"Did you know about Yami?" Atem asked the next day as he and Heba got ready for the day.

"I did," Heba said with a soft nod as he slipped his shirt on.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Atem asked turning to Heba as he slipped his ring onto his finger.

"It wasn't my place to tell you," Heba said with a shake of his head. "Why do you think I asked you to go talk to your parents about it?"

"Point taken," Atem said with a sigh. "He said he forgave me."

"There's a but there," Heba pointed out to which Atem nodded.

"But I want to do something to show him that I'm sorry," Atem said. "He's the reason I even got the confidence to meet with you the day after the Harvest festival."

"I might have an idea," Heba said with a smile.

"What?" Atem asked turning to his husband who sat on the edge of the bed.

"Well, I've seen how Yami and Yugi have been looking at each other," Heba said hoping Atem would catch on, which he did. "So, I have a plan."

"Alright," Atem said with a nod, a smile forming on his face. "Let's hear it."


The next day, Atem was on the hunt to find his brother.

Luckily, it hadn't taken him long and he found his brother in the library pulling out books.

"Well that's certainly a lot of books," Atem commented seeing the pile on the table behind Yami. Yami turned as he was putting another book on the pile.

"They're not for me," Yami said with a shake of his head. "Yugi found the library and wanted to know if I had any recommendations for him to read."

"And so, you're pulling out half the library?" Atem asked with a smile.

"W-well," Yami said with a sheepish smile on his face. "I wanted to give him options."

"I think he has plenty," Atem said. "We wouldn't want to overwhelm him now."

"I guess so," Yami said with a shrug. He and Atem each grabbed a pile and started heading towards Yugi's room.

A few servants they passed by asked if they needed help but the brothers declined and insisted they were fine by themselves.

To be honest, the servants were happy seeing the brothers working together again like they used to. It was like it was years ago before Atem had left Yami.

"So, I take it you and Yugi are getting along?" Atem asked.

"Surprisingly," Yami confirmed with a small nod. "He's really nice."

"Is that all?" Atem asked with a smile.

"Well, he's also into a lot of the things I am," Yami said with a small shrug. "And he doesn't treat me any different just because I'm a Prince, and-"

"And you have a crush on him," Atem finished. Yami froze in place, which caused the books in his hands to crash to the floor. Yami turned to Atem with wide eyes, his cheeks a dusty rose.

"Is it that obvious?" Yami asked softly, his head dipped down a little.

"To Heba, it is," Atem answered with a soft smile. "He's seen the looks you give Yugi when he's not looking."

"It's not like it matters anyway," Yami said with a soft shake of his head, a small frown forming on his face. "I don't want to ruin our friendship, we're already so close as friends."

Atem studied his brother with a soft smile on his face. This talk with Yami just confirmed what Heba was speaking about yesterday. Yami definitely had developed a crush on Yugi. He only hoped Heba was right about Yugi having a crush on Yami.

'Almost out of a fairy tale, love at first sight' Atem thought fondly, remembering how he felt after seeing Heba the first time.

"Let's get these books dropped off to Yugi," Atem said bending down to help Yami pick the books up off the ground. "I'm sure he's waiting for them."

"Right," Yami said with a soft nod.


"So, how are you liking it here in Egypt?" Heba asked as he and Yugi walked back to Yugi's room.

"I love it here," Yugi said with a smile. "It's so different from Japan."

"I'm glad you like it here," Heba said with a smile. "It might be enough to convince Mother and Father to let us stay here."

"I'd like that," Yugi said.

"And not just because of Egypt, right?" Heba said giving his brother a knowing stare. Yugi's eyes widened and his cheeks flushed.

"W-well, I-"

"Don't worry," Heba said with a chuckle. "You're secret crush on Yami is safe with me."

"How did you know?" Yugi asked, his pace slowing down.

"The looks you give him when he's not looking," Heba said as they passed by the large window the servants were currently cleaning, the servants stopping and greeting the pair before returning to their work. "And the way you act around him, it's the same way I acted around Atem."

"Was it that obvious?" Yugi asked softly.

"Painfully," Heba confirmed with a nod.

"It's not like it matters anyway," Yugi said with a soft shake of his head, a small frown forming on his face. "I don't want to ruin our friendship, we're already so close as friends."

Heba gave his brother a soft smile before they turned down the hall where Yugi's room was and found Atem and Yami heading to the room. The couple shared a smile before they nodded and left their brothers with each other.

"We'll leave you two alone," Heba said giving Yami a kind smile and motioned to the books in his arms, Yugi taking the other pile from Atem.

"Have fun with those books!" Atem called as the couple left.


The next day, Heba and Atem had gathered Seto, Joey, Marik, Bakura, Malik, and Ryou together after breakfast.

"Care to explain why you gathered all of us here?" Joey asked, eyeing Atem. While Yami had fully forgiven Atem, Joey hadn't. He still held a grudge for the pain Atem put Yami through, which Atem understood.

"Long story short, I want to do something for Yami that will prove how sorry I am for what I put him through," Atem said with a small smile. "He may have forgiven me but I still want to show him how sorry I really am."

"Okay, but how do you plan to do that?" Malik asked from beside Marik.

"And what does that have to do with us?" Ryou asked, to be honest, he was confused why Atem called all of them to the meeting.

"Well, I've noticed that Yami and Yugi seem to be giving each other looks," Heba said with a smile. "The kind that shows they have a crush on each other."

"You plan to hook them up together don't you?" Bakura asked.

"How do you know they actually have a crush on each other?" Marik asked. "If you just shove them together without knowing, that might be a little awkward for them."

"Luckily," Atem said turning to Heba who nodded. "We each spoke to our brothers and can confirm, they do like each other."

"So, what's the plan here?" Seto asked, the group turning to the couple.


Yami's ears picked up the sound of the door opening to the music room and the song he was playing slowly came to a close. He turned to find Atem standing a few feet away.

"You're a natural at that," Atem said with a smile. "Better than I was."

"You also quit halfway because you got frustrated with it," Yami teased with a smile. "Said it was too difficult for you."

"You have a point," Atem said with a pout on his face. "Anyways, that's not why I came to find you."

"Okay, what is the reason you came to find me?" Yami asked, gathering the sheet music and placing it back into the booklet beside him on the bench.

"Are you busy tomorrow?" Atem asked.

"Tomorrow?" Yami repeated, thinking of if he had any plans. "No, I don't think so, why?"

"Me and Heba were taking Yugi to see the waterfalls in the forest," Atem said with a smile.

"The waterfalls? We haven't been there since we were kids," Yami said.

"Which is why we should go," Atem said. "Yugi and Heba have never seen them before, it would be nice to see them, don't you think?"

"I suppose so," Yami said with a soft chuckle. "Alright, I'll go with you tomorrow."

Yami jumped as Atem leaned forward and dragged him into a hug, rubbing his cheeks against Yami's forehead.

"You're the best!" Atem exclaimed. "Oh, by the way, the others will be joining us as well."


"Waterfalls?" Yugi asked turning to Heba as they returned books to their proper shelves in the library.

"Yeah, Atem brought them up last night before bed," Heba said with a nod. "Apparently they're really beautiful to see and there's a cabin that belongs to his family we can stay in as well."

"A cabin?" Yugi asked. "That sounds fun."

"I thought that's what you would say," Heba said with a smile. "Joey and Seto, Bakura and Ryou, and Marik and Malik will be coming along with us as well."

"That sounds like fun," Yugi said as he slid a book onto a shelf. "It will be nice to get to know everyone better."

"So you'll come then?" Heba asked.

"Of course," Yugi said with a nod. "Count me in."