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Whenever, Wherever

Chapter 6: The Loss of a Princess

          Safiya groaned in pain as she felt a cramp on her neck, back and a ferocious headache. She felt the deliberation of being an almost dead person. 'Now I know how Brother felt when he was hit in the head by a block of gold, ugh!' she thought when she was still 8 and Yami 10.

***Flashback***

          Safiya and Yami were browsing around the gold mine their father brought them to.

          "Now, Yami, Safiya don't get lost here or else you're mother will get angry at father and won't let you come here again." A black and grey haired old man said to an 8 year old Safiya and a 10 year old Yami.

          Both Yami and Safiya nodded and went hopping along the corridors filled with gold.

          "Hey Yami, look at that!" Safiya pointed to a large corner filled with blocks of gold.

          They both went to the crook and looked at the gold.

          Yami bent his knees and picked up a block of gold and raised it and studied its base. "Hmm……… they found this piece of gold at the east wing of this quarry and was melted and molded yesterday." He said with an as-a-matter-of-factly way.

          Safiya looked at his brother and tapped the top of the gold, not noticing Yami was holding the gold loosely and it heavily fell flat on his face. He felt completely dizzy and could see a hundred of Anubis' minions.

          "I see a hundred of dog-headed people with bodies of humans!" he said as his eyes formed into spirals, drool dripping on the left part of his lip and his head was twisting and turning like a maniac.

          Safiya couldn't stop giggling and laughing "You-You look so stupid!" she said between laughs "And, those dog-headed humans are Anubis and his minions!"

***End of Flashback***

          She smiled at the thought 'Oh brother I miss you so much. Even though I was just gone this morning I already feel that……. I've been gone for……..ever.' She closed her eyes again and sobbed her way to sleep while humming a tune her mother use to sing to her.

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          As Yami was sitting on his golden throne he saw Bakari walking pass the large doors "Bakari!" he called. His guard looked at him and went inside the doors and respectfully bowed to his master.

          "Yes, Master Yami?" he said.

          "Bakari, since I am awaiting for the capturing of the Tomb Robber and his faction I haven't been able to talk to Safiya. Do me a favor and please tell her I would be busy for the couple of days and make sure not to let her venture off in town again."

          "Surely, Master." He bowed again and went out of the room and headed towards Safiya's room.

          As he made his way upstairs he spotted Akila pacing left to right in front of Safiya's door. "Akila have you seen Princess Safiya?" Akila jerked his head up and got startled "Uh……uh, what did you say Bakari?" she stalled.

          "I said, have you seen Princess Safiya?" Bakari repeated drowing closer to Safiya's door.

          Akila became nervous 'I mustn't let Bakari in Safiya's room or else he'll find out that she isn't here and he'll tell Master.' She covered the door while putting a silly yet nervous grin. "Uh…… she's resting for a while."

          Bakari gave a suspicious expression and reached for the doorknob but Akila slapped his palm off, but then Bakari had a mischievous idea in his head "Hey, Akila isn't that Kontar!" he pointed to the right as he remembered Akila's childhood crush. Akila turned her gaze to the right and admirably looked at nowhere.

          "Where?! Where is he?! Oh Kontar!" she ran off towards the hall yelling.

          "Phew! Good thing I listen to her stories or else I would still be struggling here!" he said as he wiped an imaginary sweat off his forehead using the back of his hand.

          "Now," he opened the door slowly "Princess Safiya the Ma-" he browsed around the vast room and in fright didn't see any sight of Safiya "Princess Safiya? Princess Safiya where are you?" he looked through her room. He looked in the closets, under the bed, bathroom; she wasn't in any of them.

          He quickly ran out the door and saw Akila jogging towards him. She bowed and frowned "She's been gone all day, ever since this morning."

          Bakari felt speechless. What was he to do now? Will he tell Yami? How will Yami handle this? So many question, none answered.

          "Bu-bu-bu-bu-but how?" he stammered. "She said she'd go to town this morning and she never came back," she looked at the open door of her friend's room "and now I don't know where she is. I'm so worried. That's why I've been keeping it a secret to you and Master." She looked distressed, full of dismay "I'm sorry." She said barely above a whisper.

          "No," he backed away "No." he said louder. "Bakari" Akila reached her hand out. "No!" he ran down the hall running towards Yami's throne room.

          He slammed the door open and went barging in the room he bowed and covered his shamed face. Sweat was dripping from his face to the red carpeted floor. His face was full of cowardice, distress, fear and fright.

          "Ma-ma-master," he stammered "I'm deeply sorry,"

          "Why are you sweating heavily and stammering? And what are you sorry about?" he asked.

          "Ma-ma-master, Sa-Sa-Safiya she-she's gone." Bakari straightly said.

          Yami's eyes went wide open; it was like his lilac eyeballs were bulging out of their sockets. "What?!" he yelled.

          Bakari winced in the intensity of the volume of his voice.

          "Since, when?!" he became extremely furious.

          "Since this morning, Akila told me about it. She said she went out of town and never came back since this morning."

          Yami sank into his seat while murmuring her name.

          "Double the search party for the retrieving of my sister and place posters for her loss. Place a reward sign for the founder of my sister, now!" he was totally furious.

          As Bakari left the room Yami trudged his way to the window. His face was plastered onto the beam of the blue moon; his face shone brightly beneath the control of the moon

'Don't worry Safiya I'll find you. I won't lose you…….' he removed his face from the illumination of the moon and walked off into the vortex of shadows casing the large doors.

Tadaa! Yami is so kind, he really is like a brother here! Well got to go & see you soon! READ & REVIEW!