[FIC] The Pharaoh, the Prince, and the High Priest
The Pharaoh, the Prince, and the High Priest
Written by: lotr_jedi
Pairing: Atemu/Seth/Yugi.
Rating: NC-17
Summary: The story of the love between Atemu, Yugi, and Seth in the time of the Pharaohs.
Archived at adultfanfiction.net.
Author’s Note: This is my first M/M/M (three-way male love) story. In this one, Yugi is Atemu’s younger brother, and is the Prince of Egypt while Atemu (of course) is the Pharaoh, and Seth is Atemu’s High Priest. The Millennium Items don’t come into the story and neither does Bakura. This focuses only on Atemu, Yugi, and Seth. However, there are Shadow Monsters, guardians of the royal family. I didn’t want to get rid of them entirely. They are the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl (Atemu), the Silent Magician and Kuriboh (Yugi), and the three Blue-eyes White Dragons (Seth). None of the monsters come directly into this story, though they are alluded to at least once.
Ages of the Characters: Yugi is 17, Atemu is 19, and Seth is 21.
Warning: Incest (between first cousins Atemu and Seth and Seth and Yugi as well as between brothers - Atemu and Yugi).
Yugi had loved his older brother and their older cousin for a long time, and not just in a platonic sense. The only problem was that he was too frightened to come forward and confess, fearing that his older kinsmen would scorn him for his feelings. But finally, he could stand the pressure on his heart no longer. He had to admit his feelings, or else they would surely tear him apart from the inside out.
That was how Yugi, the youngest son of the late Pharaoh Akunumkanon, had come to be in the situation he was in now.
He had entered the current Pharaoh, his brother Atemu’s, rooms without knocking, as he had always been allowed to enter whenever he wanted to without needing permission. Now he wished that he had knocked, or better yet, had never come here at all, at least at this moment.
This moment consisted of his cousin Seth burying his hard cock deep inside Atemu’s rear passage. Yugi might have been inexperienced in the ways of love and sex, but he knew exactly what the two men were doing, and that knowledge caused a deep blush to spread across his cheeks, which, like the rest of his small body, were paler than all other Egyptians’, for reasons no one could explain. Then, much to his embarrassment, his own erection, which had gone all but untouched despite his seventeen years (he had been saving himself for his secret loves since he had found out that he desired them four years ago), began to harden.
Still frozen in place at the sight, even as a small corner of his mind was screaming at him to leave before the two lovers noticed him, Yugi could only watch and grow harder, coming closer and closer to his climax, as Seth moved faster and the moaning and grunting from the two on the bed became louder. The whole time, his heart felt like it would shatter at any moment. He should have known that he had never had a chance in the world with either Seth or Atemu, much less both of them.
Finally, with cries of elation, first Atemu and then Seth, feeling the pressure around his cock increase with his cousin’s climax, came, breathing heavily. Despite the noise they made, however, the sound of another, familiar voice, crying out at the same time as they, did not go unnoticed by either of them.
Turning their heads in the direction of the door, they saw their youngest kinsman standing there. Rather, Yugi was leaning against the closed door, his knees weak from coming so hard. He didn’t notice his brother and cousin staring at him, his eyes closed as he tried to regain his breath, until Atemu called his name. The next thing Seth and Atemu were aware of was Yugi’s breath coming out in a hitched sob before the Prince spun around, opening the door and dashing off in the direction of his own rooms, tears of embarrassment falling unheeded down his cheeks, leaving the two lovers staring after his departing figure in shock.
Coming back to himself, Atemu cursed before climbing out of bed on slightly shaking limbs. Quickly, he wrapped his discarded kilt around himself, only force of long habit ensuring that his haste did not make the job sloppy. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched as Seth did the same, though he left his other adornments where they lay draped over a chair, as well as his hat, which was sitting on the desk. Not bothering with their sandals, the two quickly left the Pharaoh’s rooms, heading for Yugi’s, deciding without any words spoken between them that today was the day that they would both confess their love for Yugi.
*~*~*~*~*~*
There was no answer to the knock on Yugi’s door, so after sharing a concerned glance with Seth, Atemu opened the door.
The bedchamber was empty and the door to the bathing chamber was closed and they were able to make out a soft splashing coming from within. But what caused them even more concern was the sound of sniffling coming from the room.
Coming to the next closed door, Atemu knocked. From within came the sound of a sharp inhalation and a splash of water before Yugi’s voice, sounding slightly shaky, told him to wait a moment. Soon the sound of Yugi stepping out of the water met their ears and Atemu swallowed hard at the thought of the water streaming down his brother’s wet body, his face darkening with a blush that he tried to suppress before Yugi saw it. And he wasn’t the only one. Seth, too, had to force his body back under his control, not wanting to frighten the smaller youth. They were both still filled with sexual energy, making it difficult to control the reactions of their bodies.
Finally the door opened, causing Atemu and Seth to back up into the middle of the room, and Yugi stepped out wearing nothing but a lightweight silk robe that fluttered in the slight breeze. He was too shy to lift his head, but this only made him even more attractive. The flush on his cheeks and his shy demeanor made him look even more beautiful to them, if that was possible.
Closing the door to his private bathing chamber, Yugi leaned his back against it, keeping his head down, not wanting to see the expressions on the faces of his brother and cousin. When silence had fallen between them for several minutes, he finally spoke keeping his eyes adverted.
“I’m sorry. I should have left as soon as I saw that you were…busy.” He couldn’t help it. His cheeks flamed red at his own words and at the memory. Unbeknownst to him, Atemu and Seth shared a smirk before turning their full attention back to Yugi, who had fallen back into silence.
“It is alright, Yugi,” Atemu murmured, placing a hand under his brother’s chin and raising the large amethyst eyes to his own narrow crimson ones. “But tell me, why did you stay?” he asked, pitching his tone to sound curious and nothing more.
Yugi stiffened and his face flamed with embarrassment and something else. At such close contact, he could smell the sweat on Atemu’s body as well as the remnants of his climax. Neither he nor Seth had cleaned themselves more than fleetingly before they had come here, and the combined scent was starting to get to him.
“I…I froze,” he stuttered, pulling his face away from Atemu’s hand. “I’m sorry.”
Gathering a deep breath, he pushed away from the door and walked over to his wardrobe, pulling out a clean kilt and loincloth before beginning to move toward the screen across the room, not wanting to risk dressing in front of his kinsmen, though all three of them had certainly seen each other’s nude bodies, having often bathed, dressed, and undressed together in their younger years. Yugi was even more self-conscious than usual after what had just happened.
Just as he reached the screen, made of woven papyrus, Seth’s voice stopped him in his tracks. “Did you enjoy watching us?”
Eyes widening, Yugi’s clothing fell from senseless fingers, but he made no move to pick them up. “What?” he asked, suddenly breathless. He was not sure whether to be embarrassed or angry at his cousin’s audacity.
“Did you enjoy what you saw?” Seth replied, his characteristic smugness entering his voice. The tone, more than the words made Yugi’s decision for him.
“Now see here,” the young Prince said, all but yelling. “You have a lot of nerve coming here after what just happened and asking me that! I enjoy a good game as much as you two do, but this is going too far! I already apologized, what more do you want?”
“You,” Seth answered in his usual forthright manner. Quickly, he regretted it, as Yugi’s eyes flared with anger and hurt as the Prince turned his head toward him though the rest of him did not move. Atemu winced, though his reaction went unnoticed by the other two. This was not going at all well.
“My body, you mean,” he said. “And why not? You already have my brother’s. And my heart.” He turned his head forward again, whispering the last part so softly that Atemu and Seth were not sure at first that they had heard him correctly. Yugi did not see the realization in their eyes but he frowned to himself when he realized what he had said.
“Yugi?” Seth asked, taking a slow step forward.
“That is ‘Prince Yugi’ to you, High Priest. Get out.” When Seth made no move to leave, Yugi spun around, fists and teeth clenched tightly in anger and suppressed tears. “Get out! Both of you! I was a fool to loose my heart to the two of you. It has brought me nothing but pain! Go! I do not want to see either of you for the rest of the day.”
Without another word, Yugi walked across the room and collapsed on his bed, burying his face in his pillows. Atemu and Seth could hear his muffled sobs and could see his body shaking hard from the force of his anguish. Both of them were reluctant to leave, but finally Atemu grasped Seth by the arm and turned them both away and out of the Prince’s chambers. Once the door was shut, Atemu released his lover’s arm and walked toward his own rooms. Seth made to follow, but Atemu stopped him with a brusque “no” before shutting his door between them, effectively closing himself off from Seth and the rest of the palace, just as Yugi had done.
