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[Guard Dog] Six Scenes
Title: Guard Dog - Six Scenes
Author: Icka! M. Chif
Beta: Wren-chan
Word Count: 4714
Warnings: Pr0n
Author's Notes: Was gonna try to get the next 'Gordian Knot' done today, but I'm off to help at an gaming con, so you're getting Guard Dog instead. Some scenes were omake before, and are now placed in the timeline.


Con't from here

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”Okay.” Noa leaned back in his chair. “I kind of get the whole ‘Ninjas versus Pirates’ thing. And there’s a couple of good Pirate and Ninja guilds that started up to settle the debate. But I don’t get this one.”

”Which is?” Mokuba pushed his chair back, rolling across the room to peer over Noa’s shoulder. He stared at the screen in confusion for a moment before a confused noise escaped his lips.

”That’s what I said.” Noa grumped. “I still don’t understand the whole fascination with the undead.”

”A Zombie Guild?” Mokuba bit out, ignoring Noa’s comment. Sometimes it was possible to be a little too close to a subject. “What exactly do they do?”

”Mostly stagger.” Noa crossed his arms. “They figured out how to set their strength and stamina to ridiculously high at the price of the intelligence and dexterity being almost nil.”

”Set them off in one direction and watch everyone else scramble?” Mokuba guessed.

Noa nodded. “Although it gets amusing when two run into each other. They can’t figure out how to break apart, it’s like running into a wall.” He brought up an image of two zombies that had obviously been going in opposite directions. They were still trying to walk, but were locked in place. The unstoppable object meeting the unmovable force.

”You do know what’s next.” Mokuba grinned, glancing at Noa. Noa gave him a sceptical look, like he knew he should be afraid, but wasn’t quite sure of –what- yet. “Zombie Ninjas vs Zombie Pirates.”

”Ugh.” Noa pitched forward, resting his head on the desk. “Nooooo.” He groaned. “I swear, if that happens, I’m quitting.”

Mokuba laughed, knowing that Noa wasn’t serious. Noa turned his head, blue eyes glaring at Mokuba from under green fringe. Mokuba got his laughter under control. “Hear anything from Leonhart lately?” He asked instead. The European boy had disappeared off the radar after the last communications.

”Nothing.” Noa frowned, lifting his head up. “Not a single electronic blip.”

”… You didn’t hack into their systems, did you?” Mokuba concluded with some alarm. Sneaking into Schroider Corporation’s computers could be considered corporate espionage.

Noa looked guilty. “Just a bit. The terminals and stuff that Leonhart usually uses. He hasn’t accessed the system at all since that last communication.” Which was about a month prior. Mokuba reached out and put a hand on Noa’s shoulder, worried for his brother and his brother’s friend. He liked Leonhart okay, but Leonhart was really one of the first friends Noa had made on his own, and the only one who knew who and what he really was. Leonhart was special to them for that.

”He knows where we are.” Mokuba reminded him. “And he knows how to contact us. If he needs us, we’re here.”

”I know.” Noa nodded. “I just… I wish there was something I could do. If I could know what’s going on. I could probably get deeper into the system, check security logs and stuff, but…” It was dangerous, there was a greater chance that he’d be caught and then it wouldn’t just be Leonhart in trouble. Mokuba nodded, not knowing what to say to make things better.

”Hey, in the meantime, you can help me with some of the preparations for the Tournament.” Mokuba nudged him. “Japan National Championship. Winner goes to the Grand Prix.”

”Which we still have to finish organizing.” Noa sighed. “Vegas this year, right?”

”Yeah, to show off the merger with Industrial Illusions.” Mokuba nodded. “But the National Championship is being hosted in Kaiba Land.” He grinned. “Wanna make them duel on a moving roller coaster?”

Noa snorted. “And people think it’s Seto with the crazy ideas.”

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”You’ve got that look again.” Jounouchi commented, startling Yuugi. Yuugi startled, then flinched, glancing up at his large blond friend.

”What look?” He said, striving for calmness. They were just lounging around in his room, nothing unusual here.

Jounouchi poked him on the forehead, right between the eyes. “The look that says that you’re starting to feel trapped.”

”I’m not!” Yuugi protested, a little too quickly. “Everything’s great! Couldn’t be better!”

