Yami's Diary
Chapter Four
By anonymous-birdie
A/N: this will be a rather long chapter. Sorry if I took so long to update, but I have coursework and I don't really like writing Yami's Diary. And the length will make up for everything. I know what will happen next and stuff, but I'm just too lazy to write. AND, I have not seen Yu-gi-oh for SO long, that I haven't even set eyes on Marik and Isis yet.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Yu-gi-oh! Characters. I don't even own a single YGO comic (though I saw the set in China, but I didn't get it 'cos I thought it was way too long. It was REALLY BAD PRINT too).
*Day One*
Yes, I know, it should be day fourteen, but it is day one of my life as a FANBEARER. This is INJUSTICE, for Ra's Sake! I'm PHARAOH!! Well, I WAS. Now, I'm just a servant with a 30kg pole covered in feathers. Man, this sucks.
Damn vizier. Doesn't he know that a pharaoh is a GOD on Earth?! Yet Egypt's GOD is treated like a RAT, kicked about and made keep the sun off the traitor's ugly, pimply back.
AND, he doesn't know how to run the country properly. Doesn't he know that you use the RED pen to agree and the BLUE pen to say no?! By the end of this week, this place will be in an uproar.
We were suppose to go to Abydos today, to check some of the people and see if their alright, but vizier is so damn lazy. He hardly ever leaves the palace and when he does, it's only to go 4 feet out of the garden and yell at the slaves working at the bottom. Bastard.
I wonder what's happening in Abydos. The people there are so nice, it's my favourite city, other than Cairo, of course. You gotta love the capital best.
Vizier is so mean (well, I knew that, I but I only thought he was mean to me because I was the pharaoh and all). A craftsman with pale yellow hair lives in the servants quarters with us, he makes the most wonderful jewellery. But of course, vizier is never satisfied. When the craftsman brought the new chair in, vizier hit him over the head. It was completely and uttering shocking: that craftsman couldn't be older than me, and his work was definitely good enough for a pharaoh.
I yelled at vizier to stop, so hit me over the head too.
Damn me and my mouth.
I saw Dark today: he seems a little better than before. Still pale, but there is more colour in him than before. I hope vizier is feeding him well. He saw me and turned the other way, so I couldn't see him for too long. I really hope he's alright... ha, bloody likely. I'll have to get him back.
*Day Two*
ARGHH!! I'M IN DEEP SHIT!!! Well, I finally dragged vizier to Giza, which was not too far away. He really needed to check out the provinces and sort out some problems. I thought it was a good thing: BIG MISTAKE.
I often visit Giza, that place use to have a lot of tomb robbers and thieves. People there know my face, and that turned out to be the major flaw.
Vizier walked around asking people if there was anything wrong, and they said the usual: "Ah me, I wish I was richer/ I wish I had more children/ I wish I can get laid, etc." everything seemed fine. Bakura has not been seen near the pyramids (very good), and things were going very well until:
"Mother! Isn't that the pharaoh?"
I turned, and saw a little boy with brown hair gelled into a horn. His mother had light brown hair and was very calm looking. She looked me in the face and blinked.
"Yes! You're right! Why is the pharaoh being the fan-bearer?"
I gulped, trying to hide myself behind a fan. Vizier glared at me and growled. "This is not the pharaoh!" he yelled to the crowd. "I'M the pharaoh!"
"No you're not!" another person in the crowd called back. "The boy behind the feathers is the true God on earth! You're an impostor!"
That was the last stroke. Vizier sent the guards to that man and a riot started. We left in the mist of the battle and went back to Cairo, where I was severely whipped.
Damn me and my looks.
*Day Three*
What a strange day! The craftsman came to me today, and offered me some food. He said his name was Marik, and he and his sister Isis are workers at the palace. Isis is a servant, working in the pharaoh's quarters (hey, someone has to do that job). They know I'm the real pharaoh, and that my position was taken away from me. They plan to get it back, with my help, because the new pharaoh is just plain awful... not to mention dirty.
Talk about conspiracy theory.
Isis said that Dark misses me a lot. She said he wouldn't let her wash my old clothes in case the scent went away, she also said he liked to hold my tunic and smell them as a reminder of me.
I felt like crying when she said that.
Don't worry Dark, I'll get you back, no matter what it takes......
AND BAKURA IS BACK!!! I was slouching around, waving my fan around randomly (arms aching, but I can really feel those muscles!) over vizier's head when suddenly, two guards brought over a boy with a shock of platinum blonde hair. He looked at me and smiled.
"BAKURA!!" I screamed, so shocked I dropped my fan right over vizier's skull. I had to leg it pretty fast not to get hit again.
