Kaiba and Salem got past the paparazzi in one piece, safely getting into his company's limo.
He sighed and leaned his head back against the seat. He hated leaving work in the middle of the day but he wouldn't have been able to work after the altercation between Salem and Nakamura.
He looked at Salem who was innocently buckling her seatbelt. She delicately touched the side of her face, wiping away a tear that escaped her duct.
Oh shit.
Fuck.
He didn't know how to handle a person crying in front of him. Dealing with Mokuba's tantrums and mood swings was one thing, but he was dating Salem now. He had to do something.
He put his hand on Salem's thigh and tried to get her attention. She kept her gaze out the window, trying to hide her tears from Kaiba.
"Hey…" Kaiba said softly, not really knowing what to say next.
Salem let out a hiccup and covered her mouth. Thick tears cascaded down her face. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around body, trying to calm herself.
Her body shook as tried to hold in a pitiful sob. She tried her best to stop the tremors but they kept coming.
Kaiba unbuckled his seatbelt and moved close to Salem. He held her in his arms and kissed the top of her head, trying to calm her.
She unfastened her seatbelt and threw her arms around Kaiba, sobbing into his shoulder.
He kissed her neck softly as he rubbed her back to soothe her. He'd never dealt with racism in his own life, but something told him that this isn't the first time Salem had been directly called a slur.
The limo pulled into the mansion grounds as Salem calmed down. Kaiba took her chin in his hand and lifted her face towards his.
He stared into her sad eyes and watched them light up as he leaned in to kiss her.
Ugh.
Gorgeous.
As their lips met, the limo lurched to a stop, causing both of them to topple over onto the car floor.
Salem landed on top of Kaiba, her firm body flush against his. Her hands slid up his pectoral muscles, enjoying the way they tensed under her fingers.
Kaiba snaked his hands around her waist, feeling the world disappear around them. He kissed her full on the mouth, no longer able to control himself.
He ran his hands down her back until he reached her firm buttocks, grabbing and squeezing in earnest.
Suddenly the door opened, revealing Isono, clearing his throat nervously. He dabbed his forehead with his handkerchief and blushed at the scene before him.
"Uhh, Welcome...home, sir. And, Ms."
Kaiba and Salem exited the car awkwardly. Salem pulled her dress down and wiped under her eyes to catch any stray mascara.
"Isono, this is Ambassador Wahab. She will be joining us for dinner as well as staying the night." Kaiba said, handing Isono Salem's garment bag.
"Take those to my room, now." Kaiba finished, pulling Salem toward the house, and into the mansion.
Kaiba lead her to the kitchen and grabbed an empty glass. He filled it with water and handed it to Salem.
Salem accepted it with a weak smile and took small sips until it was gone. She set her large tote on the kitchen island and sighed.
"Shukran, Tanin."
"Afwan, habipty." Kaiba replied.
He was glad that he was at least learning more arabic listening to Salem speak, but it still wasn't enough to have a full conversation.
Salem shuddered and smirked at Kaiba. She walked up to him and slid her hands up his body, and wrapping them around his neck.
"Oh, Tanin...If there's one thing that makes me feel good, it's when you speak my language…" She said, wiggling her hips sensually.
Kaiba smirked back at her and grabbed her hips.
"Why don't we go upstairs and you can show me how good it makes you feel, gameela." He said, running his hands up and down her sides.
Salem nodded and smiled. She took her tote off the island and followed Kaiba upstairs.
Kaiba became more and more nervous as they approached his bedroom.
Salem's bedroom had such personality and looked lived in, and Kaiba's bedroom was always clean, nothing out of place. Not even his bookshelf appeared to have been used.
Oh God.
When was the last time he read a book, for fun?
Kaiba snapped out of his thoughts as he opened the door to his bedroom. He slipped off his shoes and Salem followed suit.
He took Salem's hand in his and brought her to his bed. She sat her tote on the floor as she lowered herself onto the bed gracefully.
Kaiba saw that Isono hung Salem's garment bag in the closet, the white bag sticking out in front of his clothes. He closed his closet door as he heard Salem sigh.
He looked over and saw Salem laying down on his bed, her head propped her on her hand.
Kaiba wanted her so bad, but didn't know how he would ask her for more than what they've already done.
Was traditional sex completely off the table until…
Wait.
How long do new couples normally wait before they have sex?
He snapped back to reality when heard Salem sit up on the bed.
He took off his suit jacket and tossed it on the floor. He loosened his tie and crawled to sit next to her.
Salem reached into her bag and pulled out a small wrapped chocolate. She expertly unwrapped the candy and popped it into her mouth.
Kaiba raised his eyebrow and let out a chuckle.
"Purse candy? I didn't realize I was dating a 70 year old woman."
