To 9TailedDestroyer: I don't know how to reply you at the reviews, so decided to put it here. Indeed, it is. That part about the apple was inspired by Atemu picking an apple for Mana... I just couldn't help but to put that into the story ^0^ And as you know, you were right about 'the dreamguy' being Atemu., was it really that obvious?
Now Enjoy!
[Last time}...But I love him, too... You placed you hands upon your face. "Why Ra, did you let this happen to us?!" you cried. Your eyes got filled with tears and one by one they were streaming down your smooth skin. I can't love him, Sandy is my friend, you thought, Sandy is my best friend!
Tears dropped down into the water of the fountain...
Beginning with Your POV:
As the water continued to sparkle in the fountain, your tears continued to stream down your cheek. You rubbed your eyes and took a deep breath, trying to stop them from streaming down. Ra has already set and the moon has taken its place by now. You looked up at the sky, hoping for this is just a dream, asking Ra to wake you up from this nightmare. While looking at the sky, Atemu's image began to float in front of your eyes. Tears began to boil up in your eyes, while you looked back down at the sparkling water from the beautiful fountain, the memories of Atemu clouded your mind again. You remembered yourself those days:
[Flashback] The sun is about to set and you were still cleaning the pillars. With the back of your hand you rubbed your forehead. This is definitely not effortless, you thought by yourself. You looked up, seeing there were just two more to go. Well then, almost done...
Suddenly, you heard a girl crying aloud. As curiosity took over, you looked 'round the corner and saw a girl rubbing her eyes, sniffling while she did. A guy with beautiful clothing was standing in front of her. How pathetic, a big guy picking on a defenseless girl. As that thought went by, the guy suddenly made an unpredictable movement as he picked an apple from the tree behind the girl and gave it to her. The girl looked at the apple and you swore you saw her eyes blink for a moment. Carefully, she took the apple from the guy and smiled brightly. As the little girl stood up, you understand why she didn't grab it herself. She bowed down respectfully to the person who did her this favor and left frisking, leaving you with a strange feeling at the bottom of your stomach…End Flashback]
[Flashback] You looked around and noticed that you had walked into the royal garden. It was really beautiful! It's the first time you've been here in daylight. Flowers were surrounding you and white-rose colored leafs were flying all over the place, making it even more beautiful. It's just then you realized, you were standing in front of a blossom tree!
The white-rose colored leafs whirled around you and slowly you lifted up your hand. You opened your hand and a white-rose colored leaf fell right in the middle of it! It's beautiful, you thought. You twirled yourself around and the white-rose colored leafs surrounded you. You closed you eyes for a moment. But suddenly you struckled over your own feet and fell on soft grass. You put your hand on your forehead and shook your head. It's so familiar...
This is definitely freaking me out... it's like ... my dream, you thought. You closed your eyes for a while and put once again your hand on your forehead. This must be a dream..., you thought by yourself, trying to convince yourself. It must be, it must...
Suddenly there was a hand reaching out to you! It was obvious that the hand belonged to some guy. Your eyes widened like none other. You looked at his hand in shock and slowly you lifted up your head... Then you saw Atemu's beautiful eyes, looking at you worriedly...[End Flashback]
I've never thought that he would be the prince. I..I've always thought that... that princes are all arrogant brats and ... selfish just like all rich people. But he... you thought and stared into the water from the fountain. The sparkling water looks so peaceful. Everything felt so great, when you were with him. But now...
[Flashback]A smile crosses his lips and his eyes of concern, suddenly show happiness. He didn't move his hand, it was still there for you, still there for you to grab. Patiently he waited for you to take his hand. Again there was a strange feeling inside your tummy. You're in love, you know it. Reluctantly you took his hand and he helped you up. "Are you alright, ~~~~~? What happened?" Atemu asked you with his lovely voice, yet full of love and at the same time it was filled with a little bit concern. You didn't respond to that, yet you were totally lost in his beautiful, violet eyes.[End Flashback]
[Flashback]Nothing else matters anymore, if only you could hold him in your arms. No matter what'll happen next, you don't care. You took a step closer to Atemu, which confused him. Suddenly, you put your arms around his neck, while you put your head on his shoulder. Atemu surely was shocked, when you did. But then you felt his arms around your waist, pulling you closer to him. Then again with his lovely voice, he whispered into your ear: "~~~~~, I love you."[End Flashback]
His eyes are so beautiful. They are so charming and... his lovely hair, it's... No, ~~~~~, stop this stop! you angrily thought to yourself. I may not continue this!
