Chapter 7: Destiny

later that night

Anzu decided to leave the palace before anyone wakes up, so packed her things and silently sneak out of the palace and started her journey home. It was a long way to get there so she decided to rest and call it a day, as she sleep she dreamed about Yami.

Last day of the week

Yami was wondering and of course worried sinece they part that night there was no sign of Anzu he thought "Maybe she was just thinking things over, or maybe worse she had run away..."

Morning

Everything was set the guards outside the palace were waiting for the Pharaoh to arrive so that they can start their journey towards Lower Egypt, but still no sign of Anzu...

Yami was still in the throne room pacing back and forth, when a guard came in carrying letters one from the Lower Egypt and one from Anzu. Yami was shocked upon reading her letter.

Yami,

Both of us knows that we were both engage to someone, so I decided after our meeting in the gardens that in order for you to fulfill the betrothal, I would have to leave and to not see you again. I'm sorry but I had to leave, it hurts me more to see you with someone after you finally found her and it hurt me even more upon knowing that you're married to her. I know in time that you will learn to love her as much as your love for me, just remember that you'll always be in my heart and I will never forget the day you told me that you love me I will cherished that all my life.

I love you,

Anzu

Yami couldn't stop the tears that flow freely from his eyes after reading Anzu's letter, but he knows that even if he's in her position he would do the same even it hurts. He was all shook up that he forgot to read the letter that came from the Lower Egypt. After which he regained his composure he step out of the throne room and begin their journey toward their destination.

The Pharaoh's cousin High Priest Seto (I know I mentioned it late...XP) was very much worried about his cousin, he can't help but glance at him checking if he's ok upon seeing his sullen face he knew he's not ok, he knew too well whom his cousin loves, he feels sorry for him, all this time he knew all the things he went through.

Somewhere Lower Egypt

Anzu's parents were very happy upon seeing that their daughter was back and apologize for not telling her about the arrangements, Anzu was of course happy that she's finally home but her face saddened upon hearing about the betrothal, but before her parent could tell her to whom she was engage she interrupted them saying...

"Mom... Dad, who ever it is that I'm engage with I accept it, I have finally decided that I can't escape what faith has bestowed upon me, but for now I need some rest and I'll get ready" she said leaving her parents confused but happy knowing that their daughter agreed to the plan. Anzu walk silently down the hall way, "it's been a long time that I'm away from home but now it feels different" she thought as she reached her room her brothers were there waiting for her with worried look on their faces, she knew why, Anzu can lie to her parents but not to her brothers.

"Anzu... we know that you're lying when you said that you accept it" Malik said looking at he straight in the eye.

"What can I do... it's arrange and in a minute I'll be meeting my fiancée" it feels awkward when she said the word "fiancée" she reasoned out

"You can tell Mom and Dad that you don't want..." Bakura said but Anzu stop him

"No... I don't want to tell them, it will broke their hearts you know I don't want them to get disappointed" she said followed by a deep sigh "I should get ready now" but her brothers were not convinced, she gave a nervous laugh when she saw their famous smirk, seeing that smirk won't do any good.

"Tell me dear sister; You're in love... aren't you?" Bakura started followed by Malik's sly smile

"Yeah to whom?" Malik asked seeing their sister blushing in deep red followed by her fidgeting on their question, before she could answer a short knock on the door was heard so Anzu quickly get dress after shoving her brothers out of her room.

When she finished she was wearing a cream colored silk gown that reached her ankles and bears her arms, two gold bands on her left and right arm and wrists, and a veil to cover her hair and her face on the eyes were showing. She headed towards the meeting room where she would meet her fiancée and wait for him to show up.

at the palace grounds

"What?" Pharaoh Yami was surprised when the news reached him that the Princess has returned and that she is waiting in the meeting room for him to show up, he thought that he would go there, help them find the missing Princess and BOOM! His doom.

"Yes Yami the Princess has returned" Jhenu with his wife Anksena told him as they greeted the Pharaoh

Pharaoh Yami doesn't have any choice sadly he agreed on meeting the Princess and fulfill the betrothal; it broke his heart as he remembered what Anzu said in her letter. They were outside the meeting room when Jhenu turned to Yami and said "I suggest to meet her alone so that you can get to know her" he nodded and after they leave he opened the door and step in, upon closing the door he found a girl looking out the window but there's something about her that was very familiar, he can't see her face because she was wearing a veil making it impossible to see her face "Princess?" he said while approaching the girl

Anzu heard the opening and closing of the door "he's here" she thought and prepare for the worse but upon hearing his voice she stop dead on her tracks, the voice seemed so familiar when she turned around her heart leap a million time, her stomach doing figure eight's it was Yami as in Pharaoh Yami whom she was betrothed at that moment she didn't know what to say, no word can describe how she feels right now upon seeing the man she loves standing in front of her.

"Princess it's good to see that your in great condition after a long time of being away from home, they told me that you were missing, so I came here upon their request to help them find you-" he was cut off when his so called fiancée turned around and slowly approaching him wearing a shock expression on her face.

But the girl seemed so familiar to him but all of a sudden his fiancée had flung her arms around him and embraced him tightly as if never want to let go

"Yami I... I...didn't know what to say it was you all the time" she said couldn't believe that it was happening

"Princess you seemed to be so for...ward" he stop when Anzu removed her veil, his eyes widened upon seeing the girl he love standing in front of him, overjoyed he embraced her and pressed his lips to hers claming it when they broke tears of joy was running down their faces

"It w-was y-you all a-lo-long" Anzu was stammering unable to speak happiness overflowing in her heart

"I can't believe it" all Yami could say lost for words, and now their happiness was complete seeing that they belong together.

"B-but how?" Anzu ask while looking at Yami straight in the eyes; and with that they seated themselves and tell each others story again but this time more accurate than the last time they've talk.

after an hour

Anzu's parents were nervous, it's been an hour, Pharaoh Yami and Anzu wasn't going out of the meeting room, they were afraid that they might not get along with each other; they decided to check what was happening between them but Bakura stop them.

"Mom, Dad relax everything will be fine" he said patiently waiting, at last they heard the door of the meeting room opened and closed, to their surprise the couple was walking down the stairs hand in hand with smiles on their faces.

Malik and Bakura blinked and look at each other unable to believe if what they see is true.

"Mom, Dad Yami and I got something to tell you" Anzu started notice the surprised look on their faces, and with that they again begin to tell the story of how they meet.

After the long long story has been told, both of Anzu's parents and her brothers were happy, happy that they will no longer worry that they might not like each other and in fact it was the other way around, they found out that they love each other very much; and to their great happiness they started the wedding plans right away.