CHAPTER9

I am so sorry!! You can't imagine how ashamed I am of myself for not updating for so long, but I really had a hellish 6 month!

At first, I had a terrible argument with my roommates in the dorm, then I was informed that I failed 2 of my courses, and the scariest of all, I had a serious stalker!!! You can't imagine the horror!

He had my cell number and knew my address!! I was scared for my life!!! But, he is gone now and hasn't called for 2 weeks. Yay!
Enough of this and let's proceed with the story!!!

I would like to thank my reviewers for their wonderful response. If it weren't for you guys, I would have given up!

Discalimer: My birthday passed, but nobody bought me the crew of Yu-Gi-Oh! so I don't own it. "sigh"

THE KISS

"So, she wants to be free to chose? Hmmm, I think this will work to my advantage. Don't worry my princess, in my arms; you will have all the freedom you may desire. But first, I must make you mine." The silhouette of a man retreated into the shadows, his eyes constantly changing colors.

It was a day like any other. The nature itself seemed refreshed after all the raining last night, which came as a surprise. It was uncommon to have such heavy raining outside the season but nobody paid it much attention, all grateful for some relief from the hellish sun.

As planned, the princess and her courters, accompanied by one cute little boy, went out to spend the day in the flower fields on the outskirts of town. They were a sight to behold. Beautiful, multi-colored flowers in all varieties permeated the air with their divine smell.

As they arrived at their destination, Téa's laughter of delight could be heard as she and Moba started to run in the field, racing each other and jumping up and down. Atem, Seto and Ahshoa looked upon them, amused and smirking slightly at her actions, resembling those of a little girl. The servants brought the picnic basket and prepared the sight for the young masters, should they feel hungry.

Not feeling any hunger at the moment, the three of them joined Téa and Moba, engaging in a game of hide and seek. It was decided that Ahshoa would count first and search for the others. At this decision, a smug smirk appeared on his lips, deciding to add to the fun. They agreed on fifty counts, and he started to count, facing a tree while the others ran for cover.

After his counting was finished, he turned around and observed his surroundings before extracting something form his pocket. It was a blue jewel which shined and shot an arrow of light blue towards the south. A chuckle escaped him as he started towards that decision, finding Téa without any problem in a matter of minutes, hiding in the bushes, and jumped on top of her, quickly bringing his hand to her mouth to prevent her from screaming.

Téa was giggling slightly to herself for finding a good hiding place, before someone jumped on top of her, muffling her scream with their hand. She turned slightly in the strong hold and relaxed as she realized it was only Ahshoa. But tensed again as she saw their position, she was sprawled on her back, Ahshoa lying on her, propped on one elbow and keeping her mouth with the other hand.

He leaned down and whispered, "Tell me Téa, now that I have found you, what is my prize??" Téa laughed somewhat nervously and replied, "What do you want? Is a bite of my lunch later satisfactory enough?" Ahshoa smirked and bent down to bite down on her earlobe and said, "what about a kiss? Only one and I'll let you go."

Téa could only nod. When Ahshoa helped her to her feet, she suddenly pecked him on the cheek and fled, laughing at her own genius. But she didn't reach very far for Ahshoa caught her and proceeded to kiss her passionately, albeit chastely. He let her go with a last nip to her lower lips, looking smugly at her red and swollen lips. She touched a finger to her lips, as if verifying the truth of what happened.

From a distance, the voice of Moba was heard, telling them to stop playing and going back for lunch. When they returned, Téa's dishevel figure and her swollen lips didn't go unnoticed by any of the boys, neither did Ahshoa's smug smirk.

Atem and Seto could barely suppress their anger, but did so for Téa's sake. While eating lunch, Seto made sure to have at least some contact with the young girl, positively infuriating the other two. Moba looked at all this and laughed silently, knowing that if any of them showed any animosity towards each other, Téa would be enraged. He snickered quietly while remembering an accident, back when Ahshoa had first arrived:

Flashback

Téa and Moba were sitting in the garden, beneath a palm's generous shade, conversing and having fun, when they heard some shouts and screams from behind the garden's walls. They got up and went to investigate. To their horror and astonishment, they found Atem, Seto and Ahshoa battling with seven or eight other young men. Four or five already knocked out, having been seriously injured.

Téa was fuming. How dare they fight each other like animals. Her attention was directed towards one of the other men when one of them said, "Now now, milords, we will beat you fair and square and you will have to renounce your claim on the princess, she will belong to us and marry one of us. For once you won't be able to take something from us with your money."

She decided she had heard enough, so she called the guards and had them arrest all of the young men, even Atem, Seto and Ahshoa! She took them all in front of the Pharaoh and her uncle and declared she would never marry men who act like animals and have no respect for women.

After calming her down and freeing the men, Pharaoh ordered the minor nobilities to come and take their son out of the palace and informed them that their suite had been rejected and why. The young men could not lift their heads in their shame. The Pharaoh ordered his son and the two others to go and apologize to the princess.

Of course, she scolded them and yelled at them until she was out of breath, telling them in no uncertain terms if they were to behave like animals, she would make sure they would find an animal suited to their needs to take as wife!

Moba couldn't control his laughter remembering their horrified expression the next morning, each finding a female goat and an enraged dog in their chambers, with a note that said, "May these animals be a good companion for you, for you are as stubborn as a goat and wild as a street dog!"

Judging by their expressions, he was sure they would take any chance they could to get even with each other. He rubbed his hands together in glee, it was fun watching Téa put them in their places. Of course, he rooted for his brother, but it was still fun to watch even him be a little afraid of Téa.

Oh, what interesting days he will have until Téa choose her husband. He couldn't wait to see more!!

TBC...

Well, here it is!!! I am going to post the next chapter within the next 24 hours, but only if I have reviews!

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