Chapter 21: Reliving Our Past Part 1
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Moi-Moi: Hopefully, you guys figured this out… there will be no "Waking the Dragons" saga. DON'T KILL ME! I loved that saga too, but it was unnecessary. I figured that since Kagome was ready to accept a relationship with the Pharaoh and he was more than willing to start one, that the story didn't need the extra filler. Think of it this way, we're in Egypt faster and the "Waking the Dragons" arc never happened in the manga either. Thanks for reviewing: Mistress of Darkness Katana, Aryenne, Minato-kun Luver, Princesx Mystery, TsukiyoTenshi, kawaiishiella, redangel2463, MichelleTaisho, takersgirl519, bur bur, yashhi, and many guests.
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"There must be something we're missing! I know we've been here before! I marked that door myself," Jounouchi exclaimed and pointed to the black, iron door with the bright, yellow smiley face on it. The others, excluding Shadi, stared at it as well.
"That was a smart idea, Jounouchi," Anzu commented.
"Yugi, you have to know where the Pharaoh is. You two shared a mind for so long. If anyone can find him, it's you," Jounouchi said. Yugi stared back at his blonde friend with a hopelessly lost look.
"I wish I could Jounouchi-kun. But, the truth is, I haven't been able to sense him at all. Ever since he left the puzzle, our connection has been broken," Yugi said sadly.
"That can't be true, Yugi-kun. Maybe it just feels that way. We were able to combine our energies to travel into the puzzle. Maybe if we pull ourselves together, we can try and locate the Pharaoh and Kagome-chan. I'm sure that they're looking for us as well," Anzu said with a fierce look. Jounouchi nodded at her words. He had been the one motivating his friends up until that point. But, even he was beginning to lose hope.
"Will it work Shadi-san?" Yugi asked the apparition.
'The Pharaoh and Kagome are located deep within the maze. They are not hiding from you all. You must only listen for them,' Shadi spoke. Jounouchi felt his eyebrow twitch. Shadi's constant riddles were beginning to irritate him.
"Let's do this you guys," Anzu said. She held out her hands for her companions. With affirmative nods, they took each other's hands once again.
'Listen for them. Even now, they call out for you,' Shadi reminded. Yugi furrowed his brows. 'Pharaoh, Kagome-chan we're coming. Where are you?'
Jounouchi was startled when he heard Yugi's silent gasp. A second later, he felt a familiar tug on his very being. His concentration broken, he opened his eyes in surprise. His friends remained focused on their task, missing the swirls of black, grey, and white around them. Jounouchi felt his throat close up in amazement. Before he could take in another breath, he noticed himself hanging upside down above a large, ancient city. Quickly, he released Honda and Yugi's hands and began waving frantically.
Yugi's eyes snapped open when he felt Jounouchi pull away from him. With a questioning glance, he realized that they were no longer in the Millennium Puzzle, but were now hanging above an ancient city. "It's Egypt! It's got to be!" Yugi cried out gleefully.
Anzu and Honda opened their eyes in happiness and glee as well. Before they could cheer, they realized that they were all falling towards the city and fast. Yugi cheered, Anzu screamed, and Jounouchi and Honda held on to each other for dear life.
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Kagome felt a blush rise to her cheeks as he tanned man shot her a knowing look. She swallowed loudly. She noticed that the Pharaoh made no move no release her from his arms. Before she knew it, her mouth was moving on its own, "Mahad let me explain…"
He raised a hand to silence her with a sly look. "There is no need, Kagome. I only wish to tease you. My king, the members of your royal court have been waiting for you. I have come to retrieve you."
"Yes. Thank you…Mahad," the Pharaoh said, testing out the name. Once the man bowed lowly before shutting the door and leaving them alone, the pharaoh turned a questioning look to Kagome. "How did you know his name?"
"I just sort of…knew it. He seemed familiar, but I've never met him before," Kagome explained.
The chamber room door opened once again and Mahad peered inside. "Kagome, you may want to leave your room as well. Mana has been waiting for you in her room," Mahad spoke. Kagome nodded affirmatively to him. Mahad shut the door behind him once again. Kagome breathed a sigh. If only she could remember who Mana was.
"I shall see you later then, my queen. We will just have to finish what we started at another time," the Pharaoh spoke in a low, sensual tone. Kagome felt her face heat up as well as her throat tighten. She watched with wide eyes as he placed a kiss on the back of her hand before leaving her alone in the room.
After he had long gone, a silly grin made its way to her face. "How had I refused him for so long?" she muttered to herself before leaving the room to find Mana.