One of Jounouchi’s eyebrows disappeared under his hair. “Yuugi.”

Yuugi ducked his head, tucking himself deeper between Jounouchi’s arm and chest. “I don’t want to…but…” He closed his eyes, conflicted. Jounouchi made a thoughtful humming sound, but didn’t comment. “I… This thing with you and Seto… It’s so new and fragile. But at the same time, I want to –move-, get out of town. It’s stifling.”

”So go.” Jounouchi shrugged and Yuugi felt his chest thump painfully.

”… What?”

Jounouchi gave a small chuckle, tilting Yuugi’s head up so they could look at each other. There was no mocking in Jounouchi’s warm gaze, only concern. “It’s not a surprise. Mokuba’s noticed as well. We all know that you’re not meant to stay in Domino City.”

”But…” Yuugi wrapped his hand around Jounouchi’s long fingers. “You… Seto…” He loved spending time with them, be it in bed or out. He couldn’t have imagined being this happy before they’d actually gotten together, but as much as he wanted to stay with them, he needed to move too.

”We’re not here to hold you back.” Jounouchi smiled. “Yeah, we’re going to miss you like crazy when you’re gone, but we love your company when you’re here. And remember the deal.”

”I’m only allowed to cheat on you with Seto.” Yuugi dutifully repeated. “And you’re only allowed to cheat on him with me. And he’s not allowed to cheat on either of us.” He realised that he had possibly been out manoeuvred in advance. There was nothing in the deal about -staying in Domino-, only their choice of bed partners.

”Seto travels a lot too.” Jounouchi reminded him with a fond crooked smile. “And Mokuba and I don’t always go with him.” Their agreement allowed them to have their freedom, yet have something to bind them together too. And they were all honourable enough to stick to it.

And if Yuugi was out travelling and Seto was travelling in the same area, well… Then there was nothing to say that they couldn’t get together. “Oh.” Maybe even send Jounouchi a video.

”Also.” Jounouchi added with a conspiratorial wink. “A certain young miscreant is currently trying to tempt Otogi into taking over the R&D division of the Industrial Illusions branch of Kaiba Corporation. I have it on good record that Otogi’s going to be flying to Vegas within the month, and that he wouldn’t mind some company. Especially since Honda can’t go.”

Yuugi licked his lips. ”For how long?” He asked, unable to keep the excitement out of his voice. America! He hadn’t been in America for years!

Jounouchi shrugged. “A few weeks. But there’s nothing that says that ya have to stay there, is there?”

He hadn’t gotten to see the Grand Canyon during their last trip. He’d seen desert, but not the Grand Canyon. That was somewhat near Vegas, right?

And he really didn’t want to be in town during the Championship. There were too many people who flocked to the shop, people who wanted to hunt him down to duel. And while he enjoyed duelling, the title snatchers got old. And he had enough funds to go where he wanted.

He realised that he was gripping Jounouchi hard enough to leave marks on his skin and quickly released him, climbing up to straddle Jounouchi’s legs. “You think?” He asked earnestly, staring at Jounouchi’s face. “It wouldn’t bother either of you?”

”Doesn’t bother me.” Jounouchi ran the back of his knuckles down the side of Yuugi’s face. “But then I’ve disappeared on you before. And I’m pretty sure that when you talk to Ol’ Blue Eyes, he’ll be happy to throw you on the plane himself. We just wanna make you happy.”

”Thank you.” Yuugi buried his hands in Jounouchi’s thick hair, pulling their faces together for a hard messy kiss. “I love you.”

”Love ya too, Yuugi.” Jounouchi gave him a brilliant grin, wrapping his arms around him. Yuugi gave him a grin before pulling him down for another kiss and they didn’t do much talking after that.

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"Yo, Kaiba!" Jounouchi burst through the doors to the eldest Kaiba's office. He was brought up short by the appearance of Yuugi, who was sitting on Kaiba's desk, his feet swinging off the edge as the two talked. ".... Oh."

Whoops. Bad timing on his part. Although he was glad to see that they were talking. Both of them seemed to be happy, if their relaxed posture was anything to go by.

"Quiet, Katsuya." Kaiba smirked evilly at them as Mokuba and Noa crashed into Jounouchi's back, and then peered around his body. "Mummy and Daddy are talking."

