried? Did he not take it?"
Atem shook his head, "He didn't want anything. Also, how are you feeling?" Atem placed gentle kisses on Yugi's forehead.
"I feel like I was trampled by a stampede." Yugi responded.
"I can only imagine." Atem's gentle smile brought comfort to the violet eyed man.
"How badly am I damaged?" Yugi asked.
"Well," Atem took a deep breath, "Your right leg is broken, which I'm sure you already knew. You have three broken ribs and one that is cracked. Your left wrist is sprained. You had some internal bleeding which they found and have since fixed it. You also have a minor concussion along with the cuts, scrapes, and bruising all over your little body."
"Is that all?" Yugi asked sarcastically as he chuckled.
Atem's lips brushed Yugi's before closing the distance in a passionate kiss, "That was close Yugi. Kieth told me about the pile or rocks you were buried under as well. It's a miracle that you survived that cave in."
Yugi swallowed his throat becoming dry, "Please don't tell me that you are going to forbid me from going on the digs. We knew there would be some risks."
"No. I'm not saying that little one. I just want you to carry something with you at all times just in case something like this should happen again."
"What do you mean?" Yugi looked into the concerned crimson eyes with confusion etched across his face.
Atem held out a small black cylinder with a large KC on it and waved it in between his fingers, "I want you to carry this."
"A small black sex toy?" Yugi asked a smirk dancing on his lips.
"Yugi," Atem tilted his head slightly, "I'm being serous."
Yugi licked his lips, "I'm sorry. So what is it?"
"It's an emergency transmitter. Should something like that happen again, you can activate it. It will send a signal here to the palace and we will know you are in trouble. We will be able to call someone to go find you. The transmitter will also tell us exactly where you are located which we would then relay to the head of the archaeology dig and the emergency services in the country you are in at that time."
Yugi took the small black cylinder and turned it over in his hands, "This little thing does all that?"
Atem nodded, "See if you are ever in trouble like that again, you twist the top and push it down like a button."
"What does the KC stand for?" Yugi asked running his finger over the lettering.
"Kaiba Corp. It's my cousin's company." Atem responded.
"I thought they dealt primarily in the gaming industry."
"They do, but when I told him what happened, they created this emergency transmitter for you. It's linked directly to the Kiaba Corp. satellites."
Yugi smiled, "Thank you. I will carry it with me whenever I go out on a dig." Atem arched an eyebrow to which Yugi responded, "I promise! I will carry it. Where is Layla?" He asked looking around.
"Mana has her. We thought you needed a little bit of rest. I can go get her if you wish."
"Of course! I want to see my daughter. I've missed you both terribly." Yugi responded. Atem stood exiting the room to go find Mana. Several minutes later, he returned carrying the baby. Yugi winced as he shifted in the bed to sit up. Atem placed Layla in Yugi's arms. The large crimson tinted violet locked on violet. Layla gave a happy coo as she bounced in Yugi's arms happily. A tear ran down Yugi's cheeks, "I guess I really didn't know exactly how much I missed her."
Atem kissed them both before sitting on the bed near Yugi. They rested Layla on Atem's lap. She grabbed one of Atem's fingers in one of her tiny hands and one of Yugi's fingers in the other.
"Oh you will be happy to know that she has started sleeping through the entire night." Atem smiled at his violet eyed lover.
"That is the best news," Yugi grinned looking down at their infant who started dozing off while she sucked on Yugi's finger. Yugi yawned. He could not believe how tired he was considering that Atem told him he had been asleep the last several days. He rested his head on Atem's chest before he let sleep drag him back into unconsciousness with his two favorite people in the world.