===Yugi pov===
As night came I was laying on my bed thinking about what Mai had said. A thousand questions kept buzzing in my head and I couldn't answer them. I sighed and sat up, I wanted to talk to Atemu but Akil want him and Serenity to sleep in the same room. I sighed again and left my room. Maybe a walk can help me clear my thoughts.
I walked around the palace until I came up to the gardens. It wasn't like the one at Atemu's palace but still it was wonderful. There was a huge tree where it's branches reached out for the pillar which were ten feet away. In front of the tree was a water fountain and the garden had the greenest grass I had ever seen. I walked up to the tree and looked up, the tree looked easy to climb. I reached out and started to climb up the tree. I got up to a comfortable spot and sat on a branch. I sighed and looked up at the sky. There must have been more then a million stars glowing tonight, each one looked like diamonds in the dark sky. I sighed then I heard someone else sigh, I turned my head to see who it was. It was princess Serenity, she looked around and sat underneath a tree then sighed again.
"Why me" she said
I held my breath hoping she wouldn't see me.
"Why must I have these horrible eyes of mine. Because of them I am being forced to marry someone I don't love" she said
/She doesn't love Atemu" I thought
"It is not fair why must father be so worry so much about me. I can take care of the kingdom with her help and I would be very happy with her" she said
I leaned in to have a better chance of hearing but I leaned in too far and a branch snapped. The next thing that I knew was I was on the ground face flat.
"Atemu" Serenity said
"Oww that hurt" I said
"Oh Yugi it was just you" she sighed
"Sorry about that did I scare you" I asked
"You did, what were you doing in the tree" she asked
"I couldn't sleep" I said
"Me too" she said
I sat next to her and looked up at the sky, Serenity brought her knees to her chest and hugged them
"Did you overhear me just now" she asked
"...Yes" I said
"Please don't tell Atemu, I do like him, but just as friends" she said
"Don't worry I won't tell" I said
"Thank you Yugi" she said
"Can I ask you something" I said
"Sure" she said
"Who was the girl you were talking about" I asked
"I can't say" she said
"Why not" I asked
"The way I feel about her, it is forbidden" she said
"I see" I said
"I really do like her and I know I can trust her with my life" she said
"She's really that special" I said
"Of course, she is strong and beautiful, she is also very clever and she protects me like no other person" she said
I thought about it for a moment and a thought came into my mind.
"Is it Mai" I said
She gasped and looked at me.
"Please I beg of you don't tell anyone" she said
"You are in love with her aren't you" I asked
"Please Yugi I don't want anyone to find out" she said
"Your secret is safe with me" I said
"Mai has been doing all she can to help me with my eye sight, she has been training several birds to help me around" she said
"That must be nice, does she love you too" I asked
"I...I don't know, I am to ashamed to ask her" she said
Suddenly everything made sense, Mai wanted me to think Atemu was bad so she could be with Serenity. I chuckled lightly then I looked at Serenity.
"I think I know how she feels" I said
"But how can you" she asked
"Let's go, we should see Mai right now" I said
"Yugi I am sure Mai is asleep, I don't want to bother her" she said
"Serenity don't you see this can be your chance to get out of the marriage. Wouldn't you rather be with Mai then Atemu" I said
She blushed heavily and hugged her knees tighter.
"I don't know what if Mai rejects me, I couldn't what would happen to us" she said
"I am sure she will understand" I said
She looked at me and nodded, I got up and held my hand.
"Thank you Yugi" she said
She took my hand and I helped her up to her feet. She started to lead the way towards Mai's room but then something got caught me my sandal and I tripped. This made me push Serenity down onto the ground then she let out a small yell.
"I sorry I tripped" I said
"It's ok" she said
"What in Ra's name is going on here" someone said
We turned our heads to see Akil and he looked dead pissed off. I quickly got off of Serenity and she got onto her feet.
"Yugi just tripped and-
"I see what happen you were trying to seduce my daughter" he hissed
"No I wasn't" I said
"Lies guards" he yelled
Several guards quickly came and grabbed me by the arms.
"Please I am telling the truth" I said
"Father Yugi didn't try to do anything please let him go" she said
"Serenity you let your blindness confuse you, this mad tried to seduce you before your marriage while in my palace. I will not let him go unpunished for that" he said
"Please sir I beg of you" I said
"Enough you have one hundred lashes for trying to seduce my daughter" he said
"A hundred sir this isn't fair" I said
"Take him away" he said
The guards dragged me away over to the lower levels of the palace. One of them forced a cloth into my mouth and ripped off my shirt. Another forced me onto a stone and handcuffed my wrists to the side of the stone. I started to cry then I felt the whip hit me hard. I let out a muffle scream and more tears fell from my eyes.
/Atemu please help me/ I prayed
===end of part 21===
Yugi: so how does your mouth feel now
Cat: it hurts from time to time all I have to do is take my horse pill pain killers
Yugi: yeah that's kind of how it is after they take out the wisdom teeth
Cat: but I want a god damn steak DX
Yami: so do you make fun of her
Dark: I try but then she makes fun of me
Yugi: why
Dark: when they stuck the needle in her I fainted
Hikira: lol then you hit your head on the table
Dark: shut up they stuck the needle in her three times
Yugi: missed the vein?
Cat: yeah stupid bastard even the blood donations people don't miss the view
Hikira: R&R I DO NOT OWN YUGIOH