Stealing a heart
Neferi: I'm back with chappie seven!
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Neferi: What Amara means is that…WE LOVE YOU!
Amara: Ok, so let's keep on going with the story.
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Arusem: No problem: NeferNeferi doesn't own YGO but she does own some things in the story.
Chapter seven: Amara's truth
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"Amara, Amara, come play with me!" said a baby like voice belonging to a little boy around four years old.
His hair was dark and had streaks of yellow in it, just like Amara's hair, but his eyes were light blue, just like the sky in a sunny day.
"Come here Akhsanten, throw me and Kura the ball!" exclaimed Amara who happened to be five years old with a smiling face and her eyes full of innocence.
Kura was non other than Bakura himself, he was there also playing. His little sister was also there. Akhsanten ran with the ball in his hands towards them and threw it to Bakura. Then the little boy ran to Amara and hugged her.
"Amara I love you" Akhsanten whispered softly.
"I love you too baby brother" replied Amara smiling at him.
Suddenly the village was turned on fire and many screams were heard.
Amara sat upright breathing heavily.
"Amara are you alright?" asked Yami looking at her, concern evident on his voice.
Amara laid a hand on her forehead with closed eyes for a moment and then looked at Yami.
"What am I doing on your bed?!" yelped Amara.
"I placed you there when I woke up, you were asleep" answered Yami.
"You didn't touch me did you?" asked Amara looking at him. Suddenly she relaxed and said "No, you didn't, Kura is watching".
"Kura?" asked Yami without understanding.
"Bakura" answered Amara.
"Who's Akhsanten?" asked Yami.
Amara quickly looked at him with narrowed eyes and suddenly leaned from the bed towards him, grabbing him by the collar.
"What do you know about Akhsanten?" she asked.
"Calm down Amara" said the young Pharaoh taking her hands by the wrists "I know nothing about him, I just heard you mentioning him".
"My Akhsanten, my brother" said Amara lowering her head and moving away.r
"You have a brother?" asked Yami.
"He's dead" answered Amara with a sad tone in her voice "He was killed when the enemy attacked my village".
The young Pharaoh stayed quiet.
"When I had five years old I used to play outside with my little brother, Bakura and his sister. We got along very well, almost as if we all were a family. One day when we were playing we heard the villagers scream and fire spreading throughout the village. The enemy of the present Pharaoh had decided to take revenge by destroying another village. My mother told me to hide with Akhsanten and we both had to run away, despite the fact we knew she would die there.
I told my brother to run ahead, that way I would cover him from any arrow being shot but…" Amara's eyes filled with tears "I didn't see a man on top of a house and he shot an arrow to my brother, killing him in front of my eyes. It is my fault that he is dead!".
She buried her face in her hands, hiding her tears and in anguish. That lasted for some moments because then Amara looked up and cleaned her tears. It seemed her story wasn't over yet.
"I was the next target but Bakura came and saved me. He had also lost his sister so that meant that we were alone. We managed to escape from the village in time and we survived. That was when we decided to steal, it was the only way for us to live since our families were killed. But not only did we began stealing, we began training. Then Bakura said he would take revenge on the Pharaoh for the destruction of our village and we decided to travel to the capital.
When we were about to get there, word spread throughout Egypt that he had died and that his son had succeeded him on the throne. So Bakura decided that you were his next target, since you are the son of the Pharaoh that ruled during the massacre. But I erased that idea from his mind, I told him that the Pharaoh had died and he had paid for not protecting our village. So then we kept on stealing until you started hunting us down" finished Amara.
Yami couldn't reply to that. There was nothing that could make up for her sorrow. But maybe if he didn't answer she would also get pissed.
"Thank you for telling me that" he said gently.
"Just don't go out and tell it to everyone" said Amara eyeing him.
"I promise I won't" nodded Yami.
"It seems that today I won't have to help you get dressed" said Amara.
"No, I just finished right this moment" replied Yami.
"Good" said Amara standing up from the bed.
"Why did you sleep here last night?" asked Yami.
"Your counselor happened to be waiting for me when I got out of your chambers and the worst of all I wasn't armed but he was" answered Amara walking to the doors "Now I have to go and get changed".
She walked out of the chambers while closing the door behind her. Yami let out a sigh.
'I'm getting to know her better' he thought 'Even if she opens to me by accident'.
After a while someone knocked on Amara's chamber door.
"Come in" she said as she put the armlet on.
Yami entered the chamber and closed the door behind him.
"Amara, thank you for treating my wound last night" he said sitting on her bed.
"You don't have to thank me for doing that, it was because of me that you got it" replied Amara looking at him "Because you tried to kiss me".
