Me: Okay, this is just something that came to my mind since I like the Atem/Yugi X Tea/Anzu pairing. It will start in the ancient Egypt and after a loooong tale of the ancient Egypt we start with Yugis life. And to your suprise, it's 8 Millennium Items.
Atem: I apreciate that you make a story of us, but why is it always like this: They boys know almost nothing about the characters but the girls know everything?
Yugi: Yeah, why? Tea, Mai and Serenity know about the whole story, but me, Atem or the other guys don't know anything.
Me: Cuz I am a girl, and I only tell secrets like that to girls. And plz be quiet. You'll give me a headache. Oh and Atem, ur mother isn't in this story. OWTS!
Atem: Mother! TT
Me: Okay, that was just plain freaky! Oo
''Talking''
'Thoughts'
'Flashback'
And Mais name in the ancient Egypt is Mia. (Mey-ah)
And Serenitys name will be Serena.
Chapter 1.
Hello
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A 12 year old Atem looked out of his bedroom window. (a/n: or something like that) The sky was clear and the moon shined. It was indeed a beautiful sight. It was a full moon and it gave a clear wiev of the city below. Atem sighed. One thing is to be a prince, another thing is that you are loonely. Not so many friends, except the other royality that lived too far away to come everyday.
'I'll just take a walk since I can't sleep.' he thought walking out of his room. He wandered around in the halls, hallways, yes, it's absolutely loonely here.
'Not even the guards are here. Too bad. Could sure have some fun now.' Then he heard someone playing a flute.
'Hm? Where's that melody coming from?' he thought as he followed the sound. He walked out to the hallways outside and saw someone sitting on the rail, playing a flute. He felt what kind of emotion the figure played. The song was full of it. He walked closer as silent as possible, trying not to disturb the flutist, but then the figure stopped and turned around looking directly at him, then at his feet, who actually was a girl with waistlong brown hair, blue eyes(a/n: the same shape of his eyes) and tanned skin.
''Who are you?'' Atem asked.
''Would you know my name since I'm just a simple servant while you are the prince of Egypt?'' she asked looking down at his feet since she wasn't allowed to look at him before he said so.
''Yes, I would like to know your name. Since you know that I am the prince, I'm sure you know my name.'' She nodded still looking at his feet.
''My name is Kyoko.'' she said.
''An unusual name. It's nice.'' he said and sat down beside her.
''You can look up know.'' he said. She did as she was told and moved her eyes to the city. After a long silence, and I mean long, Atem turned his gaze towards Kyoko.
''Could you play that melody again?'' he asked, turning back to look at the city. Kyoko looked up surprised. No one, except her parents and clan members, had ever asked her to play for them. And he didn't demand it, he asked for it, but she had learned to do as she was told so she started playing again. The melody was still a lonely one(1). When she was finished, she started playing another song, this one was sad(2).
When she was finished, he asked,
''Why are you playing such sad and lonely melodies?''
''I play them for my loss. My clan was whiped out. I'm the only one left. I play for their peace.'' she said her blue eyes cold. No hint of any emotion.
''I'm sorry to hear that. But I think we both have to go to bed. The sun is rising and I'm sure both of us will have a busy day.'' Kyoko nodded, jumping down from the rail after the prince, bowed and walked down the hallway the opposite way from him.
Later that day:
Yes, they both had a very busy day, so when it was dinner, they both sighed.
'Maybe I shouldn't have walked around last night.' the young prince thought.
'Maybe I shouldn't have walked around last night.' the slave thought. And then they go again. Atem had his teacher lecturing him, Kyoko was washing the hallways.
At Night:
'Ah finally. How tiring this day have been. Helping serve the food, washing hallways, chambers.' Kyoko thought. She was ready to sleep, but something kept her from her sleep. It was like something or someone wanted her to go out of the chamber. (a/n: She's sharing chamber with other slaves at her age.)
'Something is drawing me to where I was last night. Why?' she thought as she sat down on the same railing she sat on last night. Not long after, she heard footsteps from behind her.
