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As Atem walked into the dining room for lunch, everyone in his court (Isis, Seto and others (those with millennium items)) stood up. He sat down and noticed an empty chair next to him. Quickly one of the servants came up to him and bowed.

"I am sorry, your highness. The young boy will not come for lunch."

"And why not?" Atem asked the man.

"He refuses to leave his room." Atem sighed.

"Very well. Leave him be. I will take a plate of lunch up to him when I am done eating. Tell the chef."

"Yes Sir." The servant bowed again and left.

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An hour later Yugi was looking out the window of his room.

The room the servant brought him to was humongous! It had a large bed, a table with three chairs, a desk with a big mirror, another full length mirror, a dresser with many clothes in it (which he found out he was to wear. He didn't object to this because he had no other clothes), a large window with white curtains and a door way which lead to the bathroom.

Yugi had moved one of the chairs to the window so he could look outside.

Yugi loved the outdoors. He loved gardens with brightly coloured flowers and tall trees. He also loved the sound and feel of running water in the fountains. He sighed.

'Why has he brought me here? Am I being condemned to death? But then he wouldn't give me this wonderful room and ask me to join him for lunch? But I don't want to go to lunch... Although, I am beginning to regret that. Boy, am I hungry... Oh well. I just hope I don't get punished for not going... My mother and grandfather just... just... and now I am being brought here? How could my life get any worse?'

Just as Yugi thought this, he heard a knock at the door. He didn't answer and just waited for it to open. It was probably that servant again, here to tell him the pharaoh wants him to leave because he didn't come for lunch.

The door opened but Yugi didn't look around.

"I brought you some lunch." Yugi recognised that voice instantly! Suddenly he turned and bowed, "Come, have a seat and eat. I know you must be hungry."

Yugi heard his stomach growl again and decided to do as the Pharaoh said. He wondered why the pharaoh was being so nice to him.

He quickly sat and looked at his plate. There was chicken and salad.

"I hope you like it. I don't know what you like to eat, so I just brought that." When Yugi didn't move Atem chuckled, "I didn't poison it."

Reluctantly Yugi picked up his fork and took a bit of his chicken. It was the best chicken he had tasted in his life! He kept eating, still weary that the Pharaoh was watching him.

"Your name is Yugi, right?" Yugi nodded, "My name is Atem, but everyone calls me Pharaoh or something of the like."

Yugi kept eating. 'Why is he being so nice to me? First I disobey his orders by not going to have lunch with him and then I ignore him when he knocked on my door.'

There were a few minutes of silence. The only thing that could be heard was Yugi crunching on his salad.

Atem sighed.

"I'm sorry. You must be wondering why I brought you here. You see, I had a dream last night," 'Great, he brought me here because of a dream. How come I'm the one that gets stuck with a psycho Pharaoh?' Yugi thought, "and when I met you, I had this strange feeling in my stomach. I don't know what it was."

Atem sighed again.

"You probably think I'm crazy. Maybe if I explain my dream. Well, I woke up, must have been as you, and someone was calling out to get out of the house. I could smell smoke, so I got up and ran. When I was outside I saw an old man and woman, the two whose house you were staying in, helping. I woke up then. I don't know if that was anything like what you experienced, but when I told Isis of it, Mahado told me of the house that burnt down in the village last night and of your survival. I instantly wanted to meet you, wondering if you were the 'me' in my dream." Atem explained.

Yugi was silent. The pharaoh had just told him why he was brought here and his dream matched exactly that of what happened. But he didn't think it was the best reason for him taking him away from his home.

His home that was now gone.

Yugi sighed. 'And my mother and grandfather are now gone. I have nothing left out there.'

"It was my mother and grandfather that died in the fire." Yugi whispered to Atem without looking up but Atem heard the whole thing.

"I'm sorry." He replied.

There was silence for a while again.

"I'm sorry I did not come down for lunch. I just... I..." Yugi tried to make an excuse suitable for the Pharaoh but he cut in.

"I understand. You are grieving. You are excused from attending any events and are welcome to eat in your room for the next few days. Just ask the guard outside your room if you require anything." Atem said. He got up and left a stunned Yugi. He definitely didn't think it would go like that.

The guard closed the door after Atem left. He sighed.

'Yugi... why do I feel this way when I am around you? You make butterflies in my stomach and I just want to please you. I don't understand!' Atem walked around the corner in a huff, 'Maybe if I talk to Mahado about it, he might know.'

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