Here's the next chapter.
There is a bit of a lemon between Atemu and Heba in this, so if you don't like lemons, skip the writing between the bold. You've been warned!
Enjoy!
Chapter 15- The Millennium Key
Heba guided the plane through the air.
"Okay. Where's the next one?" Bakura asked gruffly.
Joey got the book and started to flip through it, searching for the next clue.
"At least there's only three left. It means that we're going to be able to head home pretty soon." Marik stated.
"Well, here it is." Joey said.
"What does this one say?" Seto asked.
"The next item lies near a dormant volcano, which is the highest mountain in this country. This is also the highest point in this place. Hot springs and other places of crustal instability are located. The earth shakes many times in this place, and it can be dangerous. Buddhists see this peak as sacred. A great beast guards this item." Joey read.
"Any clues?" Malik asked.
"What is it with all these mountains?! It's getting ridiculous!" Bakura growled.
"Calm down, Bakura. There's nothing that we can do about it, and it sounds Mount Fuji in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu area of Japan." Atemu said.
Heba nodded his head and set the course.
"We need to be careful. There's no telling when an earthquake could occur." Yami said.
"Well, we have to find that item, so there's no choice. We'll just have to brave it." Malik said.
"We're not afraid to go. He's just saying that we need to be careful." Seto said.
"How did you know it was Mount Fuji, anyway?" Bakura asked.
"Because Mount Fuji is the most famous dormant volcano is Japan, for one. Plus, there are earthquakes all the time in Japan, and Mount Fuji is the highest mansion as well as the highest point in Japan." Yami answered.
"Oh." Marik said.
Heba shook his head. "Marik. Bakura. I think that you need to learn geography." Heba said.
"All the geography we need to know is Egypt's." Bakura said.
"Well, if one of the last two happens to be in Egypt, you might know where it is then." Joey said.
Atemu, Yami, and Seto all laughed at them.
Bakura and Marik glared at Joey.
Lighteningstar and Earthstar snickered at Bakura and Marik, knowing that what Joey had said was true.
"Oh. Shut up!" Bakura snapped at the tigers.
That only caused Earthstar and Lighteningstar to collapse into a fit of laughter.
Aknankanon sighed as he leaned back in the chair in his office.
Things had been rather quiet of late with no attacks on Egypt from the Zordanians.
This didn't make Aknankanon feel anymore at ease, though. This only put him more on edge.
'I can't help but wonder if the reason that the attacks have been so sparse recently is because they are preparing themselves for a major attack that we do not see coming.' Aknankanon thought.
There was a knock on the door.
"Enter!" Aknankanon called.
Aknaudin entered the room. "Brother, are you all right?" Aknaudin asked as he shut the door and walked into the room to sit down.
"Why do you ask that, Aknaudin? I am perfectly fine." Aknankanon said although he knew that lying to his younger brother was useless.
"Don't like to me, Aknankanon! You didn't dine with anyone at breakfast or munch today. Now, out with it." Aknaudin said.
Aknankanon sighed. "I am worried. The lack of attacks from the Zordanians has left me on edge." Aknankanon said.
"Why? Is the lack of battles not a good thing?" Aknaudin asked, rather confused by his brother's worry over this.
"It means that the Zordanians are planning something major. I fear that a major attack may be planned or either in the planning stages." Aknankanon said.
"I had not thought of that. I understand your concern now." Aknaudin said.
Aknankanon sighed. "I'm just hoping that Atemu and the others manage to find all of the Millennium items in time." Aknankanon said.
"It would seem that our fate lies with them." Aknaudin said.
"I know." Aknankanon said. He knew that his sons and the others would manage to find all of the items in time. The real question was if they would find the items before the Zordanians made their major attack against Egypt.
Heba landed the plane close to the base of Mount Fuji.
Everyone got off of the plane and looked up.
"Oh, man. More climbing." Malik groaned.
"Uh, Malik." Heba said.
"What?" Malik asked as he turned to look at Heba.
Heba pointed to a path that led up the mountain.
"Oh." Malik said.
"At least we don't have to climb this time." Bakura said.
"Come on. Let's start walking. This is going to take a while even with a smooth path." Atemu said.
The group then started up the mountain.
