Yami tapped his foot impatiently, arms crossed over his belted chest.

"Aibou, it's nearing seven, Sapna left at eight this morning." The pharaoh was disturbed; worried beyond reason that something happened to his love.

"Yami, I don't know what to say," Yugi spoke finally.

"Perhaps we should look for her," Bakura stated, looking out the window as the sun sent golden streaks through the sky.

"But were to start?!" Yami groaned frustratedly.

"Maybe they're…?" Yugi asked as he joined his friend at the window, pointing to the large castle. Yami looked uncharacteristically afraid in the slightest.

"You think she would be there?" the young king asked.

"Its worth a shot…" Yugi said.

"Then it's there we shall go."

~*~

Sapna groaned as she woke up. Her vision was blurred but soon focused as she peered around the room. The walls were a light red color, and furnished with cherry wood. The four poster bed she lay upon had light red drapes surrounding the bed. She lay upon light purple and red silk and velvet sheets and comforters. Such a beautiful room… were am I? Sapna's mind whirled with thoughts she couldn't stop. She was snapped out of her reverie when the door opened and a female walked in. she had short silver hair with outrageous poofey, yet spiky bangs. She wore a simple bra like top with sleeves that fell down her shoulders, and a long skirt that tore on each side over her hips down. Her skin was a gentle tan, and also like Sapna, she had ruby red eyes. Her lips were painted in high gloss purple and her outfit was gold and red. She also had golden cuffs on her arms, wrists, and ankles. On her forehead, was the eye of Horrus, like Sapna's, only white in color. Sapna blinked. The resemblance between her and this weird girl was strange. She remembered her from somewhere, but… couldn't. The other female spoke, her voice high and slightly squeaky but not terrible, opposite of Sapna's usual, honey coated singsong voice.

"Oh, I'm so glad your awake! You were out for a while, even Master was beginning to worry." She sat beside Sapna and put a hand to her forehead.

"Are you feeling alright? You're running a fever?" Sapna looked beyond bewildered, why was this girl taking care of her if she were kidnapped?

"wh-who are you?" Sapna finally managed to say while staring at the other girl.

"Oh…" she became slightly nervous, and a little afraid. "Erm…my name is Sita."

Now were in Ram's name have I heard that before…? It was such an important name in the past… Sita continued to pursue the fever problem.

"Do you want some ice water? Master wants you to be comfortable." Sita's tan face lightly blushed with a slight jealousy.

"Who is master? Were am I?" Sapna was getting slightly irritated with lack of information. "And were is Mahlissa?"

"Master said he'll tell you when he sees you. Now do you want a cold compress?" the other female asked.

"NO! I am running a fever from the fire in my blood!" Hai Ram, there I said it! Do I have to spell it out to her that I am a fire element? I know whom she is.. I just can't remember…

"Oh, you're a fire element! I'm an ice element!" Sita blurted out happily.

"How…how can you be an element?" Sapna's ruby orbs widened in curiosity.

"Um, perhaps we can talk about that later… I like your outfit, you know, your lahenga?" Sapna's mouth went dry. This girl knew a lot of stuff normal people this day and age wouldn't know. But still, she couldn't be trusted.

"You have such pretty hair, perhaps you should unbraid it so when you see Master, even he'll blush at your beauty!" Sita blushed at the talk of her 'master' once more.

"Er, that's okay… I'll leave it in the braid." Sapna didn't like the idea of the 'master' wanting her to look perfect for him, something wasn't right.

"No really, Master is a good guy, he'd never hurt anyone!"

"Then why do you call him Master?" Sapna's honey like voice dripped with irritation.

"Well, because he's done so much for me, I think it's only right, you know?" Sita planted herself behind Sapna and unbraided her hair and began brushing the long locks that cascaded down her back and spilled onto the bed. Sapna shivered as cold wind blew in from the window; her skin prickled a bit.

"Well, I'll be leaving now, Master asked me to tell you that dinner is ready in a few minutes, and to meet him in the grand dining room." With that, the female left Sapna alone to her thoughts. Just what in Ram's name was that all about? Why can't I remember who she is? And were am I? There isn't a palace in Domino, and I know there aren't houses nowadays with 'grand dining rooms' were am I? A soft subtle knock at the golden door once again snapped Sapna back into the present. A tan man with tattoos on his face opened the door; he smiled kindly at her and spoke in a slightly deep voice.

