Tales of Arabian Nights

Tales of Arabian Nights

Mally-chan and hato chiisai

YAOI WARNING!!!!

Disclaimer: We do not own Yugioh or I Dream of Jeannie. But hato does own Mikado and Ahmose…

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Chapter 4

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Seto presented the bottle to Pegasus. "Happy birthday!" he said chuckling. "it's been twenty four hours, lets bust this puppy open and have some champagne. Pre-world domination party." he said in a rather cheerful tone.

Pegasus blinked. "Huh? Oh, Seto... You SHOULDN'T have!!!" He said. "Anyway, shall you do the honors, or shall I?" He asked, grinning.

"Well...seeing as you cast the spell, I think the first wish should be yours." Seto said calmly. "So you can be the first to summon him."

"I think we need to make an agreement that all wishes must be made to benefit BOTH of us. And they must be agreed upon before they are made." Pegasus said.

"Why?" Seto said calmly. "As long as neither betrays, and we've long since proven we're both loyal to the other..." Seto said calmly. "We have ultimate command over him, it's not like our wishes are numbered. Major wishes perhaps...but minor wishes seem a waste of time to bother discussion before making." Seto said thoughtfully.

"Oh, that's right!" Pegasus laughed. "I can be such a blonde sometimes! I was thinking we only get three each!!!"

"So summon away. Lets see some wishing." Seto said cheerfully.

Pegasus pulled out the stopper, and rubbed the bottle, eagerly.

A dark red mist spewed from the bottle and Ryou appeared, looking at them, before lowering his eyes. "H-how...may I serve you my masters..." he mumbled softly, none too happy at his position, or his clothing (or lack thereof).
Both men's eyes widened and jaws dropped at this... skimpy new oufit. Pegasus smirked, looking over Ryou.

"New wardrobe?" He asked, smuggly.

Ryou winced and sniffled. "Yes master..." he mumbled downtrodden. "The bottle made me wear it..."

Seto smirked. "And you didn't want to use THAT bottle." he said snidely.

"Oh, I am quite glad we did." Pegasus said, admiring Ryou's rear end through the transparent red frabic of the pants; the boy was wearing a THONG for God's sake!!!

Ryou backed away as far as the bottle would allow, which wasn't that far, but far enough. "H-how...may I serve you?" he said once more, wanting to get away from them. Despite the bottle's hellish interior, it was levels better than the men.

Seto chuckled. "So you DO fancy him." He said smirking. "I told you he was a beautiful slave..."

"He always was." Pegasus snickered. "Do be a dear and turn around. Let us see you." He told Ryou.

Ryou blushed, and slowly did as Pegasus requested...his favorite word was but a distant memory now... ‘No’ had no meaning to him.

Seto whistled. "Very nice..."

"Very nice indeed." Pegasus said, leaning back. "I think he turned out quite... satisfactory... Thousands of years as a slave has finally tamed him..."

Seto chuckled. "It's for the best that it did. That taste of freedom he didn't deserve may have tainted him..." He said giving Ryou a stern look. "It taught him a word I expect to never hear again. No."

Pegasus smirked. "Indeed... Well now... what should we wish for first?" He looked at Seto for ideas.

Seto chuckled. "I told you what I intend to do with him..." he said sadistically. "My first wish will be that he can feel pleasure...so that he can feel his own body betray him, and his precious Marik."

Ryou whimpered and shook his head. "M-master please do not!" he said stepping back as far as he could. "I...I d-do not want that! Please! Dont wish such a thing on me! I dont want to!"

Pegasus glared and stood up. "Slave! You will not show loyalty to ANYONE but your current masters! ME and HIM!!" And he pointed at Seto.

Ryou winced and sniffled nodding. "Y-yes master..." he mumbled lowering his eyes once more, his heart breaking at his master's command. He couldn't show loyalty to even his lover...his past lover...

Seto smirked. "look at him...pouting over love lost..." he said chuckling. "He shares a common bond with you Pegasus my friend...perhaps one day you'll fill eachother's voids." Seto said calmly. "But certainly not before I find my own pleasure in him."

"Of course. I wouldn't try to stop you. He's a slave. Not a lover. And I don't expect to find anything in him but a loyal servant." Pegasus said.

"No words could be wiser." Seto said smirking. "Sex and business are seperate. Nothing but a stupid slave of the bedroom...he'll be a fine addition to any palace we wish for, once the world is ours."

Ryou sniffled. "P-please dont...I d-dont want to be a bedslave..." he said softly.

"Oh, you will be the all-purpose slave." Pegasus said with a casual wave of the hand. "We will have... other slaves... Like Yami... and Ahmose... and... Marik..." He smirked. "You will not always be the one to warm our beds..."

Ryou's eyes widened. "Please no!" he said once more shaking his head. "Dont!"

"Did he just say 'no', Seto?" Pegasus hissed, slowly standing.

Seto laughed. "He TRIED to." He said nodding. "But he did indeed use the word...what shall we do to him as punishment?"

Pegasus smirked. "Oh... I'm sure we can think of something... Slave... you are going to bring much pain to your... friends and lover... Oh yes... I think it's time we started making our wishes..."

Ryou whimpered. "Please! Anything but that!" he said sniffling. "Please masters...I'm begging...please dont do that...a-anything would be better than that! D-dont make them slaves! I-Im more than enough!" he sniffled shaking his head. "I couldn't bear..." tears trickled down his face. "Please..."

Seto laughed at that. "Make a wish Pegasus, make it a good one...so good that little Ryou will think twice before saying 'no' again."

"Who should we enslave first, Seto?" Pegasus asked. "His lover? The Pharaoh? The Pharaoh's lapdog? One of their... baby brothers, perhaps?"

