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33Warning33 AU, ancient Egypt setting, AU, OOC, VERY AU, Yaoi in later chapters, did I mention AU? xD, YuugiXAtemu-pairing 33Warning33

Special Warning: an OC will show up next chapter, but she will not stay for long, really.

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"Shit!" I said again and turned to the prince. "Atemu, we must leave immediately! That was one of my Masters Faith' he uses to spy!" I grabbed Atemu by his arm and dragged him as fast as I could back to the palace.

I was so lost in my own thoughts, that I didn't realize the Princes eyes starting do grow in surprise.

And I didn't realize how I had called him.

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Normal POV

The two boys reached the palace walls just in time – or so Yuugi thought as there were no guards around at the place, they would climb over inside.

"Good, looks like we made it in time" he said as he turned to Atemu. He was about to say something else, but raised a surprised eyebrow first by the look the Prince gave him. "What?"

There Atemu was: smirking at his friend like there would be no tomorrow. He was unbelievable happy that he said it to him.

"Say it again!" he demanded which earned him a confused look of the small summoner. Yuugi didn't quite understand what Atemu was talking about. "You just called me by my name! Do it again!" If he wouldn't have been the Prince and all, he would have jumped around Yuugi in happiness as soon as he realized the other calling him by his name.

A few minutes passed, before the other widened his eyes in shock and realization. He blushed deeply and his look turned to the ground in embarrassment. "I-I didn't mean to, Pri-" he stumbled but was cut short by a stern glance of Atemu as he looked back up again.

"Say.it.again!" the young princes growled. He was tired of this whole Prince-thing from his best friend. At least HE should be able to call him by the name when no one else did!

Seeing the stern look in the Princes eyes, he sighed. Yuugi had lost. He knew the Prince wasn't used to not get what he wanted. With an unwilling tone in his voice he whispered, what the prince wanted to hear again. "Atemu..."

This time Atemu couldn't stop himself from being an 8 years old, cheerful boy. "YAY!" He tackled Yuugi down and hugged him close laughing madly. (1)

Yuugi on the other hand didn't really know what happened to him as he found himself on the ground again this day – and again Atemu was the reason he lay there and AGAIN Atemu lay on top of him. The only difference: the prince was HUGGING him so deeply, he thought he would die at the loss of air. It was just in time the prince released him from the hug but didn't move away from Yuugi.

Smirking and with amusement in his eyes he looked into the amethyst orbs of the other. "So, Yuugi! As the Prince of Kemet and Pharaoh in future, I forbid you to call me ANYTHING else than by my real name!" he grinned slightly evil at the gasp, the other made.

Yuugi was about to protest, but was cut short by a wave of the princes hand. "You heard my order!"

Yuugi snorted. 'Now he's acting like he already IS Pharaoh!' Although he would never say this thought aloud, his voice was dripping with sarcasm when he answered: "As you wish, Atemu!"

Not at all pleased with the sarcastic tone in his voice but saying nothing at all, Atemu climbed down from Yuugi one again and was about to say, that – now that's settled – they should go on to climb the wall, when actually HE was cut short by a dangerous growl which belonged to a VERY scary old man.

"Yuugi..."

Both boys flinched at the dangerously low voice and turned to see burning golden eyes staring at them.

"Ma-Master!" Yuugi gasped and looked for a good hideout but didn't find any as his master grabbed him and Atemu by the collar of their brown cloaks and dragged them right back into the palace – Atemu struggling and screaming that he would regret his actions later on and Yuugi in a shocked state mumbling 'I'm doomed!' over and over again.

SLAP!

Yuugi was slapped hard so on his cheek by his master, he had to stumble a few steps not to fall.

After his Master had left Atemu to the wrath of his father, he had dragged his apprentice to their chambers which were plain-decorated. Only one table, a chair and two small beds were what you could call a decoration. On the table were many scrolls with spells – most of them made up by his Master himself (2) – and training-plans for his apprentice. The chamber being in the middle of the palace not so far of the pharaohs and Princes chambers didn't have one single window. Candles and torches lit up the room instead.

