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Every Step	By : xxKiuolo Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 4935 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter Three

Yuugi felt like a wreck.

He sat next to Atemu’s bedside, keeping a silent vigil. Occasionally others would filter in and out of the room, but save for shooting them a small smile, Yuugi tended to ignore them. He didn’t usually like being so impolite, but his thoughts were plagued by what had happened, and he felt too numb to make any sort of conversation.

After they had taken Atemu to Priestess Isis, a few strange things had come to light. Despite how badly Atemu had been hurt, when Priestess Isis had looked him over, everyone was shocked to discover the stab wound had almost completely healed itself. In the spot Atemu had been profusely bleeding from had only stood a red, jagged scar. It had been angry and raw, but healed all the same.

Though everyone was glad for this, it was worrying. Most people guessed the cause of the fast healing was the strange power the Pharaoh had wielded earlier, but what did that mean? Even though it seemed to have come from the Millennium Puzzle, the power had seemed so dark… Yuugi shivered as he remembered.

As it was, Atemu was now lying in his bed and sleeping peacefully. Though his body was healed, what had happened seemed to have left him drained of most of his energy. Priestess Isis had assured him that a good night’s sleep was all Atemu needed, but Yuugi couldn’t help but worry.

The moment when Atemu had hurt himself to protect Yuugi played relentlessly through Yuugi’s mind to the point where he felt he’d go insane from the guilt. In his mind, he could clearly see Atemu jumping in front of him and taking the full brunt of the thief Bakura’s attack on Yuugi’s behalf. It was all Yuugi’s fault that Atemu had been injured like he had.

To say Yuugi felt horrible would be a major understatement. It was his fault… His entire fault… If he wasn’t here… He dropped his head into his hands.

Yuugi glanced at Atemu’s peaceful face and, unbidden, memories of when they had first met came to mind.

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It had been just another day for Yuugi. He had gone to the marketplace to purchase some food for the next several days, and the place had been buzzing. There was talk of the Pharaoh coming from his palace to see his people, but such a thing wasn’t uncommon. They were blessed with a kind and noble ruler—one that cared for his people—and as such their Pharaoh would occasionally come to see for himself how his subjects were faring.

So when guards came through the street announcing that the Pharaoh was coming, Yuugi followed everyone else in bowing lowly in respect. He was happy to show his reverence for such a wonderful Pharaoh alongside the rest of the people.

Yuugi wasn’t sure why or what prompted it, but for some reason that day he glanced up. He knew it was disrespectful and that he should only be looking at the ground, but at that moment it was impossible for him to stop himself.

He was surprised to see shockingly crimson eyes staring straight back at him.

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Yuugi’s heart ached at the memory. He wondered morosely at how much he wished Atemu would open his eyes and look at him now, just like he had that day.

Yuugi shook his head, determinedly brushing aside his corny thoughts. Atemu would wake up soon, so he didn’t need to worry about that. There were other things he needed to worry about, however.

He looked down at the place Atemu had been stabbed with a deep frown. If Atemu had unhesitatingly gotten himself so hurt just for Yuugi, what else would he do? If another situation like earlier happened again, would Atemu throw himself in harm’s way to protect him once more? What if he ended up even more horribly injured? Or even worse…

Just thinking about it was almost enough to make Yuugi cry. He wasn’t sure he’d be able to take it if something happened to Atemu again because of him.

But what could he do?

Almost immediately, the solution from earlier came to the forefront of his mind. A part of him desperately wanted to push it away, to deny that such a plan would ever have a chance of working, but it was no use.

High Priest Seth had been right. He was a distraction to Atemu, and Atemu couldn’t work well with a distraction. But that wasn’t all. As it was, he was also a liability, which was even worse. Egypt’s great Pharaoh couldn’t afford to have a liability.

With a heavy feeling in the pit of his stomach, he stood.

He had made his decision.

Yuugi leaned forward and kissed Atemu. It was short and sweet, and it was everything he wanted to express but couldn’t. But as he pulled away, he knew it wasn’t enough. It would never be enough. But it was all he could take, so he would cherish it.

He headed for the door, ignoring the part of himself that was begging for him to turn back. He had made up his mind and he would see his decision through.

He only paused when he reached the doorway. “I love you, Atemu,” he murmured softly. Then he was gone.

Atemu’s eyes snapped open.

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Yuugi knew he didn’t have time to bother with packing any of his things. As soon as Atemu discovered he was missing Yuugi knew he would worry and send people out to look for him, because Atemu was a good person. He needed to put as much distance as he could between himself and the palace as he could, lest his attempt to get away and save Atemu from himself be in vain.

He would get away. He would. Because if he didn’t…

He refused to be a liability to the person he cared most about.

Yuugi all but ran into the room he shared with Atemu. He paused only to grab a cloak to cover himself from the sun’s harsh rays and everyone’s prying eyes before going to a dark corner of the room. He dropped to the floor, hands desperately searching the wall for the small handhold he knew to be there. He finally grasped it and pulled outwards with a triumphant cry of, “Yes!”

Where the wall had been was now a hidden hole, big enough for one, possibly two people to squeeze through. Yuugi had discovered it one day when he had been left to his own devices and had decided to examine the room.

He had never used it after he had found it, but he strongly suspected it lead outside the palace due to its location. After all, this was Atemu’s room, and if something went wrong the Pharaoh, the ruler of all of Egypt, needed a place where he could escape without being detected. Atemu didn’t know that Yuugi knew about the passage, so Yuugi figured he could use it to his advantage.

