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I Know You're Out There Somewhere	By : Firewing Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 3536 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 43 One Night in Cairo

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Pegasus reopened the Shadow portal intending to whisk everyone out of there the same way they had arrived. Ryou pulled Mokuba close as the vortex formed behind the wielder of the Millennium Eye. Only Yami, with his back to the others, saw what was advancing on them from the other side of the opening.
�Pegasus! Close it now!� Yami�s voice boomed through the chamber.
Max turned to face the annoying pharaoh as a whirlwind from within the Shadow Realm fanned out his long silver hair. A glimpse of what Yami had seen was enough to silence his protests and he quickly closed the portal.
�Now what?� Ryou asked uncertainly.
Shadi entered the chamber with members of his cult filing in behind him and circling around the four captives. He bowed graciously to Yami, �Pharaoh Atem, it is our honor to be allowed to return you to your throne. May you rule the world in darkness for all eternity.�
�Explain yourself!� Yami demanded imperially.

�As you wish, my lord.� Shadi bowed again. �The soul of your mortal host will be sacrificed in order to complete the joining of this world with the Shadow Realm. The Millennium items will be gathered and all their powers bestowed upon you. You will take the physical form of your host as an immortal. You will reign sovereign over both monsters and men. The Ennead will serve as your agents throughout the world.�
�You�re insane! You will not succeed nor will you do any harm to my hikari!� Yami glared at the Egyptian with ruby fury.
�It is your destiny, my pharaoh.� Shadi spoke softly, but his voice carried absolute conviction, �It is the will of the gods.� He paused for a moment before turning to Pegasus, �You have been true to your own destiny by bringing forth the one we have sought for ages. As an expression of gratitude, I will allow you to bear witness to what you have helped us achieve.�
Pegasus raised an eyebrow. Shadi seemed to think he should be honored by his unwittingly diabolical role in this madness. In his best charmingly elegant, but insincere manner, he asked, �If I might be so bold as to make a request for my services?�
�What is it you wish?� Shadi didn�t quite manage to cover his surprise.
Pegasus glanced at the cookies and cream duo. Ryou held Mokuba in a protective embrace and not even Kaiba himself could have looked more fierce than the white haired teen at that moment. A faint smile graced Pegasus� face; those Kaiba brothers choose well when they take their lovers� �Please release these two. They are of no use to you and may only prove to be a hindrance. In exchange you will have Yami, Yugi and myself at your disposal.�
Shadi considered it. Five thousand millennia old, he was no fool. Pegasus had a plan. Pegasus always had a plan. �Take the Millennium Ring from the boy.�
Ryou hesitated, for once he wished Bakura would speak up, but his yami was oddly silent. He had no idea what Pegasus was up to, but if it got Mokuba out of here, it couldn�t be all bad. He took off the Ring and handed it to Pegasus, but looked at Shadi. When he spoke there was undisguised venom in his tone, �It will be of no use to you, Souleater. You can�t use its power without dueling for the right to wield it.�
Nonplussed, Shadi responded, �You do not bear the Ring alone.�
He means my yami. Can he use Bakura to gain control of the Ring? Then for a brief instant both Ryou and Pegasus were touching the Ring. Pegasus� intent stare held all of Ryou�s attention; a single image flashed in his mind -a slowly spinning duel monsters card, a Blue Eyes White Dragon. Kaiba�of course, if we can get out of here we can get help.
Four of the Ennead moved in and separated Ryou and Mokuba form Pegasus and Yami whose eyes glowed with an eerily demonic light. �Pegasus! I knew you would betray us!�
Two of the men took hold of Yami�s arms, prepared for their king to resist fulfilling his destiny. He struggled momentarily as he summoned the power of the Puzzle to protect him. Before he was able to act Shadi held the Ankh up to the Sennen Eye blazing on the pharaoh�s forehead and he went limp. Pegasus remained impassive throughout the ordeal. He glanced back at Ryou and Mokuba briefly as he left the chamber with the larger group of Ennead. He hoped he was doing the right thing.