"Malik awaits you, my lady. Please, follow me." Sapna blushed slightly at the formalities and the exoticness of wanting to know whom she was meeting. She stood and adjusted her skirt, walked over to the man as he closed to door behind her; Sapna looked into the hall and realized she was in Yami's palace! She stared awe-struck as she walked with this stranger down the halls, she already knew were to go, this place was like home to her already!

"Who is Malik?" Sapna asked quietly while strolling.

"You'll meet him soon enough." They stopped in the large dining room "I am Rishid, feel free to call upon me when needed." With that, he left. Sapna sighed, and looked out the large glass window. White flecks were coming out of the sky. Obviously a cool front had come in since morning. She gently ran a finger through her spiky bangs, waiting impatiently.

"Hi." A slightly deep voice spoke from the entrance to the dining room. Sapna jumped and turned. She blushed instantly at the man's appearance. He wore a tight black sleeveless shirt and kakhi pants. His hair was platinum blonde and his eyes were a piercing lavender color. His skin was a perfect golden color and he wore much gold, which suited her tastes perfectly. She quickly stopped staring and attempted to think of Yami as the man outstretched a hand to her. She instantly shook hands with him, a formality she learned in this modern world.

"I don't mean to sound rude, but who are you?" She inquired. The man chuckled.

"Oh, you're not the one being rude! It was I that had lost track of things by just looking at your stunning beauty! I am Malik, owner of this place." The blonde spoke. Sapna almost gasped out loud. So young and he owns a place like this in this time?! But wait, I cannot let my guard down, after all, perhaps it is HE who kidnapped me!! Sapna smiled slightly, Malik pulled out a chair for her and after she was seated, he took a seat across from her.

"Who might you be?" He asked.

"I am… Sapna." She didn't want to tell him her full title, she barely knew him and didn't trust him, despite his appearance. "How did I get here?" Sapna asked, wanting to get right down to business before he could flirt his way into her trusting him. Malik's eyes looked directly into hers.

"It was the strangest thing! I saw a man walking down the street in some cloak carrying you! I saw you struggling with him and then the bastard had the nerve to knock you out! Rishid and I were walking down the street and saw this and helped you out, after we chased him off, we didn't know what to do with you, so we took you back here. I am so thankful we got to you before he could try anything!" Malik smiled at her as a butler came out from the sliding door, handing them both beautiful glasses of wine. Sapna sighed relieved, she thought the worse of this man and he simply rescued her! She mentally frowned however; knowing that Mahlissa was still with those men. She risked catching a glimpse of the male in front of her only to blush even more at catching him staring at her.

"How old are you?" The queen slightly demanded.

"I'm sixteen, you?"

"Fifteen. How did you get this palace?"

"A museum was auctioning it off, so I bought it with the gold I had from the inheritance my father had and fixed it up." He looked skeptical of her face as if reading her thoughts as he continued. "I remember, back when I lived in Egypt, I took a tour of a really old palace, I loved the way it was so much, I decided to do the theme at this place as well." He smiled as she slowly blinked at him.

"Why does Sita calls you Master?" Sapna interrogated once more.

"When I was moving in here, she was at the lake behind the palace, and fell in, she almost drowned, but I heard her screaming and saved her. She claimed she didn't have a home, or family and that I was a saint for saving her life. I told her I had plenty of space for her here, and she could stay with me until she got a job and things smoothened out for her. She calls me master like I am the king of the place or something, I keep telling her it's not right, but she does what she wishes." Sapna didn't hear a word he said as she drowned in his amethyst eyes. What is wrong with me?! She quickly blinked a few times. "But enough about me, let's talk about you?" Malik smiled at her, she quickly looked down, getting flush once more. I have to stop this…

"Well, I live with my slight er… boyfriend and his… younger brother and grandfather."

"Really? What are they're names, perhaps I know them?" Malik asked innocently as he sipped his wine.

"Yami and Yugi Mutou." Malik chuckled once again.

"What do you mean 'slight boyfriend'?"

"Well, we have our moments, but we're not really together, it's kind of complicated really…" Sapna drifted off again.

"I see." Malik looked up as a maid came in, placing two golden plates in front of Sapna and Malik. Sapna surprisingly had a perfect vegetarian dish like Malik's.

"Hope you're a vegetarian, I am." Malik smiled as he took a bite. Sapna was completely shocked. He guessed right.

"Actually, I am." Sapna smiled. "Is Rishid your servant?"

"Of course not! He's my best friend, we grew up together." Malik smiled at her once more. Before she could loose herself in his appearance, Sapna's mind drifted to her friend, Mahlissa.

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