Every Step | By : xxKiuolo Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 4934 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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-Every Step-
When Yuugi woke up again, he was a little disappointed to notice he was alone. His hand automatically reached for the spot that Atemu had been, only to find the spot cold. Oh, well. He'd known Atemu was busy, after all. It was better that he was off attending to other matters.
Yuugi glanced out the giant archway and noticed the sun seemed to be at its highest. Had he really slept so long? It felt like it had only just been morning.
Yuugi's stomach rumbled in response and he realized embarrassedly that, yes, it had been that long. He stood and moved to go and get himself cleaned off in the bath. With the dried sweat and semen sticking to his skin, he felt more than a little disgusting.
When he was satisfied with his appearance, Yuugi left the room and made his way down the long corridors to where he knew the kitchen to be. Along the way the various servants he passed would bow lowly before scurrying on their way, and it never ceased to make Yuugi feel awkward and uncomfortable.
Yuugi himself wasn't royalty—quite the contrary, in fact, as he was born a commoner. In the past, he would never have even dreamed that he'd one day be where he currently was, but against all odds he had met and fallen in mutual love with the Pharaoh. To say he wasn't used to the treatment he was now given would be an understatement, but he knew no one meant any harm by it. Besides, if he wanted to stay with Atemu he knew he would have to learn to deal with it.
With one final turn he was in the corridor just outside the kitchen. Yuugi headed inside, intending to find date fruit or perhaps some chickpeas to munch on before heading on his way. However, he was stopped as soon as he entered by the sight of Atemu lounging against a wall, absentmindedly eating some grapes.
Yuugi paused. "Pharaoh? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be elsewhere?" Yuugi asked, confused.
Atemu, who was abruptly snapped from his musings by the sound of Yuugi's voice, looked up and smiled at Yuugi in greeting. "There you are, Yuugi!" Atemu said. "I had a feeling you would be here soon, so I decided to take a break and get some lunch. Grape?" he offered, kindly holding out the fruit to Yuugi.
Yuugi accepted the grape, but his brow furrowed in worry. "I thought you were going to be busy today, Atemu," he said, popping the grape into his mouth. Man, he was hungry.
Atemu chuckled. "It seems today all you're doing is trying to get rid of me!" he exclaimed teasingly.
Yuugi immediately shook his head. "No, no! You have it all wrong!" he insisted. He never wanted Atemu to go away! "It's just… I thought…" Yuugi trailed off, biting his lip in worry.
Atemu placed the rest of the grapes on a nearby table before stepping forward and embracing Yuugi. "Yuugi," he said, "you have nothing to worry about. My subjects can wait, because as for now all I want to do is be with you. Besides, even a pharaoh needs to eat."
Against his wishes, a blush made its way onto Yuugi's face. "S-stop saying things like that!" he protested gently. "I know you're busy…"
Atemu kissed him on the forehead. "I am never too busy for you."
And just like that, the worry between them dissipated. Atemu motioned for Yuugi to sit, and they both settled themselves at a small table. Atemu scooted his chair so that he was right next to Yuugi, much to Yuugi's happiness.
"I've already set out some chickpeas for you," Atemu said, sliding a bowl of the aforementioned vegetable in front of Yuugi and watching with delight as Yuugi's eyes lit up. "I know how much you like them."
"Thank you, Atemu!" Yuugi exclaimed happily. Not one to waste time when it came to food he liked, he eagerly began to munch on them.
Atemu smiled, pleased with Yuugi's happiness. He took a few bites of his grapes before leaning in close to the side of Yuugi's head. Yuugi, too distracted by the chickpeas, didn't notice until Atemu lightly blew on his ear. Yuugi jumped.
Atemu laughed softly to himself. "You're so cute," he said, sounding as if he could hardly believe it. He nuzzled Yuugi's cheek. "So, since I got you those chickpeas, what are you going to do for me?" he asked slyly.
