AN - Thanks to my reviewers, I can see that in a previous chapter I meant
Duellist Kingdom not Battle City! Sama - I would email you but my email
isn't working at the moment so I can't. Thanks for your review though, it
was really sweet! Twister - thanks, but I don't think I don't think I
could be a professional writer, I'm not good or ambitious enough. Anyways,
since people seem to like the dreams I'm gonna put one more in now. This
fan fic is nearing the end (probably about four more chapters but I may be
wrong). Once it's done I might do a fan fic about Yami and Lara's past
only. What do you think of that? Read and Review please.
Yami was once again revisiting the past in his dreams. This time it was daylight, the day after he had met Lara in the garden. He sat in his room, staring out at the shimmering sands outside. He was dressed in his usual Pharaoh's clothes. He heard a knock at his door.
"Enter!" He said standing up to face his guest. In walked Seto Kaiba, Yami's second in command and high priest. Yami immediately relaxed at the sight of his friend. (I know that they weren't really friends but I am relying on artistic license here!) "Seto, I'm glad it's you."
"I'm sure you are!" Answered the priest as he crossed to Yami and straightened his headpiece. Standing back he surveyed the young King. "Lucky for you I was the only one who noticed that you were missing from your chambers last night. Had anyone else found out there would have been chaos!"
"The guards knew where I was, and I didn't leave the grounds."
"These are dangerous times Yami, for all of us here. The Shadow Powers are rising again, I can feel it. It would not be safe for you to venture out alone, especially at night. Conspirators never sleep, Yami, and they will strike when you least expect it."
"Be that as it may, I can look after myself and I am safe within the grounds. There are guards everywhere now. I trust that I have you to thank for that!"
"A precaution my friend. Egypt can not lose another King now, especially with no heir to your throne."
"You sound like my counsellors and advisers. They have been trying to set me up with various women for the last year. I have no interest in them. The lot of them have been stuck-up, snobby and vain, without a care for anyone else or me for that matter. Arranged marriages such as that hold no interest for me. I will marry for love or not at all. My agenda has been taken over by these shallow women recently. But tell me, what are my royal appointments today?"
Seto crossed to the dressing table where he picked up a scroll. Reading it closely he said, "It appears that your day is moderately free. You are hosting a dinner tonight in honour of Lady Lamella, your mother's consort from the south. It's her fiftieth birthday today and you offered to host a large dinner for her. Apart from this you have a free day."
"Well that's a relief!" Sighed Yami, slumping onto his bed. "I suppose that the preparations are underway?"
"Yes sire, the slaves were working on the final preparations when I saw them earlier. However you may want to be seen inspecting the preparations."
"Very well. And the entertainment, how is that going?"
"There shall be music, dancing and comedy tonight, provided by a handful of servants. As far as I know it should be a successful evening."
"Lovely. When will our guests be arriving?"
"After high noon. They are coming by carriage. A party will be sent out on horseback to meet them at the canyon, and escort them back here to meet you. It would be wise for you to inspect the party before they leave."
"That I will do. Send a message to the stables saying that I will inspect them in an hour and I expect everything to be perfect. Ask the kitchens to send up a menu so that I may see what is being served and ask the entertainment group to write a programme that I may confirm. That will be all Seto."
"Very good sire." With that Seto left with his orders, leaving Yami to ponder once again about Lara. She had said that she helped to tend to the horses, however Yami knew that this would not be her full time job, as only the male servants generally did that kind of work. She was likely to be a cook, cleaner or mender of material. Yami desperately wanted to see her again, just to make sure that she hadn't been a wonderful dream. But he didn't want it to be obvious that he liked her, and he didn't want to get her in trouble with her superiors.
An hour later Yami entered the cool stables, accompanied by Seto and a handful of guards. He nodded at the gleaming coats of the horses and the excellent turn out of the staff. The stables, as ever were immaculate, as was the carriage that rested at one end of the building. Yami complemented the head stable hand at his fine work. The man, Jens, was happy at this.
