Chapter2: Spiritual Sentence

One of the women who was watching Jade dance screamed, they all turned, and to their surprise they found an unknown man in the door of the room! Without thinking twice, they all fled, screaming.

"Jade! Jade come on!" screamed Latifa

Jade didn't respond. She was just standing there, looking at the mysterious man that had suddenly appeared. He was very handsome, with black hair that stuck out at different angles with purple tips and blonde bangs, and he had the most captivating amethyst eyes. He, too, was looking at her, unmoving. She couldn't explain it, but she felt something deep within her shake.

Neither of them noticed when Ali and Arthur came in.

"Yugi! Are you crazy! You shouldn't have gone wandering in the rooms by yourself! Don't do that ever again" Arthur said, while grabbing Yugi and dragging him out of the room.

Ali grabbed Jade's arm and spun her around to face him and noticed what she was wearing.

"Cover yourself" he ordered angrily.

Jade didn't respond.

"Didn't you hear me? Cover yourself!" he demanded again. No answer.

SLAP! .The impact was so hard that it knocked Jade to the floor. Jade just looked up eye wide at her uncle. While, he looked down at her in disgust.

"What where you thinking Yugi?" Ali said as they neared the entrance to Ali's house.

"But what did I do?" Yugi asked innocently.

"In tired of warning you to not mess with these women" Arthur said once they were outside

"What did I do to make them scream?" Yugi asked

"In the U.S. you grow accustomed to going to stranger's houses and walk in the bedrooms without being invited. What is that Yugi?!" Arthur exclaimed

"But I was just looking" Yugi responded

"That is a crime here. An unknown man that sees a woman without a veil is a great offense" Arthur explained dragging Yugi.

"But I didn't know" Yugi replied

"You came into my house only to bring embarrassment. I will yank your eyes out Jade!" Ali said fuming.

"Uncle, I have no idea who that boy was, I swear. I don't even know how he appeared here" Jade tried to say desperately

"He appeared because you were exhibiting your body! What do you want? To become fuel for the flames of hell? Is that what you want?"

"But uncle—"

"I warned you Jade, in this house you had to follow our customs, and the only thing you've done is disrespect us. I have a destiny for you Jade, I have a destiny. Change and I'll wait for you in my office" He told her coldly. Jade just lowered her head in shame. Not far from there, Latifa and Zoraida were listening closely.

"Latifa and Zoraida, you too." And with that he stormed off.

"Why Zoraida, why did it have to be exactly in the day of my engagement" Latifa said. She passed Jade and gave her a nasty look and left.

"Jade whatever your uncle says, don't confront him, don't respond, understand? When things settle down they'll get fixed another way" Zoraida advised.

"Nobody ever hit me. My mother always talked to me. I don't like to be treated like this. I'll return to the U.S. and live alone!" Jade said in tears.

"Don't say that. You have a family and who has a family can't live alone exposed to the wind"

"Exactly what did I do wrong?"

"Sweetheart, our customs are very different to the customs of the outsiders. What for America is normal, for us it's haaram a sin that deserves punishment" Zoraida told her.

"Well then, I don't care. Nobody is going to treat me this way. Nobody."

"You have to learn to conceal. Here, we don't talk back, we conceal"

"But Arthur, please, explain to me. What happened? Arthur, I don't understand anything" Yugi asked

"The women here don't even appear in the living room when there are unknown men, and you go and invade their room. What did you see?"

"I saw a girl dancing and the rest clapping"

"Dressed?"

"The girl that was dancing had a bra and a transparent skirt" Yugi said plainly.

"Oh god! And you say it like that?! Like its nothing!" Arthur said exasperated. "Where they pretty?'"

"The rest I don't know…but the one that was dancing…was beautiful" Yugi sighed.

"You're lucky where in Morocco Yugi, in Saudi Arabia you would have been imprisoned. You and that girl. Although I don't know what's going to happen to her"

"Are they going to kill her?" Yugi asked concerned

"Whatever it is that happens to that girl, you will be responsible. Only you" Arthur said walking away and leaving Yugi alone.

