Ladies and gentlemen, if there are any out there, I present to you the sequel of Innocence caught in the middle! I've been dying to post this chapter for ages. Now that I have, let the laughter begin again! I do not own Yugioh, or the candy brands used in this chapter, enjoy! [YUGI, YAMI, and ATEM]

My mates, my life

Chapter 1

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YUGI!"

"Ah! What are you doing?! You can't just come bursting in here!" Yugi yelled at his friends as he yanked his covers up over his nude body.

"Yeah, we could have been having sex, what's wrong with you!" Atem added.

"Well, we probably would have heard you long before making it up the stairs." Jou grinned. Yugi blushed a deep crimson color.

That color looks lovely on you, Beautiful.

Glad you're enjoying this.

"Here, Yug', open this one first." Jou said placing a present on his lap.

"Can I get dressed first?" Yugi asked.

"Sure!" Jou said. No one made any move of leaving.

"Can you get out, so I can get dressed?" Yugi asked more directly.

"Oh right, yeah." Jou said as everyone left.

Yugi sighed and slid off the bed wincing, before hobbling over to the closet. He picked out a random outfit, and threw it on, hobbling back to the bed. He slid on the bed, and opened the box that Jou gave to him, noticing that it moved slightly as he took off the cover. He looked inside and squealed, pulling out a white Persian kitten, with pretty light blue eyes. Jou poked his head back in, smiling and entering the room.

"Oh, she's adorable Jou!" he squealed.

"Yeah, well it had been two years since your last pet so I just thought you could do with another one." Jou said shuffling his feet.

"Here." Kaiba said dumping six different bags on the bed.

"My clothes?" Yugi asked.

"Yes." Kaiba nodded. Yugi shook his head as he put the kitten in Atem's arms, and took the bags to put in his closet. He came back to find his new kitten hissing at Atem.

"Oh, what did the mean vampire do to you?" Yugi asked in a voice like one would use with a baby.

"I didn't do anything!" Atem said as Yugi took his kitten from him to hold her again. She went from hissing to purring in the time it took for her to switch hands.

"Here, Yugi." Rebecca said placing a scratching post next to his desk.

"Marik and I got you these." Malik said handing him a bag full of kitty toys, cat nip, and treats.

"Here's from the three of us." Ryou said handing him water and food bowls.

"Here, something that doesn't have to do with that cute ball of fur." Otogi said handing him a box full of assorted sugary goods.

"Thanks, Otogi." Yugi said grinning.

"That thing is a monster that hates vampires." Seth said placing a bag of kitten Friskey food in front of him. Yugi raised his eyebrows at him and placed his new kitten in Yami's arm. She opened her eyes briefly to scrutinize him, before closing them and going back to purring. Yugi took her back.

"Sure it's just not old vampires she doesn't like?" Yugi asked cuddling her.

"Yami is no spring chicken, Yugi." Atem complained.

Yeah, but he's younger than you.

I don't care, that kitten has got to go.

"But I like my new kitten." Yugi said looking up at Atem with his puppy dog eyes of doom.

"Well, we'll get you a different one." Atem said trying not to look at him directly in the eyes.

"But I want this one. Please 'Tem, can we keep her?" Yugi asked grabbing his chin and yanking it sharply down forcing him to look him directly in the eyes.

Shit.

Please?

You know you're just going to cave eventually to the sheer power of his eyes, so might as well get it over with.

Fine, she can stay.

"Yay!" Yugi cheered out loud.

"So, what are you going to call her?" Rebecca asked.

"Koneko." He said smiling.

"Only you would call your kitten, kitten." Malik said rolling his eyes.

"So what's next on the agenda?" Yugi asked.

"Going to the beach!" Ryou cried out happily.

"Oh, awesome, just let me get Koneko some food and water before we go." Yugi said getting off the bed while holding his kitten gently. He set her on her new scratching post, which looked more like a jungle gym than a scratching post, and opened some of his new bowls. He filled one with water and set it down next to the scratching post, and then another with food, and set it next to the water.

