A/N: Last part of my Sex therapist/YuGiOh! Cross-over

Puzzleshipping, puppyshipping, mentioned tendershipping and some awkward chaseshipping

Warnings: this one gets a little smutty at least a bit more than the last two: contains voyeurism, sex toys, Yugi is seventeen but he's still oddly chibi like

Usual apologies

Disclaimer: see first chapter

Well this is certainly a peculiar case indeed.

Kain thought idly as he stared at the man on the other side of the bar in confused amusement while Atem just kept staring at his glass with a look of pure misery adorning his features.

Usually when someone walks into his place of business, it's because they are struggling to acknowledge the feelings that they have for a particular person, or they have feelings for a particular person but they are unaware of it or they are aware of their feelings but they cannot act upon them for some or other reason and they then suffer under the heartache and despair that goes along with denying the heart what it truly desires.

It was usually the same case over and over again.

Yet somehow the case of the pharaoh Atem was different, vastly different in fact.

From what he could gather, Atem had a secret love, a secret love that he was very much aware of, a love that he has accepted and has had multiple opportunities to explore and desperately wanted to explore but never acted on because he felt himself… unworthy.

Yugi Mutou, his previous host and most trusted partner that was who the pharaoh loved but he never acted on this love not because he didn't want to but because he seemed to hold a godlike reverence for the boy. He wouldn't dare touch Yugi or hold him in any way that he deemed inappropriate. Because in the pharaoh's eyes, Yugi is too pure to be tainted in such an awful way.

The pharaoh was ashamed of himself, ashamed of the impure feelings he held for his hikari and for that reason he stayed away and never let Yugi know how he truly felt. Which is simply ridiculous.

Kain gave a sigh as he stared at the man trying to think of the right way to approach this situation while Atem sat brooding before him, staring at the amethyst colored drink before him the same color of Yugi's eyes.

His dear sweet, innocent Yugi.

The pharaoh gave a soft sigh at the thought as he lifted the glass before him to take a sip, shutting his eyes for a brief moment as the incredible taste exploded in his mouth and he couldn't help but briefly wonder if Yugi's mouth would taste this way if he ever got the chance to kiss him, claim those soft pink lips with his own and ravage the boy senseless. And yet again Atem felt the shame and guilt at his less than pure thoughts and gave another sigh.

It's been months since he was permitted to stay in the mortal world and given his own body, but even before that in those days he spent locked away on his soul room with little more than his thoughts to entertain him, Atem yearned for the boy. He's adored Yugi ever since the boy managed to solve the puzzle and he they were bonded together in the same body, although he wasn't aware of it at the time. But as time went by he began to realize his feelings to what one might actually refer to as an almost painful degree. Of course he always made sure that Yugi never knew of his feelings, weary of his precious hikari's reaction to his depraved thoughts, choosing to stay silent and just watch rather than give into his desires. Back then it was easy, being trapped in his soul room without anyway of touching or kissing Yugi the way he wanted, ignoring his feelings and simply pining from afar was easy. But now…

The pharaoh sighed as he set the drink down and stared at it, when he'd asked no…begged the gods to allow him to stay with his hikari his intentions had seemed so clear to him. Yugi asked him not to go, those beautiful amethyst eyes had filled with tears as he told his other half that he wouldn't know what to do without him and so Atem decided to do whatever was necessary in order to stay not just because Yugi needed him but because in a lot of ways he needed Yugi just as badly. The call for rest, to finally join his friends in the world of immortals had been strong but at the same time he couldn't imagine what on earth he'd do without his partner. For them to spend eternity apart, when they'd been together, bound at the soul for so long?

The mere thought was terrifying.

So he asked to stay and the gods granted him his wish.

He was given his own body and the first thing Atem did once he took his physical form and the portal to the other side vanished was grab Yugi and pull him close, wrapping his arms around him tight as he breathed him in and Yugi did the same and for a moment Atem was sure that he was in heaven. If only he'd known that his request would damn him to hell.

Not literal hell of course but it might as well have been. He went to school with Yugi and the others, it took a considerable amount of negotiating to convince the principal of the fact that he was indeed seventeen years old and the child of grandpa Mutou's distant cousins who lived outside of the country. They had to call in a favor from Kaiba, promising a rematch with the pharaoh in exchange for some legal papers to be made in Atem's name so no suspicions would arise about a seventeen year old suddenly appearing out of nowhere. He still lived at the game shop with Yugi and his grandfather, eventually things started settling in and for the first time in centuries Atem thought that he'd finally found peace.

