Desert Rose
Lady Kaiba
AN/ I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. !_!
LK: WOW!! I'm psyched!! I'd like to thank all of you who are reviewing this story! And I'd especially like to thank those of you who are complimenting on my perspective of Ancient Egypt and the hierarchy! I'll be naming names so everyone knows who you all are, after I chat your ears off a little . . .
Yugi: Oh, great. Here it comes people! Thanks to your reviews, she's hyped and ready to write more and-
Yami: **flatly** Talk.
Yugi: **nodds**
LK: Oh, shut up you two! ANYWAY, I suppose I'm doing this good because I know a lot about Ancient Egypt and because my all-time-favorite show is Xena Warrior Princess, which I REALLY miss! ^-^" Any Xena fans out there? Any?? And also, I'm trying to get a head start on learning more about Egypt. ^-^' Eheh, I have a very high goal set for myself of becoming an archaeologist, or an Egyptologist. I can't decide because I love Egypt, China, and Japan.
Yami: Who doesn't? But I must say that Egypt is the best.
Yugi: Get real! Japan is the best!!
LK: **sweat drop** Uh. . . .On to the thank yous.
THANK YOU! To pixy, Renee the Rabid Squirrel, Ice-Princess-Amber, Goddess of Death, KawaiiBlackMoon, kidies, Mo-Lang ^-^, SailorChibi, Wildwolf, Jacquie-chan, Firebird, YamiDragoness,, Queen of Games, Anime Girl, Buster of Death, Jadelyn Hellraiser- thankyouthankyouthankyou for updating!!!! ^- ^' Gomen. And thanks to anyone that I have missed, I'll get ya next chapter. ~*~*~*~
Chapter 5~ Pharaoh's Garden
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Yami and Yugi wandered around the market, looking at everything in the booths. Ryou had joined them as soon as they had reached the street and he smiled as he watched Yugi excitedly looking at everything. They came to one place that sold jewelry and Yugi's eyes widened. "Isn't that necklace beautiful, Yami?" he asked pointing at a silver chain necklace with small ornaments along the chain and a silver heart hanging at the bottom. A crystal was encased in the center of it. "It certainly is." Yami said, smiling down at Yugi. "You have good taste, Yugi." Ryou said.
"He certainly does! That necklace comes from China, crafted from the finest silver. It was given to me by a royal craftsman." The merchant said. "Yami, can we get it? I want to give it to Saren as a thank you." Yugi said, turning around. Yami nodded. "Good idea. Is there anything else there you'd like to get?" he asked, picking up the necklace. Yugi pointed out a couple of silver and gold bracelets and Yami bought them. "Pleasure doing business with you." The merchant said as they began to move on.
Yami whispered something to Ryou, who nodded and dragged Yugi over to a silk booth. Yami shortly returned, Yugi not noticing. They returned to the alley just as the sky began to darken and were safely in the palace by dark. Ryou waved and separated from them, walking into his own room. "Yami, can we take this to Saren?" Yugi asked as they came to the room. "Of course." Yami said and they walked right past their room. Yami led Yugi down another corridor and they came to another pair of double doors, guarded by an unseen barrier. Yami was about to knock on a door when it opened. Saren smiled at them. "Did you have fun?" she asked, motioning for them to come in.
Yugi nodded. "Yeah! The city is so exciting!!" he said. "Yes, but you only went to the market, right?" she asked. "True. It is about the only amusing place here." Yami said. "We got something for you." Yugi said. He reached into a pocked in his clothes and pulled out the necklace and held it up. "It is beautiful, Yugi! Thank you!" Yugi smiled and he put it on her. "It's a thank you gift!" Yugi said. "It looks wonderful on you, Saren. Yugi picked it out himself." Yami said.
Saren gave Yugi a little kiss on the cheek. "Thank you." She said, smiling. "Your welcome!" Yugi replied with a light blush on his cheeks. "You should return to your chambers and get some rest." Saren suggested. Yami nodded. "Wait! How are Honda and Jou doing?" Yugi asked. "They've spent the day exploring the castle. Caleb has been very . . .paranoid, and has been following them discretely, along with a couple Magi. It was quite amusing!" she chuckled. Yugi smiled and gave her a quick hug before he and Yami left.