"Ready?" Malik asked.

"Yeah, let's go. Bye, I'll see you two later." Yugi said kissing Atem and Yami briefly on the lips before leaving with his friends.

Keep the link open.

Always.

"Geez, they sure don't have any more problems letting you out anymore do they?" Malik asked.

"No, not since I became their mate. They seem quite content to let me out of their sight." Yugi said.

"Huh, amazing how it just seemed to change overnight." Ryou said.

"Yeah it kind of did, didn't it?" Yugi asked. He looked around noticing the absences of a few key members to their group.

"Where are all of our supernatural friends?" Yugi asked.

"They'll be along later, said they needed to look into something." Ryou said.

"They're planning a party aren't they?" Yugi asked.

"Make sure you act surprised." Malik said grinning.

"Don't I always?" Yugi grinned back.

"No, you're horrible at acting surprised." Ryou said running down the path to the beach.

"Well, dang, there goes that profession." Yugi said acting disappointed while running down the path behind Ryou.

"Speaking of professions, what are you going to do?" Malik asked as he ran down the path behind Yugi.

"I was thinking about teaching high school math." Yugi said as he slowed down, they had reached the beach.

"I can see it." Ryou and Malik said at the same time.

"Jinx!" Yugi said tossing his leather shirt and sandals on the beach and running into the water in just his cargo shorts.

"Hey!" Malik said running in after him, Ryou following shortly after. They splashed each other and swam around. It was only once they were wading in deeper water that a nasty thought occurred to them.

"Uh, did anybody bring towels?" Ryou asked.

"No, we kind forgot about those." Yugi laughed.

Hey, has anyone left the Palace yet?

No, why?

We forgot towels, mind bringing some down?

Are you getting out yet?

No, so there's no rush, just make sure you don't forget them.

We won't. Are you enjoying yourself?

Yeah, how's the set up for the party coming?

What?! How do you!?

They throw one every year.

We see. Well enjoy yourself, we'll be down around noon, with extra towels for you three.

Thanks, see you then.

"All taken care of!" Yugi said brightly.

"Love the mind link." Malik said grinning.

"I know, I do too. It saves me from taking unnecessary trips. Though, I was admonished last night for abusing it, again." Yugi said back ducking his head blushing.

"How so?" Ryou asked curious.

"Well, they had some meetings right? I heard them over the link complaining about how bored they were. So what do I do to help cure their boredom? I send them suggestive images through the link. They were less than amused, but hey I sure did get some laughs out of it." Yugi said grinning brightly.

"Oh, Yugi, you've become so naughty." Malik teased.

"I have to be, to keep up with my sexy mates. I swear they try new ways everyday to get me to blush. It can be amusing sometimes, but mostly it's annoying." Yugi pouted.

"So how soon until Sakura gets back?" Ryou asked.

"Hold on." Yugi said as he envisioned a steel wall around his mind.

"Okay, two weeks and a month." Yugi said once he was sure that none of this conversation would leak over the link.

"Whew, you have until then to make the most of your happiness." Malik said sadly.

"I already told you guys, Sakura isn't taking this new found happiness away from me. I won't let her." Yugi said huffing in frustration.

"Yeah, but this is Sakura we're talking about. The queen of my way no highway option." Ryou said back.

"Yeah, well, this conversation is over." Yugi said cutting himself off as he noticed Yami at the top of the cliff looking down at them. He brought the wall crashing down, hoping against all hope that Yami hadn't been trying to converse with him.

How are you not freezing, that water looks cold.

Actually it's quite toasty, but if you came down here it would be even better. He sent him a mental picture of them making out, pressed up against one another very closely.

YUGI!

He laughed at them, causing Malik and Ryou to jump slightly, as they hadn't been expecting it. Oh, he loved abusing the mind link just to get these reactions out of them. They liked making him blush and he liked to see them looking all hot and bothered. Yami started to make his way down to them. He stopped on the beach and motioned for Yugi to come out. Yugi grinned at him, but instead of moving out of the water, he swam further in, practically inviting him to come after him. To punish him for the abuse that he had just showed of the mind link.

