A/N: I don't think I can excuse the amount of time it took to write this chapter. Sigh. Especially not with the lack of quality it has. Sigh. Sorry... But I'm getting to the part of the story I really DO want to write, so it should improve. Seriously.
However, the excuse I shall offer is that I have a new pup. She's a demon. XD But she's a cute demon.
Oh, and since I didn't respond to reviews last chapter, I'm going to do it in this one along with the reviews that would normally be responded to.
Starlit Hope: (6) X3
(7)Yes, I did update. XD
Gamelover: (6) - Thanks for the review!
AuroraIce: (6) XD I barely ever do cliffhangers. I haaaad to. XD And yes, Yami's a bit young to be Pharaoh. XD
(7)Ah, I wrote... A sentence on Catnip? XD I just haven't had any inspiration, but I plan to work on it more soon.
yamisugar: (6)- Sankyuu for the review!
Ryuujin DragonKing: (6)- Sankyuu! Yeah, Yami doesn't have a whole lot of luck. XD Scrying is another word for divining; seeing into the future or things you can't see happening in the present. And yes, Nebenkharu will come back soon.
(7)X3 Already told you about Neserkasru. - And glad you liked the chapter!
Ain-Siti-Naunet: (6) Aaalmost right on the Nebenkharu and Yami's father thing. It's not entirely Nebenkharu's fault, though it could be blamed on him, yes. XD And glad you liked Malik and everyone.
(7)- Sankyuu! Glad you liked the shadow game. Yesyes, Yami's excellent at archery. Nodnod. Only physical thing he can do. XD And glad you liked the conversations between everyone. X3 Thanks for the review!
Lilmatchgirl007: (7)Yesyes, Bakura and Yami will be at odds by the end of the story. Nodnod. Thanks for the review and glad you liked.
Millennium: (6) Ooh, Khemeten words would be neat. Nodnod. Dunno if I'd be able to use them, but probably... For spells and such.
Oh, the saved slap will come back, don't worry. XD And Mai and Pegasus will be arriving in this chapter.
Nodnod. Yeah, the Yugioh reincarnation has always been a funny thing. And yes, the floor is really, really polished... Something. XD
Yay for candy apples! Munches. Okay, to your next review. X3
(7)- Yay, glad ye liked. Ha, yes, was supposed to be a sword. XD I reconstructed that sentence a few times, and apparently lost the word. XD
Neserkasru is a made up name, however, it has significance in it's similarity to another name. Nods sagely.
I've never been to J-A-N-E. XD But yes, Bekhura is an evil, devious little twit with a lot of time on his hands. XD
Yes, the later events will mostly tie in to the memory arc (after Nebenkharu is dealt with). Zork wasn't intended to be a part, but I may manage to work him in any way. XD
Yes, I realized 6 pages for a chapter was pathetic. XD Thanks for the review, and glad you liked.
Silver Nightingale: (6) XD I'm slooooow. Bekhura's a cute little dork; he has to fear something. XD Yami has an equally stupid fear of a certain small, poisonous creature, though not spiders. XD Thanks for the compliments.
(7)XD I love the Lady of Faith outfit. As for his priest robes, they're a lot like Seth's. Only less colorful; more reds than blues, and a lot of jewelry. And no hat. XD
And yes, there will be a conflict between Yami and Bekhura. Thanks for the review!
Meeko-san: (6) XD Glad you liked.
(7)- 'Tis fine. I know how computers are. XD Glad you liked.
Mistress of Foxes: Well, skirts are amusing, aren't they? XD Especially manskirts. And mannuns. But that's something entirely different. XD Thanks for the review!
Other Notes: I have a preview for Fumetsu up in my LJ; I'll be adding a link to the specific entry on my profile soon if I haven't already. I've changed a few things about the idea and setting for it, so basically, much of the random stuff I mentioned about it shoudl be ignored. Except for that it takes place after Eien and Itsumo. XD How far after? I'm still working on that (not more than two years; probably one or one and a half.) So go read! And leave me comments, yo. XD
Warnings: Cursing, maybe?
