In a bad mood today so this chapter may be a bit depressing. might be a
lemon scene.. Might not. -shrugs- I really have no idea what's going to
happen in this chapter so just bear with me.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh or any of its characters. I do own Nephret. Ask my permission before using her.
"Speech" 'Thoughts' [Authors note]
Rating: R
~Chapter 8~
~Flashback~
Set walked calmly into the palace and into the pharaoh's corridors. He knelt down in front of the Pharaoh, "Pharaoh, I ask of your permission to speak." He said kindly to the very confused Pharaoh.
"Yes. You may speak Set but be sure to tell me what you think your doing." Yami replied, resting his arm on the side of the throne. [more commonly known as the "arm rest" how clever.]
Set nodded, "Yes sir. It has come to my attention that my love Nephret has been coming to see you. I would simply like to know what you two do together. As you could probably imagine, I am a bit suspicious. Also, I know that you have heard of the incident between your Advisor and Nephret."
Set turned and looked at the guard and told him to leave. The guard looked up at the pharaoh who sent him away. Set turned back to Yami and dropped his act.
"You killed him and I know it. As you had requested, Nephret left. She did not witness you killing your advisor but not only could I tell by the way she acted, but I can smell his blood in this palace. You probably assumed that I could use this information against you. How will it sound if the person the Egyptian people go to worship their gods tells them that their leader is a murderer of his own kind? See my point pharaoh?" Set said in his usual tone.
Yami sighed, "Name your price."
Set smiled some, "I have no price. Yet. For now you are all right. I will keep your secret safe. I'm just setting the stage."
Yami glared at Set for a moment, "You can leave as soon as your ready." Set sighed, "I came to surrender. I don't want to put Nephret in any more danger than I have to. Being who I am is going to get us both killed. I will leave you alone for the time being."
He turned and walked towards the door, waiting for a reply from Yami, which never came.
~End Flashback~
Tea rolled over under the covers of the bed she was lying in. She could hardly remember what had happened over the past 48 hours. She slowly opened her eyes. After blinking a few times, trying to regain her eyesight, she saw that Yugi was the only one in the room. For a few seconds, he didn't realize that she was awake. When he did see her, he jumped out of his chair, almost falling over as he did.
"Tea! Your awake!" He said happily, kneeling by her bed, "How are you feeling? We were worried about you."
She smiled at him and sat up on the bed, "I'm fine. I'm sorry that happened."
Yugi shook his head, "It's not your fault Tea," his voice lowered, "You couldn't stop it."
She nodded some and stared at the covers in her hands. Looking back up at Yugi she asked, "Where's Seto? Is he mad at me?"
Yugi smiled, "Of course he's not mad at you. In fact, I was supposed to call him when you woke up. Should I go get him?"
Tea looked back down at the covers for a moment then back up at Yugi and nodded. Yug smiled at her then stood up and stepped out of the room.
"Kaiba! Tea's up!" He yelled at the top of his lungs, hoping Kaiba was somewhere within earshot.
Seto jumped at the sound of Yugi's voice. He stood up, grabbing his jacket and walked down the hall towards tea's room, Mokuba at his side.
Tea looked up from Yugi when Seto entered then quickly back down at the bed. She couldn't make eye contact with him now. She knew she loved him but for some reason, she couldn't admit it to his face.
Seto sighed and looked at Yugi briefly then back at Tea. "Hmm. Your fine. Hurry up and get out of bed so you can get back to cheering for your little friends. The final duel is tomorrow."
He turned and started to walked out. Mokuba looked a bit surprised. Tea looked up at Seto just as the last of his trench coat flew out of the room.
"Seto. Wait!" Tea called, "Yugi? Will you excuse us for a moment?" Tea asked, looking at her friend.
Yugi nodded and stood up, letting Seto take his seat as he reentered the room. Seto looked at the floor, waiting for Yugi to leave and Tea to say something. Tea also stared blankly downward. The two of them sat in silence waiting until Yugi and Mokuba were far from ear shot. Once the steps of the two could no longer be heard, they both tried to talk at once. The words fell over one another, nether of them able to say anything with a point. After a short while of them tripping over each other's words, they both managed to say the same three words at once. "I love you." Was the last thing that either one of them said before their arms were wrapped around each other.
"Tea," Seto said softly into Tea's ear, "I'm sorry. I wasn't there for you."
Tea wrapped her arms tighter around Seto, pulling him closer, "Don't be sorry Seto. It's not your fault."
Seto tried to believe this but something kept telling him that the rape was his fault. He sighed softly and held Tea close. Accepting his past was one thing, but Love was something very new to him. All he could do was hope he was doing something right.
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~Flashback~
"Where have you been Set? You've been gone for hours." Nephret said, looking very worried as her husband entered the small house.
Set smiled at her, "Don't worry love. We can move back into the palace now."
Nephret looked very surprised, "Did Yami die or something?"
Set laughed, "No love. I surrendered. I don't want to fight this war. It's putting you in too much danger," he said, taking his loving wife in his arms.
"Let's go home." Nephret whispered as she lay her head on Set's chest.
~End Flashback~
Tea opened her eyes slowly. "Morning already," She muttered. She looked at the other side of her bed where Seto lay, still fast asleep. She smiled. It seamed like so long ago that she had admitted her love to him. It amazed her that she, of all people, would fall in love with the usually cruel, heartless CEO. But, as Tea had just recently realized, never judge a book by it's cover.
"Your up early," came Seto's soft voice from the opposite side of the bed as he sat up and turned to Tea.
Tea turned to him and smiled, scooting back over to his side of the bed and kissing him gently. Seto smiled to himself as he kissed her back. He was beginning to get a hang of this love thing.
"Are you really going to try to finish this tournament?" Tea asked Seto when their kiss was broken.
"No. But I'm not going to force Yugi to surrender his title either. I'm really not as cold and heartless as you and your friends think. Yugi may keep his title and his Egyptian god cards. As for Obelisk, the card never really belonged to me." He smiled.
Tea looked surprised, "It didn't? Then where did you get it?"
"Isis lent it to me for this tournament. She persuaded me to hold the tournament to get all the god cards in on place but she really wanted it to find her brother. I suppose it worked but she did kind of use me," he sighed. "But I will return the card to her."
"Wow, you've really changed," Tea said softly, kissing him gently after completing her sentence.
"Common. Let's go downstairs and see who's around. I guess I should make peace with Wheeler." Seto said, trying to act annoyed with this but failing miserably."
Tea laughed, "Just lay off the 'puppy' jokes and you'll be fine."
Aww. only one more chapter to go . don worry.. I already have half the sequel written. ^^ But I Kinda promised someone another story first. (See, I told you I'd get around to it Mamono ^^) so yeah. ne hoo. R&R. ( you can flame me if you so desire but don't be surprised if I just call you an idiot because you can't understand the story and send a bunch of viruses to your computer.. Just kidding. ttfn!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh or any of its characters. I do own Nephret. Ask my permission before using her.
"Speech" 'Thoughts' [Authors note]
Rating: R
~Chapter 8~
~Flashback~
Set walked calmly into the palace and into the pharaoh's corridors. He knelt down in front of the Pharaoh, "Pharaoh, I ask of your permission to speak." He said kindly to the very confused Pharaoh.
"Yes. You may speak Set but be sure to tell me what you think your doing." Yami replied, resting his arm on the side of the throne. [more commonly known as the "arm rest" how clever.]
Set nodded, "Yes sir. It has come to my attention that my love Nephret has been coming to see you. I would simply like to know what you two do together. As you could probably imagine, I am a bit suspicious. Also, I know that you have heard of the incident between your Advisor and Nephret."
Set turned and looked at the guard and told him to leave. The guard looked up at the pharaoh who sent him away. Set turned back to Yami and dropped his act.
"You killed him and I know it. As you had requested, Nephret left. She did not witness you killing your advisor but not only could I tell by the way she acted, but I can smell his blood in this palace. You probably assumed that I could use this information against you. How will it sound if the person the Egyptian people go to worship their gods tells them that their leader is a murderer of his own kind? See my point pharaoh?" Set said in his usual tone.
Yami sighed, "Name your price."
Set smiled some, "I have no price. Yet. For now you are all right. I will keep your secret safe. I'm just setting the stage."
Yami glared at Set for a moment, "You can leave as soon as your ready." Set sighed, "I came to surrender. I don't want to put Nephret in any more danger than I have to. Being who I am is going to get us both killed. I will leave you alone for the time being."
He turned and walked towards the door, waiting for a reply from Yami, which never came.
~End Flashback~
Tea rolled over under the covers of the bed she was lying in. She could hardly remember what had happened over the past 48 hours. She slowly opened her eyes. After blinking a few times, trying to regain her eyesight, she saw that Yugi was the only one in the room. For a few seconds, he didn't realize that she was awake. When he did see her, he jumped out of his chair, almost falling over as he did.
"Tea! Your awake!" He said happily, kneeling by her bed, "How are you feeling? We were worried about you."
She smiled at him and sat up on the bed, "I'm fine. I'm sorry that happened."