Seth cursed himself. How could he have said that to the younger boy, whom he loved as much as he loved Atemu and his soul guardians, the blue-eyes white dragons? With a soul-deep sigh of regret and longing, he turned toward his own chambers, located near the temple that he oversaw in the heart of the palace, near the throne room. Once inside, with the door closed securely behind him, he was able to break down in tears of his own.
Atemu paced back and forth angrily, his anger and worry making his movements uncharacteristically jerky. He fumed at Seth for acting the way he had and at himself for not saying anything, though in truth, he did not know what he could have possibly said that would not have made the situation worse than it already was. His instincts had told him to keep silent and let his brother handle Seth and say what he had to say, and his instincts were rarely, if ever, wrong. If only his own heart did not ache so much, he would feel better about having said nothing.
There was nothing either Seth or he could do. They would have to wait for Yugi to come to them, no matter how long that took. But it would not be today, nor anytime soon, he feared. Yugi had made that abundantly clear.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Yugi had fallen into a restless slumber at last, only to be disturbed by a grumbling belly. After sending for a servant, he ordered food to be brought to his room. The food arrived quickly and he sent the young woman away, firmly stating that no one was to disturb him for the rest of the night unless it were an emergency. When the servant was gone, Yugi poured a goblet of the mild wine that was his preference and settled in to eat the light fare that he had sent for, consisting of figs, bread, and lightly baked fish that he enjoyed in place of the heavier meals served at banquets and ceremonies.
Afterward, beginning to feel tired again, worn out from his emotional outpouring, but feeling the need to clear his mind in prayer, he dressed simply in his kilt, sandals, and a robe to ward off the cool night air before leaving his chambers and heading toward the temple that Seth and his priests oversaw, hoping that he did not meet the High Priest himself while he was there.
Thankfully, the temple was devoid of all people. Lighting several candles as well as a bowl of incense, he knelt first before the altar of Isis, mother of Horus, and then the altar of Hathor, wife of Horus and mother of Pharaohs. Kneeling in prayer in the dim light of the candles, seeking an end to or at least an understanding of his pain, he became detached from his surroundings, and so did not notice the dark figure approaching from behind, nor the drawn blade in the figure’s hand. He was roused from his prayer only by the sound of a loud scuffle behind him.
Spinning around, his eyes widened at the sight of Seth struggling with a man clad in a dark robe. A knife was still clenched in his hand and it just barely missed Seth’s right shoulder. Shaking his head to clear his senses, he called for the guards who were able to apprehend the would-be assassin quickly. Yugi sent another guard to tell his brother of what had happened while he and Seth led the guards holding the captive man to the throne room, where the intruder’s fate would be decided by the Pharaoh himself. It was more than likely that he would be dead before the sun rose.
Soon after everyone involved had gathered in the throne room, Atemu walked in, followed by two of his personal guards, who took up positions on either side of the throne. As always, the Pharaoh managed to look impeccably groomed, despite the fact that he had been roused from a sound sleep by the unsettling news of an attempt on his beloved younger brother’s life. As he passed Yugi, who was seated below the dais that supported the throne, Yugi nodded, telling him that he was all right. Atemu nodded in return, determined to speak to both his brother and his cousin as soon as the would-be assassin had been dealt with.
After hearing about what had happened in the temple that night from Yugi and Seth and the guards, Atemu turned his piercing gaze on the villain in question. The guards were holding him securely, preventing him from escaping or even looking around, forcing his eyes toward the ground.
“Who sent you to kill the Crown Prince, assassin? Or did you come on your own? And why?”
“I was hired, Great Pharaoh, to do this deed, or else I would never have come here,” the man said.
“Who sent you and what was the promised price?” Atemu demanded.
“I was given gold and promised more when the task was done. I know not who he was. I never saw his face or learned his name,” the assassin said.
“I have heard enough,” Atemu said harshly, beginning to lose patience and control over his not inconsiderable temper, usually kept under tight control so that he would not be unduly influenced by it and so make a hasty decision. “Guards, take him away! He is to be executed at once!”
“Yes, Great Pharaoh,” the guards intoned. They began to take the man away, when suddenly he began struggling to get free, only the guards’ quick reflexes preventing his escape. The would-be assassin’s pleas for mercy went unheeded as the man was taken away to the place where prisoners were executed. Soon the only people left were Atemu, Yugi, Seth, and the Pharaoh’s personal guards, whom Atemu quickly dismissed as well, confident that the danger had passed.
“Yugi?” Atemu asked as soon as the three were alone.
“Yes?” Yugi murmured, wrapping his robe more tightly around his lithe frame.
“Are you alright?”
“I am fine, merely a little shaken. I had no idea that anyone was following me,” Yugi replied, though he had the feeling that the attempt on his life was not what his brother was alluding to. Atemu’s next words confirmed that feeling.
“That was not what I meant, Yugi.” The hurt in his brother’s tone was clear and it made Yugi’s heart hurt more than it already did. “You are still angry at us.” It was not a question.
“More at myself than at you, but yes, I am still angry,” Yugi replied. He kept his back turned toward Atemu, though this meant that he was facing Seth, who was standing at the bottom of the dais. He kept his eyes resolutely turned away. Hurt and feeling betrayed was more like it, though he didn’t say anything about that. “I do not wish to speak of this again. I bid you both good night,” he added shortly, moving toward the door. He was stopped by Seth’s hand being placed on his shoulder as he passed by. He dislodged the unwanted touch by turning around and stepping to the side. But now he had to face both of his heart’s tormentors.
“What more do you want from me?” he demanded, feeling like he was about to break down again at any moment. He couldn’t face this, not right now.
“That you except my apology for what happened this afternoon,” Seth replied, going to one knee so that Yugi did not need to crane his neck so much to look him in the eye, if he so chose. It was also a symbol of his humility, one that he rarely showed to anyone. Only Atemu, in fact. Finally, Yugi looked at him, meeting his eyes. He was able to read the honesty in his cousin’s eyes, seeing through the cold mask no one but he and Atemu could pierce.
Yugi nodded once before turning away again, not sure of what to say. He could feel his hurt ebbing away, leaving him feeling even more uncertain than before. Asking for forgiveness did not mean that they loved him.
“Yugi?” Atemu murmured coming up to them as Seth rose to his feet, towering over them both.
“Yes, my brother?” Yugi answered, feeling exhaustion begin to fall over him in the wake the emotional bloodletting occurring tonight.
“You said that you have lost your heart to us,” Atemu said. “Did you mean that, truly?”
Yugi closed his eyes and sighed deeply at the reminder of all he had said in the midst of his anger. “Yes, I meant what I said. I love you, both of you, more than I should.”
“What do you mean?” Seth asked him.
“You are already together. What place is there for me, in your hearts or in your beds?” Yugi replied.
He missed the relieved smiles on Atemu and Seth’s faces. He only opened his eyes again when he felt Atemu’s hands on his face, holding his head up. “Atemu…” he was unable to say anything more due to the sudden kiss that Atemu bestowed upon his slightly parted lips.
Sucking in a deep breath, Yugi fervently returned the kiss without another thought, closing his eyes as his arms went around his brother’s waist.
When they pulled back, Seth spoke up. “You don’t know how beautiful the two of you looked just then.” There was awe and something else in his voice that Yugi was not able to identify, but found that he liked it. He blushed, wanting to bury his face in Atemu’s chest. What was he doing? And why was Seth allowing him to kiss his lover?
“We were right, he tastes sweet, very sweet,” Atemu murmured, running ring- covered fingers through Yugi’s hair.
“What are you…?” Again Yugi was prevented from saying anything more, this time by Atemu’s fingers being pressed against his lips. Atemu smiled gently in reassurance, urging him to silence.
“You said that you love us,” Atemu said. “You should know that we, Seth and I, feel the same for you.”
Shocked, it took a long moment for Yugi to find his voice. “Truly. You both…?”
“It is true, Yugi. We love you. I am only sorry that it took so long for the truth to come out and that it came out as it has,” Seth assured him.
Yugi blushed, ashamed of his earlier accusations. “I am so sorry. I should never have accused you of playing games with my heart. I had no right to say what I did.” He felt new tears come to his eyes, only to have them brushed away by Seth’s surprisingly gentle fingers.
“Do not cry, Yugi, please,” Seth murmured, placing a hand on a soft cheek and stroking it gently with a thumb. “You had every right to be angry. We…no I…gave you no reason to feel anything other than betrayal. My words were crude, though honest. I do desire your body, but not if your heart does not come with it.”