[Flashback]"It's just, I remember now, I was cleaning the pillars." you said. You looked to another end of the corridor and it was obvious; there's still a lot to do and it's not too long before Ra rises. If Innkana knows that you're not finished yet, well, you don't even know what kind of punishment you'll get from her this time... Then it almost seemed like Sandy could read your thoughts. She stood up, took the cloth out of the jar and started to clean the pillars. Quickly you stood up yourself and grabbed Sandy's hand, preventing her for doing this.
~ "Sandy, what are you doing? If Innkanaka gets to know this, you'll get punished!" ~
~ "Maybe, but there's no way I let Innkanaka punish you, again." ~
~ "No, I won't let you do this." ~
~ "We're friends aren't we?" ~
~ "Yes, of course, but..." ~
~ "Then let me do what I got to do... as a friend." ~[End Flashback]
Sandy and I are friends! We've promised always to stand up for each other. Sandy has never let me down, she's like, like a sister to me. How could I have done this to her!?, you thought. You stared into the water of the fountain. Your face was pale, your hair was dirty. You find it horrible to look at. You took some water in your hands and splashed it into your face. Then again you stared into the water of the fountain, finding yourself paler than before. You slammed your hand against the water, causing it to hurt. But nothing is compared to the pain you're bearing inside your heart, broken friendship and broken love.
Slowly Ra rises at the horizon. The sky was beginning to color itself and you're still sitting at the edge of the fountain. Tears have stopped streaming and you're calming down yourself. You washed your face with the water from the fountain and stood up. Streams of light from Ra penetrated the palace, causing it to brighten. Yet you've no idea what you're going to do next. But sitting here and moping won't do you any good. After all, you've no intention of receiving another punishment from Innkanaka, so you went to do your duties. Just as usual you had to make the beds of the Pharaoh, Queen and... Atemu. But this time you weren't allowed to go inside the prince's room somehow, you wonder why. Though, you were quite relieved by that. You didn't feel like facing him, anyway.
Pharaoh Akunumkanon's POV:
"Simon, you knew this all along?!" you asked him angrily. "My Pharoah, I'm sorry." Simon said. You shook your head not knowing what to think right now. You were angry about it at first, but now you're more like worried. He's your only son and one day he shall rule Egypt. "How could my son, Atemu, love a maid?" you softly muttered.
You were surrounded by your sacred guardians who understand your sorrow. Generation after generation the royal family had never broken the tradition. A prince must marry a princess or at least the daughter of a high priest. That's the only way to keep the royal family pure. Their blood may not be mixed with a person from a lower class, especially not with a slave. Then your wife, the Queen, spoke: "My Pharaoh, I know our son has said something unacceptable, but locking him up in his room like this... It really hurts me. He refused to eat. He said he preferred to die than to marry someone he don't like!" Tears began to stream down her cheek and you wiped them away with your hand.
You understood her worries, but you knew how stubborn your boy can be. You looked at your wife, whose eyes were filled with tears. You took her hands in your hands and told her to get some rest. After she had left, your sacred guardian, Akunadin, began to speak. "My Pharaoh, I think we should track down this girl. Who does she think she is? She's trying to confuse the young prince! We need to eliminate her before she succeeds." he said. "Is there really necessity to murder this girl?" Isis, another sacred guardian, asked. "No, we must think this over with. We can't just murder this girl. This will ruin the prestige of the Pharaoh!" Simon said sternly to them.