But he forgot.

He forgot all those feelings that he'd managed to conceal so easily when he was locked in his soul room unable to touch Yugi the way he'd always wanted, he forgot that his spiritual form was never able to take in Yugi's scent or hold the boy whenever they were close enough and Yugi needed comfort. But above all else he forgot what it was like actually being human and having a body of his own.

The urges, wants the needs all those were things that were lost to him when he'd only had a spiritual form to inhabit. But now he had a body, a fully functioning body that reacted to his wants and urges and also his deep love for his beloved hikari. That's when their situation became a problem.

Back in Egypt he'd had no shortage of eager citizens who would willingly lie with him at a moment's notice, despite the fear that some of them held towards him. He had harem of consorts who would pleasure him in whichever way he desired at a moment's notice and sometimes without him even having to ask at all. So basically sexual frustration was never a problem, but now the consorts are gone. Gone is the harem of beautiful men and women so eager to serve him, gone are the citizens who would act to please their pharaoh, gone is the instant relief of tension whenever he asked for it.

Of course there were many girls at school and in the neighborhood that have made their attraction to Atem very clear since he supposedly moved in with his distant cousins and started going to Domino high. But he never really cared for any of those girls, their feelings for him stemmed from nothing more than his looks and Atem had no patience to deal with superficial little girls who were barely worth his time. Then there was Anzu one of their closest friends who Atem cares for deeply. He's well aware of the girl's affections towards him. He knows that for a long time Anzu was desperately in love with him but he also knows that he's never felt more than friendship for her. How could he feel more for her when Yugi had already taken possession of his heart?

At first after he'd realized his little problem, it wasn't too hard since Yugi seemed mostly oblivious to his feelings. He could touch Yugi and hold him feel that spark of desire flare up in him the way it always did when his aibou was close before excusing himself or waiting until Yugi was asleep to slip off to the bathroom and take care of his problem despite the guilt and disgust he'd feel for touching himself and thinking such depraved thoughts about his other half. But still it was bearable.

Until Kaiba and Jounouchi happened, that is.

That development came as a surprise to everyone but Atem, he noticed after all. His cousin might come off as a cold narcissistic bastard and in a lot of ways he really was but Atem could still tell that there was more to Kaiba and Jounouchi's insistent shared hatred of one another than meets the eye. So when he and the rest of their friends found out that they were a couple Atem wasn't really surprised. They were so similar to one another it was staggering. Both ambitious and full of pride, both of them cared so deeply about their siblings and would always put family first and both were infuriatingly stubborn. In another life, if Kaiba wasn't so obscenely arrogant they might have started off as friends. But of course his cousin had always been difficult even when they were back in Egypt. Its times like these that he'd wonder about his cousin, way back when there had been a roman slave by the name of Jono. He was one of Atem's closest friends and his relationship with Set had been almost exactly the same as the one that Jou had with Kaiba so the pharaoh would wonder, exactly what happened between the two when he was trapped in the millennium puzzle. Of course when he was banished, Set was still suffering the heartache of losing Kisara, but sometimes Atem would wonder just how different things between them would have been had Set paid just a little more attention to the slave.

But I digress.

Even though the blonde had been dating Otogi just a week before, it was clear to him that their relationship wasn't meant to last. Ryuji wanted more than Jounouchi was willing to give him, and his hesitance to fully commit to the dungeon dice duelist was clearly caused by the fact that Jou just didn't feel the same way. In a lot of ways Atem is glad that Jou and Otogi broke up when they did, before they'd both past the point of no return. Ryuji would be happier with someone else and as for Jou well its clear to Atem and now everyone else that there's no one on this earth more suited for him that Kaiba. And as for Kaiba well, no one could despite his intense rivalry with Atem, in truth they both knew that it would never be enough for the brunette. He needed more than just a rival, he needed a partner one that would shoulder his burdens and stand up to the teenage CEO if the need ever came. Someone who understood his devotion to his brother, someone who he could defend and protect and wasn't afraid of him but was still strong enough to standup for him too. Really choosing anyone but Jounouchi to love and spend his life with would have been a mistake of epic proportions.

In short, they were happy and Atem was happy for them, but that doesn't change the fact that things between him and Yugi became considerably harder once Seto and Katsuya got together.

You see it started like this.

