Author: Junko the Lost
Disclaimer: Me no own!
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Yuugi awoke the next morning to find an absence of heat. His eyes flickered open to find that all that was left of Yami was an indentation in the blankets. He stifled a small sob as he sat up and looked around the room for his koi. He found him standing at the window, looking out on the kingdom.
"Good morning," Yuugi murmured, standing up and coming to stand beside Yami. Yami looked startled at Yuugi, his eyes serious.
"Morning," he muttered, putting an arm around Yuugi's waist and using the other to massage his temple.
"Headache?" Yuugi questioned, concerned.
"Just thinking," Yami replied.
"About what?" Yuugi inquired, violet eyes alight with worry.
"Yuugi, I-I've been reading the signs recently. They all point to one thing," Yami began.
"I know," Yuugi whispered.
"You know?" A tear leaked out from Yuugi's eye.
"Last night, I had a dream, more like a nightmare. The elements turned against Egypt, the Nile drained, the crops withered, and I was blamed." He moved out of Yami's grip to turn and sit once again on the bed.
"Yuugi-"
Yuugi smiled sadly. "I have a favor to ask of you, Yami."
"What is it?"
"I want you to leave," Yuugi hugged his knees to him, suppressing another shiver.
"What?!" Yami's eyes widened as he stared at the young Pharaoh.
"Last night's dream made me see clearly what I must do. If all comes to pass as the dream foretold, I will most likely be blamed for everything. They will say I disregarded my position as Pharaoh, by befriending those of a lower station, and by loving you. I will be exiled or killed." His eyes held a cold determination. "You must leave, if they find out that we are lovers than they will destroy you along with me."
"I'm not going to leave you," Yami replied. "I can't let you go through all of that alone."
"I don't care, Yami. I love you with all my heart. I will not let you die." He reached out and took hold of Yami's hand. "Please." He stared into Yami's eyes, the flames of determination reaching out to Yami, compelling him to listen to the youth.
"I will not leave you, Yuugi," Yami brought Yuugi into his arms, holding him close. "Even the Gods couldn't tear us apart."
"But-"
"Shh, go to sleep. Know that I will always be with you."
As Yuugi fell into sleep, he murmured, "That was what I was afraid of."
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The weeks passed, and though the catastrophes did not happen all at once, but they happened gradually, slowly taking one life after another, as the Pharaoh could only sit and watch.
"Priestess Aisha," he said one day, grabbing the girl's attention from his throne.
"Yes Pharaoh," she replied. The group had been told to stop referring to Yuugi in a friendly manner, instead using his title. She looked up at him, worry evident on her face.
His eyes seemed dull, cast down on the floor, his sleep-deprived body weak and too thin. "I-" At that moment, Yuugi's advisors barged into the throne room. His eyes hardened with anger.
"Pharaoh, the Nile has receded another inch today, at this rate, there'll be nothing left soon." One of them spoke.
"What do you expect me to do?" he replied dully. "I cannot stop what has already begun."
They glared at him, tired of his apathetic attitude. "Well, you could at least try to care about your people."
"My people . . . you don't care about them, I do. All you care about is your precious reputations, being close to the _Pharaoh_. I have tried everything for them, working myself to exhaustion praying for them, casting spells for prosperity and happiness. I cannot stop what the Gods have decided to set into motion." He stood up and walked up to them, his anger evident. "Leave," he whispered, though it seemed far too loud to have been spoken so softly. His anger flared up around him, the candles situated around the room flickering out with the strength of his power.
"Pharaoh-"One of them tried, but he silenced them.
"No, I said leave." With these words, the candles flickered back to life, every one of the candles a pure black flame. The advisors looked around nervously and everyone in the room fled. Yuugi flopped to the ground, breathing a sigh of relief before passing out.
Unknown to him, one of the advisors had not fled, but stayed to watch the young ruler faint. He looked at the black flame, his eyes containing a hard anger.
"You will pay, demon," he whispered to the sleeping form of Yuugi. "You will pay for bringing this upon us." The black flames flickered and went out.
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Junko the Lost
Disclaimer: Me no own!
