Atem woke up the next morning in excruciating pain. The sound of his alarm was louder than normal, making his throbbing head hurt even more.

As he reached for his phone, he cried out in agony. His entire back spasmed and cramped. He breathed heavily as he reached a little further to snatch his phone off of his nightstand and shut of the blaring alarm.

"Holy-Ah!" He sat up slowly, not knowing if he was going to live or die.

He flinched as Salem ran into his room, her hair messy from rolling out of bed quickly.

"Atem, are you alright?!" She asked, flustered and confused.

Atem tried to turn himself toward her and groaned in pain. He saw concern in her eyes as she got out her phone and texted frantically.

"Don't move, habibi." She quickly stood up and ran out of the room.

Atem's breathing was shallow and labored. A deeper breath would put him in pain again. He didn't know what was causing this monumental pain in his back but he wanted it to end.

Salem came back in the room carrying a tray of supplies. She placed the tray at the end of the bed and sat behind Atem.

He suddenly became nervous as she started pressing on different sections of his back. He shivered as her fingertips grazed against his spine, "Yan har abeyad, are you trying to make hard-"

He cursed loudly as she pressed a spot on his lower back. He heard her click her tongue and then felt something cold on his skin. He winced as she laid him on top of an ice pack, and lowered him all the way down to his mattress.

"Sorry, habibi, but the ice will help. Here." She put two red pills in his hand, "Take these, now."

Atem grunted as he tossed the pills into his mouth.

Gross. He hated pills.

Salem held a glass of water with a straw poking out of the cup near his lips.

He smiled at Salem weakly and sipped at the straw, swallowing the pills roughly.

She placed the water on the side table and stood up from her kneeling position beside Atem. She rounded the bed and sat next to him as she pulled the tray towards her.

Atem watched warily as she took a glass vial off the tray and poured a small about of oil on to her fingers. He sighed happily as she rubbed the oil on his temples. He breathed in deeply and relaxed as the scent of lavender invaded his nostrils.

He took a moment to look at Salem and saw her concentrating on her task. Her face was relaxed but she seemed to be in deep thought. His gaze wandered down her elegant neck to her collarbones, then finally to her chest.

His cheeks flushed a deep red when he realized that in Salem's haste to help him, she didn't put on a robe.

Her nightie was a see-through blush pink with a white lace trim. The fabric looked incredibly soft and Salem's taute figure underneath looked…

Atem wasn't aroused by his friend, it was something different.

Admiration?

He did find her beautiful, but if his last encounter with the opposite sex had taught him anything it's that he was DEFINITELY gay.

He was still curious about why he had never seen Salem with anyone romantically. He always laughed whenever she said that she'd be alone forever, but he was starting to think she wasn't kidding.

"Shukran, Salem. I thought I was dying." Atem chuckled as she finished rubbing in the oil.

She smiled at him and got off of the bed, "Afwan. Would you like me to call Yugi over? I'm sure he'd want to make sure you're okay."

Atem sighed and thought.

He shouldn't bother Yugi. He wanted to give him a little more space after yesterday.

Salem saw the wheels in Atem's mind turning and said, "I'll call Mr. Kaiba then." She said picking up the tray and turning to leave.

Atem bit back a laugh as he noticed Salem's thong and bare asscheeks, "Hey, Salem."

She turned around wondering what he could need, "Yes?"

"I like that nightie, can you find me one in maroon?" He said with a snicker.

Salem turned red and rolled her eyes, "I know, it's see-through. I was worried and I know nothing about my body isn't going to turn you on so…" she said starting to leave again.

"Salem, wait."

She sighed and faced Atem once more, embarrassed now that he had basically seen her naked.

Atem tried his best to sit up and winced. He propped himself up on his elbows and looked in Salem's eyes.

"How come I've never seen you with anyone?"

Salem raised her eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

Atem scoffed, "You know what I mean. Like a boyfriend. We always talk about my drama and my problems but we never talk about yours. Why is that?"

"I don't really date." She said with a shrug.

"But why? Do you like someone and are too scared to tell them-"

Salem shook her head, "No. It's not that. I just haven't felt...I don't know. I guess I don't like anyone in that way." She had bonded with Atem so much, she had never really thought about finding a lover.

