Different hearts, same desire
Neferi: I'm back today, school started! *groans and mumbles in Spanish things that better not be told here*
Mera: Such a long cursing.
Yami: *appears from Isis knows where* Yes.
Neferi and Mera: YOU'RE BACK!! *both throw their arms around him*
Yami: *grins* Yes, I am back and I'll read the disclaimer today: NeferNeferi doesn't own YGO but she owns the envelop where the ending of this story is being put away.
Mera: That's correct.
Neferi: Read and enjoy my beloved reviewers!
Chapter thirteen: Really her
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That night Mera didn't move from the bed and fell asleep after shedding some tears because of the pain. Outside and internal pain. WBF stayed in the room to watch over her mistress.
The khepri (morning sun) that entered on a window hit Mera on the face and woke her up. As she opened her eyes she looked around, hoping to be somewhere else. But she wasn't, she was there, in her chamber. She tried to move and that resulted in pain.
'I guess I'll have to wait for someone to help me get out of this bed' she thought.
Then she noticed a package on her bed and a djema (papyri for writing) on top that had her ren (name). Mera reached out for the note and instantly recognized the writing.
"WBF" called Mera to her monster who was sleeping on a chair beside the bed. "Yes Mera, what is it?" asked the monster instantly. "Go and stop the Pharaoh if he's downstairs, tell him to come up that I'm awake" said the girl quickly.
The monster moved into action instantly. She went out of the room and looked around on the living room. Yami wasn't there. Suddenly she heard a horse outside and moved. As she was going out Yami was parting back.
"Pharaoh!" she called.
Yami stopped the horse and looked back just to find Mera's monster there. He turned back and climbed down the horse when he was there. WBF made a neb (reverence).
"Pharaoh Yami, my mistress has told me to stop you, she wants to see you now" said WBF. "Mera is awake?" asked Yami. "She awoke just moments ago" answered WBF "Please go and see her".
Yami nodded and followed the monster. WBF stopped before the chamber's door and said "I leave you some privacy".
With that she turned around and left as Yami opened the door carefully. He entered the room and closed the door behind him. Mera had the note he had left to her in hands.
"Good morning Mera" smiled Yami happy to see her awake. "Morning my Pharaoh" she replied still lying down on the bed "You came to see me?". "Yes I did" he answered sitting on the chair where WBF had been sleeping "Your father told me you couldn't come to be with me today because you had an accident and I decided to see you". "Thank you for coming" said Mera looking at the ceiling "What's in the package?".
"Something I want to give you" answered Yami smiling. "Thank you" replied Mera "Would you help me to get up? I can't move too much because it hurts". "Of course I will help you Mera" said Yami standing up.
He took both her hands and pulled her gently until she sat down on the bed.
"Alright, now let me help you stand on your feet" said the young Pharaoh after that.
He put his arms around Mera's waist gently as she put her arms around his neck and Yami helped her. She stood now before him.
'Why do I feel like this?' thought Mera as she moved closer to Yami.
The girl finished giving him a hug. Yami didn't hug her back, afraid that he might hurt her in the process. Mera had black-and-blue marks on her arms, legs, on her face she had a little ua (one) but she had the worst on her waist. There she had several, little but they hurt greatly.
"Do it" she whispered to Yami "Don't be afraid of hugging me if that is what you want".
Yami hugged her gently. He then remembered what had happened the night before with Anzu.
'I wish that had never happened' he thought.
Mera moved so she could look at him. As she looked into his eyes she saw that he was worried greatly.
"I look terrible don't I?" she asked. Yami simply smiled "Your true nefer (beauty) is the ua (one) that you hold within your bay (soul)".
At this Mera smiled.
'I wish others could think like that although I don't think I have something pretty inside, I only have emptiness' she thought.
"But that doesn't mean that outside you cannot be the same as inside " added Yami. "Now that I have the Chain in hands I can use it to heal myself" said Mera moving away from Yami slowly and with a little pain.
Said girl healed her arms, face and legs.
"Would you mind waiting for a moment? I'm going to change my dress" she said a little more cheered up. "It's no problem" replied Yami.
Mera walked up to a chest and unlocked the lock. She took a dress out and after locking the chest walked out of her chamber. Yami stayed on the chamber looking around. Some djema (papyri for writing) caught his attention. They were laid down on a table. Yami approached the table and took them.
