Chapter 2

Sunlight hit the small figure in the bed. Slowly, amethyst eyes opened and then blinked a few times before the eyes' owner sat up and rubbed his eyes.

The young teen had tri-color shaped hair just like Heba's. The only true difference in this teen and Heba was their skin color. Where Heba had tanned skin, this one had pal skin.

It was Yugi's, the twin brother that Heba believed to be dead.

Yugi climbed out of bed and dressed in a white skirt and a light blue tunic. He out a tan cape on along with triangular earrings and bracelets on both of his wrists.

Yugi left the room and then heard a voice call, "Yugi!" Yugi turned to have a young girl with light brown hair and green eyes in an off-white dress jump into his eyes.

"Good morning, Yugi." the young girl said, looking up at Yugi adoringly.

"Good morning, Rebecca. Did you sleep well?" Yugi asked.

"Yes, I did. What about you?" Rebecca asked as the two walked down the hall.

"I slept fine. Are Grandpa and Arthur up yet?" Yugi asked.

"I don't know. I was just going down for breakfast." Rebecca replied.

"Let's stop by Malik's room and see if he's ready to go down and eat." Yugi said.

Rebecca nodded in agreement.

The two went to a door, and Yugi knocked. "Malik, are you up?" Yugi asked.

The door opened, and Malik stood in a tanned tunic that reached his knees with no sleeves and a bracelet on each wrist. He had hair like Marik, although a little tamer, but it was the same color.

"Morning, Yugi, Rebecca. What is it?" Malik asked.

"We were wondering if you were ready to go eat breakfast?" Yugi asked.

"Sure thing. Let's go. I'm hungry anyway." Malik said.

The two walked down the hall and to the dining room where they found Sugoroku, Yugi's grandfather, and Arthur Hawkins, Rebecca's grandfather and the lord of the Hawkins house, already eating.

"Good morning, you three. Join us." Arthur said.

"Thank you." Yugi said as all three sat down.

Servants brought their food to them, and all three started eating.

"Rebecca, Leon will coming here for a visit today. He'll be staying a week." Arthur siad.

"Really!" Rebecca squealed. She was betrothed to Leon von Schroeder, whom she had come to love although they could not marry until she turned fifteen, and she was thirteen.

"I'd say that leaves me and Yugi to our devices today." Malik said.

"When will Leon arrive, Arthur?" Sugoroku asked.

"He should arrive before lunchtime." Arthur replied.

The group finished breakfast.

"Yugi, could you come help me?" Rebecca asked.

"Sure." Yugi said. He turned to Malik and said, "I'll catch up with you this afternoon."

"No problem, cousin. I'll see you later." Malik said.

Yugi went with Rebecca back up to her room. "Mind telling me what we are doing, Rebecca?" Yugi asked.

"I want you to help me get ready for when Leon comes." Rebecca said as they walked into her room.

"Rebecca, you look fine as you are." Yugi said.

"No I don't! Please help me, Yugi. I want to look good for Leon." Rebecca pleaded.

Yugi smiled gently and said, "Okay, Rebecca."

Rebecca rummaged through her closet and pulled out a pink dress and a blue one. "Which one do you think would look better?'

Yugi looked back and forth between the dresses. "Hmm. I'm not sure. You'd look great in both dresses, Becca, but if I had to choose one, I think that I'd go with the blue one." Yugi said.

"Really?" Rebecca asked.

Yugi nodded. "I just think that blue would suit you better. It brings out your eyes." Yugi said.

Rebecca nodded and scurried off into the bathroom to change.

Yugi shook his head and smiled. 'So enthusiastic and kind and troublesome. So, much like Heba was.' Yugi thought. Thinking of his twin, Yugi sighed. 'I miss him so much. I always wonder what he would have been like had he survived the attack.' Yugi thought.

"What do you think?" Rebecca asked, coming out of the bathroom.

Yugi looked and smiled. "You look great, although I'll kill Leon if he tries anything." Yugi said.

Rebecca giggled. "You don't have to worry. Leon won't do anything. I couldn't get it tied in the back. Could you do that for me, Yugi?" Rebecca asked.

"Sure, Becca." Yugi replied. He stood up and tied the dress in the back.

"What can I do with me hair?" Rebecca asked.

"Well, personally, I thin it looks good like it it, but I do have an idea." Yugi siad.

"Really?" Rebecca asked.

Yugi nodded. "Sit down and I'll do it." Yugi said.

Rebecca nodded and sat down.

Yugi started to work on getting her hair done.

"Yugi, what do you really think of Leon?" Rebecca asked.