Oy! Where are you going?

Come and get me, Yami.

Is that a challenge?

Is there any other kind?

Ra, we've been a bad influence on you.

"Ah! Hey!" Ryou and Malik cried out.

Yugi glanced over to see Yami almost on him. So he simply ducked beneath the waves, and swam behind him. He popped up on the other side of Yami, splashing his back with water. Yami flinched before whipping around, and grabbing him, pulling him close to his chest.

"Now, I believe you mentioned something about punishing you for your abuse of the mind link. What did you have in mind?" Yami asked petting his hair making Yugi feel a bit like a dog.

"You really want to know what I have in mind?" Yugi asked as he sent a dozen different pictures through the link.

Yugi…

Yami asked what I had in mind, I was simply showing him.

I meant tell me, not show me.

Oh, too late. Yugi laughed at the strained look on Yami's face.

How's the water, Yami?

Probably just cold enough that his boner will dissolve in seconds if not attended to properly.

Oh Ra. Atem, his mind has become dirty.

Well, I have only you guys to thank for that.

Lucky us.

So what did you guys get me for my birthday? Or do I get to unwrap it later tonight?

You get to unwrap it later tonight.

Excellent. Yugi spent the next minute of thinking of several different way of unwrapping them with very vivid images passing through the link.

Ah, Yami, do something about that!

With pleasure.

Yami leaned down towards Yugi, but before he could do anything, he was yanked out of his arms by Malik and Ryou. Yugi pouted, he had wanted Yami to do something to him. He wasn't the only one pouting Yami was too.

"No hogging the birthday boy!" Malik complained.

"Oh come on, he was just about to kiss me." Yugi complained.

"He can kiss you later." Ryou said as he helped Malik drag him away. Yami swam after them, and grabbed Yugi.

"My mate." He said holding him close.

"We know he's your mate, but he's our birthday boy!" Malik said exasperated as he and Ryou grabbed Yugi back.

"Come on, we need to dry off and change clothes." Ryou said as they dragged Yugi to shore.

"You guys were put in charge of distracting me, weren't you?" Yugi asked remembering how last year it was Jou's and Rebecca's job. That had been a disaster.

"Yes." They said together.

"Can Yami come?" Yugi asked giving them his best puppy dog eyes.

"Only if he promises to keep his hands off of you." Malik said glaring at the vampire coming out of the water after them.

"I make no guarantee." He muttered.

"Me either." Yugi said pouting.

"Actually Yugi, I do have to go, I was just supposed to drop off those, and then get back. We'll meet up with you later." Yami said pulling him into his arms and giving him a chaste kiss before walking off. Yugi let a strong flow of abandonment flow through the link, making Yami stop and come back.

You're not playing fair, Yugi.

Nothings fair in love and war.

And what war are you fighting?

You leaving me.

We got things handled over here, just stay with him.

But!

You don't want to stay with me?!

No, of course I do, I just don't want you to get your present early.

Don't worry we won't have sex in a public place.

Whoever said your gift was sex?

Uh, I thought…

Ha ha, your gift from us I think will be an actual surprise, since you think its sex.

But, that's what I wanted; I mean I dropped enough hints all week. You guys may be oblivious about some things, but sex is not one of them.

Well, you're just going to have to wait and see as to what your present will be, huh?

The one time I want sex, and don't get it.

"Yugi, are you ready to go yet?" Malik asked annoyed.

"Yeah, come on." Yugi mumbled grabbing Yami's hand as they followed Malik and Ryou back up the path.

[Time skip]

"Yeah, what was the movie about?" Malik asked his arms crossed over his chest.

"My Yami, ce'mere lover boy!" Yugi said throwing himself at the vampire in question. Yami caught him and pinned his arms to his side.

