Hotaru: Konnichiwa!
Yami: you speak Japanese?!
Hotaru: Si!
Yami Bakura: and Spanish!
Hotaru: *blushes* we
Both: FRENCH!
Hotaru: *smiles* Yeps, I'm just multitalented. So anyway which of you guys wants to do the disclaimer this time?
Yami: I'll do it. Hotaru doesn't own anything!
Hotaru: thanks Yami-Kun, I appreciate it.
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The sun was already rising by the time Safiya woke up. She yawned and looked at Seto.
"Come on Seto, wake up" she said not even trying to stifle a second yawn. He rolled over with a whine.
"It's still dark"
"Seto, no it isn't" she said with a little laugh.
"It is inside my eyelids" he muttered. She got up and got dressed then looked down at him.
"Seto, please get up" she purred. One eye opened and looked her then the other. He groaned and got out of bed.
"What" he asked
"Yami will be looking for you, and I have an appointment with the overseer." She answered. He nodded and put his clothes on. She draped her arms around his shoulders and smiled at him. "Have fun last night?"
"Oh yes" he said kissing her softly. She purred and laughed.
"Glad to hear it." He was about to say something when there was a knock at the door. They exchanged horrified looks and Seto finished getting dressed while she raced to the bathroom.
"Seto it's me, Yami" he called.
"Just a second" Seto said 'thank Ra he knows how to knock!' Safiya was trying to slip out a window unnoticed but Seto's window was too high. If she jumped she'd die. Seto walked to the door and opened it. "What is it Yami?" The second Safiya heard that name she panicked. Being caught here was bad enough but by Yami?! That was a fate worse than death!
"There's been a bit of a problem. The slaves seem to have had an uprising. I was hoping you could stop them."
"Okay, but I have to prepare. I'll be there in a moment" he said. Yami nodded and walked out. Seto went to the bathroom just as Safiya was about to jump. "Safiya, its okay! Yami's gone." She got off the window sill and nodded.
"What will you about the slaves" she asked.
"Kill them all and replace them" he answered. She gaped at him.
"You can't!"
"And why not" she gave him a pleading look that melted those icicles in his eyes.
"Let me handle it. I can get them to stop. Honest" she said. He nodded.
"If you can't then you know what to do, right?" he asked. She nodded sadly as she left.
"It won't come down to that. I swear it won't" she said.
*~*~* in the streets *~*~*
There were at least a thousand slaves rallied in the streets. They were indeed a motley, but powerful, crew. And as Safiya stepped into the light, the crowd fell silent. One bold slave stepped forward.
"Are you the leader" she asked. She was so calm, as if this happened everyday. The slave nodded.
"Yes." Safiya looked him in the eyes for a moment then looked out at the crowd. She raised one hand and pointed her slender at a teenaged girl amongst the others.
"Your not, but she is" Safiya said. The girl smirked and came forward.
"You're as good as they say." She said.
"It's not a matter of being good. I have the gods on my side, they bring out the truth." Safiya replied.
"And would you happen to be one of them" the girl asked.
"yes-" before she could let out another word the crowd became angry.
"She's a goddess! She knows nothing of the hardships we've gone through!" the girl yelled pointing an accusing finger at Safiya. The accused, Safiya, pushed that finger to the girl's side and purred.
"What's your name" She asked. The girl considered this for a moment. Then she motioned for the slave's to quiet down.
"My name is Oni, and yours?" She replied. Safiya smiled pleasantly.
"My name is-" suddenly she jumped at Oni and brought them both crashing to the ground. The slaves, not seeing the entire scene, rushed Safiya and she was tied and unconscious before anyone could blink. Oni, too, was knocked out but in caring hands.
"How do we do it?" one slave asked.
"Let's slit her throat" another replied. As the crowd argued over this matter, their attention was pulled away from their leader. Oni stood up slowly and looked at the unconscious Safiya.
"STOP!" All went silent again and everyone looked at Oni. "Let her go."
"But" came the unanimous argument from the crowd.
"She saved me" Oni said pointing to an arrow that was imbedded in the ground where Oni had been. "Now let her go." They quickly untied her and she came to consciousness slowly. She rubbed her head and looked at the angered, but silent, mass.
