Jouno couldn't accept the fact that Bakura's dead, enjoy~ ^^

~ Chapter 10: Return ~

The pharaoh could tell there was something odd with the thief king's new ability and all the proof lead him to the only possibility; The Thief King Bakura actually had died during the fight in Kul Elna village. When the pharaoh told Bakura about the result of his thought, the entire room became silence. After a few moments later, everyone could hear the thief king loud laughter.

Why is he laughing? The high priests tried to searchfor the source of the voice.

"Ha ha ha! You really are something pharaoh, to be able to find it out just in a short amount of time." Bakura showed himself to the pharaoh and his high priests.

"There he is." The high priests moved forward to cover the pharaoh from the thief king.

Bakura's... Dead? Jouno couldn't believe what she just heard.

"Hmpf, so that's why the millennium items couldn't detect his presence." Seth smirked.

"No, that's a lie... He's not dead yet." Jouno stood up from the ground.

"Jouno? What are you doing?" Seth asked her.

"I'm sure that he's still alive, I can feel it deep inside my heart." Jouno looked at Bakura.

Does that girl havesomething to do with the thief? Everybody stared at her in wonder.

"I remember when he let me sleep on his chest, I could feel his breath, I could hear his heartbeat, and I... I could feel the warmth of his body..." The tears started to came out from her eyes.

"Jouno..." Bakura whispered silently.

"Please let me know the truth, I beg you... Please tell me everything..." Jouno wiped away her tears from her cheeks.

All the people inside the room froze in silence; they didn't know what to do nor how to react in this situation.

"...I guess it's time for me to take my leave." The thief king broke the silence then the men in black robe released the twins from their grip and gathered around him.

"Don't let him escape!" The pharaoh ordered the palace guards and the high priests to prevent Bakura.

"Heh heh... So long, suckers!" Bakura chuckled as he and his underlings started to fade away.

The thief king and Jouno's eyes were met each other just before he completely disappeared from her sight.

"Tsk, he's escaping again..." Kalim expressed his disappointment.

"Now what we're going to do pharaoh?" Shada asked the pharaoh.

"Let's head back to the palace, I'm sure that everybody is worried about us." The pharaoh replied him.

"How about those three?" Ammon pointed at Jouno and the twins.

"Cousin, that girl is my responsibility and the twins are her only family. Then it implies that they are also my responsibility." Seth told the pharaoh.

"We are going to talk about it when we already reached the palace." The pharaoh led the way out of the hideout.

The pharaoh's group took the shortcut so they could get back to the palace just in a few hours. The pharaoh and the high priests gathered in the throne room while Jouno and the twins were taken to her room.

"If you need something please don't hesitate to call us." The servants bowed then left Jouno and the twins alone.

"Yes, thank you very much." Jouno nodded at them before she closed the door.

"Whoa, this room is so much bigger than our house!" Khairo looked around the room, followed by his sister.

"Big sister Jouno, is this your room?" Khana asked her.

"Umm, yeah... My master told me that this is my room from now on." Jouno smiled at her.

"Master? Do you mean the tall guy with tall headdress?" Khairo used his hand to create the imaginary headdress.

"That's right; he's one of the six high priests that directly serves the pharaoh." Jouno explained them.

"Woow... Tell us more about him!" The twins' eyes were sparkled in enthusiasm.

"Ha ha... Okay slow down you two." Jouno patted their heads.

Jouno told them the story about her first meeting with Seth and how she ended up as his servant. Meanwhile in the throne room, Seth tried to convince the pharaoh and the other high priests about Jouno and the twins.

"I guess you got the right point." Shada agreed with Seth.

"Well then, have you thought about it cousin?" Seth asked the pharaoh.

"What are you going to do with them if I gave you the permission?" The pharaoh asked him back.

"I only want to repay her kindness towards our guards." Seth told his cousin.

"How about the twins then?" Kalim asked Seth.

"I've told you before that the twins are her only remained family. Do you want to separate them?" Seth asked Kalim back.

"That's not what I mean... Fine, I get it." Kalim sighed.

"Maybe you should give him a chance." Isis told the pharaoh.

"Very well. But if there's something happen to them, you're the one in charge." The pharaoh nodded at his cousin.

"Thank you pharaoh, now I'm going to take my leave." Seth bowed down at him before he left the throne room.

"Do you think is it alright to leave them in his hand?" Kalim asked the pharaoh.

"I still don't know about it. Let's just give him a chance and wait for the progress." The pharaoh answered him.

Seth walked away from the pharaoh and the other high priest. He headed to the room where Jouno and the twins were and opened the door slowly. The twins were fast asleep while Jouno sat beside them. Jouno realized her master's arrival and she quickly stood up from the bed.

"Master Seth..." Jouno looked at him.

"How did you find out my name?" Seth asked her.

"Umm, the pharaoh said your name when he came to rescue us from... that incident." Jouno didn't want to remember that thing for that time.

"Just call me with my name then." He folded his arms.

"B-but master..." Before Jouno finished her words, Seth interrupted her.

"I told you just call me 'Seth', that's an order." Seth told her.

"...Seth?" Jouno spoke awkwardly.

"Yeah, just like that..." Seth smiled at her.

"It's still feels awkward." Jouno turned away from his gaze.

"You'll get used to it." Seth stroked her hair gently while following her eye direction.

Jouno and Seth didn't notice that the twins were pretending to be asleep, Both of them peeked at them silently as they smiled at each other and went back to sleep.

- To Be Continued -

I'm sorry for the late update (It's the same reason as in the previous chapters) (TT ^ TT)

Maybe I couldn't update till next week... (X _ X)

Thank you for your tolerance~! *bow* (_ _)

Rewritten by Yami Ace and Neko