As he looked into the passage, Yuugi was suddenly overcome with the urge to stop, to just turn around and forget what he was doing. After he escaped, he knew there wouldn’t be any going back. He was really going to leave the palace—leave Atemu. But he knew what he had to do, and so he didn’t allow himself to hesitate. He was doing this to protect Atemu, so he couldn’t let himself give in to his selfish desires.

Yuugi crawled into the dark and dank hole, holding back a sneeze as dust assaulted his nose. He turned and worked to clumsily put the cover back over the wall, and after a few moments it was back in place. He was immediately met with overwhelming blackness. “So dark…” he whispered quietly, and perhaps a bit fearfully.

He shivered a little, silently begging his eyes to adjust. But he knew it was no use, as there was no light around. He had no choice but to feel the walls and continue forward, so he mustered up his courage and did exactly that.

Yuugi felt his way down the passage for a long while. He couldn’t say how long he’d been traveling down the long and winding passage, as the minutes seemed to wear on and on. When he finally hit a wall, he felt like celebrating. His nerves were completely shot to hell, and all he could think of was Atemu and the fact that he needed to get out of there.

Yuugi pushed hesitantly at the wall, and when it didn’t immediately give he began to get more desperate. If he turned around and tried to get out another way, there was a good chance someone would stop him and try to figure out where he’d been. Not to mention, there was the possibility that Priestess Isis had had a premonition and was now aware of his escape attempt. He could only go forward if he wanted to succeed.

Finally, the wall started to give. Yuugi could have jumped for joy. He pushed even more determinedly against the spot and soon the daylight started to hit his eyes, making them water a little after having spent so much time in the darkness.

He peeked through the small opening, seeing if anyone was there. When he didn’t spot anyone, he pushed it the rest of the way open and stepped out. “I made it…” he said quietly, very proud of himself. But he couldn’t celebrate quiet yet…

Yuugi looked around and was quickly able to determine where he was. It was a secluded place behind the palace that he had seen maybe once or twice before. He knew guards regularly patrolled the area, so he had to be careful.

Calling upon sneakiness he didn’t know he possessed, Yuugi made himself as small as possible and quietly scurried away. He made it to the wall surrounding the palace, and just as he was about to attempt to climb one of the few trees right beside it and get over that way, a shout rang out.

“There he is!” a guard yelled, frantically waving some other people over.

Yuugi’s eyes widened and his heart sped up. He immediately began to climb the tree, completely dropping all pretense of sneakiness he had earlier had. He had to get away!

The guards reached him when he was about halfway up, latching onto Yuugi’s ankle. “No!” Yuugi cried out, thrashing his captured leg about in an effort to free himself. He couldn’t go back!

Fortunately, luck was on Yuugi’s side. His thrashing foot connected hard with his captor’s face, and with a shout the guard released him. Not wasting any time, Yuugi continued to climb as fast as he could. The guards tried to follow him, but he was already too far up.

Finally, he had made it. Before the guards could do anything about it, Yuugi jumped over the wall, making sure to protect his neck and head as he fell against the sand. The fall knocked the breath out of him and he knew he’d be more than a little bruised later on, but he wasn’t about to dawdle.

He stumbled clumsily to his feet and ran towards the town as fast as he could, knowing the other guards would be there any moment. He had a destination in mind.

He needed to get to Jonouchi’s house.

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“My Pharaoh, I beg your forgiveness,” Isis said, bowing lowly. “If I had gotten my vision sooner, perhaps this could have been prevented.”

Atemu stared coldly at her, the fury in his eyes undeniable. “Silence,” he commanded harshly, descending the stairs from his throne. The guards in the room immediately stiffened, anticipating the orders they would be given. Atemu waved a hand, and they relaxed.

He finally stood in front of Isis, expression hard. “You will find Yuugi,” he said, his tone leaving absolutely no room for negotiations. “You will use your visions to find him, and he will be brought back.” The same strange power from before was swirling dangerously around Atemu, his puzzle glowing lightly in response.

Isis bowed more lowly. “Yes, my Pharaoh.”

“Don’t keep me waiting,” he hissed, the threat in his voice undeniable.

And with that, Isis was dismissed. Atemu walked back up to his throne and sat down, arms crossed. The power continued to float ominously, making more than a few of the guards uncomfortable. Atemu paid them no mind.

His lover, his most precious person, the one who had over time become his reason for living, his Yuugi had left him.

The power spiked.

He couldn’t describe the feeling he had felt when he had woken up without Yuugi anywhere in sight. Disappointment, perhaps? And a lot of loneliness and confusion… And something else, something he wasn’t quite sure of.

All of that had increased ten fold when he had been told that Yuugi had completely disappeared.

Atemu’s hands clenched into fists at the memory. The darkness swirled comfortingly in response, like an old friend.

Yuugi couldn’t just leave him. He couldn’t.

He wouldn’t let him.

A guard burst into the room. “My Pharaoh, he has been spotted!”

Atemu smiled.

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A/N: Aaand… done! Sorry this one took me longer, guys. My writing schedule is pretty irregular. ^^;;

Anyway, I hope you liked it! What could this strange power be doing to Atemu? Hm…

Thank you for your support, everyone! And a special thanks as always to my wonderful beta, Chibi Chidori. <3

~Kiuolo
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