A/N: Don't worry I am still working on confessions but both this story and that will be quite
short maybe 4, 5 chapters each so then I will work on Love is for the weak and the weak
only afterwards, then my other stories, I am however unhappy with cerulean dreams but I
might get back to it eventually....... Sorry for the wait on all my other stories!!!
Ancient times and their celebrations:
Chapter 1: Slave trouble:
"Where are we going now Yami?" Seth asked, using Pharaoh Atemu's nickname,
only the high priest was allowed to use it to date. Atemu had never trusted anyone aside
from Seth, and he was family, a distant cousin, but still....
"You'll see when we get there!" The pharaoh replied, fiddling with one of the
bracelets that adorned his arms. He then placed a mischievous grin on his face, Seth rolled
his eyes. "You ready?" Yami turned to Seth once again, however the only response he got
from the high priest was a;" Hmph!" Yami took this as a yes and continued regardless. The
pair casually strolled to the stables, closely followed by their many guards.
Within a very short time, the pair had mounted their horses, as well as their
guards and rode the short journey to the nearest village. The group, much to Seth's
distaste led them to the local slave market where they stopped shortly.
Seth snorted, trust his weak minded cousin to bring him here, Yami had been
looking for a new slave for over three moon cycles, after having dismissed his and Seth's
last. Yami and Seth had been betrayed recently by their slaves who were quickly
sentenced to death. To Seth a slave was simply an inconvenience, someone to get under
his feet, but Yami couldn't do without one it seemed, he'd been searching franticly for a
replacement and failing badly, as a result he seemed tired all the time and in a very bad
mood.... Except today for some reason......
The duo entered the hall in which the slaves were lined up...alone, their guards had
positioned themselves at the front gate for their protection. Yami stared over at his friend
who was trying to appear as if he weren't eyeing up all the slaves, just in case he found
one he liked. Although it was hard to tell, Seth was in fact looking at the slaves it became
easier to tell when he'd obviously spotted to his liking. Yami turned to face the same way
as Seth, his eyes gradually landed on an Egyptian tanned boy with dirty blond hair. Atemu
smiled.
The pharaoh then glanced at the slaves for himself. He stopped curiously on a boy
who had caught his eye. He gasped, the boy he'd stopped on looked almost identical to
himself; slightly shorter with less blond in his hair, but still the resemblance was there.
"Seth, I will remain here, then return the palace with my slave, there is no-one you would
like me to take back for you is there?" Yami asked innocently, his rather large eyes shining
at the priest. "Hmph...yeah right!" Seth scoffed. Yami didn't think he'd admit it but the
priest was certainly stubborn, but he'd find some way to give this slave to his
cousin...."Seth you go on ahead, it won't take long!" Yami went off to fid the slave dealer
as Seth stormed out the room in his regular fashion. Seth suspected something from his
cousin but nonetheless he mounted his jet black horse and rode through the great sands
to the palace, free of that place, all those slaves looking pleadingly, except that blond.....
Once he'd seen that his relative had left he beckoned to the blond he saw Seth
eyeing up and the almost miniature version of himself. They both came forward, though
somewhat reluctantly. Atemu had found the slave dealer and he now beckoned him
forward. "I'd like to by both these young men" The dealer nodded, money was exchanged
and all three left the hall. The slave seller drove a hard bargain, but a glance directed
towards the two showed it was worth it.
Yami led his two slaves into the study room within the palace. The three sat in
silence at a large dark wooden table in the centre of the stacks of books, gradually starting
to discuss their positions.
"You......" Yami directed his gaze towards the slightly smaller version of himself.
The boy looked up to meet his eyes; "Yes Pharaoh?" he asked timidly, whilst the other boy
held his head in his hands. "What is your name child?" Yami asked softly, so's not to alarm
him. "Yugi" the boy replied shyly, in the face of the great and feared pharaoh.
"And your name?" Yami asked the boy with his head in his hands. Realising he was
being asked a question he raised his head slightly to see the face of the pharaoh "Jou" the
dirty blond haired boy replied almost silently. Yami was confused; "Are you not happy to
serve me Jou?" Yami and Yugi cocked their heads to listen to the blond, Yugi's violet eyes
dazzling due to the tears of worry building there.
"No...it's just that I've never served as a slave before, I might not be the perfect
slave.... And well you're the pharaoh, and you deserve better..." Unshed tears appeared in
those hazel eyes, threatening to fall at any second as the boy wallowed in his own self pity
and worry. Jou bowed his head, not wanting to cry in front of the most important man in
Egypt, instead he looked at the floor in shame. "Don't cry...you won't be serving me
exactly but if you weren't a slave before, how did you get to be at the dealers today?"
Yami asked, lifting the boys chin to ensure he gave a straight answer, whilst Yugi rubbed
Jou's back soothingly.
"I...I was living with my mother and sister when this man came round to our
house. He said he wanted to take me on as a slave, he taken several other boys from our
village beforehand." Jou paused and Yami could see that Jou was trying to suppress some
kind of horrible memory; "Go on...it's okay Jou...He can't hurt you..." Yami soothed. Jou
slowly got the courage to continue; "Well my sister and I were listening to the
conversation from the back room we'd been playing in, he even threatened mother but she
stood her ground....he left" Jou paused once again but this time he persuaded himself to
continue without the help of the pharaoh ;" but the next evening Shizuka, my siter and I
were out playing, we shouldn't have been out that late, but we snuck out... we were
playing hide and seek and I was hiding. I hid behind a stall that had closed up for the night
and suddenly this guy clamped his hand over my mouth and dragged me away and
knocked me out." Again Jou stopped and again he continued: "All I remember was waking
up this morning instructed to do whatever we were told, then we were placed inb that
room, the one you saw us in, there was only 4 of us in my room before we were moved to
see you .... I really didn't know what was going on until you bought me.... I don't know
what to do...." Jou sobbed whilst the two tri-coloured haired boys just stared in amazement
before realising Jou was in tears.
"Oh Jou!" Yugi squealed as he embraced the other boy as the pharaoh looked on in
utter horror, Jou had been kidnapped and then sold off when he didn't belong to them in
the first place, he'd be having words with the dealers who put the poor boy in this
situation. But now that Jou was his, he couldn't really let him go, he'd paid exceptional
amounts for him, and Seth's birthday was tomorrow, he couldn't just let his birthday
present wander off....even if Seth didn't know he was getting him...He was snapped out of
his musing by the two newly bought slaves talking; "It's okay Yug', you don't mind if I
shorten your name do you?" Yugi shook his head, tears flying off in all directions; he too
was crying thinking of Jou. "I'm sorry to be that cause of your slavery Jou..." Yami trailed
off as the slaves heads looked up. "I'm sure you'll serve your master well, he lives in the
palace as one of my priests and on Sundays you are allowed to go and visit your families
so I suggest you go and let them know you're okay on Sunday, but I'm afraid I can't
release you....I'm sorry!" Yami bowed his head in shame.
"Really...I can go see my sister and mother?!" Jou exclaimed. He let go of Yugi in
his excitement. Yami was taken aback by the teens excitement at this, he thought he'd be
furious that he couldn't go back and see them now! "Well...yes of course...I..." He was taken
by surprise as a blond blur came hurtling towards him. Jou pulled away slowly from his
crushing hug" I....I'm sorry! I shouldn't do that should I ...I'm sorry Pharaoh, oh great lord
of this land.....Ra forgive me...." Jou had knelt down on one knee and had started praying
to their god for forgiveness. "Jou get up! Stop praying!" Yami yelled harshly as Jou
scrambled to his feet quickly at the order. "I'm sorry Pharaoh, please forg..." he was cut off
by a hand placed over his mouth. "Listen Jou and be quiet okay?!" Jou nodded as Yami
continued. "Look I know you think you did something wrong but you didn't! Unlike what
you might have heard about me I do try to maintain a sort of friendship between my
slaves, however up to now they have all avoided me. This is the reason I wanted a
personal slave someone other than the high priest whom I can talk to, Jou, Yugi, I want to
be your friends, but in order to be friends we must be able to trust one another,
understood?" Jou and Yugi both nodded quickly, now smiling avidly. "Now Jou don't
apologise now!" Yami said smiling. "As I was going to tell you, you will meet your new
master tomorrow, but for tonight you will sleep with the regular slaves in their quarters, I
will get someone to lead you there momentarily, tomorrow hopefully you will moved into
new quarters adjoining the priest's" Yami finished. Jou nodded happily.
Yami silently walked to the door, opened it and yelled something that sounded
like; "Mahado!" he turned back to ;"Is there anything else you wish to know before you
go?" Jou shook his head then thought for a moment; "Isn't Yugi coming with me?" Jou
questioned. "No, he is to stay in my quarters, well ones adjoining mine at any rate, he will
be my personal slave, but if you wish to come and visit us at any time, feel free, just get
someone to show you the way, okay Jou?" He nodded then gave yugi a small hug as the
man named 'Mahado entered the room. "See ya soon Yug', I hope!" he flashed a smile at
the small blond. "Thank you so much Yami... and I hope we can be friends Pharaoh!" he
waved as he closed the door behind Mahado and himself.
"So what's your story Yugi?" Yami queried the small boy, leaning over the table to
speak to him. Yugi looked at the floor; "I...I've always been a slave, well not always but....
My parents died in a fire in my home village when I was 4, I'd been out with my friend and
his mother.... We got back and then we found them. I was taken to this place where other
homeless children lived.... When I was 8 years old a slave dealer came and took some of
us to work for him." Yugi paused to think, not crying like Jou had, probably because he'd
got used to his situation by now. "The man seemed nice enough at first but after a while
he started to treat us badly, but I continued working, thinking it would get better if I
worked harder, and eventually after 5 years I was sold again. These last three years I've
been sold 7 times, the last was from Amado to you.... I was with him for a couple of weeks
maybe...I didn't see many other slaves there in my time until this morning...then you
saved me..!" Yugi trailed off and looked at the floor again. Two crystalline tears ran down
his tanned cheeks; "Do not cry little one, I am here....don't cry...it ruins your little face and
your sparkling eyes!" Yami cooed sympathetically. Yugi stopped crying, instead he lent into
Yami, who was now sitting next to him after seeing he was crying, Yugi buried his head in
the Pharaoh's chest. They stayed like this even after Yugi had calmed down, they were
both contempt with each other's body heat close. However they sprung apart when one of
the high priest's guards came knocking on the closed door. Yami hugged Yugi slightly and
stepped outside to see what he was needed for. "I'll be back in a minute, I promise, Okay
Yugi?" He replied by nodding, he then started to wipe away the wet marks on his
cheeks...............
A/N: Well there you go the first chapter.... I promise I'm working on my other stories,
please read them, and let me know which one you think is the best so far...please!!! Did
you love it? Hate....let me know, constructive criticism please, tell me where I'm going
wrong!!!! Thank you all especially my m8 Yamibakura, she's the best so check out her fanfic
too if u have time!!!!!!!!!!