"No more popcorn, Swedish fish, or Twizzlers for Yugi." Yami said.

"Oh, you want to play captive huh? I can flow with that." Yugi said in a sexy way.

Yami, what's going on?

He's in one of his, what did Marik call it, sexual rages. Help.

I can't, I'm literally tied up, but I'll send Mahad your way to help out.

Yeah, hurry, he's squirming.

"You know Yami, from this angle I can reach things." Yugi said brushing Yami through his pants. Yami grabbed his hands and pinned them behind his back.

"I wonder if that's what I looked like when I had that side effect. The only bad thing about that particular side effect, you remember everything you said and did while under whatever influences us to act like that." Malik said grinning at Yami's obvious discomfort.

"You don't think he'd attack us like that, do you?" Ryou asked nervously.

"I have no idea, but he has attacked Atem and I before when he's been in this state. Tell, me how does his eyes look?" Yami asked.

"Sultry." Malik answered.

"I think they're more lust filled." Ryou said.

"So since my mate obviously doesn't want me, either of you gents want to hook up, right here, right now?" Yugi asked in a seductive way. Ryou blushed a dark red while Malik burst out laughing.

"I think he just answered your question Ryou. Yes, he would attack you." Yami said tightening his hold on Yugi.

"Oh my, he is bad, isn't he?" Mahad asked coming up behind them.

"Hey DM, wanna make out?" Yugi asked turning his attention on the new arrival.

"DM?" Mahad asked.

"Dark Magician." Yugi said licking his lips.

"You wouldn't have by any chance encouraged this behavior would you of, Yami?" Mahad asked patting Yugi on the head like he thought his comment was cute.

"Do you even know how dark they keep those theaters?" Yami asked defending his pride.

"You're a vampire, you can see in the dark." Mahad said closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Well, maybe the movie distracted me." Yami said it was clear he was running out of excuses.

"Um, guys, his eyes are changing." Ryou tried to interrupt. Neither vampire paid him any attention.

"Or maybe you were enjoying the attention so much; you failed to notice the appropriate signs as to what was really going on?" Mahad suggested crossing his arms.

"Guys, he had more than one food. We think he might be going on a sugar rush, a drug induced sugar rush." Malik tried getting their attention with his words. It worked as well as Ryou's had.

"Tch, no, I would never do that!" Yami said accidentally loosening his hold on Yugi.

"FREEDOM!" Yugi shot off like a bullet from a pistol away from them.

"Bye Yugi. You want to go get some ice cream?" Ryou said waving before turning to Malik.

"Can't, not unless you mind guiding around a temporarily blind person?" Malik asked back.

"Not at all!" Ryou said cheerfully.

"Oh, well, let's go then." Malik said skipping off with Ryou, leaving the two vampires gaping in the direction that Yugi had taken off in.

"Atem's going to kill me." Yami whispered.

"Not if we find him first." Mahad said and the two took off in the direction that Yugi had shot off in.

Hey Atem, not to alarm Marik or anything, but Malik went to go get some ice cream.

Okay, and?

No nothing else, just that.

Really? Do you even hear what Yugi's saying over the mind link, Yami?

Do I want to know what he is saying over the mind link, Atem?

SUGAR! SUGAR! SUGAR! SUGAR! SUGAR!

I'd rather not explain that.

"I see him!" Mahad shouted pointing to Yugi who just walked into a candy store that sold candy with the drug FBR-18 in it.

Not good!

Yugi skipped down the aisles pulling different candies off the shelf that had the label FBR-18 injected on them, as well as some Mr. Goodbars that didn't. He skipped up to the counter and paid for them, before walking back out, just as Yami and Mahad turned down the first aisle looking for him.

Yugi opened the king sized bag of Swedish fish that he had bought and started to eat them at a rapid pace. It was amazing he didn't choke on them. Once he was done with them, he threw the wrapper into the trash, and pulled out the pixie sticks, the jumbo pixie sticks. He chugged them, the sugar rushing down his throat to further increase his hyper drive.

