~*A/N*~ Hey guys! sorry for the lack of updates, I was renovating and moving ugh. I moved to the next town over so it was quite a bit of work. Hope you enjoy this chapter. [Rated M again...] Some of you may not like this chapter, but hey, Ohhhhhh wellllll!

Chapter Seven

Thieves

I've been staring at the stone wall for about an hour remembering everything that had happened yesterday. Still cradling the puzzle, I realized Atemu had put it together before he returned it to me. He was an emotional roller coaster. I know that he's the one I'm suppose to help, but I just don't know how much more I can take before I truly, truly break. I had fallen asleep after he and I had sex. I slept another day to gather my strength.

'Had sex? Well I'm just convincing myself that I consented so I don't have a breakdown. Living a lie. Man, some things never change.'

I pull the blanket over my head and curl up. I wasn't sleepy, I just didn't want to leave and run into Atemu. I had no idea how he would treat me after my brave actions yesterday morning.

'He's probably still going to force himself on me. He's never going to be gentle.'

I cringe at the thought of this being a regular occurrence, but until I figured out how to fix him I have to accept that I'm his… Slave, his sex slave.

A knock on the door makes me peek out from the covers. Seth enters the room and brings me a fresh pair of clothes. He places them at the end of the bed then sits on the edge next to me. I lean up and smile at him. The sheets fall down exposing my upper body. Atemu had destroyed my last set of clothes so I was naked under the covers. I rub my tired eyes as Seth scans my body. I blush under his gaze. He reaches his arm to my side and rubs his finger tips on my ribs where a giant purple and blue bruise covers my side. I jump around as he accidentally tickles me and I giggle. He smirks at me but then gazes back as the bruise in anger.

"I'm sorry Yugi. I have failed you as a friend. I should have stood up for you better." He touches the marks on my throat where I was strangled by the chain on the puzzle. He sighs and rests his chin on his hand. "I thought everything would be okay yesterday. He left with you in a such a panic, I assumed he wanted to protect you."

"You know, the weird thing is, I think in some way he did. Have you noticed that he has a switch? Like one second he's evil and the next he regrets everything bad he's ever done?"

"He wasn't always this way!" Seth raised his voice before regaining his composure. "Apologies, it was after his seventeenth birthday, when he was named pharaoh, he seemed to become distant and heartless. I swear he never used to be this way. I wonder if the stress got to him…" I replayed the words in my head. Trying to find something that would explain word for word why he was so horrible. When I came up blank I grunted and flopped back onto the bed making Seth chuckle. "Well, I had better go get us breakfast. I'll be waiting in my quarters for you. Unless you want me to wait here while you get dressed." Then he leaned back and winked at me. I felt my entire body turn bright red as it heated up. I let out a very girly scream and swung my pillow at him. He ducked under it and made his way for the door, but not before I threw another one at the back of his head. It made a loud thud before falling to the ground. He picked up the pillow and turned to me glaring.

"Get out you perv!" I said giggling, but still embarrassed.

"As you wish." He said as he bowed. Then he did a 360° spin and whipped it back at me. It crashed into my face knocking me back onto the bed. By the time I leaned up Seth had already escaped the bedroom. His only presence was the echoing of his laughter out in the hall. I grumbled but then giggled. Seth was a great friend. He really cheered me up even though I was having the worst time in my life. I let out a little sigh and then got dressed. As I put the robes on I realized these were much nicer then the ones the pharaoh had brought for me. The long robe reached my knees and was made with soft fabric . It had no sleeves but now I had a long blue cape. Golden cuffs a few inches thick wrapped around my upper arms. I was wearing the same clothes as the royal's. I exited the room and my way to Seth's. He was sitting at the dining table reading a book so I sat quietly across from him trying not to disturb him. He closed his book and smiled at me.

"You didn't have to wait for me. You could have just started eating." I said as I returned his smile.

"I wanted to wait." He stared at me with half open eyes, like he was lost in thought. I didn't wait for him. I immediately started to eat. My body was starving after all.

"So… Did Isis's corridor get cleaned?" I asked sheepishly as I glanced away.

"Yes. I'm honestly not sure how you're here right now. There was so much blood, Yugi. I really thought you were going to die." He spoke softly as he gazed at my with relief and concern. I sighed and continued to eat my breakfast. I thought I was going to die as well, but here I am. In attempts to save someone I want to hate.

"I won't die so easily. There's people I need to protect and I can't give up until I have saved them. I want to go back home." I grip the puzzle in one of my hands as I have intense flashbacks of my friends faces. I eat the rest of my breakfast and zone out reminiscing in the sweet memories that haven't been erased by the darkness. It's only been a few days, but my old life is starting to feel like a once pleasant dream. I will do anything to make that my world again.

