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Disclaimer: Check Intro: Yugi and Atemu . . . oh, new addition! I own Yuu, Aine and Zula! Yeah Yuu, Aine and Zula! They're my creations! Oh and any other children that show up within this chapter . . . -Sighs- and there are so many of them, but Aine is the most important one, you'll see why. . .
Author's note: Wow, Chap 2, DDP Pt.1. . . . I think I'm going to cry . . . and thanks for all who have stayed in contact with me even though it took me forever to update. On one note this whole chapter is about Yugi's weird dreams so um . . . so most of it will be in italic. . . Oh, for the children in the story I refuse to make them wear the dress like outfits, because the clothes they are wearing are all they have. . .
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◊◊Fortune Leading to You◊◊
Chapter Two
~~|Dreams of a Distant Past (Pt.1)|~~
~Recap~
Yugi shrugged to himself as he turned and walked to the others. He really needed to just forget it all and enjoy his day. He had enough to deal with without Fortunetellers who keep things to themselves instead of telling them the full truth. He really didn't want to have to deal with this, if only he knew that he couldn't avoid the unavoidable.
~Start~
When Yugi arrived at his house/shop, he was still wondering about what Seiki had told him. Of course he was able to enjoy himself while at the amusement park, but there was still that part of him that made him wonder more then he need to. As he took of his shoes and the jacket that he happened to be wearing today, he was just about to walk up the stairs after disappearing behind the main door right behind the counter of the shop when Sugoroku called for him.
"Yugi, is that you, are you home?" He asked as he walked from within the kitchen a plate of food in his hands.
"Yeah, what's up grandfather?" Yugi asked as he walked over to him as they took their seats at the kitchen table.
"Nothing, it was a little boring today since everyone decided they wanted to go to that amusement park, it made me think that maybe I should have gone." He said with a small laugh.
"You would have had fun," Yugi announced with a smile on his face. "I did, oh, and I took those pictures you wanted, I got them developed while I was there, here you go." He said handing the elder man the pictures.
Sugoroku went through them quickly as he stopped at a random picture and turned it to Yugi to see. "Who is this man?"
"Oh, that's Uranaishi Seiki, he was a fortuneteller at the park, Joey made me take his picture because he said 'That is one hot guy, how can you not take one', well, he didn't say that, but you know that's what he was thinking," Yugi joked as Sugoroku nodded and handed all the pictures back to Yugi when he was done. "Well then, I'm going to go to bed now, I have plans with Joey tomorrow, he wants to take his sister to the movies and he asked me to come alone, we're going to see Terminator Salvation."
"I heard that was a great movie, tell me about it when you return tomorrow, good night Yugi."
"Good night grandfather."
Yugi placed the pictures back in his carry on and headed up the stairs passed the guest room to his bed room. Opening the door he throws his bag to the ground before heading into the bathroom to do all that is required before he goes to bed. When he's done he walks over to the bed stand and picks up a picture of a man and a woman who look a lot like him. They are smiling, and they are on what looks like a boat with a younger Yugi on the elder male's shoulder. He places a kiss to the picture before getting in his bed to head on to sleep, but before he is able to truly sleep, what the fortuneteller told him to today wonder's back into his mind.
"A great event will happen within you life, whatever you do for now on, you must not stumble. You will be taken within a distant reality and others will try to stop you . . . You must look forward no matter what is to come. Be able to see that there is evil around you and not everything you see is going to be correct. There are illusions in this world that many will try to force upon you . . . A love will blind you but do not be afraid. . .Yugi, you must not let dreams to come make you forget who and what you are, even if you somehow get lost. Do not faultier. . There will always be help. . ." With that last though, he drifted off to sleep.
~Dream Sequence One~
I found myself standing before the palace gates I couldn't help but blink as I looked at the beautiful structure, the pharaoh who lived here was more than lucky, if only he could really see the suffering of his people. I blink once more not even moving as I felt a small hand grab my own which pulled me out of my thoughts. I had been planning for some time now to try to take one of those beautiful watermelons from the palace garden, I already knew how to get inside.
