Chapter 12 Ten Thousand Hours

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh

Yami and Atem returned to her grandfather's house they headed up to Yami's room and dropped all of their shopping bags. Atem then turned to Yami, "So, where exactly would you like to go for our date? There has to be somewhere that you would be interested in going for dinner." Atem said slowly.

Yami shrugged, "Ummm, well, to be honest I'm actually not sure. Like I said I've never gone out on a date with anyone before." Yami said.

Atem nodded, "I know that, which is why I want to know where you want to go. I want to make this evening special for you. And unfortunately I don't know enough about Domino to make any suggestions. So, where would you like to go?" Atem asked.

Yami sighed, "Well, there is an nice Italian restaurant about a ten minute walk from here that my grandfather and I used to go to whenever we wanted to celebrate something." Yami said slowly. It really was probably one of the nicest restaurants she had ever really been too.

Atem nodded once more, "Okay. Then that is where we will be going tonight. And given that you haven't eaten anything today I would suppose we should both start getting ready." Atem said.

Yami nodded, biting her lip, "Okay. Well, I guess you can get ready in my grandfather's room if you wanted to. Typically when you go out on a date with someone they don't see you until they are getting ready to leave. So, I guess after you get ready we can meet downstairs." Yami said.

Atem nodded, "Alright. I can do that." Atem said as he picked up the bags and carried them into Yami's grandfather's room to get ready.

Atem sighed as he set the bags down on the floor before he got undressed and thought about what he had learned. His mate had gone to great lengths to select the clothing she had purchased for him but Atem would like to think he'd been paying close attention to her reactions. Hopefully he'd paid close enough reactions to pick out what would be the idea outfit to wear.

Atem dug out the pair of black leather pants that had left his mate looking like she wanted to jump him and set them on the bed. If she reacted like that to seeing him in those pants them perhaps he might have to start wearing those instead of his deerhide pants. Atem nodded, now since he had decided on his pants next step was shoes.

Atem picked up the pair of pointed boots that his mate had blushed about when she'd handed him to them at the mall. And since he'd decided on the boots he supposed the belt that matched them was also going to be required.

Atem then frowned as he looked a the plain black muscle shirt which Yami had had him wear with the pants. That to him seemed a bit on the casual side and this was supposed to be a date. He may never have gone on a date before but that didn't mean he was completely blind to what a date was. His goal was to impress his mate. Simple as that and to be perfectly honest just putting back on an outfit that his mate had managed to put together herself seemed a bit like he was cheating.

Atem went back to digging through the bag before he pulled out the red silk dress shirt his mate had picked out as well. "What if I wore this over the black shirt? Maybe only buttoned it half way?" Atem mumbled before he just shrugged and started to get dressed. If he was not dressed appropriately he was going to be counting on Yami to inform him of that.

It didn't take Atem all that long to get dressed before he headed down the stairs and took a seat on the couch while he waited for his mate. He could hear water running upstairs and assumed his mate was taking yet another shower...which puzzled him. She bathed earlier this morning in the creek, why was she taking yet another bath? Did she seem to think he thought she smelled or something?

"I wonder if it would be considered rude if I informed my mate that I like the way she smells?" Atem muttered to himself. To be honest he really wasn't sure. A Were who had grown up as part of the pack would not doubt understand and accept that as her mate Atem enjoyed breathing in the scent was was uniquely her. Then again, the human side of his mate might take Atem bringing up her smell as insulting. Maybe it might be for the best if I don't bring up her scent. Atem mused. Better to be safe than sorry.

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Yami stepped out of the shower and for several minutes just stood in front of the mirror in her bathroom. It was times like this she really missed having Mai around. Normally what would have happened if one of them had gotten asked out on a date the two would have spent the day at the mall picking out a brand new outfit that was no doubt going to knock their future date's socks off. Then Mai probably would have insisted on them taking a trip to the spa and perhaps even to the salon to get their hair and nails done. And then Mai, would put on Yami's makeup since she was a lot better at applying makeup than Yami was on her own.

