Egypt: im back! miss me?
Yugi: am i getting married?
Egypt: ...not yet...
Yugi: then no XP
Atem: *chuckling* any warnings or notices?
Egypt:...except for the obvious being that I dont own yugioh no and a little bad language from our favorite two crazys no
Yugi: then lets get on with the story
Egypt: Ok :D hope you all like it!
Atem: please remember to take the time to review
The week that passed since that night seemed to fly by to Yugi; his days were filled with planning, helping organize assisting in decorations, and his nights were filled with Atem, both cuddling close and kissing or…
"Yugi why is your face all red?"The small teen jumped and faced Mana. The brunet had her hands on her curvy hips and her pretty eyes narrowed dangerously. "Are you thinking of perverted things about you and Atem again?"
"M-Mana! Keep your voice down!" Yugi whispered harshly.
"Oh yeah like you were whispering last night?" She teased slyly.
Yugi hated the burning on his cheeks. "We didn't do it last night." He grumbled with a pout.
"Well you were sure as hell up to something." She smirked, leaning back into the tree. Joey and Malik were sniggering away as their new brunet friend teased the young prince, though Ryou- much to Yugi's relief- simply smiled and gave him encouraging glances and understanding frowns.
"So how's it going with you and Serenity?" Yugi asked quickly to change the subject.
Mana sighed dreamily, her cheeks coloring just slightly. "Well right now we're only friends, good friends…she's just so cute!" Mana squealed happily, making the group laugh. "She has the most amazing smile, and her giggle is just adorable." Mana smiled to herself, eyes drifting closed.
Joey rolled his eyes. "Yeah well keep ya thoughts innocen' Mana cause if I fin' ou' otherwise-"
"Joey." Ryou's tone was warning, cutting the blond off shortly which only made Marik snigger.
"Yeah, and what are you laughin' at psycho boy?" Joey growled, punching the most tanned merman's arm.
"You, silenced by little Ryou." He grinned.
"Excuse me?" Came an emotionless reply and warning glare from the albino. The pale blond seemed to lose his slight tan and gulped.
"As I was saying, Ryou is to be respected and obeyed." Marik said sternly, nodding. Yugi and Mana couldn't help but giggle, though that laugh turned into a gasp on Yugi's part as two tanned strong arms wrapped around him from behind.
"Guess who." Came a breathy whisper in his ear, hot breath blowing across his skin. Yugi turned bright red and bit his lip.
"Hi." The young Prince muttered, refusing to meet the amused gazes of his friends.
"Hi yourself." Atem chuckled, sitting behind the pale boy and pulling him against him.
"You ready for tomorrow?" The wide violet eyed teen asked with a raised eyebrow.
Atem groaned. "Did you have to remind me?"
"Tomorrow?" Mana curiously.
"The nobles and royals of the foreign lands arrive tomorrow morning." Seth interjected, coming to side beside Joey and gave the blond a peck on the cheek.
"That means spying time." Came a feral growl before Marik was pounced on by Mariku, the taller wrapping the mer-teen in his arms and pulling him into his lap roughly to nuzzle the pale bronze neck.
"And keeping the guards in order." Came a hard voice before Ryou was wrapped in a pair of large arms and pulled to the bare side of Bakura. His eyes were hard when he mentioned the guard, the incident where Ryou was grabbed during the harvest festival still fresh in all their minds.
"I was thinking about asking a few of my personal guard to join us for the next few days, just to be sure there'll be no trouble." Yugi admitted.
Immediately Marik perked up. "You mean your guardians, the Magicians?"
Yugi nodded. "The Magicians?" Atem asked with a confused frown.
"Highly skilled mer men and women having a born gift for the art of magic. The heir to the throne trains with these warriors, Yugi included, to defend the city in case of War. The last time they were put to use was in the war with the Sirens." Ryou explained matter of factly, trying to keep his eyes away from his lover's bare chest and the colour out of his pale cheeks.
"They're different from other mer-folk as well, like the Royals and nobles they age very slowly. The Magician of Black Chaos was first introduced to the guard during the beginning of Yugi's Grandfathers rein." Marik added a hint of wonder in his tone.
"They're legends to the people, heroes, loyal only to the royals like Marik's family." Ryou put in.
"And that means only I can control them." Yugi finished. "I would like for them to attend the ball and wedding, they are a part of my people's history, and I wish for them to be more active in its future, like your court is with Egypt." Yugi mussed.
Atem looked to Seth and the two seemed to have a silent conversation before they both nodded and smiled at Yugi. "Then we would be honored to have them attend." Atem smiled.
Yugi's smile grew as the young King spoke, turning as dazzling and bright as god in the sun. "Thank you." Yugi said earnestly to them both, grinning widely.
