Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Sometimes you can't have everything ❯ Someone who cares ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5: Someone who cares

 

Voices. They were so annoying. He wanted them to shut up or go away. They didn't let him rest. That sound was terrible. He wanted to sleep. There was something important and he couldn't remember what it was. Something beautiful. He was sure that he saw it. Something pure and innocent. He wanted to see it again but it would mean he had to go through the voices. He opened his eyes.

 

“Pharaoh! It is so wonderful that you are awake! We were so worried….” The healer's voice was interrupted by the high priest and Yami sighed in relief.

 

“Stop making an idiot from yourself and get lost!” the pharaoh twitched at that lack of tact from his cousin. But since it was towards the healer that Yami personally couldn't stand he didn't do anything.

 

“High priest, this is unforgivable even for you. Everyone was worried that the slave…”

 

Yami immediately paid his full attention. The pain returned and he felt like shit, which was making him angry. His head hurt and didn't want to stop. He was more than sure that he had never had such a headache in his life.

 

“Before you kill each other, which I'm giving you my full permission for, I want one of you to tell me what's going on! What slave?”

 

Seth sighed and rolled his eyes. This was information he didn't want to give to his pharaoh. Well, not now. First he wanted find out as much as possible, but because of the stupidity of the healer he couldn't.

 

“We found you collapsed on the floor in the company of one of Azizi's servants. This imbecile,” Seth shot a deadly glare at the healer, “is convinced that the boy cursed you. What I personally consider as a pathetic excuse for his lack of abilities.” Finished Seth smoothly and completely ignored the now furious healer. Yami made note to himself to find out why exactly Seth hated that man so much. But later.

 

“Where is that boy?” he asked Seth.

 

“He is in the next room with guards. I was about to talk to him when you woke up.”

 

“Send him in!” Yami ordered and tried to sit up. At once his whole body was overwhelmed by intense pain. The pharaoh gasped for air and fell back on pillows. Seth was immediately next to him. “Please, rest! I will take care of it. You focus on getting your strength back!”

 

“No, Seth! Send! Him! In! And I mean NOW! There is something fishy and I want to know what it is. Be a little useful and get moving!” This was important and Yami knew it. He wanted to find out what was happening and nobody could stop him from doing it.

 

Seth gave up and with a defeated sigh walked over to a door leading to another room. Sometimes he truly didn't understand Yami's impatience. And his pharaoh's fainting was starting to seriously piss him off.

 

The boy was sitting on the floor where two guards were watching him with angry faces. For reason to Seth completely unknown Yami was truly loved by Egyptian people. That was why he didn't say anything at the bruise on the little one's cheek. Without a word he nodded for the boy to get up and go with him. He still couldn't believe it. That servant was like a mirror image of Yami. Only more innocent and pure. Those amethyst eyes, which were full of fear and pain, were hiding the incredible innocence of his mind. Seth never saw something like that and wasn't able to understand it.

 

When the little one came to him, Seth stopped the guards who were following. The high priest frowned at another bruise on the boy's upper arm. He really needed to talk to the guards about this. He was more than sure that Yami was going to be pissed off when he saw it.

 

In the bedchamber amethyst eyes filled with tears at the sight of pharaoh half sitting on the bed. Yugi could see the obvious pain shooting through pharaoh's body. He didn't know what happened and wasn't even sure if it wasn't his fault. He was scared. Terribly scared but still he couldn't say anything. Instead he turned his eyes to the ground. He was sure that this was a real problem for him. Yugi didn't need to see the healer's grinning face to know. Seth bent to the boy's ear and whispered.

 

“Don't worry. Nobody is going to hurt you. Ignore that idiot!” Yugi half giggled from his comment but quickly stopped himself. The glare the healer shot at Seth could kill. Yami couldn't tear his eyes from Yugi. The small and almost fragile figure was the symbol of perfection in his eyes. Yami thought that the Gods themselves sent one of their deities to his palace. Beautiful. He is so beautiful. There is nothing else that I can say about him. Yami's soul was set on fire when he noticed the bruise on the boy's cheek. He didn't understand how anybody could possibly hurt something so wonderful. The pharaoh didn't hear Seth's comment but he caught the half giggle of the small one. His heart started to beat quicker from that sound.

