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~Chapter Four~
***Three weeks later: end of school***
Yugi sighed. Those three weeks had gone by so quickly. It wasn't exactly like he actually enjoyed the lessons, but it was fun to be able to hang out with Shizuku and Jou. Now that he had to go back to Yami, there was a small chance he'd be allowed to socialize. Even though Jou and Shizuku would work in the palace since they served Jazella, it wouldn't be the same.
'Well, life isn't all that fair. I should definitely know.' Yugi thought sadly. He had hardly gotten to see his grandpa ever since that day Jazella took him. 'I miss jiichan.' he thought, while walking back to Yami's room, expecting the worst.
Slowly, he raised his hand and knocked. "Come in!" Came the regal voice.
Dully, Yugi walked in. As Yami viewed him again, he scrunched his nose. "Did you take a bath?"
"No. They didn't allow us to use the royal bathhouse, or to go swim in the Nile river." Yugi answered quietly, not wanting to face the pharaoh.
Yami didn't know why, but he didn't like having Yugi be so gloomy. Even his hair seemed to be drooping. 'I wonder what they did at the school.' Yami wondered. For some reason, Yami wanted to see the brightness of Yugi's face.
Not wanting to sound as if he was getting nice, Yami snapped, "Well, go take a bath then! The bathouse is straight down this hallway and then to your left. Well, don't just stand there, go wash up, you smell like rotting vegetables!"
Yugi jerked his head up. "R-really? I can use your bathhouse?" he squeaked, his face joyful again.
Yami almost smiled at the sudden mood change, but checked himself. "That's what I said, now get to it!" He said bad temperedly.
Yugi nearly squealed with the delight of having such a privilege, but remembering whose presence he was, he stopped himself. Instead, he bowed his thanks and quickly left.
When Yugi left, Yami sat down on his bed, thinking. "Why am I being so nice to him? Maybe Jazella's right, maybe I am getting soft." Yami wondered. "No. I won't let myself get distracted. I still have a gang to capture."
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For the next several months, Yugi got along okay with his master with occasional visits from Jou. And of course, tortures from Jazella but they never got too intense since for some reason, Yami was against them. Still, Jazella was beginning to intensify the fear of other people in Yugi. After all, he had had many experiences to pain while living with his father. Yugi tried to make the best of it, though. During those several months, Yugi learned a bit about Yami's past. He learned that Yami's lover Anzu was killed and the sorrow has never really left him. Yugi felt sympathy for Yami, despite his cold ways. It must've been very painful to lose someone you loved so much. As Yugi got to know Yami more, he didn't seem as cruel and merciless as everyone saw him to be. After all, someone who had loved couldn't be that bad, could they? That would mean they still have a heart. Still, Yugi couldn't help but be a little afraid of Yami. After all, Yami must have done _something_ to earn him his reputation. Yami was very closed and rarely talked to him unless it was a command. At the moment, Yami was preparing for a ceremony.
This ceremony was something performed every year, and was done to prove that Yami still had the power to stay as a Pharaoh. The ceremony was to transfer some of Yami's power to an unsuspecting child and leave it in the child. Then, Yami must be able to suppress the power so the child doesn't find out he/she has power. After one setting of the sun, (a day) Yami must be able to take the power back. All this must be done without the child's knowledge of what is going on. All the child is told is that he has the honor of watching the Pharaoh perform magic.
Yami was just finishing dressing in his most royal clothes. Just as he was slipping on his golden bracelets, Seth, one of his priests, approached him.
Seth bowed in respect, then said, "Your Highness. Many regrets, but I was just informed that unfortunately, the child chosen for the ceremony is unable to attend."
Yami's eyes flashed angrily. "Someone dares to defy my command?"
Seth answered hastily, "No, no, it's just that his parents seem to be afraid of sending their son to this ceremony, so, apparently, it has appeared that the child and his family have disappeared."
Yami groaned. "Just great. The ceremony starts in just a few minutes, yet we have no child!"
