Hello people who are bothering to read this! Yes, it's me again and I have brought with me the first chapter of my second fanfic. Now, this is the re-done version because of a small mistake from the first time. Now, Yugi, if you would.

Yugi: sure. Disclaimer: yugiohgirlkasha516 does not own the anime/manga Yu-Gi-Oh! All she owns is the idea for this fic and the laptop she wrote it on.

Thanks Yugi. now, onto the fic!

A content sigh passed the lips of a young boy as he lay down on the soft grass. The sky above was bright blue and almost completely clear, only a few wisps of cloud and a couple of birds travelled through it.

The boy that lay on the soft green grass, gazing at the simple beauty that was nature, was named Yugi. He had star-shaped black hair tipped in violet that made his pale face stand out and blond bangs that framed that face nicely. Some of the blond bangs reached back into his unique hair, brightening the black with gold. The boy's wide, amethyst eyes shone with happiness as he relaxed in the afternoon sun.

Yugi was wearing a pair of white pants and a soft purple singlet, his white jacket lying on the ground beneath him. On his left rist was a bracelet made out of silver, and on his right was one made of gold.

A silvery/white shape entered Yugi's vision and he knew instantly who it was.

"Hey, Ryou." Yugi said happily.

"Hey," the other side softly.

The silvery/white shape named Ryou lay down on the grass to Yugi's left, and a moment later the two were joined by a purple/white shape, whose name was Malik, who lay down to Yugi's right.

Ryou had pale skin, even more so than Yugi, and soft white hair that fell down his back. He was wearing a pair of white pants and was lying on his white jacket like Yugi, only his singlet was sliver, and he had two gold bracelets. Those bracelets were the only real colour in his outfit but nobody minded.

Malik was a little more creative, he was wearing white pants lined with dark purple, a dark purple T-shirt lined with white and a white jacket with dark purple sleeves. He had on a purple belt and two gold bracelets.

"I love it out here," Ryou said, "It's so peaceful."

"You said it, Ryou." Malik said.

Yugi just made a soft sound of agreement.

"You know," Malik, continued, "it's grate, these afternoons when we don't have to do anything or go anywhere or meet anyone. To be able to relax and do nothing."

"You're not doing nothing, Malik," Yugi said, "You're both talking and breathing."

"Oh, ha, ha," Malik said.

There was no tension in the air like there would have been with others. A small smile graced the faces of the three as they enjoyed the content silence.

Suddenly they felt the presence of three others, this caused the three to sit up and turn in the direction of the large building directly behind Yugi.

An old man with grey hair was walking towards them down the path from the building. There were two young boys following him, each carrying two baskets.

The old man stopped a short distance from the three, the two boys stopping behind him.

None of the three had seen the boy on the right before.

The old man stepped aside and gestured for the boy step forward. As he did Yugi took in the details of the boys face: pale skin, brown hair, and soft green eyes. Yugi stood up and walked over to stand in front of the boy, Malik and Ryou coming up beside him.

The boy, who had put down the two baskets he had been carrying, bowed low and said, "It is an honour to serve you, my princes."

As Yugi looked over the boy more carefully he took in his energy, this boy had had a happy, if somewhat lonely, life. He was shy and quiet and always wanted to get things right, just so that they were the way they were supposed to be. He held a small amount of sadness because of his lack of friends, however it did not lead to anger or jealously. He was 15, and lived near the edge of the city with his parents and little sister.

Yugi smiled happily and the new addition to the palace staff.

"You don't have to bow, Tenkei," Yugi said. He heard the other gasp.

"Oh, sorry," Yugi said, rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment, "I just do that on instinct."

"You need not apologise to me, my prince," Tenkei said, still bowed, "I am but a servant."

Yugi sighed softly and walked over to Tenkei, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Tenkei, it's all right," Yugi said softly, giving the boy a nudge to tell him to rise.

Tenkei stood slowly, the uncertainty clear in his eyes. Yugi needed to change the subject and lighten the thick atmosphere.

"Excuse me, Sogoroku," Ryou said, "but why have you brought the baskets?"

And Prince Ryou saves the day again. Yugi turned his attention to the new conversation and so did Tenkei.

"Oh, well since it was your afternoon off I thought we might enjoy a picnic in the gardens." Sogoroku said.

The three young princes, Sogoroku and the two servants quickly had the picnic set up and Yugi, Ryou, Malik and Sogoroku sat down. Tenkei turned to leave but was held back by the other servant, who pulled him round and push gently pushed him down onto the picnic blanket.

Yugi could feel just how nervous Tenkei was; he was also confused as to why the three princes would want the company of someone like him. He was just a servant, what he wanted didn't matter, why would they act this way when he was nothing…

"Stop!" Malik said, holding his hand out.

The tone he had used was one of annoyance and Tenkei was afraid, afraid that he had done something to anger the prince, afraid that he would be punished.

Yugi lowered Malik's arm and turned to Tenkei with his soft smile still on his lips.

"I'm sorry about him, it just…" Yugi started.

"We can feel the negative energy from your thoughts." Ryou said. "You think you're not important but you are. Everyone and everything is important in its own way, everything in life is equal."