(A/N: Sorry guys, forgot to mention in the last chapter, that Mai told Solomon that Yami tried to take advantage of her. Ohhhhh sneaky…)

Back at the hotel. Solomon had confronted Yami and Mai was alongside him.

"I demand for you to give me an answer. Tell me!"

"Can't we talk somewhere else?"

"No, you give me an explanation now. I wanted this entire time for both of you to get to know Mai and you've only been rude"

"Look dad, the truth is— "

"She doesn't deserve this, apologize to her"

This time, Mai stepped in. "No it's all right, I already forgot about it, I'm not offended. Let's go". However, her efforts were in vain.

"Dad! There are a lot of things you don't know" Yami declared.

"Then TELL me!" what are those things that I don't know!"

Yami didn't respond.

"I'm just wasting my time" Solomon said retreating and with Mai behind him.

Ali had just finished talking with Latifa and Zoraida, when Jade entered and he motioned for them to leave.

"Are you aware of what you did Jade?" he asked.

"I had no idea dancing was bad" Jade replied seriously.

"Dancing isn't bad, bad is acting like an exhibitionist. That is a great sin. It's a sin showing your naked body to a stranger" he said

"But I wasn't—"

"It's written here! In the sacred book" Ali said picking up a book that was on a pedestal. "Any woman that commits a sin, shall be locked in her house, until death comes and find her. Do you know what that means Jade? To be imprisoned until death comes for you? Without seeing the light of day or the night? And anybody's face?"

"Uncle, I didn't do anything wrong" Jade defended herself.

"What does it mean to be a Muslim, Jade?" he tested her.

"It means to be submissive under Allah's will" she replied.

"Then you are not a Muslim. Your mother taught you nothing. Here is everything we need to know. What to eat, how to dress, how to behave, what is every law and punishment for every sin" he informed her

"Please let me return to the U.S." Jade said desperately. "Latifa will go there after being wed, let me live with her"

"For what? To take your bad customs to a family that is beginning to form?"

"I won't be able to get accustomed here. It's very different"

"Don't try to apologize saying in America, the customs are different Jade. God gives light to every being, to be able to distinguish the correct from the incorrect. If you don't know how to distinguish them, the fault isn't America, the fault is yours"

"Yes sir" Jade whispered

Ali went to go pick up a copy of the Koran and handed it to Jade.

"I want you to memorize the part that I marked. And tomorrow I'm going to give you a lecture. If you don't know it, I won't think twice, I will lock you up in your room until death comes for you. You hear me? Locked up until death"

Jade was sitting in one of the living room couches looking at the book in her hands, when Zoraida spoke up from behind her.

"I see that your tongue is your torment Jade. Didn't I tell you not to confront him, to conceal?"

"Zoraida!" called Latifa. "Coming!" she responded.

"If we are born with two ears and a mouth, it's because it's better to listen than to be talking"

Back at the hotel, Yugi had just arrived and saw Yami silently crying.

"What happened? Did you tell dad?"

Yami shook his head. "No. I couldn't."

"I'm sorry for locking you up. It's just you were out of control" Yugi apologized

"Leave me alone" Yami said with a hint of annoyance, leaving the room.

(Miami, FL)

A woman was sitting in a waiting room in a laboratory. She was impatiently waiting for someone.

"Dora, in a few moments, Dr. Sylvia will see you. These are the results of your tests" said a tall woman with short brown hair and an enveloped was in her hands.

Dora smiled excitedly. "And what does it say, Miss Luisa?"

"I don't know"

"Miss Luisa, my life is in that envelope" Dora said

"I know" Luisa solemnly replied

Just then, Dr. Sylvia came by and Luisa handed her the envelope and left. She looked it over.

"Dora, you have no fertilization problem"

"None?" Dora asked in disbelief.

"None" she confirmed. "You can have as many children as you want"

"But, if I don't have any problems, then why can't I get pregnant? Carlos and I have been trying for months"

"It would be good for Carlos to do the tests"

"All right. I'll tell him"

Jade was in the kitchen, with one hand on her cheek, and a bored look on her face.