"Why not use your personal slave? He has little knowledge of the extent of your power, and he seems too young and naive to be fully aware of what is going on." Seth suggested.
Yami sighed. "Very well, it's not like we have much of a choice. Go fetch him."
Seth bowed and hurried away.
A few minutes later, he returned, dragging a struggling Yugi. Yami snickered softly. For some reason, Yugi had developed a slight dislike and mistrust of Seth and it seemed today was no exception.
"Lemme go, you big ugly bully! Put me down, I say!"
When Seth finally dumped the boy into Yami's arms, he sighed in exasperation. "Sire, I don't know how you tolerate this lad."
Yugi just stuck his tongue out at the priest.
Yami scolded him, "Enough, little one. You are here just to have the honor of watching me perform magic. Just have a seat in that chair over there, and wait."
Yugi obeyed. Soon, all the priests, mages, and spellcasters were assembled, and Yami went up to sit on his throne.
Seth stepped up with a scroll and cleared his throat. He made the formal introduction, yadda yadda, and Yugi was getting so bored, he was currently dozing off.
When Yugi was finally prodded awake, he saw that Yami was standing in front of him with his hands raised, chanting a spell. Fearfully, Yugi looked up. This view looked too much like an old memory he'd rather forget.
(remember, Yugi doesn't know Yami's just performing a spell that's completely harmless, he's not supposed to know, remember? ^_^)
**Flashback**
Jazella laughed sinisterly and raised her hands.
"Wow, I found a new form of entertainment! You should be honored, little Yugi, for being chosen as my new toy!" she mocked.
Yugi whimpered in fear.
Jazella started chanting in her melodic voice. Excruciating pain raced through Yugi's body, causing him to scream. This was nothing like what Jazella did before; it was much more painful. Yugi gasped, it felt like his body was being squeezed.
Then it all stopped. The slave lay gasping on the floor, his body aching like crazy. Jazella giggled. "What fun, this is definitely a good way to let out my frustrations."
Then it started again. Yugi's cries echoed throughout the palace. Unfortunately, Yami was out busy on another attempt to capture Bakura, so he wasn't here to stop Jazella's torturing.
"Why...a-are you doing this?" Yugi sniffled.
"Why?" Jazella mimicked. "Why am I doing this? Cuz you're such an annoying pain in the @$$. Yami's starting to pay more attention to you than he is to me. I mean, that's pathetic! Spending more time with a worthless slave than with the High Priestess, the second most powerful person in Egypt!"
Not waiting for a response, Jazella started chanting again, causing Yugi to screech again in pure agony.
**End Flashback**
"NO!!" Yugi cried out. He cowered down in his chair, waiting for the pain.
Yami blinked in surprise. "No what? I didn't do anything!"
"You're going to hurt me, aren't you! That's what everyone does! Daddy, Ushiro, Jazella!" Yugi started to cry.
Anyone would have expected the pharaoh to slap the boy for showing such disrespect, so everyone in the room was surprised when Yami knelt down and whispered comfortingly to the servant. Yami himself didn't know why he was being so kind- so unlike his usual self. For some reason, seeing Yugi in such despair clenched his heart and made him want to hug the little guy.
The moment Yugi felt Yami gently touch his shoulder, he shrank down further into his seat, if that was at all possible. Instead of pain, like he expected, Yugi heard a gentle voice. "I'm not going to hurt you, Yugi. I'm just performing a spell. Don't worry, it's perfectly harmless."
Slightly reassured, Yugi calmed down and stayed that way until the end of the ceremony.
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fwirl: yay, another successful chapter! And this one's a lot longer, too!!! What an improvement. ^_^
yami: easy to please, aren't you?
fwirl: yupyup!
yami mutters: figures, since you suck at stories featuring me! I should be more dominating here!
fwirl: well, maybe you...hey! what was that about me sucking at stories?!?