"The most painful for Ryou..." Seto said calmly. "Pick off the pharaoh's closest friends...one by one...until he stands alone...then crush him like the insect he is."

Pegasus smirked. "Well... Marik will be most painful for Ryou... Ahmose or Yugi will be the most painful for the Pharaoh... but for Ryou it is, then. Slave! I wish for Marik, in chains and humbled... naked and on his knees before me..." Pegasus sneered.

Ryou choked out a sob burying his face in his hands, granting the wish. His lover appeared near him, confused, naked and chained...like a slave.

Seto smirked. "Pathetic."

"What the fuck--?!" Marik blurted, looking around. He moved to stand, but got tangled in the chains in his rash movements, and fell over.

".... No kidding..." Pegasus muttered to Seto.

Ryou sniffled and stooped, to help Marik tears trickling down his cheeks. "Marik..." he said softly. "I'm so sorry..."

Marik whirled. "Ryou!!! Ryou, where the hell have you been?! What happened, what... what are you wearing?!" Marik eyed the stuff.

Ryou sniffled and hugged Marik, but the hug was short lived as he was jerked off wincing at the angry magic.

"What did we just TELL you?!" Seto said glaring at Ryou.

Ryou winced and lowered his eyes, silencing himself. Seto chuckled. "That's what I thought...why dont you tell that worthless pile of flesh what he will be spending the rest of his life doing?"

Marik blinked. "Seto Kaiba... What the hell?! You have enough fuckin' money to buy you whatever you want! Why'd you have to go and kidnap Ryou?! And YOU!!" He turned on Pegasus. "You're Fruitcake Crawford!!!"

"It's hardly kidnapping. Ryou was never a person." Seto said calmly. "He's a posession. Letting him think anything otherwise is foolhardy..." Seto smirked. "Why dont you silence that blonde oaf before he says anything more stupid than he already has."

Ryou sniffled and waved a hand a breathy sound filled the room, and his lover was mute before the two maniacs. Ryou clutched a small glowing scarab and hugged it...the vessel of Marik's voice.

Marik's eyes widened and his hands flew to his throat. He turned to Ryou with a shocked and slightly betrayed look, but then he turned and fixed a look of rage on Seto and Pegasus. Then he leapt to his feet and charged, tackling them both to the floor and beginning to pound on them as much as he could, mouthing furious curses the entire time.

Ryou however, stopped the fiasco before it could progress to anything more than a nuisance. With a wave of his free hand, Marik was yanked away and pinned to a wall. He looked away, hurt that he was forced to stop his own lover...his own rescuer, at the will of his bottle, and his masters.

"That vicious mongrel!!" Pegasus hissed, sitting up and wiping away the blood that trickled from a split lip. "I see we're going to have to tame him, Seto..."

Seto laughed slightly, wiping away his own blood. "Indeed...more fun for us..." He said, turning an amused look on Ryou. "Punish him." he said firmly.

Ryou's eyes widened and he looked at Pegasus, pleading for a reprieve from such a horrible command.

"Oh, come now Seto..." Pegasus said, and for a moment, Ryou was releived. "You have to be specific and tell him HOW to punish him!!!" Marik watched all of this, starting to get very worried...

Seto burst into laughter. "Of course. Perhaps...a more permanant reminder of what it is a slave is meant to be..." he hissed smirking at Ryou's horror. "Scrawl it across his back in the customary way...."

Ryou winced and with a flick of the wrist, Marik was flung from the wall to the floor and pinned there. Knives appearing in mid air, red from being heated to carve into his flesh...

"Give him his voice..." Pegasus hissed. "I want to hear him scream... I want YOU to hear him BEG you to stop!!!"

Ryou nodded softly, releasing the small scarab, which flew across the room, disapearing once it came into contact with Marik's throat.

Marik writhed, and just as Pegasus wanted, began to scream. "STOP!!! PLEASE!!! AHH!! STOP IT!!! IT HURTS!!! RYOU!!! RYOU, PLEASE!!! DON'T DO THIS!!! AAAARRRHH!!!" Pegasus smirked and sat back.

"I think a nice red wine would be nice right about now." He said, looking at Ryou. "A nice deep Caberet or Merlot..."

Ryou winced at each pained scream, each plead to stop waving a shaking hand to give Pegasus his wine. Seto merely laughed at the scene. "Music to my ears..." he said taking a seat next to Pegasus, and leaning over the desk to watch the knives cut through Marik's back ever so slowly...stopping only long enough for the ink to be poured over his flesh, and rubbed in by invisble hands...before going back to their heated carving.

Marik’s screams turned into sobs, as he lost his fight to keep from crying. And his pleads for the torture to stop, turned to begging to know why…

”You’re doing such a wonderful job, Ryou…” Pegasus hissed. “Make the knives hotter…”

The knives flared with heat as they cut through Marik's flesh like it was butter.

"Ahh...brings back memories of the old temples..." Seto said calmly. "We'd get a slave or two and preform this ritual... gods it's been ages since I've smelt burning flesh and blood... and the scent of the ink...."

Ryou sank to the floor, hugging himself, shaking like a leaf. Marik was in hell...and he couldn't even offer comfort. His love was being mutilated by his own magics...

Seto laughed. "What a good little desert blossom...an obediant slave...." Seto smirked at Marik. "You want to know why? You're a slave you filthy wretch..." he hissed. "And a disobediant slave gets punishment..." He turned his eyes back onto Ryou. "Tell him."

Ryou winced. "You're a slave...you're being punished...f-for attacking your masters...our masters..."

Marik groaned, lifting his head and glaring at Seto and Pegasus through tears that would not stop falling. “B-Bastards… NNG… F-Fuck… You!” Pegasus raised his eyebrows.

