"My lord, we may have figured out where High Priest Seto and Her Majesty
Queen Isis have gone to." said a guard.
"And?" Yuugi asked harshly.
"We aren't exactly sure where they have gone but-"
"But, but, but. But what?!" Yuugi shouted as he slapped the guard.
"Calm down, sir. You really shouldn't be so hard on your men. They're trying thier best."
Yuugi let go of the guard and turned around to see that it was Bakura. Bakura approached Yuugi and rests his hands on his shoulder.
"Do continue young knight." said Bakura.
"V-Very well, sir. A small family said they saw the two heading north out of the city, but they weren't sure if it was them."
"Thank-you, you are dismissed." Bakura ordered.
"Bakura," Yuugi said embracing his friend. "What would I do without you?"
"I don't deserve such praise. You are a very brilliant man."
"Yes, I suppose that's true. By the way, where have you disappeared off to in the past few weeks?"
"Oh you know, just here and there." Bakura replied with a grin.
"I'm glad you haven't decided to ditch me." said Yuugi.
"I have no reason to ditch such a wonderful friend." said Bakura.
Yuugi gave a small chuckle. "Come now, my friend. We will go off and search for Isis."
"What will you do about Seto?" Bakura asked curiously.
"I will do nothing, for the moment" Yuugi answered. "This is my fault anyway."
"Why so sir?" Bakura asked.
Frowning, Yuugi stares at his white-haired friend. "If I had decided to help her find her brother, this never would have happened."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Malik, come on!" Mokuba shouted from a far.
"Hey, take it easy. You're not the one carrying everything." I shouted back.
I continue to walk, Noa and Mokuba up ahead. As I watch them walk, they stop. "Hey, is something wrong?"
"Malik, come over here." Noa shouts.
I run over to them, curiously wondering what they saw. There are two people lying, unconcious on the ground in front of us. A young female with long brown hair, and a male who looked around my age with blonde hair.
The blonde one begins to twitch. His eyes begin to open.
"Sh-Shizuka..." he mutters. "Shizuka!"
"Are you alright?" I ask.
"I-I'm ok" He replies. He turns to his right and stares down at the brown haired girl.
"Um, do you know her?" I ask.
"She's my sister" he answers.
Struggling to get up, I look at Mokuba and Noa. "You two help him up."
Noa stares at me with puzzled eyes. "Huh?"
"We're gonna have guests at home!" Mokuba shouts happily.
"What are we gonna do about the girl?" Noa asks.
"I'll take care of that." I answer.
Noa shruggs and goes to help the blonde one.
He stares at me with worried eyes. "But, but my sister."
"Don't worry," I say. "I'll take her home too."
Putting the bags down, I lift the girl onto my back, pick up the bags again, and continue to walk home.
"Mai, we're home" said Noa.
"And we brought some guests home too!" Mokuba shouted.
I follow close behind them. I smile at Mai. "I hope you don't mind."
"No, not at all." she says.
Walking into the house, I drop the bags and put the girl down on the bed.
"We're hungry" Noa and Mokuba declare yet again.
"Here Mai, this guy's heavy" said Mokuba.
"H-Hey." Mai says as the blonde one collapses into her arms.
He opens his eyes, curiously looking at his surroundings. He sees her and with a smile, Mai greets him. "Welcome to our home."
The blonde one, embarrased by the position in which he has taken, gets up. "Thank-you."
He spots his sister and walks over to her. He sits down and carresses her hand. "Shizuka..."
"Do you want anything to eat?" I ask. "I'm sure she'll be alright."
"Thank-you," he says. "I owe you my life."
"We just happened to be at the right place at the right time." I said. "I'm Malik by the way."
"Katsuya," he says shaking my hand. "This is my sister Shizuka."
As I stare at him, I spot scars. Scars of a burn. I ask him how he got them.
"We were at home at the time. It happened late last night and-"
"Malik, are you gonna skip breakfast?" Mokuba asked.
"Um, yeah, maybe today." I answer. "Maybe Katsuya would like some."
"Huh? Are you sure? I don't want to seem rude." Katsuya says with a surprised look on his face.
I smile at him. "I'm not really hungry today. Come on, you've been out in the sun for who knows how long."
"Ok..." said Katsuya.
I watch him head over to the table, unsure of what to eat until Mokuba hands him a piece of bread.
Shizuka begins to twitch, and slowly, her eyes open to meet mine.
"Hello there."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Anzu smiled sweetly at Seto and bowed down slowly.
"Thank-you again for saving me."
Seto remained silent. He stood in front of the door and remained motionless. I was behind him.
"Please, do come in" said Anzu.