Yugi (while fwirl runs after yami with a hammer): read and review please
~Chapter Four~
***Three weeks later: end of school***
Yugi sighed. Those three weeks had gone by so quickly. It wasn't exactly like he actually enjoyed the lessons, but it was fun to be able to hang out with Shizuku and Jou. Now that he had to go back to Yami, there was a small chance he'd be allowed to socialize. Even though Jou and Shizuku would work in the palace since they served Jazella, it wouldn't be the same.
'Well, life isn't all that fair. I should definitely know.' Yugi thought sadly. He had hardly gotten to see his grandpa ever since that day Jazella took him. 'I miss jiichan.' he thought, while walking back to Yami's room, expecting the worst.
Slowly, he raised his hand and knocked. "Come in!" Came the regal voice.
Dully, Yugi walked in. As Yami viewed him again, he scrunched his nose. "Did you take a bath?"
"No. They didn't allow us to use the royal bathhouse, or to go swim in the Nile river." Yugi answered quietly, not wanting to face the pharaoh.
Yami didn't know why, but he didn't like having Yugi be so gloomy. Even his hair seemed to be drooping. 'I wonder what they did at the school.' Yami wondered. For some reason, Yami wanted to see the brightness of Yugi's face.
Not wanting to sound as if he was getting nice, Yami snapped, "Well, go take a bath then! The bathouse is straight down this hallway and then to your left. Well, don't just stand there, go wash up, you smell like rotting vegetables!"
Yugi jerked his head up. "R-really? I can use your bathhouse?" he squeaked, his face joyful again.
Yami almost smiled at the sudden mood change, but checked himself. "That's what I said, now get to it!" He said bad temperedly.
Yugi nearly squealed with the delight of having such a privilege, but remembering whose presence he was, he stopped himself. Instead, he bowed his thanks and quickly left.
When Yugi left, Yami sat down on his bed, thinking. "Why am I being so nice to him? Maybe Jazella's right, maybe I am getting soft." Yami wondered. "No. I won't let myself get distracted. I still have a gang to capture."
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For the next several months, Yugi got along okay with his master with occasional visits from Jou. And of course, tortures from Jazella but they never got too intense since for some reason, Yami was against them. Still, Jazella was beginning to intensify the fear of other people in Yugi. After all, he had had many experiences to pain while living with his father. Yugi tried to make the best of it, though. During those several months, Yugi learned a bit about Yami's past. He learned that Yami's lover Anzu was killed and the sorrow has never really left him. Yugi felt sympathy for Yami, despite his cold ways. It must've been very painful to lose someone you loved so much. As Yugi got to know Yami more, he didn't seem as cruel and merciless as everyone saw him to be. After all, someone who had loved couldn't be that bad, could they? That would mean they still have a heart. Still, Yugi couldn't help but be a little afraid of Yami. After all, Yami must have done _something_ to earn him his reputation. Yami was very closed and rarely talked to him unless it was a command. At the moment, Yami was preparing for a ceremony.
This ceremony was something performed every year, and was done to prove that Yami still had the power to stay as a Pharaoh. The ceremony was to transfer some of Yami's power to an unsuspecting child and leave it in the child. Then, Yami must be able to suppress the power so the child doesn't find out he/she has power. After one setting of the sun, (a day) Yami must be able to take the power back. All this must be done without the child's knowledge of what is going on. All the child is told is that he has the honor of watching the Pharaoh perform magic.
Yami was just finishing dressing in his most royal clothes. Just as he was slipping on his golden bracelets, Seth, one of his priests, approached him.
Seth bowed in respect, then said, "Your Highness. Many regrets, but I was just informed that unfortunately, the child chosen for the ceremony is unable to attend."
Yami's eyes flashed angrily. "Someone dares to defy my command?"
Seth answered hastily, "No, no, it's just that his parents seem to be afraid of sending their son to this ceremony, so, apparently, it has appeared that the child and his family have disappeared."
Yami groaned. "Just great. The ceremony starts in just a few minutes, yet we have no child!"
