Welcome to my first Yu-Gi-Oh! Fanfic ,This story contains Yaoi (boyxboy),The main ship is YugixYami don't worry so don't freak out when you see the name Atemu you will understand
There will be other pairings as well but no spoilers ;)

This is a series which means that this is book 1 and there will be other book or books

Warnings: There will be OOC and OC in the story
Mpreg (a man can get pregnant)
I don't know if I would write lemon but to be clear Yami is Uke! Yugi is Seme! I just think their characters will fit like that in the story believe me

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! But I wish I could!

~One~

The trees were moving due to the blowing wind, animals were looking for food, birds were flying in groups , you could hear the movement of the horses running with the soldiers and the prince –on the lead- on them

They were crossing the ponds, lakes and bridges found in the forest , with every minute passing the tri-colored hair prince was slowing down till he suddenly stopped and raised his left hand indicating that he wanted the soldiers to stop and they did with his spikey white-golden hair best friend stopping next to him and looking at the distance in front of him

The 22 year-old tri-colored hair prince looked at his best friend who nodded at him and mentioned to the soldiers with his hand to get ready so they hopped from their horses

Some of them prepared their swords, the others took their arcs and arrows out and stood in front of the prince
The spikey haired guy hopped from his horse as well and whistled with his whistle extending his left arm and a trained Hawk stood on it

Second..two..three and then the Hawk flew away in front of them as he was trained to do

After few minutes of waiting, they saw a group of 3 armorers approaching them before one of them hopped from his horse and bowed respectfully on one of his knees with a letter in his hands

"I, the Chamberlain of the armorers ,have brought news to my prince from the Grand Vizier Shadi " The armorer said extending his left arm to show the letter

The prince hopped from his horse and signaled to one of his soldiers to bring the letter, which the soldier did and gave it to the prince bowing and then going back to his place

He looked at the piece of paper before walking few feet far away from his soldiers unrolling the piece of paper

'Our Majesty, his Excellency King Sogoroku, on the night of October 22, while he was on his tent, he took his final breath….his Excellency Prince Mutou Yugi should reach the castle as soon as possible '

Yugi finished reading and took a deep breath trying to calm himself, he refused to cry, not in front of his soldier , He could control himself till he reach the castle

The news didn't affect him as he imagined, maybe because he knew it was going to happen sooner or later? Maybe because they weren't so close as they used to be when he was still a child , he didn't know and he didn't want to think about it so he just turned around looking at his best friend Mariku as he titled his head a little as if to ask what's wrong

Yugi just smiled sadly at him and Mariku understood –He and Yugi have this special bond between them where they can understand each other without talking , he knew that the King was starting to get very sick and that his end would come soon,he even spoke with Yugi about this two days ago but still it surprised him

Mariku bowed his head down before walking to Yugi's horse and taking the sword hanging on it, He walked to his best friend with the sword placed on the top of his two palms and sat on one of his knees

"My Majesty , his Excellency King Mutou Yugi, The whole country awaits you " Mariku spoke loudly so everyone could hear

Yugi looked at the sword before grabbing it which made Mariku stand up and all soldiers along with the armorers sit on their knees bowing to their new majesty

A big Ship was sailing in The Black Sea, it was filled with girls and guys from all around the world who were taken by force from their home as slaves to the King

They were all sleeping peacefully (at least trying to sleep peacefully on the mattress on the floor) when a sailor from the ship entered with some food trying to wake them up

"Dinner! Get in line!" He said as another man came behind him with another amount of food and placed it on the old wooden table which may break any second

In a couple of minutes all of the sleeping people stood in line getting their food… all except for one guy who didn't sleep,eat nor move since he was taken from his home , A tri colored guy who has a slightly tan skin-not so white nor so dark, he was in the middle- sat alone in a corner not speaking a single word hugging his legs to his chest

"Atemu, get up and eat" A brunette girl named Mana whose best friend was Atemu said in Egyptian, when she found no response she kneeled in front of him and shook him slightly

"Atemu get up" She tried once more and mentally did a happy dance when he glanced at her "Get up, you haven't eaten for days, you will get sick"She said gently , Atemu took deep breath before glancing up to see the line of people waiting for their food

"Mana, Atemu come on" one of the girls said and that was the last straw for Atemu

"Don't drink that filthy soup, I won't drink it even if I die of hunger" Atemu yelled which made some people jump in surprise and the two making the food glaring at him

"Atemu Stop" Mana tried to stop her friend who just looked at her not saying a work

Suddenly Mana was shoved aside by one of the sailors and he grabbed Atemu's arm roughly

"Get up!" He commanded angrily "Come on! Stuff this food down your throat" He yelled at Atemu who struggled to get free from him

"Let go! Don't touch me" Atemu yelled as well trying to pull his arm out of the man's grasp "I swear I will kill you" Atemu warned

"Come again! What will you do?" The man challanged angrily, holding Atemu's arm tighter but Atemu didn't care

"I will kill you! You piece of shit" Atemu said then spat at him which made the man angrier so he let go of his arm before slapping Atemu hard on the face that he moved back and his back hit the wooden table

He turned around grabbing the knife he saw a little while ago threating the man

"You hit me! You are dead now you! You dog!" Atemu moved closer to the stairs so he can run if he was lucky which made the man step back two steps

The whole group of people watched , afraid from what Atemu might do, some of them were crying, the others were just shocked while Mana stood there shaking worried about her best friend and what might happen if they caught him

Suddenly a man came behind Atemu and threw the rope he prepared at him, catching Atemu's wrist before pulling back strongly and Atemu fell on the floor with a loud thud and the knife was next to him untouched

"Come here" The man Atemu threatened before said before grabbing both of Atemu's wrist and lifting him up so that he was standing on his feet

"Tie him up" The man commanded while pushing Atemu to the nearest wooden pole and Mana gasped trying to hold tears threatening to come while Atemu struggled more looking at the man furiously

"Don't give him anything not even water!" He yelled angrily

"No please, We'll do as you wish, Have mercy " Mana pleaded quickly trying to rescue her best friend who arms were circling the pole behind him with his hands tied up

"Let me die! Throw me out to the sea" Atemu yelled shutting his best friend up

"You are not allowed to die! You are the King's salve, You cannot die until you reach the palace…Only if he wants,We will have you killed" One of the men said before going upstairs

Mana tried to comfort her best friend who after all this yelling broke down to tears ,the man who tied Atemu was pushing her away all the time but she will have none of it, She needed to make sure her best friend is Okay

"I hope for the King's to Collapses and his whole country destroyed " Atemu yelled angrily in Egyptian through his tears while Mana stood next to him calming him

Yugi was standing in front of his mother in her Royal suite,he took her hand and kissed it gently before stepping back

"Dear mother…Don't deprive me of your prayers , May God keep us from shame, May he allows to show our strength and justice in the whole world " Yugi said hugging his mother for a short moment before pulling back

"May God be with you my son" His mother said smiling fondly at him before he turned to his younger brother whole looked exactly like Mariku except that his hair was less spikey

"Malik" Yugi called and Malik bowed respectfully before Yugi stopped him smiling at him "Brother " He said before they hugged each other tightly for 2 minutes straight before pulling back and excusing himself to leave and walking out of the room

At the end of the long hallway Mariku was waiting for him along with two guards who walked behind following him to his Royal suite to change his clothes

The ministers were waiting patiently for the King in the back garden of the palace where some of their big meetings take place where there are armorers and soldiers as well

"His Excellency King Yugi is here" They heard one of the guards say so they bowed respectfully waiting for him to sit on his seat

Each one of them sat on their knees kissing his cape before standing up going to his place so the meeting can begin

A servant ran with a letter in his hands to Maximillion Pegasus who was talking to one of his two ministers, one of the minister took the letter and unrolled it to read

"Your Majesty, some important news has arrived" He said before reading the letter to his king "The former king Sogoroku died and because his son had died, his grandchild acceded to the throne " He finished and saw his master tense slightly before relaxing again

"A young king…his grandfather won major wars, He had a bloody and powerful reign " The other minister said

