Kaiba groaned in pain as he lifted his arm to turn on the hot water to his shower. His wound had been healing slowly over the last couple of days but at least he, Atem, and Salem were settling into some sort of routine.

He sighed as the water soaked his hair, running down his body and to his feet.

It had been difficult to explain everything to Yugi and the others. He had explained it, and then Atem explained it, and Salem still refused to talk to anyone but Kaiba and Atem.

He lathered his soap in his hands, staring down at the bubbles blankly,

"I hope she gets better.." he said to himself.

He had noticed that the first thing all of them did when they got through the portal was bathe.

Separately.

He had allowed Anansi to stay at the Kaiba mansion and become Isono's number two but there was still that sense of dread…

The fear of someone who looked like him appearing and taking everyone he loved away…

The fear of Anansi betraying everyone again..

The fear of losing Salem…

He swallowed a lump in his throat as he rubbed the lather all over his body, thinking of a way to try and get Salem out of the guest bedroom.

He and Atem tried to get her to join them in the master bedroom their first night together.

She had declined, saying that she needed to be alone.

To which, Atem and Kaiba told her that they understood and went to bed.

It had been two days and they hadn't seen her leave the room once.

Kaiba remembered that Atem had ventured into the room, trying to console the curly haired beauty. He had learned that Salem hadn't been eating or showering since she disappeared into the room.

He rinsed his body and turned off the water, stepping out onto his mat and wrapping a towel around his waist.

He smiled weakly when Atem walked into the large bathroom,

"Anything?" Kaiba asked, taking a q-tip out of a glass container on the counter and swabbing his ear.

Atem shook his head,

"With all of my current knowledge, I can't get her to talk to me. Do you really think you can get her to talk to you?" He asked, grabbing a hair tie and tying back his maroon waves.

Kaiba ran his fingers through his wet hair and smirked at Atem,

"Just because your a psychology student doesn't mean you know what you're doing yet. And that's not what Salem needs right now. You keep trying to tell her what's wrong with her instead of listening-"

"I can't listen if she doesn't talk. We were all there. That man hurt all of us…" Atem interrupted, adjusting his button down shirt.

Kaiba shook his head,

"He did something different to her though. Whatever was in that gun. Whatever he whispered to her before he pushed that needle up against her skin is most likely what has her so depressed." He said, walking into the bedroom.

Atem put his hands on the bathroom counter and looked down at his knuckles,

"What do you think was in there? It wasn't poison… He wanted to use her for children.."

Kaiba shrugged as he toweled off and began to get dressed,

"I think it might be best for us to wait for her to tell us when she's ready. For now, I'll go to her room and see if I can't at least get her to shower or eat." He said slipping on a pair of athletic pants and a soft t-shirt.

Atem gazed at Kaiba and sighed,

"I'm going to head out now, then." He said, leaving the bathroom.

Kaiba stopped Atem by gently grabbing his arm and pulling him close,

"I know you don't like missing class but you should rest. You have the most physical damage." He said, tucking one of Atem's blonde strands behind his ear.

Atem shook his head and smiled up at his tall boyfriend,

"I'll do better if my mind is active. I'll have Isono drive me to and from school and I'll make sure to text you during the day." he said, rising up to the balls of his feet to plant a chaste kiss on Kaiba's chin.

Atem grabbed his bag from the end of the bed and headed out, leaving Kaiba to go deal with Salem.

Kaiba put on his navy blue slippers and went downstairs to the kitchen, nodding to Anansi who was having a small argument with Isono.

"I'm just saying that it doesn't make any sense for you to do the cooking and the cleaning on top of the security. There are maids to do the cleaning. You should look into a cook, as well. That way you can maximize your security and perimeter." Anansi explained, messily chopping an expensive melon on the cutting board.

"Be more careful! Chop it nicely and with purpose. We eat with our eyes as well. And, a cook is out of the question. Mr. Kaiba is too important to have some stranger prepare his food-"

"Princess Sala is legitimate royalty and cooks her own food! Mr. CEO can manage with a cook!" Anansi spat back.

Kaiba sighed and crossed his arms,

"Yes, yes, Salem is self sufficient and I'm not. The only problem is, she won't eat." He said, going into the fridge and gingerly pulling out a glass bottle of sparkling water.

Isono gazed at Kaiba seriously,

"Her excellency isn't eating?"

Anansi glared at Isono,

"That's "Your Highness" to you."

"Enough, you two. Anansi, even Salem wouldn't eat those melon slices with how they look. Take into account everything Isono tells you until we can find a better "food prep" solution. Isono, Anansi was a royal guard and has younger eyes. You're underutilizing him. The three of us can handle our own food for now, just figure out how you two are going to divide labor." Kaiba scolded, placing the bottle on a silver tray with two clean glasses.

Isono and Anansi glared at each other before nodding curtly,

"What else do you need, sir?" Isono asked, handing Anansi a new melon to slice.

Kaiba looked at the sparse tray and thought carefully,

"Berries. Frozen specifically to ice the water and enhance the flavor."

Isono nodded and retrieved the berries from the freezer. They were being held held in a biodegradable palette that Kaiba placed on the tray next to the glasses.

"Anansi. You know what Salem's comfort foods are so give Isono a list of ingredients and make the most enticing one immediately." He said taking the tray and heading up the stairs.

He crept down the hall to the furthest door from the heart of the Kaiba mansion. He knocked slowly waiting to hear any sign of movement on the other side of the door.

When he heard shuffling, he opened the door and let himself in, closing it swiftly behind him.

He scanned the room, seeing Salem curled up in the middle of the bed on top of the comforter. He stayed silent, carrying the tray to the bed and sitting down next to Salem's form.

He placed the tray at the end of the bed and sighed loudly, laying down and wrapping his arms around Salem's waist. He felt her flinch before she realized it was Kaiba, her Kaiba, embracing her.

"It's okay. I'm just joining you," He said gently,

"I brought you some water. Sparkling, of course." He smirked against her ear, sticky from sweat.

He didn't mind being this close to her when she hadn't been exercising regular hygiene.

It wasn't as if she smelled bad. She just smelled a little stale.

She stayed quiet, her eyes were open and staring at nothing in particular.

Kaiba blinked slowly and nuzzled himself against her, feeling a small flutter of triumph when Salem let out a happy sigh,

"The water is for both of us. I'll stay here as long as you let me."

He felt Salem shift slightly and he released his grip so she could turn to face him. His heart became heavy when he gazed at her tear stained face.

He lovingly smoothed his hand over her head and pulled her close,

"I love you, Salem. We love you." He whispered stroking her cheek with his thumb.

He ran his hand down her back and realized she was just in a bra and panties.

He froze when he heard her speak for the first time in days,

"Tanin… I shouldn't be here…" She mumbled, her head buried in his chest.

Kaiba's brow furrowed,

"What do you mean?"

He looked into her honey eyes as she gazed up at him,

"I should be gone… just like all of those people... I don't deserve you or Atem…" tears streamed down her face as if she had triggered herself again.

Kaiba squeezed her lightly,

"Hey, hey... you deserve the world. You did what was best. What quality of life is there for people who are all lobotomized? They aren't themselves, right?" He reasoned, shaking her lightly.

Salem shook her head,

"Who am I to decide that though? I'm not some sort of God, Seto… I'm a mean, petty person, who wanted a reason to get rid of my original reality for good. I'm not some good samaritan trying to liberate a controlled mass."

Kaiba thought to himself carefully before he spoke his next words,

"Would you feel better if that were the truth? You'd still feel guilty. And the fact that you do feel guilty means something right?"

Salem shook her head,

"I do feel bad...But it's more self loathing...And the fact that I have to live with myself forever…" She trailed off, rubbing at the multi-needle mark on her lower abdomen.

Kaiba kissed her forehead,

"Not forever... life goes on and so will we…"

Salem sighed a half frustrated half sad sigh,

"Tanin...he did something to me...I don't know how to say it but-"

"You don't have to say anything. I'm just here to lay down with you. We should probably enjoy this water before it goes flat, though." Kaiba said innocently.

"Okay." Salem said simply, prying herself away from Kaiba's grip and sitting up slowly.

Kaiba sat up with her and dropped a few frozen berries into their glasses and filled them with the bubbling liquid,

"Maybe we should enjoy these in the tub, the water might feel nice-"

"I get it, I stink. I'll get up and be a functioning adult but please don't expect me to be able to hold a conversation with Atem's friends next week. I can already hear Te'a complaining that I wasn't invited in the first place." She said, taking a small sip of her water.

Kaiba gave her a small smile and nodded.

He wasn't about to argue with progress.

Atem had Salem's arm wrapped in his as Kaiba carried their luggage to their room in the privately rented villa.

The three of them were the first to arrive at the villa that the entire group would be sharing which meant they got first pick of the rooms.

Atem had told Kaiba that they should leave the biggest master for Te'a and Yugi, as the reason for the vacation was to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

To which Kaiba had responded,

"If they wanted the big room they should have gotten here first."

Atem shook his head as he admired the spacious room.

It was true that there were no room assignments, but this was the only room in the villa had a private open air bath attached to the patio. Everyone else was going to have to bathe awkwardly together in the shared indoor onsen on the lower level.

Kaiba and Atem watched Salem carefully as she released herself from Atem's grip.

She was looking around the room, admiring each detail of the traditional yet modern suite,

"Te'a is going to hate me even more since this looks like was supposed to be for the happy couple…" she said, smoothing out her white turtleneck sweater dress and sitting on the plush bed.

Kaiba smirked and walked over to Salem, joining her on the end of the bed,

"Let's be honest, Goddess. She'd hate you no matter what you did." He said wrapping his arm around her shoulders,

"Might as well enjoy yourself."

Salem let out an amused snort and gazed up at Atem,

"Do you know when the rest of the sheep are getting here?" She asked.

