Atemu was warm and comfortable. That was enough for the governor's son to stay fast asleep. It was only when Atemu felt movement net to him did he snap open his eyes to stare down into intense blue ones. Becoming fully aware Atemu discovered that he was laying half on top of the pirate captain and that they were both still naked.

"Umm…hi," Atemu unsurely said as he blushed.

"Are you feeling better?" Seto gently asked unashamed of their position.

"Much better! I can't wait to see the rest of the ship today."

"Well you're going to have to wait," Seto replied as he shoved Atemu off of him and stood up. As Seto padded naked across the room to find some clothes, Atemu's blush deepened and he swiftly glanced downward to he would not be caught staring at the pirate captain's nude body. "I want you to rest up today after what happened last night. You'll be staying in bed today."

"But that's not fair! I feel fine!" Atemu protested and his head shot up forgetting that Seto was naked. The blush returned to Atemu's face as he quickly looked down again.

"I don't care about fair! This is my ship and I'm the captain! Your cheeks are all flustered and therefore I don't think its wise to have you exposed to the elements! By they you can look now since you're so bashful."

As Atemu looked up he was relieved to see that Seto was now dressed in his normal attire and was finishing the look by placing his black hat upon his head. "I told you, I'm fine."

"Get some more sleep Kid," Seto said as he walked over to a chest and opened it. Pulling out a think fur blanket, Seto marched back to the bed and draped it over Atemu's body. "I'll be checking in on you every so often so you better not move from that bed. I'll also send Ryou along in while with some stew to help you feel better."

Atemu's angry crimson eyes glared at Seto as the pirate captain exited the cabin. It wasn't fair. Atemu could see from the space around the doorframe and from the cracks where the blind didn't completely cover the window that it was a bright sunny day out. Seto was just being a jerk.

'I'm not sick!' Atemu angrily thought moments before he began sneezing and coughing. "Okay maybe I am.'

With a small sigh Atemu snuggled under the covers and closed his eyes. Perhaps Seto was right and he should get some sleep.

"Bakura!" Seto yelled as he marched across the deck to where the two white haired pirates were standing close together quietly talking.

"What did I do wrong now Captain?" Bakura asked with a small sight and a roll of his eyes.

"You drove Atemu out of his room last night from all the noises you two were making! He was out in the rain and now he's sick!"

"Atemu?" Ryou asked in confusion. "He said his name was Yami! And Bakura said he was your lover!"

With a frustrated sigh Seto lowered his voice so that only Ryou and Bakura could hear. "His name is Atemu but he's going by Yami because he's Governor Akunumkanon's son."

"Really!"

"Must you eavesdrop on everyone's conversation!" Seto hissed as he spun around and glared at Malik who had snuck up behind him.

"Yes."

Rolling his eyes Seto turned his attention back to the matter at hand. "None of you can tell anyone!" he growled to all three of them. "I mean it!"

"I don't keep secrets from Isis and Rishid!" Malik protested.

"Tell them after we get home then!" Seto hissed. He was having quite enough of his fellow pirates at the moment.

"That's fine."

"We're really sorry about what happened," Ryou shyly spoke up. "But Bakura gave me a present and we got a little carried away."

"No my fault I'm so great I make little Ryou cry out so much," Bakura added with a small shrug while Ryou blushed. Seto was getting tired of so many people blushing lately. "Besides I bet he's resting peacefully in your bed right now. Therefore it was a win-win situation."

"Stop it Bakura!" Seto snapped. "Quit spreading rumors! I'm not interested in the kid!"

"Sure you aren't" Bakura replied while he, Ryou and Malik shared a smirk.

"All of you get to work!" Seto ordered. "Ryou I want you to go make some stew for Atemu."

"I'll get right on it," Ryou promised as he hurried off. Sending a glared look at Bakura and Malik, Seto stormed up to the helm of the ship.

"He's got it bad doesn't he?" Malik asked Bakura once they were alone.

"Oh yeah."

"Hello Father," Yugi dully said as he joined his father and Shimon in the dinning room that morning for breakfast.

"Good morning Yugi," Akunumkanon politely replied before his expression darkened. "Where is your brother?"

"I don't know."

"You don't know?" Akunumkanon asked while raising an eyebrow. "He's probably hiding in his room pouting like the child he is because I yelled at him last night."

"He's not in his room Father!" Yugi protested with tears in his eyes. "I talked to him last night. He said he was leaving!"

"What?"

"He was talking a bunch of nonsense last night. Something about being an embarrassment to the family!"

