(A/N: This was a story that was sitting in the back of my mind... It's not one of my bests, but it is pretty darn good! R&R please! I don't own anyone but Yume... and I'm not repeating that again...)

Chapter one- meeting

In a small building, where the slaves were kept before they were sold, a young boy sat. He wore nothing but rags. His smooth brown hair, uncut was getting into his sapphire eyes. He watched the sun set across the Nile, from the small window across the way. His eyes traveled towards the door, as it burst open.

Two strong men opened the door to the small cage with the small window and tossed a kicking girl into there. The men left, as quickly as they had appeared. She had her mouth gagged, and her hands tied up with ropes behind her. Noticing that a boy was staring at her across the way, she sighed. She looked a mess for a young girl of nine. Her white-blonde hair tousled from her falling and getting pushed to the ground. Scratches on her arms and legs, her rag clothes torn and patched together sloppily.

The young girl noticed that the boy wasn't tied up, but was sitting there relaxing. She had to admit she was jealous, he didn't have any worry or fear in his calm blue eyes. She felt around behind her back, and finally got hold of the knotted ends. She untied them with ease, and ripped off her gag. Rolling back her head she closed her eyes and thought, 'How could I have gotten herself into such a mess…' She looked over at the boy, "Where are you from?" When he didn't answer, she sighed, "What is wrong with you? I asked you a question…"

He looked at her, confusion played across his face, 'Where is she from? How is it she doesn't speak Egyptian?' He scooted closer, "I'm Seto… what is your name?"

Now it was her time to look confused, she hadn't a clue what he had said. "What?"

Seto sighed and he pointed to himself, "Seto." He then pointed to her.

She smiled, 'Now I get it, he wants to know my name…' "Yume." She said quietly.

"Yume…" He sat back and thought about it, his eyes traveled towards the window. "Are there people outside Yume?" When she looked at him with a confused face again, Seto asked the same question, this time illustrating with his hands.

Yume took a minute to understand what he had just asked. She propped herself onto her knees and looked out the small window. The moon was up, and the only things that were outside that she could see were birds. She turned back towards Seto, and motioned with her hands that there were birds outside flying around, but no people.

Seto smiled, 'Okay, no people… it's time to get out of here.'