Tima and Atem
By: Tima, Yami's wife
I don't own YuGiOh. I just own the new characters.
Chapter 14: Kidnapped and helped by family
That night, Myrrh couldn't sleep. She missed her brother too much. She couldn't imagine life without Osiris nearby. They did everything together; played together, learned together, even got in trouble together. Now he was gone forever. She got out of bed and looked up at the moon. "Chons…is Ra punishing me for some reason? What did my brother do to deserve death?" (1)
"Why, he was born! That's why he deserved death," sounded a woman and man voice together. Myrrh turned around to see Yima and Bakura standing together, looking at her very evilly. She screamed for help but not before Yima grabbed her and they jumped out the window.
Tima heard Myrrh scream and ran to her daughter's room, only to find her gone. She sat on the ground, crying her heart out. She lost her son in death and now her daughter on the same day. Atem stood at the doorway, too angry and shocked to move. Finally, he punched the wall, almost making a hole in it. He cursed the people who took his daughter. Suddenly, he noticed a note nailed to the ground. Picking it up, he got Tima's attention and started to read.
Dear royal family, We have your daughter. Don't try to find us, for we are the shadows. But we will return your daughter…at a price. Give us all your treasures within 5 days or Myrrh will die. If we get the goods, we might reconsider. But, for now, we hold the power to kill Myrrh or let her live. It's your choice; your treasures or Myrrh's life. Bakura and Yima
Tima exploded at the mention of her sister's name. "Yima? How could she do this to me? This is not like her! Bakura has turned her into an evil person! I don't deserve to call her my sister anymore! How dare she?"
At this time, Atem noticed that the note also had writing on the back. Calming his wife down, he read;
Dear Tima, Believe me when I say I didn't want to do this. I really didn't. But I had to in order to keep Bakura from leaving me and taking my son away from me. If I wasn't with him, I wouldn't have done this. I would never hurt you in any way. Also, I want to ask for your forgiveness for how I treated you from when you were 12 to 16. I only did it to please Bakura, but I hated doing all those things I did to you. Please forgive me. Yima
Tima turned away. "I don't believe her."
Atem was confused. "Why don't you?"
"If she really cared for me, she would have left that jerk and tried to help me with that woman! But instead, she took joy in her bullying and taunting! No, I can never believe her again!" After saying this, more tears fell.
Atem hugged Tima to try to calm her down. "It's all right. We'll do everything in our power to find Myrrh. We won't rest until she is back with us. I promise."
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A long ways away, Myrrh sat in the corner of her cage, fuming. She couldn't believe that these people would kidnap her. "Why did they have to kidnap ME? It makes no sense. Oh…wait…yes, it does. Mother and Father are connected through that spell. But it would have been easy to cover Mother's Egyptian Eye. But, still…I'm the only one who's vulnerable."
The more she thought about it, the madder she got. But, just before she could start tearing apart her cage in her angry, a young boy stepped in front of it. He looked about his age and had long, black hair. Despite the bit of evil in his look, there was quite a lot of kindness and sadness behind his eyes. (2)
Myrrh looked at the boy and growled. He backed up a little but smiled at her. "It's okay, I won't hurt you. I'm just here to keep you company. By the way, I'm Mokuba. What's your name?"
Myrrh didn't answer at first. How could she trust this boy, if he hung around her kidnappers? But, sensing that he was telling the truth, she sat down next to the bars and smiled back. "I'm Myrrh, princess of Egypt and daughter of Pharaoh Atem and Queen Tima."
Mokuba and Myrrh grew closer very day. They soon became best friends just as Atem and Tima became friends. They played all sort of games (despite the fact that it's hard to play with someone behind bars) and talked about each other. Myrrh found out that Mokuba wasn't Bakura and Yima's real child, that they just took him in when they found on the side of the road, and how he longed for his freedom, but couldn't because Bakura kept him on a tight leash. Myrrh told him about her Mother's close encounter with death from the Winged Dragon of Ra, her brother's death, and what life was like as a princess. And with each passing day, their friendship and unknown romance grew.
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The five days have passed and Bakura was ready to kill Myrrh since he didn't get what he wanted. Despite Yima's pleading to not go this, he just slapped her and said, "Shut up! I'm going to kill her, no matter what you think! Now you are going to watch or you'll be next!"
After the threat, he made a scar on her right check shaped exactly like his. With fresh blood dripping from her face, she realized he wasn't kidding. Her eyes turned ice cold and she looked at him emotionless. "I will watch you kill that pathetic runt and I'll enjoy it." She ended her statement with an evil smile.
Bakura grinned at the woman in front of him. 'She's the best one I've ever had. I'm glad I got rid of all that goodness that she had and replaced it with evil. It suits her better!'
He took her by the hand and they walked off toward Myrrh's cage. But, to their surprise, the door was open and she was nowhere to be found. Jumping to conclusions, he grabbed Yima and brought the sword to her neck. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH HER? WHERE IS SHE?"
At first, Yima was too frightened to answer. Finally she choked out, "I didn't do anything to her. I don't even know where the key to the cage is!"
Sensing she was being truthful, Bakura removed the sword and stabbed it into the ground. Suddenly one of his servants ran up to him. "Master Bakura, Mokuba's gone! He's not in his tent!"
Looking at each other, Bakura and Yima put two and two together and figured out where Myrrh and Mokuba were.
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Far away, Mokuba and Myrrh were sharing a horse, running away. Earlier, Mokuba found the key to Myrrh's cage and got her out. Now they were on their way back to the palace. Myrrh shouted over the sound of the horse, "Thank you for saving me! But you really don't have to come with me!"
Mokuba shook his head. "Yes I do! I have no other home to go to! Besides…you were the first person to treat as a human being, not as a servant like Bakura did!"
Myrrh smiled, hugged Mokuba tighter, and fell asleep on his back. Looking back at her, Mokuba wondered, 'What is this feeling I have toward her? What is this growing urge to be with her all the time?'
By the next day, the two friends made it back to the palace. Myrrh raced toward her Mother and met her with a huge hug. Tima refused to get Myrrh go as she cried in joy. Mokuba smiled at the scene in front of him, but not without feeling a little jealous. His parents were killed by Malik's gang and he never had a moment like the one Myrrh was having. But his smile stopped short because Atem stepped in front of him. From the stern look on his face, Mokuba felt like he was in trouble.
Atem looked over the child standing in front of him. From the hair length and clothes, he guessed that the kid was with Bakura. "What have you done to my daughter?"
Mokuba was stunned at the question. "N-nothing. H-honest."
From the shaky response, Atem suspected that the boy was lying. Without saying a word, he ordered a few guards to take him away. Myrrh watched as her friend was taken away toward the dungeon. "No! Father…Father, please…let him go! He didn't do anything to me! He's my friend!"
Atem looked at his daughter with no emotion on his face. "He is with Bakura. That alone means jail time." With that, he walked back into the palace.
Tima was mad that Atem did what he just did and was determined to make it right. Shaking her head, she got up, patted Myrrh on the head, and said, "Don't worry, I'll fix this."
Not knowing how to respond, Myrrh nodded and took off toward where Mokuba was taken. Tima watched her until she was out of sight. "I will especially help you with this," she said to herself. "For I sense a little romance between you two."
(1) Chons is the Egyptian god of the moon
(2) This boy's the past life of…Mokuba!
Will Mokuba and Myrrh be able to be together or will Mokuba stay in prison for the rest of his life? Find out next time!