"What am I to do?" The Pharaoh wonders allowed. He pulls a grape off the vine from one of the servants as he sulks in his chair, lazily.
"You could always go for a walk through the desert!" A little boy laughed as he danced around the throne. The little boy was small and thin and he had a head of black streaked hair. The blond streaks where kisses from the hot desert sun.
" Khaibit go away." The Pharaoh orders his younger sibling.
"Oh," Khaibit complains. "But Yami!! I don't want to! Father will punish me for wandering around the pyramids."
"I will tell him not to. You know, ever since Father grew old he has never really paid that much attention to you. Why so much worrying." Yami smiles as he bends down and pats Khaibit on the head.
"Your right Yami. Your the Pharaoh, I have to do what you say not him." Khaibit smiles. "Bye- Bye!"
"Good- Bye!" Yami waves him away.
After a few hours of sitting on the Throne letting his imagination run wild, King Yami sits and sighs a sigh of boredom as the servants fan him with giant branches of green palms. Suddenly one of the highest priests comes through the doorway of the palace and hurries to Yami's side. "Pharaoh, there is someone at the gate for you." The Priest explains swiftly. Yami rolls his eyes as he listens to the Priest go on and on, he knew that it was important by the way the Priest stuttered as he spoke.
"Ramese!" Yami orders. "Calm down!" He jesters as Ramese bows in front of the throne.
"I am so sorry Your Highness. Allow me to start over." Ramese sighs as he swallows hard and allows himself to calm down. "There is a young women at the door who would like to see you."
"What?" Now it was Yami's turn to stutter. "How.... What? She! Wha?"
"Calm down you majesty." The Priest ushers. "She is around your age, fourteen or fifth teen. She seems harmless." The Priest assures him. "Besides your in control around here."
"Your right, Ramese. I wont allow anything to get messed up." With that the Pharaoh slowly steps down from the Throne and follows the Priest to the hard palace halls.
"King Yami..........." Ramese bows as he slowly slips away. Yami stands and stares as the huge wooden gates open to his command to reveal a girl! A teenaged girl! She was dressed in garments he had never seen before, a long white Egyptian dress with golden plates around her neck. She wore many earrings which wasn't unusual. For the Pharaoh had many as well. In her eyes Yami saw a hint of blue that was hid behind thin painted lines around her eyes. She swiftly bows at the site of the King, being sure not to keep eye contact.
"Good Day," Yami finally speaks. He slowly walks over to her and puts up her chin with his hand. He stares into her blue eyes until she pulls away.
"I have come to rest." She says weakly. Then suddenly her eyes close in exhaustion and she collapses in the King's arms. King Yami blushes and carries her off to his palace.
Later on the girls eyes slowly open and she blinks to adjust to the fire lit room. "Where? Where am I?" She asks as she sits up from the sheets that were neatly wrapped around her. She was lying on the floor of the Pharaohs chamber with King Yami towering over her with a concerned look in his eyes. "Who are you?" She asks looking at him.
"I am Yami and you are in the Pharaoh's palace. Are you alright?" Yami asks.
"Yes I'm fine." The girl nods. "I was just very tired. It has been a week since i have had a good nights sleep and a decent meal. I have been wandering across the desert mostly without rest." She blushes.
"I'm sorry I never caught your name, what is it?" Yami asks tilting his head to the side as he outstretches his hand.
"Serabi." She smiles as she allows him to pull her up. "My name is Serabi, ask me where I'm from I cannot say. For I do not know myself."
"Well, Serabi," He clears his throat. "Will you join ma and my family for supper?" Yami asks blushing.
"Well," Serabi starts. "I suppose so." She looks down at the ground as her long brown, braided, hair forms a curtain around her face. Yami uses his hand and pushes it behind her ear with the rest of her small thin braids. They walk out of the Royal Chamber and down the hall.
"Yami! Your late for dinner!" Khaibit cries as the little boy sits at the table and waits for his older brother th sit down. "Who's she?" He asks curiously.
"Everyone, this is Serabi. Our dinner guest. Please make her welcome." Yami smiles at his father.
"She's pretty." Cara smiles her toothless smile. Cara was Yami's youngest and only sister. She was about eight years old with long ankle length golden blond hair and piercing blue eyes.
"Yami why don't you introduce her to us then." His mother urges.