Seto began to walk in. I remained behind him.
It was a small home. Small, yet cozy. Memories. Memories of when I was with Malik. Our home was just like this. Small, somewhat empty, but it was strong enough to keep us safe from storms. I smiled at Anzu.
"You have a nice home."
"Thank-you." said Anzu. She led us to a small area to sit at. My eyes slowly wandered around her home, memories flowing through my mind.
"Your faces are not familiar," said Anzu. "Are you from around here?"
"No," I answered. "Seto and I are from another city. It's quite far from here."
"Oh?" Anzu said with fascinated eyes. "Where you're from, is it, nice there?"
Seto and I exchanged looks. We knew we couldn't tell her that we were from the palace.
"It's... nice" I replied looking at Seto.
Anzu glanced at Seto, and then at me. She tilted her head down.
"You two... must be lucky to have eachother."
To have eachother. Those words rang through my ear. To have eachother? Seto and I, we are just aquaintances.
"Yes, it is."
I looked at Seto with curious eyes. I was surprised with what he had just said. We hardly talked to eachother at the palace, and when I bumped into him, he'd just shrug and continue to walk.
I looked at Anzu. "Are you ok?"
She stood up. "I have, no one. My father, he died when I was little. And my mother disappeared. They say she died in that explosion in another city. Some say she was able to escaped, but was severely injured. It would be nice, to see if mother is still out there. Alive. But I know I can't. Not alone."
Explosion? I was beginning to worry. I only hoped that Malik wasn't there.
"I'm sorry" I said calmly.
Another loss. It all seemed to revolve around Egypt. Death.
It must have been hard for her to accept that truth. I know I couldn't accept my parent's deaths. To know that I was the only one looking out for Malik... it scared me. And because I was so careless, I left him all alone.
"I, I need some air." Anzu said breathing deeply.
"We should, get going then." said Seto.
"Oh, well then, thank-you for coming by."
Anzu smiled. "It's not everyday you have visitors coming to your home."
I felt sorry for Anzu. She had no one to talk to. No one to share happiness with. I didn't know what I was thinking, but I had to ask her.
"Would you, would you like to come with us?"
A hint of light glimmered in her eyes. "Really? Do you mean that?"
Seto gave me a strange look but shrugged.
"Yes. The more the merrier, I suppose."
"I guess I'll have to be the merriest, then." Anzu said smiling.
"And?" Yuugi asked harshly.
"We aren't exactly sure where they have gone but-"
"But, but, but. But what?!" Yuugi shouted as he slapped the guard.
"Calm down, sir. You really shouldn't be so hard on your men. They're trying thier best."
Yuugi let go of the guard and turned around to see that it was Bakura. Bakura approached Yuugi and rests his hands on his shoulder.
"Do continue young knight." said Bakura.
"V-Very well, sir. A small family said they saw the two heading north out of the city, but they weren't sure if it was them."
"Thank-you, you are dismissed." Bakura ordered.
"Bakura," Yuugi said embracing his friend. "What would I do without you?"
"I don't deserve such praise. You are a very brilliant man."
"Yes, I suppose that's true. By the way, where have you disappeared off to in the past few weeks?"
"Oh you know, just here and there." Bakura replied with a grin.
"I'm glad you haven't decided to ditch me." said Yuugi.
"I have no reason to ditch such a wonderful friend." said Bakura.
Yuugi gave a small chuckle. "Come now, my friend. We will go off and search for Isis."
"What will you do about Seto?" Bakura asked curiously.
"I will do nothing, for the moment" Yuugi answered. "This is my fault anyway."
"Why so sir?" Bakura asked.
Frowning, Yuugi stares at his white-haired friend. "If I had decided to help her find her brother, this never would have happened."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Malik, come on!" Mokuba shouted from a far.
"Hey, take it easy. You're not the one carrying everything." I shouted back.
I continue to walk, Noa and Mokuba up ahead. As I watch them walk, they stop. "Hey, is something wrong?"
"Malik, come over here." Noa shouts.
I run over to them, curiously wondering what they saw. There are two people lying, unconcious on the ground in front of us. A young female with long brown hair, and a male who looked around my age with blonde hair.
The blonde one begins to twitch. His eyes begin to open.
"Sh-Shizuka..." he mutters. "Shizuka!"
"Are you alright?" I ask.
"I-I'm ok" He replies. He turns to his right and stares down at the brown haired girl.
"Um, do you know her?" I ask.
"She's my sister" he answers.
Struggling to get up, I look at Mokuba and Noa. "You two help him up."
Noa stares at me with puzzled eyes. "Huh?"
