Hey y'all! Welcome back to Mating Season! I think this chapter we'll check on Yugi and the gang, then check back in with Dark Magician. That sound good? Hope so!

Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh and it's characters belong to Takahashi Kazuki-sama. I only own the plot of the fanfic.

Warnings: Eventual Scornshipping (Kaiba x Dark Magician), lemon in later chapters, Alpha/Omega dynamics for Duel Monsters (semi-Omegaverse), swearing, Headdressshipping (any flashbacks only)

Yugi sighed, looking at his Dark Magician card. He was worried about the mage, as his Millennium Puzzle allowed him to sense something was very wrong with his most faithful card. There must be someone who knows what's going on... he thought to himself, frowning. However, he couldn't think of anyone who knew the ins and outs of the Duel Monster realm, so he had no way of knowing what was going on.

"Hey Yug!" shouted a voice, Yugi looking to see Joey running over to him. "Oh, hey Joey..." he said, turning to face him better. "Still worried about the Dark Magician?" asked the blonde, noticing the look on the shorter male's face. Yugi nodded. "I just don't understand what's wrong with him... I was having a friendly duel with Bakura the other day and Dark Magician didn't even manifest when I tried to summon him..." he said, looking back down at the card in his hand.

"Really!? That ain't right..." said Joey, frowning. "Should we talk to Pegasus about it?" he asked. Yugi shook his head. "Pegasus may have invented the modern version of Duel Monsters, but he doesn't know everything about how they act outside of duels..." stated Yugi, frowning. "Damn, that's right... so what do we do?" asked the honey-eyed male, crossing his arms. "I don't know... I just wish I knew more about Duel Monsters so we could help Dark Magician..." said Yugi, putting the card away.

"I know Yug... maybe Dark Magician will come to us!" the blonde said, smiling. Yugi couldn't help but smile back. As unlikely as the suggestion was, he appreciated Joey trying to cheer him up. "Maybe... we can only hope... come on, let's go meet up with the others..." said Yugi, Joey nodding and following him to where they were supposed to meet with their friends.

Meanwhile, Mahad was having a hard time keeping his Feral side under control. He had become prone to violent outbursts, the walls of his room covered in scratches and a couple of holes as he tried to hold himself back. He was currently curled up in the middle of his floor in his pants and a black undershirt he wore under his robes, panting. He growled loudly, digging his nails into his arms as he silently cursed his Feral side.

Ra dammit! I can't keep this up! I need to find my mate! He thought to himself, grabbing his staff and quickly opening a portal to the human world. He rushed through and kneeled as he entered an alley and the portal closed. He growled and slowly stood, using his magic to give him more human-like clothes in the form of an amethyst purple tanktop, jeans, and boots. He then hides his staff with more magic and walks out of the alley, looking around.

My mate is here... I can sense it... he thought, looking around a bit more before heading in a random direction. He knew he was going to get strange looks because of his appearance, but at the moment he didn't care. All he cared about was finding his mate and ending the heat he was in. He paused at the fountain, knowing from the past duels his master had been in that he was somewhere in the center of the city. The city was huge, so he knew it would take a while to find his mate.

He began wandering, searching for any sign of the one he was meant to mate with. He growled as he searched, having no luck at first. Suddenly he felt his Feral side's instincts kick in and he followed them, allowing them to lead him in another random direction. He froze as he soon caught a strange scent, growling slightly. My mate... I can smell their scent! They're close! He quickened his pace slightly, gasping when he suddenly runs into someone and falls backwards.

"Hey, are you ok!?" asked a voice, clearly worried. He looked up and froze as his icy eyes connected with the sapphire ones of none other than Seto Kaiba himself. "Are you ok!? Seto and I were heading out to eat and you just came out of nowhere!" said Mokuba, his eyes wide. "I... I am fine... f-forgive me..." the mage said, rubbing and shaking his head. Kaiba held out a hand to him, which he gratefully took.

"You seem familiar... have we met before?" asked the brunette, narrowing his eyes slightly as he helped the lavender-haired male up. Mahad, not wanting to give himself away, quickly thought of an excuse. "I don't believe so... though, I have been told I bear a great resemblance to the Dark Magician... I'm Mahō... I'm new to the area..." he said as calmly as he could. "Well, in that case I'm Mokuba Kaiba, and this is my big brother Seto!" said the onyx-haired male, smiling.

Mahad nodded, then instantly caught the scent again, only this time it was much stronger. "Do you have a place to stay?" asked Kaiba, crossing his arms. Mahad shook his head, not trusting his voice at the moment. "Then you can stay with us! We have plenty of rooms!" said Mokuba. "T-That's very kind of you..." said Mahad, shakily smiling. "Come on! We'll get something to eat and then lead you to our place!" said Mokuba, running ahead as the two older males followed.

Mahad stole a glance at Kaiba as the scent nearly overwhelmed him. It was almost as if it was coming from- HIM... Seto Kaiba is my mate! But I cannot let him know who I am yet and I cannot force myself onto him... I must wait...

DONE! So Mahad has found his mate! However, it's still going to be a while before anything actually happens between them.

Please R&R!

Until next time, Icy is out!