The guard turned the knob and the door swung open and the guard saw Bakura, the white haired boy sprung at his, soon to be, capture in a desperate attempt to get away. Bakura thrashed widely when he was grabbed from behind, his wrists were soon bound together and he was being dragged. "Let go of me damit," Bakura yelled but was hit once again by the guard and told to shut up.
A guard entered when the other two left and stepped over to Marusu, "Did he hurt you," Marusu shook her head numbly, tears in her eyes, which the guard mistook for fear. He bowed and exited her room quickly and when her door was shut quietly she broke down, sobbing in her bed sheets.
"Bakura," she whimpered, "no, Bakura."
---Bakura---
He was roughly shoved into a cell in the dungeons to await execution, why had he been such a fool to linger in the palace, Rei: that was why, "Oh Rei I'm sorry." He pulled his knees up to his chest but his pride refused to let the tears that filled his eyes, fall.
---Yami and his father---
A guard entered and went up to the Pharaoh bowing and said, "Pharaoh, life, health, strength be to you, the thief has been found and thrown in the dungeons."
"Excellent," the Pharaoh stated, "have him executed at dawn."
"Yes your majesty," the guard bowed and left.
"You see my son," the Pharoah started when the guard had left, "that is how you deal with tomb robbers and the like." Yami nodded, indicating that he had heard what his father said, although he was not the only one, Serenity had had her ear pressed to the wooden door the whole time. 'Oh no, I can't let that happen, I have to get Bakura out of here,' with that though in mind she rushed to the dungeons.
When she arrived there a guard barred her way, his spear fell in front of her and refused her entrance, "I'm sorry mam, but no one is allowed past, Pharaoh's orders," the guard growled.
"Let me pass," she replied looking at the guard sternly, he just growled and refused to let her go past him. "As you wish," she commented, her crescent mark flashed and the guard raised his spear, under her controlling spell, she dashed past him and into the dungeons.
She soon found Bakura in the end cell; he looked up when he heard her enter and starred at her with wide eyes as she came up to him. "It's no use Usagi," he stated pulling at the chains that bound his wrists and ankles, "they won't budge."
"Let me ask you one thing Bakura, and I need a straight answer, what do you know of the planets?" she asked seriously taking one of the bonds into her hands.
"I know a little planetarian and the names of the royal family but other than that nothing, I've never been there, I just have friends in high places," he responded refusing to look at her.
"What if I told you my name wasn't Usagi," he looked at her in shock, "its Serenity."
"No way, you can't be the Hime no Tsuki," he gasped going as far away from her as his bonds would allow.
"I am Bakura, as Rei is Marusu," his eyes widened further and in a flash of Serenity's crescent mark Bakura's bonds fell to the ground completely useless.
"Stay away from me," he demanded edging away from her, the planet people were cruel and would harm anyone if it were what they wished.
"Damn you Bakura," she shouted, "I know you're in love with Marusu, Rei, whatever you will call her, if you ever want to see her again in this world you'll move your lazy ass and get out of here! I don't HAVE to save you, but I'm doing it for both your sakes, get out of here you fool," she screamed at him.
"But, aren't you, aren't you supposed to be cruel," Bakura commented taking a step towards her.
"Damn it Bakura, of course not," her entire etiquette that she learnt as a princess faded and she became Usagi, not Serenity in the least. He smirked at her hugging her quickly; he whispered a thank-you in her ear before dashing out the door and out of the palace. Serenity too ran out of the dungeon and was around the corner just as the spell she cast wore off, she smiled to herself, hoping that things would turn out all right.
"Serenity-sama they're going to kill him, they're going to kill him," Marusu wailed flinging herself at her friend whom she'd desperately been trying to find.
"No they are not Marusu-chan," Serenity replied and the raven haired girl looked ta her with teary, confused eyes, "by the time they realise he's gone, he'll be long gone form here."