"We're gonna have guests at home!" Mokuba shouts happily.
"What are we gonna do about the girl?" Noa asks.
"I'll take care of that." I answer.
Noa shruggs and goes to help the blonde one.
He stares at me with worried eyes. "But, but my sister."
"Don't worry," I say. "I'll take her home too."
Putting the bags down, I lift the girl onto my back, pick up the bags again, and continue to walk home.
"Mai, we're home" said Noa.
"And we brought some guests home too!" Mokuba shouted.
I follow close behind them. I smile at Mai. "I hope you don't mind."
"No, not at all." she says.
Walking into the house, I drop the bags and put the girl down on the bed.
"We're hungry" Noa and Mokuba declare yet again.
"Here Mai, this guy's heavy" said Mokuba.
"H-Hey." Mai says as the blonde one collapses into her arms.
He opens his eyes, curiously looking at his surroundings. He sees her and with a smile, Mai greets him. "Welcome to our home."
The blonde one, embarrased by the position in which he has taken, gets up. "Thank-you."
He spots his sister and walks over to her. He sits down and carresses her hand. "Shizuka..."
"Do you want anything to eat?" I ask. "I'm sure she'll be alright."
"Thank-you," he says. "I owe you my life."
"We just happened to be at the right place at the right time." I said. "I'm Malik by the way."
"Katsuya," he says shaking my hand. "This is my sister Shizuka."
As I stare at him, I spot scars. Scars of a burn. I ask him how he got them.
"We were at home at the time. It happened late last night and-"
"Malik, are you gonna skip breakfast?" Mokuba asked.
"Um, yeah, maybe today." I answer. "Maybe Katsuya would like some."
"Huh? Are you sure? I don't want to seem rude." Katsuya says with a surprised look on his face.
I smile at him. "I'm not really hungry today. Come on, you've been out in the sun for who knows how long."
"Ok..." said Katsuya.
I watch him head over to the table, unsure of what to eat until Mokuba hands him a piece of bread.
Shizuka begins to twitch, and slowly, her eyes open to meet mine.
"Hello there."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Anzu smiled sweetly at Seto and bowed down slowly.
"Thank-you again for saving me."
Seto remained silent. He stood in front of the door and remained motionless. I was behind him.
"Please, do come in" said Anzu.
Seto began to walk in. I remained behind him.
It was a small home. Small, yet cozy. Memories. Memories of when I was with Malik. Our home was just like this. Small, somewhat empty, but it was strong enough to keep us safe from storms. I smiled at Anzu.
"You have a nice home."
"Thank-you." said Anzu. She led us to a small area to sit at. My eyes slowly wandered around her home, memories flowing through my mind.
"Your faces are not familiar," said Anzu. "Are you from around here?"
"No," I answered. "Seto and I are from another city. It's quite far from here."
"Oh?" Anzu said with fascinated eyes. "Where you're from, is it, nice there?"
Seto and I exchanged looks. We knew we couldn't tell her that we were from the palace.
"It's... nice" I replied looking at Seto.
Anzu glanced at Seto, and then at me. She tilted her head down.
"You two... must be lucky to have eachother."
To have eachother. Those words rang through my ear. To have eachother? Seto and I, we are just aquaintances.
"Yes, it is."
I looked at Seto with curious eyes. I was surprised with what he had just said. We hardly talked to eachother at the palace, and when I bumped into him, he'd just shrug and continue to walk.
I looked at Anzu. "Are you ok?"
She stood up. "I have, no one. My father, he died when I was little. And my mother disappeared. They say she died in that explosion in another city. Some say she was able to escaped, but was severely injured. It would be nice, to see if mother is still out there. Alive. But I know I can't. Not alone."
Explosion? I was beginning to worry. I only hoped that Malik wasn't there.
"I'm sorry" I said calmly.
Another loss. It all seemed to revolve around Egypt. Death.
It must have been hard for her to accept that truth. I know I couldn't accept my parent's deaths. To know that I was the only one looking out for Malik... it scared me. And because I was so careless, I left him all alone.
"I, I need some air." Anzu said breathing deeply.
"We should, get going then." said Seto.
"Oh, well then, thank-you for coming by."
Anzu smiled. "It's not everyday you have visitors coming to your home."
I felt sorry for Anzu. She had no one to talk to. No one to share happiness with. I didn't know what I was thinking, but I had to ask her.
"Would you, would you like to come with us?"
A hint of light glimmered in her eyes. "Really? Do you mean that?"
Seto gave me a strange look but shrugged.
"Yes. The more the merrier, I suppose."
"I guess I'll have to be the merriest, then." Anzu said smiling.