Yugi: Heya Readers! sorry this took a while to load, my mom's comp. is fucked and well yeah, didn't get time to work on this, but here's the next chappie

Yami: I hope this doesn't get too weird...

Yugi: awe..Mou hitori...don't be scared... or Bakura will mock you..

Yami: *glares at the image of Bakura* ASS.

Yugi: anyway here's the next installment of 'Passion of the Rose King'

Mindlink: /Yugi to Atem/ /Atem to Yugi/

'thoughts'

"Speaking"

~Chapter 6~

Trouble on the Horizon

About a week later, Yugi and Atem were sitting under the Sakura tree, relaxing and enjoying each other's company, Yugi had his eyes closed, his blonde bangs swaying in the cool breeze, Atem smiled gently, running his fingers of his right hand through Yugi's soft black tresses.

He sighed as he sat there, wondering how he was going to explain to Yugi, about their magic and wings that would soon develop and appear, he didn't know exactly how to tell Yugi that they were a lot more special than just the reincarnations of the Rose Kings, 'as a matter of fact' Atem thought 'we are the rose kings, he just doesn't have his memories…

And neither do I, well not all of them anyway' he then sighed as he saw Seto Kaiba, approaching, the brunette was a total ass…and from Yugi told him, he was also his cousin, which he thought was quite, odd. Seto sighed "I wondered where Yugi has been the past three days...", Atem smirked "with me, your cousin and I are…oh how do I put this nicely, we're dating" Seto gapped as Yugi woke up "oh hey Setty...", Atem raised an eyebrow but remained silent as Seto spoke "Yugi are you and Atem really together?", Yugi blinked and then he blushed "um...yes"

Seto sighed and then nodded "ok, well at least I know you're safe, I may not like you Atem, but I know you'll protect him." Atem nodded and watched as the CEO left "I still can't believe he's your cousin", Yugi giggled "I can't either, really" Atem then nodded and sighed, relaxing back "so how is it that he's your cousin?", Yugi smiled "well, his biological mom is my mom's sister, well technicaly half sister, but still they were siblings.." Atem nodded and shivered "I just wish I knew why he despises me so much.."

Yugi turned his head and kissed Atem's cheek "well I think it's because you are popular and have his cousin for a boyfriend..", Atem chuckled lightly "and I wouldn't have it any other way, my Habidi" Yugi blinked "Habidi?", Atem nodded "it's Egyptian for Beloved", Yugi smiled and rested back "awe" the two then got up, heading back to class, as they parted ways though Atem shuttered, feeling the shadows shift in a weird way 'oh boy, not good...' Atem looked about, noticing the shadows, shift and dance toward him, coiling lightly around his hands 'I know you have something to report, my friends... but it must wait'

After that thought, the shadows seemed to dissapate and vanish, leaving Atem alone, the young man sighed and headed to class, feeling very uneasy.

Meanwhile, Yugi sat in the back of the room, during his art lesson, working on a painting of Atem and himself, though he had painted Atem with large black wings, stretched out and flexed with dark purple flames coming off the tips of the primary feathers. 'this painting I know is odd, but for some reason, it feels right, seeing Atem with wings and looking quite evil..' Yugi made a small chuckle 'though I doubt he's evil at all, he's just too oh what's the word? ooou sexy? handsome? oh! I know sweet, yeah that's the word I'm looking for' he blushed and then continued working.

While Yugi painted his latest work, he didn't realize that a few of the students and the art teacher were watching him, their eyes wide as they saw just what true art, truely was. How with each and every stroke of his brush, Yugi brought the image to Life, the Art instructor gapped as it almost appeared that the flames on the elder's wings, seemed to flicker, like real flames. Yugi smiled as he rinsed his brush then dipped it lightly into the red paint, swirling in just a tad bit of black and adding it to the outline of Atem's hair, making shaded spots, as if it were 3D.