Jou and Kaiba started dating, which meant that Jou and Kaiba were spending a lot of time together and since the blonde moved into the game shop after his father was arrested a few months ago that meant that Jou and Kaiba were spending a lot of their time at the game shop. This wouldn't be a bad thing if it weren't for the fact that their constant public displays of affections were having some we'll say… dramatic effects on Atem and the rest of their friends. For the most part, Honda thought it was disgusting since he still disliked Kaiba and therefore disliked the idea of Jou dating him even more, Anzu thought it was adorable and started cooing about their relationship every time she saw them along with quite a few of the girls at Domino high, Ryou was happy for Jou although it did seem to sadden him and remind him of losing his Yami just a few months before and Yugi… was a problem.

Yugi stared whenever Jou and Kaiba were around one another, usually with a light pink blush dusting his cheeks and his eyes filled with so much emotion Atem could hardly believe it. There was so much in those amethyst eyes, but the one thing that stood out above all else was desire.

Desire for what… well that's where the problem was a problem that Atem failed to address for fear of what answer he might receive.

The pharaoh was scared, scared that after all this time Yugi might be harboring feelings for Kaiba or even worse his best friend Jounouchi, fear that Yugi might one day grow tired of him in favor of running away with someone else but above all else fear that he ultimately wasn't enough for his beloved Yugi. Not that he really had much claim to Yugi in the first place since he still hasn't made his feelings for the boy known, which in all honesty is no one's fault but his own.

But he was afraid.

Every time he held Yugi in his arms he'd wish to take the boy, claim him as his own. He'd dream about making love to the boy and making him scream his name, ruin Yugi's body so he could never be satisfied by anyone else. Searing passion would burn hot in his veins and then he'd look into Yugi's eyes, those innocent and oh so trusting eyes and he'd feel terrible for thinking those thoughts. He'd push that desire away as far as he could terrified of what might happen if he one day actually went through with it. If he pinned Yugi down and did all he desired what on earth would his hikari think of him then. Would he still respect his yami; love him the way he has since the moment they met? Or would Yugi be disgusted, so terrified of the man he's come to trust so faithfully that he couldn't stand his presence anymore.

That's what Atem feared.

So he'd hold back and be there for his aibou, shoulder his burdens and give him comfort like any friend would but never more than that. Because if he did, if Yugi saw that other side of him and then hated him for it…

Atem knew his heart wouldn't survive such a blow.

Kain watched the other man for a moment as he stared down at his drink in sorrow even as his cheeks tinged pink and the raven haired man could almost feel his hidden desire. Kain had to admit what he was feeling from the other man was impressive, impressive in the way that he couldn't believe that Atem's desires haven't overwhelmed him and sent him into a lustful rage by now. The man has some impressive self-control, which is where the real problem with pharaoh Atem is.

Kain took a deep breath as he turned around and slowly walked all around the bar, "Humanity; the state of being mortal… it's quite troubling isn't it?"

"Troubling?" Atem repeated but didn't look up from his drink as the other man continued.

"Yes, humans mortals we grow tired and weak, we thirst we hunger for food and nourishment… for affection. These things become very troubling and most of the time most of us wish to be rid of all these worldly weaknesses. However the truth is, we cannot be human without any of these things and humanity even with its troubling weaknesses and urges is a very precious gift. It's these weaknesses and feelings that make it precious." Kain was coming closer but Atem still didn't look up despite the frown that was steadily spreading over his face, "The point to life, its purpose is to feel, to experience emotions to taste and touch. Without those things life is pointless just one day after another with no real reason or rhyme. And in order to feel these things to taste and touch one needs to be mortal, one needs to be human. Unfortunately being human means lacking things like control, sometimes safety but these things mean nothing when compared to the joys of humanity in all its weakness."

There was a pause and Kain came to a stop right beside him, "I understand your fears, you fear that your weakness could drive your love away, cause him to reject you. But you know Atem, it's perfectly fine to be human. No one would fault you for it."

Suddenly a hand came up to take the glass away and Atem blinked in surprise since the hand was much smaller than Kain's. There were no manicured nails or rings on the middle and forefinger and the hand was attached to the arm of a younger teen. Atem looked up at the figure beside him and his eyes went wide,

"Just like I would hope, that you wouldn't fault my humanity either."

The pharaoh froze at the sight before him.

It was Yugi; he was dressed in the way that Kain had been dressed a few moments ago; in the white long-sleeved shirt and black vest with his tie hanging loosely around his neck without a pair of glasses on his nose.

It was Yugi, but it couldn't be Yugi

What in the world-

"I'm human Yami, just like you are." Yugi stepped forward taking the glasses off to set them aside and raised his hands so he was touching the pharaoh's cheek while the other went up to thread through his hair, "I feel what you do, want just like you."