"Alright then." Yami starts pulling out a seat for her. "Serabi, this is my father, the retired Pharaoh, Amenhut. And my mother, Tachu." He points out to the elderly couple at one end of the table.
"Nice to meet you." She curtsies towards the two. Tachu was small and thin with jet black hair and blueberry blue eyes. While on the other hand Amenhut was bald and hard dark gray eyes instead. Then Yami continues on.
"This is my brother, Khaibit, and my sister, Cara. And I," He gestures towards himself. "Am King Yami, Pharaoh of Egypt." He smiles proudly as Serabi takes a seat in the old chair placed for her.
"So, you, are the Pharaoh?" She asks in shock.
"Yes." Yami nods.
"Well, I am very sorry. I did not give you the right respect." She cries as the servants bring in the freshly killed lamb they had just roasted over the blazing fire.
"What do you mean dear?" Tachu wonders tilting her head towards the left side.
"Your a royal family and I am a............. a present girl! You deserve my life." She says wide eyed.
"Nonsense!" Amenhut smiles with a wave of his hand. "The name doesn't matter its the formal personality. According to me, you may stay as long as you would like!" He smiles at her. Yami saw the twinkle in his Father's old warm, blue eyes and blushed. How had he known? He wonders.
"Thank you." She bows her head.
"Your quite welcome." Tachu smiles as they all sit and eat.
Once the servants clear the dinner dishes away Serabi sits and listens to the Royal families conversation. "So, when I went on my horse ride, this man yelled at me!" Cara cries.
"Oh Honey, it's alright. Dont cry." Tachu pushes back her chair and walks over to her daughter. "Yami, why dont you show Serabi to the guests room."
"Yes mother." Yami bows his head as he takes Serabi's hand and leads her away.
"So, Yami..... Whats it like to be Pharaoh?" Serabi asks as she wanders around the room he had prepared for her.
"Really it's boring and dull. All you do is sit on the throne all day. You must entertain yourself somehow." Yami smiles. "Well, I must be going." He bows his heads. "Its getting late and I must get to bed. If you ever want to sneak out and get some fresh air go down the hall and into the first room on the left." He smiles.
"Thank you. I will keep you up to that one!" She smiles sarcastically.
"Good Night."
"Good night, Pharaoh." Serabi curtsies. She blows out the candle and falls asleep under the sheep's wool sheet.
"Another lonely and peaceful night out of the palace." Yami smiles as he perches on top of a statues paw. He watches out to the distance and something catches his eye! It was a girl! "Serabi!" He whispers. He was surprised and pleased at the same time.
"Pharaoh!" She calls out in the night. To make certain he had seen her.
"Serabi!" Yami calls as he jumps off his rock and runs towards her. They come to a halt when the two stand all of two feet apart.
"I noticed the room you told me to go, was empty." She smiles.
"That is my room." Yami whispers back.
"Pharaoh!" Serabi blushes. "It's beautiful out here!"
" Just like you." Yami whispers.
"Pharaoh!" Serabi's cheeks flush an even deeper red.
"Please, Serabi, call me Yami." Yami smiles with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Yami." Serabi's voice was distant but she knew what was next. His lips met hers and they kissed.
"Serabi........" Yami sighs. "I only met you today, but I have already fallen. Fallen hard too." He cries as he searches her eyes for agreement.
"I know," She smiles. "I have too."
"Lets not mention this meeting tomorrow, Ok?" Yami says as he holds her by her shoulders. "We'll just meet here every night."
"Ok!" She smiles. She peaks him on the cheek, blushes than runs off.
"Good morning Miss." One of the servants bows as Serabi walks out the door.
"Good morning!" She smiles back. She walks down towards the outside of the palace when someone calls out to her.
"Hey! Miss Serabi! Wait up!" A young voice calls. Serabi turns around to see Khaibit and Cara running towards her.
"Miss Serabi!" Cara smiles as she wraps her arms around Serabi's waist.
"Hello you two. Whats wrong?" She asks. "You came running to me like your brother was about to get stoned." She kids.
"We wanted to talk to you." Cara smiles.
"About what?" She smiles as she crouches to her knees so she was eye to eye with Cara.
"Well, we were talking to our brother, Yami this morning and he seemed........ dazed." Khaibit smiles. "What did you do? Hypnotize him?"
"No." Serabi smiles.
