Yeah, so I have to write this fic because I lost a duel against my best friend. Yes, we dueled with Yu-Gi-Oh cards. And yes, I still like Yu-Gi-Oh.

Disclaimer: I don't own it.

Note: Because I'm technically still on vacation, I'm not updating The Greatest Punishment just yet, but I will on either Monday or Tuesday, when I get back home. Sorry for the wait! Enjoy!

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Blue eyes narrowed in frustration and annoyance as he heard the commotion outside the palace. Atem was a good enough ruler, but he gave the people too much free reign. Usually, they wouldn't make too much noise, but now they weren't letting him work. The priest dropped the papyrus onto the desk in front of him and stood, scaring the servant who had just walked in the room. He waved off whatever it was that the servant was trying to give him and walked toward the Entrance Hall. One brown eyebrow rose in surprise as he saw the tri-colored hair of the pharaoh standing on the same balcony, overlooking the Hall, that he was now on.

"Hello, Seto," Atem said, not bothering to look at the priest. Seto had to admit that he despised Atem's easy dismissal of him. He nodded in the direction of the pharaoh before looking into the crowd. Nothing in particular stood out until the crowd roared in outrage and moved aside for the wooden cart. Seto's breath and heart stopped as he saw the man on the cart.

He was filthy, his body covered in dirt and sores. His waist was covered only by a filthy loincloth. His skin was tan, and he was lightly muscled from years of hard labor. His hair was a dirty blond color, and was knotted and stuck out in random directions. But it was his eyes that caught Seto's attention. The honey-colored orbs looked at Atem with hatred and contempt. Seto noticed that the man's hands were tied in front of him, but his head was held high. Next, the prisoner's eyes moved to Seto. The priest saw two emotions flash in those eyes, and both made his heart shatter. The first was sorrow, and the second was love.

Seto felt his blue eyes water, but he held it back. Not taking his eyes off the prisoner, he spoke to his pharaoh.

"Atem, what is his crime?"

The pharaoh didn't take his eyes off the prisoner either, and answered, his tone one of grim satisfaction.

"Murder."

Seto felt his icy calm shatter. He knew the penalty for murder. A man was burned. Afterwards, his body, rather alive or dead, was cut open and thrown to the crocodiles. He turned and ran to the prisoners' cells, desperate for the prisoner to be there.

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The blond wasn't sure what was going on. He had been paraded for hours in front of the people, his old friends and neighbors. Then, he was brought into the Great Hall of the Pharaoh's Palace. By that time, he had found out that he was accused of murder. Knowing that he'd end up dead with no traces he had ever been alive, he had given up. As soon as he saw the crowd splitting for the pharaoh to look at him, he made damn sure to look back at the pharaoh. He had glared into the pharaoh's amethyst eyes with every ounce of hatred in his body, but the tri-haried ruler hadn't blinked. He turned his view to the Hight Priest and immediately the hatred evaporated. He instead felt like crying. Poor Seto was going to be left all alone now. He tried to convey with his eyes the love that he felt for the priest. He saw something in Seto's eyes before the priest fled.

"Jounouchi. You are charged with murder and are hereby sentenced to die by fire. Do you have anything to say to your pharaoh?" a man on Atem's left asked. Looking away from where Seto had been standing and looking back at Atem, Jou glared again.

"You claim to rule Egypt with fairness and equality, yet you falsely accuse me of murdering two people I've never met. May Ra have mercy on you from now on, Pharaoh," Jou spat the title before the citizens roared again, and he was pushed into his cell.

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What felt like eternity later, a guard's grunt woke up the blond haired prisoner as he looked up, honey colored eyes attempting to adjust to the darkness. He squinted and turned his head quickly whenever a light pierced the darkness of his cell. After a moment, he saw the blue eyes that looked at him in concern.

"Oh thank Ra," muttered a voice. Jou sighed softly, closing his eyes and curling up again on his crude pretense of a bed.

"Don't fuck with me now, Ra," muttered Jou, shaking his head. "I'm going to die soon and now you're going to fuck with me." The deep chuckle rejuvenated Jou and he sat up, looking at the eyes again, now aware they were much closer than they were before. He started to reach out a hand, but was stopped by the ropes. The eyes narrowed before a hand came and gently took his hand.

"Jou... I'm going to get you out of here," muttered the voice that belonged to the eyes. Jou shook his head, a sad smile on his face.

"Seto... There's no chance that Atem will let me live after what I said to him," Jou said. Seto blinked in confusion before he moved into the light, allowing Jou to see all of him. He had removed the golden headdress the priests were told to wear, and Jou could see all of Seto's brown hair.

"What do you mean? What did you say, Jou?" asked the priest. Jou shrugged and moved Seto's hand to his face, gently rubbing his cheek over the smooth and cool hand.

"I said he didn't rule and fairly and equally as he claimed if he was convicting me of a crime I didn't commit," Jou said. Seto sighed softly and smiled, allowing Jou to continue rubbing his hand across his face.

"Such a violent puppy," Seto muttered. Jou looked up at him and grinned before the priest leaned down and gently pressed his lips to Jou's. Jou pushed back, almost violently, as he demanded more from the priest. Seto stoped for a moment, surprised, but then kissed back with the same intensity. Jou sighed into Seto's mouth and pretended to fight him, but gave in, willingly. After a moment, Seto pulled away, smirking at Jou's whimper. He leaned in to hug Jou to him, tightly, and whispered to his love.

"I'll get you out soon, puppy. Have faith," he said. With a quick 'I love you', Seto grabbed his headdress and was out of Jou's cell, leaving the light for Jounouchi.

That's it for now. I'll have the second part up ASAP.

I'm out!

-G.o.G.