"You, you freed him, oh thank you Serenity-sama," Marusu exclaimed hugging her friend tightly and Serenity returned the gesture.
"Come, we cannot be found here," Serenity said taking Marusu's hand and they ran as fast as they could away form the dungeons.
Along their way they found Isis, she'd recently been made a Priestess of, not surprisingly, the Goddess Isis and was one of Yami's most trusted friends. "Hey Isis, how are you?" Serenity asked as they neared the violet eyes woman.
"I'm fine Usagi, have you seen my brother anywhere, I'm looking for him?" was Isis's, slightly distraught, reply.
"No, but we'll help look," Marusu called and at that the three went off together to find Malik but when they did they met with a rather odd sight. Malik was on top of Maakyurii, Ami, in a very incriminating position and to put the cherry on the ice cream, he was kissing her.
He pulled away, "You ask too many questions," he kissed the tip of her nose gently, "what's with that?"
"Um," was all Maakyurii said before both heard a cough behind them, it was obliviously, a 'Hello-your-not-alone-please-divert-attention,' cough. Malik turned his head sharply and a line of pink tinted his cheeks when he saw Serenity, Marusu and his sister there.
"If you're going to do anything, find a room," Serenity said giggling, Malik and Ami blushed harder and Marusu tapped the blonde around the head with two fingers.
"Usagi!" raven haired Hime scolded.
"Aw Rei," Serenity said rubbing her head, "you're no fun," Marusu just glared at her and Serenity grinned knowing it was only in jest.
"Come on Malik, I have something for you to do, you can finish this later," Isis said looking at her brother unsurely.
"Oh Isis, do I have to?" he whined giving her a smirk: his impression of the puppy face.
"Yes," Isis glared at him, "get!" she ordered pointing down the hall, Malik sighed and reluctantly got up. He helped Mai up after that, "See you later Ami," Malik told her giving her a chaste kiss to the lips before departing with Isis.
"So Ami, how does it feel to have a boy-friend," Serenity asked as the trio wondered down the halls, Ami just blushed bowing her head and not saying anything.
"Oh come on Ami, you're not the only one," Serenity said trying to cheer her friend up a bit.
"Who are you with Usagi?" Ami asked as both her and Rei gave her inquiring glances.
"Yami," came a girl's voice behind them, they turned to see Viinasu and Yupiteru and Serenity gave them a surprised look.
"How did you know?" she breathed out.
"We saw you," Viinasu started then looked at Yupiteru grinning.
"And him," Yupiteru continued also looking at Viinasu.
They both then turned to Serenity and said in perfect unison, "K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Maakyurii and Marusu looked at Serenity as though she'd grown two heads, Viinasu and Yupiteru grinned at Serenity and all the speechless Hime could do was blush a bright red.
"I'm with Jou," Viinasu stated proudly putting a hand to her chest and grinning broadly.
"That's nothing to brag about, I've got Seto," Yupiteru countered crossing her arms and smiling smugly.
"Well I'm with the Pharaoh, so there!" Serenity said sticking her tongue out at them.
"Well mine's the most dangerous," Marusu boasted, "mine's Bakura," she said nodding, all the others, bar Serenity, gapped at her.
"T-the tomb robber?" Viinasu cried.
"Are you feeling okay?" Yupiteru demanded checking Marusu's temperature.
"I'm fine," the girl moaned pushing the brunette's hand away, "he's really nice to me."
"So Ami," Serenity turned to her friend, trying to take the subject of conversation off of Bakura, "who's your boyfriend?" she asked smirking.
"Yeh, inquiring minds want to know," Viinasu commented unaware that Serenity and Marusu already knew.
"Me, that's who," Malik said walking up in front of them; Maakyurii blushed bright red when Malik put his arms around her waist.
Yupiteru raised an eyebrow and then grinned at the blushing blue haired genius, "Woo, Ami's got a hot boy-friend." Maakyurii's blush only got brighter if that was humanly possible, Viinasu grinned, Marusu bopped Yupiteru over the head and Serenity just sighed and smiled contentedly.
