Atemu awoke slowly.

He was groggy and content and had the strangest feeling of everything being right in the world.

In his arms, Yugi stirred and Atemu understood why he was feeling as he did.

Yugi eyes opened and he looked up at his Pharaoh.

"Are you alright?" Atemu asked.

"Yes." Yugi told him. "I'm a little sore in the rear but I think I'll be fine. I just need to bathe."

Atemu smiled. "I should bathe too but it's nice lying here with you." his smile became guilty. "I'm sorry if you feel I took advantage of you."

Yugi smiled slightly. "I admit, at first I was reluctant to do anything with you but when . . . Oh, Ra. It's so terribly cliché." he mumbled and buried his face in is lover's chest.

"When what?" Atemu prompted. Yugi mumbled something against the elder's chest. Atemu shuffled down the bed so that he and his lover were face to face. "Tell me." he whispered gently kissing the younger into submission.

"When our eyes met." Yugi confessed. "I felt like I. . .I know you and I think that I. . .that I might. . .that I could be. . .maybe. . .in love with. . .with you." he closed his eyes and braced himself for a slap or for the Pharaoh to laugh at him or something of the like. Atemu, however, did neither. He only smiled before taking one of Yugi's hands and pressed it to his chest where his heart lay.

"I feel the same, my koi." Atemu admitted.

Yugi opened his eyes. They were as large and as innocent as the first time their eyes had met. Sex had obviously not tainted the boy's ka. Perhaps that was because of the obvious bond between the two. "Is that true?" he asked not quite daring to believe it which was quite understandable.

"Of course it is." Atemu said sounding slightly insulted. "Would I have said so if it wasn't? Aibou, I'm not one for lying. Otherwise, what kind of Pharaoh would I be?"

Yugi moved closer and shyly pressed his lips to the elder's as if to apologize for his doubts. He smiled into the kiss when Atemu let out a content sigh. "You're my Pharaoh." the young one whispered.

"Yours." Atemu replied nuzzling Yugi's nose with his own as the younger giggled. Then he let a sigh pass his lips. "Come on. We really must bathe."

Just a little something I did in French

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