Summary: Five teenagers blackmail the Pharaoh into letting them live in his palace. However, the Pharaoh got more than he bargained for. First of all, these are not normal teens. Then there's a love triangle... which could also be considered a love square... or maybe a rectangle... quadrilateral! Then a kidnapping, a war, a furball invasion, and crap I'm telling you the whole story! Just read.
A/N: Grrrrrrr...freakin Master Sergeant and Colonel! Master Sergeant is just being a total bitch and Colonel was being a religion-basher! And Deiters was being a bitch! The good thing is, I now have a third reviewer. It's Jordan. And he had a lot to say. Not too many bad things, surprisingly. Anyway, there's a new character appearance! Can anyone guess who it is? Well Jordan can, on account that he's already read the story. But just like me, he's forgotten about half of what has been written. Whenever I've posted these chapters, I've noticed myself saying, "Wow! I forgot about that!" It's wicked crazy. Well, anyway. Just so I don't have to keep my readers waiting any longer. On with the story!
Chapter 12 Change of Heart
Jami ran in the room, hoping it was empty, which it was. Temporarily. She had her hand clasped over her mouth and couldn't stop shaking.
"I know! Boys are so stupid! Especially my brother."
"Yeah, Tohru is pretty dense up in that area."
"Hey, Jami! We were looking...for...you."
"Hey. What happened?" Netami asked. She reached to pat Jami on the shoulder, but she swatted her hand away.
"Stop it! Don't touch me!"
"What's wrong?" Ayame asked.
"Did the Pharaoh do something to you?"
"Shut...up. Sh-shut up! Just go away!"
Ayame and Netami looked at each other and then left the room. Teanna was about to go inside when she felt a cold blade against her throat.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"That voice. The Thief King."
"Yes. Don't even think about screaming for help. I won't hesitate to slash your throat." (Haha, sucks fer you.)
"Why are you here?"
"That's a dumb question. I'm here to steal the Pharaoh's gold. It's what I do." (That made me thing of those Verb commercials.)
"W-wait! I'll make a...pact with you!" Teanna choked, trying to remember what the word was that Jami used.
"A pact? What kind?"
"You have to spare my life and take someone back with you. In exchange, I'll tell you where the gold is and how to get there without being caught. And I won't give you away."
"And why exactly do I have to take this person with me? Who is it?"
"She's in the way. The Pharaoh likes her more than me, and I need to get rid of her."
"Anything else that you might be 'forgetting' to tell me?"
"She's a water bender. The last one."
"A water bender, you say?"
"Yes. If you take her with you, just think of all the money you could make if you sold her."
"Hn. You're smarter than you look. So, what does she look like?"
"The way all water benders look. Blue hair and blue eyes. You can't miss her."
"Alright. We have a deal. Now, tell me where he hides his gold."
"Sure."
Jami woke when she heard yelling outside. (She cried herself to sleep. Aw, poor baby. Sorry Jordan, I used one of your sayings again.)
'Huh? If feels weird to sleep. What's going on outside?'
Jami was horror-struck to see Teanna on top of the Pharaoh strangling him.
"What the–?"
"Hey, Jami. You're finally awake," Akumu said.
"What the hell is going on?"
"We're teaching the Pharaoh a lesson. Now he won't go near you."
Jami noticed Akumu holding some kind of staff behind his back that was glowing in the center. The same symbol was glowing on Teanna's forehead.
'Haven't I seen Seto with that? -Le gasp- They're controlling her! Teanna wouldn't do this!' (Just kidding about the 'Le gasp' part. I just wanted to try it.)
"Stop!"
"Huh?"
Jami ran over and pulled Teanna off to release her grip on the Pharaoh's neck.
"Hey, you little brat! My Millennium Rod is not a toy!" Seto yelled as he snatched it away from Akumu and released Teanna from its control.
"My Pharaoh, are you alright?"
"-Cough cough- Yes. I'll be -Cough- fine."
Jami laid Teanna down, who was now unconscious, and ran over to the Pharaoh.
"Are you okay?" She asked grabbing his hand.
"I am, now that you're here," he said stroking her cheek when tears began falling from her eyes. (-Vomits on keyboard-.) She stood up and clenched her fists tightly.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Why did you do that?"
"Well, we knew you were upset after you saw him. We thought he may have done something to hurt you. So-," Netami said.
"I was in shock after listening to him, but he didn't do anything to me!"
"Oh, well, um–,"
"Do you even know what you've just done? You could've killed him! You idiots! Didn't that even cross your mind? He could've died!"
"We thought that–," Akumu began.
"No! You didn't think!" Jami yelled as she walked up to him. She then punched him in the face with all the strength she had left. (Owned.)
"I can't believe you did that! You almost killed him!"
"Jami, we're–,"
"No! Shut up! I'm sick of you! I can't even stand to look at you! I hate you!" Jami cried as she noticed her vision was turning a light blue.
'Oh no! I have to calm down! Before I lose all control!'
"I hate you all! I never want to see you ever again! And to think, that I actually called you my friends! I wish I had never met any of you! You'll never have to see my tear-stained face again because I'm never coming back here!" She yelled as she ran down the hallway. (Emo. I really love picking on her.)
"Well, I've got the gold. Now, I just need the girl," he looked up at the roof when he heard a noise that sounded like crying. "Hello. What do we have here? Hmm, blue hair. That's got to be her," he mused.
"Mom, what do I do, now?" Jami asked as she curled up in a ball and laid her head on her knees."Please, tell me. I need your help, Mom."
"You don't have to push yourself so hard; do things at your own pace." "You must always be yourself." "Doubting people is easy-anyone can do it. It's better to trust people than to doubt them. Jami, be someone who can trust people. That will be your strength." "Trust your heart. Do what you think is best." "Even though something is easy, that doesn't mean it's right." "If you believe that is the right thing to do, go for it." "Be someone who is forgiving." "Always remember: it's okay to let yourself be sad."
'You're right. I need to do the right thing. I need to forgive my friends. Even though what they did was totally uncalled for, all they were doing was looking out for me. It's not entirely their fault. They just didn't know the whole story.'
"Thank you, Mom. I really needed your advice, or I would have made a huge mistake. I realized just in time. I'll go apologize to them. Then, everything will be alright, again. Everything will be back to normal."
Jami stood up and tried her best to clean up her face. She had only just taken one step, when a cloth was clamped over her mouth, and a strange scent filled her nostrils.
'Huh? What's happening... to... me?'
The last thing Jami saw before losing consciousness was messy white hair and lightless violet eyes. (Ah mah gawd cliffhanger!)