Disclaimer: Don't own it, yadda yadda. Like anyone's gonna sue fanfic writers. XD
Summary of Last Chapter: I have no clue. Looks it up Oh, right, the little group went off to save Seth.
Preview for this chapter: Pegasus and Mai arrive!
Itsumo; part 8
by: Amiasha
The Pharaoh yawned, laying his head on his arms as he half-heartedly listened to the meeting. Sleeping was more important to the boy than hearing about minor matters such as temple priests' complaints that the palace wasn't supplying them enough herbs.
"They want more myrrh, mostly." Shaadah's voice drifted across Yami's mind, followed by Seth's disapproving snort and Bekhura's identically toned 'tch'. "I didn't say we should LISTEN to them..." The Ankh priest defended.
"They're just complaining." Akunadin muttered, and Yami heard a flutter of cloth as the man most likely crossed his arms. "I vote to tell them to find their own herbs."
"Of course you do." Simon sighed. "You're not the one who has to DEAL with them. Atem and I are, unfortunately. Atem, what do you think?"
Yami, who had begun to doze, jumped up, blinking a few times as he looked over at Simon. "I... I... What...? What DO I think?" He asked, blinking a few more times and stressing the wrong word in his sleepiness.
Seth snorted again, though this time in amusement, and Akunadin glared at the Pharaoh. The priests hid giggles, Simon sighed and rolled his eyes in amusement, and Bekhura gently grabbed one of Yami's golden bangs and gave a light tug. "I don't know, little Pharaoh. What DO you think?"
"Not a lot, apparently." Akunadin muttered, earning a glare from Yami as he woke up more. Akunadin had been surprisingly hostile towards him lately, and it bothered the boy.
Yami, now thirteen, had been Pharaoh for five years, and it was starting to take a toll on him. Instead of getting more used to it as time went on, it became harder to manage all the tasks of being Pharaoh as time went on. Part of it had to do with lack of sleep and stress, and the rest with the fact that the priests had been specialized into different areas; Mahaado into magic and security of the tombs, Shaadah and Kalim into dealing with criminals, Aishizu into healing and divination, and Akunadin and Seth into magic and Shadow magic. Leaving Yami and Simon to handle everything else that didn't require a vote.
Yami wasn't exactly sure WHY the temple priests' complaints needed a vote, but it had been deemed they had. Bekhura, standing in for Aishizu who was tending to some guards that had landed themselves in the healers' rooms, wasn't really helping. He kept 'tch'ing at everything; his presence there more for show than help in decision making.
"Atem, we're discussing the temple priests' whining." Seth informed the Pharaoh, rolling his eyes. "While we COULD be doing something more interesting. Like watching Mafdet sleep. Or waiting for it to rain."
"Oh, right." Yami said, sighing and replacing his head on his arms. He thought a moment. "Let them have whatever's not needed here in the palace. If they need more, they have to find it themselves."
"Sounds fine." Simon said, nodding. "All in agreement." He stated, not bothering for a vote. Ryuuji, who had been watching silently and mostly unnoticed, scribbled down the verdict onto a scroll of papyrus as the priests all got up to leave.
"Come on Bekhura." Seth said, grabbing the thief's arm. "You have Shadow dueling practice with me." He reminded calmly, leading the other boy out of the room.
Bekhura made an apathetic noise and followed after him, waving a cheerful goodbye to Yami as they disappeared out of sight.
Mahaado watched them go, before looking back at Yami and giving a rare smirk. "I wonder how long it will take them to figure out they went the wrong direction."
"Awhile." Yami responded, yawning again. "I think the Shadow Games have been causing them to steadily decline in intelligence."
"They weren't like that before?" Mahaado asked in a soft monotone.
