KITG:zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Yugi: aww poor KITG, she hasn't been to sleep yet.
Yami: what!. But she got a night shift. So she has been up all night. And now has to stay awake all day, to wait for her night shift?
Yugi: Yup
Yami: is she mad!
Yugi: yup! But she had this idea burning in her brain so she couldn't sleep.
Yami: oh poor KITG.
(Yami and Yugi cuddle next to kitg as she sleeps, giving her a hug)
Bakura: ARRRRRRRRRRH WAKE UUUUUUUP! WHAT YOU DOING?
KITG: HUH! 00
Yami: STUPID TOMB ROBBER YOU WOKE HER UP.
Bakura: IT'S NOT MY FAULT BAKKA PHARAOH. YOU GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK LAYING LIKE THAT.
Yami: DIE!
Bakura: EEEEEEEP
KITG: XX oh Ra zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Eternal protectionYugi awoke as the sun was sinking below the horizon. He could see it somewhat through a parting in the curtains. Yami was still sound asleep, Yugi smiled as the sleeping vampire mumbled his name. Yugi untangled himself from his lovers embrace. He looked over to the other sleeping vampire in the room, and again felt that familiar pang of guilt. He walked over to the form, seeing the chest rise and fall in peaceful slumber. He sat on the bed, un-knowing of the crimson eyes that had opened to regard him from the couch. He looked to Galen's prone form; most wounds now faded at night's first kiss. Only the mark of the ankh over his right eye remained. A flash Yugi's caught eye. Looking down he saw now that Galen he a necklace on. It was made of gold. In the shape of a wispy dragon, a shadow dragon. Again like all the dragons Yugi had seen with Galen. Its eyes were red. He placed his hand on it feeling a comfortable warmth emanating from it.
"You like it?" came deep voice, laced with amusement. Yugi jerked back looking to one black eye and the right showing a sickly white hue, laced with blood, showing it's blindness. Yugi blushed stuttering for words, which made Galen laugh lightly, and Yami smile from the couch as he watched, his smile fell however when he saw Yugi begin to cry, head down in sorrow.
"I'm sorry Galen," he muttered. Galen sat himself up arms across his chest as he regarded the small vampire before him.
"What for little one"
"Your…eye…it's all my fault" he began to quietly sob but stopped when he felt himself in a light embrace. He looked up to Galen's one black eye.
"Now I will have none of that little vampire. You could not change what came to pass."
"You should have left me"
"I think not, what kind of a friend would I be to you or my Pharaoh if I did that, hum?" he tightened the hug slightly.
"Thank you Galen. But I still feel bad"
"You know, you are a really annoying little vampire" he began to poke Yugi, earning a little giggle from the youth. Yami felt a small pang of jealousy. But quelled it. He looked up to Yugi, seeing now that his attention was back on the necklace.
"It's very nice Galen" Yami watched as Galen seemed to regard it, with a sad smile.
"Yes it is, it was a gift from my daughter, I often wonder if she knew of the power it held when she gave it to me." Yami jolted, he didn't know Galen had a daughter.
"What was she like, if you don't mind me asking" Yugi said nervous.
"No I don't mind little vampire, and I will tell you some of my past, as they are eternally linked. She gave this to me as a birthday present the day the Pharaoh disappeared. So I could not stay long with her. She was a beautiful child, and that was not just a fathers colouring, it was if Isis herself graced her. A smile, not too far from your own. When I returned to the palace they said the Pharaoh had been found, but that he was sick. Ruia bade me to protect her, as she was with child at the time, we all thought it was the Pharaoh's. I was soon to learn otherwise. One of Atemu's advisers clung near. Strangely so. I protected her as I promised Atemu. We went to the balcony, what I saw below you have seen also. Atemu staked out for Ra's light. I turned to Ruia seeing the dark smirk, and the adviser's arm draped round her, the other hand on her stomach. I was shocked. It was then that I knew something was wrong. As the sun crept higher Atemu began to scream in pain as if Ra's light burned. The crowed jeered. I saw the high priest Seto untie my pharaoh but he was cut off, Ruia ordering the Guards to attack. The people shouting. She then turned to me and commanded me to kill Atemu" Galen's Black eye flared and his fist clenched, Yami on the couch felt his heart pang, he had not remembered much of this, having fallen unconscious after Seto freed him. He listened more as Galen continued.
" I felt power in me I had never felt before, felt has if Ra had graced me in that moment, this necklace glowed. I felt as if I had wings, so I jumped off the high balcony, I fell, but landed as if I had only taken a small step. I ploughed into the guards, strength flowing through me. I shouted to Seto to take him, I knew they did not have much time. I fought, distracting them as Seto fled, carrying Atemu from Ra's gaze. I knew I sustained cuts, but it was as if I could not feel them. But finally I was brought down. Ruia came up taunting me. "Protecting the worthless Pharaoh" she scorned me. But I held my tongue. She demanded where Seto would take the Pharaoh. I knew of-course but I would never tell. I don't remember much of the torture that was done to me. Just the unspeakable pain. But I would not tell them. Then one day Ruia got a strange look to her eyes…and brought in my wife and daughter" Galen stopped there for a moment, a memory too painful to want to recall. But now he started he could not stop.
