SM: I know long time no writing. I've been very busy this semester. My 3 classes are a lot to handle. This is the first free time I've really had with my midterms and all my work… But, I will try to get to working on my stories as fast as I can for those of you who grace me by reading them. I hope you'll bare with me. I'll keep trying to work on my stories as soon as I get the time...
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Weird visions start to play in Ielan's mind. They seem so real yet not. What could the visions mean, could it be a past life, something more or just some freaky dream. And what could it have to do with Yami and Bakura.
A forgotten Princess
'Dreams, forgotten memories, Bakura's life'
By: Mirai
While Ielan was passed out…
She was having a very elaborate dream that seemed almost too real.
{{"Pharaoh we've brought the young girl you asked for."
A tall man in Egyptian clothing bowed as he informed his pharaoh. The pharaoh and his wife smiled as they had a young raggedy and dirty girl brought to them. She was silent and afraid as she was cowering in the, mans grip as she was placed in front of her lord.
"She's so cute, and I haven't felt magic so pure and strong since our son."
A young woman who looked to be in her early twenties spoke sweetly. The couple looked at her as the woman approached the young girl gingerly.
"How old are you?"
"6"
The little girl answered nervously looking from the woman to the older man who intimidated her more. She backed up slightly trying to get away. The pharaoh watched her with interest as well as someone in the shadows whom was glaring at her. The pharaoh let out a laugh as he spoke.
"Young lady, you have nothing to fear… Do you have a family that you might have wondered away from?"
He asked in a stern but kind voice. She shook her head refusing to mutter much unless she had to. The young man in the shadows watched with fascination, his father was kind but no one man, woman or child has dared speak against his request.
"Little girl, we do not wish to harm you, you're a special little girl. We wanted to know if you'd become our daughter?"
The pharaoh's wife asked in a soothing voice. The little girl remained silent and still staring at the 2 adults with wide eyes. She didn't have any fear for the adults who were speaking to her but there was someone hidden from her who made her feel uncomfortably. She looked around staring into the shadows past the woman. Minutes passed before the boy decided to step out. He was almost 2 feet taller than her and had short but prominently spiked deep maroon hair and blonde bangs that stood and framed his face and a golden symbol in the middle of his forehead. His deep maroon eyes stared at her with a cold glare, which chilled her making her shiver.
But she ignored the older boy turning back to the couple who was watching the exchange between her and the boy with humor.
"What's your name?"
The boy asked coldly not really caring. She gave him a defiant look she didn't want to answer but the pharaoh and his wife looked at her with awaiting eyes and she looked down at the ground she mumbled something.
"Mi- Mirai…"
She mumbled quietly. The woman instantly had her arms around the young girl hugging her tightly.
"That is such a beautiful name. Please say you'll stay?"
The woman pleaded with the young child. The girl looked at her warily then returned her gaze to a boy who's come from the shadows.
"But isn't he your son?"
She asked politely pointing to the mean looking young boy. His glare never lifting from her, even when his mother gave him a warning look.
"This is in fact our son, but we wanted another child but I am unable to bear one. We were looking for a nice little girl, and you're cute, nice and strong."
She told the little girl in a sweet voice. Her son let out a loud snort at her description of the little girl. Most girl's his age or younger either were in love with him because he was handsome, and had so much power, or feared him and cowered at his presence. But this six-year-old girl did neither. She bowed politely to the woman marching up to the older boy, she crossed her arms as she stared at him.
"Excuse me, how old are you?"
She asked in a sweet tone, he remained quiet his father answering for him.
"He's 10."
She gave him a shocked look as she covered her mouth like he was an oddity, but continued to put her hands on her hips as she spoke to him.
"Well, for such a young boy, you're a real meanie… True you have more responsibilities than most boys your age, but you're still a kid. Try acting like it. I have more respect that you and you're 4 years my senior."
She said to him surprising everyone in the room, especially the boy she was talking to. She continued to give him a sweet smile as she turned looking back at the woman who was his mother, and she was giving her a smile. She slowly walked up to the lady shyly kicking at the ground with her little foot.