”Care to say that again?” He asked in a low, warning tone. “A bit louder so we can hear you, slave?”

”Hnng… FUCK YOU!!!” Marik shouted, writhing in his pain. “I’m no slave of yours!!!”

Ryou choked out a sob as the knives flared with more heat, and dug deeper into Marik's back, retracing old cuts.

Seto laughed. "Keep resisting...I enjoy your pain." he hissed smirking down at Marik. "I'm sure Ryou enjoys punishing you."

Marik screamed in agony, fingers clawing at the carpet. "R-RYOU!!! GODS!!!" He sobbed. "Let him go you bastards!!! Stop it!!!" Pegasus turned and looked at Seto.

"He's a strong one..." He said.

"Oh he's broken easy enough...I'm just toying with him." Seto chuckled. "Sadistic nature and what have you." he smirked and stood walking over to Ryou. "On your feet." he hissed.

Ryou whimpered and stood quickly. Seto smirked at the trembling genie. "You know what my first wish is....now grant it." he hissed.

Ryou's eyes widened and he backed away, glowing slightly. "P-please..." he whimpered giving Marik a pained look before Seto pulled him forward and kissed him.

Marik watched, gritting his teeth and glaring. A high pitched whine came from his throat, and he began thrashing again. "LEAVE HIM ALONE YOU COCK-SUCKING FUCK-TARD!!!"

"Wow... he certainly has... original insults..." Pegasus said, laughing. "Seto, perhaps he can be a Court Jester!!!"

"YOU FUCKIN' FRUITCAKE!!! I'LL RIP OUT YOUR SPLEEN WITH MY TEETH!!!"

Seto laughed as he pulled away, lifting Ryou and groping him, the Genie's face flushing as he squirmed slightly at the stimulation he was certiainly unused to in his state.

"Quiet down. You'll frighten my bedslave." he said smirking. "This little one's purpose is to warm my bed..." he hissed smirking. "He does it without complaint...he loves it." Seto gave Ryou a good grope, ripping a moan from the poor blushing genie, who was feeling far more pleasure than he should...likely because of Seto willing it so.

"MY ASS!!!" Marik screamed. "You twisted psycho!!! I'll fuckin' kill you!!! Let him go!!!"

"Ryou, you may remove his voice again..." Pegasus drawled in a bored tone.

Ryou gasped softly, squirming in Seto's arms panting as he once again summoned the small scarab that was Marik's voice.

Seto smirked at Marik. "Do you think Ryou's capable of loving you? He's not a person...he serves his master..." he hissed, as Ryou gave a shuddering moan, his stuggles ceasing as he panted and allowed Seto to touch him.

"He's never called you by name until now...now that you are not his master." He said smirking. "You are his equal now...and he does not serve you...he serves US. He doesn't love you...he's a genie. He is meant to serve, and that is all he knows. Thousands of years he's served his masters...what makes you think you could change his habit? He lost his humanity long LONG ago..."

Marik ground his teeth and glared at Seto, shaking his head. If looks could kill, Seto would have gone up in a flaming mushroom cloud ten times over.

"Refill, please!" Pegasus sang happily, waving his wine glass. "You know Seto... this boys is going to make me an alcoholic... his outfit makes me think of red wine!!!"

A small bottle of wine appeared next to Pegasus, and filled his glass before disappearing. Seto chuckled carrying Ryou over to the desk. "They say there's nothing better to drink to, than success..." He said calmly taking his seat in his chair once more, groping Ryou calmly the poor boy whimpering in pleasure.

The knives slowly finished their work on Marik, and a burning hot tar-like substance was poured over his back and rubbed in harshly.

"I could get to like our little pet..." He said smirking down at the panting Ryou. "the blush goes well with his clothes..."

"Hmmm... I think we've lost our audience." Pegasus said. He stood and walked over to Marik. Seto made Ryou turn around and watch. Pegasus knelt and grabbed a handful of blonde hair and lifted Marik's head; the young man had passed out. Be it from pain or blood loss or both, was not known to Pegasus and Seto, and honestly, neither cared.

Ryou whimpered squirming. "M-marik..." he mewled wanting to run to his lover and tend to his wounds. "Pl-please...I...I'm sorry! Dont hurt him anymore...I...I cant take it!" he wailed squirming more. "D-dont take him as a bed slave! Please I'll be good!"

Seto chuckled. "What do you think Pegasus?"

"What's the fun in hurting him when he's passed out?" Pegasus said. "We can do alot of stuff right now... we can wake him up and make him watch you have your fun... Or let him know that he was passed out on the floor like a weakling while his so called 'lover' was used..."

Seto chuckled. "Watching would be much more painful for him...to see my little pet not resisting...moaning in pleasure..."

Ryou shivered and buried his face in his hands. "Please! Dont do that...h-he's hurt...please...I p-promise to be good! Please leave him alone..." Ryou pleaded softly. "I dont want to watch him die...y-you'll kill him..."

Seto chuckled wickedly. "If he cant be a good slave...then he needs to be punished...." he hissed. "Wake him."

Pegasus smirked and moved away as Marik stirred. "Ryou, you can replenish his blood if you want..." He said, backing away and watching Marik slowly lift his head, shaking.

Ryou lowered his eyes, doing just that, hoping to ease some of Marik's hurting.

"Well well...now that you're quite awake..." Seto said smirking. "And still quite mute...I think I'm going to have some fun with Ryou..while you can only watch your 'lover' cheat on you." He chuckled wickedly. "Doesn't that sound just perfect?"

Marik glared at Seto with pure hate, anger and malice, obviously wishing extreme pain on the smug CEO. Then he turned and looked at Ryou with an expression of sorrow and helplessness, then lowered his head to rest on the floor again, and closed his eyes, sniffling.

