((I don't own Yugioh… I know… sigh. well… anyways enjoy what you read and read what you enjoy. This is the Pharaoh's girl, Anzu-chan saying ta.))

Chapter Two

The Millennium Puzzle;

And The Millennium Thief

The next day Atem snuck out and brought back Teana some pretty, new cloths. And he even toped it off by getting her a blue stone pendent. He left the room as she changed and went down to the kitchen to get some food. Being as he was a royal he wasn't supposed to be back there. But he snuck back anyways and stole some food. He packed it all in a brown sack, and then suck back to his chambers. When he opened the door he saw Teana standing by the window gazeing out over therw the glass. When he saw just how pretty she looked in the outfit, not to mention standing by the window with the sunlight shinning on her hair, his mouth fell open and he dropped the sack. As soon as he saw her start to turn to him he quickly picked the bag back up and held it in front of him. "I uh… got some food for you." He said and walked into the room keeping the bag in front of him as he closed the door. "Like the outfit?" she asked and twirled around so he could see her at all angles. "Ya… nice. Very nice." Atem sighed and sat down placeing the bag on his lap. Just then Teana noticed the bag of food and went over, opened the bag reached in for an apple. When Atem saw what she was doing he quickly grabbed her by the wrist to stop her. "Hey, hey don't grab. You want something ask for it first."

"I'm sorry Atem. May I have an apple? Please?" Atem smiled, and reached his hand into the bag pulling out a bright red apple, and handed it to her. "Of course." Just then Simon walked in and bowed before him. "Prince. Pharaoh wishes to talk to you."

"Can you not see that I am busy?" Atem shouted anrily. Simon lifted his head and looked to Teana not recignizeing her from before. She looked very different from the day before. "Oh sire… Simon is so sorry. Simon did not mean to disrupt you with your concubine." Atem's eyes widened at his words. "My WHAT!" Simon looked confused seeing Atemu's reaction. "Is she not one of your lowly concubines sir?"

"How dare you call her that!" Atem growled, "Get out of here before I have your head as a decoration for my room!" Simon let out a, "Yipe!" and ran out slamming the door shut and running down the hall screamming. Atem laughed as he listened to Simon scream as he ran down the hall. "Some people just don't know a bluff when they hear it." Teana looked at him angrily and whacked him on the back of the head. "Ow! Hey why'd you hit me? I was just defending you." Atem whined as he rubbed the spot where she hit him. "You laughed at him! You laugh and he was scared for his life!" Atem lowered his eyes knowing it was wrong. But he thought it was probly the only way to get him out of the room. Atem sighed and apoligised for his insensitive behaveure. "Its ok. Just don't do it again." Atem let out another sigh and replied, "No its not. I am training to be a good pharaoh. I shouldn't have done that. Anyways its time for me to head over to see my father, then go to my studies." Atem said as he walked out of the room, and headed to his father's quarters. When he arrived he saw his father lying in his bed holding something that looked like a golden pyramid in his hands. Atem walked over and knelt down by his father's bedside. "Father? What's going on? What's wrong with you?"

"I'm dieing son. By tonight Anubis will have already taken me."

"No father!"

"Calm yourself son. Everything in life has a time it lives and a time it dies. Now is my time. One day yours will as well. Now I have something for you. A few years ago, when you were but a child, I trapped a great power within the Millenium Items… For the time it has kept us at peace but now that I am on my last breath I can no longer contain their great magic. So now my son it is your duty to obtain the items and keep them safe from all evil. Now son. Take this…" Atunamkanon said and held out the object he was holding when Atem walked in. "It's called the Millenium Puzzle. And it's yours son. It's always been yours. I was just waiting for the right time to give it to you." Atemu took the Puzzle from his father as tears formed in his eyes. "Father you can't ask me to be something I'm not. I'm not ready! This kingdom needs you!" Atunamkanon shook his head and took hold of Atem's hand with both of his. He felt Atem's tears fall on top of his hands as he spoke to him. "My son you shouldn't cry. You must be strong. Emotions can be a weakness. Now stop crying and lead your people. I know you are ready."

