===Yugi pov===

It's has been three long and tortuous days since Katara had taken me into her small home, she had live on the outskirts of the city so it would be safe for me to hide. Me and Katara haven't talked much since I have been her. I couldn't talk to her for what she had done earlier, she keeps telling me that she had to get rid of the ring or else they would find me. I didn't understand what she was talking about, I have asked her yet she won't answer me.

I sighed heavily as I put wood into a fire, I looked over to Katara who was spinning a wheel with her foot and shaping a pot with her hands. Katara worked as a pottery maker, people would ask for simple pots and vases and Katara would quickly have them made in one day. She had a special talent for making such vases in a short time.

I looked to the side to see Ryou playing with a small cloth like ball, he looked at me and smiled then I smiled back.

"Yugi, can you hand me some more clay" Katara asked

"Oh sure" I said

I grabbed some clay that was by the fire, I had gotten use to the hot heat from the clay so it didn't burn my hands as much as it did the first time. I hand her the clay, she added it to the large pot. I want over to Ryou. Ryou giggled and pulled my hair, for some reason Ryou always love to pull on my hair it didn't hurt but it was a little annoying.

"Ryou, stop pulling Yugi's hair" Katara said softly

"Yes Mama" he said

"Are you bored Ryou" I asked

"Yes" he answered

"I am done with this, right now we can go into town and get something for dinner" she said

"Yay" Ryou cheered

I chuckled lightly, Katara placed the large pot underneath a spot where the sun was able to dry it. Me and Katara cleaned our hands. Katara handed me a cloak, I sighed heavily.

"Do I have to wear that" I asked

"Yes, unless you want to city guards to drag you back with chains and shackles" she said

"Alright" I sighed

I put on the cloak and so did Katara, for some reason she wore a cloak also even though she was already draped enough to cover her fully she still insisted to wear a cloak. Katara picked up Ryou and we walked into town.

After thirty minutes we had gotten enough food to last us for a few days. It wasn't much, just some bread, fruits, and a little bit of meat. I placed the food down on a mat then I cut a piece of fruit for me, Ryou and Katara. I turned to Ryou to find him asleep on his mother's lap. She stroked his hair and hummed softly. I handed Katara a piece of the fruit but, she just shook her head.

"You eat it, you have earned it Yugi" she said

"Are you sure, you look pretty hungry" I said

"It's fine" she said

"I will save some for later ok" I said

"Thank you" she said

I placed the fruit in a small leather bag, I sat across from Katara and watched her sing Ryou to sleep. Even though she is a little cold to me at times, she is a heartwarming mother.

"Katara, may I ask you something" I said

"You may" she said

"Who is Ryou father" I asked

She started glaring at me with burning fire, I slowly looked away. For the look she gave me, she wasn't going to tell me. Katara sighed heavily then I looked at her.

"I don't like to talk about it but…you probably want to know about me by now" she said

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to" I said

"No, you would have found out eventual" she said

"I am from a different land far away from here, my people were rare and very beautiful. Everyone had beautiful snow white hair and beautiful blue eyes. As you can tell I did not fit in with my people well. My parents were disgusted at the sight of me, they would beat me every day because I was different…Everyone would always blame me when things had gone wrong, they would throw stones at me to get rid of their…bad luck" she said

"Katara…I didn't know, I am sorry they did that" I said

"…when I turned fourteen my village had fallen to a plague, my people took it as a sign that I was the source of it all…so they sold me into slavery" she said

===Katara pov===

I kicked and fought against the slavers but, they held their ground. I looked back at my village with teary eyes, my people watch with happy eyes that I was finally leaving the "black sheep" was finally leaving. I cried heavily, this couldn't be happening…why why would they do such a cruel thing to me.

The slavers placed heavily iron shackles on my feet and wrist, then they tied a rope around my waist and tied it to one of their horse. I tried to fight once more but it was no use, I couldn't escape and I had no home to return too. Tears left my eyes as the slavers forced me to walk behind them.

I don't know how long we have been walking, Ra has risen many times so I had lost count of the days. My feet were sore and my legs felt very weak. The slavers finally stopped at an oasis, they took the rope from the horse and tied it to a tree. I laid down and got whatever rest I could, I wouldn't dare try to escape now…I knew that meant horrible…punishment.

"Hey boss, how much do you think that women will be worth" one of the slavers asked

"Don't know, she has some scares on her body so that will take a few coins off her" the boss said

"Do you think a few more coins will be lost if I take her" the slaver asked

"Go ahead, we'll just lie and say she is a virgin" the boss chuckled

My eyes widen in shock, I looked at the slaver who was advancing towards me. I tried to run but I was still tied to the tree and it didn't help that I was still wearing shackles. The slaver grabbed the rope and pulled me down, I coughed heavily when I hit the ground. The slaver smirked and got out a dagger, I looked at him with fearful eyes. He grabbed the shackles from my hands and placed them above my head then he slammed the dagger on the chain, I tried to pull the weapon out but I couldn't. I cried heavily, the slaver chuckled and held my face in his hands.