But the reality was that Mai was not here with her right now. She was on her own and she had to get ready for this date. A tiny part of Yami, the part that was still very much in denial about having any kind of attraction to Atem at all demanded that she just toss her hair up into a ponytail and throw on a pair jean shorts and a t-shirt and call it good enough. She didn't want to impress Atem. He was just a savage beast who wanted to use her body.

But the much larger part of her, the part that was currently responsible for making all of the decisions right now told that bitter part of her to shut up. That despite what had happened between them already Atem was currently making an effort. And after him not only agreeing to come here in the first place but also letting her drag him around the mall for HOURS shopping. Atem more than had earned her giving him an effort in return. So, that meant she was going to dress up for him and if the petty part of her didn't like it than it could get stuffed.

Besides, her inner romantic piped up that there was no denying that Atem was attractive and that when you got around to ignoring his more...animalistic...downright asinine traits he was actually a very fanciable guy that if he'd attended Domino High with them Yami could have seen her and Mai gossiping about.

Yami dug under her bathroom sink and pulled out her curling iron and plugged it in before she went and grabbed a brush and began brushing her hair. This might take a while but, hopefully the end result would be worth it. She'd know if it was when she got to see the look on Atem's face when she came downstairs. While Yami waited for her curling iron to finish heating up she headed into back into her bedroom and began rummaging through her closet for something to wear. Yami frowned, nothing in her closet seemed remotely appropriate.

Yami almost gave up hope before she found at the very back of her closet, sitting in the garment bag from when her and Mai had bought it a dress. Yami remembered trying on the dress and almost being too embarrassed to come out of the dressing room in it. But, Mai had finally managed to coax her to and even more than convinced her to buy the damn thing.

Yami grabbed the garment bag and pulled out of her closet and set it on her bed. The dress was made of a material that looked like it was purple glitter. Mai argued it brought out the color in Yami's eyes beautifully. The dress hung off both of her shoulders, leaving them bare and had three-quarter sleeves otherwise. However, that wasn't the main concern. The dress hung down to about an inch below Yami's knee on the left side. The problem was the slit on the right side of the dress that exposed half of Yami's thigh as the dress cut up and seemed to tuck in almost toga like.

"I cannot believe I am actually considering wearing that thing." Yami muttered to herself before she headed over to her dresser and dug out a pair of lacy underwear that she slipped on. Since the dress left her shoulders exposed it would mean no bra. So, with that thought in mind Yami pulled the dress on. She couldn't help but blush as she looked at herself in the mirror. It didn't look bad on her...persay...and if she was being objective she could see Mai's point that the dress was very pretty. The problem was she wasn't sure she actually had the confidence to go out in public wearing it.

Once Yami was dressed she headed back into her bathroom and began to painstakingly curl her hair in long ringlets. Once she was done with that Yami finally turned her attention onto make up and finishing touches. For makeup she did the basic eye liner with a gold eye shadow that seemed to make her eyes sparkle. She also applied a touch of blush and lipstick but slipping on a simple gold chain just to have something around her neck. She decided to forgo perfume because she wasn't sure if Atem's sensitive nose would care for it. And then to complete her look she grabbed a pair of four inch simple black heel and slipped them on.

Yami paused once more in front of her bedroom mirror. She honestly almost didn't recognize that it was her starring back at her.

"Well, here goes nothing." Yami whispered to her reflection before she headed to the door of her room and slowly made her way down the stairs. Atem must have heard her coming because she was about half way down the stairs when Atem appeared standing next to the bottom of the stairs and they both froze as they looked at one another.

Yami never would have thought of combing the red silk shirt with his leather pants ensemble but damn did that look good on him. Yami resisted the urge to shudder as Atem's eyes seemed to rake along her form, almost like he was slowly drinking her in before his eyes once more locked with Yami's own eyes.

Yami gave Atem a small smile. "So? What do you think?" Yami asked shyly.

Atem instead of answering right away instead slowly made his way up the stairs until he was standing on the step right below Yami's. "What I think my sexy mate, is that I will have to be particularly watchful tonight lest some idiotic human decides to try and make a move on you. That and that I am one very lucky Were. Never in all my life have I ever seen someone who comes close to you." Atem growled, his voice dropping to a deep, low octave that was doing funny things to Yami's insides.