Kaiba chuckled and Atem glared at the two of them,

"You two should really be nicer to them." Atem said.

"Tanin is right, Atem. They were never nice to me. Why should I be nice first?" Salem said moodily, standing up and walking to the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.

Atem flinched at the sound of the door and narrowed his eyes at Kaiba,

"You shouldn't encourage that behavior, Seto. She already operates in a morally grey mindset, you shouldn't empower her to make bad choices." He said in a hushed tone.

Kaiba rolled his eyes,

"Her not taking your friends' bullshit isn't a bad choice. Te'a has hated her since before we brought you back. The rest of the group avoids talking about her if they can." Kaiba ran his fingers through his hair, "Your friends are a clique that isn't taking new members, Atem. They're the mean girls." He explained, kneeling onto the floor to unzip his dark blue suitcase.

Atem crossed his arms and shook his head,

"You just want to believe they can't accept her so that you and her have something to complain about together that doesn't include me."

Kaiba looked up at Atem and sighed,

"We don't do that on purpose, Atem. Her and I just have the same humor is all." He said, taking out a pair of white swimming shorts.

Atem knelt down next to Kaiba, pulling his personal black duffle bag toward his knees,

"Then how come she opened up to you and not me… She could always talk to me...and now…" He trailed off, biting back tears.

Kaiba wrapped a gentle arm around Atem's waist and kissed his cheek,

"She isn't letting me touch her beyond a caress either, Atem. She isn't ready for that yet. Especially considering that there are two of us and one of her." He released Atem and stared blankly at the floor, "We can't forget that we pushed her away and she still needs time to trust us again. Yes, she opened up to me a couple of days ago, but she hasn't talked about much since."

Atem nodded his head slowly as he unzipped his bag,

"I just want this trip to go well. Everyone knows what we went through but even Aibou is having trouble understanding that the three of us are you know...together in that way.. And Te'a-"

"Te'a legitimately hates Salem's guts, you know that. Te'a has told you to your face how much she hates Salem." Kaiba interrupted, shoving his suitcase under the bed and standing up.

Atem took out his red swim trunks and gazed at them emotionlessly,

"She has… Seto, do you think it's possible that Te'a is, you know, jealous?"

Kaiba looked toward the bathroom door, making sure he could still hear the shower running,

"I do. Te'a pushed Yugi into buying a bigger house when they haven't even paid off their first one. It made Yugi rush into another contract with me and Mokuba which, I'm not complaining. Yugi makes good games but…" he clicked his tongue, searching for words, "He seems tired. Not to mention the gigantic elephant in the room but Yugi wasn't her first choice.." He said, stripping off his clothes and donning his tight white swim shorts.

Atem's heart sank into his stomach as he processed what Kaiba had meant.

That's right.

He remembered that Te'a would always put herself and their friends in danger just to see the ex-king…

He sighed and rubbed at his eyelids,

"Are you saying she settled for Aibou?" He didn't want to believe it, but it made sense.

He knew that Te'a and Yugi loved each other very much but he also knew that Te'a was extremely upset when she had learned that Atem had sex with Salem.

He knew she wasn't upset that Atem had betrayed Kaiba, she was upset because Salem got to have him in a way that she never would.

Kaiba shrugged,

"It's not like that matters now. They're happily married and have Yuna. I'm just saying that they're the ones who need to take the first step in accepting Salem. If they don't, how are they going to be involved in your life?" he asked, slipping on one of the villa's robes over his body, tying it securely before sitting on the bed.

He straightened up when Salem sauntered out of the bathroom in just a towel, pointing to her pink overnight bag,

"Will you grab that for me please?" She asked, crawling onto the king sized bed.

Atem and Kaiba both rushed to get Salem's bag, nearly bumping their foreheads to get to it. Kaiba snatched it off of the floor just before Atem could grab hold of the leather strap and lovingly handed it to Salem.

Salem gazed at the two men, amused,

"It's not a race…" she said, unzipping her bag and pulling out two different bikinis and a long pink kimono.

She looked up at Kaiba,

"I guess we can match." She smiled, holding up a very tiny white thong.

Kaiba chuckled and tugged on the small piece of fabric,

"I knew you were watching me pack."

Salem casually removed her towel and slipped on her bikini top,

"I was watching both of you." She said, crawling off of the bed to pull the thong up her legs and onto her hips.

Atem watched her shamelessly, catching Kaiba's glare. He shrugged and glared back. He had guessed it was a good sign that Salem felt comfortable being nude around both of them.

"You aren't going to get ready, habibi?" Salem asked, taking her towel off of the bed and dabbing at her long wet curls.

Atem snapped out of his thoughts and smiled at Salem,

"Yes, of course… they'll probably be here soon.." He stood, his knees aching from having sat on them for so long.

"If you don't want to take a full shower, there's a pull shower downstairs before the bathing area." Kaiba said, standing up from the bed, watching Salem don her sheer pink kimono.

Atem nudged Kaiba with his elbow before stripping and pulling on his loose fitting swim trunks. He grabbed the second kimono from the closet and slipped it on,

"Should we wait downstairs? We've already stolen the best room, it would be awful to start soaking without them."

Kaiba nodded,

"We have the entire villa to just our group so we can go anywhere we want. The entrance had a large lounge so let's wait there." He said, walking up to Atem and tying his kimono for him.

Atem blushed as Kaiba planted a swift kiss on his forehead. He looked over at Salem who was admiring them lovingly as she tied her long her up into a high ponytail.

Salem cleared her throat and looked away, brushing her curly fly aways out of her face.

Atem heard the downstairs doors open and close. His large group of friends had finally arrived and they were all piling into the villa, way too excited.

"They're here!" Atem said happily, running out of the room, leaving Kaiba and Salem alone.

Kaiba turned to look at Salem when he heard her sigh. He walked up to her and slid his hands around her waist, pulling her close and kissing her forehead.

"You can do this. I'll be by your side." Kaiba reassured her, tucking one of her fly aways behind her ear.

Salem sighed and gazed into Kaiba bright blue eyes,

"I have to ask...A week long retreat with Atem's entire group of friends seems excessive for a two year wedding anniversary. What's really going on?"

Kaiba ran his hands up and down Salem's waist as he thought about his next words carefully. He didn't like what this retreat was actually meant for but it was necessary,

"Have you noticed anything about Atem in the last couple days you've been up and around the Kaiba mansion?" He asked, hoping Salem would catch on.

Salem stared into Kaiba eyes intently searching for an answer. She broke her gaze and landed her eyes on Kaiba toned chest,

"He didn't take a minute to rest. I remember when he came into my room he said he was going to work out and asked if I wanted to join him. I thought it was strange since he had been electrocuted several times… He must have been in a lot of pain." She thought out loud, enjoying the feeling of Kaiba's hands up her spine.

Kaiba nodded,

"He said he wouldn't let something like torture keep make him fat." He said simply, staring at Salem pleadingly.

Come on, Goddess, put it together! He thought, as he watched Salem's brow furrow.

"Tanin… he's eating, yes? I didn't say anything because I knew you two had issues before-"

"We had disagreements on his diets and after he came back from your safe zone I told him he could have whatever he wanted, when he wanted...naturally, he gained weight from eating whatever he wanted...so he went back to eating veggies and working out…" Kaiba released Salem from his grasp and ran his fingers through his hair,

"Everyone keeps telling him he looks amazing. Which is part of the problem. He still thinks he's chubby no matter how much he diets or works out. He refuses to see his issues when he's the one who's studying psychology and picks out what's wrong with everyone else…"

Salem sighed sadly and crossed her arms,

"So this "anniversary retreat" is actually just a chance for everyone to point at Atem and make him feel worse?" She asked, shaking her head.

Kaiba pinched the bridge of his nose,

"It wasn't my idea. I'm just the guy who's footing the bill for the trip. I said it would be better for us to do it in a setting with a non biased third party but none of them would listen to me. Of course, we're still here to celebrate Yugi and Te'a's anniversary but it feels... I don't know…" he trailed off, thinking that there was no way this conversation was going to end well.

"And now I'm here…ruining things… Maybe I shouldn't come downstairs just yet. I should let you all talk about your feelings." Salem said, sitting on the large bed.

Kaiba chuckled and shook his head,

"Atem needs you down there and so do I. Plus, I'm dying to see everyone's face when you take off your kimono." He said, pulling her off of the bed gently.

Salem raised an eyebrow,

"Is there something wrong with the way I'm dressed?"

"No. Not at all." Kaiba smirked.

Atem gave Yugi a tight hug and smiled widely at the entire group,

"I'm so happy to be here and alive." He said, looking at all of his friends who were tired and sweaty from their travels.

Yugi sighed and smiled weakly at the ex-king,

"Salem really came through for both of you. For all of us. Is she here?" He asked, hoping the night of soaking wouldn't end in turmoil.

Atem nodded,

"Her and Kaiba are in the master suite. They should be down in a second." He said innocently.

Te'a cleared her throat and crossed her arms,

"Why are they in our master?" She asked in almost a hiss.

Joey and Duke rolled their eyes and quietly made their way through the villa, hoping to separate themselves from the impending argument.

Tristan and Serenity stayed back with Mokuba and Rebecca, to scared to move. It was strange seeing Te'a so upset.

Atem gazed at Te'a patiently,

"It's actually Seto's master considering he's paying for everything this week. So, they're in our master because that's where we'll be sleeping."

"The three of you?" Te'a responded, barely asking.

Atem nodded,

"Yes. The three of us. Please don't make me have to explain it again, Te'a."

"Maybe you should because it obviously makes no sense." Te'a bit back, glaring at the ex-pharaoh.

Yugi sighed and grabbed their bags, knowing it was only a matter of time before Atem said something to put Te'a in her place.

"Maybe you should get a job." Atem spat, flipping his blonde bands and walking over to Mokuba and Rebecca.

Te'a's jaw dropped and she glared at Yugi, who simply shrugged. The couple made their way into the villa to find a room that was suitable for them.

Atem glared at Te'a as they walked away. He relaxed as Tristan and Serenity followed the couple, leaving only Atem, Mokuba, and Rebecca.

"Sorry about that…" He said, not sorry at all.

Mokuba chuckled,

"It's quite a show to watch Te'a be unreasonable and you completely destroy her. Ever since you called everyone about what happened, she's been insufferable. 'Salem's a monster this' and 'she doesn't deserve Atem's love that'." He explained, wrapping his arms around Rebecca.

Rebecca nodded in agreement,

"We have a group chat with just Te'a, Serenity, and me and Te'a has been hellbent on not hearing Salem out this week. It's just so mean. After everything Salem's done for us. You wouldn't be here without her and I think Te'a is painfully aware of that…" she explained, leaning her head back into Mokuba's chest.

Atem sighed and shook his head,

"This is all so strange and we need everyone's support. I'm sorry. I came over here and made things about me. I haven't seen you two since your wedding! Are you still receiving gifts?" He tried to change the subject, as the young couple grabbed their bags.

Mokuba sighed,

"I've never not wanted people to stop being so nice so badly. When you're a newlywed, people just hand you things. I know it's not a bad problem to have but-"

"People keep asking about kids and college funds. We can't even enjoy each other without someone bringing up the crushing responsibility of bringing another human into the world." Rebecca interrupted, seeing an open room on the same level as the onsen.

Atem chuckled,

"It's only been a few months since you were married. People get excited."

Mokuba hurried their bags into the large bedroom and set them down with a grunt,

"Yeah but it makes us less excited…"

Atem nodded in understanding,

"I'll let you two get ready for our soak. We'll talk more then." He said, waving goodbye and finding his way into a large room with stone floors and large windows that looked out onto snow-covered Kyoto.

He gasped in awe as he watched the steam from the spacious pool drift up into the air in long windy whisps.

He excitedly took off his robe and placed it on a nearby hook, sliding his slippers underneath the hanging fabric.

"Wow!" Yugi exclaiming, causing an unsuspecting Atem to yelp in surprise.

Yugi laughed and smiled apologetically,

"Sorry, pharaoh." He said, walking up to the wavy haired ex-prince and throwing an arm over his shoulder,

"This is beautiful. I'll have to thank Kaiba again."

Atem shook his head,

"He knows that you're appreciative. Where's Te'a? Job hunting?"

Yugi scoffed,

"Atem, enough."

"I can't help it. It's hard to take her seriously when she acts like that." Atem said, moving from Yugi's friendly embrace and slowly inching his way into the hot onsen.

Atem sighed happily as he sank down to his collar bones,

"Is she not coming to soak until I apologize? Because that's not happening."

Yugi shook his head and slipped into the water next to Atem,

"She's trying to choose a swimsuit. Ever since she had Yuna, her body hasn't been the same…" He rolled his head, trying to pop his neck before continuing, "I try to tell her she looks beautiful to me no matter what but she wants her waistline back and I don't know how to tell her that it's probably not coming back." He explained, eyeing Atem carefully.

Atem shrugged,

"She doesn't look like she used to. It doesn't mean she's not pretty anymore. Plus, don't you two want to have more children? She's going to have to get used to not fitting into those little skirts anymore." He rolled his head also, stretching the muscles in his neck.

He knew he had gone slightly overboard at the gym but the soak was definitely helping.

"I guess it's nice that Serenity has had two kids and also can't dress like she used to. They've found solace in each other when it comes to having to go shopping." Yugi said, leaning his head back against the stone rim of the pool.

Atem nodded, not really listening to his friend. He didn't liked talking about Te'a. At all.

"I know it's early but, would you want to have children with Salem?" Yugi asked, pulling Atem from his thoughts.

Atem gazed at the lavender eyed gamer and became red in the face,

"Oh. I mean, of course, I do. It's just...we aren't quite there yet... "

Yugi tilted his head,

"What do you mean? The three of you haven't...you know, explored each other?"

Atem shook his head,

"The other Kaiba was going to rape Salem right in front of us. I doubt sex is on her mind right now."

"Oh." Was all Yugi could say before Te'a, Joey, Duke, Tristan, and Serenity walked into the room, a buzz with conversation.

"Oh hell, yeah!" Duke said, throwing off his barely tied kimono and running to the pool. He was quickly followed by an over excited Joey, the two almost running into each other.

"Careful!" Serenity chimed, as her husband hurried to join his friends.

The shy redhead giggled and took off her kimono, placing it carefully on a hook next to Te'a's.

"Oooh! I love your one piece suit, Te'a!" Serenity complimented, knowing the former dancer wasn't too happy with her body at the moment.

"Oh. Thank you. You're one piece is adorable, as well." Te'a responded, trying to mask her moody expression.

"We should get in before the testosterone becomes overpowering, don't you think?" Serenity smiled, and took Te'a by the hand.

Te'a couldn't help but feel safe around Serenity. The shy woman had a way of making everyone around her feel comfortable and safe.

Te'a slid into the pool next to Yugi and planted a soft kiss on her husband's cheek, Serenity did the same to Tristan.

Joey made a mock gagging noise and splashed the water in Tristan's direction,

"Gross!"

"Aw, come on! They're kinda cute!" Duke said, pinching Tristan's cheek.

"Cut it out!" Tristain yelled, slapping Duke's hand away.

Atem sighed as he waded to the furthest part of the pool, away from his friend.

This was supposed to be relaxing! He thought as Mokuba and Rebecca walked in, the couple wasting no time in shedding their kimonos and getting into the water.

"I guess we're just waiting on Kaiba-kun and Salem, now." Yugi said, letting out an excited sound when he saw Kaiba's tall form enter the large room, followed by Salem's smaller one.

Everyone fell silent as they watched Kaiba take off his kimono and reach his hand out for Salem's pink one.

Salem gingerly shed her kimono and handed it to Kaiba, feeling a sense of dread when she heard Te'a scoff.

Atem glared at Te'a and received a glare right back as Kaiba and Salem got into the water next to Atem.

No one spoke.

Salem sighed as she relaxed against Atem's shoulder, closing her eyes and hoping if she stayed like that long enough, everyone else would go away.

Kaiba interlaced his fingers with Salem's and gave her hand a light reassuring squeeze.

He knew it.

He saw out of the corner of his eye, Te'a glaring her hardest at the curly haired beauty between him and Atem.

"Okay. I'll say it." Te'a clipped, getting everyone's attention.

Atem watched Salem open her eyes and give Te'a her full concentration.

Oh no.

"Salem. Maybe you'll feel more comfortable if you go upstairs and find the rest of your swimsuit bottoms." Te'a said slowly, feigning politeness.

Salem blinked patiently at Te'a and smiled genuinely,

"I'm actually very comfortable. Thank you for your concern."

Kaiba chuckled and nuzzled his nose behind Salem's ear,

"Well done, Goddess…" he whispered.

Joey snorted and cleared his throat,

"Yeah, I think she looks nice, Te'a. Did you bring your kimono from home?" He asked, starting pleasant conversation.

Salem smiled at the blonde and nodded,

"Yes, it's one of my favorites. My grandmother had it made for me a long time ago." She said, sitting up a little straighter.

Atem smiled at his friend, happy that someone was on board with Salem becoming a part of the group.

Kaiba ran his thumb over Salem's knuckles.

Hmm. So it is just Te'a that wants to fight this, huh? He thought, letting go of Salem's hand and stroking her soft thigh under the water.

"Oh, that's right. Salem, I was sorry to hear that she passed earlier this year. Please let me offer you my condolences." Mokuba said, overly formal. He wasn't quite sure how to mend the relationship the he and Salem once had but he knew it was best to let Salem warm up to him first.

"Thank you, Mokuba." She said with a slight nod.

"Let's not forget why we're here, okay?" Te'a said, nudging Yugi slightly.

Atem raised an eyebrow,

"We're all aware that this entire week is about you Te'a." He spat, wrapping an arm around Salem's waist and resting his hand on Kaiba's thigh.

Yugi swallowed the lump in his throat and rubbed the back of his head nervously,

"Actually, Atem. This trip isn't just to celebrate our anniversary...we've been worried about you." He rubbed the back of his head, hoping someone else would jump in. When no one did, he continued, "All of us have noticed that you don't really eat and when you do eat it's steamed veggies or some sort of electrolyte drink or smoothie…" Yugi trailed off, not wanting the ex-king to think that he was judging him.

Joey nodded,

"Pharaoh, we know it's hard being around Kaiba all the time. You know, I mean, look at him. I hate to admit it but it looks like he was carved from actual stone-"

"Thank you." Kaiba said, mirroring Atem's position by wrapping his arm around Salem's waist and resting his hand on Atem's thigh.

Te'a clicked her tongue and joined in,

"What we're trying to say, Atem, is that we're pretty sure you have body dysmorphia." Te'a added, her bad mood overshadowed by the seriousness of the topic, "When I went to New York to study dance, anorexia and bulimia were looked at as viable options to stay thin. And while none of think you've gone that far, we want you to know that we've noticed a change in you and we want to help you." Te'a explained, her expression concerned and genuine.

Atem gazed at his large group of friends and then looked at Kaiba,

"And what do you think about all of this?" He asked, not sure how to feel about being cornered like an animal.

Kaiba shrugged,

"I think I'm the last person to get on you about your eating habits. It's not as if I'm a prime example of what a healthy lifestyle is like. Not to say that I'm not also worried." He said squeezing Atem's thigh lightly.

Atem stared down at his hands through the water and sighed,

"Salem? What do you think?"

"I don't think she's the best one to ask-" Te'a started, only to be immediately hushed by an icy glare from Kaiba.

Salem sighed and kissed Atem's cheek,

"I think that you've known about your problem longer than they have and you can only change if you really want to."