It wasn't real, he knew it wasn't real. but even despite that Atem still lifted a hand to take a hold of the one on his cheek holding it there against his skin even as he asked, "What's going on? How are you doing this?"

"I'm sure you're familiar with magic pharaoh." Atem's eyes widened a bit since he hadn't told the other man about his past only about his feelings for his very very distant cousin. A smile suddenly spread over the younger man's face as he spoke, "How I know about you is irrelevant. This, what you see before you, is what I do in Bar Kain. I help those in need express their desires and find relief through sexual therapy. What you're seeing before you is an illusion none of it is real." Atem nodded seeming to have completely lost control of his voice as Yugi let his hand tangle in his hair even more. "I took this form in order to help you confront your fear. To show you that Yugi is human just like everyone else."

"I feel what you feel Yami, you don't have to be afraid." The shorter teen moved closer pulling Atem lower as he closed the distance between them and gave the pharaoh a sweet kiss, "You don't have to hold back anymore, you know I wouldn't want you to."

Atem stared back at those amethyst eyes and those soft pink lips, a perfect representation of Yugi yet completely imperfect since Atem could still tell that it wasn't Yugi since something about the figure before him wasn't quite right. But the temptation still seemed to overwhelm him since Yugi or at least a version of him was standing so close, he felt and smelt so right and he'd kissed him just seconds ago.

Atem moved without even thinking about it.

He wrapped his arms around the shorter teen and pulled him close, crushing their lips together in a bruising kiss. One hand went up to tangle in Yugi's thick locks and holding on tight while the other went up under the shirt and vest to feel over the smooth skin all along his stomach and chest.

Yugi moaned and Atem-

It felt so… right, so relieving so-

Atem pulled the boy even closer turning with the boy in his arms to pull him up and set him on his lap and the younger man's back hit the edge of the bar none too gently forcing a sharp gasp from his lips, but Atem was so far gone. He buried his head in Yugi's neck biting sharply and sucking hard as his hands immediately went to the white shirt and vest ripping both apart and sending the buttons to scatter on the bar top and floor around them. He got up from the stool kicking it away with his foot, before wrapping the younger man's legs around his waist so he could thrust up against him earning a deep moan as the boy arched into him.

"Atem…" Yugi gasped before letting out a yelp of pain when his head was suddenly yanked back by his hair and Atem bit down hard. The boy's eyes went wide.

'Crap at this rate he'll break the boyfriend'

"Yami… Atem!"

The pharaoh pulled back just a bit, eyes dark and clouded with intense lust when he saw the state of the boy beneath him, eyes wide and slightly terrified lips bruised and red with bite marks all over his neck one of which was bleeding. His shirt was torn and his hands had clenched tight on the taller man's arms.

Atem's eyes went wide.

"Oh gods… what have I done?"

Yugi's eyes widened went the man stepped back and let him go and he stepped forward the moment his feet hit the ground with a hand on Atem's cheek.

"No, Atem stop. It's alright, you haven't done anything wrong." The Yugi lookalike said trying to reassure him, "I still want you, I've always wanted you. We just need to work on your touch that's all-"

"No, this was a mistake." Atem said shaking his head as he stumbled back out of the shorter man's grasp, "I knew this was a mistake."

"Atem!" that's all the shorter man got out before the other turned around on his head and shot out of the room slamming the door behind him. Kain took a deep breath as he slipped back into his normal appearance as he turned back towards the bar reaching over the front to grab the phone he had set behind it on the counter as he dialed a number and held the receiver up against his ear. The raven haired man flicked at a button that had fallen on the bar briefly making a mental note to get a new shirt and vest when the ringing stopped and the line was answered.

"I saw the guy run out, I'm guessing things didn't go well."

"It was going fine, till his control slipped." Kain sighed as he turned back to pick up the fallen barstool and set it right before sitting on it, "He has issues with restraint I could've helped him if he'd stayed a little longer."

"Issues with restraint? Are you O.K?"

"I'm fine, but I could use a drink."

"Tell me again why you don't keep actual alcohol in your bar."

"Just get down here."

There was a low chuckle on the other end of the line, "Be right down."

"Thanks Abel."

The line went dead and Kain let out another sigh as he went down to lie on his arms, glaring at a button that lay right on the edge of the bar before he puffed air at it and it tipped over the side.

If only things were always that easy.

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It was late when Atem got back home.