"Where is home?" Seth asks me, his eyes hold a hint of sadness.

'That's right. When I leave, I'll never see Seth again. I'm sorry Seth. I will miss you, but I don't belong here.'

"Well, you see. Its kind of hard to explain." I rub my head as I try to find the right words. "Home is about three thousand years in the future and is somewhere called Domino City. That city is in Japan." Seth just stares at me. After a few seconds he starts to laugh.

"So your telling me your from the future, where the buildings reach the sky and people fly through the air!" He laughs harder.

"Well. Yes actually." He immediately stops laughing and his widen. "The people don't fly per-say, but we built something called planes to fly them."

"What!? No! No. My apologies, but I don't believe you." I see him have inner conflict. Perhaps it may have been a bad idea to tell him that. Maybe I would screw up time somehow. That's the last thing I need.

"I'm totally kidding of course! I'm just from a different world. Basically the same as this one." I smile and lie to him. He sighs heavily.

"You successfully deceived me. Flying planes. Ridiculous." I supress my smile and laugh as though my life depended on it.

We finish our breakfast and head back to Atemu's chamber. I stare at the gorgeous golden doors. It's funny how a room so beautifully designed can be hated so much. I didn't see beauty, I only saw a prison. My prison. I feel my face fall a bit in disappointment. Seth grabs my cheek.

"I will be back for you. I promise you this time. I've just missed so many days of the council meetings I must go today. Do not fear as though I will only be gone for a matter of minutes. Just stay here. I cannot protect you while I'm gone. I am not a god, Yugi. I am only human." He closes his eyes as if he's burning this memory in his mind so he'll never forget it. He releases my face and slides away from me. He turns and disappears from my sight. There's a tingling sensation where he touched me. It was warm and sweet. I smile and place my hand on it. I can't help but feel floaty and blush. I hear screaming coming from down the hall and the tingling feeling vanishes. I follow the screams picking up my pace as they only get louder. The screaming turn into yelling. It's weird. It's almost as if I can recognize them. I keep running until I reach the court yard. I see a group of guards restraining a boy and girl about my age. The flail around as they try to escape. I cant see them through the group of soldiers, but as I go to speak someone comes from the side.

"What in the name of Ra is going on out here!? The palace is in an uproar!" Atemu bellows as he barrels towards the commotion. I flinch when I see him and hide behind a pillar. I peek out from the side only a few feet away from them.

"Your Highness, we caught these thieves stealing from the palace treasury." I see the thieves rise to there feet as they both try to justify themselves. I know I've heard those voices somewhere before, but because they were speaking at the same time I couldn't decipher them properly. They just blended together. The pharaoh closes his eyes and raises his hand in front of them motioning for silence.

"That is enough. Nothing you say can change my mind. Execution, now." He gestures his hand to one of the men and he places the sword handle into the kings palm. The group disperses, leaving two guards holding the slaves on their knees. The girl, with her long red hair that fell down to her lower back and emerald eyes, stared up in horror. While the boy with blond hair and brown eyes gritted his teeth and begged for mercy. My body darted out towards them.

'Why is my body moving? What is it reacting too?'

It hit me then. It was Joey and Maya, well there Egyptian selves. My brain was in shock but my body knew what it had to do. As I ran to the king I realized I was going to make a full tackle into him. I pushed harder off the ground propelling me forwards even faster. It felt like minutes before I reached him, though I'm sure it was seconds. I was only a few feet away to begin with. My heart raced with fear and adrenalin. Atemu turned to me slightly just before we collided locking eyes with me as he did so. My right shoulder crashed into his chest making him lose his footing and fall back into the sand. I inhaled deeply, but that was all I had time for as the guards restrained me and pushed my arms up far behind my back. I cry out in pain. Atemu grunted as he leaned up and rose to his feet.

"Just what the in the hell are you doing." He says rather calmly, awaiting my response. I realize now what I had gotten myself into. What was I doing? Saving a few look-a-like thieves from another world because they were my friends. How the hell was I going to explain myself. I had to try though. I had to! I couldn't just let them die in front of me again!

"Show them mercy please! Can't you just lock them in the dungeon?" I stare desperately into his eyes.

"They are disgusting thieves. Tell me, why do you defend them?" He stares at me with hatred filled eyes. I'm dealing with the psycho Atemu right now. I need to choose my words very carefully. I turn to Maya and Joey.

"You were only stealing what you needed to survive right?" I smile at Maya as she starts to cry.

"We only wanted to take some bread to feed our starving families with!" She slumps further towards the sand. Joey's face twitches with pain.