Yami's smile broadened. "You don't look too bad yourself. That color red looks really good on you. Brings out your eyes." Yami said.

Atem smiled before he managed to hold out her arm for her, "We should probably get going my dear. You need to eat and the longer we linger here the more likely your hard work getting ready will be for nothing and I take you back upstairs and show you how much I appreciate what you've done in a different way." Atem said.

Yami snorted, "Is that all you can think about Atem? Sex?" Yami asked as they made their way down the stairs and out the front door. Once they were outside Atem's arm slipped out of hers before he wrapped it around her waist, with the palm of his hand resting on the front of Yami's hip.

"No, sex is not all I can think about. But that is most certainly a desire you bring out of me quite easily." Atem replied.

Yami blushed as she glanced away, "Thank you...I think." Yami replied.

Yami felt Atem's hand squeeze her hip in what she assumed was supposed to be a comforting motion. "It was both a compliment and a statement of fact. As my mate you will no doubt have this effect on me for the rest of our lives." Atem said before he gave Yami a cheeky smile, "Not to say before we mated you weren't driving me nuts to begin with."

Yami snorted, "You certainly did a pretty damn good job of hiding it." Yami replied.

Atem shrugged, "At the time the focus was on getting you through the full moon. However, given what had transpired we had no choice but to address what had happened." Atem said.

Yami fell quiet once more as they continued to walk. It wasn't going to be too much further before they had arrived at the restaurant. Thankfully it was still relatively early right around 5pm on a Tuesday so it was of no surprise that Yami and Atem were shown to a table with no wait. Atem proved that apparently he was completely clueless, by coming and pulling out Yami's chair before taking his own seat across from her.

"That was very gentlemanly of you." Yami commented.

Atem chuckled, "Yes. I remember hearing Seto mention that on one of his and Kisara's ventures into Domino he'd learned that was what a male was supposed to do when their female went to sit down at the table." Atem said.

Yami chuckled, "Well, thank goodness for Seto then." Yami replied.

Atem chuckled once more, "Indeed." Atem replied.

Yami picked up the menu just in order to have something to do. She was inexplicably nervous even though it was just Atem who was sitting across from her. Under the table she felt Atem's hand rest on her knee and Yami found herself lowering her menu to once again look at Atem. "Is everything alright?" Atem asked.

Yami sighed, "Yes, everything is fine. I'm just...I don't know...feeling a little bit nervous I guess." Yami said.

Atem frowned, "Why would you be nervous?" Atem asked.

Yami just sighed once again, "I just, I don't know. Probably because I've never done this before. A part of me doesn't know what to expect." Yami said.

Atem chuckled, "Ah. I understand." He paused for a moment before asking, "You do at least know what humans are supposed to do on a date, right? Because I'm clueless." Atem said.

Yami shrugged, "I have a general idea. They go out to eat at a nice restaurant like this one, get to know one another. Maybe hold hands. And if the date goes really well maybe they kiss each other good night at the end of the night." Yami said.

Atem just chuckled, "Well, I guess it seems like we have a general idea. We can work with that and try and figure it out from there." Atem replied.

Yami just shook her head although she felt the beginnings of a smile creeping onto her face. "Yeah, I suppose we could." Yami said.

Conversation trailed off when the waitress appeared at their table. She was a girl that Yami could clearly admit was very attractive. Far more attractive than Yami was that's for sure. And what was worse, she seemed to have her eyes locked on Atem who as of now hadn't even noticed the waitress had joined them.

"Welcome to Francesco's my name is Vivian and I'll be your waitress for this evening. Can I start you out with something to drink handsome?"

Yami cleared her throat awkwardly as she tried to swallow the angry retort that seemed to be on just the tip of her tongue. "We haven't really had a chance to look at the menu yet. Perhaps just a couple of waters to start." Yami managed to choke out.

The waitress frowned before she walked a bit closer to Atem, who had finally glanced up at the waitress. "I can go over the drink options with you handsome. There are some really good ones." Vivian purred. Yami clenched her fists as she watched the waitress clearly flirting with Atem right in front of her.