“Aye, it has always been yours, yours and Atemu’s, and it will be so forever, the Gods willing,” Yugi said, confirming his words by pulling Seth down so that he could kiss his lips and so bind the three of them together. “I love you,” he said, pulling away from them slightly. “So help me, I love you both so much.”
“And we you,” Atemu and Seth replied together.
This time, Yugi wiped his own tears away, beginning to feel like a child.
“You are so beautiful, Yugi,” Seth said, feeling himself blush, as he was not given to such sentiments, even with Atemu.
“Nay,” Yugi demurred. “You are the beautiful ones, you and Atemu. I feel like a child when I am with you. Why would you ever wish to be with me?”
“You are no child, my brother, my love,” Atemu said. “You are small, yes, but you are perfect in our eyes and in the eyes of the Gods themselves.” He stroked a pale cheek, flushed gently with red.
Yugi only blushed harder in response, not sure what to say or do in the face of all of this new attention. He was beginning to grow lightheaded and to his embarrassment, he felt a familiar stirring in his groin that he hoped his robe would hide. If Atemu or Seth noticed, they did not say a word.
Seth broke in at that moment. “Shall we take this elsewhere? It grows late.”
Yugi looked up to find both his soon-to-be lovers looking at him, waiting for him to decide if he wanted to be with them tonight or wait. The appraising looks made the young Prince blush once more, making him wonder for a moment if his face would be permanently red after this night. Still feeling too shy to state aloud what he wanted, he settled for nodding. Atemu and Seth smiled in happiness before heading toward the door, intending to head to Atemu’s chambers. Yugi quickly followed.
*~*~*~*~*~*
When the door to Atemu’s chambers had closed behind them, Yugi found his body frozen to the spot once more, just as it had been hours ago. The room had been cleaned in the time between then and now, and other than the soft breathing of the three men, there was no sound other than that of a gentle wind blowing through the open door leading to the large balcony overlooking the palace gardens. But he still couldn’t move, as yet unsure of what was going to happen, even though their feelings were all out in the open.
“Yugi?” Atemu’s gentle voice made him jump. Quickly, he looked up, finally gaining some control over his body.
“Yes?” Yugi inquired, hearing his voice shake as he did so.
“There is no need to be nervous,” Atemu assured him, stroking his cheek. Yugi leaned into it slightly, causing Atemu to smile. “We don’t have to do anything tonight if you are not ready. Seth is right, it is growing late, and my advisors are determined to get me out of bed at dawn to listen to their petty complaints.”
Yugi chuckled at this, feeling his unease leaving him. Atemu did not enjoy holding court all day long, and in the presence of his brother and cousin alone, he made no attempt to hide his irritation.
His body finally mobile again, Yugi embraced Atemu around the waist and burrowed his left cheek in the deeply tanned chest. Caught unaware, he was startled again when he was suddenly lifted and held securely in Atemu’s arms as his brother carried him over to the large bed, where Seth was waiting for them, having already stripped off his robes.
Setting him on the edge of the bed, Atemu removed his brother’s sandals. Once his feet were bare, Seth deftly removed his robe, exposing his bare upper body to the keen eyes of his lovers.
After stripping nearly to the skin, leaving only his loincloth in place, Atemu then removed his crown and the golden circlet with the Eye of Horus on the front that was worn by Yugi to show his status as the Crown Prince, followed by the rest of their jewelry.
Finally, all that was left other than Yugi’s loincloth was his kilt and Yugi nodded when Atemu hesitated, looking him in the eye for permission to continue. Smiling and kissing him softly on the lips, Atemu had him stand long enough for him to unwrap the white linen, which he carefully laid aside while Yugi sat down on the bed again and moved away from the edge so that Atemu could lay down. He only stopped moving when Seth grasped him about the waist and pulled him down next to him so that the High Priest could nuzzle his neck, making Yugi squirm and laugh. “Seth, stop! That tickles!” Seth only laughed in response, as did Atemu, who climbed into the bed after shutting the door leading to the balcony and dousing the torches burning in their bronze sconces.
The Pharaoh smiled at them both, finally feeling complete now that Yugi was here. He was broken from his thoughts by Seth, who pulled him down and gave him a deep but brief kiss.
Yugi was the first to fall asleep, completely exhausted by the complete turnaround in his emotions all in one day. He curled up against his brother’s side, sighing contentedly when he felt both pairs of arms wrap loosely about him as their owners also gave into the enticing pull of sleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Some time during the night, Yugi woke for no apparent reason. Carefully sitting up so as not to disturb his sleeping bedmates, he looked around as if to see what had disturbed his sound sleep. He could see nothing in the pure darkness of the room.
Confused, Yugi cautiously got out of bed without touching Atemu or Seth. Moving over to the door leading to the balcony, he opened it just enough to allow him to slip outside.
Breathing deeply of the cool night air, he looked out over the view that was provided to him. Atemu’s balcony faced westward, overlooking the Nile and the western desert. Everything was peaceful here as well. There was nothing out here that could explain his waking up at this time.
As he was about to turn around and go back inside, Atemu’s voice startled him from his musings. “Yugi, what are you doing out here? What’s wrong?” The normally deep voice was clouded with sleepiness.
“Atemu, I’m sorry, did I wake you?” Yugi asked in response, turning around and seeing his brother standing in the doorway.
“No, I just missed your warmth. Come inside,” Atemu murmured, stepping toward him and wrapping a warm arm around his shoulders. Yugi smiled up at him and burrowed into his body, allowing himself to be guided back to bed, where Seth had sat up as well, missing the warmth of both his cousins at his back. Atemu closed the door again before he and Yugi climbed back into bed.
“What is the matter? Why did you get up?” Seth asked.
“Something woke me up,” Yugi replied, wrapping his arms around Seth’s middle.
“I don’t know what it could have been. There’s nothing amiss.”
Seth smiled and returned the embrace without a word, inhaling the scent of Yugi’s hair. Soon after, Yugi felt both of Atemu’s arms wrap around him from behind and he found himself comfortably smothered in the warmth of his lovers. He sighed contentedly and lay his cheek against Atemu’s right shoulder.
Atemu nuzzled the spot behind Yugi’s ear, earning himself a gasp of surprise and a slight shudder. “You liked that, I see,” he said, deliberately blowing into his brother’s ear as he spoke. Yugi nodded in confirmation even as he shuddered again. Seth saw the blush on his pale cheeks, and both men could hear his quickened breathing, and they smiled at just how quickly he could be turned on.
A/N: Warning: Lemon ahead. You have been warned.
“Do we dare?” Seth asked. “If we are late because we choose to indulge ourselves now, the rest of the court will not be pleased.”
Yugi blushed, able to guess where this was going. He could not deny that he wanted it.
“Then we had best not be late,” Atemu retorted. “I do not wish to wait.”
“Me neither,” Seth replied with a smirk. “What say you, Yugi?” His youngest cousin only blushed more deeply and nodded. Another smirk and Seth replied with a softly spoken “very well” before he leaned down and captured Yugi’s mouth with his. With another gasp, Yugi’s mouth opened to his intruding tongue.
Yugi closed his eyes and moaned into his cousin’s mouth, his hands reaching up to grasp Seth’s shoulders for support. Suddenly, he was pulled into the taller man’s lap, where he could feel the beginning of Seth’s erection. He knew that Seth could feel his as well. Their loincloths hid nothing.
His back was fully exposed to Atemu’s gaze and touch and he soon felt his brother’s hands running down his spine toward his ass, stopping at the top of his loincloth which was becoming damp with his juices and sweat. Then, with a smile that only Seth could see, Atemu dipped his fingers under the scant covering and brushed the top of his ass and the crack between the small globes that were kept hidden from the world. This earned Atemu a gasp and a moan as Yugi felt his inexperienced body becoming overwhelmed by sensation. He unconsciously pressed back into the questing touch, causing Atemu’s fingers to slip between the globes of his ass and lightly touch the sensitive opening to his rear passage. Breaking the passionate kiss he had been sharing with Seth, he gasped desperately for air while at the same time pressing even harder into his brother’s exploring hand. Yugi’s grip on Seth’s shoulders tightened.
Seth moaned as Yugi’s squirming body rubbed against his erection and he began his own exploration with his hands and mouth, beginning with the pale throat that was exposed to him as Yugi tilted his head back in his struggle for breath. Nipping lightly, he marked the uncommonly pale before doing the same to Yugi’s collarbones. These actions earned him more gasps and moans that became mingled with the ones being earned by Atemu.
Seth felt the pounding heart under his fingers and the heaving of the smaller boy’s lungs and the shaking of the small body under the rising onslaught of pleasure.