Marik stood suddenly, jumping from Mariku's arms to grin. "Do you want me to go and get them now so you can tell them?"The pale blonde asked eagerly.
"Well, I suppose that would be alright-" The young Prince didn't even get to finish his sentence as the young mer-man bolted for the sea, leaving behind a teary Mariku with his large arms out stretched towards his retreating lover, hands twitching in a grabbing motion as if he could grab him back. The sight made Bakura snigger with a mocking smirk while Joey rolled his eyes.
"Looks like someone's still a fan of the guardians."Joey smirked, sniggering to himself.
"Well he did always dream of being one when he was a child, remember?" Ryou reasoned.
Yugi smiled fondly. "How could I forget? The four of us as children in the gardens, you and me playing the captives and Joey the villain as Guardian Marik fought to free us."Yugi giggled as he spoke, Ryou joining him while Joey broke out into a huge grin.
Ryou laughed harder as his memory played out in his head. "And how they'd wrestle for almost an hour to try to determine the victor. Marik would always pull a quick trick to gain advantage and win." The white-haired teen laughed.
Joey frowned at that and growled. "Damn sneak, cheatin' ta win."
"Cheating Joey?" The group turned to see a soaking wet Marik grinning from ear to ear as he approached the young men. His hair was dripping, his red tunic turned crimson from the wet and clinging tightly to his skin, his slightly pale tan glistening with water droplets. Bakura quickly shot his hand out to grab the back of the neck line on Mariku's tunic as the taller maniac jumped up and tried to grab his mate.
"Cool it ya freakin' psycho." He tanned white-haired young man growled. Mariku whined.
"But my Marik looks so good." The crazy tanned pale blonde pouted which only made Bakura frown in disgust and shake his head.
"Keep it in ya kilt ya bloody freak." The once thief king warned with a deathly glare. Marik just rolled his eyes and walked over to Joey, ruffling the blonde hair. The tallest merman had gagged at the conversation between the two once outlaws but then turned a playful glare to the pale blonde.
Yugi, seeing the look in his two blond friend's eyes, knew an argument was brewing and decided it was best to change the topic before they had two young mermen wrestling around in the dirt. "So where are the Guardians Marik?" The young royal asked in a sweet tone. Marik looked to his smallest friend and smiled.
"On their way, I caught them in the middle of a training exercise. I'll admit I'm surprised the Dark Magician Girl's improved so much, though it's clear she's still as clumsy as ever." The young Princes personal guard chuckled.
"Hey! I'm not that bad!" The group turned again to see seven strange beings emerging from the water.
Three men were in front, on the right a man in dark blue armour lined with gold and light blue skin, with dark grey hair, his fringe covering his forehead, light grey eyes with no iris, black vertical lines starting from his eyes and scaring his cheeks, holding a bladed magician staff in gold and dark blue, two emerald gens embedded in the metal.
Yugi stood and smiled at the group, approaching them with his royal grace as they stepped onto the grass. "Dark Paladin." The Prince greeted the man with a nod, who fell into a respectable low bow.
"My Prince." The magician welcomed, raising swiftly. The voice was that of a mature young man, a deepness that was not too heavy, giving away his youth.
The one in the middle was dressed in purple armor lined in violet, slightly smaller, a dark purple tunic over the top that had slits over the right and left side so the cloth hung between his armored legs, his hair purple with creamy pale skin and warm purple eyes. The young man held a green magician staff with an emerald gem tight in his grip as Yugi looked to him and smiled.
"Dark Magician." The pale merman said warmly, his tone light to indicate the two's familiarity.
The young man smiled and bowed. "Prince Yugi." He spoke as he raised from the hip bow, nodding to the teen. This voice was clearly younger than the last spell caster, and yet was low and smooth to show his maturity.
Beside the purple dressed Magician was a man dressed in black armor lined in amethyst, his black hair wild and flaring around his sky blue skin, amethyst strips on his arms and legs, his shoulder guards larger than the others, his staff black and amethyst with an emerald stone. His hat was a different form, his eyes a piercing dull amethyst, eyes almost glassy.
Yugi nodded to the darkly dressed man. "Magician of Black Chaos." Respect was clear in the royals tone as he said the name.
"Prince." The magician bowed lowly, rising slowly. His voice was deeper than the others to show his higher age. He had three black markings coming from his eyes, curving in over his cheeks.
The three stepped aside to reveal four more magicians, in front two, a young woman and another young man, taller than the others. The female skipped forward with a happy smile, her feet barely touching the ground as she approached, creamy pale skin and golden blonde hair down under her hat. She wore a baby blue and pink armored outfit, the blue plating lined with pale gold, the pink cloth flaring from her shoulder pads and sides of her hips.
