Chapter four- Sold

Yume was sold to a young man near the middle of the crowd. After watching Seto leave, she couldn't help but have tears fill up in her eyes. 'He was my only friend here…' she thought as she was taken to her new master.

The young man looked down at her after giving the man his money. "Don't cry. Our master is a kind man. He asked for a girl to clean around the house. Be grateful you didn't get placed in a different master's house." He glanced over at some of the elders who were drinking and buying young women left and right. He led her away from the crowd, and towards the food market. "He asked me to pick up some food for dinner. That too will be your job."

Yume looked up at the stranger, "Where have they taken Seto?" She asked quietly making the young man stop.

He turned around and faced her, "…you do not speak our language? That lying merchant! I knew I should have gone to the other place."

The anger in his voice scared Yume, so she began crying again. The young man turned around once more, and quickly walked through the market. He bought everything he needed quickly and brought her to his rich master's house.

"He is not going to be pleased with this…" He mumbled to her as he opened the chamber door to his master's room. "Master Pegasus? I was wondering if I could have a word with you?" (A/N- …Yes. Him. I simply adore him so I'm making Pegasus the master of Yume… He's so cool!)

Pegasus looked up from his parchment, "Yes… come in." He finished reading the scroll, and rolled it up. Placing it on the desk, he stood up and walked over to his new slave. He smiled down at her, "What is your name?"

"Sir… I do not understand what you are saying… I have no idea where I am… And-" Yume started, but was cut off by Pegasus.

"-She's not Egyptian… She speaks one of the rare desert tribal languages…" Pegasus rubbed his temple and asked her in her language the same question.

Yume looked shocked, "Yume, sir…"

Pegasus smiled and talked to his older servant, "Very polite this one is." Looking back down at Yume, he asked, "How did you get here?"

Yume felt tears spring into her eyes, "Sir, I-I was dragged away from my tribe while getting water down by the oasis. There were these men, and I helped them get a drink for they looked so thirsty and the next thing I knew…" She took a breath and continued, "I was blindfolded, gagged, tied up and dragged away from my village. I was born there, and since we've never moved from our oasis, I don't really know were it is… where I am for that matter…" She wiped away her tears, "I just want to be home…"

Pegasus sighed, and knelt down beside Yume, "Look, since you have no idea where your village is, how would you find your way home?" When she didn't answer he continued, "Until you figure out were it is exactly, I want you to stay here. I will clothe you, give you food, a shelter, and teach you how to speak our language. But, in return you have to do work for me. Okay?"

Yume nodded, "Okay… as long as I don't have to go anywhere near hay. I'm allergic to it… and I sneeze a lot when I'm around it."

Pegasus smiled, "Yes. Well, then you won't have to work in the stables. You'll work in the kitchen, and make the beds… organizing my rooms and washing my clothes. Okay?"

Yume nodded, and smiled up at Pegasus, "Thank you for your kindness master Pegasus."