She didn't mind just having friends.

Atem tilted his head and gave her an impish grin, "Have you had sex? Oh my god, are you a virgin?!" He sat up more out of excitement and immediately laid back down when he realized the pain meds hadn't quite kicked in yet.

"This conversation is over Atem! I'm calling Mr. Kaiba. I'll be back in a moment to take the ice pack." She said scurrying out of the room, happy to get away.

Atem laughed and sighed.

He suddenly felt guilty.

It wasn't right for him to pry about Salem's sex life but he was curious. She didn't seem attracted to him or really anyone.

During their videos, they joke about Atem having a crush and Salem not being interested but, she was someone else off camera.

Why?

—

Kaiba had a triumphant smirk on his face as he strode into private lobby of Atem and Salem's penthouse. He did admit he was confused at Salem's phone call at first, but when she said Atem threw out his back, he couldn't help but take advantage of the opportunity.

He walked into the apartment and through the living room.

Hmm.

He sniffed the air and looked around. He noticed Salem was out on the balcony leaning against the stone enclosure.

Kaiba scoffed and barged outside, catching Salem off guard.

"What the f-" Salem yelped, and started coughing. Her perfectly rolled joint exposed in front of her face.

"Well, well, well…" Kaiba taunted, walking towards her slowly.

Salem rolled her eyes and took another hit of her joint. She blew the smoke in his face and flipped him off.

Kaiba waved his hand in front of his face and smirked again. He crossed his arms and looked Salem up and down. He noticed she was dressed in light grey cuffed sweatpants, a white tank top, and a blush pink cardigan.

He stared at her chest and realized he could see the outline of a lacy bra. He raked his gaze up her neck and looked at her wild curly hair.

"Looks like someone just rolled out of bed." Kaiba judged, taking off his blazer and draping it over one of the patio chairs.

He sat down and watched her relax into the chair next to his, admiring the view of the city.

"You'd look like shit too if you woke up to Atem screaming in pain." She extended her arm towards Kaiba, offering him a hit of the joint.

He declined and furrowed his brow when she shrugged and took a long slow drag.

"Where is he?" Kaiba asked, hoping to get as much alone time as possible with Atem.

Salem put out the joint and sighed, "He's in his room. I've already iced the sore area and put some lavender oil on his temples to reduce his cluster headaches, but he won't take anymore painkillers."

"They make his stomach hurt." Kaiba muttered absentmindedly. He was glad Salem called him and not Yugi. None of Atem's friends knew how to handle a very sick and very dramatic ex pharaoh.

"That's right." Salem nodded with a chuckle. "I don't mind if you go up there and close the door, but I will be here to make sure you don't get too comfortable." She said standing up to lead Kaiba inside.

"Pft. Please. This place is a tacky beauty blogger's wet dream." Kaiba said, pulling his jacket off the chair and following her into the living room.

Salem turned to face Kaiba when they reached the bottom of the stairs. "It looks like you've been using my eye serum. I guess you wanted to look extra fresh for him, yes?"

Kaiba narrowed his eyes.

Bitch.

She smirked and pulled an individually packaged gummy bear out of her cardigan pocket, "When you get in there, give him this and then massage the sore area." She handed it to Kaiba and he accepted it hesitantly.

"Actually, here's another. You should take one too. Maybe a little CBD will get that pole out of your ass." She said tossing another gummy bear at him.

Kaiba had enough of her antagonizing him. His chest bubbled with anger as she turned to go sit in the living room.

"Ha. You know, it's funny." Kaiba began. "At first, I thought you were just difficult to manipulate. But I get it now. You aren't some mastermind who can resist the charms of the people around you, no. Ha, I can't believe I didn't pick up on it sooner." He thought aloud.

Salem was sitting on the couches, facing away from Kaiba and ignoring his shotty monologue.

Kaiba glared at the back of Salem's head, "Does Atem know that you're Asexual?"

Salem whipped around and was in front of Kaiba in the blink of an eye, "You shut the hell up." She whispered harshly. She was still figuring herself out, the last thing she wanted was someone else labeling her.