"...." Jounouchi stared at him. What?!

"Who is the Mom?" Yuugi questioned innocently, glancing at Kaiba. Jounouchi had images of both of them dressed like June Cleaver dancing through his head.

"Okay, you know what?" Jounouchi pointed a finger at the two in the office. "That's just WRONG. Come on, Mokuba. In all good conscience, I can't leave ya exposed to this sort of depravity."

"Eh? But... but... EEP!" Mokuba let out a very undignified squeak as Jounouchi picked up the youngest Kaiba and tossed him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes, before turning and walking back towards the elevator. Mokuba laughed, waving an imploring arm back towards his brother and Yuugi. "Okachan! Help!"

Yuugi sighed and slipped off the desk. "I guess that's me this time. Although you're usually the one wearing the skirts."

"They're not skirts, they're coats." Kaiba informed Yuugi curtly, waving him off with a small smile as he turned his attention towards the computer in the middle of the desk. Their conversation apparently at an end.

"THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD~!" Jounouchi's shouted from the lobby. Mokuba made a snickering sound in return.

Noa sighed as he followed them out, passing Ryuu-san, who was watching the goings on with a thinly veiled amused air. "And to think," The green-haired Kaiba complained. "That I once upon a time, I wanted a larger family...."

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"INCOMING!" Mokuba shouted as he did a cannonball into the pool, his black hair streaming out behind him. Yuugi laughed as he stepped back to avoid the splash -and then promptly, annoyingly, got hit by a second wave of water that was Jounouchi hitting the water wearing nothing but a grin and a pair of very snug small black speedos.

On second thought, the water wasn't -quite- that annoying, not when it distracted him from his body's more automatic impulses upon seeing that much naked Jounouchi flesh. Guh. He was not going to jump Jounouchi in the pool. He was not going to jump Jounouchi in the pool. At least not while Mokuba was around.

He looked over and realised that Noa was floating in mid-air, watching Mokuba and Jounouchi gleefully attempt to drown each other in the water. "You're not going in?" Noa inquired.

"Um. Not... just yet." Yuugi delayed, fiddling with the zipper of the hoodie he was currently wearing over his baggy board shorts.

Seto walked out of the changing rooms, wearing a pair of dark blue snug short... well, shorts. Yuugi swallowed. Seto had legs that didn't seem to end. "'Niisama!" Mokuba waved, attracting his brother's attention as he dunked his sputtering bodyguard under water. "Save me!"

"You look like you're doing fine on your own." Seto smirked back at his brother, and then did a racing dive into the water, causing barely a ripple. Yuugi swallowed again. He'd almost forgotten just how well Seto could -move-. Even without the coattails of doom flaring out behind him, Seto still moved like he had them, like an absentmindedly forgotten pair of wings.

"You're going to attract flies." Noa commented, crossing his arms across his chest with a smirk as he watched the people in the pool.

"Nugh?"

Seto rose out of the water, smoothly swimming towards his brother. Jounouchi threw Mokuba off his back, jumping up into the air to attempt to drown the youngest Kaiba. Where as Seto was built all on long smooth clean lines, Jounouchi was all hard curves of packed muscle. The blond didn't seem to have any fat on him, not that he'd ever seemed to have any on him, not even when they were younger. He burned it off too fast.

"You're drooling." And this time Noa didn't even bother to hide his amusement. Yuugi closed his mouth and wiped at his lips and discovered much to his embarrassment that Noa was correct.

He cleared his throat, sticking his hands in the hoodie's pockets. "So. Are you going to go swimming?"

"I'm... not entirely comfortable in water." Noa grimaced, materialising one leg and touching a puddle next to the pool with one bare toe. The water looked as if it had six different feet dipping itself into it, a kaleidoscope of toes. "The projectors have gotten to the point where I can do it, but the feedback... is annoying."

Yuugi figured it must feel like a limb that had gone to sleep and was just getting the blood back, all pins and needles--only worse. "I can imagine."

Noa shrugged, his eyes following Mokuba as the youngest Kaiba launched himself off of Jounouchi, attempting to drown his brother. While Mokuba was almost his brother's height, he was still at the skinny adolescent stage, limbs still too long and lacking the mass to pull his brother down. "It's not so bad, I can still watch."