"Ma'am, do… do you really want to be my mommy?"
She asked sadness in her voice. The woman grabbed her into her arms giving her a tight hug. And the little girl looked up at her with a teary smile. Both men looked on in slight confusion, but the pharaoh got up kneeling down next to his wife and the girl.
"Yes young lady we both want you to be part of our family."
She gave them both a teary smile, wiping them away.}}
Ielan opened her eyes slowly to find herself alone in an unfamiliar yellow room. She looked around seeing posters of famous bands, and an occasional girl, she also noticed pictures with Anzu, Hiroto, and Yugi and various combinations. She sat up fully holding the back of her head feeling something wrapped on it. She knew she wasn't in her room or Yugi's so she looked around as she made her way to the door. She stepped out to see 2 guys who looked worried. She kept her hand to the back of her head as she quietly called Yugi's name. He turned towards her with a smile, as did Ryou. She waved finally removing her hand from her head seeing blood. She jumped a little but quickly put her hand behind her back,
"What happened? Where are we?"
She asked.
"You blacked out on our way to the shop. Jou ran off and Anzu went after him, Hiroto was going to follow but he saw you pass out and offered to go to his house since we were closer than the shop."
Yugi explained with a distant voice.
"You hit your head on a bench, that's why I'm sure you're hand has blood on it."
Ryou chimed in. She blushed removing my hand from my back feeling weak again. She could hear Hiroto calling for Yugi and decided to follow the voice leaving the 2 boys momentarily before they caught up to her. The 3 emerged from a hall entering a large kitchen. Hiroto gave her a weird look then a smile.
"Finally up are you?"
He said playfully. She looked out a window to see that it was much darker than when they had left school.
"Wha… How long was I out?"
"Since 3.30."
"It's now going on 9.00"
Ryou finished. She looked at them like they were crazy before turning back to look out the window quietly.
"Thank-you."
She mumbled calmly. With a yawn she turned back to face the guys.
"I guess I should be going then, I've been taking up his room this whole time."
She laughed uneasily. For some strange reason Yugi and Ryou were both worried but Hiroto was relieved that she had woken up. He went up to give her a pat on the back when he saw there was blood dripping down to her neck. He freaked a little telling her to go take a bath. She followed him into his bathroom mainly because he dragged her throwing her into the bathroom. She stood there with her arms crossed about to open the door when Ryou stepped in. She was surprised giving him a shocked look.
"Good thing I wasn't getting undressed."
She said in a mocking tone. He gave her a smile.
"I knew you wouldn't be, I know you don't even want to take a bath but you should. Take some time to relax, and wash your head and back."
He said as he hugged her to him. She stood there letting herself be hugged.
"I missed you Ryou. It got so hard and lonely that I came here to try and find you after I found my grandfather. But I never thought that I would."
She whispered tears falling. She looked up feeling someone was at the door, she backed away carefully walking up to Yugi who was now looking down the hall. He had something in his hand as he turned back towards her.
"Here, your shirt's bloody in the back why don't you wear this."
He said handing her a big maroon T-shirt. She took it stopping him before he walked away.
"Yugi… When we get home do you think I can talk to… him?"
She asked quietly. He looked back at her giving her a silent nod as he walked away. She went back over to Ryou grabbing his shoulders and kissing him passionately. He returned it, but before anything could happen she pushed him out of the door, she gave him one more searing kiss but shut the door locking it. She leaned against the door looking at the shirt she had in her hands. She decided to take Ryou's advice and relax she filled the tub with warm water slowly undressing, she looked at her shirt, as Yugi said it was completely red from blood. She dropped it and slowly got in the tub.
"That dream… It was so strange, like it was just a memory. But I wasn't alive back in ancient Egypt."
She exaggerated. She continued to think over the dream.
"But Yugi was there? Well, the person seemed more like his other half, but he was so cold, mean and jealous. Maybe it's just my mind remembering what the girl told me when I was younger."
She said to herself as she grabbed a sponge and washed her back feeling pain as she did this but she ignored it and kept washing. She felt light-headed but she shook it off going deeper into thought. She let her eyes droop still ignoring the sting that was the back of her body also not noticing the pink water she was lying in. Her eyes forced themselves shut once again.
