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Chapter 10
Atemu dialed Yami's cell phone number. It rang twice before Yami answered it.
"Hey Atemu."
"Hey Yami, um listen I'm going to stay at the Kaiba mansion tonight since me and Kaiba realized that we have quite a lot we need to talk about. I'll be by tomorrow morning to pick you up for school okay?" Atemu said.
"Yeah, that's fine. You two really need to get this worked out. I'll see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow Yami." Atemu said before he hung up.
"So Yami okay with you staying here?" Kaiba asked while he studied his fingernails, acting like he could care less…which he could. To him it didn't matter if Yami was okay with it or not.
"Yeah, he's fine with it." Atemu said he then glanced at Kaiba and added, "And for your information Kaiba I didn't call Yami because I wanted his permission to stay here. I only called because I didn't want him to worry about me when I didn't come back."
"Hn" Kaiba said before he stood up and stretched. "So, you ready to go and grab something to eat?" Kaiba asked, already mentally going over possible places he could take Atemu to eat Wait a second…with the exception of the restaurant Yami told me about I have no idea where Atemu likes to go out to dinner.
"Yeah, but can we go somewhere simple? To tell you the truth I'm not in the mood to eat at a fancy restaurant." Atemu said.
Kaiba nodded. "Where would you like to eat Atemu?" Kaiba asked.
Atemu shrugged, "Is burgers okay with you?"
"That's fine." Kaiba said before the two exited Kaiba's room and headed downstairs.
On their way out of the mansion the two ran into Kaiba's father.
"Atemu. Seto. I take it things are better between you two." Aknunadin said.
Seto and Atemu both nodded. Akunadin smiled, "Excellent. So, where are you two off to this evening?"
"We were planning on going out to get a bite to eat. And after that Atemu agreed to stay the night." Kaiba replied.
"Excellent, well I hope both of you enjoy yourselves." Akunadin said.
"We will sir." Atemu said with a smile.
The two then turned and left. "Do you want to take my car or yours Kaiba?" Atemu asked.
Kaiba said, "Well, I'd say its up to you Atemu but I would prefer it if we took my car."
"And why is that Kaiba?" Atemu asked.
"No reason." Kaiba said, with a knowing smirk that said otherwise.
Atemu glanced at Kaiba for a moment before he decided that he didn't really want to know.
The two climbed into Kaiba's Ferrari, Kaiba opening the door for Atemu before he went around and climbed into the drivers seat. Kaiba then started the car and they left the mansion.
Atemu and Kaiba headed through the main part of Domino City sitting in complete silence. They pulled into the burgerworld parking lot and Kaiba parked the car before he quickly climbed out and raced around to open Atemu's door.
Atemu sighed as he climbed out of the car and said, "Kaiba, I believe I've told you this before but I'll say it again. I'm not a girl and I'm perfectly capable of opening my own door."
Kaiba smirked slightly as he settled his hand on the small of Atemu's back and the two began to walk towards the main door. "I know you aren't a girl Atemu."
The two walked into the restaurant and were greeted by the waitress who'd given Atemu her number the last time he'd been here. She smiled at him flirtatiously but other than that did nothing, grabbing two menus and showing the two boys to a table.
The two sat down across from one another and began to look over their menu's.
The waitress soon returned to take their drink orders. Atemu ordered a chocolate shake and Kaiba ordered a water. The waitress wrote down their order before rushing off to get their drinks.
"So." Kaiba said once he'd seen the waitress walk away.
"So." Atemu repeated.
Yami's words from two days ago rang clearly through Kaiba's mind. Get to know the real Atemu. Not the one you see at fancy dinner parties or around his father. Kaiba decided that maybe getting to know Atemu a little bit wasn't such a bad idea.
"So, Atemu what's your favorite food?" Kaiba asked, though he immediately felt stupid for doing so. Talk about a dumb question.
Atemu's eyes widened in surprise slightly before he smiled and said, "Well, my all time favorite food would have to be lasagna…though curry and rice is a close second. What about you Seto?"
"Freshly prepared sushi."
Atemu nodded and the two once again lapsed into silence.
"Favorite music?" Kaiba suddenly blurted out in order to break the silence.
Atemu chuckled and reached out across the table and rested his hand on Kaiba's forearm. "You don't have to try so hard. It's not like I'm going to get up and walk out of here if you don't spend every possible second asking me questions that you have little to no interest in knowing the answer to." Atemu said.