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They walked into their room and Yugi walked straight to the bed, discarding his shirt. "That's better," he mumbled. "I was getting hot." Yami smiled at Yugi as he watched him place the jewelry onto the table. "Yugi," he said as he walked up behind him. "Hum?" Yugi turned to face him. "I have something for you." Yami reached into a pocket and pulled out something wrapped. He handed it to Yugi. "What is it?" he asked. Yami waved his finger in front of him. "I'm not telling, open it an see." He said. Yugi walked over to the bed and sat on it. He began unwrapping the gift and his eyes widened.
"It's beautiful, Yami!" he said. Out of the wrapping he pulled out a gold bracelet. It had two meaningless symbols on each end of the inscription. " 'Chosen by Ra, the young Prince Yugi . . ." his eyes widened, "The Pharaohs eternal lover.' " he looked up at Yami, eyes wide and mouth dropped. Yami smiled and walked up, taking advantage of his open mouth. He kissed Yugi deeply before he pulled back. His hand caressed Yugi's cheek as he looked into his eyes. "I had someone go to the jeweler and pay him to inscribe it that way." he answered Yugi's silent question. "When did you get it?" Yugi asked. "While we were out today," his lips rose into a smirk, " you didn't notice when I was gone, Ryou told me so." He said. Yugi blushed. "Sorry, I-I was-" Yami silenced him with another kiss.
He pulled back and took the bracelet, placing it on the table. Yami removed his shirt and tossed it, along with Yugi's, to the wardrobe's base. He pushed Yugi back onto the sheets and pressed his body into the bed with his own, their lips meeting in another heated kiss. They parted, panting for breath. "Yami, what does 'the young Prince Yugi' mean?" he asked. Yami chuckled quietly and ran his fingers lightly up and down Yugi's sides, staring into his eyes. "It means, my love, that you are mine. You are the Pharaohs lover, so that means that you are now the Prince of Egypt." He replied, kissing Yugi's neck.
Yugi moaned, closing his eyes, and exposed more of his flesh to Yami's warm lips. Yami smirked against his skin and pulled away. Yugi opened his eyes and pouted at Yami, missing his warmth. Yami's smirk widened and he leaned down, kissing down Yugi's chest and stopping to suck on each nipple. Yugi gasped and moaned, arching into Yami. He continued down to the waist of his pants and moved back up. Yami raised up onto his elbows and smiled down at Yugi.
"You don't have to apologize for not noticing. I was hoping you wouldn't." he said. A light blush covered Yugi's cheeks and he pulled Yami down, kissing him. He gasped as Yami ground their hips together and the blush on his cheeks deepened. During some point in Yami's little assault, he removed their pants. Yami reached down and slowly pushed a finger into Yugi. After he stretched him enough, he laced their fingers together and kissed Yugi, pressing into him. Yugi moaned as Yami filled him and he pushed his tongue past Yami's lips into his mouth.
Their tongues warred for dominance as Yami set a pace and Yugi wrapped his legs around him, pulling him deeper. As the pace quickened, Yami broke the kiss and they panted for breath. Yugi began to move with Yami and he moaned. Their seed quickened until they were at the breaking point and they cried out in unison as they came.
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"Sire, you can not marry the Young Prince! It would cause complications through the kingdom!" Yami glared down at the councilman. "How would it complicate things? My kingdom is happy as long as I am!" he said. "I know, your majesty, but you must marry a female! The written law states that you must have an heir by your twentieth birthday! If you marry him, you will be unable to conceive an heir!" he argued. "There is no woman in all of Egypt I would have! There is only one woman that I do love, but she is out of reach!" Yami yelled.
"Might I suggest something?" Saren asked as she walked into the throne room. Everyone turned to her as she approached Yami's side. "Certainly." He said. "I have a possible solution. You don't have to marry this woman. You can marry Yugi, but this woman can become a part of your love. What I mean is you can be with this woman to conceive an heir, and she does not have to have wifely obligations to you. All she would do is birth you a child and go on about her life, if she is willing to. Or she can stay and, as I said, become apart of your love. Your soul." She said. Yami thought for a moment. "That is a good idea, but only if she, and Yugi, are willing." He said.