Salem rolled her eyes and pulled out another chocolate. She handed it to Kaiba and smirked.
"I brought a bunch. It's my own brand of recreational weed. I own distribution, but these are my first go at branding."
Kaiba blinked at the candy in his palm.
This is, marijuana!
She brought weed into his house? She's had it in her bag this whole time?
And she just ate one!
"Salem, we have dinner in a couple of hours. You're getting high before meeting new people?"
Salem rolled her eyes and mimicked Kaiba's deep voice.
"You're getting high? Before meeting people, I, Seto Kaiba, would rather not spend my time with? You've crossed a line!" She said, standing on the bed.
Kaiba scoffed and grabbed her legs, pulling her down next to him.
"I'm just saying, maybe right now wasn't the best time to do that…" Kaiba trailed off, worrying about what kind of impression she would make on Mokuba. They've only met once, and he didn't want the second time to be a disaster.
Salem sighed and got off the bed.
"Fine, Tanin, ana asfa. I just, didn't realize you were as uptight as your own asshole." She said, going through her tote and pulling out a pair of nude designer heels.
Kaiba's jaw dropped.
What?
"What the fuck did you just say to me?" He said, standing up and rounding the bed.
Salem looked up at Kaiba and put her hand on her hip.
"You're uptight, Tanin. When I was walking behind you, your butt was clenched, yanni, someone was going try and stick something in you at any moment."
Kaiba clenched his fist and tightened his jaw. He knew he was usually tense but he didn't think he was uptight.
He sighed.
Yes. Yes he was uptight.
"I...Do you really think I'm uptight?" Kaiba asked.
He knew that in the weeks that he's known Salem, he hasn't really shown her any reason to think otherwise.
Salem sighed and sat on the bed.
"Tanin, all I'm saying is you're twenty three, not fourty three. I've been an avid user since I was sixteen, an edible isn't going to make me incoherent. And, in your case, it's weed, not LSD. No one has ever died from marijuana, ever, yanni, ever. That's a scientific fact."
Kaiba held up the candy in his hand.
True.
He knew the science behind the chemical and was aware that there were relatively no negative effects.
Kaiba realized that Salem was right. It was actually no big deal. And if Salem could have an edible being as tiny as she was, he should be able to handle it being more than twice her size.
He unwrapped the candy and popped it in his mouth, cringing at the slight taste of weed mixed with the chocolate.
Salem smirked.
"Buckle up, bitch." She said, lifting her dress over head and throwing it onto the floor.
Yes.
This is what Kaiba was hoping for.
Finally alone and away from Anansi's prying eyes, he could take her, in his bed.
Kaiba pulled off his tie and threw it on the floor. He grabbed Salem's face and kissed her passionately, slowly pushing her toward the bed.
He pushed her back softly and slowly unbuttoned his dress shirt, eyeing Salem's body hungrily.
Leaving his dress shirt open, he undid his belt and unzipped his pants, giving his half hard penis room.
He reached a hand toward Salem and raked his fingernails down her toned stomach, loving the way she trembled at his touch.
Salem mewled beneath Kaiba, her hips writhing with need.
She was this turned on and he's barely touched her.
Kaiba brushed his hand across her panty line, making sure to tease her with his touch.
She gasped and sighed. Her body shaking with every brush of Kaiba's fingers.
His boxers became frustratingly tight as he watched Salem trail her hands down from her collarbone to her panties, unashamedly rubbing her clit.
He grabbed her hand and pulled it off her body, not wanting her to get too excited too fast.
Kaiba knew asking too much too soon was a sure fire way to scare Salem out of anything sexual but, he needed more of her.
But, Salem is a very straightforward person, right?
And, if Kaiba asked for something, she would prefer it be a direct ask, right?
Kaiba was jolted out of his thoughts when Salem's hands on the waist of his pants.
She looked into Kaiba's eyes and gave him a sensual smile as she pulled his arousal out of his boxers.
"Holy shit, did she just read my mind?"
She wrapped her hand around him delicately and kissed the head, giving a teasing lick to his slit.
Oh. My. God.
Salem shifted her body so she was now on all fours, giving Kaiba an amazing view.
She slowly, teasingly licked around the head and under Kaiba's shaft, sending small ripples of pleasure up his spine.
Kaiba groaned and tangled his fingers in her hair, wanting more.
She hesitantly took him in her mouth, pressing her tongue flat against the underside of Kaiba's erection.
Kaiba felt himself slipping and his mind beginning to blur. He skin started to feel as if it was floating and his brain felt fuzzy.
Whoa.
He realized the edibles had started working on him.
Every time Salem's head bobbed up and down, the residual shocks of pleasure made him moan her name.
The edibles made Kaiba extra sensitive and he felt himself getting close to release.
He didn't want this feeling to end.
