Author's Notes: Chappie 8 is up! Last chapter, Anzu remembered! Finally! To
clear up to my confused readers about the uniform, Anzu is like a Sailor
Scout. I'm just putting into make-believe that her Millennium Necklace
let's her do that, and it's my ficcy, so I'll just pretend that her
Millennium Necklace allows her to do that ^_^ sorry for the confusion!
Anyways, enjoy! R+R please!
* * * CHAPTER EIGHT THE TRUTH
Anzu drowsily woke up to see a pair of amethyst eyes. "Yami." She breathed.
"Hi, Anzu," he whispered, and then in a lower voice, "Or should I say, Desert Rose."
She jumped. Then the memories of the night before came to her. "How's your cut." She glanced nervously at the bloody cut on Yami's arm.
"Oh, I'm fine."
"You are not! Malik always got cuts before. He's Isis's brother.and he's probably still in Egypt worried to death about everybody.poor Malik." She laughed. She marched Yami to a table and placed a few medicinal herbs on his dagger cut. She then wrapped tightly a loincloth, since they didn't have any white bandages.
"Ow!" Yami grimaced.
"Not used to getting hurt, are you, Yami? I used to spar with anyone I could. Never let them lay a hand on me until yesterday night, and they'd end up aching and crying."
"Oh really? Want to try fighting with me?" Yami smirked.
"You're hurt." Anzu protested.
"Because of you. I looked to see if you were okay. Just hands off my arm and I'll be fine, okay?" Yami challenged.
"Fine.but I hope you don't mind losing to a girl." Anzu got into fighting stance, and their private match began. Both were lean and quick, and each dodged the other's punches. It all came down to endurance.
As Anzu, who was starting to slow down, threw a punch at Yami, he flipped behind her and knocked her down face flat onto the grassy area, and then turned her back right side up to brush the dust off her face. "You're good.very good." Yami wiped some sweat off his face.
Anzu got up, her face red from all the sparring. "Good job, Yami - you won."
"Yeah. Do you want to tell them?" Yami asked.
"Who? What?" Anzu's face was blank.
"The others about Desert Rose." Yami replied.
"I don't know." Her voice was bland. "Maybe.I know that I can trust Seto, Isis, Jou, and Honda.but is Mai a gossipy lady.and Ryou seems just a bit too shy."
"So."
"I should tell Isis.I need to confide in her.after all, she did keep the secret all these years." Anzu and Yami walked to a stream, where they splashed water all over their faces.
"And the others?"
"Time will tell." They started walking back to the familiar grounds of where their tents were.
~At the Tents~
Isis was awake. "Mai won't get up." She laughed. "She's getting her 'beauty sleep.' You two look like you need breakfast."
"I need to take a bath. Yami and I found a stream down by the woods. Do you want to come?" Anzu pressed, hoping to tell her about her recovered memory.
"Sure." Isis and Anzu gathered up their dirty clothes.
They first scrubbed at the dirty clothes, and then washed, and as they lay in their dry clothes waiting for their hair to dry completely, Anzu spilled.
"Isis.I remember."
"Remember?" Isis asked blandly, and then jerked up. "Anzu.you remember me?"
Anzu nodded back in response. "I remember everything, Isis." With that, Anzu gave her best friend a hug.
"Does anyone else know?" Isis asked. "They might be a bit concerned.
"Well, a gang I beat up last night knows, and." She struggled with the last few words.
"Who?"
"Yami knows." She breathed out.
Isis widened her eyes, and put her hands on Anzu's shoulders. "Are you crazy, Anzu Mazaki? Do you realize the peril you just put yourself in? Yami is the Pharaoh, if you haven't noticed. He'll behead you!"
"No." Anzu trembled. "He wouldn't. Yami's different. Like Seto."
"Are you telling anyone else?" Isis asked.
"I don't know. Yami told me that time would tell. I have visions with my Millennium Necklace about the past, present, and future. Someone's out to hurt Yami." She sighed. "And he's not the least bit worried."
"Maybe Yami knows something you don't." Isis suggested.
"Maybe." Anzu whispered. "But it's so good to remember." Anzu smiled at Isis. "And to know that I'm here with my best friend."
"Yeah."
