Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!...still begging parents…
Chapter Eleven: A Brother's Promise Broken
Joey jumped at the voice of King Seto echoing through the castle again.
Mai had been caught sneaking around again.
The night before she was heading back to her chambers when a guard spotted her.
King Seto was heard booming through the castle at all hours of the morning, again!
Mai had finally given in.
She had tolled her father everything.
Tears streaming down her cheeks as she tolled the story of her love.
The king, typically, tried to show some sympathy to his daughter, but had no choice.
Loud, thundering foot steps were heard down the hall, advancing on the room, and all four slaves were up standing and waiting at attention, expecting the worst, Serenity clinging to Joey's hand, never wishing to let go.
"Yami." Joey asked.
"Yeah?"
"Look after Serenity for me."
"I would anyway." Yami replied hugging his friend.
Téa didn't say a word as she hugged Joey tightly and kissed him on the cheek, tears forming in her blue eyes.
Joey put his arm around his sister and pulled her into a one armed hug.
The wooden door opened with a slam, causing all four to jump.
"Joey!" King Seto boomed.
"NO FATHER! NO!" Mai was being held back by a guard, she was struggling and pulling at the guards arm in a futile attempt to free herself. "NO! JOEY!"
King Seto grabbed the front of Joey's shirt and pulled him into the air, pulling Serenity with him.
"Let go girl!" he demanded hitting her hard across the face.
Serenity cried out falling to the ground, brown eyes filling with more tears, tears of pain.
"Please, King Seto. Leave my sister be. I am at fault, please." Joey begged struggling to get his breath.
Yami took Serenity's elbow and pulled her back, holding her against his chest as she reached for her brother. "NO! JOEY!" she cried, tears streaming down her red cheeks.
"Serenity." Joey muttered. "I'm sorry. I love you sis."
Joey was knocked out and taken out of the room.
"NO!" Mai and Serenity chorused through sobs of pain.
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That was that.
Joey was sentenced to death for treason.
"TREASON?!" Mai cried. "Father! I am the one who should be punished for treason, I doubt Joey did anything against this country."
"But he did."
"What did he do?!" Mai cried.
"He fell in love with you, brainwashing you to tell me lies. I raised you better than this Mai." King Seto replied calmly, fiddling with his golden ring.
"How can you possibly think that he brainwashed me? I love him father! Surely you loved mum just as much!"
"LEAVE YOUR MOTHER OUT OF THIS!" Seto boomed, far louder than he had wanted too.
Tears formed in Mai's eyes as he knees buckled and she fell to her knees, face in her hands.
"Mai?"
"How can you possibly think, that yelling is any way to solve anything?' Mai asked.
"Please, Mai, I'm sorry."
"No. I can't take it anymore! Tristan will be King! I'll be the Princess forever! I do not wish to take over a country my insensitive father once ruled over!" Mai cried standing and running out of the throne room and into her chambers.
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Serenity lay on her mattress face down, her cries echoing through the room.
She was alone; Yami and Téa had gone off to do their usual jobs.
The door of the room slowly creaked open and she looked up, hoping it was Joey, with all her heart, but found a teary eyed Mai, who walked towards her and sat on the mattress.
"I know you're taking this just as bad as I am." Mai said.
"How would you know?" Serenity sobbed.
"I love him too Serenity. I even think of you as a sister already." Mai replied.
"If you weren't here, Joey would still be here with me!" Serenity cried angrily.
Mai had to work hard not to lose her temper wit the younger girl; she just kept on trying to calm her. "Serenity, I know that. I've been begging with my father for half of the day…"
"Has it done anything?" Serenity asked. "No, it hasn't done anything, and Joey's gonna be dead and it's all your fault!" she shrieked.
Mai took this as an invitation to leave and did so, closing the door behind her.
"You broke his promise." Serenity sobbed. "You broke my brother's promise."
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Man am I cruel?
Sorry….
But the story hopefully gets better from here
Hopefully………………….
Anyways
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