Kaiba pulled himself away from her gently, earning a confused look from Salem.
He looked into her eyes and saw that her pupils were dilated.
"She must be feeling it too…" He thought, shifting himself and Salem so she was now on her back and he was on his knees between her legs.
Salem stared at Kaiba with hazy lust-filled eyes before yelping as he lifted her by the back of her knees.
He placed her legs over his shoulders, his face in between her thighs.
His body felt as if he were levitating, and that the world around him was moving in slow motion.
He stared lazily at Salem's velvety womanhood, and trailed his eyes down to her tempting butthole, clenching and unclenching beautifully.
"Shit…"
He kissed Salem's clit, and started to lick and suck at an excruciatingly slow pace. He relished her moans, enjoying the way her vulva tasted, tasting even better now due to the drugs.
Kaiba licked and kissed his way down to her butthole, giving a cautionary kiss to ask permission.
He locked eyes with Salem, and could have gotten off right there with the sight before him.
Salem looking back at him with half lidded eyes, cheeks tinged a dark pink, ready and waiting for his next move.
She gave a slow nod to Kaiba, permitting him to continue.
He wasted no time in licking and sucking the soft, tight entrance, relishing Salem's loud moans.
He knew this was a new sensation for her, but from the sounds of things he moved on, and slowly inserted his tongue into the twitching hole.
Salem howled Kaiba's name and threw her arm over her eyes, trying to hide how amazing she was feeling.
"Fuck, Tanin...Your tongue is so hot…" She mewled, barely able to speak as Kaiba assaulted her rear entrance with his tongue.
Kaiba kept his tongue thrusting into Salem, as he slowly inserted a finger inside of her womanhood, pumping in and out in time with his tongue.
Salem gasped and moaned, her breathing quickening with Kaiba's tempo.
"Ooohh...my God…" She breathed between each moan.
Kaiba stopped his actions, lowering her hips down onto the bed.
Salem groaned in protest, aching for release.
She pulled Kaiba toward her and crashed their lips together. She tasted herself on his lips and moaned with approval.
Kaiba took her cue and slipped his tongue in her mouth, massaging them together.
He snaked his hand down her stomach to her womanhood, this time inserting two fingers and moving them in and out.
Salem was soaked from Kaiba's earlier ministrations which made both fingers move easily.
He kept his lips on hers, adding a third finger.
Salem winced as she stretched, putting her hand on Kaiba's arm to stop him.
Her eyes were clothes and she took deep breaths.
Kaiba moved his lips down to her neck, nibbling on her soft skin.
He kissed down to her collar bone and continued to her breasts, taking one of the sensitive nubs in his mouth.
Salem moaned lightly and started to push back against Kaiba's fingers.
Kaiba felt this and slowly worked his fingers in and out of her.
He felt her walls relax as he sped up the pace, biting and suck her nipples lightly.
He curled his fingers slightly and thrusted them deeper inside of her.
Salem gasped and moaned, her eyes shooting open at the intense sensation.
"Whoa…" she breathed, as Kaiba pulled his fingers out of her.
He licked the three fingers that were inside of Salem as he gazed at her. His eyes dark with lust.
She looked at him, confused, her chest still heaving from the intensity of the pleasure.
"Why, why did you stop?" She asked between breaths.
Kaiba's breathing was also heavy, his body tingling all over from the drugs, and his erection throbbing with need.
He wordlessly parted Salem's legs wider, his erection twitched lewdly at the sight of her dripping wet womanhood.
He couldn't think anymore, knowing release was so close. He rubbed himself against Salem's clit, earning him a beautiful moan from her lips.
Kaiba groaned at the contact, feeling more turned on by the sounds coming from Salem.
"Habipty….let me...please.." He breathed, lining himself up at her entrance and rubbing against the soaked flesh.
"Tanin…I-Do you have protection..?" She asked half heartedly, her impatience visible on her face.
Did he?
Kaiba realized he's never used a condom. Not with the pharaoh and not with Joey.
Shit.
Was this a deal breaker?
He knew he was clean but he kicked himself for not being more proactive.
Salem saw the defeat in his eyes and she smiled weakly, cupping his cheek.
"Tanin, I'm on birth control...I just...need you to promise me, that after this, you'll still...want to be with me."
Kaiba kissed her lips and pressed his forehead against hers.
"I promise."
"And you're, clean?" She added, knowing that if he had anything, she would have already caught it. What with all of the dry and not so dry humpings.
Kaiba smiled at her and nodded. He knew for a fact he was free of diseases.
Wait.
Was she about to let him enter her, bareback?
"Oh holy fuck…"
Salem smiled back and kissed his lips, biting his bottom lip as she pulled away.
"Then make me yours…" She purred.