"Why not use your personal slave? He has little knowledge of the extent of your power, and he seems too young and naive to be fully aware of what is going on." Seth suggested.
Yami sighed. "Very well, it's not like we have much of a choice. Go fetch him."
Seth bowed and hurried away.
A few minutes later, he returned, dragging a struggling Yugi. Yami snickered softly. For some reason, Yugi had developed a slight dislike and mistrust of Seth and it seemed today was no exception.
"Lemme go, you big ugly bully! Put me down, I say!"
When Seth finally dumped the boy into Yami's arms, he sighed in exasperation. "Sire, I don't know how you tolerate this lad."
Yugi just stuck his tongue out at the priest.
Yami scolded him, "Enough, little one. You are here just to have the honor of watching me perform magic. Just have a seat in that chair over there, and wait."
Yugi obeyed. Soon, all the priests, mages, and spellcasters were assembled, and Yami went up to sit on his throne.
Seth stepped up with a scroll and cleared his throat. He made the formal introduction, yadda yadda, and Yugi was getting so bored, he was currently dozing off.
When Yugi was finally prodded awake, he saw that Yami was standing in front of him with his hands raised, chanting a spell. Fearfully, Yugi looked up. This view looked too much like an old memory he'd rather forget.
(remember, Yugi doesn't know Yami's just performing a spell that's completely harmless, he's not supposed to know, remember? ^_^)
**Flashback**
Jazella laughed sinisterly and raised her hands.
"Wow, I found a new form of entertainment! You should be honored, little Yugi, for being chosen as my new toy!" she mocked.
Yugi whimpered in fear.
Jazella started chanting in her melodic voice. Excruciating pain raced through Yugi's body, causing him to scream. This was nothing like what Jazella did before; it was much more painful. Yugi gasped, it felt like his body was being squeezed.
Then it all stopped. The slave lay gasping on the floor, his body aching like crazy. Jazella giggled. "What fun, this is definitely a good way to let out my frustrations."
Then it started again. Yugi's cries echoed throughout the palace. Unfortunately, Yami was out busy on another attempt to capture Bakura, so he wasn't here to stop Jazella's torturing.
"Why...a-are you doing this?" Yugi sniffled.
"Why?" Jazella mimicked. "Why am I doing this? Cuz you're such an annoying pain in the @$$. Yami's starting to pay more attention to you than he is to me. I mean, that's pathetic! Spending more time with a worthless slave than with the High Priestess, the second most powerful person in Egypt!"
Not waiting for a response, Jazella started chanting again, causing Yugi to screech again in pure agony.
**End Flashback**
"NO!!" Yugi cried out. He cowered down in his chair, waiting for the pain.
Yami blinked in surprise. "No what? I didn't do anything!"
"You're going to hurt me, aren't you! That's what everyone does! Daddy, Ushiro, Jazella!" Yugi started to cry.
Anyone would have expected the pharaoh to slap the boy for showing such disrespect, so everyone in the room was surprised when Yami knelt down and whispered comfortingly to the servant. Yami himself didn't know why he was being so kind- so unlike his usual self. For some reason, seeing Yugi in such despair clenched his heart and made him want to hug the little guy.
The moment Yugi felt Yami gently touch his shoulder, he shrank down further into his seat, if that was at all possible. Instead of pain, like he expected, Yugi heard a gentle voice. "I'm not going to hurt you, Yugi. I'm just performing a spell. Don't worry, it's perfectly harmless."
Slightly reassured, Yugi calmed down and stayed that way until the end of the ceremony.
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fwirl: yay, another successful chapter! And this one's a lot longer, too!!! What an improvement. ^_^
yami: easy to please, aren't you?
fwirl: yupyup!
yami mutters: figures, since you suck at stories featuring me! I should be more dominating here!
fwirl: well, maybe you...hey! what was that about me sucking at stories?!?
Yugi (while fwirl runs after yami with a hammer): read and review please