Day 16: Since his grandfather's death, Yugi felt he was getting his life back to normal under the ever watching gaze of the Eye of Osiris underground faction. Then Doma decides to rear their head again, this time for something that would test Yugi's loyalty to the loving oyabun that helped him.

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Yugi was happy to have things back to a semblance of normalcy since the incident a few months back. Sure, he feared that Doma would come back for vengeance but Atemu had assured him that there would always be someone on watch for him. He never saw them, of course, but he trusts Atemu's word among many other things. Yugi smiled as he looked at the band wrapped around his finger. It was a nice gold band with the mark of the faction, a signet ring to show that any other yakuza faction that dared to test Atemu's patience would be met with immediate eradication of more people that they couldn't afford to lose should any harm, even a mild scratch, was done to Yugi. With the reminder that there was always someone watching over the shop, Yugi made to get back to work.

A pad sat on the glass counter with various notes and sketches of the game he had long wanted to envision coming to life. He had told Atemu of his dream to make a game for himself and the boss had promised with every bit of his power to bring his game to life once the details were done and polished for a test run. The details for Snake Egg and Ladder were still in the basic stages but the thought of seeing it finally coming to life with Atemu's assistance made him so ecstatic. Working on some more detailing on what the board would look like left him oblivious to the customer that walked in. He was a tall fellow, decked in common clothes that hid the intent of coming into the shop and from that of the one that was watching. Taking a mild look around, his eyes soon landed on the male at the counter and walked over.

Feeling the presence of another, Yugi turned his head to greet the man but the words died on his throat when he met the hardened gaze of the other. He knew this wasn't someone like a father getting a game for his kid or even an interested patron looking for a puzzle to buy. This was someone vicious, someone from the underground and they managed to look so out of place from it that they wouldn't have been caught by his hidden guard upon a first look. "W-what do you want? I hope you know—" Yugi started and the man chuckled. Oh he knew everything well enough, of his protection under the Eye of Osiris just by the signet ring alone. "But don't worry, I'm not here to hurt you...providing you help me out." Yugi swallowed thickly as the man stepped back, looking at the notebook before taking it off the table to look at it. A nice game, he mused, glancing back to Yugi before asking if he wished to see it come to fruition.

"My boss can make this happen without fail if you help me out. He felt terrible for what he caused but it had to be done to cover for debts your old man didn't pay." At the reminder, Yugi growled with eyes narrowed. So, this was someone from Doma...he thought after Atemu's last warning, Dartz wouldn't challenge him again. He was clearly mistaken. Thanks but no thanks, Yugi snapped, reaching for the notepad and luckily, swiped it from the other's hand despite the sheer height difference between the two. "Besides, the boss has strictly said that anyone from Doma shouldn't even be here. So what made you think to show yourself here again?" Yugi demanded upon sitting back down in place.

The man chuckled, leaning against the counter with all of his weight which was met with another glare from the smaller male. He spoke like they were old friends, talking of unwanted partnerships with Doma and Dartz like he hadn't murdered his grandfather in cold blood months ago. "Get to the point! Your boss wants something out of me considering all that he had done and I'm not in the mood for your kind of games." Yugi hissed. A smirk appeared on the tall blonde's face as he stepped back from the counter. "Easy...tell me all you know about Atemu and Dartz will grant you double in services than he does." A thread snapped as Yugi jumped from his stool, the thing scratching the floor before toppling over in his haste. "You truly have some nerve to not only show up here where you aren't wanted but think for a single second I would swear fealty to anyone else! Atemu had offered help for what you've done now Dartz dares to ask me for dirt on him?!" Yugi stepped from behind the counter and squared up the other male.

"Since the day Atemu helped me when he easily could've overlooked me and the damage done to my jii-chan's shop, I swore loyalty to him and I will never betray him no matter the price you serve me. Tell Dartz to recruit me is to go against Atemu's warning. He knows he can't afford more of his men lost to the streets of Domino picking a losing fight." The blonde tsked in annoyance but gave a wry smile to Yugi's defiance. He had grown quite the backbone since his grandfather's passing. A real shame that their previous deed had left them with such bitter relations but Dartz won't give so easily til Atemu's secrets were his. To be so loyal to one that could put his very life in danger as the highest ranking oyabun in the city is a foolish risk but he supposed their time would come soon enough.