Kaiba's whole body shuddered at her words. He slowly pushed himself inside of her, trying not to cum too soon from the intense pleasure radiating down his legs.
Salem cringed, tightening herself from discomfort.
Kaiba stroked her cheek and shushed her, whispering for her to relax.
He paused, waiting for her to become accustomed to the thickness inside of her.
Her chest was heaving as she tried to calm herself. She groaned in pain as Kaiba shifted, leaning over to kiss her lips.
Salem sighed into the kiss and wrapped her arms around Kaiba, her body relaxing significantly.
He pulled out of her slowly, leaving in just the tip, before pushing himself into her fully. This time with more ease.
He continued this slow pace, watching Salem become more and more comfortable.
As she started to meet her hips with his, he sped up, setting a rhythm.
Her insides were so hot and wet, Kaiba strained not wanting the sensation to end.
The drugs were now working in full force so Kaiba and Salem were moaning loudly, each thrust driving them closer to the edge.
Kaiba changed his angle and hit a special spot inside of Salem, causing her to cry out.
Found it.
He placed his hands on either side of Salem's head and thrusted deeply, assaulting her g-spot over and over again.
He buried his face in her neck and whispered,
"Come…" before biting her earlobe.
Salem began rubbing her her clit in time with Kaiba thrusts, the drugs making her extremely sensitive.
Kaiba continued thrusting at a frenzied pace, his hips moving on their own. The tight heat of Salem's insides was getting more intense. He could feel she was close, her pussy twitching and squeezing him more with each thrust.
Her chest was heaving and her breathing was labored as she felt large waves of pleasure course throughout her body. Her legs shook violently as she came with a long loud moan, her walls clamping down on Kaiba's member.
"Oh Fuck!" Kaiba moaned, increasing his speed.
He came in one long heave, pumping into Salem a few more times as he finished, enjoying her warmth while he still could.
He kissed her passionately, both of them sweaty and full of bliss.
"Mmm..fuck.." Kaiba said as he broke the kiss. His mind was hazy and every surface of his body felt like it was vibrating.
Salem smiled up at him, her baby hairs stuck to her forehead with sweat.
"If I knew sex felt like that, yanni, I wouldn't have waited so long…" She breathed, running her nails down Kaiba's sides, her brown eyes boring into his.
"I'm happy you chose me." He said with a genuine smile.
He shivered as he pulled out of her, more than satisfied. He collapsed next to Salem, getting his breathing under control.
The room was spinning. His high ceilings were looping around the room, making him feel nauseous. He sat up, thinking the room would dip and swirl but it was surprisingly still.
Salem sat up and held her stomach, a long growl echoing in the room.
Kaiba looked over at her and raised his eyebrow with a smirk.
"Ana asfa, munchies…I'm going to shower and get dressed. What time are we supposed to be downstairs?" She said, carefully standing and stretching.
Downstairs?
For what?
Kaiba tilted his head and asked,
"What do you mean?"
Salem raised her brow at Kaiba and walked up to him. She felt Kaiba's semen leak out of her and begin to run down her legs.
She gasped and shivered.
"Nevermind, Tanin." She said, walking into Kaiba's bathroom.
Kaiba followed her, eyeing up and down her body. He watched as she knotted her curly hair into a high bun.
Their eyes met in the mirror. He slowly walked up behind her, placing his hands on her hips. He smelled her hair and sighed.
Salem smiled at him and moved his hands. She gracefully got in the shower and waited for Kaiba to join her.
He stepped in front of her and turned on the hot water. He pulled her into his arms as the water fell on them.
She placed her hands against Kaiba's chest and let her forehead fall against the strong muscles.
Kaiba sighed happily and buried his face in her neck.
Fuck.
He could stay like this forever.
Unfortunately, the shower finished quickly and Salem stepped out of the shower, grabbing a nearby towel. She dried off and untangled her hair from it's bun, fluffing it in the mirror.
Kaiba was close behind her when he suddenly felt the room dip and bob.
Oh right.
He's still high.
In fact, Kaiba noticed that he was more high than he was earlier.
He stumbled into his bedroom and plopped onto the bed with a soft fwap! As he lay on his stomach, he smelt roses on the pillow.
"Mmm." He moaned, unaware of Salem's laughter.
She sat near his head on the bed and carded through his hair.
"What's wrong, Tanin?" She laughed, as she watched him nuzzle his head into the pillow.
Kaiba turned his head so he could see Salem and groaned of the sight of her completely naked on his bed.
In a flash, he pulled Salem onto him. Salem's bare body straddling his long form, now on his back.
He looked up at her and ran his hands up her soft but muscular thighs. She moaned his named and shuddered, making her muscles tense under Kaiba's touch.
Salem looked into Kaiba's dilated pupils and smiled, her high also reaching its peak.