Suddenly, Yugi cried out, the sensations caused by the touches of both men proving too much for him. Hot seed spilled from his hard erection and he bowed his head against Seth’s chest as his whole body shook in the wake of his release.
Finally, Yugi shifted so that he fell between Seth’s spread thighs, his own thighs spread slightly to support himself. As soon as he moved, he felt his cooling seed against his skin and his face became heated with embarrassment at his lack of control. He bowed his head to hide his face from his lovers. But Seth had already seen it and he nudged Yugi’s head up so that he could see the amethyst eyes.
“There is no need for embarrassment, Yugi,” he said, reaching up with the other hand and stroking a blush-stained cheek. “You are so beautiful, so responsive to our touches. We are fortunate men, wouldn’t you say, Atemu?”
“Very fortunate,” Atemu confirmed, moving to Yugi’s side and taking his mouth in a deep kiss, humming with pleasure when Yugi reciprocated, opening his mouth and even bringing his tongue out to play with Atemu’s.
After a while, during which Yugi felt his cock stir with interest once more, Seth and Atemu moved so that they could lay their new lover down on the bed so that all three of them could take further pleasure.
Yugi lay down on his back while Atemu moved down his body until he was braced on his arms above his brother’s waist, groin, and legs. At the same time, Seth lay on his side, bracing his weight on one elbow while his free hand was busy stroking Yugi’s face, neck, and chest. All Yugi could do was sigh, gasp, and moan as he was slowly but surely brought back to full arousal, all without his cock being touched at all.
Finally, Atemu brought his hands back up to Yugi’s waist from where they had been exploring the younger boy’s legs and feet. He waited until he had Yugi’s attention before he moved his fingers down to the clasp securing his brother’s only remaining piece of clothing. Yugi nodded, answering Atemu’s unspoken question, even lifting his hips helpfully so that his soiled loincloth could be removed. Soon, he was completely bared to the rapt gazes of his brother and cousin. It wasn’t long before Seth and Atemu removed their own loincloths.
At last, Atemu moved, having gazed his fill at his brother’s small but perfectly proportioned body. Leaning down, he pressed his lips to Yugi’s while Seth came around behind him and pressed his cock against his ass, making his intentions perfectly clear. Atemu acquiesced to the demand by pressing back while still kissing Yugi deeply, the smaller boy’s fingers tangled in his hair, both of their eyes closed. Seth nearly came at the sight they made, the two perfect, nearly identical - but for height and skin color at first glance - brothers engaging in their foreplay, the world around them all but forgotten.
Reaching for the oil in its ornate container on the bedside table, Seth coated two fingers and carefully pressed them into Atemu’s rear passage, causing the young Pharaoh to moan into his and Yugi’s kiss, pressing his hips even harder into his cousin’s fingers to increase the stimulus. Stretching him was hardly necessary, as they had been together in this way not too long ago, but Seth was cautious and Atemu was not one to begrudge his cousin’s thoughts for his safety and comfort.
Dividing his attention between Seth and Yugi, Atemu slid between his brother’s legs, spreading them until he could see their new lover’s small, unstretched hole. Taking his cue from Seth, he coated two of his own fingers and brought them to that virgin entrance and carefully pressed one against the tight muscles, watching Yugi’s eyes for any signs of pain before pushing inside.
Yugi tensed at the foreign sensation but was able to relax again under his brother’s assurances that if he relaxed, the pain would ease. Finally, it did and Atemu was able to slide his finger in the rest of the way, rotating his hand and stretching as much as he could with just one finger before pulling out and returning with two, which were accepted after a little tension that faded quickly, and then three.
Suddenly, a burst of pleasure seared across Yugi’s senses, making him cry out and buck into Atemu’s fingers, unconsciously seeking a way to experience the sensation again. Again it came and Yugi clenched the sheets under him. Atemu chuckled and pulled his fingers out, causing Yugi to cry out at the loss. Atemu took even more oil and rubbed it into the skin of his cock, nearly coming on the spot. He had not realized how sensitive he had become, as more of his concentration had been focused on Yugi’s comfort than his own.
Fortunately, Seth had removed his fingers as well. Their cousin had sat back, watching as Yugi was prepared for the first time. Now he moved, leaning over Atemu so that he could whisper in his ear. “Is he ready?” he asked, pressing a kiss to Atemu’s neck, at the juncture between ear and jaw.
Atemu gasped at the touch of lips to the most sensitive spot on his neck, his breath coming out in heavy pants. Instead of answering, he nodded and pulled away so that he could kiss Yugi, at the same time pressing the head of his cock to his brother’s stretched entrance.
Seth ran his own oil-coated fingers over his cock and moved back to his original spot, waiting until Atemu was all the way inside Yugi before claiming his younger cousin. At last they were together.
After so much time spent preparing and waiting, Atemu and Seth could not contain the need to move and Yugi found that he shared their impatience. They quickly formed a pattern, with Seth’s forward momentum pushing Atemu’s hips forward, driving him into Yugi’s tight passage with increasing force as desire temporarily overrode their concern for comfort come morning.
Despite his earlier climax, Yugi came first, followed by Atemu, who was closely followed by Seth. Atemu briefly collapsed atop his brother before regaining enough of his senses to move, while Seth managed to fall onto his side. All three were breathing hard, unaware at the moment of anything other than their own breathing and the aftershocks caused by their release.
Seth recovered first, slowly rolling over so that he could look at his comatose lovers, both of whom lay with their eyes closed, their faces lax in the aftermath of climax. Beautiful, was all Seth could think. The world’s best poets would surely agree with him. However, they would never have a chance. This sight was for Seth’s eyes and Seth’s eyes alone. His and the Gods’.
A/N: Lemon over. What did my readers think?
*~*~*~*~*~*
Re-Horakhty’s benevolent rays spread across the earth, finally breaking through the early morning haze in the Pharaoh’s bedchambers through a south-facing window. The sight of the three most powerful men in Egypt, laying naked and fast asleep in the Great Pharaoh’s bed, made of the God of the Sun smile, His warm light gleaming even brighter with His happiness.
Finally, His bright light caused the lovers to stir.
Seth was the first to sit up and stretch until he was sure that he would not fall back asleep. He saw Yugi and Atemu still asleep and he smiled at the sight they made. Some time after they had fallen into a sated sleep, the Prince had rolled over and now had his head on Atemu’s chest, his brother’s arm holding him loosely about the waist.
Atemu was the next to awaken, long habit dragging him from his dreams. Knowing that his court would soon be gathering, if they were not already, he wasted no more time in rising from his bed after he carefully lay his brother down on the bed.
His and Seth’s movements woke their younger lover.
“Good morning,” Atemu said with a smile.
“Good morning,” Yugi and Seth echoed, sharing a small glance and a smile between them.
Atemu and Seth had to undergo purification before they could go to court, so Yugi rose and donned his robe from the night before in preparation to leave for his own chambers for a quick wash before going to the temple for his own purification. His duties lay with maintaining the Pharaoh’s army and making sure that the food and water supplies were well provisioned in case of a bad harvest. It made his brother’s task of dispensing justice to their people easier, so Yugi did not find either task to be too arduous.
Just as he reached the door, Atemu called to him and he stopped and turned around with an enquiring look on his face.
“Bathe with us,” Atemu said, holding out his hand to his brother. “We have not bathed together in much too long.”
Yugi felt himself blush. He had distanced himself out of embarrassment and uncertainty when he had discovered his feelings for his brother and cousin had become less than platonic. Without argument, he nodded and followed the older men into Atemu’s bath chamber, letting his robe drop to the floor again. The bathing chamber was even larger than his or Seth’s, as was befitting a Pharaoh, being elaborately decorated with gold and limestone that gleamed in the light of the sun.
The servants had done their job well, entering the bathing chamber and filling the bath and heating it enough for the warmth to last for nearly two hours, all without entering the Pharaoh’s bed chambers. This happened once a week, allowing the Pharaoh to wash away impurities that would offend the Gods. Both Yugi and Seth had the same luxury, but not on the same day as Atemu. On any given day, there was cool water in their baths that they could use.
After they had washed off the evidence of their lovemaking the night before, they dried off and dressed. Yugi was surprised to learn that Seth kept some of his clothes in Atemu’s chambers, for those nights that he opted not to sleep in his own bed. Yugi had to go to his own chambers to dress before joining his brother and cousin as they made their way to the central temple, where sanctioned priests and their servants that served under Seth himself awaited them every morning to anoint their leaders in sacred oil. The only difference this morning was that all three kinsmen arrived together, something they had never done before.
It was a marked event that would occur every day for the rest of their lives, just like their love for each other.
