Disclaimer: Nope, nada, not happening. I own nothing but the plot, Makah, and Kania.
Chapter 7 Betrayal…
Kania stepped into the empty dwelling. She was still having problems believing he had betrayed her, but it made sense, she just had not wanted to see. She had been blinded by emotion. She would have to burry her heart to do what was necessary. She would have to become the cold emotionless girl who killed a woman as she slept. Her blue eyes started to glaze as she let her morals retreat into the back of her mind. She let herself go numb, now she was ready to slay one she thought of as a brother.
Makah stepped into the dwelling less than a mark later, looking worried.
"Hey sis I've been looking for you, never expected to find you here. So want to tell me why you order an evacuation?" He asked looking clueless, but she knew the truth he couldn't fool her, but perhaps she could fool him. It was worth a try.
"One of the advanced scouts spotted the Pharaoh's army heading this way, I thought it would be safer to evacuate at this point. This is no small force, but a large portion of the army." Kania said, keeping her voice neutral. "We are of course staying behind. There is much to be done before we can leave."
" Is that so, well since there's not much time, can you tell me why were you gone so long? Did someone finally tell you what Bakura's mark means? Is that why your were gone so long?" He blinked innocently, and if she had not prepared herself before hand, she might have crumbled right then and there.
"Chiasa dropped that particular piece of information. So where have you been, you were not in the village a couple of weeks ago. I originally only wanted to stop by and visit, but you know pharaoh's soldiers just had to show up on out doorsteps. It's almost like some one led them here." She gave him a hard stare. "Now who would do such a thing?"
Makah eyes narrowed, the pieces of the puzzle clicking together in his mind. "You think that it was me? Who told you such blasmey? I bet it was that bitch Chiasa. She always spewing lies."
"I already know you are a traitor, I only want to know one thing before I kill you. Why?"
Makah gave a bitter laugh. "You think I'm a traitor, but I'm not! How could I be? I've been with you since I was nine season old! And I'm in love with you." He snarled. "The bastard Thief King has you under a spell."
"The best spies are those that start young, but you were sloppy Makah. You were always digging, always looking for something, and as for loving me. I've known that for sometime, but love drives a person to crazy things. Things like betraying a family for just a glimpse of what your future could be like." She gave a bitter laugh. "And now, you die."
"I'm not a traitor!" He yelled as he jumped out of the path of her knife. But there were no tears. In addition, his eyes averted to the right. He was lying. Her heart crumbled even more. Why did this always happen to her. Perhaps the gods were angry for the death of the queen, but regardless, Kania intended to survive, and to survive she had to destroy the source of her weakness.
"Traitor or not, you've become a threat, and you know what happens to threats."
"So that your justification." Makah slid into a defensive stance. She wasn't going to budge; she had made up her mind long before he had walked into his home looking for her. "I won't let you kill me that easily."
Kania threw another knife, and gathered energy as she waited for his next move. He tilted his head and lunged forward going for her throat. She lean back and slash her hand out…
"Bind!"
Makah fell to the ground with a thud, Kania's explosive magic restraining his movement. He hadn't expected her to use any magic, and he knew very well it was probably the only spell she could use without a nasty side effect. Usually that meant exploding in her face. He felt stupid for letting his guard down like that. Kania had always been unpredictable, but she was firm, when she declared him traitor, he already knew he was a dead man walking, but for her to take him down so easily, with a skill she was horrible at, told she was far stronger that she let on, and knowing that he surrendered.
"So this is it. This is how I die." He mumbled. He tilted his head up to look at Kania one last time, and smiled even as she swung the blade down. Blood splattered.
Kania looked at Makah's lifeless bloody, body and cried. She sat there until a haggard looking Bakura found her staring at his corpse.
"The Pharaoh's army is almost here. We have to go. They have just finished evacuating we're the only one left."
Kania sniffled. Not acknowledging Bakura's words. "Why did he betray me? He was my brother, and I killed him!" She burst into hysterical tears throwing her self into Bakura's arms. "Why!"
"I'm sorry, but we have to go." He said picking her up. To be truthful, he didn't think she would actually do it, he didn't think she had the heart, and she didn't if her tears were any indication, but she had something better than the heart, so to speak. She had determination. If she had to do something unpleasant, she did it, and killing the person she thought of as a brother had to be one of the hardest things to do.
