Dousing the Flame

Surprise Party

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Yugi's petite form glistened with sweat. Droplets collected on his forehead and slid down his bare chest and back. He blocked the left hook and retaliated with a right jab, stopping within an inch of the High Priest of Security's cheek. A brilliant amethyst eye winked at the high priest, "Are you losing your touch?"

The High priest laughed a hearty laugh that echoed through the large room, "No, Sir. You have become very skilled in combat. Also, you are much smaller and more agile than I am. You speed is unbelievable."

"Excuses excuses," Yugi giggled. The two bowed to each other before taking their sparing stances. A heated battle raged between Yugi and the High Priest of Security, creating an intricate dance of speed and agility. The sparing match drew the attention of many onlookers as the two blocked, dodged, punched, and kicked at each other. Yugi's muscles flexed and retracted, rippling under his lightly tanned and sweaty flesh.

"So this is why you are in such good shape. This solves that mystery," A familiar voice came from the door. Yugi paused to look in the direction the voice came from and was knocked to his rear; the High Priest swept his legs out from under him.

"Ooph," Yugi grinned at the priest who stood over him, offering him his hand.

"You shouldn't let anything distract you," he commented, pulling Yugi to his feet.

"Thank you," Yugi smiled and turned back to see who the voice belonged to. A small gasp escaped him, "Keith!" Yugi ran over to his blonde friend and pounced into his arms.

Keith wrapped his arms around Yugi's sweaty torso, "Good to see you, Yugi! How are you?"

"Good to see you too. I'm doing great thank you. How about you? How is your leg?" Yugi asked, jumping out of Keith's arms and taking a step back to get a better look at the tall blonde. A guard approached Yugi and handed him a soft warm white towel. "Thank you," Yugi nodded at the guard. He returned his attention to Keith.

"I'm doing great. My leg is doing well. I'm walking on it as you can see. I'm a still little wobbly at times, but for the most part I'm doing well with it. The doctor said I should be able to go back on digs within the next few months," Keith replied with a smile.

"That's great news! I'm glad you're here. Did the guards show you to a room?" Yugi asked, wiping the sweat off of his brow.

"No, they just pointed me in the direction to find you," Keith shook his head.

Yugi smiled up at him, "Okay! I'll show you to a room and if you give me time to freshen up, I'll give you the tour of the palace."

"Sounds like a plan," Keith grinned at Yugi as the petite tri-colored man led him down several hallways to a guest room.

"This should suffice," Yugi opened the door to a large guest room with a king size bed. Dark green Egyptian cotton sheets covered a mahogany four poster bed. The room had Egyptian tapestries decorating the walls. It was breathtaking. "I'll be back soon. I'm just going to go take a shower."

"Take your time. I think I will freshen up as well," Keith placed his luggage on the bed and stared wide-eyed at his surroundings.

Yugi nodded before he turned on his heel with a wave, "See you soon."

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Yugi donned his knee length white shendyt, a white shirt, and gold accessories. He took one last look in the mirror before heading towards the throne room to ask his crimson eyed lover about Keith's sudden appearance. He had a feeling he had a large part to do with Kieth's unexpected  arrival. The topic of Kieth's visit had not been discuss since Yugi invited Keith. Atem sat on the throne with a stern expression on his face.