"What do you think the book meant by that beast that's guarding this item?" Joey asked as they walked.
"We won't know until we find it, Joey." Heba answered.
The group hadn't made a quarter of the way before trouble hit.
The ground started to shake.
"What's going on?!" Malik shouted as he tried to keep his footing.
"EARTHQUAKE!" Atemu shouted.
Rocks from above the mountain started to fall down at them.
"BACK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN NOW!" Seto bellowed.
The group turned on their heels and hightailed it down the path toward the plane again.
Unfortunately, they were not able to move fast enough.
The falling rocks caught them, and the entire group was sent falling down the mountain, effectively separating them.
Yami groaned as he opened his eyes. He sat up and winced at the pain in his back. "Damn it! That fall really hurt." Yami said, rubbing his back.
"You all right, Prince Yami?"
Yami turned to find Waterstar. "Yeah. I'll be okay. What about you, Waterstar?" Yami asked.
"I'm fine." Waterstar answered.
Yami got onto his feet. "Any idea where Heba and Atemu are?" Yami asked.
"No. When we fell, I was separated from them. We were all separated. We're just going to have to look for them." Waterstar said.
Yami looked up. "We're back at the base of the mountain. With that rockslide, it'll probably be easier to search around the base for the others." Yami said.
"I agree." Waterstar said.
The two then started to walk around the foot of the mountain.
"You were right about the earthquakes being dangerous." Waterstar said.
"I know I was. I just wish that I had actually heeded my own advice and had been more careful." Yami said.
"No one is at fault here. You couldn't have known that this would happen." Waterstar told him.
"I know. I just hope that we are able to find all of the others unharmed." Yami said.
"As do I." Waterstar agreed.
Bakura opened his eyes before he rolled over onto his stomach. "What the bloody hell hit me?!" Bakura growled as he got up to his knees, rubbing the back of his head.
"I believe it would be called a rockslide." Windstar answered.
Bakura turned to find Windstar standing right beside Ryou, who was still unconscious. He the crawled over to Ryou. "Ryou, are you okay?" Bakura asked as he shook Ryou gently.
Ryou groaned before he rolled over to his back and sat up. "What happened?" Ryou asked.
"An earthquake happened. It caused a rockslide. We fell down to the base of the mountains." Windstar answered.
Ryou looked around. "Where are the others at?" Ryou asked.
"I don't know. I think that we were separated." Bakura said.
Ryou stood up as did Bakura.
"Well, I think that we had better start looking for everyone else." Ryou said.
"Great. We have to waste our time looking for everyone when we could be looking for that damn item!" Bakura growled.
"Let's go. The sooner we find everyone else, the sooner we can find the item." Windstar said.
The three then started to walk around looking for their friends.
Joey moaned as he opened his eyes. He sat up and held his head in his hands. "Damn it! My head is killing me!" Joey said.
The feel of a wet tongue licking his face caused Joey to look up right at Earthstar.
"Hey, boy. You okay?" Joey asked as he pet Earthstar's head.
"Yeah care more about that tiger than you do me." Seto said.
Joey turned to see Seto walking toward them, brushing the dirt off of himself. "I didn't see you there, Seto." Joey said as he got to his feet.
"Of course you didn't. You were too busy trying to make sure that your tiger was all right to worry yourselves about your husband. I feel so loved right about now." Seto said extremely sarcastically.
Joey rolled his eyes. "Come on, Seto. You know better than that." Joey said.
"Yeah. So what?" Seto asked, crossing his arms.
"Could I point out something?" Earthstar asked.
"What?" Seto asked, glaring down at the green tiger.
"We're back at the base of the mountain, we have been separated from everyone else, and I think that we need to find them to make sure that everyone is okay so that we can go and find that Millennium item." Earthstar said.
"He's right. We have to find the others." Joey agreed.
"All right. Let's get walking then." Seto said.
The three then started to look for everyone else.
Lighteningstar leaned down and nudged Marik's face.
Marik growled. "Go away." Marik muttered, turning his head the other way.
"Lord Marik, get up." Lighteningstar said.
"No." Marik said stubbornly. "I'm too tired. Go and bother Malik." Marik retorted, not moving.