"How many TIMES do I have to tell you NOT to use your Faith' in public? You know what people will do to you if they ever find out of you being a summoner!" Yuugis Master fumed his golden eyes glowing, like they were on fire. He sighed. "The Pharaoh only grants us his hospitality because he needs us for Wotan-knows-what!" (3)

Yuugi knew his Master was one of the folk called the Vikings. But except for his beliefs he changes his appearance so it would match more with the culture of the land he was in. Which didn't automatically mean he would pray to the gods the culture possessed.

Guilt and sadness forming in Yuugis amethyst eyes he looked down to the ground again. He knew, as a summoner you wasn't welcome in most of the known world because most of the kings – or whatever liked to call themselves – saw a threat in all that was more powerful then themselves. But that wasn't the only reason...

His thoughts came to a halt as his Master sighed again. He looked up to him hoping to look at him in the face, but only saw his back.

"I'm awaiting a visitor tomorrow" his Master said with a strange tone of strictness which made Yuugi raise one of his fine eyebrows. "She will be your sparing-partner and tutor for a month, before you will take the last test."

Yuugi gasped and almost fainted at this statement. "But MASTER! I don't think I'm ready for this!"

With an angry glare his Master jumped around to face him. "QUIT LYING TO ME, YUUGI!" he boomed shocking the young boy to no end as he did so. "I have had a little talk to the guards you stopped last time you were at a run into the city with the prince!"

Again this day realization shot him deep. Not caring to tell him, that it was the time before last time, Yuugi was trembling in shock. He couldn't speak about the High-Faith he was calling upon to distract the guards...?

Could he...?

"I see your realization! Yes, I'm talking about the dragon you called" his Masters voice was calm again, but it still had the strict tone placed into it.

'So he knew...' Yuugi thought. Still in shock and trembling like crazy he moved to leave the chambers like he was in a trance. His eyes dull of shock. 'He knew all along...' (4)

His Master followed his movements with his eyes. "Where are you going?" He knew he would shock Yuugi with his announcement and, although he didn't show it, it pained him to no end to see his apprentice in this state, but it was absolutely necessary. After all Yuugi was like a real son to him. Raising him since he only was a year old it was natural for him to have the boy around. He didn't REALLY wait for an answer, but after Yuugi had stopped in his tracks not looking back at his Master for a few minutes he got it, though.

"Outside. For a walk."

Atemu sat in his chamber on his comfortable bed and held his right cheek which was slightly swollen and the colour began to change into purple already.

He hissed at the thought of his father.

"He didn't have to slap me THAT hard!" he pouted as he looked out of his balcony. His eyes lightening as he saw Yuugi sitting under the night sky on the edge of the small garden lake not so far from his balcony.

"I don't want to see you outside of your chambers for about the next three weeks!"

The voice of his father ordered in his head, he groaned. 'As if I would let him make me a prisoner in my own home!' (5)

Atemu got back to his bed, grabbed some sheets and bound them together – not even thinking to escape out of his door knowing there would be guards around to prevent it. One of the ends he bound onto one of the pillars on the balcony letting the rest fall down outside.

Proud of his work he looked down over the little wall to see, how far his 'rope' – as he called it in his own thoughts – reached. Surprised that it nearly reached the bottom, he climbed over the wall and down the rope to reach is friend.

Yuugi sat there arms wrapped around his knees he held close to his body and watched the waves on the lake in thought. He didn't even look up as he heard quiet footsteps approaching him in the soft grass knowing it was the prince.

He sighed and whispered sure that Atemu will hear him. "You don't even have to try to startle my, Atemu" he was still not used to use his name. "I already know about your presence..."

Atemu was just behind him and really wanted to startle him, pouted slightly. But the pout faded as soon as it had come: his friend seemed sad.

So he sat down beside him and looked at him worriedly. "What's the matter? Something wrong?" he sweatdropped slightly. "Except the fact that you would have been scolded by your Master than I was by my father, I mean..."

Yuugi lay back with a sigh and looked at the stars. He could feel Atemus eyes on him true worry evident in them. He wanted SO badly to tell Atemu everything that was about to happen, but at the same time he was scared that the other would change in front of him if he did.

"I will have a new tutor for about a month starting tomorrow."

Atemu raised a surprised eyebrow. "Oh, really? Who will it be then? Surely this is not the reason why you're sitting here all alone in the cold night...?" He watched Yuugi closing his eyes expelling the beautiful view of the stars out of his head.

"I don't know who it will be. But the Master told me, it is a she."