"Is this your entire staff?" Asked Yami, noting that it was quite a small group for such a large stable.
"No sir." Answered Jens. "Two of our hands are sick at the moment, one had a accident yesterday and is recovering, five are helping with the preparations for the party that will receive your guests later and two are currently exercising horses by the pass, near the canyon."
"Very good. And the party that will receive my guests, who are they?"
Four men stepped forwards, dressed in white and red with grand feathers hanging from their caps.
"These are the men." Answered Jens. "I shall accompany them. We will go on five white horses, as ordered by Sir Seto."
"Excellent. Well, you seem to have everything under control." Yami was about to leave when a horse put it's head over the stable door. Yami stopped. The horse was magnificent. It was jet black with a white blaze down it's forehead and Yami could see four identical white socked hooves underneath the stable door. The horse had a bright eye and a splendid head.
"That horse. What is it called?" Asked Yami.
"His name is Madrask sir. He is a stallion and a wild one at that. Very few of my stable hands are able to ride him. He is the son of your father's favourite horse, Musk."
"Bring him out." Ordered Yami. Jens clicked his fingers at a stable hand who found a rope and led the horse into the yard. He truly was a fabulous creature, well built and beautiful.
"I wish to go for a ride." Stated Yami. "On that horse."
"Sire," Stuttered Jens. "You have not ridden for years. And Madrask is a very difficult horse to ride. Perhaps you would be better on Kalka, a chestnut mare. She is as beautiful but much calmer."
"I will ride this horse as it is my duty. I should ride the son of my father's horse. Seto will accompany me on Kalka. We will take the route to the canyon that we used to take when I was a child." Yami's guards began to move towards other horses. "No!" Commanded Yami. "I will be safe with Seto, we will go alone."
"It is not wise Yami. You do not know this horse well and there may be enemies out there!" Whispered Seto.
"My word is final!" Ordered Yami. Within five minutes Yami and Seto were ridding over the sands. Seto was relaxed on Kalka but Yami could feel Madrask quivering under him, a huge creature full of spirit and strength.
They rode for an hour until they reached the creek that led towards the canyon, about a mile away. Here they stopped and allowed their horses to drink. They were about to head back when a loud hiss startled them. Looking down Yami caught sight of a large snake lunging at Madrask's leg. In a second Madrask had taken flight. Yami pulled on the reins to stop the charging animal but to no avail. He could not stop the terrified horse and they were heading towards the canyon. If Yami didn't stop the horse soon they would both fall to their deaths if they reached the canyon.
Meanwhile, the two stable hands on horses were returning from a ride. One of these was a woman of about twenty-five with short, brown hair and brown eyes, called Galena. She was riding a black and white mare who was puffing and panting slightly from the exercise. The other girl was Lara and she was riding a delicate Palomino mare called Desert Rose. Rose looked none the worse for her exercise and was walking along calmly. Lara and Galena were talking happily as they returned home.
"I wish that I could go with the party today to meet Lady Lamella." Sighed Galena.
"I don't. Just think how boring it would be to walk all the way to the canyon and all the way back. No cantering along the dunes or galloping along the stone flat." Lara laughed. "Besides, we have too much work to do in preparation for this evening."
"I suppose. Do you think." But Galena couldn't finish because at that point they heard thundering hooves in the distance. Lara turned the horse round, ready to flee if the person coming seemed to be a threat.
"Who do you think it could be?" Asked Galena, turning her horse around too.
"We are too far out for it to be anyone from another town. The villagers never ride out here anyway, and the others at the stables are too busy getting everything ready for tonight to exercise horses, that's why we are doing it. It's too early for bandits and it's not our guests, because it's one horse alone, no carriage."
"Then who could it be?"
At that moment they saw a cloud of sand and then saw the black stallion galloping hard in the direction they had come, with Yami clinging on to it for dear life.
"It's the Pharaoh!" Exclaimed Galena. "And Madrask looks like he is out of control. What should we do?"