Saren smiled at Yami. "Let's put that aside for now." Yami nodded and waved his hand, dismissing the councilmen. "Yami, would you like me to tell you something that your mother said before she died?" she asked suddenly. Yami looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "A strange thing for you to bring up." He said. He then nodded. She smiled and walked to be more in front of him, instead of to the side. "She said, 'My son shall be called Yami, for he is the Darkness of his future Light.' "
"What is that suppose to mean?" Yami asked, confused. "It means what it says. You are the Darkness," Saren held her hands out in front of her, one cupped on top of the other. She flipped her hands over and removed the one that was now on top. In her hand was a glowing black sphere. She pulled Yami's hand out and put it into his hand as he looked at her, confused. She closed her hands again and flipped them the other way as Yugi walked into the room and to the throne. "to your future Light." In her hand she held a glowing white sphere. She lifted Yugi's hand up and placed the white sphere into it.
"What's this?" he asked. "I still don't get what she meant by 'he is the darkness of his future light', Saren." Yami said. She placed a hand under each with the spheres and pulled them closer. She then pushed the two spheres to eachother and her hands concealed them. When she removed them, the two glowing spheres had become one, half black and half white. "It's like the Chinese Yin Yang. You are two halves of one soul. The Darkness and the Light of a soul, combined to make one single soul. Do you understand now?" she asked. Yami nodded.
"Yes. So mother was saying that I am the dark half of a soul and my light half would appear in my future. She new I would find Yugi, didn't she?" Saren nodded. "Yes." Yugi looked up at her. "How did Yami's mom know that?" he asked. "Shalla was a sorceress, also. Her mother was one, and her father was a sorcerer. Her abilities were passed down to you, Yami. When I was a bit younger she told me that when she had her son, the Pharaoh's son, she would die so that he may possess all of her gifts. She knew that she wouldn't be able to survive a birth, so she decided to give her gifts to her only son." She said. "Um . . ." She and Yami looked at Yugi. "Can I have this? It's pretty." He said, a light blush on his cheeks.
Saren giggled. "Yes, you may." Yugi took it into both of his hands and he and Yami lowered them, his hands clutching the ball to his chest. "How did you know my mother?" Yami asked. "I have lived in this palace my entire life. I was born here, from your father's sorceress." She said. "We will talk again later tonight, Yami. You have work to do now." She said. Yami nodded and she walked out of the room again. Yugi and Yami watched as she left. "What were you talking about before?" Yugi asked as he turned to Yami. Yami looked to Yugi and shook his head. "Just boring ruler stuff." He said and smiled.
Yami leaned down and kissed Yugi gently on the lips, a blush forming on Yugi's cheeks. Yami noticed and chuckled. "You're too cute sometimes, did you know that?" Yugi sheepishly nodded. Someone cleared their throats loudly and Yami looked up, Yugi walking to the side of his throne and turning to face the others. "Sire, you're next appointment is here." A man said with a slight blush. Yami rose an eyebrow when he noticed this. 'Embarrassed just seeing us, how amusing.' Yugi looked over at Yami, then shrugged to himself. "Send him in."
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Jou closed the door behind him as he left his room. He looked to his left and saw a couple Magi patrolling the halls. He then went right and spotted Honda. "Hay, Honda!" Honda turned around when he herd his name called and smiled when he saw Jou. "Hey, Jou! How have ya been?" He asked. "Good. This place is huge!"
"Yeah, I got lost the other day and had to ask a Magi to take me back to my room. He was understanding, I thought he'd be annoyed." Honda replied. "I got lost too, but I happened to run into Ryou. I asked him some things about Yami and he started to tell me a lot of stories 'bout him!" Jou said as they started to walk through the palace. Honda looked at his friend, slightly surprised. "Really? What'd he say?" he asked.
"How he's a great guy and a good Pharaoh, no matter what the people think. Apparently he went through a lot when he was younger because of his mother dying when he was born and his father having such high expectations. He really pushed him hard to be like him." Jou said. "I feel a little bad for him." Honda suddenly remembered something. "Hey, what'd he say about Saren? Wasn't she there when he grew up?" Jou looked thoughtful for a moment. "He never said." he replied, thoughtfully.
"She was here." A cool and calm voice suddenly said. Honda and Jou jumped slightly and turned around to see Ryou, a smirk on his lips. "You surprised us." Jou said. "Sorry about that. I just happened to hear your conversation." He walked up and joined the duo. "Where were you headed?" he asked, looking at Jou. A light blush crossed over Jou's cheeks when Ryou moved closer to him. Honda noticed and grinned, poking him in the side with his elbow. "We were just going to walk around." He said. "Ah, so you had no plans on where you would be wandering to? Might I suggest we go to the gardens?" he asked. Both stopped in their tracks. "The gardens?" they asked in unison.
