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Chapter 12 Bright Eyes

Atemu sobbed as he brought his tail against his chest. All around him are strange machines surrounding the very small tank he can barely fit in, cramping his tail that much needs exercise. His scales are paler, dark shadows under his eyes, his ribs showing from starving. A few feet away Seto is even more cramped, having a long tail in such a small space drives him crazy.

He too doesn't eat, but he gets more and more angry every day. Seeing Atemu suffer from experiment after experiment, leaving only Seto in a cramped tank. After all, Seto lashed out knocking down three men with one wack of his tail when they tried an experiment on him.

"Atemu, hang on. We can escape tonight." Seto said in their nativ language.

"Seto, tonight is my last night. When dawn arrives, I'll belong to Malik." Atemu reminded.

Seto's blue eyes stare in shock at the other. How can he talk like this? He used to be so faithful, hopeful, full of spirit and strength. Now he's as weak as a sick child who can't move. His red eyes once lively to the point you could see fire in them, now they're pale with not even a flicker of flame left in them. How did it come to this?

"Atemu," Seto started. "Don't you dare loose hope! We can escape, remember our lovers? They will come and help, and if they don't, I've got a plan. Just don't give up! Don't you dare give up!"

Atemu only stared at his cousin in response. Sobbing again, the merprince cried onto his tail as he wrapped it closer with his arms. Seto sighed, closing his eyes. Hoping that Joey and Yugi just hurry up.

"Yugi, are you sure this is gonna work?" Joey questioned for the hundreth time.

"Yes, I'm sure. I went over it a hundred times, it will work!" came the annoyed reply.

It was night, and the two are dressed up as girls. Anzu standing next to them, being the girl expert and helped them into girls clothing and makeup. Joey at first didn't want to do any kind of idea, but with Yugi's reassurance, he agreed. It might just be the only way to help release Atemu and Seto. Grandpa chuckled lightly.

"Grandpa, Tristan, you two keep the truck ready. Anzu, you can keep watch from the manager's office, also help us lead to the lab. When you get to the manager's office, make sure you knock him out good." Yugi explained.

All three nodded. "And what about you and Joey?"

"Anzu, give us tips of seduction." Yugi said with a slight blush.

Ten minutes later, the three 'women' made their way into the aquatic science building. Anzu leading the way as she wears a slutty yellow shirt that shows the crack of her big boobs, and a very short skirt that flips up with the slightest hip movement. Yugi who tied his spiky hair quite tightly, and wearing a black wig over his own hair. Wearing fancy make up with a short skirt as well, but a tight shirt with apples as fake breasts.

Poor Joey wearing a french maid's outfit(1). One that is sexy, black and white with lace by the neck and coming out just below the skirt. Fish net stockings covered his shaved legs, black heels on his feet. A blonde wig over his own hair with black ribbons in it. Red lipstick and blue eye shadow to help bring out his face. At first he had trouble walking with heels, but with good practice and tips from Anzu, he walks just fine. Only that his toes hurt like hell.

Anzu headed to the desk. "Hello. Can I see the manager?"

The man behind the desk suddenly got a nosebleed. "To your right where it says Private."

"Thank you." Anzu said before the man fainted. "Well that was easy."

Joey and Yugi waited by the desk, waiting for Anzu to give the all clear and the directions. Yugi's cell phone rang. Taking it out of his purse, Yugi pushed the green button and held it up to his ear.

"It didn't take long. Man these men need to get laid. I'm not gonna be their woman."

"All right, now tell us how to get to the lab." Yugi said, growing impatient.

"Go straight down the hall in front of you, take a left, then go straight down and then take a right. Right in the middle of that hallway is the guards to the lab Better hurry, Seto is trying to break the glass of his tank." Anzu informed.

"Great, thanks." Yugi hung up. "C'mon Josephine, to the lab."

Joey groaned in response to his 'new name.'

Both crossdressed teens made their way to the lab. Going down the hallway, turn left, then a right. There, in the middle of the hallway, is the guards just as Anzu said. Both men look ugly and...fat. 'Do they just grab anyone off the street and give them this job?' Yugi asked himself. At one sight, both guards had a nosebleed before fainting.

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"Man, these men really do need to get laid." Yugi muttered before grabbing the keys for the door.

Click.

Yugi opened the door, just before the sound of glass breaking and water flooding the floor. Rushing in, Yugi and Joey find Seto on the floor choking. Regaining his composure, Seto crawled towards Atemu, Yugi gasped at the sight of his lover. Seto looked up.

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"Who the hell are you?" Seto asked.

