Evelyn: Another somewhat short chapter. . But that problem will be fixed after this one, I promise! I don't own Yu-gi-oh

Bakura growled mentally, the King has given the same response as Seto did. About how magic couldn't have existed for that long and not be discovered. Then they both stormed off, heading for bed no doubt.

The white-haired man would have to find proof. Something past a piece of paper. On his own, he wouldn't have a problem, but with Ryou here keeping an eye on his tactics. That's it!

Bakura leaned on Ryou's desk, "Say, how about we take a day off tomorrow?" Ryou looked up from his papers, "Excuse me?"

"You know? Go off and have a little fun for once?" Bakura purred, if there was one thing he was good at, it was convincing Ryou to go along for the ride, after it's too late to say no.

Ryou closed his eyes and stacked the papers neatly before setting them down into a pile, "'Fun' is for people who are not in war."

The young white haired man stood up, "I'm going to bed. It'll be dawn in a few hours, I recommend you do the sa-" Bakura wasn't calling it quits just yet, he grabbed Ryou's wrist and gave a captivating smirk, "Why don't I join you? I mean, we'll just be working tomorrow so why not spend the night together?"

Ryou's face turned eight shades of red, "F-f-fine, we'll take a day off tomorrow."

Bakura smirked as Ryou dashed out of the room before anything else could be said.

He knew that Ryou liked him, but would never admit it.

Yami woke up earlier than usual that morning. Something was bugging him in the back of his mind. Part of him wanted to believe Ryou and Bakura, they've never steered him wrong with their facts before, and he did see something that related to their theory.

The ruler stood on his balcony and sighed, What were you really after, father?

Yami walked down to the dining hall and sat at his usual place, a table looking out towards everyone else, and places for his council members to sit next to him. Everyone has to retrieve their food from the kitchen, but the King and council members have their food brought to their seats.

He looked on at everyone already here. He could see that the knights were finishing up their food, readying their selves for training, servants have already come and cleaned up after their selves already, healers have just sat down, and off to the side he saw Yugi and Mana sitting together chatting. This was different, normally Mana would be trying to steal one of the seats next to him. Well, at least she stays out of trouble...

The king felt a bit restless as breakfast was placed in front of him. He was there before his council, so he was feeling a little bored. No, that's not how a ruler should act, if he has to sit by himself, he will eat in silent dignity.

Yami ate his breakfast and looked up for a moment at Yugi and Mana to see they were leaving. Yugi glanced at him and gave a small wave, and Yami smiled back. He knew just what to do during lunch.

Yugi smiled at Yami as he waved goodbye. It felt different in this town, like the informality shared between them in the village has just kind of disappeared. He looked like a king for the first time, dressed in a sleek black dress shirt and tight fitting black pants. The smile he gave him back sent a light blush across his cheek. He quickly rushed out the room with Mana to go exploring the castle. After lunch they were going out into town so Yugi could learn the main landmarks in the city.

The castle itself was amazing! Mana showed him how to get to the Medical Wing, the training yard for the knights, and right now they were walking to the courtyard. Mana was skipping down the halls and Yugi was doing his best to keep up.

As they ran through the doors, the young teen's eyes widened in amazement. It was the most beautiful place he'd ever seen. There were a lot of plants, a couple of fountains, and a few fancy benches to rest on.

Mana peaked over her shoulder and caught a glance of someone, "Uh, Yugi, I'll be right back." she said quickly and ran to go talk to a man he didn't recognize inside the castle. Well, a little quiet would be nice. Yugi plopped down on a bench in front of the fountain. He looked around and saw he was alone, so he laid down on the bench and rested his eyes.

Suddenly, the tri haired teen sensed a warm presence next to him, he opened his eyes to see Yami sitting down next to his head peaking over at him, "Have a nice nap?" he said casually. Yugi jumped up into a proper sitting position. "A-ah, I was just enjoying the sun." "Yes, you look like you could spend a couple hours out here," he joked. Yugi pouted, "Calling me pale?" he challenged with a raised eyebrow. "I'm calling you something," he responded with his signiture smirk.

Before anything else could be said, Mana put her arms around both of their shoulders, "So, I see you two are getting cozy without me. No time for a break, Yugi, we have a few more places to see!"

Yugi let out a small giggle, "Alright Mana. Do you ever slow down?" "Nope!"

"Hey Yugi?" Yami called, out.

The young teen turned around, "Hm?"

"For lunch, have Mana bring you to my office."

"Yes sir!" Mana responded and ran off, dragging Yugi with her.

Evelyn: So next chapter you get to figure out what's up with that down underneath Yugi's hometown! But we won't get to the whole birthmark thing for a while.