{"I won!"
A young girl maybe 9, 10 yelled as she ran away from the stone dueling arena happily. Her opponent on the other hand was very unhappy. He scowled at the happy girl but she paid him no mind running around happy.
"I beat my oniichan."
"Shut-up. So what big deal even a little pain can get lucky every now and then."
Her older brother 13, 14 yelled annoyed. The girl stopped her happy jumping to watch her older brother figure as he walked by her casually without a glance. She stood in place watching him walking away. With little tears shining in her eyes, he noticed that it was relatively peaceful and looked back to see she was behind him staring at the ground.
"Ielandra-san, get over here! We need to get back home now."
He yelled the girl continued to stare at the ground but walked up to him following behind him sadly. The older boy noticed her unusual quiet and decided to ask her about it.
"Ooi. Ielandra, why are you so quiet? It's a nice change but it's not you, to not irritate me."
He said in his usual cold tone. She could feel the ice in his voice and continued to walk quietly. He was annoyed but decided to let it pass. They were in front of the palace when the little girl finally spoke.
"I'm sorry Oniichan."
She said in her sweet small voice before she walked into their home in front of her brother. He watched her figure leave with surprise. He was about to go in after her but someone caught his attention sneaking around the grounds.
We leave the young boy going to a much younger girl who was in her room crying.
"Why do I like that jerk? He hates me, he's always mean to me, even when I try really hard to be nice, and good he picks on me and just plain hates me."
She said as she cried more trying to wipe her tears away, she felt someone in her room with her so she looked up hoping it would be her oniichan wanting to apologize. But she was wrong. She opened her teary eyes surprised to see boy with her. He was coming in from her balcony and looked around her brother's age with white hair and evil dark eyes he made her feel nervous but she ignored it, not showing how he intimidated her. He didn't notice her huddled in her chair at first but he looked back noticing her. They both heard someone yelling and the boy ducked to the floor giving the girl a warning look telling her to be quiet. She did but got up to look and see who was yelling she saw her brother running by stopping when he saw her. The boy on her floor looked like he wanted to pull her away but she gave him a strange look turning back to the boy below who was talking to her. He asked if she saw anyone run by before him, she just gave him a teary glare and turned back to her room without saying anything. He gave her his usual glare and continued looking for the person he was chasing. The younger girl turned to the boy on the ground,
"You can get up. The jerks gone."
She informed him. He got off the ground giving her a strange look.
"Why didn't you tell the prince I was here?"
He asked really confused now. She gave him a sweet smile.
"I'm mad at him so I don't really care if he finds who he's looking for or not."
She turned away from him looking at her brothers disappearing figure.
"Why's he after you?"
She asked, he was debating what he should do with this girl. She did save him from certain death if the prince caught him, but he couldn't just let her go. He stared at her longer with cold eyes.
"None of your business bitch."
He yelled in a cold tone she was taken aback by the choice of words and the tone but they didn't really faze her.
"How old are you?"
"14"
He told her with a stern look.
"The same age and you're both mean."
She said as she crossed her arms in front of her. He was really confused and annoyed that she kept comparing him to someone.
"Who the hell are you comparing me to?"
He asked with a low voice.
"My older brother, he's your age and he's as mean and cold as you are."
She said with a softer tone. She turned and pushed him out onto her balcony and when she saw her brother was gone she pointed down.
"You can leave now… My brother's gone."
He finally showed an emotion beside cold annoyance as he looked at the girl with surprise. Then his eyes traveled to her forehead, he hadn't noticed it before but there was a mark on her forehead, it was the symbol the pharaoh's family had. He sat on the edge of her railing looking back at her grabbing her chin close like he might kiss her.
"I spared your life this time, but if you tell that stupid prince brother of yours that I was here, I'm going to come back for you, and it will not be a good thing. But you never know, I might do it anyway."