Four guards and a little old woman were left behind with Ryou and Mokuba. She prepared two syringes and grinned toothlessly, �Master Shadi has ordered that you not be harmed, but we cannot allow you to know our location.�
She advanced on Mokuba who immediately started to back away in spite of still being in Ryou�s arms. Ryou felt a familiar hopeless despair. How could they bring help if they didn�t know where the Ennead were keeping Pegasus and Yugi? He buried his face in black silky strands of hair and whispered, �Shh�I won�t let anyone hurt you. Dream of the Blue Eyes White Dragon��
My brother�my brother will put an end to this insanity� Even as the old woman withdrew the needle from Mokuba�s thin arm he surrendered to unconsciousness.
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Seto and Jou packed a few things in the overnight bag Serenity had given her brother after the fire. The two young men caught each other�s eyes at exactly the same time. They silently acknowledged their readiness to face the unknown. They were together in this and that was no small comfort.
Cecelia was waiting for them downstairs wearing a gracefully draped cashmere shawl over her head and shoulders. She clutched Pegasus� silk suit jacket in her arms as if it somehow kept her husband close. Croquet had prepared for every possible contingency with a pair of shades and his infamous leather case that concealed his portable armory.
�Please be careful, Joey.� Serenity begged as they went out to Seto�s Mercedes.
�Don�t worry, sis, we will.� He gave her an encouraging hug and turned to Tea. �We won�t come back without Yugi.�
�I know.� She answered him with a confidence she wished she felt as she hugged him and whispered, �Your sister needs you too, so just come back, okay?�
As soon as Tea released him Tristan was there lifting Jou off the ground in an exaggerated bear hug.
�Hey! Hey! You trying to kill me or what?� Jou mock grumbled.
Tristan put him down-on his butt and shrugged, �Oh man, I�m sorry. I just thought I should take my turn at cuddling the puppy.�
Behind Jou there was an ominous growl and Tristan stuck his tongue out at the disgruntled dragon master before yanking Joey to his feet so hard that he crashed into Tristan�s chest. He whispered into Jou�s ear so that no one would overhear, �Take care of those Kaiba brothers and if you don�t come back in one piece, Serenity�s not the only one who�s gonna be pissed.�
Joey nodded and climbed into the car behind the driver�s wheel. Seto was tense, ready to be gone. Cecelia and Croquet sat stiffly in the backseat, all too aware that the man they both loved wasn�t there between them.
�We�ll let you know as soon as we hear anything. Get everyone back here safely, okay?� Tristan added. Suddenly he didn�t want to let Jou out of his sight in spite of his worry over Yugi. The fact that his friend was flanked by Kaiba and Croquet did nothing to alleviate his concern. It was just the idea that he wouldn�t have Jou�s back.
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When Mokuba woke up again it was to a cool breeze and the rancid smell of garbage. He sat up slowly, feeling groggy and disorientated. For a moment he wondered why he wasn�t at home on the Kaiba Estate with blaring music coming out of his headphones and a glaring brother in his doorway.
He pushed himself to his feet by sliding his back up against the warm wall behind him. Dogs barked in the distance and men�s drunken, laughing voices reverberated through the wall. Disgusted by the overflowing dumpster a dozen yards away, he happened to catch sight of albino blond hair on the far side of it and his memories resurfaced.
�Ryou? Ryou! Are you okay?� Mokuba staggered over to him, dropped to his knees, and pulled the older boy�s head into his lap. �Ryou, you�ve got to wake up. We have to call Seto and I don�t think this is a good place to hang out.�
The blond groaned as he opened his eyes, �Mokuba? Where are we?�
�I don�t know, but it�s dirty and it stinks and I don�t like it.� The raucous laughter coming from the building brought back painfully vivid memories of his guard�s unwanted touch and he was afraid of what might happen if the wrong person stumbled across them in the reeking alley.
