Hotaru: hi everybody,
Yami: hi Hotaru
Yami Bakura: *glares at Hotaru* you're an evil snake woman!
Hotaru: *hisses* I know! I'm very proud of that, thank you very much!
Yami Bakura: *mutters* you would be.
Yami Hotaru: *walks in and growls* watch it!
Yami: WHO ARE YOU?!!!
Yami Hotaru: *smirks* I'm Yami Hotaru; I'm the embodiment of all the evil in Hotaru. And happily, the cause of the Listerine incident which caused you *looks at Bakura* SO much pain.
Hotaru: hey Yami, why are you here? I didn't think you relaxed round here.
YH: *shrugs* yeah but I'm very bored. Thought I'd go after a little fun, maybe hassle a few Yami's *winks at Bakura* and ya know...
Hotaru: *smiles* you mean you wanna-
YH: * covers Hotaru's mouth with her hand* yes
Hotaru: *walks off*
Bakura: *glares at YH* so you're the one who caused my pain?
YH: *smirks* yeah, that's me. Gotta problem with that?
Hotaru: *come back in dragging Malik*
Malik: let me go!!!!
Hotaru: *pulls out millennium rod* alright Yami, here ya go. Have fun *hands the rod and Malik to YH*
YH: *smiles* alright! *drags Malik away*
Bakura: huh?
Hotaru: sadomasochist and rabid Malik fan
Bakura: *nods* understandable.
Hotaru: Baku-Chan, dear, could you say the disclaimer?
Bakura: Hotaru does not own anything
Hotaru: thank you
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Seto had been there a week and he was practically invisible. Nobody really bothered to talk to him with the exception of Safiya. She felt obligated to watch over him. This meant she was getting ALL the beatings. Whenever Malik or Bakura found something that Seto had done wrong Safiya always took the blame. For awhile Seto didn't quite understand this. One night he was sitting in the dark when he heard Safiya enter the room.
"Would it kill him to be gentle?" She muttered. "I'm not gonna be able to bend down for a long while." Seto coughed to tell her she wasn't alone. She looked up and smiled weakly.
"Hello Seto"
"Safiya, why do you let them do that to you?" He asked.
"Sometimes I wonder" she muttered sitting down next to him. "I really don't have much choice. Once they get me down I'm to beat up to fight them off." He looked at her.
"Don't you ever dream of running" he asked. She glared at the ground.
"Running?" she gave an angered laugh. "What have I to run for? I have no place to go."
"Safiya, do you know about my past?" She looked into his eyes and sighed. Could she tell him? If she did there was a chance that his memory would return. And she'd be stuck with the same bastard who had given her to the very merchants of hell.
"Yes" she whispered. "You were a High Priest. Seto do you remember anything?"
"Sometimes I have dreams about being a priest and there's a beautiful goddess next to me, but they're nothing more than dreams." He answered.
"That goddess is me. Or at least it was" she said sadly. "Why do you think Malik calls me 'Cat Girl'? I used to be an amazing goddess but my power...it disappeared."
"Why?"
"This stupid talisman" she lifted up the necklace with a winged cat inscribed on it. "Atsu has powerful Heka (1)"
"Atsu...He's the one! He attacked me" Seto exclaimed. Safiya clamped her hand over his mouth.
"Quiet! do you want to wake up Malik" she hissed.
"Oh and why not" she looked up and saw Malik standing in the doorway. She winced.
"You need your rest, Malik Sir" she answered. He smirked.
"You mean you do. I'm perfectly rested" he gave her a look, one that gave her an order, and she rose to her feet.
"I'll be right there, Malik sir, just tending to Seto." She said. Malik rolled his eyes and went back to his room.
"Pays more attention to the slaves than the master" he muttered. She glared at his back then brushed Seto's bangs out of his eyes.
"Seto, I love you. But I don't trust anyone anymore. So from now on...you're on your own." He looked into her eyes and saw two shining tears form. "And now, Malik calls." She was at Malik's door when Bakura put his hand on her shoulder.
"Not tonight. Go get some rest. I will need you tomorrow." She visibly bristled. "For work, not what Malik asks of you." She looked at Bakura and wiped the tears away.
"Sir, why? Why are you acting so kind to me when not three nights ago" she fell silent, fearing another beating.