"Leave." Yugi ordered and it was the last word the blonde got out of him as he took a seat back at the counter once he picked up his stool, angry violet eyes watching and waiting for his departure. The blonde chuckled as he moved towards the door but not without a last word of his own. "We'll keep in touch." he spoke before exiting the shop and headed off down the road. However, the other didn't get too far as the moment he passed an alleyway, he was snagged into the depths of it and held up against a wall. Dark blue looked into a lighter shade, a gaze narrowed upon looking at the male before him. "Nice day to be harassing the boss' partner, Rafael. Could've gotten away with it easily if the place wasn't bugged in case you Doma fools thought to sneak past. Really expected you'd just waltz in without suffering the consequences of disobeying the oyabun's order." The blonde growled, feeling the pressure tightened on his arms as the other leaned forward.

Tell Dartz to tread lightly was the warning from the right hand man as the pressure was gone from his arms and the blonde was left to stumble out the alley with a gun pointed squarely at his forehead. "I won't miss the next time you go through that door." Rafael cursed but left. Dartz won't be pleased with his failure or the knowledge that Atemu was wisely onto him now. To get close to Yugi would be much harder. The figure in the alley watched before drawing the gun down slowly, phone in hand and swiped a thumb over the single dial number. "Boss, it's Mahad. Dartz is trying to move upon your partner. Shall we take closer precautions to make sure he is rendered safe at all times?" He listened closely before giving a nod. "As you wish. I will be sure to contact the rest of the family and keep tabs. You will be visiting him tonight?" Silence then a nod came from the other before he hung up, dropping the phone and easily dismantled it with a shot.

No traces to follow.

Mahad tucked the gun back into his coat before leaving the alley. He has his orders and will fulfill them once the time arrives to pick Yugi up.

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Yugi heaved a light breath as he laid in the large king size canopy bed, a thin red sheet around his naked waist. Besides him, an equally naked Atemu was there, head propped by an arm while the other was massaging along his hip. After learning of what he had through Mahad, the boss planned a nice quiet dinner at his private resort complete with a natural hot spring. Yugi ate up all the pampering received including what came after the moment Yugi had entered the large bedroom where Atemu waited. Yugi was relaxed and content even with a small bubble of concern lingering and it was that which Atemu caught and asked softly about. "I'm just worried. I can't believe Dartz is trying to test my loyalty with you. I will never do anything that could ruin you and he was the reason I nearly lost everything. To turn face and act like none of what he did happened just for some dirt on you is despicable. But if I don't give him what he wants..." Yugi muttered before feeling a light kiss press to his lips.

"No need to fear. The moment you swore complete fealty to me, I swore to double my efforts in protecting you. Even if we're not official, the family sees you as more than my partner, they see you as my husband." Atemu murmured, lifting a hand to rest over the one where the ring was situated. Yugi glanced at the gold signet ring with the eye molded into the base and smiled. Being Atemu's husband didn't sound horrible. Not horrible at all. There were risks involved should it get out through the underground but Yugi was sure by now his face had circulated through the other factions after the incident and Atemu's part in getting him back on his feet. Most wouldn't challenge Atemu as much as Dartz was trying to currently so he didn't expect anything to happen if they value their men and title. A hum left him the more he thought about it, threading their fingers together as Yugi smiled.

To be your husband doesn't sound so bad, he mused playfully, getting a curious glance from the boss who looked down to him and saw the soft smile crossing his face. "Two years. Give me two years and I will happily marry you, Atemu." Atemu grinned, leaning down to kiss those smiling lips, whispering he'd do him one better. He'll wipe Doma's existence from the underground in two years before taking his hand in marriage. "Think of it as my wedding gift to you, sweetheart." Yugi chuckled and nodded, kissing Atemu's cheek before drawing up the blankets to get a little sleep as it was getting late and the boss made sure he put the effort into tiring him out of a stressful day if the hot spring didn't do it for him. Yugi was sure he'd feel it in the morning. Atemu promised to have someone run the shop for him so he could stay as long as he wished for a well-deserved break.

Scarlet eyes watched as his partner drifted into a quiet slumber, a hand moving to twirl a golden bang between his fingers before releasing, reaching to the side table where the familiar notepad rested. Yugi had shown him what he had noted thus far before Rafael interrupted him and everything was beginning to show promise. Moving onto his other side, he grabbed a phone from the table on his side and dialed up a private number. When the other answered, Atemu smirked. "Cousin, it's me. I have the prototype details of aibou's game. I will send you the notes in two days' time. Make plans to talk with him soon to get a test board going. I want to see his dream realized in two years once Doma falls."

"As you wish, cousin."

"Thank you, Seto."

He hung up the phone and set the pad beside him, turning back to Yugi and gathered him into his arms before he too drifted off. Atemu will be sure that Doma will see its end. To test his partner's loyalty for valuable information was the last straw he had of Dartz trying to claim territory from him. He was either brave or foolish but no matter the reason, Atemu will see that he pays for all he did to Yugi.