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Chapter 18
"Hold on pup, we're about to land." Seto said as he began to descend towards his cousin's castle. "Ok and for the last time….STOP CALLING ME A PUPPY!" Joey growled as he held on to Seto, incase he fell. Seto however just laughed, but as he landed in the courtyard of the castle, he could hear crying coming from the main chamber.
"Hey Seto, is it me…or does that sound like Atem?" Joey asked as he climbed down the blue-eyed dragon's back. "Hmmm, now I am scared." Seto replied as he stared towards the sobbing. "Huh? Scared of what? What's soo scary about ya cousin crying? I mean it's quite normal, ya know." Joey said as made his way towards the main chamber. Seto sighed as he answered "It's just I have heard him cry since…." Seto cleared his throat before continuing "Since…..his mother died" "Oh….sorry I asked" Joey said as looked down at ground.
They soon entered the main chamber, but Atem was nowhere to be seen.
"Cousin?"
"Yo Atem, where are ya man?"
There was a moment of silence, until they were finally answered "Why are you here?" Atem asked as walked out of a room nearby. Joey and Seto couldn't understand what was going on, Atem was very upset about something….but they couldn't think why.
"Hey….are you ok man?" Joey asked "You look like you just been through hell" Seto said as he scanned the room, something seemed to be missing. 'Hmmm, now where is Yugi?' "I'm fine" Atem lied as he tried to remove any traces of tears "But you still haven't answered my question….why are you here?" "I need to talk to Yugi" Joey said, only to see the dragon king look away with heartbroken look in his eyes. "Atem?" Joey asked as he poked Atem's arm, but still nothing...Atem just stayed silent.
"Yugi is not here….is he?" Seto asked, as Atem began to cry again. "WHAT!? Then, where is he?" Joey said as he stared that Atem, waiting for an answer. Atem sighed "He let go…he's back with his own kind now." A deadly silence fell, well apart from Atem crying. Seto was the one who broke the silence "Why did you let him go, cousin?" "Because…..I love him" Atem choked out, as warm tears fell down his face. "Y-you're in love with Yugi?" Joey said a little stunned "That's what he just said pup! Damn you're deaf as well as slow" Seto said as he smirked when Joey started growling that him. "I'm not deaf! And I ain't slow…..AND I'M NOT A PUPPY!" Seto just laughed as Joey started kicking his right arm, watching his cousin's and his little one's best friend's antics made Atem smile a little…but he was still heartbroken inside. Then Atem's own curiosity got the better of him "Hey Joey. What was it you wanted to talk to Aibou about, anyway?" 'DAMN IT! I said Aibou instead of Yugi…oh well, they already know I'm in love with Yugi…so it won't hurt…I think.'
"I was gonna tell him, that he had to go home or his grandfather was gonna send out the army to kill you and force Yugi to go home." Joey replied as he continued to kick Seto (even though Seto couldn't feel any pain, unlike Joey) "Oh and that his betrothed was waiting for him at the palace" "His betrothed?" Atem asked raising an eyebrow "Yugi never told me." Joey stopped kicking Seto, when his foot started hurting. "Well her name is Rebecca. She's the granddaughter of Lord Hawkins, a friend of Yugi's grandfather. When you kidnapped Yugi, he was on his way to Lifa City to meet her." "What do you mean….meet her?" Atem was very curious. He wanted to know everything about this girl, who was (well in his mind) after his Yugi's heart. "Well ya see King Solomen and Lord Hawkins arranged the marriage without Yugi knowing. But if ya my opinion on her….I think she just wants to marry Yugi, so she can be Queen. She doesn't love Yugi for who he is she just loves him because he's the next in line for the throne." Joey said as leaned against Seto's arm. "Wow…sucks to be Yugi." Seto said Joey just glared at him "Yeah well, I could tell Yugi doesn't wanna marry her. The day he and Rebecca were supposed to meet, Yugi didn't look to happy…I mean he was about to meet some girl he had never met and was going to be marrying her."
As soon as Joey finished speaking an idea popped into his head "Hey Atem, how much do you love my buddy?" "I love him with all my heart, my soul…my entire being. I would die for him!" Atem replied the tears beginning to dry. "Oh good, just wondering." Joey said as a grin appeared on his face "What are you planning pup? Because I think I can smell wood burning" Seto laughed when Joey kicked again. "Hmp, well it's just when I was younger I was told that there were some dragons who could use magic. And I was wondering if Atem might be one of those dragons?"