Atem just shook his head, "No thank you ma'am..."Atem began.

"Please, call me Viv." Vivian interjected, her hand resting on the table in such a way that her perfectly manicured fingers were resting lightly on Atem's hand, her eyes fluttering no doubt in what she knew to be a very seductive way.

"As I was saying Ma'am, I'm not interested in having you go over the drink menu with me. My date has ordered two waters and that will be all for now. Now, if you'd be so kind we would really like to get back to our date." Atem said, his tone sharpening ever so slightly. It wasn't quite the bark that he used when he was in full Alpha 'I'm going to rip someone's throat out' mode, but it was definitely a sharp tone nonetheless.

Vivian frowned before she harshly jotted down the order of two waters before she stalked away from their table. Yami just glared after Vivian's departing form, frowning. She was drawn from her thoughts when she felt Atem lightly place his hand on her bare knee.

"Now, where were we before she interrupted us?" Atem said.

"Umm, I believe we had decided to just wing this whole dating thing." Yami said slowly.

Atem nodded giving Yami's knee a light squeeze before finally withdrawing. "Well, I suppose the restaurant you chose qualifies as a nice restaurant, so we've already gotten that part right. You said getting to know each other was up next." Atem said.

Yami nodded, "Yeah." Yami said.

Atem just shrugged, "And how would two people on a date go about getting to know one another? Is there a special trick or something?" Atem asked.

Yami couldn't help but laugh at the question Atem asked. She also had a feeling he asked such a ridiculous question just to make her laugh and forget about Vivian's earlier intrusion. That or she was reading way too much into that smirk he had on his face. "Don't be ridiculous Atem! They ask each other questions just like anyone else." Yami said once her laughter had finally begun to die down.

Atem nodded, "Then I suppose we should begin with asking questions. Does it matter who goes first?" Atem asked.

Yami snorted once more and she began to feel some of the tension draining out of her body. This was actually the most relaxed she'd been with Atem since before the full moon. "No, it honestly doesn't matter who goes first. And before you ask no we don't have to keep score or anything else ridiculous like that. Just learn things about the other person." Yami said.

Atem chuckled, "Good to know. Alright then, why don't you start Yami. Ask me something." Atem said.

Yami fell quiet, her hands once more fiddling with the menu just to have something to do. What in the world was she supposed to ask Atem? She couldn't ask him any of the normal questions people ask. Atem wouldn't have a favorite band or favorite subject in school. He'd probably never read a book so he wouldn't have a favorite one of those either. Same with movies. His favorite food was more than likely something like deer or another animal that he has hunted. "Ummm," Yami muttered as her mind began to race. She didn't want to ask Atem something corny like 'what is your favorite color' so was coming up blank. I knew it! I knew suggesting us going out on a date together was bad idea. "What's your favorite memory?" Yami finally blurted out.

"My favorite memory? Hmm. I'll have to think." Atem said slowly, he was frowning ever so slightly but not in a way that suggested he was upset by Yami's question. But rather that he was thinking about something. Atem was quiet for several moments before he finally spoke again, "Well, my favorite memory was probably from when I was, what 13 maybe 14 years old." Atem said.

"Wait, how old are you anyway?" Yami said suddenly blushing when she realized she didn't know. Atem had just said that Ishizu has been turned a few years before Atem was born. He had never mentioned his actual age.

Atem chuckled, "If the gods continue to be good then I will be 18 next month." Atem said.

Yami nodded, "Okay. Good to know. You can continue now, sorry for interrupting." Yami said.

Atem just shook his head fondly, "No, its fine. You can ask me anything. Now, where was I...ah, yes I remember. I was about 13 or 14 years old when my father first took me up with him to the top of the East Mountain. I'd never been before. I had been ready to go with the hunting party that day but my father said he wanted me to go with him that day. The east mountain is a decent hike. Remind me one of these days once the issue with the invading pack has been resolved I'll take you there. Anyway, we headed out the East Mountain. Climbed up to the top and just sat there. Gazing out over our territory. Then out of the blue my father started growling at me." Atem said.

Yami frowned, "Growling at you? Were you in trouble or something?" Yami asked.

