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"It seems that the animal that most suits you is the dove. A bird associated with innocence and light, I think it suits you perfectly." Atem said, sitting on the bed. Yuugi took the moment to look around and taking in his surroundings. The room was small and had mud textured walls as well as tall stone pillars. It was light outside the large glass door to the left of the bed he was currently laying in.
"Where am I?" Yuugi asked, turning to Atem. He smiled.
"Welcome to Egypt, this is my home."
Yuugi stared at him. How had he gotten to Egypt?
"You were flown here mistaken for me, right, tomb robber?"
"Oh quit your whining, Pharaoh."
Yuugi looked up to see a man, about twenty years old, with a scar running down the length of his face on the left side. He had long white hair and dark eyes. Behind him a younger male stood with light blonde hair and purple eyes.
"I do not whine."
"Ha! I've served you since you were small, you whine like a child."
"That may be so, but I have never...-"
The younger teen stepped forward.
"Please stop fighting, especially you Bakura-san. You're acting like a child, and that is no way for a twenty-three year old man to act."
Bakura's face reddened and Atem laughed;
"Ha! I'm afraid you've just been scolded by your nineteen year old lover."
Yuugi sighed before adding;
"Yes, but you were just scolded as well Atemu-san."
Atem stopped laughing and began to pout as Yuugi and the other male began to laugh. The boy made his way to the bed and perched himself upon it and smiled at Yuugi;
"I'm Ishtar Marik, what is your name?" he asked in perfect Japanese.
"Muto Yuugi, Nice to meet you." He replied, bowing his head. Marik returned the gesture.

It was now dinnertime and Bakura, Atem, and Seto were in the kitchen fighting over who would cook what while Jounouchi slept in Kaiba's room. Yuugi sat atop the stone banister outside Atem's room and looked out over the desert city and rolling sand dunes.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
Yuugi turned around to see Marik standing in the doorway. He was smiling.
"Oh, Ishtar-san! I didn't see you there!" Yuugi exclaimed, Marik moved his hand in a dismissive manner.
"I just got here. I came to ask if you would help me with dinner?"
Yuugi tipped his head to the side.
"Dinner? I thought Atemu-san, Kaiba-kun and Bakura-san were cooking?" Yuugi replied. Marik laughed;
"Absolutely not. Bakura has never been able to cook and the others have never cooked anything but toast and eggs among other things. I usually cook and I overheard Atem talking about you and how he loved your cooking. I was hoping you'd teach me some new recipes, something from your culture in Japan."
Yuugi grinned;
"Sounds like fun, but how do we get them out of the kitchen?"
An evil smirk came across Mariks face and he beaconed Yuugi inside with;
"I have a plan."

"Kaiba, can I speak with you in the other room?"
Seto's head popped up from the pan of eggs he was burning.
"What is it?" He asked, turning the burner off and stepping out of the kitchen.
"I believe Jounouchi is having a nightmare. He was calling out for you and crying, so I came to-"
Marik blinked; Seto was running like a madman down the hall. He wasn't expecting that... Marik paused. Maybe it was a good thing he and Yuugi heard Jounouchi crying out instead of lying, because if Seto was running that desperately, and he was only sleeping... He shivered. He didn't want to think about it. Yuugi's head popped out from the doorway and he grinned.
"One down two to go."

"Atemu-san, Atemu-san! Look!"
Atem looked up, and around...
"Aibou?" He called. He was standing in the pantry looking for flour for the pancake mix...
"Over here!"
He turned around.
"Yuugi! Little one, be careful! If you were to fall...!"
Yuugi laughed and flapped his white wings harder, trying to stay in place.
"Did you find it yet, Pharaoh!?"
Atem looked at the older male for a moment before looking back at the window where his dove had been... and had his heart fall out of his chest. Yuugi wasn't there. He rushed to the window and opened it, thrusting his head out and looking everywhere. He pulled his head in and ran down to the courtyard two stories below. Yuugi wasn't there either and Atem's heart sunk.

"Marik, I know what you're doing."
The younger male froze. Had he been caught?
"If you wanted some alone time, you should've just asked for i-"
"So what if I want it!? It doesn't seem to me like you would care what I want though."
Bakura flinched. He knew he had been searching for Atem and Seto for quite some time, but he had never thought he had denied his younger half any attention.
"Marik, listen to me. I care for what you think and I hope you know that."
Marik looked away, this was a sore subject for him. He felt that he had been put on the back burner, so to speak, when Bakura had been sent to find the other two. Of course, Bakura couldn't care less about those two, but he did care about the job that kept both he and his love alive.
"I know that, Bakura. I'm sorry."
Bakura wrapped the younger boy in a hug and nuzzled his neck gently, and it seemed that the subject of dinner was forgotten.

"Katsuya, I'm here. Calm down..."
Jounouchi, back in his half-human form, laid curled up in Seto's lap crying. He had been dreaming of his father again; the beatings, the injuries, the fights and the life he wanted to forget. He clung to the older mans body wherever he could reach and buried his face in Seto's neck.
"Don't let them get me, Seto! Please..."
The blue eyes closed and Kaiba placed his arms around the smaller male.
"I will never let them get you, ever. I will protect you for all I am worth. Believe in me."
Jounouchi's breath hitched and he hiccuped.
"S-seto..."
Jounouchi squeaked as his body was lifted and placed gently on the bed as Kaiba curled around the smaller blonde.
"Go to sleep, I'll stay here with you."
And Jounouchi did sleep, without nightmares or interruptions in the safety of Seto's presence.

Yuugi coughed as he the dirt from the hole he had fallen through sprinkled dirt on his head. When Atem had looked away, he was supposed to land safely and sneak into the kitchen, but he had lost his strength and fallen through a cellar door hidden in some dead grass. He had fallen quite a ways and landed on the hard cement floor.
"Aibou! Aibou, are you here!?"
"Atemu-san! Atemu-san, down here! I fell!"
Atem's head came into view.
"Little one, you shouldn't have even tried that! You haven't ever used the muscles in them, its a wonder you flew even a little bit..."
Yuugi hung his head, he did feel a little guilty. More dirt fell onto his head and he looked up to see the most beautiful sight. Atem seemed to float down towards him as his large black wings caught the air. He landed gently near Yuugi and lifted him up bridal style.
"Come, lets clean you up."