Ryou nodded with a smile. "I never found any gardens, did you?" Honda asked Jou. Jou looked at him and shook his head. Ryou chuckled lightly at the two. "There is an indoor garden that is only for the Pharaoh, but he allows Seto, Saren and myself in it also." He said. "Then wouldn't we get in trouble if we went in?" Jou asked. "Not if you're with me, or if you have written permission from Yami." He said. He began walking again and then stopped, turning around. "Are you coming?" he asked. Jou and Honda blinked and then followed him through the halls and to the indoor garden.
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Ryou nodded to the Magi in front of a pair of double doors and they opened them. Inside of the room were many giant trees and tree-like plants, things found in jungles and flowers rare to Egypt. Many types of birds, bugs, and other small animals were about the large green house and hiding from visitors. It was humid in the room and duplicated the sky. "This place is awesome!" Jou said as he looked around. Ryou smiled at their expressions.
"It took a lot of magic to get this room likable for Yami's father. He would have nothing else for his wife and his sisters." He said. He wandered over to a patch of green grass and sat down. Jou and Honda were surprised when a small creature walked up to him. "Come and sit. He won't hurt you." Ryou said as he patted it's head affectionately. "W-what is it?" Jou asked as they carefully came over. "He's called a Cabit. He looks like he's half cat and half rabbit, so I call him a Cabit. His name is Ra-Din." When Jou and Honda finally sat down, Ra-Din curiously sniffed Jou's hand and licked it, causing the young man to jump, surprised. Ryou giggled at their reactions to the small creature. "Now what was it that you want to know about the royal family?" he asked. Jou blinked. "What did we want to know? Oh yeah! Now I remember what we were talkin' about!" Honda sweat dropped. "You forgot?"
"It was this place! It's amazing, so I wasn't even thinking about much of anything!" Honda smirked. "You always do that." Jou glared over at him. "Say that again, I dare ya!" he said, raising a fist. "Alright, you always do that!" Ryou laughed. "Now, now you two. Play nice in the Pharaoh's garden!" he said. The two backed away from eachother and sat down again. "If Saren was here when Yami was growin' up, why didn't she serve as a motherly figure or try to make his father lighten up on him?" Jou asked.
"The lives of the Royal Family members and their friends was and still is complex. Saren's mother was much worse than Yami's father was. Extremely strict and she tried to mold the children, even Yami's father, into what she wanted. I really don't know much more about that, but Saren was busy with other things. She was the Pharaoh's sorceress at that time, also, so she had a lot of work to do." Honda brought a hand to his chin and thought for a moment. "You said that Saren's mother was strict? It's surprising the way it doesn't show in her. She told me the other night that she had someone that she loved, but is now dead. Do you know who that was?"
Ryou arched an eyebrow. "Getting personal now, are we?" He waved Honda's silent reply off. "I hope she doesn't kill me for this. Her lover died five years ago. His name was Malik, he was my older brother. They were fond of eachother as children and it grew when they grew. It was devastating for everyone when he was killed, but she took it the hardest. She never showed it, but she was in a lot of pain when the news reached us." He replied, a sad look on his face. "I'm sorry for your lose." Jou said. A small smiled formed on Ryou's lips. "Thank you. . . . He was a soldier. Both my father and Saren protested to him going to the battle, but he didn't listen, he never liked to. It was the way he was."
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LK: Cliffhanger! ^-^ I think. . .O.o
Yugi: Yeah, it is in a way. . .
LK: Ahem. . . THE GREAT LADY KAIBA. . . .
Yami: HAS HOMEWORK!! ^_~
LK: **glares** Hai, hai, I have homework 'cause school has begun again.
Yugi: **shakes head** Bad LK!! You should do your Homework, not this!!
LK: **waves hand** Later, later! I promise I'll do it, besides it's not due for a couple days!!
Yugi: That doesn't mean anything.
LK: As I was going to say before, the Great Lady Kaiba-
Yami: Is sick.
LK: Yup, I think so.
Yugi: **puts hand to LK's forehead and the other to his** Yup, definitely hotter than normal.
LK: Gee, thanks for telling me. I've only known THE WHOLE DAY!!! **Yugi drags LK over to her bed and pulls covers up** **glares at him irritated** I'm hot, not co-
Yugi: Be quiet, I can't take your temperature with you talking! Please R+R people!!
Yami: And remember that the next chapter won't be up for a while.
