HIGH UP IN THE SKY
Author's Note:
Hi, this is my first Yu-Gi-Oh! fanfic, so I beg you to be kind to me. Heck, I know no more than the fact that Yu-Gi-Oh! is cool, and that Atemu is so loveable. Bear with me, readers. I just read too many Atemu x Anzu fanfics that that pairing is starting to 'poison' me. I'm an amateur in Yu-Gi-Oh! and I practically suck in romance. I've warned you. Don't say I haven't.
At least, please try to enjoy this story!
Disclaimer: If I'm really the owner of YGO, there will be a special sequel about the Egyptian time, featuring Atemu x Anzu, Seth x Kisara, and Jounouchi x Mai! For you can see that there's no such thing as that, can't you put two and two into four by concluding that YGO is not mine?
CHAPTER 1: FROM THE SKY
"Atemu!"
"What is it, Jou?" the prince of Egypt asked, not even glancing up from the book he was reading. His golden bangs fell on his face, shading his intense crimson eyes. In his age of sixteen, Atemu was classified as 'quite tall' with his slim yet slightly muscular body and 'medium to long' legs. His slightly tanned skin and multi-colored hair (especially his hair, of course) made him looked quite unusual, unique but attractive. Not that he noticed that.
"Your father is turning this whole palace upside down searching for you and how could you be so calm sitting in this place!"
This time, Atemu did look up. "My father? If he really had turned the whole palace upside down, how could he hasn't found me yet since I have been sitting here for Ra knows how long?"
Jounouchi seemed to faint upon hearing the sentence. "Do you know how I found you, Atemu?"
"Tell me."
"By searching through all rooms, you freak! This is the last place all people will guess you to be in!"
There was mild amusement on the prince's face as he watched his friend fuming in front of him. Jou had been a mere servant boy once, but then he had been trusted by the pharaoh to be a friend for Atemu, seeing how lonely the prince was. He did his job well. He and Atemu were best friends, and no matter how different they were, they understood each other better than anybody.
"Is it strange for me to be in a library, reading a book?" Atemu questioned, smirking. He knew the answer perfectly well.
Jou stared at him, long enough to make one's patience grew thin. And to tell you, Atemu was no patient person.
"Well?" he tempted, raising an eyebrow.
"FOR THE SAKE OF RA!" Jou shouted, throwing his arms into the air. "YOU HATE READING, ATEMU! DO I HAVE TO REMIND YOU THAT!"
"Now, that's interesting," Atemu said, closing his book. "I thought I never said that."
"You don't even want to touch the books your father gave you," Jou pointed out accusingly.
Atemu seemed to be lost in deep thought for a moment, until he said, "Tell me, Jou. Do you seriously want to touch and read boring political history of our beloved kingdom?"
Jou considered it for a moment, until he sighed in loss, "…No."
"Then why do you ask?" Atemu said, shrugging casually. "Oh yeah, did you say my father is searching for me?"
Jou, seemed to remember what was his earlier purpose, immediately gave a blood-curling shriek. "My Ra! Your father is going to be really mad, Atemu!" he shouted, dragging the prince onto his feet. "This isn't gonna be good!"
Who says that it is good, anyway?
HIGH UP IN THE SKY
Atemu stared at the crimson-colored sky, sighing softly to himself. His father had been mad (no doubt of it), yet when he told him that he was reading in the library, his father seemed to loosen up a little. Perhaps the thought that at last his son was finally taking a liking in books made him glad. Atemu was forgiven immediately.
It was not like he hated books before. He had taken a curious liking on them since long, yet never told it to anyone. The fact that his father gave him so many boring books, which Atemu called 'worthless reading', caused him to forget that curious sensation for quite a long time. It was an accident actually. He just went into the wrong room, and found himself standing in the library. He was about to leave when he decided to check out the books for a minute just in sheer curiosity, for he had nothing to do. Instead, he became truly absorbed in the book he picked out for the first time.
While he was lying at his secret garden at the back of the palace, he remembered about that book. He was in the middle of it when Jou barged in, and now he had the sudden urge to continue reading. It hadn't turned dark already, and the light was just enough. It was a luck that he had decided to bring the book along with him.
He stared at its worn-out leather cover, then at the title on it. "From the Sky," he whispered the title, running a hand on the words.
And from the sky came a surprise for him.
TO BE CONTINUED TO CHAPTER 2
This chapter nearly has no plot! Forgive me for the OOC-ness. This is an AU story after all. And as what I've told you: I'm an amateur in YGO!
Next chapter: what is the surprise actually? Is it a good one or the opposite? Just to tell you, it is going to land right on top Atemu. Wanna know? Well, R&R!
Celon Ierith