But Lara had already turned Desert Rose around. "Get back as quickly as you can and get help."
"But what about you?"
"I am going to try to head them off!"
As Galena headed for home, Lara whirled around on Desert Rose and signalled for the horse to gallop on. The horse needed no second signal. Instead of heading in the path that Yami had taken Lara headed slightly west, hoping that their paths would cross and that she would be able to stop the stallion.
Yami, however, was still galloping onwards. Madrask showed no signs of slowing and Yami was starting to feel scared. It wasn't far until they would reach the canyon, and he was sure that the horse would not be able to stop in time when they reached it. Yami had tried to jump off, but his foot had become entangled in the stirrup and he had no way to free it. He pulled hard on the reins, which suddenly snapped in his hands. Now he had no choice but to hang on tight and hope for a miracle. It crossed his mind that this situation was quite ironic. His parents had been killed in a carriage accident when bandits had attacked them, scaring the horse, which had raced off with the carriage jerking behind. The horse and the passengers had fallen to their deaths in the very same canyon that Yami was approaching when the horse had run straight into the abyss. Now it looked like Yami was to have the same fate.
Listening to the rhythmic drumming of the horses hooves he was suddenly ware that two horses were galloping instead of one. Glancing to his left he saw another horse fast approaching him, with Lara as the rider. This palomino horse was gaining on them each second, and was obviously swift than Madrask. Looking back at the path in front Yami, to his horror, recognised some rocky contours. They were nearing the edge of the canyon.
Lara obviously knew this too as she urged the horse onwards. She was gaining on them. Roses head was level with Madrask's hindquarters. Now her head was level with Yami. Next Lara was riding next to Yami. But now she was slightly ahead. What was she doing?
Nimbly, Lara let go of Rose's reins, grabbed hold of the front of Yami's saddle and jumped onto Madrask, in front of Yami. Yami gripped onto her waist as Desert Rose slowed to a canter, then a walk. Lara was leaning over Madrask's neck. She was hanging on to the bridle and was talking soothingly to Madrask. Yami was amazed as he saw the horse's ears flicker as he noticed Lara. Then, all at once, he felt their pace begin to slow. They were cantering. Abruptly they stopped and Lara jumped off quickly and grabbed hold of Madrask's bridle, speaking softly to the horse. Yami looked up and saw that they were a few metres from the cliff edge. Shakily, he slipped off of the horse's back and slid to the ground, still in shock. He faintly heard Lara whispering words of reassurance and praise to the stallion. The he felt a shadow fall over him and saw a hand extended to help him up. Grateful he took it and allowed Lara to help him to his feet.
"Thank you!" He exclaimed, shaking her hand. "You saved my life."
Lara shook her head as she returned to the horse. "It was nothing. What happened?"
"No, it was something. You risked your life for me, I won't forget it. I'm not sure what made him flee, but I think I saw a snake by the creek, just before he took off."
"That would explain it. Horses are terrified of snakes. Especially Maddy."
"How did you stop him?"
"He knows me. I helped to break him in and get him used to having a rider. He trusts me more than anyone else." At this point Desert Rose wandered over and nuzzled Lara for attention. Lara laughed and held out some grain for her, and gently patted her nose. "And you were amazing Rosie. Thank you!"
Yami watched in disbelief as Lara interacted with the two horses. Eventually she looked at Yami.
"We should get you home sire. I may be able to stop horses, but I'm no palace guard, I won't be able to protect you from anyone who wishes you harm." She said. "Here, ride Desert Rose. She is very placid and won't take off or anything." She helped Yami to climb onto the pretty horse, which obediently stood still. Lara then untied her rope belt and made makeshift reins for Madrask. She jumped on and Yami was surprised to see that under Lara's gentle hands the horse was as quiet as a lamb.
They walked in silence for a while until they saw a band of horses in the distance. A group of guards, Jens, Galena and Seto were riding towards them. Yami waved and the groups met with relief.
"Sire, you are alright!" Exclaimed Jens.
