Slave Labor

Me: Hello again! I'm trying to update faster but my brother is always fighting me for the computer.

Max: Maybe you should break his knee cap with a wrench. Specifically this wrench...

Miki: Abridged joke! She doesn't own it! '^^

Me: Ahh, the abridged series...funny stuff!

Elaina: Just write your fic! I'm sure people get bored reading these anyways! She owns nothing from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Me: Fiiine...ON WITH THE FIC!

Slave Labor -Chapter 3 -Feeling Better

"Yugi seems to be doing a lot better, Pharaoh," Mana said, waving her wand over some sand. It immediately formed into a small castle. Atemu nodded, looking at the tiny sand castle.

Mana and Atemu were taking a small break after some of the final lessons with Elaina. Atemu sighed in relief. She could be a bit harsh some times. ((Elaina: I really don't act like that by the way! MayJs: Suuure you don't :P))

Yugi had really gotten better since the week he'd been here. But, Atemu hadn't had any time to actually sit and talk to Yugi. He didn't know anything about him except his name. This made him really upset, but there was nothing he could really do about it right now.

"Pharaoh? Are you alright?" Mana asked, standing up and looking at him at an odd angle, "You seem kind of depressed today."

"I'm sure he's fine," Mahad said, appearing out of nowhere. Mana jumped at his sudden appearance, but calmed down when she recognized him. "So, Pharaoh," he said, "What's on your mind?" Atemu glanced around. Yugi, he thought to himself. But he didn't say it out loud.

"Nothing," he replied instead, "I'm perfectly fine." He stood and walked out of the courtyard and walked to his room slowly. What to do, what to do?

"Pharaoh! Hey, Pharaoh!" the familiar voice of Bakura called from behind him, "I have a good question for you." Atemu stopped and turned around to face his friend, masking his deep thoughts well. Marik was with him, as always.

"What is it, Bakura? Marik?" he asked his friends.

"Well, we're wondering what you are planning to do about Yugi," Bakura said, a serious look on his face (and thats unusual for him!). Atemu blushed lightly. What were they going to do about him? Bakura's serious face changed into a chuckle when he noticed Atemu's blush. But Marik slapped him on the arm.

"You know he can't stay, right?" he said, "He probably has a home to get and we can't just take slaves from their work. The others will be jealous." Atemu frowned, knowing that Bakura and Marik are right. The two sighed at his frown and started dragging him away.

"Where are we going?" Atemu called, having to jog to keep up with their stride.

"Excuse our disrespect, Pharaoh, but I believe you should at least go and talk to the boy," Bakura said, "Get to know him a little. You haven't talked to him at all, have you?"

"Not really," Atemu replied, shyly, "I mean, I haven't had time to visit him."

"Well, now you have time," Bakura said, shoving him the room, "I apologize for my disrespect, Pharaoh." He winked and the two were gone just as soon as the appeared.

"Oh, um, Pharaoh!" a small voice called from behind him. Atemu turned to see Yugi kneeling on the floor. Atemu quickly helped him up off the ground.

"I take it you are feeling better," he said, somehow keeping his calm. Why is Yugi making him feel like this? It's weird!

"Much better, my Pharaoh! And it's all thanks to you!" Yugi said, smiling happily. This made a slight blush appear on Atemu's cheeks.

"D-didn't I tell you to call me Atemu?" he said, trying to mask his blush by changing the subject. It didn't work very well. Yugi noticed almost instantly, but decided to ignore it.

"Oh, right," Yugi said shyly, "Atemu."

"Thats right," Atemu said, liking the way Yugi said it, "So, Yugi, I guess I have to ask you a few questions."

"Thats fine with me," Yugi said, still smiling adorably.

"Well, first of all, who do you live with? I think you need to return once you are feeling better, or at least thats what people keep telling me," Atemu said, frowning sadly at the last part.

"Oh, w-well," Yugi was frowning and looking very shy, "I don't really have any family. I've just been staying with some friends. They kind of trade me off every once in awhile. I guess I've gotten used to it." Atemu was shocked.

"Oh! Um, I'm sorry..." he said, not knowing what else to say.

"It's fine," Yugi said, smiling again, "What other questions did you have?"

"When do you think you'll be ready to leave?" Atemu said, trying to be strong, but his voice was still shaking horribly. He didn't want Yugi to leave so soon.

"I-I'll leave as soon as you want me to," he replied, shuffling his feet and looking at the ground, "I could even go now, if you want to be rid of me."

"No!" Atemu called out, louder than he meant to. He instantly clamped his mouth shut and calmed down a bit. "I mean, um, I don't think you are well enough yet. You seem a little pale." He held out his hand and felt Yugi's forehead. It felt perfectly normal, but then, Yugi could leave! "I think you need to stay a little longer."

Atemu didn't notice that Yugi blushed when he felt his forehead. Yugi had to admit, the Pharaoh was very handsome. He didn't mean to think that, but he couldn't help it.

"You're right!" Yugi said, "I really should go lay down! Good day, Atemu!" And he ran off. Atemu sadly watched him go.

Miki: Aw come on! Get to the Yaoi already! /

Me: HaHa! Suspense! :3

Amber: You use a lot of emoticons '~_~

Max: See! You just used three in a row!

Me: Oh well :P it gets the point across!

Elaina: Just go write the next chapter! You did this one fast, so keep it up!