"Except in politics," Sogoroku said, earning giggles from everyone except Tenkei who just sat there looking confused. What confused him more than he already was, was that his guide, who was also a servant, was talking and laughing with the princes like he was a noble. But then he remembered, it was said that the Princes of Light were the kindest of all people, honest and true they judged on personality not rank. And Tenkei allowed a small flicker of hope to rise in his chest; maybe life in the palace wouldn't be so hard after all.

Yugi's smile widened as he felt the positive change in Tenkei's emotions and thoughts. It would take a while, but Tenkei would get used to life in the palace and the behaviour of the princes, Yugi knew he would.

Yugi looked over the papers on the desk before him. He had been studying for the past four hours and all he got were a headache and a sore rist.

With a sigh Yugi place the quill in the small cup on his desk and leaned back. He stretched his back and flexed his rist, his body always went stiff if he sat down for to long.

"Taking a brake?"

Yugi jumped at the voice.

"Tenkei! You know I can't sense people's energy while I'm studying! It distracts me to much" Yugi said while trying to slow his racing heartbeat.

"My apologies, my Prince." Tenkei joked.

Yugi rolled his eyes at his friend's antics. It had been three months since Tenkei had started to work at the palace and it had taken Yugi half that time to convince him that he was allowed to call him, Ryou and Malik by name.

"So, why are you here, Tenkei?" Yugi asked.

"I have come to save you from your lessons, my Prince." As usual Tenkei was being overly dramatic, even adding a bow.

"Really?" Yugi asked.

"Yep, Ryou and Malik convinced Sogoroku that you deserve a break and here I am to deliver the good news."

"Yes!" Yugi got up from the chair, his usual smile back on his face, and practically ran out of the room.

Yugi ran down the hallway for a bit before slowing to a walk when he was sure that he was a safe distance from his personal study room. As usual he took in very detail of the long corridor, even though he had seen it a million times it was just so beautiful to him. The corridor had a floor of white marble with a white carpet running down the centre, the carpet had many gold patterns on it and a gold border on each side. The corridor had white walls and every now and again Yugi would come across a marble archway painted with gold and silver. The wall to Yugi's right was lined with large windows allowing sunlight to aluminate the corridor and make the white walls and arches glow.

The sunlight fell on Yugi's small form and he felt it's energy flow into him. He suddenly became aware of the people in the rooms behind the wall to his left and the flowers, plants, people and other living things in the palace gardens outside. He also noticed that Tenkei was running up to him.

"How… can you run… so fast?" Tenkei asked, panting, as he caught up and started walking side-by-side with Yugi.

Yugi shrugged, "I don't know, actually."

Tenkei chuckled slightly before he went back to panting from running to catch up with him.

"Anyway Yugi, there was something else I needed to tell you."

"Oh, there is?" Yugi asked. "Sorry, I guess I should have checked weather or not you were finished before I ran off." Yugi rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment, a little habit he had picked up.

"It's ok, I kind of figured you'd run off first chance you got."

Yugi pouted and turned away.

"What was it you still had to tell me?" Yugi asked, changing the subject.

"Ryou and Malik are waiting for you in the gardens, they thought you might want some fresh air so they had some lunch brought outside."

Yugi smiled brightly, his friends always knew how to cheer him up.

"Do you want to join us Tenkei?" Yugi asked.

"Sorry, but I can't. Places to be, things to do, you know how it is." Tenkei replied.

"Oh well, maybe some other time." Yugi said.

"See you later!" Tenkei called as he started walking down the hall in the opposite direction.

Yugi was a little disappointed that Tenkei couldn't join them, but he knew that Tenkei had work to do and liked what he did, so nothing else really mattered.

Yugi turned right and walked down a large stairway sticking out from the main building and headed out into the garden. Well, at least I ran in the right direction. Yugi thought.

Just like Tenkei said Ryou and Malik were waiting for him at one of the picnic tables under the shade of a large tree. Food was laid out across the table and Ryou and Malik waved to him when they saw him coming.

Yugi sat down opposite Ryou and Malik picked up a sandwich.

"Nice to see your extra lessons haven't killed you." Malik said.

Yugi laughed softly, "don't worry, I was rescued from certain death by Tenkei."

"Don't we get any credit?" Ryou asked. "We were the ones that sent Tenkei to you."

"Yes, you get credit too," Yugi said, "thanks for saving me, by the way."

"What are friends for?" Malik asked.

The three sat in silence after that enjoyed the good food, nice weather and each other's company.

Ok, so there is the first chapter. Now, I would like to tell you that this two-shot is a preview for a fic I'm going to write later and I would like your opinion on the story idea and my writing style. Also, this chapter was suposed to point out the safe and happy lives of the the three princes, so if you're upset or disappointed that there wasn't any action in this chapter it was suposed to be like this. Don't worry though, there will be pleantly of action next chapter when I introduce the Demons of the Night! Oh, and the princes are all 12 in this, if they act older it's only because of their magic.

Also, I have edited this chapter and fixed a few mistakes that I found.

R&R!