Glancing down I looked at a small child. She had shoulder length lavender hair and light green colored eyes. Some people say she had come from the southern country and that was why she looked different then most of us, besides those to abnormalities, she had the same tanned skin like everyone else unlike me, who was slightly paler then the others. She was also very young, since she was only four years old, but could already speak proper Egyptian. Me on the other hand, I had long black hair that came all the way down to my waist with bangs that sort of framed my face. My deep amethyst eyes, even though childlike was able to see all the wrong that had been done within my life time. I was a lot older then her but still very younger since I was only 17 years old.
"Yuu, are you coming? Staring at the gates of the palace doesn't mean you're going to get it, not unless someone moves those big heavy doors." The young girl said to me as she reached up from me to take her up within my arms in which I proceeded to do.
'This is strange; I don't understand where I am, but I don't feel threatened by it whatsoever. Actually I felt so at home, but I wasn't Yuu. . .was I?'(Y-A: In case you are confused, Yugi is looking through the eyes of Yuu so he is confused. I hope that explains something.)
"I know Aine, but I can't help but stare, it's so beautiful, isn't it?" I said as I glance more at the beautiful architecture of the building. "It must be even more beautiful inside."
"Maybe so, but don't do anything to rash..." Glance down at her I smiled as I kissed her forehead. "The others and I need you."
"I know, I won't do anything."
I turned form the large building as I walked towards the small house the many other children and I shared. Right now we were surviving off a small garden I was able to plant in the back of our home without to many others knowing, but if I didn't react soon everyone without a parent that was within my care would suffer, not just me, but all the other children as well.
"Hahaha! Everyone Yuu is back!" I heard one of the older of the children yell.
"Yuu!" They all screamed running out of the house.
I smiled as eleven children ran over to me and nearly made me drop Aine in their attempt to hug me. All of them in which didn't have last names, were abandon at birth or just dropped in front of my house at random ages. I named most of them unlike some who were already given names. I became almost like their mother since I was the eldest, and the only one who was close to my age was Amun who was 13-years-old.
I glanced over at them as they pulled away smiling at me.
There were the boys: Amun, Chisisi who was 11, Baniti who was ten, Gyasi who was nine, brothers Runihura and Ra who were three and two. Amun has shoulder length dark blond hair that frames his neck bangs a little below his eyes that part in the front and hazel orange colored eyes with tanned skin. He was wearing simple brown colored pants with a long tanned shirt that came to the ends if his finger tips with short sleeves. Chisisi had mid back length midnight green colored hair with bangs that are placed behind his ear because they are way to long, sea green colored eyes with tanned skin. He was wearing simple green colored pants with a long light green colored shirt with short sleeves. He is Chione's older twin brother.
Baniti had short spiky cerulean colored hair with spiky bangs, deep bondi blue colored eyes and tanned skin. He was wearing simple cerulean colored pants with a light blue long sleeveless shirt. Gyasi had short straight Auburn colored hair and bangs that are layered short from the center and long to the ears. He has khaki colored eyes with tanned colored skin and was wearing simply knee length dark brown shorts with a long sleeved brown shirt.
Runihura had chin length dark purple hair and bangs that come to his eyes and are long at the sides reaching his shoulders, deep purple colored eyes a little lighter then his hair and tanned colored skin. He wears a long simple dark purple shirt that matches his hair and comes to his knees, and finally but not lease was Ra. He looked like a little clone of his older brother. He had chin length purple hair and bangs that come to his eyes and are long at the sides reaching his collarbone, purple colored eyes a little lighter than his hair and tanned colored skin. He also wore a simply plain shirt but his was purple instead of dark purple and surprising enough he was potty trained.
There were the girls: Chione who was 11, Ebonique who was nine, Layla who was eight, Hathor and Urbi who were six and five. Chione had knee length Myrtle colored hair with bangs that were way to long that they had to be held to the side by hair clips, sea green colored eyes with tanned skin. She was wearing simple Olive colored dress with a light green belt to keep it in place. She is Chisisi younger twin sister.
Ebonique had shoulder length Persian indigo hair that is in two ponytail in the back of her head, her bangs are short and frame the sides of her face, she has tanned skin and wisteria colored eyes. She was wearing a simple knee length purple dress with a light purple belt with a matching long sleeve shirt under the dress. Layla had short to the nips of her neck byzantium colored hair all the way around, even her bangs which are held back by hair pins. She has lilac colored eyes with tanned skin. She was wearing a knee length light purple dress with a white belt and a white long sleeve shirt underneath.
