Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to Love ❯ The Promise of the Ring ( Chapter 17 )

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WFW-Who said love lasts forever? Thank you for your review and compliment. By saying I'm so mean it's like your saying you're the kindest person in the world. Truly. I think it's a disease I have. I always go by the opposite of what people say.

Anglc_azn- No, you can't kill Quetesh now. She's still an import asset to my story.

O.K. with in this story you will see me cut Zaire's name to Zai. That's her nickname and it's pronounced `Zay' also Satire's nick name is Tire and it's pronounced `Tear'. That's it. Oh and these ~ blah ~ represent Quetesh talking. I noticed my italic words didn't show up on the other chapter. Oh well.

I don't own YuGiOh.

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Three dark figures stood in the darkness of the night hiding from the moonlight.

A small bottle is handed over to another.

"Do you think it'll work?" a deep voice asked.

"Guaranteed." Sounded another male voice as he handed over a bag of money.

The figure smiled, "Just leave the body to us." He said as he weighed the gold in his hand.

The tallest of the three smirked, "I wouldn't have it any other way. Meet me here with the body. You're sure you'll have it by next nightfall, right?"

The shorter answered, "We're pretty sure."

The taller laughed, "Perfect."

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Yami had been doing all he could to ignore Zaire. It had been a couple of weeks and Quetesh continued to `bless' him with her presence. Every time he came near Zaire, the goddess would sound through his head giving him things to say to her and only did more to break his heart to see the young one cry because of his words.

Once, he had came to her chamber to see her crying upon Mana's lap as the duel monster gave her words of soothing encouragement. The sight ate at him and that's when he decided to stay away from the girl.

He had told Seto of his predicament and made him swear to tell no one else, especially Satire. He knew that if she knew than Zaire would know and Quetesh would place punishment on her or him, whichever way he decided to look at it.

Yami walked through the halls sighing. He felt as though his body was dry with loneliness. As though, since he was deprived his love, his body was becoming feeble and decrepit. He needed Zaire. She gave him life and the energy to live out his day.

"I missed you." A familiar voice sounded from around the corner.

`Zaire?' Yami thought excitingly to himself. He walked to the edge of the wall and slightly leaned forward to see whom the girl was talking to.

Zaire smiled at a boy in front of her before she hugged him, quickly placing a kiss upon his lips.

The sight broke Yami's heart in two. Who was this kid? Never had he seen him before.

Yami studied the boy carefully. He wore slave pants that were ripped along the knee and torn at the bottom. The color of the attire signified that he belonged to Pegasus. He had dark almost midnight blue hair that was short to his ears but angled. The front was shortest representing bangs that almost hid his brown eyes.

The boy intertwined his fingers with Zaire's as he smiled at her, "Zai, I've been waiting all day to see you."

"Devin." Zaire simply said in reply as she leaned in for another kiss.

Yami fought back the tears that threatened to spill due to the sight before him. He was going to have to find out more about this Devin. How did he simply come in and still the heart of his love?

~Don't you think this is better? Now you don't have to worry about loving her. Does this make you angry Yami? Come on Yami. Show your anger. ~

Yami closed his eyes desperately trying to block the goddess out. He didn't want to say anything in fear of upsetting the goddess. He didn't know how many warnings she would give before she became fed up.

Yami looked once more at Zaire who was still in the middle of her lip lock before he turned from the scene, broken heart and all.

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Seto held onto Satire recovering from their previous activities. He picked up a strawberry that lay on a nearby fruit tray and fed it to Satire.

Satire bit into the fruit slowly allowing its juices to flow out and down her mouth.

Seto smirked as he leaned in and licked the sweet substance away before he allowed his tongue to enter her mouth and taste the fruity goodness within.

Satire giggled as they parted turning in his arms to become more comfortable.

Seto slid back onto the bed pressing his back against the headboard allowing Satire to lay her back upon his chest.

She sighed with contentment, "I like this. Seto, promise me you'll love me forever."

"I will, but I must know what has caused you to say that." Seto responded.

"It's just Zaire and Yami. All of a sudden Yami is no longer in love with her."

Seto frowned, "Maybe he's going through something. He'll come around."

Satire shook her head, "Doesn't matter if he does. Pegasus bought this new slave a couple weeks ago and Zaire and he hit it off."

Seto leaned forward, "What do you mean?"

Satire turned her head up to him, "I mean she likes him and vice versa. They're really close."

Seto's eyes widened at the news, "Love, I have to go…um…finish some duties."

Satire narrowed her eyes in suspicion, "All of a sudden?"