Kaiba rested his other hand on top of Atemu's and said, "I do care about the answers to those questions. I want to get to know you Atemu."
Atemu smiled slightly and squeezed Kaiba's hand before pulling his hand away. "You've known me for years Seto." Atemu said.
Kaiba shook his head, "No, the Atemu I've known most of my life was just the mask you put on. Not the real you. I want to get to know the real Atemu. The Atemu that Yami and the mutt know." Kaiba said.
Atemu chuckled and said, "Alright, if that's what you want. Rock."
"I beg your pardon?"
"I prefer rock Seto." Atemu clarified.
"Hn." Kaiba replied as he noticed the waitress walking over carrying his and Atemu's drink orders.
She placed the two drinks down in front of the two before she pulled out her order pad and asked, "So, are you two ready to order or do you need more time with the menus?"
"No, I think we're ready to order." Atemu said, glancing briefly up at Kaiba for confirmation.
Kaiba nodded before he said, "I'll have a cheeseburger and a large fry."
The waitress took note of Kaiba's order before she turned to Atemu, "And what would you like?"
"I'll have a BBQ burger please and can I have onion rings instead of fries?" Atemu said before handing his closed menu over to the waitress.
The waitress nodded as he grabbed the two menus and scurrying off to put their order in.
Kaiba just looked at Atemu for a few minutes before he said, "I prefer techno, though I also enjoy a good rock song every now and then."
Atemu smiled. Kaiba reached across the table and rested his hand on Atemu's. Atemu glanced down at Kaiba's hand for a moment but decided that it wasn't really bothering him so he left it alone.
"What's your favorite movie?" Kaiba asked.
Atemu chuckled, "Well, I have several, though if I had to go with just one I'd have to say Return of the King…though I like a ton of other movies as well." Atemu said.
"You really like fantasy don't you?" Kaiba asked, knowing that Atemu had also mentioned that he liked Harry Potter.
Atemu nodded, "Yes, I do enjoy fantasy. I find those alternate realities as a way to escape from my life and all the restrictions that are placed upon me." Atemu said.
Kaiba nodded wanting to escape through books and movies isn't completely outlandish.
"What type of movies do you absolutely hate?" Kaiba asked.
"I'd have to say chick flicks. Not to say that every now and then I don't like a story with Romance it in…but cheesy chick flicks get really annoying." Atemu said. Kaiba nodded his agreement he couldn't stand those types of movies either.
It was at this point that the waitress had returned and set their orders down on the table. "Here you go gentlemen, and if you need anything else feel free to ask me." She said with a smile before she turned and walked off leaving Kaiba and Atemu once again alone.
Atemu immediately dug into his burger while Kaiba began to pick at his fries. Personally, he hated fast food, but if Atemu wanted to eat fast food Kaiba would eat it every single day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Atemu glanced up at Kaiba and noticed that he was just picking at his food. "Seto do you not like fast food?" Atemu asked.
Kaiba glanced up at Atemu and immediately and shook his head, "No, I like fast food Atemu, why do you ask?"
Atemu sighed and set his half eaten burger down and reached across the table resting his hand on Kaibas, "You don't have to lie to me Seto, if you don't like fast food then you don't like it. I'm not going to be angry at you if you admit that you don't like something I do."
Kaiba opened his mouth to protest but Atemu suddenly continued, "In fact I would prefer you to be honest with Seto instead of pretending."
Kaiba smiled and squeezed Atemu's hand, "Alright, Atemu I admit it I don't like fast food. Then again that might be because I've very rarely had it and one of the few times I did eat it it was undercooked and I wound up sick with food poisoning for three days."
Atemu smiled, "See that wasn't so hard to admit now was it?"
Kaiba shook his head. No admitting that he didn't like fast food wasn't particularly difficult, that wasn't the problem. He really wanted Atemu to like him and he was willing to do anything to impress Atemu…even eating disgusting grease covered food. "You're absolutely right Atemu admitting that I don't like fast food wasn't hard at all."
Atemu sighed as he glanced down at his partially eaten burger, "I do wish you'd said something before we came here."
Kaiba smiled before he picked up three or four fries and stuck them into his mouth chewing them. Once he'd swallowed he said, "Don't worry about it Atemu I'd eat fast food every day if it would make you happy."