Ryou sat up and put his aching head in his hands. When his blurry vision cleared, he was in complete agreement with his young lover. They had been dumped in a very seedy district of whatever city the Ennead had dumped them in. �Let�s find out where we are and get to a phone, okay?�
At first their task seemed daunting; they were dizzy and their heads pounded as though they were suffering from hangovers, which was not that far from the truth. They were suffering from the side effects of an unknown drug. Little by little those effects faded away to dull discomfort. They found three prostitutes under a streetlamp who were making catcalls at passersby. A fourth girl lounged against a wall. For all of her black leather and heavily applied makeup, she looked no older than Mokuba.
�Could you tell us what city this is?� Ryou asked as he approached her, hoping the question didn�t sound as pathetic as he thought it did.
�Hey, sugar, leave that one alone. What you need is a real woman of the world.� One of the other prostitutes sauntered up to him on her four inch heels. Her hair was as fluorescent purple as if the streetlamp had actually been a black light and her breath stank of beer.
Ryou took a step back, wanting to put some distance between them. But the hooker ignored the effort he made to get away from her as she pressed in closer to him. The other women laughed and jeered. Mokuba, who had gone unnoticed, cut in with a swift kick to the screaming-purple haired woman�s shin and snarled, �Leave my boyfriend alone!�

The older women glared at him, but the one he had kicked smiled, �Feisty, aren�t you, baby? Maybe mama should take you home and discipline you with her whips and chains��
�Back off, Charlotte. They aren�t interested in you.� The girl Ryou had spoken to stepped in. She turned and addressed the boys, �You�re in Cairo. My name is Ezri. Let�s go somewhere a little more private,� She suggested with a gesture toward the now quiet prostitutes.
�We�um�don�t need your�services, but we do need some help.� Ryou explained haltingly.
�My big brother will pay you when he comes to get us.� Mokuba added.
�Alright.� Ezri agreed. �How can I help you?�
�My name is Ryou and this is Mokuba. We need to call his brother.� Ryou told her.
�There�s telephone in the bar where I have a couple rooms. You can use it.� Ezri said.
The bar in question happened to be the same they had woken up behind, a realization they made after Mokuba had talked to Tristan and then to Seto on a satellite phone on the jet. Ezri told them they could spend the remainder of the night at her apartment. She only had one bedroom, but surrendered it to the boys. Her reprieve from the streets had been sweet, but too brief. Her pimp owned the bar and there was no dodging �work�. With reassurances from Mokuba that his brother would pay her well for helping them, she went back out into the night.
Mokuba ransacked Ezri�s kitchenette, hoping for something to eat and planning to add it to the mental tab he was running in his head for everything she was doing for them. He was not at all certain that money could sufficiently cover the bill. The tiny apartment wasn�t much and the noise traveled easily through the thin walls, but he felt safe enough here and his gratitude was immeasurable. All he managed to find were some herbal tea bags and a small jar of peanuts that more than likely had come from the bar. They took their meager meal while snuggled up on Ezri�s lumpy loveseat like a pair of kittens.
�We should wash up and try to get some rest, chibi tenshi koi,� Ryou suggested taking Mokuba�s hand and leading him to the bathroom. Ryou stripped out of his shirt and kicked off his shoes and socks before he realized Mokuba was staring at him. His dark, dreamy eyes danced as he casually asked, �Do you need something?�
Mokuba moved closer to him and ran a finger down the midline of Ryou�s chest, �No, I was just looking.�
They got the giggles and trying to get them under control only made it worse. They felt like idiots laughing over nothing, but things had been so intense over the last few hours it was a relief to be silly. Mokuba slipped out of his clothes as Ryou turned on the shower and got in. They just held each other for a few moments letting the warm water run over them.
�You know that if it is in my power to do so, I will never let anyone hurt you,� Ryou whispered tenderly to his love still thinking of the man who had nearly raped Mokuba.
