DISCLAIMER: Welcome! I am Nuin and I will be your guide as we embark on this wondrous tour of Yugi-Oh and Yaoi-land. Now remember that feeding and petting the characters is forbidden at all times. I do not wish for them to run off with any of you, which would result in disabling me from writing the rest of the story. Please keep your arms and legs inside the moving vehicle as I do not wish to receive any lawsuits containing dismemberment of tour-guests. Thank you.

WARNING: May I also kindly remind you that this story is in fact a Yaoi-story. Which means lovers of the same gender. Anyone with restrictions against this form of love is asked to please leave the premises as it will probably upset the characters. Now if you'll please turn to your right, I believe that we are in for a treat as the characters begin on a new story.

Blah denotes explanation at the end.

Born to Servitude.

By Nuin.

06. Can't Handle the Truth?

Servants quickly scampered past the closed doors, eager to avoid the rising heat emitting from the chambers of the High Priest. Shouts and loud growls were heard, even down past the hallway. Servants and officials alike all knew to avoid the chambers as much as possible and they did it willingly. Who in their right mind would want to subject themselves to the wrath of the High Priest by interrupting him and his new slave?

"Damn you Seth, get off me." Jou's face was flushed by anger as he struggled underneath his 'master', he mentally gagged at the thought.

"No, not until you apologize. You have no right to talk to me like that." Currently he had Jou in a headlock, squashing the blonde's body to the floor. "We are not on equal ground, you are a slave, I am your master, you will treat me with the proper respect. Now apologize."

"Like hell I will, you can't make me. I don't follow orders, bakayaro."

Seth smirked, although the boy had mastered his language in record time, his voice and pronunciation was still a little hesitant and slurred with accent. Occasionally he fell back into his native language, especially when using insults. His smirk grew wider, if possible, when he was assaulted by another string of curses in Jou's tongue. True the boy had spirit, but he was going to learn how to behave properly for someone of his status, if he didn't want to end up getting killed by someone, who did not possess the insight and patience that Seth had.

It had been a tiresome week so far, Jou had done nothing but grating on his nerves, he had refused to do the most simple tasks and even spoken to him in a way that did not befit him. The boy was infuriating and he knew exactly what to do to make Seth see red.

"Apologize now!" He emphasized his words by taking one of Jou's arms and twisting to an excruciating position, making the blonde cry out in pain. He would never have gotten so physical with another of his slaves, but then again they would just have obeyed him, not refusing him like this...whelp.

"NO! You started it, You should apologize." Ra, he was stubborn. Seth decided it was time to let this childish game come to an end and let go of Jou, while standing up himself. Jou soon followed, still looking as if he was ready to attack given the opportunity to do so arrived.

"Do you believe in destiny?" He asked with a smug look at the blonde.

Atemu was furious, how dare they go behind his back and try to pass that law...that incredible stupid law. His High Council members were all of old blood, the old families, which had been in the ruling class for centuries and they wanted nothing more than to cast him of his throne and take power for themselves. The only one he could trust was Seth and his closest priests. He knew what he was to the Council, a young ignorant child, who had only gained the throne because it was the will of his father. To them he knew next to nothing about ruling a country.

But he wanted to prove to them that he could and he would.

He would make sure that the law they wanted to pass never would, taking away the few rights that the slaves did have. They were free to marry of their own choice, unless their master chose for them, and they were permitted to keep a shop, but the Council wanted to take this away from them.

He hated his Council that was for sure and he would love nothing more than to throw them out if it wasn't for the little fact that they had great supports in the military ranks and several more in the minor casts of priests. He growled with a deep voice, making the few people crossing his path scatter away quickly.

He was angry.

He was frustrated.

He needed to talk with Jou.

"Do you believe in destiny?" What the hell was that about, how did they even change the subject to this? Still angry with Seth, Jou glared at him, 'subtly' telling him to continue with the random subject.

Seeing the blonde's reaction he laughed slightly. "Well?"

"Umm...I guess so...I mean at times I do, when it just seems like it supposed to be like that, you know?" Jou was still at little confused by Seth's sudden question, yet he was more than curious to find out the point behind this.

"I believe that fate has plan for all of us." Jou was slack-jawed that did not sound like anything his Seto would ever say. Was Isis absolutely sure that Seto was the reincarnation of this man? Sure they were both cold as ice, control and neat freaks, power hungry and held that air about them which just seemed to scream 'I-am-superior-to-you-bow-down'. But Seto didn't believe in anything remotely religious. Confusing.

