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Little Bitty Pretty One
Chapter Seventeen
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The door slowly drew open and the three watched as Atem emerged from the hall. "Atem!" Yugi cried out and tried to get up but was frozen with pain.
"Yugi, don't get up." Atem smiled and walked over to him slowly and sat down. "Seto, Jou, thank you for taking care of him. I wish to be alone now, if that is alright."
"That's fine. I need to have a little talk with my Puppy, here." Seto smiled and took Jou's hand walking him out letting the door close behind him before slamming Jou up against the wall and kissed him hard.
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Yugi smiled when he heard the hard thump on the other side of the wall. "I bet Seto loves doing that." Yugi giggled but paused when Atem gave him the look. The look that told him to relax or to be quiet.
"You know this is our last day together. But I want you to be taken care of. I will give you money and a place to stay. I want you off of the streets, you have so much potential. Pegasus will never bother you again so you have nothing to worry about and-" he was cut off mid-sentence.
"What about you?"
"I have enough money saved up to be alright for the rest of my life." He said.
"That isn't what I mean…"
"I know what you mean, Yugi. That is just too complicated. It's more than I can give you right now."
"But money you have no problem with?" He asked rhetorically, "I am asking for what is free but you say it's more than you can give?" Yugi looked down "I don't understand."
Atem sighed and sat next to him. "You don't have to. You just have to trust me."
"I don't want your money!" Yugi exclaimed balling his fists at his sides. Atem looked at him with wide eyes. "I want you, I love you!" he whimpered. "Before I met you my life has been hell. Now you show up and I feel happy, and it's not because of the money or the fact that you are rich, it has to do with you. I would be happy with you no matter your station in life. I just love being with you and that is the only thing that will make me happy. So I don't want your money because it doesn't make me happy."
"Aibou." He looked down at his hands then back up at the boy. "I just don't know if I am good enough."
"IS that what this about?" Yugi sighed, "Atem, you don't have to worry about that. I know that you are perfect, you are my match in every way and you are also my opposite. There has never been a better connection in all of history. I love you. All of you. No matter what."
"No matter what?"
"No matter what." He nodded repeating slowly.
"How do you know this? It is just a feeling, how can you know for sure that we will be okay, that I will be able to take care of you?"
"I don't. I just have faith in what my heart tells me. It tells me you are the one, and if you don't believe me then-" Yugi trailed off as he grabbed Atem's shoulders pulling him down into a crushing kiss. Atem's eyes widened. This was the first time Yugi had kissed him on the mouth… and it felt so good. Yugi slowly drug his silky tongue along Atem's bottom lip.
Atem opened to him slowly as little whimpers came from the smaller boy. Yugi slowly pushed his tongue through parted lips and ran it over Atem's and it was Atem's turn to let small mewls fill the air. This kiss was perfect, wet and dry, cold and hot. It was perfect and through that kiss Atem could feel the beating of Yugi's heart, he could hear the words of love it chanted to the smaller one.
His eyes drifted closed as he playfully pushed his tongue against Yugi's and he never wanted it to end. He loved the boy too; he loved him more than anything. And suddenly the kiss was over. Yugi's lips peeled away from his and he looked deep into the light purple eyes of his lover.
"It can work and it will. Just have faith." Yugi whispered.
"I love you." Atem smiled and held the boy close to him. "We'll be okay."
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"So man, are you ready?" Jou asked as he fixed Yugi's light grey top hat.
"I am but I am still nervous." Yugi smiled. "I am just so happy that this is finally happening. After three years, Atem and I will be married."
"Yeah, yeah."
"So when is the big day for you and Seto? I was thinking that you would be first and you would already own your third house." Yugi giggled.
"Heh heh, very funny. Seto is just waiting for the right time, but if he doesn't ask me soon I'm going to kill him."
"Aw, don't worry about it. Seto is probably planning something right now."
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"It's the perfect plan." Seto smiled, "taking Yugi to Egypt for your honeymoon"
"I just hope he likes it." Atem smiled fixing up his tie. "How do I look?" Atem stood back and held out his arms.
"Nervous." Seto smiled when Atem gave him a look. "I was thinking of Asking Jou at the reception, but I don't want to take away from your day."
"Forget it. If you don't ask Jounouchi soon it will take away from our day. I don't mind if you ask him then. I am sure Yugi doesn't either."
"Thank you." Seto smiled, "by the way, you were right about letting Mr. Solomon keep his company."
"Oh?"
"Yes, so if you want your job back, it's there for you." Seto smiled.
"Thank you, but I think I will pass. Yugi and I are going to open up our own game shop, just a small one."
"I see."
"Don't you worry?" Atem smiled. "It will be a small shop and stay a small shop. We are thinking of living above it. It's perfect."
"Sounds perfect. A little cramped for me but then again you never really liked a lot of space."
"I just like things to be cozy, is there something wrong with that?"
"No." Seto smiled. "Well are you ready?"
"Born ready." Atem winked and headed out the double doors, the light from the other room blinding him for a second as he made his way down the red carpet and stopped at the altar.
He turned slightly and watched the Double doors on the left side and held his breath as the doors opened slowly, the wedding march playing in the back ground. He smiled when he saw Yugi. This would be the start of their new life. Only the beginning of something grand and it all started here.
Das Ende. (the end)