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The Pharaoh followed behind Mahad, his eyes scanning the walls and many decorations. He had no idea where he was. Had he and Kagome travelled back in time? It would explain why it was only he and Kagome here and why their friends were not present.
He was Pharaoh and Kagome was his queen. The man before him was Mahad, but that was all that he knew. Perhaps by the end of the day, he would be able to find out more about his elusive past. Hopefully, Kagome would either remember or learn something as well.
As thoughts of Kagome entered his mind, he found his heart rate picking up slightly. Seeing her again in this time brought out longtime, dormant feelings. It was as if the Kagome he had seen in modern times could not compare to the Kagome he saw now. He loved them both dearly, but he never wished to forget the Kagome of his ancient past again.
"My King, we have arrived," Mahad spoke. The Pharaoh was pulled out of his reverie by the sound of Mahad's voice. With a nod, he entered the room before Mahad. He spotted several people all standing, their eyes on him. Moving tentatively, yet confidently, he made his way to the throne. He took a seat on the throne before waiting for something to happen.
"Now that Pharaoh has arrived, we may begin! Let us open the court if it pleases the gods!" the short, stocky man next to the throne proclaimed. The Pharaoh gasped. He looked like Grandpa Moto. Now that he was getting a better look, the people who stood at the foot of the throne held very familiar faces. He recognized Kaiba and Ishizu amongst them.
"My King, I wish to report that the royal guards have had no luck in locating Aknadin," Mahad spoke on bended knee. The Pharaoh's eyes widened slightly before resuming their previous state. 'Aknadin?'
"Please, keep searching," the Pharaoh gave a neutral response. Why was Aknadin important?
"Yes, my King," Mahad answered. Mahad stepped away slowly, keeping his eyes low.
"What sayest you, Isis? Have you located Aknadin?" the man who resembled Kaiba spoke harshly. Isis shook her head negatively.
"My Millennium Necklace has been giving me clouded visions of Aknadin," she replied. The Pharaoh noticed that each member of the royal court held a millennium item in their position. But, where was the Millennium Eye? The Pharaoh sat back. There were too many questions and not enough answers.
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Kagome let out a sigh as she stopped walking and slumped against a wall. She had been walking in the palace for so long that she had lost track. At some point, she attempted to go back to her room, but she could not seem to find her way back. Slowly, she slid to the floor and pulled her knees to her chest.
She would wait. Eventually, someone would come along. Then, she would just have them escort her to Mana. Come to think of it, where was everybody? She rested her forehead on her knees, suddenly feeling a longing for the Pharaoh. She wished for him to be by her side to at least keep her company so she would not be alone.
"There you are!"
Kagome snapped her head up to see a tanned girl making her way towards her with a small child in her arms and a colorful stick in her hand. Kagome stood and watched the girl warily.
"You kept me waiting. Where have you been Kagome? We were supposed to spend some time together after breakfast, but you never showed up for it. Come to think of it, neither did Pharaoh," Mana said and shot her a sly look. Kagome sputtered uselessly for a second, not knowing what to say. Just then, the small child in Mana's arms began pulling away from her and reaching for Kagome. "Uh oh. Looks like the young prince misses his mama. Here you go."
Kagome's eyes widened. She offered her hands and rasped the child. 'Mama? I'm a mother!?' the child cooed at her with a smile. She could recognize those eyes and hairstyle anywhere. "Yugi?" she spoke.
"Don't tell me. You haven't seen him for a couple of hours and you forget him already?" Mana teased.
Kagome let a bright smile grace her face as she pulled the child to her. She couldn't explain it, but a large amount of love surged through her at that moment. What she felt for this child was greater than anything she had felt for Shippou as his mother figure. This was her own flesh and blood. "Yugi," she said the name again, laughing at the irony.
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The Pharaoh sighed deeply. He had been able to secure some information from Shimon, his vizier, about the recent events in the kingdom. His own trusted adviser had turned against him and the kingdom and had rebelled. He had made an attempt on Kagome's life. Did she know? The Pharaoh dreaded telling her.
Aknadin had attempted to take the one thing from him that left him feeling overwhelming amounts of happiness. He would pay. Barely reigning in his anger and frustration, the pharaoh nodded a good night to Mahad once he reached his chamber doors. Mahad turned and proceeded away to his own chambers for the night.
Facing his doors once again, the Pharaoh took a sharp intake of air. He opened the door, preparing himself to speak to Kagome. He stopped when he heard light cooing and giggling. He froze at the sight. Kagome sat on their bed with her legs folded and a small child before her. She seemed to be playing some sort of game with the child, but halted when she noticed him. "Hey you," she said with a smile.
