Stealing a heart
Neferi: How I enjoy writing this story. ^-^
Amara: I can see that by the grin in your face.
Neferi: Let's get on with the chappie, Anyah read the disclaimer!
Anyah: It will be my pleasure: NeferNeferi doesn't own YGO but she does own me, Amara, Arusem and a couple of bone heads that will appear on the story, like a moronic guard…
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Anyah: Sorry, please enjoy.
Chapter five: In the palace
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As the Pharaoh and his guards reached the palace they went straight to the dungeon with Amara and took Anyah to see a priest that should treat her wound.
"This will be your dungeon" said a guard as he put the chains that tied Amara hanging from the wall.
That way she wouldn't move.
'Goody, I'm here' thought Amara irritated 'I wonder why the Pharaoh hasn't uncovered my head yet…'.
The guards left closing the dungeon and laughing.
'If I ever get any of you one day, you won't have any head to know I killed you' thought Amara.
"Is that you?" asked a male to her from the dungeon in front of her.
"Arusem?" she said recognizing him in the darkness.
"Yeah it's me, how come you're all chained up?" he asked looking at her.
"The long and short story is that the Pharaoh got me" answered Amara.
"What about Anyah and Bakura?" asked Arusem.
"Anyah was captured too, only a priest is treating her now, she's injured. Bakura got away as always" answered Amara.
"Then he will come to free you" replied Arusem.
"I don't think so, we're mad with each other" stated Amara.
Suddenly some footsteps were heard as well as voices and the Pharaoh stopped in front of Amara's dungeon.
'Great, don't tell me he's gonna question me' thought Amara as a guard opened the dungeon.
Yami entered it and closed it behind him, keeping the key safely away. He approached her until he was at her eye level.
"You thought you would get away with stealing again?" he said.
Amara didn't answer, she just moved her head away as well as her gaze, showing she was completely annoyed by him. The Pharaoh snickered.
"Somehow I find you amusing thief" he replied moving her head and meeting her eyes again.
"And with no problem I find you disgusting" she stated, grinning with her covered head.
Yami raised a hand to smack her across the face but was interrupted by Amara's voice "You do that and I assure you that I will free myself from this wall and kill you without mercy, and swiftly".
"I highly doubt that" replied Yami lowering his hand.
"You don't know me so there's no need to speak about something that you have no idea about" said Amara.
"I can see that for everything I say you will give me an answer" said Yami starting to get a little annoyed.
"You know, you annoy me and I annoy you, so we're even" replied Amara.
"We won't be for much longer" whispered Yami standing closer to her.
Amara moved her head away, not wanting to look at him when suddenly she felt a hand that touched her waist.
"Get your filthy hands off of me you freaky Pharaoh!" she exploded angrily, calling every prisoner's attention and making Yami step back.
"You took me by surprise" he replied now.
"What do you expect from a thief? To let himself touch from his captor?" replied Amara now glaring at him "I would very much likely prefer dying before letting you touch me".
Yami smirked "Then you have a problem".
"I have no problems Pharaoh, you do" replied Amara "I eliminate all my problems quickly".
"You have a problem because you're my newest slave" stated Yami smirking with satisfaction.
"And what the hell makes you think I will obey your orders?" replied Amara now meeting his gaze.
"You see" said Yami leaning against the wall beside her "If you don't then the other thief that we caught with you will be killed and also the thief that is in front of your dungeon".
So the price Amara would pay for keeping her companions and friends alive was becoming the Pharaoh's slave.
"So what will you decide?" asked the young Pharaoh looking at her with crossed arms, although he knew the answer.
"Alright" answered Amara lowering her head.
"Good" smirked Yami walking up to her.
"But are you sure that you want me as your slave Pharaoh? Because, you know, I could just walk anytime to your chambers and stab you while you sleep or I could poison what you are drinking" said the young girl fluently.
"I will take the risk because I already gave orders that if anything happened to me both thieves will be killed, and you wouldn't like that wouldn't you?" replied Yami as he took out a key and started unlocking the now more sophisticated chains from her wrists.
Amara didn't reply at that. How could it be possible that the Pharaoh had her by the throat like that?
The chains fell to the floor and Amara rubbed both her wrists. Yami watched her. Then she turned her attention to him.
"What do you want me to do now?" she asked annoyed.
"First of all I would like to know the name of my personal maiden" stated Yami.
"Maidens and slaves are the same Pharaoh" replied Amara looking at him for a mere moment.
"No, they aren't, maidens live in a much better condition than slaves do and since you are my personal maiden you will have a chamber in the palace" said Yami looking at her.
"Why am I a maiden and not a slave?" questioned Amara leaning against a wall with crossed arms.
"Because if you are a maiden then you will have to see my face all day long" answered Yami smirking.
He was trying to annoy her and so he did. He annoyed her so that she threw herself on top of him and both started wrestling. The result was the same as it had been the other night. Yami stopped her.
"Remember that if I give the order of killing your companions they will die" he whispered as she tried to move away.
Amara calmed down and Yami grinned "Good".
He moved from on top of her and stood up then she followed suit.
"Now, what is your name?" he asked.