Apparently, in the riot at Giza, the guards found Bakura lurking around, selling items he stole from the pyramids. They imprisoned him for a few hours before bringing him here, as a servant for the new pharaoh.
But the weirdest thing was: Marik knows Bakura. Bakura was assigned as Chief Palace Guard (since he knows how robbers react), and he saw Marik walking down the garden to his shed.
"Hey! Marik! Long time no see!"
Marik turned and waved. "Hello Bakura! Still robbing tombs, eh?"
"Yeah, I got caught this time, but I'll be still at it!"
The darker blonde boy laughed. "I'd join you, but I'm busy making things!"
It turns out our innocent Marik was once a tomb robber too, but left the job when he got caught and was confined to be a craftsman apprentice. Oh good Ra......
*Day Four*
Not a lot of things happening today, as vizier chose not to leave the shade of the palace, so less work for me! I wandering aimless around the palace, chewing on a piece of stolen cheese when I heard snippets of the conversation inside:
"I heard rumours that General Kaibaus is coming here tomorrow!"
I was so shocked the piece of cheese nearly fell straight out of my mouth.
"TOMORROW? To Cairo? Why haven't I heard this before?!"
"He just planned this today! It's very fast to travel by the means of a Blue Eyes White Dragon!"
"But why would he want to come to Cairo?"
"I don't know, but something about 'settling old scores with the pharaoh over personal interests'..."
Eek!
"But I'M pharaoh!!"
"Yes, I know sir... I meant the pharaoh before you......"
"Well I simply won't allow Kaibarus coming!"
"Too late, your grandness! He's also here on business about Maira Valentino's attack, which would be held in a month's time."
"Oh good Ra......."
Oh good Ra too, I thought as a ran away as fast as I could. I wondered what Kaibarus was to do, when he came to Cairo and finding out the pharaoh has been replaced. It would certainly shock him. Well, we shall see tomorrow. I wonder if he'd bring the subject of Dark up...
I told that to Isis, and she sniggered. I don't get the way girls' minds work......
*Day Five*
Kaibarus has arrived in Cairo and his shock was bigger than I've ever imagined!!
Storming into the palace in full armour gear, he charged up and shouted "PHARAOH!! I HAVE COME TO TALK TO YOU!!!"
And to his utter horror, my vizier stepped out of the palace, followed by Dark! He had a utterly mortified look, as I eyed him though the bushes.
"Holy Caesar's ghost, Yami! You're prematurely ageing!!" he cried, grabbing my vizier and shaking him, as if shaking off a mask.
I paled in anger. KAIBARUS THOUGHT I WAS MY VIZIER!!!
I stepped out of the bushes, ready to launch at his neck. But vizier stopped me. "Ah, there you are, fan-bearer!" he sneered. "Where were you, you lazy boy! I'm getting sun-burnt here! Hurry up and do what you're paid for!!!"
"Yes sir..." I muttered, grabbing the fan at my side and waving it above his head.
Kaibarus stared at me, his mouth wide open. He stared back at vizier with the same look of: O_O;; . "Yami, why are you a fan-bearer? I thought you were the pharaoh!"
"I WAS the pharaoh..." I muttered through gritted teeth.
"And now I am!" the vizier said proudly. I could have hit him over the head with my pole.
"B-but what about Cairo—and Dark Magician!" Kaibarus pointed to my ex-lover. Dark looked a little guilty, but said nothing.
"He's mine now." Vizier said, grabbing Dark and kissing him hard.
Kaibarus paled as I turned a deep shade of red.
"Holy Caesar's ghost..." the Roman general whispered.
"I know..." I whispered back in deep anger and jealousy.
Dark broke the kiss fast, before darting away and running back into the palace. I had a sudden urge to run after him, to tell him it would be alright, but I couldn't.
Kaibarus coughed a little, as if about to change the subject. "Well, let's go inside and discuss Maira's attack, shall we?"
*Day Eight*
Kaibarus has spent three days at the palace, talking to vizier and bargaining. He said he would help us in the battle against Persia's queen... if we give him half of Egypt. Obviously, we said no.
The bargain moved on to material things. He said "Forty slaves and thirty camels", we said: "TWENTY slaves and FIFTEEN camels." You know, bartering. This went on for the entire three whole days.
The deal was in the end settled by: one slave, 10 camels and 5 deal monsters.
And guess who that slave was? Me.
Should have guessed.
Kaibarus picked me out of thousands of slaves around the country. I didn't understand it, what was so special about me?
We leave tonight, at sundown. Kaibarus will take the camels and duel monsters via the desert, lead by some minions he took with him, while he and I will fly straight to Rome on the Blue Eyes White Dragon.
