"Let's run away together!"
Atem had been lying on his back in his bed with an arm draped over his eyes. When Nephthys said this, he moved the arm slightly to peek at her. "What?"
She leaned up on her elbows beside him, her arms covering her bared breasts and the sheet covering booth of them fell down her back a bit. "I said let's run away. Far away from everyone who would scorn us."
He chuckled a bit. "It does sound nice."
She frowned. "I'm serious."
"I know you are. But…" He sighed and sat up. "I'm the last in the line. I have to stay and carry out the Pharaoh's duty. I was an only child and I have no relatives that could take over, and I certainly have no sons."
She rested back down on her folded arms, her hair spreading more fluidly down her back. "I know you're right…"
He saw her disappointment in his response and felt a tug on his heartstrings. "This is how it must be… I'm sorry." He leaned over her form and brushed the black hair off her shoulder so he could place a soft kiss there. "I'm all for abusing rules from time to time," he enticed a giggle from her when he hit a sensitive spot close to her neck, "but neglecting my duties like that is just something I can't do. I can't betray Seto or the other priests. Nor Mana. Nor the fallen priests. I hope you understand."
She sighed, but rolled over under him nevertheless. "I do. But what does that mean for us?"
He furrowed his brow. "What do you mean?"
"Will we have to make love in secret," she leaned up and placed a kiss to one side of his neck, "and sneak kisses in corridors," she placed another on the other side, "and treat this as forbidden?"
He knew what she was getting at, and it would be a very risky thing to do. With the current situation of the times, they needed him to marry a princess from another land to expand. While he could have more than one wife, he didn't want that many. Nor did he want a princess in his bed with him. Not a princess by blood, anyway. He knelt back and pulled her into his lap, holding her bare body close. "Give me some more time with that. We'll see how this plays out."
"Bes wants you to marry royalty though."
"Yeah, well Bes can go fuck himself." He heard her let out a quiet snort of amusement.
"I don't want another woman touching you…"
"None will. Just like I don't want another man touching you." He brushed her hair from her face. "We'll figure a way around this. I promise." He felt a tug on his wrist plates, telling him it was time for the spell to be cast once more to get Nephthys back safely. "Mana's ka is ready…" He placed a kiss at the swell of her breasts. The end of the night was always the hardest.
Nephthys sighed. "Oh all right."
They dressed in silence as the spell was cast in the palace, rendering everyone frozen in time. He quickly escorted her back to her chambers to avoid anyone the spell might have missed.
"Until tomorrow then," she said sadly as they exchanged their last kiss for the night.
"I'm going to talk with Seto in the morning, so no lessons." He saw her face fall, but he smiled. "It'll be worth it in the long run, trust me on that. Get some rest." They gave their last goodnights and then departed to get their well-deserved rest.
