Hey guys, I'm back! I can't believe that I am writing this so soon after I finished the other one. Anyway, I don't have much to say, other than I hope you enjoy this!

Rose Bud

Chapter 9

Meet the Parents

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As Jaden stepped out of the limo he looked up at the "Country House," if it could even be called a house, it was more like a two story mansion. From the outside Jaden was unable to tell exactly what it would be like on the inside, but Jaden was stunned.

"Like what you see?" Asked a voice from beside him. He turned to see Chazz smiling at him.

He stared back wide-eyed and asked, "You sure this is the place?" At Chazz's smirk he continued, "But it looks as if a king should live here."

"Well I guess you could call our father that," said Aly from behind them. Jaden turned to see everyone standing, as if waiting for something.

Syrus rubbed his eyes sleepily as he asked, "What do you mean?"

Aly grinned back at him and said, "You'll see," before stepping in front and leading the way to the door.

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Stepping through the front door, they were greeted by a butler with short white hair, and a short beard. He looked fairly normal except for his red eyes that seemed to glow in the dim light of the entry hall. But the two Slifers paid him hardly any mind as they gasped in awe at the decor of the inside of the house. The hall was in muted earth tones, mainly dark reds and browns. The floor looked to be marble of a maroonish color, but when they stepped from the doorway and into the house they could feel heat radiating from the floor, and not expecting to feel the heat the two jumped back a bit only to run into Chazz and Atticus.

Chazz chuckled as he looked down at Jaden, "It's okay, the marble is heated so that when stepped on in bare feet it isn't so cold."

"B-but," stammered Syrus, "It feels so hot."

This time Atticus responded, "It's not all that hot, really, feel."

Looking at each other cautiously the two bent down to feel the floor, and in truth the floor was warm, but not scalding hot, like they had expected.

"If I may interrupt this…moment," the butler started, bringing all attention to him, "The master is awaiting you in the East wing." Then he turned ant started down the hall.

Jaden and Syrus hesitated, but when Chazz and Atticus stepped forward, putting an arm around their other half, they started forward, with confidence that had suddenly sparked within them.

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The group followed the butler down the hall and Jaden and Syrus tried to take in their surroundings as best they could. They looked at the grand paintings that hung on the walls, and they looked at the many doors that they passed by, wondering what lay behind them.

They eventually came to a pair of double doors. The doors were made out of a dark mahogany wood and were polished to perfection. The butler placed his hand on a scanner by the door before a beep sounded and the doors swung open. The group continued through the doors and as they did the two Slifers looked at the two Obelisks behind them questioningly. "It's for security purposes," responded Atticus. "We are now in the East wing, otherwise known as the living quarters of the Lords and Ladies. The wing we just left is more of a wing for commoner guests." Atticus then turned his attention ahead of them, as if what he said had answered their question, when in fact it had just brought on more questions, but they kept quiet.

The East wing was much grander than the other wing. This wing was much brighter, the earth tones left behind. Now the halls were done in rich blues, and silver, but Jaden could see hints of gold, and the occasional dark green and purple. He never really thought that these colors would be a good combination, but these fit perfectly.

As they continued their walk down the hall other halls branched off of their own, and the doors of this hall were more…open. There were entryways to what looked to be sitting rooms and the occasional office, but there was no one present in either, which piqued Jaden's interest quite a bit.

At one point they passed several glass doors that opened up to a veranda. Through the glass, the Slifers could see a huge yard, fit with an Olympic size swimming pool, complete with slide, diving board and an attached jacuzzi , the yard also contained a tennis court and a playground. The two marveled at the yard until they heard someone clear their throat behind them. They turned to see everyone looking at them. They blushed in embarrassment and mumbled a quick apology before the group started off again.

At last they came to another pair of doors at which the butler knocked gently. Jaden could hear barking on the other side of the door as well as people talking. At the butler's knock the talking ceased, except for a muffled "Enter," but the barking increased. At the 'enter' the butler opened the door, stepped forward, and announced, "My Lords, they have arrived," before stepping to the side and allowing them to enter. Chazz and Atticus pushed the Slifers behind them, and stepped forward, the group following behind.

Jaden and Syrus looked around to see a grand sitting room with deep red walls, and a plush black carpet. Hanging on one wall was a 50" plasma TV, with speakers hanging on either side of it. Under the TV was a black marble fire place lit and blazing. Across from the flat screen was a black leather couch, two love seats on either side of it, surrounding a glass coffee table. Behind the couch were double glass doors that opened out into a different yard than the one before, this one just had a few lawn chairs, a table and a barbeque grill. There were three mahogany bookcases against one wall of the room, the other being occupied by two different pairs of doors.