Kaiba chuckled, "I was just guessing but based on your reaction, I was spot on." He started to walk up the stairs to Atem's room, knowing which room was his due to the door being slightly cracked.

"Oh and Salem. Thanks for the drugs, you're a great influence." He said sarcastically, sauntering into Atem's room and quietly shutting the door behind him.

Atem blinked his eyes open when he heard his door shut. He slowly sat up and halted when a sharp pain coursed through his body. He groaned, as Kaiba approached the bed and helped lay him back down.

"Don't try and force yourself." Kaiba unwrapped a gummy bear and put it to Atem's lips.

Atem gave Kaiba a sleepy smile, "I didn't realize you partook in the devil's lettuce." He laughed as Kaiba rolled his eyes at the stupid name.

"Your girlfriend gave it to me. She knows you don't like pills." Kaiba said as he watched Atem happily consume the edible.

"She's not my girlfriend, you know I'm just as gay as you are." Atem said, smirking as Kaiba unwrapped the other gummy and popped it in his mouth, cringing at the not so subtle taste of weed.

Kaiba raised an eyebrow at Atem, "So if she offered you sex, you'd say no?" He asked, genuinely curious.

Atem tenderly shrugged his shoulders, "She's my friend and I wouldn't want to use her. So, I would say no." He explained.

"Liar." Kaiba said teasingly. He knew that Atem enjoyed men, but it was still fun to push his buttons. Especially since Kaiba knew Salem's little secret.

There was no way in hell Salem was going to sleep with anyone.

He would have to find a way to use this to his advantage.

Atem rolled his eyes and sighed, "Would you say no?"

"I'd fuck her brains out." Kaiba said, holding in his laughter.

"Not even with a gun pointed to my head." He thought.

He let out a haughty laugh as Atem tried to kick him off the bed, groaning in pain almost immediately.

Kaiba stood up and rolled up his sleeves, "Calm down I'm joking. Take of your shirt, I'm going to massage your back."

Atem stared at Kaiba skeptically, "I think Salem should be up here."

"She's the one who told me to do it. Relax. Don't you get tired of serving other people? Think of this as self care." Kaiba explained, examining the bottle of lavender oil on the nightstand.

Atem knew that Kaiba's feelings were more than friendly. Would this be crossing a line?

"I didn't mind staring at Salem in her nightie when all she was doing was helping me. That was definitely crossing a line." Atem thought, his heart breaking slightly.

He also knew that was most likely the reason she opted to have someone else care for him.

Shit.

He had made her uncomfortable.

But, Atem was more than comfortable having Kaiba touch him.

And it was a part of the healing process, right?

Right?

Atem nodded to himself and slowly tried to get his shirt over his head.

Kaiba helped Atem the rest of the way when he saw the ex pharaoh struggling. He tossed Atem's shirt in the corner and slowly turned Atem onto his stomach.

He noticed Atem's curls were messy as they swept across his shoulders.

Kaiba gulped as he moved the soft locks out of the way, lightly brushing his fingers over the back of Atem's neck.

Atem suppressed a shiver as his body was becoming more sensitive. The CBD was beginning to kick in.

He heard a soft rustling coming from behind him and flinched when he saw Kaiba's button down shirt land on the floor.

"What are you doing?!" Atem suddenly felt pressure on his legs.

"Again, relax. I don't want to get oil on my shirt, and I'm straddling your legs be able to access your entire back." Kaiba said flatly as he poured a generous amount of oil onto his hands.

"You say that like I'm not the size of a ten year old boy." Atem murmured, regretting giving Kaiba this opportunity.

Kaiba scoffed and slowly pressed his hands into Atem's back, applying a light pressure as he began rubbing Atem's lower back in small circles.

He heard Atem moan lightly and felt himself grow hard.

Shit.

Another pang of arousal ran through Kaiba's chest and landed in his groin when a sensual purr escaped Atem's lips.

Atem moaned again and sighed, the CBD doing its job in earnest. He relaxed more as Kaiba increased the pressure ever so slightly. His breathing slowed and his eyes became very heavy.

Kaiba felt his muscles relax more and more until he suddenly felt too tired. He had rubbed all of the oil into Atem's back and was now aching for a shower.

Kaiba wasn't too fond of heavily scented oils.

