Title: Crunch Time

Pairing: Yuugi/Seto - Anzu (as refrence)

Rating: M for sex (Yaoi) and Language

Summary: Yuugi's final term in college and exams are due, which means crunch time. Tension is high between Yuugi and Seto. Mokoba has a love interest, which no one seems to know about but Anzu, and even she doesn't know much. Yuugi and Seto make plans to give Anzu a gift.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or the characters.

Information before you read: By request of friends this Fanfic is being written. The actually story goes through 10 years (not that I'll write that much, just the parts that count). I'm going under the theory that the Yug Gi Oh series starts when they are 16, and ending when they are 18, or some where close there of. With that said this part of the FanFic takes place after the last episode of the Anime. This does make reference to who wins the final duel.

Yuugi is 22, Seto is 22, Anzu is 22, Mokoba is 17, and Atemu is 4.

Atemu is the child of Atemu and Anzu. He has the looks of his father, and the blue eyes of his mother.

Enjoy! Comments, Opinions (-+) are welcome and encouraged.

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The previous week Yuugi had been given his exam description. Instead of them being paper tests they were to write essays. He had 8 to complete, 4 Business based and 4 Egyptian based. It was 3 days till he had to turn them in.

Yuugi is chewing on a pencil while lulling over a book some time around 4 in the morning when he hears Atemu. Having never gone to bed, in a sleep deprived state he realizes that he isn't getting anything done, so he goes to fetch Atemu before he wakes the others up. Returning down stares he gets some dry cereal, and then sits in a rocking chair. Holding Atemu in one arm, and the cereal in the other he stretches his legs out before he starts rocking. Despite the noisy gurgles of the four year old eating cereal he is asleep within minutes.

Somewhere around 5 in the morning, Anzu and Seto fresh from the shower, and in bathrobes are making there way to the kitchen for Coffee. Seeing a light on in the living room, they advert themselves to that direction.

"He never made it to bed last night." Seto sighed.

Anzu stepping over stacks of books, scatters of papers, made her way to them.

Atemu noticing his mommy, abandoned the cereal, and reached up. "Mommy!"

Anzu smiled, and pressed her fingers to her lips. "Daddy's tired, lets play a game. Lets see how quiet you can be." She winked, and picked him up.

Atemu gave a quiet giggle, and nodded.

"I'll take him up stairs." Seto scooped him up; one arm under two elbows, one arm under two knees. "He can sort through this mess when he wakes up."

When picked up, Yuugi's eyes fluttered open. "No cereal for me…" He yawned, and closed his eyes again.

Seto rolled his eyes. Anzu shook her head at him, knowing he was ready to reply. She made a shoo motion with her hand, and took Atemu into the kitchen.

Upstairs he sat Yuugi onto their bed, undressing him. Yuugi was limp, and dead to the world. Seto managed to shove one of his overly large shirts onto Yuugi's naked frame. Then he fluffed a couple pillows, and laid Yuugi back, and pulled the covers up. He had a couple evil thoughts in mind, but remembered he had never made it to bed.

8 am the maids had started on the house causing Yuugi to wake up. Pointless to try and go back to sleep he showered. He collected his things, and went to the Café.

Anzu was now the owner of the small Café; it had been a gift on a previous birthday from Seto. Atemu was in a little play area in a corner of the Café along with several other children. Anzu smiled. "You didn't sleep long Yuugi. A couple fluffy eggs for you?"

Yuugi was already unpacking his things. "The maids were making their rounds." He rubbed his temple; you could see circles starting to form around his eyes. "Yes, please, a couple fluffy eggs would be lovely."

12 pm Seto was entering the Café for lunch. It was a usual for this occurred every weekday. He sat across from Yuugi who was hidden under several stacks of books. Anzu had burgers ready for the two.

"Sleep good this morning love?" Seto was smiling towards him.

"I suppose the little bit I did get was good. I was up by 8 am. Been here all morning." Yuugi was flipping pages, and making scribbling sounds.

Seto leaned forward, and whispered. "After lunch, you and me, and a little private time."

Yuugi was blushing, and Seto knew it even if he couldn't see it. "I cannot. I've got 2 essays to finish." He sighed.

"Can an hour really set you back that much?" Seto sighed, and leaned back into his seat.

Anzu had brought their lunch. "Seto can you feed Atemu for me today?" She smiled.

Seto looked a little cross. "Sure, it isn't like I'm going to get any after lunch seeing as I'm coupled with a book worm." He shot a look in Yuugi's direction.

"Thank You Seto." Anzu smiled, and went to get Atemu.

Yuugi sat up, and glared in Seto's direction. "I may be a book worm, but at least I'm not a block of ice…" Yuugi slid his foot between Seto's inner thighs giving a mischievous grin.