Their love would continue on into eternity.
The End
Written by: lotr_jedi
Pairing: Atemu/Seth/Yugi.
Rating: NC-17
Summary: The story of the love between Atemu, Yugi, and Seth in the time of the Pharaohs.
Archived at adultfanfiction.net.
Author’s Note: This is my first M/M/M (three-way male love) story. In this one, Yugi is Atemu’s younger brother, and is the Prince of Egypt while Atemu (of course) is the Pharaoh, and Seth is Atemu’s High Priest. The Millennium Items don’t come into the story and neither does Bakura. This focuses only on Atemu, Yugi, and Seth. However, there are Shadow Monsters, guardians of the royal family. I didn’t want to get rid of them entirely. They are the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl (Atemu), the Silent Magician and Kuriboh (Yugi), and the three Blue-eyes White Dragons (Seth). None of the monsters come directly into this story, though they are alluded to at least once.
Ages of the Characters: Yugi is 17, Atemu is 19, and Seth is 21.
Warning: Incest (between first cousins Atemu and Seth and Seth and Yugi as well as between brothers - Atemu and Yugi).
Yugi had loved his older brother and their older cousin for a long time, and not just in a platonic sense. The only problem was that he was too frightened to come forward and confess, fearing that his older kinsmen would scorn him for his feelings. But finally, he could stand the pressure on his heart no longer. He had to admit his feelings, or else they would surely tear him apart from the inside out.
That was how Yugi, the youngest son of the late Pharaoh Akunumkanon, had come to be in the situation he was in now.
He had entered the current Pharaoh, his brother Atemu’s, rooms without knocking, as he had always been allowed to enter whenever he wanted to without needing permission. Now he wished that he had knocked, or better yet, had never come here at all, at least at this moment.
This moment consisted of his cousin Seth burying his hard cock deep inside Atemu’s rear passage. Yugi might have been inexperienced in the ways of love and sex, but he knew exactly what the two men were doing, and that knowledge caused a deep blush to spread across his cheeks, which, like the rest of his small body, were paler than all other Egyptians’, for reasons no one could explain. Then, much to his embarrassment, his own erection, which had gone all but untouched despite his seventeen years (he had been saving himself for his secret loves since he had found out that he desired them four years ago), began to harden.
Still frozen in place at the sight, even as a small corner of his mind was screaming at him to leave before the two lovers noticed him, Yugi could only watch and grow harder, coming closer and closer to his climax, as Seth moved faster and the moaning and grunting from the two on the bed became louder. The whole time, his heart felt like it would shatter at any moment. He should have known that he had never had a chance in the world with either Seth or Atemu, much less both of them.
Finally, with cries of elation, first Atemu and then Seth, feeling the pressure around his cock increase with his cousin’s climax, came, breathing heavily. Despite the noise they made, however, the sound of another, familiar voice, crying out at the same time as they, did not go unnoticed by either of them.
Turning their heads in the direction of the door, they saw their youngest kinsman standing there. Rather, Yugi was leaning against the closed door, his knees weak from coming so hard. He didn’t notice his brother and cousin staring at him, his eyes closed as he tried to regain his breath, until Atemu called his name. The next thing Seth and Atemu were aware of was Yugi’s breath coming out in a hitched sob before the Prince spun around, opening the door and dashing off in the direction of his own rooms, tears of embarrassment falling unheeded down his cheeks, leaving the two lovers staring after his departing figure in shock.
Coming back to himself, Atemu cursed before climbing out of bed on slightly shaking limbs. Quickly, he wrapped his discarded kilt around himself, only force of long habit ensuring that his haste did not make the job sloppy. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched as Seth did the same, though he left his other adornments where they lay draped over a chair, as well as his hat, which was sitting on the desk. Not bothering with their sandals, the two quickly left the Pharaoh’s rooms, heading for Yugi’s, deciding without any words spoken between them that today was the day that they would both confess their love for Yugi.
*~*~*~*~*~*
There was no answer to the knock on Yugi’s door, so after sharing a concerned glance with Seth, Atemu opened the door.
The bedchamber was empty and the door to the bathing chamber was closed and they were able to make out a soft splashing coming from within. But what caused them even more concern was the sound of sniffling coming from the room.
Coming to the next closed door, Atemu knocked. From within came the sound of a sharp inhalation and a splash of water before Yugi’s voice, sounding slightly shaky, told him to wait a moment. Soon the sound of Yugi stepping out of the water met their ears and Atemu swallowed hard at the thought of the water streaming down his brother’s wet body, his face darkening with a blush that he tried to suppress before Yugi saw it. And he wasn’t the only one. Seth, too, had to force his body back under his control, not wanting to frighten the smaller youth. They were both still filled with sexual energy, making it difficult to control the reactions of their bodies.
Finally the door opened, causing Atemu and Seth to back up into the middle of the room, and Yugi stepped out wearing nothing but a lightweight silk robe that fluttered in the slight breeze. He was too shy to lift his head, but this only made him even more attractive. The flush on his cheeks and his shy demeanor made him look even more beautiful to them, if that was possible.
Closing the door to his private bathing chamber, Yugi leaned his back against it, keeping his head down, not wanting to see the expressions on the faces of his brother and cousin. When silence had fallen between them for several minutes, he finally spoke keeping his eyes adverted.
“I’m sorry. I should have left as soon as I saw that you were…busy.” He couldn’t help it. His cheeks flamed red at his own words and at the memory. Unbeknownst to him, Atemu and Seth shared a smirk before turning their full attention back to Yugi, who had fallen back into silence.
“It is alright, Yugi,” Atemu murmured, placing a hand under his brother’s chin and raising the large amethyst eyes to his own narrow crimson ones. “But tell me, why did you stay?” he asked, pitching his tone to sound curious and nothing more.
Yugi stiffened and his face flamed with embarrassment and something else. At such close contact, he could smell the sweat on Atemu’s body as well as the remnants of his climax. Neither he nor Seth had cleaned themselves more than fleetingly before they had come here, and the combined scent was starting to get to him.
“I…I froze,” he stuttered, pulling his face away from Atemu’s hand. “I’m sorry.”
Gathering a deep breath, he pushed away from the door and walked over to his wardrobe, pulling out a clean kilt and loincloth before beginning to move toward the screen across the room, not wanting to risk dressing in front of his kinsmen, though all three of them had certainly seen each other’s nude bodies, having often bathed, dressed, and undressed together in their younger years. Yugi was even more self-conscious than usual after what had just happened.
Just as he reached the screen, made of woven papyrus, Seth’s voice stopped him in his tracks. “Did you enjoy watching us?”
Eyes widening, Yugi’s clothing fell from senseless fingers, but he made no move to pick them up. “What?” he asked, suddenly breathless. He was not sure whether to be embarrassed or angry at his cousin’s audacity.
“Did you enjoy what you saw?” Seth replied, his characteristic smugness entering his voice. The tone, more than the words made Yugi’s decision for him.
“Now see here,” the young Prince said, all but yelling. “You have a lot of nerve coming here after what just happened and asking me that! I enjoy a good game as much as you two do, but this is going too far! I already apologized, what more do you want?”
“You,” Seth answered in his usual forthright manner. Quickly, he regretted it, as Yugi’s eyes flared with anger and hurt as the Prince turned his head toward him though the rest of him did not move. Atemu winced, though his reaction went unnoticed by the other two. This was not going at all well.
“My body, you mean,” he said. “And why not? You already have my brother’s. And my heart.” He turned his head forward again, whispering the last part so softly that Atemu and Seth were not sure at first that they had heard him correctly. Yugi did not see the realization in their eyes but he frowned to himself when he realized what he had said.
“Yugi?” Seth asked, taking a slow step forward.
“That is ‘Prince Yugi’ to you, High Priest. Get out.” When Seth made no move to leave, Yugi spun around, fists and teeth clenched tightly in anger and suppressed tears. “Get out! Both of you! I was a fool to loose my heart to the two of you. It has brought me nothing but pain! Go! I do not want to see either of you for the rest of the day.”
Without another word, Yugi walked across the room and collapsed on his bed, burying his face in his pillows. Atemu and Seth could hear his muffled sobs and could see his body shaking hard from the force of his anguish. Both of them were reluctant to leave, but finally Atemu grasped Seth by the arm and turned them both away and out of the Prince’s chambers. Once the door was shut, Atemu released his lover’s arm and walked toward his own rooms. Seth made to follow, but Atemu stopped him with a brusque “no” before shutting his door between them, effectively closing himself off from Seth and the rest of the palace, just as Yugi had done.