I will leave soon. Have packed, though there is nothing that I truly own, after all my possessions got taken away. Isis gave me some bread and some wine for the journey. I will miss her and Marik, though I'm quite sure I will not miss Bakura, as he was the one who got me in this mess in the first place....
Just before I left to see Kaibarus, someone came into my room. It was Dark. I didn't know how to react to him. We just stared at each other in silence for a little while.
"Hello Dark." I said weakly.
He nodded, as a sort of greeting. Then from behind him, he took out my millennium puzzle, which he must have kept safe. I looked at it in wonder, a little unsure of what to do with it.
"Yami! Hurry up!" it was Kaibarus calling me.
"Coming!!" I called back. I took the puzzle from his hands and hung it around my neck. Then I looked back at Dark and smiled. "Bye Dark!" I whispered.
He looked at me a little confused. I laughed, before spontaneously pecking him on the mouth. I pulled back, a little shocked, wondering what I was doing. There was another rather uncomfortable silence.
"YAMI!!! GET YOUR ARSE DOWN HERE NOW!!!"
I sighed, and left Dark in my room without another glance. I hope this is not the last time I see him......
*Day Nine*
I am in Kaibarus' tent, trying to hide from the sandstorm. We were crossing the desert to get to the sea when a gigantic sandstorm hit us. It was by a duel monster. But because it was so dark, we couldn't see a thing and had to stop for the night. The minions walking through the desert caught up with us and we pitched up the tents. After drawing sticks, it was declared I was to sleep to Kaibarus in his tent.
I rather sleep with the camels.
He watched me write my dairy for a while, lying on his back under some fur. It felt a little uncomfortable, a little embarrassing, but not too much. At least he didn't try to start conversation.
Spoke too soon......
"Do you know why I chose you, Yami?" the Roman soldier suddenly asked.
"No, I don't," I told him. "Why?"
"I need you to help me fight against Maira," he told me, sitting up so he was next to me. "Maira and I had a bet: whoever wins the fight against each other in the battle of Cairo, can destroy the other person's civilisation."
"That's a stupid bet." I sneered.
He shrugged. "There's also another reason I chose you." He said suddenly.
"Oh? What's that reason then?"
"You can get Dark Magician back if you're with me."
I raised an eyebrow.
"Think about it Yami!" he cried, suddenly all excited. "If you're with me, we can take on Cairo together and defeat your vizier, and I'll win against Miara."
"Sound's like a cunning plan..." I told him slowly. "I may just go along with it."
He stopped, his eyes drooping as if he was sleepy. "I don't get it, Yami..." he whispered.
"Don't get what?"
"Why... why you're so in love with Dark Magician..."
"He's my soul mate." I told him simply.
"I know, I know. But... he's tainted. He's youe vizier's property now."
I did not know where this conversation was leading to, but I didn't like the direction we were heading.
"Yesssss....so?" I asked.
"Don't you want... someone else? Someone, better?"
I shook my head slowly, very slowly.
Suddenly, Kaibarus leaned in and kissed me softly on the lips. I didn't know how to react, so I pulled back and punched him in the face.
Kaibarus rolled onto the floor, his nose bleeding. I sat there on the furs in shock, not knowing what to do next. I felt a little angry, but more horrified that Kaibarus tried to make a move on me. I thought he was into bestiality......
"Why did you do that....?" he asked, a little stupidly.
"I love Dark," I told him, a sharp edge to my voice. "No matter how tainted he is, I will still love him. And I will not choose another until I am sure he has stopped loving me back."
The general smiled and wiped away the blood. Man, I hit him really hard......
"I admire your loyalty, Yami," he told me. "It will serve you well in the future." With that, he crawled under the furs and went to sleep. "Go to sleep too," he added.
I nodded, crawling in as well but keeping as far away as possible. But it was a long time before I fell asleep. And when I did, nightmares plagued my mind about Dark leaving me.
I wonder how my loyalty will prove useful in the future?
To Be Continued...
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Lonely N Fading: ummm... sorry, but you have me and "Reaper" mixed up. "Birdie" wrote this, not the person who wrote "Fate Allowed" and "Return Forbidden". We're two different people. But Reaper does like Yu-gi-oh, and she wrote "Pointless", which is a Y-G-O fic. Maybe you'd like to read that? I like Yu-gi-oh too, but I don't adore it (sorry). Nooo! Don't flame me!!! Yes, I know this fic is freaky...that's probably the genre.
Hay-chan, anime fan: sorry about the long wait, but I'm rather having trouble writing this. If you can give me some ideas about what might happen next, that would be great! Thanks for reviewing!!