�That�s my big brother�s job.� Mokuba pouted, �Yours is to screw me senseless.�
Ryou�s eyes widened in shocked amusement. �But I mean it, Mokuba.�
�I know. You�ve already proven it.� Mokuba relented and sank back into the albino blond�s chest.
�That man�Shadi�s guard�Mokuba�� Ryou couldn�t put into words what he needed to say and bitter tears trailed down his face.
Mokuba met his lover�s eyes and saw the pain and fear written there. He had blacked out, but he was certain that the guard had not so much as entered a finger into him. The man had fondled him, but hadn�t done much more. Still, it had been a scary and humiliating experience. Mokuba kissed the taller boy reassuringly. �You guys got there in time. He groped me and it was disgusting, but you�re here now and that�s all I want to think about until Seto arrives.�
As brave as he was trying to be though, a sob managed to force its way out and he clung to Ryou like a lifeline. They stayed that way until they used all of the hot water and found themselves under a chilly downpour. They dried off, wrapped up in towels and went to the bedroom.
�I�m sorry.� The dark haired boy mumbled in shame.
�For what? You�ve done nothing wrong. You have every right to express your feelings.� Ryou said gently.
�You don�t think I�m acting like a baby?� Mokuba asked, looking every bit as young as he was.
�Mokuba, I�ve been babied my whole life. People think I�m just a pretty boy, too delicate and easily damaged to take care of himself. It�s annoying really. No, I don�t think you�re a baby. Actually, you�re quite amazing.�
Mokuba giggled, �You are pretty, Ryou.� Ryou stopped in the middle of turning down the bed, huffed and threw a handy pillow at his precious chibi tenshi koi. He turned to pull his cotton boxers back on and Mokuba flopped down on the freshly unmade bed. The sheets smelled faintly of fabric softener. �Ezri is really nice and in spite of what she does for a living, she keeps a meticulous house.�
�I agree, on both counts,� Ryou responded and looked back at him. His jaw dropped at the sight laid out before him. Kid Kaiba was lying across the bed on his stomach. The towel had been discarded to parts unknown. �Um�maybe we shouldn�t do anything tonight. It�s been quite a stressful day,� he reasoned with the little hentai he seemed to have created, even though the sight of Mokuba�s perfect bare backside was putting a rise in his boxers. He ran the fingertips of one hand down the younger boy�s lovely spine, enjoying the contrasting colors of flesh as he crossed over Mokuba�s tan line and listened to his contented sigh. He kissed the nape of his ebony haired lover�s neck and Mokuba rolled to face him.
They kissed each other eagerly for a few moments before Mokuba broke it off gasping, �Would you do something for me?�
�What is it? Are you okay?� Once again Ryou wondered if he�d taken advantage of the younger boy�s vulnerability.
�I want you to take me.� Mokuba told him. Ryou�s eyes widened in surprise. �Please�that guard�Ryou, he could have raped me. This way if�if someone tries it again�at least�at least, I�ll have been with someone who cares about me first.� His prussian blue eyes filled with tears again as he made the effort to put what he wanted into words.
His white haired lover frowned at him. �I don�t think we should this tonight. Later, if you want to, we will, okay? You�ve just been through a very traumatic experience��
�You didn�t think we should wait earlier today!� Mokuba snapped and jumping off the bed he darted to the bathroom to retrieve his shorts. A moment later he stomped back into the bedroom. �Nobody seems to be able to keep me safe! Do you know how many times I�ve been kidnapped? You guys could have been too late!�
�We weren�t.� Ryou said flatly. �But fear isn�t the best reason to have sex and I don�t want you to regret anything that happens between us.�
�So it�s okay if some stranger takes my clothes off and touches me against my will with the intention of raping me, but it isn�t okay for you to make love to me when I want you to?� Mokuba�s throat constricted around a sob making his voice strained and high-pitched.