Hathor had shoulder length black hair, bangs that cover her eyes and dark blue colored eyes that almost look black with tanned skin. She was wearing a simple white dress to her knees, a black belt with a matching shirt with long sleeves, and last but not forgotten was Urbi who had short cut, dark pink hair, with bangs that get in her face, dark pink colored eyes that match her hair and with tanned skin. She was wearing a pink dress with a white belt and matching white long sleeved shirt.
I laughed as I watched them, all trying to push me at the same time towards the small house that the 13 of us stayed in together. Meaning more then often we had to share rooms, but we didn't seem to mind it as much as most children would. As we walked through the door Amun was the first to ask me a question. "What are we cooking to eat tonight?"
"Hmm, that's a good question, what do you little chief's want tonight?" I asked as I smiled knowing what they would say.
"It doesn't matter as long as it tastes good!" Chisisi and Chione said together which was their little twin think to do.
"Okay then, I'll think of something while the rest of you get washed up, Amun, Chisisi, Chione, why don't you come with me," I said as I started to walk off but stopped to look at the others. "Thank you Ebonique and Layla for cleaning today, I can tell you tried to do your best. Thank you Gyasi, Hathor and Urbi for taking care of the garden everyday and Runihura and Ra, thanks for not getting in trouble with Amun."
Everyone looked at me before smiling, smiling softly, smirking, or looking blankly as they walked off to do what was asked of them which were for them to clean up. I walked in the kitchen with my three helpers, without them I would never be able to cook so much in such a little time. I handed Chisisi some potato's to pill and chop into small pieces, Chione carrot's to chop and skin while I cooked the chicken the way that made it taste somewhat like red meat since it was so hard to come across since we were so poor. Amun was making his famous apple slices. Once we were down we placed it into a pot and alone with the home made broth I made while I sent Aine who was the first to come down to set the table with plates and forks.
When everyone ran down the hall and quickly came into the kitchen, everything was set up and the five of us were already sitting at the table waiting so the other took their seats. Ra said the grace, even though he really didn't want to. I had asked him to.
As we ate together for some reason I felt as if this would be the last day that I would see this house; the last night that I would eat with them. 'What was this uneasy feeling I was getting. . . I hoped I'm wrong.'
~Dream Sequence Two~
I had seceded in getting beyond the gates of the palace, everything was simply beautiful but as I ran quickly around the back of the palace I saw the fruit that seemed to cost more then I could trade. I just wanted the others to have something truly sweet and mouth-watering. I got on my knees and started to dig a whole in the ground because only the tops of the melons were above the ground. I had seceded in getting one out of the ground when I heard foot steps behind me.
"Oh no." I said quickly as I turned just in time to see the guards.
"Stop this moment!" They yelled as they started to run towards me. "How dare you steal the royal watermelon!"
'Are you serious?'I got up turning from them quickly and started to sprint towards the front gate in which I had easily tricked the guards to letting me in. 'I hope it's still open.'I thought as I held the one small watermelon within my arms.
"Stop!"
I noticed the gates, but then saw that it was close. I stopped as I saw the guards from earlier looking at me with narrowed eyes. I turned towards the left and then the right and noticed that I was surrounded on all sides. I looked towards the gate as I held the watermelon tightly to my chest. I was so close, I would do anything for the children, they wanted something sweet and different they told me. It looked as if I wouldn't be able to give this to them.
'Now, how was it that the guards figured out I was here?'
"Get him, we will take him to the Pharaoh and see what he wants done." The leader of the guards said as two men walked over to me, grabbing my arms and making me drop the watermelon.
"Ah! No! The watermelon!" I yelled as I tried to pull away from them, my eyes starting to water as I looked at what was left of it as they pulled me away, my struggling seemed inferior. "I worked so hard!"
After a couple of hits to my head by the men who didn't seem to care that I was three times littler than their size, I was finally pulled into the royal chambers of the Pharaoh himself.
"What is this child charged with?" He asked one of his men as the others held me tightly within their grips.
"Stealing one of your watermelons from your hidden garden, My King."