He went for a walk after he left Kain's and wandered around in the streets as he berated himself for his deprivation and lack of control. He still saw that image of Yugi in his mind, terrified and hurt. It wasn't the real Yugi of course but it could've been. What if he snapped and ended up hurting his hikari like that, Atem didn't even want to think of the possibilities of what might happen then.

No its better to just leave Yugi be.

He might not have the relationship that he would want with Yugi, but he still had Yugi. If he had to suffer the rest of his life without any release to keep him well then, Atem would pay that price, gladly.

He walked up the stairs, the shop was dark and empty and so was the stairs and hallway leading to the house above the shop. It was quiet, peaceful meaning that grandpa was sleeping like the dead in the bedroom downstairs and Jounouchi was probably spending the night with Kaiba. Honestly, there's no reason why he couldn't just move in with the teenage CEO, it's clear to Atem that the blonde was just being stubborn, but then again at this point his living arrangements were a game. If he gives in and agrees to move in with his boyfriend then Kaiba wins.

And they both know it.

Atem gave a snort at the thought just as he reached the top of the stairs and noticed that the Yugi's bedroom door stood slightly ajar and there was a soft glow coming from it, he frowned. When he left to see Kain he made an excuse about going out to see Honda and told the younger man not to wait up the way he usually did since he'd be back late.

Is he studying?

He didn't tell Atem about a test that was due soon.

The pharaoh walked closer to the door and that's when he heard the sounds.

Short panting breaths followed by a soft moan and a slight hiss.

"Aibou?" Atem stopped right in front of the room, with his hand on the side of the door ready to push it open only to freeze at what he saw.

The room was just as they'd left it that afternoon. There were trading cards scattered on the desk near the window, Jounouchi's clothes were still in one great heap in the corner near the closet and Yugi's books and notes were still on the floor where he had been working on his homework when Atem left that afternoon.

What made Atem freeze was Yugi, his precious innocent aibou in the middle of the bed. His leather pants and boxers were on the floor beside the bed leaving him in just his black shirt, and collar wrapped around his neck. The teen was on his knees; his head was down with his mouth on his arm biting hard as he tried to muffle his moans while his other hand was at his rear moving back and forth as it thrust what looked like some sort of green rod in and out of his entrance. The boy moaned as he tried to move his hand faster, bucking back trying to follow the object whenever it pulled out before he thrust it back in again and briefly Atem noted that there was some kind of low humming sound coming from somewhere in the room. Yugi lifted his head and released his arm to gasp for air and Atem's breath hitched when he saw how bruised and red his lips were, how the teen's eyes had glazed over in lust, with his skin flushed from his head right down to his toes from what the pharaoh could see.

"Please…" Yugi moaned as he kept pushing back into that object whilst fucking himself as fast as he could and even in his struggle to keep all of that going at once he could see just how close the younger man was when he suddenly let out a loud cry and his back arched as he cried out.

"Yami!"

If Atem was frozen before he's reaching nitrogen levels of immobility now. He just couldn't believe his eyes. Is what's happening right now really happening?

Yugi's pleasuring himself, that in itself was shocking enough since although Yugi technically is a healthy teenage boy, they never spoke of such things and Yugi never displayed this behavior before so Atem was starting to think that he might not even be aware of what sexual intercourse is let alone knew that he could pleasure himself in any way, let alone in this way.

But more than all of that what shocked Atem the most, had him frozen in the door what caused desire to surge through his veins, causing his cock to harden and his breathing to change into pants was the fact that Yugi was thinking about him while he pleasured himself.

"Yami… gods yes!"

Yugi let his head fall against the bed while the arm he'd been using to gag himself slipped down so he could wrap his hand around his leaking cock. It couldn't have been a comfortable position but at the same time it didn't look like Yugi really cared either way. The way his breath hitched after the first stroke and the hand on the rod quickened before he started panting made it clear that he was too far gone to care. Yugi turned his head to the door to breathe a little easier, but thankfully didn't see Atem in the dark hallway. His face was flushed and his mouth was open in a gape as he gasped and moaned causing saliva to start dripping from his mouth and onto the bed, his hair was a mess with the golden bangs at the front clinging to his skin loose strands going over his glazed eyes until his movements suddenly stuttered and he let out one more cry as he came all over the bedspread beneath him before his body collapsed from exhaustion.

"…Atem."