Lighteningstar growled. "GET UP RIGHT NOW!" Lighteningstar shouted in Marik's ear.
"AAAHHH!" Marik shouted as he jumped up onto his feet. He turned and glared at Lighteningstar. "What?!" Marik demanded.
"We have been split up from everyone else." Malik answered as he walked over to the two.
"Are you sure?" Marik asked.
"Look around. Do you see them anywhere?" Malik asked as he swept his arm across the area to prove his point.
"I see what you mean." Marik said as he got onto his feet.
"What now?" Lighteningstar asked.
"All we can do is start looking for everyone else. We have to regroup and find that Millennium item." Malik answered.
The other two nodded their agreement, and the three started to search the area for their missing friends.
Atemu groaned as he opened his eyes. HE noticed that it was dark around him.
Sitting up, Atemu looked around and found that he didn't see anyone. "Is anyone here?" Atemu asked.
A low groan was heard and Heba said, "Até? Is that you?"
"Heba? You okay?" Atemu asked as he saw where Heba sat up at. He got over to Heba.
"Yeah. Just a little shaken." Heba answered.
"That earthquake took us all by surprise, and that landslide didn't help." Atemu said.
"I noticed. Where are we?" Heba asked.
"I think that we're in some kind of cave." Atemu said.
"Oh no!" Heba exclaimed.
"What?" Atemu asked.
Heba pointed, and Atemu saw that the entrance to the cave was blocked.
"That's not good." Atemu remarked.
"We have a bigger problem." Heba said.
"What?' Atemu asked.
"This place is completely sealed off now. There's not a crack that leads to the outside." Heba said.
Atemu caught on. "If there are no cracks in this place, then we are going to run out of air." Atemu said.
"I know." Heba said.
"Can you use your magic to get us out of here?" Atemu asked.
"I could try to blow out the rocks, but there's a chance that it'll cause the cave to collapse." Heba said.
"Making things worse." Atemu translated.
Heba nodded.
"I hope that the others manage to find us soon. How long do you think we have?" Atemu asked.
"A few hours, tops. Of course, we'll only stay conscious about two." Heba said.
"Fantastic." Atemu said.
The two then sat back against the cave wall, not able to do much else.
Soon, everyone, except for Atemu and Heba, met up at the base of the mountain.
"Well, at least we found each other. Now, we can go and get that damn item!" Bakura said.
"Where are Master Heba and Prince Atemu?" Waterstar asked.
Everyone looked at each other.
"They have to be somewhere." Yami said.
"Don't have a panic attack. I'm sure that they're fine. After all, they're both rather resourceful when the occasion calls for it." Seto said.
"He's right. Those two are probably making their way up the mountain." Malik agreed.
"I suggest that we do the same." Marik said.
In agreement, the group started to make their way up the mountain.
Atemu and Heba knew that it had been a while, and they knew that they were starting to run out of air.
"I never thought that we would end up dying like this." Heba said.
"I know." Atemu said as he placed his arm around Heba. "I imagined us growing old together." Atemu said.
Heba closed his eyes. "Well, we are together." Heba said.
"Yeah. We are." Atemu said, burying his face in Heba's hair. He then started to kiss down Heba's air to his face.
Heba moaned softly. "Atemu, what are you doing?" Heba asked.
"I want to feel you." Atemu answered.
Heba looked at Atemu in surprise. "You want to make love in this cave?" Heba asked.
"Heba, we're running out of time, and there's a chance that the others won't find us in time." Atemu said as he let one finger trace Heba's face. "If I am going to die now, I want to make love to you at least one last time." Atemu answered.
"So do I." Heba said.
LEMONS STARTS HERE!
Atemu then leaned forward and kissed Heba gently. Heba wound his arms around Atemu's neck as he deepened the kiss. Atemu ran his tongue over Heba's bottom lip, asking for entrance. Heba obliged and opened his mouth, letting Atemu inside. Atemu mapped out the inside of Heba's mouth as he started to unbutton Heba's shirt. Once Heba's shirt was completely unbuttoned, Atemu unwound Heba's arms from around his neck and pushed Heba's shirt, jacket, and cape off of him and to the floor.
Heba then unbuttoned Atemu's shirt and pushed it off of him as well.
