Hikari: Sorry for the wait!
Topaz: Hikari's been busy working ;
Atem: But on with the story!
Chapter 10
"Sir! The door is too strong!" one young soldier said, as the rest of the group drop the battering ram. "Grrrrrrrrr, then try burning down!" Raphael growled, as the group started a fire. 'I made a promise to my king, that I would bring his grandson home. I will NOT break my promise!' Raphael thought.
'Where are you Atem? I hope you're not hurt.' Yugi thought to himself as smoke slow creeped into the room 'I know why people hate you, but I can see….you're really a kind, caring being.' The smoke slow became too much for Yugi, and he passed out from it.
"IT WORKED!" the soldiers shouted. "PRINCE YUGI!? ARE YOU OK?!" Raphael shouted, and was about to enter the room when he was suddenly thrown against a wall. "What the!?" He said as he wiped away some blood from his lip, when he looked up, he saw his men running out of the ruined castle like the devil was hot on their heels! "Grrrrrrrrr, COWARDS! GET BACK HERE!" Raphael shouted, but he was deafened by loud roar.
For standing between Raphael and the room, was Atem. He had deep cuts from the chains, but the pain did not matter to him right then, all that matter to Atem was Yugi. "How dare you enter my lair, human!" Atem snarled, and he glared at Raphael. "I came here to save the heir to the throne, dragon" Raphael reply as he got to his feet and glared back that the dragon king. "I'm sorry to tell you this human, but Yugi is staying here with me." Atem smirked "Oh really, you think the prince will want to stay here with a blood thirsty dragon, who only cares for himself?!" Raphael replied, very calmly and started walking towards the door, but Atem wasn't about to let him get too close to his Yugi. "You wrong human" Atem growled "You see I do care for someone else and person is Yugi, and I will not let you take him away from me!"
With that said Atem grabbed Raphael and dragged him out of the castle. "So you're kill me, are you?! Then go ahead! When the king finds out, he'll send more men to kill you!" Raphael shouted, but to his surprise, Atem just left him at the edge of the forest. "Begone human, and do not ever come back. I'll let you live now, but if you return, I will kill you!" Atem stated, and then he headed back to his lair, leaving a very confused Raphael behind.
-Emerald City-
"What is taking them soo long?! " King Solomen said, "I don't know your Highness, I hope Yugi's ok" reply a very unhappy Joey. With a sigh Solomen turned to the young man, "Joey, why don't you take one of the horses and find out what has happened. Then I want you to come back and tell me, if General Raphael has found my grandson." "You can count on me for Highness" Joey said as he bowed and made his way to the stables.
-Back at Atem's lair-
"Little one?!" Atem said as he looked into the room, the smoke slowly clearing. 'I hope that he's alright. I should have guessed they'd burn the door down.' As soon as the smoke had cleared, Atem found Yugi unconscious on the floor. "AIBOU!" Atem shout, he then pick up Yugi carefully so not to hurt him. "Little one?" Atem said with tears in his eyes "Please wake up, aibou. Please open your eyes, so I can see them filled with life and light, please little one…..I love you." Atem voice became a whisper with those last words, while he nuzzled his Yugi as tears fell down his face.
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