When Mariku came to she blinked a few times, sitting p she placed her hand over her left eye "Ow my head.." she mumbled before sitting up farther taking her had away from her head she looked around "Were am.." she was cut off as the door swung open "Ah, Mariku my dear you are finally awake" Spoke the pharaoh as he entered the bed room stopping at the bedside "I was getting worried that you would never awake" He spoke taking her hand and kissing her knuckles
"You've been out for quiet my princess" Atem spoke helping her stand up "I'm glad that my guardians made it there in time, I was so afraid that scum laid his filthy hands on you" Mariku was still a little out of it as she walked with him or rather was lead by him to the main hall. "Mariku!" she heard a woman's voice call, the bronze princess turned just as her mothers arms wrapped around her "Mother!" Mariku gasped wrapping her arms around the other, soon they were joined by her fathers arms.
"My dear sweet Mariku your home safe" her mother spoke keeping a tight hold on her daughter "Did that Thief hurt you?, touch you? force your to-". "Mother!, mother calm down I'm fine, see fine he didn't;t hurt me, he was actually rather nice" The princess said her mother and father both looking as if they had been struck with a fish.
"We will have to get the preparations for the wedding" Atem spoke, that snapped the female out of her little happy moment, she had to think of something she couldn't and didn't want to marry the pharaoh. "U-Um my King?" Mariku could feel vomit boiling up "Must we really I have just gotten home for being gone for so long may I please take the next week or so to relax?, I am here now there's no need to rush my dear King" She spoke already feeling sick to her stomach having to kiss this ass holes ass.
Atem nodded "Indeed Seto will take you to your room my love" He spoke Mariku felt like she had thrown up in her mouth slightly as she nodded. The Princess froze as she felt his hand brush over her cheek and his hand rest on her lower back "Anything for you my future Queen" he spoke leaning in to kiss her. Mariku panicked and covered his lips with the tips of her fingers "M-My King it's customary that the princess and prince do not share a lip lock until the day o their union" she spoke pulling any and everything.
"Oh yes how silly of me i am just thrilled that I have you back my rare flower" Atem spoke as he brushed his finger's threw Mariku's blond locks "It's good to be back my Ki-". "Just call me Atem my dear , after all we are to be wedded". "Atem" she spoke giving him the fakest smile she could muster "Please Atem I am quite tired " Mariku spoke slipping from his arms "I will see you in the morning" she gave him a wave ."Yes Sleep well my dear I look forward to seeing you tomorrow" Atem spoke as he headed to his own room.
Mariku was so happy she didn't have to share a bed with him once out o his sight she gave a shudder and headed to her room. It was large and well decorated a luxury room, how ever she could help but miss that tiny little under ground room that held the pillows and wealth. Mariku gave a sigh as she walked to the balcony over looking the city. "I wonder what your dong right now" she muttered quietly. leaning down she sniffed her clothing, they still smelled like him the Princess closed her eyes as she took in the scent at lest she had that to remember him by she felt a hard throb in her chest as she turned way and headed back into her room to sleep.
The next few weeks were hard she managed to prolong the marriage to the Pharaoh an they had made it to be within the next year thanks to her mother. Weeks turned into months two months to be exact, every night the Princess would stand on the balcony she didn't know why "I wonder if you miss me.."
Mariku snapped her eyes open, what was she doing? why was her chest aching? why?, she closed her eyes as hot tears came to her eyes, she missed the Thief she couldn't deny it, she missed his touch, she missed his arms round her, he missed his scent, eyes, face , voice.
She closed her eyes and laid her head on her arms there the Princess wept and there she realized... she loved him, she fell for the Thief King the one person she would never be able to have by her side. Mariku blinked as a large falcon came into sight, it came closer and closer. Mariku jumped back as it landed on the stone railing of her balcony she seen something tied to the things leg "Nice birdy, good birdy" she spoke as she reached or its leg, obviously the thing was trained. The thing that was wrapped around it's leg was a cloth like material she had never seen anything like it, unraveling the thing.
There was a message written on the inside 'When the full moon rises I will steal you back' she blinked before she leaned forward and smelled the material. Her eye's snapped open as she looked down at it, it was him, he scent this, he hadn't forgotten her Mariku hugged the thing and closed her eyes "I will wait for you" she spoke quietly , folding it up and hiding it.
Akefia sat upon the millennium stone and stared into the darkness he could hear them, all o them his villager's calling out to him 'get revenge' 'avenge us' 'Kill the pharaoh' 'Kill the pharaoh' 'Take revenge' 'avenge us' were few of the things they mostly whispered to the Thief, who was sick of hearing them all. He had moved his men to the tomb like setting after their last hide away was found. When the Thief couldn't take it anymore he got up and walked up the long stair case to be greeted by the night sky looking up at it.
It had been a few months, two or three he thought since his second home was taken from him and he guess what he could call a friend?, he didn't know what to call her besides brat, he shook his head as he took a seat on one of the broken walls, one that use to be his childhood home here in Kul Ellna.
He wondered what she was up to some times and he had to admit it was nice having her there a different voice, a different scent the way she walked was even different the way her hips rocked and the way her hair flowed down her back. Akefia couldn't deny he missed her which was rare very rare usually he avoided most contact and was more focused on his robberies, whistling soon a falcon came to him.
Taking a cloth rom his pocket, he had prepared it earlier that morning, Akefia tied it to its leg "To the princess" He spoke lifting his arm up letting the bird take off, tonight was the night he would steal his treasure back form the Pharaoh.