"Ankh Of Despair"
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Um...so I lied. I didn't immediately get started on this chapter once I had finished chapter two. In fact, I hadn't updated any of my stories in a long time. But now I am ready to write! I finished "Love is Sweet Salvation" and added another chapter to "When You See the Light". Now, I am going to post another chapter to this fic and hopefully continue to work on this fic and WYSTL. Enjoy chapter three!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the show Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters. I do, however, own the plot of this story.
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Akunadin clenched his teeth in anger and frustration as his nephew crushed his lips against the elegant priest. The son of Akunadin's brother. . . the boy who overshadowed Seto, just as the Pharaoh before him had overshadowed Akunadin. In his heart, he believed that Yami was not fit for the job and that Seto held greater strength. . . but if Seto was so much stronger, why was he giving into the young Pharaoh's kiss?
Much to his surprise, and to his liking, Priest Seto's eyes shot open, confusion and an emotion boarding on fear quickly filling their azure depths. With one swift motion, he shoved his smaller cousin into the crystalline water and stood, picking up his clothing and moving at a fast pace to put them back on.
Yami came to the surface of the pool, coughing and spitting up water while waving his arms furiously. Grabbing ahold of the edge, he watched Seto dress, a look of shock still evident in his crimson eyes, "Seto?"
The Priest was now fully covered, his expression almost serious like it normally was, "Listen, my Pharaoh, I hold a high respect for you, just as I should, but you must understand that I do expect you to return the favor and show ME some respect as well." The Priest looked his Pharaoh in the eyes, the icy orbs looking into Yami's soul. "I may be of lower status than you, but I am human and I expect you to treat me as such." He reached out a hand to his cousin and it was cautiously accepted.
Yami sat on the edge for a moment, "I'm very sorry Seto, but I didn't know of any other way to do it; I must say, your reaction was completely unexpected! I figured that perhaps you would just-"
"Just what? Just sit there and allow you to take advantage of me because your higher in rank? You may rule this country, but you don't rule me!" He balled his fists in an attempt to let out some of his anger.
Yami didn't know what to do. He didn't want for his favored priest to hate him! "I didn't mean for it to be this way! Seto, you know that I wouldn't want to hurt anyone. In fact, this whole event has come out all wrong!" He reached out a hand to touch Seto's face, but the taller boy took a step back to avoid it, "I shouldn't have done that. I'm just confused I guess. I suppose that I'm just tired of what I already have."
The Priest's mouth opened wide in utter disgust, "So you're going for me because you're tired of your slaves?!" His eyes narrowed, the hurt obvious in his voice, "You can get more slaves Pharaoh! I will not allow you to use me for your sick pleasure!"
Yami's face was dazed as he was fiercely yelled at.
"Do you hear me Pharaoh?!" No answer, not even a hint of recognition, "Pharaoh! . . . Pharaoh? . . . Pharaoh? Pharaoh? PHARAOH???"
Yami snapped out of it. Seto was standing in front of him, topless (drools) shaking him violently. Yami's eyes wandered about him; he was still standing by his horse, a good distance from the pool surrounding the Sea Shrine, and his clothes were bone dry, "What happened?" His scarlet eyes questioned the Priest.
Seto tilted his head, wet bangs fell to hang in front of sapphire eyes, "Well, I'm not exactly sure, but when I looked over this way, you were standing by your horse just kind of. . .staring at me." He frowned as he eyed his younger cousin, "Are you alright my Pharaoh? If you need anything, please feel free to ask me."
The Pharaoh looked to the ground as though directions of how to confess were written below his feet, "Well, I was just kind of curious about something. . . do you taking a liking to men?" He pursed his lips as though the answer would kill him.
Seto was taken aback, for he hadn't expected this question to come up, at least not any time soon, "Well, my Pharaoh, I suppose that it really depends on how close I am to them. . . I really don't believe that I would ever fall in love with a male." In his heart, he hoped that his answer would kill Yami's hopes of having a relationship with him, but the younger boys eyes looked more determined than they had before.
"So if you were to, say, be with this boy a lot and even able to share your deepest thoughts and secrets with him, then perhaps you would fall in love with him?" His eyes sparkled with hope and curiosity.
The tall priest scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously, "Well, I don't know. . . maybe." This made his cousin grin. Seto wondered if Yami meant for his crush to be so obvious, "So Mahaado and the others finally let you out, huh?" He looked off into the distance, a dreamy look in his eyes.
Yami stared off in the same direction, "Yes, they did. I figured since you always run off here, that it was a wonderful spot. . . it really is beautiful here. . ." His voice dripped with shear awe as he marveled at the Priest's quiet little getaway." "Yes, it is, my Phara-"
"Seto?"
"Yes?"
"Call me Yami."
"But my Pharaoh that would be disrespe-"
"Call me Yami."
"Yes, my-um. . . Yami."
Pharaoh Yami smiled. That was a start. Perhaps getting rid of that title would make Seto more comfortable with him and allow him to open up. Red eyes blinked as he sighed a peaceful sigh. He sat on the edge of the water with his blue-eyed relative. He was well on his way to winning the beautiful priest's heart.
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Akunadin left the shrine, hatred building up in layers on his already- blackened soul, "If that Pharaoh thinks that he can bend my Seto into his will, he has another thing coming!" The older priest violently punched a cliff wall, "I will NOT allow my brothers son to take advantage of Seto!"
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I know, it was short! I'm sorry! hands out Priest Seto plushies I have just recently gotten back into fanfiction, and since now I only have two fics to slave over, I should update a LOT quicker! ja ne!
