Yugi: wow you really have trouble sticking with the main story, dont you?
Shibby: yea, well... ^_^
Yami: *sigh*

reviewz: hmmm i wonder where they are...
Kaiba: they're on that insane camping trip that Ethelflaed stuck us on
Shibby: ^_^;;;

anywayz..... this chappie isnt the duel, sorry guys. this is kinda a sad chappie... its about when teanna died in the ancient past....;_; so... its kinda sad... wait i said that already.... i really like the flashback chappies tho^^

Disclaimer: dont own Ethelflaed (the author on this website) nor her story "When Camping Trips Attack" (altho you SHOULD read it...^^) Nor YGO or anything else.... except maybe this concept....

I'm Still Dreaming

Chapter Sixteen

"Get her!"

"Hold her down!"

"We have a hold of her, sir," one of the soldiers said. He had Teanna's wrist firmly in his grasp. Teanna squealed and pulled on her wrist, trying to apply pressure so he would let her go. But he was much bigger then she was, and much stronger. Teanna's hair flew into her face, making her unable to see clearly.

The captain of the Pharaoh's Imperial Army was standing in the background, shaking his head. He didn't want to be a part of this; he knew, as well as the rest of the army, that Teanna was a good girl, and the only crime she committed was falling in love... With a prince.

Seto folded his arms over his chest firmly as he walked in, looking down at her. In the back of his mind, he really didn't want to do this, but.... It was his duty to listen to the gods.

And they weren't pleased with miss Teanna.

"We have her here, Priest Seto," another soldier said, seeing the priest standing in the room. They were in the throne room, now empty. The priestess had been caught hiding in here, so she was to stay here until the others arrived....

"I still can't believe that the gods would go against the Pharaoh's wishes," Jono, who was the captain, said softly. The other soldiers who knew Teanna were too afraid to help, although many of them did, trying to protect their honor. Tiet shrugged.

"It's been known to happen," he said back. "Sometimes, the gods just don't agree with the Pharaoh..."

"Especially with a Pharaoh so young," Jono muttered. "It's just not fair to him…."

"Well, Teanna did commit a terrible crime," Tiet said slowly. "I mean, she was pregnant, she's a priestess so she's not supposed to be pregnant, and she was pregnant with the Pharaoh's baby!"

"Good point…" Teanna was staring at Priest Seto with fear in her golden eyes. She lay there, terrified, knowing he could do terrible things to her…

He snapped his fingers, making the soldiers release her. He stepped forward. Teanna flinched back. Seto stopped, looking down at her.

He really didn't want to do this, and especially because it was against the Pharaoh… But the gods were higher then the Pharaoh, and he being a priest….

Seto reached out and grabbed her wrist. He pulled her up so she was half on her feet, half still on the stone floor.

"You're coming with me," he whispered. He took off with her behind him down the hallway, her cries of anguish and fear echoing down the long, stone hall behind her.

Jono closed his eyes as he heard her screams. He silently prayed for her, that the gods would at least show her a little respect… The Pharaoh loves this girl…

"Jono," a soldier said, making Jono look up. "It's over. She'll be dead by tomorrow." Jono sighed and stood up straight, fastening his sheath tightly on his belt.

"Well…."

"We did everything we could, Jono," Tiet said. "Even Maia helped."

"Even with Maia, it still didn't work," Jono said sadly, looking around at the army. "What the gods have done, they've done."

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Yami lay his head back against the wall, his eyes shut tight. He shivered and wrapped his arms around himself tightly, even though it was a warm night.

By tomorrow, all that would be left of Teanna would be a memory.

"Teanna…" Yami whispered. Why did the gods have to realize they weren't married? Why did the gods have to notice she was a priestess? Why?

Helena was standing outside the vast room where Yami had concealed himself, listening intently. She was supposed to watch him, and stop him if he was hurting himself in any way. She was breathing hard, trying to block out the yells from outside. She could hear Teanna's frightened yelps, and the sound of a steel sword being drawn from a sheath.

They were really going to do it. They were really going to kill her.

"Oh gods…." She whispered, closing her eyes. She suddenly felt something on her leg. She looked down, surprised at the sight that met her.

A young baby, hardly a year old, was sitting at her feet, holding the hem of her skirt. He looked scared and lost, and his face was tear-stained.

"Oh…" she said, bending down and picking him up. "Zvallah…" For the past year, after Zvallah's birth, Teanna and Zvallah had gone into hiding, while Yami tried to cover for them. Just a few days earlier, Teanna had been found in a nearby city, and they had captured her, ready to kill her. She had attempted to escape, which didn't work, and now, she was going to die.

Helena stroked his head, as he grabbed her neck, looking around.

"You don't know where your mother is, do you…." She whispered. Zvallah began to cry softly, as if he had understood her words. "Shh, shh, it's okay, Zvallah… Shh…."

Inside the room, Yami could hear Zvallah's cries. He looked up at the doorway, then called,

"Zvallah?" Helena heard him call, and pushed back the curtain that covered the doorway. Zvallah was still crying. Yami stood up and ran over to Zvallah, taking the baby in his arms.

"Zvallah," Yami said softly, putting the baby over his shoulder. "Shhh, stop crying, I'm here…." Zvallah sniffled a little, pushing himself back to take a good look at Yami. He hadn't really even known his father….

"Hi, Zvallah," Yami whispered. "I'm your father." Zvallah reached forwards, putting his hand on Yami's neck. He was just so little….