Te'a groaned and pinched the bridge of her nose,

"That's terrible advice! He needs to stop comparing his physique to Kaiba's. We're having a formal dinner after our soak and we need to see you actually feed yourself Atem-"

"Te'a, you don't know how hypocritical you're being right now. I know I'm never going to look like Seto and I do eat. I eat all the time. Sure, I don't allow myself to have anything exciting but I'm not restricting my food intake and I'm certainly not purging." Atem growled, standing up suddenly, the water from his soaked trunks running down his legs.

Te'a stood as well, clenching her fists,

"I'm being hypocritical?!"

"You're never going to fit into your clothes from college again so to make yourself feel better you nagged Salem about her swimsuit. You had a baby, you're body is never going to look like it did before that. Maybe you should sort out your own issues before you go poking around in someone else's!" Atem yelled, getting out of the pool and running out of the room, not bothering to put on his slippers on or kimono.

Yugi sighed.

He had told Atem that information in confidence.

He was definitely in trouble now.

Te'a slowly sank back into the water, crossing her arms over her stomach as if to hide if from the world.

Everyone was silent again, refusing to look each other in the eye.

"I'll go check on him." Salem finally said, gracefully standing up and walking over to her kimono and slippers, leaving the room silently.

Kaiba rubbed his left temple with his fingers and cleared his throat,

"Honestly, that went a lot better than I thought it was going to." He mused.

Atem was pacing back and forth in the large master suite, not caring about the water he was getting all over the carpet.

He couldn't believe his friends had trapped him like that!

He was hoping to relax and unwind on this trip and now that wasn't going to happen because his friends think they know what's best for him.

At least Kaiba and Salem stood by me…. He thought, pausing in his motions as the door opened.

Salem stepped inside and closed the door behind her. She smiled at Atem,

"That was awful. So much for a vacation…" she said, taking off her wet Kimono and hanging it in the closet.

Atem crossed his arms,

"My thoughts exactly." He said, pouting as Salem walked past him.

"We have a private open air bath on the patio. I'm going to soak in there for a while. Would you like to join me?" She asked, her voice calm and even.

Atem shook his head,

"You go ahead."

Salem shrugged and made an exaggerated motion to take off her swimsuit top and bottoms. She threw the small pieces of fabric at Atem's feet, smirking cheekily when the ex-pharaoh blushed and gaped at her naked body.

"I'll be waiting if you change your mind." She said seductively, sauntering to the patio door and sliding it open, winking as she closed it gently and stepped into the stone bath.

Atem's legs moved on their on as he followed her outside, dropping his wet trunks around his ankles and stepping out of them to slip into the water next to her. He sighed and admired Salem's beautiful features, wanting to touch her everywhere.

"What's the truth, Atem?" She asked confidently.

Atem didn't bother to look into her eyes as he answered,

"I have a problem. I know I do. But, I noticed that I'm better when you're around me. I want to be nicer to myself... it's just hard." He confessed, shifting his attention to the moonlight above them.

Salem nodded, keeping her gaze forward,

"I can relate."

Atem turned to look at the curly haired beauty next to him,

"Why did you talk to Seto and not me? Am I not good enough?" He asked, remembering a few days ago when Salem was refusing to leave the guest room.

She was silent for a moment before turning her body to face Atem fully,

"I've always wanted to stay strong for you. I've always felt the need to protect you. I guess I don't want you thinking I was weak." She sank further into the water, "Tanin has seen me at my most private and sad...and he knows what it's like to feel like the people you love would be better off if you were dead." She slid her hand up Atem's thigh and gazed into his crimson orbs,

"I didn't want you to see me that way...and I'm sorry for excluding you. I don't know how to be, you know? I barely felt like I deserved one person's love, let alone two." She finished, taking her long hair out of its tight ponytail.

"Three. Don't forget Anansi. He's going to protect our strange family until the day he dies…" Atem added, chuckling slightly at the thought of Anansi having children and making a small army of green eyed protectors.

Salem breathed out through her nose and smiled,

"Of course… Atem, those people downstairs care about you so much. They just don't know how to go about helping you. And Te'a, she-"

"Is a cunt." Atem interrupted, matter of factly.

Salem laughed heartily and kissed Atem's chin,

"What do you think her problem is with me?"

"Jealousy, for starters." Kaiba's voice sounded from the from of the patio door,

"That looks nice, may I join you two?" He asked, barely waiting for a nod before stripping his shorts and slowly getting into the water.

"Yeah, she's been trying to become a 'homemaker'. She has a mommy blog too...that no one reads." Atem said, gazing at Kaiba's chiseled abs.

Salem huffed,

"I don't see why she has to feel threatened just because I'm here." She said lifting herself out of the water, and sitting on the edge of the bath.

"Well, I think you just found yourself a rival. It could be fun, always one upping her." Kaiba smirked, staring back Atem and making a suggestive nod toward Salem.

Salem sighed,

"If I must." She said, placing the back of her hand on her forehead as if in distress,

"...how long do we have before dinner?" She asked slowly, noticing both men were staring at her hungrily.

Maybe it wasn't a good idea to sit naked against the stone. The moonlight only made her skin glisten and shine more than normal.

"A couple of hours…" Kaiba said darkly, wading closer to the two exotic beauties across the pool.

Salem's eyes widened as Atem boldy moved in front of her knees.

The crimson eyed ex-royal stared at her through lust filled eyes, sliding his hands up her calves and stopping at her lower thighs. He gently parted her legs and pulled her closer to the edge of the bath to get a face full of her beautiful pink core.

Salem looked at Kaiba nervously and felt a pang of arousal as the blue eyed CEO cupped her cheek and kissed her passionately, forcing his tongue into her mouth and exploring every crevice.

"Mn!" She yelped, when Atem's hot breath grazed her inner thigh and trailed up to her sensitive pink bud.

Kaiba tangled in fingers in Salem's curly hair and bit her bottom lip. He smirked against her lips when she moaned into the kiss.

Atem licked and slurped on Salem's soaked center, feeling her legs shake lightly with each specific flick of his tongue. He broke away and stroked his throbbing member under the water, watching Kaiba dominate Salem's mouth.

Kaiba pulled away from the kiss, breathing heavily. He kissed Salem's forehead,

"I have a favor to ask…" he murmured, gazing at Atem and Salem.

Atem took Salem's hand and gently pulled her back into the pool, knowing where Kaiba was headed with his question. He drew her close and kissed her neck, trailing his index finger over Salem's pert nipple.

"What is it?" Salem asked slowly, not exactly knowing what to expect from the tall pale man in front of her.

"I think I know." Atem said, licking his lips at Kaiba's erection that was peeking out of the water, "Sit on the edge...we'll take good care of you…" he purred, shoving Kaiba up against the pool wall, relishing the rippling muscles underneath his fingertips.

Kaiba lifted himself out of the water and onto the edge, feeling a little too excited for what was to come. He shuddered expectantly as Salem's soft fingers grazed his knee.

She looked up at him, nervous.

He smiled warmly and held her chin firmly, running his thumb over her high cheekbones. He reached his other hand toward Atem's face and playfully pulled on his springy blonde bangs.

"You're both so beautiful...how did I get so lucky." He said, mostly to himself as Atem spreading Kaiba's legs even more to make room for him and Salem.

Atem chuckled,

"We're all lucky to have each other…" he trailed off, running his tongue from the bottom Kaiba's shaft up to his tip.

He flicked his tongue over Kaiba's slit before enveloping Kaiba's entire tip into his mouth. He hummed around the thickness inside his mouth and slowly bobbed his head up and down.

Kaiba leaned back onto his elbows and groaned,

"Fuck, Atem…"

Atem grabbed Salem's hand and placed it on Kaiba's balls. He chuckled when Salem shyly moved in closer, gazing at the way Atem expertly sucked on Kaiba's swollen member.

"Get in closer, Goddess...I want to feel both of you…." Kaiba moaned, letting his head roll back.

Atem stopped at Kaiba's tip and began to lick and suck Kaiba along one side of his shaft.

Salem licked her lips to wet them and kissed the tip of the large member. She kissed down the shaft and ran her tongue back up to the tip, squeaking lightly when her and Atem's lips met.

Kaiba's back arched as the two became more confident in their movements,

"Oh, God...I've dreamed of this…" He moaned, gazing at the two bobbing heads pleasuring him excitedly.

Atem rolled his eyes, receiving a melodious giggle from Salem. He smirked at her when they locked eyes. He couldn't blame Kaiba. It wasn't as if he didn't dream of viciously thrusting into Salem while Kaiba watched.

Salem pulled away when Kaiba started to shake. Atem paused in his ministrations as well, not wanting their session to be over just yet.

Kaiba groaned at the lack of contact and sat up completely,

"Why'd you stop?" He basically growled.

"Maybe we should move into the bedroom…" Salem said, getting out of the pool and walking into the bedroom, swaying her hips seductively.

Atem rushed out of the pool, trying to beat Kaiba to the door. He grunted when the taller male pulled him backward.

"Stop hogging her." Kaiba growled, going through the patio door first.

Atem ran up behind Kaiba and checked him behind the knee, causing the blue eyed CEO to fall over onto the carpet with a loud grunt.

Salem turned around, drying herself off with a fluffy white towel,

"Is everything okay?" She asked, throwing the towel in a nearby hamper.

"Of course, Shibo! I left some oils in the bathroom, will you grab them for us?" Atem asked, nudging Kaiba as the brunette tried to stand.

Salem raised an eyebrow,

"Shibo? Did you just call me 'death'?" She asked, slightly amused.

Kaiba stood up straight and glared at Atem,

"Are you serious?"

Atem shrugged,

"It's fitting." He said, chuckling when Salem rolled her eyes and walked into the bathroom.