"Hmmm?"
I couldn't bring myself to look up at him as they held me by the upper parts of my arms; I just stared down at the ground. I wonder what kind of punishment I would be receiving, really it didn't matter to me as long as I could return to the others, they needed me.
I must have looked simply stupid in front of the Pharaoh; I hardly had any clothes on, only a shirt that barely reached my knees that were ripped with shoes that looked like they were way too tight. I wore a belt around my waist so that when doing activities that were against the weather I could still do what was needed to get done without worry about my shirt flying off me. My skin must have been the most abnormal thing on me. I was wet and completely dirty from trying and almost seceding in stealing that watermelon.
"Raise your head." I jumped slightly at his voice as he addressed me, the men let go of my arms and I crumbled to the ground.
Rising my head I looked up into the Pharaohs deep blood red colored ones and I knew I must have looked frighten. Hey, who in their right mind wouldn't be at times like this? My life was literally in his hands.
He had tanned skin like everyone else but his hair was like nothing I had seen before. It was three colors, black, red and blond or was that golden. He had three strands of golden hair on one side and two on the other. He had to be no older then 20. He was muscular without being overly husky and his eyes held deep knowledge for his age. As he stared at me I noticed that he seemed almost as shocked as myself. Maybe it was because of my childlike eyes and appearance. He was probably thinking `Why would a child want to steal from me?` I was just about to open my mouth and ask for his forgiveness when he spoke before I had the chance to say anything.
"I want you to stay with me, you will serve me into your debt is paid." The pharaoh said which made many of his men look at him, like what kind of punishment was that.
"I can't!" I said suddenly which earned me a knock upside the head sending me to ground once again, my face this time hitting it.
"How dare you disobey your king?" The man said as he went to step on my hand making me scream slightly but only for a while, I was use to pain.
"Please my Pharaoh," I started between breathes before he could say anything. "I can't, there are twelve children who have no families or parents waiting for me to return to them, if I don't. . .who knows what may happen, I am the only one who can protect them, and one of those children has light colored hair and eyes. . .if one of those people get to her. . .I don't know what they will do. . .please. . .please, I'll do anything, please I have to return to them," I said my voice softening and becoming gentle sobs when at first it had been strong. "Please. . ."
My face was still on the ground and my hair still covered my body so I couldn't see the reaction of the king. All that I knew at the time was that I would take any punishment as long as I was able to return to those children. I would even allow my body to be stripped of all clothing, whipped and then walk among the people to set an example, but I had to return to them, specially Aine, she needed me. . .they would kill her.
"My King, what are you doing?" The man that was stepping on my hand said.
"Remove your foot from this child's hand."
"Yes." The man said and I could feel his foot remove it from mine.
"Please. . ." I whispered again still staring at the ground.
I felt gentle fingers touch my chin and then my face was life up slightly. Another hand was placed under my arm and I was lifted into a sitting position by none other then the Pharaoh himself. His men and any other person of importance standing in that room with him were taken aback by this action. They must have been as shocked as I was, because all of them gapped.
I couldn't help but blush slightly as he touched me, since I was dirty. How could someone of such high status touch someone of such low status? Especially as dirty as I was, I placed my hand to the one touching my chin and was just about to make him let go when he spoke.
"How is it that someone who in still a child themselves are capable of taking care of children who are probably as old as he himself?" The Pharaoh asked as he rubbed some of the dirt from my cheek.
"I haven't been a child since my mother and father abandon me at a young age, I am one of many with this fate, my age does not matter, as long as the children have someone who will love and take care of them, isn't that all that matters?" I asked as I looked away from his eyes which were looking into mine, and making me very uncomfortable. "Now please, I must return to them."
I felt him let go of me as he decided to stand. He turned to look at his men who stood up straight and glanced at him.
"Let it be known by all that appear before me, I am currently taking in. . ." He glanced down at me, as if he wanted me to say my name.
"Yuu." I said blushing slightly as I looked away.
"Yuu. . .and all those who are being watched by Yuu, into suitable parents can be found to adopt the children." He announced.
"Huh!" Everyone said, even I had to look at him a little stupidly.
