-1Before I start off this chapter I would like to give a big thank you to everyone who has ever reviewed! To my oldest reviewers, the one's that have been there since the beginning, Nannon, Cat885, Lindsay, and Nelle07. To my newer reviewers who may have been reading it since the beginning but have only started reviewing, Nakhti, Stephanie, Captain Turlow, Blue-Starlight92, HellionKyou, Belle, and Oceanfae. Thank you and here is your next chapter as promised.

WARNING: THIS CHAPTER ISN"T FOR YOUNGER AUDIENCE MEMBERS. HAS SOME SUGGESTED RAPE.

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"I have waited many year's for you to come, yet you are every a gypsy at heart, never doing what others want or ask, dear Nuri, just like your name," The silhouette spoke.

"Who are you?" Nuri asked stepping to Imhotep's side.

"That my dear you shall find out soon enough," The man began to turn and stepped out into the waning light.

Nuri felt her breath hitch in her throat, she stepped closer to Imhotep.

He was pale. His skin was like white ivory and his head had been shaved as was common for Egyptians. His eyes were like a dark abyss. Clad in a high neck robe he looked majestic against the dying sunlight. A red tint shaded his skin and he held his hand out to Nuri.

"Come gypsy daughter, let us dine. For you must be rather hungry, all this rushing about and running from my men," He spoke softly.

"I would not be so hungry if you hadn't sent your men to capture me," Nuri answered, her tone patronizing.

A low chuckle came from the man's pale thin lips, "Yes, that is true, but I did not send for you specifically, rather for your fiancée here," His dark black eyes moved over to Imhotep who stared back, his face unreadable.

"What use are we to you?" her fiancée asked.

Their captor sat, examining the fine table cloth with long pale fingers and wandering eyes, he answered, "Isn't it obvious? Your disappearance will worry the King, and he'll send out Mei-jai to look for you both, weakening his defences, as for her," he now looked at Nuri, "She will bring peace for her Kingdom if she wishes it, otherwise I shall attack when Seti least expects,"

"How am I to bring peace?" Nuri demanded, sitting down across from him.

"Isn't it clear Nuri? He wants you as a bride," Imhotep said bitterly. In truth he knew he should have been relieved that this man would take the wildcat off his hands. Inside though, he was bitter and angry, she was his, hellcat or no.

"How observant of you priest," The man answered, "Your beauty is known throughout Egypt, your Nile eyes," He whispered.

Nuri was shocked, this was the last thing she had expected. "What of my free will, my nature to explore and run off to the streets?" She asked coyly.

A harsh tone answered, "That will be no more when you become my bride, I will not have it!"

"You would ask me to change my nature, my very being, and you give me no name nor reason to do so," Nuri hissed.

The man took a deep breath and calmed himself, she was more free spoken then his men had told him. It was no matter though, once he was through with her, her spirit would be broken to his command.

"Leave Priest! Food can be found in your chambers," He waved a hand to the guards. Imhotep stood for a moment staring at Nuri, but he had played the court for many years and this would be no different. Besides if he listened carefully enough, he would be able to hear the conversation between the wall that separated the dining hall and his room. Once Imhotep had left, their captor took a breath

"My people call me Moswen, meaning light one, but I was born Adjo, and became Kontar at my coming of age ceremony. I was my parents only son, their treasure. Yet to me it was a prison, their love. Kept me from being a great ruler, I ended up with a small plot of land and a ox," His voice was angry, "See I could have been Pharaoh, rather then that pig Seti, I was born to rule, my parents were not common folk, they were first cousins to the royal family, yet they lived in ruin,"

Nuri watched him carefully as he stood an paced before the window. Kontar turned towards her.

"I can still be a great King, all I have to do is get rid of Seti, he has no sons to follow his reign and his daughters will simply become part of court," He stopped speaking for a bit and stared at her.

"And me?" Nuri asked quietly.

"You will become my bride, my queen," His voice took the air of a commander, someone who was used to getting their own way.

"Do I get a choice in this matter? Or any thing that would be part of our lives?" She stood up and held her head high.

He strode forward a wrapped a hand forcefully in her hair, bringing her face closer to his, he whispered in her ear, "You will be mine!"

He kissed her throat and let his other hand travel up her body, holding her close. Fear flooded her eyes, she would not be taken by this man if she had any say in it. She began to struggle against him, this only seemed to humour him. He pushed her against the wall, and trailed kisses all over her body.

"Your spirit excites me, gypsy daughter," Kontar growled, between kisses. She hissed and tried to shove him off. He was much stronger then her and this did nothing to stop his advances. With her free arm she jabbed him in the eye and kicked his shin. He stumbled back as she scampered to the other side of the room, putting space between them.

He stood up straight, anger evident in his dark eyes. He came at her, grabbing at her skirt. She screamed and tried to kick him off. She fell on the floor and her skit began to rip as he pulled Nuri towards him. Survival mode kicked him and she crawled away, using the rugs as leverage. In her terror she just barely heard the door open and she screamed once more as Kontar landed on top of her. His breath stunk of cheap wine and she clawed at his face. Suddenly Kontar went limp, and Nuri's rasping breath could be heard in the clear night. His body was drawn off her and she looked up with tear stained eyes at Imhotep. He held a blood covered knife in his hand. She stood up and rushed towards him, burying her face in his chest. Imhotep's arms closed around her and held her. She burst into sobs and they stayed like that for what seemed like centuries. Finally her unwrapped his arms from her and held her at shoulder length, studying her face.

"Has he touched you?" The question seemed simple, yet she knew what he meant.

"No, you came before such a horror could occur," Nuri whispered coming close to him once more.

"Good," Imhotep said into her hair as he held her once more, "We must leave, the guards are not here anymore, they have left to the village to drink and squander any money they have," He took her hand and lead her out of the room.

Nuri let herself be drawn over to her room, where he instructed the mute woman there to have her washed up and ready for travel. He left the room, and promised Nuri he would be right back, he simply had to get a few things for their travel.

Nuri scrubbed at her skin, reddening it, she could still feel his touch on her. His smell seemed to sink into her skin and she wanted the foulness gone.

"Adjo tried to take you did he not?" A kindly voice asked from behind Nuri. She spun around in the water and saw the mute woman standing there.

"You speak?"

"Yes, I have been here for many years, Adjo stole me from my brother, and brought me to this place, to be his whore, and when I would not subject myself to his needs, he grew angry and locked me away, only bringing me out when a womanly guest arrived," She kneeled before Nuri and took the brush from her hands and set it aside. She washed Nuri's hair carefully. Nuri closed her eyes, it was just like when her mother washed her hair when she was younger.

"You must be away, Nuri, marry that fine piece of priest and live your life, he will be more then any woman could ever ask for," Numun said when she dressed Nuri in loose pants and a tunic. She pulled a overcoat over this and was about to wrap Nuri's hair up, when the princess shook her head and said, "I need a knife,"

Numun brought the knife with downcast eyes, she knew what the girl was going to do.

Mwhahhahaha, another chapter, I'm updating more aren't I? Well this was a more serious chapter and may not have been exactly what I promised. It might be the next chapter that had more Imhotep/Nuri in it. But I thought seriousness was going to be needed to bring them together. I couldn't really think of another way to bring this about. So yea. Again I will encourage you to review and to join my site.

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Name Meanings:

Adjo-treasure

Kontar- only son