Kaiba grabbed Atem's elbow,

"What do you think you're doing? Don't forget that you cheated on me with her when you ran away that one time. You do not get to go first." He said through clenched teeth.

Atem yanked his arm away and smirked,

"She isn't a toy. I'm sure she'd love to know that's what you think."

Kaiba sighed and rubbed his eyes,

"Why are we fighting about this. We agreed to make this work. So, let's make it work." He said, putting his hands on his hips, frowning at his dying erection.

Atem sighed and looked toward the bathroom door, listening to Salem fumbling around for the nonexistent oils Atem had sent her in there for.

He gazed at Kaiba seriously,

"I want to take her from behind."

Kaiba raised an eyebrow,

"...you mean like...in her ass?" He asked slowly, keeping his voice down when he heard Salem huff in frustration.

Atem nodded,

"I happen to know she's never had sex that way before and I want to be the one to-"

"You want to pop Salem's ass cherry? How is that fair?" Kaiba interrupted, crossing his arms.

"Atem! I can't find these oils!" Salem yelled from the bathroom.

"Keep looking!" Atem shouted back. He turned to look at Kaiba, glaring at his boyfriend.

"You took her virginity, she took mine, and you also took mine from behind. I have yet to take anyone's virginity and I feel like it's my turn." Atem explained, sitting on the bed with a pout.

Kaiba chuckled and shook his head,

"You're obsessed. But, I do like the idea of having Salem on top of me and then you taking her from behind…" He trailed off, tapping his index finger on his chin.

The two men snapped out of their thoughts when Salem cleared her throat from the frame of the bathroom door,

"I watched you pack, Atem." She said with a glare.

Atem gulped and stood up,

"Salem, I-"

"You two are unbelievable. Atem is right, I've never had anal sex before. And now, I don't know if I want to because you two are fighting over 'who gets to take my ass cherry'. It's disgusting." She said pulling a white nightie out of her bag and slipping it on.

"Goddess...we're a little over excited that you're allowing us to be so close to you again. We've all never been in this situation before and we just want to make sure you're comfortable." Kaiba explained, walking over to her and pulling her close.

Salem sighed in frustration,

"I'm scared. Of both of you." She said, gently pushing Kaiba away,

"This is scary for me. You two could really hurt me... I don't want to be afraid." She finished, walking over to the bed and sitting down on the soft sheets gracefully.

Kaiba and Atem gazed at each other, their faces covered in guilt.

They weren't considering her feelings just now.

"What if we show you how we have sex. And if it looks like fun to you, you can join in?" Kaiba asked, crawling onto the bed next to Salem,

"We don't want to hurt you and we'll only continue when you feel comfortable." He said, gesturing for Atem to lay down on the bed.

Atem nodded and smiled at Salem,

"Doing it from behind feels amazing, Shibo. I only want to make you feel amazing too…" he said, laying down on the fluffy pillows.

Kaiba kissed Salem's cheek and produced a bottle of lube from beneath one of the pillows, winking at the glaring curly haired politician.

"I didn't mean to hide it." Kaiba murmured, grabbing Atem by his neck and crashing his lips against his.

Atem reached his hand down to stroke Kaiba's member back to life. He massaged his tongue against the brunette's and moaned when Kaiba shoved him back down onto the bed.

Salem sat back on her heels near Atem's head, trying to stay out of the way.

Kaiba pushed Atem's knees to his shoulders and lewdly slurped and licked Atem's tight entrance. He knew that Salem had liked it the last time he had sucked her in that spot.

He ran his fingers up to Atem's lips, smirking against the hole when he felt Atem obediently wet his index and middle fingers.

Atem moaned as Kaiba moved his fingers to his entrance and pushed them in roughly,

"Mn! Fuck, Seto, not so rough!" He growled.

Kaiba licked his lips and gazed at Salem through lust filled eyes. He turned his attention back to Atem,

"Sorry, I'm a little eager to get started." He said, moving his fingers in a scissoring motion to stretch and soften Atem's entrance.

Atem gasped and moaned, reaching his hand out for Salem's. He bit his lower lip and shook as Kaiba added another finger.

Salem interlaced her fingers in Atem's and watched diligently, her cheeks flushed pink when Kaiba took the lube and generously stroked his length.

He was staring right at her when he purred,

"Watch carefully…" Kaiba lined himself up and pushed his length into Atem, relishing Salem's gasp and Atem's moans as the hole greedily pulled him in.

Kaiba braced his weight by putting his hands on either side of Atem's shoulders and gazed into Salem's honey colored eyes with a fire like intensity. He eagerly plunged himself into Atem, grunting with each thrust.

Atem gasped loudly when Salem stroked his leaking member,

"Wait! No! I'll come!"

Salem pulled her hand away and licked the precum from her fingers,

"Okay. I'll try it." She said, yelping when Kaiba pulled out of Atem and slipped the nightie off of Salem in one movement.

Atem sat up and kissed Salem's lips, caressing her taute waist before breaking away, "We should warm you up first." He said, gently pushing Salem down onto her back.

Salem gave Atem a confused look as the ex-king leaned over Kaiba's weeping member and began to lick and suck once more.

Kaiba's eyes were locked on the flower between Salem's legs as Atem cleaned off his soaked shaft.

He couldn't wait any longer.

Atem moved to the side and took Salem's original position at the head of the bed. He stroked Salem's hair lifted her head slightly, shifting himself so that Salem's head was resting on his thighs.

Kaiba moved his elbows to either side of Salem's head and kissed her lips,

"You're so beautiful, Salem." He whispered in her ear, rubbing his tip against her wet clit.

Atem gazed at Salem's nervous face and stroked her hair,

"Breath, Shibo." He hummed, feeling a pang of sadness when Salem winced as Kaiba began to slowly push himself inside of her.

Kaiba paused, feeling Salem tense,

"How long has it been, Goddess? You're acting like it's your first time." He kissed her trembling brow, shifting his gaze up to Atem.

"...Two years…" she said shakily, trying to get used to the thickness pulsing inside of her.

Atem and Kaiba stilled and looked at each other, feeling more guilty than they did earlier.

She hadn't had sex since Atem.

Kaiba straightened his arms, hovering above Salem,

"We can stop. We don't have to do this today." He said, getting ready to pull himself out of her.

"No! I want to! Please, I'm okay. Just keep going." Salem said, wrapping her legs around Kaiba's waist.

Kaiba moaned as he was pulled in close. He buried his head in the crook of Salem's neck and pushed himself in to the hilt, spurred on more by Salem's high pitched whine.

Atem leaned over and kissed Salem's lips, massaging his tongue against hers erotically.

Kaiba glacially thrusted into Salem, terrified of hurting her a second time. He kissed and licked her neck, the smell of jasmine and roses driving him insane. Her walls were twitching and squeezing him relentlessly.

'So warm…" he thought, kissing Salem's earlobe and giving it a soft bite.

He became more confident with each thrust and was soon pumping into Salem rhythmically. He gasped and moaned when he heard Salem moan his name, pulling out of her and grabbing the base of his shaft to keep his impending orgasm at bay.

They weren't close to being done and Kaiba wasn't going to tap out just yet.

Kaiba sat back on his heels and squeezed is shaft harder, the scene in front of him almost causing a mood ending rush of ecstasy.

Atem dominating Salem's mouth with his and reaching his hands down and toying with Salem's nipples gently.

Kaiba's erection twitched. He was becoming impatient. He needed to come.

He pushed Salem's thighs against her waist and kissed the tight rear entrance, squeezing the soft skin on the back of her thighs as the hole clenched in response.

Atem broke his passionate kiss with Salem, giving her small pecks all over her forehead,

"I'll let Seto prep you, Shibo. He's better at it than I am." He murmured, moving his right hand from Salem's nipple to her clit, swirling his index finger around the swollen nub.

Salem breathed out harshly as Kaiba moved his tongue in circles, inserting it every so often to get Salem used to the sensation.

"...mnn..ha…" she moaned when Atem slipped his fingers inside her twitching front, lovingly and slowly pushing his fingers in and out.

Kaiba squeezed lube onto his fingers and experimentally moved his finger over Salem's rear hole before very slowly inserting it. He bit Atem's fingers, earning a gasp and a growl from the ex-king.

"One step at a time, Atem…" Kaiba glared at his boyfriend and added a second finger when he felt the tight walls soften slightly.

"You can be a little rougher, Tanin...it feels really good." She moaned, rolling her hips up to meet his slow moving fingers.

Atem couldn't help but feel a little jealous as Kaiba smiled at Salem handsomely. He watched moodily as Kaiba scissored his fingers in and out, the brunette whispering ``I love you" over and over again to the curly haired ex-princess.

"I think she's ready Kaiba." He said impatiently, stroking the leftover lube over his hardened shaft.

Kaiba ignored Atem as he kissed Salem full on the mouth and ran his thumb over Salem's clit.

Atem huffed and crossed his arms, "Any day now…" He grumbled as Kaiba and Salem broke their passionate kiss.

Kaiba rolled his eyes and pulled his fingers out of Salem rear end,

"We should start slow with just you and Atem. I'll join in once you've relaxed." He coached, sitting her up so that she was now on all fours.

Salem's breathing was still heavy as Atem slipped his legs under her body,

"You'll join?" She asked, gasping when Atem gave Salem's ass a proper slap.

Atem purred as he propped himself on the pillows and pulled Salem's hips back,

"Go ahead and sit down. Go very slow, Shibo. I'll help guide you." He said, licking his lips.

Salem stared at Kaiba nervously.

Kaiba kissed her cheek reassuringly,

"He's going to be very gentle. More gentle than I would be. We love you, Salem."

Atem ran his hand up Salem's back as he lined himself up with her back entrance,

"Stay relaxed. If it hurts, say something. It shouldn't be painful." He said, feeling her legs shake as his tip penetrated her.

Salem let out a shaky breath as she sat all the way back.

