Tenshi-the 3rd chap is where it really starts to take of though.
Spirit-but you got to read and review to this one first. then come Tuesday the next chap will be out.
Shout Out's!-
Hoshiko Megami-glad it caught your attention,and thanks for the review.
pyro the dark angel-been awhile since i heard from you. yeah it was kind of...slow, but it's a start. this ones more interesting i think though. thanks for the review!
Pairings-Hotaru/Bakura,
Atem(yami)/Rei,
Anzu/Tenshi
that's it so far. but i might add more.
Disclaimer- i don't own either animes/mangas. all i own is the plot.
88 Last Time 88
Hotaru sighed and nodded. Isis gave her a smile then kissed the top of her head before leaving the room. The violet eyed girl just stared out of her window. The moon was nearly full. It reminded her of the time before she came to this place. A time where she wasn't much different from a thief.
88 This Time 88
88 Hotaru's Dream/Memory 88
People ran around trying to get inside. A sand storm was approaching the small town of Kaphiri. They locked all their doors and shutters then disappeared from sight. Only two people remained outside. Two children no more than 11 huddled together with a thin sheet over them. One was Hotaru. The other was a ebony spiky haired boy with the same violet eyes as she.
"Tenshi do you think we'll be ok?" Hotaru asked, sobbing.
"I don't know. But look on the bright side...it's not raining." he replied. She glared at him. This was no time to be messing around.
Suddenly the sound of the wall of sand reached them. It was close, which sent shivers up their spines. Hotaru clung to her brother, afraid of what was to come. Tenshi held her tightly. He didn't look it, but he was scared too. Sand began to seep through the holes in the sheet. The two closed their eyes and waited for it to be over.
What only lasted for about five minutes seemed like an eternity to them. Finally the noise had stop, but neither would open their eyes. Sand covered their faces, so if they did it would get into their eyes. Tenshi did his best to push the sheet off of them. Using the building wall as a guide he found a barrel of water and pried it open.
Taking a handful of the water her poured it onto his face. The sand slid off and he was able to look around. He went back and guided Hotaru over, before rinsing her face off. The twins also drank from the barrel then looked around. Half the buildings were buried in sand.
"Do you think anyone else is alive?" Hotaru asked.
Tenshi grinned. "Hey if we survived with a hole filled sheet, I'm sure everyone else survived in their houses. The storm must have not been as bad as we thought."
Hotaru nodded. The two then did their best to dust all the sand off of their raggy clothes. They then went walking around to see if any food had been left outside for them to eat. Yes, the two were orphans. They had been living on the streets for nearly a year now.
They gathered what food they found then went back to the alley from which they came. "Wow, we scored nicely today. I'm actually happy there was a storm." Tenshi said eating a apple. Hotaru nodded.
"Yes, good thing we went to get it, cause the people are starting to come out." she said. The two looked out of the alley and froze. Horses were running around freely as well as other animals, but there was no people. "Do you think we should check one of the houses?"
Tenshi nodded and the two got up. They went inside a inn after nearly breaking down it's door. Quickly Tenshi covered Hotaru's eyes as he looked away. The people who had sought refuge with in the inn were all half buried. All of them were dead too.
"Tenshi what's wrong?" Hotaru asked.
There was a pause. "They're all...dead Hotaru." Hotaru moved his hands away and stared at the scene in shock.
"But...how? How come we survived and they didn't?" she asked, kneeling next to one of the corpses. It looked like they had breathed in the sand.
"I don't know. We better check and see if there are any survivors elsewhere." Hotaru nodded and got up. They went from house to house, but it was all the same. Everyone was dead.
"What do we do now Tenshi?"
"Let's bury the bodies. If we leave them out, then they'll start to rot and smell. Traders will soon come and find us." the two then got to work.
It was hard with just the two of them, but by nightfall it was all done. The two sat in the inn and ate silently. Both were still confused as to why they were the only ones who had survived. They had after all hidden from the storm under a thin holey sheet. It just didn't make sense. It also worried Hotaru that her brother was being so serious. He was never like this.
After the two were finished eating they went up the stairs to find a room they could sleep in. They found one and got all the sand off the bed. Finally they curled up in it and went to sleep. Both hoped that when they woke up, it had all been a bad dream.
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It wasn't a bad dream however, four days had passed since the storm. Still there was no sign of traders or passerby's. The two were surviving off the food in others houses and the clothes from the children who had died. Neither felt right about this. It was different when they would just steal the food and run, but now these people were dead.
Tenshi had some what gone back to his normal self, if you could call it normal. This made Hotaru happy, if only a little bit. Though they weren't really scared of not surviving, they did have enough food from all the houses as well as water. It was the fact that they were all alone. They were just 11 after all.
"Say Tenshi..do you think anyone will come tomorrow?" Hotaru asked.
The boy shrugged, " don't know, but I'm sure someone will come soon. The Pharaoh has to get his taxes after all." he said trying to reassure her. It was also to reassure himself.
That's when they saw a dust cloud over the horizon. Looking more closely they found it was a group of soldiers that were coming. The two smiled at each other then quickly got off the inns roof. Soon the soldiers road into the town and looked around. The twins hurried to them.
"What happened here? Where is everyone else?" the commander asked.
"They're all dead sir. We were hit with a sand storm about four days ago. My sister and I are the only survivors save a few animals." the commander dismounted and walked over to them. Hotaru hid behind Tenshi, but the boy did not show any fear for these men.
The commander smiled. "It's alright little girl, we aren't going to hurt you. Are you sure you are the only two still alive?" when they nodded he looked over his shoulder. "Isis!" he called.
Soon a woman no more than 17 years old stepped forward. "These two are to be in your care now. Treat them well."
She bowed her head. "Yes Pharaoh Akhenamkhanen." with that she walked over to the two and offered her hand to each. Hesitantly they took it and were lead over to an extra horse "what are your names?"
"I'm Hotaru, this is my brother Tenshi." the young girl said. She smiled at them.
"My name is Isis. I have a brother around your age. He might be a little older though." she said mounting the horse next to theirs.
"Is that man really the Pharaoh?" Hotaru asked, pointing to who they thought was just a commander.
Isis nodded, "yes, and that's is his son Atem." she motioned towards a young teenager riding just ahead of them. He turned back and smiled at them.
"Hi." he said. They said a hi back then soon were riding out of the city. The two looked back at it one last time. Soon it would be nothing more than a waste land. A place empty of life and hope. A place they would no longer have to struggle to survive in.
88 End Dream 88
"Hotaru wake up, we are leaving soon!" said Isis's voice behind the door.
Hotaru sat up and rubbed her head. Why had she dreamed that? It had been forever since those days. She was now a priestess in training and Tenshi was one of Atem's loyal guards. Sighing she got up and quickly went to change. There was no time for thoughts on that now. She and Isis would be going with Marik to the tomb to make more offerings. Isis would also be teaching her more about the rituals and such there as well.
"Hotaru are you done yet? Or do I have to drag you out?" came Marik's annoyed voice.
She opened the door and stormed out. "Well excuse me for over sleeping." she snapped as she stormed down the hall. The two siblings just looked at each other and shook their heads. Then they quickly caught up with her and soon were on their way to the tomb of the late Pharaoh Akhenamkhanen.
Spirit- so now you know some of the twins pasts.
Tenshi-aw i was such a cute little boy.
Spirit-...moving on. if you want the next chapter out Please Review! Ja ne
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