Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Trapped Without Sight ❯ The Slave's Duties ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: The Slaves’ Duties   When they woke up the next day, Yami told the slaves that they’d be helping to protect Skyla; in other words, they would be more like guards rather than slaves.                “Yami, I’m not helpless!!” Skyla protested.           &nbs p; “I know, but it doesn’t hurt to take extra precautions.” Yami stated calmly.   Ryou, Yugi, and Malik looked at each other and then back to Skyla and Yami.             &n bsp; “Your highness, what exactly will our duties be?” Ryou asked. “That is another thing; I want you all to start addressing me as Yami. Ryou, the servant that usually feeds Bakura is ill so you’ll have to bring him his meal.” “Why me?! I thought I wouldn’t be seeing him after you decided against throwing us in the dungeon!” Ryou asked surprised. “Basically, I want to know what Bakura’s reaction will be in seeing you; you both look very much alike. Ryou, can you cook?” “Yes why?” “I want you to make his meal, not just serve him something from the other cooks. Then you can work in the kitchen and make my meals as well. Take this card; it may come in handy if there’s trouble.” “D. Human?” “Yes, now you should head to the kitchen to make his meal; it’s almost his breakfast time.”   After Ryou left, Yami turned to give Malik his instructions when an arrow was fired at him and skimmed his shoulder, drawing blood. Yami looked to where the arrow was fired from but saw no one.             &nb sp; “Yami! You’re bleeding!” Yugi said while rushing to the pharaoh’s side to look at it.             “Don’t worry Yugi, it’s just a scratch.” Yami said, like it was no big deal.             “Yami, the cut is rather deep.” Yugi said before touching it.   When Yugi put his hand to the wound, Yami saw it close on its own and looked at Yugi with a stunned expression. Yugi started to back away, feeling that Yami was angry with him, when Yami stopped him.             &nb sp; “Yugi, you will be working as the healer from now on.” He said smiling.   Yugi just nodded and waited to hear where Malik would be working. Yami was still looking at Yugi when he said,             &n bsp; “Now, who should I have protect you in case something should happen?”   Yugi looked at Yami confused when Neo the Magic Swordsman came out of a portal, kneeled, and said,             &n bsp; “My lord, I would be happy to have the duty to protect this young one.”           &nb sp; “Then please stand Neo, and show him to the healer’s quarters.” Yami agreed.   Neo leaned down and grabbed Yugi’s hand, leading him out of the pharaoh’s chambers and into the healer’s quarters. Yami watched as they left and looked back at Malik. Noticing Yami looked tired, Malik moved a chair for Yami to sit in, which bumped the back of the pharaoh’s knees causing him to fall into it. Yami’s eyes widened considering how Malik was still in front of him and the chair came up from behind the pharaoh.   “Malik, you are appointed to prison guard since I see you are a telekinetic.”  Yami stated happily. “I’ll have Joey and Tristan get you some armor and show you to the dungeons.” He finished.   Malik looked confused at first, and then smiled, accepting the job. (Not that he really had the choice to protest).   “I’ll have The Celtic Guardian assist you should something happen that telekinesis cannot overcome.” Yami said while calling out Celtic.   In the kitchen, Ryou had just finished making Bakura’s meal and was heading down to the dungeon to serve it when he ran into Malik.             & nbsp; “Malik, what are you doing here?” Ryou asked. “I was given the job as dungeon guard. The pharaoh and I both found out a few minutes ago that I’m a telekinetic.” Malik answered happily. “So you found out a special ability of yours, what about Yugi?” Ryou asked. “He was discovered to have the power to heal.” Malik answered and then noticed Ryou looking at Celtic, who was standing beside him. “Celtic is my protector, so to speak.” Malik said before Ryou had the chance to question him on it.   Ryou smiled and continued to Bakura’s cell.   ‘I wish I knew if I had a special ability.’ Ryou thought as he walked down the last of the stairs.   Although he had never seen the prisoner before, he somehow knew exactly which cell to go to. Hearing someone outside of his cell, Bakura looked up and nearly had a heart attack at the sight of a boy who looked almost exactly like him. Ryou’s reaction was similar but he pushed it aside as he unlocked the cell and set the food down in front of Bakura. Before he could leave, Bakura grabbed harshly onto his wrist and asked roughly,   “What’s your name?!” “R-R-Ryou.” Ryou answered nervously while trying to free his wrist.   Bakura kept a firm grip though, and Ryou was beginning to wish he had some help when the card Yami gave him started to glow. Ryou took the card out of the folds of his clothes just in time for the man to come out and appear beside him. He hit Bakura’s hand causing him to let go of Ryou. Then he aided Ryou in stepping out of the cell and locking it up.             &nbs p; “Wh-Who are you?” Ryou stuttered. “I am D. Human, the monster that Yami has sent to protect you.” Came the reply. “It seems you have a gift much like the pharaoh’s; you can summon monsters out of their cards.” He continued.   The info was a little too much for Ryou to handle and he ended up fainting. D. Human picked him up and brought him back to the pharaoh’s chamber. He walked in the door carrying Ryou and stated,   “My lord, I don’t think Ryou is as accepting of his gift as some others. I came out of my card on his wishes and explained to him how I was able to help him; then he fainted.”   Yami chuckled and told him to put Ryou on the makeshift bed on the floor; he then dismissed D. Human and told him he could return to his card.             &n bsp; “Yami, what did he mean, come out of his card?” Skyla asked from her spot on the bed. “Remember when I called out the Dark Magician? Well, he is a duel monster and he lives inside a card in which I can summon him when I need his help.” Yami explained. “My guards also have cards of their own. Joe has his Flame Swordsman and Red Eyes Black Dragon; and Tristan has the Cyber Commander. Unfortunately, many of the cards don’t have a master to protect, so they are hardly ever used, except in battle.” He finished.   