Authoress: Well, it's been a while since my last drabble, so here it goes again, another drabble from another random idea (or perhaps from inspiration from reading Blindshipping fanfics set in ancient Egypt). So, I hope you enjoy reading it, and review if you like it.

Kyran: Remember that the authoress doesn't own YGO! nor the characters, or you'll be left in the dark, yo!

18. Royalty

I never thought that his love would change my life forever.

I was once a slave, being treated like the lowest of the low. I had to obey every command brought down to me. I had to be careful, for even a slightest mistake could lead to painful consequences. One error I made led me to a painful torture, whip marks lacerating my fragile skin.

But that all changed when someone ceased the one whipping me and asked me if I'm alright. I couldn't respond at first because of fear that he was like any other king sending his slaves to prison if they haven't performed their duties well, but all I could see was kindness and compassion in his eyes. I just simply nodded in reply and he led me towards the healer to tend my wounds.

That someone was none other than the pharaoh himself.

I couldn't help but to wonder why he saved me from punishment, and why he treated me so nicely. He simply said that I deserved a reward for following orders, and that everyone makes mistakes. He wanted to know more about my past, so I told him that I was orphaned at a very young age because my parents died of illness, and I was now living alone with my grandfather who worked as an antiques dealer. After hearing my story, he felt nothing but pity.

Which led him to offer me a chance to become his personal servant. I hesitated at first, asking if he was sure about that, but he simply replied that as long as I'm doing it right, I didn't need to worry. So, it wasn't long before I accepted the offer.

Because of that, I was in charge of taking care of the pharaoh's bedchambers, and even to provide assistance for him in his duties. That was when our bond grew stronger, and I eventually started to fall in love in him, because of his kindness, intelligence and compassion towards his people, including me. But I kept that to myself because I had to wait for the right time to tell him. What matters the most was that he preserved his most special rewards for me.

Especially when he started to court me, offering his love to me. I couldn't help but to feel happy about it, because I had waited patiently for that moment to come, and that was truly worth the long wait.

Since then, I was treated fairly, for the people no longer saw me as a squalid slave, but a prince. But not all of them accepted my status, especially females who wanted to become his queen. There was even one time that one of them tried to kill me, but the culprit just ended up being thrown into prison, and worse, got executed.

Finally, there was the happiest moment of my life – when he asked me for my hand in marriage. I felt so ecstatic that I immediately said yes. The preparations had been made, and we finally got married.

Yes, it was due to his love for me that my life was forever changed, for I'm now the pharaoh's consort, his most precious treasure, the one now ranked as part of royalty.