Modern Day Pharaoh
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A/N: Thank you to all those who have reviewed. I looked into the Pharaoh's real name being Panseru; this is a maybe at the moment. From what I've have read on the net, Panseru means 'Key', which, in the manga (from what I've read so far), the Pharaoh's name is the Key to unlocking the Pharaoh's memories; so Panseru translating as Key would fit… It also sounds good. (^_^) I also looked at an episode of Yu Gi Oh, from season one, and it was going on about "Panseru's Curse". But then again, it was listed under fanfiction names… As for the name 'Bel-Um-Fal' I believe this is the name used in the Forbidden Memories game for the Pharaoh. Also if anyone knows the names of the members of Akunumkanon Council (the original M. Items holders) please add them in your reviews. And lastly, the stable boy Joseph, and the Princess Téana; Joseph is supposedly Joey, and Téana is Téa/ Anzu…. Also she is (from what I've read/ heard) the Pharaoh's half sister and arranged bride… Weird…Any confirmation on this? Anyway, onto the story!
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Chapter 3: Resu meets Heq
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¹: Kemetian – An Ancient Egyptian
²: Ruler – As in a Ruler of a Kingdom
³: Kemet – (As in Kingdom of Kemet) The official name, Ancient Egyptians gave their land. Meaning 'Black Land', in reference to the fertile soil near the River Nile.
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Aniba lead Resu into the male teen's section. There was a wide assortment of clothing styles that included gothic, skeg, hippie, disco, biker (A/N Motorcycle gangs!), business, just to name a few. Resu walked over to the far back corner where all the costumes were kept and he pulled out a dress that looked similar to a Kemetian's¹ commoner style of clothes. Smirking he said, "I though the whole purpose to coming here is to get a new style of clothing, and I find commoner clothes."
Sighing Aniba grabbed back the long sleeved dress and hung it on the rack. "That is called a costume."
"Costume?! What has this world turned into?"
"Yes. Costume. There are people in this time line who like to wear that style of clothing when going to parties and such. The style of clothing we are looking for are the ones back there." She said as she jabbed a thumb back to the section they were previously in. Resu grinned slightly as Aniba walked off. "I'll be back in a bit. Just find something you like." Aniba then quickly ran up to the counter and fished around in her pocket for her Key Card. She handed it to the sales lady; "I'd like to make an inquiry."
"Okay." The Lady said as she put the card in the Cash Machine and handed it back to her. "Enter your PIN please." 5227 Aniba quickly entered her number and handed the small device back to the sales lady. "Your request is being processed…" A receipt was then printed and she handed it, along with her card, to Aniba.
Pocketing the card she walked back over to where she left Resu. Looking at the receipt in surprise. "Seven hundred dollars… but last I checked I only had two hundred, and I don't get money till next week." 'But then again, with the resent occurrence of Time Shifts, I wouldn't be surprised that I'd been gone for more than a week…'
//True as always, Hikari.//
Smiling to herself, she then looked around, expecting Resu to be left where he was last, however that was not the case. Looking around in panic, she scolded herself. 'I knew I shouldn't have left him alone, what was I thinking?!'
//Hikari! Don't beat yourself up over something that is not of your fault!// Came a stern voice //Besides he's found himself in the lingerie section.// Aniba could hear laughter all over that voice.
/What?! You're kidding, right? … Oh… (-_-)/ She glanced over, to the section that was indicated. Sighing she walked over there and whispered in Resu's ear. "What are you doing here?!"
Resu looked up confused. "I had no idea people wore clothes like this." He then grinned. "The curiosity got the better of me, besides, aren't they a bit… revealing?" He said as he picked up a lacey bra.
She gave him a queer look before saying, "That is why people wear them under their clothes, they're like, under garments…" She said fighting the blush, that threatened to go across her face. Resu gave an evil grin, to which Aniba responded with a glare. "Just be quiet."
"I didn't say anything!" He said, trying to look innocent as he put the piece of clothing back.
"Yes," Aniba said rolling her eyes, "But you thought it." She then winked and walked off, Resu following behind her, looking longingly at the "under garments" section, before following Aniba back to the teen boys' section.
She stopped in front of the shirts, then turned around, "See anything you like here?" He nodded, then pointed to a black leather shirt. 'Typical.'
//Can you blame him? His future self has even got his hikari wearing leather.//
/Lynex, please!/
"Aniba?"