Yami grinned at him. "Not to THAT extent." He took his head off his arms and rubbed at his eyes, yawning again. Simon wandered over as the other priests were dispersing, putting his hands on his hips and looking down at the boy. Yami blinked and looked up.
"You should go rest awhile." Simon said, as soon as he had the boy's attention. "You're not needed for anything major for another few hours, and the trivial things I can take care of. Go get some sleep while you can."
Yami was about to protest but decided against it and got up, wandering off out of the room. Simon sighed after him and looked back at Mahaado. "He's not doing very well."
Mahaado stood up, looking at the door Yami had exited before turning his attention back towards Simon. "I know. He needs more people helping him. There just aren't enough priests and advisors to take care of everything."
Simon nodded. "We should make Bekhura a priest; he's almost one already. Then he could go about and do some of the things only priests can do."
"Aren't there enough children in the priesthood as it is?" Akunadin asked, coming over. "Talented as they may be," He added, when Mahaado gave him a look that obviously conveyed his disapproval of the Eye priest's statement, "More adults, who have had more experience, would be a better choice."
"Atem doesn't get along well with adults." Simon reminded the other man. "Bekhura's someone he knows and trusts, and it won't be much of a jump. He'll be suspicious of anyone new, especially if they're a lot older."
"The boy is paranoid." Akunadin stated, crossing his arms.
"He's cautious. If you were thirteen and the king of the most powerful nation in the world, you would be cautious as well." Mahaado interjected, his blond hair fluttering. Even more so than Yami, his magic flared when he was angry and caused a wind to start.
Akunadin glared at the priest. "Maybe it was a mistake crowning him, then. We should have put someone more experienced on the throne."
"Oh, and who would THAT be?" Mahaado shot back, eyes narrowing. "It's not as if Pharaoh Akunamukannon had any other relatives."
Akunadin was about to respond, but seemed to catch himself. He looked at Simon, who looked back, leaving Mahaado slightly confused and feeling as if there was something more that should have been said, before a soft voice interrupted their discussion.
"You know, it's amazing what you hear when people think you've left." Yami commented, arms crossed as he leaned against the doorframe. He looked over at Simon and Mahaado. "I'll ask Bekhura what he thinks about being a priest." He said, before looking at Akunadin. "I am not paranoid. And I, too, would like to know who you would think should have been Pharaoh if not me."
Akunadin gaped, obviously not expecting the Pharaoh to reappear, and attempted to compose himself. "With all due respect, Atem, I meant we should have chosen someone older until you were ready to take over. Even now you're too young to have so much responsibility. As for who, I would have suggested Simon, or one of your older priests."
"Like you?" Yami asked, a small smile showing itself as Akunadin's aura rippled at his words.
Mahaado crossed his arms as Akunadin attempted to recompose himself again, and Simon simply looked a bit concerned. Yami tilted his head slightly. "I don't know exactly what, but something's changed about you." He said to the Eye priest softly. "And it's not a change for the better, either."
"Nothing's changed about me, Atem." Akunadin replied.
Yami let it drop, just sighing tiredly and brushing a lock of gold hair from his eyes. He opened his mouth to say something else, but shut it again a moment later and exited the room, leaving Akunadin, Simon, and Mahaado confused behind him.
"Diabound, Rasenhadou." Bekhura said calmly, yawning slightly. His opponent, Seth, was equally unexcited as he ordered his own kaa.
"Diosu, defend..." The tall priest said boredly. The two monsters clashed unenthusiastically, seemingly having the same level of interest in the duel as the boys did.
"...This is stupid." Bekhura declared after a minute of watching the monsters pretty much just slap at each other. "Practice time is over."
"I agree." Seth said lazily. "We need different opponents next time. We've done this so often it's predictable, even for our kaas." He added, glancing up at said kaas as they backed off, the priest and the kaas all sharing the same look of unconcern.
The thief nodded his agreement, running a hand through his white hair. "Let's go make fun of Jouno. He's practicing his dueling in the training room. Something about trying out a new kaa. Was bragging to the little Pharaoh about a dragon."
