Another story good and done! I'll tell you, it was so nice to see so many people review this story. I hope it continues to be this popular!

Warnings: A depressed writer 'cause this story is coming to an end.

Now, *sniff* please enjoy the final chapter.

The Pharaoh and the Slave pt.12

'Wow… an erotic dream. Nothing strange; it's not like I haven't had these before, but never this… realistic. It's like I'm still feeling him next to me.'

Still a bit groggy from sleep, Atem managed to open his eyes. It was still a bit dark, but that was just because the sun was only beginning to rise. At least that's what the view outside told him. He tried to shift his body a bit and sit up, but a light weight on his chest prevented him from moving far. He thought that was weird; didn't he only imagine the weight? That was all a dream, wasn't it? But looking down to where the weight was coming from blew that theory away. Yugi lay lightly on top of him, his cheek pressed to Atem's shoulder.

'Whoa! It wasn't a dream!' he thought. 'Yugi and I… we really… This is great!' He carefully lowered Yugi onto the ground and sat up, smiling to himself. 'And it's all thanks to Akefia. Mental note to thank him before I arrest him.' He ran his hand across Yugi's shoulder as he smiled down at him. Yugi was still asleep, leaning slightly into Atem's hand.

'I've never been this happy in my life. The greatest treasure a Pharaoh could have… and he's all mine.'

A soft whimper arose from Yugi as his own amethyst eyes opened. "Good morning Yugi." Atem said enthusiasticlly.

Yugi blinked, not really remembering why he was there. The only thing he knew was that Atem must have been watching him while he slept, and that made his face go red. "Please don't watch me when I'm sleeping!" he said, pulling Atem's cape, their make-shift blanket, up and over his head, trying to hid from Atem's eyes.

"It's a little late to cover Yugi," Atem said with a smirk practically visible in his voice.

Yugi shot up, suddenly remembering everything. "Oh my Ra!" he gasped. 'Oh God, I really…!'

"What a fun face," Atem said jokingly, putting one arm around Yugi's shoulders. "You don't have to be shy anymore." He put his arm down, not wanting to make Yugi uncomfortable. "By the way, you aren't hurting anywhere now are you?"

"Eh? Oh, no, I'm fine. Really." In truth it stung a little bit, but it was nothing he couldn't handle.

"Sorry about that." Atem gave him a quick kiss.

"So it's true. You really are found of me."

"Not found of; in love with. There's a difference. If I was just found of you, I could live without you. But I love you, and it would kill me to live without you next to me." Yugi giggled and gave Atem a bear hug.

"We better get dressed," Yugi said at last. Atem just nodded. This was getting a bit weird, since they weren't doing anything.

"Pharaoh! Where are you?"

Atem had been kissing Yugi pretty hard and had missed the call of his title. Yugi, on the other hand, heard it loud and clear.

"You can hear that right?" he asked, pulling away a bit. "Those voices? They're looking for us. We should go towards them…" he broke off with a giggle as Atem softly kissed his neck.

"Don't worry. They can wait," he said, a hint of seductiveness in his voice. He was completely prepared to go further before that same voice said his title again, this time much closer.

"Pharaoh!" Seth said. "We've found you." Mahado came up behind him.

"Oh… good morning."

" 'Good morning'? What's that supposed to mean? We've been looking for you everywhere! We were worried!" Seth snapped. But remembering he wasn't supposed to do that, he bowed quickly and apologized just as fast. Atem just said that it was fine.

"I'm glad to see both of you okay," Mahado said. He grinned, but the smile faded. "I regret what I have to say, but we have to return to the Palace now. A messenger informed us that he was attacked by Akefia's robbers. As of now, the situation looks quite serious and obvious…"

Atem stood up, pulling Yugi up with him and holding him bridal style. "Akefia wants a war." he stated. He sighed. "Go on ahead. I'll catch up soon."

Mahado and Seth nodded, leaving Yugi and Atem alone.

Atem put Yugi down. "The situation has gotten worse Yugi. I'm glad I gave you that document. You aren't forced to follow me anymore."

"Even if I'm not forced to, I'll follow you everywhere. I don't care if it's dangerous."

"You're brave. I can't promise you everything, but I'll do what I can to make you happy."

One month passed. Things had gotten busy around the palace. Yugi was officially recognized as the Pharaoh's lover, and was given a matching title of "prince", although he didn't really want it. The war was drawing closer by the day, and Yugi knew that soon Atem would have to go out and fight. The time he spent with him now, both in and out of their bedroom (if you catch my drift), was treasured for every second they were together.

Now, even though he was no longer a worker, Yugi still liked to sit out in the gardens with Mana and Seth's new wife Kisara and write. Mana and Kisara were picking flowers to put around the Palace interior. They suggested that he give a few to Atem personally, but despite being with him for a full month, Yugi was still a bit shy about doing it.

When Atem and Seth came out, they ran over to their respective "wives" and they all laughed. Even with the threat of war hanging over their land, times were good now. And nobody wanted anything to change.

And that's it! Time to finish Chained.

I'll see you in my next new story!