Little Bitty Pretty One

Chapter Thirteen

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The sun threw its golden strings of shine onto the bare skin of the sleeping boy next to him and smiled. He lightly ran his fingers through the boy's hair and sighed softly. They only had two days left together and then he would never see his little one again. His big violet eyes looked softly into the boy's as Yugi's eyes opened slowly. "Sleep well?"

"Y-Yeah." Yugi smiled, "How about you?" he gasped when Atem looked away, "you haven't slept at all, have you?" his hand cupped over Atem's.

"I was worried about you."

"But I am safe with you. Well there is no way you are going to work today. I won't let you." Yugi winked and pushed Atem to lie down on his pillow.

"Yugi, don't be childish, I have to get to work and sign the contract. Mr. Motou as given in." Atem smirked. "Smart man, there is no way he would have been able to win."

"Well you can go to work later but now, you will sleep." Yugi ordered, his eyebrows furrowed as he brought them together in concentration. Getting Atem to cooperate with him would be hard. "Please." He gave a little pout and was amazed to see that Atem relaxed and closed his eyes. "Atem?" Yugi whispered.

"Yes, little one?"

"I love you."

"…" Atem drifted off to sleep with Yugi watching over him.

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Atem woke and sat up frowning to see that he was all alone in the bed but shook it off, he needed to get to the meeting and he only had a few minutes to get ready. He took a quick shower and pulled on a white suit complete with a violet tie and headed out. He couldn't get those words out of his head. The only words he could remember before falling asleep. They haunted him and he did not know why or even how to react to them.

Maybe that was why he woke up alone. Had Yugi run away from him again? No! Impossible, just because he didn't…couldn't say the words back. He shook it off when Bakura ran up to him with an impossibly huge grin on his face. "It's about time you go here. Mr. Solomon was about to leave."

"I am sorry."

"Tell that to Kaiba, he's about to blow a gasket." Bakura barked and walked hurriedly and burst through the double doors to the conference room and smiled at the ten men inside. "Gentlemen, Forgive my tardiness. Now if I could just have you clear out of the room. I would like to have a little talk with Mr. Solomon."

The men, along with Mr. Solomon, were all wide-eyed about the unusual request but did as they were asked. When the room was near empty Bakura spoke, "Just sign the contract and get this over with." Atem silenced him with a hand and nodded toward the door. "What? Why should I have to leave?"

"Just do it." Atem ordered and Mr. Solomon asked the same of his apprentice and finally they were alone.

"Alright, we have our Privacy, what do you want to talk to me about?" Mr. Solomon sighed, "Let's just make this as painless as possible. I live for my company and I don't want to be here any longer than I have to."

"Well I have been giving it some thought and rather than take your company away, I would like to suggest and alternative."

"And that would be?"

"I want you to keep your company but it will be under the name of Kaiba corp. I have seen some great things from you and I think this way would be better for all of us." Atem said. "We will be losing Millions now, but in the long run I think this is a sound decision."

"I-I don't know what to say. I- Thank you." Mr. Solomon smiled softly. "I could hug you."

"Please don't." Atem smiled. And nodded at the glass door where Bakura and the others waited and nodded. The door opened slowly and Bakura ran and grabbed up the contract.

"What the hell is this!" He yelled as Mr. Solomon and Duke walked out to celebrate the good news. "They aren't signed. Atem have you completely lost your mind?"

"No, Bakura. For the first time I am thinking clearly." Atem smiled and walked out the door and paused before a jewelry store. "Maybe a little something for Yugi." He smiled and walked in.

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Yugi sighed as he began packing things. He was leaving in a day in a half and he wanted to be ready. He looked up from his suitcase when a knock came at the door. He smiled and walked over to answer it and a bad feeling washed over him. "Pegasus." He breathed and looked into the peephole and sighed in relief. "Bakura." He smiled and opened the door. "Hello."

"Is Atem around?" Bakura barged past him and looked around slightly.

"Wasn't he with you?" Yugi turned and cocked his head to the side.

"He was but he step out early." He smiled turning back to the small boy. "He is very protective of you isn't he?"

"I guess you could say that, why?" Yugi shut the door and walked down to the couch. "Is something wrong with him?"

"You could say that," Bakura smirked as he noticed the wave of panic that washed over the boy. "You see, he's lost his mind. Gone completely crazy. I can only guess that you had something to do with it. You have changed him somehow, but he seems happy."

"W-What's so crazy about that?" Yugi gulped sensing danger in the air around them. "You know he should be back soon, any moment actually.

"Well actually, I was hoping to catch you alone." Bakura smirked down at the little one. "You seem to make everyone you meet better and well I want to get better too." He smirked, 'and getting back at Atem wouldn't be such a bad thing either.' He thought as his hand rested on the boys kneecap. "What do you say to that?"

"I-I say-" he paused as the hand drifted ever so slowly up Yugi's leg. He tried to shake it off but Bakura just grabbed the spot right above he knee and he felt utter pain as it felt as if he couldn't move anymore. Tighter and tighter still, Bakura squeezed until the boy was made to squeak like a mouse having a heart attack. Bakura let go and slapped the boy across the face making him drop to the ground.