Ateeeeeem, I can't find him! Yami whined over the link. Yugi laughed as he opened the king sized Hershey bars, he had bought three.

Calm down, where are you?

Outside of a candy shop that sells candy with the drug in them.

Did he buy anything?

I have no doubt about it.

Neither do I. I bought a package of Swedish fish, 20 jumbo pixie sticks, three Hershey bars, six Mr. Goodbars, 18 suckers, and a male stripping bar, I'm going there!

Yugi could feel the mortification pass through the mind link as he set up a one way glass around his head. He had discovered about two weeks after they had mated, that a one way glass wall allowed for him to hear them, but them not to hear him. This way he could keep an eye on them, without having to worry about constantly controlling his thoughts.

No! Yugi stay away from it!

Yugi walked past the male stripping bar that allowed only 18 years and older in. Not that Atem and Yami would be paying attention to that sign when they finally arrived. He walked across the street, pulling a sucker out and peeling off the wrapper started to lick it, as he walked into the ice cream shop, Marik two steps behind him.

"MALIK!" Marik shouted at him.

"Hi." Malik said waving a wall. Ryou turned him in their direction.

"Hi." He said waving again.

"Hey, you want to go terrorize the town with me?" Yugi asked sitting on the stool next to Ryou.

"Only if the caves in the werewolf territory are part of the terrorizing." Ryou said.

"They are now." Yugi said grinning evilly.

"Then let's go!" Ryou cheered glancing at Malik before hopping off his stool.

"Excellent." Yugi said hopping off the stool and handing him the six Mr. Goodbars, as they were Ryou's favorites.

"Wait!" Mana said stopping them.

"Yes?" Yugi asked grinning brightly while giving his sucker another lick.

"Who gave you the sugar?" she asked.

"Yami." Yugi said smiling.

"His problem, have fun." Mana said waving for them to leave.

"You coming to the party tonight, Mana?" Yugi asked.

"Even if I have to sneak out of work." Mana said nodding.

"Kay, see you tonight!" Yugi said cheerfully as he and Ryou took off.

They first went to the park where they swung like monkeys from the trees, scaring parents whose kids wanted to try it. Someone called the police, but Ryou and Yugi had already taken off by the time that they got to the area that they had last been spotted in.

Never here? Yami's thoughts dripped over the mind link in disbelief.

Yugi, where are you? Yugi took down the glass wall so he could answer them.

Swing batta batta swing! I missed.

What's that supposed to mean?

Batting cages are fun, no?

Stay right there, we're coming for you!

Kay!

What are the chances of him actually staying?

About 1%.

Yugi put the glass wall back up. He and Ryou were nowhere near the batting cages, which were on the other side of Domino. No, they were on their way to the caves, where Akeifa and Bakura lived, and Ryou sometimes spent the night. In other words they were going to a vampire free zone. Yugi and Ryou passed through the trees, and headed towards the cave that Akeifa and Bakura lived in. It was the largest one, which was fitting considering Akeifa was the leader of the pack. Ryou pulled out the spray paint that they had bought after ditching the trees in the park. He shook it and started to write along the opening of the caves mouth.

RYOU'S PROPERTY LIVES HERE! STAY AWAY!

"Did they call you their property again?" Yugi asked looking at the dripping red paint.

"Yes." Ryou ground out.

"Want a sucker?" Yugi asked handing him one.

"Love one!" he said unwrapping it and starting to lick it.

"Let's get out of here, and go somewhere else." Yugi suggested, as he took out a nerd rope.

"To the beach?" Ryou asked.

"To the beach!" Yugi agreed and the two insanely sugar high boys took off.

[Time skip]

Yugi and Ryou ran though the Kaiba Land theme park causing all kinds of havoc. They had found another candy store on the way from the beach to the theme park that sold candy for both of them. About 100 jumbo pixie sticks each later and they were harassing the poor guy dressed up in the blue eyes white dragon costume.