As panting breaths echoed in the room Atem slowly backed away and headed straight for the bathroom downstairs, locking the door behind him as he pulled up the toilet seat and immediately undid his pants, pulling out his painfully hard dick and immediately started stroking himself. The image he saw mere seconds ago filled his mind with such clarity it was like he was still there. It wasn't long till he came stroking himself to relief with the sound of Yugi's voice moaning out his name ringing in his ears and he came hard in short bursts. The pharaoh braced his arm on the tiled wall as the orgasm rocked through him until the winding spirals of pleasure eased and he tried to catch his breath.

As his temperature lowered and his pleasured haze ceased, those images still didn't leave his mind and he had to try extraordinarily hard to fight off the arousal as he tried to get a moment to think, to process the information that Yugi wanted him in very much the same way that his other half did and as this information settled in his mind instead of feeling liberated the way he should have felt at this knowledge, Atem just felt lost.

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He went back to Kain's first thing the next morning, before Grandpa or even Yugi had woken up.

Of course he knows how things work, he's not supposed to just show up whenever he wants, he's supposed to make an appointment first but Atem needed someone to talk to about all of this if only so he could sort out his thoughts and think of what to do. When he got to the room at the end of the underground stairwell he found the door slightly ajar and hesitated when the memory of the night before came back to him before he pulled it open and stepped inside. It looked exactly the way it did the first time around only this time Kain sat on the couch on the side of the room opposite to the bar reading a book. The raven haired man glanced up at him for a moment before that pleasant smile slipped onto his lips.

"Pharaoh Atem good morning. I must say I'm surprised to see you, I don't think we had a session scheduled for today."

Atem swallowed hard as he walked into the room, "We didn't, but I needed to speak with you."

Kain set his book aside, carefully marking the page before he did. "I see you've finally realized that Yugi feels lust just like every other human on this earth."

Atem nodded and Kain regarded the man for a moment before he spoke, "Would you like to try again?"

The pharaoh surprised himself when he immediately nodded and Kain's smile grew a little more as he gestured towards the seat beside him on the couch, "Please sit."

One more breath and Atem walked over to sit beside the man only to look up at him and find the imperfectly perfect version of Yugi sitting beside him.

The boy moved closer setting his hands on the other's shoulders and Atem took a deep shuddering breath as the other spoke, "I know you're afraid of hurting me, but there's an easy way to fix that. In every relationship communication is key before you start, ask me what I want then I'll ask you what you want and from there we find a common ground." Yugi said pressing a short kiss on Atem's cheek as he leaned in towards his ear, "Are you ready?"

"Yes." Atem breathed and the other smiled as he pulled back to look the taller man in the eye, "Ask me what I want."

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It was around one o'clock in the afternoon.

Grandpa was out with a supplier and wouldn't be back till later, Anzu was at dance practice, Honda was at his part time job, Ryuji hasn't been by since he and Jou broke up. As for Jou he left a few minutes ago with Atem to go pick up some takeaways for lunch. It was one of those rare occasions when Yugi had the whole house to himself with absolutely no one else around and since it was still lunch time he got to close the shop so he wouldn't be bothered by any customers.

The teen ran up the stairs and straight to his room.

He had about thirty minutes before the others got back from the takeout place and he planned on making good use of that time.

The teen felt his cheeks flush as he crouched down to reach underneath his bed until he felt for the cardboard box he kept under there before sliding it out, opening the lid and just taking a moment to stare at the box's contents. A jar of lube, condoms and a vibrator that he got as a gag gift for his birthday long time ago. The jar was half empty and Yugi was sure that he'd have to replace the batteries in the vibrator soon but the condoms were mostly unused, not that he wouldn't like to remedy that situation it's just that he wasn't sure how to go about it.

The only person that Yugi ever wanted to have sex with period was Atem, because he loves Atem he's loved his yami since the days that he was still stuck in the millennium puzzle. Those days that Yugi would wish and dream for his other half to be able to give him just a kiss or maybe just a simple touch. Those days were torture and the days that followed after Atem was released from the puzzle and given his own body were worse.

He was ecstatic when Atem decided to stay with him instead of ascending to the other world, since he knew that he'd be so lost without him. So yes, he was happy that Atem decided to stay but he wanted more than just friendship or brotherly love from the older man. Yugi wanted so much more. Every time Atem held and touched him he'd sigh in content at finally being able to feel his other half only to sigh in frustration when the man just pulled away ruffling his hair with a smile.

He wanted more than just a hug and a smile.

So this happened a few months ago.

