The next day was Kai's first full day in Malik's service. He was still unsure about where everything went, but Malik did not punish him for forgetting, actually he laughed it off, trying to get his servent/slave to relax a bit.

'Do not forget that you are new here, when I was just a child I got lost in this house nearly all the time, as do most of the new servent's. Don't worry about it,' Malik assured Kai who nodded.

'Mas... Malik, who is Isis going to be wed to?' Kai asked him, and Malik narrowed his eyes, they were in the kitchen and Kai was cleaning up.

'To someone called Johnny,' Malik said indisguist, and then he heard Kai gasp; 'What is wrong?'

'I'm sorry master........' Kai said, and started to tremble.

'Kai, why does the name Johnny scare you?' Malik asked the pale boy.

'He was the one who............' Kai started, and touched his cheek.

'He is the one who did that?' Malik said, shocked and disguisted.

'I deserved it,' Kai said, as if trying to defend is past owner.

'And why did he get rid of you?' Malik asked, he had to know the reason, he would not let his sister marry that man if he felt he was not worthy.

'Because people began to talk about him sleeping with male slaves. He got rid of me to stop those comments,' Kai informed Malik, who had started to look really angry.

'That bastard,' Malik growled in a low voice; 'Kai, stay here, I shall have to see my sister,'

Kai nodded as Malik left the room to go to his sister's room. He knocked on the door and then entered.

'Malik, what are you doing here?' Isis asked him, she was getting her hair arranged for the day.

'You can't marry Johnny,' Malik stated.

'Why not?' Isis asked, wanting to hear a perfectly good explaination.

'Because he had forced Kai into bed with him,' Malik told her.

'So?' Isis asked him, not understanding; 'He's just a slave, nothing more,'

'How do you think he got those facial markings sister?' Malik said, begining to sound angry; 'Johnny gave them to Kai because he did not wish to be taken,'

'He's a slave Malik, he should have known better than to disobey Johnny. And you had better make sure that he obey's our every order,' Isis told the lavender eyed boy.

'He obey's only my order,' Malik told her, and Isis raised an eye brow.

'Why not the whole family?' Isis asked, interested.

'Why should he? He is mine, he belongs to me and no one else,' Malik informed her and turned to leave.

'Johnny will be coming up tonight. Make sure that Kai looks good enough for him,' Isis said to her brother's back.

'Kai and myself will not be here sister, we shall be dinning at Dranzer's and Bakura's,' Malik told her and walked away, closing the door behind him.

'Malik?' Kai said wery of his master, who looked extremely angry.

'He will be here tonight, however, Bakura has told me before that I can go around should I feel the need to, and tonight I will, and you shall come with me,' Malik told Kai, who only nodded; 'Good, come, we shall have to get you some new clothes, I don't want you to wear my old one's if they don't fit,'

Kai followed Malik to the market, where he would get two outfits tailor made for him, though Malik wasn't sure about this as he thought Kai would want some more clothing that would fit him.

'The clothes that you have given me fit me perfectly, but if you don't mind, just some clothes for a special occasion,' Kai told his master, worried that he would get whipped.

'Good point, they shall measure you and you can pick what ever kind of cloth you wish,' Malik informed Kai, who nodded.

Once Kai had been measured, he was shown some cloth's, and he chose a light cotton colour, beige. Malik did not stop him, after all Kai was the one going to wear the clothes, not him.

'It shall be ready in four day's,' The man told Malik, who nodded and left the shop, leaving some money as a deposit.

'Well now that that is sorted, I think we should go and have lunch, then get ready to go and see Bakura and Dranzer,' Malik told the blue haired boy, who nodded; 'Not much of a talker are you?'

'I was told never to speak unless I was spoken to,' Kai informed him.

'I have to ask, how did you become a slave?' Malik asked and noticed that Kai had tensed up more than usual; 'You don't have to answer that,'

'It was a direct order,' Kai told him; 'I was sold by my grandfather. Both my parents had been killed by some barbarans, and he took me in. He was well off, but he didn't want to have to care for his grandson, so one I was about six years old, he had me sold off. And I have been with different people ever since,'

'Who?' Malik asked, curiosity was getting the upper hand.

'First Li, then there was a man called Stanley Dickinson, next was Rei, and Johnny, then I was given to Boris, and now I belong to you,' Kai informed him.

'And only Johnny hurt you?' Malik asked.

'Li did too, he had me the longest, I was given away at ten from him to Stanely Dickinson. He only had me for a year and gave me to Rei, who justed needed a pair of extra hands looking after the farm until his son came back,' Kai informed Malik, who had started to stroke his hair.

'Huh, so, Li hurt you, and then Johnny punished you for not going to bed with him,' Malik stated and Kai nodded; 'That won't happen while your with me,' Malik vowed.

'Thank you,' Kai whispered.

He and Malik both had lunch, and then bathed. Malik did not aquire his services to get changed, and so Kai took time to wear something nice, or at least nicer than what he normally wore. He saw something that was brown in colour, yet the cloth was light. He tried it on and it did look alright on him.