Seth got more interested. "A dragon? Why would that stupid guard have enough magic to have one of his soul monsters be a dragon?"
"Actually," Bekhura stated, "This would be his second dragon kaa. In addition to his Flame Swordsman, I found out about his second kaa, a Thousand Dragon."
Seth blinked. "Alright, let's go see what this new one is, then. You've convinced me."
Bekhura nodded with mock pride, before lowering his eyelids and purring seductively. "I can be very persuasive."
Seth was less than impressed. "You can also be very stupid." He commented, gliding off towards the entrance back into the palace as Bekhura followed the taller boy with an amused expression on his face.
They entered the training room to see Jouno and Honda dueling. Honda had a monster that held a sword and was wearing shining black armour. It was a relatively average monster, so it wasn't too interesting, but Jouno's kaa got Seth almost gaping.
It was a beautiful black dragon with glowing red eyes, and it was about triple Jouno's height. It had a serpentine head and a beak-like mouth, and made a sound similar to a hawk's cry when it turned it's attention towards Honda's kaa. Seth, who had always admired and coveted dragons, was practically staring in astonishment.
Jouno didn't miss the priest's look and grinned before returning his attention back towards Honda. "Attack, Red Eyes Black Dragon!"
It only took a moment for the dragon's fire to obliterate Honda's monster. Jouno cheered and jumped up and down once, having won the match. He turned his brown eyes towards Seth again. "Ha! I said I was stronger than you thought!" He gloated, grinning. "Surprise!"
Bekhura snickered a bit at Seth's shocked expression. The priest swiveled around to glare at him. "You knew about this, didn't you!? You were just pretending to have barely heard anything!"
"Of course!" Bekhura exclaimed. "Jouno and I have always worked together to trick you, have we not?" He asked, grinning and tapping the brunette once on the tip of the nose. "Now, I'm going to go find the little Pharaoh. Have fun." He said, smirking at Seth before bounding off through the door into the hallway of the palace.
Seth glowered after him, before looking back at Jouno who seemed to be trying not to burst with laughter. The priest's blue eyes narrowed. If Jouno thought he was so great, Seth would simply have to take it upon himself to prove otherwise. "Duel me, Jouno!"
Jouno stopped laughing. "Eh, what?" He asked, blinking. "You want me to what?"
"Duel me. If your new kaa is so powerful, demonstrate. And not against Honda's pathetic monster; he's not even a Shadow Gamer." Seth challenged, crossing his arms and getting his usual confident look. "Unless you're afraid I'll beat you, of course."
Jouno faltered. "Of course not!" He said, though his voice lacked the conviction they usually did. "But... Yami told me he didn't want me delving too deeply into the Games. He said, in particular, 'Don't duel Seth.'"
Seth glared. "And why not?"
"Something about feeding obsessions." Jouno replied, shrugging. "He was in one of his broody moods, and he was mumbling, so I didn't catch it all." The blond stopped, looking at Honda who had come over before returning his gaze to Seth's. "He really doesn't like the Games, you know."
Seth sighed, getting annoyed. Yami had expressed his concerns over the Games more than once to him but while he trusted his Pharaoh to be wise, he felt the other boy's fears were unfounded. The Games had been played for a long time and no bad had come from them yet, besides the penalties incurred by the loser. But this entire matter was not one Jouno, of all people, should have been discussing with him. Jouno was not a scholar, not a sorcerer, not a diviner, and not even a healer. He was a guard, who took part in the very Games he was preaching to him about.
"I don't have time for you." Seth replied, glaring at the blond. "Yes, I know of our Pharaoh's concerns, and I have made my decisions. You are not in any place to even discuss this matter, so don't bring it up to me again. Now, considering you're too cowardly to take up my challenge, I have things I need to do that are more important than talking a lowly guard." He declared in his best haughty voice, sweeping from the room before Jouno got a chance to respond.
