I looked around me. Other 'slaves' as one might call them, hudled next to eachother for warmth. A tanned man, one obisavly from Egypt, was makeing his way up and down the line. He stopped infrount of me and bent down to look at me closer.

"I'll take him," he finnaly says. The 'slave master' as he called himself nodded and took some coins from the tanned man.

"Good choice, very good, but he doesn't look that strong," the fender said nodding his head. The tanned man smirked.

"He isn't for work," and with that he grabbed my arm and trough me over his shoulder like I was a potato sack. I winced as his bony shoulder went deep into my guts but I didn't make a sound. I already learned from my previous masters to hold my tounge. I was carried to a hourse where my new master set me in the saddle. He got behind me and took the rains. I silently cursed as I tried unsussfully to break the rope that had my hands. I shivered as I felt an arm wrap around me.

"So you don't fall, I don't want you to get hurt just yet," the tanned man said chuckleing. I shuddered again.

We rode like that until the town was out of sight. Seas of sand surrounded us, but the man looked calmed, for he knew his way around.

I strafed my hourse toward a large rock, hugging my new slave close. 'He would do fine in the kicten' I thought with a smirk. The fragile boy had something to him that made the tanned one shiver in delight. The boy had feminine charms, long white hair, pale skin, yes. It was hard to think he was a boy.

I got off My stead and walked clawed to the wall of rock.

"MY MEN, I HAVE RETURNED WITH A GIFT!" I shouted to my gaurds. They quickly opened the hidden gates for me with bowed heads. I graved the rains of the hourse and lead it into the fortress. I grinned at the sight.

My small empire was a large city. I was king there. I ruled all. Here, anyone got a second chance. It started when I was little and my home city was burned down. I met a band of thiefs, and quickly became their leader. Then, I grew wary of travailing and found a stone fortress abandoned. We settled there, hidding from the main empire. Many took refuge here. And I allowed that.

I stiled infrount of my palace. I picked up the small slave again and carried him inside as another servent took my stead to the stables. Inside I got a 'welcome back master!" From most of my slaves. I smirked and noticed how the slave rooms were already filled up. I huskly took the new slave into my own room.

"You are to stay in here while I find you a room of yours and you shall work in the kitchen," I proclaimed. He nodded sadly as he knew what was to come of his life. I left.

When the dark man left I huddled my knees to my chest. I hated being a slave, but my father had sold me. He needed the money. I softly cried. I knew better then to do that when my new master was around. I cried for a very long time until I op a knock on the door. I wiped away tears as the tanned man stepped into the rooms.

"Sadly, no rooms are left. But I wont give you a

way. No, not you. I cant give my slaves away... I know, you will stay with me!" He proclaimed with a smirk. Then he frowned again.

"But what about you working? The kitchens are overly filled! You need to... work here another way..." He pondered. I looked at him with sad eyes knowing full well what he was thinking. My previous masters had the same idea, but then I was tossed aside before they could put a hand on me.

He gently picked me up and set me on the bed.

"Take off your clothing," he order.

I watched as the kid took off his clothes with shaky hands. I couldn't do this to him... I couldn't take his pureity away.

When he was nude, I traced over his rib cage. The pressed out of his sides in an unhealthy manner. I tisked and rolled him over. I saw him bite his lip, waiting for pain. I wanted to take him, badly, but I just traced the spine. I shook my head at how much it showed. I noticed the small body shook, and noticed how the boy was crying. I threw the boy his clothing and he looked surprised.

"If your going to be my pet, you need to be well-fed," I said getting up and takeing a dish of food the servents brought me before I came home. The meat was still warm, as was the bread. I set the plate in frount of the pale boy who's eyes flared in hunger and want. I picked up a mound of bread and held it to the boy, who took no time at all stuffing his face. I smirked and picked up a piece of chicken.

"Say boy, what's your name?"

He looked up in shock. "R-ryou sir..." his voice trailed off, and then his dark brown eyes grow big.

"I-i'm s-so sorry! I ment master! my name is Ryou, master!" He exclaimed. "Please don't hurt me," he wimpered under his breath. I knew I wanted to kiss him, tell him its alright, but I held my self back.

"I am nither of those, Ryou, but I go be Akifia." Ryou stared at me in shock. I knew he had heard of me, my name was the most commonly heard through out the land. I smirked and grabbed a piece of bread. He looked at the meat before takeing a slice and quickly eating before I could snatched it away. I didn't care. I wanted this little fellow to be calm around me, and not so timmid. He stared into my eyes before grabbing another piece. I chuckled, which made Ryou drop his food. He flinched and picked it up off the dirty floor and opened his mouthe to eat it. I snatched it way.

"No, bad slave. Food from floor is bad," I scolded him. He flinched again and whispered 'don't hurt me' under his breath. I trough the food out the window for the animals to eat.

I sighed and gently pushed some hair out of Ryou's face. He flinched when I raised my hand, but calmed as he figured that I wasn't going to hurt him. I grinned. He finnally trusted me enough.

I saw the grin on Akifia's face. His hand was still touching my face. I stared at him. First, he made stay in the same room as him, then undress infrount of him, and then he fed me, and now he was touching my face and smileing at me. I teansed up. I knew I shouldn't, but I did, then flinched when he frowned. He withdrew his hand. I snatched another roll and started to nibble on it, watching akifia.

He slowly got up and made his way to a small room, his clostet. He returned with a lenuim outfit. He gently tossed it to me. I grabbed it and looked at it carefully. It was buitful.

