I, my friends, am some kind of genius. Quickest update for me. Yay! Also, this chapter is normal length, even better! :D Oh btdubs, there's a little bit of lemony goodness in here so if you don't want to read it then don't, it'll be obvious when it starts but I don't want to break the flow for everyone else so I'm not going to mark it. This story is soon coming to a close but maybe once that happens I'll be able to work on some of my other stuff I've been planning. Well, read on and enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or the characters in this story. Everything apart from plot belongs to Kazuki Takahashi.

Unsure of what else to do she turned the handle and prepared herself for what was to come.

Chapter 9:

Discovery

Anzu warily walked into her apartment, ready if anything jumped out and tried to attack her but as soon as she closed the door she realised that the muffled sounds she heard from outside was music. Although it wasn't music she was used to, it was beautiful, exotic even. Taking a few steps further into the apartment she noticed that on her couch, was a white, ankle length dress. It had gold trimming around the neck and waist with a slit on the side which would reach to about the thigh. It looked as exotic as the music sounded. She walked over to the dress and saw there was a note.

My Queen,

She is one girl, there is no one like her.
She is more beautiful than any other.
Look, she is like a star goddess arising
at the beginning of a happy new year;
brilliantly white, bright skinned;
with beautiful eyes for looking,
with sweet lips for speaking;
she has not one phrase too many.
With a long neck and white breast,
her hair of genuine lapis lazuli;
her arm more brilliant than gold;
her fingers like lotus flowers,
with heavy buttocks and girt waist.
Her thighs offer her beauty,
with a brisk step she treads on ground.
She has captured my heart in her embrace.
She makes all men turn their necks
to look at her.
One looks at her passing by,
this one, the unique one.

Your Humble Servant

P.S. Once you are properly robed I would very much enjoy your company in your chambers.

She had relaxed considerably; all of this was done by Yami. No one else had the keys to her home and even if Seto had managed to get in and organise all of this there was no way he would refer to himself as a humble servant. No way in hell.

Checking to make sure the blinds were closed she disrobed, grateful that she wore somewhat sexy underwear but did remove her bra due to the fact that she didn't deem it sexy enough, and put on the dress that had been laid out so nicely for her. She started walking towards the bedroom but now that her shoes were off she noticed something soft under her feet. Lotus petals had been placed sporadically on the floor along the way to her bedroom. She walked along, enjoying feeling like a queen, and entered her 'chambers'.

Upon walking into her bedroom she noticed how different it looked compared to the usual mess it was of late. The thing that stood out the most was her bed, not only had it been covered in lotus petals but Yami had changed the sheets to, what one would presume, Egyptian cotton. Around the room was a copious amount of lotus flowers strewn everywhere and perhaps a dozen small bowls of water in which water lilies floated with small tea candles in the centre of them. This provided the only light in the room but it was enough to see Yami kneeling on the floor before Anzu, his head bowed to the floor.

"My queen, please accept my humblest of apologies. I have not been kind to you of late, regrettably so, and I wish to make amends." He raised his head from the ground to look Anzu in the eye. "Will you forgive me?" Yami sat up ever so slightly whilst he waited for Anzu's response. She noticed that he was garbed similarly to her, in the sense that it was also Egyptian attire. He wore all the trimmings and gold bangles that he would have when he was a pharaoh minus the cape.

Anzu avoided his stare for the moment. She wasn't sure what to say, after all that had happened and in such a small amount of time her mind was all garbled and her thoughts a mess. But despite everything that has happened, she still cared for Yami and was waiting for her to finally acknowledge her and now that he had she had nothing to complain about. 'So why do I feel like this?' Anzu disregarded her feelings and put them to just being nerves over being put on the spot like this.

After a moment of thought Anzu met his gaze as a smile spread across her lips, a genuine smile that reached her eyes. After all he had done for her, how could she refuse him?