"It was fate's decision to have me born into the royal family, to make me Hem-Netjer and to make my cousin Per'aa. Therefore it was also fate's decision to have Panseru buy you as a slave, which would mean that you just as I were born to servitude. I was born into the life of the servant of the Gods and you...into the life of my servant." He smirked, he had him now. Jou looked like the world had just ended, crestfallen, but also with a murdering glare directed at him. "What? Can you not handle the truth?" He was rewarded with yet another withering glare.

A loud knock on the door broke their glaring contest.

"Enter!" Seth was not happy, Ra be damned, who ever wanted to interrupt him right now, either had death wish or was very confident of themselves. Of course it had to be Panseru to enter his chambers. He looked livid as if he wanted to strangle the next person to cross him.

"What do you want, Panseru?"

Said person just smirked in return at the flushed faces of the two standing in front of him. "My, my, so defensive, did I interrupt something important?" He was feeling better already, just looking at Jou made him comfortable.

Seth growled lightly and Jou blushed slightly at the comment. Atemu sighed for what must have been the umpteenth time that day.

"Seth, may I borrow Jou for a time?"

"Why?"

"Do you always have to know everything? And do not answer a question with a question. It is rather annoying."

"Why?" A sly smirk was spread across Seth's features, himself feeling quite content with his answer.

"Argh...I just wish to talk to him for a while. Jou come with me. Remember Seth, I am the Per'aa, I always get the last word." An annoyed growl was the only response he received and he took it as a go-ahead-sign, therefore he grabbed Jou's wrist and walked out of the chambers, dragging Jou behind him.

"You haven't found anything, have you Seto-kun?" Yugi's eyes were pleading as he looked at the young CEO, who was sitting beside him. Said teen just shook his head in a silent no.

"Even with all the resources my company has to its disposal, my detectives all turned up empty-handed. They had a number of suspects, Kami knows how many enemies the mutt could have made during his time in various street gangs. But they were cleared one by one. Though now...they're starting with the students at our High School."

Ryou looked puzzled at him, scrutinizing the once snarky teen. "Why?

"What?" Seto was confused by the question.

Ryou cleared his throat, blushing slightly at having the entire group's attention directed towards him. "Why are your detectives suspecting our peers? Do you really think someone from our school could have anything to do with Jou-kun's disappearance?"

"I hope not. But they are doing it only as a precaution, they want to be sure that every angle has been checked, nothing left out."

The group grew silent taking in the new information. Yugi was absentmindedly stirring his tea without taking a single sip. Seto had gone back into his old CEO-mode, hands flying over the keyboard of his laptop in the attempt to find any news carrying progress. Ryou was nibbling on his fingernails casting worried glances at the other occupants of the table. Looking over to the nearby couch he saw Mokuba slightly snoozing having since long ago fallen asleep, a slight smudge of chocolate on his cheek. Marik had his elbows on the table head propped in his palms, staring at nothing. Anzu was sipping her tea while watching the others. Otogi was twirling one of his ebony locks. Honda was holding Otogi's other hand keeping himself from biting his nails. Jounouchi's father had gone to his ex-wife's, spending time with her and Shizuka in the attempt to comfort each other. Shizuka hadn't taken the fact that the police had abandoned the search for her brother very well, neither had their mother.

Mouto Sogoruko was currently in the kitchen cleaning up after dinner, yet he moved hesitantly as in a trance when washing the dishes.

There was no doubt that the disappearance of one of their best friends had taken its toll on everybody in the house.

He had been right, talking to Jou had done wonders for his temper. How one person could calm him so much just by listening and commenting occasionally amazed him. Atemu contemplated on buying something for Jou as a sign of gratitude, deciding that perhaps some charm bracelets with protective spells would do the trick, they were rare and beautiful, like Jou.

But bracelets like that weren't impossible for him to get a hold on, he was after all the Pharaoh, the evening and the morning star. The world would stand on an end to please him...and it did.

Giving the order to find such charmed bracelets to one of his many servants, he happily snuggled into the soft sheets of his bed.

"Seto-kun?"

"Hn?" Seto didn't stop to take notice, but continued typing on his laptop, while sipping his now lukewarm tea.

"Are you in love with Jou-kun?" Amethyst eyes blinked innocently looking up from the newspaper.

Seto was caught so off guard that he spluttered his mouthful of tea out over the keyboard. "W-what...makes you say that?"

Yugi blinked once again. "Oh...nothing really."

Seto cleared his throat slightly coughing to do so, a faint blush spread across his cheeks. "Okay...?"

They went back to doing what they had done before, not noticing the odd looks they got from the other occupants of their table.

A/N: The evening and the morning star. I got this from The Prince of Egypt, I can't remember if the Per'aa was actually called this, but I think it's so cute. If you want to know what Evening and Morning Star is called in Ancient Egyptian, here it is: Mesjeru Duat Seba.

Mesheru: Evening

Duat: Morning

Seba: Star