Ryou�s resistance broke and pulled Mokuba into his arms. �Shh�I trust you to know what you can handle. I�m sorry. I don�t want you to be angry with me. I�m a bit shaken up myself �and a bit scared.� Mokuba stared at him with surprised tear-filled eyes. �I don�t want to hurt you, koi. I�ve never been the dominant one.�
�I love you, Ryou. I want you inside me.� The dark haired teen said with such determination that it precluded any possible argument.
Ryou slid his hands down to Mokuba�s hips, kissing him with a deeper passion than he�d ever felt before. None of his previous lovers had said those three precious words to him and he found it difficult to doubt Mokuba�s sincerity. �I love you too, Mokuba. I�ll be right back, okay?�
He went into the bathroom in search of lubricant and discovered a stash of �toys� that he was certain would leave his face blush-stained for life. When he returned to the bedroom Mokuba was in the bed, naked, propped up by pillows and looking very young.
Sensing the albino blond�s hesitation, Mokuba huffed impatiently, �It�s not brain surgery, Ryou. It isn�t that complicated. I learned that not too long ago firsthand.�
�I just want us to be together for us because we love each other and you�re ready for this, not because you�re afraid of being raped.� The brown eyed boy said softly.
�Ryou!� Mokuba whined and sat up. �If I wasn�t ready we wouldn�t have been together earlier! You�re too gentle and too cautious to scar me emotionally or physically. Now get over here!�
He smiled, unable to help himself, �Feisty, aren�t you, when you don�t get your way?�
Mokuba groaned and flopped back down on the pillows. Ryou straddled him still smiling and kissed him slowly. All he wanted in the world at that moment was to hold the younger boy. Ryou wanted to cherish Mokuba�s every breath. Tenderness filled the albino blond�s heart until he was certain it would break and it overrode every erotic impulse he had.
He laid his head on Mokuba�s stomach and stroked his lover�s arousal with the soothing precision of a violinist eliciting a sweet harmony from a fine instrument. Ryou could have continued in this manner until the sun rose had he not looked into the face of a disturbed dark haired boy.
�Ryou! Would you please get on with it!� Mokuba whined.
He barely restrained his smirk of amusement at his little koi�s impatience and squeezed some lubricant into his hand. He moved at a languorous pace, putting his hand between Mokuba�s legs, touching his puckered opening and pressing a single digit through the tight ring of muscle. Mokuba jerked involuntarily and while Ryou didn�t remove his finger, he did feel ashamed of causing the younger boy�s discomfort.
�I�ll stop, Mokuba. We don�t have to do this, not now, not ever if you don�t want to,� he whispered.
�No, Ryou, please? I�m okay. It just feels�kind of different.�
Ryou nodded and sighed. The kid was not about to let him off the hook. He laid his head down on Mokuba�s hip bone and started the process of stretching him. As Ryou added the second and third fingers he licked Mokuba�s engorged member. The younger boy was barely aware of the added intrusion he was so enthralled with the wet lapping strokes of Ryou�s tongue. But that only lasted until Ryou thrust into him a few times.
�Ahhh!� He cried out when Ryou struck gold and then withdrew his fingers. �Ryou, what�why did you stop?� He fisted his hands into the sheets miserably fighting his aching need.
Quite suddenly Ryou was caught up in Mokuba�s urgent distress, the sight of his lover in the throes of passion was likely the most erotic thing he�d ever seen. �Mokuba, try to relax.�
He pushed the head of his shaft into Mokuba with a restrain the most certainly did not feel, but stopped when the younger boy gasped harshly. He kissed Mokuba lightly ready to ask him again if he was okay when Mokuba�s fingers clawed into Ryou�s shoulder blades.
�Take me now!� Mokuba whispered hoarsely in Ryou�s ear as he twisted his hands in the albino blond hair.
Ryou stared into lust-darkened eyes in wonder and he raised Mokuba�s legs up so they rested on his shoulders changing the angle of impact sharply as he impaled himself to the hilt. He kissed the inside of Mokuba�s thigh just above the knee, sucking a mouthful of tender flesh as the boy moaned in ecstasy. Ryou surrendered all conscious control as his thrusts ran deep and true. He was certain that Mokuba�s screams could be heard over the din in the barroom below and did not care. He worked his hands into a double fisted grip around Mokuba�s neglected shaft and they came together in an exploding thunder of racing hearts and deeply reverberating orgasms.