Yuugi shook his head, but he was smiling. "What is it you want?"
Atemu seemed to take a moment to ponder this, but Yuugi wasn't fooled. He knew Atemu had something in mind, he always did.
Finally, Atemu grinned and said, "Feed me?" He held out the rest of the grapes.
Yuugi rolled his eyes, but accepted the grapes all the same. He did as Atemu requested and brought one of the grapes to Atemu's mouth, who deftly grabbed it with his lips before chewing and swallowing.
Yuugi barely held back his laughter. "You're like a little kid, needing me to do this for you," he teased.
"Mm… Quiet, you, and feed me," Atemu said, playfully bringing his face even closer to Yuugi's.
This time, Yuugi really did laugh as he held up another grape.
It went on like this for a while, both of them teasing and joking with each other as they ate. Yuugi couldn't help but wonder at how easy it was, just sitting there and being with Atemu. Unbeknownst to Yuugi, Atemu was secretly thinking the same thing.
Finally, Atemu stood.
"I'll see you later, Yuugi," Atemu said, giving Yuugi's hand a gentle squeeze before he strode down the corridors in the direction of his throne room. Yuugi watched him go, completely content. He really didn't know what he'd done to deserve Atemu, but he was thankful.
A skip in his step, Yuugi headed off in the direction of the gardens. The palace, albeit beautiful, didn't provide much of interest for Yuugi to do. Whenever Yuugi tried to do anything even mildly productive, Atemu tended to scold him and tell him that he needn't strain or stress himself. It was extremely frustrating, but he knew Atemu was only worried about him. Unfortunately, this meant he was limited to lounging around, admiring scenery, and playing games. He was especially good at games.
He was just about to turn a corner, wondering to himself if perhaps Atemu would be okay with it if he went to visit his friend Jonouchi in town again, when the sound of people talking caused him to pause.
Yuugi immediately recognized the voice of Seth, one of Atemu's high priests, and automatically started backing up. Seth sounded angry, and Yuugi didn't want to eavesdrop. He was just about to turn around and take another hallway, when…
"—hardly believe the nerve of the pharaoh! This is the second high judgment he's missed today alone!"
Yuugi paused, unable to help himself. Just what had Priest Seth said?
"Now, Priest Seth, calm yourself…"
Yuugi's eyes widened. That was Shimon's voice. Seth was talking to Shimon?
"No, I won't calm myself! This is an outrage!" Seth replied angrily. From the echoing footsteps, Yuugi could tell he was pacing. "The Pharaoh has important duties he must attend to, and by blowing them off like this, he risks endangering the citizens of both Upper and Lower Egypt! We just had to postpone the trial of a dangerous thief because of him! It's a disgrace!"
Yuugi felt his heart clench. But… Atemu had said…
"Priest Seth…" Shimon said, voice sad.
"It's all because of that Ra forsaken commoner the Pharaoh is obsessed with!" Seth all but screamed.
Yuugi flinched, guilt eating viciously at his insides. It was his fault? That was right… He was the one who was distracting Atemu. If it weren't for him, Atemu would be attending to his duties as he normally would.
And Shimon's sudden silence confirmed it. Lately Yuugi had taken to thinking of Shimon like he would a grandfather, and if even he agreed with what Seth was saying… Then it was true.
Yuugi's heart broke, and he ran.
A/N: That's it for the first chapter. =) In this story I think the length of each chapter is going to vary somewhat, just depending on wherever I decide a good stopping point to be. But even so, this one was kind of short. Hm…
Anyway, I hope you liked it! I tried to show a lot of Atemu and Yuugi's very dependent relationship so that Atemu and Yuugi's actions in later chapters are easier to understand. I'm not entirely sure I accomplished it, but I tried.
In either the next chapter or the one after that you guys will learn more about how Yuugi and Atemu's relationship came to be, so please forgive me for any confusion right now.
Thank you very much for reading!
~Kiuolo
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