Sorry this took so long. I know this is my most popular, but my big project right now is finishing up Memories. And I might be starting a few new ones at some time. But I have to get Memories done soon, so it might be a while before I make another chapter for this story.

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Atem was so caught up in Yugi's warmth, that he didn't even realize his hand started to caress the cottony skin under it. His hand made its way up and down Yugi's arm, being as gentle as humanly possible. Soon, his other hand started to pet the genie's magically silky hair. The young ruler just couldn't get enough of touching this magical boy. Without even realizing it, he lowered his head to Yugi's hair and caught the scent of the scented oil in the genie's hair. Atem had never before noticed how delicious his shampoo smelt until now.

In Atem's arms, Yugi noticed Atem's exploration of his body but didn't make waves about it. But when Atem sniffed his hair, then things began to get weird. "Master … did you just sniff me?" The hesitation in Atem's eyes was almost too noticeable to cover.

" … Well, um … is that my scented oil I smell?" Now it was Yugi's turn to hesitate. The young genie blushed a bright red.

"Well, I took a bath before I came downstairs to see you." Atem frowned at this. Nothing of his should ever be touched by anyone else … or even another possession.

"Did I give you permission to use my oils?" The flame in Atem's eyes started to glow bright, once again reaching that neon color. Yugi started to back away.

"W –well no, but---"

"You didn't have permission, but you still touched what wasn't yours, didn't you!"

"Master, relax; it was just oils that you put in your hair: it's not like you know that I stole one of your blue tunics from your closet … wait …" Now Atem had finally reached that neon red color in not only his eyes, but all over his face as well.

"You stole one of my tunics!"

"Oops …" For the third time in less then twenty four hours, Atem slapped Yugi across the face. Fortunately, Yugi had been preparing to be slapped yet again and this time, didn't fall to the ground. What he didn't expect was that Atem didn't stop there. His anger had risen to a level beyond all thought. The angry Pharaoh kept slapping him until finally he did fall to the ground. But that wasn't all. The Pharaoh hovered over his genie as if he were a thunder cloud about to release a lightning bolt that would destroy the tallest object it could find. Fist after fist came to Yugi's face and stomach. Atem even managed to kick Yugi right between his legs a few times, causing screams of pure agony to fall from the genie's mouth. "Master, please stop!" At hearing this, Atem slashed at Yugi's eye with his nails, causing him to bleed.

"You know not to touch what's mine! I specifically told you that!" Yugi was now cowering in the corner, protecting himself behind a purple sparkling barrier. Atem couldn't break the barrier and was furious when he could not.

"I only did what I thought you wanted me to, Master …" Atem stood there with a pissed off look on his face.

"Did I tell you to use my oils?" Yugi shamefully shook his head. "No, I didn't. You were right; the only thing you're good for is granting wishes." Yugi looked up with a hurt look on his face. Atem was so blinded by his own greedy anger, that he didn't see the tears of blood running down Yugi's face. If he knew anything about genies, he'd know that the tears of blood were caused by the emotional pain in their hearts; it was part of the curse. The pained genie watched as his master went to stand outside in his balcony. "I have decided to make my second wish." Yugi tensed at hearing that. That meant one that after this wish, and one more, he would return to his bottle for another God only knew how many years. Gaining all the courage he had to face his pissed master, Yugi gulped.

"Wish it, and … and it shall b – be yours." Yugi waited in anticipation to see what his master wished of him. After a long silence, Atem began to speak.

"I wish …" The genie held his breath who knew what this crazy Pharaoh, who suffered from mood – swings, wanted. "I wish to see the world." (Okay, this may sound like it's coming from 'Aladdin', but it was the only thing I could think of. You all had very good suggestions for the second wish, but most of the suggestions were ideas that I already decided to put in and was holding off on until later. I wanted it to be a surprise, and I guess I kinda hid it a little too much. But thanks anyway!) Yugi unclenched his eyes. What did he just ask for?

"Um … excuse me?" Atem looked at him. Yugi braced himself to be hit again, but this time, Atem's red eyes held no fire in them.

"I said that I wish to see the world. Some place outside of this city. Someplace not covered in sand." Yugi shook his head to rid himself of his confusion. This was the most confusing master he ever had.

"Okay, let me get this straight … you want to go on an adventure and leave behind your own country? Who's gonna cover for you if you're gone?" Atem sighed softly and looked down from the balcony.

"Yugi, come here for a second." The boy was cautious. He had just gotten a beating and was still pretty sore. Luckily for him, with magic, came the ability to heal very quickly. Atem gazed at the purple beauty in front of him. "I'm sorry for taking my rage out on you, Little One."

"Sorry might not be enough … you really hurt me …" The depressed Pharaoh hung his head in shame.

"I know … I need to learn how to control my anger." Yugi scuffed in agreement. "But I promise not to hit you again; I've calmed down now." The genie cautiously made his way over to the Pharaoh, keeping his guard up just in case. "Look down there." Atem pointed to all the people of the city of Thebes, running around, doing whatever it was that made their days fly by. He could see some children laughing and playing together while some of the mothers were talking to each other and laughing as well. There were people who were walking from one place to another and some boys playing tag. "These people … my people, don't have steady schedules like I do. They can do whatever they want, including leaving the country. I cannot; for I am responsible for them and must make sure their lives are safe and well." The young ruler moved away from the balcony and sat on his bed. Yugi felt sorry for him. Even though he was a rich Pharaoh, he couldn't do anything he wanted to do. The boy never thought of it like that before. Yugi sat next to Atem on the bed.

"You mean you've never been outside the Egypt?" Atem shook his head. Yugi felt even sorrier. At least as a genie, he got to see different kinds of places. One time, he managed to find himself in a snowy covered region of the world.

"And that is why I wish to have one adventure of travel. Someplace I can go without the guards. Even if it's just for a few seconds, that'd be good enough for me." Yugi sighed. He knew he'd regret this; giving Atem what he wanted, making him even more spoiled then he currently was, but he was a genie, and the curse forced him to grant every wish. He stood up and looked at Atem with a smile.

"Your wish is my command, Master." Atem looked at him and stood, ready to have his wish granted. Yugi brought two fingers to his lips and whistled. Another swirl of purple magic appeared right next to Yugi. When it cleared, he could see that it was Yugi's flying carpet. Memories of the last ride on that thing came to Atem, making him feel nausea in his stomach.

"Oh no, not again!" Yugi sat on the carpet as it continued to wave itself in midair, causing Yugi to float up and down.

"Oh come on! Stop being such a baby; it's not as bad as you think!" Atem squinted at his genie. No one talked to him like that. Stopping himself, he remembered his promise not to beat the little one again.

"There has to be another way." Yugi sat there and shook his head with his arms folded.

"Nope, popping in and out of a hundred places will eventually make you sick."

"So will that!" The genie cocked his head. He was enjoying the discomfort he saw in Atem's eyes.

"Don't tell me you're afraid of heights."

"Well, of course I am!" Yugi smiled as he stepped off the carpet and took his master's hand in his. Atem's face became as red as his eyes at the sudden contact of those soft fingertips on his hand. Yugi smiled his sugary smile of reassurance.

"I promise I'll be with you the whole time." The genie stepped onto the carpet; not taking his hand away from Atem's and guided his newest master onto his magical ride. "See? There's nothing scary about this." Atem relaxed.

"I guess you're --- RIIIIIIIGHT!" At that word, the carpet took off at a blinding speed. Just like the first time, the Pharaoh wrapped his arms around the genie's petit body, causing the little one to laugh. The higher they went, the more force was put into Atem's grasp.

"Master, open your eyes!" Atem cautiously opened one eye to the most beautiful sight he ever saw. Being scared out of his wits, he didn't get to see these wonders the first time he rode this cursed thing. He saw the many landscapes and different colors. The carpet went so fast, they were out of Egypt in mere seconds. They flew across Rome, Greece, China, Mesopotamia, some kind of islands, and a few forest covered areas. They were all just so beautiful. Plus, he didn't know that other empires built monuments, like Egypt did with the pyramids. He was amazed when he saw the collesiem in Rome, the Great Wall of China, and others. They were all so fascinating. Atem was enjoying the sight so much, that he lost track of where he was physically and snuggled into Yugi's soft body. The boy genie blushed at the sudden loving contact. He knew that at first, Atem held onto him tightly out of fear and surprise, but now the touch lost its fearful feeling and gained a … loving feeling. Yugi actually enjoyed it. Thinking he should surprise his master with a little bit more, he guided the carpet farther up into the sky. Atem noticed that his oxygen intake seemed to be decreasing a little bit. He looked down, big mistake, and saw that the carpet was going even higher in the air.

"Yugi, what are you---!" Yugi sat Atem and himself down onto the carpet.

"Shh it's okay, Master. I won't let you fall." Atem started to hypervenilate until Yugi got him to sit down. "Shh …" Yugi nuzzled Atem under his chin to let him know that he was still there and not alone. Soon, the carpet stopped next to a cloud, allowing Yugi to levitate Atem and himself onto the cloud. "Shh … it's alright." Once they were safely on the cloud, Yugi wanted to release his grip on his master, but Atem wouldn't allow it. "Master, it's alright; you're safe now." Atem opened his eyes again and saw that he was sitting on a soft, white cloud.

"Where are we?"

