I'm so unbelievably sorry for not typing/posting this sooner. I really wanted to but, I just have so much to do like my projects, homework, writing for the newspaper, writing my story and updating my websites. As well as life it self seemed to keep me busy. But now since its March break I hope to cross a lot off of my things to do list. Anyway don't listen to my excuses go read what you've been waiting so long for.

BTW check out this cute flash animation http: I guarantee you'll like it, I know I did. This is the song that I was thinking of while writing this chapter.

On Fanfiction:

Stubs McGimp- Sorry it took so long, I really meant to update sooner

Mortifiedpenguin- lol ya I really seem to make the chapters short it's a flaw of mine to skip ahead to the good stuff when I'm reading and now I'm doing it in my writing. I'll really try to increase the length, and add more detail, as well as finish this soon.

TwinSanity: Ya I agree I really do need to give Yugi a friend.

Thanx for all of your reviews


Chapter: 5 Escape and Capture

Last time: That's when Bakura decided to come back in after knocking the guard out and taking the key to unlock the kid's chains. He and Ryou both gasped at what they saw. "What the hell happened to you?" Bakura asked.

Looking closely to the scratches all over the kids back I could make out words. The words said 'worthless slave' and was repeated on every inch of skin. After seeing the kids back, my suspicions were confirmed they were indeed selling him as well as beating him. I'm glad Ryou made me come to help the kid out. I slowly approached the boy knowing he was already petrified of me, and undid the chain around his ankle. I figured as soon as I unlocked him he would bolt and we would end up getting caught so I kept a firm grip on his right arm. As I thought he did try to run away but he was too weak to get away from me. I told him that we would help him to escape but he had to trust us and listen to what I told him. "Do you understand?" I asked him. He slowly nodded, in reply. Then we both stood and I told him to stay with Ryou until I checked to see if the coast was clear.

Peeking out of the tent flap I saw that the guard was still unconscious and no one had noticed his body yet. Smirking to myself I waved the two boys over to me and we started towards the forest where it would be easier to hide then out in the open like we were now.

Suddenly someone noticed the kid and sounded the alarm, and men, who I assumed to be slavers, came from everywhere in order to prevent us from escaping. I knew we were screwed, there was no way we could make it to the trees which weren't that far off with the kid limping as he was. I could see that he could hardly stand let alone run, he obviously hadn't been given enough to eat as was evident from his protruding ribs. We were all going to be surrounded and made into slaves if I didn't think of something.

I told Ryou to run on ahead and to meet us at the hideout, I didn't want him to get caught, and I would have to bring the kid myself. I quickly scooped the kid into my arms; he whimpered a bit as my shirt rubbed against his bare back, and the metal tag around his neck jiggled, but was otherwise quiet, though shaking as a leaf, in the wind. We were able to make it to the trees, and hide, before the "troops" got there. They searched for a bit, the whole time swearing up a storm, but gave up and went back to the camp saying they would finish searching when it was light out.

Giving a sigh of relief I stood up with the kid still in my arms and made my way to Ryou's and my hideout, where we could spend the night. The kid had been awfully quiet and looking down, smiling softly, I noticed he had fallen fast asleep, I guess escaping was too much for him. I also saw that the tag around his neck identified him as a slave and that his name was Yugi. "Yugi" I whispered "you'll be safe now".

When I got to the hideout, which was a little cave, just outside the city limits, I saw Ryou pacing inside. As I entered Ryou's head whipped around and I heard him sigh with relief before rushing over to question me. Chuckling softly I set the boy down on a pile of blankets and covered him up. Then set up a fire so I could tell Ryou why we took so long. After I told him the story, he asked why the kid had been so badly treated. "I don't know why Ryou, I guess we'll ask him in the morning". Leaving it at that, we went to our own blankets and settled down for the night.

In the morning, while I was cooking some food I had stolen, from the market I noticed the kid had woken up and was staring at me. I smiled and asked him how he was feeling. He starred then slowly answered he was ok. Just then Ryou walked in carrying a bucket of water and a huge smile appeared on his face when he saw that the kid had woken up. "Hi, Yugi" he said. "How do you know my name" he asked quietly. It was the first time I had heard him speak and his voice though ragged from pain was sweet. "I saw the tag around your neck" I told him, as I said this he fingered the tag lightly, and sighing heavily. "Anyway, lets eat" I stated when I noticed how uncomfortable he felt. When Yugi made no move to come, I looked at him, and noticed he was drooling. Laughing I told him he could eat too. And slowly he came closer to the food and ate some, constantly looking towards us, as if we were going to snatch it away from him.

After breakfast, we told Yugi that we had to move on to the next city, and he would be welcome along too if he wanted. Though I could see he wanted to come I guess he felt for some reason or another that he should stay. So we gave him a shirt to cover up his scarred back and bid him farewell. Ryou giving him a quick hug. Though we had only been with him a while he seemed like one of us.

It had been a few days since Ryou and Bakura had left and Yugi felt all alone 'maybe I should have gone with them' he thought, and yet something in the back of his head still told him to stay in this city. The food they had left him with had been eaten and Yugi figured it was time to get more. So gathering up his courage he made his way to the local market place.

When he first got there he was terrified out of his mind their was so much noise and so many people. He ran into an alley and watched them go by for a while. Then hearing his stomach growl again he made his way back into the pushy crowd. He saw a bakery with fresh delicious smelling bread, and made his way towards it. Staring greedily at the bread he wondered how he could ever afford to buy one. Then realizing he couldn't, he turned to walk away.

He continued to walk around the market slowly memorizing the streets and stalls, as his stomach constantly reminded him that it was empty. Without realizing his feet brought him back to the bakery where the bread was still sitting there staring at him daring him to take it and eat it. But Yugi knew stealing was wrong and refused to do it. However the bread kept taunting him and taunting him saying "eat me, eat me, eat me, EAT ME". Yugi couldn't stand it anymore and swiftly grabbed the bread and ran off. He didn't notice that he had been seen by a palace guard.

After grabbing the bread he ran into a deserted alley. 'What have I done' he thought 'I stole something'. He glared at the bread for making him steal it and wondered if he could possibly give it back and forget it ever happened but then what would he do for food. Just then the guard who had seen him, charged into the alley, and broke into Yugi's thoughts. "You have stolen a loaf of bread and you must be punished for it" he stated, grabbing Yugi roughly. Yugi struggled to break the iron grasp on his arm but it was useless and all the struggle did was make his tag fall out from where he had hidden it inside his shirt. "Now what do we have here" The guard said grabbing the tag and reading it. "Well, Yugi it seems you're a slave, and you know we do need more slaves to work on building the pyramid." "I guess you could be useful" he said while dragging Yugi to the building zone. "Work is finished for today, but tomorrow be ready to work" he said as he chained Yugi's ankle to another boy next to him, who was sound asleep.

'Great' Yugi thought 'I'm free for a few days and then I'm caught again'. 'I wonder what I'll have to do tomorrow; building a pyramid sounds hard I hope I'm strong enough'. Sighing he curled up to try to get some much needed sleep.


And that's the end of this chapter. I believe their will only be one other chapter, but I'll have to see if I can get it all in. I hope that you enjoyed this; I really tried to make up for the long delay. I also hope that it's descriptive enough.

Please R&R

My other fanfics I hope to update this week as well but I make no promises