"Huh? Oh."
"You spaced out for a bit."
"Oh, sorry! Uh, yeh." She then picked up the shirt, and held it up against Resu's chest. "Too small." She muttered, then put it back, and pulled out a larger one. "That seems about right." She then handed over to Resu, "Here. Your shirt, so you hold."
"Me?"
"Yes you." She then continued walking along the racks of clothing and paused at the jeans and pants section. "I supposed you want this?" She said pulling out a pair of black leather pants.
"That's amazing! Its like, you know what is going to happen, before it does… You have got to mean Priestess Isis sometime." She raised an eyebrow in his direction before leading him to the changing rooms.
"You can go in here and try it on." She grabbed the plastic number from the sales lady, before handing it to Resu. "Put this number on the door, then you can get changed." He then nodded and walked to the back of the hall. Aniba sat outside on the chair waiting.
/Do, do you think… I made the right choice?/
//Hikari, if you believe, in your heart you did, then by all means, it was the right one.//
/I can't believe all of this is happening so fast, the sooner we fix up the ripped Time Space Continuum, the better./
//Then I wish you well on your quest, young light.// Aniba gave a mental smile, before she was snapped out of her trance by a tap on her shoulder. Looking up, she widened her eyes in shock.
/He looks just like Yugi in that outfit!/
//Young Prince Atem.// Lynex murmured.
"Wow, you look good in that." She smiled as she stood up. "So, how does it feel, does it fit fine?"
"Just perfect."
"Alright, change back to what you were wearing before, then I can pay for your new clothes. And while we are at it, we can get you some others." She looked at the label, taking note of the size, then waited for Resu to come back. After about five minutes or so, he came back, cloak back on, covering his features and past-time clothes. His new leather clothes, under his arm. "Come on." Aniba lead the way again, picking out shirts, jackets, various jeans and pants. When she had fished, there was a total of seven shirts, four pants, three jeans, and two jackets. Looking around for a bit, she picked out a pair of boots that matched the leather set.
"How do you know these will fit?" Resu asked looking at the pile of clothes in his hand.
"Oh, that first set of clothes you tried on, they have a number on it, indicating the size, and from there, I just get clothes that have the same size. Alright, we got enough now." She then took a hold of nine of the coat hangers, and walked over the lady behind the cash register.
"Just these?" The Lady asked looking at the pile of clothes and two pairs of shoes, she and Resu had dumped on the table. Aniba nodded in response. After scanning each one, she said, "Alright, that will be $275.00." (A/N – Yes, leather is expensive! LOL, I actually looked around the shops for the prices of various clothes. I actually surprised the Yami's ain't broke.)
She nodded, then reached into her pocket to pull her card out, she suddenly she was swept off her feet, and found herself, over someone's shoulder.
"Don't accept any payment from this girl, I'll pay." Resu glared at this intruder, unsure whether he was friend or foe.
"Heq!" Aniba whined in protest. "Put me down! I can pay for it myself." Resu looked from Aniba's form, to the guy supporting her, on his shoulder, obviously, these two knew each other.
"Now, Aniba, what kind of sweet, caring guy would I be, if I let you pay for yourself?" the teen said grinning. Aniba drew in a deep breath before, saying…
"Put me down, put me down, put me down, put me down!" Squirming in the process.
"Alright, alright, no need to chuck a fit!" Heq said, frowning as he did as requested.
With Aniba gone from his shoulders, Resu could get a better view of this guy; he had light brown hair, that was spiked gently, the tips of the spikes, flecked with gold. He was slightly taller than Resu, just about Joey's height. He also had blue eye's flecked with green, those eyes, were now surveying Resu.
"Hey… is that you Yugi?"
"Yugi?" Resu asked taken aback.
"No, that's…uh, Resu."
"Wha-" Heq started, but stopped, when he realized they were still in front of the sales lady.
"Uh, sorry to interrupt, but who is paying?" Everyone turned to face the sales lady, and then Aniba smiled before reaching into her pocket, once again.
"No, I told you Aniba, I'm paying." He quickly whipped out his card, swiping once then typed in his PIN number before pocketing his card, grinning, as the transaction was processed. "Too slow."