The others were all out and Yugi was left to his own devices, at first he just sat staring out the window thinking of Yami and how much he'd changed. How his skin was darker and his eyes were now a startling crimson red. He thought of how it would look if those eyes were ever glazed over in desire as the older man held him tight and took him against the wall. It was right then that he suddenly remembered the gift that he got from Honda as a joke all that time ago, curiosity got the better of him and he went looking for it and found the vibrator still in its shiny plastic packaging. With one more moment of hesitation Yugi went looking for something that he could use for lube and… let's just this became a regular occurrence.

But still every day his feelings for the pharaoh grew.

Yugi wanted to say something, he wanted to make his feelings known but he had no idea how. Yugi's always been awkward when it came to romantic relationships, the situation with Anzu when he still had a crush on her being a prime example.

I mean, how do you even begin to flirt with a four thousand year old pharaoh?

It didn't help that Kaiba and Jou got together in that time either.

Yugi would always stare at the two whenever he saw them together but it would be hard not to stare. Those two used to hate each other, they used to fight like cat and dog and now it was rare not seeing Jou with his arms wrapped around the teenage CEO or see Kaiba stealing a kiss from the blonde every chance he got.

They had the kind of relationship that Yugi desperately wanted to have with Atem and they didn't even like each other before.

The teen sighed as he pulled the box a bit closer. He keeps telling himself that he'll tell Atem how he feels but every time he tries he hesitates, one day becomes two then three and then-

What's the point, he isn't even sure if Atem feels the same way anyway.

The teen took the vibrator out of the box and his cheeks flushed with heat again, but he ruined the mood with all his brooding and he was about to put it back and put the box in his hiding place when-

"Aibou?" The door opened and Yugi resisted the urge to freeze in shock as he quickly scrambled to put the vibrator back in the box and shove the lid on top just as the pharaoh stepped inside. Yugi's cheeks were a bright red and Atem frowned as he stepped further into the room, "Aibou are you alright?"

"Uh… yeah, yes I'm fine."

"What are you doing?"

"Just looking for an old book-for school." Yugi said as he nudged the box away and quickly cleared his throat so he could try and fail to make eye contact with the other, "I thought you went to go get lunch."

"Jounouchi and I ran into Kaiba and he suggested going out to lunch instead, we came to pick you up. They're waiting downstairs." Atem said nodding towards the hallway and Yugi took a deep breath, "I'll be down in a minute, I just need to get dressed."

Yugi didn't get up from where he was sitting though, he needed to hide the box but he couldn't do that with Atem standing right there. Unfortunately the pharaoh didn't move.

"Uhm, Yami I-"

"Yugi, there's something I need to speak with you about." The pharaoh said as he sat down beside the boy and Yugi nudged the box away a little further and turned so they were facing each other, "O.K what do you want to talk about?"

The pharaoh seemed to take a deep breath as he took both of Yugi's hands into his own, pausing for a moment to just stare at them as he gently rubbed his thumb over the top before leaning forward to press a kiss on each one and Yugi flushed.

"Yami?"

"I love you." Yugi's eyes went wide as the pharaoh looked up at him with those bright crimson eyes and for a moment he was sure that he'd stopped breathing, "I've been struggling for months trying to find a way to tell you, to help you understand how deeply I care about you and how you've been the only thing that I've wanted for the longest time. Even when I had no memories of my true self, it didn't really matter because I had you and as long as you stayed by my side it truly didn't matter. Only now I realize that there's no other way than simply telling you that I love you and that I'll spend every day for the rest of our lives making sure that you're happy. If you'll have me."

For a moment Yugi just sat there and stared back at the older man in shock, "You-You love me?"

Atem nodded, "Yes."

"Like a brother or more than that?" Yugi asked carefully since he could never be sure and he didn't want to get his hopes up when all Atem was offering him was companionship that would break his heart in half.

"Oh gods, so much more…" Atem breathed as he lifted his hand to softly cradle the side of Yugi's face. "Yugi, I-"

That's all Atem got out before Yugi suddenly wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him full and hard on the lips the pharaoh was so surprised that he fell back at the impact but Yugi didn't let go, instead crawling up so he was straddling the taller man's legs as he deepened the kiss before breaking it with a gasp of air.

"Iloveyou-I love you too." Yugi said in between kisses as he moved down Atem's throat immediately working on his shirt and the older man started as he tried to get a look at the teen, "Yugi?! Hold on-"

Another kiss and Atem melted into it, for a moment completely forgetting himself as he tangled his hands in Yugi's hair and dragged him closer only for what Kain said to him the other day to come back to him and he quickly pushed the shorter teen away, holding him at arm's length.