'Kai?' Malik knocked the door and entered, seeing his slave/servent wearing his old clothes; 'Perfect, come, we should leave by the back, Johnny is already here,'

Kai nodded and the two left quietly out the back. But Malik was caught by his sister.

'Malik won't you greet Johnny?' Isis asked him, but she could not spot Kai because he had hidden, as Malik ordered him to do.

'Fine, but I must meet Bakura and Dranzer,' Malik reminded her.

'Go along and say hello, brother,' Isis told him, wondering where Kai was.

Kai waited for half an hour in the bushes, he heard Malik come back outside.

'Come on,' Malik said and the two walked, rather quickly, away from the house.

They walked towards Bakura and Dranzer's home, it was not as big as Malik's home, but more grand and expensive.

'Master Malik,' A servent bowed; 'I shall inform the master that you are here,'

'Thank you,' Malik said and entered the house, Kai followed slightly wery.

'Malik, never expected to see you,' Bakura said, coming down the stair-case.

'You never expect anything,' Dranzer entered the room.

'Silence wench,' Bakura said, though he was joking.

'Hum....' Dranzer walked up to him and they embraced and then kissed. Her hands were in his white hair, stroking the lock's.

'Ehm,' Malik coughed and got there attention; 'This is Kai,'

'I didn't think you were interested in men........ A slave no less,' Bakura said as he glanced at Kai.

'We had to leave the house, Kai had a past master there,' Malik told them, and they nodded.

'I see, this past master would be Isis husband to be?' Dranzer asked Malik, who nodded; 'Hum, well, I suppose I should let Kai met our slave, they have a small amount in common,'

'Ryou!' Bakura barked, and a slave, who were the same uniform as all the servent's, beige with white rings at the collar. His hair was white, and his skin equally as pale.

Seeing him caused Kai to gasp, and the boy looked up at the crimson eyed one with his own brown eyes. Ryou's eyes widened in surprise and shock.

'Ryou, would you like to speak with Kai alone?' Dranzer ask the boy, who nodded. The firey red haired woman smiled kindly; 'Then go on and show him around. Dinner shall not be for another hour at least,'

Ryou nodded again and took Kai's hand, pulling him along. Kai did not object, though he did look at Malik, who nodded slightly for him to go with the boy.

'Hum, how do they know each other?' Bakura aksed Dranzer, Malik was about to ask the very same question.

'Johnny,' Dranzer said simply and Malik gasped.

Ryou took Kai to the slave quarter's which was only him who lived there, as Bakura bought him because he was looking very sickly. Over all he was cared for in this odd family, though he feared Bakura, after all they looked at exact same, only Bakura seemed more......... Angry and harsh.

'Ryou, what are you doing here?' Kai asked him, sitting on his bed.

'I was about to ask you the same thing,' Ryou said with a slight smile.

The one main difference between Ryou and Bakura is that Ryou had the markings of a slave, underneith each eye he had a long black line that flicked inwards, towards his nose. That was his punishment for refusing to be Johnny's play-thing and sleep with Kai while Johnny watched. Even though Ryou found it sore, he knew that what Kai experienced was far more painful.

'Johnny is going to marry Isis, Malik knows about Johnny........ Inpart. So he decided that we come and visit,' Kai said with a shrug.

'Wow. He sounds nice,' Ryou said and Kai nodded; 'Johnny is marrying Isis, Dranzer told me about that,'

'Isis is Malik's sister,' Kai informed the white haired boy.

'Oh dear,' Ryou said, and Kai just nodded; 'I hope she knows what she's in for,'

'That's the problem, I haven't told Malik everything about what happened while at Johnny's command,' Kai told Ryou.

'And now we have to tell them,' Ryou said with a sad sigh.

'It has nothing to do with you,' Kai told Ryou, but he shook his head.

'We are in this together Kai, we have to tell them,' Ryou said and Kai nodded, still unsure.

'Maybe we should tell them after dinner though,' Kai said thoughtfully.

'No, we'll hardly eat,' Ryou said, and Kai looked surprised; 'Dranzer let's me eat with them if its a friend they have round, someone that doesn't mind me,'

'They don't force you.......' Kai started.

'No! Though I did think that was why Bakura bought me,' Ryou told him and he smile.

'All right, come on,' Kai said, and pulled Ryou off the bed.

'No need to push!' Ryou protested.

'Hum,' Dranzer said, to whatever Bakura had said when the two slave's came in; 'Well hello,'

Ryou nodded slightly, and Kai looked wery.

'What is it?' Malik asked them, and Kai coughed.

'There is something that you need to know about Johnny,' Ryou started, looking at his master, and his wife.

'Get on with it,' Bakura growled.

'Sit down and explain,' Dranzer told them, and they both sat down on the floor, Ryou kneeled next to Dranzer, while Kai kneeled next to Malik, who started to stroke his hair.

'Well?' Malik said, Kai and Ryou looked at each other.

'You had better start at the begining,' Ryou advised Kai, who nodded understanding what Ryou was meaning.

'As you Mal.... Master, I was sold from Rei onto Johnny, he seemed friendly enough, he reminded me a bit of Stanely Dickinson.........' Kai begun to tell his story.