"You can stay with this Koran in English. I brought from the U.S. when we lived over there" Zoraida said handing Jade the book. Jade took it. However, Zoraida noticed Jade's face.

"What are you thinking about Jade?"

Jade just wordlessly got up and left.

Yugi was walking around the streets at night looking at various shops. He was strolling, when he stopped and leaned against the wall. His mind went back to when he saw the mysterious girl dancing and when she first looked at him. This brought a smile to his lips.

Latifa was struggling with a veil, when Jade entered.

"Jade do you think I should put this veil to look prettier?"

"Latifa who was that boy who appeared at the room's door?" Jade suddenly said

"He came with Uncle Ali's friend" she casually said

"What's his name?" Jade asked with a hint of curiousness.

"Oh who's going to have the courage to ask?" Latifa replied 'Why?" she said turning around.

Jade sighed. "When I saw him I felt something strange, it's like if I've known him my entire life or like if I knew that someday he was going to come. What's that supposed to mean?"

Latifa shook her head. "What are you saying Jade, you should know that Uncle Ali would never permit that someone from his family unite with someone that isn't Muslim"

"Who's talking about union? I was just curious, that's all" Jade said

Zoraida entered the room.

"Everything's ready"

"Oh it's him! My boyfriend's here!" Latifa squealed.

In the living room, Ali was receiving his guests. Two men and one woman and they both sat down to talk about Latifa's marriage arrangement.

Zoraida entered the room where Jade was reading the book and Latifa was walking around impatiently.

"There's two. One isn't very graceful, but the other is very handsome."

"Which one's mine?" Latifa asked

"I don't know, but they will soon call you"

Latifa nodded in understanding.

"And you" Zoraida said to Jade "pay attention, for when your time comes, you'll learn to behave"

"The day I get married, it will be because I'm in love, and I won't need any of this" Jade said

Zoraida shook her head. "Love? Love comes and goes. The important thing is that you stay in a well-known family that will be considerate of you"

A few moments passed and Latifa had the most nerve wrecking task to present herself in front of her future husband. Later Zoraida came in and announced that Ali had closed the agreement and Latifa would wed Bakura.

In the hotel, Yami was looking for his dad when he found him in the lobby.

"Dad! Where are you going?" he asked when he noticed the luggage "we still need to talk"

"Mai and I are going to the Sahara. I've already wasted enough of my days and I don't want to waste anymore"

"I'll go with you. Just let me leave Yugi a note" Yami said going to the registration.

At that moment, Mai walked down with her luggage, and she and Yami looked at each other and a sour stare was shared between them.

"Ready?" she asked Solomon

"In a minute, Yami's coming with us"

In the Sahara, Yami, Solomon and, Mai were getting ready to ride their camels.

Solomon helped Mai and got on his own. Yami just stood there and stared and Mai in distrust. Then, he got on his own and they all rode off.

Yugi and Arthur were walking through the crowded hallways toward Ali's house.

"The minimum thing you should do is apologize Yugi. I don't plan on losing a friendship of a lifetime for your irrespondsibility"

Once they were inside, Arthur stopped him.

"Wait here, I'll go talk to him first. Don't move Yugi"

Yugi obeyed and just looked around.

In the room, jade was struggling to put a white veil on.

"Uncle Ali didn't order me to put on the veil, he only said it was convenient"

"At this pace, I'll be late to my soccer game" Latifa whined.

"I can't believe that Uncle Ali lets you play soccer" jade spoke

"Of course, as long as we play between us women" she said while she left the room.

Jade stayed behind to fix her veil and still struggling in the process.

"Zoradia!" Latifa yelled "Im here, Jade hurry up!" and with that they both exited the room.

Back in the desert, Yami was fuming to know that his father was being manipulated by a power, money hungry woman.

All of the sudden, Yami grabbed her arm and dragged her away.

"Get you things and get out of here. Before my father finds out you're a prostitute. Before he finds out that you slept with his son" he spat.

Realizing she took too long, Jade made a mad dash for the door.

"Latifa! Zoraida! Wait for me!" she yelled.

She had just reached the door when she heard a voice behind her.

'Hello"

She stopped in her tracks and turned around.

It was the same boy from last night.