"Don't worry, The lion is gone at least and so will the lamb soon" Pegasus told them smirking

The weather was awful, and the waves of the sea were getting higher every second which didn't help at all because all the slaves were cleaning the ship and the swaying of it didn't help as water slipped and the couldn't balance

Atemu still had his hands tied up so he didn't clean with them, he was sitting on the floor dreaming about the life and the family that were taken away from him

Atemu was sitting with Yusei –his lover- sitting behind him as they were invited to the wedding of someone they didn't even know, but they didn't care

"I love you" Atemu heard Yusei say behind him so he turned around facing him with a slight blush on his cheek

"I love you too" Atemu said softly

"Someday we will get married as well and have our children as well" Yusei pointed out grinning and Atemu shushed him

"Hush now will you? My mom is looking at us" Atemu said giggling a little as well and he was right his mother was looking

Then out of nowhere a young boy came panting heavily

"Everybody run! The Soldiers of the King are here !" He said and exactly in this second a large group of soldiers came shoving him aside

And in a matter of seconds Atemu was in Yusei's embrace who was trying to protect him

The soldiers destroyed the tables and chairs, and took a lot of guys and girls with them and worst of all killed the rest
Two soldiers came and pulled Yusei away from Atemu who begged from him to stop but they didn't listen , he turned around to go to his mother and father for help,he even tried to look for his sister but what he saw will scar him forever

A soldier in front of his dad stabbed him twice in row and threw him to bleed till death

"Dad!" He screamed at the top of his lungs, He ran to his father but was grabbed by two soldiers taking him away

"Mom!" He called for his mother who ran to help him but was stabbed in the back with a sword and Atemu shrieked

It all happened too fast, he lost all the three people he really loved in the same time, they killed his parents and took Yusei away to God knows where , He broke down in tears struggling to get free but it's all in vain

"Murderers " Atemu yelled in his sleep which earned him a bucket of dirty water thrown at him and he woke up gasping

"Hey! Who is the murderers?! Apologize to us now!" The sailor from earlier demanded and Atemu ignored them

"No no he is not talking about you" Mana tried to convince them but she didn't succeed at all

"Apologize Atemu, don't be stubborn, what are you ha? A menace? " The sailor growled

"Atemu, look, apologize or it will be the end of us please" Mana begged

"The end of us? What else is going to happen to me? My dad, My mom, My sister and Yusei…My loved ones are all killed!and here I am , sold as a slave to a stupid palace" Atemu cried "What else can there be?"- Atemu shouted frustrated- "Let him kill me!,so that I will be saved ! I have no one else! "Atemu sobbed with Mana hugging him tightly and tears running down her face

The two Sailors won't admit it but they also felt sympathy towards Atemu

The cook palace was tasting the food they made when he suddenly spat the food in his mouth

"You used too much grape molasses so the syrup got crystalized " The cook palace said disgusted " We can't present something as such to the king, move it quickly! Bring the rest of the desserts "he instructed and they obeyed quickly

Otogi entered quickly and glared at Samejima their favorite cook palace

"May God be with me! Where is the food? Why didn't you ask for help from the rest of chefs or something?!" Otogi exclaimed "You keep insisting that this is the main kitchen and that you are the main cook and you insist on preparing the king's meal and see what happened? You couldn't deliver !" Otogi said smiling innocently before inching closer to Samejima

"I swear to God I'll marinate you not in Syrup but in vinegar mind you! QUICK!" Otogi warned not leaving a chance for the Samejima to answer

"We are ready, we are ready don't worry" Samejima told him nervously and Otogi turned around

"Back off" He said to the guards "Don't hang or I swear I'll have you hanged!" Otogi warned loudly while walking away

The girls and guys were sleeping with Atemu still tied up, he was about to drift off when he heard someone approaching him, he looked up and saw the two sailors from before standing in front of him and he could read something in their eyes…was that…pity? He didn't need anyone to pity him! Not from them at least but he decided to ignore it

"That's enough, Untie his hands, Let him wash his face and clean up" The one who Atemu threatened earlier demanded "We can't take them to the palace like that" He pointed out and the other nodded getting his small knife out and cutting the rope

Atemu stood up rubbing his wrists while the two sailors went upstairs

"Where are we? Did we reach the hell or what?" He asked himself before he heard something exploding that caught his attention, he went to the small window and saw fireworks

So we did reach the palace' he thought to himself

"You see, Mariku?" Yugi asked his best friend who sat on a small seat next to the tri-colored hair king , They were both currently sitting in the terrace looking at the fireworks in the sky

"We have approached our dreams step by step,after all the wars , deaths and raids , we are still here " Yugi said smiling fondly at the sight

"The future will be even greater and magnificent , my majesty" Mariku said grinning "You will become a greater emperor than anyone like you have dreamt " Mariku finished looking at Yugi smiling proudly

"It's you and I who believed in this dream " Yugi pointed out and Mariku laughed which made Yugi laugh as well

"Let us see, what the destiny is storing for us" Yugi whispered before he admired the view in front of him again

"Look the new girls and guys have arrived" One of the elder slaves who has been in the palace for more than 5 years said to her best friend

"They are such an unkempt lot" One of the guys said as they saw the new slaves standing in a line in front of them

"Get in line, stand upright" Bakura one of the people who take care and control of the slaves demanded doing it for those who are too lazy or can't do it

When he touched Atemu, Atemu flinched and stepped back from him "Lift your chin up" Bakura instructed

"These will become a bunch of maids and butlers nothing more" Some girl said and they all laughed quietly agreeing with her but Ishizu heard them she was one of the loyal servants to Yugi's mother and the main brain of everything that happens in the palace from knowing the food everyone was eating to controlling everyone in the palace and no one objects to her

"Tell them to shut up" She demanded

"Girls! Guys! Go to your room come on, Don't make me come up there to you" Otogi said warned the slaves upstairs who were laughing and mocking the new slaves

"It is no hell to be afraid of, see?" Mana said in Egyptian to Atemu who had a blank look on his face

"We haven't seen much yet" He pointed out in Egyptian as well

"Send those who are chosen to baths, Let the physician examine them " Ishizu said grabbing some of the girls and guys arms for Otogi to take them

She stopped in front of Atemu who looked at her angrily , not showing a single hint of fear in his eyes , Ishizu ignored him and grabbed his arms shoving him aside for Otogi to take him to see the rest of new slaves

Otogi nodded and grabbed Atemu's arm who struggled and yelled at him in Egyptian to let him go, In the same time Yugi's mother –the Queen- and his brother were walking on the hallway upstairs when they heard the yelling and stopped looking downstairs at the locked door of the salves room

"What is all this noise? Who is yelling ?" The Queen asked curiously

"New girls and guys bought from all around the world as gifts to our King ma'am" Rishid who was walking with them pointed out

"Bring me that insolent guy down there" The queen said observing the struggling Atemu from the small opening above the door before walking away to her Royal suite

"You are absorbed by the stars again,Mariku" Yugi said out of nowhere observing his bronze friend , Mariku looked at him surprised before letting out a breathless chuckle

"Tell me what they tell you" Yugi asked Mariku who stock his tongue out playfully and Yugi laughed but was interrupted by one of the guards bowing in front of him

"Grand Vizier Shadi humbly asks for admittance to your presence my king"He informed Yugi who was silent for two seconds before nodding

"Let him in" He said smiling and the Guard walked away

Mariku stood up excusing himself before Yugi stopped him asking him to stay , Shadi walked in and bowed respectfully

"According to our ancient law, I have brought the imperial seal to be returned to you, my majesty" Shadi said extending his arm with the imperial seal

"I would like to continue to have you as the Grand Vizier, Shadi, you have served my grandfather with great success and loyalty " Yugi said smiling softly

"Y..Your wish is my command, please kindly accept my gratitude " Shadi said bowing and Yugi nodded before speaking again "There is another matter I want to talk about"

"You know my head falconer and best friend Mariku , From now on he will be the master of my privy chamber " As soon as these words left Yugi's mouth, Mariku gasped a little but couldn't deny the happiness he felt at this moment and Shadi looked shocked but got over it quickly