"Say what you must, I'm interested to hear." He whispered. She wanted to, but her own natural suspicion, personified by a year of mistreatment and pain, forced her to stop. Seeing that she would speak no more Bakura walked into Malik's room.
"What do you want, I was just about to tend to some business" Malik asked stretching out on the bed.
"Leave her alone, I need her tomorrow." Bakura snapped. Malik looked at him.
"Why? What need have you for her?" Malik asked.
"I'm taking her to help me with my work. She has fast hands" at this Malik smiled.
"So I've noticed."
"Let her get some sleep" Bakura growled. Malik shrugged.
"Whatever you say, my friend" Malik said.
*~*~* next morning with Yami *~*~*
Yami was beyond worried. Seto had been gone for many nights and talk of Seto and Safiya's disappearances being caused by Yami himself was spreading. Only Atsu seemed at ease. For once, in a long time, he walked with out checking every corner or looking behind him constantly. Yami was sitting on his throne muttering something to the captain of the guards when Atsu came in.
"How goes your morning my Pharaoh" Atsu asked with the proper bow. The captain left and Yami looked at him.
"Any word of Seto" he asked.
"Sadly, sire, no. But there is still hope for his safe return." Atsu said while thinking 'there's no way.' He smiled which made it look like he was hopeful.
"Yes, Atsu, tell me. Do you believe that the Gods have cursed me, for-" Atsu raised his hand and pointed at some of the slaves. Yami nodded.
"Sire, I doubt that the Gods would ever know that Safiya was harmed. And more than that, she isn't dead" Atsu said.
"She's still alive" Yami roared.
"Yes, sire, so that the gods would not be angered with you" he whispered. Yami calmed down slowly and nodded. "She can't come back, Yami, I assure you."
"You had better be right."
*~*~* with Safiya *~*~*
She was bored and a little suspicious as Bakura led her through the streets. He was showing her the "proper" way to steal. He was being nice to her, which made her suspect even more.
"You know" he started as they walked through the masses. "If you wanted to, it wouldn't be too hard for you to slip away."
"and go where?! I have no home anymore" she growled. She flinched, thinking he'd hit her but he just laughed.
"What about that palace. Surely if you take Seto with you..." she looked away as he said the name and he decided to dig a little deeper. "What's wrong with Seto?"
"I...can't trust anymore. I think I've had all the trust beaten out of me." She didn't mean to sound so snide but she held deep seated contempt for all of Humanity. Bakura seemed a little sad about this. "S'not like you care. After all you and your friend were the ones who did it." She was growing bold with her comments. He was hoping that if she was more comfortable he could get her to tell him what he wanted to know.
"You love him, you said so yourself. So why can't you go back to him?" He asked. She glared at him.
"I-"
"I thought love was permanent. What does Seto think?" He was purposely asking these questions in rapid pace.
"Because I don't know how!" she finally yelled. Tears began to run down her cheeks and before she could stop him, Bakura pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her. She buried her face in his shirt and cried. "What's wrong with me?" Bakura patted her back gently then looked her in the eyes.
"Nothing. Maybe you need to move on. Find someone else" he said. She shook her head.
"Who? There's no one who'd be willing to love a girl like me. They're either afraid of me or want to kill me" she said sadly. Bakura smiled.
"Me, for one" he replied. She looked at him.
"You're possibly the last person..." she stopped as she noticed those gorgeous brown eyes. "I would say no to." He smiled and put an arm around her shoulder.
"Let's go. I have a feeling Seto might need to be saved." He said with a laugh. She walked along side.
"He'll be fine; Malik can't kill him this fast."
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Hotaru: *yawn* well that was fun. What's next?
Yami: you put up an author's note
Hotaru: I did? Oh yeah, Heka is the Egyptian word for Magic and M-a-g-i-c IS NOT the proper way to spell it. I just can't remember how to spell it.
Yami Hotaru: *walks in and stretches* that was fun. And you can't spell Mississippi
Hotaru: *raises an eyebrow* m-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i. Watch this. S-u-p-e-r- c-a-l-i-f-r-a-g-i-l-i-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
Yami Hotaru: damn...
Hotaru: oh and the next chapter is gonna be a songfic, or at least an attempt at one. So see ya there.