"Oh, I was hoping that was just a dream" she muttered. Oni offered her hand.
"I'm sorry, but my group-" Safiya raised a hand to silence her. Carefully Safiya raised the back of her shirt, showing the whole crowd. They gasped and she put her shirt back in place. Those long, terrible, scars were still red and clearly visible. Oni stared for a moment. "Y-Your one of us?"
"I was" Safiya answered.
"But you're dressed like a priestess! And you-" Oni's eyes widened in horror and realization. "You're Safiya!" Safiya nodded and the rest of the slave's clapped and cheered. Safiya raised her hand and they fell silent.
"Please, my friends, I know what a slave's work is like. But a riot isn't the way to handle this. Do you know what the pharaoh wanted to do with you?" She didn't have to yell. Her voice was clear and somehow carried over the entire mass.
"He wanted to kill us" Oni yelled. Her face was actually clean, as was the rest of her. That could mean only one thing. Safiya leveled her gaze on Oni in a silent question. Oni nodded slightly, confirming Safiya's fears.
"Now please, go back to work before-" once again Safiya was cut off as an entire army of soldiers entered the city and started beating the slave's. Mass hysteria broke out and the crowd split and ran for it. But Safiya saw the futility to it. She looked up and saw the Pharaoh standing on his balcony with Seto next to him. Safiya's eyes hardened and the sky grew stormy. A single falcon flew from the heavens and landed on the balcony's railing. The fighting stopped as people took notice of the falcon. It let out a great cry and Safiya tilted her side to the head. There was a bright light and standing next to each other was Horus (in a man's body with the head of a falcon) and Bastet (in a woman's body with the head and tail of a black cat). Now everyone noticed. They all bowed before the god and goddess, even Yami and Seto. Bastet looked at Seto and growled.
"Thank Ra you came" she muttered to him. He nodded and looked at the pharaoh then at the soldiers.
"Leave the slaves alone" Horus ordered. The people were separated now, Slaves on the left soldiers on the right. Bastet purred and put a hand on Horus's shoulder.
"We must do something" she whispered.
"They're needed for life to continue." He replied.
"That's it!" She looked at the people below her and stood on the railing, her feet becoming delicate paws. "People listen to me! You are needed to sustain this city and all the others. Without you life could not exist. Please, help the gods and do your part. You will all be rewarded." The slaves looked at each other then nodded slowly. Horus looked at her.
"What?!"
"Go with the flow, Horus, don't work against me." She muttered. He nodded and the clouds began to leak (in other words, rain.) The Egyptians were startled by this and so was Bastet. She bristled as the water fell on her fur. She looked at Horus, fuming mad. "It had to be rain?!"
"Sorry Bastet" he said. The falcon headed god changed into a normal falcon and took off. As he did, his wings hit Seto in the head. Bastet hissed at the bird as it left.
"Curse him!" she growled and slowly became what they knew as Safiya. She bristled again and ran into the palace. The water disappeared instantly and Seto walked in after her.
"Safiya-" he put his hand on her shoulder. She hissed like a rabid cat at him and he stepped back in shock.
"Stay away from me!" She hissed running off. He watched her go then turned and was immediately confronted with Yami talking to Atsu.
"She moved I'm sorry" Atsu said.
"Make sure that next time you hit her!" Yami snapped. Atsu nodded and Seto walked over.
"What are you talking about?" Seto asked.
"This idiot can't manage to kill a goddess when she's standing right in front of him!" Yami roared.
"Kill...a goddess? YOU WANT TO KILL SAFIYA?!" Seto yelled.
"Yes" Yami said. "Do you have a problem with that, Seto?" Yami gave Seto a knowing look. One that said Yami had something he was holding against Seto.
"No" Seto muttered
"Good, because you'll be helping Atsu do it."
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Hotaru: well what a fun chapter. And I'd like to apologize, as Angel Black said Bata can also be called Hathor. *smiles* and another word, when Bastet shows up Safiya sort of fades. Kinda like Yugi and what happens when he changes to Yami. Safiya still knows what happens she just can't be seen.
Yami: *nods* can I say the review thing?
Hotaru: *nods* sure
Yami: REVIEW!!!!