"I think that he's a sweet boy who's full of kindness, compassion, and love. I think he'll be good to you when you two do get married." Yugi said.

"Really. You think he's right for me?" Rebecca asked.

"Only you know the answer to that." Yugi siad. He thought a moment and the said, "How do you feel when you're with him?"

"Well, I get this warm feeling. I love being around him. He funny and always makes me laugh. When I'm with him, I just feel, I don't know, like I'm complete. When I'm with him, it's like I could handle anything as long as he's there." Rebecca said.

"Sounds like love to me, Becca. Honestly, there'll never be anyone who meets my complete approval. We've been together for ten years, but Leon's close to being perfect in my opinion." Yugi siad.

"Thanks, Yugi." Rebecca said.

Yugi smiled. "No problem. I'm finished."

Yugi had done two small braids with the back of her hair and tied them together with the two ends hanging down. Her bangs had also been parted.

"Wow! Thanks, Yugi." Rebecca said.

Yugi looked over her jewelry and picked up a necklace with an oval emerald gem. "I think this would look good, too."

Rebecca nodded, and Yugi tied the necklace around her neck.

"If he doesn't think your beautiful, he's blind." Yugi said.

Rebecca smiled at him. "Thanks, Yugi."

"Anything for you, Rebecca. You know that." Yugi said, hugging her.

There was a knock on her door.

"Come in." Rebecca said as she let go of Yugi.

Arthur walked in and said, "Rebecca, Leon has just arrived."

"I'll be down in a minute." Rebecca said.

Arthur nodded and left the room.

"Well, Rebecca. Come on." Yugi said.

"Thanks for all the help, Yugi. I don't know what I'd do without you." Rebecca said.

Yugi smiled at her and said, "I'm sure that you'd find a way. Come on. You don't want to keep Leon waiting."

Rebecca nodded, and the two left the room.


Leon von Schroeder was waiting with Sugoroku in the main hall.

"How have you been, Leon?" Sugoroku asked.

"I've been well, Lord Mutou." Leon said.

Sugoroku laughed. "I have told you time and time again to just call me Grandpa. Everyone else does." Sugoroku said.

"It just seems to be disrespectful, sir." Leon replied.

"It isn't disrespectful when I tell you to." Sugoroku assured him.

Arthur returned and said, "Rebecca will be down momentarily."

Leon nodded. "Thank you, Lord Hawkins."

Arthur smiled. "No need to thank me."

A few moments later, Rebecca walked into the hall with Yugi behind her.

"Hi, Leon." Rebecca said.

"Hi, Rebecca." Leon said, hugging him.

Yugi smiled to himself. He had to admit that the two looked good together and would make a good couple when they did get married.

"Hello, Yugi." Leon said.

"Leon, it's good to see you again." Yugi said.

"We'll leave you to your own devices." Arthur said.

"We shall see you at lunch." Sugoroku said before walking off.

"Well, I'll let you two be alone." Yugi said.

"You don't have to do that. I'm fine with you being around." Leo said. He had a deep respect for the older boy.

"No. I told Malik I would meet up him. I'll see you two at lunch as well. Excuse me." Yugi said.

"Of course." Leon said.

"We'll see you later, Yugi." Rebecca said.

Yugi smiled at the couple before walking away.

"Yugi is really kind to us. I'm not sure I've ever respected anyone the way I do Yugi." Leon said.

"I know. I've always loved having Yugi here. He's always helping me or Gramps." Rebecca said. She took Leon's hand and said, "Come on. Let's go for a walk in the gardens."

"All right, Rebecca." Leon agreed, and the two headed off to the gardens.


Yugi walked back to the upper levels of the house and knocked on a door.

"Come in." Malik called.

Yugi opened the door and walked inside. "What are you doing?" Yugi asked as he saw Malik stuff a few pieces of paper into a drawer in the desk.

"Nothing important. Honest." Malik said, smiling innocently.

Too innocently.

"Uh-huh." Yugi said, walking over to the desk. "Then you don't mind if I look at them, do you?" Yugi asked, opening the drawer.

"Yugi, don't!" Malik exclaimed.

Yugi looked at his older cousin. "Malik, I thought that you were going to give up all these pranks and leave Rebecca and Leon alone." Yugi said.

"Oh, come on, Yugi. There's nothing else for us to do. We never leave this place. In ten years, Grandpa hasn't let us leave!" Malik exclaimed.

"It's because he's worried. We are all that he has left, Malik." Yugi said.