Once in the hallway, Seth stalked down the hallway towards the throne room to see if his Pharaoh had returned to the main part of the palace and if he needed to chase the boy back to bed so the royal could get his precious few hours of rest. As it turned out, Yami wasn't in the room, though Akunadin, Mahaado, Aishizu, and Simon all were. When Seth entered, they looked up and waved him over.
The priest made his way across the gold hall to meet up with the four, looking to see what they were gathered around and seeing that it was one of Aishizu's scrying pools. The water was clear instead of the black that the priestess and Yami usually used, which told Seth it probably wasn't being used for diving purposes. "What are you all doing?"
"We're discussing bringing in new advisor." Akunadin explained, getting a glare from Simon that he ignored. "Our Pharaoh's simply too young to deal with everything, even with the six of us and Simon. Simon has proposed giving Bekhura a promotion to priest," The Eye holder said, his expression barely masking his displeasure at the idea, "But he wouldn't be enough. I suggested that we bring in my friend, who you've met but I'm not sure you'd remember, named Pegasus."
Seth tried to recall the face that went with the name, but was unable to. All he could get was that he had a feeling the man was a foreigner. "Isn't he from another country?"
"He's Greek, yes." Akunadin replied, at which Simon's glare darkened and the short man crossed his arms. "But he's been doing spying for Egypt for awhile."
"He has?" Seth asked, raising an eyebrow at the same time as Aishizu, Mahaado, and Simon all gave surprised looks at the oldest priest. "Why didn't I know about this? And does Atem know about this?"
Akunadin faltered a moment, as Simon spoke up. "If he does, he didn't tell me. Do you mean to tell us you had a spy in Greece?" Simon asked, eyes narrowing.
"Who has a spy in Greece?" Yami asked, entering the throne room with Bekhura next to him, the thief still in priests' robes. The Pharaoh wasn't looking especially well; he was pale from exhaustion and his normally bright eyes were dull. He set his hands on his hips and glared at the group as they all looked at him in surprise, obviously not in the best mood. "Is someone going to speak, or are you all going to stare at me? I KNOW that I look strange, I've heard it more than enough, but I thought you all were used to it."
Aishizu and Mahaado looked apologetic, as did Simon, but Akunadin seemed unconcerned and Seth just sighed before locking eyes with the other boy. "You know that's not it. Stop taking your mood out on us; we didn't do anything to you."
"At least not in the past hour." Bekhura added, smirking.
Yami seemed to deflate, his posture shifting back to normal instead of confrontational and he removed his hands from his hips, sighing heavily and looking down at the ground. A moment later he looked back up. "I'm sorry everyone." He apologized. "I'm just a bit edgy."
"That's alright." Simon said understandingly, coming forward to gently put a hand on the thirteen year old's shoulder. "You have a right to be." He added, casting a dark glare towards Akunadin who returned it.
Yami watched all this carefully, before smiling and nodding at Simon and then stepping around him to move towards the gathering of priests. "Again, who has a spy in Greece?"
Akunadin hesitated, but Mahaado spoke up for him. "Akunadin does, and wants this spy to come and serve as another advisor. We were about to contact him through Aishizu's portal."
Yami titled his head and gave Akunadin a look that clearly showed he wasn't amused, before he stepped farther forward to reach the pool Aishizu was sprinkling herbs into, Bekhura and Simon following right behind him. The Pharaoh paused a moment, thinking of how to word his next statement. "...Let's meet him, then. But I want to make one thing very clear, first."
He waited until everyone was looking at him before continuing. "I have the final say. I am the one who chooses, and I don't appreciate people going behind my back. As for the fact that you had a spy in a foreign country," He said, focusing on Akunadin, his tone taking on a more formal and authoritative air, "That will be dealt with later. I am not pleased that you were risking the fragile trust I've been working to build with the other countries we interact with, and note that it will not be continuing any longer."
That said, he turned back to Simon. "What is this person's name?"