"I don't want to give it to you" answered Amara.
"Remember what will happen if you don't follow my orders" reminded Yami.
Amara murmured something under her breath and answered "Amara".
"The name matches you well" replied Yami "Now you will take that off your head and go get washed and dressed up properly".
He grabbed her by the forearm and pulled her towards him. When she was close enough he uncovered her head. Her beautiful face was revealed and Yami grinned again.
"Now follow me" he said pulling her away.
'I'm following, yeah right' she thought as Yami pulled her up the stairs.
As they walked down the corridors the men looked at her. Nobody recognized her, they had never seen her before, they had no idea she was a thief. They both stopped by the bathing chambers.
"There's a dress in there for you to use, now go" he said letting go of her "I will be waiting you out here".
Amara matched his crimson eyes with her lavender ones and then entered. A short while after one door of the chamber opened. And out came Amara wearing a long, lace half sleeve white dress. She looked beautiful and that was what Yami determined.
"You look beautiful Amara" he said grinning as he looked at her.
"Keep the comments to yourself" replied Amara looking at her dress and sandals.
Since she wasn't used to be wearing clothes like that she didn't like them too much.
"Now come with me" he said grabbing her forearm again.
"I'm going! You don't have to pull me" said Amara moving away from his grasp.
She followed him down a corridor and then stopped in front of another door. Yami opened it and entered then gestured for Amara to do the same. She entered it and looked around. It was a chamber, the same size of the hut she used to live in!
"These are your chambers, you have clothes and sandals in one of the chests, a traveling cloak, make-up and some jewelry" explained Yami shortly.
Amara looked around her chambers that also had a balcony. She couldn't believe that.
"Now this you have to wear it every time you are in the palace" said Yami picking an armlet that was laid on the bed.
Amara looked at it, it had the Millenium Symbol on it.
"This is my Symbol, if a woman wears something with it, it means she has to do with me, that way people will respect you" said Yami giving the armlet to her.
"I don't need a piece of jewelry to make someone respect me" replied Amara refusing to take the armlet.
"But you will need it because it will indicate here in the palace that you are my maiden so you will be allowed to serve me" stated Yami taking one of her hands and putting the jewelry on it.
Amara looked at it and put it on her left forearm.
"Now I will show you around the palace" said Yami.
He showed her everywhere around the palace finishing in his chambers.
"These are my chambers" he said entering followed by Amara.
"Can I go now?" she asked annoyed.
Yami sat on his bed and answered "No".
Amara put a face that said 'If I could I would kill you right now'.
"Another thing Amara, a maiden serves her Pharaoh in everything he asks her" said Yami looking at her.
"Yeah I know, I'm not stupid" she replied looking at the wall at her left "But make this clear: 1) I'm NOT going to entertain you and 2) I'm NOT changing my attitude, whether you like it or not".
"You have to do everything I tell you to" smirked Yami.
"But there are limits Pharaoh, I put them in my rules and I'm sticking to them, if you don't like it then I guess I'll find myself a dagger and commit suicide, I'm sure you wouldn't want to be without a maiden wouldn't you?" replied Amara coldly.
Yami's expression changed. He was no longer smirking, now he was looking at her seriously.
"I follow your rules so you keep my companions alive, you follow my rules so you can keep me as a maiden" proceeded Amara coldly "And don't think that you have my life in your hands because if I decided to commit suicide right now I would do it".
Yami stood up from his bed and stood very close in front of her. Amara's eyes fulminated him.
"Tomorrow you will start your duties as my personal maiden" he whispered softly.
"I - "
Amara wasn't allowed to finish her sentence because in that precise moment Yami stole her a kiss. (A/N: I wish I was her during that moment. ^-^) Amara moved away quickly and smacked him across the face.
"Don't EVER do that again!" she said looking at him with fury "First one of my rules: Don't fall in love, it will give you much trouble".
The young Pharaoh looked at her as he rubbed his right cheek and said "You may go now Amara, I'll see you at six in the morning tomorrow in my chambers. Sleep well".
Amara turned on her heel and walked out of the chamber furiously closing the doors behind her.
Yami sat on his bed while still rubbing his cheek. It hurt and it was red colored. His thoughts were on the kiss he had stolen to Amara. He could still feel her warm lips against his. Since the moment he had seen her face Yami had started to develop a liking of her, that was why he made her his maiden, to have her closer.
'I can't believe I am starting to like a thief, I would like it if she changed her attitude to a softer one' thought Yami as he lay down on his bed 'And if she treated me better…'.
'Agh! I can't believe he had the nerve to steal me a kiss!' thought Amara walking down the corridor furiously 'He deserved the smack I gave him. Although the way he treated me after I smacked him was different, he was…softer with me'.
She approached her chambers.
'I think I was too ruff with him, I treated him so bad' she thought as she stood before the door 'No! I can't be softening now! Not with him!'.
She went to open the door but stopped.
She looked at the direction she had come from and thought 'Maybe I owe him an apology'.
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Neferi: End of chappie!
Anyah: We hope you like it as we all did. ^-^
Amara: *Glares at Anyah*
Neferi: Amara didn't like it!
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