Dousing the Flame

Evening Ride

A/N: Hello all! I apologize, there is a large time jump in this chapter. The story is not ending yet, I just needed the time skip :) Thank you all for support! I greatly appreciate it!

SyraTsukiano I'm so glad you liked what I did with Kieth. It's quite the character change for him, but I like his character in this *grins.* Unfortunately, there isn't really any puppyshipping in this story. I do have other stories that have elements of puppyshipping.... *thinks.* The ones I have the most puppyshipping in is "Lonely Existence" and "Not so Lonely Anymore." Neither of those are on Wattpad. At least not yet. I haven't made up my mind if I will move them over or not. 

Estrellalover Yugi is a tough little cookie. It'll take more than that to keep him down!

Enjoy the chapter! Please vote and comment before you leave. They are both loved and keep me motivated to post as often as I can. 

/Thoughts/

"DADDY!" the tri-colored child screeched the moment she spotted Yugi walking into the palace from an archaeology dig in Kenya. He had been gone for a little over a month. Yugi dropped his bag instantly upon seeing his four year old sprinting towards him.

"Layla!" Yugi scooped her up into his arms and spun her around. She giggled; her arms flying out to her sides like she was a plane. Yugi brought her closer to him and wrapped her in a warm embrace. He inhaled her scent deeply. It was such a heavenly smell. She smelled of jasmine and honey. 

It never mattered how many digs he went on; it killed him to be apart from Atem and Layla. He brushed her blonde bangs out of her face and couldn't help but giggle when he noticed the crimson highlights starting to peak through her ebony hair.

"I missed you, Daddy," she said in her tiny voice.

"I missed you too, Sweetie," Yugi nuzzled her. 

She played with the buttons on his shirt and with his collar, "Are you home?"

Yugi smiled. He knew what she meant. She was asking if he was going to stay home for a while or if he needed to leave again for another dig. "I can stay home now," he responded kissing her cheek, "Where's your daddy?" He placed her on the ground.

"Twone," she answered.

"Thank you my love. I need to go talk to him and then we will spend some time together," He ruffled his hand in her shoulder length hair. Her crimson tinted eyes lit up; so exited to see him. Yugi picked his gear bag up; hoisting it over his shoulder and walked over to the throne room, sneaking in with the stealth of a feline 

Atem sat in the throne; his crimson gaze locked intently at a guard giving a report about a thief they had caught. Yugi smiled drinking in the exotic beauty commanding the attention of those in the room. Yugi shifted slightly against the wall, the small move catching Atem's attention. A primal look flashed in his crimson eyes. It disappeared as quickly as it arrived and was replaced by the usual calm expression. /I should have known I couldn't sneak in here. He's too observant./ Yugi returned the primal look before taking his leave and heading to the royal bedchambers to freshen up and unpack.

Not five minutes later the door opened and Atem walked into the room, "Yugi?"

Mischief running rampant through the petite man's veins, he waited for Atem to close the door and walk further into the room.

"Yugi, are you here?" Atem's silken voice echoed in their room. 

Yugi pounced on the pharaoh wrapping his arms around him, declaring a war with Atem's tongue. The crimson eyes slid closed and he moaned into the kiss, wrapping his arms around Yugi. The archaeologist jumped and encircled his legs around Atem's slim hips, continuing his onslaught. Atem deepened the kiss, carrying Yugi over to their bed. He placed Yugi in the center of the bed and climbed on top of him, settling himself in between Yugi's legs. He raised Yugi's arms above his head, pinning him down with one hand. The other tracing down Yugi's side earning a shiver from the petite form below him. Yugi bucked his hips into Atem. A gasp escaped from the pharaoh and he responded with a thrust of his own. A groan passed over the lip of his lover. Atem kissed and nipped the tender flesh of Yugi's neck. A knock at the door brought their session to an abrupt halt.