'Please, do not be a guard.' she thought, turning around and saw the prince. Her eyes quickly dartet to his feet.
''No need to look down. No one is here.'' he said sitting beside her. She nodded again.
'He looks lonely. I wonder... no I'm not allowed to ask him about that. I'm just a slave.' she thought. Atem saw that she had a inner battle so he tried start a conversation.
''How old are you?'' he asked.
''The same age as you my prince.''
'12 years and a slave. How hard it has to be for her.'
''What was your clane name?
''Mazaki, my Lord.'' she answered.
''I told you my clan was whiped out. It happened two years ago. But I do not seek revenge the ones that killed them, but I can't say I that I don't hate them.''
''You don't seek vengeance against the ones who whiped out your clan?'' he asked.
''No, it was just a matter of time before they found out where we lived and my clan do not believe in vengeance.'' she said narrowing her eyes at him.
''Why did they attack you anyway?''
''Because of the Millennium Rosary we have. The Rosary is fixed to a chain that are fixed to a golden collar.'' she told him.
''You had a Millennium Item?'' Atem was shocked.
''We have. Now that they are all gone, I have to protect it myself all alone.'' tears started to show in her eyes. Kyoko closed her eyes, trying to stop the tears but to no avail. Two strong arms wrapped around her and she was drawn to Atem's chest as he said soothing words.
'What has this girl done to deserve this? Only the Gods know.' Kyoko froze. This was not right. She wasn't allowed to hug a royality. Espically NOT the soon-to-be Pharao. But she wasn't allowed to stop him or fight him either, so why not just lay still?
''Relax, no one will see you. Even if they did, I would stop them from telling. Some one in pain should be comforted regardless who they are or their status.'' he said looking at her with his pearcing amethyst eyes. It felt like his eyes looked into her very soul. She broke the eyecontact.
''Thank you my Lord.'' she said and gave over for her emotions, something she hadn't done since that horrible day. She sobbed and buried her face in his chest. He blushed a little. He wasn't used to be so close to girls. After a while she stopped and sat back up.
''Forgive me for showing weakness in front of you my prince.'' she said, her eyes yet again cold, but a little red.
''You have nothing to apologize for Kyoko. I understand.'' he said.
''By the way, where do you have your Item?'' Atem asked curiously. She loosened the collar of her dress and there the golden collar with the golden rosary with the eye og Ra in the middle was.
''Oh.'' he said. (Have you seen the rosary from Rosario+vampire? Ther rosary is from there).
''Do you have your flute here?'' he asked.
''Yes, I have. I always have it with me. Do you want me to play for you?''
''Yes, I would like that.'' Kyoko started playing on her flute again, but this time it wasn't only loneliness and sorrow but also happy melodies.
''Who teached you to play flute?'' he asked.
''My Mother. I have played flute since I was 4 years.'' she said looking at her flute. ''It was a present from her.''
''You love playing don't you?'' Atem asked.
''Yes. But I have a dream,'' she said, a smile came to her face.
''and that is to be a dancer and a warrior. My second ambision is to find my clan. I know they're out there somewhere. They must have been reborn by now.'' Atem was taken by surprise. This girl wanted to be a warrior? And even though she had seen her clan being whiped out, she wanted to find the ones that already had been reincarnated. Atem couldn't believe they would have been reincarnated by now. It was just two years since they were killed.
''Do you even know how to fight?'' he asked with doubt in his voice.
''Yes, my father teached me. Don't you think I can fight just because I'm a girl?'' she asked narrowing her eyes.
''No, no it's not like that.'' he hurried to say. This girl got guts.
''I have no problem being a slave, but I want to be valuable for our land.'' she added.
''Aah, well I'll see you tomorrow.'' Atem said and headed back to his room with a plan forming in his head. Kyoko sat there looking at the sky before walking back to the chamber.
Next morning:
The girls/slaves in the chamber was just getting ready when a guard came in.