They had Mera's writing, they were verses written by her. Yami read some. Some read:
I want to get away for some time,
Where what I need won't be denied.
I want to get away from this life,
To a place where what I want I can find.
I'm not free,
To do as I please.
I never feel glee,
Only this deceive.
I shed tears,
Because I can't feel the light.
And that only means,
I don't feel alive.
Just as I see myself in the crystal water,
I wish to erase the pain of my soul.
And is because of this pain that I harness,
I believe there is no hope for me to come.
As Mera entered her chambers she found Yami reading her newest verses. She walked up to him quickly and snatched them from his hands.
"These are supposed to be on a chest right now" said Mera walking away with the papyri. "Mera why do you write verses so dark?" asked Yami as Mera put the papyri on a drawer and closed it behind her. "Because this is what comes to me" answered Mera "How many did you read?". "I was going to read the diunu (fifth)" answered Yami "May I read it?".
Mera took the papyri out and looked at the named verse. This was lesser dark than the others but she wasn't going to show it to him.
"No my Pharaoh, I don't want you to read it" answered Mera looking away "You have read many". "But what if I want you to show it to me?" replied Yami standing in front of her and caressing her face. "But what if I don't?" replied Mera. "Then I'll have to convince you" answered Yami stepping closer. "That's not going to happen" stated Mera moving away.
Not today, Yami wasn't going to do it. Mera walked away to the balcony and looked out. Spectacular view: she could see part of the capital of Egypt, the pero (palace) clearly and the desert. And also part of the lower parts of her house.
"Do you want to go somewhere with me?" asked Yami joining her on the balcony. "That depends, my mother has to give me permission" answered Mera not looking at him.
The permission Menesi would give to her depended on what Rasejem had told her.
A momentarily silence followed but it was broken this time by Mera.
"Did you enjoy your moment last night?" she asked looking at the desert. "What moment?" asked Yami not knowing what she was talking about. "With Anzu" answered Mera still looking at the desert.
Yami remembered the moment but also remembered something he had forgotten that was more important. He remembered that Mera could see into his mind and that she could see the future.
"I had a glimpse of the future last night and saw you with Anzu" added Mera "You were angry about something, may I know what it is?". "Yes, Seto kissing you, it made me angry" answered Yami "And no, I didn't enjoy my moment".
Mera didn't reply, she simply changed her gaze towards the people outside.
"I have other interests" added Yami's voice "For example, I want to know the real you".
Mera glanced at him and gave him a smile.
"You want to know the real me" she said "But you know me". "I have this feeling that you are not really yourself, as if there was something hidden" replied Yami.
Mera simply smiled again "Here comes my mother".
There was a knock on the door and Menesi entered.
"My Pharaoh, Mera" she greeted. "Mother may I go out with the Pharaoh?" asked Mera. "I have to go somewhere and I want to take Mera out of here" added Yami. "Very well, you may go" answered Menesi.
Mera nodded and she and Yami walked into the room followed by the mother.
"Let's go now" said Yami.
Mera nodded and turned to her mother.
"I'm going now mother" she said. Menesi kissed her daughter's forehead "May Hathor, Isis and Ra' sa (protect) you". (A/N: Hathor is the goddess that protects women).
The mother walked out of the room. Mara looked for her traveling cloak while Yami looked at the bed.
"The gods of the house are: Ma'at, Hathor and Khons" said Yami looking at the carvings on the wooden bed.
In the head of the bed appeared a woman with a feather on the head (Ma'at), another woman wearing the sun disk and cow horns (Hathor) and a mummified youth with a crescent moon. (A/N: Depictions of the gods).
"No, these are my gods, the gods of my house are: Bastet, Isis and Thoth" answered Mera.
"So Ma'at is the goddess of truth, calm, cooperation, justice and order, Hathor defends women and Khons is the god of healing" said Yami. "Yes, these are my gods. The gods of the house are others, Bastet protects the house and its members, Isis protects the living, the matrimony and is a symbol of fidelity and Thoth is the god of wisdom" said Mera. (A/N: I'll explain the deal of the gods later).
"I'm ready" said Mera putting on her cloak. "Let's go then" said Yami.
Both of them walked out of the house and climbed the horse. Then Yami rode to their destination, which happened to be the temple of Ra'. When they got there they both entered.
