The Pharaoh and His Slave

Chapter 4

Yugi's POV

I feel something tickle my nose and I wake. The events of the night before hit me like a train and I'm in disbelief. He liked me. My nose is tickled again and I realize it's a piece of the Pharaoh's hair and I smile. His natural smell is so intoxicating. I hear a knock on the door and get up out of the bed and immediately flinch. Oh walking is going to be so difficult today. I limp over and get a robe on and open the door quietly and step out. "He's still asleep," I say. "Oh ok Yugi. Well I'm Mahad. Do you remember me from yesterday," he asks.

"Of course I do," I say with a smile. He nods and smiles. "Well the Pharaoh needs to wake up soon so he can get breakfast before his morning meetings. Can you do that and get him going," he asks. "Of course Mahad. What all should I do for him in the mornings I am here," I ask. "Well I'd say get his clothes out and run a bath for him," he says and I nod and slip back into the room and he's still asleep. I stop hiding the limp and go to his closet and get out a set of clothes from his closet. I smile and lay them on the chair.

I then head to his bathroom and get a bath ran. I see a lavender bath bomb and drop one in for him. When I get back, he's still sleeping. I decide to have a bit of fun. I slip the robe off and crawl back into the bed and he rolls over and drapes an arm over me. Well crap what now? I sit up a little and kiss his neck and he shivers. I smile. "Wake up my Pharaoh," I say and his eyes flutter open. "You are a blessing from the gods. I hope to wake beside you every morning," he says with a smile. He sits up and stretches and sees his clothes.

"Did you do that," he asks. "Yes of course and there's a bath in there for you," I say. "Thank you though you didn't have to," he says. "It was either I or Mahad do it and I wanted to," I say and smile at him. "Well you're taking this bath with me. I know you're sore," he says and I nod at him. He smirks and picks me up carrying me. He sets me down inside the water before getting in himself. "Pharaoh can I ask you something," I ask. "Of course you can little one," he says. "Why are you so nice to your slaves? I'm not meaning to speak out of turn. I've just heard stories," I say.

"Oh it's alright little one. It's a good question. My father did not treat his slaves very poorly though he still treated them like slaves. I wanted all the people of Egypt to feel that I care for them and I do. I don't like referring to them as slaves too. I like the term worker or servant better. I pay all of them good here in the palace and ensure their families have sufficient means of survival," he says. "Wow you're like the complete opposite from the stories that I have heard," I say and he smiles. "Well I'm glad you get to see who I really am," he says and washes my hair.

After he's done with my hair, he washes my body. We both enjoy the silence. When he's done with me, I turn and do the same to the Pharaoh. Once we're both done, we get out and grab a towel and towel dry off. "Oh I also haven't told you that I'd like for you to stay here in my rooms if that's ok with you," he asks. "Of course it is," I say. "Your clothes are in the same closet as mine as I never needed that much room in there," he says and chuckles. "Oh but you're the Pharaoh. You deserve everything," I say with a smile.

"Not everything," he says while we walk out into our room. "Yes you do. You care for your people more than anyone else," I say. "I know, but I am the same as everyone else. I want my people to see me on the same level as them so they know I am fighting for them," he says. "They do Pharaoh," I say and go into the closet and pick a similar outfit to the one I wore yesterday and I put it on. "I'd also like to have you follow me through my meetings today. This is so you know what it is like," he says. I nod.

I help him with his jewelry and I get him down to the dining hall. We're both greeted by Joey. "Hey guys did you sleep well," he asks. "Of course we did. Where were you this morning," asks the Pharaoh. "I wasn't feeling too well when I woke up, but I feel great after getting up and out of bed," he says. "Well that's good Joey," I say. "Yeah, do you think we could go to your grandfather's game shop today," he asks. "Well I am going with him to his meetings," I say. "There will be a break long enough for you both to go in the afternoon just after lunch. I'd like to go too if you don't mind," he asks.

"You can go too," I say with a smile. We all sit down to a nice big breakfast with the rest of his court. The chatter is light and happy and they're all asking me how my first day went. Once breakfast is done, Seth hands the Pharaoh a list of his meetings for the day and we head through the halls. "Now the noblemen here aren't as kind as I am so I will say that during the meeting you should only observe and only speak when your spoken to for now. Eventually I want you to be an effective part of my council so I want you to learn," he says and I nod and we head through the double doors into the meeting.

**Thank you so much for reading this chapter. I appreciate it and hope that you are liking the direction I am taking this. There will be more lemons in the upcoming chapters as well as some things that may be potential triggers so you have been warned. Again thanks for reading and I'll see you in the next chapter!**