Seto had his fun, for a painfully long time. Poor Ryou was helpless to do anything but take it, and moan in the forced pleasure, pleading for more despite himself. He was indeed a very well trained slave. By the time they were done Seto was panting, but smirking quite… refreshed. "Damn." he hissed pulling Ryou into his lap and petting him. "You really must try this Pegasus...he's quite the fuck."

Ryou was panting as well, trembling softly and looking at the floor ashamedly.

Pegasus chuckled, eyeing the genie who had his pants around his knees. "Come here, slave..." He said, smirking and setting his glass aside, unbuttoning his pants.

Ryou groaned softly and stepping out of his pants, walked over to Pegasus. His eyes on the floor, utterly ashamed of himself...and poor Marik's eyes burned him. He wanted to crawl away, seek shelter within the bottle and sleep for the next millennia...anything to escape the horrible humiliating anguish he was facing.

Pegasus smirked and shoved Ryou to his knees, then pressed the boy's face down between his legs.

"So, Seto..." Pegasus said, smirking. "Where are we going to keep our new... dog...?" He asked, turning and looking at Marik. "Shall we chain him in the yard? Or do you think he can be trained as a lap dog?"

"He'll either behave, or we'll just continue to force him to watch Ryou be our lapdog..." Seto said calmly as Ryou gave Pegasus an expert blowjob, likely perfected over the centuries. "Sounds like you're having a good time..." Seto chuckled.

"Slave..." Seto said buckling his own pants back up and smirking at Marik. "Are you going to behave, or do you need more beatings...?" He chuckled. "We can do this until you're broken...With Ryou as entertainment and all the meals we can eat..." he smirked and stood, kicking Marik harshly in the side. "It's only a matter of time before you break...you couldn't even save your precious 'lover' from me or Pegasus..."

Seto laughed at that. "Not that he wants saving...you heard him moaning..."

Marik jerked and lunged forwards, grabbing Seto's ankle and jerking, sending the CEO crashing to the floor, and he pounced him.

Pegasus rolled his eyes. "Chained in the yard like a dog it is then. Ryou, please send Marik to the yard and chain him to a dog house."

Seto laughed, rubbing his back end as Marik disappeared. "Feisty one he is..." he stood and returned to his seat. "I think we should distance ourselves from japan." He said after a moment. "Make the wishes that will drain our dear little pet now, while the pharaoh and his little lover are clueless..." he added. "Once we enslave them, it will be hard to wish for a palace, or other large and grand things...they will know when we make such wishes, and have an oppertunity to strike while little Ryou is resting."

Pegasus nodded. "Shall we return to Egypt, then? Rebuild Thebes? Or how about...Amarna...? THAT city was supposed to be magnifiscent. And it's location is very fortified... cliffs on three sides, and the Nile on the fourth... yes... Seto, let's wish to bring back Amarna! With of course, modern conveniences like plumbing and air conditioning and stuff... Does that work?"

Seto chuckled nodding. "Indeed. That's a fine wish! Nothing more grand! Give that dog in the yard some harsh sun." he chuckled.

"Ryou can do all the slave work, until we've ...aquired more." he added smirking. "and broken them."

Pegasus grinned and turned. "You heard the details of my wish, Ryou." He said. "Restore Amarna to it's greatest glory! With modern conveniences! And take us to the palace. And send Marik and his dog house to the gardens of the palace."

Ryou shuddered softly, and it was granted. He groaned slumping into Pegasus' lap panting harshly. They were a glorious palace, decorated and furnished to be fit for kings. There was fountains, and large pools to bathe in, an oasis surrounded the palace, and just outside, was Marik in the sand nowhere near the shade of the trees or the cool waters.

The entire palace was made of marble stones and it shimmered with jewels and gold...the height of the empire. Riches and beauty. Sculptures of the gods adorned the front, a large path and stairs leading to the front doors of the palace, and surrounding it all between the cliffs and the palace, was a large stone wall, with great wooden gates.

Pegasus stood and moved with Seto towards the nearest balcony. The pair walked out, sheilding their eyes from the harsh sun.

"Amazing..." Pegasus breathed. "Absolutely amazing..." He glanced down at Marik, who was looking around with the most confused look on his face, blood still coating his back.

Ryou stood shakily, and dressed. "M-masters..." he mumbled weakly. "P-please...I am...tired." he said softly, nearly toppling over from exhaustion. "I...I wish to rest..."

Pegasus looked at Seto, then nodded and held out Ryou's bottle. "Rest, then." He said. "Because you did well, and you asked nicely. You have earned a rest."

Ryou gave them a grateful relieved look, and faded into mist, which went into the bottle quickly.

Ryou groaned once he was within the bottle and stumbled over to the tainted fountain and threw his clothing and jewels aside. He climbed in and began weakly scrubbing away the filth...

Seto smirked and corked the bottle, replacing it on it's shelf. "This palace is magnificent!" He exclaimed proudly. "Simply amazing...the perfect thing to rule the world in..." He leaned over the balcony. "Once Ryou is rested, I will send him out to tend to the blonde oaf's wounds...little good he will be if it gets infected...it will marr his tatoos..."

Pegasus snorted, watching as Marik huddled in the shadow that the dog house provided, trying to get out of the harsh sun. "Who shall we bring in next?" He asked.

"Hmm.. Perhaps that lapdog of the Pharaoh... I'm worried about his magic...and without him the pharaoh stands NO chance..." he said smirking. "Perhaps Ryou can bind his magic... making him a more suitable slave..."

"And an interesting one he'll make. I'm sure the first thing he'll do is go for our throats..." Pegasus chuckled. "He does have the tendencies of an ankle biter..."