 

“Out! Everyone! Now!”

 

Everybody in the chamber jerked at the harsh tone of their ruler. Seth looked confused. All the healers and servants who were gathered in the bedchamber of the pharaoh left. Only Seth and Yugi stayed. Yami noticed how pale the boy was and his glare softened. When he looked at waiting Seth the hardness returned into his eyes.

 

“You too, Seth! I want to talk to him!” Seth nodded but to Yami it was clear that there would be a lot to explain later. When the door closed the pharaoh, with a painful twitch in his heart, noticed that the boy was white from fear. That sight was more hurtful that the pain circling through his body.

 

“What's your name, little one?”

 

“Y-Yugi, pharaoh.” Yami almost didn't hear the sweet voice. From some reason it hurt that Yugi was so afraid of him. The headache hit him with full force and Yami hissed in pain.

 

“Should I call someone, pharaoh?” Yugi's voice was full of fear and worry and Yami could hear it clearly. Soundlessly he shook his head moaned in pain. He didn't know from where all this suffering was coming but he tried not to think about it. When he got grip on himself a little he motioned towards Yugi to come closer. The boy gulped and moved shakily next to the pharaoh's bed. Yami wasn't satisfied. He wished to touch the boy's skin and clearly hear his voice. Tiredly he stretched his arm and Yugi finally came closer to him. When the little one was in his reach- in spite of the pain he felt in his body - Yami grabbed the smaller boy around his waist. Yugi couldn't even cry in surprise when he appeared on the bed next to the pharaoh. On his face appeared a bright red colour and Yugi quickly turned his look away.

 

Yami started laugh but immediately stopped from the pain. He gasped for air his lungs gripped in cramp. Scared, Yugi watched the pharaoh who suddenly started coughing blood. He didn't know what to do. In complete helplessness Yugi wrapped his arms around Yami's shoulders and wished for anything what would ease the pain. Yami immediately leant into that gentle touch. From the ocean of pain he felt something pulled him out. It was like a soft breeze during a hot summer day. Yami heard soft voice and all the pain disappeared.

 

That voice!

 

“The pain is gone. How did you …? Wait, it was you! That voice. It was yours!” whispered Yami unbelievably. He couldn't understand how was that little boy capable of taking the pain away. In Yugi's eyes appeared tears.

 

“I'm sorry, pharaoh, if I hurt you somehow. I'm really sorry!”

 

Yami shook his head, relieved that all the pain was gone. “No, you don't understand me. About three weeks ago, someone was in my room. When I went to sleep I could hear a voice that told me; everything is okay, stop worrying. And I felt a calming touch. It was you, right?”

 

Yugi suddenly understood what was Yami talking about and blushed again. One part of him sighed in relief that he wasn't in trouble, other part wanted desperately run from the room and - to Yugi's embarrassment - the last part wanted to embrace the pharaoh and comfort him. He was interrupted from these thoughts by the older one who took the blush as yes. Yami took Yugi's head into his hands and gently kissed his forehead.

 

“Thank you.”

 

Yugi really didn't know what to say. The redness in his face was even greater when the pharaoh took him into his arms and rested his head in the smaller one's hair.

 

“Tell me what happened before I fainted!” that silent whisper brought shiver into Yugi's fragile figure. He tried to take a deep breath to calm down but it was useless. It wasn't just for the embarrassing position he was in but for the presence of the handsome pharaoh himself. He couldn't understand it. The pharaoh truly looked a lot like him but still he was completely different. As all Egyptians pharaoh's skin was tanned where Yugi's was creamy white. Yami was taller and his hair had a few more golden streaks in his hair. What was really fascinating were his eyes. Yugi never saw such colour. When he was looking into these eyes he forgot why he was there. He wanted to forget everything.

 

“I brought you the set of oils you ordered. You came here in the moment I was putting them on your desk. I … I am not sure what happened. I turned around and when I looked at you, you screamed and fainted.”

 

Unconsciously, Yami's hands tightened around the petite body. “Nothing more? Yugi, try to remember it may be important!”

