Mastering The Game

Mastering the Game
By Fyrbyrd

Chapter 2: Blue Eyes White Dragon

Yugi was tired when he returned to his room. He just wanted to curl up and go to sleep, but he noticed something sitting on the desk in the room. At that moment Fuguta appeared at the door.

“I see you found it.”

“What is it?”

“Open the box.”

Yugi did as he was asked; inside he found lots of brown cards. He took out some of them and turned them over. On the faces of the cards he found different pictures of creatures and other things, they had different names and descriptions and numbers on them. “What are these?”

“They are Duel Monsters cards. The Master is an expert at the game; in fact he is the National Champion. If you are to understand him better it would be best for you to understand the game. It is his obsession and means as much to him as his company. It is the foundation of his life. There is a rule book there in the box along with the four main decks currently available. Learn the cards, learn the game. It would please the Master for you to know what he loves and he loves this game.”

Yugi nodded as his eyes roamed over the cards. They were beautiful to look at; he really wanted to know more about them. Fuguta had left so he picked up the box and took it to his bed. He wanted to get into them now, but he was sweaty and dirty from being with his Master and hurried to the shower first.

He came back to his room still rubbing his hair to get it dry, despite being in the water, his hair still stood up. He sat down on his bed and looked down at the cards which meant so much to his Master. When he had been at the Complex he had loved to play games, he spent a lot of time alone before he was old enough to be trained, and they let him play because it kept him quiet when he was not taking his schooling. So to learn a new game would be good. He pushed the box of cards away for now and took up the rule book as he lay back on his bed.

The rules were easy to follow, and then he was familiarizing himself with the cards. He soon found there was one that attracted him to it. It was the Dark Magician, and he fell asleep with it sitting on the table beside his bed.

His Master called for him in the morning to perform oral on him again, but that was all that was required of him. His Master was off to school which surprised Yugi. He actually attended a high school. Yugi went back to his room and wondered what it would have been like to have a normal life. At the Complex he had not been able to make any friends. He was a lot smaller that other boys his age, and the older ones soon left to live with their Masters. His secret wish in life was to make a friend of his own.

Fuguta came to his room. “The Master will require you this evening, so make sure that you are prepared for him. This weekend he will be away so you will have the two days free, and you will be allowed to leave the mansion if you so wish. I am going into town to run errands, you may accompany me. You will find clothes in the chest and the wardrobe. I believe you find everything to your size. Under no circumstances are you to try to remove the collar. You will find it locked and it has a tracing device should you think to run away --”

“Run away? Why would I want to run away?” interrupted Yugi.

“It’s been known to happen from time to time.”

Yugi looked at him incredulously. Fuguta shook his head, it didn’t matter.

“Any way I will come for you in the morning and we will go into town.”

Yugi smiled and after Fuguta left he decided to investigate the clothes that had been bought for him. In the end he chose a pair of blue jeans, a black tank top and a blue jacket along with a pair of sneakers. He put them aside, looking forward to seeing the outside world. He was still surprised to have some time to himself while his Master was away.

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Yugi had followed Fuguta to his Master’s room that evening, at the door he had gone to go to his knees as was required of him, but instead he found himself grabbed by the arm and pulled into the room forcefully, he door kicked shut behind him. He was propelled over the bed, so that he was lying over the edge on his stomach. He legs were knocked apart and with surprising speed he found his Master buried inside him in one stroke, then hard thrusting to follow. Yugi clutched the bedclothes, very glad that he had prepared himself beforehand as he had been ordered that morning. His Master was showing him no mercy this time, fucking him hard and fast, one hand on his hip the other at his neck between his shoulders as he stood on the floor behind him. Kaiba grunted and groaned as he thrust in and out of his slave. He came suddenly with a cry and pulled out before flopping onto the bed beside Yugi. Yugi didn’t move as he listened to his Master’s harsh breathing. Kaiba didn’t move for a few moments while he got his breath back, but once he did he shifted on the bed and smacked Yugi across his bare buttocks.

“Go shower, I will want you again soon, I expect to find you clean and on your knees when I return,” Kaiba ordered.

Yugi saw that he was pulling up his blue pants as he moved away from the bed and left the room. Rolling over Yugi winced a little. Kaiba had taken him hard and he found himself a little sore from it, and it would not be the last time he was taken this night. But he was a slave and he was meant to do as his Master bid. He moved into the bathroom and did as he was told. Once again he found lube and a cockring set out, so he knew he was meant to use them. Once clean and dry he prepared himself again and moved back into his Master’s bedroom to await him.

