Chapter 4: Getting Closer

Unknown to them Anzu was outside the meeting room, she was shocked of learning that her brothers were searching for her, but she wouldn't let them find her, not that easy. But to her surprise she had also learned that the Pharaoh was in the same disposition as she is... trapped to a certain someone for life, but to whom?... (Well she didn't hear the whole conversation and she thought that her brothers are asking the Pharaoh's help)

She came to her senses that the men inside the room were going out so she hid herself behind the loose curtain of the window beside the door (you know what I mean) and waited till they were completely out of sight, then she came out and walk away as fast as she can towards her destination but as she turned the corner she meet up with...

"I know that you were behind the curtain and that you were eavesdropping to our conversation with Lord Malik and Lord Bakura..."

As she heard her brothers names she flinched a bit earning a confused look from her master, Pharaoh Yami was about to say something when Anzu drop to her knees.

"Forgive me your highness, I do not intend to eavesdrop, I just overheard your conversation accidentally..." she said as Pharaoh Yami chuckled

"It's all right..." as he help her to her feet by grabbing her arm he felt something as he made contact with her skin, as he felt that he was blushing and so did Anzu they broke the eye contact and finally Pharaoh Yami let go of her arm

"Your highn-"she trailed after regaining her composure but the Pharaoh held up his hand to stop her from making another word

"Yami... just call me Yami, I don't really want to be so formal" he said which is true since then he never get used to people bowing to him and addressing him as your highness or what so ever... he just want to be known for who he is and not for his title.

"Yami..." repeated Anzu and she smiled sweetly at him as Yami couldn't help but blushed "Oh Ra...she's so beautiful" he thought but was floored on what he had just thought and decided to ignore it.

"So, what are you going to tell me Anzu?" he asked as they headed towards the garden.

"Well I don't want to be nosy but... um... I was just wondering, since when are you... you..." she said as they reached the garden and have seated on one of the garden benches.

"Engage... you mean" he said as he realized what she'd been trying to say.

"I'll tell you, but promise me you won't tell anyone ok" Anzu nodded and Yami begun to tell how he got engage.

"It started when that girl (because Yami was not interested with the Betrothal he was just referring to his betrothed as "that girl" or "the girl" and did not bother to ask for her name) if I'm not mistaken they said she was somewhere from Lower Egypt (hey! many princesses can be born from the same place you know...) was born and both of the parties, let's say they got crazy (making Anzu chuckle on his remark, a sweet sound to his ears) and decided to arrange a Betrothal, my parents told me about it when I was 15 because I'm not interested before they've finished telling me I left and told them that I don't want to hear it again but now, the issue is coming back again."

Anzu felt something inside of her while she was listening to Yami about how he got engage, happy coz she knew that like her he doesn't like being arranged to someone, but sad coz he was already engage, she felt like she want to grab his fiancée, bash her head and claim Yami, but she knew she can't do that; she's only a servant to him... (Bear with me...ok, you know and I know that she is a princess). Yes whether she admit it of not she undoubtedly in love with Pharaoh Yami

"Hello... EARTH to ANZU!" Yami was waving his hands in front of Anzu's face, as Anzu crash back down to earth.

"Hey... you ok?" he asked a bit worried.

"Y-yeah... I'm ok" she said a little embarrassed of the way she acted but before she could stop herself she begun...

"Do you remember the first time you saw me, you know, with those guards of yours" she trailed while Yami gave her a confused look but nodded. "Yes, I remember... they said that you were a thief" he said

"The truth is... I'm not really a thief, I run away from home and it just so happens that your so called "guards" got pissed off when I bump into them, and becoz I got hurt when one of them, I have no choice but to defend myself and the chase goes on, I got cornered and... they just called me a thief when I was presented to you" she finished while Yami got pissed when he heard Anzu's story but he didn't know why.

"Um, why did you run away from home?" Pharaoh Yami asked curiosity got the better of him "I know I shouldn't be nosy, but I was just curious" "because... because I was also arranged to be married to some heck of a jerk" as soon as Yami heard what she said he fell dead silent "Anzu was engage, in the name of Ra, she's engage!" he thought as panic hit him hard like a rock.

They noticed that it was getting dark so they decided to retreat back to the palace, after dinner Anzu, although Yami and she was close to each other she had to return to her duties that's why she was preparing Yami's bed, she was done and ready to go when Yami enter his chamber

"Y-yami?" she said his name affectionately making Yami pause at her.

"Yes" he chose to ignore the blush that creeps over his face when she said him name.

"Um... g-goodnight" she said avoiding his gaze, as Yami gave her a peculiar look but smiled and said "Goodnight to you too, and I... um... see you in the morning" with that they rest for the night.

next day afternoon