"I already told you that you were to serve me, I can't have you worrying about others while you're with me," With that he turned to one of the women who were standing near the door way. "Take young Yuu to one of the bathing rooms, get him cleaned and placed in the clothes that will suit his duties, Also," He turned to a man, I just now notice standing in a corner. "Set, would you please go and retrieve the children, have them brought here and have Zula and Isis bathe them and then reunited with Yuu in a bedroom of Yuu's choice, of course, close to mine."
"As you wish." The man know as Set said, who must have been someone very important to the Pharaoh because the Pharaoh announced him by his first name.
"Er... you'll have to go to the Back Alley; it's the third house from the end of the street!" I said as I watched Set leave, he said nothing just answered me with a simple nod of his head, how did I get myself into this...?
I jumped when I felt someone touch my shoulder gentle. "My name is Sèiki, you may come with me."
The man before me was breath taking beautiful and was wearing a black and white robe. His pants were done somewhat in a genie like style with the pants being black and the ends being made out of a see through white cloth along with the belt. He then wore a white wrap cloth over the pants. His shirt had long sleeves and was of pure black while his jacket which touched the ground was white with black patterns on it. He had a golden choker on and his earrings were black and he had several along his ears. His shoes were also white.
He also wore a head dress that had the eye over his forehead. It was then hocked to his hair by thin golden chains into a clip in the back of his head. Along the line gold hung as well. His skin was tanned like all the others but was a little lighter then the normal Egyptian. He had off colored brown eyes, that was only because one eye was light brown and the other was hazel, a mixture of orange, red and brown, soft off colored intoxicating deep eyes. He had slightly darker brown hair that framed his shoulder and bangs that came into his face covering over long thick eyelashes. There were marking on his cheeks somewhat like cut marks that were a little darker then his skin color. He wore only the needed amount of makeup over his eyes. He had to be about the same height as the Pharaoh, taller then me, standing at about 5'4" or 5'5". His movements were slow and graceful and as he smiled at me with a smile that would warm the hearts of any person. He nodded his head for me to get up in which I did.
When we walked out of the presence of the Pharaoh that's when he spoke once more. "Don't allow Atemu, I mean the Pharaohs actions to scare you, he gets that way sometimes," he glanced back at me for a while before looking away. "I see why he wanted you to stay."
"Huh? Why is that?" I asked modestly as my head tipped to the side as we walked into a room with a huge bath tube, I have never in all my days living seen a bathing tube that huge before!
"It's simple, you're beautiful, for a boy that is," Sèiki said as he walked over to the tube and started to run the water. "Everyone was looking at you."
"Me!" I squeaked. "But you're way more beautiful then I could ever be!"
"That my be true, but I'm not human, I used to inhabited the ancient spell card of `Aki the Divine fortuneteller.`" He said with a smile as he place in some sweet smelling oils into the warm water.
"The platform without a name, but I thought that plate was..." I started when he cut me off seeming not to want to think about bad memories.
"Yes, I was sealed away by one of the other Pharaoh, but Our King set me free, and here I am, serving him for as long as I can..."
"Why do you sound like you're going to die?" He asked as he glanced at me.
"Because it is simple... I don't have that long to live, I can no longer see my future, it has been covered by a dark cloud and that is never good."
I walked over to him and sat next to him as I placed my hand onto his shoulder as he glanced up at me. "I don't think the Pharaoh would want you to die." Was my simple reply to his last statement.
He must have been surprised by the sweet almost too innocent smile I was giving him, because he glanced at me for a while before his smile matched mine. "Thank you."
Y-A: Well, that is it, into the part two, this would have turned out to be like 14 to 20 pages long if I hadn't cut it in half and I wouldn't do that, not even in my insane moments. . . -Giggles-
DY: That's only because she wanted to make sure she is two chapters ahead of you so that she won't fall behind like before. -Bluntly tells the truth-
Y-A: -Whines- Ahha! DY-kun, you're mean!
DY: -Bluntly- Well you're modest. . .
Y-A: -sighs- Anyway, before I kill him . . . thank you for Reading, please review! Reviews make my world-go-ground
DY: . . .You sure do say that a lot.
Y-A: That's my motto. . .duh.
DY: Oh. . .
Y-A: Now don't you feel dumb! -Laughs-