"Of course" she replied finally. Yami pushed himself up off of the floor of her bedroom and closed the distance between them, throwing his arms around her in an embrace of pure joy. Anzu stood stunned for a second before returning the hold. She couldn't remember the last time Yami reached for her instead of the other way round.

After standing there for several minutes just holding each other they lowered their arms but instead of breaking contact they just held each other's hands. Anzu took another glance around the room to make sure she wasn't dreaming before and much to her delight the room was still beautifully adorned.

Anzu looked back at Yami to see him watching her with adoration. "Thank you Yami."

"What ever for?" A playful smirk played at the corners of his lips.

"For everything" Anzu replied, yet to notice the hint of mischievousness in his voice.

"Oh you don't think that's it do you?" Yami leaned in close to Anzu's ear. "I have one more surprise for you" he purred seductively into her ear. Anzu's body tingled all over as he gently took her earlobe between his teeth. He let go only to bend down and pick her up bridal style to carry her to the bed.

Anzu felt her body be lowered onto the mattress and her body shivered with anticipation. The mood was perfect, the dim room, the music, her king like lover. Her mind was rushing through all the possibilities of the night making her anticipation unbearable but her thoughts were cut short as Yami, placing a hand on her foot and calf, picked up her leg and gently placed a kiss to her inner ankle, then another one just a little bit higher. He slowly made his way up her calf and then to her thigh, moving the dress aside as her went but mid-way up her thigh he stopped his ministrations and moved his hands up the outside of her thighs to move the dress up to where it cinched at the waist. He quickly gave his undivided attention to the newly exposed skin, kissing along her hip bones and tracing his tongue along the hem of her panties. Anzu writhed and arched as he continued to tease the area with his mouth.

"Ah, Yami!" Anzu murmured breathlessly as his tongue dipped below the hem of her panties. Yami moved up so that his lips barely brushed against hers. He moved his hand to cup her cheek.

"Shh, my queen" Before Anzu could object he had pressed his lips to hers with a hunger so fierce she felt she would be devoured whole. Yami's tongue snaked its way past Anzu's lips to meet her own tongue in a clash for dominance. Yami's hands reached down to where her dress bunched up around her waist and raised it the rest of the way up and over her head, breaking the link between their mouths.

Yami tossed the dress to the side and looked back to see Anzu lying breathless on the lotus petals. They were a lovely contrast to her pale skin which seemed to glow in the moonlight that was streaming in through her window. Her hair was fanned out around her head and her cheeks had a slightly pink tinge. She was growing embarrassed being scrutinized so closely by Yami and the pink tinge soon turned to red.

Taking in the sight of Anzu made Yami soon lose all control of himself as he moved his legs in between hers using his thighs to force hers apart. He moved back down to collide into her lips with his own. His hands moved down either side of her waist, down her hips and to her underwear. He hooked his index fingers on the hem of her panties and ripped them down in one fluid motion. He entered her slowly until he was fully sheathed and waited until she was ready before he started pumping slowly into her. He progressively got faster until they were both panting heavily and their bodies were glistening with sweat.

"Seto!" Almost simultaneously they released, Anzu digging her nails into Yami's back and Yami stiffening with delight before collapsing onto Anzu's exhausted form. Yami quickly rolled off Anzu to lay next to her but instead of curling up behind her he just faced the ceiling.

Both of them laid there silently for several minutes, the tension in the air so thick you could cut it with a knife. Unsure of where else to look Anzu rolled over and looked out the window to where she could see her favourite constellation.

The Previous Week

Seto rolled off of Anzu to lay behind her but instead of going straight to sleep like he would usually do he just draped his arm around her and snuggled into her. Anzu, noticing this strange turn of events, decided that she couldn't just stay silent this time. Looking out of her window she noticed her favourite constellation was very prominent in the sky tonight.

"Hey, look out there." Anzu motioned towards the window with a slight incline of her head.