"You forget in this part of the world...slavery is still quite legal...if he wont behave...we'll sell him to a brothel.." Seto said chuckling. "Something tells me the idea of being gang raped for second time in two lives won’t sit well with him."

Pegasus smirked at that. "Very true... but remember... he's a fighter... I seem to remember that when he was just a nine year old boy, he slaughtered his own teacher without batting an eye... we'll have to be VERY careful... he'll kill us the first chance he gets..." He sighed. "Maybe we should just... slit his throat, Seto." He said, turning and looking at his partner in crime.

"We will bind his magic and with Ryou here...we can wish him unable to harm us...and it will be so." Seto said calmly.

Pegaus blinked, then laughed. "Oh, Ra... will HE hate THAT!!!"

Seto chuckled. "Exactly. We're gods now Pegasus...nothing they can do can touch us!" he said motioning to the bottle. "We've enslaved a genie...no one...nothing can stop us."

Pegasus smirked and chuckled. "Oh, this will be nice... An imagine how we can torture the Pharaoh and the sorcerer... One will belong to each of us... and they will have to see their lover being used by someone else..."

Seto laughed. "Indeed....For now ...lets explore this massive expanse...see what there is to see...and in a few hours Ryou can prepare us dinner."

Pegasus snickered. "We also have to do something with the dog." He said. "He'll die of heat stroke out there..."

"Ryou can tend to him tonight. He can last one day." Seto said boredly.

Pegasus nodded. "How should we train him? Shall we train him to sit, stay, roll over?" He asked.

"Hmm...I think it'd be a fine idea...break the bastard before Ryou's eyes..." he said smirking. "Then maybe Ryou will see what happens when he tries to be human..."

Pegasus chuckled. "My, this will be fun..."

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Ahmose jumped and sent his water glass toppling over, soaking his, and Yami's text books as they studied together.

Yami jumped at that. "Ahmose! What the hell?!" he blurted, getting drips of soda all over his lap from the spill. "Gods!"

"Something has happened." Ahmose said. "Great... POWERFUL magic... Ryou has..." He looked at Yami, eyes wide. "He's granted a wish... A very... very LARGE wish. Gods... Yami, he's a genie again!" Ahmose gasped.

"How can that be?!" Yami said wide-eyed. "You...we freed him!" Yami said shaking his head. "How could he possibly be a genie again? Who has that kind of magic other than you?"

Ahmose shook his head, eyes wide. "I... I don't know!!" He said. "We should go to Marik. NOW." He said, getting up.

"Alright...then lets go." Yami said picking up their soppy books. "We'll see if he knows anything..."

Fifteen minutes later, they were pounding on Marik's front door, but no one was answering. Ahmose frowned, and finally passed a hand over the lock, and the door swung open. They walked in.

"Marik?" Ahmose called, looking around.

"Marik?" Yami called, beginning to search the house. Moments later he returned looking upset. "He's not here."

Ahmose was in the kitchen. "Something happened." He said. The magic fridge was open, and a shattered bowl of queso was on the floor, the plate of chips still inside the fridge. Ahmose turned and looked at Yami, then looked back down at the queso. He knelt, and reached out, prodding the queso. "It hasn't strarted to dry..." He said, then reached out and touched a shard of the bowl. "And the bowl is still... warm." He turned and looked up at Yami. "This was taken out of the fridge less than an hour ago..."

"This isn't good..." Yami said after a moment. "Whoever did this...is using him against Ryou..."

"And quite possibly Ryou against him..." Ahmose added, standing.

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That sunset, Ryou was summoned and sent to the kitchen. It was massive, intended for several slaves to be working at once...the grand kitchens of the great palace. He practically ran to get the great feast Seto and Pegasus had requested. More food than the two of them could ever pretend to eat!

An hour later Ryou carried out the golden trays one by one and set them on the large table. He panted softly from the exertion and bowed to his masters. "I...I've made th-the dinner you requested...." He said softly.

"Well done." Pegasus said, sitting up and beginning. "When we're done, you may take a dish of scraps out to the dog." He said with a smirk, glancing at Ryou to see how he would take this.

Ryou winced and nodded. "Yes master..." he mumbled softly, taking a seat between them and sitting silently.

Seto chuckled softly and pat Ryou's head. "I can see now why Yami kept him so close after making him a genie...he's such a well behaved pet." he said smirking. "He doesn't even beg."

Pegasus smiled and enjoyed the dinner, stuffing himself. Then, he and Seto looked over the food left. "What do you think, Seto? For the dog? A few bones to chew on... there's a little bit of meat left on these, here... perhaps an apple core... Oh, and a dish of water. He hasn't had anything all day..."

Seto chuckled. "Scraps are fine." he said calmly. "Slave, go fetch your dog-friend a dish to eat his scraps from." he said calmly watching Ryou scurry off to find one. Once he returned they piled bones with bits of meat left on them, crusts of bread and an apple core in the bowl.

"Th-thank you masters..." he said softly.

"Slave, be sure and tend to his back...I dont want him getting sick and dying because of it." Seto said simply, as Ryou walked outside.

Ryou nodded and hurried across the cooling sand to the dog house. "M-Marik?"

Marik curled up and leaning on the side of the dog house, his pride not allowing him to crawl in. But he was sweating and shaking, a fever having already set in from the wounds on his back. He slowly lifted his head and looked at Ryou. When Ryou reached out and touched him, Marik jerked, a look of pain flashing over his face. Even with his tan skin, being out in the harsh sun like that all day had burned him.

"Oh..." Ryou said mournfully setting the bowl down and waving a hand, another bowl filled with cool water appearing, a rag within. "I..I'm so sorry..." he said softly wringing out the rag and beginning to carefully wash Marik's back. "I'm so sorry..." He sniffled softly. "I never...I never wanted this for you..." he cooed, shaking his head. "My poor Marik..."