He was almost to the door when the soldier's footsteps thunder through the town.
"Well shit!"
"Under the bed." Kania spoke through her sniffles. "There's an under ground tunnel that leads to the outskirt of the valley. Makah and I just finished it a couple of months ago." She broke down into more sobs at the mention of her brother.
Bakura looked under the bed and smirked. There was a hole just big enough for a person to slide down. He had missed it because the bed had been bolted to the floor. It was really cleaver, because unless you really looked, you would miss it completely. He put Kania down and gave her an arrogant smirk.
"Ladies first."
Kania glared trough her tears, but slid down the hole under the bed with no problems. Bakura was such a stuck up bastard, but … She gave smile through her tears, he knew her. He knew her habits, her quirks, little things that most didn't notice. But he wasn't overbearing about it.
"Hey asshole. I forgot to mention it is a bit of a maze down here so you better stay close if you don't want to get lost." Bakura slid down the hole with a frown on his face at her comment, but on e he saw her smile, he smirked.
"Well than, my little Thief led the way." He gave her a mocking bow.
"Smug bastard!" She grumbled taking off into a run. "Try to keep up, you slow poke." She yelled over her shoulder.
Bakura blanched at her seemingly cheery attitude before running after her. He knew she was only pushing the emotions back, but it was a good sign, with time she would recover from Makah's betrayal, but until then he would have to watch her very carefully. He knew what could happened if he didn't. She might be tempted to end her life, and that would mean she would leave him, and he would not let that happen. Ever! She was his, even if she tried to deny it. He loved her. And he hated himself for it. It was a weakness he didn't need, and… she did not love him, not yet. But he was King of thieves, and he was determined to steal her heart.
"As if some girl could outrun me." She glared at him over her shoulders for that comment.
Yeah he was defiantly in love her, and for some reason, he didn't care.
Chiasa was nervously chewing on her lip. Something was wrong, she could feel it. Had…had Kania actually killed Makah? Was that what she was feeling, or was the gods giving her a warning.
She climbed off her mount as Ra sank beneath the earth.
"Something is wrong."
Malik dismounted throwing Chiasa a knowing look. "So you sense it too? I … I think the gods are unsettled. I think something dark is coming. Something seeking vengeance."
Chiasa's eyes widen as she realized where she had led them, and instantly felt relived.
"It's not the gods." Chiasa said firmly. "It's sprits of the dead whom want vengeance. We are on the edge of their territory." Kul Elna's spirits stayed within the confines of the village during the day, but at night, they wondered the surrounding desert. She looked at the small group with her, and nodded too her self. As long as they did not wonder off they would be safe. The spirits would even protect them.
"Well set up camp here."
"Are you crazy? What if the spirits come for us? We'll die." One the men shouted at her. She just smirked.
"Crazy? No, however, the spirits will not attack anyone with me."
Malik was quiet for a few moments then asked. "Their your kin? You have a blood debt to collect don't you?" Under his breath, so only Chiasa could hear him. "This is what's left of Kul Elna."
"Always knew you were smart, Blondie. Yes, the spirits are of my kin. They will protect me, and those I deem worthy, but I pity you if your one of the pharaoh's soldiers." Chiasa grinned before she went off to find a good spot to set up her sleeping roll. She was going to have so much fun toying with Bakura's men.
"Some how I don't feel any safer." Malik said eyeing her warily. She just flashed him a bright smile.
"A storm is coming."
Seth looked to the darkening sky. An entire village of thieves had vanished in less than a day. He didn't think thieves would be so organized. But something was off about some of the rooms that had been searched. Children had lived here; there was evidence of it all through out the village. Why would children be in a village of thieves?
"Lord Seth we found a body. It looks to be a young man, a dagger through his neck, and there's evidence of a binding spell. The dagger seems to match Kania's specialty ones we manage to recover form her heist…" The solider trail off. "He was our informant. It seems he was caught."