Malik fell onto his back on the bed. "I know. I know that we lost everyone in that attack, but that doesn't mean that Grandpa can keep us locked up here for the rest of our lives!" Malik complained.

Yugi sighed. "Malik, he just doesn't want to lose us like he lost everyone else. You, Grandpa, and I are the only members of the House of Ra left." Yugi said.

Malik sighed and sat up. "I know. We know that better than anyone. Our parents. Heba. Ryou. Jou. We lost them all that day. You and I wandered for a few months before Arthur saw us and recognized us. We didn't know that Grandpa was alive until he told us. Grandpa hasn't let us out of here. I want to get out. I want to see other people. I want to have a life outside these walls." Malik said.

Yugi looked at his cousin sadly. He knew how Malik felt. He felt the same way, but he knew that his grandfather only wanted the two of them to remain safe and unharmed.

Malik sat up and said, "Yugi, let's sneak out of here."

"No. Grandpa would have a fit, and the last time you tried that, you got caught." Yugi said.

"We could do if you would help me. You could get us out." Malik said.

"Malik, I am not using my magic so that we can sneak out of the house. You have to be crazy! I don't use my magic to sneak out." Yugi protested.

"Come on, Yugi. Don't you want to see what it's like outside. You can't like being cooped up all the time." Malik said.

Yugi bit his lip. He sighed and said, "No, I don't, but I also respect Grandpa enough to not do it. I now that he seems to be a little strict, but can you blame him? We lost everything. He just doesn't want to lose us, too." Yugi said.

Malik sighed. "Fine. Just don't come crying to me when you get sick and tired of it."


That night, there was a knock on Yugi's door. "Come in." Yugi called.

The door opened, and Rebecca walked in. "Yugi, can I talk to you for a minute?" Rebecca asked.

"Sure, Becca. Come on in." Yugi said, putting his book down.

Rebecca shut the door and sat on the bed. "I had a great time with Leon today." Rebecca said.

"What did you do?" Yugi asked.

"We walked in the gardens in talked. Gramps talked to us, and he said that they might let us get married early." Rebecca said.

"Really?" Yugi asked.

Rebecca nodded. "My fourteenth birthday is in a few months. If everything works out, we might be able to get married a few months after that." Rebecca said.

Yugi smiled. "It sounds like your very happy about it."

"I am. I would love to get married sooner." Rebecca said dreamily.

Yugi smiled and shook his head. "Becca." he said.

"Hmm." Rebecca said, dazed.

"Could you stop thinking about Leon to talk to me?" Yugi asked.

Rebecca looked over at him and blushed. "Sorry. Are you ever going to get married?" Rebecca asked.

Maybe one day. Of course, it would be a guy I married." Yugi said.

Rebecca giggled. "I know that silly. I just wondered if maybe you would get married one day." Rebecca said.

"I don't know. If I ever find the right person, I might. I would rather marry for love than to just have someone." Yugi said.

"Really?" Rebecca asked.

Yugi nodded. "Love is a rare thing, and I'm happy that you have found that someone. I know that you and Leon will make a good couple, and you already look good together." Yugi said.

"You really think so?" Rebecca asked.

Yugi nodded. "I know so. Now, go to bed. Arthur wouldn't be happy if he knew that you were still up." Yugi ordered.

Rebecca giggled. "Okay, Yugi. Good night." Rebecca said and kissed him on the cheek.

"Good night, Rebecca." Yugi replied as she left the room.

Yugi put out the candles in his room and lay down and fell asleep.

Dream

"One of the Pharaoh's sons. This is rich. I wonder how much we can get." a man said.

"Don't know. He's not the Crown Prince like I thought." another said.

"Doesn't matter. I've heard that the Pharaoh loves both his sons. He'll pay if he wants to see him alive again.." the first man said.

Yami lay on the ground beside Marik. Both were unconscious.

"Tie them up. I don't want them escaping." the fist said.

"Right." the second said and got two people to help him drag the two away.

End Dream

Yugi woke up with a start and sat up. "What was that?" he asked. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and tried to calm his racing heart. He climbed out of bed and walked out onto the balcony. Yugi looked up into the night sky. 'What are you trying to tell me, Father? Was that just a dream, or a premonition?" Yugi asked.

He received no answer.

Yugi sighed and rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on. "Now Malik will really want to get out of here."


That's all for Chapter 2.

Sprry about not telling about Yami and Marik. That'll come in teh next chapter.

And, F.Y.I., Yugi and Rebecca are NOT and will NOT be in a relationship at any point. Yugi and Rebecca have a brother-sister relationship, nothing more.

Just wanted to clarify that.

R&R.