Disclaimer I don't own Yu Gi Oh! Or any of these characters (except the master of course, but he doesn't even have a name yet, so why would I care xD) even the description of the dragon at the end of the chapter doesn't belong to me! I'm doing this 4 fun and don't even know, how to make money with it xD Disclaimer
Warning AU, ancient Egypt setting, AU, OOC, VERY AU, Yaoi in later chapters, did I mention AU? xD, YuugiXAtemu-pairing Warning
It was just past midday and the sun was – as always – shining hot and merciless in the land of Kemet.
A young boy of about eight years sat in a relaxed position on the palace gardens grass with his legs crossed and his hands on his knees. He had kind of unique tri-coloured hair, which doesn't seem to be able to be tamed. It was black with violet tips and over his eyes were bangs of gold. Only these bangs seemed to be tamed.
If his eyes wouldn't have been closed in a relaxed, yet concentrated manner, you would have been able to see beautiful, big, amethyst eyes shining with innocence and trust.
The boy shivered slightly of a source unknown to anyone, who was actually looking at this scene.
"UMPH!" with a sound of light shock, the boy opened his eyes and rubbed his hurting head. He looked up at the man around the age of thirty with painful eyes and little tears. "What was that for, Master?" he pouted.
The 'Master' – as the boy called him – played a little with the stick he had been hitting the boys head with. Sighing, he rounded the boy one time – his long, black clothes and cloak whistling slightly in a language, only they understood – before he spoke.
"Yuugi ... how many times have I told you to concentrate more, than you believe you can...? How will you ever be able to become my heir, if you can't even summon one of the middle Faith'?"
"About 1.234.453 times you told me, Master..." the young boy replied in a bored tone and with a snort as he summoned one of the lower Faith, he already learned to summon: an orange-red fox with piercing golden eyes and three tails, which gladly nuzzled his Masters cheek in greeting.
Again his Master sighed. What could he do, that the boy will finally understand? "Then why don't you just listen to me ONE time!" He waved just one of his hands, as he noticed his apprentice' attention was drawn to the Fox-Faith and it vanished.
He lowered his voice to a dangerous, low point and began to growl. "Yu-"
"YUUGI!"
He was cut short by this shout and both – he and Yuugi – turned in the direction, this shout came from. They both saw a boy about Yuugis own age running in their direction from the palace. He looked very similar to him, too. Only his eyes were a deep crimson, he had more blond bangs through his crown of hair and his hair tips were red, instead of Yuugis violet.
Yuugis eyes lit up, as he took this advantage to quickly stand up and ran in the direction, the other boy came from shouting a: "Sorry, Master, but the prince is asking for me!" back to his Master.
This same Master fumed. "YUUGI! WE'RE NOT READY WITH YOUR LESSON YET!"
But it was too late. Both boys had vanished inside the palace, just before the outburst of this old and a little scary man.
It seemed to him like one thousand times this day, he had sighed, but he did it this time, too.
"And then I really wonder sometimes, why I don't have any children at all...? I must have gone crazy..."
In a deserted corner of the place, the two boys had stopped their run and were both slightly panting.
Yuugi was the first to gain his voice back. "Thank you, Prince. I really thought I was done for good out there..."
The other boy chuckled slightly. "You're welcome! But please skip that Prince-thing..." he took the hands of the other in his own in a pleading manner. "I have enough of this from the servants and all the others around the palace! Please, just call me Atemu..."
Now it was Yuugis time to chuckle. They had this type of conversation almost everyday at least three times. And every time his answer to this pleading would be the same. "As you wish, Prince Atemu."
Atemu pouted slightly. "Meh. Worth a try, wasn't it...?"
As Yuugi began to laugh this time by the princes antics Atemu couldn't help, but smile for himself. He liked it, when he could make the other boy laugh. Ever, since he and his Master came here to study summoning, he tried to befriend with his look-a-like.
And the trusty character of the other didn't make it kind of difficult. In fact: it was really easy to befriend with this summoner-apprentice.
"You know" Yuugi spoke again, and teleported Atemus thoughts back to reality. "I always wonder why you start this conversation over and over again."
Truth be told: Atemu didn't really know it for himself. It just seemed normal to him now. So he shrugged.
"Maybe I just got used to it" a smirk formed on his face. "Or I'm hoping your answer will change if I ask long enough."
With an amused 'I-don't-think-so'-smile Yuugi looked at the would-be Pharaoh.
With a sudden excitement Atemu took Yuugis hands again in his own. "So tell me! What did he teach you this time!" his eyes were sparkling with excitement and curiosity.
Again it he earned a chuckle from his friend. "The same as always. He told me the rules of a summoner in the beginning for what seemed like the billionth time and than we went to concentrate-training again. You just showed up, as he ended his speech of he telling me how many times he did tell me, that I must concentrate more to call on higher Faith'."
Atemu frowned. "But why didn't you show him! You actually CAN summon some of the higher Faith'! One of these monsters, you called last time, we sneaked out for the city to protect us from the guards!" He smirked inwardly as he remembered the sight of their stunned faces as they saw the HUGE dragon with six bat-like wings in front of them. (A/N: remember Bahamut ZERO in Final Fantasy 7? It was THIS dragon! luv it)
Suddenly Yuugis smile became sad. "But if he knows, I would have to take the final test and leave this place" Saddened he shook his head. "I'm not ready for it now."
A long, awkward silence followed. Until Atemu got enough of it, grabbed Yuugi be his shoulders and dragged the other boy out of the deserted place. "What is this test about, anyway?"
The smile on Yuugis face saddened even more.
"It's a secret..."
To be continued (if you like Ôo")
A/N: so... maybe I should explain some things first xD
Faith – a Faith is a creature summoned by a summoner ... Faith' is the plural. It's called Aeon or Guard in my Story, too. These creatures don't have ANYTHING to do with the duel monsters-monsters! I mostly get my inspiration of some of them out of my head, out of games (see A/N in story xD) or out of books and myths. Basically they are souls, lost between the afterlife and this world and cannot return in their old, true forms when summoned.
Summoner – people, who can call Faith' into this world. Yuugi is an apprentice to one of the 7 High Summoners in the ancient known world. They are not really welcome in most of the world, though their powers are often incredible. But that will be explained in one of the next chapters :P
Atemus and Yuugis attitude – yes, they are only eight and acting quite a lot older ... but Atemu never learned otherwise than being this way (being prince and all) an Yuugi being taught under the strict view of his master, since he could remember, I think, it's quite understandable.
The Genre – I wasn't quite sure, cuz I'm writing it very spontaneous Ôo the rating might go up in later chapters, even, but there WILL be YYY in later chapters! Just dunno how at the moment xD
So...? How was it? "
I want some critical, but fair reviews (actually, I would be even happy, if u write that u liked it and I should continue xD")
Thanks for reading so far
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