Oh shit! He didn't! I spun around and sure enough there were Bakura and Marik, both smirking wildly. Marik, I noticed, seemed to have taken an interest in Emun, I saw him look her over as she asked, "Kiya where were you stealing from?"
"Well, I was robbing a temple and I ran into none other than the so called 'King Of Thieves', I then kicked his ass and we left, apparently he wanted a rematch." Bakura didn't seem to please with that, I turned back to Emun and oddly enough she was checking out Marik. "Will you go inform Sharifa that I need to talk to her?" I asked her and got no response, she appeared to be lost in thought. "Emun, EMUN! Did you hear me?" I yelled at her."
"No, what did you say?" She asked snapping out of her daze.
"Oh never mind I'll do it myself. Take care of the horses." I said storming off, I was about halfway to Sharifa's room when I heard a chuckle behind me. "Can I help you with something?" I snapped at Bakura, who was following me.
"Nope." He said casually leaning against the wall.
"Good, stay here." I continued down the hall lost in thought. I can't believe I led him here, how come none of us noticed they were following us. And damn it all Emun appears to have taken an interest in Marik!"Sweet mother of Isis! What is wrong with today?" I mumbled.
"Something wrong?" Bakura asked with the beginning of a smirk on his face.
"Oh no, of course nothings wrong! I told you to stay."
"I'm not a dog to just obey your commands." He seemed a bit ticked off by that.
"My hideout, if you wish to live you will listen." I knocked on my mentor's door, "Sharifa are you there?"
"Kiya good you're back! Sharifa is with Tarik, he's been running a fever since you left." Hanif said coming down the hall.
"Damn it, why didn't his aunt say something about it! I just saw her!" I screamed.
"Well you know how she gets, she spent the entire time you were gone in her room with Khalid." I'm going to have to have a word with him. "Um, who is this?" He asked looking at Bakura.
"Not worth my effort to explain." I say running to my room, Bakura still tailing me. "Why can't you just leave me alone?" I grumbled as I got to my door I turned to him. "Wait here, I mean it."
"Fine" he said with what might be classified as a smile. I go to Tarik's room and see Sharifa in a chair by his bed.
"How is he?" I ask sitting on his bed and brushing his hair out of his face.
"Better than earlier, his fever broke about an hour ago." She replied calmly.
"This day just can't get any worse." I sighed and gave him a kiss.
"What do you mean? Wasn't your venture successful?"
"Yes but a, um, complication has come up."
"What happened?" she asked a bit confused.
"Come with me, I might start yelling and I don't want to wake him." And she followed me out to the hall.
"I see, so he's the complication?" she asked looking Bakura over.
"One of them yes, Bakura this is Sharifa, she raised me and my sister, Emun."
"Oh I must say I never expected you to come home with the Thief King, but I definitely approve." She said with a smile, I was about to reply tartly to this when Bakura spoke up.
"Well, it is a pleasure to meet the one who trained the Desert Rose." He says with a slight bow to her.
"Anubis! The world has gone crazy! I DIDN'T bring him here, he's been stalking me! Now the question is what do we do with him and Marik?" I got odd looks from the two of them before Bakura started to smirk again and lean against the door crossing his arms, chuckling again. I swear this guy has issues! "WELL? Do we just let them stay here, I know that if they leave they might attack us, but if they stay, they will complain about my rules and whine about going back to their hideout." I say in a rush. "EMUN! WHERE ARE YOU?" I yelled not exactly expecting her to answer.
"Kiya! I'm right here, what in the name of Ra do you need?" She said as I saw her holding hands with Marik. Great Khalid is going to LOVE this! Just what I need fighting over my little sister.
"Show these two to their rooms, and make sure Bakura's is on the other side of the hideout." I said pushing Bakura away from my door, going in and slamming it. I went to Tarik's room and sat there watching him sleep, about 15 minutes later I heard a quiet knock on my door; I ignored it I wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone.
"Kiya, are you still awake?" Ishaq called through the door. I sighed and went to let him in, everyone didn't need to hear this conversation. As I opened the door he pulled me into a hug. "Emun told me what happened. Kiya what were you thinking? Are you hurt?"
"Not here, come in." I say moving aside to let him pass, closing the door behind him. "I'm fine, really but I've had a very bad day."
"I bet."
"It was him, you know, in the village that day, him and Marik."
"Did he say why he's been following you?" He asked pulling me down on to the bed with him.
"Just that he wants to join forces." I said cuddling up to him.
"What a relief."
"Oh right, 'what a relief', I'm just being stalked by the greatest thief in Egypt! Nothing could possible go wrong with that!"
"Sh, its ok, have you given him an answer?"
"Yes, that's why we started fighting, I told him to, um never mind, it was a negative answer, he got mad, I beat him and left him knocked out. I still have no idea how he managed to follow us back without being spotted. And now I have no idea what to do with him."
