Author's notes: I'm back.

Toshiro: Why didn't you post anything yesterday?

FireWing Pegasus: Tired.

Toshiro: -skims chapter- I like the start of this chapter...aren't you supposed to do homework right now

FireWing Pegasus: O_O...Oh shit -rushes over to do homework-

Toshiro: -shakes head- Do your homework first Hashira -turns to readers- Hashira owns absolute nothing but her ideas and her OC, enjoy the chapter while I make sure she does her homework. -glares at author who remains unfazed.

I wake up the next morning, yawn and notice I'm still in human from. I try to get up and feel arms wrap around me, and pull me back down. I look, see Toshiro burying his face in my hair, arms wrapped around me and mumbling incoherent nonsense even I can't understand. I blush as he wraps around me tighter. I then notice that nature is calling me so I move and start tickling him. He immediately wakes up and starts laughing. He looks at me and asks, "What was that for." I say, "Nature is calling me." He says, "Oh." We get up and he shows me where the bathing chambers are.

A few minutes later, I walk out and say, "Toshiro, want to bathe with me, I'll let you as long as you don't try anything." Toshiro's eyes light up and we go into the bath. A half hour later, we walk out feeling happy and clean. We decide to see the other and find Joey and Seto in Atemu and Yugi's room. I hear them talking about winter, which Toshiro already explained to me, I'm not looking forward to it. I ask, "Telling him about winter?" Yugi says, "Yep." "Yeah." Joey grins and jerks a thumb at Seto. "S.U.H.A isn't too thrilled either." "Suha?" I question. "Stick Up His Ass." Joey replies promptly, making Yugi fall out of his chair in laughter, and me cling to Toshiro so I can support myself while laughing. "Not funny!" Seto roars as Atemu joins Yugi on the ground, and Toshiro and I both collapse on the ground. "What's not funny?" Bakura asks as he and Ryou walk into the room. "New nickname." Atemu chuckles as he pulls himself and a still giggling Yugi into a chair together. "And that is?" Malik asks eagerly as he and Marik come upon the scene. "Say anything and you're going to be in the doghouse." Seto hisses. "News flash." Joey smirks back. "We're not in Egypt anymore. I have power over you now, and there isn't anything you can do about it."

This announcement, and the look on Seto's face, sends everyone in the room to the ground and clinging to chairs for some, laughing their asses off. "Everything alright?" The pharaoh asks as he enters the room with Raphael. "Just Joey reminding Seto that he has more power here." Ryou giggles as he sits in the chair he has been clinging to. "Ah," The pharaoh shakes his head. "He does speak the truth Seto. We may be guest here, but due to their heritage, they have a higher standing than we do. Even if they are a commoner." "Which we aren't." Malik grins as he sits down. "What is your status anyway?" Marik asks. "I don't think I caught it last night." "Yugi is a prince." Ryou answers. "My father is a lord and an ambassador for the emperor. Joey's father was a highly respected merchant, last time I checked. Malik's father was a lord, though he died from an assassination attempt on the emperor, so I guess that makes Malik the head of his house now." "Hoo and ray." Malik replies sarcastically. "What's wrong with that?" Bakura questions as Valon enters the room with the emperor. "If I am head of my family's house," Malik sighs, "I am required to marry someone and have a kid to carry on the family name. And I'll have to stay in Japan the rest of my life. Or near enough to take care of the house affairs." "No chance in hell." Marik growls.

"You seem protective Lord Marik." The emperor notes. "Just call me Marik, please." Marik sighs. "And Malik's mine." "Definitely possessive." Atemu whispers. "Like you're any better." Yugi giggles. "Why is that?" The emperor asks Marik, ignoring his grandson's giggles. "I can't describe it." Marik replies firmly. "He's mine, and I'm not letting go." "Aw." Malik leans over and gives Marik a peck on the cheek, which leads to Marik grabbing him and pulling him into his lap for an intense make out session. "Get a room." Joey yells as he throws a sliced orange at the couple. "You're dead." Marik and Malik says at the same time, and chases Joey out of the room. "Oh," I say between my laughter, "that is so rich!" "Indeed." Toshiro agrees as Ryou surpasses his giggles in Bakura's shoulder as Bakura flats out howl in laughter, Atemu and Yugi cling to each other laughing, and Seto rolls his eyes at the antics that are being displayed. "Where's the wildfire?" Mokuba asks as he enters the room, after letting the running group pass him. And by pass him, it means he flattens himself against the wall to avoid getting trampled by three certain blonds. "Joey threw some orange at Marik and Malik." Bakura explains as Yugi and Ryou calm down. "They were in the start of a make out session." "Oh." Mokuba nods. He may only be 13, but even he understands that couples in lip lock do not like to be interrupted.

A couple of hours later, another meeting is being held. "I have re-discovered something of great importance." The emperor announces, silencing everyone in the room. "16 years ago, Pharaoh Aknankanon and some of his court came to Japan to discuss peace with us. A treaty was formed, and is now to be fulfilled. Arthur?" "The treaty states," Arthur, the emperor's best friend and head of his council, begins to explain, "that when Prince Yugi of Japan and Prince Atemu of Egypt both became of age, they would be joined in marriage to ensure peace between the two lands." "What?" Yugi and Atemu gasp. "Why was I never informed of this?" Atemu turns to his father. "You were to be told when you turned ten." The pharaoh answers. "But Yugi disappeared when you turned eight. Since he wasn't found, I never brought it up." "But," Yugi speaks up, "you came here when I was a year old. How come you didn't recognize me back in Egypt? I know my hair and eyes were the same then as they are now." "I had truly forgotten what you had looked like by the time I saw you again in Egypt." The pharaoh replies with a sheepish look.

