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Teana sat in her seat quietly as the young Pharaoh continued his tale about not knowing the whereabouts of the infamous Thief King. The ruins were just any old ruins; nothing out of the ordinary.

"Isis. Have you been able to see where the Thief King may be holding a base?" Atem inquired anxiously.

The High Preistess shook her head solomnly. "No, my liege. I have not. I apologize."

Atem sighed. "Then we will just have try with a greater effort. In the mean time, we should replenish ourselves and get plenty of rest before the next search."

Teana took a bite of her food, thinking that the conversations would doze down a bit. But to her dismay, a certain High Priest decided to speak up.

"Lady Teana. What a lovely necklace you have." Seto complimented.

Teana looked up at him, wishing the Egyptian Gods would strike her down with a lightning bolt at that very moment.

"Th-thank you." She muttered.

Atem smiled proudly. "It is my engagement gift for her. Anything for my bride-to-be."

Teana's embarrassment was replaced with realization for a split second. She was his queen, but to make it completely official, she and Atem were to wed when he was to turn eighteen. That was about three years from then.

She noticed Atem staring at her intently, as if he were waiting for an answer. Seto smirked at her and she knew what he was thinking. He had accused her of not loving the Pharaoh so he expected her to not say anything.

To lower his suspicions, Teana smiled at Atem. "I'll always wear it for you."

Seto gave her a slight scowl, then went back to eating his dinner.

Teana sighed inwardly at her accomplishment.

'At least that will get him off my case for a while.'

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"Good night, Lady Teana." Mahad opened her room door for her.

Teana stepped through the doorway, then stopped.

"Mahad?" She whispered without looking at him.

"Yes, Lady Teana?" Mahad asked.

Teana fingered her necklace. "You were the one that told Atem, weren't you?"

The High Priest was caught off guard, but quickly recollected himself. "I would do anything to make my liege happy."

Teana beamed at him, standing up on her toes to kiss his cheek. "Thank you Mahad."

Mahad smiled, closing the door. "You are very welcome."

Teana shuffled to her bed and pulled at the covers.

"Going to sleep so soon?"

Teana whipped around to the balcony to see Bakura sitting lazily on the ledge.

"Bakura!" Teana sounded in delight.

Bakura winced. "Quiet, woman! Do you want to wake up the entire palace?!"

She smiled sheepishly. "Sorry!"

"Hmph." Bakura hopped off the ledge and landed in one swift movement.

Teana's grin widened at him as he sat down on her bed, leaving one leg dangling off the side while pulling the other up to his chest.

Bakura raised his eyebrow at her. "Are you always like this with men who sneak into your room at night?"

The young princess's smile dropped and she lifted her hands up to her burning face in embarrassment. "Are you suggesting that I'm some kind of street whore?!"

Bakura smirked. "You realize that I wasn't implying that sort of thing, don't you? Does that mean you're admitting to the act?"

Teana glared at the Thief King. "Bakura!"

He chuckled lightly. "Anyways, as for an idea for a conversation, let's hear about your childhood. I've already done you the favor of telling you mine. And it's a good chance to get to know each other better."

Teana adverted her gaze from him. "I suppose so." She thought for a moment, suddenly remembering something. "But first; you haven't told me how you got that scar."

Bakura made a grimace which startled Teana.

"U-uh-u-um....ah...or I could tell you about myself first!" She stuttered.

"I haven't known you long enough to give you such information. You're lucky enough to get anything out of me, little princess." Bakura leered at her. "I've killed men for just speaking one word to me."

Teana winced. 'I never thought he would kill someone just for saying something to him! Then again, he is the Thief King.'

She shook her head. 'No. He wouldn't have been kind to me in the first place. Well, I'm not sure "kind" is the right word for him. Maybe...polite? Um...maybe there's a better word for-'

"You know, it's rather amusing that you're having those inner debates with yourself, and all." He said sarcastically. "But I'd very much appreciate it if you would do me that one, little favor."

Teana blushed, realizing that she had gone into her own little world for a moment.

"Sorry. Um...where shall I begin?"

She thought for a moment.

"Well, I was born here in the Royal City," She began. "I quickly became friends with Jono and we'd always play together in our usual spot, the dueling grounds, so he could practice swordplay against other boys our age. Soon after, we met Atem. Of course that's when we didn't know he was the Pharaoh."

"Doesn't that mean he's been lying to you all these years?" Bakura interjected, then smiled devilishly. "Do you truly believe that he can be trusted?"

Teana sighed, lowering her head. "That's what I thought before."

Bakura looked at her oddly. "Before?"

Teana snapped her head back up to face him as tears began to pelt down from her eyes. "I can't just shun the fact that he's been kind to me all these years!"

Bakura crossed his arms. "Are you sure it wasn't just so he could gain your affections so he could make you his queen and get you into his bed?"

Teana gave him a disgusted look. "We were children! He wouldn't have had such thoughts!"

Bakura scoffed. "Did you ever once think that he could have gotten it from his father. Honestly, that man must have had plenty of women for your little Pharaoh to get the idea. Don't think he hasn't looked at you like that before; given what a pretty little girl you are."

Teana blushed. Not only for his compliment to her, but for his comment on Atem.

'Is...is he really looking at me like that?'

Bakura, taking her expression only halfway, closed a bit of the gap between them until his mouth was close to her ear.

"And I'm not lying. You are a pretty girl."

His lips pressed against her, causing Teana to shiver under his touch.

"A very pretty girl, indeed." He whispered against her, so lightly that it felt like a feather brushing her soft skin.

Bakura pulled away, smirking when he noticed the blush on her cheeks growing. He stood up from the bed and made his way over to the balcony to leave.

"Wait!" She called, reaching out to him.

Bakura's smirk widened. "I know how much you really want me right now, but I've some errands to do."

Teana gasped. "Not like that!"

Bakura frowned. "Shhh!"

Teana gulped, remembering it was still nighttime.

"What is it?"

Teana regained herself and lifted her head to see him. "Don't you want to hear the rest of my story?"

Bakura smiled. "No. I think I already know the rest. I'm pretty sure all you were going to say was how the Pharaoh brought you and your friend here and what you've been doing ever since. That is, other than our encounters."

She stared at him, giving a slight nod.

"Rest well, my princess." He said before hopping off the balcony.

Teana stood there for a moment, letting the flow of the wind brush the her auburn locks out of her face. Then two, before replying to the now, out of sight Thief King.

"You, too."

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A/N: Hey guys! Keep sending in reviews! Also, I might not be able to update for a while since school is about to start. I'll try to get my next chapter in as soon as I can!