Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh
Chapter 2
Yami awoke the early next morning and was shocked to see that he had been sleeping on someone's chest. He looked up and saw that his newly discovered God chosen was the one sharing his bed.
For a second Yami considered just lying back down and going back to sleep seeing as it was really early. However, it was then that he remembered he hadn't gone to see Yugi last night. Oh shit. Yami thought.
Yami looked at Atemu for several seconds and was relieved to see that he looked like he was dead asleep so it wasn't like he had anything worry about, so Yami carefully maneuvered himself out of Atemu's arms.
He quickly got dressed before he opened his window and climbed into the nearby tree and began his decent, however, he had failed to notice the crimson eyes that had opened just as he was climbing out the window.
Yami once his feet hit the ground took off at a run towards Yugi's house. Ten minute later he was standing outside his love's house and he slowly began to climb up towards Yugi's window.
He tried the window and realized that Yugi had indeed kept his word because the window as unlocked, so he carefully opened the window and climbed inside.
He walked over to the sleeping Yugi's bed and lightly sat down beside Yugi for a moment doing nothing other than observing his sleeping love. He frowned when he realized that Yugi had dried tear tracks on his face, and Yami couldn't help cursing himself for being the cause of them. He hated seeing Yugi cry and it was always 1000 times worse when he knew he was the cause of Yugi's tears.
Yami brought his hand up and gently brushed Yugi's bangs out of his face and cupped Yugi's cheek. However, Yami's gentle touch was all that had been needed before Yugi had started to stir.
Yugi sleepily blinked his eyes open and mumbled, "Yami, is that you?"
Yami nodded, "Yes Aibou, it's me. Sorry I'm so late. I know I promised that I'd be here last night."
Yugi sat up and stretched before he wrapped his arms around Yami's waist and rested his head on Yami's shoulder, "It's alright Koi. You couldn't get away last night. That's not your fault."
For a moment Yami and Yugi just sat together in silence before Yami asked, "Aibou, how did you know I couldn't get away last night?"
Yugi sighed before he said, "Well, I went to go meet you at your house last night because I figured you'd probably had a rough night, I'd figured that we could walk to my house together but when I got there I saw you climbing into bed with another guy…"
Yami turned more towards Yugi and pulled the boy's body even closer to him. "Aibou, I can't begin to apologize for putting you through that." Yami said.
Yugi just shook his head, "You don't have to apologize for something that isn't your fault Yami. It isn't in either of our control who the gods have declared we're to be with. But, its fine…we'll get past this somehow." Yugi said, a forced smile finding its way onto Yugi's face.
Yami hated seeing that smile, a smile the didn't reach Yugi's gorgeous Amethyst eyes. A smile that lacked the true joy Yugi normally seemed to radiate. So, he decided to do something to change that.
Yami leaned down and lightly pressed his lips to Yugi's. He knew it was a sacrilege…and that if anyone ever found out it could mean the deaths of them both but right now Yami didn't care. All he cared about was making Yugi feel better and showing Yugi that he did truly love him no matter what the gods had decreed.
At first Yugi didn't do anything, but then Yami felt Yugi shyly move his lips against Yami's. However, Yami was the first to pull away.
Yugi was smiling again, this time a REAL smile. The smile that always made Yami's heart flutter when it was directed at him.
"Yami, that was…" Yugi began.
Yami sighed, "I know I shouldn't have done that Aibou, but I couldn't help it." Yami said.
Yugi giggled and rested his head back on Yami's shoulder, "No, I'm glad that you did. I don't want to ever kiss anyone other than you so I don't care about that. And technically you already gave your first kiss to your god chosen." Yugi explained.
Yami shook his head, "I'm glad to hear that you're back to looking on the bright side of things Aibou but if anyone ever found out about what we just did we could both be executed for it."
"Then it's a damn good thing no one is ever going to find out isn't it Yami?" Yugi said.
Yami nodded before he glanced up at Yugi and said, "Aibou last night I found out that we are in a way deeper mess than we had originally thought."
"How's that Koi?" Yugi asked.