Seth cursed himself. How could he have said that to the younger boy, whom he loved as much as he loved Atemu and his soul guardians, the blue-eyes white dragons? With a soul-deep sigh of regret and longing, he turned toward his own chambers, located near the temple that he oversaw in the heart of the palace, near the throne room. Once inside, with the door closed securely behind him, he was able to break down in tears of his own.
Atemu paced back and forth angrily, his anger and worry making his movements uncharacteristically jerky. He fumed at Seth for acting the way he had and at himself for not saying anything, though in truth, he did not know what he could have possibly said that would not have made the situation worse than it already was. His instincts had told him to keep silent and let his brother handle Seth and say what he had to say, and his instincts were rarely, if ever, wrong. If only his own heart did not ache so much, he would feel better about having said nothing.
There was nothing either Seth or he could do. They would have to wait for Yugi to come to them, no matter how long that took. But it would not be today, nor anytime soon, he feared. Yugi had made that abundantly clear.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Yugi had fallen into a restless slumber at last, only to be disturbed by a grumbling belly. After sending for a servant, he ordered food to be brought to his room. The food arrived quickly and he sent the young woman away, firmly stating that no one was to disturb him for the rest of the night unless it were an emergency. When the servant was gone, Yugi poured a goblet of the mild wine that was his preference and settled in to eat the light fare that he had sent for, consisting of figs, bread, and lightly baked fish that he enjoyed in place of the heavier meals served at banquets and ceremonies.
Afterward, beginning to feel tired again, worn out from his emotional outpouring, but feeling the need to clear his mind in prayer, he dressed simply in his kilt, sandals, and a robe to ward off the cool night air before leaving his chambers and heading toward the temple that Seth and his priests oversaw, hoping that he did not meet the High Priest himself while he was there.
Thankfully, the temple was devoid of all people. Lighting several candles as well as a bowl of incense, he knelt first before the altar of Isis, mother of Horus, and then the altar of Hathor, wife of Horus and mother of Pharaohs. Kneeling in prayer in the dim light of the candles, seeking an end to or at least an understanding of his pain, he became detached from his surroundings, and so did not notice the dark figure approaching from behind, nor the drawn blade in the figure’s hand. He was roused from his prayer only by the sound of a loud scuffle behind him.
Spinning around, his eyes widened at the sight of Seth struggling with a man clad in a dark robe. A knife was still clenched in his hand and it just barely missed Seth’s right shoulder. Shaking his head to clear his senses, he called for the guards who were able to apprehend the would-be assassin quickly. Yugi sent another guard to tell his brother of what had happened while he and Seth led the guards holding the captive man to the throne room, where the intruder’s fate would be decided by the Pharaoh himself. It was more than likely that he would be dead before the sun rose.
Soon after everyone involved had gathered in the throne room, Atemu walked in, followed by two of his personal guards, who took up positions on either side of the throne. As always, the Pharaoh managed to look impeccably groomed, despite the fact that he had been roused from a sound sleep by the unsettling news of an attempt on his beloved younger brother’s life. As he passed Yugi, who was seated below the dais that supported the throne, Yugi nodded, telling him that he was all right. Atemu nodded in return, determined to speak to both his brother and his cousin as soon as the would-be assassin had been dealt with.
After hearing about what had happened in the temple that night from Yugi and Seth and the guards, Atemu turned his piercing gaze on the villain in question. The guards were holding him securely, preventing him from escaping or even looking around, forcing his eyes toward the ground.
“Who sent you to kill the Crown Prince, assassin? Or did you come on your own? And why?”
“I was hired, Great Pharaoh, to do this deed, or else I would never have come here,” the man said.
“Who sent you and what was the promised price?” Atemu demanded.
“I was given gold and promised more when the task was done. I know not who he was. I never saw his face or learned his name,” the assassin said.
“I have heard enough,” Atemu said harshly, beginning to lose patience and control over his not inconsiderable temper, usually kept under tight control so that he would not be unduly influenced by it and so make a hasty decision. “Guards, take him away! He is to be executed at once!”
“Yes, Great Pharaoh,” the guards intoned. They began to take the man away, when suddenly he began struggling to get free, only the guards’ quick reflexes preventing his escape. The would-be assassin’s pleas for mercy went unheeded as the man was taken away to the place where prisoners were executed. Soon the only people left were Atemu, Yugi, Seth, and the Pharaoh’s personal guards, whom Atemu quickly dismissed as well, confident that the danger had passed.
“Yugi?” Atemu asked as soon as the three were alone.
“Yes?” Yugi murmured, wrapping his robe more tightly around his lithe frame.
“Are you alright?”
“I am fine, merely a little shaken. I had no idea that anyone was following me,” Yugi replied, though he had the feeling that the attempt on his life was not what his brother was alluding to. Atemu’s next words confirmed that feeling.
“That was not what I meant, Yugi.” The hurt in his brother’s tone was clear and it made Yugi’s heart hurt more than it already did. “You are still angry at us.” It was not a question.
“More at myself than at you, but yes, I am still angry,” Yugi replied. He kept his back turned toward Atemu, though this meant that he was facing Seth, who was standing at the bottom of the dais. He kept his eyes resolutely turned away. Hurt and feeling betrayed was more like it, though he didn’t say anything about that. “I do not wish to speak of this again. I bid you both good night,” he added shortly, moving toward the door. He was stopped by Seth’s hand being placed on his shoulder as he passed by. He dislodged the unwanted touch by turning around and stepping to the side. But now he had to face both of his heart’s tormentors.
“What more do you want from me?” he demanded, feeling like he was about to break down again at any moment. He couldn’t face this, not right now.
“That you except my apology for what happened this afternoon,” Seth replied, going to one knee so that Yugi did not need to crane his neck so much to look him in the eye, if he so chose. It was also a symbol of his humility, one that he rarely showed to anyone. Only Atemu, in fact. Finally, Yugi looked at him, meeting his eyes. He was able to read the honesty in his cousin’s eyes, seeing through the cold mask no one but he and Atemu could pierce.
Yugi nodded once before turning away again, not sure of what to say. He could feel his hurt ebbing away, leaving him feeling even more uncertain than before. Asking for forgiveness did not mean that they loved him.
“Yugi?” Atemu murmured coming up to them as Seth rose to his feet, towering over them both.
“Yes, my brother?” Yugi answered, feeling exhaustion begin to fall over him in the wake the emotional bloodletting occurring tonight.
“You said that you have lost your heart to us,” Atemu said. “Did you mean that, truly?”
Yugi closed his eyes and sighed deeply at the reminder of all he had said in the midst of his anger. “Yes, I meant what I said. I love you, both of you, more than I should.”
“What do you mean?” Seth asked him.
“You are already together. What place is there for me, in your hearts or in your beds?” Yugi replied.
He missed the relieved smiles on Atemu and Seth’s faces. He only opened his eyes again when he felt Atemu’s hands on his face, holding his head up. “Atemu…” he was unable to say anything more due to the sudden kiss that Atemu bestowed upon his slightly parted lips.
Sucking in a deep breath, Yugi fervently returned the kiss without another thought, closing his eyes as his arms went around his brother’s waist.
When they pulled back, Seth spoke up. “You don’t know how beautiful the two of you looked just then.” There was awe and something else in his voice that Yugi was not able to identify, but found that he liked it. He blushed, wanting to bury his face in Atemu’s chest. What was he doing? And why was Seth allowing him to kiss his lover?
“We were right, he tastes sweet, very sweet,” Atemu murmured, running ring- covered fingers through Yugi’s hair.
“What are you…?” Again Yugi was prevented from saying anything more, this time by Atemu’s fingers being pressed against his lips. Atemu smiled gently in reassurance, urging him to silence.
“You said that you love us,” Atemu said. “You should know that we, Seth and I, feel the same for you.”
Shocked, it took a long moment for Yugi to find his voice. “Truly. You both…?”
“It is true, Yugi. We love you. I am only sorry that it took so long for the truth to come out and that it came out as it has,” Seth assured him.
Yugi blushed, ashamed of his earlier accusations. “I am so sorry. I should never have accused you of playing games with my heart. I had no right to say what I did.” He felt new tears come to his eyes, only to have them brushed away by Seth’s surprisingly gentle fingers.
“Do not cry, Yugi, please,” Seth murmured, placing a hand on a soft cheek and stroking it gently with a thumb. “You had every right to be angry. We…no I…gave you no reason to feel anything other than betrayal. My words were crude, though honest. I do desire your body, but not if your heart does not come with it.”