Atem raised an eyebrow at Kaiba when the blue eyed CEO chuckled,

"What is it? Salem are you alright?" He asked, biting back a moan when the tight heat that was surrounding him clenched and spasmed.

He became even more confused when Salem let out a high pitched whine.

Kaiba looked at Atem and smiled,

"I think she's having a good time." He said, tucking a strand of hair behind Salem's ear.

Atem experimentally pushed his hips up and received a loud moan from Salem. He released a breath that he didn't know he had been holding and pulled Salem flush against him so that she was upright and facing Kaiba.

Kaiba's erection wept at the sight of Salem's spread legs and the beautiful image of Atem's member spreading Salem's anus. He couldn't help himself and leaned forward, sucking on Salem's exposed clit.

She moaned, her entire body shaking.

"I'm going to move now." Atem said, grabbing the backs of Salem's knees roughly.

"Ahn!" Salem moaned at the slightest movement.

Atem thrusted upward, slowly at first, moaning Salem's name as her insides squeezed him tightly.

Kaiba gazed at Salem's face.

Her eyes were fluttering and her face was relaxed. Her cheeks were bright red and her vulva was slick with her juices.

Kaiba moved closer, stroking himself rapidly. He gazed at Atem, who was biting and sucking on the shell of Salem's ear.

He put his hands on the headboard on either side of Atem's head and pushed himself inside of Salem's wet, warm front.

He stared into Salem's eyes. His heart became full as she gazed up at him and licked her lips, her eyes crossing and fluttering as both men began to thrust into her steadily.

She gasped and moaned, whining as Atem and Kaiba rutted into her roughly,

"Oh, Gods!" She yelled when Atem bit her shoulder.

Her breathing was ragged and labored as she let out one final howl.

Kaiba groaned and stilled as he felt her walls spasm uncontrollably, causing him to orgasm loudly. Atem stilled as well, spilling his seed into her as she clamped down on him.

Salem's eyes rolled back as she whimpered and sprayed. She was shaking and her breathing was ragged.

Kaiba and Atem's eyes widened as the clear liquid showered Kaiba's pubic hair and Atem's throbbing balls.

Kaiba pulled out first, breathing heavily, still mesmerized by what had just happened. He sat back on heels and gazed at Atem, who was equally confused but satisfied.

Atem kissed Salem's cheek and nodded at Kaiba, sighing happily when the blue eyed CEO pulled Salem off of him and into his arms.

Atem tried to steady his breathing so he could speak.

"Holy shit…" he said, swallowing his saliva to wet his dry throat.

Kaiba adjusted him and Salem so that the three of them were laying down,

"Agreed…" Kaiba grumbled.

Salem was still coming down, unable to think or move.

Kaiba kissed Salem's forehead and stroked her cheek,

"I didn't know you could squirt, Goddess…" He whispered, trying to calm the curly haired politician down.

She stayed silent, her breathing slowly becoming normal.

Atem kissed Salem's lips,

"You were amazing, Shibo. Rest now. I'll get a bath started." He said, leaning over Salem to kiss Kaiba's lips passionately.

Kaiba eagerly returned the kiss, playfully biting Atem's lower lip,

"I'll carry her in there. We should start getting ready for dinner." He said after breaking away.

Atem nodded and walked into the bathroom, leaving Kaiba and Salem alone.

"Tanin…" Salem murmured.

"Yes, Goddess?" Kaiba asked, rubbing Salem's hips lovingly.

"Can we just stay up here? Te'a isn't going to accept me, so what's the point?" She asked, looking up at Kaiba with tired eyes.

Kaiba nuzzled his nose against Salem's,

"I don't know what's gotten into her. No one does. Yugi's stays out of any arguments between her and Atem. You won't have to talk to her during dinner so just look nice and stay close to Atem and me." He explained, sitting up and stretching.

Salem sighed and curled up into a ball,

"I'm going to drink everything in sight." She grumbled.

"Me too." Kaiba said, "Let's get ready." He scooped her up and kissed her lips, "It's just New Years Eve dinner, what's the worst that could happen?"

Te'a glared at Salem across the large table as they waited for the other guests.

Everyone was silent.

Te'a had planned to hit her goal weight months ago so she could buy her first designer dress. She was successful and begged Yugi to let her purchase a white Versace evening gown.

She had been so excited, slipping the dress on over her spanx not even an hour ago.

She should have known that Salem, having great taste in pastels and tight fitting dresses, would have the exact same dress in her closet.

What she didn't realize was that Salem had planned to wear the same dress at dinner this evening.

Hence, the glaring.

Salem shifted uncomfortably in her chair as Te'a started to speak,

"Versace's dresses are so unforgiving aren't they? Even though I lost weight for this dress, I still had to wear two pairs of spanx! I bet you're having trouble too." She said, her words an obvious set up.

Salem shrugged,

"I don't wear spanx. And I find Versace's clothing very comfortable. It should be considering their price point." She said, ignoring Kaiba who was nudging her under the table to be quiet.

Te'a glared even harder,

"Not all of us can look like you do in that dress. Go change. This is me and Yugi's anniversary dinner and you weren't even invited in the first place-"

"Te'a, please. I know for a fact that you and Yugi could barely afford that dress. You shouldn't have bought it and now it's novelty has worn off because Salem looks effortlessly incredible in something you had to lose ten pounds to be able to squeeze into." Kaiba spat, sipping his wine.

Yugi sighed and rubbed at his eyes. He stood up and cleared his throat,

"Salem-san. May I speak with you in private please?" He asked walking into the lounge.

Salem stared at Atem, receiving a nod from the ex-king. She stood up and followed the King of Games into the lounge, closing the double doors behind her.

Yugi sat down and stared at the floor,

"This isn't fun. It was supposed to be a fun week." He started, looking up at Salem who was still standing in front of the doors.

"I get it. I'm ruining things." She said, crossing her arms.

Yugi shook his head,

"No. Te'a is. I think she secretly looks up to you but feels competitive. I don't think she's ever had a rival…"

Salem tilted her head and walked further into the room,

"A rival?"

"She worked so hard to be able to fit into the dress. But she gained the weight back and...now she's wearing spanx with it. She's having a hard time accepting you but I don't think we're going to get that far this week." He said, scratching his head, "Maybe we can get her to tolerate you?"

Salem nodded,

"I tolerate her petty behavior so that's a start."

"Another thing. You can't wear that dress tonight. Don't you have anything else that...won't draw so much attention to the fact that you're quite literally the only woman here who hasn't had children? Besides, Rebecca, of course." Yugi asked, standing up, studying Salem's tight and curvy figure.

Salem sighed,

"Since you're the one asking, I'll figure something out. Her parents and Pegasus are almost here, yes?" She asked, remembering that Atem had packed more than one suit.

Yugi nodded,

"Pegasus is relentless when it comes to teasing about the baby weight. The twist to his joke is usually that I went overboard with the sympathy weight." He said with a frown.

"I'll change but it's going to make me miss dinner." She said, watching Yugi walk toward the doors.

"I think you and I both know that's probably a good thing. Just come down for dessert and drinks. Thank you for understanding, Salem-san." He said, opening the door for her.

Salem nodded and walked out of the lounge, walking past the dining room and up the stairs.

Yugi went back to the dining table and smiled at the group,

"Salem-san is going to change and come back down for dessert." He said, taking his seat next to Te'a.

Kaiba shook his head and looked at Atem. He hated this. He hated that Te'a was so petty and insecure that Salem had to be inconvenienced.

"I'm going to help her." Atem said, standing up and buttoning his suit jacket.

Yugi gazed at his ex-twin,

"But then you'll miss dinner too." He said sadly.

"I wouldn't have to if Te'a knew how to be an adult." Atem said, disappointed in Yugi's behavior.

He patted Kaiba's shoulder before following Salem up the stairs.

Kaiba glared at Yugi and then down at his wine glass.

This dinner was going to be boring without Atem and Salem.

The other guests cheered and toasted to Yugi and Te'a as the caterers rolled out a large two tiered cake with white buttercream frosting.

Kaiba clapped absentmindedly and gazed longingly at the stairs, hoping Atem and Salem would appear soon.

"Something got you preoccupied, Kaiba-Boy?" Pegasus mused, nudging Kaiba out of his thoughts.

Kaiba rolled his eyes,

"Nothing I want to talk to you about." He said, sipping his champagne.

Pegasus chuckled,

"Mokuba told me the entire villa could hear the two of you showing Salem a good time… is she upstairs recuperating?" He teased.

Kaiba crossed his arms, still holding on to his champagne flute carefully,

"As a matter of fact, no. She had to change her outfit because she and Te'a were in the same dress. And she looked better in it." He said, realizing that Salem may not come back downstairs at all, "Excuse me." He finished his drink and set it on a nearby table.

He walked up to Mokuba and let him know where he was going and hurried up the stairs. He opened the door to the bedroom and groaned.

Atem yelped when he saw Kaiba standing in the door frame,

"Seto! Shouldn't you be downstairs?" He asked, not knowing how to explain what was happening.

Kaiba shut the door and sighed,

"Why are you wearing Salem's dress?" He asked rubbing his temples.

Atem sat down on the bed,

"I was curious. It turns out she can wear my clothes so she's changing her hair to fit the style of the suit." He explained, unzipping the dress and stepping out of it carefully.

Kaiba shook his head and chuckled,

"This is ridiculous. We've only been here a day and Te'a has already talked about Salem's clothing or body more than once." He said sitting on the bed.

Atem sighed and put his suit back on,

"Salem is tough. Plus, Te'a is only making herself look bad. I was talking to Joey before we sat at the table and he's getting sick of her behavior too."

Kaiba scoffed,

"For once, the dog knows a thing or two."

"You know, you can't be mad at Te'a if you're going to continue to treat Joey like scum." Atem said, fixing his hair in the full length mirror and tying his crimson silk tie.