Chiisana….

"Dah," Zvallah said, smiling a little. Yami laughed. Helena shook her head. "Dah!"

"I guess so. If you want to call me that, you may," Yami said, cheering up. Zvallah giggled and wrapped his arms around his neck. Yami couldn't believe he could feel so much better…..

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!"

"There, that'll teach you, you dirty whore," someone said outside. Laughter and stomping feet, then silence. Yami stayed where he was, too afraid at what he would see if he ventured to the rail. Yami didn't want Zvallah to see his mother lying out there, motionless…

Helena sensed his tension. She sighed softly as she wondered if her teacher really was dead…

"I'll take him," Heleda offered, extending her arms. Yami placed Zvallah into her arms, then ventured down the long halls of the palace, eventually coming to the courtyard. Helena followed slowly, Zvalah cooing in her arms. Yami stopped as he saw her, lying on her back, her head to one side, a small pool of blood forming around her head.

"Oh…. TEANNA!" Yami cried, running across the courtyard to where she lay. He fell to his knees, his cape falling over the blood on the ground. He put his fingers on her cheek, and kissed her forehead. She was still alive; her throat had been slit for a slow death.

"Yami…" she whispered, not opening her eyes.

"Shhh," Yami cooed, leaning closer to her face. "Don't speak."

"I'm sorry," she whispered, opening her eyes. They were dull and dark, the life they had had fading from them.

"No, don't apologize," Yami whispered back. "I love you, Teanna. No one can change that; not even the gods…."

"They said that Ra wasn't pleased with me," she said in a strained voice. "S-said I should pay with death. A virtued death. [1]"

"No, no…" Yami whispered, putting his forehead against hers. She closed her eyes, her breathing getting louder.

"You gave me someone to care about, someone to love," he said softly. "You even gave to me Zvallah…." Teanna's eyes remained closed. Her breathing had stopped. Yami's tears fell onto her face, sliding down her pale cheeks. With stammering breaths, he began to speak again.

"T-thy son Horus hath a-ascended… Thy th-throne, and a-all life is with h-h-him….M-millions of years m-minister un-unto him, and millions of y-years hold him in f-fear…. [2]" Yami was crying too hard to start from the beginning, so he had started from his favorite verse of the prayer. He just knelt there, tears falling from his eyes, his sobs probably heard throughout the entire city.

"Daaaa…" a small voice said beside Yami. He looked up to see Zvallah sitting right next to him, in a crawling position. Yami reached out and put his arm around Zvallah's little body, hugging him tightly. Zvalah became excited over the prospect of his mother, when…

Zvallah put his hands on her cheek, looking at her face. When she didn't respond, he looked up at Yami.

"Da?" he asked questioningly. Yami just shook his head and started crying again. Zvallah, not knowing what was happening, sat there and watched, beginning to cry as well. Yami held Teanna's hand tightly, the side of his face on her stomach. He was shaking terribly hard, and her limp body just grew colder and paler.

A single mitsukai flower fell onto the courtyard , floating in the pool of dark blood. Zvallah picked it up, examining it, then handing it to his father.

"Da," he said, putting it on his arm. The blood smeared on his bronze skin, and it was cold, making him shiver a little. He reached out and took the mitsukai in his hand, then handed it back to Zvallah. His sobs had stopped, but his tears still flowed freely. He just wished he could die, right here along side her, share her punishment…. Even when he did die, he wouldn't see her in the afterlife…. Because she was cursed…

Zvallah looked at the mitsukai flower, then reached out, and gently placed it into his mother's hair, where he had seen it for all his young life.

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~*Footnotes*~

[1] virtued death: she wont be mummified or anything, so she wont pass onto the afterlife…. Aww so sad ;_;

[2] Prayer Yami was chanting: the Prayer of Osiris. I thought it sounded cool…. Hehe its REALLLLLLLY long so I just had him say the beginning to mah fave verse!!

~*End Footnotes*~

yea, I like going into the past…. Well now you know how she was killed…. It was short I know…. Get ova it…..^_^ o yea chiisana is Japanese for "small" next chappie: DUEL!!!!!

Reviewz:

MarikzAngel: alright now its gonna bug me for days… Bel Um Ful, I KNOW I've heard that name before!!!! *ponders* hmmmm…. I have a book with lotsa Egyptian stuffs in it… I think that name/word might be some type of title for a Pharaoh or something. I mean, the Pharaoh's name is a huuuuuge deal – why would they tell you his name in a guide book if the entire egyptian ark is about finding out the Pharaoh's name? That juss doesn't make sense… hmm… *wonders* lalalaaaaaaa…….

YumeTakato: Zve-kun!! That's a silleh nickname! Hehe I never thot of a nickname for Zvallah… "Yami-Chiisana"?

Yugiohchix2008: yes I know I have no life cuz I was bored and NO ONE was online soooooooo….. I was like WTF I'll put this up! Jess, remember End of the World? "Asutralia's still like 'WTF^^?' mate"

Black Mistress: you bonked Yami! ;_; ah well you can bonk him all you like….hehe Bakura-kun and Malik were like "AHAHAHAHAHA JOU'S DEAD WEEEE" anywayz…

YoSta: cooli~ I like that word/symbol!!! Imma gonna use it too! WEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

TATA… until next chapp!

Shibby-One

^^!!

HAPPY NEW YEAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!!! 2004 wooooooo!!!!