''Who of you are Kyoko?'' he asked. Kyoko walked out of the crowd. ''I am Kyoko sir.'' she said with a emotionless face.
''You'll have to come with me.'' he said walking out the door.
''Be carefull Kyoko.'' said another slave. Her name was Mia Kujaku.(A/N: I changed her and Serenity's name. In Yugis life they'll have their real names.)
''Yes, I hope it's not something bad.'' Serena Wheeler said.
''Good luck.''
In the throne room:
''I have the slave here my Lord.'' the guard said and bowed. Kyoko kneeled and bowed too.
''You may leave us now.'' an eldery voice told the guard. The guard nodded.
''You may look up now.'' a younger voice said. She recognized that voice. It was the young prince, Atem. Carefully she lifted her head, just in case it wasn't her he talked to. Atem then noticed she had a crest on/beside her right eye. It was like flames, starting from little under her eye to a little above it. The Pharaoh looked at her, not saying a word. She was getting nervous, but didn't show it.
''You wanted to talk to me, my Lord?'' she asked, still with that emotionless face. The Pharaoh nodded.
''My son told me you can play flute, would you please play a melody for us?'' he asked.
'Oh, now I'm relieved. I thought I had done something wrong.' Kyoko thought as she took out her flute and started playing the lonely song. The Pharaoh's eyes widened and Atem smiled. She was indeed good. Atem had told his father about her this morning. He thought about what Kyoko had told him,
'My dream is to be a danzer, but also a warrior.' The point was to make her go up in grades. From slave to flutist, from flutist to danzer and maybe if he could see how good she was at fighting, she could be the warrior she wanted to be. He didn't know why, but he wanted to help her.
Atem glanced at his father, the Pharaoh. It was obvious that he liked what he heard. As she played, Atem asked him what he thought.
''She's indeed a good flutist. How did you know about this?'' the Pharaoh asked.
''I have my ways, father.'' Atem smirked.
''Tell me.'' his father demanded.
''Only if you let her become one of our flutists. Then I'll tell you.'' Atems smirk grew wider. He knew his father couldn't take anymore.
''Fine, I will. Now tell me.'' his father was extremely annoyed.
'My son is an expert in annoying people.'
''The two last nights I haven't been able to sleep, so I took a walk around in the palace. I heard someone playing a flute and checked it out. I saw her and that's all.'' (a/n: Atem's story in a nutshell ).
''Very well.'' the Pharaoh said and clapped his hands. Kyoko stopped playing and looked up to the eldery man.
''I wondered if you wanted to be one of the palace's flutists?'' he asked. There was a little glimt in her eyes, but it wasn't easy to see since it dissappeared just as fast as it came.
''You are very gifted so the job is yours if you want it. You'll share chamber with one of the other flutists untill I can prepare another chamber for you.'' he added. Again her eyes had the same glimt, and again it dissappeared. She nodded.
''I thank you, great Pharaoh. I will gladly become one of your flutists.'' she bowed.
''I'll follow her back to her chamber and show her where she will be living before she gets her own chamber.'' Atem said standing up running down and taking a hold on Kyoko and dragging her out before the Pharaoh could stop him. The eldery man sighed and looked at the throne beside Atem's. Before she died, Atem's mother sat there.
'He is just as cheerfully and wild as you were Fatima.' he thought before calling on his men. One day, when Atem was old enough for marriage, his wife would sit on that throne and their child in the middle.
With Atem and Kyoko:
''Pardon me my prince, but was it you that told the Pharaoh about me playing flute?'' Kyoko half asked, half stated. The prince chuckled.
''Yes indeed it was. But you like that people listen to your songs don't you?'' he asked.
''Yes I do. It was only my clan members that asked me to play.'' she said. Kyoko opened the chamber doors and walked in, Atem close behind her. Instantly they were in the middle of a ring of slaves. Most of the girls eyed the prince and whispered to eachother. Most of the girls hadn't seen the prince before and didn't know that the boy in front of them was Atem. Atem started to get uncomfortable under the girls eyes.
