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The God Monsters
Upon entering the cave the group had chosen as their temporary home, Seth groaned in frustration. He had to admit that he hadn't quite known how good he had had it back at the palace, until now that is.
The caveat daytime would probably be dimly lit in Ra's rays, but now that Ra had almost set completely, the cave was dark and looked foreboding.
"Home sweet home!" Jou exclaimed, already making himself comfortable on the ground near a couple of rocks… well as comfortable as you could get in a place like this anyway.
"How can you be so cheerful right now, Mutt?" Seth growled as he sat down on a rock.
"Would ya stop callin' me dat!" Jou exclaimed, glaring at Seth.
Seth smirked, "Why, it's fun to see you react to it all the time… Mutt."
"Cous, leave him alone." Atemu chuckled softly. He had absolutely no problem with staying in the cave for a while. After all, it would grant him some more time with his angel. Seth shrugged indifferently before ignoring his cousin and starting to argue with Jou once more.
"You guys are hopeless." Teana muttered, "I'm going to go look for something to eat." She left the cave while muttering something about argueing like a married couple.
"Great, so now we're stuck with those two by ourselves." Atemu said as he sat down on a part of the ground covered in moss. Yuugi giggled before shivering a bit; it was quite cold in the cave, especially since Ra had set completely by now, "You cold?" Atemu asked as he noticed the light shiver and the goose bumps covering the younger one's arms.
Yuugi nodded before 'eep'ing as Atemu pulled him into his lap and taking his blue cape to drape it over them both. Yuugi blushed furiously but hoped that the darkness would conceal it. His blush grew even deeper as he felt Atemu's arms snake their way around his frame and pull him even closer.
"Better?" Yuugi just nodded, not trusting his own voice at the moment. He felt Atemu tighten his hold around him even more as the said Prince started nuzzling him lightly again. Yuugi could do nothing than hold back the moans that were ready to come out of his throat. He relaxed in the hold after a few second, knowing Atemu wouldn't stop and quite frankly, not really wanting the other to stop anyway.
Atemu kept nuzzling his little angel while at the same time listening to Seth and Jou argue like a married couple, 'Yup, he's in love.' he smirked at this thought. Though neither of them had ever fallen in love before, he had always thought that it would be easier for him than for Seth, as Seth mostly blocked out his feelings for other people. He silently hoped that Seth would just continue to argue with the blonde so he could keep himself occupied with the little angel in his arms. He was very happy about the fact that Yuugi had relaxed after a moment and was now actually leaning against his chest – though he doubted that Yuugi was even aware of that.
"OH I GIVE UP! YOU'RE HOPELESS!" Jou yelled before turning his back to the High Priest and muttering darkly under his breath.
Seth just smirked at his victory and turned towards Atemu and his little look-alike. Even though the cave was dark and you could barely see anything, he could make out Atemu sitting against a wall on some moss with Yuugi on his lap… and his cousin was having a lot of fun as far as he could see. He decided to leave his cousin alone for now and tease him about it later, "So what are we going to do now?" he asked.
Atemu let out a sigh as he focused on what the hell he had to do to get the kingdom out of Dakuso's grasp, "I don't know cous, he's the strongest magician known alive. How are we supposed to fight a source of power that big?" They all fell into silence as all of them thought about this, "Wait… didn't my father used to say something about 3 Egyption God monsters?" Atemu thought out loud.
"Yeah, but they're believed to be myth. What makes you think they're real?" Seth asked, raising an eyebrow sceptically.
"Because my father wasn't one to believe just anything. If he believed in this, then there is definitely some truth to it." Atemu replied, "The only question is: where are these god monsters?"
"According to legend, the God Monsters are supposed to rest in a sacred temple. I know where the temple is since my father once taught me about it, but if the monsters are real, so are all the traps that protect the temple." Seth said.
"You two totally lost me. God Monsters? What are ya talkin' about?" Jou asked thoroughly confused.
Seth let out a sigh, "They're the most powerful monsters known." he said, trying to put it as simple as possible.
Jou blinked, "Oh," he blinked again before grinning, "are there any cards of them?"
Atemu chuckled, "There are," he said smirking, "and they're mine."
Jou's eyes widened, "You're kidding!" he exclaimed as Atemu's smirk just widened in reply.
"He's not kidding, that's one of the reasons why he always beats me." Seth grumbled.
Atemu smirked, "One of them yeah, the other being that I'm just better."
Seth rolled his eyes, "Whatever."
"So… we're going to find the real versions of these monsters?" Yuugi asked.
