Different hearts, same desire
Neferi: Ok, the part you will all love from this story is about to come, well, not the only part I'm sure.
Mera: You meant an interesting part.
Yami: No, she meant something very expected.
Neferi: Is a part that I'm sure our readers will love, will find interesting and they have been expecting it. Read the disclaimer you two!
Yami and Mera: NeferNeferi doesn't own YGO but she does own some characters.
Neferi: Enjoy.
Chapter seventeen: The lovely mistake
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Some days passed by since Mera had turned fifteen and Yami's tepi (first) year as Pharaoh was about to be celebrated on the temple of Ra'.
Ua (one) day before the feast…
It was jemenu (eight) o'clock in the night and Mera was still on the temple with Yami since she had offered to help in the decoration.
"That's all right Mera, get down from there" said Yami looking up at her.
The girl had climbed a statue of the neter (god) Ra' just to put the symbol of Upper and Lower Egypt on the wall.
"Alright I'm going down" she announced.
She climbed down the statue carefully. Suddenly she felt senu (two) hands on her waist and she let go of the statue as Yami helped her down.
"I told you that you didn't have to put the symbol up there" said the young Pharaoh looking at her. Mera shrugged "I offered to help and that was the only thing left to do". "Come, I have to take you home" he said grabbing her hand.
Both of them walked away after saying goodbye to Isis and Malik. Seto wasn't there he was out.
Yami helped Mera climb his horse and then he climbed behind her. Then they rode off.
"You're coming tomorrow to the feast aren't you?" asked Yami to her. "Of course I'm going, I wouldn't miss it for anything" answered Mera smiling. "Good, I want to see you tomorrow for it's an important day for me, I wish to spend it with my loved ones" replied the young Pharaoh making Mera blush slightly. "And don't forget with your friends" added Mera.
Yami smiled as they approached Mera's house. They got there not so long after that.
"Well, see you tomorrow Mera and have a good night" smiled Yami as she stood by the door "And also sweet dreams". "You too my Pharaoh" smiled Mera.
After kissing each other's cheek, Mera entered her house and Yami rode off.
"I expect no mistakes from you tomorrow Mera" said Rasejem as the girl entered the living room. "Yes father" replied Mera nodding.
Then she walked away to her chamber and locked herself in. WBF was waiting for her there.
"I saw you with the Pharaoh when he left you" said WBF looking at her mistress. "And?" asked Mera as she took her jewels off. "You senu (two) looked so in femi (love)" smiled WBF. "Something that shouldn't be happening" replied Mera as she brushed her hair. "You can't rule your ab (heart) when you talk about falling in femi (love), Rasejem should know that" stated WBF.
"He must know, after all, that's why I was born don't you think?" replied Mera turning to look at her. "That's true but I don't understand was is his problem with you" said WBF. "Neither do I but let's just leave my father out of here and go to sleep, I'm tired" said the young Lady. "I thought you weren't, after all, the Pharaoh was with you" said WBF almost smiling. "You like to tease me with him" said Mera "Stop it and go to sleep".
WBF simply took her place on a seat and Mera lay down on her bed. After a short while they fell asleep.
The next day at night…
The long awaited night came, the celebration of Yami's tepi (first) year as Pharaoh. The temple of Ra' was ready to receive many guests, and everything was looking as radiant as always.
Yami was sitting on his aset (throne) silently while the people approached the stairs needed to climb to get to him, and greeted him. He was dressed in festival clothes, which happened to be more colorful and much more elaborated than the clothes he used daily.
"Is Rasejem here yet?" asked Yami to Malik who was standing at the left hand of the aset (throne). "Relax Pharaoh Yami, I know you are waiting for Mera, she will be here" answered Malik looking at the young Pharaoh.
Yami let out a sigh. He wanted everything during that night to be perfect. If Mera got there then everything would come out as he had planned and hoped.
As he looked towards the entrance he noticed some figures approaching. When they entered the hall he noticed they were Rasejem, Menesi and behind them entered Mera, as nefer (beautiful) as ever. Yami couldn't help letting out a smirk and he stood from his aset (throne) and walked towards them.
"Good mesut (evening) Pharaoh Yami" said Menesi and Rasejem in unison as Mera smiled at him for he was standing before them. "Good mesut (evening)" he replied.
Yami took Mera's left hand and kissed it. A round of murmurs ran through the watching and silent crowd. The Pharaoh had never kissed a Lady's hand in front of the people.
"Good mesut (evening) Rasejem, Mera, Lady Menesi" greeted Seto appearing.