"Hmm." Yuugi agreed. Ooooh, could they watch. Mmmmm... Wet almost-naked flesh.

Noa tilted his head to his side. "You're not going in now?" He questioned, glancing at Yuugi before returning his gaze towards Mokuba.

Yuugi felt his cheeks turn slightly red in a way that had nothing to do with watching his two nearly naked lovers wrestle with each other and more to do with embarrassment. "I'd rather watch."

This time Noa actually looked at him, although Yuugi wished he wouldn't. "You're not shy, are you?"

Yuugi ducked his head, fiddling with the zipper on the hoodie again. "I'm not usually." Anymore, that was. He could face down Pharaohs and Gods without batting an eye. He walked without fear where angels danced and demons tread. But when standing next to Seto and Jounouchi, especially when wearing as little as they all were, he was just a -bit- body conscious.

He was short and always going to be short. It ran in his family, like the funny looking big hair. And like Jounouchi, he always seemed to burn all his energy off, leaving him perpetually skinny. Compared to Seto's tall stature, with his wide shoulders and lean hips, or Jounouchi's graceful muscled frame, he always felt a little childish. Too skinny, too tiny, too funny looking.

"They don't love you for your looks." Noa commented, his gaze drifting back towards Mokuba. "They don't love you despite your looks either."

"I know." Yuugi muttered. But logic had very little to do with how he felt. He watched Noa watching Mokuba for a moment, a bit of knowledge falling into place. "You like Mokuba-kun."

A bit more than 'liked', unless Yuugi was sorely mistaken. Seto had worn a similar look while watching Jounouchi before they started dating; the unrequited gaze of a man who knows that something is so close, yet completely untouchable. Yuugi was pretty sure that he'd had a similar expression watching Jounouchi as well.

Noa didn't say anything, just watching Mokuba team up with his brother against Jounouchi in a splash war. "Don't tell Seto." He finally spoke.

"I won't." Yuugi promised. Seto was still uncomfortable about Noa's influence on his brother, although he'd stopped protesting the green-haired Kaiba's presence. "Are you going to tell Mokuba?" Part of him wondered if it was because he was in a new stable relationship, he wanted everyone else around him to be happy. Then he dismissed the idea as silly, he always wanted everyone around him to be happy regardless if he was in a relationship at the moment or not.

"No." Noa shrugged.

Yuugi raised an eyebrow. "Oh?" Mokuba probably would be -very- interested in that bit of information. Both the 'liking' and 'keeping it a secret' parts of it.

"Mokuba's been holding himself back, because he's been worried about Seto." Noa motioned to where Jounouchi had gotten a hold of Mokuba and was tossing him into the deep end of the pool. "But now that Seto's with both of you, Mokuba's not worrying about him anymore. Mokuba's -seventeen-. He's finally starting to notice the other gender."

"But not the same." Yuugi concluded sympathetically.

"Oh, he's definitely Seto's brother." Noa smirked. "He's just more subtle about noticing the guys."

Yuugi felt his eyebrows go up. Oh-kay then. Interesting.

The green-haired teen sighed. "The thing is, out of all of us, Mokuba is the one that has the greatest chance of being normal. Or as normal as any of us here can get. And I'm not going to mess that up for him." Noa had his jaw set firmly as he said that. Yuugi wondered sometimes if Mokuba knew how much his brothers cared for him.

"What I am going to do-" Noa said resolutely. "-is watch over Mokuba when he flirts and eventually starts dating. And when the novelty wears off, I'm still going to be here."

"To be not the first, but the last." Yuugi mused.

Noa nodded. "Exactly." He certainly wasn't going anywhere.

Yuugi smiled, patting Noa's shoulder. "That's a very mature way to look at it."

"Not really." Noa made a morose, gloomy face. "I devoted an entire sub-processor to it for 47.328 days. It's the most logical plan of action, but that doesn't mean I'm -happy- about it."

Noa had a point. It wasn't easy to step back for someone else's happiness. Yuugi had been very lucky in the way things had turned out between him Jounouchi and Seto, in that he hadn't had to. "Still, you're a good person, Noa-kun."

"Thank you." Noa smiled sweetly at Yuugi, and then pushed him into the pool.