He said with a smirking sneer as he jumped off the railing to the ground below. How he survived such a jump was beyond her. She shook away the chill that he'd given her as she sat in front of her mirror.}
That's when Ielan woke up once again she took a deep breath as she lifted her head, to see pink fuzzy carpeting that was below her. She looked above her to see Hiroto sitting on the toilet. (On the lid, not going) She gave him an embarrassed smile as she looked down to see that she had a towel tied tightly to her waist and another one around her chest loosely.
"How did I? Who got me."
She asked Hiroto as someone walked into the room looking at her worriedly.
"Jou…"
She mumbled he gave her a smirk.
"When I got home from hiding out I saw Ryou and Yug in front of his house and when I went to talk to them they told me what happened."
It was silent for a minute she was trying to remember falling asleep but it didn't work.
"Both of them are worried about you. And heard you mumbling to yourself as you bathed, but it got quiet. Ryou was worried and when he tried to open the door it was locked. He started banging on it but you didn't say anything. Yugi got more worried and the 2 of them broke the door to get it open. And your bath was red and you looked like you were asleep. But when we tried to wake you, you weren't coming too. We didn't want to leave you because we were afraid that you'd slip in and drown, but Yugi and I didn't want to embarrass you."
He said halting seeing if she was catching his drift and she turned light pink indicating that she did.
"So Ryou did it, thinking I wouldn't be as upset with him over it."
She was now as red as her bath water, but Jou didn't really get why.
"Why would you be mad at Yugi and Hiroto, but not Bakura."
The 2 fell anime style neglecting to answer his rather dumb question. She felt a slight pain as she got to her feet feeling something on her back.
"After you were all settled Yugi bandaged your back."
"Is he still here?"
The 2 nodded Jou tossed something at her and they both left. She realized it was her skirt and put it on searching for the shirt Yugi had given her and she put it on. She groggily got to her feet making it out of the bathroom where she remembered the kitchen being, seeing Yugi, Jou, and Hiroto.
"How long this time?"
She asked giving them a smile as she sat between Yugi and Jou. Jou put his arm around her like he usually did, being careful of her back and grinned.
"Only a half an hour this time?"
Yugi said, Jou gave her a look then the other guys.
"Why how long was she out the first time?"
Yugi was in thought for a moment till he answered.
"5 and a half hours."
He looked at her tired form once again. She looked at Yugi as he rose from his seat.
"We should get going."
She rose too, walking over to Hiroto who was watching the microwave across from them, so he didn't see when she came up to him. She wrapped her arms around him.
"Thank-you a lot Hiroto. And I'm really sorry I'm sure there must have been blood on your bed, and your bathtub."
She apologized he hugged her back and she ran up to Yugi following behind him with a final wave to Hiroto and Jou. They were outside his house and a ways down the street before either spoke a word.
"Thank-you"
She mumbled. He gave her a questioning look but still remained quiet but he wrapped his arm around her shoulders protectively. She looked at him from the corner of her eye and she knew he wasn't himself. She went back to thinking over her dreams wondering why this day had to end up like this. She was still in thought when they came upon his grandfather's shop.
They walked in and Yugi's grandfather gave her a worried look as she silently went up to her room, leaving the 2 to talk.
"Why are you just getting home? When you called you said she had woken up and was taking a bath at Hiroto's."
"She passed out again in the tub. Ryou had to get her out."
Yami answered as he left his grandfather He slowly made his way to his room looking in Ielan's room as he passed to see her actually in her bed. He turned continuing back to his own room.
"Yami, I'm worried about Ielan. She's been fighting the urge to pass out all day. She might not have if I didn't worry her into staying up all night."
He told his Yami sadly. He sat on his bed Yami and him still in thought.
"Yugi, I think I should tell you something. I don't know why it has any relevance now, or why it keeps coming to my mind."
He began in his usual cool voice and Yugi hung onto every word, coaxing him to continue.
"I had a sister. She was 4 years younger than I was. And for some reason I hated the wretched girl."
He told his aibou. Yugi had no idea what his sister had to do with his problems with Ielan, or why he hated her so much but he didn't ask further that Yami wanted to say. He lay on top of his bed eventually falling asleep.