“Aye, it has always been yours, yours and Atemu’s, and it will be so forever, the Gods willing,” Yugi said, confirming his words by pulling Seth down so that he could kiss his lips and so bind the three of them together. “I love you,” he said, pulling away from them slightly. “So help me, I love you both so much.”
“And we you,” Atemu and Seth replied together.
This time, Yugi wiped his own tears away, beginning to feel like a child.
“You are so beautiful, Yugi,” Seth said, feeling himself blush, as he was not given to such sentiments, even with Atemu.
“Nay,” Yugi demurred. “You are the beautiful ones, you and Atemu. I feel like a child when I am with you. Why would you ever wish to be with me?”
“You are no child, my brother, my love,” Atemu said. “You are small, yes, but you are perfect in our eyes and in the eyes of the Gods themselves.” He stroked a pale cheek, flushed gently with red.
Yugi only blushed harder in response, not sure what to say or do in the face of all of this new attention. He was beginning to grow lightheaded and to his embarrassment, he felt a familiar stirring in his groin that he hoped his robe would hide. If Atemu or Seth noticed, they did not say a word.
Seth broke in at that moment. “Shall we take this elsewhere? It grows late.”
Yugi looked up to find both his soon-to-be lovers looking at him, waiting for him to decide if he wanted to be with them tonight or wait. The appraising looks made the young Prince blush once more, making him wonder for a moment if his face would be permanently red after this night. Still feeling too shy to state aloud what he wanted, he settled for nodding. Atemu and Seth smiled in happiness before heading toward the door, intending to head to Atemu’s chambers. Yugi quickly followed.
*~*~*~*~*~*
When the door to Atemu’s chambers had closed behind them, Yugi found his body frozen to the spot once more, just as it had been hours ago. The room had been cleaned in the time between then and now, and other than the soft breathing of the three men, there was no sound other than that of a gentle wind blowing through the open door leading to the large balcony overlooking the palace gardens. But he still couldn’t move, as yet unsure of what was going to happen, even though their feelings were all out in the open.
“Yugi?” Atemu’s gentle voice made him jump. Quickly, he looked up, finally gaining some control over his body.
“Yes?” Yugi inquired, hearing his voice shake as he did so.
“There is no need to be nervous,” Atemu assured him, stroking his cheek. Yugi leaned into it slightly, causing Atemu to smile. “We don’t have to do anything tonight if you are not ready. Seth is right, it is growing late, and my advisors are determined to get me out of bed at dawn to listen to their petty complaints.”
Yugi chuckled at this, feeling his unease leaving him. Atemu did not enjoy holding court all day long, and in the presence of his brother and cousin alone, he made no attempt to hide his irritation.
His body finally mobile again, Yugi embraced Atemu around the waist and burrowed his left cheek in the deeply tanned chest. Caught unaware, he was startled again when he was suddenly lifted and held securely in Atemu’s arms as his brother carried him over to the large bed, where Seth was waiting for them, having already stripped off his robes.
Setting him on the edge of the bed, Atemu removed his brother’s sandals. Once his feet were bare, Seth deftly removed his robe, exposing his bare upper body to the keen eyes of his lovers.
After stripping nearly to the skin, leaving only his loincloth in place, Atemu then removed his crown and the golden circlet with the Eye of Horus on the front that was worn by Yugi to show his status as the Crown Prince, followed by the rest of their jewelry.
Finally, all that was left other than Yugi’s loincloth was his kilt and Yugi nodded when Atemu hesitated, looking him in the eye for permission to continue. Smiling and kissing him softly on the lips, Atemu had him stand long enough for him to unwrap the white linen, which he carefully laid aside while Yugi sat down on the bed again and moved away from the edge so that Atemu could lay down. He only stopped moving when Seth grasped him about the waist and pulled him down next to him so that the High Priest could nuzzle his neck, making Yugi squirm and laugh. “Seth, stop! That tickles!” Seth only laughed in response, as did Atemu, who climbed into the bed after shutting the door leading to the balcony and dousing the torches burning in their bronze sconces.
The Pharaoh smiled at them both, finally feeling complete now that Yugi was here. He was broken from his thoughts by Seth, who pulled him down and gave him a deep but brief kiss.
Yugi was the first to fall asleep, completely exhausted by the complete turnaround in his emotions all in one day. He curled up against his brother’s side, sighing contentedly when he felt both pairs of arms wrap loosely about him as their owners also gave into the enticing pull of sleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Some time during the night, Yugi woke for no apparent reason. Carefully sitting up so as not to disturb his sleeping bedmates, he looked around as if to see what had disturbed his sound sleep. He could see nothing in the pure darkness of the room.
Confused, Yugi cautiously got out of bed without touching Atemu or Seth. Moving over to the door leading to the balcony, he opened it just enough to allow him to slip outside.
Breathing deeply of the cool night air, he looked out over the view that was provided to him. Atemu’s balcony faced westward, overlooking the Nile and the western desert. Everything was peaceful here as well. There was nothing out here that could explain his waking up at this time.
As he was about to turn around and go back inside, Atemu’s voice startled him from his musings. “Yugi, what are you doing out here? What’s wrong?” The normally deep voice was clouded with sleepiness.
“Atemu, I’m sorry, did I wake you?” Yugi asked in response, turning around and seeing his brother standing in the doorway.
“No, I just missed your warmth. Come inside,” Atemu murmured, stepping toward him and wrapping a warm arm around his shoulders. Yugi smiled up at him and burrowed into his body, allowing himself to be guided back to bed, where Seth had sat up as well, missing the warmth of both his cousins at his back. Atemu closed the door again before he and Yugi climbed back into bed.
“What is the matter? Why did you get up?” Seth asked.
“Something woke me up,” Yugi replied, wrapping his arms around Seth’s middle.
“I don’t know what it could have been. There’s nothing amiss.”
Seth smiled and returned the embrace without a word, inhaling the scent of Yugi’s hair. Soon after, Yugi felt both of Atemu’s arms wrap around him from behind and he found himself comfortably smothered in the warmth of his lovers. He sighed contentedly and lay his cheek against Atemu’s right shoulder.
Atemu nuzzled the spot behind Yugi’s ear, earning himself a gasp of surprise and a slight shudder. “You liked that, I see,” he said, deliberately blowing into his brother’s ear as he spoke. Yugi nodded in confirmation even as he shuddered again. Seth saw the blush on his pale cheeks, and both men could hear his quickened breathing, and they smiled at just how quickly he could be turned on.
A/N: Warning: Lemon ahead. You have been warned.
“Do we dare?” Seth asked. “If we are late because we choose to indulge ourselves now, the rest of the court will not be pleased.”
Yugi blushed, able to guess where this was going. He could not deny that he wanted it.
“Then we had best not be late,” Atemu retorted. “I do not wish to wait.”
“Me neither,” Seth replied with a smirk. “What say you, Yugi?” His youngest cousin only blushed more deeply and nodded. Another smirk and Seth replied with a softly spoken “very well” before he leaned down and captured Yugi’s mouth with his. With another gasp, Yugi’s mouth opened to his intruding tongue.
Yugi closed his eyes and moaned into his cousin’s mouth, his hands reaching up to grasp Seth’s shoulders for support. Suddenly, he was pulled into the taller man’s lap, where he could feel the beginning of Seth’s erection. He knew that Seth could feel his as well. Their loincloths hid nothing.
His back was fully exposed to Atemu’s gaze and touch and he soon felt his brother’s hands running down his spine toward his ass, stopping at the top of his loincloth which was becoming damp with his juices and sweat. Then, with a smile that only Seth could see, Atemu dipped his fingers under the scant covering and brushed the top of his ass and the crack between the small globes that were kept hidden from the world. This earned Atemu a gasp and a moan as Yugi felt his inexperienced body becoming overwhelmed by sensation. He unconsciously pressed back into the questing touch, causing Atemu’s fingers to slip between the globes of his ass and lightly touch the sensitive opening to his rear passage. Breaking the passionate kiss he had been sharing with Seth, he gasped desperately for air while at the same time pressing even harder into his brother’s exploring hand. Yugi’s grip on Seth’s shoulders tightened.
Seth moaned as Yugi’s squirming body rubbed against his erection and he began his own exploration with his hands and mouth, beginning with the pale throat that was exposed to him as Yugi tilted his head back in his struggle for breath. Nipping lightly, he marked the uncommonly pale before doing the same to Yugi’s collarbones. These actions earned him more gasps and moans that became mingled with the ones being earned by Atemu.
Seth felt the pounding heart under his fingers and the heaving of the smaller boy’s lungs and the shaking of the small body under the rising onslaught of pleasure.
