Hey y'all! Welcome back to Mating Season! A little heads up for you guys: I might be taking more time to get chapters out. I love how the story is going right now, but I've decided to try and work on the upcoming chapters more. That means that I may not get chapters out as much as I am. I also need to take a slight break between chapters. I do hope that's ok. Anyways, let's jump into this chapter!

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)

Mahad was hesitant when entering the Kaiba manor. It wasn't because he didn't trust the Kaiba; it was more because he didn't trust himself. Staying under the same roof would make it hard for him to not give into his Feral side, but he was determined to keep at least SOME self-control. He sighed as he followed Mokuba, who was leading him down one of the manor's many halls to one of the many guest rooms they had. He couldn't help but smile at how excited the younger Kaiba was.

"This will be your room Mahō!" said Mokuba, opening the door they came to. Mahad entered and looked around, finding it amusing how the room he was begin given had lavender wallpaper and gold trim on white furniture. "Thank you, I appreciate it..." he said, turning back to Mokuba. The raven-haired male nodded and then ran off, most likely to help his brother or find something to do. Mahad sighed and sat on the bed, thinking about his next move.

I need to keep my Feral side under control for as long as I possibly can... I can't have then discover who I really am... Not yet... he thought, frowning. He began to think of ways to fit into the human world so nobody gets suspicious of him. The first thing he thought of was a backstory, such as where he was from and why he was in Domino in the first place. He also figured he should make his own deck, to make his story seem more legitimate.

He began pouring over what kind of backstory to give himself and what kind of deck to make, trying to not use ideas that would make it too obvious about who he really was. He knew he would tell everyone he was from Egypt, eventually settling on Cairo as his hometown. It was a big enough city that almost nobody would know who he was, so it would be believable enough. He also decided he would make an Egyptian themed deck, thinking that if anyone asked he could tell them it's to remind him of his home. It wouldn't really be a lie, now would it?

After a couple of hours he manages to come up with what he thinks is a convincing backstory for himself. "Alright, let me go over it to make sure it sounds believable... My name is Mahō Heka*... I come from Cairo, Egypt and am 22 years old... I am a very, VERY distant relative of Yugi Muto... well, that part might be questionable but if I'm a distant enough relative they should let it slide... hmm..." he thought out loud to himself, trying to sound convincing.

He jumped slightly when he heard knocking as the guest room's door, quickly composing himself as he walked over and opened it to find Roland on the other side. "Mr. Kaiba has asked to come tell you that dinner is ready..." he said. "Ah, t-thank you... I-I'll be down in a moment..." Mahad said, smiling sheepishly. He breathed a sigh of relief when Roland left, then took a deep breath and headed downstairs to join the brothers for dinner.

Dinner for the most part was quiet... until Kaiba decided to start asking questions. "So... Mahō, was it? Where exactly are you from?" the brunette asked, narrowing his eyes slightly. Mahad stiffened slightly, but quickly recovered. "I'm from Cairo, Egypt..." he said calmly, smiling. "I see... and are you a duelist?" Kaiba asked, crossing his arms. "Yes, I am... or, I was... I lost my deck before I moved to Domino City... I was hoping I could find some Egyptian themed cards to build a new deck to remember my home country by..." Mahad answered smoothly.

"I'm sure we can find some! Right Seto!?" asked Mokuba, smiling. Kaiba nodded. "I would be surprised if Pegasus didn't make cards based off of Egypt... I'll see what I can do about finding some for you..." he said. "Oh, you don't have to... I'm sure I can find them on my own-" Mahad was cut off by the brunette. "Just leave it to me and my team... you're new to Domino, so take the time to relax and settle in..." Kaiba said, his sapphire eyes locking with Mahad's icy ones. Mahad simply nodded.

After dinner Mahad went back to his room, closing the door and flopping onto the bed. He swore in Egyptian and buried his face in the pillows. "Why? Why does he have to be my mate!? It's so hard to stay in control around him!" he growled, his physical changes returning as his Feral side attempted to come out again. "J-Just a little while longer... I-I can last a little while longer... I will not force him... I can't..." Before he knew it he had fallen asleep, dreaming about a certain sapphire-eyed brunette.

DOOOOOOOOOONEE! That was fun!

*Heka- An important older god of Egypt and patron god of magic and medicine. Just felt it made sense.

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Until next time, Icy is out!