"Shimon deliver the order that the port is to be immediately closed! Summon Commodore Mahado here as well! I want his troops out searching the entire island for Atemu! A reward of 1000 gold pieces well be offered to whomever finds him!"

"Yes sir," Shimon replied while bowing his head. Akunumkanon's assistant then hurried from the room.

"I am very disappointed in you right now Yugi," Akunumkanon said turning his attention back to his youngest son. "You should have told me sooner that Atemu had run off."

"I'm sorry Father but Atemu was so upset and determined to leave. I honestly think he thought he was doing what was best for the family."

"We'll discuss it later. Right now the important thing is to find Atemu before he's harmed in anyway."

"Yes Father."

Atemu's eyes blinked open when he heard the door to the cabin open. "Seto?"

"Nah it's just me, Ryou," a gentle voice called and Atemu could make out Ryou's small frame as he walked across the room and sat down next to Atemu on the bed.

"I made some stew for you," Ryou said as he held out a small tray and placed it in Atemu's lap as the governor's son sat up. "I also make some tea. It's the kind directly imported from England so you're probably use to it being Governor Akunumkanon's son."

"What are you talking about?" Atemu nervously asked in alarm.

"Seto told Bakura, Malik and myself," Ryou explained. "Don't worry we won't tell anyone else. Seto was really angry over last night. He was greatly concerned about you."

"I'm sorry I caused so much trouble. And thank you for the stew and tea."

"Don't be sorry. I'm sorry for making so much noise."

"Doesn't it hurt?" Atemu shyly asked as he started down at his food. Atemu knew only a little about sex. Just things he had heard second hand from Honda and Otogi and they had only been with women.

"A little. Even after doing it for so long it can still kinda hurt. But at the same time it's pleasurable. Especially with someone like Bakura. You better eat that before it gets cold."

Picking up the spoon, Atemu dipped it into the stew and then brought it to his lips. "It's good and thank you but you shouldn't have to go through the trouble just for me even if Seto ordered you to do it."

"It's no a problem," Ryou replied with a small shrug as he relaxed against the pillows next to Atemu. "Usually I'm cooking for over a hundred people. Plus whatever Seto wants that day. There's only something like twenty-six crew on board at the moment since all we're doing is going home, so I have plenty of free time!"

"Thank you."

"It's not a problem. Mainly I spend most of my time with Bakura when I'm not cooking. I love him but sometimes it's nice to have someone new to talk to."

"It's good talking to you too," Atemu replied with a smile on his face. His rather tasty stew was finished so he moved the tray to the bedside table and began sipping at his cup of tea. "You remind me of my brother."

"I am glad," Ryou said with a bright smile on his face. "Say… do you like games?"

"I love games!" Atemu cried as his face lit up. Games had practically got him through the rough years following the death of his mother. It was his way of being able to escape.

Smiling Ryou stood up and grabbed a bowl from Seto's dresser. Returning to the bed, Ryou sat cross-legged opposite Atemu and placed the bowl between them. "Have you ever played dice before? He asked while pulling three dice from his pocket.

"No but my friend Otogi often sneaks to the tavern and plays that game. He's really good. Father forbid me from ever going with him. He insisted that games were only for children."

"Well the game is easy enough," Ryou explained. "You take three die and toss them into the bowl. If you roll 1, 2, 3 you automatically lose. Roll 4, 5, 6, you automatically win. In a normal game you'll be making bets so if you get three of a kind you'd win triple what you bet but I though we would just play for fun without any bets since Bakura has only started teaching me how to play.

"That's fine with me."

"Ideally you want to try and get a pair of two numbers. You have up to three rolls to get a match. But it also can be risky. Because if you roll once and get two ones then you don't get another shot and better hope your opponent gets nothing in their three rolls or gets 1, 2, 3."

"I got it," Atemu replied with a nod of his head.

"Okay, I'll go first then. We'll switch with each game who gets to go first."

Taking the dice, Ryou tossed them into the bowl. A 2, 4 and 5 came up. Taking his next turn Ryou rolled two sixes and a one. Proud of himself Ryou handed the dice to Atemu who immediately tossed them into the bowl.

"You're good," Ryou earnestly said looking down at the dice in shock.

"What are you two doing?" Seto demanded to know as he marched into his cabin and found Ryou and Atemu still playing the dice game. They had been at it for hours and Atemu had yet to lose a game. "Atemu is supposed to be relaxing!"

"Sorry," Ryou weakly replied, looking up at his captain with a guilty look on his face.

"Ryou the crew is getting hungry."

"Yes sir," Ryou replied as he hopped off the bed and hurried off.