Aniba pouted as the sales lady handed over the bags of clothing. Heq handed them over to Aniba, "Here." Aniba crossed her arms glaring. "Oh, come on! Don't start that again!" Aniba looked at him, before her glare softened.
"Okay." She then accepted the bags and began to walk. "Resu, you coming?" He nodded, then followed.
"Hey, Aniba… wait!" She turned to face Heq as he ran up. "Do, do you and your friend, want to have lunch with me?" She looked at Resu who gave her a reassuring grin, then nodded.
"I'd love to."
"Great!"
"Lead the way then." Aniba smiled. Resu at her right side, looking over at Heq. He was intrigued for sure. He also felt something coming from him, some sort of magic, ancient magic.
'Who is this 'Heq'? And, why would he be called a Ruler ²? I hope, that he is on our side, because, if he isn't, that magic, could do some serious damage.'
/Hey, Lynex… doesn't the Pharaoh seem a little quiet to you?/
//Are you kidding me?! He hasn't shut up since he met your boyfriend.// Aniba was mentally taken aback, before she responded.
/What do you mean?/
//Just listen to his thoughts… Honestly, they are echoing all over the place, can't you hear it?//
/No, I shut the door to my soul room, so someone won't try and rearrange it again./
//Hehe, oh yeh…I remember now, sorry about that…Hey, heads up, Heq is talking to you.//
"…talking with Yugi and Joey, that's why I came to the store. They said they saw you here."
"They did?"
"Yeh, weren't you paying attention?"
"Not really…" She said looking at anyone, but Heq. "So where abouts are we gonna eat then?"
"Well, there's this new restaurant not far from here… hey, wait! You changed the subject!"
"Nah, not a fancy restaurant, just somewhere casual, McDonalds?"
"You never cease to surprise me Aniba." Heq said as he rose an eyebrow.
"I dibs on paying! First in first serve!" Aniba suddenly said when they reached McDonalds.
"Hey, wait! I was supposed to treat you out to lunch."
"You paid for the clothes, and besides, I already claimed to pay."
"Whatever." He said as pulled himself up a chair. "Besides, what I really wanted to talk to you about is your little Egypt friend here."
"Kemet. ³ " She said correcting him.
"You get the idea. Why did you bring him back to our timeline, did you fail to stop him."
"I'd prefer not to talk about it, here, if you catch my drift." She said as she pulled out two chairs, one for herself, and one for Resu who was still deep on a train of thought. She tapped him on the shoulder and Resu jumped in shock, "Sorry."
"Its okay. You just surprised me, that's all."
"Yeh, well, anyway, what would you like? Hamburger? Fries? Coke?" She said, projecting memories at the same time, so he could get and idea.
"I'll go for the beef hamburger." Resu replied, before Heq raised and eyebrow.
"How did you know that?"
"What?"
"That some of the hamburgers have beef in it."
"Oh, Aniba."
"I see… Oh sorry! You must think I'm so rude." Heq said standing up. "We haven't even introduced ourselves properly. "Hi, I'm Heq Rashta, friend of Aniba." He said offering a handshake.
"Uh, well… I'm Ate- I mean, Resu. Also, friend of Aniba." He said, accepting the handshake.
"Great! Now, you both know each other." Aniba said clapping her hands as she stood up.
"Where are you going?" Heq asked.
"To order the food, duh." Aniba said rolling her eyes as both boys sat down.
"Well, nice to meet you Resu."
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Thanks for reviewing…
Ente: Yeh, its kinda Ancient Egypt/ Modern type fic… you'll get the idea, once I get the story going.
Dark Archery Girl: Thanks!
Mistress Madusa: I checked the Panseru thing, *points to top* Still confusing, but I found out his real name. *Points to bottom*
RainOwl: Here ya go! ^_^
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A/N: Well, I found out his real name, Atem! ^_^ Arigatou manga store! (Don't mind me… I just spent a day shopping out of town… or rather state… ^_^;;) Also, on the way back… I discovered things about McDonalds, I didn't want to discover *shudders* Note to self… never watch shop owners prepare your food. I think I officially have a fear of take-out food… 0_o
Aniba: *finishes reading chapter* Boys will always be boys.
Lynex: *trying to read over shoulder* What do you mean?
Aniba: *Points to lingerie scene*
Lynex: -_- Oh.
Millennium: *Just staring at the two* Well, I have nothing else to say, so see you next chapter!
Please Read and Review! R&R