Yami: REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!
Yami: hi Hotaru
Yami Bakura: *glares at Hotaru* you're an evil snake woman!
Hotaru: *hisses* I know! I'm very proud of that, thank you very much!
Yami Bakura: *mutters* you would be.
Yami Hotaru: *walks in and growls* watch it!
Yami: WHO ARE YOU?!!!
Yami Hotaru: *smirks* I'm Yami Hotaru; I'm the embodiment of all the evil in Hotaru. And happily, the cause of the Listerine incident which caused you *looks at Bakura* SO much pain.
Hotaru: hey Yami, why are you here? I didn't think you relaxed round here.
YH: *shrugs* yeah but I'm very bored. Thought I'd go after a little fun, maybe hassle a few Yami's *winks at Bakura* and ya know...
Hotaru: *smiles* you mean you wanna-
YH: * covers Hotaru's mouth with her hand* yes
Hotaru: *walks off*
Bakura: *glares at YH* so you're the one who caused my pain?
YH: *smirks* yeah, that's me. Gotta problem with that?
Hotaru: *come back in dragging Malik*
Malik: let me go!!!!
Hotaru: *pulls out millennium rod* alright Yami, here ya go. Have fun *hands the rod and Malik to YH*
YH: *smiles* alright! *drags Malik away*
Bakura: huh?
Hotaru: sadomasochist and rabid Malik fan
Bakura: *nods* understandable.
Hotaru: Baku-Chan, dear, could you say the disclaimer?
Bakura: Hotaru does not own anything
Hotaru: thank you
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Seto had been there a week and he was practically invisible. Nobody really bothered to talk to him with the exception of Safiya. She felt obligated to watch over him. This meant she was getting ALL the beatings. Whenever Malik or Bakura found something that Seto had done wrong Safiya always took the blame. For awhile Seto didn't quite understand this. One night he was sitting in the dark when he heard Safiya enter the room.
"Would it kill him to be gentle?" She muttered. "I'm not gonna be able to bend down for a long while." Seto coughed to tell her she wasn't alone. She looked up and smiled weakly.
"Hello Seto"
"Safiya, why do you let them do that to you?" He asked.
"Sometimes I wonder" she muttered sitting down next to him. "I really don't have much choice. Once they get me down I'm to beat up to fight them off." He looked at her.
"Don't you ever dream of running" he asked. She glared at the ground.
"Running?" she gave an angered laugh. "What have I to run for? I have no place to go."
"Safiya, do you know about my past?" She looked into his eyes and sighed. Could she tell him? If she did there was a chance that his memory would return. And she'd be stuck with the same bastard who had given her to the very merchants of hell.
"Yes" she whispered. "You were a High Priest. Seto do you remember anything?"
"Sometimes I have dreams about being a priest and there's a beautiful goddess next to me, but they're nothing more than dreams." He answered.
"That goddess is me. Or at least it was" she said sadly. "Why do you think Malik calls me 'Cat Girl'? I used to be an amazing goddess but my power...it disappeared."
"Why?"
"This stupid talisman" she lifted up the necklace with a winged cat inscribed on it. "Atsu has powerful Heka (1)"
"Atsu...He's the one! He attacked me" Seto exclaimed. Safiya clamped her hand over his mouth.
"Quiet! do you want to wake up Malik" she hissed.
"Oh and why not" she looked up and saw Malik standing in the doorway. She winced.
"You need your rest, Malik Sir" she answered. He smirked.
"You mean you do. I'm perfectly rested" he gave her a look, one that gave her an order, and she rose to her feet.
"I'll be right there, Malik sir, just tending to Seto." She said. Malik rolled his eyes and went back to his room.
"Pays more attention to the slaves than the master" he muttered. She glared at his back then brushed Seto's bangs out of his eyes.
"Seto, I love you. But I don't trust anyone anymore. So from now on...you're on your own." He looked into her eyes and saw two shining tears form. "And now, Malik calls." She was at Malik's door when Bakura put his hand on her shoulder.
"Not tonight. Go get some rest. I will need you tomorrow." She visibly bristled. "For work, not what Malik asks of you." She looked at Bakura and wiped the tears away.
"Sir, why? Why are you acting so kind to me when not three nights ago" she fell silent, fearing another beating.
