"What this?" Yugi asked, I looked at the necklace before looking at Bakura
"Is that a Royal Scarab?" Bakura nodded
"It`s to show off who he is now, I mean he is or soon will be your son, so he`ll need to be shown like Royalty." Bakura explained and I nodded
"All he needs now is a crown." Marik stated
"He`ll get that later, and by the way thank you for ruining the surprise." I glared at the pair
"Sorry we didn`t know." Bakura said while shrugging his shoulders, I sighed and shook my head
"Please, open my present Yugi." Marik begged, Yugi folded his arms and looked away
"Not yet, no Jono."
"Please just the one present?"
"No."
"Yugi he`s not going to stop until you open his present, Jono won`t mind that you opened a present without him." Bakura explained and Yugi looked at me
"Papa? Will Jono be mad?" I shook my head
"I don`t think he will mind Yugi, why not just open your present from Uncle Marik, I mean you are already wearing your present from Uncle Bakura, why don`t you make Uncle Marik happy now?" after a few brief seconds Yugi nodded
"Okay me open."
"Yes!" Marik cried out, Yugi giggle and picked up the present before pulling off the paper to reveal a clear box filled with twigs and leaves
"What it?" Yugi asked looking curiously
"It`s so the butterflies don`t fly away again, you can keep them in there until you want to let them go." Marik explained
"Really? Papa can I really keep butte-flies?"
"I guess so now, but not forever they do need their own freedom okay?" he nodded
"Okay papa, tank you uncle Ma-ik." Marik smiled and ruffled his hair
"You`re welcome little one." Marik replied
"We see uncle Sef now?" Yugi asked me, I nodded and stood up before lifting him into my arms
"Are you guys coming with us?"
"You think we`re going to leave the birthday boys side today? Ra no." Marik exclaimed, Yugi giggled and I chuckled before leaving the room and heading down to the dining room and walking inside to see Seth stood up and Jono, Malik and Yami sat the table
"Uncle Sef!" Yugi called out and Seth turned and smiled
"Happy birthday Yugi." He said. I walked over and Seth took Yugi from me before sitting down next to Jono. Marik sat down next to Malik, Bakura and Ryou sat down next to each other and I sat down in my usual spot at the head of the table
"Happy birthday little bro." Jono said
"Tank you Jono, uncle Sef." Yugi said
"What have you got there little guy?" Seth said pointing to the box in Yugi`s hands
""Uncle Ma-ik gave me it, it holds butte-flies."
"But you can`t keep them forever remember?"
"I remember papa."
"Good." I picked up an apple and began to eat it when the doors burst open and Honda rushed in
"Pharaoh." He said in a panicky tone, I rose from my seat
"Honda what is it?"
"It`s Lady Wong sir, she`s heading this way and she`s not happy." I sighed
"Any idea why she isn`t happy?"
"No sir I`m sorry." Yugi began hissing just as Lady Wong burst into the room with the Emperor Wong behind her
"Pharaoh I`m terribly sorry for the intrusion." Emperor Wong said and I held my hand up in dismissal
"What is the meaning of this?" Lady Wong demanded
"Meaning of what?"
"Celebrating the birth of this-this-creature!" she yelled pointing to Yugi. I heard Yugi whimper and try to hide in Seth`s chest, I also heard four sets of growling I turned to see everyone out of their seats and stood around Seth and Yami, Jono, Malik and Ryou with their ears and tail out and I sat Yugi`s tail out and curled around his chest and ears flat against his head
"Don`t you dare say a bad word against him."
"Why that`s all he is, that`s what they all are nothing but creatures that need to be rid-"
"Keep your mouth shut! Or Ra help me I will have you kicked out of my kingdom."
"Why are you stopping me from saying the truth?" I walked over to Seth and took Yugi in my arms
"Because it`s not the truth, and I will not have you disrespecting my son!" her eyes widened and the Emperor smiled
"Your-your son?"
"Yes, so you say anything bad against him you will be saying bad against the prince." Seth said with a smirk, Lady Wong growled and left the room. I sighed and hugged Yugi closer to me
"I am really sorry for this Pharaoh." Emperor Wong said and Yugi sniffed and I felt drops of water on my tunic
"It fine, it`s just why today?" I stroked Yugi`s back to calm him down. Emperor Wong walked over and tapped Yugi on the shoulder causing him to turn him head and look at the Emperor who smiled and pulled something out of a pocket in his tunic before gently taking Yugi`s wrist and fastening it around it
"Happy Birthday Prince Yugi." Emperor Wong smiled as Yugi leant forward and hugged him before hugging me again, I nodded at the Emperor and he turned and left with a wave
"What did he fasten around Yugi`s wrist?" Jono asked. I looked down and saw it was a bracelet with both the Egyptian crest and the Chinese crest combined as one. It was the crest we had created when Egypt and China formed an alliance
"It`s a bracelet that has the alliance crest on it."
