I do not own Yu-gi-oh but I do own Amunet and the plot!
Chapter ten
Amunet was splashing around with Joey when she suddenly felt weak, and remembering her promise to Yu-gi, she decided to get out of the pool.
"Joey, I'm getting out for a while." She made her way to the edge, Joey followed.
"You alright?"
She nodded, "Yeah," and pulled herself out of the pool. She was heading to a dry area when Bakura appeared next to her.
"Amu, can I talk to you?
She looked at him, not used to having anyone call her Amu. "Did your yami tell you to call me Amu?"
He nodded almost shyly "He said that Amunet was the name that the Pharaoh gave you and wasn't your true name."
She thought for a moment, "As far as I know that's true, you just caught me off guard calling me that."
He smiled, "Come with me Amu."
Yami? Must I do this? I don't want her hurt. Bakura took Amunet's hand to guide her.
Yes my shell, you must, unless you want to spend some time in the Shadow Realm.
Bakura's answer was simple no.
He led her to a place with out people, "Amu, I'm sorry." He changed to Yami Bakura. Amunet turned to run but he grabbed her arm and slammed her into a tree.
"No running little Amu, you might hurt yourself." He grinned.
"What do you…" she was silenced by a smack.
"Now Amu, stay silent and listen to me," He coved her mouth with his hand, "I'm taking you to Egypt, and to the pyramids. There we will work with your powers; I just want to help you Amu. On our trip you will tell me ever thing you know of your powers and your past." He slowly removed his hand from her mouth, but kept the other one on her wrist; he started walking dragging her with him.
He took her to his house, "Here, change." He threw her a bag with clothes and strangely her deck. "Our flight is in three hours." He led her to a bathroom, and sat outside of it while she changed.
She changed glad that Yami Bakura managed to get everything. She looked in the mirror: she was looking pale again, she was dressed in her holy jeans and a black tank top. She was slightly happy to be going to Egypt, home, even if it was by force.
"Bakura, is there a brush in here?"
"Top draw" was the response.
She pulled it out and used it, she braided her hair and finally came out. Yami Bakura smiled, "Come."
She bit her lip, "Can I make a phone call?"
He looked at her suspiciously, "to whom?"
"Malik, I mean if you're taking me to Egypt, we're going to need a place to stay." She hoped that he would take the bait.
He thought for a moment, "I suppose so, call him." He led her to the phone she dialed the number and waited.
"Ello?"
"Malik, um, Bakura is bring me to Egypt, we need a place to stay." She glanced at Yami Bakura who was nodding approvingly.
"Um, sure, when are you coming?"
"We'll be there tomorrow." She watched as Yami Bakura made signs for her to hurry. "I'll see you then," she hung up.
Soon they were on the plane, Amunet was huddled against the window.
"You seem scared Amu," Yami Bakura stroked the end of her braid.
She ignored the gesture, "I've only flown twice and I don't like it."
He laughed, "Rest a little, then it won't seem so bad, and after that you can tell me what you know."
Amunet fell asleep and Yami Bakura spread an airplane blanket over her; he remembered another time he took care of her like this, when she was scared, but the circumstances were different.
Amu was sitting by the Nile getting a drink. Bakura was riding up behind her, but she stood as soon as she heard hoof steps.
"Amu, wait!" He jumped down.
"Oh Bakura, by Ra you scared me!" She stopped and looked back, and that was when he noticed it, something was different a darkness tainted her, oh and she was no longer dressed in her rags.
"Amu, why are you so skittish? Wait," he ran up to her and touched a bruise on her face, "Did that no good pharaoh beat you?"
She shook her head sending hair flying, "no, it was one of his priest, Seto." She sighed, "Seto's been chasing me all day threatening to send me back to the Dark Place" at the mention of the Shadow Realm she started to shake remembering the horrors she came upon there.
Bakura sighed, "Come on, you can stay with me for tonight, you need the rest." He helped her up on to the horse. She was sound asleep before they reached his hide out, he watched her through out the night.
Yami Bakura laughed, they had been on the plane for five hours now, "Amu, Wakie, Wakie."
Amunet's eyes opened, "Well Shit, I thought it was all a dream."
"Start talking little one." He leaned back in his chair
"I don't know much, except what you taught me." She looked back out the window.
"Have you seen anything in scriptures about it?" He stared intesnly at the back of her head.
"I told you, I can't read it." She glared back at him.
He smiled, "You will, soon, I'm sure." He left her alone after that. She pretended to sleep but was trying to find out how to get away from him.
The plane Landed and they got off, Bakura grabbed her hand. "Now behave."
Once they were off and in a relatively empty spot Amunet started to tug on her arm. Bakura tightened his grip,
"Don't try it Amu."
She pulled again, "You're hurting me!"
He pulled the arm in front of her face, "I could snap your little wrist with out a problem, this is nothing." She used the chance to bite his wrist. When he let go she ran.
She knew Malik had to be around, but she also needed to lose Yami Bakura. She took a deep breath and in Egyptian yelled "Malik find me!" She spotted Bakura and started to run again.
Hands suddenly wrapped around her in an almost brotherly hug, she melted into it knowing it was Malik, but tensed when he brushed her cheek a gesture that was only used by his Yami.
"Hello Amu."
She swallowed, "Master Malik."
He shoved her aside and she felt Odion's hands on her shoulders.
"Take her home, and prepare her for her training, I'll find Bakura." He walked off.
Amunet looked up at Odion, "They were in this together!"
He simply nodded, "Come lest you want to be beaten." She shook her head and followed him.
Soon she was dressed in baggy cotton pants and a large shirt, she waited in an empty chamber with only Odion's promise to keep her company: I will care for you after, promise.