As Skyla tried to absorb all of this information, she still looked a bit confused.   “I’ll give you an example.” Yami stated. “Harpie’s Brother come out and take a look at your new master!” he ordered. “What do you mean ‘new master?!’” Skyla asked surprised. “Skyla, you can’t see and you’re senses aren’t as sharp as they should be for you to be able to protect yourself.” Yami explained while placing the blank card in her hand. “He’s got red wings and is very dark skinned with black hair and a red mask over his eyes.” He described her monster’s features to her. “When Seto called out his Blue Eyes, was that his protector?” Skyla asked. “Unfortunately, yes, Seto has three of the Blue Eyes at his command, and each one has more attack strength than Tristan’s, Joey’s, and my monsters combined.” Yami answered sadly.             “How do I ask for the monster’s help?” Skyla asked. “Just call out to him either verbally or mentally and he will be by your side.” Yami answered.             ; “Where is he?” Skyla asked.   A hand on her shoulder caused her to jump, and to realize where he was.   “I really wish you’d give me a warning before you do that!” Skyla said angrily, only to hear Yami start laughing.             ; “It’s not funny!” “It is when you look at the confusion on your monster’s face.” Yami stated. “The Dark Magician did the same thing to her.” Yami explained to him.   After that, Skyla heard the door close and realized that it was just her and Harpie’s Brother in the room.   “First of all, I’m not going to call you Harpie’s Brother all the time; I’ve gotta find a name for you.” She told her monster. “How about…Ala Rojo, Rojo for short?” She asked. “What does it mean?” He asked her. “It means, Red Wing.” She answered.   He approved and she started asking him questions and getting to know him, while he also got to know her. Skyla then heard the door open and before she could ask if it was Yami, she felt Rojo fly in front of her.             &nb sp; “C’mon Skyla, you know me, you remember when you were in the dungeon.”            ;  “Bakura?! What are you doing out of your cell?!”           & nbsp; “I’m a thief; I have ways of escaping from my cell.”           &n bsp; “And my guards are going to put you back into the very cell that you escaped from!”           &n bsp; “Yami!! What are you doing here?!” “Well Skyla, I got a distress signal through the Shadow Realm from Harpie’s Brother here.”           &n bsp; ‘Damn, forgot about the link between the pharaoh and his monsters.’          &nbs p;  “Actually, I gave him a name; he is now known as Ala Rojo, Rojo for short.” “Guards, take Bakura back to his cell, and make sure this time that he doesn’t have his lock picking kit with him.”           &nb sp;  “Yes your highness.”   So, Bakura was dragged out of the pharaoh’s chambers and back into his cell while Yami sat down with Skyla and found out what she was doing while he was away.             &n bsp; “So, you and Rojo were telling each other about your lives?”           & nbsp; “Yep, and Rojo’s life sounds very interesting.”   At that comment, Yami looked up at Rojo to see a faint blush appear on his cheeks and chuckled to himself.              ;  “What about his life is so interesting?” Yami asked. “Well, he has been in many battles, but he never really had a master to protect. You were right about some monsters not having a master, he seemed saddened by it; but he was really happy to be brought out to protect someone, and to actually feel like he has a purpose besides fighting.” Skyla explained. “Sounds like I chose a good monster to be your guardian.” Yami said. “You should go to sleep, it’s getting late.” He finished. “What about Yugi and Malik?” Skyla asked. “I suppose I should have them return shouldn’t I?” Yami stated. “That might be a good idea.” Skyla answered sarcastically.   Yami gave her a fake glare before telling her to go to sleep. After Yami left to get Malik and Yugi, Skyla asked if Rojo wanted to return to his card or if he wanted to stay out. He chose to stay out to keep an eye on her. She agreed and then lay down to go to sleep. Yami returned to his room to find Skyla soundly asleep with Rojo near by. He showed Yugi and Malik each their makeshift beds and they too lied down and went to sleep. The next morning, Skyla was the first one up followed by Malik, Yugi, Ryou, and finally Yami. Rojo had returned to his card just before she woke up.   “Yami, you sleep in too long it’s nearly noon.” Skyla scolded. “I guess I shouldn’t have stayed up until midnight watching you sleep huh?” Yami said watching a blush arise to Skyla’s cheeks and chuckling. “Yami, what are our duties today?” Yugi asked. “Please don’t make me feed Bakura again.” Ryou pleaded. “Can I throw some people around while I’m guarding the prisoners in the dungeon?” Malik asked mischievously. “Can I leave your chambers for once?” Skyla asked. “Hold on a minute! I’m supposed to be the one giving orders not taking requests!” Yami exclaimed.   Everyone quieted down and waited for him to give them their answers. Skyla was allowed to leave Yami’s chamber, but only after he placed a special collar on her neck, replacing the one that was already there. The collar was gold with the eye of Horus in the center outlined in silver. Yugi was given a collar with rubies embedded in it, Malik’s had diamonds embedded in it, and Ryou’s had sapphires embedded in it. If either of his slaves or Skyla were touched by someone with evil intentions, he’d know who did it, and they’d be punished immediately.  Yami also put a matching arm band on the right arm of each of his slaves and Skyla.   “Are you done decorating us now?” Skyla asked sarcastically. “Alright, alright, you can go.” Yami said with a sigh.   Yami told the three slaves that their duties were the same as the day before. Ryou was not happy with that idea.   ‘Bakura’s going to be really grumpy; he didn’t get breakfast this morning.’ Ryou thought as he slowly made his way to the dungeon with Bakura’s lunch in hand.