Atemu pushed Heba backwards so that he was laying on the ground and then lay down on top of Heba.
The two just kissed gently for a little while, wanting to savor this moment since there was a chance this would be the last chance that they would have to be together.
Atemu then started to kiss down Heba's neck, laying gentle butterfly kisses on his lover's neck.
Heba let out a soft moan. "Atemu." Heba said.
"Hmm." Atemu said to let Heba know he was listening.
"No foreplay this time. Please." Heba begged.
Atemu understood.
They may not have much time, and both wanted to be together.
Atemu then stripped himself of the rest of his clothing before he took off the rest of Heba's clothes as well. He lay his naked body down on top of Heba before he ground his hips hard into Heba's, getting Heba to gasp. He then did it again, harder.
"At-Atemu, please." Heba begged, wanting to feel his husband.
"I wish that we had something to use for lubrication." Atemu said.
"I'll be fine, Até. Don't worry about me." Heba assured him.
Atemu nodded, although he wasn't sure about this.
Heba then spread his legs, and Atemu settled between them.
Still wanting to ease some of the pain, Atemu reached down to Heba's entrance and slipped one finger inside of him.
Heba gave a light gasp at the unexpected intrusion.
Atemu moved his finger inside of Heba a bit before he added in a second finger, moving them in a scissor-like motion. His fingers then brushed against Heba's prostate.
"Atemu!" Heba gasped as he pressed against the fingers.
Atemu smirked. He added in a third finger and thrust his fingers into that spot, and he had Heba withering and moaning under him real fast.
"Atemu, please." Heba begged.
Atemu had had enough, too. He removed his fingers from inside of Heba before he positioned himself at Heba's entrance. He hesitated, knowing that it was still going to hurt Heba some.
"Atemu, will you hurry up?" Heba ordered, tempted to just force Atemu on his back and impale himself on Atemu's member.
"Heba, I just don't want to hurt you too much." Atemu said.
Heba sighed before he did as he had thought before. He rolled them so that he was on top of Atemu. "All right, then. If you're afraid of hurting me, I'll do this at my pace." Heba said.
Atemu was a bit startled. He hadn't expected Heba to suddenly roll them over. He also felt a little thrilled because he loved it when Heba rode him.
Heba then positioned himself over Atemu's member.
Not willing to let Heba do all the work, Atemu reached up and placed his hands on Heba's hips.
Heba then started to lower himself onto Atemu's member, hissing at the pain that made itself evident although it wasn't nearly as bad as he thought it would be.
Atemu groaned as tight heat surrounded his aching member.
Once fully seated, Heba stopped to give himself time to adjust.
Atemu opened his eyes and looked up at Heba. He grimaced when he saw Heba's face was contorted slightly with pain. He reached up and stroked Heba's cheek. "I'm sorry, Heba." Atemu said.
Heba opened his eyes and looked down at Atemu. "Don't worry about it." Heba assured him.
Once he adjusted, Heba slowly lifted his hips before he then impaled himself again.
Atemu couldn't stop the groan that escaped his lips as Heba started to ride him.
Heba continued with a slow pace for a little while, but it didn't last long. He started to move up and down on Atemu's member even faster, wanting to feel his husband.
Atemu groaned as he tightened his hands so much on Heba's waist he knew that it would leave bruises. He didn't care at the moment, though. All that mattered was being with Heba.
Atemu started to thrust up into Heba now.
"AH! ATEMU!" Heba cried when Atemu struck his prostate, stalling his movements.
Atemu smirked before he started to thrust up into the spot.
Heba regained his composure and started to move on Atemu again.
It wasn't long before Atemu could feel his release coming. He tried to stall it, but it useless. "HEBA!" Atemu groaned as he released inside of his lover.
Heba moaned as he felt Atemu release inside of him.
Atemu panted as he recovered from his release. The first thing Atemu heard was Heba's whimper. Remembering that Heba hadn't released, Atemu rolled his over so that he was on top before he pulled out of Heba. He then leaned down and placed his hands on Heba's hips and took Heba fully into his mouth.
"Atemu!" Heba cried as he threaded his fingers in Atemu's hair.
Atemu then started to suck hard on Heba's member as well as bobbing his head up and down.