"We were just playing a game," Atemu said as Seto walked over and picked up the bowl with the dice still in it. Seto carried the bowl back to his dresser before returning to the bed.

"Lay down," he commanded as he gently pressed down against Atemu's chest forcing him to lay back down against the pillows. "You're supposed to be resting."

"I feel much better! I'm sure the sunlight will help as well. Please let me go on the deck for a while!"

"Tomorrow," Seto promised as he walked around to the other side of the bed, kicked off his boots and laid down next to Atemu while wrapping an arm around the smaller body.

"What are you doing?" Atemu asked with alarm as his heart raced from being so close to Seto.

"Having a nap and making sure you rest," Seto murmured. "Now get some sleep."

Being trapped with a heavy arm over himself, Atemu could do little except comply. Rolling closer to the pirate captain Atemu was soon fast asleep.

Atemu and Seto slept late into the afternoon. Eventually Seto awoke and left Atemu so he could attend to busy. But Ryou soon returned to keep Atemu company and he brought along Malik with him. Atemu found himself liking the flamboyant blond pirate and was glad he was making friends among the crew of the White Dragon.

After a short amount of time Seto returned and kicked out both Ryou and Malik once again.

"More sleep?" Atemu grumbled in annoyance. He was getting tired of laying around all day in bed.

"No, I have something else to make you feel better," Seto replied showing Atemu the round orange object he had been hiding behind his back.

"An orange!" Atemu cried in surprise and delight as he recognized the object. Oranges were a delicious fruit but the Spanish and French had all the best land for growing the fruit and both countries were often at war with Britain so rarely Atemu received the change to have the sweet treat. "But how did you get it?"

"I'm not English," Seto reminded him as he pulled out a knife and began pealing the orange. "Merchants don't mind doing business with me. Plus often we find it aboard ships we capture."

The orange was now pealed and Seto split it in two. He then walked over to the bed and sat down next to Atemu. Setting half of the orange one the bed, Seto pulled a piece off the other half. "Eat," Seto commanded holding the piece of orange against Atemu's lips. Opening his mouth, Atemu allowed himself to be fed the piece of orange.

"I've already asked Isis to stop by in the morning. She's Malik's sister and the closest thing we have to a doctor on board."

"I like Malik. He's from Egypt," Atemu lazily murmured as he was fed another piece of orange. Some juice spattered onto Seto's fingers when Atemu bit into the orange and Atemu licked it off, sucking Seto's fingers into his mouth. Seto didn't seem to mind as he continued to talk.

"That's surprising. Most people find Malik annoying."

"Malik's traveled the world I desperately want to see," Atemu explained before biting into another piece of orange that Seto offered him.

"So have I. Maybe one day I'll tell you my stories."

"I hope so."

The pair fell into silence as Seto continued to feed Atemu the orange. Eventually Seto had to leave again and Atemu found himself missing the presence of the pirate captain. Without anyone around to talk to, Atemu quickly found himself becoming bored. Therefore he soon was falling fast asleep once again.

"Your son has yet to be found," Commodore Mahado announced to Governor Akunumkanon upon walking into the parlor of the Governor's mansion where a worried Akunumkanon was currently pacing the floor. "But I have men searching the entire island. As well we're working on getting a record of the ships that were here last night and gone before the port was closed. If he did make if off it shouldn't be long until we find what ship he was on."

"Good," Akunumkanon replied as he continued to pace the length of the parlor. "I want the word to get out that there is now a 5000 gold pieces reward for Atemu's safe return. I should have never yelled at him. It's my fault he ran off!"

"Running off, perhaps but perhaps not for his disappearance," Mahado mused.

"What are you talking about?" Akunumkanon demanded to know.

"I know for a fact that the pirate ship, the White Dragon, was here last night but was gone this morning. Your son would reach a very handsome reward for pirates. It's possible Atemu unknowingly bumped into this pirate gang. They upon realizing he's your son kidnapped him and await a high ransom for his safe return."

"The Dragon would not do that!" Akunumkanon argued. "He is an honorable man and a English Colonel."

"Once a pirate always a pirate," Mahado replied with a small smirk on his face. With a small bow Mahado turned around and left the room allowing Akunumkanon to think things over.

"Seto?" Atemu sleepily murmured as he was waken by the rustling of clothes. Atemu rolled over and tried looking around but found the room to be pitch black.

"Yes it's me," Seto's silky smooth voice confirmed and Atemu felt the pirate captain get under the covers. With a small smile on his face, Atemu curled up against Seto's nude body before falling back to sleep.