Yami: you speak Japanese?!
Hotaru: Si!
Yami Bakura: and Spanish!
Hotaru: *blushes* we
Both: FRENCH!
Hotaru: *smiles* Yeps, I'm just multitalented. So anyway which of you guys wants to do the disclaimer this time?
Yami: I'll do it. Hotaru doesn't own anything!
Hotaru: thanks Yami-Kun, I appreciate it.
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The sun was already rising by the time Safiya woke up. She yawned and looked at Seto.
"Come on Seto, wake up" she said not even trying to stifle a second yawn. He rolled over with a whine.
"It's still dark"
"Seto, no it isn't" she said with a little laugh.
"It is inside my eyelids" he muttered. She got up and got dressed then looked down at him.
"Seto, please get up" she purred. One eye opened and looked her then the other. He groaned and got out of bed.
"What" he asked
"Yami will be looking for you, and I have an appointment with the overseer." She answered. He nodded and put his clothes on. She draped her arms around his shoulders and smiled at him. "Have fun last night?"
"Oh yes" he said kissing her softly. She purred and laughed.
"Glad to hear it." He was about to say something when there was a knock at the door. They exchanged horrified looks and Seto finished getting dressed while she raced to the bathroom.
"Seto it's me, Yami" he called.
"Just a second" Seto said 'thank Ra he knows how to knock!' Safiya was trying to slip out a window unnoticed but Seto's window was too high. If she jumped she'd die. Seto walked to the door and opened it. "What is it Yami?" The second Safiya heard that name she panicked. Being caught here was bad enough but by Yami?! That was a fate worse than death!
"There's been a bit of a problem. The slaves seem to have had an uprising. I was hoping you could stop them."
"Okay, but I have to prepare. I'll be there in a moment" he said. Yami nodded and walked out. Seto went to the bathroom just as Safiya was about to jump. "Safiya, its okay! Yami's gone." She got off the window sill and nodded.
"What will you about the slaves" she asked.
"Kill them all and replace them" he answered. She gaped at him.
"You can't!"
"And why not" she gave him a pleading look that melted those icicles in his eyes.
"Let me handle it. I can get them to stop. Honest" she said. He nodded.
"If you can't then you know what to do, right?" he asked. She nodded sadly as she left.
"It won't come down to that. I swear it won't" she said.
*~*~* in the streets *~*~*
There were at least a thousand slaves rallied in the streets. They were indeed a motley, but powerful, crew. And as Safiya stepped into the light, the crowd fell silent. One bold slave stepped forward.
"Are you the leader" she asked. She was so calm, as if this happened everyday. The slave nodded.
"Yes." Safiya looked him in the eyes for a moment then looked out at the crowd. She raised one hand and pointed her slender at a teenaged girl amongst the others.
"Your not, but she is" Safiya said. The girl smirked and came forward.
"You're as good as they say." She said.
"It's not a matter of being good. I have the gods on my side, they bring out the truth." Safiya replied.
"And would you happen to be one of them" the girl asked.
"yes-" before she could let out another word the crowd became angry.
"She's a goddess! She knows nothing of the hardships we've gone through!" the girl yelled pointing an accusing finger at Safiya. The accused, Safiya, pushed that finger to the girl's side and purred.
"What's your name" She asked. The girl considered this for a moment. Then she motioned for the slave's to quiet down.
"My name is Oni, and yours?" She replied. Safiya smiled pleasantly.
"My name is-" suddenly she jumped at Oni and brought them both crashing to the ground. The slaves, not seeing the entire scene, rushed Safiya and she was tied and unconscious before anyone could blink. Oni, too, was knocked out but in caring hands.
"How do we do it?" one slave asked.
"Let's slit her throat" another replied. As the crowd argued over this matter, their attention was pulled away from their leader. Oni stood up slowly and looked at the unconscious Safiya.
"STOP!" All went silent again and everyone looked at Oni. "Let her go."
"But" came the unanimous argument from the crowd.
"She saved me" Oni said pointing to an arrow that was imbedded in the ground where Oni had been. "Now let her go." They quickly untied her and she came to consciousness slowly. She rubbed her head and looked at the angered, but silent, mass.