Lady Kaiba
AN/ I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. !_!
LK: WOW!! I'm psyched!! I'd like to thank all of you who are reviewing this story! And I'd especially like to thank those of you who are complimenting on my perspective of Ancient Egypt and the hierarchy! I'll be naming names so everyone knows who you all are, after I chat your ears off a little . . .
Yugi: Oh, great. Here it comes people! Thanks to your reviews, she's hyped and ready to write more and-
Yami: **flatly** Talk.
Yugi: **nodds**
LK: Oh, shut up you two! ANYWAY, I suppose I'm doing this good because I know a lot about Ancient Egypt and because my all-time-favorite show is Xena Warrior Princess, which I REALLY miss! ^-^" Any Xena fans out there? Any?? And also, I'm trying to get a head start on learning more about Egypt. ^-^' Eheh, I have a very high goal set for myself of becoming an archaeologist, or an Egyptologist. I can't decide because I love Egypt, China, and Japan.
Yami: Who doesn't? But I must say that Egypt is the best.
Yugi: Get real! Japan is the best!!
LK: **sweat drop** Uh. . . .On to the thank yous.
THANK YOU! To pixy, Renee the Rabid Squirrel, Ice-Princess-Amber, Goddess of Death, KawaiiBlackMoon, kidies, Mo-Lang ^-^, SailorChibi, Wildwolf, Jacquie-chan, Firebird, YamiDragoness,, Queen of Games, Anime Girl, Buster of Death, Jadelyn Hellraiser- thankyouthankyouthankyou for updating!!!! ^- ^' Gomen. And thanks to anyone that I have missed, I'll get ya next chapter. ~*~*~*~
Chapter 5~ Pharaoh's Garden
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Yami and Yugi wandered around the market, looking at everything in the booths. Ryou had joined them as soon as they had reached the street and he smiled as he watched Yugi excitedly looking at everything. They came to one place that sold jewelry and Yugi's eyes widened. "Isn't that necklace beautiful, Yami?" he asked pointing at a silver chain necklace with small ornaments along the chain and a silver heart hanging at the bottom. A crystal was encased in the center of it. "It certainly is." Yami said, smiling down at Yugi. "You have good taste, Yugi." Ryou said.
"He certainly does! That necklace comes from China, crafted from the finest silver. It was given to me by a royal craftsman." The merchant said. "Yami, can we get it? I want to give it to Saren as a thank you." Yugi said, turning around. Yami nodded. "Good idea. Is there anything else there you'd like to get?" he asked, picking up the necklace. Yugi pointed out a couple of silver and gold bracelets and Yami bought them. "Pleasure doing business with you." The merchant said as they began to move on.
Yami whispered something to Ryou, who nodded and dragged Yugi over to a silk booth. Yami shortly returned, Yugi not noticing. They returned to the alley just as the sky began to darken and were safely in the palace by dark. Ryou waved and separated from them, walking into his own room. "Yami, can we take this to Saren?" Yugi asked as they came to the room. "Of course." Yami said and they walked right past their room. Yami led Yugi down another corridor and they came to another pair of double doors, guarded by an unseen barrier. Yami was about to knock on a door when it opened. Saren smiled at them. "Did you have fun?" she asked, motioning for them to come in.
Yugi nodded. "Yeah! The city is so exciting!!" he said. "Yes, but you only went to the market, right?" she asked. "True. It is about the only amusing place here." Yami said. "We got something for you." Yugi said. He reached into a pocked in his clothes and pulled out the necklace and held it up. "It is beautiful, Yugi! Thank you!" Yugi smiled and he put it on her. "It's a thank you gift!" Yugi said. "It looks wonderful on you, Saren. Yugi picked it out himself." Yami said.
Saren gave Yugi a little kiss on the cheek. "Thank you." She said, smiling. "Your welcome!" Yugi replied with a light blush on his cheeks. "You should return to your chambers and get some rest." Saren suggested. Yami nodded. "Wait! How are Honda and Jou doing?" Yugi asked. "They've spent the day exploring the castle. Caleb has been very . . .paranoid, and has been following them discretely, along with a couple Magi. It was quite amusing!" she chuckled. Yugi smiled and gave her a quick hug before he and Yami left.