Kaiba pursed his lips and rolled his eyes. He turned his head toward the bathroom door when Salem opened it.

His jaw dropped.

She was in Atem's dark red velvet suit. Instead of wearing a shirt underneath, she wore a lacy black bralette.

The suit jacket was unbuttoned, showing off her tight upper stomach. The pants were buttoned above her belly button, making them look like a pair of loose fitting high waisted slacks.

On her feet were a pair of sparkling black Christian Louboutin pumps, the red bottoms complimenting the darker red on her body. On the back of the stiletto was a gold serpent.

Her hair was done up into a curly mohawk, her long spirals were pinned and cascading specifically down the middle of her head.

Her dark red lips stretched into a smile,

"Yugi said I shouldn't draw attention to my small waist but it's quite literally not my goddamn fault that Te'a is out of shape." She said, bouncing her curls and walking up to Atem.

"You look amazing, Shibo." Atem said kissing her cheek.

Kaiba stood up, still gaping,

"You're going to draw more attention...let's go get drunk." He said evilly.

Yugi looked around nervously as he saw Salem, Kaiba and, Atem descend the stairs. He looked Salem up and down and groaned internally.

She looked amazing. More amazing than before.

He was too tired to do damage control this evening and he knew he was the only one not having a good time. He walked up to Joey and tapped his friend on the shoulder,

"Do you mind grabbing me another beer. This whole situation is just-"

Joey put his hand on Yugi's shoulder and smiled,

"It sucks. I'll grab you something a little stronger." The blonde said, walking out of the lounge.

Yugi sighed and sat on a tufted ottoman, smiling weakly at the other guests.

Atem walked up to Yugi happily not realizing the smaller male wasn't in the mood,

"Aibou! We have Salem in a different outfit and ready for dessert!" The ex-king said, blissfully tipsy.

Yugi glared up at his ex-twin,

"I wanted to spend time with you during dinner. Why did she need your help? Don't you care about the rest of us anymore?" He murmured, watching Te'a clock Salem as the curly haired beauty sauntered into the room, taking all of the attention away from the former dancer.

Atem tilted his head,

"Of course I do. But, just like you have Yuna to think of before anyone else, I have Salem and Seto to think about." He said, sitting next to Yugi.

Yugi shook his head and gazed into Atem's crimson orbs, "We all heard you, you know. Salem was loud. It was like she was telling all of us that you and Kaiba belong to her now…" he said, moodily.

Atem stood up and crossed his arms,

"I know you and Te'a are a little shaky right now but that doesn't mean you get to pick on Salem."

Yugi stood as well,

"Oh there he is. Dr. Aknankhanen, telling everyone else what's wrong with them!" He yelled, his multiple drinks suddenly hitting him all at once.

Their group of friends and the other guests looked over at Atem and Yugi, their own conversations dwindling down to slight whispers of confusion.

"Aibou, you're drunk. You're not going to make it to the countdown at this rate. Go lay down and I'll come get you before the countdown." Atem said, trying to pull Yugi out of the lounge.

"No! I should be allowed to get drunk and forget myself like everyone else!" Yugi shouted, not having the strength to fight Atem off as he was dragged out of the lounge area.

Kaiba gazed at Salem as the awkward situation came to a close,

"Oof." Was all he said as he took a large gulp of his bourbon.

"Oof with a side of 'yikes'. Who gets almost blackout drunk before 10pm?" Salem said judgmentally, sipping her red wine.

Kaiba blinked at his brother and his wife as they walked up to him and Salem.

"I'm sorry she threw a fit and made you change." Rebecca said, her face apologetic.

Salem shrugged and sipped her wine,

"It's fine. I figure you all are going to hate me no matter what I do so I'm just not going to take it personally." She said.

Rebecca and Mokuba looked at each other and then back at Salem,

"None of us hate you. Te'a's the only one who's having trouble with the reality of you being in our lives." Mokuba explained, putting a hand on Salem's upper arm.

Salem stared at Mokuba's hand on her arm until the raven haired CEO moved it.

"Sorry." Mokuba said, "I just-We all just want you to know that we're happy that you're staying." He finished, wrapping his arms around Rebecca's waist.

Salem nodded and smiled,

"Thank you. That means a lot."

Kaiba smiled at his younger brother, proud that the younger Kaiba has accepted Salem as well.

"Actually, Salem. The ladies are going to have a small nightcap after the guests leave. Almost like a slumber party. You should join us in the lounge." Rebecca said excitedly.

Salem's eye twitched,

"That sounds absolutely awf-" She stopped when Kaiba nudged her side, "Amazing. Can't wait." She corrected, smilingly tightly.

Mokuba chuckled and gazed at Kaiba,

"The guys are doing the same thing in the living area, Seto. You and Atem should join as well." He said sipping his whiskey.

Kaiba groaned internally as Salem answered for him, "He'd love to go!" She said, nudging Kaiba's arm vindictively.

"Great! We're going to go calm Te'a down. Apparently her parents are too tired to stay and she's feeling lonely because Yugi had to take a nap." Rebecca said, waving goodbye as she pulled Mokuba away.

Kaiba glared at Salem playfully,

"I guess if you have to suffer so do I," He said, finishing off his bourbon.

Salem nodded and smirked,

"Yup!" She said, seeing Atem walking in their direction, obviously frustrated.

Kaiba crossed his arms,

"Who would have thought you'd be playing mother hen tonight." He said, straightening Atem's floral lapel pin.

Atem shook his head,

"Aibou was inconsolable just now. He went on and on about how he was having trouble in the bedroom-"

"Gross." Salem and Kaiba said simultaneously.

"I mean it. Apparently the pressure of Te'a wanting to have another kid is getting to him. He keeps asking her if they can wait another year but she's adamant about getting pregnant as soon as possible." Atem explained, snatching Salem's wine out of her hand and gulping it down.

"Sure, help yourself." Salem deadpanned.

Kaiba furrowed in brow in confusion,

"If she's so worried about her figure why does she want to get pregnant again? Yugi told me he was feeling pressured to buy a bigger house so they could have more room but-"

"More room? Seto, she's already had them move from their first house into a small manor. It has five bedrooms. There's the master bedroom, Yuna's room, Yuna's playroom, Yugi's office, and Te'a's office." Atem interrupted, shaking his head. He finished Salem's wine with a satisfied sigh.

Salem rolled her eyes,

"I'll go get us more…" She said, hurrying away from the gossip.

Kaiba scoffed,

"Why does Te'a need an office?"

"For her 'Mommy Blog'. Yugi said she has a good amount of followers but still. Aibou's worried that Te'a's going to want a bigger and bigger house every year." Atem responded, watching Salem walk away, keeping his eye on the curly haired beauty.

"It's not as if Yugi can't afford it now. He's paid very well. I can only assume Te'a feels inferior to the wives of the other company employees. The only difference is that those women were heiresses and have their own money to pull from." Kaiba thought aloud, looking over at Joey and Tristan, who were telling Te'a a bad joke to pull her out of her mood.

He rolled his eyes and shook his head,

"Honestly. Yugi makes too much money now to be financially stressed. Unless, he's in debt…" Kaiba said, looking at Atem expectantly.

Atem shrugged,

"I don't think he is. But, he may not want to discuss those things with me."

Kaiba and Atem trailed off into silence and gazed at Salem.

She was waiting for their drink orders, pleasantly making conversation with Pegasus.

"I was thinking…" Kaiba started, getting Atem's attention, "Maybe it's time to move out of the Kaiba mansion. You and Salem both hate it there…"

Atem's eyes widened in excitement,

"Are you serious?!" He wrapped his arms around Kaiba's waist and buried his head in the tall brunette's chest, "That would be amazing."

Kaiba chuckled and kissed Atem's forehead,

"I want to surprise her. With a house and also maybe...a proposal." Kaiba's voice became hushed as Atem looked into his eyes.

"But, how would that work? With the three of us?" Atem asked, feeling a little disappointed that all Kaiba needed in order to sell the Kaiba mansion was Salem to stay with them.

Was he not enough?

"I'll explain more after the trip." Kaiba hushed as Salem came back with three glasses of champagne.

"Ugh. That took forever." She said, handing Atem and Kaiba their flutes, "Atem, maybe you should go give Yugi some water. It's almost time for the countdown and it might take a while for him to be able to stand."

Atem sighed, "For the first time in my life, I really don't want to have to deal with him and his drama right now. The three of us haven't even been able to enjoy our evening together." He said, taking a rather large sip of his drink.

Salem gazed at Kaiba and he shook his head.

"No." Kaiba said gruffly.

Salem clicked her tongue and turned on her heel, "Fine. I'll do it."

Yugi blinked his eyes several times to keep the room from spinning. He didn't know how long he had been laying down, but he knew he was angry for being put in time out in the first place.

He was a grown man and if he wanted to get piss drunk at his own party, he should be allowed.

He groaned as he tried to sit up, immediately laying back down to accommodate for the rush of nausea that smacked him in the face.

Maybe getting piss drunk wasn't the best idea.

He furrowed his brow when the door the the living area slid open, revealing Salem looking as radiant as he'd ever seen. He sat up very slowly, locking eyes with her and mumbling,

"What are you doing here?"

"I brought you some water. The countdown is going to start in ten minutes so I thought I'd come get you." She said calmly, walking over to the couch and holding out the glass.

Yugi stared at it moodily before accepting the drink with both hands,

"Atem said he was going to come get me." He grumbled, taking a small sip of the water.

Salem sighed, not knowing how to answer,

"You were a little much to handle earlier. I think he just wanted to enjoy the party and-"

"He wanted to enjoy the party?!" Yugi shouted, standing up suddenly, not caring about the room moving and dipping around him, "It's me and Te'a's party! I wanted to have a good time!" he whined moving to the other side of the room.

Salem gazed at him, speechless.