"Let's go again." Kaiba breathed, grabbing her firm cheeks and grinding his hips up into her.
"Mmmm...Tanin. I'm exhausted…" She moaned.
Kaiba smirked and rolled onto his side, laying Salem down next to him.
Salem smiled up at him with sleepy eyes and planted a soft kiss on his lips. Kaiba kissed her back and placed his head on the pillow, watching her slowly drift off.
He felt his eyes grow heavy. He yawned and shut them slowly, falling asleep with Salem's warmth against him.
"Tanin...TANIN!"
Kaiba jumped awake and glared at Salem. He felt the room twist violently as he tried to get out of bed.
"Sorry to startle you...It's 7pm, are we late?" She said with a yawn.
Kaiba stared blankly at her. Wondering why she would tell him what time it is.
He shook the thought away and checked his phone, still in his pants pockets, that were on the floor.
Several missed messages from Mokuba.
He sighed and read through the messages.
"Oh SHIT." He gasped and ran into his closet to get ready.
He had completely forgotten about the dinner party. He realized why Salem kept asking what time to be ready and he didn't pick up on it at all. And now, the party had already started and they were late.
Salem chuckled as she got dressed. She put on her undergarments and stepped into her blush pink cocktail dress. It was an off the shoulder A-line dress with lace overlay. The slip of the dress was a mixture and tulle and chiffon, also pink in color.
She walked into the bathroom with her small bag of makeup and quickly applied eyeliner and mascara. She brushed a dark pink shade of blush across her cheeks, giving her a slight tinge.
As she walk out of the bathroom, Kaiba was tying his tie. He was wearing a dark blue suit and with a light gold tie.
His jaw dropped as soon as he saw her.
She was breathtaking.
He kept his eyes on her beautiful collarbones as she leaned over to strap on her pumps.
She stood up straight and smirked at Kaiba.
"Hurry up Tanin. By the way you reacted to the time I can only guess that we're late, mish kida?"
Kaiba finished getting dressed and walked up to Salem, taking her hands in his.
"I don't know this is going to go...We're both obviously high." Kaiba said leading her toward the door.
"It'll be fine Tanin, besides, I'm sure you're just as hungry as I am. It's a dinner party, we'll eat and speak in short answers. It's Mokuba's party, I'm sure he'll lead the conversation." She reassured.
Kaiba nodded. They walked out of his bedroom and downstairs.
Walking was fine, but as soon as Kaiba stopped, he felt his head fog and his whole body tingle.
The high itself was nice, but the anxiety of everyone seeing him high was making it hard for him to breathe.
They made their way to the dining room and sat down awkwardly as Mokuba glared at his older brother. .
"Nice of you finally join us…" Mokuba seethed. He kept his eyes on Kaiba who was avoiding eye contact at all costs.
Salem piped up, hoping her charm would make things less tense.
"Ana asfa-I'm sorry. It's my fault we're tardy. Arabs are always late, I'm sorry it's genetic."
Mokuba looked at Salem and chuckled.
"I'm so sorry. Where are my manners? Everyone this is Seto's...um…" Mokuba didn't know how to continue.
Kaiba realized he should be introducing Salem and interrupted his brother.
"Partner. Salem is my partner." Kaiba said in a deep monotone.
He looked around the large table and saw that the entire geek squad was present.
Yugi, Te'a, Joey, Tristan, Ryou, and Duke.
Great.
Wait.
Kaiba knew a lot of the nerd patrol had moved away. Were they all in town for this dinner?
Yugi spoke next.
"Salem? I thought your name was Sala?"
Salem smiled and flipped her curly hair off her shoulder.
"Yes my birth name is Sala. Salem is my business alias. I've grown so attached to the name, that I forget it confuses people." She said, picking up her glass of water and sipping it delicately.
Kaiba was frozen and staring at his plate. He was starving and the food smelled so good.
Salem looked so beautiful and was handling meeting everyone with grace.
"So Salem, Yugi tells me that he met you a couple weeks ago? Totally crazy you were all at the same restaurant." Te'a said, her tone filled with feigned interest.
"Yes, well it's a popular restaurant I hear…" Salem answered, wondering what Te'a was actually trying to say.
Te'a glowered at Salem and started eating her food, ignoring her.
"What made you want to come to Japan? I'd rather stay where it's hot during the winter months!" Tristan added, hoping to make things friendlier.
Salem gave Tristan a dazzling smile and opened her mouth to speak.
Kaiba was tuning in and out of the conversation. He slowly ate his food, making sure to chew slowly but not too slowly, to avoid suspicion.
"I love Japan. I'm going to be here more frequently once my hiatus is over so wanted to spend time here."
The dinner continued silently. Kaiba noticed Yugi kept staring at Salem and then averting his eyes as soon as she looked up from her plate.