"Well, we're back in Egypt, but I didn't know if you wanted to go home yet; so I've taken the liberty to give you an extra addition to your wish. Look around." Atem did look around. He saw all different kinds of places. The cloud was so high, that he thought he could see the coast of the Roman Empire off the horizon of the Mediterranean Sea.

"It's beautiful … but, exactly how are we on a cloud?" Yugi smiled and shrugged.

"Magic." Atem smiled at Yugi's quick answer. The Pharaoh increased the hold of his embrace on Yugi, who responded with a confused look. "Uh, Master … if you don't mind, you're kinda cutting off my air supply." Atem slowly let go of the genie he loved so much.

"I'm sorry; I just wanted to thank you." Yugi was confused. He had never been thanked for a wish before.

"For what, it was your wish."

"Perhaps, but this part was not. You took this part upon yourself, just to make me happy. Thank you so much, Yugi." The genie smiled as Atem gave him another hug.

"Your welcome."

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A few hours later, the two look a likes returned back to the palace of Egypt. Atem was still so happy about the whole experience. Finally, he was able to see the world in less then twenty – four hours. He didn't stop talking about how happy he was the whole way home. Yugi however, was not as happy as Atem was. Sure, he let the Pharaoh talk about how much fun he had and thanked him non stop, but now meant that after this next wish, Yugi would be sent back into his bottle. Right now, he had mixed emotions about Atem. He knew he was moody and had very bad temper episodes, but there was something inside him that he couldn't explain. A feeling he didn't understand at all. All he knew was that whenever he was around Atem, in one of his good moods, Yugi felt very special; and he liked the way Atem would hug him closely. They both absentmindedly snuggled on that cloud. It was almost the perfect date. They watched the sun set and stayed close to each other when it got cold. The genie smiled. Even though three fourths of him wanted to be put back in that bottle, ready to serve another master, one fourth of him wanted to stay with Atem forever; for some reason, he felt … loved. Sadly, the young genie shook his head. 'Like that's ever gonna happen'. He thought to himself. 'Who'd want to love a genie anyway?' A tear of blood made its way down Yugi's cheek, but he was quick to wipe it away before Atem came back into the room. When he did, Yugi blushed at the sight of the Pharaoh. He only wore the bottom part of his tunic, and it was a little too small if you know what I mean. Atem had removed most of his jewelry and make up, but he still looked like the god he was thought to be. Yugi gulped and stood up. It was almost as if the Pharaoh had planned on this. Little did he know that his assumption was correct. Atem smirked at Yugi's response. He knew the genie was feeling something.

"Something wrong, Yugi?" Atem had planned this back on the cloud. It was time to make his third wish, and he knew exactly what to wish for.

"Uh … no, no; nothing at all." Atem advanced on the little one while the genie took a few steps back. Soon coming in contact with the wall, Atem wrapped his arms around Yugi's waist. This was too much for Yugi to take in. "Uh … Master … what are you doing?" Atem smirked once again.

"Isn't it obvious?" His knee moved to rest between Yugi's legs, causing a gasp to emit from that sweet mouth of his. This was too much fun for the young king. Before Yugi could protest against any of Atem's advances, the Pharaoh placed his lips on Yugi's own. Those magical lips were softer then the cloud they were snuggling on earlier. They had a taste of pure sugar and cherries. Atem never wanted to let go. Yugi stood there in shock, not responding at all; only letting his master continue with what he was doing. Atem's playful tongue came out and licked Yugi's bottom lip, asking for entrance, but the boy was still in shock. So Atem took the next step and slipped his tongue inside the genie's mouth, causing Yugi's shocked state to rise to a whole new level. He felt the wet worm – like muscle inside his mouth, tickling every sensitive spot it roamed over and trying to get Yugi's own tongue to play with his. Atem placed his hands on both sides of Yugi's head as both of them slid down to the floor. He ran his right hand up and down Yugi's side, knowing that the genie's entire left side of his body was very sensitive. Yugi finally got over his shock and slowly closed his eyes, enjoying the electric sparks flying between the two throughout the kiss. Soon, air became an issue for Atem and he pulled away and was replied with a moan of protest. Yugi sat there against the wall in total daze. It was like that kiss had its own magic and put him under a spell of some sort. He wanted more, but was curious of why it happened in the first place.

"W – w – why …?" Atem smirked as he pulled Yugi closer.

"Because I'm ready to make my final wish, Yugi." That statement caused the spell over Yugi's mind to break and forced him back into reality. Was that some kind of sick joke? Make him think that he was loved, get what he wants, then lock him away and give him to someone else? Yugi was furious. But before he could say one word, Atem had interrupted his thoughts. "I wish for you to be mine for all eternity."

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