Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of the characters (unless otherwise stated) Kazuki Takahashi does, nor do I make any money from these stories.

01

The prince stormed down the corridor on his way to see his father, he was not happy, he had just been informed that his father and his advisor had chosen him a bride, he was only seventeen for Ra's sake! He did not want a wife yet, hell he didn't even want a wife period, it would be a complete waste of time, he could never be intimate with a woman…the very thought of it made him feel sick.

He threw open the doors to the throne room to find his father and advisor talking with the priests "Everybody out!" he demanded, his father was about to object until he saw the shadows surround his son. He nodded and the room quickly emptied, his father nor his priests could understand just how it was that Atemu could control the shadows so well without a millennium item, for he still wore the puzzle. It intrigued him that none could find an answer except to say that Atemu was the most powerful magic wielder in the realm and therefore should not be crossed lightly.

"Father I will say this only once, the person you have chosen as my bride, inform her of your mistake and do not choose another!"

"But my son to inherit the throne you must marry."

To the shock of the pharaoh Atemu smirked "Then Egypt will have no pharaoh for I will not marry a female!" he turned and left, walking towards the stables he saddled up his own horse and rode out into the desert. He came across a small oasis and stopped to fill his water skin and let his horse drink, he sat under one of the few trees and as he closed his eyes he sighed.

"Are you alright my lord?"

Atemu opened his eyes only to find himself looking into a pair of beautiful amethyst orbs, mentally he shook his head "Yes, I am fine why do you ask?"

Atemu watched as the small boy sat near him "It's just that the palace guards are scouring the town looking for you, I myself only just managed to escape them."

"Why do you have to flee them?" Atemu asked suddenly interested

"Some of the guards keep trying to arrest me because I look similar to you, they think it's an insult." Yugi lowered his head "It's not like I can help the way I look."

Atemu felt sorry for the boy and decided he'd talk to his father and see if he could get the guards to leave the boy alone. "How old are you anyway?"

"Seventeen my lord."

Atemu quirked an eyebrow and Yugi giggled "I know you probably thought I was about twelve."

Atemu nodded "Sorry."

The young man grinned at him "It's fine, everyone thinks I'm a child, it comes in handy sometimes."

Atemu looked at the sky "Shouldn't you be getting home?" he watched the boy's face drop

"I have no home."

"What! Why not?"

''My grandpa passed away and my home was taken from me by someone from the palace for his lover to live in."

"Where do you sleep?"

The boy looked down "Here mostly."

Atemu stood up "Well not tonight."

"What?" Yugi asked in surprise.

'Tonight you will stay at the palace and I'll see if I can get your home back." he looked at the smaller teen "What is your name?"

"Yugi my lord."

Atemu smiled "I'm surprised you would want to talk to me or anyone from the palace, we don't seem to have treated you very well."

Yugi chuckled "Yes well you can't be held responsible for the high priests actions, talking of which, I do not want my home back they burned everything that was in it, so that all that was left was an empty shell."

"How did they furnish it again?"

"I think it was stuff from the palace, all the furniture looked to be of high quality."

"Did they let you take anything, anything at all?"

Tears shone in Yugi's eyes "No, not even the small portrait of me, my parents and my grandfather." Yugi finally let his tears fall.

Atemu wrapped his arms around Yugi "Come on little one, we have a lot of wrongs to set to rights."

The prince climbed onto his horse and sat Yugi in front of him they rode towards the palace talking to each other all the way.

Putting the horse in the stable Atemu took Yugi to his chambers to freshen up and find him something better to wear before he took Yugi to meet with his father. A knock sounded on the door

"Who is it?"

"It is your father Atemu."

"Please come in father."

Aknamkanon walked in "My son I have done as you asked." he stopped when he laid eyes on Yugi "Who is this Atemu?"

"This father." he grinned, "Is Yugi, and we have some wrongs to set right."

Yugi knelt, his forehead touching the sandstone "My pharaoh."

Aknamkanon smiled "Rise Yugi, now tell me, what are these wrongs?"

Aknamkanon sat himself on Atemu's bed as he listened to both boys trying to tell him what had happened he held his hand up for silence, he looked at Yugi "Can you tell me exactly what happened?"

Yugi looked at Atemu who nodded "Well…"

Flashback

Yugi looked round the living area of the small house he had shared with his grandfather and sighed, "At least it needs no work doing to it." he mumbled to himself, his grandfather had kept the building well maintained, unfortunately for Yugi a little too well maintained, he was bought from his memories by a pounding on the door

"Open up in the name of the high priest!"