~Bakura and Yami Bakura~
"Keep on playing, Anzu, for soon I will have Isis's heart, and soon I shall have Yami's Millennium Puzzle, and your Millennium Necklace! All I have to die is lure Anzu to the underground chamber at the palace.and teach her a lesson.and since Seto seems to like that young charmer as well, I should be able to give her a decision.a decision between Seto and Yami." Yami Bakura laughed.
'Stop it, Bakura!' Ryou exclaimed.
'Shut up, fool. I am the spirit of the Millennium Ring, and therefore, I possess you! You are nothing compared to me, mortal! And soon the heart of the raven-haired beauty shall be mine.' Yami Bakura smirked.
'No! Not Isis! She's so kind.and friendly!' Ryou began to grow worried. Yami Bakura was dangerous.
'Well, looks like my Hikari has a little foolish love.' Yami Bakura then jabbed Ryou in the stomach, causing him to buck down in pain.
'Ugh.' Ryou collapsed. Yami Bakura smirked once more. He loved torturing Ryou (Author's Notes: Poor Ryou!!! (). He went back to his soul room to leave Ryou's body battered and unconscious. The sooner they got back to the palace, the better.
~Everyone but Ryou in the Woods~
"When are we returning to the palace?" Isis asked meekly.
"Tomorrow at sunrise." Seto replied quietly, who was busy talking to Anzu.
Jou stopped. "Sunrise? I AM NOT getting up at sunrise!"
"Ah, c'mon, Jou, it's a palace." Honda grinned broadly. "Let's take that as a bright side.
"Yes, Jou. Or you can be left alone here.without me." Mai gazed at Jou * Jou gets all starry-eyed *
"I'll do anything for you, Mai."
"She's got that puppy under her spell." Seto whispered to Anzu, which caused her to stifle a giggle.
Saluki barked, his big eyes looking up at Anzu. Then he ran ahead. "Saluki! Wait! What're you doing?"
Anzu and the others ran after Saluki. She screamed as she saw something lying ahead of her. The others halted, and gasped.
"Oh my goodness." Isis whispered, and bent down.
* * *
Author's Notes: Did you like Chappie 8? Sorry for the lateness. Cliffy! I'll try and get Chappie 9 out as fast as I can, but not too soon because Midterms are coming out next week *_* eek! Anyways, R+R!
* * * CHAPTER EIGHT THE TRUTH
Anzu drowsily woke up to see a pair of amethyst eyes. "Yami." She breathed.
"Hi, Anzu," he whispered, and then in a lower voice, "Or should I say, Desert Rose."
She jumped. Then the memories of the night before came to her. "How's your cut." She glanced nervously at the bloody cut on Yami's arm.
"Oh, I'm fine."
"You are not! Malik always got cuts before. He's Isis's brother.and he's probably still in Egypt worried to death about everybody.poor Malik." She laughed. She marched Yami to a table and placed a few medicinal herbs on his dagger cut. She then wrapped tightly a loincloth, since they didn't have any white bandages.
"Ow!" Yami grimaced.
"Not used to getting hurt, are you, Yami? I used to spar with anyone I could. Never let them lay a hand on me until yesterday night, and they'd end up aching and crying."
"Oh really? Want to try fighting with me?" Yami smirked.
"You're hurt." Anzu protested.
"Because of you. I looked to see if you were okay. Just hands off my arm and I'll be fine, okay?" Yami challenged.
"Fine.but I hope you don't mind losing to a girl." Anzu got into fighting stance, and their private match began. Both were lean and quick, and each dodged the other's punches. It all came down to endurance.
As Anzu, who was starting to slow down, threw a punch at Yami, he flipped behind her and knocked her down face flat onto the grassy area, and then turned her back right side up to brush the dust off her face. "You're good.very good." Yami wiped some sweat off his face.
Anzu got up, her face red from all the sparring. "Good job, Yami - you won."
"Yeah. Do you want to tell them?" Yami asked.
"Who? What?" Anzu's face was blank.
"The others about Desert Rose." Yami replied.
"I don't know." Her voice was bland. "Maybe.I know that I can trust Seto, Isis, Jou, and Honda.but is Mai a gossipy lady.and Ryou seems just a bit too shy."