Atem shook his head, "No, I wasn't. Anyway my father starts growling at me. Like really growling at me. Almost snarling. His tail was upright and flicking slightly from side to side, his body tense. He wanted to fight. I was also set to back down, like I should. He was the pack Alpha. My father barked at me to fight."

Yami's frown deepened, "Your father wanted you to fight with him?" Yami asked.

Atem nodded, "Yes he did. So, we fought. I put everything I had into that fight but I had no expectations other than that I was going to end up being the one who was flat on my back. But, that's not what happened. We fought for quite awhile on the highest peak before by some miracle I actually managed to pin my father to the dirt." Atem said and Yami could clearly hear the pride shining in his voice as Atem spoke.

"Needless to say I was in absolute shock and if it had been a serious fight my father no doubt would have managed to kick me off and probably finish me. Thankfully it wasn't. I let my father up and he butted his head against mine, his tail flat for the first time I had ever seen him. He told me that he was proud of me. Proud that I had proven I would be the next Alpha of our pack. He was recognizing me as an equal and worthy successor. And even though the gods saw fit to take my father from us about a year later I still can look back very fondly upon that moment. I may not have officially became the Alpha until my father passed, but unofficially I did in that moment on the top of the East Mountain." Atem said.

"Wow. That's really cool Atem." Yami said. And it was, it was a very neat memory and it did say a lot about how Atem viewed himself. Yami also had a feeling that it wasn't a story Atem shared with a lot of people. He may not have said as much but Yami had a feeling that what had happened between Atem and his father was a very private thing.

Atem smiled, "Now, I've told you my favorite memory...what about..." Atem began.

However, he trailed off with a slight frown as Vivian returned to their table carrying their waters which she set down in front of the pair before pulling back out her pad, "So, are you guys ready to order yet?" Vivian asked her eyes once more seemed to be glued onto Atem.

Atem shrugged. "Yami, why don't you order for us both. You've been here before whereas I have not. I trust your judgment on what would be a good thing to eat." Atem said.

"I can make some suggestions for you." Vivian said.

Atem shook his head frowning, once more Yami felt Atem's hand resting on her knee. His thumb was actually lightly tracing over the inside of her knee a motion that was seeming to keep Yami grounded somehow since she was struggling to not give into the desire to rip this waitress to shreds. At the very least this...whore...isn't going to be getting a tip at all. Yami thought darkly. "No, my date knows what I like to eat. I trust that I will like whatever she selects." Atem said.

Yami quickly flipped open the menu, "Ummm, I'll have a Fettuccine Alfredo. And Atem, Atem will have the Chicken Parmigiana." Yami said before closing the menu once more and holding it out for Vivian to take.

Vivian took the menu from Yami with a fake smile plastered on her face, although the smile did nothing to hide the absolute hatred she was no doubt feeling for Yami. Which was just fine since in this moment the feeling was entirely mutual. Atem also handed over his menu and Vivian stalked back off to put their order in with the kitchen.

"You were saying Atem?" Yami said.

"You asked me about my own favorite memory. I only thought it would be fair if I asked the same of you." He paused for a moment before adding, "That is, if you are comfortable with sharing that with me."

Yami smiled, "No, don't worry. I am comfortable telling you. My favorite memory was from when I was thirteen. Mai and I had decided that we were going to go on a grand adventure so we had packed up our stuff and decided to go wandering around in the woods. We didn't stray too far. I think the farthest we might have managed to get was out by the river. That was when we'd found him." Yami said.

"Him?" Atem asked.

Yami nodded, "Yeah. A classmate of mine by the name of Weevil Underwood. His a huge nerd and completely obsessed with bugs. He's also a bit annoying. Okay a LOT annoying. But he tended to stay our of my way and I stayed out of his so in that sense we didn't bother each other. Anyway, Mai and I had gone out hiking when we found Weevil. He was passed out it looked like. Just laying on the ground. When we first found him Mai actually thought he was dead. I managed to get him turned over and I noticed that he was breathing but just barely. Like he was struggling for air. His face was beat red. And I reached into his bag and saw that Weevil had an Epipen. So, I gave him a shot with his Epipen before scooping him up on my back and running as fast as I could back to my grandfather's shouting for Mai to call 9-1-1." Yami said.