Atem blinked 'Me?! Use magic? Wait a minute…that golden puzzle!' Atem walked into a small room, finding what he was looking for he returned to the main chamber. "What ya got there?" Joey asked as he saw a wooden box in Atem's hands.
"Inside this box is an item….that even my father couldn't put together." Atem said as he pulled out of the box a golden upside pyramid on a strong silver chain. "This is the Millennium Puzzle. It is as old as time, and was created by Ra. Thousands of years ago, the great sun god Ra, descend to earth in the form of a golden dragon. It was because of him, that there is life on this planet. When he created the dragon race, he in trusted the Puzzle to Aknumkanon the first Dragon King. For years dragons lived in peace, until the king's own son, Prince Luna, wanted the power of the Puzzle for himself. He murdered his father, but when he touched the Puzzle, it shattered into pieces. He tried to put it back together, but failed. For years the Puzzle remained unsolved, even my father tried and failed. But one day, I found it and so…I tried to put it together, it took me 5 years to solve it….but where others had failed, I succeed." Atem put the Puzzle around his neck. "So, what can it do?" Joey asked "Atem can use its magic….to do anything" Seto replied as he stared at his cousin.
Atem nodded and closed his eyes. Suddenly a bright light surrounded him, blinding both Joey and Seto. But as soon as the light appeared, it was gone. Blinking Joey looked around, to see that Atem was gone! "OH MY GOD! Ummmm, Seto….Atem is gone!" Joey said as he poked the dragon beside him. Opening his eyes, Seto looked over to where his cousin was standing, but he was no longer there. But in his place was a young man. "Hey Joey, where did he come from?" Joey slowly walked over to lightly tanned male. "Hey…you ok?" Joey asked as he shook the man.
Eyelids flutter open to reveal a pair of crimson eyes. The youth slowly stood up and dusted himself down. Joey was stunned when he saw the man's face…he looked just like Yugi! Expect for some miner details, the boy's hair had more blonde bangs shooting upwards, his facial features were more angled, he's was a about a head taller than Yugi, he was more muscular and he had a beautiful sun-kissed tan. He was also wearing a very tight pair of black leather trousers, a tight black t-shirt that showed off his muscular chest, his outfit was topped off with chains and buckles. Joey guessed the youth was about 18 or 19 years old.
The youth grinned "You look a little surprised to see me Joey" "H-h-how did you know my name?" Joey stuttered, when a glint of gold caught his eye. Look closely Joey saw the Millennium Puzzle hanging around the man's neck. Blinking and feeling very confused Joey looked the man dead in the eyes "Atem…is that…you?" "Of course it's me!" Atem chuckled as Joey's jaw dropped. Seto couldn't believe what had just happened. "Wow….how did you change your form?" Joey asked "I used the power of the Puzzle" Atem answered as he looked at his new form in a mirror "But why turn yourself into a human?" Joey asked curiously. Atem chuckled "Because I won't be able to enter the Emerald City as a dragon, the barrier stops my kind from entering…remember?" "Oh yeah…..I forgot" Joey sweatdropped "But why do you wanna enter the city?" Seto felt like slapping himself, but just laughed "Are you really that stupid pup? Atem wants to enter the city, to tell Yugi that he loves him!" Joey growled as Seto just laughed at him "I ain't stupid!" "You could have fooled me" Seto smirked as Joey folded his arms and glared.
"When is this wedding happening Joey?" Atem asked "Ummmmmm, sundown….today" Joey said "Ummmm, I hate to be the barer of bad news, but….the sun is setting." Seto said as he looked out the doors. "Then let's go!" Atem said as he ran out of the main chamber and into the courtyard. "Climb on!" Seto said, letting both his cousin and Joey climb onto his back. "Fly as fast as you can cousin" Atem said as Seto took flight "Got it!" Seto replied as he flew as fast his wings could take him.
'Hold on Aibou…I am coming!'
-Emerald City-
'I look soo stupid!' Yugi though as he looked at himself in a mirror. He was wearing black trousers, a white shirt and the royal robes (which were way too big for him) with a sigh Yugi left his room and headed towards the cathedral. 'I really don't want to do this. I don't even like Rebecca, she too…clingy.' Looking to the sky, a small tear fell from Yugi's eyes 'Oh Atem where are you?' With a deep sigh, Yugi entered the cathedral.