 

Yugi bite his lip. He wasn't sure if it was wise to tell the pharaoh about his vision, Yami's whisper or his talent. Yugi didn't want to be considered as insane but at the same time something was preventing him from lying to the pharaoh. Yami, when Yugi didn't say anything, gently put his fingers under the boy's chin and lifted it so he could look into the amethyst eyes. The hesitation in them was clear to him.

 

“Yugi?” Yami asked gently and slowly drowned in the amethyst eyes.

 

“I … I had a vision in the moment when I looked into your eyes. I don't remember everything -- only a few words that somebody whispered to me. And I'm not even sure of that. Also, before you fainted you said; My light! I have no idea what it means. And after that the mood in this chamber changed. I … can sense emotion imprinted in things or rooms. The emotion in this room changed.”

 

Yami had to use all his willpower when he heard that. It was too much information at once. With self-control far beyond anybody else's Yami forced himself to listen quietly when Yugi continued.

 

“When I was here before I could feel a kind of emptiness and sadness, as well as determination and honour. That moment when you fainted everything changed. That emptiness and sadness just … disappeared.” Yugi didn't dare to look into pharaoh's eyes and because of that he missed the look of utter shock on his face. Yami's head was spinning when he thought about it. That boy is able to sense such things? What a gift. And if I really called him my light, then Yugi must know more … be more than he told me! Beautiful. Why is it so natural for me to hold him in my arms? Seth said that he is one of Azizi's servants. Then … it wouldn't be hard to persuade his master to let him go to palace. I personally make sure that Yugi will never regret it. Yugi's shivering brought pharaoh back to reality.

 

“Don't be afraid, little one! Nobody will hurt you. How old are you anyway?” fascinated he watched the smaller boy's blush raised up again.

 

“I'm seventeen, pharaoh!” Yugi was right when he felt that the pharaoh thought about him like a child. He tried to hide the bitterness from his voice but the older man caught it. Yami chuckled.

 

“Hard to believe! But it should cross my mind. Your manners aren't manners of a child. I apologize.” In his mind he thought that Yugi resemble a small child more than was healthy but he kept it to himself. More than anything else he wished for the amethyst-eyed boy to trust him.

 

“But now to more important things. As for example; who hurt you?”

 

Yugi turned his eyes from pharaoh's red one. “It's nothing, pharaoh. Really!” Lightly, Yami brushed his fingers over the bruise on Yugi's cheek and frowned.

 

“How can you say something like that? It must hurt!”

 

“Everyone was worried about your health, pharaoh. It's natural that they blamed me for it. Honestly I was blaming myself. Please don't be angry at them.” The gentle plea made Yami's heart melt. The ruler smiled at the smaller boy. He didn't even know what he was doing when he found out that his lips were pressed on the bruise. After he pulled himself away Yami felt sudden embarrassment from his action. Deep in his heart he couldn't deny how much he wanted to touch Yugi and how much he longed for him.

 

His rational part of mind was screaming at him to get hold on his senses and he did it eventually. With a regret he let Yugi get some air between them. Even though it was more than interesting watching the boy's very red face.

 

“You will have to stay here in the palace. There are a few mysteries around you, which I would like to solve.” Yugi looked like he wanted to say something but he quickly bit his lip. Unfortunately, Yami noticed.

 

“What's bothering you, little one? A life in the palace isn't so bad I assure you.”

 

“Pharaoh, I … I'm truly sorry but I should only delivered the oil. My friend Jou who was with me must be really worried. I've been here for over four hours now. I …”

 

Yami cut Yugi's blabbering with his hand, gently pressing on the small one's lips. He didn't wish to make the boy unhappy but his responsibilities as a ruler forced him to do what he had to do. Especially if Yugi was the boy from his vision. The possibilities were extreme.

 

“I will send someone to find out if your friend is still in the palace. But I must stand firm that you will return back to this palace. Please, trust me that I don't want to hurt you.” Yami turned his eyes to the door. “SETH!” In no time the door opened and the high priest appeared, successfully slamming the heavy wood back into the healer's face. In the blue eyes shined in sadistic pleasure from that but otherwise his face was blank.

 

“My pharaoh?” Seth didn't show any kind of surprise when he saw Yugi in Yami's arms. His attention was focused on his cousin.