"Pharaoh Yami, Lady Mera, how good to see you" said Isis lowering her head in respect. "Hello Isis" greeted Yami. "Please follow me if you may my Pharaoh" replied Isis "My brother will be here now". "Good morning Pharaoh Yami" said a young man with platinum blonde hair and lavender colored eyes, also with tanned skin. "Good morning Malik, meet my friend, Mera" greeted Yami.
"Lady Mera, it's a pleasure meeting you" nodded the young man in respect "I'm priest Malik, brother of Isis". "Priest Malik, it's good to meet you" Mera lowered her head in respect. "We will leave you both alone while we discuss some matters" said Isis. "Very well, we will be in the garden of the temple" replied Malik smiling.
Isis and Yami left as well as Malik and Mera.
"You are the girl that priest Seto purposed to, am I right?" asked Malik as he and Mera walked through the garden. "Yes I am" answered Mera in a sad tone that she couldn't hide. "But you don't femi (love) him, that's for sure" said Malik. "What makes you say that?" asked Mera as they both sat on a bench. "Apart from the tone in your voice I saw that when you were with the Pharaoh your eyes showed happiness" answered Malik looking at her "Something that you are not showing now".
Mera didn't reply.
"I'm right" said Malik "Sorry if I'm bothering you with this conversation". "Is he here?" asked Mera. "Seto? No, he's not here" answered Malik "He left to do something".
Something was telling Mera she could trust Malik. She looked into the future and determined she could trust him.
"You also don't trust him" said Mera "In fact, you don't even like him, you think he's evil". "Yes I do" replied Malik "And I say to you that you should be careful". "Many have told me that but I still don't know Seto too much" stated Mera "But I'm watching out". "It's good to know that" said Malik smiling at her. "You seem to be a good young man, someone I can trust" she said to him. "Your Item told you that" replied Malik. "That's correct" stated Mera.
"My sister told me that a Lady coming with the Pharaoh would be my friend" said Malik. "My Chain told me that I could trust you with my secrets" murmured Mera. "What secrets if I may know?" asked Malik. "I will tell you later on, when we meet again" answered Mera "Not now".
So they both made a friendship in an instant. Little did Mera know that Malik was going to help her, and also little did he know.
"Mera are you here?" asked Yami's voice. "Yes my Pharaoh" answered Mera smiling.
Yami found Malik and Mera both talking animatedly. Yami smiled when Mera's eyes rested on him.
"It's time to go?" she asked gently. "Yes Mera" answered Yami still smiling. "Very well, it was nice meeting you Malik" said Mera to him. "I say the same to you Mera" smiled Malik as Mera stood up "Goodbye Pharaoh Yami".
Yami nodded and offered a hand to Mera, which for the tepi (first) time she took! Both of them walked away while Malik smiled.
'They make a good couple' thought Malik as Mera and Yami disappeared from view.
Outside the temple…
"You seem very happy" said Yami as he climbed behind Mera on the horse. "Malik is an entertaining person to talk to, just as you are" replied Mera glancing back at Yami.
'She's in an unknown mood to me, but it's not bad' thought Yami as he rode off.
"May I ask, where are we going now?" asked Mera. "I'm taking you to an oasis, have you seen ua (one) before?" answered Yami. "Never before" answered the young girl.
Yes she was now unknown to Yami for her behavior was different.
"You're quiet, that's not like you" said Mera as they arrived to an oasis not far from the temple. "Are you alright?" asked Yami as he extended both hands to help her get down.
She climbed down with his help and stood before him.
"Yes, I'm fine" smiled Mera turning around and walking to find the mesi (water).
'Could this be her real self?' asked Yami to himself as he walked to find Mera now.
After some moments he found Mera giving her back to the mesi (water) because she seemed to be…waiting for Yami?
"Quit looking at me like that, I'm not evil" said Mera. "Is just that you are now different" replied Yami as he set a khesbedj (blue) blanket on the floor. "You wanted to see my real self, I've always been my real self is just that there's a part of me that I don't show too often, and not to many people" stated Mera sitting beside Yami. "So I noticed" replied Yami looking at her with a smile.
"There's a feast coming right? It's near the time to celebrate the anniversary of your coronation" said Mera. "Yes, my tepi (first) year as Pharaoh comes in around senu (two) months" replied Yami.
'My birthday is near also' thought Mera a little down.
Yami didn't notice her change of mood for some moments but then he did.
"What's wrong? You were so happy the last moment I looked at you" he said. "Nothing is wrong my - " she was cut short by Yami saying "Call me Yami, please".