He looked at Yugi who nodded at him as if to say that this is a final decision, Mariku walked to Yugi sitting on his knees and bowing as Yugi patted his back before telling him to stand up

Otogi walked in the Slave's room calling for Bakura and one of the old slaves in here to come

"Take a look at the privy chamber so that everything is in proper order, all right?" Otogi instructed her and she grinned

"Girl! You get to look at the King's chamber , lucky you" One of her best friends said

"I wish I could come with you" Another one said

"Off to your beds you blabbers ,come on move" Otogi said grabbing her arms moving

The Queen was sitting with her son and Rishid when Ishizu and two male servants grabbing Atemu's arm pushing him to walk

"Let go of me! Don't touch me" He yelled in Egyptian for the millions time today before they forced him to sit on his knees

"Shut your mouth, Don't yell" The Queen demanded in fluent Egyptian "Calm down" and Atemu did, he looked at her shocked that she spoke the same language he did

"They brought me here to this palace hell by force, Please help, Save me, You are a powerful and rich lady I can tell" Atemu started "Tell them to let me go or I will kill myself" Atemu pleaded

"King Yugi is who decides whether you live or die" The queen said "And I" she added in Egyptian " Take her away" She told the servants

"I am no one's property! I'd rather die first!" Atemu yelled at the top of his lungs "Let go!" He yelled at the servants who grabbed him and walked out of the room

"Please accept my apologies, I will teach him a lesson ma'am" Ishizu said bowing down her head in shame

"If He resists and refuses to bow down his head… go ahead with his punishments" The queen pointed out and Ishizu nodded

Otogi, Bakura and the girl he brought were preparing the royal suite of the King and stopped in instant bowing when he walked in

"You can leave" Yugi informed them and they nodded before walking out of the room except for the girl who was stopped by the King grabbing her arms

"You can stay" Yugi whispered and signaled to Mariku to leave so he bowed down and left his best friend

"What is your name?" Yugi asked

"Mayako, my majesty" She said sitting on her knees

Yugi gave a small smile before grabbing her chin gently lifting her up ordering her to stay with him which she obeyed happily

The Girls were in the baths and the guys in other ones

Atemu was standing in line with only a towel around his waist while he saw people get examined one after another by some weird man

When it was his turn, the man grabbed his arm but Atemu stepped back pushing the man away

"Let go of me idiots" He yelled

"Come here!" The man commanded

"Are we animals?" Atemu yelled angrily

"Sit down" The man pushed Atemu to sit down but he refused

"No! Get your hands off me or…!" Atemu warned while Bakura who heard the yelling went inside to see what happened

"What was the name of this insolent?" Bakura asked one of the guys who finished being examined

"Atemu" and Bakura nodded amused and demanded them to shower quickly before walking out

Every guy was washing himself while laughing at something someone said , some of them were singing and some of them just washed themselves happily without doing anything , only Atemu washed himself with no expression on his face except anger and disgust, he hoped that if he was lucky someone would save him or kill him

Yugi was lying on his bed with Mayako beside him before sitting up properly

"You may take your leave" He informed her

Mayako didn't want to go, it was the king after all she is sleeping with, but she knew she had too, no one stays with the king the whole night , and if someone did either girl or guy they must be very special
Mayako just nodded before grabbing her dress wearing it again and bowed respectfully to the King in order to take her leave

Yugi still sitting in his bed was in deep thoughts

"Father, Grandfather, I am afraid…of being covered in blood , What if the power and noise of rule and sovereignty muffle the voice of my conscience?" Yugi spoke to his father and grandfather mentally knowing that they are dead now

"God, please don't shame me from looking myself in the eye" Yugi prayed before standing up and putting on his outfit

Mariku stood in the Porch of his suite taking deep breath he remembered his past

"I am Mariku, I was happily sitting with my family when soldiers of the king Sogoroku came to our village , I was recruited at the age of ten, I was taken by force from my family

What was my name that time, what did it mean,I forgot , Forgetting is freedom or else..they don't let go of your heart, The land you learned to walk on, the food you always ate, the water you drank, everything …

I remember struggling to get free, I remember hating those soldiers, I remember trying my best to get back to my family, that's all I remember …"

Mariku shook the thoughts off not wanting to upset himself right now, He turned around and saw Yugi approaching him

"My majesty? I thought you went to rest..to sleep?" Mariku asked

"I couldn't sleep before inhaling this air " Yugi answered smiling and Mariku nodded

"Is there something bothering you?Tell me if you have a wish" Yugi suggested noticing his best friend's discomfort

"What could I wish for my majesty?" Mariku started "Your Excellency has bestowed upon me such an honor tonight to be worthy…"Mariku was interrupted by Yugi talking

"Yet, I have a wish from you" Yugi smiled

"Your wish is my command" Mariku bowed

"It is a long overdue that you build a family " Yugi stated

"I do already have a family" Mariku informed him smiling

"how come?have you built a family without telling me?" Yugi teased and Mariku laughed

"You once told me that I was your brother Am I not so anymore?" Mariku teased as well

"If I had the chance to choose a brother, I would choose you" Yugi said smiling fondly before He and Mariku shared a brotherly hug

"Come on guys, don't stall come on" Bakura said entering the slaves room with the guys after him
The girls already finished and were on their right side of the room sitting on their mattresses and a curtain covering them so the guys couldn't see them and the girls couldn't see the guys either when they are asleep

"Come on, everyone stand in front of his mattress " Bakura commanded and they did with the curtains hiding them

"Now each one of you will wear the clothes we gave him with no questions and go to sleep, tomorrow new outfits will be handed out , Quick! Change" Bakura instructed loudly so they can all hear

Ishizu who was standing there was about to leave so the guys could change when she saw Atemu grabbing his clothes and throwing them on the floor which earned him few gasps and Bakura looked between him and Ishizu with wide eyes and slightly worried of what might happen

"Ate or Atemu or whatever, I swear I will break your bones if you don't behave,take these clothes off the floor " Ishizu warned while Atemu just looked at her unaffected

Bakura deciding he should be kind and help Atemu this time walked to them pushing him with little force so he could bend down and take the clothes off the floor so no troubles would happen

"Open your ears all of you , I will not condone with anyone of you" Ishizu said looking at Atemu

"You are all here the property of The King and the Woman who spoke Egyptian with you is the Queen, she is the mother of our King" Bakura said grabbing Atemu's arm

"How does she know our language?" Atemu asked more to himself , Ishizu ignored him and walked away while Bakura pulled him away with him few feet away from the other guys

"Look we all have come here as slaves , if you pull your act all together, you won't stay as a slave " Bakura started pointing at his chest "Get educated , shut your mouth, behave " Bakura counted on his fingers before inching closer to Atemu

"All the guys and girls here are being prepared for the King, If you are chosen and you satisfy the King and if you are lucky enough to be a male who can get pregnant , then you will be the King's favorite's and you will rule the world " Bakura advised , trying to get through Atemu's thick head and he knew he succeeded when he saw Atemu thinking about it before he walked away to the rest of the guys

Later that night

Atemu woke up to someone caressing his cheek softly and the sound of footsteps walking away , he looked around and saw no one was there and then he saw them….his family

He stood up quickly and walked to them hugging each one of them tightly like his life depended on it

"Your wounds are healed" Atemu said smiling sadly "I wish I could die too so I can be with you guys" Atemu tried to hold his tears

"Mom, Dad please , there is much pain and evil in here , don't leave me" Atemu pleaded

"You cannot come with us Atemu, you should stay here and take our revenge ,you must live and become powerful" His mother told him

"If you become powerful we will find peace" His father stated

"W..where is Yusei?" Atemu asked

"We don't know…he is lost" His mother answered him looking down

"I have lost you all… please don't leave me, I can't make it in here " Atemu said with tears going down his face

"You can make it, we believe in you" His dad said before they disappeared and Atemu broke down

"Stay!" Atemu yelled waking up before looking at the surroundings and noticing that he was still in this stupid palace
He sighed before throwing himself with a not so loud thud on the mattress and going back to sleep again