-Back with Atem, Joey and Seto-
"Land there" Atem said as he pointed to a clearing at the edge of the woods. Seto landed, lowered his head so Atem and Joey climb down. "Ummmm, Atem…before we go in…can you turn Seto into a human?" Joey asked as he looked down at the ground. With a smile on his face Atem nodded, closing his eyes a bright light surrounded Seto and disappeared. Joey's jaw dropped when he saw Seto's human form. 'Oh my god…he's gorgeous!' Seto smirked at his puppy's reaction. Seto still had his sapphire blue eyes, but was wearing tight black trousers, a black long-sleeve t-shirt and an armless white trench coat.
Atem grinned, but it soon disappeared when he towards the sun 'I'm running out of time' "Let's go, we have much time" Atem stated as he made his way over to the gates
Knock knock
"Hello? Can someone open the damn gate?!" Joey grumbled
A small pep-hole opened, and one of the guards looked through.
"Oh so you managed to survive out there?" The guard said as he opened the gate.
"We thought that you may have been eaten?" The other guard chuckled
"Haha you're sooo funny" Joey said as walk through the gates, followed by Atem and Seto.
Once inside the city, Joey led Atem and Seto through the maze of streets before arriving that the cathedral. But the door was guarded.
"How do we get in?" Seto asked as Atem glared at the people standing between him and his Little One. "Well I think they'll let me in….I guess I could get you in." Joey said as he made his way over the guards. "HOLT!" Valon shouted "Who are you?" Joey gulped "M-m-my name is Joseph Wheeler…I work at the palace, I'm Prince Yugi's best friend." Valon looked sceptical for a moment before answering "Very well you may enter, but who are these two?" Valon looked at Atem and Seto with a glare "These are my friends, this is Yami Atemu and Seto Kaiba" Joey answered as addressed to his companions "The prince allowed me to invite two of my friends." Valon continued glaring "Very well….they may enter" "Thank you" Joey said as he breathed a sigh of relief.
The guards moved aside to allow the trio inside. "I told you I'd get ya in" Joey whispered. "Thank you Joey" Atem whispered back "May I ask, why did you address me as 'Yami Atemu'" The trio sat down at the back of the hall "Do you want to cause trouble, before telling Yugi how you feel?" Joey whispered as he listened carefully to the priest's words. "You're right" Atem replied "Ummm, now that we're here….what do we do?" Joey sighed "Well the priest is going to say 'does anyone here have any reason for why these two should not be joined in holy matrimony. Let them speak now, or forever hold your peace' when he does, you say 'I object'…ok?" Atem nodded.
Yugi fidgeted with the end of his robe, will for the floor to swallow him up. Rebecca was grinning like tomorrow, Yugi sigh quietly wishing that the priest would hurry up, so he could object to the whole marriage. "Does anyone here have any reason for why these two should not be joined in holy matrimony? Let them speak now, or forever hold your peace." The priest said 'Finally' Yugi thought.
"I OBJECT!"
Yugi jumped out of his skin 'That voice?! Can it be… Atem'
A deadly silence as the owner of voice made his way towards the young prince and Rebecca. Yugi blinked in awe as saw the person who objected to the marriage. 'H-he looks just like me?!' Atem smirked at Yugi's reaction, but his expression changed when he saw Rebecca. "How dare you object!" Rebecca growled as she glared at Atem, who glaring back at her. The priest coughed "Ummm, young man…what are your reasons for objecting?" Atem broke his glaring contest and look at Yugi, who was still staring at him. "I objected because…I am I love with Yugi." Yugi blinked "H-have we met?" he asked as looked into the other's crimson eyes. Atem chuckled "Oh we know each other quite well….my Little One"
Yugi's eyes grew wider 'Only Atem calls me "little one". Oh my god…it really is him!' "A-A-Atem?! I-is it really you?" Yugi stuttered out as tears began to fall from his eyes. Take Yugi's hand in his own, Atem raised it to his cheek "Yes my dear Little One…..It is me." Yugi was soo overjoyed; he jumped into Atem's arms and hugged him tightly. Atem wrapped his arms around Yugi's waist and buried his face in the younger's hair, inhaling the sweet smell of the shampoo his beloved used. 'This…is impossible?' Solomen thought as he watched the scene before him. 'Yugi…was right…Atem is different…but how did he become…human?'