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Review Responses:
Thank you everyone who reviewed
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Yuugi awoke the next morning to find an absence of heat. His eyes flickered open to find that all that was left of Yami was an indentation in the blankets. He stifled a small sob as he sat up and looked around the room for his koi. He found him standing at the window, looking out on the kingdom.
"Good morning," Yuugi murmured, standing up and coming to stand beside Yami. Yami looked startled at Yuugi, his eyes serious.
"Morning," he muttered, putting an arm around Yuugi's waist and using the other to massage his temple.
"Headache?" Yuugi questioned, concerned.
"Just thinking," Yami replied.
"About what?" Yuugi inquired, violet eyes alight with worry.
"Yuugi, I-I've been reading the signs recently. They all point to one thing," Yami began.
"I know," Yuugi whispered.
"You know?" A tear leaked out from Yuugi's eye.
"Last night, I had a dream, more like a nightmare. The elements turned against Egypt, the Nile drained, the crops withered, and I was blamed." He moved out of Yami's grip to turn and sit once again on the bed.
"Yuugi-"
Yuugi smiled sadly. "I have a favor to ask of you, Yami."
"What is it?"
"I want you to leave," Yuugi hugged his knees to him, suppressing another shiver.
"What?!" Yami's eyes widened as he stared at the young Pharaoh.
"Last night's dream made me see clearly what I must do. If all comes to pass as the dream foretold, I will most likely be blamed for everything. They will say I disregarded my position as Pharaoh, by befriending those of a lower station, and by loving you. I will be exiled or killed." His eyes held a cold determination. "You must leave, if they find out that we are lovers than they will destroy you along with me."
"I'm not going to leave you," Yami replied. "I can't let you go through all of that alone."
"I don't care, Yami. I love you with all my heart. I will not let you die." He reached out and took hold of Yami's hand. "Please." He stared into Yami's eyes, the flames of determination reaching out to Yami, compelling him to listen to the youth.
"I will not leave you, Yuugi," Yami brought Yuugi into his arms, holding him close. "Even the Gods couldn't tear us apart."
"But-"
"Shh, go to sleep. Know that I will always be with you."
As Yuugi fell into sleep, he murmured, "That was what I was afraid of."
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The weeks passed, and though the catastrophes did not happen all at once, but they happened gradually, slowly taking one life after another, as the Pharaoh could only sit and watch.
"Priestess Aisha," he said one day, grabbing the girl's attention from his throne.
"Yes Pharaoh," she replied. The group had been told to stop referring to Yuugi in a friendly manner, instead using his title. She looked up at him, worry evident on her face.
His eyes seemed dull, cast down on the floor, his sleep-deprived body weak and too thin. "I-" At that moment, Yuugi's advisors barged into the throne room. His eyes hardened with anger.
"Pharaoh, the Nile has receded another inch today, at this rate, there'll be nothing left soon." One of them spoke.
"What do you expect me to do?" he replied dully. "I cannot stop what has already begun."
They glared at him, tired of his apathetic attitude. "Well, you could at least try to care about your people."
"My people . . . you don't care about them, I do. All you care about is your precious reputations, being close to the _Pharaoh_. I have tried everything for them, working myself to exhaustion praying for them, casting spells for prosperity and happiness. I cannot stop what the Gods have decided to set into motion." He stood up and walked up to them, his anger evident. "Leave," he whispered, though it seemed far too loud to have been spoken so softly. His anger flared up around him, the candles situated around the room flickering out with the strength of his power.
"Pharaoh-"One of them tried, but he silenced them.
"No, I said leave." With these words, the candles flickered back to life, every one of the candles a pure black flame. The advisors looked around nervously and everyone in the room fled. Yuugi flopped to the ground, breathing a sigh of relief before passing out.
Unknown to him, one of the advisors had not fled, but stayed to watch the young ruler faint. He looked at the black flame, his eyes containing a hard anger.
"You will pay, demon," he whispered to the sleeping form of Yuugi. "You will pay for bringing this upon us." The black flames flickered and went out.
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Junko the Lost