He eyed the bathroom in the corner and delicately got off of Atem. He let out a light chuckle when he caught a glimpse of the ex pharaoh's sleeping face.

Mouth open and drooling.

"Ha. He must have needed that." Kaiba thought, crossing the room to enter the bathroom.

He started the water and slowly stepped inside, his body feeling heavier than normal...

"Mmm.." The water pressure was perfect and the water was just hot enough.

Kaiba looked for the soap and quickly realized all of Atem's soaps were heavily scented.

Gross.

He decided to go with a sandalwood scented bar and was pleasantly surprised when he enjoyed the smell.

When he finished, he stepped out of the shower grabbed Atem's towel.

He looked at the dark red Egyptian cotton and sighed.

He had missed this.

Spending time with Atem in a pressure free environment, enjoying each other's company. Well, he didn't know if Atem was enjoying himself due to the former king being indisposed.

Kaiba brought the towel to his nose and smelled the fabric. His eyes watered as Atem's unique scent filled his lungs. His tears ran down his face in thick rivulets as he tried to control his breathing.

He must have looked a mess.

Seto Kaiba standing in his ex lover's bathroom naked, crying into said lover's towel.

He took several deep breaths and dried himself off, holding onto Atem's scent for as long as he could.

He walked out of the bathroom with the dark red towel around his waist, and jumped when we saw Salem sitting at the edge of the bed.

She turned around and turn a visible shade of red at the sight of Kaiba's chiseled torso.

"Ah haha, sorry. I came to see if you two needed food or anything but-"

Kaiba watched her scramble for her words and suddenly felt guilty. He cared so much for Atem.

This woman gave Atem a safe place away from Kaiba and now…

"Actually…" Kaiba started feeling his stomach growl, "I could help you make something for him while he sleeps." He finished, trying to make up for his earlier behavior downstairs.

Salem gave Kaiba a confused look.

"I could also use some clothes." Kaiba said avoiding her gaze.

He knew his clothes were clean, but he felt so fresh after his shower he felt like if he put his clothes on now, it would be like putting a clean piece of paper into a dirty envelope.

Not a good feeling.

If he was going to stay and help Atem, he would at least be comfortable.

"Stay here, I have something for you." She said, quickly leaving the room.

Kaiba sighed and sat on Atem's bed. Watching his sleeping form. He leaned over and planted a chaste kiss on Atem's shoulder.

Kaiba stood up when he heard a soft knock at the door. He went over to the door and opened it to see a blue track suit on the floor. He looked over the railing to see Salem already in the kitchen, fumbling with ingredients.

"She must be really high." He laughed to himself and took the tracksuit into the room.

Once changed, Kaiba realized that he was wearing Salem's social media merchandise. Upon further inspection of the jacket, he realized it said Wahab Cosmetics, on the right side of the fabric.

The whole suit was high quality enough, thought there were somethings that Kaiba would change.

Like maybe having the suit not look like an Adidas knock off but actually have Adidas collaborate.

He knew the line wasn't launched yet, but he also knew where this was where having Kaiba Corp as collaborators would help.

He walked down the stairs and joined Salem in the kitchen. He sat at the kitchen island and watched her pour a mound of flour onto the counter top.

"What are you doing!" Kaiba got up and snatched the bag of flour out of her hands.

"I'm making pasta." She said simply, making a small crater in the middle of the mound. She cracked two eggs in the center and poured a couple drops of olive oil onto the eggs.

Kaiba studied her movements carefully as she beat the eggs and flicked flour into the egg mixture. As it became thicker, she began the kneading the dough with experienced hands.

"That's going to make too much." Kaiba said trying to take the dough from her.

"Mr. Kaiba, it's going to be plenty. Especially considering Yugi and his girlfriend are joining us for dinner tonight. Along with their friend, Joseph." She said smacking his hand away.

Kaiba glared at Salem as she finished kneading the dough and wrapped it in cellophane. She placed it aside and cleaned off the counter.

Hm.

Kaiba's guilt disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

He knew that this whole situation was too good to be true. But he also knew, that if he left before dinner, she would win.

He leaned against the counter and examined her outfit. She was now dressed in a oversized white turtleneck and tight fitting black pants.