Yugi/Yami's dream~
A girl shorter than himself was holding her arms out towards him, and he watched the scene replay over and over with a feeling of extreme regret.
"I love you, I really do. I try too not I try to ignore the fact that you despise me. But I can't get over the feeling of loving you as much as I try."
A girl who looked to be around 16 was speaking to a man slightly older than herself. His face was shadowed except for a disapproving scowl that was etched into his expression. The girl moved closer to him, and it could now be seen that they were in some sort of precession. They were at the end and everyone who was watching was cheering loudly as the 2 young adults passed them by. The younger girl kept silent occasionally capturing glances at the man she was in love with. They were nearing a large palace and were a lone when the boy let his anger out. She took one last glance at him as he turned to her giving her an icy glare.
"BRAT! I couldn't love you. My parents adopt you, and you think you're all high and mighty. You've gained status only because of my parents, and don't think your magic is stronger than mine either. You're so damn irritating,"
The young man yelled as he pushed the girl hard. She stumbled weakened by his hateful words. She fell out of the high carriage they were traveling in colliding to the ground. As far as the young man could see she was lying on the ground unmoving and made no move to help her. He turned away as she was left behind.
End Dream~
"Ielandra!"
Yami called through Yugi as he jumped up out of his sleep. Yugi looked down at his hands, feeling like he'd done some evil. He didn't notice anyone else with him till he felt arms around his neck. He sat up straight nervously seeing a pair of thin dimmed arms around his neck.
"I- Ielan?"
He asked quietly, the person didn't speak, just squeezed tighter. He wrapped his arms instinctively around the ones holding him letting out a sigh as he leaned his head back onto the shoulder behind him; the 2 were silently sitting together. Ielan started humming a hauntingly sweet melody, and Yugi felt tired again.
"Ielan. Why are you here?"
He asked tiredly. She looked down at him in her arms feeling really confused.
"Sorry"
She said as she began to unwrap her arms from him but his grip on them tightened, not allowing to take them away from around him. She blushed brightly not fighting longer to get her arms away, returning them to his chest where they draped previously.
"Don't be…"
"I sleep lightly, I woke when I heard you mumbling in your sleep. I came to see if you were ok then you cried out."
He was rubbing her arms soothingly thinking about the dream again. 'Was… Was that you?' He asked Yami receiving no answer. They were both in thought till Yugi felt Ielan leaning on his shoulder a little more. He turned his head slightly to find Ielan's face right besides him her eyes closed. He smiled fighting the urge to kiss her. He got up carefully laying her down on his bed. He laid with his feet by her head falling asleep himself.
Morning came too quickly for them, Yugi waking first finding her still on his bed sleeping peacefully. He hated the thought of waking her but they slept a little later than he usually would. He softly ran his hand down her cheek he was about to wake her when she stirred on her own slowly opening her eyes. She looked around startled remembering slowly the events of the night. She looked away with a blush as she sat up sluggishly trying to avoid Yugi. She got up running into her room. Yugi looked after her leaving figure feeling weird but continued to get dressed, heading downstairs. He saw his grandfather sitting drinking some tea, he grabbed a piece of toast taking his time as he saw Ielan leaving. She looked like she was deep in thought so he didn't disturb her. He soon followed her out walking alone towards school keeping a concerned eye on Ielan. Surprisingly there was no color to her hair from the blood and the back of her neck was already a deep-set scar, this interested him though. He felt someone fall in step next to him hearing someone speak.
"So you've finally noticed."
A soft yet maniacal voice spoke, he turned seeing Bakura next to him watching Ielan as he was.
"When I myself first met her she was 10, my aibou managed to hid her, and his thoughts of her from me for 4 years."
"Well, I wonder why?"
Yugi said in a sarcastic tone. Bakura ignored it as he continued.
"WELL, He was afraid I'd hurt her or worse. But I would never!"
He finished his voice sounding surprisingly sincere and hurt. Yugi was surprised by the emotion in his voice giving him a weird look. But it changed in almost an instant as he stopped glaring at me.
"BRING YAMI OUT!"