From the next room he could here Kaiba and Fuguta arguing. He listened.

“If you didn’t go through tutors the way you do you would not have to go to that school. But until you finish there you cannot leave, it’s the law.”

“I can’t stand going there, but as you say I must finish and I will. But I will be glad to escape the fools there. Some of them even think they can play Duel Monsters; they will never be as good as me. I am the best.”

“That may be so Master, I’m sure you will prove that on the weekend, again. “

“Hn. Make sure that everything is ready for me in the morning. Right now I have a slave waiting for me and I have great need of him this night. He won’t be getting much rest tonight.”

Yugi felt a shiver up his back. And a few seconds later he heard the door open and his Master come in.

Yugi heard him undressing. “Come here and stand before me.”

Yugi got up from his knees and went to the side of the bed Kaiba was seated on. He kept his eyes on the ground as he stood before his Master. He stood level with him now, but he would not make eye contact unless he was so ordered, and he didn’t think he would be.

“Good,” was all he heard as he felt his Master’s hand move to his erect cock. He wasn’t sure if it was because he had obeyed or that he had put on the cockring laid out for him. His Master’s long fingers stroked him, sending shivers through his body. Just the tips of his Master’s fingers were stroking him, then fingernails, that made him shake and his knees wanted to give out on him. Yet he stood fast as he had been trained, he could endure this.

Kaiba took his time, rubbing and stroking Yugi’s cock with one hand. He knew what he was doing, how he was affecting his slave. He could feel the boy shivering under his touch, and he smiled. It was making him ache with need, but he could endure too, right now he was taking pleasure in doing this, playing with his possession’s body, exciting him. For some reason he wanted to draw it out, to see if just maybe he could break his slave down, make him forget his training. He smiled to himself again, as he stroked more determinedly. Yugi gritted his teeth and shut his eyes tightly, his fists curled and he willed the shivers to stop.

Kaiba flicked his nails over the tip of Yugi’s cock and Yugi jerked fighting to stay in control. He was so hard and aching, but held by the ring there would be no relief unless his Master willed it.
The hand left him.

“On the bed, on your back,” came the curt order.

Yugi wanted to sigh with relief, but he held himself in check. He quickly obeyed and soon found his legs being manipulated so they were bent flat against his chest. Kaiba wasted no time in entering him, lunging in hard to the hilt, then setting up a hard and fast rhythm as if he were desperate to do this. Yugi clutched the sheets his eyes closed tight at the slight amount of pain, apart from a little of his own preparation, Kaiba had done nothing to get him ready. But he was to expect that from a Master, that was their way. He was bought for his Master’s pleasure, not his own. Any thoughts of having the kindest of Masters fled from his mind. Even with the speed and strength of his thrusts, Kaiba was able to draw it out as long as possible. He was extremely fit and obviously had great stamina, taking Yugi as hard as he was for nearly half an hour, before he suddenly exploded inside him, pulled out and flopped onto his back, panting heavily.

Yugi slowly lowered his legs, long gone stiff from there position. His hands sore from clutching the sheets. His eyes were still tightly shut as he felt the throb on both sides between his legs.

When Kaiba’s breath calmed down he nudged Yugi, “Go take care of that in the toilet and leave me.”

Yugi rolled off the bed, holding back the wince that wanted to escape his lips. He limped slowly into the bathroom, released the cock ring, and came into the toilet, not able to hold back the pained moan that came with it. Gods, he was sore. But he had to get back to his room before he could have any relief from it. Slower than usual he walked back to his room hunched over, one hand on the wall to hold him up. He was so grateful to get to his room and into the shower, where he let the hot water glide over him for a long time before he could even move to clean himself properly. Gingerly toweling off, he crawled into his bed and curled up under the covers.

Fuguta’s words came back to him, about running away, “It’s been known to happen from time to time.” And now he knew why.

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Fuguta woke him the next morning. “Get dressed and come to the kitchen. We will leave straight after breakfast.”

“The Master?”

“Gone already, you must have satisfied him enough last night that he did not call for you before he left.”

Fuguta left him and he quickly put on the clothes he had chosen the day before. He was still quite sore, but then his Master was going to be away for two days and he didn’t have to worry about being taken again until then.