"Out where?" Seto mumbled into her bare back. Anzu rolled her eyes at the lack of co-operation.

"Out there, at the stars!" Anzu pointed her finger at the sky outside her window.

"Ok, ok. I'm looking." Seto raised his head so that he could actually see out the window and scrutinized the sky for a moment or two. "What am I supposed to be looking at?"

Anzu sighed and rolled her eyes. "The Tortoise Constellation. Can't you see the arch, which is the shell and then the smaller stars which make up the head and feet?" She made the shapes with her index finger as she continued to point out the window.

"Oh, and?" Anzu was starting to get impatient with him.

"And, that's the whole reason I bought this apartment. Because it reminds me of my favourite fable, 'The Tortoise and the Hare'. Because of that fable I know that no matter how long it takes me to reach my dream I know I'll make it. Slow and steady wins the race right?" Anzu just beared her heart and soul to him with something that she never even told Yami about.

"Please, being slow never got anybody anywhere of any importance. Take me for example, I've been running Kaiba Corp. since I was in middle school. You have to be quick if you want to succeed." Anzu felt deflated at the sudden lack of any encouragement. 'Leave it to Seto to shatter my dreams'.

"Well whatever, I don't care what you think. I know I'll get there."

"Mmk." Seto settled back down into his nook where he was before Anzu interrupted him.

Present Day

"Anzu." Yami finally broke the silence between them.

"Yes?" Her voice barely made it out as more than a whisper. Yami took a deep breath to compose himself before continuing.

"Um, why did you call out Seto's name?" Anzu didn't know how to answer him. She had been so careful with Seto's visit and no one but Mai knew but she had stuffed things up with her own stupidity. Not knowing what else to do she figured it would be best if she told him the whole story.

"I see. Well, I can't be mad with you because of that." Yami took a second before continuing. "When I arrived in Egypt I was glad if not a little tentative. I was finally doing what I wanted to be doing but after a few days the distance from you started to take its toll but I refused to believe it so I went out that night. A woman at the bar took an interest in me and we went back to her place. I thought if I slept with her I could prove to myself that I was in fact over you. But, I was wrong." Oh, so that's the secret Jou was hiding from me.' Anzu thought over this for a few moments and all she could think of how much she wished Seto were here.

"I don't know what to say." Anzu turned his head away from him to stare out the window again, maybe that would help her think.

"You don't have to say anything. But I do want to ask you something." He had sat up now, the bed sheets pooling around his waist. "Will you come back to Egypt with me? Before you say anything, I forgive you for what you've done and I can't imagine spending another day without you, the week I spent there was too difficult but I still want to go back. But this time, I want you to go with me."

Anzu didn't turn around from facing the window but this time she knew what she was going to say.

"No." Anzu closed her eyes for a fraction of a second and when she opened them again tears had begun to well up. Breaking up with Yami was one of the hardest things she's had to do but know that she has realised that she does want Seto she can't keep fooling Yami any longer. "No, I'm sorry, Yami. But I can't."

"Oh, I see." Yami shifted uncomfortably underneath the sheets. "I guess there's no point in me staying any longer then." Yami got out from underneath the sheets and moved quickly and silently through the room gathering up his clothes and getting dressed.

Once he was finished he walked to the door and paused but without turning around spoke. "You can keep the dress. I'll never think of anyone else as my queen." And with that he left her apartment, leaving her with guilty tears.

Well there you have it, second last chapter (I think), I doubt what I have planned will take up 2 chapters so we'll just say this is the second last for now. Please review and tell me what you think, I put quite a bit of effort into this despite how quick I wrote it.

Oh and just a few mentions. First of all I didn't write that poem, it was translated from ancient Egyptian (or so says the internet but who can really trust that? :P) and also the constellation is completely made up. Although I think there may be a tortoise/turtle constellation out there somewhere (maybe, but then again I also got that from the internet so who knows :P)

But yes, reviews! I love reviews!