"Galen you don't have too"
"Yes I do, I have to honour her somehow."
Galen breathed deep finding his calm then looked back to the child. Still not seeing the awake Pharaoh.
" My wife was a kind soul. But could not quite understand my loyalty to Atemu. She screamed at me to tell them where they were. Asking if the Pharaoh was more important then our family. I held my tongue, so they slit her throat. I screamed along with my child. But she then ran to me placing her arms around my neck, my Dear Mizariah smiled. Looking at the gift she gave me."
FLASHBACK
The cold dark cell, one man bound arms behind his back. Chest exposed and bloody, gold necklace about his throat. Hugging him was a small child. About 8.
"Mizariah" came a broken voice, the male staring into the eyes of his child that shone in the trust she felt towards him, from his promise to never let anything bad happen to her, and he knew he was about to break that promise.
"Its ok daddy. I know what you have to do. But it's not your fault. And my gift will look after you"
END OF FLASHBACK
Galen took another deep breath.
" She understood my oath, wise beyond her years. For she loved the Pharaoh like an older brother. She was so happy when he spoke to her once, in the gardens as she came to see me. I was nervous that she would disturb him. But he talked to her. She bounded up to me in joy at speaking with him."
Yami's eye opened wide as he remembered that, the sweet child on a warm day, playing, chasing the butterflies.
"They asked me one final time to tell. I held my tongue. They made her scream before they killed her. Then Ruia turned me, when I looked down the pendant Mizariah had given me was slowly going into my body. Only recently has it reappeared. As if I have atoned for some of it" he finished
Yami felt guilt now pierce him; also he was deeply touched at Galen's loyalty to him all those years ago, and his continuing Loyalty. He watched as Galen looked at the necklace and sigh heavily.
"I am so sorry Galen" Yugi murmured.
"For what, you were not even born then. You cannot change everything sweet little vampire. I still believe Ra had a plan, and although Atemu thinks Ra abandoned him, I think he'll find he is still keeping an eye on his true son of Egypt. And as for this" he took the necklace off and placed it round Yugi. "I think you should have it"
"No Galen I couldn't" Yugi stuttered.
"I am worthy of it no longer little vampire. May it protect you as it has me."
"Thank you"
With a nod Galen stood and stretched. It was then he noticed the Pharaoh was in the room with him, and was awake.
"My Pharaoh" he bowed. Atemu walked over and embraced Galen.
"Forgive me my friend, for what you have had to suffer because of me. My life is yours to do with as you please as payment." Galen was shocked then laughed clasping his Pharaoh's arms.
"I think you have already given this life to another" he replied indicating the now blushing Yugi " and besides, it was my honour to do so. You made my daughter happy that day, and that is something I can never repay. Right I don't know about you, but I'm hungry" Galen smiled bowing to the Pharaoh. Yugi giggled. But his giggles turned to screams as pain seared down his back. Yami was beside him in a second.
"Yugi, what's wrong?"
"Atemu, my back, it hurts" he then screamed again. And with a rip, black feather wings erupted from the small boys back. Then the pain left. The wings still were dripping from the blood.
"Hum, seems you are a flyer Yugi." Yami commented, rubbing the boys back gently where the wings had sprouted. All Yugi could mutter was a wide-eyed
"Cool"
They fed, and Yami decided to teach Yugi how to fly. It did not take long for Yugi to grasp it; soon they were flying over the city without a care. The neon lights flicking in the clouded night. Yugi was a little behind Yami when he saw something down below, someone running. He glided down and recognised it as Jou. He dived down.
"Jou"
"YUGI" oh man, you have to help me please." Before Yugi could answer, they were surrounded by some thugs each wielding a baseball bat. One quickly came forward. Hitting Jou, he fell to the floor without a sound, and lay limp on the soiled ground. Yugi ran over to him. Shaking his friend but got no response.
"Well what do we have here? A thug asked slapping the baseball in his hand. Jou's blood shining in the neon light. Yugi stood up a growled; he launched himself at the man, digging his fangs in without thought. He drank of the mortal. But was pulled down, not used to his new abilities he was quickly over powered. So he did the only thing he could think of, screaming in his mind.
"ATEMU"
He heard the call and followed it to its source. He flew down, ripping each mortal apart using hands or his awakened shadow magic. When his rage subsided, the alley was bathed in blood. He rushed over to Yugi.
"Are you ok Hikari?"
"I am, but Jou." Yugi said pitifully.
"Lets take him back to Seto. With nod Yugi watched as Yami picked up the fallen friend and took wing, Yugi close behind. When they arrived back Galen fetched Seto.
"Yami what is going on?" Seto growled. Then he looked to the sweet form in Yami's arms.
"Oh Ra"……..
KITG: for all of you who thought I had forgot Jou, you didn't need to worry, I was just waiting for the right pace for him to pop back.
Jou: yay I'm back. KITG why did Seto say "oh Ra when he saw me?
KITG: you'll see
Seto: (blush)