"Well, will you please stay longer." Cara pleads.
"I've only been here a day!" Serabi smiles with her childish sarcasm.
"But, I like you. Your really nice. And Yami lets us do anything." Cara pouts.
"I like you too." Serabi smiles.
"Please....." The two plead.
"I'll stay for a few days longer. But when the moon is the happiest I really must go." Serabi warns.
"Ok." Cara smiles as she and her brother run down another hall in laughter.
"We love you Serabi!" Khaibit calls down the hall as he slowly disappears.
"Serabi! Wait up!" Tachu calls. Serabi stops and turns around to see Yami's mother running towards her.
"Yes, You Highness." She bows her head once she approaches.
"Please don't bow." She gestures. "For I have seen the future and I predict people some day people may bow to you."
"What do you mean?" Serabi asks confused.
"Never mind." Tachu shakes her head. "My son, Yami, is in the Throne room if you would like to see him."
"Thank you." She smiles. "I shall head there now." She turns and walk towards the Throne room. "Thank you, and good bye."
"Good bye."
PART TWO!!!
"So King Tami.... now you have people set me up and then you go and act all innocent!" Serabi mocks.
"What?" Yami smiles stubbornly. "I have no idea what your talking about." He shakes his head.
"You should ask me yourself!" Serabi sighs. "I want to kno-" She was shortly cut of by Siete, the Highest Priestess.
"King Yami! Your wanted in the Royal Family chambers..... Immediately! Miss Serabi as well. Khaibit requests. Run your Royalness'!" She orders tears welling up in her eyes. Her brown hair was swiftly being twirled between her fingers.
"Thank you!" Yami smiles nervously. He jumps down from the throne and grabs Serabi's wrist.
"Khaibit! Khaibit!" Yami and Serabi cry as the two rush into Khaibit's chamber. "Whats wrong?" Serabi cries. She bends down on her knees and puts her hand over the boys forehead.
"He's.......... he's..... OHHHHHHHHH!" Tachu cries. She leans on her husbands shoulder for support.
"Khaibit's gone." Amenhut sighs while biting down hard to keep from crying. His fists were clenched and the blood was drained to make them white. His eyes were bloodshot red and his face was pale. Tachu's face was tearstained and her hair was disarray.
"Praise Maat, Cara wasn't present." Tachu cries. (A/N Maat (God of Light) is one of many almightily praised spirits back in ancient Egypt.)
"What shall we tell her, mother?" Yami asks as he kneels beside Serabi with tears flowing down his cheeks. Serabi stands and looks sadly at the lit candle on the wall.
"You are to tell her that Osiris believed he was needed in afterlife. Maybe she'll understand." Serabi smiles helplessly through tears. She has only known the family for a little over a day and yet she feels so..... so close.
"Serabi, please don't feel hurt by this." Yami pleads. "I have brought you into family matters."
"You know what his last words to me were?" Serabi asks through her tears. She ignored Yami's plead and swallowed hard.
"Wh... what?" Tachu asks as she hugs her husband tightly.
"He said," She starts looking at each of them as she speaks. "He said that he loved me. I have never felt that by any one until I was welcomed into this family as if I were a valued stone." She cries. She leans on Yami's shoulder for support and wipes away the tears so they wont stain Yami's robe.
"Serabi..." Yami hugs her tightly and rests his head in her hair.
I cant sleep! Serabi cries to herself as she lays in the darkness of her chamber. She slowly steps out of bed and walks out to the hall way. There she turns and swiftly, being sure not to wake anyone, goes down the hallway and into the first door on the left. Once inside she sees no ones there and heads directly towards the window. There she climbs out and her feet are caught on a case of cement steps the Pharaoh had built in when his reign first began. She climbs down and runs out into the darkness.
"He was supposed to receive this ring when I died. He was supposed to be Pharaoh after me. He cant be gone. He just cant!" Yami cries as he holds a crystal ring in the palms of his hands. He allows the moon to filter light down upon it and make it sparkle. He smiles and slips it back onto his finger.
"That's what you were going to give Khaibit when you died?" A voice whispered from the darkness.
"Yes," Yami sighs as he recognizes the voice and looks around to find her. She appears next to him and puts a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "It's alright. Khaibit is happier now." She smiles down at him.
"He was supposed to be Pharaoh after me. I was going to hold a ceremony on his eleventh birthday." He cries.
