Yami Yami Yugi: Back by popular demand, here is chapter two of my story!

Yugi: And yes, we get our first look at Yami and Seto now.

Jounouchi: Is that really a good thing? I mean, I could go without seeing Seto for a few more chapters.

YYY: Well then you're in luck because we only see him for about a second.

Jou: *with wide eyes* Really?

YYY: No. I was just trying to make you feel better.

Jou: *pouts*

****

Disclaimer and Warning: Same as last chapter. If you want to see it, click the little blue button going that way. ß

****

Chapter two

Pharaoh Yami looked out the balcony of his palace. The stars were shining brightly in the sky above him, but he was very distracted from their beauty. He normally found the stars very captivating, but not tonight. Tonight Yami was thinking about what tomorrow would bring, for tomorrow was the new moon, and it brought with it new slaves.

The young pharaoh sighed. He always got excited the night before the slaves arrived, but he was always disappointed in the end.

He heard a knock on the door of his room. "What?" he asked annoyed. He was certain that he had asked not to be disturbed only a few minutes ago.

The door opened and a figure stepped in. He walked over to the pharaoh and stood a few feet behind him.

"What do you want Seto?" Yami asked not turning around.

Seto smirked. "Well, someone's in a good mood tonight."

Yami sighed and turned around. "I guess I just don't want to get my hopes to high about tomorrow."

"Oh," he said raising an eyebrow. "And why not? You're normally all jumpy and excited the night before we get the new slaves."

Yami sighed and leaned on the railing of the balcony, Seto doing the same on his side. "It's the same every moon. I get all excited, the slaves arrive, none of them catch my eye, and I pick one at random. None of them have ever been the right one for me. And they probably never will be."

Seto looked at the pharaoh with sad eyes. He had known him for a very long time and knew how much it meant to him to have the right slave. He put a hand on his friend's shoulder and smiled. "Don't worry. I'm sure that tomorrow you'll find the one you're looking for."

****

~* A few days earlier *~

Yugi was standing at his master's stand just outside his house. It was the only use the master had for him. So he had to try to get people to but the things on the stand while the master was out.

He had just finished with a customer when a man came up to him. He was wearing very official looking robes and had a large sack hanging from his shoulder.

"Is your master home?" he asked.

Yugi looked down knowing he was not to look him in the face. "He is not." He replied quietly.

"Give this to him." Yugi nodded and took the scroll. The man then moved on to the next stand to do the same thing.

Later that same day when the master returned Yugi held out the scroll. "This came for you." The master took it and told him to leave. Yugi went inside and entered the slave's room.

The master opened the scroll and read:

An Order from the Pharaoh

Each slave owner is to select one slave from the ages of twelve to eighteen to be taken to the palace. If a slave is not owned a fee of five gold coins is to be paid. They will be collected tomorrow at sunset.

He growled and threw it aside. Now he had to give up one of his slaves to the Pharaoh. But which one? "That runt Yugi I guess. I don't need him anyway." He walked over to the slave room and opened the door. Inside he saw the four slaves looking up at him. "You, Yugi," he pointed to the boy. "You are being taken to the palace tomorrow at sunset."

"W-what?"

"I said you are being taken to the palace. The Pharaoh's picking slaves again and I need to send one of you, so you're going."

"But you can't do that!"

The master glared at Jounouchi and picked him up by the shirt so he was at eye level. "I am your master and I will do as I like with you." He dropped him on the ground and gave him a hard kick before leaving the room.

Jounouchi got up and growled. "Bastard." He looked over at Yugi who was on the floor with a look of shock on his face. Jounouchi sat down next to him and put his arms around his friend. "I'm sorry Yugi. I guess I couldn't protect you from this."

"It's not your fault Jounouchi. You couldn't stop this from happening." He wrapped his arms around the older boy. [1]

"But Yugi, don't you get it? You're being taken to the palace."

"Yeah, I almost feel bad for you."

Jounouchi glared. "Stay out of this Draconis." [2]

The other slave smirked. He was Jounouchi's age and had white blonde hair and gray eyes. It was obvious they didn't like each other by the way they spoke.

"What, it's true. I heard that once a slave is taken to the palace, that's it. If you aren't chosen by the Pharaoh, you're either given to someone else or killed."

"It's true," said the other slave. Her name was Anaku. She has long black hair and dark brown eyes. "But I'd prefer to be killed than be picked by the Pharaoh. I heard the likes to torture his slave just for the fun of it. There's also this rumor that he once took a slave so violently that they actually bled to death."

"Shut up Anaku! Don't listen to them Yugi. It's not true." But even as he said those words he wasn't so sure of himself.

****

YYY: That's it. Sorry that took so long. I'm one of those really annoying authors that take too long to update. But don't worry. The chapters will come as I think of them. Review!

[1] You know, one of those best friend/brotherly kinds of hugs. Nothing more!

[2] He is totally based on Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter.