Chapter 7

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A/n: Hey you guys. I've been getting GREAT reviews. Keep it up, and although I dislike bad reviews, if you don't like something let me know so I can fix it. That's how I figured out I was going a little too fast in my first few chapters in this fic. I'm sorry my last chapter was SHORT but I didn't want to give too much away, and I wasn't sure what I was going to do this chapter. For those of you who wanted to write a review anonymously, my sister LilsurferSango (Also has written fanfics on this site) helped me take that feature block off. If that was too confusing for you, anonymous reviewers can now review. J K L (Three monkeys- See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil) FYI- Niang means mother in Chinese. I don't mean for it to mean mother in this chapter, I just think it would make a great name. For those of you wondering that coded dribble doesn't mean anything. One word was French, one was Spanish, one was "hobo", and the rest was whatever my fingers pressed on the keyboard.

-Chocolatedragon15

It had been two months since the ambassador of Spain walked up to Egypt's palace and announced that if Abnore' was not relinquished into the hands of the Spanish government, since she was married to the pharaoh, Egypt and Spain would go to war. Although it was only known amongst the highest officials of the Egyptian government, the palace remained very tense.

Everyone was split on which was the best course of action. Some believed that although he was very loyal to his wife, Spain had a formidable army. Some thought that the only reason Abnore' married Yami only to save her own skin. Still others thought that he should stand by his wife as she had done countless times before.

Yami and Abnore' hardly saw each other at all. Yami spent his time trying out strategies to win in battle, and researching international laws.

Abnore' spent her days scrubbing the palace clean from top to bottom while thinking if she should give herself up or not. Cleaning was the only way of keeping herself sane. She had finally confided in a close friend and servant while cleaning, "If I go I will most likely die; but although Egypt is the current world power, Spain's army is impressive. I cannot let countless others die on my behalf. And if Egypt was to be defeated I will die and so will pharaoh."

"So what are you going to do?" The young girl asked.

"I'm not sure Niang, I really don't know." Abnore' answered heavy-heartedly.

"This is your brilliant plan? Having Abnore' killed? How does this help either of this?" Seto scowled.

"Who could have predicted that the Spanish government would have had a bounty on her life too." Merrick asked.

"Your apart of the Ashido family, why isn't there a bounty on your life?" Seto spat wildly.

"I have never left Egypt, Why should I be punished?" Merrick counter-attacked.

"Abnore' didn't owe the Spanish government and yet she's being punished for your father's mistake." Seto responded.

The next day Abnore' and Niang were in the bazaar buying food for dinner. Because Abnore' was still debating over whether to hand herself in, Niang remained Quiet to let her friend think. The two had just reached the end of the bazaar which looked out to the sea when Abnore' froze for several minutes not acknowledging anyone or anything. She stood there for a few minutes and than as if in a trance she sped off on the coast with her friend pursuing closely behind.

About a mile later Abnore' stopped and looked out to the sea. Abnore's face flashed a petrified look and as Niang reached 10 feet of Abnore', Abnore' collapsed onto the ground.

Niang splashed a few droplets of seawater onto Abnore's face. Abnore' sputtered and jumped up. Abnore' got her bearings and then stood up.

"Abnore' what happened?" Niang asked.

"I got this…vision. The Spanish fleet is coming." Abnore' said breathlessly.

"Yeah, I know that and?" Niang answered.

"NO, they are coming, and their angry. They'll be here within a day. They are going to give me a choice, leave with them and they'll leave Egypt alone, or stay with Egypt and they'll conquer it. If we go to war, Spain will conquer Egypt." Abnore' said frightfully.

"How can you know all of this?" Niang asked.

"I think it's the necklace. Little things that the necklace have predicted has come true; Ye-ye's death, Pilar's being pregnant, your getting married. I have to take this as an omen." Abnore' said.

Abnore' now took her nightly walk alone since Yami was working all of the time. At sunset she instinctively walked to the coast. The air permeated with salt. Her feet dangled in the water. The cold water cooled her tired feet.

Although she did not know it a tall bulky person was closing in on her. The person grabbed her and covered her mouth. She was taking to a dark alley with other Spanish guards.

They gave her a compromise that she had expected. Still she stood shocked. 'This was really going to happen!'

"You have till tomorrow night to respond. We'll pick you up at the same spot on the beach as we did tonight. If you don't show up we will commence war the following day. Oh and as for added enticement, we have about forty ships within a 1,000 feet of Egypt." The leader responded.

The next day was very somber. It was a very sweltering day, and everyone laid around rich and poor a like. No one had the energy do anything except sit down anywhere near water. It was unseasonably hot for winter, but no one complained.

Abnore' caught Yami before he left so they could talk. "Yami, would…" was all she could say before her eyes filled with tears and she looked towards the ground.

That was all Yami needed to hear, he knew what she would be asking of him. He debated the last two months over it. "I would rather go to war than turn you in."

For some reason this made Abnore' cry even harder. After a few minutes she wiped her tears and composed herself, "Could it be possible if we could spend today together?"

The pharaoh sensed the urgency in her voice and he gave in, "Sure, I give you the world." (A/N: Corny? Yes, I know, but I wanted to convey how in love with her he is.)

The couple spent time doing a little of everything. They went to the waterfall in the early morning, followed by greeting the people, a picnic at lunch, shopping at the bazaar, and an evening at the beach. For some reason the pharaoh could sense it would be the last day they would spend together… for a long time.

Yami fell asleep early to catch up on some much needed rest. Abnore' couldn't believe her luck. She left her necklace on the night stand and then wrote her husband a note:

Dearest Yami,

I'm writing this note because if I tried to leave while you were awake you would have stopped me and I cannot in good conscious let you do that. I have chosen to give myself up rather than risk the lives of thousands, for I am but one person and your judgment is flawed when it comes to me. I have left you my necklace and the rest of my things for you to remember me by. Always remember that I never stopped loving you. I'll see you in my reincarnated life.

Your darling wife,

Abnore'

With that Abnore' sprinted to the beach.

A group of Spanish officers were waiting for Abnore' at the beach.

"We were beginning to think you weren't coming. There is the boat. It's about 3 minutes away. Congratulations, you just stop Spain from going to war with Egypt. You must feel so proud of yourself." One officer said.

"For going 'voluntarily' back to Spain, we'll let you climb a bored." Another added laughing.

Abnore' looked back at the bazaar a few miles down. "Bye."