She made a quick bow before hugging the small teen. Yugi laughed. "Hi Dark Magician Girl."
"Hello Prince Yugi." She cheered a bright smile on her face as she looked down at the young beautiful Prince. Suddenly she started to glow and was picked up then dropped beside the Dark Magician, who was shaking his head at the young women. The girl pouted and rolled her eyes, crossing her arms and looking away from her tutor.
Yugi smiled and shook his head at the young woman's actions before looking to the tall young man who stepped forward and bowed. He was dressed in emerald colored armor lined with gold, a ruby in his dark green and gold staff, his skin a pale green with black markings down the sides of his face.
"My Prince." The young man's voice was not so deep but rich and smooth.
Yugi nodded to the green wearing magician as he raised. "Chaos Command Magician." The Magician managed a small smile before moving to stand beside his tutor, the Magician of Black Chaos who stood with his arms crossed.
The last two magicians stepped forward, one another young woman with reddish ginger hair, wearing sea green plating lined with gold, purple cloth faring from the hips, her skin creamy pale with wide baby blue eyes, her purple staff thickening and curving into a hook at the top as she held it delicately.
She bowed respectfully and raised with a friendly smile. "My Prince."
"Magicians Valkyria." Yugi greeted with a bright smile. The young woman's smile warmed and widened slightly as she nodded then moved to stand beside the Dark Magician Girl.
The last one left was a small form, about half the size of Yugi, floating to be eye level, wearing a white armor style tunic over deep blue padding with blue Atlantian patterns over the front holding a small white staff in both hands tightly with two sapphire stones, one on top and another at the bottom. The child like magician had white skin, wore white gloves and had large amethyst eyes.
The small form bowed lowly and gave a shy smile to the young Prince, who nodded and smiled friendly to the boy. "Silent Magician." Yugi welcomed. The small boy nodded and moved to stand close to Dark Paladin, his own tutor.
Yugi's gaze moved over each Magician as he smiled. "Thank you for coming to speak with me. As you each know my marriage to Pharaoh Atem is fast approaching." Yugi turned to gesture towards Atem, who stood at being mentioned. The Magicians watched as the two shared a warm smile, Dark Magician girl, Dark Magician and Magician Valkyria smiled at this as the others watched observantly, all secretly pleased which was clear by how all their body languages relaxed from straight and stiff to softer, more at ease. "It is my desire to have you all here for the engagement ball and wedding."The spell casters looked shocked so say the least but nodded in acceptance.
"My fiancé was also hoping that you would all help...keep an eye on the visiting guests." Atem spoke up, standing next to Yugi, the smaller instinctively taking the tanned young man's hand in his own.
"Are these visitors a threat?" Valkyria spoke up, looking a little worried.
"A potential threat." Atem soothed, looking to the ginger female before looking around at the group as he continued. "Egypt is the strongest country in the word, and that comes with its own threats such as jealous rivals, and arranging to marry the Prince of the mer-people they kill will create tension. We don't know how the royals will react, so we are preparing for the worst just in case." Atem explained. The elder magicians nodded in understanding.
"There's more." Yugi added, looking at each magician in turn. "I have been here for almost two months now and have learnt much from the way Egyptians rule over their kingdom. My fiancé relies not only on his own abilities but on those of people close to him. A court, a group of trusted men and women of high ability who help assist him in his ruling, advice him in actions and keep an eye on things for him around his country. I wish for the Guardians to become more involved with the people of our kingdoms, which is why I propose that once I am married and crowned, to offer each of you a place at my side as court members along with my friends."
Atem looked down at his husband to be with a knowing look, recognizing that undertone of power from before as the Spirit of the Sea, becoming stronger as the young Royal spoke on. Once the young Prince finished there where intakes of breath from both behind and before him, Yugi had kept his thoughts of this matter to himself, so the shock was not only shared by the Guardians as the three mermen realized what their friend was asking of them.
"I realize that this will be a big change, but I strongly believe that it is what is best for our people. We have kingdoms scattered throughout the sea, they need a strong leading force to defend and rule them. I know that with your help this can be achieved to a higher level than ever before, surpassing my ancestors and give the people a stronger sense of safety. That is what our people need after the pain they had endured at the hands of the humans, it will give then a sign of the peaceful years to come." Yugi went on.
Silence fell over the gardens as the mermen and women considered the offer. Finally, Dark Paladin stepped forward. "My Prince, what of the nobles?"
Valkyria stepped forward also. "They have duties to you that assist you in ruling already."