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'What ever you do, do not go into the room.' Yuugi had said. 'We're -busy-.'

The words rolled through Seto's head like a mantra. Followed by Katsuya's easy wave as he and Yuugi had walked off, the blond commenting that maybe they should stick a sign on the door, 'No Kaiba Allowed'.

He was trying to work, there was a slight glitch in the code that needed to be done by tomorrow and he had spent half the day trying to find it and not succeeding. At least, not succeeding as of yet. A Kaiba did not -fail-.

'Do not go into the room.' It was annoying him, a little niggling itch in the back of his head, distracting him from the purity of the codes.

'Do not go-' Oh, fuck it. NO ONE, not even his own lovers, told him what to do.

That thought in mind, an extremely annoyed and irritated Kaiba Seto stalked down the corridors of his house, towards the one door he was told not to open. And opened it.

Katsuya and Yuugi lay sprawled out on the bed, Katsuya's larger bulk pinning Yuugi to the mattress as the two of them kissed. Their clothing wasn't half off yet, but it didn't appear to be for lack of effort. They broke off the kiss as they looked at him, Katsuya hitting a button on a stopwatch.

"Damn. Thought it would take you a little while longer." Katsuya said ruefully as he rolled off of Yuugi, waving the time. Yuugi had a smug predatory grin on his face. Although he may have disliked the title 'King of Games', it didn't make the title any less true. "Guess I owe you a blowjo-ooOOH!"

Yuugi pounced the larger blond, pressing him against the bed as he did something lascivious with his tongue and Katsuya's navel that made the bodyguard writhe and howl. Sensitive stomach, check.

The small duellist glanced up as Katsuya panted for breath, a sly smirk on his face, and Seto could easily read what Yuugi was thinking.

Yes, they knew they tricked him. Yes, they'd do it again in a heartbeat if they thought he needed a break. Yes, they knew that he'd follow them. Now could he please stop being irritated and join them in the worthy cause of getting so messy they required shower sex to get clean-?

Seto thought it over. On one hand, they had knowingly manipulated him and he'd probably forever now equivocate 'Do not go into this room' with 'Yuugi and Katsuya waiting for him for lots of hot messy sex', which meant they now had a distraction they could use on him.

On the other hand, Sex. And a break would probably do him good, he could return to the code with a fresh set of eyes. And Yuugi was leaving for the States in a few days, there were limited chances for them to get together before he left. It would be negligent of him to pass up this opportunity.

"I will get you for this." He declared, slipping off his coat as he stalked towards them.

He got smug twin smiles in return. "Lookin' forward ta it." Katsuya assured him before Seto pounced.

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”A limo?” Yuugi looked at the black vehicle waiting for him at the kerb with some amusement. “Really, Jounouchi…”

”Hey, it’s available.” Jounouchi shrugged back unrepentantly. “And it’s not like you haven’t ridden in one before.”

”Yes, but…” It was usually during very rare and odd situations, usually involving Seto and Jounouchi that he rode in one of the Kaiba Corporation limousines. The last time being when the three of them had gotten together.

”Saves you train fare to the Airport.” Jounouchi winked at him. “Besides, Otogi’s getting there the same way. All part of the package. -- And we like to know that you’re gonna at least get there and back safely.” He added the last part quietly. Yuugi’s cheeks heated up as he realised that it was his lovers’ way of taking care of Yuugi.

Not like the pass in his back pocket wasn’t enough. Yuugi had been given a one year unlimited pass for anywhere that KC Airlines flew. He was flying standby, but it was better than having to worry about if he had enough funds for airfare. ‘For his birthday’, as Seto had said with some amusement.

Which he probably did, but he also knew it was Seto’s way of watching over him as well. Giving Yuugi the freedom to travel, to go where he wanted.

It was probably a good thing, Yuugi reflected as he looked up at the reflection of the clouds on the Kaiba Corporation building. As much as he loved Jounouchi and Seto, and they loved him, he and Seto were both too much the alpha not to butt heads with each other.

”Oh.” Jounouchi dug into a pants pocket. “Before you go, this is for you.”

”Jounouchi!” Yuugi scolded. “You already gave me a birthday present!” He fought a blush as he remembered how Seto and Jounouchi had presented his birthday cake and what they had done with that. Jounouchi certainly had an interesting sense of humour when it came to ribbons, bows and the placement thereof.