"What happened?" Asked Seto. "After your horse took flight I tried to follow you, but Kalka wasn't fast enough. I turned back to get help. This servant girl Galena and I returned at the same time with the same message."
"I couldn't stop the horse." Explained Yami. "Luckily for me Lara here managed to stop us before we fell down the canyon. I would be dead if it were not for her." Lara blushed at this.
"Well, you are a very brave young lady." Praised Seto. "I shall see that you are rewarded for this."
"Oh no sir!" Exclaimed Lara. "I couldn't accept anything. It was instinct only. Anyone else would have done the same."
"Yes, well, well done girl." Said Jens. "But we must get back. I will contact a few people my Pharaoh, and will see to it that this will not happen again." Jens looked at Madrask. "The offending beast shall be disposed of right away."
"No!" Cried Lara. "You can't! It wasn't his fault. He was scared, that's all! You can't kill him. He's so young!"
"I'm sorry girl, but he nearly cause the death of the Pharaoh, just like Musk did. He will be destroyed as soon as possible."
A tear formed in Lara's eyes, but before she could protest Yami spoke up. "I do not think that this is necessary Jens. After seeing the rapport that Lara has with this horse, I bequeath Madrask to her. He is fully her responsibility. He is her horse; only she shall ride and look after him. She will own him. No one else. I hope that this is clear." With that Yami rode off towards the palace, leaving a shocked Jens and Seto behind him.
"Thank you sire!" Enthused Lara as they entered the palace grounds.
"It is a reward for your bravery." Said Yami. "And now I must ask a favour of you."
"Anything sire!"
"Will you be my guest at the banquet tonight?" Lara looked at Yami. She could tall that he was being serious. How could she refuse him?
"It would be my pleasure sire!"
"And please, call me Yami."
Yami awoke with a start, sweat on his face. That dream had been so vivid. More so than the other dreams. He turned over and thought about the dream. Those days had been so much fun, when they had been together. Now that they were apart the days seemed longer and, well, empty. Yami sighed as he closed is eyes. 'You had better get used to it Yami. You are going to spend the rest of your life without her!' He thought as he drifted into a dreamless sleep.
AN - Wow, that was longer than I thought it would be! What do you think? Is it worth writing another fan fiction about their time in Egypt when I finish this one? Read and Review please!
Yami was once again revisiting the past in his dreams. This time it was daylight, the day after he had met Lara in the garden. He sat in his room, staring out at the shimmering sands outside. He was dressed in his usual Pharaoh's clothes. He heard a knock at his door.
"Enter!" He said standing up to face his guest. In walked Seto Kaiba, Yami's second in command and high priest. Yami immediately relaxed at the sight of his friend. (I know that they weren't really friends but I am relying on artistic license here!) "Seto, I'm glad it's you."
"I'm sure you are!" Answered the priest as he crossed to Yami and straightened his headpiece. Standing back he surveyed the young King. "Lucky for you I was the only one who noticed that you were missing from your chambers last night. Had anyone else found out there would have been chaos!"
"The guards knew where I was, and I didn't leave the grounds."
"These are dangerous times Yami, for all of us here. The Shadow Powers are rising again, I can feel it. It would not be safe for you to venture out alone, especially at night. Conspirators never sleep, Yami, and they will strike when you least expect it."
"Be that as it may, I can look after myself and I am safe within the grounds. There are guards everywhere now. I trust that I have you to thank for that!"
"A precaution my friend. Egypt can not lose another King now, especially with no heir to your throne."
"You sound like my counsellors and advisers. They have been trying to set me up with various women for the last year. I have no interest in them. The lot of them have been stuck-up, snobby and vain, without a care for anyone else or me for that matter. Arranged marriages such as that hold no interest for me. I will marry for love or not at all. My agenda has been taken over by these shallow women recently. But tell me, what are my royal appointments today?"
Seto crossed to the dressing table where he picked up a scroll. Reading it closely he said, "It appears that your day is moderately free. You are hosting a dinner tonight in honour of Lady Lamella, your mother's consort from the south. It's her fiftieth birthday today and you offered to host a large dinner for her. Apart from this you have a free day."
