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The Pharaoh and the Prince
Previously…
They could hear the cheers long before they reached the balcony. When they got there Amethyst was waiting with Bakura, Marik, Jou, Honda, Akefia, Mariku, and Seto. Amethyst quickly explained how why the yami's were in control (she wanted to be double sure that no one would get hurt) and how they would be introduced and presented to the people. After they would have the banquet with the visiting dignitaries.
"My people," they heard Emperor Darkshadow shout "May I present my son, your prince Yuugi and his new teacher the Ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt, the Pharaoh Atemu."
Together Yuugi and Atemu walked out onto the balcony to see a large crowd of people who were screaming and crying with joy at the safe return of their beloved prince. They cried "long live prince Yuugi" and "thank the gods for our prince's return". Yuugi smiled at the crowd enjoying the attention and praise he was receiving from the people but he was still quite nervous for what was to come. The banquet.
Chapter 9: The Banquet
Yuugi had never been as nervous as he was sitting on the smaller throne placed next to Atemu and his father. The banquet was just beginning and, even though he had attended many as a servant, this was his banquet for his return to Rome. What made it worse was that every princess and prince he had ever seen come onto Atemu back in Egypt were now trying to get into his bed. I mean you would think they would remember who he was half of them had threatened him.
He was especially not happy when his father told him to go and mingle with the guests while Atemu and him stayed there to watch over everything. He was shadowed by Amethyst who had promised to pull him away from people who were making unwanted advances. Or at least that was what she was supposed to do until she got caught up talking to an old friend and abandoned him to defend himself from the onslaught. And it wasn't long before they found him.
"Prince Yuugi." He heard a voice yell. He turned to see Princess Aubrey moving through the crowd toward him.
*sigh* "Hello Princess Aubrey." He said with a disinterested face.
"Please just call me Aubrey. So I was wondering if you wanted to accompany me back to my room." She said with what she thought was a sexy face.
"No I would rather not. Princess Aubrey." He said before walking away.
They didn't stop coming onto him. Princess Tatiana came up to him next followed closely by Princess Raine and Prince Edward. Each encounter went the same. They would great him, ask him if would go to their room, and he would politely deny. He couldn't understand why these people wouldn't just leave him alone. He finally decided that he had had enough and went out into the gardens for some peace and quiet.
Finally some peace Yuugi thought I can't think of how many people are kissing my ass just to get in my bed. But at least now I have some time to myself. "Prince Yuugi?" Or not. He turned around to see Prince Duke coming towards him.
"There you are Yuugi." He said with a smile "I was wondering what happened to you."
"Where I go is none of your concern." He said with a serious face. "And it's 'Prince' Yuugi to you."
"Of course it is my concern you are my betrothed." He said matter of factly "And since we are betrothed I should have the privilege of calling you by your name shouldn't I?"
"For the last time, we…" Pointing to the two of them "Are not betrothed. It was a mistake made by the ex-council."
"Come on Yuugi." He said as he grabbed Yuugi's shoulders pulling him closer to him roughly "I know you want me."
With that he kissed Yuugi but a sweet kiss one gives to loved but a rough one filled with a lust but no love. Yuugi clawed at him and tried to push him off but that only made Duke tighten his hold on him instead of release him. Knowing he wasn't going to escape Yuugi went limp in Duke's arms, waiting for the man to pull away from the kiss. When he did Yuugi raised a hand and smacked him across the face as hard as he could, sending him flying to the ground. Duke looked up at Yuugi who was now standing over him. Yuugi grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him close.
"Don't EVER kiss me again." He said before he pushed him to the ground again.
"You'll regret doing that." Duke yelled wiping a little blood that had started trickling from his nose.
"Not as much as you will." He yelled back as he left the gardens.
"Well done." A voice next him said.
"How is it you always appear at the best times?" Yuugi asked to Amethyst who had appeared out of the shadows.
"I have a Prince detector in my brain."
"Hmm."
"Well just think." She said wrapping an arm around him "At least someone saw you put that idiot in his place."
"Yeah…well…I'm just glad it was you." He said.
"You know I think Atemu is really rubbing off on you already."
Later that night...
"I can't believe what that bastard did." Atemu said as he paced around Yuugi's room "I should kill him with my bare hands."
"Atemu I am fine." Yuugi said trying to calm him.
"NOBODY touches what is MINE." He yelled.
"Atemu." Yuugi said stepping in front of Atemu grabbing his hands "You have always been possessive of me, and it's a trait I really love about you, but you have to realize that, just like all you, I am royalty and the prime target for other royals or nobles looking to move up the latter in society. It all comes with job and it's something we are both going to have to get used to."
"I understand that Yuugi." He said moving to sit on the end of the bed with Yuugi next to him "But the fact that he kissed you just makes me so angry. I don't like the thought of you with anyone else."
"I don't like that thought either." Yuugi said leaning in close to Atemu. "Maybe you should reclaim what is yours."
"I would gladly do that." He said leaning in and capturing Yuugi lips in kiss. This kiss was much different than the kiss with Duke. It was gentle, open, full of love, possessiveness, and a need, a need to be with other, to experience love like no other.
Atemu gently pushed Yuugi back against the pillows while still keeping the kiss. Finally they pulled apart for air, Yuugi panting from the intensity of the kiss. Atemu smirk down at him and gave him a quick kiss to his lips before he whispered.
"I intend to show you just WHO you belong to, little one." And the rest of the night was lost in a fit of passion.
A week later…
Yuugi stood on the deck of a ship which was sailing back to Egypt. Everything went off without a hitch and Prince Duke returned with his father to Greece the day after the banquet. They had made all the arrangements and now it was time to return.
Yuugi turned around and saw Akeifa standing with an arm around Ryou, who was slightly blushing, Seto with his arm around Joey's waist, even though they were arguing, and Mariku making out with Malik, he could only shake his head to that. They had all gotten together not long after they had left for Rome and he couldn't be happier for his friends.
Atemu walked up to the right of him and put an arm around his waist and pulled him close as they looked over the sea. Amethyst came up on his left and just stood there with a small smile gracing his face. Yuugi let out a sigh of relief. They were finally going back to Egypt, the place that he called home for most of his life. He couldn't wait for everything to get back to normal. But little did he know that everything wasn't going to go back to normal but that everything was just going to get worse.
Meanwhile in Greece…
"Marcus you told me that you make it so my son would have to marry the Prince of Rome." King Theron said as he paced his office, Prince Duke off to the side of him lounging in a chair, and Marcus kneeling on the floor.
"Your Majesty, I did not expect for the Master to remember such a small detail." He said.
"Well what are we to do now? I want this marriage. You want this marriage right, Duke?"
"Of course." He said "That little Prince looks like a good fuck." He added with a smirk.
"There we go." Theron said throwing his hands up. "How are you going to make this happen?" he said grabbing Marcus by the front of his shirt and pulling him close to his face.
"There is only one way." He said with his head down before he looked up, and stared right into the eyes of the King, and said one word that changed the entire game for everyone playing.
"War."
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