"So."
"I should tell Isis.I need to confide in her.after all, she did keep the secret all these years." Anzu and Yami walked to a stream, where they splashed water all over their faces.
"And the others?"
"Time will tell." They started walking back to the familiar grounds of where their tents were.
~At the Tents~
Isis was awake. "Mai won't get up." She laughed. "She's getting her 'beauty sleep.' You two look like you need breakfast."
"I need to take a bath. Yami and I found a stream down by the woods. Do you want to come?" Anzu pressed, hoping to tell her about her recovered memory.
"Sure." Isis and Anzu gathered up their dirty clothes.
They first scrubbed at the dirty clothes, and then washed, and as they lay in their dry clothes waiting for their hair to dry completely, Anzu spilled.
"Isis.I remember."
"Remember?" Isis asked blandly, and then jerked up. "Anzu.you remember me?"
Anzu nodded back in response. "I remember everything, Isis." With that, Anzu gave her best friend a hug.
"Does anyone else know?" Isis asked. "They might be a bit concerned.
"Well, a gang I beat up last night knows, and." She struggled with the last few words.
"Who?"
"Yami knows." She breathed out.
Isis widened her eyes, and put her hands on Anzu's shoulders. "Are you crazy, Anzu Mazaki? Do you realize the peril you just put yourself in? Yami is the Pharaoh, if you haven't noticed. He'll behead you!"
"No." Anzu trembled. "He wouldn't. Yami's different. Like Seto."
"Are you telling anyone else?" Isis asked.
"I don't know. Yami told me that time would tell. I have visions with my Millennium Necklace about the past, present, and future. Someone's out to hurt Yami." She sighed. "And he's not the least bit worried."
"Maybe Yami knows something you don't." Isis suggested.
"Maybe." Anzu whispered. "But it's so good to remember." Anzu smiled at Isis. "And to know that I'm here with my best friend."
"Yeah."
~Bakura and Yami Bakura~
"Keep on playing, Anzu, for soon I will have Isis's heart, and soon I shall have Yami's Millennium Puzzle, and your Millennium Necklace! All I have to die is lure Anzu to the underground chamber at the palace.and teach her a lesson.and since Seto seems to like that young charmer as well, I should be able to give her a decision.a decision between Seto and Yami." Yami Bakura laughed.
'Stop it, Bakura!' Ryou exclaimed.
'Shut up, fool. I am the spirit of the Millennium Ring, and therefore, I possess you! You are nothing compared to me, mortal! And soon the heart of the raven-haired beauty shall be mine.' Yami Bakura smirked.
'No! Not Isis! She's so kind.and friendly!' Ryou began to grow worried. Yami Bakura was dangerous.
'Well, looks like my Hikari has a little foolish love.' Yami Bakura then jabbed Ryou in the stomach, causing him to buck down in pain.
'Ugh.' Ryou collapsed. Yami Bakura smirked once more. He loved torturing Ryou (Author's Notes: Poor Ryou!!! (). He went back to his soul room to leave Ryou's body battered and unconscious. The sooner they got back to the palace, the better.
~Everyone but Ryou in the Woods~
"When are we returning to the palace?" Isis asked meekly.
"Tomorrow at sunrise." Seto replied quietly, who was busy talking to Anzu.
Jou stopped. "Sunrise? I AM NOT getting up at sunrise!"
"Ah, c'mon, Jou, it's a palace." Honda grinned broadly. "Let's take that as a bright side.
"Yes, Jou. Or you can be left alone here.without me." Mai gazed at Jou * Jou gets all starry-eyed *
"I'll do anything for you, Mai."
"She's got that puppy under her spell." Seto whispered to Anzu, which caused her to stifle a giggle.
Saluki barked, his big eyes looking up at Anzu. Then he ran ahead. "Saluki! Wait! What're you doing?"
Anzu and the others ran after Saluki. She screamed as she saw something lying ahead of her. The others halted, and gasped.
"Oh my goodness." Isis whispered, and bent down.
* * *
Author's Notes: Did you like Chappie 8? Sorry for the lateness. Cliffy! I'll try and get Chappie 9 out as fast as I can, but not too soon because Midterms are coming out next week *_* eek! Anyways, R+R!