Suddenly, Yugi cried out, the sensations caused by the touches of both men proving too much for him. Hot seed spilled from his hard erection and he bowed his head against Seth’s chest as his whole body shook in the wake of his release.
Finally, Yugi shifted so that he fell between Seth’s spread thighs, his own thighs spread slightly to support himself. As soon as he moved, he felt his cooling seed against his skin and his face became heated with embarrassment at his lack of control. He bowed his head to hide his face from his lovers. But Seth had already seen it and he nudged Yugi’s head up so that he could see the amethyst eyes.
“There is no need for embarrassment, Yugi,” he said, reaching up with the other hand and stroking a blush-stained cheek. “You are so beautiful, so responsive to our touches. We are fortunate men, wouldn’t you say, Atemu?”
“Very fortunate,” Atemu confirmed, moving to Yugi’s side and taking his mouth in a deep kiss, humming with pleasure when Yugi reciprocated, opening his mouth and even bringing his tongue out to play with Atemu’s.
After a while, during which Yugi felt his cock stir with interest once more, Seth and Atemu moved so that they could lay their new lover down on the bed so that all three of them could take further pleasure.
Yugi lay down on his back while Atemu moved down his body until he was braced on his arms above his brother’s waist, groin, and legs. At the same time, Seth lay on his side, bracing his weight on one elbow while his free hand was busy stroking Yugi’s face, neck, and chest. All Yugi could do was sigh, gasp, and moan as he was slowly but surely brought back to full arousal, all without his cock being touched at all.
Finally, Atemu brought his hands back up to Yugi’s waist from where they had been exploring the younger boy’s legs and feet. He waited until he had Yugi’s attention before he moved his fingers down to the clasp securing his brother’s only remaining piece of clothing. Yugi nodded, answering Atemu’s unspoken question, even lifting his hips helpfully so that his soiled loincloth could be removed. Soon, he was completely bared to the rapt gazes of his brother and cousin. It wasn’t long before Seth and Atemu removed their own loincloths.
At last, Atemu moved, having gazed his fill at his brother’s small but perfectly proportioned body. Leaning down, he pressed his lips to Yugi’s while Seth came around behind him and pressed his cock against his ass, making his intentions perfectly clear. Atemu acquiesced to the demand by pressing back while still kissing Yugi deeply, the smaller boy’s fingers tangled in his hair, both of their eyes closed. Seth nearly came at the sight they made, the two perfect, nearly identical - but for height and skin color at first glance - brothers engaging in their foreplay, the world around them all but forgotten.
Reaching for the oil in its ornate container on the bedside table, Seth coated two fingers and carefully pressed them into Atemu’s rear passage, causing the young Pharaoh to moan into his and Yugi’s kiss, pressing his hips even harder into his cousin’s fingers to increase the stimulus. Stretching him was hardly necessary, as they had been together in this way not too long ago, but Seth was cautious and Atemu was not one to begrudge his cousin’s thoughts for his safety and comfort.
Dividing his attention between Seth and Yugi, Atemu slid between his brother’s legs, spreading them until he could see their new lover’s small, unstretched hole. Taking his cue from Seth, he coated two of his own fingers and brought them to that virgin entrance and carefully pressed one against the tight muscles, watching Yugi’s eyes for any signs of pain before pushing inside.
Yugi tensed at the foreign sensation but was able to relax again under his brother’s assurances that if he relaxed, the pain would ease. Finally, it did and Atemu was able to slide his finger in the rest of the way, rotating his hand and stretching as much as he could with just one finger before pulling out and returning with two, which were accepted after a little tension that faded quickly, and then three.
Suddenly, a burst of pleasure seared across Yugi’s senses, making him cry out and buck into Atemu’s fingers, unconsciously seeking a way to experience the sensation again. Again it came and Yugi clenched the sheets under him. Atemu chuckled and pulled his fingers out, causing Yugi to cry out at the loss. Atemu took even more oil and rubbed it into the skin of his cock, nearly coming on the spot. He had not realized how sensitive he had become, as more of his concentration had been focused on Yugi’s comfort than his own.
Fortunately, Seth had removed his fingers as well. Their cousin had sat back, watching as Yugi was prepared for the first time. Now he moved, leaning over Atemu so that he could whisper in his ear. “Is he ready?” he asked, pressing a kiss to Atemu’s neck, at the juncture between ear and jaw.
Atemu gasped at the touch of lips to the most sensitive spot on his neck, his breath coming out in heavy pants. Instead of answering, he nodded and pulled away so that he could kiss Yugi, at the same time pressing the head of his cock to his brother’s stretched entrance.
Seth ran his own oil-coated fingers over his cock and moved back to his original spot, waiting until Atemu was all the way inside Yugi before claiming his younger cousin. At last they were together.
After so much time spent preparing and waiting, Atemu and Seth could not contain the need to move and Yugi found that he shared their impatience. They quickly formed a pattern, with Seth’s forward momentum pushing Atemu’s hips forward, driving him into Yugi’s tight passage with increasing force as desire temporarily overrode their concern for comfort come morning.
Despite his earlier climax, Yugi came first, followed by Atemu, who was closely followed by Seth. Atemu briefly collapsed atop his brother before regaining enough of his senses to move, while Seth managed to fall onto his side. All three were breathing hard, unaware at the moment of anything other than their own breathing and the aftershocks caused by their release.
Seth recovered first, slowly rolling over so that he could look at his comatose lovers, both of whom lay with their eyes closed, their faces lax in the aftermath of climax. Beautiful, was all Seth could think. The world’s best poets would surely agree with him. However, they would never have a chance. This sight was for Seth’s eyes and Seth’s eyes alone. His and the Gods’.
A/N: Lemon over. What did my readers think?
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Re-Horakhty’s benevolent rays spread across the earth, finally breaking through the early morning haze in the Pharaoh’s bedchambers through a south-facing window. The sight of the three most powerful men in Egypt, laying naked and fast asleep in the Great Pharaoh’s bed, made of the God of the Sun smile, His warm light gleaming even brighter with His happiness.
Finally, His bright light caused the lovers to stir.
Seth was the first to sit up and stretch until he was sure that he would not fall back asleep. He saw Yugi and Atemu still asleep and he smiled at the sight they made. Some time after they had fallen into a sated sleep, the Prince had rolled over and now had his head on Atemu’s chest, his brother’s arm holding him loosely about the waist.
Atemu was the next to awaken, long habit dragging him from his dreams. Knowing that his court would soon be gathering, if they were not already, he wasted no more time in rising from his bed after he carefully lay his brother down on the bed.
His and Seth’s movements woke their younger lover.
“Good morning,” Atemu said with a smile.
“Good morning,” Yugi and Seth echoed, sharing a small glance and a smile between them.
Atemu and Seth had to undergo purification before they could go to court, so Yugi rose and donned his robe from the night before in preparation to leave for his own chambers for a quick wash before going to the temple for his own purification. His duties lay with maintaining the Pharaoh’s army and making sure that the food and water supplies were well provisioned in case of a bad harvest. It made his brother’s task of dispensing justice to their people easier, so Yugi did not find either task to be too arduous.
Just as he reached the door, Atemu called to him and he stopped and turned around with an enquiring look on his face.
“Bathe with us,” Atemu said, holding out his hand to his brother. “We have not bathed together in much too long.”
Yugi felt himself blush. He had distanced himself out of embarrassment and uncertainty when he had discovered his feelings for his brother and cousin had become less than platonic. Without argument, he nodded and followed the older men into Atemu’s bath chamber, letting his robe drop to the floor again. The bathing chamber was even larger than his or Seth’s, as was befitting a Pharaoh, being elaborately decorated with gold and limestone that gleamed in the light of the sun.
The servants had done their job well, entering the bathing chamber and filling the bath and heating it enough for the warmth to last for nearly two hours, all without entering the Pharaoh’s bed chambers. This happened once a week, allowing the Pharaoh to wash away impurities that would offend the Gods. Both Yugi and Seth had the same luxury, but not on the same day as Atemu. On any given day, there was cool water in their baths that they could use.
After they had washed off the evidence of their lovemaking the night before, they dried off and dressed. Yugi was surprised to learn that Seth kept some of his clothes in Atemu’s chambers, for those nights that he opted not to sleep in his own bed. Yugi had to go to his own chambers to dress before joining his brother and cousin as they made their way to the central temple, where sanctioned priests and their servants that served under Seth himself awaited them every morning to anoint their leaders in sacred oil. The only difference this morning was that all three kinsmen arrived together, something they had never done before.
It was a marked event that would occur every day for the rest of their lives, just like their love for each other.
Their love would continue on into eternity.
The End