He also greeted Mera but by a kiss on the cheek this time, wanting Yami to get jealous. Mera looked at Yami worriedly, hoping he wouldn't get jealous but he simply smiled.
'Not tonight Seto, you're not going to make me jealous' thought Yami smiling as he walked away towards his aset (throne).
When he sat on it the priests and priestesses began the ritual. It was a blessing ritual, in which they prayed for their neter (god) and for their Pharaoh. The Pharaoh was considered a more superior being than a human, almost a neter (god). After the ritual and prayers for various gods and goddesses, like Ra', Isis and Horus, the feast began.
They tepi (first) had the banquet.
All the guests were sitting on a long table with the Pharaoh who was at a far side. The seats nearest to Yami were separated for close friends and Mera was ua (one) of them. She had the ultimate honor, she was sitting at Yami's left side. Jonouchi was sitting at his right side and the rest of the friends were sitting nearby.
"Let's all make a toast for the Pharaoh" said Malik standing up with a goblet full of wine.
The people followed suit with their goblets in hands after Yami had stood up.
"To Pharaoh Yami, the greatest ruler of our time, may he guide our country with his reason and experience to good fortune and may the neters (gods) eyes always follow him and give him sa (protection) from all harm" spoke Malik raising his goblet up. The people raised their goblets and said in unison "To Pharaoh Yami".
Then they all drank from their goblets including himself.
"Let the banquet begin" announced Yami.
The people started eating.
"The people femi (love) you very much" said Mera as Yami drank a little wine from his goblet. "What about you?" he asked smiling after he had stroke her cheek gently with a finger. When Mera was about to answer a voice interrupted.
"Excuse me, Mera have you seen your mother?" asked Rasejem standing beside them.
He hadn't seen Yami caressing the girl and neither heard him.
'What a relief' thought Mera. Then she answered "No father, I haven't seen her since I took my seat on the table".
"Very well" replied Rasejem walking away.
He disappeared after walking through a door out to the garden. Mera kept on eating after that and ignored Yami's question. Yami didn't ask that again during the rest of the night. A short while after the banquet was over the musicians had started to play a song for the Pharaoh to dance with someone he asked.
Mera was talking with all her friends, including Anzu, when Yami approached them.
"So who are you going to ask to dance with you?" asked Honda. "It's easy, I bet she's here" answered Jou looking at Yami "Isn't she?". "As a matter of fact she is" replied Yami looking at Jou.
'I hope it's me' thought Anzu excitedly.
"Let me guess" said Mai "Is it…Mera?" she said in unison with Shizuka. Yami smiled and said "That's right".
He offered Mera a hand, which she took, and both walked away to the supposed dance floor. They took their positions, which were the same they had taken in Mera's birthday, and when the song was played they started to dance.
"Are you having fun?" he asked to her. "Of course I am, why shouldn't I?" answered Mera. "Just asking" replied Yami.
As they kept on dancing they began to be joined by couples.
'Why does she always gets away with it?' thought Anzu angrily as Yami spun Mera around while smiling.
"We can never manage to make them get away from the other" said Seto standing beside Anzu. "Yes" replied Anzu looking at Seto "By the way, where's Rasejem? He could do us a favor right now". "I think he went looking outside for his hemet (wife)" answered Seto.
Anzu let out a sigh and preferred to get something to drink before she could explode. Seto joined her again.
Meanwhile…
Yami and Mera were still dancing while they talked. When the song ended they also ended in the same position they had on Mera's birthday: Yami holding the girl by the waist. The people around them clapped excitedly but Mera and Yami were involved in something else. As she looked up at him with a smiling face her smile quickly faded as she noticed how close they were. She swallowed hard.
'Is this it?' thought Mera.
Said girl felt Yami caressing her face and he leaned forward to kiss her there, rounded by that many people. His lips pressed hers and they finally experienced the joys of their tepi (first) kiss with the other! (A/N: Part-ay!). The kiss deepened quickly as ua (one) of her hands touched his neck. They hadn't moved from their positions and the people around them weren't looking at them for they were still clapping for the musicians.
They ended the kiss moving away slightly.
"This shouldn't have happened" she whispered. "What?" asked Yami looking down at her amazed.
As Mera lowered her head she noticed the person that was looking at them. It was Rasejem!
'I'm doomed to death!' thought Mera horror struck though she pretended she hadn't seen her father.
"This shouldn't have happened" she repeated although this time she walked away. "Mera wait!" called Yami walking behind her.