''Kyoko Kyoko! Move it girls. Let us through.'' a young female voice yelled and two girls, one not much older than Kyoko and another one looking a year younger, made their way through the crowd of girls. As soon as they saw Atem, they kneeled.
''It's okay, stand up.'' Atem said and they jumped on Kyoko. ''What did you do wrong? Why did they call you in?'' the oldest one yelled shaking Kyoko.
''Please let go of her Mia. You are shaking her to death.'' the younger one replied, dragging the blonde off of Kyoko. ''Thank you Serena. Relax. I didn't do any wrong Mia.'' she said.
''Then why did they call on you?'' the blonde, now known as Mia asked. ''I am one of the flutists.'' she said camly.
''Yes I knew it. I knew it.'' Mia yelled and hugged her along with Serena. ''But I have to move out of this chamber though.'' Kyoko said and her eyes saddened a little.
''Thats why the prince is with me. He'll show me which chamber I'll live in for the time being.''
''That's okay. We'll see eachother. The flutists only play at dinners, or when one of the royalities call for them. The rest of the time you are free.'' Mia said.
''But...'' Kyoko started.
''No buts Kyoko. You wanted to be more than a slave and now you are. Continue like this and you'll soon be a dancer.'' Serena said. Kyoko opened her mouth to say something, but Mia and Serena dragged her over to her stuff. A few minutes later, Kyoko came out of the chamber giving a nod as a good bye to her friends.
''Shall we go then?'' the prince said and headed down the hallway. Walking down for a few minutes, the two teens reached a chamber where one of the many flutists in the palace lived. Atem opened the door.
''Hina? Are you there?'' he called. A girl with light blue hair and green eyes came and kneeled for Atem. Atem told her to stand up and showed her Kyoko.
''I'll let you two get to know eachother. I have something to do.'' he said before closing the chamber doors behind him.
Kyoko's P.O.V.
''Sooo, how did you become one of the flutists?'' Hina asked.
''Prince Atem told the Pharaoh about me.'' I answered.
''Oh lucky you. The prince talks about with his father.'' she teased.
''Hina!'' I cried. I and Hina talked together that day, and when the sun started to set, she held out a white dress and ordered me to take it on. Then she started putting make-up on my face and some golden rings and brushed my hair.
''Okay, why am I dressed up like a royality?'' I asked.
''You didn't know? Every new flutist will attend a dinner with the Pharao and the prince.'' Hina pointed out in a-matter-of-fact voice.
''And you didn't tell me this before now because?'' I asked.
''I though you knew.'' she said.
''Well, I'm only going to play for them right?'' I asked.
''Nope. You are going to have dinner with them.'' Hina grinned at me.
''What?!'' I yelled.
''Relax, it's only a short dinner, then back here. Geez, my ears.'' Hina complained massaging them.
''sigh Well well, it doesnt seem like I have any choice.'' I said in defeat.
''What's that?'' Hina asked pointing to the Millennium Rosay. It hangs down to my chest. (a/n: Have you seen Rosario + Vampire? Moka-sans rosary looks exactly the same.)
''It's the Millennium Rosary. My clan has guarded it since it was made.'' Knock knock
''Seems like you have to go. Give me all the details when you come back.'' Hina said. I nodded.
Normal P.O.V.
Kyoko followed the guard down one of the many hallways. To say she was nervous was an understatement. She downright frightened. What if she did something wrong? Finally they where there. Prince Atem and the Pharaoh was there, staring at her as she came in. The guard held out a chair for me to sit on. Atem looked at Kyoko. A simple dress, a few rings and the Rosary.
Many girls wore so much make-up and rings he almost couldn't recognize them but Kyoko didn't. She looked nice without much make-up and jewelery. The Pharaoh also thought that Kyoko looked nice, to a 12 year old girl. But what really caught his eye was the Millennium Item she had around her neck. And the crest she had also made him think a little.
'Where'd she get that Item? That Item is guarded by the Mazaki clan.' he thought.