"I only wish to make my ruling more efficient." Yugi soothed, "Yes the nobles have jobs that they fulfil that help me rule such as acting as physicians to the people, gathering data and information for me and that will continue to be, but at the end of the day the choices are left to me, but how can one person represent so many? I want a court to not only offer advice but to be representatives of the mer-folk as well as their defenders. The trails we hold now are not as efficient as they are here in Egypt, and I feel having a court would improve that, as well as have a positive effect on the people." The young Prince reasoned. "I wish for strong people at my side as Atem has people who will not only defend me but will stand with me through any difficult situation." Yugi hung his head. "I know of the people's doubts towards me."
The Dark Magician stepped forward. "My Prince, the people trust and love you-"
Yugi looked up and offered a sad smile, halting the young man from speaking further. "That may be, but it is undeniable that there is a shadow of distrust of me from not only the people but the nobles. I will be the youngest King to take the throne and the first to marry a human. Because my husband to be walks on earth I must also, and the absence of my constant presence gives the people uncertainty, and my lack of mature age to them means I have little wisdom and knowledge of ruling. I want my people to feel secure and in good hands. Bringing you Guardians, legends to them, out into the public by my side will do that, I know it."
The two groups were speechless. Atem was shocked by this new discovery but understood immediately. The magician's expressions turned thoughtful as they considered the offer. Moments passed and no one moved or said anything. Yugi's gaze was unfaltering, despite the unsure looks from his Guardians.
Joey watched the scene and expressions of his peoples hero's carefully before sighing and standing. "You can count me in." He declared. Everybody's eyes turned to the blonde who grinned, looking to Yugi to give the teen a wink. "I promised ya when we were kids tha' I'd always stand wit' ya, no matta wha'. I ain't breaking tha' promise now buddy, so you got your first court member right 'ere." The shaggy blonde nodded, giving his small friend a thumb up.
Marik smirked at this and stood as well. "Then I'll be the second. You need someone to watch your back and keep an eye open." Marik crossed his arms, a serious, promising look in his eyes.
Ryou sighed and stood. "In that case I better join too. After all, you'll need someone to help with the laws and political side of things." The white-haired teen smiled brightly.
Yugi grinned widely at his friends and nodded, then looked to the magicians hopefully. Silently, as always, the youngest magician floated to hover in front of Yugi. His childish face was serious as he looked into the Princes eyes, then broke out into a wide smile and nodded enthusiastically, dropping to the ground then kneeling with his head slightly lowered in front of the young Royal.
With a giggle, Dark Magician skipped forward to give Yugi a quick hug, and then knelt beside the Silent one. "I'll help you however I can I Prince." She vowed.
Valkyria and the Dark Magician looked at each other then smiled and nodded, floating beside the two kneeling magicians and joining them on the ground. "I agree with you my Prince, and believe that I will do everything in my power to help you. It will be an honour to stand by your side." The young man announced, bowing his head slightly.
The remaining magicians looked to each other then Dark Paladin and Magician of Black Chaos. The two older spell casters looked into Yugi's eyes, which held their gaze flawlessly. After another silent moment, they two stepped forward and knelt in front of the pale teen.
"Then we will join also. We swear to protect you and the people of both our Kingdom and your fiancé's and to assist you both however we can." Dark Paladin promised.
Seth stood and smiled at his cousin's fiancé. "And you can count on the court of Egypt to help you as well Prince Yugi, after all, your kingdoms and ours will be united into one with this marriage."
Bakura and Mariku jumped up with wicked grins. "And you got us squirt to keep an eye on things. No one's hurting you or Atem with us around." Bakura smirked.
Yugi looked around the garden as his friends and defenders, touched by the devotion and belief in him. The hand holding his squeezed gently, telling him silently that he also had his future husband to help also. Yugi smiled softly, closing his eyes. "Thank you, all of you. It means a great deal to me know I have all of you at my side."
Mana jumped up and grinned. "Forever." She promised with a sure nod. Everyone nodded in agreement, smiling at each other.
The hand in Yugi's was gone, replaced by arms wrapped around his small frame, holding his small figure to a stronger one. "Forever." Atem swore, kissing his ear.
Egypt: yep thats right iv added duel monster characters!
Atem: well thats a twist I didnt see coming
Egypt: thats because even i didnt know it was coming, the idea just came to me one night when i was writing
Yugi: so when the hell am i getting married?!
Egypt: well its the ball next chapter, then the wedding...
Yugi: so not far?
Egypt: nope, happy now?
Yugi: YES!
EGypt: good, and dont worry anyone who likes this story, im FAR from done with this! i have a few more things planned for our belived Pharaoh and Prince ;D
Atem: should we be scared?
Egypt: terrified
Atem: oh good god no
Egypt: haha! well see ya next time!
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