Marik hissed and jumped, jerking away from Ryou's touch, tears breaching his eyes again at the awful pain. But a moment later, his hand reached out and grabbed Ryou's hand, holding it tightly.

Ryou gave him a sorrowful look. "Please...I..I was told to tend to your wounds..." he said softly. "I...I have to." he looked down. "Please dont make it difficult..."

Marik turned and looked at Ryou in the eyes. Pain and sorrow was there, but so was pity, and love...

Ryou sniffled softly and dipped the rag in the water once more. "Please...Obey...it hurts..." he said giving Marik a teary eyed look. "I cannot...bear to punish you." he began carefully cleaning Marik's back once more. He sniffled softly, the glowing scarab was fixed at the top of his tube-top, glowing softly. "I'm so sorry..."

Marik winced and tensed, but he let Ryou take care of his back, picking up the bowl of water and drinking it. After a bit, he picked up one of the bones and began nibbling the meat off. Once it was clean, he broke it in two, startling Ryou a bit, and began to suck the marrow out of the bone, getting as much sustenance as he could.

Ryou winced softly. "I wish I could have brought you more...b-but I am given no food. I can only give you the scraps my masters have left behind.." he mumbled softly. "Please...I will ask for a blanket for you...please once I finish...go into the dog house...you cant lay out in the weather..." he said waving a hand and beginning to bandage Marik's back.

"I'm so sorry..." he mumbled once more. "I...I wish I could undo the things I've done to you...it hurts me to see you like this..." he sniffled and wiped away some tears. "But...I cant do anything for you...I cant take you to the wonderful spa...o-or even ease your pain...or feed you..." he bit back tears. "Please Marik...do what they ask..."

Marik turned and looked up at Ryou, reaching out to him and stroking his face. His eyes said it all... 'I love you.' And he leaned forwards, and kissed Ryou, gently.

Ryou sniffled and hugged him. "Promise me...please I'm begging you...promise to be good...I dont want...I dont want to punish you anymore..." he said softly. "Look what I've done to you..." he mumbled finishing the bandages on Marik's back. "Your beautiful skin...it's stained and cut..." he wiped his eyes and began gently dabbing cold water over Marik's burnt skin. "You're in pain...and it hurts me..."

Marik turned and wrapped his arms around Ryou, hissing slightly at the burning pain it caused, but he pulled the genie into his chest and rocked him, gently. Ryou sat with his cheek pressed against Marik's hot, burning chest, listening to his beating heart. A moment later, Marik pulled Ryou away and raised his own hand, touching his chest over his heart breifly. Then he held up four fingers, then pointed at Ryou. 'This heart beats for you.'

Ryou sniffled and smiled. "Precious Marik...." he cooed softly. "Please...be good...I will try my best to take care of you...l-like you took care of me...but please be good...do what my masters tell you to...e-even if it's something horrible." he said softly.

Ryou gently rubbed the rag over Marik once more. "into your little dog house Marik...I...I will request a blanket for you..." he said softly, running a hand over Marik's burnt face. "I...I will hurry back." He said softly. "Are you finished with your food?"

Marik sighed and shook his head, nibbling at one of the bread crusts, and looking quite miserable. He leaned against the side of the dog house again.

"Marik...please...inside..." Ryou said once more. "The night air will be the end of you..." He gave Marik a pleading look. "Please...do this for me...."

Marik glared around, crossing his arms and looking anywhere but at Ryou.

Ryou looked down. "I...I see..." he said softly, standing.

Marik frowned and slowly looked up at Ryou. He sighed and stared at him, sadly.

Ryou sniffled softly and looked away. "You punish me..." he said softly. "You hurt me as well..." he hung his head and headed back towards the palace. No comfort seemed to be offered to him, even Marik wouldn't bend and put an end to his suffering.

Marik's eyes widened, and he jumped up to run after Ryou, but he didn't get far before the chain and collar stopped him. Marik gagged a bit and tugged, but all he could do was watch Ryou walk away. Slowly, he returned to his spot next to the dog house and sat down again. He sighed and looked down at the food dish, then scowled and kicked it away, the bread, bones and apple core scattering over the sand. He sat there in a huff for a bit, then sighed and shook his head, before turning and crawling into the dog house, escaping the cold wind.

Ryou returned to his masters and did not come back with blankets that night...he didn't have the will any longer...he'd lost the will to fight...just as he had so long ago. He spent that night preparing the slave quarters...for the day when Marik would break down, as his masters had requested. Genies did not need sleep.

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In the morning, both Pegasus and Seto called for breakfast in bed, and Ryou served them quickly. When they were done, they dumped their leftovers onto a plate and gave it to Ryou to take to "the dog".

"See if he's willing to come in and be a good boy today." Pegasus said to Ryou. "And make sure he's not sick. And for your sake, he had better be alive..."

Ryou nodded mournfully and scurried away with the bowl of toast crusts, bits of sausage and a piece of syrup covered waffle. Once he was outside he put the bowl down near Marik's doghouse. "Marik...?"

Marik shivered a bit and looked up. He yawned and rubbed his eyes, then stiffly dragged himself out of the dog house to try and get warm in the early morning sunlight. He looked up at Ryou, and smiled.

Ryou sat down near Marik and watched him eat. "The...the masters wish to know if you will behave....and if you will...you can come inside..."

Marik blinked and looked up from where he had been eating a crust of toast that still had a bit of marmalade on it. Marik frowned in thought and chewed slowly.

"I-if you behave....you can come inside...I...I'm doing all your work..." Ryou said softly. "You can bathe...e-eat a bit better and even sleep on a bed..." Ryou whimpered softly. "A-and I will have time enough to rest..." he looked down. "Please...please be good..."

