Set Me Free?

I looked out at the city with soulless eyes. Thinking about everything that happened in the past few days.

I was kidnapped and brought to the Pharaoh. The guards told him I was stealing from the merchants in the bazaar, which is a lie since I've never gone to the bazaar without Jou or Honda. Soon after, the Pharaoh declared me his personal servant. That night he forced himself on me but stopped before the deed was done. But it was already too late, he made his mark.

"Little One?" I heard a voice call out. I sighed as I decided to ignore him and wondered if my friends were okay. Wondering if I would've still ended up here somehow if I hadn't been caught. Sun-kissed tan arms wrapped around my waist. "There you are, Little One. I was afraid you had gone somewhere."

Soulless, amethyst eyes met with caring, crimson ones. "I will always be here, my Pharaoh. All you need is ask and I will be by your side." I said in an emotionless voice. After that night he never left my side, always showered me with gifts and affection. The only thing he wouldn't grant me was the one thing I wanted most... Freedom...

I could hear him sigh as he tightened his arms around my waist. He always hated when I speak to him with no emotion at all. But really, I couldn't care less. Pharaoh was the one that did this to me. If I there was a way to start over and meet him normally, then I most likely would've fallen for him that way. "Why do you do this, Ari? I could give you anything and everything you want. Ask for it and it's yours. Games? Food? Your own slaves?" Pharaoh said.

It was my turn to sigh. "I already have all those things and more," I shook my head, "but there's only one thing I want. It's always just been one thing..." I trailed off. He moved me to sit on his lap as he sat down on the balcony.

"I know, Akhu, I know..." He trailed off as well, "You want the one thing I refuse you," Pharaoh sighed again as he buried his head in my hair, "you, my little Ari, want freedom. But I can't, I can't give it to you. Because if I do, I know you'll run away from me and we'd never see each other after that."

I sighed again and tried to get away from him by getting up. But he wouldn't let me no matter how much I struggled. Finally I just gave up and looked down at the bandages around both my ankles. A guard had caught me trying to leave and smashed both my ankles so I couldn't use my feet at all. I had never seen Atemu-I mean Pharaoh that pissed, at anyone before. The shadows had been leaking from him. But soon Isis had gotten me to the Healers' chambers, where she began to work to save me from not having the ability to walk.

"Ari? Are you alright?" I heard the bane of my existence ask. And then he probably realized I was looking at my ankles as he held me tighter. I heard him open his mouth to say something before someone else yelled at him.

"Of course he's not alright!" A slam of a tray was heard within Pharaoh's chambers. "You've been keeping us here against our wills and even got him hurt! You might not have done it directly Atemu, but it was one of your guards that hurt him."

I could hear a blood vessel pop as Pharaoh looked at the visitor with glaring eyes. "Well if his head wasn't filled with the ideas of running away by someone I know then it most likely wouldn't of happened, Yami!" He shouted back.

...Did I mention my lover was captured as well because Ate-Pharaoh had taken a liking to him? Well... that was before I came along and they've been fighting over my well being since, even though they had been on good terms with each other previously. But unlike me, Yami hadn't shut off his emotions. Although the only emotion he was filled with most was anger. And that was because of Pharaoh.

"Maybe if you would of let him roam around more and not kept him in the room then I wouldn't have filled his head with those ideas, huh?" Yami asked him sarcastically with a sneer. He walked over to Pharaoh and pulled me out of his arms. "It's alright, Yugi. I've got you." Yami said as he held me tightly.

I gave a small, weak smile to Yami when I knew Pharaoh wasn't looking. I saw his lips twitch upward as he returned a small one of his own. I peeked back to Pharaoh out of the corner of my eye and saw him sitting there sadly. His head bowed and his whole posture screaming defeat. I watched him for a bit longer as he pulled his legs to himself and wrapped his arms around them. My urge to help him was scaring me... but the way he just gave up... it was heartwrenchingly depressing...

I pulled on Yami's tunic, when he looked to me I motioned to Pharaoh. Yami looked at him and sighed sadly. Footsteps were heard as my lover walked back over to Pharaoh. He slid down the wall next to him and sat there with me still in his arms. My hand reached for the others. Crimson eyes peeked at us as their owner must of felt something close to him. Confusion filled Pharaoh's eyes, but still reached out a hand to meet mine and intertwined our fingers.

Yami reached out one of his hands and put it on top of ours. I smiled at them, and to tell you the truth it felt really good. Pharaoh and Yami smiled back at me. "I may not be able to forgive you yet, Pharaoh," I held up my hand before he could correct me on his title, "but it's getting to the point where I may not be able to ignore it anymore. My love for you I mean..." I blushed when I admitted it.

Pharaoh looked at me immediately and smiled as he tightened his hand around mine. Yami looked at him and smiled at Pharaoh as well. "I know you may not believe it, but I still do have feelings for you. Although like Yugi, you're going to have to earn my forgiveness." Yami said. I looked at him and hugged him while still holding on to Pharaoh's hand. This is one of the reasons why I loved him so much.

"Akhu, Kkwy," Pharaoh called to us, "I love you both so much. I'll try and win your trust and hearts back, believe me." He then looked to me. "I'll make sure you start calling me by my name again and soon," he smirked mischievously, "don't you worry, Little One."

I looked up and prayed to every deity I knew to help me. I then saw Yami smirking out of the corner of my eye. My head connected with his chest and I groaned. I heard them both laugh at me.