"Father, I'm not strong like you are. I can't shove my emotions aside like you have. Please stay and rule. Don't die." Atunamkanon's grip loosened as he began to slip away. "I can not. My rain has ended here as pharaoh. These people are now in your hands. But remember the ruels. No aceptions to them. And I hope you got rid of that slavegirl. She will only make you weak." Just at that moment the light left his eyes and his hand lost there grip and dropped lifeless onto the bed. Atem wrapped his arms around his father and cryed into his robes. He was alone now. No mother or father and no siblings to help him threw the loss. It was painful for him and right now he needed to be alone. He walked back to his chambers and onto the balcony past the window. He closed the window behind him and sat down on the stone bench as he lowered his head and began to weep. Teana looked out to him and let out a soft sigh as she realized how much pain he must be in. She'd heard someone come running threw the halls calling out, "The Pharaohs dead! The Pharaohs dead!" so she realized Atem must be in a lot of pain and greif. Atem wished his life was back to the way it was before his father got ill. He had no choise. He has to ruel as the pharaoh now. He was destined for it. All of a sudden Atem heard footsteps on the balcony floor. But they were not heavy like that of a man's, more quiet and soft. Atem raised his head and saw Teana standing above him. "Atem…" Atem smiled weakly. She could tell it was forced and knelt down beside him. "Pharaoh Atem…" Atem turned away from her. His eyes filled with tears at her words. "To you dear Teana… I have no title. You are my friend and will call me Atem. Not by my roal calling."

"Atem I saw as you cryed please… please sheed no more tears. I hate to see you in such a way." Atem looked down to her and saw as she laid her head apoun his left knee and wrapped her arms gently around it while looking up apoun him. "I cry for my father… and for my own fear." Teana kept to her positon as she asked, "What should one so powerful as you have to fear?" Atem turned his glance away as he replied in a way that made him seem he was ashamed of something. "I fear I am not worthy enough to take that which was intended for me. I fear the Millenium Items, which I have sworn to protect. I fear I will destroy this wonderful city which my father has so well taken care of for the past 40 years of his life. But most of all… I fear I can never be brave as my father was to fight in war when needed and summon the monsters from the tablets to aid me. When you are pharaoh you must always be strong. You must show emotion to no one which I have so eagerly done multipul times." Atem explained. "I have but two friends and both should have never been. You are one dear Teana. So innocent and pure… you have no idea what dangers lie within these walls."

"None as you promised to take care of me." Teana said as she looked up at him. "Atem my parents were killed long ago. I am an orpahn like you. Though you are not considered one, as you are a grown man. I am but a child compared to you. So I am an orphan." Atem shook his head and stroked her hair gently. "No dear Teana… you are not a child in my eyes. And I did promise to protect you. And I shall… I shall."

At that moment Atem heard a scream. Teana heard it two and they both rose up. "Atem…"

"I know." Atem couldn't believe what he was hearing. But he was about to find out just why he heard what he did. Atem bombed off the balcony and followed the sounds of screams and things breaking. When he arrived he found himself standing face to face with a man wrapped in a cloak. He was stealing from the treasure room and had the Millenium Ring around his neck and the other items in his hands while Mahado; one of Atem's priests lay dead on the floor. "Mahado…" Atemu looked horrified then noticed the thif was making a brake for it. "Stop theif!" Atem cried as she leapt for the cloaked theif. He tackled him down and started to pull on the Ring to get it off his neck and he kicked the other items away so the theif couldn't use their magic on them. "Setio! Isis!" Just then two servents came running down the hall. Setio, a young man about the age of 18 who was slightly taller them Atem with light brown hair, ice blue eyes, and dark skin as he had gotten a tan from being in the sun all day. He wore the usal garmands of a long robe decorated and toped off with a few pieces of jewlry. Isis was slightly shortter then Setio but still a slight bit taller then Atem. Her long black hair was at the length to her back, her eyes were also a cooling blue color and she wore a long tan dress that came down to her feet. Isis was about 19 mabye 20 years old and she wore gold clasps in her hair. That helped to keep her hair away from her face. "Grab an item and help me!" Isis ran to the Millenium Necklace and picked it up quickly putting it on. She then backes away as she saw Setio pick up the Millenium Rod when the Necklace activated she saw into the future and saw Setio help Atem. And just as she saw Setio aimed the eye on the center of the Millenium Rod at the theif and he backed off. She also saw something she thought she should tell Atem about. So while Setio lead the theif to the dungen Isis confronted Atem. "Sir…" Atem turned to her as she spoke to him and asked curiously, "What is it Isis?"

"I saw something by the power of my item I think you should know about."