Here is Chapter two! I'll get the last chapters up and then I'll probably be writing more cause I'm in a BIG writing mood. Please Review it makes me happy! Warning! This one gets a little rough. But if you have read Red River before it is nothing too bad. OH: I don't own Red River... just a big fan of it!

Chapter 2: New World, New Experiences

Sayuri still wasn't sure what was going on but she was glad that she was getting a bath and some food to eat. The only thing that was strange was that Femi and two other servants wanted to wash her themselves! She tried to push them away but Sayuri was already very tired so she let them do what they wanted. When they dried her off with towels that felt like clouds they started to rub oil in her skin. 'This feels like a day at the spa or something.' Sayuri thought, 'I've never been treated this way before, it's kind of nice.' She smelled the oil that they poured over her skin and it was heavenly. 'It smells like lilies.' She smiled at the irony that her name meant lily and that her favorite flower was the lily.

Then the maids helped her dress in what felt like silk. It was a beautiful wrap around dress that left her shoulders exposed. Then they placed a gossamer shawl over her shoulders and secured it with a pretty patterned cord.

Sayuri felt very strange being pampered like this. It was something she was most definitely not used to. She had taken care of herself for most of her life, no one waited on her like this. Ever. While she was eating a piece of fruit she looked a Femi.

"What is this fruit? It's good. What's it called?" Femi looked confused. Sayuri bit her lips and then held up the fruit and pointed, hoping she would know what it was.

"Persimmon." Femi said and Sayuri repeated the word. "Persimmon." Now Sayuri started pointing at all sorts of things and Femi would answer her. Sayuri was having fun and liking the new learning game, even though a lot of the words were difficult to remember. Suddenly a man came in with dark skin came in and talked to Femi who stood.

"Master Ramses is expecting the girl now Femi," Khai came in and both of the woman looked up, "He wants to find out more information about her."

"I would love to know how he thinks he will be able to when she doesn't speak are language" Femi sighed but was already standing and getting Sayuri off of the bench and leading her towards the doors. While they were walking out of the baths, Sayuri lightly touched Femi's arm. Femi looked at the girl and saw confusion on her face again. "It's alright. Lord Ramses just wants to see you." She said not saying anything about what might happen to the girl after.

They reached Lord Ramses rooms and Femi felt Sayuri's grip tighten as she tried to hide herself behind Femi. Femi bowed as best as she could to Ramses. "I have brought her my lord" Femi said softly.

"Thank you. You may leave now," Ramses was reclining on a chair while drinking wine from a goblet. Not giving her a glance.

Femi bowed again and tried to leave but Sayuri followed her, not willing to let her go. "Please, Miss Sayuri, you have to let me go." But Sayuri just looked confused and Femi could tell she did not want to be left with Ramses. "Don't worry you will be alright." Femi smiled softly as she took Sayuri's hands gentle off her arm and set them at the girl's side.

"You are still here? I thought I told you to leave. My mother must be missing you by now."

"Yes My Lord Ramses I will be going now." Femi said as she took one last look at Sayuri before she turned and left the girl.

There was silence when the servant left and Ramses just looked at the girl. He still didn't know how he was going to talk to her and now that she was here in his room he wasn't sure if he cared about the questions. She looked wonderful in the dress, more of a woman than a girl. From what he could see she looked about seventeen. He caught her eyes on him but she quickly looked away as a blush made her pale cheeks pink. That made him smile. He held out his hand, "Come."

The man named Ramses held out his hand towards her and even though she didn't understand what he said she knew that he wanted her to come over to him. Her heart had been beating fast ever since Femi had left her alone with this man. He said the word again but she didn't move. 'No way am I going over there. I don't know what he will do.' This time he sat up straighter and looked right at her, still holding out his hand he said come in a voice that was to be obeyed. Sayuri stepped a little closer until she was about six feet in front of him. He said the word again but she shook her head. "I'm not coming any closer," she told him in her language. She turned away from him.

That was a mistake. He had gotten up silently and grabbed her and pressed her back into his chest. She struggled but he was much stronger. He lowered his head to her neck and she felt his lips on the dip of her neck. She gasped and stilled for a moment.

She had never been kissed before, and already he was kissing her neck. Suddenly one of his hands touched her breast and that shocked Sayuri back into action.

"Stop! Let me go! Let me go! NO!" She screamed at him and tried to pull away from him. He still kept kissing her. He covered her mouth with his hand and twirled her around and started to kiss her chest. Sayuri still screamed and this time she bit his finger hard, until she tasted blood. She pushed her away from him and she scrambled away and out the door.

"Femi! Help me! Femi!" Sayuri called as she raced down the stone paths looking for the only friend in this crazy world.

Sayuri turned a corner and saw Femi with a much older woman who was wearing richly clothes. Femi heard Sayuri call her name and turned towards her. Sayuri flung herself in Femi's arms and held on tightly. "Femi help me! He attacked me. Please don't make me go with him again." She felt tears in her eyes and she was shaking. Nothing like that had ever happened to her in her whole life. Most guys either ignored her in Japan or she was too busy to have a boyfriend.