"Not to interrupt your story but what exactly is an Epipen? I've never heard that term before." Atem said.

Yami chuckled, "No, its fine. An Epipen is a portal shot that has a dose of epinephrine in it. People who have an allergic reaction to something can use it to help treat their reaction until they are able to get the medical attention they need. Otherwise, they could die if they have a bad enough allergic reaction. Like Weevil was having. Come to find out the bug lover is deathly allergic to bee stings. Go figure."

Atem nodded, "Ah. I understand now. Please, continue."

Yami nodded. "So, I ran through the woods carrying Weevil on my back as we raced back to my grandfather's house. Mai was on the phone with 9-1-1 telling them we were on our way coming out of the woods and about how we'd found Weevil unconscious. The ambulance met us at my grandfathers. The paramedics were starting to run into the woods just as Mai and I came running out. Weevil was rushed to the hospital but the good thing is he was okay. Mai and I saved his life that day." Yami said.

Atem smiled, "A very heroic tale. You should be proud of yourself. Not many people have the presence of mind that is needed to take action in the case of an emergency." Atem praised.

Yami nodded, "Yeah. That's what the paramedics said when they were loading Weevil into the ambulance. Didn't stop him from being annoying or anything but hey at least he was still alive to drive me and Mai nuts." Yami said.

It was at this point that Vivian had returned once more this time, thankfully, she was carrying a platter that was loaded with their entrees. Vivian harshly plunked Yami's plate down in front of her before turned and gently placing Atem's plate in front of him, clearly trying to take as long as she good to give Atem his food.

"Excuse me, but could I have some Parmesan cheese on mine?" Yami said sharply.

Vivian rolled her eyes but pulled out the Cheese grater and began to quickly shred up some Parmesan. "That's good. Thank you." Yami said.

Vivian then turned her attention right back onto Atem, "Would you like some?" And yes, Yami logically knew that she was asking Atem if he wanted any cheese but her whole body language seemed to ask if she was asking if Atem wanted to sample something that was most definitely not on the menu.

Atem shook his head, "No. I'm good. You can go now." Atem said.

Vivian walked away with a huff. Atem turned his attention back onto Yami who was now harshly biting into her fettuccine. "Is that woman bothering you?" Atem asked.

"I don't like how she keeps flirting with you." Yami muttered darkly.

Atem snorted, "Ah. Is that what she's trying to do? I will say her attempts are wasted on me." Atem said.

Yami paused in the motion of shoveling in a forkful of pasta. "Are you saying you didn't notice her? Trust me if you'd given her the chance she would have crawled right into your lap here in the restaurant." Yami growled.

Atem chuckled, "I assure you that would never happen. The only female who will ever crawl into my lap in the manner that you just implied would be yourself. Besides, she isn't my type I guess you could say." Atem said.

"Oh? And what is your type?" Yami asked.

Atem smirked, his hand once more resting on Yami's knee under the table, "That's simple. You." Atem said.

Yami blushed a brilliant shade of red and yes she knew that comments like that shouldn't still be getting to her, after all she already had sex with Atem. But, at the same time she couldn't help but react to the ridiculous comment he made. "When you say what your type is you describe traits in general that you like. Traits that a number of individuals can fulfill. I am not a type." Yami mumbled.

Atem frowned, "Then, in that case I would have to say that I don't have a type. My eyes are for you and for you alone. I'm not interested and don't want to look beyond that." Atem said.

Yami smiled before she went back to eating her meal, although this time a lot less rough. Out of the corner of her eye she could see that Atem was beginning to eat his own food. She really did hope that he liked what she'd picked out. All she really knew about Atem was that he was a carnivore so figured picking out a dish with meat in it was a good place to start.

"You made an excellent choice my mate." Atem purred after he had managed to clear almost half his plate.

"Glad to hear that you liked it." Yami said.

"So," Atem said between bites, "Should we continue getting to know one another?"

Yami sighed, "I suppose we should. But, just to be fair Atem. Its your turn to ask a question." Yami said.