Next morning

Atemu was talking with Mana and laughing with her trying to distract himself until Ishizu walked in and ordered them to stop and everyone stopped talking including Atemu and Mana, they all stood up and bowed respectfully

"You are not children anymore to talk loudly like that" Ishizu said

", as for today, you will begin your education" Otogi informed them

"Every day you will get educated to be as good, knowledgeable and morally sound " Ishizu explained and Atemu looked at Bakura who looked back at him

"If you taught these things and do it properly this palace will become a heaven for you , now stand in a line " Otogi instructed and they obeyed

Ishizu walked to Atemu who looked at her without saying a word

"Did you understand what we said? Is it clear?" She asked dangerously slow

"Yes, I did, all right" Atemu answered politely and Bakura smiled proudly at Atemu

Ishizu walked away from Atemu who looked at Bakura with a smile and Bakura nodded approving

The Queen was pacing forth and back in her suite when Yugi walked in and greeted her

"Dear mother, I couldn't start work till I have your blessing today" Yugi said kissing her hand and his mother pulled him into a hug

"All my prayers are with you son, May God protect you " She told softly "So? When is Ryou and my little grandchild's cub arriving? I told them to prepare the chambers " His mother asked eagrly

"They are on their way mother" Yugi answered smiling

Ryou was sitting on his cub with his child sitting next to him playing with something, He thoughts drifted to Yugi who was waiting for him in the main Palace

Yugi was sitting on a chair in front of his desk working on a ring when Ryou became behind him and hugged him , Yugi smiled at the gesture before grabbing his hand turning him around and Ryou sat on his lap grinning

Yugi smiled fondly at him before kissing him softly and Ryou kissed back smiling "Ryou..let me finish the ring" Yugi said pulling back softly smiling and Ryou shook his head "I won't" Ryou objected grinning

"Who is more beautiful I or the ring?" Ryou asked teasing "You" Yugi answered grinning a little and kissing Ryou passionately

"How long do we have left? I am tired" Ryou thoughts were cut off when he heard his child –Toshio- talking

"Very little my little Toshio, don't worry" Ryou said smiling gently

"I miss my dad and I miss Mariku, Is Mariku waiting for me too?" Toshio asked grinning

"Yes sweetheart along with your grandmother and your uncle as well" Ryou answered laughing when he saw his child jumping happily on his seat

The girls were standing in a line and The guys in another line waiting , Bakura walked to Atemu who was looking upstairs curiously

"That is the courtyard of the favorites " Bakura answered his untold question

"what is a favorite?" Atemu asked

"If the king favors you, you get to stay there , the route to his bedroom is by the golden road " Bakura answered him "but those who are wise and well-behaved can walk on this road " Bakura reminded him before walking away to Ishizu and Otogi who waited for the King

In a matter of ten minutes Ishizu ordered the girls and guys to go outside to stand in the hallway as the King was on his way

"Get in line quickly" Otogi ordered and the girls stood in line and the guys next to them

"His Excellence King Yugi" A guard said to inform them all to get ready quickly

"Bow down all of you" Otogi said before bowing as well even Mariku who was standing there waiting for Yugi bowed as well

As soon as Yugi passed Atemu, Atemu raised his head and with all the courage he had he called "King Yugi" and Yugi stopped in his tracks

To say Mariku was shocked shouldn't be a surprise , Ishizu glared at Atemu who gave her no attention and just looked at Yugi and Otogi cursing mentally

Yugi turned around and saw Atemu gazing at him with no trace of fear on his face,he also noticed that he looked a lot like him except that Yugi had a fair skin tone while Atemu had a slightly tan skin ,Atemu had more blonde hair than Yugi, his eyes were crimson unlike Yugi ,

After finishing his observing, he slowly walked towards him and stood in front of Atemu who was unaffected

Atemu observed Yugi and was little shocked to see that he looked almost like him, he didn't know if admitting that was narcissistic but Yugi was handsome, his fair skin tone, his tri-colored hair that looked exactly like him except Atemu's hair was blonde,black and red while Yugi had it in blonde,black and purple and his eyes..oh his wide amethyst eyes but no he shouldn't think like that
He shouldn't think about him like that, he needs to stick to the plan

Yugi stood in front of Atemu who took a deep breath still locking eyes with Yugi , he observed the tan-skined guy from head to toe

Now Atemu thought before he lost his courage , He swayed a little before his knees gave out , Yugi quickly took a step forward and caught Atemu by circling an arm around Atemu's waist and the other arm rested went behind his back before he hit the ground
and Yugi swore that his breath was caught in his throat as Atemu looked at him smiling softly

Mariku was looking at the scene shocked, He was surprised by the fact that Yugi was staring at the guy in his arms, they were staring into each other's eyes for a whole minute without saying a word, he even saw his best friend struggling a little to get a single word out

Yugi who was trying to order the guards to take the guy in his arms or even ask if something wrong with the guy froze, he couldn't do anything but gaze into the other's intoxicating crimson eyes but was cut off his thoughts when he saw the other gazing between his eyes and lips before moving his lips to speak

"Yugi" Atemu called slowly and Yugi couldn't help but shiver slightly and close his eyes for a brief moment on hearing the guy's sweet yet husky voice , Atemu looked at him for few seconds before pretending to faint

Second…two…three…four, it took four seconds for Yugi to compose himself again

"I..Ishizu! O..Otogi!... Take of this one, see what's wrong" Yugi ordered quickly trying to ignore how he stuttered at the beginning

"Yes my majesty" They both said before Otogi carried Atemu bridal style to the room again and Mana followed right behind them when Yugi walked away taking the first turn to his left

Mariku, after he got over the shock of what happened –mainly his best friend stuttering- he went after Yugi calling him

"My majesty?" Yugi turned around "Aren't we going to the audience chamber?" Mariku asked pointing at the other direction

Yugi looked around for a moment before nodding and walked back going to the other direction with Mariku following him

Otogi and Ishizu tried to wake Atemu up after placing him on his mattress but Atemu refused to open his eyes , so Otogi took out a small bottle of liquid which smelled awful if you ask me and placed it in front of Atemu's nose who sneezed quickly opening his eyes and Mana hugged him tightly

"I was so worried about you" Mana stated before pulling away and looking at him

"What did I tell you? Didn't I tell you not to raise your head and look at him? As if looking wasn't enough, you also uttered his name and fainted on him!" Ishizu yelled angrily trying to control herself from strangling the guy in front of her

"Who are you to say his name like that? Were you the one who named him you impudent uppity?" Otogi asked him gritting his teeth

"I will give you your punishment as soon as we return from the practice room" Ishizu said before walking away with Otogi behind her

"How was he? Wasn't he very handsome?" Atemu asked Mana who held his hand

"You faked it, you're crazy, how could you faint like that?" Mana exclaimed

"I will teach you how to faint tonight" Atemu teased and Mana laughed helping him to get up

Yugi walked towards his ministers with Mariku following him

"Coming with his best friend Mariku? How could her covert him like that to the master of privy chamber? Why didn't you object Grand Vizier Shadi?" Vizier Karim asked

"When you are in my place do whatever you want okay? Now stop talking" Shadi said as the King approached them and they bowed

"I would like to speak to every one of you alone first please" Yugi informed them "Send me the first one from your choice I will be waiting " Yugi said before going inside the audience chamber closing the door behind him

One of the minsters entered and the rest waited, then Vizier Karim stood in front of Mariku

"Mariku, now you have risen more than your falcon, from head falconer to master of privy chamber , so it will be you who will carry one of the imperial seals of the country " Vizier Karim said smirking

"It's my majesty commands not mine and we, who serve the army, are bound to obey commands as you know" Mariku answered slowly , smirking in process as he saw Vizier Karim getting angrier every second before he ignored him waiting for the King

Atemu was sitting in the practice room as Honda paced forth and back talking to them

"Today I will teach you about bowing and getting up, now get up all of you " Honda said and they all stood up quickly especially Atemu and Bakura who is standing watching them snickered