Hmpf.

"Does Atem know what you are?" Kaiba questioned.

Salem looked at Kaiba and sighed, "I don't even know what I am. So, how could he?"

Kaiba smirked evilly, "So then you've had sex in all its forms and can't decide?" He could tell that Salem was inexperienced just by looking at her. The little stunt she pulled at the restaurant was more than enough proof that she didn't know how to handle sexual situations like an adult.

Salem slammed the door to the fridge and glared at Kaiba, "I don't feel things like that and you know that." She walked closer to Kaiba and leaned in on the island as well, "And, I think you know that because you're just like me. I think Atem was the one meaningful connection you've ever had, making a romantic relationship easy for you."

Kaiba stood his ground, not caring that their faces were inched a part. His smirk turned into a threatening scowl, "And you're in love with Atem but sexually attracted to me." Kaiba's vision went white as he felt a sharp pain against his cheek.

He reflexively put his hand to his cheek and blinked rapidly. When his vision returned, he saw Salem glaring at him.

He glared back, furious.

Fucking bitch.

"I am NOT attracted to you. Your hubris is amazing. I do love Atem, but as a brother only." She seethed, trying to remain quiet. The last thing she wanted was to wake Atem.

Kaiba's cheek was still tingling from pain as he rounded the kitchen island and grabbed Salem's arms, pinning them at her sides.

He dug his nails into her arms and slammed her onto the counter, earning a terrified yelp from Salem. He lowered his head so his lips were near her ear, "I can ruin everything you've ever worked for. You touch me again, you'll be out on the street like the little whore you are."

Kaiba didn't know what came over him. He felt as if he was watching himself from the outside, yelling for himself to stop but to no avail.

Salem's eyes were wide and she was shaking in his grip. She struggled to release herself, feeling Kaiba's grip tighten in response.

"Let go of me…" She said shakily.

Kaiba stared at her emotionlessly, "Hmmm. I don't think I will. You see, what's to stop me from exposing your strange aversion to Atem? Or even your businesses?"

"What makes you think they'll care?" She breathed, realizing that she was being extorted.

Kaiba let out a bone chilling chuckle, "People understand sex. Even same gendered sex. What the majority of the world doesn't understand, is asexuality. They'll think you're strange and won't be able to understand you. Tell me, how many people have you manipulated with this little figure of yours? With your face?"

Salem's eyes became even wider. She knew that businessmen responded to her looks and invested at the very low chance of one day getting to sleep with her. If any of her investors found out that she was never interested, they could pull funding. It seemed silly, but businessmen were vindictive creatures, and Seto Kaiba was proof of that.

Kaiba smirked, "I see we're on the same page. You're going to talk Atem in a collaboration with Kaiba Corp. This helps you with your marketing issue. Plus, launching a cosmetics line is a lot of work, let alone launching a single product. You're most likely going to have do a lot of international travel, finding office spaces, employees, warehouses…"

"You're trying to get me away from Atem…" She whispered. She had hoped that this possessiveness wasn't Kaiba's true nature, but she had realized allowing him into the apartment a second time was a grave mistake.

The boundary was gone.

Atem slowly opened his eyes and yawned. It's been a long time since he had slept that hard.

"I must have dozed off." Atem thought as he sat up, shocked that he wasn't in pain.

He became confused at the sight of Kaiba's clothes neatly folded at the edge of the bed. He stood up and went into the bathroom, his confusion increasing when he saw his towel had been used and the shower was wet.

He walked back into his bedroom and decided to put on a shirt. He left his room, and nearly gasped at the sight over the railing.

Atem watched dumbfounded as Kaiba helped Salem wash and chop vegetables. He stared with a gaping mouth as Kaiba copied Salem's movements, rolling out portions of dough and then slicing it into strips.

"Homemade pasta!" Atem thought excitedly. He loved Salem's cooking and his favorite dish was homemade linguini and vegetables in vodka sauce. He slowly walked down the stairs and froze as he saw a small bowl of soup on the coffee table.

Kaiba looked up and smiled warmly at Atem, "Look who's awake." He gestured for Atem to sit at the couches to eat.

Atem stepped closer, wondering what happened between Salem and Kaiba to make them work together.