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Um...so I lied. I didn't immediately get started on this chapter once I had finished chapter two. In fact, I hadn't updated any of my stories in a long time. But now I am ready to write! I finished "Love is Sweet Salvation" and added another chapter to "When You See the Light". Now, I am going to post another chapter to this fic and hopefully continue to work on this fic and WYSTL. Enjoy chapter three!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the show Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters. I do, however, own the plot of this story.
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Akunadin clenched his teeth in anger and frustration as his nephew crushed his lips against the elegant priest. The son of Akunadin's brother. . . the boy who overshadowed Seto, just as the Pharaoh before him had overshadowed Akunadin. In his heart, he believed that Yami was not fit for the job and that Seto held greater strength. . . but if Seto was so much stronger, why was he giving into the young Pharaoh's kiss?
Much to his surprise, and to his liking, Priest Seto's eyes shot open, confusion and an emotion boarding on fear quickly filling their azure depths. With one swift motion, he shoved his smaller cousin into the crystalline water and stood, picking up his clothing and moving at a fast pace to put them back on.
Yami came to the surface of the pool, coughing and spitting up water while waving his arms furiously. Grabbing ahold of the edge, he watched Seto dress, a look of shock still evident in his crimson eyes, "Seto?"
The Priest was now fully covered, his expression almost serious like it normally was, "Listen, my Pharaoh, I hold a high respect for you, just as I should, but you must understand that I do expect you to return the favor and show ME some respect as well." The Priest looked his Pharaoh in the eyes, the icy orbs looking into Yami's soul. "I may be of lower status than you, but I am human and I expect you to treat me as such." He reached out a hand to his cousin and it was cautiously accepted.
Yami sat on the edge for a moment, "I'm very sorry Seto, but I didn't know of any other way to do it; I must say, your reaction was completely unexpected! I figured that perhaps you would just-"
"Just what? Just sit there and allow you to take advantage of me because your higher in rank? You may rule this country, but you don't rule me!" He balled his fists in an attempt to let out some of his anger.
Yami didn't know what to do. He didn't want for his favored priest to hate him! "I didn't mean for it to be this way! Seto, you know that I wouldn't want to hurt anyone. In fact, this whole event has come out all wrong!" He reached out a hand to touch Seto's face, but the taller boy took a step back to avoid it, "I shouldn't have done that. I'm just confused I guess. I suppose that I'm just tired of what I already have."
The Priest's mouth opened wide in utter disgust, "So you're going for me because you're tired of your slaves?!" His eyes narrowed, the hurt obvious in his voice, "You can get more slaves Pharaoh! I will not allow you to use me for your sick pleasure!"
Yami's face was dazed as he was fiercely yelled at.
"Do you hear me Pharaoh?!" No answer, not even a hint of recognition, "Pharaoh! . . . Pharaoh? . . . Pharaoh? Pharaoh? PHARAOH???"
Yami snapped out of it. Seto was standing in front of him, topless (drools) shaking him violently. Yami's eyes wandered about him; he was still standing by his horse, a good distance from the pool surrounding the Sea Shrine, and his clothes were bone dry, "What happened?" His scarlet eyes questioned the Priest.
Seto tilted his head, wet bangs fell to hang in front of sapphire eyes, "Well, I'm not exactly sure, but when I looked over this way, you were standing by your horse just kind of. . .staring at me." He frowned as he eyed his younger cousin, "Are you alright my Pharaoh? If you need anything, please feel free to ask me."
The Pharaoh looked to the ground as though directions of how to confess were written below his feet, "Well, I was just kind of curious about something. . . do you taking a liking to men?" He pursed his lips as though the answer would kill him.
Seto was taken aback, for he hadn't expected this question to come up, at least not any time soon, "Well, my Pharaoh, I suppose that it really depends on how close I am to them. . . I really don't believe that I would ever fall in love with a male." In his heart, he hoped that his answer would kill Yami's hopes of having a relationship with him, but the younger boys eyes looked more determined than they had before.
"So if you were to, say, be with this boy a lot and even able to share your deepest thoughts and secrets with him, then perhaps you would fall in love with him?" His eyes sparkled with hope and curiosity.
The tall priest scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously, "Well, I don't know. . . maybe." This made his cousin grin. Seto wondered if Yami meant for his crush to be so obvious, "So Mahaado and the others finally let you out, huh?" He looked off into the distance, a dreamy look in his eyes.
Yami stared off in the same direction, "Yes, they did. I figured since you always run off here, that it was a wonderful spot. . . it really is beautiful here. . ." His voice dripped with shear awe as he marveled at the Priest's quiet little getaway." "Yes, it is, my Phara-"
"Seto?"
"Yes?"
"Call me Yami."
"But my Pharaoh that would be disrespe-"
"Call me Yami."
"Yes, my-um. . . Yami."
Pharaoh Yami smiled. That was a start. Perhaps getting rid of that title would make Seto more comfortable with him and allow him to open up. Red eyes blinked as he sighed a peaceful sigh. He sat on the edge of the water with his blue-eyed relative. He was well on his way to winning the beautiful priest's heart.
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Akunadin left the shrine, hatred building up in layers on his already- blackened soul, "If that Pharaoh thinks that he can bend my Seto into his will, he has another thing coming!" The older priest violently punched a cliff wall, "I will NOT allow my brothers son to take advantage of Seto!"
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I know, it was short! I'm sorry! hands out Priest Seto plushies I have just recently gotten back into fanfiction, and since now I only have two fics to slave over, I should update a LOT quicker! ja ne!