Yugi shook his head, "It's not your fault Tea," his voice lowered, "You couldn't stop it."
She nodded some and stared at the covers in her hands. Looking back up at Yugi she asked, "Where's Seto? Is he mad at me?"
Yugi smiled, "Of course he's not mad at you. In fact, I was supposed to call him when you woke up. Should I go get him?"
Tea looked back down at the covers for a moment then back up at Yugi and nodded. Yug smiled at her then stood up and stepped out of the room.
"Kaiba! Tea's up!" He yelled at the top of his lungs, hoping Kaiba was somewhere within earshot.
Seto jumped at the sound of Yugi's voice. He stood up, grabbing his jacket and walked down the hall towards tea's room, Mokuba at his side.
Tea looked up from Yugi when Seto entered then quickly back down at the bed. She couldn't make eye contact with him now. She knew she loved him but for some reason, she couldn't admit it to his face.
Seto sighed and looked at Yugi briefly then back at Tea. "Hmm. Your fine. Hurry up and get out of bed so you can get back to cheering for your little friends. The final duel is tomorrow."
He turned and started to walked out. Mokuba looked a bit surprised. Tea looked up at Seto just as the last of his trench coat flew out of the room.
"Seto. Wait!" Tea called, "Yugi? Will you excuse us for a moment?" Tea asked, looking at her friend.
Yugi nodded and stood up, letting Seto take his seat as he reentered the room. Seto looked at the floor, waiting for Yugi to leave and Tea to say something. Tea also stared blankly downward. The two of them sat in silence waiting until Yugi and Mokuba were far from ear shot. Once the steps of the two could no longer be heard, they both tried to talk at once. The words fell over one another, nether of them able to say anything with a point. After a short while of them tripping over each other's words, they both managed to say the same three words at once. "I love you." Was the last thing that either one of them said before their arms were wrapped around each other.
"Tea," Seto said softly into Tea's ear, "I'm sorry. I wasn't there for you."
Tea wrapped her arms tighter around Seto, pulling him closer, "Don't be sorry Seto. It's not your fault."
Seto tried to believe this but something kept telling him that the rape was his fault. He sighed softly and held Tea close. Accepting his past was one thing, but Love was something very new to him. All he could do was hope he was doing something right.
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~Flashback~
"Where have you been Set? You've been gone for hours." Nephret said, looking very worried as her husband entered the small house.
Set smiled at her, "Don't worry love. We can move back into the palace now."
Nephret looked very surprised, "Did Yami die or something?"
Set laughed, "No love. I surrendered. I don't want to fight this war. It's putting you in too much danger," he said, taking his loving wife in his arms.
"Let's go home." Nephret whispered as she lay her head on Set's chest.
~End Flashback~
Tea opened her eyes slowly. "Morning already," She muttered. She looked at the other side of her bed where Seto lay, still fast asleep. She smiled. It seamed like so long ago that she had admitted her love to him. It amazed her that she, of all people, would fall in love with the usually cruel, heartless CEO. But, as Tea had just recently realized, never judge a book by it's cover.
"Your up early," came Seto's soft voice from the opposite side of the bed as he sat up and turned to Tea.
Tea turned to him and smiled, scooting back over to his side of the bed and kissing him gently. Seto smiled to himself as he kissed her back. He was beginning to get a hang of this love thing.
"Are you really going to try to finish this tournament?" Tea asked Seto when their kiss was broken.
"No. But I'm not going to force Yugi to surrender his title either. I'm really not as cold and heartless as you and your friends think. Yugi may keep his title and his Egyptian god cards. As for Obelisk, the card never really belonged to me." He smiled.
Tea looked surprised, "It didn't? Then where did you get it?"
"Isis lent it to me for this tournament. She persuaded me to hold the tournament to get all the god cards in on place but she really wanted it to find her brother. I suppose it worked but she did kind of use me," he sighed. "But I will return the card to her."
"Wow, you've really changed," Tea said softly, kissing him gently after completing her sentence.
"Common. Let's go downstairs and see who's around. I guess I should make peace with Wheeler." Seto said, trying to act annoyed with this but failing miserably."
Tea laughed, "Just lay off the 'puppy' jokes and you'll be fine."
Aww. only one more chapter to go . don worry.. I already have half the sequel written. ^^ But I Kinda promised someone another story first. (See, I told you I'd get around to it Mamono ^^) so yeah. ne hoo. R&R. ( you can flame me if you so desire but don't be surprised if I just call you an idiot because you can't understand the story and send a bunch of viruses to your computer.. Just kidding. ttfn!