"Don't worry about it, we'll figure it out tomorrow." He was starting to fall asleep and so was I.
About an hour later I was woken up by Tarik crawling into bed next to me. "Mommy I'm so glad you're back."
"Me too, buddy. Mommy had a bad day."
"I'm sorry." He laid next to me for a bit before asking, "Why is Ishaq here?"
"Oh he and I were talking and fell asleep before finishing." I gave him a kiss on top of his head. "You really should go back to sleep."
"Ok, night mommy." I heard movement out in the hallway.
"Tarik, baby, stay here with Ishaq, mommy will be right back."
"Ok" He said moving so I could get up. I moved Ishaq's arm off of me and head to my door.
As I opened it I groaned, seeing Bakura leaning against the door frame on his arm."What do you want?"
"Oh, nothing really. Just checking on you and your son." He said with his trademark smirk in place.
"Well gee, thanks for your concern. Now, good night." I say and try to shut the door but he grabbed it keeping it open.
"Mommy who is that?" I hear from the bed.
"No one you need to worry about darling," I say glaring at Bakura, who was looking over my shoulder to the bed. "Go back to sleep." I pushed Bakura out into the hall and follow him closing the door behind me. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought that I already made that clear."
"No, why are you HERE, outside my door? You are supposed to be far away from me."
"Oh that, well Sharifa was kind enough to give me the room next to yours." He says looking me over again. Just wait till I get a hold of that old woman! She will never hear the end of this!
"Well since you are here, I would like a word with you Spiky. Keep Marik away from my sister." I say glaring at him.
He chuckled and put a hand on either side of my head on the wall behind me, leaning in close. "Fine, but I expect something in return." I punch him in the stomach and push him away.
"I already told you, not going to happen. Which brings me to something else you should know. If you are staying I expect you to follow the rules. Rule 1 no alcohol is allowed, 2 do not touch any of the women without their consent, 3 don't touch any of the children and 4 no stealing from any of the others here." I say emphasizing 1 and 2.
"Not a problem really on the last 2, as for 1 well, the village isn't that far away" He reached over and started stroking my cheek, "and 2, I will have you eventually." I smacked his hand away as my door opened and Ishaq stepped out.
"Kiya, there you are. Tarik said you were out here talking to" he stopped when he saw who I was with. "Oh it's you." He said wrapping his arms around my waist.
"Who is this?" Bakura asked looking a bit surprised and angry.
"Ishaq go back in with Tarik, I will be there in a minute." I say giving him a quick kiss. He looks at Bakura once more, then nods, going back to my room and leaving me in the hall with the pervert again.
"You know for someone who claims to not be taken you certainly act like it." He said menacingly. "Your son looks a lot like his dad."
"Ishaq isn't his dad! I don't know who his dad is." I was getting really angry now.
"Wow, not something you should admit, you're an even bigger whore than I thought."
"Oh my Ra! Kind of hard to be a whore when I'm a virgin!" I shriek at him.
"Yes also hard to be a virgin and have a son." He retorted evilly.
"Tarik isn't mine! I found him nearly dead in the desert!" I yelled. He looked shocked at that but quickly recovered.
"That doesn't explain your relationship with Ishaq." He said coldly.
"He's my best friend, not that it's any of your business!" Just then Marik came out of the room next to Bakura's.
"What in the name of Osiris are you two doing in the hall yelling at this time of night?" He yelled.
"UGH" I stormed past Bakura to my sister's door and started pounding on it. "Emun! Open this door, now!" I shouted hoping that she was awake. When she didn't answer I opened the door. "Emun where..." I saw her on the floor in a puddle of her own blood. Oh dear gods please don't do this to me! "Oh shit! What did you do!"
"You remember last week when I cut myself in the kitchen?" She looked up with tears in her eyes.
"I thought you said you got that stitched up!" I shrieked, what was she thinking it can't heal properly now.
"Well," she started to explain herself but I ignored her and went back to her door.
"SHARIFA! I NEED A NEEDLE AND THREAD NOW!" I yelled loudly down the hall, Bakura and Marik looking at me like I was crazy.
"What happened, it's not even morning yet?" Marik asked.
"Nothing go away!" I say glaring and him and the white-haired one. I came back with Sharifa, whose eyes looked at Emun in horror.
"Emun, are you ok?" She ran over and grabbed her hand, as I prepared to sew up her side.
"RA DAMN IT! That hurt!" She cried as I poured rum on it.
"Maybe you should have had it dealt with earlier." I started sewing and she blacked out. After I finished I took her to her washroom and cleaned her up, and put on fresh bandages and clothes. I carried her back to her bed and put her down. I told Sharifa to stay with her for a minute. I walked out of the room and the two idiots were still there. Marik was on the floor next to the door and Bakura was leaning on the wall next to my door.
"What was that about?" Marik asked jumping up.