"My God chosen is the Pharaoh. Its not like I'm going to be able to just run away like we'd been planning." Yami said.
For a moment Yugi went quiet again before he shrugged, "I'm not worried Yami, I'll figure this out, don't worry. Now, you should probably get going. It's dawn now so if you don't hurry home your god chosen and your parents are going to notice that you've been gone." Yugi said.
Yami nodded and after pecking Yugi lightly on the lips one last time he got up and climbed back out Yugi's window and began to head back home.
Yami's feet had barely touched the ground however when he ran into trouble, or more precisely, Atemu.
"You mind telling me what I just witnessed Yami?" Atemu asked, his arms crossed.
"Atemu, I…" Yami stuttered.
"You snuck out early this morning. Curious where you were going so early in the morning, not to mention concerned for your safety I followed you. Imagine my surprise when I find you sneaking into another boy's room. And to make matters worse I watch you, not him YOU lean forward and kiss that boy. Not once Yami, but TWICE! You owe me an explanation Yami so you had better start talking!" Atemu snapped, his crimson eyes flashing in anger.
Yami sighed, "Atemu, can you just forget that you ever saw that?" Yami asked.
"I'm not going to forget about it if you don't start talking right now Yami son of Amun. And if you and that boy don't want to be brought up on the charge of blasphemy…and you adultery as well then you had better start talking and QUICKLY!" Atemu snapped.
"Fine, Atemu that boy that you saw me with is Yugi. Yugi was my friend for years and after awhile he and I became more. We fell for each other but seeing as neither of us knew who our god chosen's were nothing happened between us other than holding hands, hugging and cuddling. We prayed each and every night for the gods to have decided that he and I should be together and last night was when we found out that wasn't the case. Before my party I had promised to come and see him last night and when I woke up this morning I realized I'd broken that promise so I came to see him this morning. Atemu, I love him with all my heart and soul…" Yami trailed off he couldn't bring himself to say anymore.
For a moment Atemu just glared at Yami before he took three steps forward closing the distance between the two and grabbed Yami's biscep and began to drag him away from Yugi's house.
Once the two had walked out of town and to a nearby Oasis only then did Atemu release his hold on Yami's arm.
Atemu began to pace back and forth mumbling to himself while Yami could only stand and watch. His and Yugi's lives were in Atemu's hands right now.
After ten minutes of pacing Atemu came to a stop and rested his hand on the bridge of his nose.
"Atemu are you…" Yami began only to stop when Atemu turned quickly and hit Yami square in the jaw knocking him to the ground. Yami looked up and saw that Atemu was fuming but Yami also thought that Atemu looked hurt as well, betrayed.
Yami just remained on the ground, knowing that he had no right to either say anything or get to his feet. He had broken two major laws and if Atemu saw fit to beat him for it then that was his choice.
Atemu clenched and unclenched his fist several times while he glared down at his god chosen sitting on the ground.
"You aren't EVER going to betray me like this again." Atemu growled.
Yami nodded, "I won't." He whispered.
Atemu glared at Yami for several seconds but he knew Yami was probably lying. "Liar." He spat.
Yami narrowed his eyes in anger before he got to his feet and right in Atemu's face, "How dare you call me a liar? I may have committed blasphemy and possibly adultery but I never ONCE lied to you."
Atemu shoved Yami hard enough to knock him back to the ground and rested his foot on Yami's chest, applying just enough pressure to keep Yami on the ground but not enough to actually hurt him, "That doesn't change the fact that you're lying to me right now. As soon as I turn my back you'll go running right back to that boy." Atemu said.
"I will NOT!" Yami shouted.
"And why the hell should I believe that?" Atemu asked.
For a moment Yami got quiet before he said, "Because I LOVE Yugi and if I go running back to him I'll be killing us both. I refuse to do that to him. That's why you should believe me."
"Prove it." Atemu hissed.
"How in the name of the gods do you expect me to prove it?" Yami asked.
Atemu reached for the dagger strapped to his side and pulled it out of its sheath before he tossed it down into the sand beside Yami. He then removed his foot from Yami's chest allowing Yami to sit up.
