Jade: Oh my dear Bob! I am so sorry for the long wait!! I've just been out
of it. Crap! I don't remember anything anymore! **cries and goes off to
read her notes** Uh oh. the Jade hath messed up. Oh well, I fix!
The sun wasn't even up by the time Jhala and her army was ready. With Bakura and Ryou at her side, she started off on her horse. There weren't many in her army, but they were all powerful magicians. She reached Yami's castle just as a few rays of light peeked over the horizon. She couldn't believe what she saw. "How could they.?" In front of the castle, also on horseback, were the goddesses and high priestesses from the Palace of the Moon. There was also some of the Pharaoh's Duel Monsters, and of course, the Pharaoh himself. "Who are you?!" He yelled. It was then that Jhara realized a new plan. She told the goddesses and high priestesses to go back. She got off her horse, as did Bakura and Ryou. They put their hands up in a sign of friendship. "Pharaoh Yami, I am Jhara. Sister of Jahanara." Yami looked confused. "Impossible. Jahanara's family was murdered." "Not quite, your highness. I escaped. I was just thought to be dead." Jhara said. "I would like to see my sister." Jhara said. Pain flashed through Yami's eyes. "Jahanara. she is dead." Jhara looked genuinely surprised. She bowed. "I am at your service, Highness." Bakura and Ryou bowed as well. Yami dismounted and walked to her. "You are Jahanara's family. You and your friends are welcome here." He said. Jhara smiled evilly so Yami could not see. "Thank you, Highness."
Jhara had been at the castle for a mere two days. She did not notice her sister looking at her in Yami's crowd. Yami knew Isis was somehow alive, but he wasn't sure how. He knew well about the Goddesses of the Moon, but he did not notice her among their crowd. Jhara rarely came out of her room, and she held council with Ryou and Bakura often, although Ryou never spoke a word. "Bakura, we need to take advantage of our situation. By getting closer to the Pharaoh, we could most likely hurt him the most. We just need to find his weakness." She said. Bakura nodded. "How could Serene and her followers have known about us? Someone must have told them. There must be a traitor among us." He said. Jhara shook her head. "That I doubt. There must be spies. When I find out who the spies are, they won't be very happy." Ryou looked terrified. Jhara and Bakura always scared him, so they suspected nothing. Bakura looked at Ryou's frightened face and smirked. "What's wrong Ryou? Why are you so scared?" Ryou had been told not to speak unless spoken to, so he did. "I-I don't know, Bakura." He said, bowing his head. Bakura just shrugged and went back to his conversation with Jhara.
Meanwhile, Yami walked quickly down the hallway to Jhara's room and knocked sharply on the door. "Jhara?" He asked. She nearly jumped. "C-coming!" She said. She turned to Ryou and Bakura and shoved them into her adjoined room. She then hurried to put on her innocent façade. She answered the door with a bow. "Good afternoon, Your Highness." Yami smiled. "Now, now, Jhara. You are royalty as well, are you not?" He asked. Jhara smirked to herself and stood. "Yes I am. But I am in your Palace and homeland." Jhara stood aside to allow Yami to enter her room. "Jhara, I'll make this quick. I request your presence for dinner with me tonight. Your friends can accompany you as well, if that is your wish." He said. Jhara smiled a fake smile. "Thank you for the invitation, Your Highness, I shall be there." She said, grinning fakely. Yami smiled and nodded. "Good. I'll see you then. And please, call me Yami." He said, turning and leaving her room. Jhara closed the door behind him and scowled. "Bakura! Ryou! Come out!" She snapped. Bakura walked out. "We shall be dining with the Pharaoh tonight. Go change into something more suitable." Bakura nodded and exited the room, Ryou following close behind.
Jhara, Bakura, and Ryou all went down to dinner together. Kehkan greeted them. "Good afternoon. Yami will be here shortly. Sit down." She said, gesturing to a table. Jhara nodded and smiled. "Thank you." Soon after they were seated, Yugi came to the table. Jhara was confused. "Hello. Yami will be here in a minute." Yugi said. Yugi look at Ryou and his eyes widened in recognition. However, before he could say anything, Yami arrived. "Good, you came. And you brought your friends. What are their names?" Yami asked politely, sitting next to Yugi. Jhara smiled. "This is Bakura and this is-" "Ryou." Yugi said, cutting her off. Jhara looked baffled. "Why, yes. How did you know?" She asked. Ryou looked stunned as well. "I used to know someone named Ryou. Looked just like him." Yugi said thoughtfully. Yami chuckled. "Maybe this is the Ryou you know." He said. Yugi shook his head. "It couldn't be." Yami just nodded. "We are grateful for your invitation, Your Highness." Bakura said. Jhara nodded. Yami" You are very welcome. And Ryou?" He asked, noticing that the boy hadn't spoken yet. "He is grateful as well. He doesn't like to speak very much." Bakura said. "Why not? We won't hurt you Ryou." The Pharaoh said, smiling at him. 'If you only knew.' Ryou thought. "I know you won't" Ryou said, quietly. "I'm just shy, I guess." He said.
During the meal, Jhara observed that Yugi and Yami shared a close bond with each other. A plan began to form in her mind. "Where are your from, Bakura?" Yami asked. "That depends. I spent half my life in India and half my life here, in Egypt. I was born in India, however." He said. Yami nodded. "And Ryou?" He asked. Ryou stuttered a bit. "I-I am from Egypt." He said. "Are you two brothers?" Kehkan asked, who had just entered the room. "No. Ryou and I just look remarkably alike." Bakura answered. Ryou nodded. "Yes. Odd isn't it? The same thing with Yugi." Yami said. Jhara nodded. So they weren't brothers. She knew they shared some strong bond of love, she only assumed it was brotherly. Now she knew that it was so much more. Her devious mind almost couldn't take it. She almost smirked evilly at the thought of the Pharaoh and his precious Yugi dying by her hands. It was almost too much for her, so she asked to be excused. Bakura followed, but Ryou stayed at the table.
"You have a plan, Jhara?" Bakura asked. Jhara smirked. "Yes. I think I do. Yugi is of great importance to the Pharaoh. We need to get close to him." She said. Bakura grinned widely and nodded. "Right. But remember Jhara, we have only limited time. The Pharaoh is bound to find out something before our attack." Bakura said, a hint of worry in his voice. "Never fear. We shall prevail."
While Jhara and Bakura were gone, Ryou started talking more. "So Yugi, what are you doing in the Palace. If I may ask." Ryou said. "Oh I am, err, with Yami." Yugi said. Ryou looked a bit confused. Yami took Yugi's hand and held it for a moment, and realization came into Ryou's eyes. Yugi blushed. "I know it's a bit odd-" He started, but Ryou cut him off. "No, not at all. Bakura and I are the same way." He said, smiling. Yugi sighed and Yami dropped his hand. "I never thought anyone but my dear friend Almah would ever understand us or accept us. But now I know I am wrong." Yami said, smiling. Ryou grinned as Bakura and Jhara came back. "Sorry for the wait, Yami. I trust Ryou did not bore you?" She asked, glancing at him. He immediately wiped the smile off his face and resumed eating. "No, not at all." Yami said. "Good." Jhara replied, sitting down again. "Jhara, are you, um, involved with anyone? If you don't mind my asking." Yugi said. Jhara smiled, but there was a hint of pain in her eyes. "No, it's perfectly alright. And I'm not. He was killed in a war not too long ago." She said, pain evident in her voice. Yami placed his hand over hers. "I am very sorry, Jhara." He said. Jhara looked up into his eyes. It was the only time she looked at him and didn't hate him with everything she was. "Thank you." She said, sliding her hand gently out from under Yami's hand. "For understanding."
Hmm, so does Jhara maybe have a soft side to her? Maybe she won't try and do Yami or Yugi any harm after all. But you'll just have to wait until next time! ^^ And I promise I will update sooner! Ja everyone! ^^
~*Jade*~
The sun wasn't even up by the time Jhala and her army was ready. With Bakura and Ryou at her side, she started off on her horse. There weren't many in her army, but they were all powerful magicians. She reached Yami's castle just as a few rays of light peeked over the horizon. She couldn't believe what she saw. "How could they.?" In front of the castle, also on horseback, were the goddesses and high priestesses from the Palace of the Moon. There was also some of the Pharaoh's Duel Monsters, and of course, the Pharaoh himself. "Who are you?!" He yelled. It was then that Jhara realized a new plan. She told the goddesses and high priestesses to go back. She got off her horse, as did Bakura and Ryou. They put their hands up in a sign of friendship. "Pharaoh Yami, I am Jhara. Sister of Jahanara." Yami looked confused. "Impossible. Jahanara's family was murdered." "Not quite, your highness. I escaped. I was just thought to be dead." Jhara said. "I would like to see my sister." Jhara said. Pain flashed through Yami's eyes. "Jahanara. she is dead." Jhara looked genuinely surprised. She bowed. "I am at your service, Highness." Bakura and Ryou bowed as well. Yami dismounted and walked to her. "You are Jahanara's family. You and your friends are welcome here." He said. Jhara smiled evilly so Yami could not see. "Thank you, Highness."
Jhara had been at the castle for a mere two days. She did not notice her sister looking at her in Yami's crowd. Yami knew Isis was somehow alive, but he wasn't sure how. He knew well about the Goddesses of the Moon, but he did not notice her among their crowd. Jhara rarely came out of her room, and she held council with Ryou and Bakura often, although Ryou never spoke a word. "Bakura, we need to take advantage of our situation. By getting closer to the Pharaoh, we could most likely hurt him the most. We just need to find his weakness." She said. Bakura nodded. "How could Serene and her followers have known about us? Someone must have told them. There must be a traitor among us." He said. Jhara shook her head. "That I doubt. There must be spies. When I find out who the spies are, they won't be very happy." Ryou looked terrified. Jhara and Bakura always scared him, so they suspected nothing. Bakura looked at Ryou's frightened face and smirked. "What's wrong Ryou? Why are you so scared?" Ryou had been told not to speak unless spoken to, so he did. "I-I don't know, Bakura." He said, bowing his head. Bakura just shrugged and went back to his conversation with Jhara.
Meanwhile, Yami walked quickly down the hallway to Jhara's room and knocked sharply on the door. "Jhara?" He asked. She nearly jumped. "C-coming!" She said. She turned to Ryou and Bakura and shoved them into her adjoined room. She then hurried to put on her innocent façade. She answered the door with a bow. "Good afternoon, Your Highness." Yami smiled. "Now, now, Jhara. You are royalty as well, are you not?" He asked. Jhara smirked to herself and stood. "Yes I am. But I am in your Palace and homeland." Jhara stood aside to allow Yami to enter her room. "Jhara, I'll make this quick. I request your presence for dinner with me tonight. Your friends can accompany you as well, if that is your wish." He said. Jhara smiled a fake smile. "Thank you for the invitation, Your Highness, I shall be there." She said, grinning fakely. Yami smiled and nodded. "Good. I'll see you then. And please, call me Yami." He said, turning and leaving her room. Jhara closed the door behind him and scowled. "Bakura! Ryou! Come out!" She snapped. Bakura walked out. "We shall be dining with the Pharaoh tonight. Go change into something more suitable." Bakura nodded and exited the room, Ryou following close behind.
Jhara, Bakura, and Ryou all went down to dinner together. Kehkan greeted them. "Good afternoon. Yami will be here shortly. Sit down." She said, gesturing to a table. Jhara nodded and smiled. "Thank you." Soon after they were seated, Yugi came to the table. Jhara was confused. "Hello. Yami will be here in a minute." Yugi said. Yugi look at Ryou and his eyes widened in recognition. However, before he could say anything, Yami arrived. "Good, you came. And you brought your friends. What are their names?" Yami asked politely, sitting next to Yugi. Jhara smiled. "This is Bakura and this is-" "Ryou." Yugi said, cutting her off. Jhara looked baffled. "Why, yes. How did you know?" She asked. Ryou looked stunned as well. "I used to know someone named Ryou. Looked just like him." Yugi said thoughtfully. Yami chuckled. "Maybe this is the Ryou you know." He said. Yugi shook his head. "It couldn't be." Yami just nodded. "We are grateful for your invitation, Your Highness." Bakura said. Jhara nodded. Yami" You are very welcome. And Ryou?" He asked, noticing that the boy hadn't spoken yet. "He is grateful as well. He doesn't like to speak very much." Bakura said. "Why not? We won't hurt you Ryou." The Pharaoh said, smiling at him. 'If you only knew.' Ryou thought. "I know you won't" Ryou said, quietly. "I'm just shy, I guess." He said.
During the meal, Jhara observed that Yugi and Yami shared a close bond with each other. A plan began to form in her mind. "Where are your from, Bakura?" Yami asked. "That depends. I spent half my life in India and half my life here, in Egypt. I was born in India, however." He said. Yami nodded. "And Ryou?" He asked. Ryou stuttered a bit. "I-I am from Egypt." He said. "Are you two brothers?" Kehkan asked, who had just entered the room. "No. Ryou and I just look remarkably alike." Bakura answered. Ryou nodded. "Yes. Odd isn't it? The same thing with Yugi." Yami said. Jhara nodded. So they weren't brothers. She knew they shared some strong bond of love, she only assumed it was brotherly. Now she knew that it was so much more. Her devious mind almost couldn't take it. She almost smirked evilly at the thought of the Pharaoh and his precious Yugi dying by her hands. It was almost too much for her, so she asked to be excused. Bakura followed, but Ryou stayed at the table.
"You have a plan, Jhara?" Bakura asked. Jhara smirked. "Yes. I think I do. Yugi is of great importance to the Pharaoh. We need to get close to him." She said. Bakura grinned widely and nodded. "Right. But remember Jhara, we have only limited time. The Pharaoh is bound to find out something before our attack." Bakura said, a hint of worry in his voice. "Never fear. We shall prevail."
While Jhara and Bakura were gone, Ryou started talking more. "So Yugi, what are you doing in the Palace. If I may ask." Ryou said. "Oh I am, err, with Yami." Yugi said. Ryou looked a bit confused. Yami took Yugi's hand and held it for a moment, and realization came into Ryou's eyes. Yugi blushed. "I know it's a bit odd-" He started, but Ryou cut him off. "No, not at all. Bakura and I are the same way." He said, smiling. Yugi sighed and Yami dropped his hand. "I never thought anyone but my dear friend Almah would ever understand us or accept us. But now I know I am wrong." Yami said, smiling. Ryou grinned as Bakura and Jhara came back. "Sorry for the wait, Yami. I trust Ryou did not bore you?" She asked, glancing at him. He immediately wiped the smile off his face and resumed eating. "No, not at all." Yami said. "Good." Jhara replied, sitting down again. "Jhara, are you, um, involved with anyone? If you don't mind my asking." Yugi said. Jhara smiled, but there was a hint of pain in her eyes. "No, it's perfectly alright. And I'm not. He was killed in a war not too long ago." She said, pain evident in her voice. Yami placed his hand over hers. "I am very sorry, Jhara." He said. Jhara looked up into his eyes. It was the only time she looked at him and didn't hate him with everything she was. "Thank you." She said, sliding her hand gently out from under Yami's hand. "For understanding."
Hmm, so does Jhara maybe have a soft side to her? Maybe she won't try and do Yami or Yugi any harm after all. But you'll just have to wait until next time! ^^ And I promise I will update sooner! Ja everyone! ^^
~*Jade*~