Suddenly Duke spoke up.
"Okay. I can't stand it. Te'a was right, she looks just like him." He said putting his silverware down.
"Shuddap, Duke!" Joey said nudging him, remembering what happened last time Atem was brought up in front of Mokuba.
Salem raised her eyebrow.
"Who do I look like?" She questioned, not enjoying the secrecy.
Kaiba's head snapped up when he realized who they were about to talk about.
"Atem. You look like our friend Atem." Yugi piped up, his eyes sad.
Te'a put a hand on Yugi's shoulder to console him, glaring at Duke.
Mokuba sighed and pushed his plate away, knowing he couldn't throw a tantrum at his own party. He knew this was going to be an issue but he didn't think Yugi would bring Atem up the night he was going to propose to Te'a.
"Who?" Salem feigned cluelessness.
Kaiba felt relief wash over him, glad that she was aware that there would be no way she would know about Atem this early in the relationship.
He wondered what Yugi would think he Kaiba told him he'd seen an alternate version of Atem. Alive and well. Evil, but alive and well.
Ryou cleared his throat and spoke up hesitantly.
"He was a friend of ours...He um...passed. A few years ago. It was hard on everyone."
Salem remained silent as she looked at everyone at the table. She realized they were all staring at her.
She stayed silent and poked at a piece of broccoli on her plate, feeling very uncomfortable.
Kaiba was reeling. He didn't know what to do.
What could he do?
Oh.
He knew.
"Atem was Egyptian, Salem is Moroccan. It's racist to say they look the same just because their skin is similar in color. Not all arabs look alike, you insensitive assholes." Kaiba said, his own voice sounding so far away from his body.
Salem swallowed a bubble of laughter.
Nicely played.
Yugi and his friends fell dead silent. Feeling guilty. They didn't intend to sound racist, but seeing Salem with maroon hair is just all too familiar.
The dinner finished quickly and Mokuba stood up.
"Dessert is being served in the garden. And with any luck the evening will get better because Yugi has a surprise for everyone!" He said excitedly.
Yugi's face turned beet red as everyone stood and followed Mokuba.
Salem started to follow the group when Kaiba stopped her by grabbing her hand.
"We stayed for dinner. Let's leave." Kaiba said pulling her toward him.
He was coming down from his high and was ready to take Salem upstairs. He was ready to take her over and over again, all night long.
"And go where, Tanin?" She said with a smirk.
Kaiba grabbed the back of her neck and kissed her passionately.
He slipped his tongue into her mouth and rubbed his tongue against hers, moaning as she reciprocated in earnest.
Salem wrapped her arms around Kaiba's neck and he moved his hands to her hips.
Kaiba bit her bottom lip as he pulled away, his penis already painfully hard.
"Fuck...Anywhere…" He moaned in her ear.
Salem smirked and looked in Kaiba's eyes.
"Good because your house is super haunted, mish kida." She said pulling her "smart watch" from a pocket in her dress.
Kaiba groaned and rolled his eyes.
"That's not what I meant. And really? After our last misadventure?"
"C'mon Tanin...This place is actually safe. And we're already dressed appropriately." She said, fastening the watch to her wrist.
Kaiba set his lips in a tight line. He really didn't want to do this this again. Unless, there was an Atem that wasn't going to try and kill them.
"Did you find another Atem?" Kaiba asked, needing any reason not to go.
Salem looked in Kaiba's eyes and smiled.
"Yes. And then some." She said activating the pink portal.
Kaiba sighed and took her hand, letting her lead him into the portal.
This had better be fucking worth it.
They walked out of the portal and were in the Kaiba mansion. An alternate version of the Kaiba mansion.
Kaiba felt a bit queasy but it quickly passed as Salem pulled him into a corner.
"We have to stay hidden until we find her. She'll know who we are and we can speak to Atem." Salem said scrolling through her watch.
Kaiba sighed and rubbed his temples.
"Are you talking about yourself?"
"Like I said before, Tanin, she's not-"
"You right, I remember. Let's just do what we came here to do so we can leave. I'm getting impatient." Kaiba said wrapping his arms around Salem and grinding his hips into hers suggestively.
Salem rolled her eyes and pulled Kaiba through the shadows of the Kaiba mansion.
There was a large party happening. There were tons of people and they were all dressed in their finest clothing.
Kaiba and Salem quickly made their way up the stairs and into Kaiba's alternate bedroom.
Kaiba heard someone gasp behind him and he turned around, almost dropping to his knees.
Atem was laying on his bed with Sala. They were obviously in the middle of lovemaking, as Atem quickly covered them both with the bed sheets.
Kaiba wavered and felt as if he was going to pass out.
Atem and Salem?
Together?
He didn't understand.