Atemu gaped at Kaiba for a moment before he smiled, "Well I certainly won't make you eat it everyday."
Kaiba nodded before the two returned to their food. Soon the two were finished and the waitress returned to pick up their trays and left the bill sitting on the table. Kaiba reached for it but Atemu was quicker and snatched it just before Kaiba could close his fingers around it.
"Seto, I've got it this time." Atemu said, reaching for his wallet.
"Atemu, no I insist." Kaiba said, holding his hand out for the bill.
Atemu starred at Kaiba for a moment before he said, "Can you answer me one question Seto?"
"Sure." Kaiba said slowly, not at all sure where this was going.
"Do you honestly think that I'm a girl?" Atemu asked, his eyes flashing slightly which immediately told Kaiba that now was not the time to jokingly answer 'yes'.
"Of course not Atemu." Kaiba said.
"Exactly my point Seto. I'm not a girl and I don't appreciate being constantly treated like one. I am paying this time. You can pay next time we go out." Atemu said.
Kaiba wanted to protest but he knew that he should let Atemu have his way, so he nodded his consent. Atemu smiled slightly before he got up and walked up to the counter to pay the bill.
Kaiba sat at the table for a moment watching while Atemu was paying the waitress for their meals. He could see that she was quite plainly flirting with Atemu and that really annoyed him. After watching her do that for a while Kaiba had had enough and got to his feet walking over to the counter.
"I get off in an hour so if you wanted to you could…" The waitress said with a seductive smirk.
"He's not interested." Kaiba said wrapping an arm around Atemu's waist.
The girl's eyes narrowed, "What do you mean by that?"
Kaiba smirked, "You happen to be hitting on my fiancé."
The girl's eyes widened before she sighed and mumbled, "All the good ones are always either taken or gay." She glanced at Atemu and added, "Or in this case both."
The girl smiled and said, "Alright, come again soon."
Kaiba snorted before he turned and began to lead Atemu out of the restaurant.
The two climbed back in the car, Kaiba once again opening the door for Atemu which made Atemu sigh in exasperation.
"Atemu I know you're not a girl…I just like opening the door for you." Kaiba said.
Atemu glanced at Kaiba for a moment before he smiled slightly, "Fine, Seto if that's why you insist on opening the door for me then I guess I can get used to it."
Kaiba stuck the keys in the ignition before he turned his attention back onto Atemu, "So, Atemu is there anywhere else in particular you would like to go?"
Atemu glanced down at his watch and said, "Well Seto to tell you the truth it is getting a bit late and since we do have school tomorrow we probably should be heading back."
Kaiba nodded before he started the car and headed back to the mansion.
Kaiba parked his car before he quickly climbed out and opened Atemu's door for him. Atemu shook his head at his antics but Kaiba could see a faint smile on his face.
Kaiba then rested his hand on the small of Atemu's back while he led him back inside and upstairs to his room.
Once the door had closed Atemu sighed, glancing briefly at Kaiba's bed. "So, how exactly are we going to work out sleeping arrangements?" Atemu asked.
Kaiba smiled, "Well we're going to lie side by side and sleep. I'm not going to molest you or anything Atemu. I promise."
Atemu sighed but nodded and laid down on half of Kaiba's bed. Kaiba looked at him and said, "You can change out of your clothes Atemu."
Atemu shook his head, "I'm willing to lie next to you but as of right yet I do not trust you enough to strip down to my boxers and sleep next to you." Atemu said.
Kaiba sighed and mumbled, "It's not like I haven't seen you naked before."
Atemu blushed and looked away, "That doesn't count Seto."
Kaiba nodded deciding that this just wasn't something that was worth arguing with Atemu over. So he grabbed a pair of sleep pants out of his draw before wandering into this adjoining bathroom to change. Not that he wouldn't have minded Atemu seeing him change he just didn't want to make Atemu feel uncomfortable.
He came back out dressed in only his sleep pants and turned off the light before lying down on the other side of the bed next to Atemu. Atemu had rolled over onto his side so he was facing away from Seto. Seto sighed slightly but knew that he had no right to be complaining about this.
"Good night Atemu." Seto whispered.
"Good night Seto." Atemu replied.