As they sat down to eat, Fuguta asked him, “You’ve never been in the city before?”

“No sir.”

“Do you know how to use a cell phone?”

“Yes sir, I know how to use a lot of electronic devices.”

Fuguta handed him a phone, “When I call you obey, if you need me hit sped dial 1 and make sure you know the name of the street you are on. You understand that?”

“Yes sir. I may not have been in a city, but I know all about them. I know streets and buildings have names. I know to stay on the footpaths and only to cross roads at lights or proper crossings. I know what money is and how to purchase things. We from the Complex are trained in all things, we are not ignorant sex slaves like a lot of people seem to think that we are. Maybe I didn’t choose to become a slave, but I understand why some of us do become them. I don’t blame my grandfather for having to give me up. I only hope he got a new chance from having to do so. I’d hate to think it had been for nothing.”

“You will help me with my errands then I will see if you can cope on your own for a while. I am also allowed my own time and I have plans for this afternoon, and I’d rather you were not tagging along, especially because you are not old enough to go to bars.”

“Yes sir.”

“Good finish up and we’ll go.”

They left with Fuguta driving a car into the city. Yugi looked back at his Master’s mansion… his home… Then forward to the city and the first real freedom he’d had since he was small.

Yugi had helped Fuguta with the shopping he was to do for their Master. Mainly buying some new clothes for him and a few other things. They ate lunch together, Fuguta questioned him a little more, before being satisfied that Yugi would be all right on his own.

“I will be returning to the mansion at six o’clock. Be ready when I call you for me to pick you up.”

“Yes sir.”

“And Yugi… Don’t run off and don’t remove that collar.”

“I won’t, sir.”

Fuguta nodded and went off to do what he wanted to do.

Yugi wandered the streets looking at everything. Despite his earlier words, it was all new to him, at least to see everything he knew about for real. He was wandering down a street when he found himself knocked over by someone.

“Oh shit, what are you in my way for kid,” he began, then he saw the collar around Yugi’s neck. “Shit, you’re a slave!”

Yugi got to his feet and stared at the blonde teen staring at him.

“Hey Tristan, look at this, a slave on the loose. Ya think we should turn him in, get a reward or something,”

Yugi saw the brown haired teen behind the other, both much taller than he. “It’s my free time, I haven’t run away.”

“Hey Joey, I’ve heard they do get days off from their Masters, usually on weekends.”

“Really? Oh, okay then. What’s ya name kid?”

“I am Yugi.”

“I’m Joey, that’s Tristan. What’s it like being a slave? You one of those pleasure slaves? Your Master male or female?”

Yugi got redder and redder with each question he was asked.

“Joey, you’re embarrassing him. Of course he’s a pleasure slave, wouldn’t have one of them collars.”

Yugi wanted to sink into the ground.

“Err, sorry kid, I suppose it wouldn’t be easy to be… what you are. What do you do on your days off, anyway?” asked Joey

“This is my first,” mumbled Yugi.

“First, oh boy. A real newbie here,” remarked Tristan.

“Look we were on our way to buy some cards, you know Duel Monsters—“

“Duel Monsters!” Yugi’s head came up immediately. “Why yes I do, my Master plays so I’m learning it.”

“Wow, this is great, why don’t you come with is? Are you allowed to do that?”

“I’m free to do what I want until six.”

“Then come on. I’ll introduce you to Gramps; he’s a different kind of master, a Duel Monsters Master. It’s funny there’s something about you that reminds me of him.”

Yugi nodded happily and followed his two new ‘friends.’

Yugi looked at the sign outside the shop, it read Kame Game Shop, then he followed the pair inside.

Behind the counter stood an old man with grey hair, he seemed glad to see Joey and Tristan.
“And what can I do for you today?” he asked.

“I’ve come to buy more cards, Gramps,” said Joey.

“And who… who is this?” he said looking closely at Yugi.

“This is Yugi.”

“You… you’re a slave?”

Yugi bowed his head, “Yes sir. But I’m not a runaway.”

“I didn’t think you were. How… how old are you?”

“I am sixteen sir.” Yugi looked up and saw how pale the man looked. “Are you okay, sir?”

“Yeah, Mr. Mutou, are you okay?” asked Joey as well.

“I…. I… ah… Just remembering someone, that’s all boys. I’ll get you those packs Joey, be back in a moment.”

“Is he all right, do you think?” asked Yugi as they watched him leave.