''Bring in the dinner.'' he called and several servants came in with dinner and drinks. This dinner made her remember her clan. They were also rich, before they all got killed. As they ate, the Pharaoh and his officers talked about the land Libya, that threatened their land, who wouldn't stop the upcoming war. Neither one of Atem or Kyoko talked under the dinner. They kept to themselfes. Suddenly, the Pharaoh asked Kyoko to play.
''You want me to play for you here and now?'' she asked puzzled.
''Yes, if you have your flute with you.'' he said.
''I don't go any where without it.'' she smiled and took the flute out of her sleeve. Everyone stopped whatever they did and listened to her beautiful melodies. Atem also stopped eating and closed his eyes. He started thinking of his mother, even though he just had some pictures of her in his mind. She died when he was just a kid. They all clapped when Kyoko finished with a bow.
After the dinner, Atem was ordered to bring Kyoko back to Hina's chamber.
''I'm sorry if you feel I have no right to ask, but why do the Pharaoh send you to walk me back instead of a guard?'' she asked. He chuckled.
''I'm not spoiled you know. I have to do somethings myself, and since I was the one that told father about you, you are my responsebility.''
''Oh.'' she said.
''Don't you want me to walk you back?'' he asked, a hurt look in his eyes. She panicked.
''N-no it's not like that. I-I just thought it was weird that the prince would have to escort me back and...'' she stopped and looked at Atem who was rolling around on the ground laughing. A vein popped onto her forehead.
''You...should...have seen...the look...on your...face.'' he laughed. She flushed and started to walk away. Atem ran after her.
''Hey, you aren't angry are you?'' he asked.
''I have no right to be angry at you, my prince.'' she said still starring right ahead of her.
''Come on Kyoko, I didn't mean to make you angry or embarrassed.'' he started.
''But you did.'' she said and speed up.
''Hey, don't be like that. I would rather go with you than another royalty.'' Her face softened.
''You really believed I was angry didn't you?'' He looked at her dumbfounded.
''You mean you wasn't?''
''No, I was not. You should really have seen the look on your face. By the way, is something wrong?''
''Huh? No.'' he said.
'If we don't count on those stares the officers gave you.' he thought disgusted. Kyoko giggled the whole way back to Hina's chambers.
''Here, this is for you.'' Kyoko said and handed Atem a necklace.
''What is this?'' he asked.
''This necklace shows that you are under the Phoenix's protection. Never loose it.'' she said bowing before walking into the chamber.
When Atem arrived his own chamber, he examined the necklace she gave him. The chain was thin and made of gold, but the figure of the phoenix was red. It's wings were spread, like it was ready to leap up into the sky and its head was proudly held up. Yes, this necklace really was astonishing. (a/n: Did I even spell that right?)
The Next Morning:
''God morning father.'' Atem greeted as he walked in to the throne room.
''Good morning my son.'' the Pharaoh greeted back, but when he saw the necklace around his neck he almost choked on his water.
''Something troubling you, father?'' He asked as he sat down beside him.
''No, but where did you get that necklace from? It looks like a creature I saw on some hieroglyphs.'' the old Pharaoh lied.
''I got this necklace from Kyoko. She said that as long as I have this necklace, I would be under the protection of the Phoenix.'' Atem told him.
''Oh the Phoenix. The Phoenix are one of the strongest creatures in this world. It seems like you'll have a long and good life.'' his father said. And so the new day began whilde the old Pharaoh pondered about the mysterious girl, Kyoko.
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Inu 4ever: Now, what do you think?
Jonouchi: I thought me and Mai were going to be paired up.
Inu 4ever: Shut it perv, I do NOT write stuff like that. whispers At least not yet.
Jonouchi: Oh come on.
Inu 4ever: Look food.
Jonouchi: WHERE??
Anzu: R&R on this and Inu 4evers other stories.
(1) I listened to Naruto-loneliness and then I saw Tea play it
(2) This time I listened to Naruto- Sadness and sorrow and saw her play it, so I thought: Why not add this too.