"How did you become human?" Yugi mumbled (because he buried his face in Atem's chest) "I used the power of the Millennium Puzzle, Little One" Atem answered as he kissed Yugi's hair. "You mean the Millennium Puzzle?!" Solomen asked as he walked over to identical boys. Atem let Yugi go and bowed to Solomen "Please, there is no need to bow….Atem" Solomen said as Atem stood up straight, but kept his head lowered. "I only wish to show you that I mean no harm" Atem said staring at the floor "I think you already have, you have taken good care of my grandson…and I thank you. But about this puzzle of yours….may I see it?" Solomen asked as Atem nodded and removed the puzzle from his neck "Soo it really does exist." Solomen said as he stared that the item he held in his hands. "I know a lot of people who would love to study this item…but I think it is best that it stays with you." Solomen said as he placed the Puzzle back around Atem's neck. Atem smiled, but felt someone kick in the leg.
"OWWWWWWWW!" Atem whined as he rubbed his leg "Yugi is mine!" Rebecca growled as she glared at Atem. "I think Yugi should be free to make his own choice" Lord Hawkins stated as he pulled his granddaughter away from Atem. "Thank you Lord Hawkins…but I've already made my choice" Yugi said "I choose to be with Atem." Atem just blinked "Y-y-you do?" Yugi moved closer to Atem, his eyes shining brightly "Yes…I love you Atem" With that said Atem sealed their fates with a breath taking kiss. Air becoming a problem, the two broke off the kiss and clung to each, both afraid to let go.
Watching from a distance, Seto was smirking like no tomorrow. He turned to Joey and kissed him, Joey however was very very confused. 'Oh my god…Seto is kissing me! Why the hell would is he kissing me?! Oh what the hell, who cares why he is…I'm love it!' "Wow" Joey gasped as both he and Seto broke off the kiss. "I love you…my puppy" Seto smirked as Joey stared at him "I-I love you too….my master" Joey grinned back as Seto's smirk grew bigger.
Finally let go of each other, Atem looked deeply into his beloved eyes "Yugi…will you do me honour….of being my Aibou?" Yugi smiled brightly. "Yes…yes I'll be your Aibou" With that said they kissed again, but was soon interrupted by Solomen "But Yugi is my successor. Atem is still the Dragon King, if Yugi is now his Aibou…who will be my new successor?" Yugi blinked and grinned "I think your new successor is nuzzling his new boyfriend at the back of the hall." Everyone turned to see Seto nuzzling Joey. Feeling eyes on them, they both looked up at the group of people looking them. "What?" Joey asked as Solomen looked at his grandson "Yugi…are you sure about this?" Yugi giggled "Of course grandpa. I think Seto and Joey will be fine as the new rulers of the humans" Solomen nodded "Very well, Seto…Joey can you both come here" Blinking the lovers walked towards Solomen, who motioned for them to kneel. "I now name thee King Seto of Humans" Solomen spoke as he placed his crown on Seto's head. Seto however was in shock 'I'm a dragon…and this old man just crowned me king of the humans! This is one weird day' Seto then stood back up and bowed his head to Solomen "But I'm Atem's cousin…why are you crowning me king?" Solomen just grinned and laughed "Because I retire…for the second time!" Everyone (except Rebecca) laughed.
Hugging his grandfather one more time, Yugi waved goodbye to his grandfather, Joey and Seto. "HEY JOEY! TAKE GOOD CARE OF YAMI FOR ME!" He shouted as Joey grimaced about the thought of Yami biting him for about the hundredth time! "Hey Atem….how are we going to get home?" Yugi said as he looked his new Aibou, but Atem just grinned and closed his eyes. With a bright flash of light Atem returned to his normal dragon form. "Thanks to the Puzzle, I can change into a human or a dragon…whenever I want." He grinned as Yugi laughed as he climbed onto Atem's back "Lets just go home" Yugi chuckled as Atem took flight.
They lived happy together for many years, Yugi soon died aged 80 and Atem died one year later aged 82 in human years, but in dragon years 306. As soon as my adopted parents died, I King Solar assumed the throne of the dragons. And I did I as my family wanted…I wrote down their story so in generations to come, they will never be forgotten. So it is true want they say love really can break all boundaries, ever the species boundary.
The End