“Yeah, he lives here all alone. He lost all his family a long time ago. Eleven years I think… He just gets sad when he is reminded of them. Like I said, you remind me of him.”

Yugi nodded too, he was remembering also. There was a very vague memory of his grandfather with a different colored hair, but he looked a lot like this man. And his hair, it looked a little like his own from the front.

Joey was soon going through the packs he had bought to see if he got any cards he could use. There were some and he was eager to leave.

“Ah Yugi, can you stay a bit,” asked Mr. Mutou.

Joey and Tristan left without even noticing their new ‘friend’ was not with them.

“How did you become a slave?”

“My grandfather was not able to raise me at the time when my parents died, something to do with an overseas job or something and not having enough to raise me with. He was forced to give me up. I was told that he didn’t want to.”

“No, no he didn’t want to.”

“What? Do you know my… grandfather?”

The man came around the counter and put out his arms, “Oh Yugi, my grandson, come back to me.”

Yugi knew it too, this man was his grandfather, he let the man enfold him in his arms as they both cried together. “I’m so sorry, my boy, so sorry.”

Yugi pulled back, “No Grandpa, don’t cry. It hasn’t been all that bad. Why even today I was thinking that I hoped you had done well since having to leave me.”

“Maybe I could get the money together to get you back.”

“No Grandpa. I’m afraid…. I was just bought by a Master recently; it was a… he paid a fortune for me.”

“Oh Yugi, I’m—“

“No, don’t say it. You did what you had to do. I understand. But now I know where you are I can come and see you on my days off.”

“Would you? Oh Yugi that would be good. Who is your Master?”

“I’d rather not tell you, Grandpa. Please don’t ask me again. He might not be happy that I’ve found you.”

“May I give you something? It was something I brought back from Egypt when I was there, I always wanted to give it to you, even though I had given you up.” His grandfather found an old package and opened it up revealing a small gold chest.

“What is it?” asked Yugi.

“It’s a puzzle. I remember when you were little that you liked to play with the puzzles when you visited. Here take this; it’s all I have to give you, apart from my love.”

Yugi took the box into his hands and opened the lid to see the puzzle pieces inside. Even as he looked at the pieces, his phone went off.

“Oh excuse me,” he said politely to his grandfather as he answered it. “I’ll be waiting there, sir…. I have to go. My Master’s servant has been called home early, so I have to return with him.”

“You’ll come back?”

“Of course, Grandpa. Every chance I get.”

“Here, take this backpack too, put the puzzle in it. Don’t let your… employers see it. I don’t want them to take it off you, it’s yours.”

Yugi put the box in the backpack and hurried off.

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That night Yugi sat at the desk and looked at the puzzle pieces, he was surprised that Fuguta had not asked him about the backpack, he seemed to have other concerns at the moment and Yugi didn’t care about them. Instead he set about trying to work out how to put the puzzle together.

It took Yugi eight weeks to solve the puzzle and on the night he did so, he didn’t even remember going to sleep that night. While he had not seen Joey and Tristan again, he did remember making a wish on the puzzle, wishing for a friend. He hid the puzzle in his backpack, but when ever he went out he put it on. It seemed to keep all eyes away from the collar he wore around his neck.

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Meanwhile at school Kaiba was sitting in the same room as Tristan and Joey. Joey was playing Duel Monsters and talking about the Game Shop. The conversation turned to Joey mentioning that at the Game Shop, Grandpa had a super rare card that Joey hadn’t seen yet. Kaiba’s ears pricked up, there was a rare card that he wanted and he began to wonder if that could be it. Joey, Tèa and Tristan headed over to the shop and begged to see the card.

Grandpa Mutou brought out his treasure, the Blue Eyes White Dragon card. Then Kaiba came in and saw the card that he wanted. Leaving in anger when he could not get it, ordering his people to find the other three.

For Yugi, Kaiba’s anger was not a good thing, that night he took Yugi hard again, showing no mercy as his anger surfaced even in his bed. The young man didn’t care that he was hurting his slave; he could not get from his mind that he had been turned down by the old man. Yet he never knew that he was hurting the old man’s grandson anyway. Yugi was glad to be free of his Master’s bed. He didn’t know what was wrong, whether he had done something or not.

He was so glad the weekend had come again and that he was to have his free days again. Kaiba was off at his office anyway planning something. Yugi just wanted to see his grandfather again. It had been weeks since that first meeting and he had yet to tell him that he had solved the puzzle.