Seth said a quick pray for the boy, hoping his spirit would not return for vengeance. "I want the village search topped to bottom. It impossible for an entire village to just vanish. Find anyone who might be hiding." He entered the room where the body lain in a puddle of blood, giving it a quick scan. His ears caught the faint sound of dripping.
The sound was coming from the area of the bed. A thin stream of blood was rolling under the bed. Maybe there was a tunnel or something under the bed. But the bed was bolted down, so it couldn't be under… something clicked in Seth head. He bent down to get a closer look. It was as he suspected.
"Soldiers. Check under ever bed for a hole, I think I know how they got out of the village so quickly. Rekeh Tahka, you're with me, we're going down."
"Damn it!"
Atemu read the report then threw at the wall.
"How does she always escape? Why can no one catch her? Isis!"
The priestess entered the room with a bow. "My Pharaoh, do not worry, Kania will only roam the land of the living for five months more. Send your men to Abydos on the day of Anubis. She will have just completed the binding ceremony with the Thief King. That is the vision the Millennium Necklace has allowed me."
Atemu smiled, the gods were truly on his side, Kania's capture was imminent, and that made him very happy. After her capture, after he tortured her, he would ask Mana to take her place by his side. And then his life would be perfect, and eventually their son would rule Egypt.
"Bakura?"
"Hmm…"
"On the day of Anubis."
"What?"
"On the day of Anubis, in Abydos I will complete the bond.
Blink. "You will?" Smile. "Thank you."
"Don't thank me, my reasons are purely selfish."
"So are mine. I don't care what your reasons are as long as your mine. But why on the Day of Anubis, it is so far away?"
"My reasons are simple, we will perform the bond of Anubis."
"I really want to know your reason to use that bond. But I'm not going to ask I'll just accept it as is. But you know that bond will keep us together even in death."
"I know. I never want to be alone again."
Understanding. "So that's why. I guess I should thank your brother. He drove you straight into my arms."
Bitter smile. "So he did, but he only helped me make my decision sooner. I would have done it anyways. Such is the weakness I carry." Deep breath. "I think I love you."
Silence.
"I'll never let you go Kania, you are mine for ever."
Tears. "I know."
"Don't expect me to be nice. I don't do nice."
Teary smile. "I know: I just don't care."
Cocky smirk. "Well that good to know."
"Smug bastard!"
Noriykoi: (blinks) Oh shit did I really write that? I killed Makah, but I liked Makah, so why did I kill him? (Starts to cry.) I'm such an evil bitch. T_T
Truthfully I hate myself for writing this, but my fingers just wouldn't stop. And please, some one be my beta. No matter how many times I go over my work I always miss a lot of mistakes. Read and Review. Now on to the omake.
OMAKE
"Oh shit, I am so late; Noriykoi's going to kill me." Kania cried as she ran as fast as she could to the set. She knew she shouldn't had indulged Bakura the night before, he always wore her out. She slid on to the set ten minuets.
"Ha, your late, Noriykoi's so going to grill you ass." Chiasa articulated her point with her index finger.
"Oh, shut up." Then she perked up noticing the room was empty. "Hey Chiasa where is ever one?"
"Well Malik called in sick. Seth is unconscious cause he wouldn't quit staring at my breast, Atemu, is also unconscious because he would not shut up. By the way I got pictures. I figured I punish Seth and Atemu by putting them in and awkward position and then click click, click."
Kania sweat dropped.
"Now where was I, Bakura is just late as usual, Isis is in the lounge giving out fortunes, Makah quit, which is why we had to kill him off., and Noriykoi…" A loud scream echoed through the door. "Is having hot monkey sex with Mahado."
"Mahado? The freaking dark magician? Wow I didn't think she had it in her."
"She doesn't, she just lost a bet. The stakes were if she won, Mahado would stop complaining about Bakura, but if he won, well….." Another scream echoed through the door.
"Sounds like someone's having fun, so why don't we just go and interrupt." Bakura smirked from the doorway.
"How long you been standing there?" Chiasa glared.
"Just long enough to hear the scream."
"Then by all means interrupt. I'm not going to stop you."
Bakura smirked. He walked over to the door pulled it opened, went pale, then dropped to the floor in a dead faint.
"Well." Kania said as she blinked in disbelief. "I didn't see that coming."