Seto rubbed grinned sheepishly, "Yeah." He laughed awkwardly.

Satire rolled her eyes as she allowed him to get up, "That's fine. I was going to spend time with Zaire anyhow." She said as she got up and put on her cloths.

Seto nodded as he headed for the door after he had dressed, "Thanks for understanding." He said as he looked back at Satire.

She simply waved her hands uncaring and proceeded to dress.

Seto smiled as he shut the door behind him.

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Seto frowned as he found Yami hiding beneath his covers with a bottle of wine in his hand (:: even if they didn't have wine, seriously, have any of the things I've done been right so far? Didn't think so. ::)

Seto shook his head as he sat down beside his king and best friend, "Guess you know." He said as took the empty bottle from Yami's hand.

Yami sniffed as he turned to Seto with blood shot eyes, "What you hear?" he asked softly.

"Pegasus bought him a few weeks ago and they really like each other." Seto said sadly.

Yami's eyes started to water as the tears flowed down his cheeks.

Seto held onto his friend. He had been crying a lot since the whole thing started. He rubbed his head soothingly, "Yami maybe this is best. I mean you weren't going to be able to love her. You wouldn't want her to be miserable forever would you?"

Yami shook his head against Seto's shirt.

"You know, Yami, your nineteenth is coming up. This would be a great time to have like a little ball and find someone else."

Yami shook his head harder, "I don't want anyone else, Seto." He mumbled through the cloth.

Seto continued to rub his hair, "You have no choice, Yami." He told him sadly.

Yami sniffed his body shaking violently. He breathed slowly as to calm himself down. He sat up and rubbed at his eyes, "You're right."

Seto frowned as he watched Yami get up and walk over to his dresser, "What's that?" he asked as he saw Yami pull something out.

Yami walked over to him opening the small box in his hand revealing a diamond ring in side.

Seto gasped, "Yami, I'm honored but I don't think it would work out between us." He said jokingly trying to lighten the mood.

Yami glared at him, "Seto." He said firmly.

"What, was that not a truthful answer?"

Yami laughed.

Seto smiled, "So was this for Zaire."

Yami nodded, "Still is."

Seto looked at him confused by the response, "But how- "

"I'll give it to her when she's sleep." He told her, "Quetesh said I couldn't show my love towards her. But in order to show it I would need Zaire to see it, but she can't see it if she's sleep; therefore I'm not showing it." Yami explained as he continued to study the ring.

Seto nodded slightly confused. He shrugged it off, "As long as you know what you're doing, go for it."

Yami smiled, "Thanks for cheering me up."

Seto shook his head, "Nothing to it."

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Yami walked into Zaire's room late into the night when he was sure she was sleep. He had watched her and that boy play in the springs located in the garden. The moment had caused many memories of their time together to come flooding through his mind.

To say the least he was hard as a rock. The image of Zaire stepping out of the water soaked to the skin with her beautiful black hair slicked back and her golden streaks shinning in the moon light was quite exotic and very erotic. He hated the fact that this Devin could touch his goddess. At that thought he had to leave because it was exactly that that had got him in this situation in the first place.

Yami slipped over to her bed as quiet as could be. He got down onto his knees and examined the beauty before him. He ran his hands over her face relishing in the smoothness of her skin. He traced her lips missing the tingly feeling they use to cause each time they touched his.

He smiled as he leaned in and placed his lips to her capturing the top lip between his teeth as he sucked on it. He pulled away slowly praying in his heart that she had not awaken.

To his great relief she didn't but a smile did dance upon her lips as a tingling sensation danced upon his.

Yami took her hand in his, "Zaire," Yami whispered into her ear, "I want you to know that I will always love you. Some things are happing that I can not tell you of, but you know I would do anything to protect you even if it means keeping you out of my life." Yami placed the ring upon Zaire's finger placing a spell upon it using the power of his puzzle, "With this ring I give you a promise that I will always love you, but if in your heart you do not love me the ring will fall and I will know that are love is lost." Yami slowly removed his hand from the rings his eyes closed tight.

He held his hand beneath hers waiting for the ring to fall into it, but when nothing landed in his hand he opened his eyes to see the ring upon her finger and glowing.

Yami smiled, "I knew our love could not broken that easily." He closed his eyes as tears threatened to spill, "I love Zaire. Now and Forever." With that said he placed a gentle kiss upon her lips and left the room.

Zaire turned tiredly in her sleep, "Yami." She whispered sleepily rubbing the ring unconsciously.

Unnoticed to Yami, the necklace around Zaire's neck had been glowing the whole time.

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