Suddenly his alternate came out of the bathroom, completely nude.
Alternate Kaiba jumped when he saw his double. He joined Atem and Sala in the bed, realizing there was no point in covering himself.
Salem cleared her throat and walked further into the bedroom.
"Ana asfa. I'm sorry to interrupt. We were hoping to speak with all of you."
Kaiba's alternate spoke first.
"What could be so important that you'd need to come to our reality to ask?" He said with a scoff.
"Well, Kaiba-" Salem started.
"You may call me Seto." He said calmly.
Kaiba raised his eyebrow.
So Seto knew of the alternate realities as well?
Salem continued.
"Seto, we were hoping to ask how…" She trailed off looking at her alternate.
Sala was glaring at her, silently asking them to leave.
"How what?" Atem asked, his low voice ringing in Kaiba ears.
Kaiba couldn't take it anymore, he needed to know how Atem was alive in this reality.
"Seto. Why don't you get dressed and you and I can talk?" Kaiba said to his alternate, feeling strange at addressing himself.
Seto nodded and went into his closet to change.
Atem tucked a strand of hair behind Sala's hair and kissed her cheek lightly.
Kaiba felt slightly jealous that Salem's alternate got to touch Atem and he didn't. This Atem was obviously the same personality as the one he remembered.
Kind and attentive.
Sala saw Kaiba staring and spoke, her voice underlined with rage.
"Someone's jealous."
Salem looked at Kaiba and grabbed his hand.
"Don't let her get to you. She's possessive of both of them." She whispered, giving his hand a light squeeze.
Atem chuckled lightly which made Kaiba shudder slightly.
God, he missed that.
"I'm sorry. I'll give you all some privacy. I'm sure this is important." Atem said, sauntering into the bathroom and shutting the door.
Seto came out of the closet in a two piece kaftan, light blue. He was holding a long gold robe. He walked up to Sala and gave her the robe, leaning over to kiss her passionately.
Kaiba's eyes widened.
Oh.
Sala stood up and wrapped the robe around her. She walked out of the bedroom, gesturing for Salem to follow her.
Salem obliged and let go of Kaiba's hand, looking back at him reassuringly before following Sala down the hallway.
Kaiba turned back toward Seto and jumped when his alternate was standing right in front of him, reaching around him to shut the door.
Seto walked over to the bed and sat down. He smirked at Kaiba and spoke.
"You want to know about Atem don't you?"
Kaiba nodded slowly, wondering if he could trust this version of himself.
Seto gestured for Kaiba to sit on the bed and chuckled when Kaiba stood his ground.
"I'm not going to hurt you. I'll tell you what you want but not when you're so far away."
Kaiba cautiously approached himself. He stopped in front of Seto, keeping enough distance to feel comfortable.
Seto patted the spot next to him.
"Come sit." He said with a sultry grin.
"I'm quite fine standing, thank you." Kaiba replied.
Seto shrugged his shoulders and sighed, leaning back on his hands.
"He chose to stay." Seto said plainly.
Kaiba blinked at his twin.
Really?
That's it.
That can't be it.
Seto scoffed at Kaiba's silence and leaned forward.
"I wasn't his first choice." Seto continued.
Kaiba tilted his head.
"What do you mean? Like he chose Yugi? Or worse that dog?"
"No, no… He chose to stay and he spent time traveling. To learn. The last place he visited was Egypt. That's where he met her. They were both protesting for the Egyptian people in Tahrir square during the uprising in Cairo. He fell in love with her fire, and they…" Seto's words trailed off, his eyes became dark.
Kaiba couldn't believe his ears. Atem stayed and met Salem's alternate? That's way too coincidental.
"How did she end up here. Are you all, together?" Kaiba asked, unsure on what to call their relationship.
"Well, he came back to Japan with her as his lover. Those dweebs were happy that he'd found someone but, I had other thoughts on the matter. I tracked her down and confronted her."
"And?" Kaiba asked, praying to the powers that be that this trip wasn't a waste of time.
"And a heated argument turned into a passionate debate. I had sex with her, and fell in love with her like an idiot. Kind of like you right now." Seto said.
Kaiba scowled.
That was the second time.
This alternate Kaiba is also calling him a fool for being in love.
Shit.
Was he in love?
"Don't think about it too hard, you'll hurt yourself." Seto said rolling his eyes.
"Does your Sala have access to the multiverse? You and Atem didn't seem surprised to see us." Kaiba said.
Seto nodded and stood up. He walked up to Kaiba, their faces inches away.
"That woman is powerful, and you're a fool to think you can tame that snake." Seto said, grabbing onto the waist of Kaiba's pants.
Kaiba tried to back away but was thrown on to the bed, his alternate climbing on top of him.
He was confused. What made Salem and her alternates so bad?