"Seto!" Joey exclaimed, pulling off his wig.

Seto's eyes widened. "Joey?! Yugi?!"

"Joey, you look good in a french maid's outfit." Seto teased. "In fact, you look sexy."

Joey blushed deeply.

Said crossdressed teens came over, Joey hugging Seto as best as his heels can let him as well as Seto's tail. Yugi put his hand onto the glass tank, Atemu made no reaction.

"Atemu..." Yugi sobbed. Atemu looked up, slowly putting his hand against the glass, trying to touch the other's hand.

"You look so real...Yugi." Atemu said.

Yugi shook his head. "Atemu, its really me. I'm here, I came to help you escape."

Joey took a towl and helped dry off Seto's tail. The blonde blushing when Seto's tail became two legs. Standing up with the towl around his waist, Seto gently reached into the tank and carried his cousin in his arms out of the tank. Yugi grabbed another towl and helped Seto wrap it around Atemu, who has fainted.

"Why...why is he like this? He was so strong a few days ago..." Yugi sobbed, tears falling down his cheeks.

"He thinks that he's lost you. He saw you as an illusion to him when you came to the glass." Seto said.

"But...why? Why would he suddenly change?" Yugi asked.

"Are you blind?!" Seto roared, making both Yugi and Joey flinch. "He loves you, he loves you with his life! He sacrificed his soul so he could come here and set things right! All you did was try and ignore the possibility that he's Atemu. We have until dawn, by then, he'll be lost. His soul will be taken."

"We'd better get going, we have to reach the docks before they realize what's happened." Joey said. Seto stood up, carrying Atemu in his arms again as he followed the other two. Tears streaming down Yugi's eyes. He shouldn't have had a fight with Atemu, he shouldn't have left him that day he broke the pearl...what has he done?

Once in the car, Joey looked around for Anzu. He asked where she was.

"She stayed behind to distract the police." Tristan answered.

Grandpa started the van, getting it to head towards the docks as quickly as possible. Seto turned to Yugi.

"You haven't lost him yet. The deal was that he would have you if you two have a true love's kiss by the time of seven days. You still have time." Seto explained.

"How?" Yugi asked.

"Wake him up, make him realize that he's not dreaming or seeing an illusion. Then kiss him, but make it quick. The sun is coming up." Seto answered.

Yugi started shaking his lover, trying to wake him up. Crimson eyes opened, looking into amethyst eyes.

"You're so beautiful." Atemu muttered.

"Atemu...It's really me. I'm here, for real." Yugi whispered, interwining his hand with Atemu's weak one. Atemu glanced at the two hands.

"For a vision, you look and feel real." Atemu said to himself.

"Atemu," tears fell down Yugi's cheeks again. "I'm real! Can't you realize that? I'm real, I'm right here, I love you!"

Tears fell onto Atemu's face, making him blink in surprise. Raising his free hand to Yugi's face, wiping away the tears. Then it hit him, Yugi really is here!

"Yugi...oh god, I'm so sorry. I thought...I thought..." the other silenced Atemu with his index finger.

"Atemu, I love you. With all my heart I do, and I'm sorry for all of the pain I caused to you. I shouldn't have left you, or said those horrible things to you. I love you..." Yugi sobbed.

"Yugi...I'm sorry for everything I've done as well. I forgive you...I love you too." Atemu confessed.

Both leaned down for a kiss just as the sun rays appeared over the horizon. Atemu willingly opened his mouth to let the other in. Both moaning as their tongues met, deepening the kiss. Seto shared a gentle, loving kiss with Joey. Suddenly all four became merman. Seto with his usual tail, Atemu with his beautiful, opal tail. Joey has a bright, sea green tail, Yugi with his amethyst tail.

"Just in time. Now we need to get into the ocean and have some major butt slapping with our fathers." Seto groaned.

"Oh man, especially mine." Atemu sighed.

Joey and Yugi looked at their lover in confusion. "Why?"

"Both of you, promise me that you won't get mad at either me or Atemu. We don't need another arguement." Seto said.

Both nodded.

"Atemu is the merprince, and I'm his cousin. Which means when if something happens to Atemu and he has no heir, I am next in line." Seto informed.

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"Does Atemu's father...accept whoever he choses as a lover?" Yugi asked.

"Yes, if he or she inclines his way of a mate for his son." Seto explained.

Yugi fainted.

Me: well there ya go! next chap will be longer

1) I got the idea of Joey in a maid's outfit from a yaoi picture of him with that outfit and Seto staring at his behind.

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