Atem chuckled, "My turn? I thought I had just asked a question." Atem said.

Yami shook her head, "No, what you did was have me take a turn answering my own question. Its not the same thing. So, nope its your turn to come up with a question to ask." Yami said.

Atem chuckled, "Very well. Then I would have to ask what would be an ideal day for you?" Atem asked.

"My ideal day? That's a tricky one." Yami replied.

Atem nodded, "It might be but I would very much be interested in hearing what your answer would be." Atem said.

Yami sighed, "Well, before, well you know, my ideal day would have been waking up at around nine to the smell of my grandfather cooking breakfast. Bacon and eggs. I come down the stairs and the two of us eat breakfast together, something we always did every morning no matter what. After breakfast was over I'd meet up with Mai and the two of us would probably spend the morning at the mall. After we finally got tired of shopping we'd head back to Mai's house and change into our swimsuits and spend the rest of the day swimming. My grandfather would wander over after he had decided to close up the shop for the day and there would be an impromptu BBQ in Mai's backyard before my grandfather and I walked home together at the end of the day." Yami said.

Atem nodded, setting his fork down on his now empty plate. "That does sound like an appealing day however, I am curious why you felt the need to specify that was what your ideal day would have been before your attack. That, to me, implies that your ideal day has changed." Atem said.

Yami blushed, "Well, suffice to say that it might be changing. Getting to see my grandfather would most definitely be a part of my ideal day no matter what." Yami said.

Atem nodded once more, "And I can respect that. You are family. And I do promise that once you are ready and able to visit human civilization unescorted I will give you that permission." Atem vowed.

Yami reached across the table, grabbing Atem's hand with her own. "Thank you." Yami said, giving Atem's hand a squeeze. She had genuinely worried that Atem would never allow her to come back to Domino on her own. Hearing him promise that he would was a huge relief.

"Can I interest you guys some desert?" Vivian interjected shattering the moment between the two. Yami went to pull her hand away but Atem held firm.

"No, I think we're all set. We'll just take the check." Yami said.

Vivian gave an annoyed huff before she put the check down on the table, "I'll be back in a few minutes to get that." Vivian replied before she walked away.

Yami slipped her hand out of Atem's and grabbed the check. It wasn't bad, only 32.00. Yami reached into her purse and pulled out her debit card. She may not have a lot of money but she did have enough to cover her and Atem's dinner date. She refused to acknowledge the phone number jotted down on the bottom of the receipt. Yami stuck the card into the leather check holder before setting it on the edge of the table.

"Well, I told you mine. Only fair you share your own." Yami said.

Atem smirked as he slipped his hand back into Yami's, "I have a feeling that today would most certainly qualify as my ideal day." Atem replied.

Yami rolled her eyes, "That isn't the point of the question Atem. And besides, don't lie. You can't stand being in Domino. So, come on answer the question honestly." Yami said.

"Spending the day with you, doing things that you enjoy and seeing that beautiful smile on your face is most certainly something that would be part of any ideal day that I could come up with. The only way this day could improve would be if it ended with you and me together once more. Whether that day is back home or here in Domino doesn't matter to me. As long as you are with me and happy, that is more than enough for me." Atem said.

Yami blushed once more. That was, that was a very sweet thing for Atem to say. Vivian of course returned to pick up the check, once more giving Atem a seductive smile. "Atem, what do you say we not head to the movies after this. I honestly think I'd rather just go back home and you and I could curl up together on the couch and watch a movie." Yami said. Vivian shot Yami a dark look as she spoke.

Atem smiled before lifting Yami's hand and pressing a kiss to the back of it. "I would love that." Atem whispered.

Vivian stalked off in a huff and Yami couldn't help but smirk almost triumphantly. Vivian was back pretty quickly with the check which Yami took far to much pleasure in signing not after writing 0.00 for the tip and jotting down a note. Waitress incredibly rude and could not take a hint that my boyfriend was unavailable. Honestly if it wasn't for the food her service would most certainly be enough to keep us from ever returning.

Once Yami had finished with the check she got to her feet, Atem quickly rising to join her, his arm slipping around her waist as he led her out of the restaurant and back towards her grandfather's house.

