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Chapter 6 – Accused

Yami woke to find Ishizu leaning over him.

"Thank Ra your Ok," she said, seeing him awake.

"What happened? Where am I?" Yami asked weakly.

"You're in your chambers. You were attacked in the night whilst you slept, if you hadn't woken up and defended yourself you would be dead".

Yami's silence concerned Ishizu.

"My Pharaoh are you Ok?" she asked.

"Yes...I...was the attacker caught".

The look of distress on his face was still concerning Ishizu.

"No he escaped...my Pharaoh do you know who the assassin was?" drawing closer to the reason for Yami's silence.

"I...no, he wasn't unknown to me".

"Really, can you identify him?"

Yami was silent again.

"My Pharaoh...Yami, do you know who it was?" she asked again, more firmly this time.

"It was...it was Yugi", he answered in a hushed voice.

Yami closed his eyes as Ishizu leaned back, her hand over her mouth and a look of horror on her face.

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When Yugi first woke he found his surrounding unfamiliar, then he noticed the walls of the tunnel. He sat bolt upright. He'd fallen asleep whilst talking to Jou. What time was it? How long had he slept? Jou lay on the floor beside him deep in sleep. He had to get back. What if someone had noticed he was missing? Quickly, dusting himself off, he left at a run making for the tunnel exit. It had to be sometime after dawn he realised as he pushed the rock to open the secret door. He quickly squeezed though and pushed the door shut behind him.

'I've made it back into the palace now to get back to my room,' he thought.

"There you are boy. I knew I would find you here," a cruel voice sneered.

Yugi froze and turned to find himself face to face with the High Priest.

"Seize him." Seto commanded to the guards behind him.

Before Yugi knew what was happening two guards had grabbed hold of his arms and held them tightly behind his back.

"Wh...What?" he stammered as the guards tightened their grip.

Seto drew closer.

"Slave you are under arrest for the attempted murder of the Pharaoh. The penalty for which is death".

Yugi's eyes widened in fear as heard the High Priest's words.

"At...Attempted murder, b...but it wasn't me."

"Really, can you explain where you have been all night?"

The Priest leaned closer a cruel smile on his face.

"I...."

He trailed off. He couldn't tell him. If he did then Jou would be found and punished or worse killed. Seto leaned back a look of satisfaction on his face. Yugi's silence confirmed his guilt.

"Why do you think it was me?" Yugi finally managed to say, more bravely than he felt.

He couldn't believe this was happening. It was all so fast.

"Why? Because you were identified at the scene of the crime."

"Who accuses me?" Yugi asked in an uncertain voice.

Seto's eyes lit up and the cruel smile on his face widened.

"Why, your intended victim of course. You have been accused and identified as the attacker by Pharaoh Yami himself".

Yugi felt his legs weaken as the full truth of his words sank in.

"Take him away." Seto ordered to the guards.

With that they pulled the now quiet and pale boy with them. Yugi didn't notice his surroundings as he was led down to the dungeons. Seto's words still echoed in his mind.

'Yami accused me...but why? ...I wasn't there...I didn't do it.'

He was vaguely aware that they had stopped. One of the guards pulled open a large heavy door in front of them and the other pushed Yugi into the cell. The door was slammed shut behind him, leaving Yugi in the dark. He began to tremble violently as the shock of what was happening finally sank in. He backed up against the wall and slowly slid down to the floor hugging his knees close to his chest suddenly feeling very frightened and very alone. Tears spilled down his cheeks until he was shaking uncontrollably with sobs. How was this happening? He had never tried to hurt Yami. He had spent all night in the tunnels with Jou. How could Yami accuse him of being his attacker? Was Yami all right...? A thousand more questions came into his mind.

Slowly his tears subsided but he still shivered violently.

'What is going to happen to me now?' he thought.

Seto had said the penalty for the crime was death. He found himself crying again.

'Will there be a trial? Do slaves get trails when they commit a crime?'

Another wave of sobs took him. Would Yami let him explain that it wasn't him? Would he believe him?

"I don't want to die", he said out loud in a quiet frightened voice.