To Save A Life

Welcome to the lands of the Pharaohs, were the lands are soaked in screts and mysteries and light and dark will mix. But beneath this exterior, something else is waiting for its time...

Reonet kicked a stone from her path, she stood alone in the local gardens, there was a huge gathering in the town square, a celebration. She sighed "I bet its one of those rich kids rom the temples or the palace..." as she spoke these words her gaze turned to the huge palace not far away, the Home of the great Pharaoh. She sighed, her stomach rumbled, she wished she could eat, but she had no job with which to buy food, anything she managed to gather went towards feeding her family, Her Mother and little brother Senut.

She stood there, hearing the sounds of the celebrations going on, feeling a wave of sadness flow over her that she could never even get to watch something so fun..just as tears started to blur her vision, and she was ready to have a good old cry, she heard voices.

"Are you -certain- this is the way?" The voice was elegant and regal, and Reonet recognised it right away. It was the voice of their great ruler, the Pharaoh himself...Not wanting to be found there and pretty sure she'd sound stupid asking for directions as an excuse, she dived behind a tall flowering set of plants, peering through the leaves as a group entered the gardens.

One man stood, surrounded by many others, in the flowering gardens. Roughly about her height, his hair was spiky, and had gold-cloured bangs which seemed to hide his eyes. He and the others in the group were wearing the most gorgeous and grand clothing Reonet had ever seen. "wow.." she breathed, as she watched the Pharaoh and his guards. -This is SO cool!- she thought, knowing 'd be in big trouble should those men hear her, but this was the closest she'd ever gotten to the ruler, and close up, she had to admit, he was kinda cute...

"Yes sir, this is what he said...the main gardens.." One of the men said.

"Hmph.." the Pharaoh sighed impatiently, glancing about the area in which he stood. Reonet practically panicked herslef to death when his serious, dark violet eyes seemed to pause where she couched, he seemed inclinded to move towards her...

But she was spared discovery by the arrival of another man, dressed in similar clothing. -He must be one of those high-preists, or some rich guy..- she thought, feeling her legs cramping from where she sat on them behind the gauzy flowers.

It seemed to be a discussion, the man was asking for something, and the Ruler was having none of it, judging by the way he was getting a cold, angry look on his face, and his voice grew very stony. The other man seemed unconerned though, which made Reonet, and some of the guards it seemed, very suspicious.

"-but from what i see...there is no way you can refuse...." The man said, an oily smirk on his face as he spoke with the Pharoah.

"Oh yes? We shall see about that!" Reonet grinned as the other blasted the idea out of his way. But she was pulled away from the discussion by the momentary glint of...she did not know what exactly, but it was there, someone or something was there. Her eyes widened as the wind stirred the leaves of the plants, allowing the girl to see the glimmers origin. A man, wearing a cloak, was kneeling, as she was, behind some plants, with a dart gun aimed right at the Pharaoh.

"Heheh, you have no way out now..Pharaoh..." The man sneered. The Rulers eyes widened slightly "what?!" The one who had lured them there started to laugh manically, yelling "GO!". The Pharaoh and his men looked all around them in shock, as shadows seemed to dive from the very air around them. The went straight for the rulers guards, one of whom shoved the Pharoah aside and to the ground before he should get hit.

Scarcely had the ruler stood up again from the jarring shove, then something else was aimed right at him. Taking advantage of the fact his guards were stuck in a fight, the man with the blowpipe fired the shot. Reonet saw only one chance.

She bounded up, feeling a sharp pain judder through her legs as she hit the ground, using the momentum to barrel right into the pharaoh, grabbing a handful of his clothing and pulling him in front of her as she skidded on het bare feet and presneted her back towards the shot. Not a moment too late. The rulers expression went from surprise to shock as the dart slammed into her back, causing her to collapse.

Her legs buckled, and the shocked man just about managed to hold onto her, kneeling down he placed her on the floor, whipping round at where it came from, but the shooter had long since made a run for it.

"Pharaoh! Your Highness!" He jerked away from where he'd been staring at that spot. Had the girl seen all of this? The guards mulled around him, asking questions.

"Who is she?" "Sir, are you hurt?" "Shall we alert the others to go after them?" He raised one hnad to silence them. Once the were silent he spoke levally "Go after them, I'm fine, and she saved my life from this." He held up the dart he had pulled from her back. There were muffled gasps, the ruler stood up "I want her brought back to the Palace, and taken proper care of," he started to walk away "I owe her a great deal."

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Does Reonet have a crush on the ruler? wait an' see. xP

w00t, ive been watchign alot of YGO eps, and i just couldnt resist writing this, ill do some more soon, heehee .