Whatever it was, he was happy his friends were getting along.

He sat on the couch and smelled the soup.

Mmmm.

Chicken noodle.

"It was Seto's idea to add the homemade noodles to your soup." Salem said, putting on her best fake smile.

Atem's head shot up.

Seto?

Since when?

This morning she was calling him Mr. Kaiba. How long was he asleep?

Kaiba washed his hands and went to join Atem on the couch, "I'm sure you're hungry, it's almost lunchtime. Sorry if the noodles are thick. Salem let me make them, so really it's her fault if they suck." He said with laugh, putting his hand on Atem's thigh.

Atem smiled at Kaiba and happily began eating the soup, "Mmm. You did a good job! Salem's is still better but it makes me feel nice that you did this for me." He placed his hand on top of Kaiba's, feeling warm all over.

He must have been wrong about Kaiba before. He saw that Kaiba was trying and felt better having Kaiba in his life.

Kaiba cheered internally when Atem touched his hand.

It was working.

As long as Salem kept quiet, it would continue to work.

Kaiba looked over at Salem, and smirked, "Salem, didn't you have something to tell me?" He relished the glare she gave him before she quickly changed it to a smile when Atem looked at her.

"Yes. Actually. I had the idea that we should actually use your marketing. Atem told me about having Yugi be our model and I think that it...you know...just makes sense…" She trailed off, feeling sick to her stomach.

Atem's eyes widened.

It wasn't an awful idea, and if Salem and Kaiba were on good terms now…

"Well...I trust your judgement, Salem. If you think it's a good idea and you feel secure, then let's do it." Atem said finishing his soup.

Kaiba smiled evilly at Salem as Atem was distracted, "I'll contact my people. We can have a contract ready by dinner tonight."

Salem moodily flipped her hair and turned her back to Atem and Kaiba.

Atem looked at Kaiba, "Dinner?"

"Yes, Salem took the liberty of inviting your friends over for dinner tonight." Kaiba said, clenching his jaw.

Atem felt his stomach lurch with nervousness, "Oh." He was happy that his friends would come to his aid, but he didn't know how they would react to Kaiba being back in his life.

He shivered lightly as Kaiba traced small circles on Atem's thigh. He shuddered as waves of electricity ran through his body.

"Salem, didn't you have to run errands? Isn't that why you needed my help?" Kaiba stated more than asked. He wanted to be alone with Atem. Dinner was several hours away and he planned to take full advantage of his time with Atem.

Atem watched Salem wordlessly turn off the appliances in the kitchen and grab her keys from the bowl on the coffee table, "I'll be back soon." She said emotionlessly, heading toward the lobby.

"Take your time." Kaiba purred triumphantly.

After hearing the door close, Atem sighed.

Something was wrong.

He tried to stand and was gently pushed down by Kaiba, "Sit. You need to rest." Kaiba said, taking the dirty dish and bringing it to the sink.

He watched Kaiba move about the kitchen comfortably. He noticed that Kaiba was wearing Salem's merchandise.

"Why did you change clothes?" Atem asked, secretly hoping Kaiba didn't try anything sexual with Salem again.

Kaiba ran his fingers through his hair and smiled, "You don't like it? Salem gave it to me to change into after I showered-"

"And why did you use my shower?" Atem shifted slightly so he was leaning back on the couch.

"Did I overstep by taking a shower after massaging your back?" Kaiba asked innocently, knowing Atem's guilt would kick in.

Atem sighed, "No. You're right. I'm sorry. And, thank you for coming over. I know how rare it is that you take a day off." He felt the pain in his back starting to return and he winced as he shifted again.

Kaiba walked over to Atem and helped him up to a standing position, "Let's go upstairs. The couch isn't good for your back." He said walking Atem over to the stairs.

Atem winced and gasped, "Shit." His legs gave out underneath him. He braced himself for impact on the the hardwood floors but was instead scooped up into Kaiba's arms. He blinked and looked into deep pools of blue.

Speechless.

Atem stayed silent as he was carried to his bed. He sighed as Kaiba laid him down, "Thank you, Kaiba."

"You need pain medication. It seems like those gummy bears don't do their job." Kaiba said, heading into the bathroom. Maybe he could find something in Atem's medicine cabinet.