Heba couldn't take it. "ATEMU!" Heba cried as he released into Atemu's mouth.
Atemu swallowed every drop that Heba released before he let go.
LEMON ENDS HERE!
Heba panted as he tried to regain his breath.
Atemu wrapped his arms around Heba, pulling him close. "I love you, Heba." Atemu murmured.
"I love you, too." Heba replied.
The two got redressed before they held each other, wondering if this was the end.
Ryou, Malik, and Joey all panted as they finally killed the beast that had protected the Millennium item.
"Finally. Now we can go." Bakura said, grabbing the box.
Yami was worried. "Guys, we went on the assumption that Atemu and Heba were already up here, but they're not." Yami said.
All eyes turned to him.
"I think that they are still at the base of the mountain." Yami said.
"They could be hurt." Ryou said.
"We have to hurry." Seto said.
The group made it down the mountain as fast as they could.
"What do we do now? We have no way to find them." Marik said, worried.
"Waterstar, can you pick up their scent?" Yami asked.
"I'll try." Waterstar answered and started to sniff the ground.
Without being asked or told, the other three tigers started sniffing the ground as well.
"I found it!" Lighteningstar shouted suddenly.
Everyone went over to where he was.
Soon, the tigers were led to a large group of rocks.
"Are they under them?" Joey asked.
"No. I think behind them." Waterstar answered.
"We have to dig and fast." Ryou said.
"We can blast it." Malik said.
"No. We might hurt them that way." Ryou said.
The group then started to dig through the piles of rocks, hoping to find Atemu and Heba safe.
Once the rocks were gone, they went in the cave.
"Atemu!" Yami exclaimed.
"Heba!" Ryou cried.
The two ran over to where they were.
Both looked pale.
"What's wrong?" Malik asked.
"Air! The cave was completely sealed, so they started to run out of air. Get them outside!" Seto ordered.
The group quickly picked the two up and got them outside.
Before long, Atemu and Heba woke up, gasping for breath.
"You two okay?" Bakura asked.
"Fantastic. I love running out of air." Atemu said sarcastically as he coughed.
"Took you long enough." Heba said tiredly.
"Sorry. We assumed that you two headed on up to get the item, so that's where we went." Ryou said.
"Did you get it?" Atemu asked.
Bakura showed them the box.
"Good. Let's go." Heba said.
With a little help, Atemu and Heba made it to the plane.
Once on the plane, Atemu and Heba collapsed into chairs in the room.
"Do not even think of making me get up." Atemu told them.
"No problem. After what you two went through, I think that you deserve a bit of a rest." Yami told them.
Ryou took the box from Bakura and opened it to find the Millennium Key inside of the box.
"Which one is that?" Seto asked.
Malik got the book and looked it up. "It's called the Millennium Key. It has the ability to let the owner look inside of a person's soul to and see all of their desires and dreams." Malik said.
"Cool. I'd love to have that." Marik said.
"Marik, even if it belonged to you, you couldn't use it for any underhanded reasons. They're supposed to be used for good only." Ryou reminded him.
"Drat!" Marik said as he pouted.
Malik rolled his eyes. "Maybe we should figure out if this item belongs to anyone here or not." Malik said.
Yami picked it up, but had no reaction. He then passed it on to Ryou.
When it came to Marik, he touched it, and the key started to glow.
"Well, looks like you're the one that gets to have the key, Marik." Joey said.
"All right! I got a Millennium item!" Marik said.
"We're doomed." Bakura muttered.
"Let's get going." Seto said.
"Heba-" Ryou started, turning to where Heba was and stopped. "I think it would be useless to ask Atemu and Heba anything." Ryou said.
Everyone looked and saw that Atemu and Heba were fast asleep. Heba had his head resting on Atemu's shoulder, and Atemu had his chin on Heba's head.
"Let them be. They need to rest." Yami said.
"I guess I'll take over flying." Ryou said. He got behind the controls of the plane, and everyone else took their seats.
Everyone thought it best to give Heba and Atemu time to recover from their ordeal.
Hope you liked it. I couldn't resist doing that to Atemu and Heba. Again, the information about Mount Fuji came from the Grolier Encyclopedias that I have.
Next: The Millennium Puzzle.
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