"First you bring your palms together " He said bringing them together and they all did the same "Now you bow down while kepping your back straight " They did as he passed all of them and helping who couldn't do it right

"I will see everyone doing it alone, now straighten up all of you" Honda ordered

"Now first one do it" Honda said as he started with a girl first

The girl brought her palms together and bowed down slowly but not straight enough for Honda's like

"Bow down more what are you? An old lady?" Honda exclaimed

Atemu was in deep thoughts, thinking about what happened earlier forgetting that he was in class and Honda noticed and stood in front of him

"What did I last teach you today?" he asked Atemu who didn't give him any attention and just swayed a little while smiling "What did I last teach you today?" Honda asked louder grabbing Atemu's attention

"Ha? Oh Forbidden " Atemu answered nodding even though he knew this word already but he didn't comment on anything, he must be well-behaved as Bakura said

"Did you only learn to say forbidden today?" Honda asked placing his hands on his hips and Bakura tried to contain his laughing

"Yes, forbidden" Atemu answered grinning that he got on his nerves

"Well great then let's start with things that are forbidden here" Honda said

"It is forbidden to look or see, it is forbidden to gossip, it is forbidden to disobey a command , other men or women in her are forbidden, understood?" Honda counted on his fingers

"Honda come here" Otogi called and Honda rolled his eyes walking towards him

"Aren't any other men or women forbidden?" Atemu asked confused

"There is no ban for them because they aren't men" Bakura shrugged

"I am pretty sure they are men and there are two women behind them as well" Atemu raised an eyebrow

"as I said they are not men believe me, you'll see " Bakura rolled his eyes

"And you are? Why aren't you banned from here?" Atemu teased

"I was dragged here" Bakura groaned "and I hate every second of it" Bakura said glaring evilly at Otogi and Honda and Atemu along with everyone else laughed until Honda went back to them

"Are you laughing too much or what?" Honda asked "You are not to be left alone ! I go for few seconds and you start joking around" Honda exclaimed "Now the tailors are waiting with the scissors " Honda told them sticking two fingers out and acted like they were scissors "Now come with me" Honda said as he walked away with everyone behind him grinning like idiots

As soon as the meeting started , one of the two soldiers unfolded a map in front of Yugi on the floor

"First you talk chief treasure "Yugi said looking at the map "Tell us what is the state of imperial treasury "

"Thanks to the late King Sogoroku our treasury is full up to the brim majesty "

"The fact that our treasure is full accelerates our ability to prepare for a military campaign " Yugi said before standing up taking a sword pointing it at the map

"Now why do you think I spread out this map? I wanted to spread the whole world right under our feet like that?" Yugi asked before continuing "We are not a small country anymore, we will be sticking our swords right into the heart of Europe who are threating us "

"May God be with us always, my majesty we will do our best" Grand vizier Shadi said bowing

"Our first target is Rhodes " Yugi said sitting down again "We need to make sure that no one will sail there or place a flag without our permission !" Yugi ordered and Mariku who stood outside listening to everything was very proud of how grown up Yugi has become

Atemu and Mana were eating food together when she leaned closer to him

"Look at this one" She said in Egyptian looking at Mayako "That beautiful girl over there was in the king's bed the other night" Mana informed him and Atemu looked at the black-haired girl with fair skin tone and brown almost black eyes

"You mean he made love to her ?" Atemu asked in Egyptian

"Well not 'made love' more like…" Mana started but was cut off by Bakura yelling

"Speak Japanese, Egyptian is forbidden…Come on, dinner is over" Bakura said as the servants started to collect the trays of food

Atemu stood up and walked towards Mayako smiling softly

"So how was the king the other night?" Atemu teased

"It was like a dream, handsome and gentle , I pray that he will ask for me again but…" Mayako trailed off

"what?" Atemu asked

"The king has a really handsome lover, The other father for Prince Toshio, Prince Ryou" Mayako answered before walking away

A lover ha? Atemu thought as he turned around and walked away

Yugi was sitting on his chair still working on the ring when he stopped and looked at the Ruby Ring in his hand, suddenly a flash of the crimson eyes that looked at him this morning came in front of him

He even remembered the tone of his voice, the way he said his name, the way he was so close to him that he felt his breath on his cheek

Yugi shook his head trying to get rid of these thoughts when Mariku walked towards him

"Do you need anything else, my majesty?" Mariku asked

"I will be working for a while you may take your leave Mariku" Yugi said still looking at the ring

"Tomorrow is your first council meeting, everybody is waiting your decisions " Mariku said

"Do you think the world is ready for my decisions?" Yugi asked chuckling and Mariku grinned before bowing and walking away

The next morning

Yugi sat on the seat behind him in the council room before starting the meeting and everybody sat down

"Now for my decision, The 600 families who were snatched away from their homeland in Beika and have openly suffered all kinds of troubles for years are free to return to their homeland any time they wish " Yugi started "Indemnity will be paid for their losses , furthermore for those who were torturing them will be brought to justice by trial and be punished as deserved " Yugi said as the commander in chief of Beika gulped nervously

"I command that the commander in chief of the navy be put to trial immediately and be punished as deserved for torturing these families, causing damage , shedding blood and collecting unlawful benefits "Yugi ordered sternly

The commander in chief threw himself in front of Yugi bowing down "Please have mercy, my majesty these are all lie!" He said as two soldiers came and grabbed his arm pulling him back

"This is all slander ! All lies my majesty please!" He yelled as he was taking away for his trial and the meeting continued like nothing happened at all

"Concerning the education of the new slaves you are number one Ishizu, what happened with this ill-tempered guy from Egypt?" The Queen asked curiously

"A vivacious guy but he can learn quickly,he has a razor-sharp mind" Ishizu answered

"We don't need clever, we need well-behaved Ishizu" The Queen pointed out

"But he is a handsome guy, mother" Malik said shrugging

"Well it won't last and you know that, he will age you know" The Queen stated before Otogi walked in bowing

"What is it Otogi?" The Queen asked

"Our majesty , his excellence king Yugi has ordered for the execution of the commander in chief in Bieka " Otogi answered the Queen and she smiled a little

"Whatever my son sees fits or does I am sure he is right " The Queen said before thanking Otogi for informing her

"Otogi prepare the Imperial hall for my son today, make sure nothing missing and prepare the most beautiful girls and the most handsome boys for tonight "The Queen ordered "Oh and Take the master of the privy chamber Mariku with you, when you make the selection" She added and Otogi nodded before walking of the room to get to work

A soldier stood in the middle of the street looking around before taking deep breath

"Folks" He called loudly grabbing everyone's attention "Our majesty has ordered that the gratuity of accession to the throne be pain immediately , we will be getting our 3000 coins tomorrow and 2000 silver coins as raise to our salaries…Long Live Our King!" The soldier yelled the news and the folks started to yell 'Long Live Our King' after him happily

They started to talk with each other about the King's justice while selling their goods happily as well

"Now hold the flask of drink like that by the handle , then slightly bend your knees" A female instructed as they all copied her, Mana looked at Atemu who just giggled at her a little and she giggled as well

"Now I want to see everyone do it again" The female stood in front one of the guys first when Atemu noticed she wasn't looking, he did a scissors shape with his fingers like Honda did mocking him and Mana laughed

"What's his name?" Mariku who was watching from the window asked pointing at Atemu

"Don't mind him, His name is Atemu from Egypt" Otogi answered

"Egypt you say" Mariku whispered to himself

"You should have seen him when he first arrived , how shameless and how insolent…but now I am grooming him " Otogi said with a small smile

"Prepare that guy from Egypt Otogi" Mariku ordered smiling

"Atemu?" Otogi asked making sure he heard right

"Yes and the one next to him, the short girl, they seem friends" Mariku said and together with Otogi they chose a reasonable amount of guys and girls

Ryou who just arrived at the palace was walking in the garden with his son holding his hands

"This palace is huge, is it my palace?" Toshio asked titling his head a little

"Yes, dear, It is your palace..our palace " Ryou answered smiling

"But I will get lost here, how shall I find you?" Toshio asked nervously stopping in his tracks and Ryou kneeled in front of him, cupping his cheek