"Yugi," Atem breathed while the teen panted above him and he had to take in a deep breath and focus, "I think we should talk about what you want first."

"I want you." Yugi answered almost immediately and Atem couldn't help but smile as he sat up and the teen let him, sitting in his lap as the pharaoh leaned in to press a soft kiss against his temple and Yugi seemed to let out a heavy sigh as he shut his eyes, "And I want you, but I think we should slow down."

"There's no need to rush."

Atem smiled a little more as Kain's words came back to him, "We have our whole lives to do this."

"I know." Yugi said as he leaned forward, resting his head on the other man's chest, "I've just… wanted you for the longest time."

"Is that why you've started using this?"

Yugi looked up in confusion only to blush when he noticed that Atem had pulled the box closer and was holding the lid open, the teen buried his face in his chest all over again before he admitted, "Yes."

Atem chuckled, "We could still use it… if you want."

Yugi paused before turning his head up to look at the older man to find a light blush burning under his cheeks and he couldn't help but grin, "Promise?"

"Hey, Yug' what's taking you guys so long?!"

Jounouchi suddenly appeared in the door and frowned at their position on the floor when he caught sight of the open box. The blonde flushed.

"Oh…"

"…"

"…"

"Well it's about fucking time!" Jounouchi said folding his arms across his chest with a huff while Atem and Yugi just stared on in confusion, when Kaiba appeared in the doorway as well; the brunette only gave a snort at the scene as he leaned against the door jab while Jounouchi started to rant. "Do you two have any idea, how frustrating it's been watching you two pine after each other for months without either one of you noticing either one. I mean really and I thought Honda and Otogi had it bad when they were chasing after Shizuka but you guys are ten times worse-"

Jou kept going while Yugi tried and failed to open his mouth and get a word in. Kaiba looked over to Atem with a raised brow after his eyes glanced over towards the box and the pharaoh quickly put the lid back earning a smirk from the brunette before he cleared his throat.

"Jounouchi."

"Yeah?"

"You can't live here anymore." Jou gaped and Yugi's eyes went wide and he was about to protest when Atem covered his mouth with his hand.

"I-but… what?!"

"Yugi and I have decided that we're kicking you out." Yugi tried to speak past the hand covering his mouth. Jou's mouth still hadn't closed.

"But Atem-"

"Nice doing business with you Mutou." Kaiba said as he grabbed the blonde's arm and started pulling, "C'mon pup, you're moving into the mansion."

"But-" Suddenly realization dawned in Jou's eyes and he looked back at the two in the floor with a glare as he was dragged from the room, "Filthy traitors."

Atem laughed as he removed his hand from Yugi's mouth and found the boy staring at him in confusion and shock only for the pharaoh to move forward and press a kiss against his head. "I'll tell you later."

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"It's just been so hard and stressful at work, sometimes I feel like I'm drowning. And then Bakura came back out of nowhere but I don't really care about him. He's not hurting anyone and Ryou's happy and that's all that matters it's just that." Honda paused to take a drink from the bright green drink in his hands before setting it back down. "Shizuka and I, we've been drifting apart. I hardly ever see her in person, it's always over the phone and when I do call she's usually at Kaiba's. I get that she's spending time with Jou and Jou's with Kaiba now so I get that she'd spend most of her time there. But… every time I call-"

"She's with Mokuba." The man standing in front of him said and the brunette sighed, "Yeah, I know I shouldn't care because Mokuba's just a kid but…"

"I thought you said Shizuka was fourteen."

"She is."

"And Mokuba should be thirteen, correct?"

"Yeah."

"Wouldn't that make them both just kids?" The man continued, "Maybe it's time to move on find someone older, stronger, more confident, more mature. Someone capable of protecting you and taking care of you for once, instead of it being the other way around… Someone who could help you give into your impulses, satisfy your needs... Make you scream and beg on your hands and knees."

"I don't-" Honda frowned when he looked up only for his eyes to go wide when he saw a tall lean figure with bright green eyes and pitch black hair, "What-…"

"Just give in already Honda and stop chasing jailbait." The man said leaning over the bar to grasp the brunette's chin tightly in his hand and smirked, "We both know I'll take good care of you."

Before Honda could even gather enough brain cells together to think to respond, he was yanked right over the bar and his lips were smothered in a deep kiss.

The end

A/N: Well you guys know how the rest of this song and dance goes.

I actually posted this story on my ao3 account first in like September last year since I've resolved to posting all new stories on there first so there's a heads up on that.

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