Atemu tried to raise his eyebrow even higher but found it wasn't possible for him. What was Yuugis problem with that? He was being tutored by Isis in healing, and she was a she, too. And it didn't even matter to him. It made him confused that Yuugi – YUUGI of ALL others around him – did have something against being tutored by a woman. Beside the fact, that he DID notice his other question was unanswered.

Opening his eyes and looking at Atemu as he didn't respond he saw the puzzled eyes of the prince resting on himself. He sighed deeply. Of course Atemu wasn't able to understand his dilemma.

He thought about a way to explain it to Atemu so he would understand a few minutes before he started again. "There are seven High Summoners in the known world. She has to be one of them because my master is one, too. Out of these seven High Summoners there are only two who are female. Their name is not known to any of the other five as long as they don't need their help. You see...? They're POWERFUL! They even can hide nearly all of their existence to the others!"

"Why are there only two female High Summoners?" Atemu cut in curiosity getting the best of him again.

Again Yuugi looked at the stars chuckling dryly. "Because they got too much emotions. Most of the female apprentices are too emotional to go through the last test to become a High Summoner." He shook his head slightly. "Don't get me wrong. Many of the male apprentices can't do it either."

Atemu groaned. He didn't understand one word of the emotional-thing. And: "Again this test! Tell me, what is it about!" But Yuugi only continued to look at the stars and seemed not to be bothered to answer. Until he sat up with a start.

He locked his eyes with the deep crimson one of the prince giving him a slight wave of uneasiness running through his veins.

"I will have to leave, once the training with her is over, Atemu. And that's for sure!" he said seriously.

The little prince didn't know why, but he felt like his heart was shattered into a billion pieces. Now he finally found a TRUE friend, that was able to call him by his true name and he would just have to let him go...?

He couldn't stand this.

He threw himself towards Yuugi, hugged him tight and began to cry out his heart and soul not even caring to ask himself why he was so sad at all. After all he did know all along, that his friend wouldn't be staying forever, but he realized that he had hoped he would.

He made a plan to make him stay. He would NEVER let his only true friend leave! He didn't care if his thoughts were selfish. He just wanted somebody he could talk openly to, and that happened to be Yuugi.

The two boys didn't notice two sad, golden orbs watching them. And they didn't hear the voice whispering to himself.

"I should have done this months before." Yuugis Master sighed. "The Prince doesn't even seem to know, that his feelings are far beyond friendship already."

With that and a decision made, Yuugis Master retreated back into the palace.

To be continued

A/N: again pretty fast update xD" I'm getting a hang on this fiction ... actually I feel kinda strange with all those ideas just seeming to plop out of my head x3 but I think it's a good strange feeling xD this chapter is about 300 words longer than the last (maybe even 400 Oo) I'm getting better in the size of the chapters, don't you think? O-od

(1)I like it somehow, when Atemu is doing this xD so adorable –hugs Atemu-plushie-

(2)His Master is a High Summoner and can make up spells by his own. Something normal summoners are not able to do.

(3)Wotan is another name for the highest god of the ancient North Folk (probably known as Odin, too) just HAD to put it in here as he was once the highest god in my region of Germany, too xD

(4)his Master said his new tutor will arrive the next day, so he had to know for some time now if you count the travelling-time for her.

(5)what a rebellious little brat he is, huh? xD maybe someone should tell him that his father IS the pharaoh, after all... –looks around for some candidates to tell him- -nobody seems to be interested- xD thought so xD

Atemu – YES, he's getting a hang on Yuugi. Now he thinks it's only the friendship that lets him do/say some things he would never say to anyone else. (AS IF! XD)

The last test – maybe it will be explained in the next chapter... they have to grow older, too. Don't you think? xD I don't want them to stay 8 forever! OO" maybe some of you even think they know what this test is about ... in this chapter are some hints on it... but I made SURE they are well-hidden xD tell me, if you have an idea! I would love to see your guesses xD

So... did you like it?

I hope so, because I had really much fun writing it – even if its not so much with cynical or sarcastic comments than the last xD or maybe it's because of that.

Anyway ... tell me, what you think xD I won't bite ... too much xD and if you have ANY questions then ask. I will put them in the A/N sometime and answer them as well

Thanks for reading –kisses-

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