"Well, what to know, I've done all my chores for the day," Serenity said looking around at the little group.
"Same," Viinasu affirmed, "oh no, I forgot," she cried putting her hands to her shocked looking face.
"What?" Yupiteru asked looking at the flustered blonde with concern and curiosity.
"I was supposed to meet Jono five minutes ago, gotta run guys," she waved and with that sped off at a speed that was only possible for Viinasu when chasing a boy.
"She's, in a word, obsessed," Marusu commented shaking her head and sighing at her friend's actions.
"Well I have something I want to show Ami, so if you'll excuse us," Malik said dragging Maakyurii off who, by this time, completely speechless and not to mention beat red.
"Yeh, right," Yupiteru scoffed grinning, "oh well, I'm going to go and find something to do, buy you two," she said waving and heading off.
"Yeh, more like find Seto," Marusu said slightly.
"I heard that," Yupiteru yelled back scowling at them before disappearing round a corner.
"Oh well, thanks for freeing Bakura Serenity-sama, I really appreciate it," Marusu said smiling before heading off to wherever she was planning on going.
"By Marusu-chan," Serenity called before going to the window on the other side of the hallway.
"Something wrong Koneko-chan?" came a voice Serenity knew well, it was that of her friend Tennou whom she hadn't seen in a while.
"Tennou-chan, where have you been all this time," Serenity cried running up to her and hugging her. She looked to her side to see the aqua haired Nepuchuun, "Nepu-chan," Serenity then, near enough, jumped on her other friend.
"Koneko-hime, there is an evil that is growing more powerful everyday here on Earth, here, it's something they call the Shadow Realm," Tennou stated looking at Serenity thoughtfully.
"What can we do to stop it?" Serenity gasped looking at Tennou with shimmering eyes.
"Nothing, we must leave Earth quickly," Tennou answered but this comment made Serenity's face take on an angered expression.
"You're not suggesting we leave them Tennou," the blonde opened her mouth to speak but Serenity cut her off, "Tennou, I refuse to do as you suggest, I can't leave Egypt, or Yami," she whispered, "alone if it puts them in danger. I will do everything I can to prevent this Shadow Realm from doing any harm," Serenity argued.
"Serenity-hime we are under the orders of Queen Selene to bring you home safely, we have delayed this long enough," Nepuchuun stated looking at Serenity sternly.
"No, I will not go home, I don't care what you or mother says, I came here to try and unite Earth and the Luna Kingdom, you know what I think you two, I think you're running away!" Serenity accused glaring at the two. "You're being so selfish, you know if you don't follow orders you'll be thrown out of my court, you'd rather let innocent people die rather than loose your positions. Both of you are a disgrace," Serenity, she was so angry and hurt that tears of frustration and sadness coursed down her cheeks.
"Whether it be willingly or kicking and screaming Serenity-hime I'll be damned if we don't take you and the others back to the planets. This is Earth's problem, they bought it on themselves and you are not to be put in danger for them," Tennou shouted.
"NO!" Serenity screamed pushing past then and running as fast as she could to the only place she could think of, 'Yami's room.'
"Don't you think you were a little harsh Tennou-chan?" Nepuchuun inquired but Tennou merely shook her head.
"Not all, she needs to go home, I think her love for Yami is blinding her, these people don't disserve her pity," Tennou commented and the two made there way towards their separate rooms for the oncoming night.
Okay, so that has to be my longest EVER chapter.
So that's the emotional bit, next chapter lovey dovey areas, tell me what kind of things you want and I'll do them! If I can... But anyway, Yami also realises just how bad the Shadow Realm is getting, eh finds out Bakura has escaped and then Millennium Ring is gone, obviously stolen by our white haired bishie. The rest, will be revealed in next chapters, next chapter mini summary! ^_^