Hey everyone I'm so sorry about taking so long to update.

But I had university and I fear I have still failed even when I haven't been writing stories unless I was waiting to start work.

I know its been over 3months since I last updated this story, well it's been 3months and 29days since this was last updated. I am very sorry about that.

But it will be update more now that I have no uni study to deal with since its vacation and I don't have much work either so hopefully you'll have lots of updates for my stories.

We'll enough chit chat. Here's the next chapter.

Enjoy.

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Chapter 13

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"Ryou why is Yugi like this?"

"He crawled out of the bed last night and curled up on the ground. Atemu found him there this morning shivering. Yugi must have been terrified and crawled out to feel safer. I don't blame him either." Ryou said before coughing.

"Ryou!"

"I'm fine Malik. I haven't been feeling well the last couple of days." Ryou lied.

"Liar! Why are you sick?"

"I didn't have much warmth last night."

"Did you do the same as Yugi?"

"No."

"Then..."

"I chained him to a wall and gave him an animal skin to use to keep warm. It took him a while before he would use it though." Akefia spoke up after Atemu had finished talking with them.

Malik growled and wanted to go over there and beat him to a pulp for what he did. Ryou on the other hand just held Malik in case he tried anything. Atemu just sighed and shook his head, he was hoping to avoid this sort of thing but obviously that wasn't going to happen now.

"Alright that is enough. Rules. Akefia you are to keep Ryou in your bed at night so he is warm. We don't want them dead. From now on you both are to be gentle with them and not to harm them. Regardless of what they may do. If you believe something deserves punishment report to me and I'll tell you if you can or not." Atemu spoke and saw them both nod although they weren't happy about it. "Now, you two, I will explain these rules to Yugi as well. You are to do what they say. You will be given food and water, we will show you where that is later. Obviously doing something that endangers us and yourselves will be punished and be thought up by me. If there is anything else I need to tell you I will. Now just behave and you'll be treated fairly."

"So can we go home?" Malik said sarcastically.

Atemu narrowed his eyes at him. "Be careful if I suspect you are trying to escape there will be dire consequences."

Ryou gulped and pulled on Malik's clothing, they were still wearing their long tunic like things. He did not like the sound of the threat and it frightened him to think of what would happen if they did try to escape. Malik just glared at him before turning back to Yugi who was sweating and shivering under the covers. Malik looked at him sadly and grabbed the end of his tunic and ripped a strip of it off and started to dab Yugi's face to reduce some of the sweat. Yugi whimpered softly and turned his face towards him, still asleep. Malik sighed and gently dabbed his face again while Ryou just ran his hand through Yugi's hair, it was all wet from him sweating. Both just hoped Yugi would wake up to show he was going to be alright.

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Atemu, Akefia and Mariku walked over to the fireplace and Atemu removed the pot from the fire and put the water into five of the six cups there. Inside the cups was hot chocolate power. Atemu stirred all five before handing one each to Akefia and Mariku before picking up two more and moving over to the bed. He saw Ryou see him and flinch and shake Malik's arm in fear. Malik turned to see him there.

"Here."

Atemu held out the cups to them and Ryou took his slowly careful to stay as far away from Atemu as possible as he took the offered cup. He didn't want to make him mad by not taking it. Malik glared at him and eyed the cup with suspicion.

"It's what you call hot chocolate."

"How did you come across this?" Ryou asked fearfully.

"That's our secret. You'll find out in a couple of days." Atemu replied. "Drink it's not poisoned."

Malik refused to take the offered cup and Atemu just sighed in annoyance and took a gulp before holding it out. Ryou reached out for it and took it and shoved it into Malik's hands, he did not want anything to happen to them, so he hoped he could help avoid fights. Malik looked at the drink, took a sniff of it before taking a sip, and turned away. Atemu just shook his head, turned around, and went back over to Akefia and Mariku.

"So what do you think we should do with them?" Akefia asked.

"Well we can't let them go for the fear they will show the others the temple. We'll be slaughtered, we can't risk it." Mariku said.

"Should we just kill them? Save ourselves the stress." Akefia asked.

They heard Ryou give a cry of fear and saw Malik standing in front of Ryou and an unconscious Yugi protectively. Atemu shook his head and glared at Akefia for the response he got from the two.

"No. We are not harming them in anyway unless they deserve it for something they did."

"They found the temple. In that they did something." Akefia growled.

"No. That is our fault for not checking up on it enough. I want you to check it again today and make sure no one can find it again."

The three became silent and drank their drink before looking to the three boys on the bed. Yugi was still unconscious and Malik was lying against the bed head with Ryou between his legs. Both had their eyes closed and cups were on the floor. They knew neither of them were asleep but left them alone.

Akefia scoffed and slithered out of the room and down the tunnels. Ryou was watching him as he left, unknown to Malik, Mariku and Akefia but not Atemu. He had seen Ryou watch Akefia leave and chuckled. He knew the look on the boy's face that he was confused and intrigued in Akefia but still fear him.

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