"That's about the only way I can think of to get stronger than Dakuso. He's a really powerful Mage." Atemu said. He noticed the somewhat scared glint in his little one's eyes and started nuzzling the boy again, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you. I promise."
Yuugi blushed again as he could feel Jou and Seth smirk at the two of them, "O-okay." he then mentally kicked himself for stuttering.
Teana walked back into the cave with some berries and nuts in her arms, "Hey guys, this was all I could find." she said. She handed small portions to everybody and sat down near Jou. Jou quickly filled her in on what the plans were and, with some help from Seth, also explained what the god monsters were.
As Jou and Seth were done explaining, they looked Atemu and Yuugi's way to see them both sound asleep. Atemu still had his arms around Yuugi and was hugging the other to his chest as Yuugi was leaning against Atemu's chest and tightly holding onto the material of Atemu's robes.
Seth chuckled softly at the display, "We better get some sleep as well. Knowing Atemu, he'll want to leave tomorrow morning as soon as we're all awake."
The others agreed and they all found a spot in the cave to sleep. Seth watched as the other two fell asleep right away, though he couldn't quite fall asleep. It wasn't that he was lying on moss - which wasn't exactly what he was used to – or that it was cold around him. No, it was the damn Mutt lying not too far away from him. He sighed as he tried to push Jou out of his thoughts but realized it wasn't working. The so-called Mutt was filling his mind completely, 'Damn it, I hate it when Atemu's right about things. I just can't be liking the Mutt!' he glanced at Jou's sleeping form and sighed once more in defeat, 'Or maybe I can.'
"Would you all just hurry up!" Atemu scolded at Jou, Seth and Teana. He and Yuugi were walking up front as the other 3 followed them – only in Atemu's opinion they were going to slow.
"Will you stop nagging us all the time! It's Ra-damned hot okay!" Seth yelled back. He had had it with Atemu and all his yelling and snapping at them. The only one being spared of this treatment was Yuugi.
Yuugi was walking by Atemu's side without any sort of scolding, glaring or yelling thrown at him. Actually, Atemu was using the powers in the Millennium Puzzle to shield the bright rays of Ra from himself and Yuugi. The others on the other hand did not have this and were being fried alive, "Now I know what an egg must feel when it's bein´ fried." Jou muttered so only Teana and Seth could hear.
"I'll have to agree with you for this time," Seth muttered back before turning his attention back to Atemu who was glaring at them impatiently, "Atemu, we need a break! We've been walking through this Ra-forsaken desert for the past 3 hours and we need to stop!"
"And where do you suggest we stop, hmm? We're in the middle of the desert so if we stop we get fried even more." Atemu growled.
"Except for you and Yuugi." Seth muttered under his breath.
"Uhm… guys?" Teana piped up. Atemu and Seth both turned their eyes on her, glares still visible and scaring the brunette slightly, "I just wanted to say that there's a city over there." she said quickly, taking a step back at the harsh looks.
Seth and Atemu stopped glaring to stare in the direction where Teana was pointing to. True enough, a city could be seen at the horizon, "Well what're we waitin' for?" Jou grinned and started running towards the city with new found strength and motivation. Teana and Seth - who were both very happy to see a city because it meant rest, food and water – quickly ran after the blonde, leaving Yuugi and Atemu behind.
"What are they complaining about?" Yuugi asked, "I'm not hot at all."
Atemu grinned at his little angel before taking the others hand and pulling him towards the city, "That's because I've been using the magic in my Puzzle to shield us from Ra's heat." he said smiling down at Yuugi.
Yuugi cocked his head to the side in a very cute way, 'Then why didn't he do that to the others as well?' choosing to ignore the question and just walk on to the city, he could suddenly feel it getting hotter around him.
Atemu growled softly as he felt the magic of the Puzzle fade away slowly. He had been using its powers for too long and he had been using it on two people to make things worse. Now the Puzzle's shield was slowly fading away which meant that his little one would be fried alive if they didn't get to the city fast, "Come on, we better catch up to the others." he said, tugging on Yuugi's hand. They ran as fast as they could towards the fast closing city.
"So you have no idea were we are?"
"Not a clue."
"You're kidding me… right? Please tell me you're kidding."
"Atemu, do I look like I'm kidding? I have no idea where this city is and therefore, I can't say where we have to go."
Teana sighed as the two cousins were trying to figure out where they were and which way to go. They had gone to the city as fast as they could and with some of the money that Seth had luckily brought when he escaped the palace, they had been able to buy some water and food.