"I will always be there with you, Don't be afraid " Ryou said kissing his forehead gently "come on, your grandmother is waiting for you " Ryou pointed out and Toshio giggled while running quickly to go to his grandmother which made Ryou laugh at his eagerness

"The Queen has ordered entertainment tonight at the imperial hall, I went together with Otogi and picked some girls and guys from different countries,The Egyptian guy Atemu who fainted upon seeing you the other day is among them" Mariku informed Yugi who turned around to face him as soon as he heard the last part

"You mean you talked with him?" Yugi asked raising one of his eyebrows

"God no,my majesty" Mariku defended himself quickly while chuckling a little "Otogi told me how she was brought to here from Egypt " Mariku explained

"So he is from Egypt then" Yugi spoke softly as if he was talking to himself, smiling a little which didn't go unnoticed by Mariku who smiled as well upon seeing his best friend smiling a real smile since a long time , he has been down lately

They were interrupted when one of the servants walked in

"My majesty, Prince Toshio is here in the Queen's suite " Upon hearing that Yugi grinned

"We will talk later Mariku" he said before walking out of the room grinning

The Queen Toshio and showered him with kisses as soon as she saw him

"Dear Toshio, God I missed you so much, did you miss me too?" The Queen asked cupping his cheek

"Yes I did " Toshio answered grinning "where is dad? Take me to him" Toshio said jumping a little

"He has some business now Toshio, we will see him later, right Uncle Malik?" Ryou asked happily and Malik grinned "Yes sweetheart, you will see daddy soon" Malik said

"I command you to take me to dad right now!Isn't that my palace? "Toshio ordered and Ryou laughed at his cuteness

"How could he speak like that? How come you teach these things to a five-year-old?" The Queen asked Ryou who frowned at her

"Kindly accept my apologies ma'am" Ryou bowed confused at why she would act like this, he was a little kid having fun

"Toshio, there is only one owner to this country, His excellence king Yugi come on repeat it" The Queen commanded

"There is only one owner to this country, his excellence king Yugi" Toshio repeated confused a little before The Queen ordered her servants to take Toshio to play outside while glaring at Ryou

"Look at the garments of these favorites girls and guys and their jewels and accessories " Atemu said looking at the favorites laughing upstairs with each other "They sleep on plume beds and in beautiful rooms , what about us Mana? Look at us" He spat in disgust

"Maybe later on, we will be like that, cheer up" Mana said optimistically

Mayako sat down next to them, looking at them a little annoyed

"Prince Ryou and his Prince Toshio have arrived " Mayako blurted out and Atemu rolled his eyes

"Let them drop dead, what do I care" Atemu said through gritted teeth in Egyptian

"For the love of God, please shut up" Mana hissed in Egyptian

Ishizu and Otogi walked in and Mana tensed "They are coming here, do you think they heard us?" Mana asked frightened

"Mana, Atemu come with me" Ishizu ordered while Otogi ordered other guys and girls too to come with them

"Ban?, Punishment? Getting Beaten?" Mana panted while Ishizu looked at her as she was crazy before shaking her head and walking away

"Tonight you will have a job to do, you will entertain the King" Otogi said and Atemu grinned a little "Do you know how to dance and sing?" He asked, Atemu knew how but he refused to say anything and Mana looked puzzed

"Dance! Silly girl, like that" Otogi said shaking his hips and chest while twirling around as well , Mana giggled as Atemu's mouth hang open….he won't be able to forget this sight again, he will have nightmares he was sure…

"Come with me now " Otogi said and they followed him with Atemu still frightened from the scene he saw earlier

Yugi was walking on the hallway when he saw his son in front of him, Toshio squealed before running to his father laughing

"Sweetheart" Yugi said catching him and twirling him around "I missed you so much " Yugi said kissing his forehead and Ryou who just got out of the Queen's chamber saw and grinned before walking to Yugi

"My Majesty" Ryou said bowing down and Yugi placed his son down in order to greet Ryou

"We missed you here Ryou" Yugi said walking to him and placing a kiss on his forehead

"We missed you too" Ryou said smiling shyly

"Take me to Mariku dad" Toshio said grabbing his dad's arm " Later on Sweetie, now go rest you must be tired now, I have some work to do" Yugi said before walking away to his chamber

Ryou looked at him frowning before he walked away with Toshio

Later that night

"Miho, take Toshio to bed he must sleep" Ryou ordered while placing some stuff in their place

"No I will wait for dad! And Mariku will come as well" Toshio said loudly

"Don't shout Toshio, I have a headache please" Ryou ordered softly before ordering Miho to take Toshio to bed again

Miho went and took Toshio to his bed when Rishid walked in and bowed respectfully

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Rishid asked

"No" Ryou answered flatly

"Should I send anyone?"

"I don't want to" Ryou said answered flatly again and Rishid rolled his eyes

"Such a pity you are left here alone on your first night, they are preparing for some fun and entertainment tonight for the King" Rishid blurted and Ryou froze

"Who is organizing it?" Ryou asked breathlessly

"The Queen of course, haven't you heard?" Rishid asked (not) so innocently

Ryou threw the box in his hands away

of course she would do something like that' Ryou thought angrily

"Well if you don't need anything I will go, if you excuse me" Rishid said bowing before going out of the room

After the girls and guys were prepared for tonight, The girls were wearing dresses with different colors and cuts, while the guys wore leather

The King was sitting on a throne waiting as the girls were the first to dance, Yugi liked both guys and girls and his mother accepted but as soon as he had Ryou she was trying to convice him to have a female lover as well which he nodded without saying a word or looking for a female lover

The music started as the girls began to dance

All guys were talking with each other till the girls are finished while Atemu just looked at the dancing group of girls, observing his best friend, she was doing a really good job, he hasn't noticed the way Yugi would steal glances at him every now and then, observing the way the leather outfit clung to his body like it was a second skin, the way he swayed a little to the music, the small smile on his face that made him even more intriguing

Mariku who was standing next to the King noticed and smiled softly proud of himself that he choose Atemu to dance tonight

In the same time The Queen was in Ryou's chamber observing it smiling

"I hope you liked your chamber Ryou" The Queen said smiling and Ryou just nodded

"Something wrong happened?" The Queen asked concerned , Ryou looked at her then at the servants as if to say he can't talk here

"Leave us alone please" The Queen ordered and in instant everyone left "Now tell me I am all ears"

"The king is being entertained on our first night here and…" Ryou complained before The Queen silenced him "Should I take your permission or something? Plus stop whinning…. you are his lover, many people will try to take your place of course but you shouldn't worry he loves you and only you Ryou" The Queen advised him , Ryou was about to protest but she raised her hands "I said stop Ryou" The Queen ordered

"I..I am sorry I have upset you" Ryou bowed apologizing and the Queen shook her head smiling "Don't worry I am not upset, I know how you feel" She said patting his shoulder

It was the guys' turn to dance , so they all stood in the middle waiting for the music to begin

As soon as the music started, Atemu moved along with the rhythm not caring about the dance they learned, he knew how to dance, he loved dancing , it was one of the ways to express his feelings

He swayed his hips seductively while giving Yugi side glances, smirking when he saw the amused smile on Yugi's face

Yugi sat there observing Atemu and only Atemu as he walked towards Yugi slowly turning around so that his back was facing Yugi before swaying his hips a little and bending backwards , and Yugi's breath was taken away right in this moment , Atemu looked intoxicating , breathtaking and he had to fight the urge to go and grab Atemu's arm when he walked away again

Yugi observed everything, the way he rolled on the floor, the way his back arched ,the small movements and twirling with his hands, he watched like Atemu was the only one dancing in the hall and it angered him when some guys danced so close to him

When the song came to an end, Atemu walked towards Yugi again and his breath hitched when Atemu looked at him with half-lidded eyes, flushed cheeks and slightly panting,, he looked like a masterpiece he could admire all day

Atemu looked at Yugi for a moment before turning with a ninety-degree angle so that his right side was facing him and threw himself on the floor, holding himself up on his knees and hands as if he was baby crawling because he can't walk

