Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Truth through Deception ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, please do not sue me. If I did own Yu-Gi-Oh I probably would have gotten into anime a lot sooner than I did. The plotline for this story comes solely from the twisted confines of my own mine.

 

AN: Sorry for the delay in between chapters. Work has the unfortunate effect of stressing me out to the point of being unable to write coherent sentences. Special thanks to both of my reviewers, and a side note to netherzara: without giving out to many secrets of my story before they are revealed let me just say that you are definitely on the right track in your guesswork Until next time, enjoy chapter 3 and have a wonderful day!

 

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Chapter 3

 

Yugi sat quietly in the vast room waiting for his new master, the Crown Prince, to appear.

 

`I wonder exactly what is involved with being the Prince's servant' Yugi thought in passing.

 

`I have heard he can be very cruel, although I've never seen him act cruel. Perhaps the rumors are just that…rumors. Rumors that were started by a discontented citizen; after all he is royalty so he's bound to have upset someone sometime. On the other hand, maybe they are true and his apparent kindness is the true act. But I also know that when you have two conflicting statements, the truth generally lies somewhere in the middle. So maybe that means he is both kind and cruel. Oh I don't know! All I know is that all this thinking is giving me a headache!'

 

With this final thought Yugi put his head into his hands and sighed. Hearing a noise Yugi slowly looked up. As if summoned by his complicated musings Yami, Prince of Seier, entered the room.

 

Yami entered his room and glanced in Yugi's direction. Although he would never admit to it, Yami had not chosen Yugi to be his servant at random. Nor was this the first time Yami had seen Yugi. In truth, he first saw Yugi several days ago and was struck by his appearance. What was so strange about his appearance? Well to start with Yugi what Seto would refer to as “vertically challenged.” In other words, he was short. Secondly he had large innocent amethyst eyes. But the thing about Yugi's appearance that Yami found so striking was his hair. Yugi's hair looked like Yami's except Yami had more blond hair. Yami had never met anyone whose hair looked even remotely like his own. Looking at Yugi Yami was again hit by how much the two looked alike. Of course this phenomenon was not unheard of. Bakura and one of his healers, Ryou, certainly looked enough alike for the two of them to pass as brothers. Marik and Malik were the same. Interestingly, both pairs of look alikes had gotten together, in the romantic sense of the phrase. In Bakura and Ryou's case Yami could not think of two people who were more different. Gazing at his counterpart Yami realized with a jolt that the only thing he really knew about this person was his name.

 

“How old are you?” Yami asked finally.

 

“Sixteen summers my Lord” Yugi answered quietly.

 

`Sixteen?' Yami was shocked. He would've sworn Yugi was no older than twelve. Perhaps he had misheard.

 

“I do not lie, Your Highness, I am sixteen summers. Everyone always thinks I am younger than I truly am.” Yugi said, correctly interpreting Yami's shocked silence.

 

“It's not so surprising really. My grandfathers is a tad bit on the short side as well. I guess you could say it runs in the family.” Yugi continued.

 

`That can certainly be true.' Yami thought. He remembered his father's older general Solomon was certainly short, or vertically challenged as the case may be. If Gioco…no he wasn't going to let himself walk down that road again. Gioco and Solomon were dead, end of story. There was no use in thinking about could've beens and should've beens. They were dead, murdered by that mad man Pegasus. His father mourned the loss of a great and old friendship as well as lost possibilities for the future. He, Yami, also mourned the loss of a friend. What his father, and likely even Solomon, didn't know was that had met Gioco. It was only a few short weeks before the destruction of Sombra. His father had convened a full court council, unknowingly the last one he would ever be able to call. They had met to discuss the growing aggression of Cecile. Due to the recent deaths of his son and daughter-in-law Solomon had no choice but to bring Gioco to the palace. Yami had been hiding from his dreaded tutor and had run into Gioco who was wandering the halls of the palace. The two literally ran into each other but quickly jumped back to their feet and decided to be friends. Yami didn't remember much of what he had done that day so many years ago, but he did know it was truly one of the most enjoyable days he had as a child. Later, Solomon had come across the two children playing and smiling told Gioco it was time to go home and that he could come and play with Yami some other time.

 

Shaking his head to redirect his thoughts to the present, Yami tried to think of something else he could ask his new servant. Remembering that Yugi mentioned a grandfather, Yami asked “What about your parents or any siblings?”

 

“I was an only child and my parents died a long time ago, I can barely remember them.”

 

“You weren't born as a servant were you Yugi? You're mannerisms and speech patterns are those of an educated upper class man.”

 

“You are correct, I was not born as a servant, but I can't remember much of my old life, only enough to know that something is missing. What is missing, however, I haven't a clue.” Yugi responded.

 

“What about your grandfather? Surely he knows more about your family background.”

 

“Grandpa has been very sick for a very long time. He is in no state to tell me anything of my family. Becoming a servant was the only was I could survive. I have no other choice in life.” Yugi said sadly.

 

Yami didn't know how to respond to this and thus said nothing at all. The silence between them slowly became uncomfortable as both tried to think of something appropriate to say. As the two stood staring at each other in silence, a commotion could suddenly be heard outside the palace. Yami broke the informal stare down between himself and Yugi as he approached the doorway to find out what was happening.

 

Reaching the doorway, he found Seto, Jou and Marik approaching him.

 

“What's going on?” Yami asked.

 

“We're being attacked by da rebels Yam” Jou replied. “We need your help ta push them out of da palace and city.”

 

“Yugi, stay in here, no matter what” Yami said as he grabbed his weapons and left the room.

 

The four raced through the palace to the throne room and found his father and the rest of the generals. It only took a few moments to organize the soldiers, but it took several hours to rid the palace and city of the rebels. Even then they could not be sure that all of the attackers were repelled from the city so the city would be in a state of alarm for the next two days.

 

Returning to his room, he was a bit surprised to find two of his personal guard holding a third person up against the wall. What was even more surprising was the fact that the man being restrained by the two guards was laughing maniacally.

 

“What is reason for this disturbance?”

 

“I apologize my Prince, we found this man skulking around the royal compartments. When we approached him to inquire about his intentions he attempted to attack us. When we restrained him he just started laughing.” The first guard informed Yami.

 

“Well, what are you doing up here? This area is restricted.” Yami demanded.

 

“Your time is coming to an end Prince. The truly worthy King shall soon rule all Cecile and Seier. There is nothing you can do to prevent it, consider this as your first and only warning of the end. Surrender or lose all you hold dear, the least of which shall be your life.” The man said.

 

Abruptly, the man broke free of the two guards and pulled a hidden knife from his clothes. He made a wild swipe at Yami and missed. However, as the two guards surged forward to protect their Prince they took their eyes off the renegade. After a moment the three discovered that the attack on the Prince was a ruse and that the rebel had all alone intended to strike at a different target, himself.

 

“Call for the healers!” Yami yelled at the two guards. Immediately one knelt and applied pressure to the wound to slow bleeding while the other dashed off for the healers wing of the palace. The renegade meanwhile, returned his attention to Yami.

 

“It's only a matter of time now. He will strike at you where and when you least expect it. In fact he has already placed his trap and ensnared you.”

 

In the doorway of the Prince's rooms, Yugi stood in shocked silence.

 

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