There was something terribly wrong with this place though. Everybody in the city seemed to be staring at them strangely while other looks were more suggestive. Seth and Atemu had both pulled cloaks over their heads to fool everyone around like they had done to her and her friends before,so she knew they hadn't been recognized.
"Guys, let's just go okay?" Jou asked nervously. He too had been feeling very uncomfortable under the many gazes they seemed to attract.
"Go where? We have no idea were we are Mutt. We can't just walk back into that desert without knowing where to go." Seth growled, thoroughly annoyed at their current position.
"I know but I don't trust it here. Dey keep lookin' at us." Jou said nervously.
A loud neigh made them all look around to see a male figure with long black hair reaching his mid-backand emerald green eyes wearing a – surprisingly clean – brown robe coming at them on a beautiful black stallion. The figure stopped right in front of the small group of friends and smirked, "So you are the travellers I've heard so much about." he spoke, his tone filled with arogance. He had a sultry voice that could make just about any girl faint just at the tone of it – luckily Teana wasn't one to be seduced easily.
Yuugi, always being the polite one, smiled friendly at the man, "I guess we are. Can we help you with anything?"
The man on the stallion looked at Yuugi and his smirk turning into a grin.
Atemu noticed that the eyes of the man had filled with desire at first glancing at his angel. He growled low in his throat and stepped forward to stand in front of Yuugi slightly. The man glowered at Atemu but Atemu didn't even flinch; he was used to fierce glares.
"Well I'm afraid you have violated one of the rules of this city." the man said, still glowering at Atemu who had accepted the glaring contest and was glaring back with all his might.
"What rules?" Jou asked cluelessly.
"Upon entering you must give the ruler a gift." the man spoke.
"And who is this ruler?" Atemu growled.
"Why, that would be me. I am the great Sovok, ruler and master here. Since you have not presented me with a gift when entering my city, I shall now take something I want." Sovok smirked as he let his horse dash forward a few steps to knock Atemu out of the way, before grabbing Yuugi and galloping away at full speed.
Atemu fell to the ground as Sovok's horse dashed a few steps forward and glared up to see Sovok grabbing his Yuugi and galloping away as fast as he could.
"NO!" Atemu cried out, already getting to his feet and running after the man who's soul would soon be joining the shadows in the Shadow Realm if he had anything to say about it.
"Atemu! Come back here!" he heard Seth cry out but he ignored it. He needed Yuugi and he would die before he let this Sovok character hurt his little angel.
Although the Puzzle was still regaining its power, Atemu prayed to the shadow magic in it to help him. He felt new strength course through his veins as the Millennium Puzzle shone dimly under his cloak. He followed Sovok and the screaming Yuugi to the largest building in the city. The gate however, had closed by the time Atemu got to it and he had to watch as Sovok dismounted his horse and grabbed Yuugi by his wrist before pulling the other along.
"SOVOK!" Atemu yelled in rage. Sovok turned to the gate to smirk at the sight of the enraged Atemu standing there.
"What is it, peasant?" Sovok taunted mockingly, "Leave this city before I take another of your friends."
Atemu had trouble restraining his anger but knew he couldn't just use his shadow magic just yet. A lot of people were standing around him and if word got out that a stranger had somehow 'killed' their ruler, Dakuso would surely know that it had been him.
"He's mine now so go!" Sovok mocked in a commanding voice before pulling a struggling Yuugi with him into the large building.
Yuugi had been happy all day. He had been with Atemu the entire time and it seemed that only he had been spared from all the glares, scowls and yelling. But now…
Now he was being pulled through a house by the ruler of the city they had entered. Atemu was outside, not able to help him and he hadn't failed to notice the lust filled gaze Sovok had given him when he first laid eyes on him.
He was roughly pushed into a room and fell to the ground painfully. He looked up with fear filled eyes to see Sovok close the door behind him and glance at him once again with lust filled eyes.
"You'll make a perfect pleasure slave for me." Sovok spoke grinning like a madman. Yuugi backed away as Sovok slowly came closer to him.
'Atemu, where are you?'
°has found a hiding place and is speaking to you from there° okay, I know, you all wanna kill me for leaving it at that and getting Yuugi in this much trouble but...but... Damn, I don't have any excuses... WAIT! The plot bunnies! They made me do it! Kill them! Not me! °sees readers take out torture devices and start looking for her° Uh oh... Well can you at leas wait with the torture til after you people review! °sees readers shake their heads and continue to search° damn, I´m SO dead now. BUT IF YOU KILL ME YOU´LL NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT! °sees readers stop looking for her and acting all innocent as if nothing has happened° man, that wasclose one. Well anyway, if you guys wanna know what hapens next, review!