"We entered the wrong room... The palace is too large to navigate through without prior knowledge. We didn't take anything from the room of treasure though!" It was weird to hear Joeys's voice without his accent. Atemu flickered his eyes between them before glowering at them both.

"Stealing is stealing, regardless of what it is you intend to steal." He flashes his eyes back to me as I yell at him.

"You are the king of this land! You should be helping them! Not condemning them to death!" I growl at him with wide eyes. My body shakes with anger. He smiles at me. Its anything but sweet. Its that sinister smile I've come to fear. He grabs my chin.

"It seems I have not broken that fighting spirit of yours, though I'm not sure how. I suppose ill have to try harder." I feel a lump form in my throat as I try to control my anger.

I fail.

I rip my chin from his hand and bite down on it. He groans as he pulls away but I continue to bite. He kicks me in the stomach making me gasp. I release his hand and he steps back shaking his wrist and clenching and unclenching his fist. I hear him laugh and let out a shaky breath. "Five lashes." Suddenly I'm thrown to the ground as my shirt is ripped down to my waist. I face my two friends as I am held down on my knees. I hear the whip crack as it makes contact with my bare back skin. I go to cry out, but I clench my teeth so only air escapes. With each lash the pain increases. I feel the tears run down my face, but I refuse to scream. When its over I feel warm blood trickle down my back, soaking my new robes yet again. I am released and fall on all fours, my arms barely supporting my weight. I gasp for air.

'Its over now.'

Atemu's hand pushes me into the sand. His fingers digs into my lacerations. I scream this time. I recall Téa dragging her fingers through Yami's arms like this. After she stabbed him. I cry harder knowing he felt this same way. He finishes with my punishment and I am pulled from the ground by my hair. He stands behind me pressing himself into my back. His chin rests at my ear. He places the sword in my hand gripping his own around mine so I can't release it. His other hand holds onto my other wrist holding me in place.

"I'll tell you what, I'll let one of them live, but you have to pick." He licks my earlobe and then bites it softly. I feel his hot breath on my neck giving me goosebumps. I tremble in his grasp as his words set in. Tears fall from my eyes. Joey and Maya start to scream and argue. Joey looks at me, determination filling his eyes.

"SAVE. MAYA." Was all he said. I wanted to fall to the ground in defeat, but Atemu held me up. Joey begged with me again. Atemu softly chuckles in my ear.

"Time's up"

Atemu's words ring in my ears and I scream in protest. I feel his leg slip in between mine. I am pushed towards them. My arm involuntarily raises up and swings down at them slicing both Maya and Joey clean across their throats with perfect accuracy. I hear the splitting of their skin as the blade cuts through. The world stops spinning and I am frozen in this moment. The slicing of their skin, Atemu's breath on my skin and his soft chuckle behind me, the blood erupting from their veins, their fearful and painful expressions, the screams, oh god, the screams and the fact that I did this with my own hand. I know It's a mind game he's playing with me and he forced me to do this, but I will never forget this moment for as long as I live. Joeys falls onto his side already gone, but Maya, she convulses on the ground for only a few seconds and then becomes limp as she dies. Atemu backs away from me and releases me. I fall to the sand as I see my dead friends for the seconds time in my life. He returns the sword to the guard.

"All of you, leave. We'll deal with the bodies later. " I hear Atemu turn to me. "Once I believe he's broken enough." I was broken long before I came to this world. I no longer cry. I just zone out with vacant eyes. Minutes pass and the footsteps of the guards vanish. I know Atemu is standing behind me watching me, but I don't dare turn his way. His fingers glide over the cuts on my back. I shiver. I pull my shirt back up slipping my arms into the neck hole and out through the arm ones. His touch makes me sick. He grabs my wrist twisting me towards him. His mouth connects with mine and I am pushed back on top of Joey and Maya's bodies. His hand slips up my thigh.

'He wants to do it here!?'

He wanted to defile their bodies. Anger rises in me and I quickly grab his throat with both of my hands squeezing tightly. I feel his muscles tighten. He smirks down at me. "Yes, choke me harder." I pull away from him. I was using all my strength and he was still able to talk without sounding like it was a struggle. He locks eyes with me. "Would you rather me do you from behind so you can see them?" He laughs at me.

'He makes me sick!'

I place my hands on his chest and force all my energy to my palms. The sounds of lightning crack from my hands and a burst of light flashes from them knocking Atemu off of me and a few feet back. I quickly scramble to my feet and run. I start to cry as I leave my friends behind. I run up the courtyard stairs. I hear Atemu yell from behind me.