Marik sighed and finished scarfing down his breakfast. He thought a while, then sighed again, and nodded. 'For you.' He mouthed, silently.

Ryou's face erupted into a broad grateful smile and he hugged Marik carefully. "Gods thank you..." he cooed softly. "Y-you can have a bath a-and some clothes!" he said eagerly, untying Marik and pulling him towards the palace. "You w-wont be sorry I promise!"

Marik sighed and shook his head, looking VERY apprehensive and worried. And to a limit, a bit scared...

Ryou lead him inside and to Pegasus and Seto. "Masters...h-he said he would behave." he said softly.

Seto smirked. "Really now...Get tired of acting like a mongrel?"

Marik just glared silently at Seto. Pegasus chuckled.

"Enjoy the Egyptian weather?" He asked, and Marik turned his glare on him.

Ryou gave Marik a firm look. "You promised!" he said glaring. "Behave!"

Seto laughed. "Yes, wipe the scowl off your face or out you go right back to your doghouse." Seto said smugly. "And Ryou will continue to do all of your chores, as well as his own..."

Marik ground his teeth, but lowered his eyes and glared at floor instead. Pegasus snorted.

"He doesn't look too happy..." He said. "Perhaps we should carve up his front, too." At that, Marik's eyes darted up and fixed on Pegasus, fearfully.

Ryou shook his head. "P-please dont! H-he's just sore and tired...a...a nice bath and some warm milk w-will fix his attitude and disposition right up!" he said fearfully. "P-please, he'll be good!"

Marik turned and looked at Ryou, mouthing 'warm milk?!' with a questioning look on his face. Pegasus and Seto snickered at Marik's reaction; he obviously had no idea where the whole idea of him needing warm milk came from.

Ryou gave Marik a hesitant shove. "May I bathe him masters?" he asked as he pushed lightly.

Seto rolled his eyes amusedly. "Alright slave, you may bathe the dog. Once you're finished, clothe him before I go blind." he added waving a hand. "Get him situated with the slave quarters, then put him to work."

If Marik had his voice, he would be growling in his fury, so he settled for clenching his fists and grinding his teeth, as well as glaring at any innocent object he passed.

Ryou hurried Marik to the bathing room and filled the tub. "Please stop glaring...you'll get me in trouble..." he said softly sitting at the side of the pool. "I'll give your voice back to you...if you promise to behave nicely..and not say things you shouldn't."

Marik snorted and shook his head at that, smirking in slight amusement. He turned and gave Ryou a look, his eyes sparkling with that mischeiviousness that was uniquely Marik's.

Ryou sighed softly and plucked the glowing scarab and letting it flutter back to Marik and disappear.

Marik cleared his throat. "Ah... Thank you..." He said. "And... I'll TRY not to give them a peice of my mind..."

Ryou smiled and sighed. "I'm sorry..." he said softly, picking up a cloth and beginning to tenderly bathe Marik. "I'm so sorry Marik..." he cooed over and over. "I never...never EVER wanted to hurt you..."

Marik sighed and let Ryou bathe him. "I know... I... I'm sorry I couldn't... protect you..." He said softly. "I was so scared when I couldn't find you. I KNEW you didn't just leave on your own... they kept suggesting that! I wouldn't beleive it!!"

Ryou sighed softly. "I did leave with them..." he said looking down. "They threatened to kill you..."

Marik stared at Ryou, eyes wide. "Oh, Ryou, I'm so sorry..." He said, wrapping an arm around him. "Ryou... Ryou... Oh Ryou... I love you..." He said softly. "My poor Ryou..."

Ryou sniffled. "I never dreamed that...that they'd bring you here and make me do that to you...Marik please forgive me..." he said softly. "I...I have no choice..." he said softly.

Marik sighed and nodded, stroking Ryou's hair. "I know... I'm not mad at you. I don't blame you... Gods... why are they doing this?!"

"They want to rule the world...g-get back at Pharaoh..." he said pouring some water over Marik's hair and beginning to wash it. "They made me a genie again..." he sniffled. "I tried so hard to fight Marik...I tried to get away..."

"But... doesn't Yami still have absolute power?" Marik asked, sounding very hopeful.

Ryou shook his head. "No...they do." he said softly.

Marik turned and stared. "What? HOW?!"

"They made me a genie again..." Ryou said softly. "They have power over me.." he sighed. "I'm done washing you...would you like some clothes?"

Marik nodded. "Yeah... I do NOT want them staring at the goods..."

Ryou giggled softly and helped Marik out of the pool and with a flick of his wrist, Marik was in a kilt, similar to the one he wore ages ago when he was a slave. "It's better than nothing..." he said softly. "I'll take you to your room..." he said pulling Marik along and looking a touch happier. "I..I know it's not the best accomodations..." he said softly turning down a hall and opening a door. Inside was a large room with several cots, thin sheets and blankets folded at the ends, and a small pillow at the tops. "You...can have whichever you like..."

Marik sighed and looked around the bare room.

"Yeah... great..." he mumbled. "Do you have a room, or do you sleep in your bottle?"

"Genies...dont sleep." He said softly. "My masters haven't really...decided where I will stay when I am not working yet..." he added.

"Oh..." Marik mumbled softly. Then he turned his back on the room and faced Ryou, reaching out and cupping his cheek in his hand. "Have they hurt you?"

"Not physically." Ryou replied leaning into Marik's hand. "It hurts me to hurt you...That's what hurts most..."

Marik sighed and wrapped his arms around Ryou, wincing at his sunburn. "I'm sorry, Ryou..."

Ryou sighed softly nuzzling into Marik and carefully wrapping his arms around him. "I never wanted you to have this sort of life..." he said softly. "You...I ...I wanted you to be happy and well comforted....n-not a slave..." he sniffled. "I wanted to give you everything...the whole world if you wanted..."

