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~~∞Ω∞Ω∞~~ Chapter 33 ~~∞Ω∞Ω∞~~

Yugi walked up to his parents who turned and they started towards the gates. Atemu just turned and walked back inside before he ran to his room. Yugi was walking slowly towards the gates. Ryou looked to where Atemu had disappeared before he bolted down the stairs to Yugi.

"Yugi wait!"

Yugi and his family turned and Ryou stopped in front of them. Yugi looked Ryou. They had never spoken before.

"What is it?"

"I don't think you should go."

"Why?"

"You never saw Atemu holding you in the throne room earlier. He was crying Yugi. He doesn't want you to go."

"I...I..."

"Yugi... sweet heart." Yugi turned to his mother and father. "If you want to stay you can. Your father and I can see you want to. This is your life now. We will still be able to see you every so often. Go to him and tell him. We can all see that you both love each other."

Yugi smiled and jumped up and hugged his mother tightly. Yugi's mother hugged him gently, she knew of the injury he had. Yugi hugged his sister and father before running past Ryou and up the steps before he ran past Malik. Ryou and Malik walked back inside smiling and Yugi's family left to the community.

Yugi ran through the castle till he came to Atemu's room, he ran even though it hurt him badly. Yugi stopped and took a couple of deep breathes to calm down. He heard crying on the inside and was so worried. Yugi quietly opened the door and slipped inside and he saw Atemu on the bed and his face in a pillow. Yugi bit his lip and walked over and lay on the bed and wrapped his arm over and around Atemu's shoulder.

"I'm sorry."

Atemu's head snapped up and he looked to see Yugi lying next to him. Yugi bit his lip and wiped the tears from Atemu's face. Yugi leaned up and kissed him chastely before pushing him to lay on his back and he crawled closer and hugged him tightly.

"I'm so sorry."

Atemu hugged him tightly, carefully of the injury and buried his face in Yug's hair. Yugi sniffed and hugged him as tightly as he could.

"Don't leave me please Yugi. Please don't leave me."

"I won't. I'm sorry."

"I know."

/I thought you wanted me gone./

\Never but I wasn't going to force you to stay, I wanted you to decide yourself. I knew that when you walked down those steps you had decided.\

/I really didn't know what to do./

\What changed your mind?\

/Ryou told me he saw you crying while you held me in the throne room. Is it true?/

\Yeah it's true.\

Yugi buried his face in his chest. /I'm sorry I didn't want to hurt you that way./

\Don't worry about it. Let's forget about it.\ Yugi nodded. \Let's just lay here for the rest of the day.\

/Don't you have work to do?/

\Not right now no.\

Yugi giggled and nuzzled his face in Atemu's chest. Atemu smiled and pulled Yugi onto him and Yugi looked up at him smiling. Atemu smirked.

"Come here so I can kiss those beautiful little lips that belong to my beautiful mate, that's if he'll have me."

Yugi had blushed as he spoke but then became confused. "Mate?"

"Yes my mate. Will he though?" Yugi smiled brightly and nodded quickly. "Then come here so I can kiss you."

Yugi smiled and moved up a little more and kissed Atemu. Atemu pressed back and wrapped his arm tightly across his back, between his shoulders and stomach, well away from the stab wound and used his other arm to hold Yugi's head. Yugi moaned and his arms held onto Atemu's neck and gently used his thumbs stroked the flesh there softly. Atemu moaned softly as he did it and stroked the top of his mouth pulling, what Atemu thought was a beautiful moan from him.

Atemu pulled away and Yugi was panting and blushing softly. Atemu smiled and stroked Yugi's cheek gently. Yugi smiled and laid his head down on Atemu's chest. Atemu ran a hand through Yugi's hair while he held him tightly to him.

"Atemu?"

"Hmm?"

"What happens if I'm to become your mate?"

"I'm glad you asked because the blood moon is two weeks away. I can only take a mate when the blood moon rises. That's every three years. I will help you prepare for it so don't worry. But I will tell you this it is a ritual that has to be performed if we want to be mates. You don't have to turn you for once the ritual has been performed you will live with me like normal."

"But if I'm not a vampire than I will die eventually."

"You are mistaken Yugi. Once we finish the ritual you are bonded to me for life. You will live as long as I live."

"So whenever you die I will follow you?"

"Yes but I don't plan on dying any time soon."

Yugi smiled and kissed him gently before just laying there with Atemu. Atemu smiled and held him gently and hugged him before closing his eyes to rest them.

"I love you." Yugi whispered.

"I love you too."

~~∞Ω∞Ω∞~~ End of Chapter 33 ~~∞Ω∞Ω∞~~

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