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~~∞Ω∞Ω∞~~ Chapter 36 ~~∞Ω∞Ω∞~~

After their day of rest where Yugi lay in Atemu's arms the next morning when he woke. Yugi was the only one awake at the moment and was just resting on Atemu's chest. Looking down he saw that Atemu's cut over his heart had yet to heal. He knew his wasn't healed seeing he was still human. Yugi looked to Atemu's face as he groaned and opened his eyes as he woke.

"Morning Atemu."

"Morning love. How are you feeling?"

"Good. I have a question."

"What is it?" Atemu asked and sat up and pulled Yugi into his lap.

"Why hasn't that healed? You're a vampire so it should heal quickly."

"It won't, seeing it's going to be a scar I got during the mating ritual. It's a show of I'm taken as is yours."

"Oh."

Yugi smiled and moved up and kissed him on the lips before leaning down and kissed along the scar. Atemu gasped softly and moaned causing Yugi to smile and lightly bit his nipple.

"Better not get you aroused seeing you have a meeting."

"Yes I do." Atemu chuckled and moved Yugi on to the bed and climbed out. "You coming?"

"Yeah I guess."

Atemu chuckled and leaned down picking him up and heading into the bathroom. Yugi giggle and wrapped his arms around Atemu's neck and laid his head on his shoulder. Atemu smiled and nuzzled Yugi's neck before placing Yugi down in the bath that started filling up when they entered. Atemu climbed in after and pulled Yugi into his lap and cuddled him gently.

"I'm not a teddy bear Atemu."

"No but your my little cuddly mate."

Yugi blushed and giggled softly, wrapped his arms around his waist. Atemu smiled and picked up a cloth and gently started to clean him up. Yugi sighed softly and looked up at him and smiled.

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After cleaning up Yugi lay on the bed dressed in clothes similar to Atemu's but minus the slits in the back for the wings, cape and the lot of jewellery. Atemu was busy putting on his jewellery and other bits and pieces. Yugi yawned softly and curled up on the bed, closing his eyes and hugging a pillow softy. Atemu looked over hearing the yawn and smiled and walked over and sat on the side of the bed. Yugi opened his eyes and looked up at him smiling.

"You want to sleep a little more?" Atemu asked.

"Yeah I'm tired. I don't know why."

"You did lose a fair bit of blood the other day. Have a nap and when you wake you can come the throne room. The guards will know and let you in."

"Thankyou Atemu."

"Anything for you."

Yugi smiled and kissed him gently. Atemu smiled and laid the sheet over him and kissed his forehead before walking out.

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Yugi woke about two hours later and felt a lot better. Yugi sat up before screaming in fright. There was a vampire there who he didn't know of. The vampire was standing in a shadowed part of the room. Yugi could see glowing eyes staring at him.

"You are the one that the King decided to mate with?"

"Y-Y-Yes s-s-sir."

The vampire stepped out and walked over to him and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and lifted him up staring at him. Yugi squeaked and shook in fear.

"Well let me tell you a few things that mates are meant to do. When you walk into the throne room you are to walk over and knell at his feet and place your forehead against the floor and remain there till he tells you to stand. This will remind him that you are submissive. If you want to address him use only his title. If it were a normal mate you would address him as husband seeing as mating is like marriage but here you will address him as you use to, your King. Do those and you will make everyone happy."

The vampire tossed Yugi on to the bed before climbing onto him. Yugi shook in fear and couldn't help stare at him in fear. Yugi felt a hand slid down his pants and squeeze his penis hard.

"You are very beautiful and aren't small. Pity you are already taken, all well I'll find a way. See you later little Yugi."

The vampire climbed off him and left through the balcony and flew off. Yugi jumped up the instant he noticed him gone and ran out of the room and down the halls, tears flowing from his eyes. Yugi screamed as he went around a corner someone grabbed his shoulder halting him.

"Yugi you alright?"

Yugi recognised the voice as Marik and turned to see his throughs were confirmed. Yugi jumped at him and clung to his shirt and cried. Marik was confused and knelt down and held him gently, rubbing his back to try and calm him down. When Yugi calmed he pulled away and wiped his eyes.

"Yugi what happened and why do I smell another vampire on you?"

"Please I want to find Atemu."

"Ok. I'll take you."

Marik held out his hand to Yugi who took it and led him to the throne room. Yugi wasn't too scared by the time he arrived and had calmed down. Marik pushed the doors opened and everyone in the room looked over to them. Atemu smiled as he saw Yugi coming in and didn't mind that he was holding Marik's hand. Yugi walked over and remembering what he was told Yugi knelt down when he was directly in front of Atemu and laid his forehead on the floor and stayed like that. Atemu's eyes widened when he saw what Yugi was doing. Atemu quickly stood and knelt in front of him and lifted Yugi's forehead up.

"Yugi what in the world are you doing?"

"A-Apparently I'm supposed to when I'm your mate, my King." Atemu's eyes narrowed at the response.

"Everyone wait outside."

Everyone bowed and left the room. Yugi bit his lip and Atemu stood up and helped Yugi up. Atemu looked at him and knew something was wrong.

"Yugi what's wrong? Why in the world would you think you have to do that?"

"Some vampire came into your room while I slept. When I woke he told me that I'm to address you as your title and that I'm meant to kneel on the ground when I approach you in the throne room and stay like that till you tell me to."

"Yugi I want you to forget all of that. It's a lie and you are not to do that. You may call me by my name and you most certainly don't have to kneel before me."

"Ok."

"Something else happened didn't it?" Yugi nodded and trembled slightly. "Yugi what happened? You need to tell me these things, you are my mate and I am meant to protect you. I can't do that unless you tell me."

"He... He touched me."

~~∞Ω∞Ω∞~~End of Chapter 36 ~~∞Ω∞Ω∞~~

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