"You're a tease." Seto grinned.

"The more time I devoted to these essays, the quicker I get them done. Wait for me will you?" Yuugi smiled, and slowly retracted his foot.

Anzu sat Atemu down next to Seto, with another burger. "Good to see you two not shooting daggers."

"Daggers." Atemu giggled. "Play, Play!"

Seto took Atemu into his lap. "Yes, that's right. Duel Monsters." He cut his burger up, and then started on his own.

Yuugi took a couple bites, but was more occupied in the essay.

An hour later Seto stood up with Atemu in his arms. "Take a few days off from the office Yuugi, you can catch up later." He bent down and kissed Yuugi on the lips, pausing momentarily to lick them as well.

Yuugi hiding a moan returned the soft kiss, and nodded. "Thank You!"

Atemu clapped. "Kiss Daddy!"

Yuugi lifted up from his seat, and gave Atemu one on his four head. Seto did the same. Anzu came to retrieve Atemu.

"See you around dinner time." Anzu kissed Seto's cheek. "Yuugi are you staying?"

Seto was already out the door. Yuugi nodded.

Around 6:30 Anzu, and Atemu was making her way into dinning room, Yuugi bypassed and went for the study room. Seto and Mokoba were already waiting for them.

"Where is Yuugi?" Seto sighed.

"Straight to study." Anzu gave a frustrated smile. "Four hours sleep, and a bite of burger to match each hour." She put Atemu in his seat, before sitting herself. "How was your day Mokoba, and yours Seto?"

Mokoba stared down at his mash potatoes, blushing. Surely she didn't really want to know about that. "School's lame as usual." He gave a better-suited answer.

"A bit on the boring side without Yuugi's smile." Seto poked at his peas. "Mokoba are you hiding something?"

Mokoba shook his head; he wasn't about to say anything about his relationship.

"It is the same every term. However, this is his last term. He wants to finish with his perfect record still intact." Anzu smiled brightly hoping to give the table some cheer. "And you know good and well once he's through studying you two will be shacked up in your room." She didn't say much more because Atemu was sticking his tongue out saying icky.

Mokoba took the moment of being ignored to scarf down his dinner. "May I be excused?"

Seto put his fork down and sighed. "Sure, but take Atemu with you and put him into bed." "If I make it that long without going crazy." He stood up stretching.

Mokoba nodded and got up, and took Atemu with him.

Anzu finished what she could stomach under the tension. She stood in front of Seto. "Go take you a bath and relax."

Seto took a hold of her hand. "Anzu…"

Anzu looked at her hand that was in Seto's. "Yes?"

"Nothing…" Seto let go. "Sorry."

Anzu shrugged her shoulders. "It's alright." She smiled.

"I'll get that bath now." Seto walked out of the room.

Seto sat in the bath for some time, thinking of Yuugi, however, he managed to contain himself. After his bath he climbed into bed still damp.

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4:00 am Yuugi trudged into the bedroom exhausted; time had slipped away from him. He stared at the naked uncovered form of Seto. More than anything he wanted to kiss every tender part of him to tell him good morning. He slipped the slippers under the bed, and undid his pants. Sitting on the side of the bed to pull his shirt off, he stretched first yawning. In the few seconds his eyes were closed he fell asleep.

When the alarm went off at 4:30 am Seto quickly clicked it off, he stretched. He didn't feel Yuugi, which disappointed him. However, when he rolled over he saw Yuugi fly undone, but fully dressed sitting on the side of the bed. Seto pulled Yuugi to him and cradled him.

"Time already." Yuugi snuggled into Seto muttering without opening his eyes. "I've got to meet the Professor today to turn my papers in."

Seto yawned, careful not to move too much. "Go back to sleep Yuugi, you sound exhausted."

"If I don't get there on time I will have to get a new appointment. I am ahead of myself at the moment." Yuugi stretched, and started to crawl out of bed, finally opening his eyes.

"You getting ahead, is at what cost?" Seto followed after him.

"Lack of sex. Lack of food." Yuugi stood up with a bit of a wobble. Blurred vision he made out 4:30, and remembers it was just 30 minutes ago he was sitting on the bed. "Major lack of sleep." He groaned and head towards the bath. "Lack of everything…"

"I'm going to get a cup of coffee before I bathe, you want one?" Seto had a purr on his voice.

"You don't want to bathe with me?" Yuugi stopped, hand on the handle, he looked over his shoulder. His expression was almost drunken with silted eyes.

"Not that, it just looks like you needed a cup to stay awake." Seto paused. "I'd be back in 5 minutes to get in with you. You could drink it in the bath." He smiled.

Yuugi grinned. "You are thoughtful Love."

Seto nodded, grabbed his bathrobe, and headed down stairs.

