Hi, everyone! It's RynSerenity. I'm really, really sorry it took me so long to get this updated. But, to make up for it, here's three more chapters! Enjoy!

Chapter 8

Unexpected Introductions

When Artemis awoke the next morning, his first thought was that he'd been kidnapped again. As he woke up more completely, the events of the previous night came back to him, and he realized where he was. He looked over his shoulder, expecting to see Kaiba, only to find that the bed was empty, save for him. Kaiba must be up already. Glancing at the table beside the desk, Artemis noticed a note addressed to him. He picked it up and read it:

Artemis-

I realize that you're still asleep, so I'll just leave this note for you. I'll be downstairs in the kitchen, making breakfast, by the time you wake up and get this. If you're wondering where your clothes are, I folded them and put them on the chair next to the bed.

-Seto

PS. I called my physician and made an appointment for us to get tested at 10:30, so if you're not up by then, I'll be up to wake you.

Artemis looked over at the clock. It read 9:47, which was late for him. He got up, put his clothes back on, and attempted to navigate his way down to the kitchen.

Five minutes later, Artemis finally found Kaiba in the kitchen, making breakfast. He stopped dead at the sight before him. Kaiba was standing at the stove shirtless, his entire body covered in pancake mix, including his loose gray pants. Artemis licked his lips.

"Yum." he said to himself. Unfortunately or not, Kaiba heard his little comment, but decided to ignore it. This frustrated Artemis to no end, like many things, and he walked up behind the half-naked Kaiba, and started to suck gently on his neck. With this action, Kaiba went limp in Artemis' arms, leaning back on him for support.

"Good morning," he whispered in Kaiba's ear, nipping at it.

"Artemis, if you don't let go of me, I'm going to burn the pancakes…" Normally, Artemis wouldn't have cared, but he was quite hungry, so he released Kaiba and let him get back to flipping the pancakes.

Several minutes later, Kaiba set a plate of pancakes in front of him.

"These look fantastic, Seto. I didn't know you could cook!"

"Well, I normally can't. Pancakes are one of the few things I can cook really well." Artemis took a bite of one, and closed his eyes in pleasure.

"These… are… bloody… fantastic…" he said.

"Well, if you're done being in ecstacy over my pancakes, we need to get dressed. We're going to be late."

"Give me a moment. I haven't had a decent breakfast in quite some time," Artemis replied, taking another bite of pancake.

"I've never seen anyone enjoy my pancakes quite as much."

"Oh, I've enjoyed other parts of you even more, Seto…"

At the Clinic

After a short and uneventful drive downtown, Artemis and Kaiba arrived at Kaiba's physician's office. After filling out more paperwork than was probably necessary, they sat down to wait.

"Artemis, calm down. You'd think after all of the things you've been through, you wouldn't be afraid of a few tests," Kaiba said, taking Artemis' hand in his.

"It's not me I'm worried about," he replied, "It's you. You said yourself that you've had a boyfriend before, and that you hadn't been tested since the two of you broke up. I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but… Seto, I'm scared." Kaiba took Artemis' face in his hands, and turned to look him in the eyes.

"Artemis, know that whatever happens, it'll be okay. I want you to know that I-"

"Fowl-san? Is there a Fowl-san in the waiting room?" A voice called. They both looked up to see a young blonde man with a clipboard standing in the doorway.

"I'm right here," Artemis said, raising a hand slightly so that the blonde would notice him. He did, and he walked over to the two of them, extending a hand for Artemis to shake.

"Hello there! Hope you're doing well. I'm- " Kaiba suddenly recognized him.

"Jounouchi?" He gasped. The blonde, now known as Jounouchi, stared back at Kaiba for a few minutes before Artemis broke the awkward silence.

"You two know each other?"

"He was my boyfriend," they both said simultaniously.