[Kitty: Well, so far, so good.........
Lina: No flames?
Kitty: Not yet... *knocks on wood* R&R!]
Chapter Three: Questions that Can't be Asked
~*~POV: Atem~*~
^^Dream^^
I looked around. I was in the Shadow Realm, apparently all alone.
"Hello?" I called.
Suddenly, I felt like I wasn't alone anymore. I turned around to see Suzu there, her eyes unfocused and her expression serious.
I ran toward her, but before I could touch her, flames flew out of her eyes and slammed me into a black, shadow wall.
"Su...zu?" I stammered, then realizing that it wouldn't have any effect on her.
Then I saw the shadow of someone behind her. I squinted to try and see him, but Suzu shot fire at me again.
I felt myself falling.........into black nothingness, blue eyes glaring in satisfaction at me through the darkness and an evil laugh echoing in my ears.........
^^Reality^^
I jumped out of bed. I panted, looking at my surroundings and realizing it was but a dream.
/Thank Ra.../ I thought in relief, closing my eyes, /If that was really Suzu, I don't know what I would of done.../
Suddenly, I heard a scream from the room next-door. My eyes jolted open.
/Suzu!/
And with that, I ran out of my room.
@~@
~*~POV: Suzu~*~
^Dream^
"You ungrateful wench!" a familiar, deep voice hissed, slamming me into the wall, "I'll make you pay for disrespecting me!"
"Don't!" a young boy voice yelled, "Father, no! She did nothing wr-"
A slam against the wall, and the boy said no more.
"TARO!" a little girl yelled, "TARO, WHERE ARE Y-"
"SHUT UP!" the deep voice yelled, "You'll never find your brother, you hear me? You'll never find him!"
A searing pain in my ears......... and a little girl's scream into the night, that no one ever heard.........and was the last thing I ever heard.
^^Reality^^
~*~POV: Atem~*~
I ran into Suzu's room, seeing her tossing and turning, moaning in her sleep.
"No...no! TARO!"
My eyes widened. Who was Taro?
I ran over, and shook Suzu awake. Her eyes opened, but she struggled in my hands, moaning, "NO! Let go!"
I grabbed Suzu's hand and spelled, "A-t-e-m" to show her it was me, and she stopped. She collapsed into my arms and started to cry. I stroked her back to sooth her, as she cried into my chest.
It felt so nice......... It was like she was made for me to hug her. She fit perfectly in my arms, and both of us liked the comfort it gave us. But I wished I could speak soothingly to her in her ear; unfortunately, it would never be possible for her to hear my voice.
When she calmed down a little, I spelled "n-i-g-h-t-m-a-r-e" into her hand as if in question, and in my surprise, she shook her head.
"Memory," she whispered.
I blinked. I spelled it to her hand as if in question.
"Father," Suzu said, glaring to show her anger toward him, and then gestured toward her ears, "Made deaf."
I felt shocked. So her father hurt her.........not only that, he made her deaf.
"Understand?" she asked.
I put her hand to my face and nodded, and let her feel my frown.
"Taro," Suzu continued, frowning and putting a hand to her heart, "Brother."
I stared. She had a brother? Where was he now?
I spelled, "w-h-e-r-e" as if in question.
Suzu shook her head. "Don't know," she whispered, "Gone. Father leave him."
I felt devastated. Was her father the source of all her anger?
I spelled "m-o-t-h-e-r" into her hand as if in question.
A tear fell down Suzu's cheek. "Killed," she whispered, "Pharaoh's guard. Stole food for us."
/No,/ I thought, /My father arrested her?!/
I admit that I haven't told Suzu I'm the Pharaoh yet......... I didn't want her to leave because of it; she needs our care.........my care.
Suzu put on a small smile. "Alright," she said, guessing I felt awkward.
I frowned. "W-i-l-l f-i-n-d T-a-r-o," I spelled into her hand.
Suzu hugged me. "Thank you, Atem," she whispered.
"Y-o-u a-r-e w-e-l-c-o-m-e," I spelled.