The tub itself was custom built to hold two people at length comfortably. Yuugi turned the hot water handle on all the way, only a quarter turn of the cold. He put his favorite bubbles in. He let the tub fill all way before he climbed in. Normally he would shower in the morning, but today he didn't think he could stand. He leaned back against the tubs cool service, causing him to shiver a bit.

Seto returned smiling seeing Yuugi relaxed. He undid his robes, and set coffee at both corners, and then climbed into the tub.

Yuugi smiled, watching Seto, he took the coffee into his hands. Taking only a couple small sips before setting it back down.

"If you'll turn around and scoot a little closer I'll bathe you." Yuugi had a purr on his voice.

Seto stretched, and slid further into the water. Then slowly he turned himself around, and slid into Yuugi's lap. His rear brushed against Yuugi's cock.

Yuugi bit his lip holding back any noise that might have been caused from Seto sliding into his lap. He was glad Seto was facing the wall and couldn't see his eyes that were about full of tears from his painful erection. He picked up the washcloth and started on his back.

Seto became melted flesh at Yuugi's touch. He could feel Yuugi, and he to was sporting an erection that could desperately use attention. In a voice barely above a whisper he made a suggestion. "If we skip breakfast…"

Seto was cut off as a sensation ran down the length of his body. Yuugi was bathing around his groan. "I've hardly ate since yesterday…" Yuugi could kick himself for turning down what he knew what Seto was going to suggest.

"You've hardly done anything since you started those essays." Seto's body was yearning for Yuugi. He scooted back a little further, more into Yuugi's lap. He wiggled hoping to tease Yuugi into changing his mind. "Please…" His voice was quivering.

Yuugi's eyes shot wide open when Seto pressed more against him. "Fuck!" Yuugi gasped. He was trying to restrain himself by continuing to wash Seto. He didn't want to be late, but was finding it harder by the moment to resist.

"Please." Seto again wiggled, a whimper in his voice.

"I don't want to be late." Yuugi had a few tears streaming down his face, gritting his teeth he washed Seto's chest. "With you wiggling I don't know how much more I can take."

Seto stopped wiggling, and sighed. "I suppose." Seto stood up when Yuugi had finished.

"Where are you going?" Yuugi was looking at Seto's legs, knowing that if he even glanced at Seto's erection every attempt at holding back would be over.

"Behind you. You did want to be bathed didn't you?" Seto smiled, and moved behind Yuugi sitting down again.

"Yes." Yuugi stuttered. Who was he kidding, he didn't want to be bathed he wanted to be fucked. Any longer in the bath, and he couldn't control himself. Seto was pressing the issue.

"Alright then." Seto leaned forward taking the washcloth from Yuugi. Seto decided he'd play dirty, the last tactic in the arsenal. As he came to clean around Yuugi's thighs he let his other hand slip a hold around his cock. At least one of them needed to get off before tension got the better of them. He took the washcloth around Yuugi's back and finished up. The hand on his cock, never left, and his free hand moved to his ass. He inserted one finger, working towards two and then three. "I'll at least get you off then." He purred.

Yuugi gasped as his body trembled, he was very much at the point of release already. "I'll be late." He stuttered.

"Do you want me to stop?" Seto pressed his fingers further into Yuugi, searching for his pleasure spot, the spot to drive him over the edge to leave him begging for more. His hand found a motion that matched what his other hand was doing, but kept it most pleasing to Yuugi's cock.

"Fuck the time, or eating, lets just fuck!" Yuugi's body and voice was trembling his fists clenched together. Seto had pressed to far, and he no longer could control himself.

Seto was breathing hard from the excitement of pleasuring Yuugi. "Baby..." He paused. It was one of those words they only used towards each other in a heated moment. He didn't ease up the pleasure he was giving Yuugi in either area. "Please, hand me the lubricant." Seto sighed hating to be tactless but it was on the opposite end.

"Baby… It's alright." Yuugi was breathless. He leaned forward stretching to reach the upper shelf, grasping the bottle, barely able to hold himself up at the same time. He handed it to Seto.

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"Now, I remember why I stopped using that shelf." Anzu sighed, Atemu on her hip, she bent down picking up the spice bottles off of the floor.

"Daddy killing Daddy?" Atemu watched his mother through large innocent blue orbs.

"Atemu they are just remodeling their room, and the rest of the house in the process." Mokoba had made a timely entrance into the kitchen. He lifted Atemu from Anzu's hip. "Coffee Anzu?" He had settled Atemu onto his hip, and was pouring his own coffee.

With Atemu around they had learned a langue to hide sex talk in his presence.

"Yes, that would be lovely. Really those two…" Anzu caught herself.

Mokoba stifled a laugh, and fixed Anzu's coffee. "Didn't you ever enjoy remodeling Anzu?"