"Why don't you let that slip your mind and tell me about that ring you wear on your finger." Serabi smiles as she sits on the rock next to Yami and awaits him to begin.
"My parents gave me this ring when I turned eleven which signified me to become Pharaoh at the age of fithteen. That's the day my father turned eighty. He believed I was old enough to handle ruling a kingdom on my own. That was the week before you showed up. This ring reminds me and my family of the promise Moses' God promised them when his brother held the Israelites prisoners. If represents their freedom. The crystal signified their pure hearts and the gold ring shows the ruler, wanting and impure." Yami explains. "This rock dates back to before my ancestors, before Egypt became. Many of the Gods have cursed this rock and put unbelievable dark powers in it. To make the job as Pharaoh more...... tempting, I should put it. Every Pharaoh has a weak side for dark power. I hope it never comes to me." Yami sighs. "There is one way to relieve me from this evil power and that is to find.................... to find........ a partner." He pats Serabi's hand and looks her in the eye. The moon shown full and her face looked as pure as porcelain.
"What will that evil power make you do, Yami?" Serabi asks.
"I will destroy Egypt." Yami sighs as he looks unwillingly ahead into the darkness of the night. The full moon was glowing yet he felt cold with Serabi by his side in the pitch blackness of the night.
"Thats a nightmare!" Serabi cries. "You cant."
"I know. But sometimes I cant resist." Yami sighs as a slow tear roles down his cheek.
"Youve got to prevent anything bad from happening. You cant greive, you musnt hate. Oh Pharaoh you just cant!" Serabi cries as she collapses on his shoulder.
"Will you help me?" He whispers in her ear.
"What?" She asks as she sits up and looks in the eyes tearfully.
"I have thought about this since the night you came. I have thought long and hard, night and day. I realize your the one. So once again I will ask, Will you help me." Yami positions himself so his whole body is facing Serabi. His face is serious and his heart is pounding. "I have only known you for less than a full moon now but please, please think it over.I fear I know you too well and love you too much, that would be my resistance."
"I........ I dont understand." Serabi tilts her head to the side.
"Will you, Serabi, be my partner? Through thick and thin will you be there to help me?" Yami blushes.
"I thought the Pharaoh's parents decided who the partner was?"
"Mine believe it is my choice and my fault." Yami smiles.
"I belive we are too young, but I will happily be your partner in crime." Serabi sighs with a smile as she rests her head on Yami's shoulder.
"Now! My adrk evil spirits! Destroy everything!" The evil Pharaoh shouts to his new deminiouns as these unusual shadow creatures flee away and knock down the pyramids, Egyptian pillars and the Royal Palace itself. The many members under the Pharaoh's empire ran and fled to the nearest body of water screaming in fright. "Hahaha! Thats right! Run. Your screams are food to the soul!"
"Pharaoh! Wake up! Yami!" A voice calls. "Yami! Get up!!" Suddenly someone started shaking him.
"I'm up Im up!" He sighs as he sits up under the sheets. His vision focuses and he sees Serabi staring at him with a concerned look in her eyes. "Thank you." He smiles.
"For what?"
"Agreeing to be my partner. You just helped me in my sleep." Yami sighs. "I had a dream, a dream that I was desrtoying Egypt....... then you woke me up. Thank You."
"Your welcome partner." Serabi smiles. "Breakfeast is ready!"
"Thank you for telling me."
PART THREE!
Yami sleeps peacfully under his sheeps wool blanket as he dreams about destroying Egypt. Now! Continue what you started! I want to rule the world!" He cries as Egypt goes up in flames. He stands high in the sky lying on a puffy cloud watching his faithfull and loyal servants destroy the world. "Ahh!" Yami cries frustrated as he sits up in bed. "There I go again! But this time Serabi wasnt there to stop me." Suddenly his eyes look down at his ring and the moon makes it sparkle. He stands up in bed and his eyes turn a crystal white and he walks out the window and down the steps. He heads towards the servants courters and orders them to araise. Them, knowing it their king, do as he says and stand. "Now go! Go and destroy my father! Then burn down the palace!" He orders. "Or, I'll have you all executed!" At that statement the servents grab their pitchforks and run towards the palace.