Marik smiled and gently rocked Ryou back and forth in his arms. "I wanted the same thing... but I already had all I wanted. I had my whole world in you, Ryou... And I will free you again. I swear it..."

Ryou smiled for a moment before frowning. "Maybe...it's best if you do not." he said softly. "People...are greedy. They will always come for me..."

"Not if they don't know!!! How did THESE guys find out? Do you know?" Marik asked.

Ryou lowered his eyes. "You...wished for it..." he said softly.

Marik frowned, confused. "I... what?"

"You wished for it..." Ryou said once more. "When you wished to remember...you wished for everyone to remember..."

Marik's eyes widened. "I thought it was just me and Bakura!!!" He yelped.

Ryou shook his head "You said...'I wish EVERYONE remembered their past lives in egypt!'" Ryou corrected.

Marik whined. "I... I didn't... I... oh, crap... this is all my fault..." He sighed and thought a bit. "Seto... was the High Priest of Ra... and Pegasus was the High Overseer... I think..."

Ryou nodded and sniffled. "They are...out for revenge."

"Dammit..." Marik sighed. "I guess we have to wait for Ahmose and Yami to figure things out then, hmm?

Ryou winced softly. "It wont take long...Ahmose is...next."

Marik blinked. "W-What do you mean?!" He gasped.

"He...he's next. They're going to wish him here...and..." Ryou shivered. "Poor Ahmose..."

"But then he can kick their asses!" Marik whispered excitedly.

"I'll be b-binding his magic...and they wished he cannot harm them..." He said softly..."I have to protect them from him..."

Marik's face fell. "Well... damn... what do we do?!"

"What you're told..." Ryou mumbled after a moment. "I...I will give you easy work...since you are injured..." he said softly kissing Marik's cheek. "You can fold the linens..." he said smiling.

Marik blinked, then scowled. "I am NOT going to be a slave to those... those bastards!!!" He hissed, angrilly.

Ryou whimpered. "Marik...it hurts me to punish you...if you dont I will have to!"

Marik growled and bristled, but finally calmed himself down. "Okay... okay... alright..." He sighed and shook his head. "For you, baby..."

Ryou smiled and hugged him. "Please...you promised to be good...the sooner you act like they want...the sooner I can heal your back and hopefully take away the sunburns..." he cooed.

Marik smiled and nodded a bit. "I'll do my best..." He said softly.

Ryou smiled. "I should hope! Just because I do not need food or sleep doesn't mean I dont get sore muscles and fatigue...I like to sit and rest my weary body just like the humans do." He said crossing his arms. "Folding blankets is hardly work, considering I do everything ELSE!"

Marik rolled his eyes, but smiled. "Yes dear. So... where are these... things that must be folded?"

Ryou smiled and shoved Marik lightly. "I'll show you." he giggled leading Marik away from the slave room and down another hall, down some stairs to a sandy colored room with an pool of water within it. "This is the laundry room. I'll wash the clothes and sheets, and you hang them to dry, and fold them...Since I've already washed and dried them...you only have to get them from the line outside and fold them." he said grinning. "I was working all night."

Marik smiled and nodded. "Sure thing." He said. "I'm just glad I don't have to get my instructions from those cock suckers..."

Ryou frowned. "Shh! dont say that!" he said firmly. "Just keep that to yourself...you never know when they may wish I punish you even if they dont hear such things!"

"Why would they?!" Marik asked. "Just to be assholes?!"

Ryou gave Marik a look. "Marik...do you even listen to yourself when you ask such ridiculous things?"

Marik frowned. "What's that supposed to mean?!"

"it means hush!" Ryou said sternly.

Marik scowled. "Gods!!! I can't even talk about how much I want to kill those fuckers?!"

"No you cannot!" Ryou said crossing his arms. "Just keep it to yourself! I dont want to hurt you!"

"Gods, will you stop threatening to hurt me?!" Marik shouted, flinging an arm around.

Ryou sniffled softly and sighed, shaking his head. "I've got work to do..."

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ChibiRinni: Yay! Glad you’re enjoying it!!! And yeah, Seto is evil. And no, no giving him Joey. Honestly, I don’t like Joey all that much… ^_^() sorry!!!

Velvetina: LOL That’s what you get when you push Ahmose too far!!! And yeah, the PI’s are takin an extended vacation. And we ALL find evil Seto sexy. And Pegasus being the magic user just kind of… happened. ::shrug:: And yeah. Creepy Gothic bottle gave Ryou sexy hot clothes. ::purr:: And Marik’s REALLY gonna freak. And hey, if you wanna piss off Ahmose again, be my guest.

Ahmose: ::glares:: That’s MY book!!! ::turns Velvetina into a baby wombat:: Hmph. ::takes his book back:: Now lay off of the drugs.

Jeda: HELL yeah! Of COURSE we have to torture him! But he’s not the ONLY one who gets tortured around here!!! ::takes back lion cub Marik:: Now you can have wolf cub Bakura for a week. And Pegasus will do whatever he wants. He’s Pegasus!!! And what makes you think Peggy will double-cross Seto? Now get back to your homework, dear. And my allergies are better thanks. And Marik’s gonna be arrested? Where EVER did you get THAT idea? Certainly not from ME!!! ^____^

NiisanRyou: Read and find out dear! Glad you’re likin it!!!

DON’T FORGET ABOUT MY ART CONTEST!!! Rules can be found on my DeviantArt account and at the end of Chapter One of this fic!!! The first entry has already been submitted!!!

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Steve Irwin

The Crocodile Hunter, Wildlife Warrior, Reptile Expert, Conservationist...

A Loving Husband and Father.

You were taken before your time.

We miss you.

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