"Yugi! Please wait!" I wasn't falling for any of his games this time. "PLEASE!" I run inside the palace and glance over my shoulder. Atemu holds his face in both of his hands as he kneels in front of Joey and Maya. I run back down the hall passing Atemu's room and heading for Seth's. He's standing in front of his chambers pacing frantically. He turns and see's me sprinting towards him. I jump into him, my face hitting his lower chest as I grasp my arms around his back. I squeeze him tightly, my fingers digging into the fabric of his robe, and I start to wail. I tremble as I hold him. He bends down and wraps his arms around my shoulders and lifts me from the ground. My legs dangle as he carries me into his chamber, carefully he shuts the door behind him. He places me at the table and grabs something from a nearby shelf. He stands behind me slowly removing my shirt, making sure not to touch the cuts. He scoops some ointment from the container, rubbing it on my back. I grip the table to suppress my voice. I still hiss through my teeth.

"My apologies, Yugi." I turn to him and flop into the seat at the table. "Would you like something to drink?" I nod effortlessly. I hear clinking in the distance as I recall Maya and Joey. Their dead bodies. The fact he made me kill them. Wet tears fall onto my legs. Seth presses the cup to my face, then places it into my hands. I sip on it as he takes a seat across from me.

'Wait a minute...'

"THIS IS WINE!" I say with sparkly eyes. He just nods in a confused manner. I drink the whole thing in one go and then hold my cup out to Seth. He laughs and brings the whole metal jug to the table. We drink until its empty. I was pretty drunk now, and Seth had to be at least a little. He looks at me seriously.

"Why didn't you stay in the pharaoh's room until I came to get you?" I can hear the irritation in his voice.

"He was going to execute some thieves." I whispered

"I told you I wouldn't be there to protect you." He returned.

"I had to try to save them!" I raised my voice.

"And you thought he would reason with you!? You should know how he is by now! And why the hell were you defending thieves anyway!? Have you lost your mind!?" I start to cry hard. I slide onto the floor pressing my face into the cold stone as I wail.

"They wore the same faces as my friends from my world! He made me kill them Seth! He didn't just make me watch. He made me do it!" I feel his regret for yelling at me. He pulls me from the ground and holds me against him. "I had to watch them die for the second time." I whisper. I reach up and hold onto his neck. Emotions take me over and I jump on top of Seth pushing him down and I kiss him. I waited for him to push me off, to question me, to hit or belittle me, but it never comes. Instead I am welcomed by his tongue as he starts to touch my skin, avoiding my back. He intertwines his fingers with mine. His feelings come flooding into me. He didn't have to say I love you, I could feel it. I start to peel off his clothes. Seth leans up and starts to kiss my neck as I rip off the top half of his robe. I quickly pull it off throwing it to the side. He stands up and I wrap my legs around his waist. He carries me to the bed sitting me on the edge as my robe skirt gets lost somewhere on the floor. His lips leave me neck and trace down my body. He kisses and licks down my chest to my belly, playing with my nipples as he does so. My eyes close and I enjoy his touch. He kisses me on my hip bone and then once lower. And then oh god.

My eyes snap open and I throw my head back when he takes me into his mouth. I lean back on my elbows and instinctively lay my legs over his shoulders. He blows me as I struggle to hold myself up. If I fall onto the bed It's going to ruin everything. I moan moving my head side to side. Seth grabs my thighs and strokes my skin. He starts to swirl his tongue with every dive making me quiver underneath him.

"Seth... I'm gunna-" I don't need to finish my sentence.

'Who's Seth?' Yami's voice echo's in my ears. I ignore it. Seth picks up his pace.

'Yugi? Who is Seth!?' Yami sounded so hurt, but I couldn't stop.

'I just want to be loved. Besides, all I can hear is Atemu. Yami you're dead.'

I grip onto Seth's hair and pull myself forwards as I finish. I scream for Seth and jerk around. My body becomes limp as I fall towards the bed. Seth grabs my arms and holds me up while I come down, making sure my back never touched the bed. He removes his mouth from me as I flip over onto the bed. I don't wait for his preparation. I grab his length from in between my legs and pull him into me. He grabs my hips and starts off slowly, but as I start to move he realizes I want more. He slams into me, his hesitation lost somewhere in the lust. He pulls my hips hard towards him. Jolts run across my body with every pound. I was gasping with every thrust. He suddenly grabbed my arms and flipped me over, but before my back hit the bed he lifted me into the air and continued to thrust. I snaked my legs around his calves as we moved together. I've never felt closer to anyone before. It was as if our bodies were merging, like our souls were combining. He leaned up and kissed me as he came, hiding his voice somewhere in my throat. He breathed heavy onto my neck as he laid down on the bed. He removed himself and pulled me onto his chest. He held onto me all night as I listened to the sound of his heartbeat. It lulled me to sleep. We never spoke a word to each other and enjoyed each others embrace.