"Say what you must, I'm interested to hear." He whispered. She wanted to, but her own natural suspicion, personified by a year of mistreatment and pain, forced her to stop. Seeing that she would speak no more Bakura walked into Malik's room.
"What do you want, I was just about to tend to some business" Malik asked stretching out on the bed.
"Leave her alone, I need her tomorrow." Bakura snapped. Malik looked at him.
"Why? What need have you for her?" Malik asked.
"I'm taking her to help me with my work. She has fast hands" at this Malik smiled.
"So I've noticed."
"Let her get some sleep" Bakura growled. Malik shrugged.
"Whatever you say, my friend" Malik said.
*~*~* next morning with Yami *~*~*
Yami was beyond worried. Seto had been gone for many nights and talk of Seto and Safiya's disappearances being caused by Yami himself was spreading. Only Atsu seemed at ease. For once, in a long time, he walked with out checking every corner or looking behind him constantly. Yami was sitting on his throne muttering something to the captain of the guards when Atsu came in.
"How goes your morning my Pharaoh" Atsu asked with the proper bow. The captain left and Yami looked at him.
"Any word of Seto" he asked.
"Sadly, sire, no. But there is still hope for his safe return." Atsu said while thinking 'there's no way.' He smiled which made it look like he was hopeful.
"Yes, Atsu, tell me. Do you believe that the Gods have cursed me, for-" Atsu raised his hand and pointed at some of the slaves. Yami nodded.
"Sire, I doubt that the Gods would ever know that Safiya was harmed. And more than that, she isn't dead" Atsu said.
"She's still alive" Yami roared.
"Yes, sire, so that the gods would not be angered with you" he whispered. Yami calmed down slowly and nodded. "She can't come back, Yami, I assure you."
"You had better be right."
*~*~* with Safiya *~*~*
She was bored and a little suspicious as Bakura led her through the streets. He was showing her the "proper" way to steal. He was being nice to her, which made her suspect even more.
"You know" he started as they walked through the masses. "If you wanted to, it wouldn't be too hard for you to slip away."
"and go where?! I have no home anymore" she growled. She flinched, thinking he'd hit her but he just laughed.
"What about that palace. Surely if you take Seto with you..." she looked away as he said the name and he decided to dig a little deeper. "What's wrong with Seto?"
"I...can't trust anymore. I think I've had all the trust beaten out of me." She didn't mean to sound so snide but she held deep seated contempt for all of Humanity. Bakura seemed a little sad about this. "S'not like you care. After all you and your friend were the ones who did it." She was growing bold with her comments. He was hoping that if she was more comfortable he could get her to tell him what he wanted to know.
"You love him, you said so yourself. So why can't you go back to him?" He asked. She glared at him.
"I-"
"I thought love was permanent. What does Seto think?" He was purposely asking these questions in rapid pace.
"Because I don't know how!" she finally yelled. Tears began to run down her cheeks and before she could stop him, Bakura pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her. She buried her face in his shirt and cried. "What's wrong with me?" Bakura patted her back gently then looked her in the eyes.
"Nothing. Maybe you need to move on. Find someone else" he said. She shook her head.
"Who? There's no one who'd be willing to love a girl like me. They're either afraid of me or want to kill me" she said sadly. Bakura smiled.
"Me, for one" he replied. She looked at him.
"You're possibly the last person..." she stopped as she noticed those gorgeous brown eyes. "I would say no to." He smiled and put an arm around her shoulder.
"Let's go. I have a feeling Seto might need to be saved." He said with a laugh. She walked along side.
"He'll be fine; Malik can't kill him this fast."
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Hotaru: *yawn* well that was fun. What's next?
Yami: you put up an author's note
Hotaru: I did? Oh yeah, Heka is the Egyptian word for Magic and M-a-g-i-c IS NOT the proper way to spell it. I just can't remember how to spell it.
Yami Hotaru: *walks in and stretches* that was fun. And you can't spell Mississippi
Hotaru: *raises an eyebrow* m-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i. Watch this. S-u-p-e-r- c-a-l-i-f-r-a-g-i-l-i-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s!
Yami Hotaru: damn...
Hotaru: oh and the next chapter is gonna be a songfic, or at least an attempt at one. So see ya there.
Yami: REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!