”Yeah, but this is different.” Jounouchi pulled out a small black velvet box and handed it to Yuugi, a serious look on his face.

Yuugi took it and opened it, finding a black ring inside. “Jounouchi?” He questioned softly, pulling the ring out of the small box. Holding it up to the light he could see that it wasn’t solid black, there was a glint of red in the middle.

The centre of the band was cut out in the shape of a Red Eyes Black Dragon, and filled in with something the same shade as freshly cut blood.

”You like?” Jounouchi asked, almost shyly. ”It’s titanium, so you don’t have to worry about it breaking. The centre is red enamel. Kinda blends in, so it’s a stealth dragon.”

”It’s perfect.” Yuugi grinned up at him. Strong and unexpected, just like Jounouchi. Jounouchi grinned back, his cheeks turning a faint pink as he took the ring from Yuugi’s hand and slipped it on to the ring finger of Yuugi’s right hand, next to the purple and gold ankh ring.

”I figured since you and Kaiba already marked me, it was only fair to return the favour.” Jounouchi said, fiddling with the leather cuffs on his wrists that Yuugi had given him ages ago, to match the collar around his neck with the ‘KC’ logo hanging from it. “And this way there’s less of a chance of you forgettin’ me while you’re wanderin’.”

”Like I would ever forget you.” Yuugi said, leaning forward and fiercely wrapping his arms around Jounouchi, resting his head against his friend’s solid chest. Jounouchi hugged him back, just as tight. “Thank you.”

”Yer welcome.” Jounouchi mumbled, slightly awkward. They held each other tight, longer than was socially acceptable before Jounouchi cleared his throat. “You’d better go. Don’t wanna miss yer flight.”

”I won’t.” Yuugi promised. He released Jounouchi, wishing they weren’t in public so he could sneak a kiss. “I’ll see you later, Jounouchi.”

”Safe travels, Yuugi.” Jounouchi said, ruffling Yuugi’s hair as he stepped back. Yuugi nodded, with an odd feeling that they had no more words left to say. Jounouchi would be here when he got back.

He gave Jounouchi one last soft smile before picking up his duffle and heading down the steps to the black limousine waiting for him, aware of Jounouchi’s gaze on him the entire way down. The limo driver bowed as he approached, holding the door open for him.

”YUUGI.” Seto’s voice echoed, making Yuugi turn around. He turned around, finding Seto standing next to Jounouchi. Seto raised a hand, then something sparkling and silver flew through the air. Yuugi lifted a hand, metal biting into his palm as he caught it.

He looked down. It was a series of small interlocking rings that jangled musically as they moved in his hand.

”I expect that completed before you return.” Seto’s said, his tone a command. Yuugi grinned back, giving him a mock salute before stepping in the car. The driver shut the door behind him, then moved swiftly to the front.

Yuugi settled himself in the seat, looking out the window at where Seto and Jounouchi were standing, watching the limousine. Dark hair and pale hair, they were a study in contrasts. Seto in his dark clothing and white jacket, and Jounouchi in his white shirt, torn pale jeans and black jacket.

The limousine pulled away, and they watched each other until they could no longer be seen. Only then did Yuugi turn his attention to what Seto had thrown him.

It was a puzzle ring. 18 thin interlocking silver bands so pale they were almost white, three of the bands with tiny dark blue stones embedded in them. He smiled to himself, fingers already working on putting it together.

He had it done by the time the limousine pulled up in front of the Domino International Airport. It was vaguely Celtic looking, the way the metal curved together. The curve of the pattern was also reminiscent of the curve of the Blue Eyes White Dragon’s head, the blue jewels glinting like the eyes of the dragons.

It fit perfectly on the ring finger of his left hand.

Yuugi looked at the rings on his fingers and couldn’t help the smile that refused to fade, even after he joined up with Otogi and the light teasing of the Game Creator. Red Eyes Black Dragon on his right, Blue Eyes White Dragon on his left.

Jounouchi had his leather cuffs and collar. Seto had a photo of them tucked into the locket he always wore around his neck, opposite the picture of his brother.

And now Yuugi wore their rings.

His lovers were possessive bastards. Which was fine with Yuugi, because he was a bit of one as well.

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