"Pegasus." Simon responded. "He's Greek himself, so I don't understand why he'd be spying for us."
Yami sighed heavily, looking at Bekhura who shrugged, and Seto who was looking a combination between angry and concerned. He then turned to Aishizu. "How long before the spell activities?"
"Not long, Atem." The woman responded calmly, beginning to wave her hands over the water's surface. "Another minute, at most. Run your fingers through your hair, it's disheveled. And straighten your crown; it's slipping again."
Yami blinked a few times, hurriedly doing as she had told him. Aishizu had been very much a mother to him since his own mother had died, especially after he'd become Pharaoh, and if she told him he needed to do something he usually trusted her on it. The moment he'd gotten all that done, the water began to ripple, indicating that the viewing portal was opening. Another few seconds, and a handsome man who appeared to be about Rishid's age, in his late teens or early twenties, with honey brown eyes and long silver hair appeared. He beamed at Yami, who was a bit surprised.
"Pleased to meet you, your highness!" The man, Pegasus, enthused. He gave a tiny bow, looking very cheerful.
Yami blinked at him, before composing himself back into his regal air. "Pleased to meet you... Pegasus."
"Akunadin said he'd be calling." Pegasus said, twirling a strand of silver hair around his finger as he spoke. "But I didn't know I'd get to talk to you."
Mahaado shot Akunadin a dark look again, which the older priest promptly returned before stepping up to the pool and into Pegasus's view. "Hello, Pegasus."
"Hello, Akunadin!" Pegasus chirped. "There you are!"
Akunadin sighed slightly, Pegasus's cheerfulness beginning to annoy him as it always did. "Pegasus, we had a proposition for you."
"Oh?" Pegasus asked, stopping playing with his hair and looking more serious and attentive. "About what?"
Akunadin looked back at the others, Simon just giving a careless shrug which obviously meant 'You're on your own'. When the priest looked to Yami he noticed that the boy was concentrating, eyes slightly blank and his magic swirling gently around him. Seeing as Mahaado, Seth, Bekhura, and Aishizu all had Simon's attitude, he sighed and turned back to Pegasus. "We were discussing offering you a position as a priest."
"A priest?" Pegasus raised an eyebrow, looking almost amused. "You think I would make a good priest?"
"I think you're one of the best suited people I know of." Akunadin affirmed, nodding and ignored the identical sounds of annoyance from Seth and Bekhura.
"What does the Pharaoh have to say about this?" Pegasus asked, eyebrow still raised as he seemed to be studying Akunadin.
Yami, hearing his title, blinked a few times and lowered his spell, it having already accomplished the purpose he'd had for it. He looked into the pool again. "I would think that, if you were interested, it would be feasible to try it." At Simon, Bekhura, and his priests' confused expressions, Yami gave them a look that told them he would explain afterwards.
"Well, alright." Pegasus agreed, shrugging. He seemed to remember something. "Can I bring someone with me?"
"Who?" Akunadin asked, blinking his one eye.
"A girl I met here in Greece." Pegasus said. "She's looking to get out of the country; she'd be a great help, I know it, she's really quite bright."
Yami considered it a moment, then nodded. "Yes, you can bring her." He said, and Pegasus gave a little cheer.
"We'll be there in a week." Pegasus promised. "Thank you, your highness!"
"Wait a moment," Yami said, and Pegasus looked at him inquisitively. "I know your name, but what's the name of the girl who's coming with you?"
Pegasus smiled. "Mai."
A week later Yami found himself waiting in the throne room, sitting sideways on the throne with his legs over the armrest, and looking bored. Pegasus and Mai were to arrive in less than an hour according to Aishizu's kaa Superia, who had located them not long before. As of now, Yami knew he had about a minute and a half to fix his position before he was set to hear some complaints from more of the temple priests, but he was having a hard time finding the desire to care.
"Yami, really." Simon said, entering the room and casting a disapproving look at the Pharaoh. "Sit up straight."
