Karria: walks in completely out of breath

Yami: I take it you're in a hurry?

Karria: deathglare Akkadia keeps chasing me.

Akkadia: Oh Karria...

Karria: Uh oh! takes off again

Yami: Oh sure leave me to do the disclaimer

Karria: I'm kinda busy here if you haven't noticed!

Yami: true, well Akkadia has no ownership over any Yu-Gi-Oh related characters. She only owns the story idea and Hironouchi so don't sue!

Karria: On with the fic!

A/N: well as promised here is chapter 2! I'm hoping this chapter will be longer than my last one. If it's not, sorry! Chapter's 3 and 4 will be up as soon as I get reviews for this one! I will be posting two chapters at a time if I can! Enjoy chapter 2

Chapter 2 A New Master

The village was in a complete frenzy. The day had finally arrived and the Pharaoh was going to choose his very first slave. All the villagers were gathered in the center of town. The metallic clanging from the shackles that marked the slaves echoed through out the sky. Suddenly the noise came to a halt. Everyone turned to see the High Priest, Seto Kaiba ride up on a magnificent white stallion, "Make way for the Pharaoh of Egypt!" he spoke with a powerful voice as he rode up to the platform, Bring up the first twelve."

Twelve slaves paraded onto the platform. Like any other group of slaves, their faces were streaked with dirt and sand. Their backs were covered in whip slash scars and their eyes are as empty as the shadow realm itself. Two of these twelve were none other than Yugi and Jonouchi. When the Pharaoh rode up to the platform on a stallion with a coat almost identical to his tanned skin, a great hush fell over the entire crowd.

Jonouchi's jaw plummeted to the ground. He looked back and forth from the Pharaoh to Yugi. Is this what Yugi meant when he said his father considered the identical features between these two a curse? "Uh, Yugi..." he looked down at his fear-stricken friend and snapped his mouth shut.

Yugi could feel his strength fading as his knees started buckling. Suddenly his weight caused him to fall on his knees. He hit the ground hard letting out a faint cry of pain.

The crack of a whip echoed throughout the sky, "Get up slave." It was Yugi's master, Hironouchi. He seized the small boy by the hair and literally yanked him to his feet, "Know your place." He hissed. He readied himself to strike the boy again.

"That's enough!" The Pharaoh was making his way through the crowd with the help of several body guards, "Are you this boy's master?" he asked Hironouchi.

Hironouchi turned and kneeled, "Please forgive me your highness. This by wasn't supposed to be out here. Surely you wouldn't consider choosing a piece of filth like this." He looked up at the Pharaoh and waited for him to agree.

The Pharaoh walked over to a now trembling Yugi, "Why wouldn't I choose him? I am the Pharaoh and you have no right to tell me whom I will choose." He turned to Seto and nodded.

Seto returned the nod and faced the crowd, "The Pharaoh has chosen his slave," he turned back to Yugi and toned his voice down, "What is your name boy?" he asked.

Hironouchi struck Yugi with the whip, "Answer!" he whipped the already bleeding boy, causing him to cry out in pain.

"Enough!" The Pharaoh roared, "If he you touch that boy again I will not hesitate to send you to the shadow realm," The eye of horus glowed brightly on his forehead, "I have chosen this boy." He knelt down until his eyes met the boy's, "Now tell me your name." He spoke to him in a calmer tone.

"My name is Yu-gi," he struggled with his words. Yugi looked down at his feet, "I won't go without Jou!" he suddenly grabbed onto Jonouchi, "He's the closest thing in the world I have to a family," he clung onto his friend for dear life.

The Pharaoh turned to Seto who nodded, "Very well Yugi. I shall take you both," he smiled at Yugi, "Remove their shackles at once!" he ordered. Once the shackles were gone, he led the two boy's towards the group of body guards, "Yugi, you will ride with me and your friend will ride with my High Priest." He led Yugi to his horse and a guard helped the to get on, "Hang onto me tightly." They rode towards the palace.

Yugi held fast onto his new master. He looked over to see Jonouchi on the Back of the High Priest's horse. He was hanging on, but blushing as well. Yugi forced back a giggle. They reached the palace and Yugi waited for the guard to help him down. As soon as his feet came in contact with the ground he fell to his knees breathing heavily, "Jou!" he gasped out before falling into darkness.

Jonouchi jumped down from the horse and ran to Yugi, catching him just before he hit the ground, "Yugi!" he looked up at the Pharaoh and High Priest, "I know I have no right to speak these words that are about to pass my lips but I'm going to say them anyway. Yugi has been to the shadow realm and back His entire childhood was spent getting abused and tossed around like an old rag. He's lost almost everything he's ever had. The only thing that he still holds is his innocence. But that doesn't mean his former master didn't try to take it away from him. I am begging you please, don't break him more than he already is! Yugi is all I have." He looked up at the Pharaoh and High Priest awaiting their reaction.

Karria: runs in front of the screen will someone please catch her!

Akkadia: appears seconds later Come back Yami, I have some pixie stix!

Karria: screeches to a stop and turns around pixie stix?

Akkadia: grabs her got ya!

Karria: Damn, oh well 3 reviews would have = chapter 3 but...