"That means that China accepts Yugi." Seth said
"Yes."
"What about Lady Wong? She doesn`t accept any of us." Jono said
"Lady Wong has no say in this alliance or who Emperor Wong accepts it`s his choice at the end of the day."
"Why don`t we head to the throne room?" Seth suggested
"I heard the Japanese Emperor arrived this morning." Jono said quietly
"Yes, let`s head there it might cheer Yugi up." Everyone nodded and we walked to the throne room with Honda who opened the door for us. We walked inside and Yugi lifted his head and sniffed
"What is it Yugi?" Yugi began looking around the room
"Me smell Neko, smell same as-"
"Grandpa, Yugi grandpa`s not gone or up in the sky Yugi." The Chinese Emperor began to walk over to us and we walked towards him and we met in the middle
"Pharaoh."
"Emperor Mutuo, I`m glad you could join us."
"As am I, I was happy when I first heard of your law that protects Neko`s."
"Well, I couldn`t stand the sight of Neko`s being hurt."
"Ji-chan..." The Emperor looked to Yugi and smiled causing Yugi to whimper and hide in my shoulder
"Shh, Yugi it`s alright, I`m here." I heard the Emperor say causing Yugi to whimper and I frowned
"I think we need to go else were to discuss this, Jono, Seth, Emperor come with me, Bakura, Marik don`t let anything get out of hand." Both nodded and carried on walking into the room and I walked out of the room with Yugi, Seth, Jono and the emperor. We walked to my office and inside, I walked over to my desk and pulled Yugi`s favourite ball from my desk draw before trying to set him down but this only resulted in him clinging tighter. I sighed and sat down at my desk placing the ball on my lap for Yugi for when he wanted it. I looked to the others to see the all seated and trying to hide in Seth`s chest
"Would you like to explain Emperor?" he looked to me and opened his mouth to speak
"Well-"
"WHY! WHY DID YOU LEAVE? WHY DIDN`T MOTHER OR FATHER TEL US YOU WERE ALIVE INSTED OF COVERING IT UP BY TELL US YOU WERE DEAD? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUST YOU HURT YUGI? HOW MUCH YOU HURT ME?!" Jono yelled in the Neko language
"Jono, it was for your safety, you couldn`t know." The emperor replied
"SAFETY?! IF IT WAS SO DANGEROUS FOR US TO KNOW YOU WERE ALIVE WHY ARE YOU HERE NOW?!"
"Jono enough." Seth snapped
"No! He lied to us! My own parents lied to us! How can I even trust what he`s saying now?"
"I assure you I am and will tell you the truth Jono."
"Papa, me want leave." Yugi whispered to me, I pulled him closer and stroked his head as he cried
"Shh, Yugi it`s alright." I looked over to Seth who was looked at me and I nodded at him silent question of - is Yugi crying?-
"How do I know that`s not a lie?!" Jono yelled
"When have you ever know me to lie Jono?" the emperor asked
"Hmm, how about all my life!" I stood up from my seat with Yugi safely in my arms
"THAT`S ENOUGH FROM THE BOTH OF YOU! Not only are you causing Yugi upset, but on his birthday, I want an explanation...now."
"He-" Jono pointed to the Emperor "- is mine and Yugi`s grandfather who we were told by our parents he was dead, but as actually ruling Japan, Yugi and I have been lied to our entire life." Jono explained, I looked to the Emperor and raised an eyebrow
"And why`s that?" and the Emperor sighed
"At the time I came to Egypt I was n hiding so I went to stay with my daughter and her husband with their two kids, after a few months I was told I could return to Japan but I didn`t have the heart to say goodbye, and break their hearts so my son-in-law came up with the idea of saying I had died in my sleep so I could return without seeing their heart-broken faces. I continued to rule Japan keeping in contact with my daughter until they were killed and I lost track of my two grandsons, until a few months ago, knowing Yugi`s birthday was coming up and Jono and Yugi had no carers I decided I would come and explain things and take them into my care." The emperor explained, I stared in shock and slowly sat down in my seat again
"Atem?" Seth asked
"How can you do that? After all these months after a year? What right do you have?!" Jono asked
"The right that I am the remaining family member, which means I will be taking you will me." The emperor explained. I lowered my head and let a few tears run down my face
"Papa?"