"Nothing, my sister is just an idiot. She cut herself last week and didn't take care of it. Now if you don't mind I have things to do." I say walking past them into my room.
Tarik was asleep in my bed and Ishaq was lying next to him. "What happened?" He asked sitting up.
"Nothing just Emun being her usually graceful self. I cleaned her up and I'm going to stay in her room until she wakes up, can you watch Tarik for me 'til then?"
"Of course." I go back to her room and clean the blood off the floor and grab the rum to go put it away.
"I'll be right back." I tell Sharifa, who nods, still sitting next to Emun. I walk out the door again and Marik had returned to his room but Bakura hadn't moved.
"I thought you said no alcohol." He casually commented.
"This is used only for medical reasons." I go down the hall to Sharifa's room and place it with the other medical supplies. I come back out and Bakura was waiting for me. "Look Fluffy, I have had a very long past 2 days, I haven't really slept and you are starting to piss me off. If you have any brains you would leave me alone." I ignore him and go to the kitchen to get some food for Emun for when she wakes up. "You truly are an idiot aren't you?" Stalker freak!
"Has anyone ever told you that you are extremely attractive when you're angry?" He asked putting an arm around me, I shrug it off.
"No because most people are smart enough not to make me mad."
"Hahaha, well they are definitely missing out."
"Leave me alone or you won't live to see Ra wake."
"Wow, you are really something special." He says looking me over again and licking his lips again. "Not many women threaten my life and not get some type of punishment for it."
"Just stay the hell away from me!" I say slamming Emun's door in his face.
"He certainly knows how to push your buttons, doesn't he? He's only been here a few hours and I've never seen you so angry." Sharifa said laughing.
"It isn't funny! I am seriously contemplating killing him in his sleep. You go get some rest, I'll sit with her."
"Well, ok. I'll see you when she wakes then, sweetie." She gave me a kiss on the forehead and headed out to the hall, I heard her talking to someone and a great deal of laughter. Why does she have to get along so well with him! I sat down in the chair by Emun's bed and practically passed out.
I woke a few hours later noticing Ra was up and noon was approaching soon. I left to find Sharifa to see if I should wake my sister, I ran into Khalid along the way. "How is she?"
"Not sure yet, she's still sleeping. Khalid, she isn't going to be allowed out of her room until Tarik's party and I want you to stay with her until then, you aren't to leave her room either."
"Wow, how kind of you to give me so much time with her." He says smiling at me.
"Yep, if she needs anything just call down the hall and someone will bring it in for you guys." With that he goes to Emun's room and I continue my quest. Of course I can't walk down the hall without being bothered by the Thief King.
"Feeling less cranky now that you have had some sleep?" he asked, I wanted to carve the smirk off his face.
"Have you seen Sharifa?" I ignored his question.
"She was in the dining hall." He was actually helping me, how odd. "That son of yours is a really entertaining kid; I wonder where he gets it from?" I ran to the dining area right into Ishaq.
"What's up? Why are you running?" He asked wrapping me in a hug.
"No reason, just trying to escape my new shadow." I say pulling away as I see the woman I'm looking for. "Please come see Emun. She isn't awake yet and I don't know what to do." I grab her arm and drag her to Emun's room. As we got there she woke up, she looked over at the three of us. Seeing she was ok, I left to spend the day with Tarik. I go to the stables to get him, my shadow following me the whole way. Seriously, can he think of nothing to do but follow me? I looked around and didn't see my boy. "Ishaq are you here?" I called out.
He came out of the end stall, smiling at me, until he saw Bakura. "I see you haven't lost your shadow yet."
"I know, Spiky won't go away, I've tried everything." I turn to glare at him. He just leaned on the archway trying not to smirk. "Anyway, ignoring him, where is Tarik?"
"He went to see Emun." He said taking a step closer to me. "Can I talk to you? Alone." He glanced at Bakura.
"Um sure, meet me at my thinking spot in a few minutes." I say winking at him, he gives me a hug.
"I'll definitely see you there." He said giving me a kiss, I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer. We broke apart as there was a growl behind me. I spun around and walked past Bakura, going to find my son. He, of course, followed me.
Khalid appeared with Tarik. "Mommy, will auntie be ok?" he asked looking a bit scared for her.
"Oh sweetie, she'll be fine. Did you eat lunch?" I asked he nodded. "Good, then its nap time" I say picking him up and carrying him to his bed.
"No, I don't want to take a nap!" He yelled at me.
"Please for me? I'll get you a surprise if you do." I say as his eyes brighten. Wow his eyes are a lot like Bakura's. Shaking that thought off, I lay down next to him and started humming to him. I scan the room and see that Bakura is leaning in the doorway watching us. He drifted off and I got up.
I walked past Bakura to my room closing Tarik's door. "What?" I ask as he looks at me oddly.
"Hmm, oh nothing." He says leaving my room, finally not following me, I sneak off to the top of the waterfall.