And so my search for her brother...and her past...began.
Lina: No flames?
Kitty: Not yet... *knocks on wood* R&R!]
Chapter Three: Questions that Can't be Asked
~*~POV: Atem~*~
^^Dream^^
I looked around. I was in the Shadow Realm, apparently all alone.
"Hello?" I called.
Suddenly, I felt like I wasn't alone anymore. I turned around to see Suzu there, her eyes unfocused and her expression serious.
I ran toward her, but before I could touch her, flames flew out of her eyes and slammed me into a black, shadow wall.
"Su...zu?" I stammered, then realizing that it wouldn't have any effect on her.
Then I saw the shadow of someone behind her. I squinted to try and see him, but Suzu shot fire at me again.
I felt myself falling.........into black nothingness, blue eyes glaring in satisfaction at me through the darkness and an evil laugh echoing in my ears.........
^^Reality^^
I jumped out of bed. I panted, looking at my surroundings and realizing it was but a dream.
/Thank Ra.../ I thought in relief, closing my eyes, /If that was really Suzu, I don't know what I would of done.../
Suddenly, I heard a scream from the room next-door. My eyes jolted open.
/Suzu!/
And with that, I ran out of my room.
@~@
~*~POV: Suzu~*~
^Dream^
"You ungrateful wench!" a familiar, deep voice hissed, slamming me into the wall, "I'll make you pay for disrespecting me!"
"Don't!" a young boy voice yelled, "Father, no! She did nothing wr-"
A slam against the wall, and the boy said no more.
"TARO!" a little girl yelled, "TARO, WHERE ARE Y-"
"SHUT UP!" the deep voice yelled, "You'll never find your brother, you hear me? You'll never find him!"
A searing pain in my ears......... and a little girl's scream into the night, that no one ever heard.........and was the last thing I ever heard.
^^Reality^^
~*~POV: Atem~*~
I ran into Suzu's room, seeing her tossing and turning, moaning in her sleep.
"No...no! TARO!"
My eyes widened. Who was Taro?
I ran over, and shook Suzu awake. Her eyes opened, but she struggled in my hands, moaning, "NO! Let go!"
I grabbed Suzu's hand and spelled, "A-t-e-m" to show her it was me, and she stopped. She collapsed into my arms and started to cry. I stroked her back to sooth her, as she cried into my chest.
It felt so nice......... It was like she was made for me to hug her. She fit perfectly in my arms, and both of us liked the comfort it gave us. But I wished I could speak soothingly to her in her ear; unfortunately, it would never be possible for her to hear my voice.
When she calmed down a little, I spelled "n-i-g-h-t-m-a-r-e" into her hand as if in question, and in my surprise, she shook her head.
"Memory," she whispered.
I blinked. I spelled it to her hand as if in question.
"Father," Suzu said, glaring to show her anger toward him, and then gestured toward her ears, "Made deaf."
I felt shocked. So her father hurt her.........not only that, he made her deaf.
"Understand?" she asked.
I put her hand to my face and nodded, and let her feel my frown.
"Taro," Suzu continued, frowning and putting a hand to her heart, "Brother."
I stared. She had a brother? Where was he now?
I spelled, "w-h-e-r-e" as if in question.
Suzu shook her head. "Don't know," she whispered, "Gone. Father leave him."
I felt devastated. Was her father the source of all her anger?
I spelled "m-o-t-h-e-r" into her hand as if in question.
A tear fell down Suzu's cheek. "Killed," she whispered, "Pharaoh's guard. Stole food for us."
/No,/ I thought, /My father arrested her?!/
I admit that I haven't told Suzu I'm the Pharaoh yet......... I didn't want her to leave because of it; she needs our care.........my care.
Suzu put on a small smile. "Alright," she said, guessing I felt awkward.
I frowned. "W-i-l-l f-i-n-d T-a-r-o," I spelled into her hand.
Suzu hugged me. "Thank you, Atem," she whispered.
"Y-o-u a-r-e w-e-l-c-o-m-e," I spelled.
And so my search for her brother...and her past...began.