"Oh, I was hoping that was just a dream" she muttered. Oni offered her hand.
"I'm sorry, but my group-" Safiya raised a hand to silence her. Carefully Safiya raised the back of her shirt, showing the whole crowd. They gasped and she put her shirt back in place. Those long, terrible, scars were still red and clearly visible. Oni stared for a moment. "Y-Your one of us?"
"I was" Safiya answered.
"But you're dressed like a priestess! And you-" Oni's eyes widened in horror and realization. "You're Safiya!" Safiya nodded and the rest of the slave's clapped and cheered. Safiya raised her hand and they fell silent.
"Please, my friends, I know what a slave's work is like. But a riot isn't the way to handle this. Do you know what the pharaoh wanted to do with you?" She didn't have to yell. Her voice was clear and somehow carried over the entire mass.
"He wanted to kill us" Oni yelled. Her face was actually clean, as was the rest of her. That could mean only one thing. Safiya leveled her gaze on Oni in a silent question. Oni nodded slightly, confirming Safiya's fears.
"Now please, go back to work before-" once again Safiya was cut off as an entire army of soldiers entered the city and started beating the slave's. Mass hysteria broke out and the crowd split and ran for it. But Safiya saw the futility to it. She looked up and saw the Pharaoh standing on his balcony with Seto next to him. Safiya's eyes hardened and the sky grew stormy. A single falcon flew from the heavens and landed on the balcony's railing. The fighting stopped as people took notice of the falcon. It let out a great cry and Safiya tilted her side to the head. There was a bright light and standing next to each other was Horus (in a man's body with the head of a falcon) and Bastet (in a woman's body with the head and tail of a black cat). Now everyone noticed. They all bowed before the god and goddess, even Yami and Seto. Bastet looked at Seto and growled.
"Thank Ra you came" she muttered to him. He nodded and looked at the pharaoh then at the soldiers.
"Leave the slaves alone" Horus ordered. The people were separated now, Slaves on the left soldiers on the right. Bastet purred and put a hand on Horus's shoulder.
"We must do something" she whispered.
"They're needed for life to continue." He replied.
"That's it!" She looked at the people below her and stood on the railing, her feet becoming delicate paws. "People listen to me! You are needed to sustain this city and all the others. Without you life could not exist. Please, help the gods and do your part. You will all be rewarded." The slaves looked at each other then nodded slowly. Horus looked at her.
"What?!"
"Go with the flow, Horus, don't work against me." She muttered. He nodded and the clouds began to leak (in other words, rain.) The Egyptians were startled by this and so was Bastet. She bristled as the water fell on her fur. She looked at Horus, fuming mad. "It had to be rain?!"
"Sorry Bastet" he said. The falcon headed god changed into a normal falcon and took off. As he did, his wings hit Seto in the head. Bastet hissed at the bird as it left.
"Curse him!" she growled and slowly became what they knew as Safiya. She bristled again and ran into the palace. The water disappeared instantly and Seto walked in after her.
"Safiya-" he put his hand on her shoulder. She hissed like a rabid cat at him and he stepped back in shock.
"Stay away from me!" She hissed running off. He watched her go then turned and was immediately confronted with Yami talking to Atsu.
"She moved I'm sorry" Atsu said.
"Make sure that next time you hit her!" Yami snapped. Atsu nodded and Seto walked over.
"What are you talking about?" Seto asked.
"This idiot can't manage to kill a goddess when she's standing right in front of him!" Yami roared.
"Kill...a goddess? YOU WANT TO KILL SAFIYA?!" Seto yelled.
"Yes" Yami said. "Do you have a problem with that, Seto?" Yami gave Seto a knowing look. One that said Yami had something he was holding against Seto.
"No" Seto muttered
"Good, because you'll be helping Atsu do it."
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Hotaru: well what a fun chapter. And I'd like to apologize, as Angel Black said Bata can also be called Hathor. *smiles* and another word, when Bastet shows up Safiya sort of fades. Kinda like Yugi and what happens when he changes to Yami. Safiya still knows what happens she just can't be seen.
Yami: *nods* can I say the review thing?
Hotaru: *nods* sure
Yami: REVIEW!!!!
