Disclaimer: I don't own Yugi-Oh or Inuyasha!
AN: Fic is for DarkAngel048. My first Kag/Atem (a.k.a Yami Yugi) pairing. May I say, Wow! Thank you all for the reviews. 53 reviews for just the first 4 chapters. Thank you all! Especially Beautiful-Liar360 / I agree she will live.
Last Time: "Maybe?" he asked.
"You said you wouldn't take no as an answer but you didn't say anything about maybe." she said and went up the stairs with him hot on her heels.
"How long do you think he will sleep?" Joey asked Tristan as they left the room they had left Yugi in.
"Don't know, we'll have to ask Kagome." Tristan answered.
"Probably several hours." Serenity said.
The trio entered the living room and was just about to sit down when Tea went running through the living room towards the door, crying.
"Tea, what happened?" Serenity asked her.
"He almost kissed her!" Tea wailed and ran out the door.
"Who almost kissed who?" Joey asked aloud after she had left.
"I'm not sure." Serenity said worried about Tea.
A loud noise came from the basement stairwell, then it was proceeded by laughter. Then a person crashed through the door. It was Kagome followed by Atem and it seemed Kagome was running from him. Atem was almost at the top of the stairs and Kagome was getting out of his reach but as he got on the top step he lunged forward and grabbed her by the hips, taking her down to the floor.
"Gotcha. Your mine now priestess." he said with a smirk as he pinned her to the floor.
Kagome pouted up at him and then conceeded. Seeing that she wasn't going to move, Atem let go of her wrists but continued to restrain her hips.
"Now how about we change that maybe to a yes." he said to her.
Kagome looked at him stubbornly and turned her head to avoid looking at him. Atem shook his head and turned her head towards him and stared into her eyes. Kagome closed her eyes then and he sighed, she was stubborn. But he was Pharoh, he wasn't going to give in to her "maybe". He leaned down towards her and Kagome felt his weight settling upon her chest and opened her eyes. She opened the very second he kissed her and instantly shut them again at the feel of his lips melding with hers.
"Ah-hem, I see why Tea is upset." Serenity coughed getting the couple on the floors' attention.
Kagome and Atem broke apart and looked at their audience. Joey and Tristan were dumbstruck while Serenity was torn between happiness and sadness. Kagome had heard what Serenity had said and began to feel terrible. Atem saw the mental berating through her eyes and put a stop to it.
"Stop it! Stop thinking that way. I can't love Tea the way she wants but I can love you the way you need and the way you will love me." he scolded.
"I can't help it. I hurt Tea and... I don't know. I'm confused." she said.
"Kagome, we hurt Tea. You are not to blame, alone. No one is, only the Fates. The gods tie us together and no one can change it. From the moment your card was laid in Yugis' hand we belonged to each other." he said to her.
"Is that a promise?" she asked quietly.
"Is that a yes?" he asked with a grin.
"Yes." she said.
"Then it is a promise, an eternal bond." he said to her.
"What is going on?" Joey whispered to Serenity.
"I believe Atem is in love with Kagome." she answered.
"You know the whispering about people when they are in the same room with you is rude." Atem said to them.
"Sorry. We didn't want to interrupt." Joey said and a blushing Serenity nodded.
"That's alright. We really shouldn't have been in this position in front of others. Get off!" Kagome said gesturing to Atem straddling her hips.
"I like where I'm at." he said and grinned at her embarrassed expression.
"I would prefer to not have an audience, so please." she said.
He got off then and got to his feet and helped her to her own feet. She dusted off her skirt to avoid looking anyone in the face especially Atem.
"I believe I will go check on Yugi." Kagome said and Serenity showed her to the room.
After she had left the room, Tristan and Joey advanced upon him.
"You and Kagome?" Joey asked.
"Yes." Atem answered.
"What about Tea?" Tristan asked him.
"What about her?" Atem asked him.
The tone he used told Tristan not to pry any further but Tea was his friend and so he would any way.
"Didn't you know her feelings for you?" he asked.
"I did not... but it doesn't matter in the case of Kagome and I. Tea and I are not meant to be. She is my friend and that is all she will be to me." Atem said.
"I doubt she will be your friend for much longer." Joey remarked.
"That is where you are wrong Joey. Tea will get over me. There is someone else for her and he is closer than she thinks." Atem explained.
"Who?" they chorused.
"All in due time." Atem replied.
"Aw, man! Why can we never get a perfectly straight answer?" Joey asked.
"It is not to be revealed yet." Atem said. "By any chance do either of you have any spare clothes?"
"None that would fit you in length or the waist." Tristan said.
Joey shook his head. He didn't anything either. They were both taller than him and weren't as trim in the waist area.
"I may have something." Serenity said returning to the room.
"Since when do you have men's clothing in your closet?" Joey asked getting into his protective mode.
"Not men's. I have some ultra skinny jeans that he could fit in; he may have to cuff them once. They may be womens' jeans but men do wear them and they would actually look better on him than me. I can get them if you like?" she said.
"Yes." he answered; he wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Serenity went to her room and returned with the jeans and the matching belts and one of her old tee-shirts . She handed them to him and he looked them over. The jeans were a dark blue, not unlike the ones he wore when he was still inside of Yugi. The tee-shirt was a plain white shirt that could be wore by either man or woman. He nodded his acceptance of the clothing.
"These will do." he said to assure her.
"You are welcome. I would have given you some shoes but I don't have any that aren't girly. So I can't help you there." she said.
"Does not matter. What I have is enough at the moment. Will you please show me to the restroom?" he said.
"Of course." Serenity said and showed him to the restroom.
When he came out he was dressed and the clothes looked great on him. He preferred the clothes he wore when he was merged with Yugi, he would have to get him some. But the ones he had would do for now, all he needed was a pair of boots and that would make the outfit more comfortable.
"Looking good." Kagome said quietly.
She wanted to compliment him but didn't want to give him anymore chances to get grabby or something. She had said it so low that Atem almost missed her giving him the compliment. He grinned at her and she quickly moved away from his arms reach. She didn't want to be back on the floor.
"Skiddish." he said.
"No cautious." she replied.
"This is going to be funny." Tristan said to Serenity.
"Yeah, they are so cute though." she gushed.
"We're right here." Kagome said with her cheeks tinged pink.
"We know. But seriously you two are cute and by the way this relationship is going we are going to have several laughs." Serenity said.
"Ha ha ha very funny. You sound like my mother. Ai! My mother! I need to go see my family. Get yourself some shoes. We have to go, Atem." she said.
"I will see if Yugi has some that will fit me." he said and went to find them.
He returned with a pair of blue and white tennis shoes and was ready as he could be to go. Kagome grabbed his hand and left everyone else standing there, wondering after them.