Serabi's eyes blink furiously at the noise coming from outside the Palace. She arises from bed and runs to the doorway. "Oh no!" She cries. "I wasnt there to stop him!" She runs to the retired Royal chambers and politly wakes up the old Pharaoh and his queen. "Please, please go hide. Your son is coming to get you." She cries with tears in her eyes. They nod sadly and rush to the dinning area. Next she ran to Yami's room and out the window she went. She ran the many dirt roads of Egypt and tears run down her cheeks. "Yami!" She calls. "Yami!" He was no where to be found.
"Wahahaha!" Yami laughs. "No my prisoners! ATTACK!!!" He cries as he points towards the Palace.
"STOP!" Someone cries.
"Who dare stops King Yami from destrying the Pharaoh!?" Yami orders his eyes beat red.
"I do!" Serabi says as she pushes her way throught the many servants with pitch forks. "Yami! Wake up!" She shakes his shoulders once she is right in front of him.
"Serabi?" He says as he tilts his head to the side. Serabi recieves a ray of hope, but it soon vanishes. "I have never herd of such name as Serabi you peseant!" Yami smiles as he pushes her away and she falls to the ground. She cries in pain once her body takes in the feel when her skin hit the hard rock ground.
"Yami please." She cries in pain.
"Serabi!" Someone cries. Serabi looks around quickly at the call of her name but cant find anyone. "Serabi! Over here!"
"Cara!" Serabi cries. "What are you doing out here?" She asks as she scoots her achking body over to where Cara hides behind a rock. Once she is leaning against the rock she looks striaght at Cara. Her heart went out to the pour little girl when she saw the cystalline tears forming in her eyes.
"What my brother did to you was wrong." Cara cries. "What is happening to him?" She asks as she hugs Serabi.
Serabi's heart nearly broke at the childs words. She was only a young nine year old and she already understood what was happening. "Dont worry, Cara. I have to fix this. Yami gave me the responsabiltiy to stop him. Now I must!"
"Be careful." Cara squeezes Serabi's hand.
"I will." Serabi squeezes back. She runs back into the action, numb to all the pain she had and runs right into Yami. "Please Yami, please call off the attack!" She cries.
"Why should I?" He asks.
"Because........ because.... I... I" She studders. "Because I love you!" She cries. She throws herself into his arms and cries.
"Serabi....." Yami whispers. "Thank you." He cries and smiles. He breaks away from her embrace and prepares to shout at the top of his lungs. "STOOOPP!" The servents stop in their tracks pitch forks raised in the air and look at the Pharaoh. They turn and head directly towards him! They changed course! They were now against him!
"Attack!" One man calls and they all charge striaght for the Pharaoh and Serabi!
"Yami! What now?" Serabi asks standing behind him.
"Serabi, I love you. And if I ever see you again, I'll marry you." He sighs as tears run down his cheeks.
"What are you saying Yami?" She asks confused.
"Serabi! I love you! Good- Bye." He cries as he turns to face the servants.
Serabi remembers how he had told her one night before about his special ring. He told her it had special powers and could lock evil away forever. She cries with her head in her hands. "Yami! NO!"
"I must!" He holds out the ring and it sparkles in the moonlight and it sends a glare across every servants face. They fall to the ground and darkness leaves their souls and flow into the ring and necklace around his neck.
Once the glare subsides Yami falls to his knees and lands flat on the ground. "Yami no!!!!" Serabi cries as she runs to her side with Cara following close behind. Amenhut and Tachu come out from the palace crying and, they as well, kneel by their sons side. They all share a breif minute of silence when Serabi cries once more. "He's not breathing!" The family morns in agony over the loss of the Pharaoh, their son, brother, and lover.
Two years later and anceint shrine pillar was built to represent Yami's corageous act. Serabi stayed with the Royal Family and Cara took over as Pharaohess (if thats even a word.) Amenhut died and was burid next to Yami's shrine and Tachu soon followed and was buried right beside him. Serabi went through a great deal of pain through those two years. Her soul did not wish to live and night and day she was at that shrine pillar honoring her courageous Pharaoh. Not much later after Tachu died Serabi did not wish to live not being able to be with the one she loved. Her heart couldnt take it and one night she just died. Cara buried her right next to Yami and on her tomb scroll she wrote in her fanciest hirogliphic handwritting: Pharaoh's Crystal, Serabi. Future Queen of Egypt.
THE END