~ "Simon is right, we need to think this over with." ~
~ "We've no time. This girl will cloud the mind of our young prince!" ~
~ "There must be an another way." ~
~ "What if the prince will know about this?" ~
~ "Then we just have to keep this secret." ~
~ "And how are 'we' supposed to do that?" A sudden missing of this girl? No one will believe that!" ~
~ "What else do you want to do? Letting her bewitch the prince's mind?" ~
~ "No of course not, but..." ~
~ "ENOUGH!!" ~
You were getting sick of it. Your son is going to marry a princess and that's it. You had given him the chance to choose a wife himself, but he didn't. So now you just have to choose for him. "The princess from Ethiopia will be here shortly. Whether Atemu like her or not, he's going to marry to her. I shall prepare the engagement. After they're engaged, Atemu would have to forget 'that girl' and marry Princess Anzu." you said determined.
Atemu's POV:
"How many times do I have to say not to bring food!" you yelled to them. You're really getting sick of them. What's the use of eating if you don't have to waste energy! You're locked up in this damned room and the only thing you can do is to stare at the ceiling. You sighed and lay down at your bed, still staring at the ceiling. Why is there any distinction made between people, people of high class and low class. I mean people is people, you thought. You sat up, wondering what ~~~~~ is doing right now. You remembered her shocked face, when she knew you were the prince. She told you once that she had a real disgust to the royal families. I know she liked me for who I am... but now she knows who I truly am... you sighed. I love her, she knows that... I will do anything, even if she wants me to give up my identity as a prince, you thought.
Your POV:
For days you've been working as usual, just sleeping, eating and doing your duties. And today it started off just as usual. You went to make the beds of the Pharaoh and Queen. Then the guards told you to get lost, since no one was allowed to go inside the prince's room.
You were at well for some water, when you heard two maids talking.
~ "There's a rumor going on the palace about the prince." ~
~ "Yeah, I know, the prince said he had fallen in love with a maid!" ~
~ "And the Pharaoh is really hard on him. He has to study and study." ~
~ "Hmhm, and I heard that he had refused to eat, so he hasn't eaten for days already! Poor guy." ~
~ "Yes, do you think it's true?" ~
~ "No idea, but if it is... I wonder who 'that girl' might be, maybe it's me..." ~
~ "Yeah, dream on!" ~
They giggled and with that they left. Could it be true... Then that maid, could that be me? I hope he's alright. If he really hasn't eaten for days... then, you thought. The last thing you want is Atemu being ill or something. You wish you could see him, just to make sure he's alright.
Sandy's POV:
You heard about the rumor and it's really worrying you. What if it's true? Could that maid be ~~~~~? you asked yourself. Even so, I don't want him to hurt himself like this! How could ~~~~~?! First she stole him from me, next she... Just look what she has done! you thought angrily. "I need to make sure he's alright." you muttered to yourself.
Atemu's POV:
"Father, I won't eat!" you told him. "Atemu! I'm going to say this for the last time, eat your food." your father demanded you, while he was losing his patient. "Yes, my son, please eat something." your mom, the Queen, said. "No, I won't! I know your plans, father. You're about to kill ~~~~~, aren't you!?!" you asked your father, while looking him straight into the eyes. Your father turned his head away, so did you. "I thought so," you said, "as long as ~~~~~'s safety is in danger, I won't eat a thing! If you try to kill her, I'll go with her." you said. Your father turned shockedly by those words and so does your mom. "My son, please, don't do that." she begged you, while tears welled up in her eyes. "Sorry, mother, but I've made up my mind." you told her.
Your POV:
You were really worried about Atemu. No human can survive without food! You were walking through the corridors, heading to your bedroom. Suddenly you stopped and turned around. No, I want to make sure, he's alright. And with that you walked into the direction of his room.
You stood behind a pillar, looking at the guards who guarded his room. How am I supposed to get in, you thought. Suddenly you heard some noises behind. You turned around and saw...
That's just a looooong chapter... now continue on with the next one!
rEvIeW!!!