Seto spoke again, pinning Kaiba's arms above his head and whispering in his ear.
"Total coincidence that she came into your life when she did. And isn't it peculiar how much her and Atem look alike? You want to think you've moved on but all you've done is make things harder to forget...mish kida?"
Mish kida.
How did Seto know those words?
As far as Kaiba knew, Salem is the only one that says that phrase.
Kaiba gasped as Seto ground his hips against his.
"Why are my alternates the horny ones?"
"What makes her so bad…" Kaiba breathed, writhing underneath his alternate, trying to break free.
Seto let out a loud laugh.
"Bad? She isn't evil. Not exactly. Yes, she's a snake. The way she slithers into your life and injects you with poison. Only she has the antidote. You keep letting yourself get bitten and then go to her for comfort. She's like a highly addictive drug. You can't get enough of her and soon you don't recognize yourself when you look in the mirror."
What?
Kaiba looked into Seto's eyes and saw that he was tired, drained even. He felt Seto's grip loosen so he sat up, realizing he wasn't in danger.
A drug?
Poison?
This wasn't making sense.
Seto silently got off of Kaiba and sat at the edge of the bed.
Kaiba quietly moved to sit next to his alternate, letting the room stay tense.
"She can bring him back. Your Atem. She has the technology." Seto said finally, his eyes lowered.
Kaiba's heart dropped into his stomach.
What?
Salem followed Sala into a room just down the hall. They walked in and Salem shut the door behind her, turning to see Sala settling into a plush dark blue chair.
"Malika." Sala said shortly.
"Don't call me that." Salem spat as she sat in a matching chair across from her double.
Sala smirked and cackled.
Ugh.
One of these.
"Why not? It's true. It was so fun visiting Kaiba's reality only to find The Sala rolling around on the beach with him. It was so unbelievable, I just had to take photos…" Sala purred.
Salem froze.
Sala blinked and then laughed loudly.
"Yes, Malika. That was me. Actually all I did was give the pictures to your, what's his name? Anansi? He was such a cutie. He's so in love with you it almost hurt me to ask him to sell those."
Salem couldn't believe what she was hearing. She never had an issue with any of her alternates but this one directly interfered with her life.
"Why? Why would you do this?" Salem asked, her hands shaking. She had fucked up yet again, she didn't have her trenchcoat meaning she didn't have any gadgets to make a clever escape.
This version of her was obvious dangerous and had ulterior motives to having a relationship with this realty's Seto Kaiba.
Sala crossed her legs and smirked.
"To speed things along. I knew those pictures going public would either cause him to end things or make things more serious between you two. Guessing that you two were, what, at a party already? He chose to go public." She sneered.
"How does it help you to interfere? You have your happy ending. You know the rules. No interference." Salem reprimanded.
Salem knew that a choice few of her alternates were power hungry and wanted pull in other realities besides their own. She was the only one who had power and money through her own means, and a lot of her alternates resented that.
Sala snorted and stood up.
"Oh? If that's the case, why don't you tell Kaiba why he's never heard of Sala Wahab before? Why don't you go back to your original reality and leave that Kaiba to grieve over his Atem? After all, in your reality, isn't Kaiba the reason why its an apocalyptic wasteland?"
Salem snapped up and walked up to Sala.
"What did you say?"
Sala grinned cheekily at Salem and said,
"Oh that's right, you were exploring the multiverse with Anansi when your reality faced complete annihilation. If the stories I heard are correct, then you came back to your home, and there was nothing and no one left, right?"
Salem was glaring at Sala through tear filled eyes.
She knew she broke the rules when she brought herself and Anansi to Kaiba's reality, but she had nowhere to go. It was either find a new reality or die. She chose life.
"How do you know it was Kaiba's alternate?" Salem asked, her voice shaking.
"Ahh, well. All of us knew. Every single Sala heard that Seto Kaiba was attempting to bring someone back from the dead. We assumed you were helping him, you what with your past success. But, obviously not considering he caused the literal end of the world. You two must have not known each other yet."
Salem's head was spinning and her feet were beginning to ache and cramp from her heels.
She walked toward the door and put her hand on the knob, stopping when she heard Sala speak again.
"Oh Malika. If Kaiba asks you to help him bring Atem back, make sure you say yes. God forbid your lack of attention brings another apocalypse." Sala said, laughing hysterically.
Salem stormed out of the room and down the hall. She quickly wiped away her tears before opening the door to Seto's bedroom.
Kaiba looked up and was immediately relieved to see Salem. He stood up and walked toward her, stopping when he saw her face.
Her face was tear stained and her eyes were red.
"What happened? Her alternate didn't hurt her, did she?"
Salem grabbed Kaiba's hand and opened a back to the Kaiba mansion, wordlessly pulling Kaiba inside.
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