Mariku and Bakura who were observing Atemu's dance as well, waited for the King's reaction, Yugi took a purple handkerchief and threw it in front of Atemu, who smirked when he saw it, feeling happy that he succeeded , he grabbed the handkerchief before standing up bowing while sending one last glance at Yugi and walking away

Atemu walked back with Bakura, Otogi and the rest of dancers when Bakura broke the silence

"Your handkerchief is quite something" Bakura pointed out

"Take good care of that handkerchief now" Otogi advised "That is the key to your rise to favor, tomorrow night you will be passing through the golden road thanks to that" Otogi explained

"I don't get it, what about tomorrow night?" Atemu asked innocently

"Bakura you explain it" Otogi said before disappearing quickly to finish his work

"The king is waiting for you, there will be a union tomorrow night" Bakura explained

"A union?" Atemu asked trying to hide his smirk

"You will be together with the king in his bed" Bakura explained for the second time before stopping and grabbing Atemu's arm to stop him as well and Atemu looked at him confused

"Do you think I didn't see how you were dancing to seduce him? Enough with this game of playing the naïve slave guy Atemu" Bakura said before walking away with an amused smile on his lips

Atemu just smirked and ignored him, he is the one who told him to act wisely after all , he shouldn't be mad

"Atemu! You have bewitched the King, you are a sorcerer , one should beware " Mana said grinning, Atemu smirked at her before following Bakura

Next morning at The Queen's royal chamber

"So my son was satisfied with the entertainment " The Queen spoke with a wide smile on her face to Ishizu who were sitting on the floor in front of her

"He smiled softly during the dancing girls but when the guys started, he didn't look at anyone but Atemu the whole time, he even gave him the purple handkerchief " Ishizu started and The Queen raised an eyebrow amused "And the guy danced and rocked in such a way that I would have never expected , Apparently he has a quite few talents " Ishizu explained with an amused smile, she was talking honestly , she really didn't expect Atemu to be that good, Looks like they didn't know him as much as he thought as everyday he surprises them with something new

"Don't loosen your grip on his education just because he received the purple handkerchief " The Queen ordered not paying attention that Ryou was standing outside the chamber listenting to every single word

"Prepare him well for tonight , I don't want any insolence " The Queen commanded and Ryou couldn't believe his ears

After all he told her yesterday, Ryou felt his heart breaking and the tears forming in his eyes as he walked away, not feeling like talking to her now

Atemu was sitting on his mattress observing the purple handkerchief on his hands and caressing it softly with a smile on his face when Miho walked to him

"Atemu,Is that you?" Miho asked making sure she isn't talking to the wrong person

"Yes, Going to the baths" Atemu said grabbing the towel they placed earlier in front of him and standing up

"Never mind the baths right now, you'll go later , now we have more important things to do, come with me" Miho said flatly to Atemu who just looked with disbelief at her , she raised an eyebrow as if to tell him to move already

Atemu frowned before placing the towel back on the mattress and following her quietly

Miho entered Ryou's chamber with Atemu following her, as soon as he stepped in he looked around observing every single detail in the chamber

It was nicely done with not so many furniture in it which he liked, on his right side there was a large bed with two steps in front of it , then he saw another decorated wooden door which assumed would lead to another chamber

When he turned to look at his left, he stared with horror, it's not that it was ugly or bad or anything..it was for the fact that there was stuff including clothes, jewelery ,mirrors ,books and way much more with large wooden boxes wide open but empty

Atemu looked at Miho confused before she ordered him to sit on the floor "Excuse me?" Atemu exclaimed in disbelief

"I said sit down or should I repeat myself one more time so your brain can function?" Miho demanded which earned her a glare from Atemu, He refused to answer! No he must behave as Bakura told him….oh how much he wanted to strangle this woman

Atemu stepped forward and sat on his knees in front of one of the wooden boxes looking at Miho waiting for her to continue

"Gather all these things and place them in the wooden boxes" Atemu stared at her with blank face waiting for her to say she was joking "Stop staring at me and just work" Miho scolded and Atemu's eyes widened

"Me?! " He asked shocked while pointing at himself, He barely organized the mattress he slept on when he wakes up every morning, he barely do any work with saying any word or protesting, heck he even barely listen to his best friend when she scolds him for not working and advising him to do it let alone listen to this strange ,annoying ,idiot woman in front of him

"you don't approve? Are we to ask for your choice of work?" Miho suggested sarcastically

"Don't you have servants to do these stuff for you?" Atemu asked narrowing his eyes

"Behave!" Miho scolded angrily and Atemu snorted

"Behave?! What am I? a dog you can tell him to behave and give him food?" Atemu scoffed

Miho just looked angrily , Atemu rolled his eyes before grapping the first thing that his hand reached and without looking he threw it roughly without care in the wooden box and kept repeating the process just to annoy Miho

"Place them properly Atemu" Miho warned, Atemu looked at her raising an eyebrow before grabbing a small mirror and throwing it again more gently –but not enough- in the wooden box, Miho growled and Atemu grinned innocently at her

Atemu continued throwing random things in the wooden boxes while folding some clothes-carefully- when Ryou walked in and saw him

Miho who noticed the presence of Ryou, mentioned for Atemu to stand up which he obeyed when he saw Ryou and he bowed respectfully

Ryou observed the tri-colored guy in front of him from head to toe, he knew who he was after all he is the one who ordered Miho to bring him

When Ryou had enough from looking at him he ordered Miho to take him away and Miho nodded

"We are leaving" Miho said grabbing his arm, but he stepped aside in instant giving her a warning look before walking out of the room with her

"Who is the guy?" Atemu asked

"The King's favorite's ,He is Prince Ryou " Miho said flatly before shoving Atemu away walking back to the room

"What is wrong with this woman?" He asked himself before walking away while muttering something along the lines "Annoying woman with a monkey brain" and how he wants to strangle her

Yugi was sitting in the audience room along the ministers when Mariku knocked and walked in bowing

"Ambassador of Venice is here , my majesty" Mariku informed and Yugi ordered to let him in

The ambassador walked in when two guards came grabbing his arm making him sit on his knees bowing, Mariku was about to walk away when Yugi called for him

"Stay" Yugi ordered sternly, Mariku looked at him for two seconds before nodding nervously and went to stand next to him

Grand vizier Shadi took the letter that the ambassador offered and mentioned for him to talk
He started talking in Italian with someone translating after him

"We would like to congratulate his Excellency King Yugi for the accession of the throne and we wish for our good relations of a long past to continue …getting even stronger in the future " The translating man said and Grand Vizier turned to Yugi

"Do you accept these good wishes my majesty?" Shadi asked

"Any wish that carries no animosity and provocation is welcomed by us, so as long as the promises are kept …Otherwise" Yugi said smiling softly and Shadi nodded

The translating man translated these words to the ambassador who looked back at Yugi before speaking

"In questo momento di pace…"(1) the ambassador started before Mariku cut him off

" E 'vero che il re ha accettato i vostri desideri…" (2) Mariku started "ma vi è un dettaglio molto importante che ha sottolineato…esige che Venezia mantiene la sua promessa, ci dovrebbe essere nessuna provocazione"(3) Mariku finished with Yugi looking at him smiling proudly and the Ministers along with the ambassador shocked

"Ho capito, ma come è che parli la nostra lingua così bene?" (4) The ambassador asked shocked

"Questo perché mia madre era veneziana" (5) Mariku answered smiling at the mention of his mother , Yugi looked at the ambassador before turning to Mariku

"Mariku ask him, when will our enemies start the war? who will announce it? Whose side will Venice take?" Yugi ordered and Mariku nodded before asking the ambassador these questions

"The King shouldn't talk to an ambassador " Shadi explained to Vizier Karim who was burning with rage next to him

"He says, he prays to God that a war like that will never take place and that we are not forced take sides or form alliances " Mariku translated and Yugi began to tell him what else he wanted to ask when Shadi turned to Karim

"What is he doing here in the audience chamber I don't get it" Shadi whispered "where does this impertinent get this power?" Shadi asked

