Atem`s Pov

I watched as Seth and Jono left the garden and I sighed before laying down on the ground and closing my eyes

"Atem? Is everything okay?" I heard Yami ask, I opened my eyes to see his face inches from mine. I smiled up at him causing him to blush. I smirked a little

"Are you blushing Yami?"

"Wha-What? No- no I-I`m not." I brushed my fingertips across his cheeks causing his blush to deepen

"Ah, but this says otherwise Yami." He pulled back and I sat up before turning to face him

"Okay, s-so maybe I was blushing a little."

"And why`s that?"

"It`s h-hot, but I-I have to go...do my jobs." He stood up and walked out of the garden, walking right past Yugi completely ignoring him

"Huh?" I looked at Yugi and sat he was crying. My heart broke slightly

"Yugi, come here." I opened my arms and he ran over and buried himself in my chest

"What me do wrong? W-why Yami ignore?" I sighed

"I`m sorry Yugi, I don`t know why, but don`t worry I`ll find out later okay?" he nodded against my chest

"Now, why don`t we do something else?"

"What?"

"Hmm, how about a horse ride to the oasis?" he looked up at me with curious eyes

"Orse?" I chuckled a little

"Yes, Yugi and horse, would you like to go?" he nodded. He hopped onto my shoulders and curled his tail loosely around my neck and rubbed his head against my right ear. I smiled and stood up before walking out of the garden and the dining room. I walked to the stables and mounted my horse and climbed on with Yugi clinging onto my shoulders, I chuckled a little bit at I got the horse to start moving. Yugi cried out and clung to my tunic

"Would you like t get down from my shoulders?" he nodded. I let go of the reins and picked him up from my shoulders and set him in front of me. He then twisted around and hugged me, I smiled before wrapping one arm around him and grabbing the reins with the other. I made the horse move faster so we could have a couple of hours there and get back before the sun sets. I felt Yugi cling to me as we sped up

"Don`t worry Yugi we`re nearly there." He nodded but didn`t ease up at all, I sighed and held him closer. It wasn`t long before the oasis came into view and we arrived a few minutes later. I placed Yugi back onto my shoulders and climbed down from my horse before Yugi began hissing

"Yugi? What`s wrong?"

"Well, well, well lookie who we have here, it`s the Pharaoh." I heard from behind me, I turned to see The Thief King Akefia

"What do you want Thief King?"

"Palace guards took something from me not too long ago and I want it back."

"I wasn`t aware anything or anyone was captured that had something to do with you."

"Me smell Neko."

"What?"

"I didn`t say anything." Akefia stated

"I wasn`t talking to you Thief king... Yugi what are you talking about?"

"Me smell Neko...No Neko here part from me...Sent of Neko." Yugi said whilst climbing down from my shoulders and into my arms

"Is that a Neko?" Akefia asked

"Yes, and you won`t harm him!"

"I have no intention to."

"Huh?"

"You see that`s what was stolen from me, a Neko but he was also my lover, your Palace guards took him away from me! I want him back Pharaoh or so help me Ra I will kill my look-a-like who happens to be-" my eyes widen

"Bakura."

"Exactly."

"Bakura has been missing for months now he`s-"

"Been with me all this time, along with a certain Marik?"

"You`ve had them all this time?!"

"Hmm yes, why did you think they were dead?"

"I didn`t but the council didn`t they wanted to stop the search weeks after they went missing, I kept it going until I was forced to stop it."

"Well you can have them back if I get my lover."

"Alright but I want- Yugi! Hey!" Yugi suddenly jumped from my arms and walked slowly over to Akefia who knelt down to pet him. Yugi sniffed his fingers before turning to smile at me

"Me found Neko sent." I sighed in relief

"Yugi, don`t do that."

"Sowy Pearoh."

"It`s fine just come back over here please?" Yugi nodded and ran back over to me before jumping into my arms

"You can understand him?"

"Yes, I have two other Neko`s living in the palace, Yugi is one of the Neko`s baby brother."

"How did you learn?"

"A spell done by the two Neko`s." Yugi clapped his hands

"Pretty lights." I smiled

"Yes, they were pretty light Yugi, why don`t you go play while I talk okay?" he nodded and I sent him down on the ground before he ran off to play in the grass