Hello my beautiful readers! I hope you enjoy this second last chapter! I have finished writing the story, and the ending is not what I expected it to be... I hope you like it.
Disclaimer: Don't own Yugioh.
Enjoy!
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The next day Yugi went down to breakfast with Atem. He sat next to him. Atem's court was there.
"Good morning, Pharaoh, Yugi." They said.
"Morning."
"This morning you have a meeting with the manager of the market in the village." Seto said.
"Thank you." Atem replied. He looked over at Yugi. They ate their breakfast and went to the hall where Atem sat in his throne and Yugi stood next to him.
"This, Yugi, is my throne room. I often have meetings with people here." Atem explained to Yugi. Yugi looked around. It was just a big room with a seat for Atem and a few guards at the door. It did, however, look stunningly expensive with the golden walls and art.
The doors opened and another two guards came in with a middle aged man. He was tall and hand long black hair.
He bowed when he got to the middle of the room.
"Good Morning, My Highness." He said.
"Good Morning." Atem replied. Yugi just stood silently by his side as the others around him did.
"My name is Haji. I am the manager of the market in the village. I have come to you concerning the amount of stalls in the market. I have gotten some requests to add in more stalls."
"What kind of stalls would there be?" Atem asked Haji.
"A new jewellery stall, a store for baby and children clothes, a new fish stall, and some others."
"Where do you suggest we would build these stalls?"
"There is some room at the end of the market for a few more stalls. There is also some room in the middle." Haji replied. He seemed nice, this guy. Yugi liked him.
"Very well. You may set everything up and start to build these new stalls." Atem told him. Haji looked pleased.
"Thank you, My Pharaoh." He bowed and left.
Everyone started to leave the room, but Atem and Yugi stayed.
"Not all decisions are made this easily. You have to see both sides of the story to come to a conclusion. Come here." Yugi got up and went over to Atem. Atem pulled him onto his lap, so that he was straddling Atem's hips. They kissed.
"I want to share my life with you, Yugi. There is much for you to learn, but there always will be. We learn through our experiences and continue to learn until the day we die.
"Yugi, there is some dispute going on south of here that I may have to go and see for myself in a few days. I will leave you here to take control." Yugi began to speak but Atem cut him off, "I believe that you are able to do this. I trust you."
Yugi nodded his head and the two of them shared another kiss.
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The next few days passed by and finally Atem had to go for a couple of days. He said good bye to Yugi at the gates.
"Yugi, I love you." Atem said as the two kissed and cuddled.
"I love you too."
"Please take care of everything here for me. I know you will do great!" Atem smiled but Yugi just looked at the ground. He was still unsure if he could do this, and he didn't want Atem to leave him.
"I will be back in a few days Yugi. Take care." Atem climbed into the carriage. The royal court was going with him, so Yugi was pretty much in full control of the palace.
Yugi watched as they left. When he made to turn around and go back inside, he heard his name being called.
"Yugi! Hey Yugi!" Yugi turned around and saw Ryou running towards him.
"Hey. What are you doing here?" Yugi asked.
"I heard the Pharaoh was going away for a couple of days and thought you might want some company." Ryou said as he caught his breath.
Yugi smiled, "Thank you."
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Yugi's meetings with others were uneventful. You could even say they were almost boring.
Ryou stayed in the palace with Yugi and they often had lunch outside in the summer sun.
A couple days passed and Yugi began to worry. He had not heard from Atem and he said he would only be gone for a few days. When a week passed, Yugi was a worried mess.
"What if something happened? What if a tomb robber or someone attacked them? Are they alright? What if they got lost? Will they ever find their way back? Will I ever see Atem again?" Yugi cried one night.
"It's alright, Yugi. I'm sure the meeting or whatever they were doing is just taking longer than expected. Atem will be back soon, and I'm sure he will be very eager to see you." Ryou tried to calm Yugi down.
Yugi nodded and the two hugged. Yugi was glad he had a friend like Ryou.
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The next morning, a messenger arrived.
"I come baring a message for Yugi Motou." He said. The man handed Yugi a letter and left.
Yugi opened the letter and read.
"Dearest Yugi,
I am sorry this is taking longer than I thought. We have encountered some trouble while here, but it should all be cleared up soon.
Please don't worry about me and take care of everything at home. I will be back in your arms as soon as I can. I love you Yugi.
Missing you heaps,
Atem."
"See! I told you it was just taking longer than expected!" Ryou exclaimed as he read the letter over Yugi's shoulder, but Yugi was not convinced.
Even though he trusted Atem, he couldn't help but feel that something was not right.
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Awww... poor Yugi!!
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