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They walked into their room and Yugi walked straight to the bed, discarding his shirt. "That's better," he mumbled. "I was getting hot." Yami smiled at Yugi as he watched him place the jewelry onto the table. "Yugi," he said as he walked up behind him. "Hum?" Yugi turned to face him. "I have something for you." Yami reached into a pocket and pulled out something wrapped. He handed it to Yugi. "What is it?" he asked. Yami waved his finger in front of him. "I'm not telling, open it an see." He said. Yugi walked over to the bed and sat on it. He began unwrapping the gift and his eyes widened.
"It's beautiful, Yami!" he said. Out of the wrapping he pulled out a gold bracelet. It had two meaningless symbols on each end of the inscription. " 'Chosen by Ra, the young Prince Yugi . . ." his eyes widened, "The Pharaohs eternal lover.' " he looked up at Yami, eyes wide and mouth dropped. Yami smiled and walked up, taking advantage of his open mouth. He kissed Yugi deeply before he pulled back. His hand caressed Yugi's cheek as he looked into his eyes. "I had someone go to the jeweler and pay him to inscribe it that way." he answered Yugi's silent question. "When did you get it?" Yugi asked. "While we were out today," his lips rose into a smirk, " you didn't notice when I was gone, Ryou told me so." He said. Yugi blushed. "Sorry, I-I was-" Yami silenced him with another kiss.
He pulled back and took the bracelet, placing it on the table. Yami removed his shirt and tossed it, along with Yugi's, to the wardrobe's base. He pushed Yugi back onto the sheets and pressed his body into the bed with his own, their lips meeting in another heated kiss. They parted, panting for breath. "Yami, what does 'the young Prince Yugi' mean?" he asked. Yami chuckled quietly and ran his fingers lightly up and down Yugi's sides, staring into his eyes. "It means, my love, that you are mine. You are the Pharaohs lover, so that means that you are now the Prince of Egypt." He replied, kissing Yugi's neck.
Yugi moaned, closing his eyes, and exposed more of his flesh to Yami's warm lips. Yami smirked against his skin and pulled away. Yugi opened his eyes and pouted at Yami, missing his warmth. Yami's smirk widened and he leaned down, kissing down Yugi's chest and stopping to suck on each nipple. Yugi gasped and moaned, arching into Yami. He continued down to the waist of his pants and moved back up. Yami raised up onto his elbows and smiled down at Yugi.
"You don't have to apologize for not noticing. I was hoping you wouldn't." he said. A light blush covered Yugi's cheeks and he pulled Yami down, kissing him. He gasped as Yami ground their hips together and the blush on his cheeks deepened. During some point in Yami's little assault, he removed their pants. Yami reached down and slowly pushed a finger into Yugi. After he stretched him enough, he laced their fingers together and kissed Yugi, pressing into him. Yugi moaned as Yami filled him and he pushed his tongue past Yami's lips into his mouth.
Their tongues warred for dominance as Yami set a pace and Yugi wrapped his legs around him, pulling him deeper. As the pace quickened, Yami broke the kiss and they panted for breath. Yugi began to move with Yami and he moaned. Their seed quickened until they were at the breaking point and they cried out in unison as they came.
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"Sire, you can not marry the Young Prince! It would cause complications through the kingdom!" Yami glared down at the councilman. "How would it complicate things? My kingdom is happy as long as I am!" he said. "I know, your majesty, but you must marry a female! The written law states that you must have an heir by your twentieth birthday! If you marry him, you will be unable to conceive an heir!" he argued. "There is no woman in all of Egypt I would have! There is only one woman that I do love, but she is out of reach!" Yami yelled.
"Might I suggest something?" Saren asked as she walked into the throne room. Everyone turned to her as she approached Yami's side. "Certainly." He said. "I have a possible solution. You don't have to marry this woman. You can marry Yugi, but this woman can become a part of your love. What I mean is you can be with this woman to conceive an heir, and she does not have to have wifely obligations to you. All she would do is birth you a child and go on about her life, if she is willing to. Or she can stay and, as I said, become apart of your love. Your soul." She said. Yami thought for a moment. "That is a good idea, but only if she, and Yugi, are willing." He said.