Once he reached the shop he was glad to find the two other boys he had met the first time, and this time Tèa was with them.

“So you are Yugi Mutou?” said Tèa.

“You told them?” asked Yugi of his grandfather.

“Did I do wrong Yugi? I couldn’t help it finally finding you after all this time.”

“No Grandpa, it’s okay.”

“He told us he was forced to give you up, Yugi. And that he’s really glad to have found you again, even if you are not free to be with him,” went on Tèa.

Then his grandfather noticed the pyramid around Yugi’s neck. “Yugi, is that – that--”

“The puzzle. I wanted to tell you that I solved it. I only get to bring it out when I am not with my Master.”

“I knew you could do it.”

Yugi smiled.

“I suppose you don’t get much time to have fun, so why don’t you go out with your new friends and enjoy yourself?”

Yugi looked at him in wonder.

“Yeah, come on Yugi, we’re going to the arcade, why don’t you come with us,” said Joey.

“Sure, I’d love to,” said Yugi looking back at his grandfather.

“Go along with you, have fun, I’ll be right here when you get back.”

Yugi smiled and went off with his three new friends.

While they were away, Kaiba’s three goons paid a visit to the Game Shop.

They returned to find the place unlocked, but Grandpa no where to be seen. Then the phone rang. The four looked at each other, then Joey approached the phone.

“Mutou?” came a voice that Joey knew.

“Kaiba.”

Yugi was shocked, how did his grandfather know his Master?

“I have the old man, come by my building and pick him up.”

“What do you mean Kaiba?” started Joey but the call had been ended.

“Kaiba has got your grandfather; we have to get him back.”

“Kaiba?”

“You know Seto Kaiba, the son of the CEO of Kaiba Corporation,” said Tristan.

‘I know him very well,’ thought Yugi. What was he to do? How could he get his grandfather away from his Master? “Why would he want my grandfather?”

“Your Grandpa had this super rare card, the Blue Eyes White Dragon.” Yugi had heard him talk about it recently. “Kaiba offered to trade a lot of rare cards for it, but your Grandpa would not part with because it is more than just a rare card to him,” explained Tristan.

“And he must have taken him to get it from him,” added Joey.

“Come on, let’s get over there and get him back,” said Tristan.

Yugi hesitated, he wanted to save his grandfather, but he would be punished by his Master if he knew of their relationship. It was during his indecision that the puzzle activated and the Spirit of the Puzzle made his appearance. He ran after the others determined to rescue ‘his’ grandfather.

The four ran into the Kaiba Corp. building and up the elevator to Kaiba’s main floor. Grandpa was lying on the floor and Yugi raced to him. “Grandpa, Grandpa are you okay?”

Grandpa looked up, he did not see the change in his grandson, “Yugi, I failed you. I fought wanting to teach the boy about the heart of the cards but I lost.”

“Grandpa.”

Then Kaiba appeared telling them that he had dueled the old man for the card and that he had won. He ripped up the card shocking them all.

Grandpa pulled his deck from his pocket and held it out to Yugi. “Yu – Yugi, take this. I used this deck in my duel with him. I did lose, but my soul is in these cards. Yugi, you have it in you to beat that boy. You can show him the heart of the cards.”

“But I can’t just leave you like this Grandpa,” said Yugi.

“I like it,” said Kaiba, “You want to avenge your grandfather, I’ll take that challenge.”

While the others urged him to take the challenge other things were going on inside Yugi’s mind. Why hadn’t his Master recognized him? Granted he had worn a shirt that disguised his collar when he went out that morning. Was he so blinded by power that he did not see his own slave before him?

Yugi had no choice though; he accepted the duel with his Master. His new friend Joey came back to support him. He entered Kaiba’s duel arena feeling strong and confident. It seemed that only when they faced each other that Kaiba seemed to recognize him.

The duel began, and soon Yugi was in for another surprise when a small dark haired boy appeared and he heard the words, ‘Big brother.’ And did his voice sound deeper?

This was Yugi’s first real duel and he seemed to be doing well with his grandfather’s deck, a little confused by the Exodia cards until he worked them out and demolished his Master even though he was afraid.

Something happened after that that Yugi did not remember; in fact the next thing he did remember was being picked up by Fuguta and driving back to the mansion, only to learn that the Master had met with a mysterious accident…..

TBC in Chapter 3: Illusionist Faceless Mage.