'I'm not going to tell her that I like her' thought Yami.
"Come on Amara, follow me" he said.
Amara followed him down a corridor, feeling as the gaze of some guards fell upon her.
'Oh Ra', it's as if they had never seen a female before' thought Amara annoyed.
They both entered the Hall.
"This is where I will mainly be Amara, you will find me here most of the time" said Yami.
He walked up to his throne and sat down on it. Quickly all his counselors went to him, exposing the problems of the country.
'And I have to stand up here all day long, this is so boring' thought Amara as she looked around the Hall, bored.
"Amara" called Yami.
The girl turned her head and looked at him.
"Please bring me some wine" he said.
'I forgot I'm a servant' she thought walking away angrily.
She entered the kitchen and requested for a goblet with wine for the Pharaoh.
"Here you go Amara, it's all fresh" smiled the cook.
Amara took the goblet, forced a smile and then turned back to the Hall. As she walked in all the counselors were gone and only Yami remained on the throne, and also the guards standing by the columns.
"Here" said Amara between teeth as she gave the goblet to Yami.
Yami took it and smirked at her. The girl scowled and walked down the stairs she had climbed to get to Yami.
"Hey you maiden, you have to make a reverence before the Pharaoh!" said a guard to her.
Amara simply stood by the stairs and crossed her arms. The guard approached her and pointed her with his sword.
"I said make a reverence" hissed the guard.
"And I made a gesture meaning no" snapped Amara coldly.
"You shall pay for your insolence!" exclaimed the guard actually charging her with his sword.
What happened next occurred quickly: Amara dodged the sword, took the guard by the arm he used to attack, pulled him forward, making him fall on the floor in a grope position. Then she took his sword, turned the guard around and took him by the throat, pointing at it with the sword.
"Never force me to do something I don't want to" she hissed "You could have serious problems with me".
"That's enough Amara" said Yami's voice as some hands got on her forearms and pulled her back from the guard "Drop the sword".
The girl let the sword fall on the floor as the guard stood up.
"Retire from the Hall with the rest of the guards" said Yami without letting go of Amara.
The guard nodded and after making a reverence he left with the rest of his companions.
"Amara you can't be acting around like that in the palace, you will get involved into many problems" said Yami letting go of her as she turned around to face him.
"The problems are not mine Pharaoh, they're yours, you decided to bring me here. This is not my nature I'm not obedient to men that think they are superior to women. That is not your case but I'm not obedient to you because you are forcing me to do something against my will" replied Amara.
"Amara, at least try to be obedient, try to be more friendly" said Yami.
Amara sighed and then said "You are asking me something I cannot do here".
"I know you can do it, just try" said Yami putting his hands on her shoulders.
"You don't touch me, I don't smack you" she said.
Yami removed his hands from her shoulders quickly.
'Okay, if I want to free my friends then I have to do what the Pharaoh says, even if it pisses me off' thought Amara 'But he also has to treat me rightfully, which I'm sure he will. I have come to a conclusion'.
"Alright Pharaoh, I will try to behave but with just one condition" accepted Amara "I will treat you depending on the way you treat me, and that's the way I'll treat the others".
"Very well Amara" said Yami.
The rest of the day was alright and Amara behaved! Although it was hard for her but she did her best. Before going to bed…
As costume the Pharaoh and his personal maid walked down the corridor towards their chambers. It was supposed that the maid would accompany her Pharaoh to his chambers and then retire to hers but the way Yami and Amara made it was in vice versa. He would accompany her to her chambers and then retire to his.
Amara opened the door of her chambers and while being inside she made a reverence to Yami.
"Sleep well Pharaoh" she said looking at him.
"Sleep well Amara, you know tomorrow morning's routine, the same as always" replied Yami after nodding at her.
When she was going to close the door his voice stopped her "Wait a moment Amara".
"Yes?" she asked looking at him from the door.
"I forgot to give you something" he said.
Amara looked at him puzzled for a moment but her expression changed when Yami's lips brushed against her cheek. He drew back as fast as a stretched rubber band and after smiling at her turned around and left. The girl stared at his retreating figure and then entered her chambers.
'I can't believe he kissed me…again' thought Amara after locking her door.
After she changed her gown she lay down on her bed and fell asleep, having the feeling that changes were starting. She had no idea of how right she was.
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Neferi: End of chappie!
Amara: So now I'm supposed to behave like a goody two shoes girl?!
Neferi: Amara calm down I know what I'm doing, you will keep your attitude.
Amara: At least I will keep that.
Neferi: Stop the rattling! Changing subject, please review and keep reading!