"Well that's a relief!" Sighed Yami, slumping onto his bed. "I suppose that the preparations are underway?"
"Yes sire, the slaves were working on the final preparations when I saw them earlier. However you may want to be seen inspecting the preparations."
"Very well. And the entertainment, how is that going?"
"There shall be music, dancing and comedy tonight, provided by a handful of servants. As far as I know it should be a successful evening."
"Lovely. When will our guests be arriving?"
"After high noon. They are coming by carriage. A party will be sent out on horseback to meet them at the canyon, and escort them back here to meet you. It would be wise for you to inspect the party before they leave."
"That I will do. Send a message to the stables saying that I will inspect them in an hour and I expect everything to be perfect. Ask the kitchens to send up a menu so that I may see what is being served and ask the entertainment group to write a programme that I may confirm. That will be all Seto."
"Very good sire." With that Seto left with his orders, leaving Yami to ponder once again about Lara. She had said that she helped to tend to the horses, however Yami knew that this would not be her full time job, as only the male servants generally did that kind of work. She was likely to be a cook, cleaner or mender of material. Yami desperately wanted to see her again, just to make sure that she hadn't been a wonderful dream. But he didn't want it to be obvious that he liked her, and he didn't want to get her in trouble with her superiors.
An hour later Yami entered the cool stables, accompanied by Seto and a handful of guards. He nodded at the gleaming coats of the horses and the excellent turn out of the staff. The stables, as ever were immaculate, as was the carriage that rested at one end of the building. Yami complemented the head stable hand at his fine work. The man, Jens, was happy at this.
"Is this your entire staff?" Asked Yami, noting that it was quite a small group for such a large stable.
"No sir." Answered Jens. "Two of our hands are sick at the moment, one had a accident yesterday and is recovering, five are helping with the preparations for the party that will receive your guests later and two are currently exercising horses by the pass, near the canyon."
"Very good. And the party that will receive my guests, who are they?"
Four men stepped forwards, dressed in white and red with grand feathers hanging from their caps.
"These are the men." Answered Jens. "I shall accompany them. We will go on five white horses, as ordered by Sir Seto."
"Excellent. Well, you seem to have everything under control." Yami was about to leave when a horse put it's head over the stable door. Yami stopped. The horse was magnificent. It was jet black with a white blaze down it's forehead and Yami could see four identical white socked hooves underneath the stable door. The horse had a bright eye and a splendid head.
"That horse. What is it called?" Asked Yami.
"His name is Madrask sir. He is a stallion and a wild one at that. Very few of my stable hands are able to ride him. He is the son of your father's favourite horse, Musk."
"Bring him out." Ordered Yami. Jens clicked his fingers at a stable hand who found a rope and led the horse into the yard. He truly was a fabulous creature, well built and beautiful.
"I wish to go for a ride." Stated Yami. "On that horse."
"Sire," Stuttered Jens. "You have not ridden for years. And Madrask is a very difficult horse to ride. Perhaps you would be better on Kalka, a chestnut mare. She is as beautiful but much calmer."
"I will ride this horse as it is my duty. I should ride the son of my father's horse. Seto will accompany me on Kalka. We will take the route to the canyon that we used to take when I was a child." Yami's guards began to move towards other horses. "No!" Commanded Yami. "I will be safe with Seto, we will go alone."
"It is not wise Yami. You do not know this horse well and there may be enemies out there!" Whispered Seto.
"My word is final!" Ordered Yami. Within five minutes Yami and Seto were ridding over the sands. Seto was relaxed on Kalka but Yami could feel Madrask quivering under him, a huge creature full of spirit and strength.