"Are you quite alright with the change in plans?' Atem asked.

Yami nodded, "Yes, I am. I may not fully know what's wrong with me but for some reason I just want to be alone with you right now." Yami said.

Atem smirked, "No, I understand. And trust me I want to be alone with you as well." Atem said.

Yami retrieved the hidden key and unlocked the door leading Atem back inside, "Alright Atem, what's your favorite scent?" Yami asked.

Atem chuckled as he wrapped both arms around Yami's waist, his nose burying in the crook of her neck for a moment while he breathed in deep. "The smell of fresh water with just a hint of Lavender." Atem whispered.

Yami rolled her eyes, "I am not the answer to every one of these questions Atem." Yami muttered.

Atem chuckled as he pressed his lips to the crook of Yami's neck, "I never said you were. It just so happens you happen to be the answer to this particular question. Now, what is your favorite scent?" Atem asked.

Yami blushed, "Pine and Cinnamon." Yami replied.

Atem chuckled, "Now now my feisty little mate, I thought you said that we couldn't be the answers to these questions." Atem teased.

Yami snorted, "As you pointed out for this question we were." Yami replied.

Atem spun Yami around in his arms before kissing her. His tongue quickly slipping past parted lips to twirl with Yami's own. Yami's arms slipped around Atem's shoulder as they continued to kiss. Yami vaguely was aware of her back being pressed against the wall beside the stairs as the two kissed but that didn't matter as she lost herself in the tango their tongues were currently dancing.

The kiss ended leaving both of them breathless as Atem rested his forehead against her own. "Now, either we begin this movie quickly or..."Atem began.

Yami chuckled, "Or why don't we just skip the movie and head up to my room? You're right, movies are way over rated and I highly doubt we would have even watched half of it." Yami replied.

Yami heard Atem's throat give a primal almost wolf-like rumble as he scooped Yami up in his arms before he carried her back up the stairs and deposited her on the bed, his eyes dark with lust as he gazed upon her. Yami quickly got up and began unzipping her dress, "Sorry, I don't want you to end up ripping this. It wasn't cheap." Yami said.

Atem's eyes were absolutely hungry as he watched the dress slip from Yami's body to pool on her bedroom floor leaving Yami only in her underwear. Yami gave Atem a cheeky smile as she walked up to him and began by slipping his silk dress shirt off and tossing it aside, "You my big powerful mate are still way too over dressed." Yami purred before she tugged his black tank top off and tossed it aside as well, her fingers beginning to undo Atem's leather pants that honestly should not be legal.

Yami felt Atem's fingers slip into the edges of her underwear as he pushed them down just as Yami got his leather pants undone and pushed them and his boxers down. Atem stepped away for a moment to pull off his boots and kick off his pants and underwear. For as tight as those pants seemed to fit Atem was very quick at removing them.

Atem then pulled Yami's bare body flush against his own as he kissed her. Hungrily. Yami was not surprised during the course of the kiss to find her body landing atop her bed as Atem continued to kiss her as he settled between her thighs.

And that was the most confusing part of this entire day. She had really enjoyed every moment she had spent with Atem. And as she felt him begin to push his way insider her again she was only mildly surprised to find that was exactly what she wanted him to do. Not necessarily an alien part of her that she couldn't comprehend but she wanted to be with Atem.

"Oh god Atem." Yami groaned as Atem gave a powerful thrust connecting with a spot inside her that had her literally seeing stars.

"My beautiful mate. Mine and mine alone." Atem growled as he continued to thrust into Yami over and over again.

"Yes. Only yours. Make me yours again." Yami groaned as she slung a leg somewhat awkwardly around Atem's waist allowing Atem to thrust even deeper into her.

And the strangest part of today was that terrifying conclusion she had come to while they pair had been walking back from the restaurant. And that was if she wasn't careful she could easily find herself falling in love with this man...no this Were that was currently on top of her.

And gods help her. She didn't care. Atem may have already taken her body and made it his own. Now, he was well on the way to capturing her heart as well. And with that thought in mind she allowed herself to get lost in the passion with her mate.