The child turned with a curious look to him. The Pharaoh felt the air leave his lungs. His whole body froze as he watched he child that resembled him in every way reach for him with a smile and squeal. He looked to Kagome in question. He watched her pick up the child and hold it to her. "Isn't that sweet? He wants his daddy," she cooed.
'I'm a father?'
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Yugi looked around the market place with wide eyes. If it were not for their current search mission, he would have been amazed at the history he was reliving. He looked over at his friends to see them exploring as well. Anzu was looking at the many stands and the wares they presented. Jounouchi and Honda had immediately found the food carts and were attempting to stuff their faces.
"This is so unfair! We can't touch the food!" Jounouchi exclaimed.
"This is the Pharaoh's memories. Think about it guys, we weren't around thousands of years ago. It makes sense that we can't touch anything," Yugi reasoned. Jounouchi and Honda frowned with large tears leaking out their eyes.
"It doesn't matter. We should be looking for the Pharaoh," Anzu said.
"Well he's the Pharaoh. Isn't he? He should be in the palace. Let's just find it," Jounouchi said and stood.
"Nice idea genius. Maybe you can point it out to us," Honda commented dryly.
"Uh…Maybe we could hold hands again?" Jounouchi suggested with a grin. Anzu rolled her eyes.
"Look over there you guys. That must be the palace. It's huge!" Yugi commented. The others turned to where Yugi pointed to see a large, stone building in the distance. Even from so far away, they could still see the massive site.
"Well then what are we waiting for? Let's get going!" Honda yelled. Immediately, he and Jounouchi took off running towards the palace. Anzu jogged after them, barely matching their pace.
"Wait for me you guys!" Yugi yelled. Try as he might, he found that his legs couldn't match with the long strides Jounouchi, Honda, and Anzu were making.
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The Pharaoh moved his thumb over the flesh of the back of Kagome's and in circles. From his place on their bed behind her, if he peered over her shoulder, he could see their son slumbering in his crib. "You seemed shocked when you saw Yugi. Are you okay?" he heard Kagome question.
It was late at night, but he didn't wish to sleep. All the stress and frustration from today seemed to ebb away from him as he held Kagome to him. "I am fine. I knew that I had a wife. It was a surprise to learn that I had a son as well," he spoke lightly.
"I learned from Mana that we've been married for a little over a year and Yugi is almost four months," Kagome said. She found that she didn't mind sharing a bed with the Pharaoh as much as she thought she would. They had attempted to sleep away from each other on Kagome's request. But on her request, he had rejoined her in their bed. She had made it quite clear that they would be sleeping and sleeping only.
"Aknadin has rebelled against me and the kingdom and has run off with the Millennium Eye. He struck about a year ago and attempted to kill you, but you fended him off. He's been recuperating since then," the Pharaoh said.
"…You win," Kagome joked lightly. A small smile made its way to his face at her joke before it faded. Sensing his unease, Kagome turned in his arms to face the Pharaoh. She placed a hand to his cheek. "Hey, don't worry. We're no better off now than we were when this originally happened. We'll get through this. The bad guys never win," Kagome said.
The Pharaoh stared into her blue eyes for some time, not saying anything. Kagome allowed him to stare while trust and faith shone in her eyes. Unbeknownst to her, the Pharaoh could see something else in her eyes. He could see traces of love swirling around in her blue pools. He nodded once, his foul mood vanishing. "I love you," he said before capturing her lips with his.
Her hand slid from his cheek before resting on his bare chest. For the night, she decided to let him sleep however made him comfortable. She would chew him out in the morning. That is, if her conscious mind had not turned to mush before then. She could feel everything about him in his kiss- the commanding aura she had come to know as well as the gentle nature he must have gained from his time with Yugi. With a happy look, she spoke in a hushed tone. "And I, you."
He watched as her eyes closed and a smile took over her face. His heart began to beat harder than ever at hearing her speak those three words. He could tell that she felt something for him, but hearing her speak the words made it all the more pleasing. He rolled over onto his back, pulling her with him. He stared up at the ceiling feeling the cool breeze that did nothing for his heated skin. He looked down at Kagome again to see her sleeping peacefully on his chest with his arm around her waist. With a sigh, he closed his eyes and welcomed the sleep that was beckoning him.
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Moi-Moi: These chapters are coming out so easily. I feel all fluffy inside from the love. I think I might go cry some happy tears later. :') I listened to Ne-Yo's "So Sick" while writing the last scene. Even though it's a sad song, it did set the mood. Review and see you next time!
Edited: 4/22/13