They rode for an hour until they reached the creek that led towards the canyon, about a mile away. Here they stopped and allowed their horses to drink. They were about to head back when a loud hiss startled them. Looking down Yami caught sight of a large snake lunging at Madrask's leg. In a second Madrask had taken flight. Yami pulled on the reins to stop the charging animal but to no avail. He could not stop the terrified horse and they were heading towards the canyon. If Yami didn't stop the horse soon they would both fall to their deaths if they reached the canyon.
Meanwhile, the two stable hands on horses were returning from a ride. One of these was a woman of about twenty-five with short, brown hair and brown eyes, called Galena. She was riding a black and white mare who was puffing and panting slightly from the exercise. The other girl was Lara and she was riding a delicate Palomino mare called Desert Rose. Rose looked none the worse for her exercise and was walking along calmly. Lara and Galena were talking happily as they returned home.
"I wish that I could go with the party today to meet Lady Lamella." Sighed Galena.
"I don't. Just think how boring it would be to walk all the way to the canyon and all the way back. No cantering along the dunes or galloping along the stone flat." Lara laughed. "Besides, we have too much work to do in preparation for this evening."
"I suppose. Do you think." But Galena couldn't finish because at that point they heard thundering hooves in the distance. Lara turned the horse round, ready to flee if the person coming seemed to be a threat.
"Who do you think it could be?" Asked Galena, turning her horse around too.
"We are too far out for it to be anyone from another town. The villagers never ride out here anyway, and the others at the stables are too busy getting everything ready for tonight to exercise horses, that's why we are doing it. It's too early for bandits and it's not our guests, because it's one horse alone, no carriage."
"Then who could it be?"
At that moment they saw a cloud of sand and then saw the black stallion galloping hard in the direction they had come, with Yami clinging on to it for dear life.
"It's the Pharaoh!" Exclaimed Galena. "And Madrask looks like he is out of control. What should we do?"
But Lara had already turned Desert Rose around. "Get back as quickly as you can and get help."
"But what about you?"
"I am going to try to head them off!"
As Galena headed for home, Lara whirled around on Desert Rose and signalled for the horse to gallop on. The horse needed no second signal. Instead of heading in the path that Yami had taken Lara headed slightly west, hoping that their paths would cross and that she would be able to stop the stallion.
Yami, however, was still galloping onwards. Madrask showed no signs of slowing and Yami was starting to feel scared. It wasn't far until they would reach the canyon, and he was sure that the horse would not be able to stop in time when they reached it. Yami had tried to jump off, but his foot had become entangled in the stirrup and he had no way to free it. He pulled hard on the reins, which suddenly snapped in his hands. Now he had no choice but to hang on tight and hope for a miracle. It crossed his mind that this situation was quite ironic. His parents had been killed in a carriage accident when bandits had attacked them, scaring the horse, which had raced off with the carriage jerking behind. The horse and the passengers had fallen to their deaths in the very same canyon that Yami was approaching when the horse had run straight into the abyss. Now it looked like Yami was to have the same fate.
Listening to the rhythmic drumming of the horses hooves he was suddenly ware that two horses were galloping instead of one. Glancing to his left he saw another horse fast approaching him, with Lara as the rider. This palomino horse was gaining on them each second, and was obviously swift than Madrask. Looking back at the path in front Yami, to his horror, recognised some rocky contours. They were nearing the edge of the canyon.
Lara obviously knew this too as she urged the horse onwards. She was gaining on them. Roses head was level with Madrask's hindquarters. Now her head was level with Yami. Next Lara was riding next to Yami. But now she was slightly ahead. What was she doing?
Nimbly, Lara let go of Rose's reins, grabbed hold of the front of Yami's saddle and jumped onto Madrask, in front of Yami. Yami gripped onto her waist as Desert Rose slowed to a canter, then a walk. Lara was leaning over Madrask's neck. She was hanging on to the bridle and was talking soothingly to Madrask. Yami was amazed as he saw the horse's ears flicker as he noticed Lara. Then, all at once, he felt their pace begin to slow. They were cantering. Abruptly they stopped and Lara jumped off quickly and grabbed hold of Madrask's bridle, speaking softly to the horse. Yami looked up and saw that they were a few metres from the cliff edge. Shakily, he slipped off of the horse's back and slid to the ground, still in shock. He faintly heard Lara whispering words of reassurance and praise to the stallion. The he felt a shadow fall over him and saw a hand extended to help him up. Grateful he took it and allowed Lara to help him to his feet.