For a long time after Ryou collapsed on top of Mokuba, they just lay there in a stupor too sated and exhausted to move or even sleep. Finally Ryou reclaimed enough of his sensibilities to get Mokuba�s towel and clean them both up.
Mokuba watched him with wide curious eyes fascinated by Ryou and his body both. Ryou found the intense stare unnerving in an oddly pleasant sort of way.
�You�re gorgeous,� Mokuba told him sincerely.
�And you�re shameless.�
�Should I be ashamed?�
�I like it that you�re not,� Ryou admitted. �When did you realize you were attracted to guys?�
�Uh�when you opened your towel to me at the beach house.�
�Oh,� Ryou blushed.
�What?�
�I�ve been a bad boy, corrupting a young virgin and what not.�
Mokuba giggled, � Well, at least I didn�t have to wait until I was eighteen to get laid.�
Ryou snuggled into bed with him, �What do you mean?�
�Seto,� Mokuba said simply. �You ought to read his diary. You think he�s scary without knowing what goes through his head��
�You shouldn�t be reading your brother�s diary.� Ryou scolded him lightly.
�He never used to talk to anyone about what was on his mind. Of course, I haven�t touched it since he�s been with Joey. He�ll be okay now.� Mokuba said with unfeigned conviction.
�How did he and Joey end up together anyway? I thought Seto hated Joey.�
�No,� Mokuba snickered, �It was more like he was scared of Joey.�

�What?� Ryou was certain he hadn�t heard right. Seto Kaiba wasn�t afraid of anything except maybe losing Mokuba.
�I started reading Seto�s diary when he was going to Domino High. It was a very stressful time for a lot of reasons and I was worried about my big brother, worried that he might hurt himself and I�d end up alone. I accidentally discovered his computer diary and I hacked into it. Seto�s never found out.� Mokuba explained.
�Oh, you are a clever little devil, aren�t you?� Ryou laughed.
What I found out was that Seto was head over heels in love with someone he referred to only as the Mutt or Puppy. Sound familiar? Seto assumed that Joey was straight so he acted like he hated Jou to hide how he really felt. Big brother really is pretty vulnerable.�
That last declaration made the older teen raise his eyebrows. �Hm�he just has scales, fangs razor sharp claws and breathes fire, right?� Ryou teased. �Sleep now, little angel love. I�ve kept you up past my bedtime.�
Mokuba snorted, but cuddled into his lover�s chest without another word.
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Pegasus warily followed Shadi and made a futile attempt to read the Egyptian�s thoughts. He had correctly assumed that he would be unable to. The high priest of the Ennead bore not one, but two Millennium items and thus his mind was an impregnable fortress. He reached out telepathically to Yugi as they entered a massive chamber in which ritual sacrifices were performed. He fought his gag reflex and studied the room with feigned indifference.
Iron rings were driven into the stone floor in the center of a circle created by twelve stone tablets, each with a hieroglyphic spell and rust colored blood stains. Pegasus grimaced in disgust. Shadi already had the Millennium Ring, but as he understood it, Shadi would be unable to use it. He believed that the only purpose in taking it from Ryou was to keep him from being able to use it, but he wondered why Shadi had been willing to let Ryou and Mokuba go so willingly. The Egyptian must have been certain that the two boys would be unable to do anything to stop him.
One of the Ennead handed the Millennium Puzzle to Shadi by its heavy chain, Four others held the thrashing pharaoh down and chained him to the floor. Suddenly the teenager was quiet and looking much younger than he had a moment before.
//Yugi?// Pegasus was relieved to be able to sense the boy�s mind. Yugi was panicked and confused, but back in control of his body. Max briefly reached out to Yami, but the pharaoh had disappeared as completely as though he had never existed.
