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Chapter Three
Yugi, Atemu, Seto and Mana arrived to the throne room to find Solomon waiting with an smile on his face, the old king stood up and held his hands out
"Pharaoh Atemu, Emperor Seto and Lady Mana I welcome you to the Skycity of Avalon" he said
Atemu, Seto and Mana nodded
"Thank you Lord Solomon" they said
Solomon nodded as he clapped his hands and guards arrived
"Take our guest to their respected rooms" he ordered
The guard bowed
"Yes your Majesty if you please" he said as two more gaurds came and retrieved their luggage
Atemu turned to Yugi who was gazing at him
"Thank you for escorting us Prince Yugi I hope to see you sometime soon" he said
Yugi smiled gently as he nodded his head towards the older
"Your very welcome Atemu and please call me Yugi and I hope to see you again as well" he said
After they left Solomon turned towards his grandson and patted him on the head
"I trust you had no trouble on the way here" he said
Yugi shook his head
"No grandfather everything's peaceful in the city" he said
Solomon nodded as he assumed his seat on the golden throne
"What do you think of the pharaoh?" he asked
Yugi blushed as a shy smile appeared on his face
"He is very handsome and a gentleman grandfather" he responded
A smile came onto Solomon's face he stared at Yugi he hoped these feelings his grandson harbored for the pharaoh didn't escalate to far Yugi was after all the only heir to the throne
"Yugi I want to warn you : do not let these feelings you have for the pharaoh spin out of control" Solomon said sternly
Yugi flinched it has been a while since the old king used such a strict and foreboding voice, he bowed tears coming to eyes
"I understand Grandfather" he whispered
Solomon nodded glad that little problem was resolved
"You may go Jou has missed your company" he said
Yugi remained silent and left the throne room
Atemu stared at the city below him the wind blowing gently, he had unpacked everything for the 2 weeks he was staying a sigh escaped his lips as his mind drifted towards Yugi
"Why must he hide his face?" he asked himself
"Because he is forbidden to show his face or feelings to anyone but his spouse" a voice said
Atemu spun around to find a blonde boy standing on the balcony with him
"Who are you?" he asked
The blonde smiled and held up his hands
"My name is Jou and I'm Prince Yugi's only friend I've come to retrieve you" he said
"Retrieve me for what reason" Atemu demanded
"I am to show you the baths so you can get ready for the ball" the blonde said
Atemu nodded as he grabbed some clothes and walked behind Jou
"Yugi is forbidden to remove the mask in public?" he asked the blonde
Jou nodded as sad look came over his face
"It was a rule that the first rulers of Avalon came up with you see the Royal family was known to have very beautiful children talented in magics and such they were wanted by many nobleman and other manarchs and they were even kidnapped because of it" he explained
Atemu nodded and asorbed the information
"I see...and about the magic part no wonder you can hold up this island you must have some kind of magical item " he said
Jou smiled as they came to a stop at some double doors
"Here it is a guard will come and show you around an hour before the ball" Jou said as bowed and left
Atemu opened the door and a sweet smell penatrated his senses, he closed the door and laid his fresh clothes on a bench and took off his shirt, he was about take off the rest of his clothes until he heard someone crying on the other side of the pool
He took off his shoes and walked quietly on the other side to discover an silk white kimono and a red mask, realization hit Atemu as he quickly hid behind an tall bush of roses and glanced over at a small figure in the bath
"Now I get to see what Yugi really looks like" he thought
Yugi sniffed as he wiped his tears away as grabbed a wash cloth and washed his face, he stared into the reflection of the water it felt good to have that cursed mask off even if it was for a little while.
"I can't see why I can't fall in love with Atemu he's kind and handsome he's perfect for me" he whispered to himself as he got some vanilla scented soap and oil and started washing himself down after that and washing his hair he simply relaxed in the water.
Yugi turned around and hung his arms over the edge staring up at the skylight unknown to him Atemu was staring at him from behind the rose bush
Atemu gazed at Yugi ethreal features in amazement blonde bangs framed his delicate face, he had rare amythest eyes. In other words Yugi was simply beautiful
"No there are no words to describe his beauty... so the little one has fallen for me has he? I could definately use this to my advantage to win over such a beautiful angel as him" Atemu thought as he got up and went back to his side of the pool-sized bath as if nothing had occured
Seto stared in awe at how beautiful this palace truly was, he stopped in the gardens. he was already dressed for the ball that was to occur tonight and took to himself to explore the palace he was surprised when no one stopped him. It seemed they were informed of their arrival before hand.
The sun was currently beaming down at him and he wanted to find shade
"It's hotter here than in Egypt and I find that impossible but true" he said to himself as he found a nice Sakura tree to lay under it was quiet for a little while before he was interrupted by a soft voice
"Excuse my lord" a voice said
Seto sat up and stared into amber eyes, the blonde look only about a year or so younger than he
"Yes" Seto responded
"I am to escort you to the ballroom" the blonde said as he held out a hand for Seto to take
The brunette took it gratefully but once he was up he grasped it tightly in his
"May I have you name?" he asked softly
The mysterious blonde blushed
"My name is Jouounchi Katsuya my lord but residents here in the palace call me Jou" he said
Seto smiled as he kissed Jou on the mouth softly surprising the blonde, Seto stepped back a little
"You must forgive me for that I simply could not help myself and may I call you Jou as well?" he asked as they began walking out of the gardens
Jou nodded with a blush on his face
"Yes I would be pleased if you would" he said shyly as they arrived at the ballroom doors
Seto once again took his hand this time he laid a small kiss upon it
"I hope I see you again Jou" he said as he stepped in the room leaving a flustered Jou at the door
Solomon stared at the nobles and commoners of the kingdom the ballroom was big enough to fit almost everyone in, he mentioned Seto and Atemu foward, the two young rulers now stood side-by-side Solomon as everyone grew quiet
"Everyone this year we would like to start the gathering with the Celestial Ball and I would like to introduce this year's guest Pharaoh Atemu hailing from the kingdom of Egypt and Emperor Seto hailing from the Kingdom of Rome we will treat them as our honored quest for this years gathering I want everyone to enjoy themselves for these two weeks let the ball begin"
Cheers erupted in the ballroom as everyone started dancing or heading towards the refreshment table. Atemu glanced around for Prince Yugi who was currently heading for the balcony he quickly followed after him
Yugi opened the doors to the large balcony he did not feel like celebrating tonight he just wanted silence and wallow in his despair, he stared at the stars he sighed
"Is something wrong Yugi?" Atemu asked from behind him,
Yugi spun around and sighed relieved
"Yes everything's fine" he said as Atemu came forward and leaned in close to Yugi and smirked
"You look gorgeous without that mask..." he said
Yugi gasped as he a back up to the rail
"You...you saw me..." he said
Atemu smirk grew bigger as he leaned closer as laid a hand on Yugi's soft cheek and caressed his petal soft lips
"Yes this afternoon in the bath purely accidental I assure you" he said
Yugi was growing scared if is grandfather found out
"Don't worry I won't tell one condition" Atemu said
"Name it" Yugi replied
Atemu grinned as leaned down and whispered something in Yugi's ear gaining a gasp from the prince
Atemu leaned back and stared into Yugi's eyes
"Well?"
Yugi nodded
"Yes I agree to your terms"
Atemu smiled as he held out his for Yugi to take as they headed back into the ballroom and acting as if nothing happend
"Good we start tomorrow"
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