"Emperor," Alister enters the room, "the people of the city have gathered as you have ordered. They are ready to hear your announcement of Prince Yugi and his friends' return." "Yes." The emperor nods. "I will also announce the engagement as well." "Ji-chan?" Yugi asks, making his grandfather turn to him. "Where will I live after Atemu and I get married?" "Just wait." The emperor says with a small smile. "You will find out when everyone else does." I turn to Toshiro and ask, "Did you know any of that?" Toshiro shakes his head, "No."

"My people." The emperor calls from the balcony, silencing all voices. "I have the most wonderful news. After 10 long years, my grandson, our Prince Yugi, has returned to us. His missing friends returned with him." Loud cheers rise up from the crowd. "Here he is." The emperor continues, and gestures behind him. Yugi steps forward to be seen by the people. The cheers rise in volume as they see it indeed is their prince. "Prince Yugi is also engaged to marry the prince of Egypt, Prince Atemu." The emperor says as the cheering dies down and Atemu comes out to stand next to Yugi. "He is three months expecting Prince Atemu's child. Once married, Prince Yugi will live in Egypt with Prince Atemu, and his cousin, Princess Mai will rule as Empress when I am unable." I see Yugi suddenly looking distracted. "Yugi?" Atemu whispers in his fiancé's ear. "Are you okay?" "Just wondering where Mai is." Yugi whispers back as he and Atemu wave to the crowd. "Your cousin?" Atemu asks as we turn to head back inside. "She wasn't here yesterday." Yugi explains. "I really would like to see her again." "I bet you would." Atemu nods in understanding. "I personally would like to meet her, apart from Mana, I need another female friend."

"What's up?" Joey asks as he steps up and starts to walk next to us. "Just wondering where Mai is." Yugi sighs. "I heard the servants saying that she's trying to make peace with China." Joey says. "No clue when she'll be back." "If you would turn around you would find out." a new female voice says, making us spin around.

The young woman stands at Joey's height of 5' 10", had long blond hair that fell to her waist, purple eyes, pale skin, and a body language that says 'mess with me, and you'll be submissive for the rest of your life'. "Mai!" Yugi squeals and hugs his cousin, who hugs him back. "It's good to see you again Yugi." Mai smiles over the top of Yugi's head. "I do seem to recall you saying something about you were going to be taller than me when we were older." "Oh shut up." Yugi blushes as we chuckle. "Just teasing cuz." Mai winks as we move into the lounge room. It is a lot like the one in Egypt, just it has a more Japanese twist to it.

"Mai." Yugi's face turns serious as he sits down with Atemu and looks to her. "What is it?" Mai asks. Yugi only gets that face when he isn't joking around. "Is something wrong?" "You heard what Ji-Chan said, right?" Yugi asks. "That I would be living in Egypt after marrying Atemu?" "Of course I heard." Mai nods. "Our people are loud when excited, but not that loud." "Well," Yugi glanced to his hands, "are you okay with being the empress?" "Yes Yugi." Mai nods. "I was to be trained to the empress in case if something should happen to you and you didn't have an heir. When we couldn't find you, security around here doubled and I spent every spare moment I had studying on how to be a wise ruler." "Okay." Yugi sighs. "I just didn't want you to feel forced into this." "The people of Japan thought I would be their next ruler, Yugi." Mai says. "We couldn't find you, Ryou, Malik, or Joey. Many had given you up for dead. I always gave them a lesson if I heard them talking about it though." "The old below the belt?" Joey asks with a slightly pained look on his face. "If it was a guy." Mai nods. "The girls I threatened with losing some chest weight." "So we don't want to get on your bad side." Bakura clarifies. "Yep." Mai nods. I look at her with a smirk and say, "I like you, you are a take charge kind of woman, my kind of girl. I never let those who mess with me go completely unpunished."

"Prince Atemu!" Honda bursts into the room with Otogi right behind him. "What's wrong?" Atemu leaps to his feet and pulls Yugi close, Marik, Bakura, and Seto, doing the same for their lovers, and Toshiro doing the same for me. "You are needed in the throne room." Honda pants. "It's urgent." "No one is hurt." Otogi adds. "Yet, anyway." "Meaning?" Yugi asks as we leave the room. "That I'll be the one sending the person to the infirmary." Otogi says grimly. "That is, if Alister, Raphael, and Valon don't beat me to it." Upon entering the throne room, I note that everyone in the room has an angry expression, except for Tea, her father, and the Wong family. "Good." The emperor nods. "We've hit a small snag in the marriage." "What?" Yugi gasps. "It's still happening." The pharaoh says. "But my son may be marrying more than one person." "What?" Atemu practically shouts. "I'm not marrying anyone but Yugi!" "I'm sorry son." The pharaoh sighs. "But Lady Tea is two months pregnant. She is claiming you are the father."

Author's notes: Drago-Shiro, do you want to rip Tea to shreds right now, cuz I do.

Toshiro: Yes, but we still need her don't we?

FireWing Pegasus: -sighs- Yeah.

Toshiro: When do we find out about the mating ritual?

FireWing Pegasus: When I figure out how to do it. Toshiro can you finish up please?

Toshiro: Please Review.