Sayuri heard the older woman voice say something and Femi was saying something back but Sayuri didn't listen. Then she heard that man's voice again and she shivered.

Ramses cursed himself and the gods for his stupidity. He hadn't meant to kiss her like that but when he saw that she didn't obey him right away it brought back memories of when Yuri always fought against him. And that made his blood warm and so he kept going, until she bit his finger and ran out of the room. Ramses ran after her and cursed again when he saw that she was with the servant girl again and that his mother was there as well.

"Who is this girl?" His mother asked the serving girl.

"Her name is Sayuri mistress. She came into Lord Ramses care this afternoon," Femi replied as she stroked the girl's hair in comfort, she was shaking.

"What language was that she was speaking?" Ramses' mother was concern since the girl had tears rolling down her cheeks, "What's happened?" She looked up and saw Ramses coming toward them, "What happened Ramses? Isn't she in your care?"

"Things got a little out of hand. I didn't mean to frighten her so much," Ramses told his mother. Then he looked at Sayuri and winced a bit, 'Now she definitely will be scared around me.' Ramses turned away from the girl and said to his mother, "I'm sorry to ask you this but may I borrow your handmaiden for a little while. It seems that my charge had taken quite a liking to her and the only way that I'm going to get her on a boat is if I bring the handmaid with."

"You won't do anything to either of them, will you? My Femi is important to me, she is very loyal but if you must take her than you must." Mother walked over the Ramses and embraced him, "Don't let your feelings cloud your senses my son. Have a safe journey." She turned towards Femi, "Femi my dear I will not need your services at the moment, so you will be accompanying my son and this young girl, on his voyage."

"Yes Mistress," Femi bowed as best as she could. Sayuri was still in her arms. Then the great Mother left the three young people. Femi glanced up and Ramses, "What shall I do with Miss Sayuri My Lord?"

"Let her get some rest and calm her down," Ramses voice almost sounded rueful. "We will leave in the morning."

"Yes my lord." She said as Ramses turned and left them alone. Thinking that during that whole conversation Sayuri hadn't looked up once.

Sayuri wasn't sure what was happening but all she knew was that the man Ramses had finally left her alone. She still shivered when she thought about his hands trailing over her body and his kissing making her dizzy and disoriented something that rarely happened to her. Femi led her to a room that was different than the one she had woken up in. For one thing it was much bigger and more extravagant. "Is this my room?" She asked Femi.

Femi titled her head, a way to signal that she wasn't sure what she was saying. Sayuri lifted her hand and spun around then pulled her hand to her chest. Hoping that is signaled the question is it all mine. Femi smiled a nodded and Sayuri smiled too, glad that Femi understood. Then Femi walked her over to her bed and pulled the covers back and patted the bed.

"Thanks I am still a bit tired." She said and shook her head when Femi had a confused look again. Sayuri climbed into the soft bed and closed her eyes. Wondering that if she woke up, would she be in Japan again and that all of this would be a dream. Part of her wished it was a dream but somehow she knew that is wasn't. 'Why did all of this happen to me? I don't get it.' She thought as she drifted off to sleep, smelling the sweet smell of lilies.

Femi watched the girl sleep on in the dying light and wondered why Lord Ramses wanted to take Miss Sayuri on his voyage to Byblos. No one truly knew what he did in Byblos but many he went there to escape his duties and have fun with woman. Femi had tried to get it out of Khai, who was one of the soldiers assigned to Lord Ramses, but he was sworn to secrecy. 'Something I will most likely to have to do as well,' Femi thought as she tidied around the big room and set out clothes for tomorrow and for the journey ahead. It would take about six days of good weather to reach Byblos.

Femi glanced once more at Sayuri in the torchlight. Night had fallen and Femi started to go to her room. The girl was young and very innocent from the way she had reacted from when Lord Ramses touched her. From the rumors many loved the touch of Ramses, but she seem to never been touched by a man before. Which Femi found strange. 'She is still just a child … I wonder why Lord Ramses is interested in her,' But then Femi remembered the other girl that Ramses had brought home. She looked like a young girl but had an air about her that made people look at her. Femi wondered if Miss Sayuri had the same thing about her as well.

After Femi had left a figure slipped in silently and went to the bedside of the young girl. Her ivory skin seemed to glow in the moonlight and her hair looked like a black silk river that spread across the pillows. Her chin was tucked to her chest like a child's; she was curled up like one as well. It made him grin as he gentle touched her hair, sweeping it away from her face. He leaned in and kissed her forehead gently, whispering in her ear, "I'm sorry." Her face twitched a little and she moved towards him in her sleep. Probably sensing his warmth, but he smiled, shook his head and left as slightly as he came.

Sayuri woke up and opened her eyes, her breath coming in a gasp. She looked around but couldn't see anyone around, she looked hard into the darkness and even stilled her breath to see if anyone was there but no one was. She touched her cheek and remembered the vivid dream that had felt so real. Someone had come in, kissed her forehead gently and whispered something in her ear. She wasn't sure what it was but it sounded like an apology. Sayuri just shook her head and lay back down. It took her awhile to fall back asleep but from everything that had happened; sleep soon fell heavy on her.

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