"You better scream if you know what is good from you" he threaten

He left up my dress and more tears began to fall out of my eyes. Why, why did this have to happen to me. Then the slaver stopped, he looked up to see someone wearing a dark cloak staring at us.

"Go away, she is mine" the slaver said

"Please help me" I begged

"You shut up" he growled

He backed handed me, I cried at the pain. The stranger reacted and kicked the slaver off of me, the slaver hissed and grabbed a sword from his belt. He charged at the strange but, suddenly froze when the sword was about to hit him. The stranger pushed the slaver down with one finger, the slaver didn't move or breathe. I stared at the stranger in shock, he knelt down and cupped my face gently. I couldn't see his face completely , it was too dark to tell and the hood of his cloak didn't help.

"You are very beautiful" he said

"Umm thank you, can you please help me get out of these" I asked

"You are very beautiful, what is your name" he asked

"Katara, please" I asked once more

"I think you will make a wonderful pleasure slave for me" he said

Before I could protest my body went limp and darkness had surround me, I felt being lifted on to something and carried away. I heard someone talking, I couldn't hear everything but I heard them say "the pharaoh can never find her". I felt something wrapped around my wrist, I slowly opened my eyes to see I was in a small room. A small bed was in the corner and right next to the bed was a table. I tried to move but, my hands were chained to the wall. I tried to escape but it was no use, I was trapped.

Suddenly my veison went dark again, I panicked but, some held me tightly. He moved to my ears and chuckled. I know it was the stranger in the cloak. He roughly kissed my neck, I let out a gasp and tried to get away from him.

"It's useless Katara, you are mine now" he said

I felt up left up my dress and I started to cry heavily, he chuckled darkly. Then he used me to pleasure himself over and over again, no matter how much I cried and begged for him to stop he wouldn't listen to me. He would only laugh and cut me, which made me cried more. After hours of endless torture and suffering he finally stopped, I curled into a small ball and cried heavily. The stranger chuckled and started to clean up me, then he dressed me in something soft and smooth. He picked me up and placed me on the bed. He brushed my hair and placed a kiss on my forehead.

"You are so beautiful my little Katara" he said

===Yugi pov===

Katara stopped her story and wiped away her tears, I moved close to her and hugged her. She hugged back and sobbed softly. I rubbed her back assuring her it would be alright. Katara let go of me and wiped away the last of her tears.

"Are you alright" I asked

"Yes, thank you for asking" she said

"You don't have to finish your story" I said

"You are too kind Yugi but, I like to finish my tale…after what seemed like an eternity I had managed to escape the stranger's grasp. I looked around and discovered that I was in the palace, I ran I ran as far as my legs to carry me. I ran all the way to an oasis in the west I got rid of the gold ring marking me as his. I wished I could also get rid of marks the stranger had given me. He would cut, beat and whip me every time he used my body…he said it…added more pleasure. I stayed in the oasis for a few months, it was then I discovered I was bearing the stranger's child…I wanted to end my life right then in there. But, I thought to myself why I should die to end the child's life. So I wanted until the child was born…months had passed as I made a small life in the oasis. It was quite and pleasant, no one had bothered me expect the few travelers but I always hid from them. Then on the night of a full moon, I felt a great pain…after several hours I heard the child cry. I looked at the child, he had the hair of my people. I felt enraged this…thing looked like the people who betrayed me. I grabbed a large rock and raised it over my head. The child suddenly stopped crying and looked at me, he laughed lightly and smiled at me. I threw the rock away and cradle the new born. I cried heavily…it was then I swore to show Ryou my son the kindness that people never showed me" she explained

"So, when did you move back into the city" I said

"That was a year after Ryou was born back into the city. An elderly woman came to the oasis to look for some plants and she found me. She offered me a place in her home, she seem kind and it looked very trusty worthily. So I accepted her offer, the elderly woman ran made pottery for a living so she taught me. After a few years …the kind elderly woman died in her sleep. I was sad for the longest time but, I was able to pull myself together and continued the job the elderly woman pottery job "she said

"That was very nice of you" I said

"Yeah, I do miss her terribly" she said

"I am sure she misses you as well" I said

"You are too kind Yugi" she said

I chuckled softly, Ryou nuzzled his head in his mother's lap. He slowly opened his eyes and smiled at us. Katara smiled and hugged Ryou. Ryou hugged his mother back and smiled happily, I smiled at them. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad living with the two.

==end of part 28===

Cat: I am so sorry for not updating, I have been super busy

Dark: aibou is starting college soon

Cat: ^^; I start on Monday

Yami: wow, do you know what you are going to major

Cat; English

Yugi: really

Cat: *nods* I hope to become a library

Yami: *chuckles* you will be

Cat: thanks guys

Hikira: R&R I DO NOT OWN YUGIOH