"Swear it." Atemu said.
"What are you talking about?" Yami asked.
"I want you to make a blood oath to me swearing that you will not go running back to that boy. That you will be loyal to me." Atemu said.
Yami glare at Atemu and said, "I don't even know what a blood oath is let alone how to do one and I also know better than to attempt a fucking type of blood magic I don't know how to do. So, no I won't do that."
The two just glared at each other before Yami again spoke up, "Come up with another way that would prove to you that I'm not lying."
"Like what Yami? A blood oath was the best thing I could come up with since it would be an unbreakable oath that if you broke it you would be killed as a result of breaking it. What else could possibly be nearly as effective as that?" Atemu asked.
"Isn't there another way that I could prove loyalty to you?" Yami asked.
"Like what Yami, I'm all ears to whatever suggestions you're willing to come up with?" Atemu asked.
Yami sighed before he slowly got to his feet but not before reaching down and picking up Atemu's dagger. He also walked over to a nearby tree and cut away some of the trees bark before continuing over to the waterside and digging down until he had reached hard clay and pulled up a handful of it.
"Yami, what on earth are you doing?" Atemu asked.
Yami briefly glanced over at Atemu and said, "Proving it to you. In my own way."
Yami then pulled off his shirt and picked up Atemu's dagger. He then brought the blade to his stomach and began to carve ancient glyphs into his skin. When he got down to by his navel he carved out a circle in his flesh before he set the bloody dagger aside and picked up the clay and bark.
The clay he began to mold. Once he had finished molding the clay he carefully wrapped the clay figure in the tree bark and pressed it into the circle he'd carved on his stomach and held it there. His eyes clenched shut due to the pain this was causing him before he began to mumble arcane words under his breath.
Yami continued this until he could take it no longer and his consciousness fled.
Yami awoke to the feeling of the hot noon sun beating down on his face, however his face was cooled when a wet piece of cloth was applied to his forehead. Yami slowly blinked his eyes open to find that his head was resting on Atemu's lap and that Atemu was pressing a wet torn piece of his cloak onto Yami's forehead.
Yami tried to sit up only to freeze when he was met with excruciating pain. He didn't need Atemu telling him, "I wouldn't try moving for awhile." To keep him still.
"So, do you believe me now Atemu?" Yami asked.
Atemu sighed and said, "I don't know Yami. What you did didn't necessarily prove anything other than you are an incredibly rash thinker. I appreciate the gesture but I will withhold my judgement for now. You will have to earn my trust Yami and that will take a great deal of time. I don't think I should have to say this but I won't stand for you to be unfaithful to me again."
Yami nodded, "I understand."
The two then fell silent once again, while Atemu went back to dabbing Yami's face with the wet piece of cloth. Yami then noticed that Atemu's cloak was completely gone, not just torn like he expected it to be. He frowned in confusion, "Atemu, where did your cloak go?" He asked.
Atemu sighed, "You apparently pressed to hard because you blacked out from pain before you got to the part of the spell where you sealed up your wounds so I had to cut my cloak into strips of makeshift bandages and wrap your torso up to keep you from bleeding to death."
"Oh." Yami said. The two again went silent.
Ten minutes later Atemu spoke up, "I think we're going to have to spend the night here in the Oasis Yami. You aren't going to be able to move until morning and I don't want to risk making things worse by carrying you."
Yami nodded, "That's fine Atemu."
Atemu glanced around and said, "I hope it will be. Three weeks ago I'd gotten reports of raiders in these parts. Also, it is sandstorm season."
Yami rolled his eyes, "Are you always this much of a pessimist or is this just for my benefit?"
Atemu glared at him, "I'm just warning you about the problems we might have to face if we stay here tonight. That's not being a pessimist that's looking at all options so we can be prepared for them."
"Whatever Atemu." Yami said before he closed his eyes and drifted back to sleep.
A/N: Sorry for the long delay in an update. Hopefully this helps…things will begin to get interesting from here.