'Did he just say please?' asked Mera to herself.
"I think I'm a bad influence to you" said Mera. "Because I asked you nicely?" asked Yami smirking. "Yes, a Pharaoh doesn't need to ask" she said slowly "Ua (one) is supposed to…".
The young Pharaoh couldn't hide his grin. Oh he knew what she was about to say. Mera closed her eyes and sighed. As she re-opened them she smiled.
"Alright, I'm supposed to treat you as what you are and since you asked me to call you like that I will" said Mera. "Treat me as a friend which is what you are to me" said Yami. "Are you sure?" asked Mera slowly trying to hide a grin. "Yes" answered Yami. "Alright" replied the young girl.
She had her hand in the cool mesi (water) and suddenly she spilled some of it on him, letting him wet and letting her with a real laugh. Yami looked at himself and then at Mera who was laughing, unsure if he should get mad or simply get her for that. The young Pharaoh decided what he was going to do.
"Mera you know that I'm going to get you for that" he said smirking at her. "Only if you can catch me Yami!" she said standing up in a blink and running away. "Come back here Mera!" exclaimed Yami running behind her and smiling.
She was a swift runner, able to evade the palm trees and jump any obstacles on the ground using the same speed. But he was also swift, more than what she was.
"I'm gaining on you Mera and when I get you, you know what will happen!" he exclaimed following her closely.
'It's time to see how good he is running behind someone' thought Mera.
She passed a palm tree in which she took a turn and changed her direction. Yami followed suit.
'He's very good' thought Mera 'He will get me soon'.
Yami extended his hand and got her by the arm. She stopped instantly and he stumbled with her. She was also swift stopping when running.
"I got you Mera" smiled Yami making her turn to face him.
As she did Yami picked her up.
"Oh no, you're letting me on my feet Yami" she said looking at him. "I'll let you walk on your feet after I throw you into the mesi (water)" smirked Yami as he walked away. "I assure you that if you do that I will make sure you come down with me" Mera matched his smirk with hers. "Thank you for the warning, now I'll consider it" replied the young Pharaoh as he approached the place where they had been.
"Put me down Yami" said Mera, seemingly not liking what he was doing. "I'll put you down here" said Yami stopping before the mesi (water). "Put me down Yami, seriously, I don't like it" she said.
The young Pharaoh could tell Mera was telling the truth. He took a step back and laid her on her feet before him. As she stood there she put her arms around his waist and her head on his upper chest with closed eyes. Yami didn't understand why the sudden change but he put his arms around her as well.
*Mera's POV*
I was glad to be on my feet but even better when he wrapped me in his arms. Being picked up by someone brings me painful memories, which I wish to erase and replace with new ones. I feel too happy with my Pharaoh to bring up the pain. What eases me now is being in his arms, in which I feel safe and full of sa (protection). I guess he is not as bad as I thought.
*End of Mera's POV*
"Do you wish to go back?" asked Yami gently without letting go of her. "Whatever you want my dear Pharaoh" answered the young girl softly.
He smiled at the mention of being dear to Mera.
"Come let's go now, it will be a little past dyemet (three) when we get back" he said.
Mera let go of him and thanked him for the fun moments they had shared. They picked the blanket and prepared everything for going back. When they were ready they rode back.
"I have the herb Rasejem, when do I use it?" asked Anzu to the man as they were both talking on her chamber. "Today, when everything is being put on the dinning table you put the herb into the goblet" answered Rasejem "It will take some hours to work but by tomorrow it should be working". "Very well, I'll do as you say" replied Anzu putting a little bag inside a chest. "Everything is ready, now I must leave before the Pharaoh comes back" stated Rasejem "See you later Anzu".
With that Rasejem walked out of Anzu's chamber without being seen.
'If everything goes according to plan I will spent the rest of my life at Yami's side' thought Anzu as she sat on her bed smiling.
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Mera: End of chapter!
Neferi: She will spend the rest of her life only if I decide her to. *smiles evilly*
Yami: Neferi has an evil side but she doesn't show it that much.
Mera: Yes that's right. Anyway, what are Rasejem and Anzu up to now?
Neferi: You will know this on the next chapter! The deal with the gods is this, every house in ancient Egypt had some gods to which they prayed apart from the estate god. Mera was allowed to pick her gods for her chambers, which if you notice have something in common with her. Yami will realize that later. Please review and keep reading! ^-^