Saren smiled at Yami. "Let's put that aside for now." Yami nodded and waved his hand, dismissing the councilmen. "Yami, would you like me to tell you something that your mother said before she died?" she asked suddenly. Yami looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "A strange thing for you to bring up." He said. He then nodded. She smiled and walked to be more in front of him, instead of to the side. "She said, 'My son shall be called Yami, for he is the Darkness of his future Light.' "
"What is that suppose to mean?" Yami asked, confused. "It means what it says. You are the Darkness," Saren held her hands out in front of her, one cupped on top of the other. She flipped her hands over and removed the one that was now on top. In her hand was a glowing black sphere. She pulled Yami's hand out and put it into his hand as he looked at her, confused. She closed her hands again and flipped them the other way as Yugi walked into the room and to the throne. "to your future Light." In her hand she held a glowing white sphere. She lifted Yugi's hand up and placed the white sphere into it.
"What's this?" he asked. "I still don't get what she meant by 'he is the darkness of his future light', Saren." Yami said. She placed a hand under each with the spheres and pulled them closer. She then pushed the two spheres to eachother and her hands concealed them. When she removed them, the two glowing spheres had become one, half black and half white. "It's like the Chinese Yin Yang. You are two halves of one soul. The Darkness and the Light of a soul, combined to make one single soul. Do you understand now?" she asked. Yami nodded.
"Yes. So mother was saying that I am the dark half of a soul and my light half would appear in my future. She new I would find Yugi, didn't she?" Saren nodded. "Yes." Yugi looked up at her. "How did Yami's mom know that?" he asked. "Shalla was a sorceress, also. Her mother was one, and her father was a sorcerer. Her abilities were passed down to you, Yami. When I was a bit younger she told me that when she had her son, the Pharaoh's son, she would die so that he may possess all of her gifts. She knew that she wouldn't be able to survive a birth, so she decided to give her gifts to her only son." She said. "Um . . ." She and Yami looked at Yugi. "Can I have this? It's pretty." He said, a light blush on his cheeks.
Saren giggled. "Yes, you may." Yugi took it into both of his hands and he and Yami lowered them, his hands clutching the ball to his chest. "How did you know my mother?" Yami asked. "I have lived in this palace my entire life. I was born here, from your father's sorceress." She said. "We will talk again later tonight, Yami. You have work to do now." She said. Yami nodded and she walked out of the room again. Yugi and Yami watched as she left. "What were you talking about before?" Yugi asked as he turned to Yami. Yami looked to Yugi and shook his head. "Just boring ruler stuff." He said and smiled.
Yami leaned down and kissed Yugi gently on the lips, a blush forming on Yugi's cheeks. Yami noticed and chuckled. "You're too cute sometimes, did you know that?" Yugi sheepishly nodded. Someone cleared their throats loudly and Yami looked up, Yugi walking to the side of his throne and turning to face the others. "Sire, you're next appointment is here." A man said with a slight blush. Yami rose an eyebrow when he noticed this. 'Embarrassed just seeing us, how amusing.' Yugi looked over at Yami, then shrugged to himself. "Send him in."
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Jou closed the door behind him as he left his room. He looked to his left and saw a couple Magi patrolling the halls. He then went right and spotted Honda. "Hay, Honda!" Honda turned around when he herd his name called and smiled when he saw Jou. "Hey, Jou! How have ya been?" He asked. "Good. This place is huge!"
"Yeah, I got lost the other day and had to ask a Magi to take me back to my room. He was understanding, I thought he'd be annoyed." Honda replied. "I got lost too, but I happened to run into Ryou. I asked him some things about Yami and he started to tell me a lot of stories 'bout him!" Jou said as they started to walk through the palace. Honda looked at his friend, slightly surprised. "Really? What'd he say?" he asked.
"How he's a great guy and a good Pharaoh, no matter what the people think. Apparently he went through a lot when he was younger because of his mother dying when he was born and his father having such high expectations. He really pushed him hard to be like him." Jou said. "I feel a little bad for him." Honda suddenly remembered something. "Hey, what'd he say about Saren? Wasn't she there when he grew up?" Jou looked thoughtful for a moment. "He never said." he replied, thoughtfully.
"She was here." A cool and calm voice suddenly said. Honda and Jou jumped slightly and turned around to see Ryou, a smirk on his lips. "You surprised us." Jou said. "Sorry about that. I just happened to hear your conversation." He walked up and joined the duo. "Where were you headed?" he asked, looking at Jou. A light blush crossed over Jou's cheeks when Ryou moved closer to him. Honda noticed and grinned, poking him in the side with his elbow. "We were just going to walk around." He said. "Ah, so you had no plans on where you would be wandering to? Might I suggest we go to the gardens?" he asked. Both stopped in their tracks. "The gardens?" they asked in unison.