"Where else but from the King?" Karim hissed

"The infidels will be fight each other , you small principalities could not form a unity,they will swallow you too…Trade cannot save the reigo,You need a greater army for a greater trade" Yugi said as Mariku translated every single word he said , when the ambassador spoke again Mariku turned to Yugi and began to translate his words

"My king, we are aware of the strength of your army , you control all the trade between the east and the west , Furthermore the Silk Road and the Spice Road all pass through your territory " Mariku said smiling

"Say that the west's trade route via the Mediterranean will pass through as, it will be solely our territory " Yugi said smiling confidently while Mariku nodded smirking while turning to the ambassador

Atemu walked into the slave's room , walking towards Mana who noticed him and stood up quickly

"Where have you been?" Mana exclaimed worried

"I was with the King's husband Mayako told us about" Atemu said in Egyptian shrugging

"Are you crazy?! Why did you go to him? They will kill you!" Mana half whispered and half yelled and Atemu rolled his eyes

"I went to him and said:' you are no longer his lover, forget it, I will be his man not only for one night but for 1001 nights, I'll make Yugi a slave to myself" Atemu spoke seriously and Mana's heart sank

"You are finished Atemu,They will throw you out to the sea and the fish will be eating you alive , Have you gone mad?How could you?" Mana spoke so quick that Atemu barely understood any word she said

"he called for me and I went" Atemu shrugged , when he saw the serious yet worried expression on his best friend's face , he decided that he joked enough and started to laugh at her while she looked confused

"Don't be afraid " He reassured her "It's a joke, really a joke" Atemu explained giggling when Mana pouted

"You are really something Atemu, seriously" Mana sighed in defeat , she will understand him

Ishizu who listened to the whole conversation or half of it walked towards Atemu and Mana who bowed as soon as they saw her

"why haven't you gone to the baths yet,Atemu?" Ishizu asked "come on, it's getting late and you are not ready yet!" Ishizu sighed annoyed , Atemu nodded before walking to his mattress getting his towel and walking away heading to the baths

"he will be occupying the King not for one night but for 1001 nights and make him a slave to himself?"The Queen asked angrily as she listened to Ishizu who told her about what she heard

"That is exactly what he said ma'am,I heard it with my own ears" Ishizu nodded

"Keep your eyes on that rebel , Ishizu" The Queen ordered "I know what I'll do, go tell Ryou to come here" The Queen said and Ishizu nodded before walking away

The ambassador who was at the palace earlier , was pacing in his office as he spoke in Italian what he wanted to say in the letter to the guy writing it

"Today we were admitted to the presence of King Yugi where we were all well received , He is young and handsome , He might seem innocent but he isn't ..He has decisive eyes that are quite impressive

His calm and confident way is the exact opposite of his grandfather's stern and temperamental personality, He has a distant and a noble look

Although he is new to the throne, he can make quick decisions and immediately apply them…He has already won the favor of the public and another surprising fact is that he closely follows everything in our world" The ambassador finished sighing as he thought about what they talked about today

Atemu was sitting patiently as Mana –who insisted on helping him- helped him get ready for tonight , She wanted to brush his hair even though she knew that it won't make it less spikey than it is

,He wore a black leather button up shirt- buttoning all the buttons- rolling the sleeves to his elbow, black tight pants, with black half-boot
As an accessory he wore a silver neck collar which Mana choose for him and a black wristband on his wrists, and put some cologne as a final touch before looking at himself in the mirror

"You look amazing!" Mana squealed and Atemu smiled at her

"You think?" Atemu asked unsure

"Of course, The King will fall for you in instant" Mana exclaimed at Atemu who looked at himself in the mirror, Flashbacks from yesterday came to his mind , The incident in the hallway when The King caught him, The dancing, The look and The smile the King gave him while he was dancing, he was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't notice the blush on his cheek until Mana squealed again"You are blushing!" Atemu observed and she was right he was blushing thinking about the...King? His blush deepened and he excused himself quickly before Mana could say anything else or making another embaressing comment, He walked away to meet with Otogi

"My majesty, your drink" One of the servants informed Yugi who was pacing around in his room after he got ready for tonight
He thanked the servant taking the drink before taking a long sip from his glass

He couldn't deny how nervous he was, He kept thinking about Atemu all day since yesterday , His charming crimson eyes and his rosy lips, The way he moved yesterday…all of that never left Yugi's mind

He turned around to Mariku who was waiting with him till Atemu arrives

"Stop being nervous, I have never seen you like that before" Mariku remarked with a teasing smile on his lips which earned him a glare

"I am not nervous Mariku" Yugi protested and Mariku scoffed

"Sure…" He said dragging the 'U' way too long for Yugi's likeness

"Don't you have a place to be Mariku?" Yugi asked with an annoyed smile on his lips and Mariku laughed

"I am taking my leave anyway, Have fun my Majesty" He said smirking at the 'Have fun' part and laughed when he heard Yugi groaned before taking his leave

Atemu was walking with Otogi observing the corridors quietly and smiling when Otogi broke the silence

"Tonight your destiny might change so be worthy of our majesty " Otogi scolded, Atemu looked at him nodding before smirking

'oh I will be worthy of our majesty' Atemu thought to himself before taking the last right turn following Otogi

"Wait" Otogi said grabbing Atemu's arm suddenly, He looked up and beheld Miho standing there in front of the small hallway leading to Yugi's chamber

Atemu smiled at her innocently while she smirked mockingly

Yugi was waiting in his chamber with his back turned to the door waiting for the door to be opened revealing Atemu and His wish came true as he heard the door opening and his heart started to beat faster with every second

He didn't know why he was feeling like that, he is supposed to be a normal guy like any other guy or girl he spent his night with but, No

This guy wasn't normal or like any other guy or girl, He was special, There is something about him which intrigues Yugi every time he locked eyes with him ,something that attracted Yugi every second

He shook these thoughts off and took a deep breath before turning around slowly while smiling waiting for Atemu to walk in, His fell immediately when he saw Ryou stepping in smiling at him before bowing

"My majesty " Ryou greeted smiling even wider and Yugi stood there stunned that Ryou is the one who walked in, He observed Ryou with only one thought on his mind

'Where is Atemu?'

Yayyy! First chapter is up *jumping happily*

I have this idea for God knows how long and I was dying to use it especially because of Yugi and Yami
I don't know why, even though there is going to be a lot of OOC and OC but I still feel like this story fits them well? I don't know

Anyway I hope you guys liked this chapter, it took me two and half days to write it so I can't find any trace of energy to fix the errors, Grammar or anything related to that I apologize *smiling innocently * but don't worry I will edit them soon enough…I hope…hehehe anyway here is the translation of the Italian convo.

(1): "In this moment of peace…"

(2) : " It's true that the king has accepted your wishes"

(3): " but there is a very important detail that the king pointed out... He demands that Venice keeps his promise, there should be no provocation"

(4) : " I understand, but how is it that you speak our language so well? "

(5) : " This is because my mother was Venetian"

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Roka: If you liked the chapter please leave a review

Yami: You suck…

Roka: why, thank you Yami , I am happy that you wasted your time reading the whole chapter just to say that

All the Yamis and Hikaris: *whistled*

Bakura: You have just got burned
and bumped his first to Mariku who was laughing his ass off

Malik: She got you again Yami, do you feel ashamed yet? * he teased before laughing as well when he saw Yami pouting

Ryou: Guys be nice *but even Ryou giggled a little at Yami*

Yugi:That's what you get for making fun of her yesterday

Yami: I didn't do anything!

Roka: you pushed me into a pond of mud and laughed your ass off! You didn't even apologize you just ran away

Yami: Oh yeaaah…That was fun *He laughed remembering the incident *

Roke: laugh as much as you want you'll pay for it

Yugi: Hey! Don't hurt him!

Roka: I didn't say I would hurt him …yet , you know what let's just continue this convo. somewhere else anyway …you can ask any question you want just PM me and I will try to answer whether they are about the story or you want to talk and be friends *grinning*

Friendly reminder : Don't forget to smile ;)