me: new chappie time!

YAMI: about time!

me: what? it hasn't been that long!

YAMI: to you

me: (punches Yami) shut up!

Warrior Nun: yay! i like the rating!

dragonlady222: oh, don't worry! he will be! and Anzu get's her just deserts! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA

ANZU: OO; i don't like the sound of that

lifluvanime: you love my fics! (glittery eyes) THANK YOU SO MUCH! YOU ARE WONDERFUL! HERE IS THE CHAPPIE!

Page Turn: thank you

YUGI: (puppy dog eyes)ac, pleasedon't be mean to Yami! at least don't hit him anymore!

me: -- okay! guess i'll have to find a new way to release my anger(punches Anzu) on with the fic!

ac-the-brain-supreme does not own Yugioh. she does own the plot though. no matter how played out it is

me: it's not!

pfft! please!


\Yami's POV/

It was early evening when Prince Yami returned to from his long garden walk. When he opened the door, he was happy to see Yugi still there. Of course, where else would he go?

"Did anyone come?" Prince Yami asked.

Yugi, who was done cleaning for the day and had been obediently waiting for more orders, replied to his new Master, "One of Lady Anzu's servants stopped by with an invitation for you: Lady Anzu wishes for you to dine with her tonight in her apartments."

Prince Yami grimaced inwardly. He sighed and looked out a nearby window.

Yugi's eyes gained sympathy. "You don't like her very much, do you, Master?"

Prince Yami looked at Yugi in shock.

Yugi slapped a hand over his mouth and bowed so much and so quickly that the Prince thought that Yugi's upper half was going to fly off.

"I'm sorry! I spoke out of turn didn't I, Master? Please forgive me!" Yugi said while bowing.

Prince Yami walked over to the smaller boy and stopped his bowing by placing his hand on Yugi's back. Prince Yami then tilted Yugi's head up by using one of his fingers to lift his chin. A smile appeared on Prince Yami's face when he saw the little one's shocked and confused expression.

"No need to apologize. It's just that, I've never really been asked my opinion on Lady Anzu" Prince Yami explained.

Prince Yami let go of his servant's chin and walked away. When he started to talk again, it was while looking out the window upon his kingdom below. "For all her beauty, Anzu has just as much, if not more, arrogance. I'm supposed to marry her, and to marry someone means you love them, but," Prince Yami faced Yugi who was looking at him in interest, "I just can't love someone that conceited."

Yugi was quiet for a moment before saying, "Master, I wish not to talk out of turn."

"If you have advice, I'd be more than happy to listen to it."

Yugi smiled and blushed lightly. "Well, maybe you don't have to love her. Maybe you just have to respect her. Try to be her friend. I'm sure Lady Anzu has some nice qualities that you would find admirable, Master."

Prince Yami smiled at his servant's logic. "I see that you may be right, Yugi. Go to Lady Anzu and tell her I am on my way. Her quarters are only down the corridor and to the left. Oh, and stay until I get there."

Yugi bowed deeply and answered, "Yes Master." Yugi left his Master's rooms and traversed to Lady Anzu's.

Prince Yami put a hand over his heart. It was beating twice as fast as it normally would.

Odd he thought as he readied himself to dine with his fiancé.

\Yugi's POV/

While walking down the hallway, Yugi put his hands up to his cheeks. They were on fire. His heart was beating so fast, it nearly burst out of his chest.

What's going on? Yugi thought. Maybe I'm ill or something. I've never felt like this before.

The sound of his new Master's musical voice replayed over and over again in Yugi's ears. Deep and strong and beautiful; just like the voice's owner.

Yugi took the right turn and was soon faced with a large door that was a mahogany color. Yugi knocked on the wooden door, which was answered by the girl from before.

"What do you want?" the red-haired servant asked.

Yugi cringed at the harshness in her voice. "The Prince has sent me to tell Lady Anzu that he has accepted her offer and is on his way."

"I'll make sure she knows." Just before the door was slammed in his face, Yugi managed to squeak out, "The Prince also wishes that I stay here until he comes."

The girl glared at him before sighing and telling him to wait. The door was closed. Yugi waited for a few minutes before the door reopened and the same girl ushered him inside.

Lady Anzu's apartments were not as extravagantly decorated as Prince Yami's was. Though there were precious metals and gems, there were less of them and no expensive wood or marble. Lady Anzu herself was wearing an all-silk white gown that had a golden clasp around her neck. She looked at Yugi as if he were trash.

"You are to stay in Adrianne's (A/N: yes…the same Adrianne from Kaiba's Adventures in Our World) room until Prince Yami gets here and tells you to leave" she instructed with a scowl.

Yugi bowed and followed Adrianne into her room. When he entered, he found the little room to be freezing cold and had sparsely anything but a pillow and a raggy blanket.

"Th-This is what our rooms are supposed to be like?" Yugi asked as he rubbed his arms.