Anzu sat the spice bottles onto another shelf. She was flush in her cheeks as she remembered her nights with Atemu. "That, that isn't the point!"

"Mommy you are red!" Atemu was clapping happily. "You really like to remodel."

Anzu was now a full shade of at least two reds. "It is hot in here." She opened the freezer fanning herself.

"I've done a bit myself Anzu, nothing to be ashamed of." Mokoba handed her the coffee.

Anzu had slammed the freezer door without realizing it. "Does your brother know?" She accepted the coffee.

"No!" Mokoba quickly shoved the word out of his mouth.

Anzu rolled her eyes in Mokoba's direction. "You should tell him, before he catches you."

Atemu was watching the two intently. "Is remodeling a bad thing?"

Anzu shot him a look, which quickly turned to a soft smile. "No Atemu, nothing wrong with a bit of remodeling." She took a couple sips of her coffee. "Can you take him to the Nanny while I got fetch those two. One will be late for his appointment, and one will be late for work if we don't stop the remodeling process."

"Sure thing Anzu." Mokoba sat down his coffee cup, and was heading down the hall.

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Anzu knocked on the door, not getting a reply she opened it slowly. The room was empty. They were in the bathroom. She approached that door, knocking. Again no response, she slowly opened the door. Water was sloshed onto the floor; the contents of the shelves had fallen into the tub. Yuugi and Seto were to busy involved in their selves to notice her standing there.

"Kaiba!" Anzu raised her voice. Both halted almost instantly quickly looking in the direction of who had called their name. "It is 6 am. If you two hurry up you can still be on time."

Both muttering some colorful words nodded their heads. Anzu had crossed her hands, and was tapping her foot. She had used this tactic on them several times previous, so it came as little surprise to them. She didn't move, and they knew she wouldn't until she was sure they were touchy feely free of each other.

Yuugi pulled the curtain, and whispered. "Not exactly the finish I hoped for…" He then sat back, pulling out of Seto. "I'm going to be a damn rock all day."

Seto stood up, and helped Yuugi to his feet. Anzu's tapping foot was starting to get on Seto's nerve, but he knew that she intended well. He too was whispering. "It is Anzu's day off so she isn't ridding with us. If we hurry we can fit in a 69 in the limo." He leaned into Yuugi kissing his lips.

Yuugi's eyes lit up, returning the kiss. They cleaned each other up, both deciding they could get a shower later since the bath didn't really involve bathing. Yuugi reached out for a towel for them both, and then pulled the curtain open again. Anzu smiled, and exited the bathroom.

"She is a drill sergeant some days…" Seto rolled his eyes.

"Someone has to keep us in line." Yuugi laughed. "Besides, think about what she goes through… This house has 2 adult males, 1 teen male, and 1 boy. There is no other girl besides her. I'm surprised she managed this long."

"Yuugi, I do believe that is what marriage is about… Is enduring even when the odds aren't in your favor." Seto smiled. "We should do something nice for her."

"You're going soft Seto." Yuugi smirked, and dropped his towel putting on some pants, and a shirt.

Seto dropped his towel doing the same. "I blame you, and this crazy house…"

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Yuugi grabbed ahold of Seto's hand before he could walk out the door. Pausing momentarily wondering whether or not to share the promise he'd made 4 years ago to Atemu. And, that he'd found a way to keep it. It would be the perfect gift to Anzu.

Yuugi rarely grabbed Seto in such a fashion. He watched Yuugi, he could tell he was struggling, and wanting to say something. However, for some reason he wasn't saying anything at all.

"Four years ago I made a promise to Atemu." His eyes lost every ounce of innocence he still had in them. They were deep, and lost. He was pale, and very sick looking for he knew that dealing with Shadow Magic always meant sacrifice. "Keeping that promise to Atemu would also allow us to give the perfect gift to Anzu." He let go of Seto knowing that what he just said would be enough to keep him from leaving the room.

"Yuugi you look like your going to be sick…" Seto paused. "What promise? What could we give Anzu?"

"I know how to bring back Atemu, but only for a couple days a year. Without the Puzzle my mind isn't strong enough to keep him longer." Some color had returned to him, and he didn't look so lost.

Bring back Atemu. 2 days a year. Seto repeated those two statements in his head several times. "How?" What the only thing he could manage to say.

Yuugi shook his head. "Trying to explain it, or the price would take me as long as I studied it to explain it to you."

"I'm sure you'll find a way if you decided to go through with keeping your promise. Which assuming from the sound of your studies your going to." Seto leaned in and kissed him.

Yuugi returned the soft kiss. "No objections then?"

"No, just as long as it doesn't mean loosing you." Seto smiled, and pulled them both out the door, and quickly out to the car.