"They aren't very strong but I'm NOT taking pills." Atem groaned as he reached over to open a drawer in his side table. He pulled out a pre rolled joint and a lighter.

Kaiba rolled his eyes as he sat on the bed, "Not you too." He watched Atem expertly light the end of the joint and inhale.

Atem blew the smoke into Kaiba's face and laughed when the brunette coughed. He took another hit and sighed, feeling the pain in his back dissipate, "Fuck that's good." Atem moaned.

He relaxed and tried to hand the to joint to Kaiba, who pushed it away, "Salem's a bad influence on you." Kaiba layed next to Atem and tried to ignore the smell of the smoke.

Atem scoffed and took another drag. "Too bad Mokuba was the one who introduced me recreational drug use."

"Mokuba has actual issues that he has to take medication for-"

"Then I guess me throwing out my back isn't an actual issue and you can leave." Atem said plainly, blowing the smoke away from Kaiba's face.

Kaiba pressed his lips in a tight line.

Shit.

"You know that's not what I mean." Kaiba said, gazing at the ceiling.

He turned over on his side and stared at Atem's curls, wild from his earlier nap. His hand moved on its own as he twirled Atem's curls in his fingers. He expected Atem to flinch but instead received a light moan and a happy sigh.

Atem had forgotten how amazing Kaiba's fingers felt in his hair. He loved having his hair played with and Kaiba knew exactly what he liked. He smothered the joint back into its tube and slowly turned over to look at Kaiba's gorgeously stoic face.

Oh no.

Atem felt himself slipping, feelings old and new came rushing to him as Kaiba cupped his cheek. He placed his hand on Kaiba's wrist and turned his head into Kaiba's palm, kissing the skin.

Kaiba's resolve crashed as soon as Atem's lips touched his skin. He tangled his fingers in Atem's hair and brushed their lips together. He grunted lightly as arousal rippled through his stomach.

Atem couldn't take the teasing anymore and crushed his lips against Kaiba's. He ran his hand down Kaiba's chest and abdomen, enjoying the way the muscles tensed under his touch.

Mmm.

He needed more.

He rested his hand on Kaiba's hip and pulled them closer together, rubbing his pelvis against Kaiba's roughly.

Kaiba broke the kiss with moan, "Fuck, yes." He rolled them over so he was on top of Atem, kissing and biting lightly on his neck. He grunted as Atem unzipped the track jacket and raked his fingers down Kaiba's chiseled torso.

He moved his way down to Atem's pelvis, caressing the ex pharaoh's bulge through his sweatpants. He reached underneath the band and let the throbbing member free. He wasted no time, and engulfed Atem fully, relishing the loud moan that escaped his lips.

Atem moaned wantonly as Kaiba bobbed his head up and down, "So good.." He ran his fingers through Kaiba's soft brown locks and bucked needlessly into the brunette's mouth. He shook uncontrollably and came thickly.

Kaiba grunted and pulled his mouth off of Atem, spitting into his hand, "Are you serious? That quick?" He ran into the bathroom, washing off his hand and rinsing out his mouth.

"It's been a while! Plus, weed makes me extra sensitive to touch!" Atem breathed, embarrassed that he didn't last long and that he was completely drained.

It had been weeks since he had actual sex and with the job changes and the stress, it's not like he had time to masterbate.

Kaiba sighed, frustrated. He had hoped for a more satisfying experience, but Atem was in no condition to continue. He grabbed a washcloth from one of the cabinets and wet it, stomping over to Atem who was already half asleep.

"Must be nice." Kaiba thought, wiping the cum from Atem's now flaccid penis and stuffing him back into his pants. He threw the dirty washcloth in a hamper in the corner of the room and returned to the bed, falling next to Atem with a soft poof!

He breathed evenly, willing his erection to die down. The last thing he wanted to do is masterbate next to a very high, very sleepy Atem.

They had made progress.

He didn't want to ruin that.

He closed his eyes, listening to Atem's light snoring.

He would just rest for a couple minutes. Dinner was hours away.

A nap.

Yes. A quick one.

Kaiba folded his hands on his stomach and let himself slowly drift to sleep.