About an hour and a half later Atemu turned over onto his back starring at the ceiling. For some reason he couldn't fall asleep. Not that the bed was uncomfortable or anything but he just couldn't sleep. Atemu glanced briefly over at the sleeping Seto before he sat and pulled his tight shirt off and tossed it aside figuring that the reason he was having such a hard time getting to sleep was that he couldn't sleep in tight restricting clothing. He then pulled off his skin tight leather pants and tossed them aside as well before he laid back on his back and allowed his eyes to slide shut as sleep finally overtook him.
Seto awoke first the next morning and he was quite surprised to find his arms firmly wrapped around Atemu's body. Atemu's head resting on Seto's bare chest. What was even more surprising was that Atemu was wearing nothing but his boxers…even though Seto distinctly remembered Atemu insisting on going to bed fully dressed.
Seto's eyes widened at that realization. Shit what did I do to him while we were sleeping?
His mind immediately supplied him with the image of him rolling over and pinning Atemu's body beneath his own while he forcibly stripped Atemu of his clothes despite his protests.
Seto quickly shook his head. No that isn't what happened. If it was Atemu wouldn't still be here. Seto thought.
He laid in bed for several more minutes just taking the time to gaze at Atemu's beautiful body. After gazing at Atemu for a while he couldn't take it anymore and he leaned forward and pressed a kiss to the juncture between Atemu's neck and shoulders.
Atemu groaned in his sleep but did not waken. Seto began to suck on the spot his lips had suddenly become glued to. Regretfully he pulled back immediately wishing he didn't need to stop. He eyes rested briefly on the hickey Atemu now sported and smirked in satisfaction. Atemu was his and now there was proof to everyone else that he wasn't available.
With that thought in mind he climbed out of bed and got into the shower, thoughts of him and Atemu filling his mind…which meant he ended taking a very cold shower indeed.
Atemu awoke to the sound of the shower running. He slowly at up and glanced around the room while his sleep addled mind tried to figure out just where he was. Eventually he remembered that he had spent the night at Seto's house and that he was in his room.
Atemu quickly crawled out of bed and immediately pulled his shirt and pants back on. He could not believe he'd stripped last night…even if Seto was asleep when he did. He walked over to the bathroom door where he could still hear the shower running.
"Seto." Atemu shouted.
"Yeah?"
"I'm not to be going back to the Condo. I need to get changed and pick Yami up for school." Atemu said.
"Okay, I'll see you at school then." Seto shouted.
Atemu nodded, even though Seto couldn't see it before he turned and exited Seto's room. He wandered down the stairs and out the front door, climbed into his car and left the mansion.
About twenty minutes later Atemu pulled into his parking space and climbed out of the car. He walked into the apartment to see Yami munching on a poptart.
"Morning." Yami shouted after he'd swallowed.
"Morning." Atemu greeted in return before he walked into the bedroom and grabbed his school uniform before heading to the bathroom to jump into the shower.
Once Atemu had finished his shower he was standing in front of the mirror fixing his hair when he noticed something. Frowning he wiped the condensation from the mirror in order to get a better look at what he'd noticed.
His eyes widened slightly as he leaned closer to the mirror…surely he was imagining…there was no way that was what it looked like it was. He gingerly touched the bruise while he continued to glare at it in the mirror before he shouted, "YAMI!"
Yami came running into the bathroom, "What? What is it?"
Atemu didn't say anything he just jabbed his finger at the bruise on the juncture between his neck and shoulder. "Tell me this isn't what I think it is." Atemu all but hissed, his eyes flashing. If Kaiba had taken advantage of him while he was asleep he'd kill him.
Yami frowned slightly in confusion before he walked forward and took a closer look at the bruise. Nothing out of the ordinary…just a regular old hickey…OH!
"Atemu it's a hickey." Yami said slowly.
Atemu didn't seem to be happy by Yami's identification of the mark. Yami sighed, "What happened?"
"That's just it Yami, I have no idea. I didn't so much as kiss him last night. I wake up this morning and come back here to notice that I have a hickey. ONE I MOST CERTAINLY DIDN'T HAVE WHEN I WENT TO SLEEP LAST NIGHT!" Atemu shouted.
Yami sighed it was way too early in the morning to be dealing with this. "Atemu it's just a hickey it's not like the world is ending."
However Atemu wasn't listening to him and instead had gone back to glaring at his reflection in the mirror mutter death threats under his breath. Yami just shook his head at his friend's antics before he wandered out of the bathroom.
He could already tell that this was going to be one of those days.
A/N: Please read and review.