Several vampires who knew Yugi from the Palace had tried to grab him, but he was a slippery as butter when he was on a sugar rush. In the end, they ended up calling the King and Queen, informing them of where they could find their human mate and his friend. It didn't take them long to show up, it was catching them that they were having problems with.

Yugi, calm down!

Only if you can catch me!

"Look a roller coaster!" Ryou shouted pointing to it.

"Roller coaster!" Yugi said and they took off towards it, turning into a door way last minute that said POWER SUPPLY.

"Let's screw up Kaiba Land!" Yugi said as they started messing with the different switches.

Roller coasters stopped only to start going backwards, the water rides shut down as the water was redirected towards things like drinking fountains, the dueling arenas went haywire as monsters that the duelist hadn't even played started showing up on their fields and attacking on their own, and all the arcade games got messed up. Where you could be dancing on the dancing game one second, you suddenly found yourself to be boxing your opponent in the next.

"What time did we need to get back to the Palace?" Yugi asked.

"Five." Ryou responded.

"That gives us a half hour to get back, let's go!" Yugi said high fiving Ryou.

They snuck out of the supply room, using the key to lock it from the inside, before darting off into a very confused crowd. They hopped onto to the correct city bus, and waited for it to drop them off precisely three miles from the Stone Palace.

"I think that Yami and Atem are going to be so proud that I'm going home." Yugi said bouncing his legs.

"They should be, it is after all the responsible thing to do." Ryou said nodding.

"Uh huh." Yugi nodded.

"Here you go boys!" the driver said.

"Thank you Freddy!" Ryou and Yugi said skipping off the bus and towards the Palace. Once they reached the front doors, Yugi shouted loudly both in his head and out loud.

I'M HOME!

Home?!

What do you mean you're home?

I'm home, aren't you proud of me? I came home all on my own!

Ryou's not with you?

No he is.

We'll let Bakura know.

Okie dokie!

No more sugar for you.

No more popcorn, Swedish fish, or Twizzlers would be the correct term. At least not until we figure out which one made him go sugar loco.

Why did you give him so many new foods?

Cause it's my birthday!

Because he wanted them, and I was feeling generous.

Gotcha, next time don't feel so generous.

Don't worry I won't.

Yugi felt a pair of arms wrap tightly around him and he looked up at a less than amused Atem. Yugi pouted, why wasn't he proud? Yugi had come home; he hadn't gone wandering off to another part of Domino.

"He has a point." Yami said.

"I don't care, I got more exercise than I wanted today." Atem said moodily.

"So did we, Ryou come here." Akeifa ordered of Yugi's albino friend.

"No!" Ryou shouted before running off. Yugi giggled, which was very uncharacteristic of him, as he watched Bakura and Akeifa tear after him.

"Did he just…giggle?" Yami asked like he didn't believe what his ears were telling him.

"Yes." Atem responded in a slightly shocked tone.

"Interesting." Yami said shuddering and turning away.

"We should go change our clothes." Yugi suggested.

"Why?" Yami asked.

"For the party of course, we can't party in these clothes." Yugi said pointing to all of their outfits.

"No you can't party in those clothes because they're dirty." Atem said picking him up and throwing him over his shoulder.

"I can walk." Yugi complained pouting.

"That's nice." Atem said continuing to carry him.

"So what's my present?" Yugi asked in a giddy voice.

"You're just going to have to wait and see." Yami said kissing him on the cheek.

Yugi: [glare]

What?

Yugi: we talked about this giggling thing.

I can't recall the conversation.

Yugi: oh yeah? well-ZZZTTT!

You've gotta love tasers. Question, does anyone know how to fix the cramped style of writing that I'm being forced to endure right now every time I want to update? If not, fine, I'll just deal with it in the way I currently am, if you do though, please let me know how to fix it. Oh, killbunnyqueen, what's a tumblr? And yes, I am being serious. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the first chapter of the sequel! Please review. Midnight ;p