Ryou nodded with a smile. "I never found any gardens, did you?" Honda asked Jou. Jou looked at him and shook his head. Ryou chuckled lightly at the two. "There is an indoor garden that is only for the Pharaoh, but he allows Seto, Saren and myself in it also." He said. "Then wouldn't we get in trouble if we went in?" Jou asked. "Not if you're with me, or if you have written permission from Yami." He said. He began walking again and then stopped, turning around. "Are you coming?" he asked. Jou and Honda blinked and then followed him through the halls and to the indoor garden.
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Ryou nodded to the Magi in front of a pair of double doors and they opened them. Inside of the room were many giant trees and tree-like plants, things found in jungles and flowers rare to Egypt. Many types of birds, bugs, and other small animals were about the large green house and hiding from visitors. It was humid in the room and duplicated the sky. "This place is awesome!" Jou said as he looked around. Ryou smiled at their expressions.
"It took a lot of magic to get this room likable for Yami's father. He would have nothing else for his wife and his sisters." He said. He wandered over to a patch of green grass and sat down. Jou and Honda were surprised when a small creature walked up to him. "Come and sit. He won't hurt you." Ryou said as he patted it's head affectionately. "W-what is it?" Jou asked as they carefully came over. "He's called a Cabit. He looks like he's half cat and half rabbit, so I call him a Cabit. His name is Ra-Din." When Jou and Honda finally sat down, Ra-Din curiously sniffed Jou's hand and licked it, causing the young man to jump, surprised. Ryou giggled at their reactions to the small creature. "Now what was it that you want to know about the royal family?" he asked. Jou blinked. "What did we want to know? Oh yeah! Now I remember what we were talkin' about!" Honda sweat dropped. "You forgot?"
"It was this place! It's amazing, so I wasn't even thinking about much of anything!" Honda smirked. "You always do that." Jou glared over at him. "Say that again, I dare ya!" he said, raising a fist. "Alright, you always do that!" Ryou laughed. "Now, now you two. Play nice in the Pharaoh's garden!" he said. The two backed away from eachother and sat down again. "If Saren was here when Yami was growin' up, why didn't she serve as a motherly figure or try to make his father lighten up on him?" Jou asked.
"The lives of the Royal Family members and their friends was and still is complex. Saren's mother was much worse than Yami's father was. Extremely strict and she tried to mold the children, even Yami's father, into what she wanted. I really don't know much more about that, but Saren was busy with other things. She was the Pharaoh's sorceress at that time, also, so she had a lot of work to do." Honda brought a hand to his chin and thought for a moment. "You said that Saren's mother was strict? It's surprising the way it doesn't show in her. She told me the other night that she had someone that she loved, but is now dead. Do you know who that was?"
Ryou arched an eyebrow. "Getting personal now, are we?" He waved Honda's silent reply off. "I hope she doesn't kill me for this. Her lover died five years ago. His name was Malik, he was my older brother. They were fond of eachother as children and it grew when they grew. It was devastating for everyone when he was killed, but she took it the hardest. She never showed it, but she was in a lot of pain when the news reached us." He replied, a sad look on his face. "I'm sorry for your lose." Jou said. A small smiled formed on Ryou's lips. "Thank you. . . . He was a soldier. Both my father and Saren protested to him going to the battle, but he didn't listen, he never liked to. It was the way he was."
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LK: Cliffhanger! ^-^ I think. . .O.o
Yugi: Yeah, it is in a way. . .
LK: Ahem. . . THE GREAT LADY KAIBA. . . .
Yami: HAS HOMEWORK!! ^_~
LK: **glares** Hai, hai, I have homework 'cause school has begun again.
Yugi: **shakes head** Bad LK!! You should do your Homework, not this!!
LK: **waves hand** Later, later! I promise I'll do it, besides it's not due for a couple days!!
Yugi: That doesn't mean anything.
LK: As I was going to say before, the Great Lady Kaiba-
Yami: Is sick.
LK: Yup, I think so.
Yugi: **puts hand to LK's forehead and the other to his** Yup, definitely hotter than normal.
LK: Gee, thanks for telling me. I've only known THE WHOLE DAY!!! **Yugi drags LK over to her bed and pulls covers up** **glares at him irritated** I'm hot, not co-
Yugi: Be quiet, I can't take your temperature with you talking! Please R+R people!!
Yami: And remember that the next chapter won't be up for a while.