"Cant have my pet looking all torn down," was all my new master said before going into another room, the bathroom. He drew a tub of water before he returned. He gently grabbed my arm and made me fallow him in. He picked up the bottem of my dress-like cloth I wore. I shivered as I felt his hand get to my waist slowly. I could hear him smirk as he took off the cloth completely. He started to undress himself, but it was faster then when he undressed me. He got into the large tub before gently tugging on my arm. I fallowed in. He gently pushed my back in the water. My heart started beating faster, but then he raised me back up and put some liquid gooy stuff in my hair and started to rub it in. 'My hair's I thought feeling stuipid. The soap smelled like lavender flowers, and after rubbing the stuff in, akifia steped back admireing me. I looked up into his hungry eyes before he turned to put some soap in his white hair also. I let the water hug me and I stared at a big bruse up the side of my legs. Akifia riansed out his hair and looked at me. He sighed and gently pushed me back then upright again. I flinched at the touched and noticed me member grow hard. I moved my legs to hide it, but akifia spotted it as soon as he backed up. He smirked and gently pushed it to the surface and then he crammed it all down his throat. I groan at this obscurity, but it felt so good I couldn't say no. I gripped the side of the tubs until my buckles grew white. I cummed. Akifia swallowed and realsing his grasp on me.

"Yumm " was all he said as he stared into my eyes. I blushed and looked away. He reached over and jerked my head towards himself and kissed me. I could feel his wandering hands up my waist. I shivered in delight. He smirked in the kiss and leaned back away from me. I wimpered alittle.

"Your not ready yet," was all he could say before he got out of the tub for me to finish washing.

I scrubbed a thin layer of dirt off my skin, watching how I went from a dull brown to a pale white. I soaked in the tub, wondering about what was up ahead of me. At least Akifia was kind, he didn't try to rape me, but he was also known as a ruthless killer, a thief. He had a bounty bigger then the sea after him.

I closed my eyes, letting my mind rest. I fell asleep in the tub, with the sootheing water.

I waited outside the bathroom door for what felt like ages. I finally got up and opened the door to find my little pet, no angle, sleeping in the tub. He looked so peaceful. I bent over the sides and carefully picked him up not wanting to wake him. I slowly dried him off, noticing all the old scars of whips and knifes on his back and frount. I cursed to myself. Why do people who do this live with themselfs? I care fully put on an old shirt of mine onto Ryou and set him on my bed. I smiled and let my hand trace ryou's jawline. He smiled in his sleep. I grinned also, for how cute Ryou was. I looked away and noticed that the sun was almost setting. I quickly put on my trade mark red cloak and walked briskly out of the room, to the stables, to my black stallion, out of town.

I awoke to my surprise in a soft, large, warm bed, around me was Akifia's shirt. I smiled at the earthy scent and stretched. Akifia was gone, but a tray was set on the table with a note.

Dear Ryou Bakura,

This food is for you. Do not be hesitent to eat. Akifia has orders to feed you until your bones don't show. We are also to respond to you like we do him, you being the Master's pet

I opened the tray. Some of the most delishes foods were there, and starring at it made my stumic turn. I picked up some grapes and plopped it in my mouth,the the eggs, then beacon, then the rest.

My plate was completely empty when akifia came into the room.

"Oh! Good mourning Ryou" he said, shocked I was up. He looked over at my plate and smiled. He ran his hand through his own hair, which was soft and white like mine. I grinned at him, causing him to chuckle.

"You look like a kid Ryou," my smile dropped at that.

"I-i'm sixteen sir," Akifia flinched. He shook his head disaproveingly and sat on the bed next to me.

"A slave at sixteen. Your too young." I frowned. It wasn't my fault I was a slave. My father was bankrupt and he had to sell me. It wasn't his choice.

Gaurds shouted from the window, breaking our stare. Akifia cursed and looked out the window.

"Ryou, no matter what, stay here," was all he said before he left. I brought my knees to my chest and stared out the door. Screaming could be heard from outside, filled with rage and murder.

It wasn't long until the doors into the large room bursted open. Five palace gaurds stormed in, two grabbing me.

"This boy was in the room," one of them shouted to the leader. The higher ranked nodded.

"Take him with us, he may have information we need," he said, jutting his head toward the door. I felt the cold metel of hand-cuffs bite into my skin as

They were shoved on me. I was roughly shoved this way and another, with a bag covering my face. I felt being frown into a smaller room, a very small room. I guessed it was a horse pull wagon. I got jossled around in that two. Finnaly it stopped and I was throw out into the rowle thrown room. The king, yami, was sitting atop his golden thrown.

"Who is this?" He said with intrest as I bowed down.

"He was found in Akifia's room. We have reason to belive he works with akifia." One of the gaurds said, spitting out the name akifia like it was a curse.

"What job do you have with Akifia?" Yami asked.

"A-a slave mylord," I answered with a shakey voice. He drummed his fingers on his armrest.

"A slave? What type?" He ask, curiosity playing at his words.

"I-i was never asigned a job..." I said, my voice not working.

"Then why were you in the tomb-robber's room?" yami asked, with such harshness I flinched.

"That was where I was residing mylord," yami leaned back in his chair.

"Well, take him to my room. For now on, he will be a bed slave, my bed slave." He said, not hiding his desire for me. I looked at the gaurds now looming over me. I obayed them, not wanting to see what would happen if I didn't. I stumbled as I walked, the gaurd's grips tight.

I was thrown into a room larger then Akifia's. Satin robes hang down the top of he windows. The large steel doors slammed shut behind me. I curled right where I was thrown and cried. I staked in this poisition until I had no tears. Then I weakly got up and took a better look around me. A large window was on the right of me. Just outside you could see the pheroh's younger brother, Yuggi, playing ball with some other kids.