The door opened and she looked up.
"Amu," Yami Bakura walked in as it turned dark and cold, "Open a portal."
She shook her head, "No, no more portals and no more monsters."
Yami Malik slapped her across the face, "You will do what we say," he kicked her down.
"Open a portal." Yami Bakura knelt next to her "we want to help you."
She pulled away, "bullshit, I'm not an object to be passed around and be used!"
Yami Malik kicked her again, "You are my slave Amu," followed by another kick.
She cringed, "No, I'm not a slave." She started to stand but was kicked down again.
"Open a portal Amu, and we won't have to beat you." Yami Bakura grabbed her hair, her eyes received a dark glare in them.
"No," Waves of energy seemed to come off her, "How would you like it if I used your energy to open a portal?" the waves started towards Yami Bakura.
Yami Malik pulled Yami Bakura back, "Amu, we're trying to help you, drop the energy, if you do work with us I'll let you see my Aibou.
The waves hesitated as she looked at him, "Really?"
"Yes Amu, just open a portal and keep it open as long as you can and then I will let my Aibou come see you." He stepped forward "He misses you very much."
She sighed and the waves closed around her, she focused that energy using her hands into the darkness. Slowly an area cleared and the normal world came into view.
"Very good, now hold it." Yami Bakura joined Yami Malik.
Amunet tried to hold it but started to struggle five minutes through. "I can't hold it any longer," she blinked trying to clear her blurred vision.
"Then drop it we're done." Yami Malik nodded.
She dropped the portal and then collapsed to her knees. Yami Malik laughed," you're pathetic." They were suddenly back in the real world.
She sighed in relief, "let me see your Aibou." He grinned evilly, "no you didn't hold it long enough."
She growled, "You bastard!" she tried to stand.
He kicked her shoulder, "stay down slave."
She growled but stayed down.
"Good girl, now we will continue like this everyday until you are able to hold it for an hour." He scowled down at her, "go to your chamber." She slowly started to stand, Yami Bakura watched as Yami Malik grab her hair, "Of course if you are that tired you should just rest here." He sent her into a nightmarish sleep.
Odion was waiting in Amunet's room. When the door opened he was expecting her, but instead Bakura stood there.
"Where is Amunet?" Odion stood.
"I don't know, I thought she would be here." His eyes widened.
"I need to find her," he sighed, he knew that Amunet also helped Malik's light side, so she needed to stay alive. He walked out followed by Bakura.
When Odion found her she was rolling on the floor suffering from nightmares, she was drenched in sweat but shivering as well.
Odion picked her up, Bakura looked at her asking, "What's wrong with her?"
"Yami Malik filled her dreams with Nightmares he's done it before." Odion stared walking.
Amunet was sitting in a dark area on concrete she had been running from a duel monster, she was panting. She suddenly felt calm in her panic when Shadi appeared.
"Amunet?"
She looked up, "Shadi, oh Ra are you just part of this dream?"
"No young one, I've come to talk to you about this." He held out the necklace, "You refused it why?"
"Because I have dream prophesies, I'm the key to the Shadow Realm and I have tow Yami's after me. I do not need anything else to worry about." She looked down an ally where she head a noise, "I can't guard an Item if I can't guard myself." She stood.
"Why do you panic so?" he still had the necklace out.
"Because I do not know what else Yami Malik has put in this dream." She looked wide-eyed down the ally.
"It is your destiny to have the Necklace."
"Don't talk to me about destiny, Shadi, I know I can change it." She started to back up.
"It will disturb the items if you do not take it." He stepped in her view, "I could not tell you what would happen."
She sighed, "Taking it now would be just as bad as handing it to Yami Malik directly! I don't want it!" As soon as she said it he was gone. What she had heard in the ally jumped on her. A huge white wolf knocked her to the ground. She tried to push it off until she heard a voice.
"Amu, calm down, rest." It was Yami Bakura's voice.
She looked around for him but saw nothing. The scene suddenly changed to Bakura's hide out. He sat next to the child thief Amu. Amu woke with a jump, shivering.
"Amu, what were you dreaming?" He looked down at her.
"The dark place, it's in my dreams." She was almost in sheer panic.
Amunet woke with a jump Odion was leaning against the wall, "You're awake." He walked over to her.
She nodded, it took her a couple tries to speak, "Has Malik stopped by?"
"No, but I will talk to him when I go to get you some food." He started to walk out.
"Odion," Amunet spoke and he paused, "Thank you."
He nodded and walked out. Amunet huddled in her thin blanket, her body ached but right now she didn't care. She slowly sat up and spotted Bakura, she tensed slightly.
"It's me, don't worry, how are you?" he stood.
"It hurts, and I'm tired, but I've had worse." She watched thoughts cross his face, "It wasn't your fault, don't worry."
The door opened and Amunet looked up, "Malik!" She stood up too suddenly and clutched her shoulder.
"Amunet, stay down." Malik went to her.
"He said I couldn't see you," she smiled but winced when he touched her shoulder.
"Damn it, how much did he hurt her?" he looked to Odion.
"She had bruised ribs, I think her shoulder is separated, but I didn't want to wake her to find out." He stepped in with food.
"Let me look at it." He moved the shoulder of the shirt down. The shoulder had swelled and bruised, "It might be broken.
She bit her lip, "your yami won't care, he'll still make me train, if that is what you can call it."
He sighed sadly, but nodded, "I'm sorry this happened."
"I saw it coming I should have known," she sat back down, "Malik, brother…"
"Yes?" he sat in front of her.
"I'm happy to be home." She looked him in the eyes with tears in hers.
He smiled slightly, "We'll fix this I promise." He hugged her. He had to fix this there was no other way.