Wondering what it was he wanted Yugi opened the door with a smile "Yes can I help you?" Yugi was roughly pushed out of the way when the high priest stalked in and went through every room.

Yugi stood there in shock, when the high priest came in smiling "Yes this one is perfect, clear it!" with that said he walked out and the guards started to throw everything he owned out into the back yard.

"Wait!" Yugi cried, "What are you doing? This is my home!"

The guard sneered, "This house now belongs to the high priests lover."

"No." Yugi whispered "No you can't!"

The guard backhanded Yugi and threw him out the door, Yugi watched through his tears as they set fire to all his belongings, on top of the pile was the portrait of the whole family, the only one he had. He tried to retrieve it but the guards held him back, laughing at the boy's obvious distress. After the fire had died down and the ashes spread the laughing guards left Yugi standing there "Now you are nothing but a street rat."

End flashback

The pharaoh watched Yugi closely as he told his story and he'd noticed that when Yugi had started to cry Atemu had put his arm around him and pulled him closer, he smiled as he thought 'so

Atemu does have a softer side or is it just for this boy' "So Yugi." the pharaoh sighed "You've been living at the oasis since then?"

Yugi nodded "Yes my lord."

"Then tell me, how is it you survived?"

''I made friends with the traders and I would do odd jobs and run errands for them and at the end of each day they would pay me with unsold food and any clothes that I needed, also the…" Yugi suddenly stopped and looked down, the pharaoh knew he was afraid to say anything more but for some reason he wanted to know how this young man had survived.

"Yugi." the young man looked at him "Please go on, you have my word that no ill will come from what you have to say from now on."

Yugi sighed "The guards sire, those who did not approve of what the high priest had done would bring me left over food from the kitchens." he looked at the pharaoh "Please sire do not punish them." Yugi began to cry "Sometimes they would bring me their own rations and share them with me, I owe them so much."

The pharaoh looked at Yugi "I am impressed that you never turned to thievery Yugi."

Yugi looked at him "If I stole from people my lord it would make me no better than he who stole from me."

The pharaoh nodded "You seem to be very wise young one." he chuckled when he saw the blush colour Yugi's cheeks.

"What can we do father?"

"We could get Yugi his home back."

Yugi shook his head "No sire I don't want it back."

The pharaoh looked at him "Why not?" his suspicions starting to rise but they soon fell again when he heard Yugi's answer,

"My lord I could not go back, not now, I would be constantly reminded of everything I had lost in so shorter time." he looked at the pharaoh "Thank you my lord for listening to me, your humble servant but I must be on my way." Yugi stood "I need to get back to the oasis before it gets too dark."

Now knowing for sure that Yugi was not interested in Atemu's wealth or what he could gain from this meeting the pharaoh felt more at ease with the young boy.

The pharaoh stood up "No Yugi, you will stay here, I will have a room made up for you."

"But…"

The pharaoh raised his hand "No Yugi, Atemu is right we have some wrongs to right and it starts now."

"He won't need a room father he can stay in here with me."

The pharaoh looked at Atemu and smiled "Then let it be so." as he turned to walk away he couldn't help but chuckle at Yugi's apparent inability to form a coherent sentence due to his shock at Atemu's words.

The pharaoh had only just met Yugi but already he liked the young one.

Atemu had finally managed to calm Yugi down "Atemu?" Yugi asked shyly "Why are you doing this for me?"

Atemu grinned at him "I like you Yugi and I don't like what the high priest has done." Then he smirked "But I can't help but feel a little thankful for his actions."

Yugi stared at him eyes wide "What! Why?"

Atemu stepped closer to Yugi and pulled him into his arms "Because I got to meet you sweet one."

Yugi looked at the prince, his eyes sparkled because of unshed tears, the prince lowered his head and kissed him.

Yugi having never been kissed before tensed at first before melting into Atemu's embrace.

Atemu broke the kiss "Come Yugi it's late."

"Um…where will I sleep?"

''In my bed with me." Atemu chuckled at the shocked look on Yugi's face ''I…I'm n…not."

Atemu pressed two fingers to Yugi's lips and grinned "It's okay little one it's just for tonight and you have my word you will come to no harm."

Yugi shyly smiled "Okay Atemu." and climbed in beside the handsome prince.