"Yeah…our bath water is supposed to be this cold if not more so. Do you want me to tell you more things?"

Yugi nodded.

\Yami's POV/

"Yami!" Lady Anzu shrieked as said Prince walked into her view. "Oh, I'm so happy that you have accepted my invitation!"

"It is a pleasure to see you." What a big, fat lie that was! But still, Prince Yami promised to Yugi that he would try to get to know this conceited bitch of a woman, so that was what he was going to try to do tonight.

"I'm so glad!" Lady Anzu seemed to think of herself as a clinging vine, since that was how she was connected to Prince Yami's arm. "Now you can get rid of that little servant boy!"

"Why do you wish him to leave?" Prince Yami asked as he spotted Yugi coming out of one of Lady Anzu's servant's room. He was rubbing his arms and looked cold.

"Well, I don't want that stupid little servant boy to be in my apartments as much as I don't want him in yours. You promised I wouldn't see him!" Lady Anzu complained as she used one arm to point toward Yugi.

Prince Yami kept his eyes on Yugi, whose head was bowed. How this woman, if she was even that, could insult this beautiful little boy, call him ugly, stupid, disgusting, was beyond any explanation that the Prince could make up.

And Yugi, just standing there, taking it all in as if he had heard it before. How could he stand that mockery? His position, compared to Lady Anzu's, kept Yugi from harming her, yes, but that didn't mean he couldn't defend himself.

Yugi's status as an angel grew in Prince Yami's perspective.

"Anzu, may you stop talking and let the dinner begin?" Prince Yami asked, holding back as much of his anger and hatred for the woman as he possibly could.

Lady Anzu snapped out of her rant and said, "Why of course! I'm so glad you mentioned it, sweetie (A/N: ((cringe)) )! I would've forgotten if you hadn't reminded me!" Prince Yami dismissed Yugi, who happily left, though he hid it well. The fact that Yugi nearly ran out of the room made it clear that he wanted to get out.

Lady Anzu led Prince Yami to her little kneel-down table and told Adrianne to see what the cooks were making that night. Adrianne did as she was told and left, which was odd since all servants have message transporters next to their room doors.

"Alone at last" Lady Anzu whispered, her voice taking a seductive tone.

Prince Yami didn't like where this was going.

Lady Anzu's hand found Prince Yami's and held it. "Yami…we are to wed in only 6 months, as you should know. At first I didn't like the idea of having to marry family (A/N: they're 3rd cousins) but once I saw you, I knew that we were meant to be together. So…that's why…I must ask…about the unspoken pleasure."

Prince Yami's blood ran cold. "Wh-What?"

Lady Anzu looked shy when she said the next few statements. "Well, I must ask whether you would like to participate in it with me before our wedding. If we are soul mates than it really shouldn't matter whether we perform it before or after our marriage, should it?"

Prince Yami ripped his hand away from hers. Having unspoken pleasure before marriage was strictly against Moral Law! In fact, it was the first rule on that list! What kind of woman would ask that sort of question!

Prince Yami didn't need to say that he was leaving; the hatred and anger that was glaring in his eyes made sure that Lady Anzu wouldn't defy his wishes.

\Yugi's POV/

Yugi stood on the balcony, looking into the clear night sky, oblivious to everything but the moon. The moon, so bright and beautiful, so unbelievably like a huge diamond in the sky, one that never broke or dulled or anything of that sort.

How he hated it.

Yugi hated the moon. He hated it because it was beautiful, because it was like diamond.

Because beautiful things hurt people, diamond hurt people.

Yugi's back tingled in remembrance. It hated the moon as much as Yugi did.

\Yami's POV/

Prince Yami entered his apartments to find Yugi standing on the balcony staring up at the moon, most likely enjoying its beauty.

Prince Yami walked up silently and stood next to Yugi, who didn't seem to notice him. The Prince looked at his servant's face, its beauty magnified by the moon's pale light. The boy's once normally pale skin was transformed into a greater form of its pallor beauty.

"Yugi, I'm sorry for how Lady Anzu treated you. She had no right" Prince Yami apologized.

Yugi jumped a little when Prince Yami spoke, but soon became calm again. "It's no problem, really. I'm fine."

Minutes went past in silence until Prince Yami finally said, "Since I am no longer dining with Anzu and have yet to eat, as I am sure you haven't, I suggest that you call down for some dinner."

Yugi smiled, bowed and said, "That is an excellent idea Master! I shall be back soon." Yugi then walked away to do as his Master said.


me: ahh...fluffy ending! and you have also taken a step into learning more about the damaged soul that is Yugi!

YUGI: why is my soul damaged?

me: cause i made it that way in my fic

YAMI: that's vague

me: well, i don't want the readers to find out so soon!

YUGI: that's what makes her a good writer!

me: AWWWWW! (huggles Yugi)

YAMI: SHE'S BRAIN-WASHED YOU YUGI! I'LL SAVE YOU!

me: psycho. anywho, read and review! see ya next time!