 

“Seth, I want you to look for Yugi's friend if he is still in the palace and bring him here. We will talk about the rest later. What does your friend look like?” Asked Yami to the smaller boy.

 

“Uhmm… tall, blond, brown eyes, little short tempered …”

 

“Do you know him, Seth?” interrupted Yami when he noticed the blue lightning from his cousin's eyes.

“Yes, and he is still in the palace.” Said the priest darkly.

 

“According to your voice... am I missing something?”

 

Instead of answer Seth turned on heel and with a rather stiff back walked out of the room. The pharaoh and Yugi flinched when they heard him barking orders at people gathered in the next room.

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Seth was walking through the halls of the palace in his usual fast pace. During that time he was cursing everything that was in his way and throwing death glares at anyone who dared to look his way. Everyone who saw him could tell he was angry. Especially since every third thing he said was; bastard, son of a bitch or I will kill him for that! Even though he would never admit it to anybody, Seth was confused and that was pissing him off even more. He just couldn't help himself.

 

`Showing place' to that blond dog was giving him a great sadistic pleasure, but when Jou got angry and started to return all his insults Seth was feeling … weird. The priest's inability to point out the reason was driving him insane. With a firm jerk he opened the door and stunned. Exactly as he ordered his library was neatly cleaned but what shocked him was the look at the tall boy.

 

Jounouchi obviously ended his task a long time ago and now he was waiting for the priest and pacing around the room. The moment Seth opened the door the blond boy was just in the middle of another step. His angered face with one leg in the air put together rather ridiculous picture. Seth didn't even realize his mood was already getting better. There was nothing better than humiliating other people.

 

“This is the first time in my life when I see dog so perfectly imitate a pelican.” He sneered from the door with an ironical smirk. He watched the blush on the boy's cheeks with interest. He is cute when he is angry. Shit I didn't think that!

 

“All the scrolls are where they belong?” asked Seth and looked around the room. A moment later he dropped his mouth and narrowed eyes at the smiling boy.

 

“What is this supposed to mean?” snapped Seth and Jou only shrugged.

 

“Ehmm… I cleaned the library?”

 

“The scrolls are in the wrong places! CAN'T YOU READ?”

 

“No!” Jou almost sang and was now fully grinning when he looked into the eyes of the pissed off priest. Seth was startled with this answer but not for long.

 

“Of course. Why did I expect a stupid dog like you to know something so delicate like reading.” Before Jou could start arguing with him Seth continued. “You are lucky the pharaoh wants to speak to you. So get moving!” with this Seth turned around and started walking back to Yami's chambers. He smirked for himself when he heard quick footsteps as Jounouchi tried to catch up with him.

 

In a heavy silence Seth led the blond boy to the pharaoh's chambers. When he walked in the door of the bedchambers one of his fine eyebrows raised up at the sight of servants rushing around. In the middle of that mayhem Yami was standing and getting dressed while other servants were putting jewellery on him.

 

“And this is supposed to mean what exactly?” asked Seth with ice in his voice. Without even looking at him Yami replied.

 

“You should tell me that the ambassador of Roma came to the palace! I can't let him wait any longer. Egypt can't afford another misunderstanding with their kingdom.”

 

“It's hard to tell you anything since you are unconscious half of the time, Pharaoh! You should rest anyway.”

 

“I don't have time for resting, besides I feel fine now. Did you bring that boy?” Yami finally turned around only to see Jounouchi tightly embracing Yugi's little body. His heart was hit by strange feeling of pain at that sight. With a sad realization Yami admit that he DID scare the boy who obviously wasn't used to royal people. With a sigh he let the servants to finish his dressing before he turned to both boys.

 

“Yugi, you can now return back to Azizi and inform him that you are no longer in his services. Seth will make sure that somebody will pick you up later. I'm expecting you to be back here at dusk, understand?” For the first time in his life Yami hated himself for the royal tone and appearance in front of something so heavenly like Yugi. Though, he was quite taken back when Jounouchi screamed.

 

“WHAT?!!”

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Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. My great thanks to abi2 for being beta-reader. The fact that somebody corrected it helps me sleep better. Read and review please!

Murail