Yugi realized the Puzzle was gone and mentally wailed for Yami. The cry was agonizing to Pegasus who alone bore witness to it. He winced at the onslaught and edged nearer to the boy who was no longer the center of attention. It seemed that the Ennead�s concentration was commanded by Shadi for the moment.
�Shh�� Pegasus whispered to Yugi, �Pretend to be unaware of me. Don�t talk, just communicate mentally as you would to Yami.�
/Yami wasn�t sure if we could trust you. Was he right to be wary?/ It was plain that Yugi needed to believe that Pegasus had not betrayed them.
�Trust is easily misplaced,� he answered softly. He could just see the white turbaned man among the brown robes and once again berated himself for being so easily maneuvered by Shadi. �But I didn�t betray you. I wanted Ryou and Mokuba freed so they could bring assistance.�
/Kaiba? He�ll never get here in time. They won�t know how to find us. You took the Ring from Ryou and now Shadi has it./
Pegasus frowned at the implied accusation, �What does the Ring have to do with it, Yugi-boy?�
/It has the power to find whatever Ryou focuses on./ Yugi explained. He was finding it very difficult to concentrate on Pegasus. /What are they doing to Yami and I?/ He whimpered through the mind link.
Pegasus was startled to learn that if somehow he could have gotten Ryou out of here with the Ring that most of their problems would have been solved. The possibility of pulling off such a feat was unlikely at best. His main concern at the moment was doing whatever he could to protect Yugi. �Let me experience what you are feeling, Yugi-boy.�
The sensation was akin to what Pegasus imagined being drawn and quartered might feel like, being stretched slowly limb from limb until the body was simply torn apart. Only it was Yugi and Yami�s souls this was happening to. Sickened, he wondered if this was the way his own victims had felt when he had trapped their souls. He prayed it was not. He had been quick when he had used his Shadow magic, hopefully those unfortunates had felt little discomfort. Pegasus drew his attention from Yugi as he became aware of the chanting in the dim recesses of the chamber.
Realm of Shadows

At this midnight hour

Accept this soul

And grant us power.

Realm of Shadows�
The words were in ancient Egyptian and therefore not immediately recognizable to Pegasus. He had learned what he knew of the spoken language from Shadi, but his primary interest had been in the hieroglyphics. He turned his concentration more fully to the stone ring. As he translated the ancient writing he began to piece together exactly what Shadi�s intentions were.
�STOP!� Pegasus commanded in his powerfully regal voice.
Abruptly the chamber fell silent. Pegasus wondered how he could have deluded by the tall Egyptian striding toward him for so many years. He flashed back on the knife stroke that took his eye again, the hot stream of blood, and the pain of his first contact with the cold gold orb that replaced it. No longer under the spell of his own illusions, Pegasus spoke in his best gentleman�s manner, �Shadi, my friend, could you spare me a few moments for a tete a tete? There are some important matters I should like to discuss with you.�
Shadi�s expression showed none of the surprise he felt at the unexpected interruption. He would give Pegasus his request, the man did love to talk, and a little more. Pegasus would live just long enough to regret the errant flapping of his tongue.
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The pain Yugi felt through his mind link with Yami dwindled to a dull aching throb.
/Yami? Can you hear me?/
//Aibou?//
/Are you okay?/
//It�s difficult to maintain contact with you.// Yami admitted, not wanting to alarm Yugi unnecessarily.
/You need to rest. Pegasus is trying to help us./
//Be careful about putting too much faith in him�//
/Yami, we don�t have much of a choice./
// �We�? Yugi, forget me. Let me go. You have to survive. You deserve a life free from the dangers I have caused you.//
/Yami? I don�t understand. What do you mean? I don�t want to be alone. I need you. Yami? Yami!/
Yugi cried out for the spirit for what seemed an immeasurable time, but the pharaoh remained silent. Eventually, Yugi slipped in and out of sleep, his tormented dreams indistinguishable from his reality.
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