Once finished Yug smiled and then turned, he double blinked as he saw the teacher and students gapping at his masterpiece, he blushed madly "Seto told you I was good" he said softly, the art instructor nodded "that he did, but I didn't think you were this good, the Black winged Angel looks exactly like Mr. Sennen, where as the white winged angel, resembles you, correct?", Yugi nodded "yeah, for some reason I couldn't get that image out of my head, so I decided to paint it, to see how it would really come to life."

the Art teacher nodded and marveled at the piece, this was truly the work of a master, he himself coul never master shading ad fore-shadowing as young Yugi had, 'he has a gift, no doubt about it, a pure gift' he thought to himelf as the bell buzzed and the class was dismissed. Yugi smiled as he placed the piece in his art locker, along with several other works, such as Slifer, a few paintings of Atem, some of his friends and more of the Egyptian gods, though Yugi had been there relatively a week or so, his locker showed he had the skill of a true painter.

As break rolled around, Yugi met up with Atem and told him of what had happened, which caused the elder to chuckle and nod "I knewyou had a very special gift in Art, Yugi, especially when I saw how detailed you painted Slifer the Sky Dragon, thestrongest of the three Egyptian god monsters." Yugi blushed and nodded, leaning against Atem, Atem sighed "Yugi, we need to talk.. and this is important", Yugi blinked "what?", Atem looked down to him "there is more to you and I then you realize, my hikari, we are more than just mere, young men...", Yugi tilted his head "what are you saying, Atem?"

Suddenly Atem stared into Yugi's eyes /I'm saying...you and I are not truly human/, Yugi's eyes widened and he looked at him "HOW DID YOU DO THAT?" he practically yelled, Atem chuckled /we have a sort of mental connection, being that we are...magical/, Yugi tilted his head "can I do that?", Atem nodded "well of course, just concentrate on me... and me alone /like this?/ Atem laughed /exactly, now whenever we are apart we can contact eachother, through this mindlink/, Yugi nodded /awesome, I this, hey I hear an echo/ Atem chuckled mentally /that's a small side affect...it will wear off in time./

Yugi nodded and the two sat during break talking within the mindlink, unaware that a certain bitchy female was watching from the other side of the gates 'it's not fair! how come Yugi gets a hot and sexy and very very rich college guy when he's only fifteen!' course Tea knew that was wrong Yugi wasn't fifteen, he in fact was jut two years younger than Kaiba and a year younger than Atem, and Atem was twenty-one, thus making Yugi near twenty. Tea growled as she watched the two snuggle and relax, she ha hated Yug because he was so smart, and so friendly, and never held a grudge against ay who would do him wrong.

Seto chuckled then blinked as he saw Tea watching, he rolled his eyes 'she'll never learn, Yugi is far more better a person than she'll ever be..I just hope she dosn't try to ruin this relationship that has taken five thousand years in he making.' he thought as he walked back toward the headmaster's office, deciding to have a chat with him, about Yugi and Atem. After break ended Yugi and Atem headed toward he dorms, only to be stopped by Seto. Yugi blinked "hey cous, what's going on?"

Seto smirked "I thought I'd make this easier for you two" he then handed Yugi a slip, Yugi gasped "you got us a private dorm? for just us?", Atem gapped Seto Kaiba really cared about his family, Seto nodded "yes, being that you two are a couple, I had a chat with the headmaster, and he said as long as your nightly activites, which I'm sure will start soon, don't interfere with your schooling, you can live together.", Yugi squealed and hugged his cousin "oh Setty thank you, thank you!" Seto nodded and hugged back "don't mention it"

Atem nodded and thanked Seto before they went to their new apartment, looking around "oh wow!" /Ate, it even has an art gallery!/ Atem then joined him "ooou nice..." he then blinked "Ate?", Yugi blushed and nodded "well you call me Hikari.. and Aibou..so..", Atem chuckled /it's fine, I find it rather cute actually../ Yugi snickered and the two soon settled in, un aware that the magical binds that held their powers would soon shatter and they would no longer be able to live among men.

Yugi: Oh Boy! cliffy! lol anyway the next chappie is under way, I really hope you all are enjoying this

Yami: I'm sure they are aibou, anyway R&R please and if you have any questons, just PM us

Yugi: until next time, Laterz!