There were two people sitting on the couch, although Jaden and Syrus were unable to see who they were. However they were able to see a man sitting on one of the love seats. Jaden frowned, the man looked a lot like Yugi Motou, the King of Games, but Jaden could tell it was not him. This man had a much more serious face, and he was taller than Yugi's reported 5'2" height. Although Jaden had only books and magazine pictures to go by, he knew that this was not the King of Games.

Jaden also spotted a young man standing, arms crossed over his chest, behind the love seat the Yugi look-a-like was sitting on. He had short blonde hair with part of it covering his left eye. The hair covering his left eye was one half black and the other half purple, but Jaden could see violet eyes looking intensely at the group.

Jaden then saw movement by the man's feet and he looked to find a panther lying there calmly. The panther's giant paws were gently holding down what looked to be a wolf pup, the cause of the barking.

Jaden's attention was turned away from the animals, when he heard a deep chuckle from one of the men on the couch. "It took you long enough."

Chazz grinned, "Give us a break will ya? We had some trouble on the way over."

Aly laughed humorlessly, "We had some trouble leaving."

"I can see that," the man said, and Jaden guessed he was looking at Bastion, who was still held in Zane's arms. "Is he alright?"

Zane looked at the man in his arms, "Not sure, he's been out of it for several hours at least."

"And the others?" he asked.

Chazz and Atticus exchanged looks before stepping aside to give the men on the couch a clear view of their mates-to-be.

As they stepped aside, Jaden could finally see the two men, and his eyes went wide. One of the men was leaning against the other; his blonde hair was tied back, away from his face except for two strands framing his face. The man's brown eye's looked at the two seeming to smile at them in welcome. He was wearing a dark red shirt and a pair of black jeans. Around his throat was a black choker-collar. The collar had spikes and dangling down from the front was a simple 'J.'

But he had not drawn Jaden's attention; the man who the other was leaning on was who he was staring at, who had one arm wrapped around his companion. He had short brown hair and deep blue eyes; his face was firm as he stared at the Slifers. He wore all black except for the silver and white trench coat wrapped around his shoulders.

Jaden and Syrus knew who they were looking at, everyone knew who he was. He was none other than Seto Kaiba, president and owner of Kaiba Corp, and he was looking at them the same way that Slade had looked at them. A chill went down Jaden's spine when he thought of that, and Seto noticed.

"Cold?" He asked, grinning at him.

"N-n-n-n-no, sir." Jaden stammered.

Seto chuckled, "Sir? Chazz, I know I told you not to tell him some things, but did you tell him nothing?"

"They were told of what we are and that they were our mates, but nothing else," said Atticus.

Seto nodded his head in understanding, before looking behind them and saying, "Thank you, Lai, that will be all."

The butler bowed before exiting, and closing the door behind him. The group was silent for several seconds, until the man standing above the panther said, "He's gone."

As soon as the words left his mouth the wolf pup left the safety of the panther's paws and darted over to the group. Chazz bent down and swooped the pup up into his arms. "Look at you," he said, smiling. "Happy birthday, sis."

Jaden looked at him in confusion, "Sis?"

Chazz turned around, "Yeah, she's my little sister, Kimi. Perhaps we should do some introductions."

"That might be a good thing," said the blonde on the couch next to Kaiba. "But first," he got up and walked over to Zane. Putting the tips of his fingers on Bastion's forehead he said, "Lay him down there," he pointed over to the empty love seat.

Zane obeyed, and the blonde gave the Ra a quick examination, before standing back up, his hands on his hips in what seemed to be frustration.

"So?" Kaiba asked.

The blonde turned to him and shook his head, "There isn't anything wrong with him as far as I can tell, at least not physically."

"And mentally?" Kaiba prompted.

"Mentally there could be a number of things going on." The blonde turned to Zane, "He didn't hit his head or anything did he?" Zane shook his head. "Then maybe he is just really stressed out about something."

"Wow, mom," Chazz said, "Since when are you the doctor."

The blonde man just shrugged in response but Syrus and Jaden blurted out, "Mother?!"

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Yeah, I know a few of you might have seen that coming, but for those of you who hadn't already figured it out, Chazz and Aly's mother is in fact, a guy. But who is it?? I know I said last time was you time to guess who their parents were, but I thought this was a good spot to end this chapter. I hope you guys liked it and don't forget to review! The next one should be up shortly!

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