The girl walked hurriedly out of the hall and into the garden. She walked up to a bench behind some bushes and sat down on it.
'Oh Ra', look at the mess I'm in' thought Mera as she buried her face in hands in an exasperated manner.
She heard some footsteps near and fear grew inside her, it could be her father. But luckily it wasn't, it was just Yami. She sighed in relief as he sat at her side.
"Mera why did you run away?" he asked looking at her.
Mera didn't answer. She couldn't answer that.
"Was it because you didn't like the kiss?" he asked. "It wasn't because of that my Pharaoh" answered Mera looking at him "The kiss was something I wanted it to happen". "Then why did you run away from me and said that?" asked Yami.
"Mera is time for us to go" said Rasejem appearing. "Very well father, have a good mesut (evening) my Pharaoh and I enjoyed the time I spent with you" said Mera looking at Yami as she stood up. "Goodbye Pharaoh" said Rasejem as Mera walked away before him.
Then the father followed his daughter inside.
'But I thought Mera…' thought Yami looking at her disappearing figure. Then he shook his head 'I must talk with her'.
A while later in Mera's house…
Rasejem was sitting on a chair in the living room while Mera stood before him with a lowered head. She knew the time for the punishment had arrived.
"How dare you kiss with the Pharaoh Mera! I strictly told you not to fall in femi (love) with him!" yelled her father angrily "For disobeying me now you will have a much more severe punishment: you will be locked during a week in your chambers without permission to go out, you won't see the Pharaoh again in your life and you WILL wed Priest Seto, whether you like it or not!".
'I'm doomed!' thought Mera holding back her tears 'I can stand the fact that I will be locked in here but not the fact that I won't see my Pharaoh again and that I will have to give in to Seto'.
"And as part of your punishment as always, a beating" added Rasejem.
Menesi heard all the noise and crashes downstairs, she even heard her daughter moaning in great pain. The mother couldn't help shedding some tears on the floor of her chambers. She walked out of the chambers and looked from up the stairs just to find her husband throwing his daughter against a wooden table. Mera crashed against the table, which fell to the floor almost breaking.
The mother swore she saw some blood on the carpet. She couldn't move from there, she was paralyzed as she watched in complete horror what her husband did with her precious creature. Finally, Rasejem grabbed Mera by the arm and pulled her upward so he could look at her face. He couldn't see her face for it was covered with her long dark hair but he knew well she was crying hard and that she was bleeding.
"I wonder if this is enough…" he said looking at his trembling daughter.
'Please Ra', have mercy of me' thought Mera.
Suddenly she was dropped to the floor as her father said "I think this is enough for you, at least for today. Now because of you I'll have to buy a new table. You made me waste my money!".
Mera simply lay there, trying to forget. Suddenly her father picked her up and brought her to her chambers. WBF was waiting there for Mera and when she saw her mistress the monster approached her worriedly.
"Don't come near you stupid monster! Get out of here now!" yelled Rasejem.
WBF walked out of Mera's chambers but stayed by the door. The father laid the daughter on the bed and then looked at her.
"Just so you know, WBF won't be keeping you company while you're locked, your punishment is to have you in solitude!" yelled the father "Sleep well".
And with those last words he left, locking the door behind him.
'What am I paying?' thought Mera while she cried with closed eyes 'I wish I could die'.
Suddenly she felt a warm light nearby and as she opened her eyes she saw it. A figure was approaching but she couldn't make out its features yet. When the figure was close enough she instantly recognized it: it was her Pharaoh. He looked at her with a gentle smile as he always did and with caring eyes. All negative feeling left Mera's body as her eyes fell upon that being she considered was divine in her life.
She felt his warm and soft touch on her face and a soothing feeling spread down her body. As she raised a hand to touch his face, the vision disappeared. Mera felt the pain again and all the negative feelings that had been gone returned as a great sorrow grew inside her. She was alone now, her beloved Pharaoh wasn't there to comfort her, he had left her in the midst of darkness and that was making her surrender to it.
She felt a darkness overcoming her and finally she passed out.
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Neferi: End of chapter! The tittle said it, it was a lovely mistake. Just so you know it, my Mera is NOT dead.
Mera: That was so cruel!
Yami: When will I get my hands on Rasejem?
Neferi: I won't answer you that question Yami but Mera, that's the way the story goes but I promise you will see your Pharaoh again.
Mera: Yay!
Yami: Please review and keep reading for Mera's sake, and so that you can know what happens next.