Yami sighed but did as he was told, turning to sit up properly and casting a blank look at Simon. Simon just smiled in return.
"Oi, Little Pharaoh." Bekhura said, entering the throne room through the door behind the throne. "Seth sent one of the little minion children to inform me that our dear Akunadin's 'friend' and his girl will be arriving sooner than expected; you should make sure to tell Aishizu she's a failure at both being a seeress AND sending her kaa out."
Yami glared at him, raising an eyebrow. "I will do no such thing." He considered a moment. "But you can go right ahead. Make sure I'm in the room, though; I want to see what she does to you."
"Very funny." Bekhura responded, coming to stand next to the throne. He looked around. "Where are your priests?"
"You mean 'Where are my other priests?'." Yami said, smirking. He poked at the thief. "After all, you're one of the wonderful group now, remember?"
"Ah, right." Bekhura replied. "I always forget that." He grinned evilly.
Yami rolled his eyes. "They're probably not here yet simply because Pegasus and Mai aren't supposed to arrive for awhile. I assume the message is being sent to them and they'll show up."
"They'd better." Simon commented, crossing his arms. "Especially Akunadin. This is his idea, after all."
Bekhura snorted. "The priest is a little off, and coming from me, you know that it must be serious." He looked over at Yami in amusement.
Yami laughed and rolled his eyes, beginning to say something in response when he was interrupted by the arrival of his other priests. Seth and Mahaado entered the room first, arguing over something indiscernible but obviously important to them, though they stopped when they saw Yami. Next came Aishizu, with a distinctly annoyed expression, followed by Kalim who looked a bit confused, and then finally Akunadin, who seemed to be in quite a bad mood. Jouno and Honda entered the room just after them, coming over to stand on either side and to the back of Yami's throne, where they proceeded to stand quietly for a moment, then lose it and begin poking each other, trying to see who would otherwise remain stoic the longest.
The six original priests arranged themselves on either side of the path that led up to the throne, Simon and Bekhura staying up on the raised platform the throne was on. Yami closed his eyes briefly before reopening them, attempting to switch into regal Pharaoh mode instead of bored, tired mode.
The door opened a few moments later, but instead of the usual precession of people only two entered, both looking around interestedly as they walked up to the line of priests. The white haired man, Pegasus, smiled at them all. "Why hello, Pharaoh." He said brightly, giving a cheerful bow before looked at Akunadin. "And nice to see you."
Akunadin nodded at him, and Yami smiled a bit. Pegasus's good mood an energy were somewhat contagious. He looked over at the man's companion, who he presumed was Mai. She was a moderately tall woman with long golden hair and violet eyes, and she appeared to be in her late teens. She caught him looking at her, and smiled. "Hello your highness," She said smoothly in a rich feminine voice. "My name is Mai. Thank you for letting me into your country; it's lovely here."
Yami blinked hurriedly, and then nodded. He sensed Jouno's energy shift, and cast a glance back at the other boy, to see that the blond had a very pronounced blush and was almost drooling at Mai. The Pharaoh turned to look at Bekhura, who had a broad smirk on his face as he also noticed Jouno's reaction, but attempted to cover it when his friend turned his gaze towards him.
Yami shook his head, smiling, and looked back at the newcomers. He was getting the same feeling he'd gotten from the spell he'd used when talking to Pegasus the week before; a feeling of happiness, amusement, and sincerity. The boy didn't have a doubt that the duo had been completely honest as to their intentions and reasons for wanting to come to Egypt, and for once believed Akunadin may have had a good idea in asking Pegasus to come. Both the silver haired man and Mai had an obvious affinity for magic, and both seemed very intelligent, so they would both be suited to and helpful in the palace.
The Pharaoh stood up, descended the steps, and walked over to Pegasus and Mai. He looked at them both for a moment, before smiling at them again. "Welcome to Egypt."
A/N: Yeah... Sucked. XD The next chapters will be better, I promise, since we're getting to the good stuff.
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