"Thank you!" He exclaimed, shaking her hand. "You saved my life."
Lara shook her head as she returned to the horse. "It was nothing. What happened?"
"No, it was something. You risked your life for me, I won't forget it. I'm not sure what made him flee, but I think I saw a snake by the creek, just before he took off."
"That would explain it. Horses are terrified of snakes. Especially Maddy."
"How did you stop him?"
"He knows me. I helped to break him in and get him used to having a rider. He trusts me more than anyone else." At this point Desert Rose wandered over and nuzzled Lara for attention. Lara laughed and held out some grain for her, and gently patted her nose. "And you were amazing Rosie. Thank you!"
Yami watched in disbelief as Lara interacted with the two horses. Eventually she looked at Yami.
"We should get you home sire. I may be able to stop horses, but I'm no palace guard, I won't be able to protect you from anyone who wishes you harm." She said. "Here, ride Desert Rose. She is very placid and won't take off or anything." She helped Yami to climb onto the pretty horse, which obediently stood still. Lara then untied her rope belt and made makeshift reins for Madrask. She jumped on and Yami was surprised to see that under Lara's gentle hands the horse was as quiet as a lamb.
They walked in silence for a while until they saw a band of horses in the distance. A group of guards, Jens, Galena and Seto were riding towards them. Yami waved and the groups met with relief.
"Sire, you are alright!" Exclaimed Jens.
"What happened?" Asked Seto. "After your horse took flight I tried to follow you, but Kalka wasn't fast enough. I turned back to get help. This servant girl Galena and I returned at the same time with the same message."
"I couldn't stop the horse." Explained Yami. "Luckily for me Lara here managed to stop us before we fell down the canyon. I would be dead if it were not for her." Lara blushed at this.
"Well, you are a very brave young lady." Praised Seto. "I shall see that you are rewarded for this."
"Oh no sir!" Exclaimed Lara. "I couldn't accept anything. It was instinct only. Anyone else would have done the same."
"Yes, well, well done girl." Said Jens. "But we must get back. I will contact a few people my Pharaoh, and will see to it that this will not happen again." Jens looked at Madrask. "The offending beast shall be disposed of right away."
"No!" Cried Lara. "You can't! It wasn't his fault. He was scared, that's all! You can't kill him. He's so young!"
"I'm sorry girl, but he nearly cause the death of the Pharaoh, just like Musk did. He will be destroyed as soon as possible."
A tear formed in Lara's eyes, but before she could protest Yami spoke up. "I do not think that this is necessary Jens. After seeing the rapport that Lara has with this horse, I bequeath Madrask to her. He is fully her responsibility. He is her horse; only she shall ride and look after him. She will own him. No one else. I hope that this is clear." With that Yami rode off towards the palace, leaving a shocked Jens and Seto behind him.
"Thank you sire!" Enthused Lara as they entered the palace grounds.
"It is a reward for your bravery." Said Yami. "And now I must ask a favour of you."
"Anything sire!"
"Will you be my guest at the banquet tonight?" Lara looked at Yami. She could tall that he was being serious. How could she refuse him?
"It would be my pleasure sire!"
"And please, call me Yami."
Yami awoke with a start, sweat on his face. That dream had been so vivid. More so than the other dreams. He turned over and thought about the dream. Those days had been so much fun, when they had been together. Now that they were apart the days seemed longer and, well, empty. Yami sighed as he closed is eyes. 'You had better get used to it Yami. You are going to spend the rest of your life without her!' He thought as he drifted into a dreamless sleep.
AN - Wow, that was longer than I thought it would be! What do you think? Is it worth writing another fan fiction about their time in Egypt when I finish this one? Read and Review please!