Yugi crossed his arms and looked Salem up and down,

"But you. You just had to be here didn't you? No, I bet you didn't want to come and they made you. You seem like the kind of person who doesn't want to go where they're not wanted." He said plopping himself down on the opposite couch.

He continued, feeling some kind of relief by unloading his thoughts,

"I didn't think my life would be like this, you know. I wanted to be happy and live simply...that's impossible now." Yugi realized in his anger, he had spilled the water on the floor.

He sighed,

"I love my family. I do. But…" He gazed at Salem's taute figure, his eyes lingering a little too long at her abdomen, "Do you ever want children?" He asked, leaning back against the couch.

Salem took a deep breath and sat next to him, keeping her eyes on the carpet,

"For a long time, I thought I never would. I didn't think I'd find love, either." She said.

Yugi scoffed,

"Well you found a bunch of it. Atem's never going to tell you no and Kaiba's going to spoil you."

Salem chuckled,

"I guess that's true. I think now, because I know they love me. I would consider having children." She said, nodding slowly.

"Yeah, but whose children?" Yugi asked, hearing Pegasus start the countdown from too high a number.

Salem looked at Yugi and tilted her head,

"What do you mean?"

Yugi rubbed his eyes,

"One of them gets to go first, right?"

Salem furrowed her brow,

"First?"

"Yeah. You're going to have to choose whose child you get pregnant with first, right? Don't you think that's going to cause some problems? And not to mention, Kaiba's at the age where he should be settling down…" Yugi lead, trying to get Salem to see the issue.

Salem sighed and crossed her arms over her stomach,

"I need you to keep this between us, Yugi. But, I've already decided all of that…"

Yugi perked up,

"Really? Then who-"

"Seto. For marriage and the first child. It only makes sense. We can keep Atem more secure that way as well. Who knows if either of them are planning to propose, I don't really mind the way things are now and it's too early to tell but…" Salem trailed off, knowing that Atem might be hurt at first, but in the long run it was best for their strange family.

"Oof. Atem isn't going to like that. But, are you okay with the fact that you're probably going to be pregnant more than once? Te'a wants to have another kid immediately so she can get the 'mommy makeover'. Ugh…" Yugi rubbed his head and blinked his eyes slowly.

Salem shrugged,

"I'm not too worried, no…it's funny, I came in her to make you feel better but instead you've given me a lot to think about." She said standing up and offering her hand to Yugi.

Yugi gratefully took her hand and pulled himself up,

"Anything for Te'a's first rival." He said, half stumbling out of the living room and into the lounge.

Salem stood by herself in confusion,

"Rival?"

Te'a put out clean glasses on one of the coffee tables and adjusted her long teal satin robe. She didn't like that Rebecca had invited Salem, but there was going to be more than enough alcohol so hopefully the curly haired politician would be easy enough to ignore.

Serenity yawned as she walked into the lounge, wearing a simple peach colored cotton pajama set. The long pants flowed around her ankles as she shuffled past the table.

"Oooh! It looks so nice in here!" The red head said, taking a seat on one of the couches.

"Thank you, sweetheart! I have the moscato set out and the pastries are fresh out of the oven." Te'a said, smiling at Rebecca as the blonde skipped into the lounge dressed in a light blue satin tank top and shorts set.

"The boys are already drinking and getting rowdy. Mokuba said that Yugi and Joey are playing strip Duel Monsters." Rebecca said, snatching a wine glass off of the table and filling it with the sticky sweet wine.

Serenity shook her head and giggled,

"Poor Joey."

Te'a sighed and put her hands on her hips as Salem sauntered into the lounge. She couldn't keep her rage aside as she studied Salem's wet curls and perfect skin.

The curly haired politician was wearing a blush pink nightie. It was short and slightly see through. The middle of the nightie was all lace and laid flush against Salem's waist.

Te'a crossed her arms when she realized that Salem had brought a bottle of red wine and a single glass.

"There's wine here already. I set it out myself." Te'a grumbled.

Salem uncorked the red wine and poured the liquid in her glass,

"Thank you. I don't drink moscato though. And I don't eat after midnight." She said, keeping the bottle with her and sitting on the large rug on the floor.

Te'a opened her mouth to speak but froze when she noticed that she could see Salem's thong through the nightie.

"Why don't we all relax, huh? It's just us ladies! We can't let the men have more fun than us!" Rebecca said excitedly.

Te'a shook her head and smiled,

"You're right." She said sitting down, trying her best to ignore Salem.

"I just have to ask." Rebecca started, gazing at Salem playfully, "What was it like?"

Serenity giggled and gave Salem her attention.

Salem raised an eyebrow,

"I'm sorry?"

"You know...Atem and Kaiba?" Serenity said, brimming with curiosity. It wasn't as if Tristan didn't satisfy her but she didn't have much experience with multiple lovers.

Te'a sighed,

"I'm sure that's private…" she really didn't want to hear about what Atem was like in bed. It was just going to make her upset.

Salem shook her head,

"I don't mind talking about it." She took a sip of her wine and swirled the liquid in large goblet, "Atem is...a dirty animal in 's demanding and lewd. Seto...hmm…"

She took another sip of the red liquid and blushed,

"Well I call him 'Tanin' for a reason…he's beautiful. They both are."

Serenity tilted her head,

"Tanin?"

Salem smiled at Serenity politely,

"Yes, it means dragon in Arabic. You can imagine with Atem's kingly presence and Seto's overall impatience, that they make quite the 'team'."

Rebecca chuckled,

"So, did they like take turns or…?"

"Rebecca, that's disgusting!" Te'a reprimanded, pouring herself a large glass of moscato.

"No, it's not! I'm just curious. Salem, there was no way you faked that orgasm that literally everyone heard. I just want to know how they got you there." Rebecca said, laughing.

Salem turned an even brighter shade of red,

"Well...Atem was behind me and Seto was in front…"

"When you say Atem was behind you, do you mean anal?" Serenity asked, her voice innocent and inquisitive.

"Serenity!" Te'a said, shocked.

"What?! When I was pregnant with our second child Tristan and I did anal quite often. Is that what you mean, Salem?"

Salem nodded and poured herself more wine.

Rebecca took a large gulp of her moscato, "They were in you at the same time? Wow, that's-"

"Pretty slutty." Te'a spat, setting her wine down in disgust.

Salem glared at Te'a and stood up, "Just because you settled for your husband doesn't mean you get take it out on everyone else. Including him." She took the bottle of red wine and her full glass and turned on her heel, walking out of the lounge and into the living area where the men were.

Kaiba looked up from his phone and furrowed his brow, "Salem?"

The rest of the men looked in her direction, all of them trying not to stare at her figure through her nightie.

"Can I join you all?" She asked, chuckling when she saw Joey down to his boxers and Yugi fully dressed.

Atem stood up from the floor and walked over to her, "What happened?" He asked.

Salem gazed at Yugi and took a deep breath before she spoke,

"Te'a called me a slut so I removed myself from the area before I kicked her ass." She said simply, walking around Atem and sitting on the couch next to Kaiba.

All of the men looked at Kaiba and froze.

Kaiba felt anger well in the pit of his stomach as his feet moved on his own. He ignored Atem who was pulling at his t-shirt.

Yugi ran to Kaiba's side, "Kaiba-kun, I-"

"Save it." Kaiba growled, walking into the lounge, "What's your fucking probelm, bitch?" He spat, feeling the others walk up behind him

"Kaiba!" Yugi yelled, running into the lounge and standing in front of his wife, "Watch yourself." he said, glaring at the taller male.

"You watch yourself, Aibou. Te'a can't talk to Salem like that!" Atem said, standing by Kaiba's side.

Te'a stood up and glared at Kaiba,

"She's the one who was talking about how you and Atem double teamed her just now."

"That's not true! I asked! Te'a you were mean. And probably a little jealous." Rebecca said, standing up and running over to Mokuba.

Serenity stood up and sighed, "I agree. You were very mean for no reason. We were just talking about sex and then you called her a slut for having consensual sex with two men that she's in a relationship with." She said, walking across the room and standing beside Tristan.

Yugi gazed at his wife, "Te'a. Is this true?" He asked, seriously.

Te'a gazed at all of her friends. They were all staring at her, disappointed. She looked at Yugi and sighed,

"Yes."

Joey sighed loudly, "I'm going to bed. This is ridiculous, Te'a." He said, walking away, followed a little too closely by Duke.

The others slowly left the lounge, shaking their heads and glaring at their once bright and inclusive friend.

All that were left in the lounge were Te'a, Yugi, Atem, Kaiba, and Salem.

Salem was the first to speak,

"Listen, I really don't know what your problem is with me but I've gone through too much this week to deal with this stupid vacation. Yugi, you're complicit in her behavior. No matter how much you separate yourself from her drama," she walked up to Kaiba and kissed his cheek and then walked up to Atem, kissing his cheek as well.

She stomped out of the lounge, taking the bottle of wine with her.

Kaiba relaxed and sighed as Atem squeezed his hand,

"This is silly, Te'a." The CEO said, following Salem out of the room.

Atem gazed at Yugi,

"You used to have a bully. Now you're married to one." He said, leaving Te'a and Yugi alone.

Yugi stared at the carpet, trying to hide his disappointment. He crossed his arms and sighed when Te'a tried to touch his arm.

"Yugi, I-"

"Dont." Yugi said, sitting down.

Te'a stared at her husband's sunken eyes and swallowed the lump in her throat. She didn't think what she said was that big of a deal.

Yugi put his face in his hands,

"I'm not happy. And I think this vacation was a mistake."

And 15,000 words later we have our turning point! I'm recovering for surgery well, so well that I started a new story.

I do plan on continuing this story and djinn sunnah as well!

Thank you for reading! Please leave reviews, comments, and kudos!

This chapter partially edited by Uglifish (prettiugli).