Chapter 10

Heart and Faith

Jenny walked with Orin supporting her down, to the dinning hall; Jenny could barely keep her balance from the exhaustion she was feeling of not a second of sleep and her mind pushed to its limits. Seto and the other were at the table when the two came down.

Pharaoh Amenhotep looked at Jenny and her current condition, "Well looks like you had a hard night," he said. Jenny glared at Amenhotep, "You should know," she snapped at him giving an angry glare at the man. Alec looked at Jenny with surprise that she would talk back to the Pharaoh like that.

"Jenny!" snapped Alec to protest her surprise attitude of her daughter. Sara stopped her sister's rant before it could begin, "Jenny, was mind battling last night, remember," she said quickly. Alec turned her gaze to Sara, "What?" she said.

Sara nodded, "Pharaoh Amenhotep controlled Jenny almost throwing a fireball at Orin, Melissa and I," she said. "What happened?" asked Seto concerned for his daughter. Sara sighed, "Jenny forced the fireball against the nearby wall next to her knocking the stuffing out of herself. That's the reason for the limping she doing."

Orin looked at Jenny with concerned eyes as he watched her slowly eat her food after having her sit next to him at the table. Andy and Kate saw from their seats that Orin was paying close attention to Jenny.

Yugi looked at Jenny as she slowly ate her food. "I am fine, stop staring at me, and eat your own food," she said to everyone that was closely watching her. Pharaoh Amenhotep looked at his daughter who was watching Jenny closer then everyone else as if looking into her mind.

Jenny walked slowly through the palace as the day went on with a slight limp that seemed to be healing quickly, Jenna was following her closely, Jenny reached one of the balconies that showed the outside of the city.

A barren land of desert stood in the distance, the Nile River was a distance away. Jenny felt that she was going to fall again but kept her balance, she had recovered much of her strength from the night before by eating.

"Jenna, why are you following me?" asked Jenny once she picked up that little girl's giggles. "I saw you this morning," she said. Jenny turned and looked at her miniature self in Egyptian form.

"I saw you kissing my brother," she sang a little louder. Jenny quickly covered the little girl's mouth, "How?" she asked harshly. The girl giggled and entered Jenny's mind, "I saw you two like this," she said. Jenny opened her eyes, she saw herself and Orin on the balcony that morning kissing.

Jenny came out of the mind link, "You stay out of my head," she said in an angry tone. The girl giggled, "You don't have to worry everyone knows," she said. Jenny looked around, "Well they didn't hear you, ha," she said thinking she had out smarted the 10 year old.

Jenna jumped out of Jenny's hold, "JENNIFER AND MY BROTHER WHERE KISSING THIS MORNING!" she yelled as she ran through the palace repeating the phrase as she ran away. Jenny stood up and fell down quickly onto the floor, "WHOA," she said looking up at a tall brown haired figure, "You were kissing him?" he asked crossing his arms.

Jenny gave a nervous laugh, "Dad, um, I can explain," she said nervously thinking she was in major trouble. Seto offered his hand to help Jenny off the ground. Jenny took it and stood up, "I um, bad timing right," she said. Seto shook his head, "Surprisingly good timing," he said.

Jenny looked at her father confused, "Jenny I haven't seen you smile like in a long time, when you were with Orin on the balcony this morning," he said. Jenny shook her head, "So, you're not mad I have feeling for Orin, right?" she asked making sure even after she got the lecture to keep distance from Orin from her mother. Seto nodded, "Jenny I am not angry with you, at all, you have been through a lot, it is good to see you happy for once, instead of just sacrificing for others, you deserve to be a little happy," he said.

Jenny turned away from her father, "Mom, doesn't want me to have these feelings, I love Orion, Dad, I just don't want to hurt him, if something were to happen tonight," she said. Seto put his hands on Jenny's shoulders, "Jenny, my daughter, hurt comes with love, but in time wounds heal, I should know," he said with a slight smile.

"Stay strong tonight and you will have what you desire most, and I know what that is," Seto added. Jenny turned and faced her father, "What would that be?" she asked. Seto smiled, "Someone to love, that you don't have to give everything for just to keep them happy," he said. Jenny looked at her father's eyes, "I am afraid, Dad," she said, "that I won't be strong enough to survive this test of heart, I mean I gave it up didn't I?" she said.

Seto moved Jenny's, long now dark brown and lightly faded purple, hair behind her ears, "Your mother said the same thing once, she was afraid that I would never fall in love with her again," he said. Jenny looked down, "But you two were separated for 5000 years," she said.

Seto laughed, "Actually we were just in different forms, then. Remember the Kisara and Seth story?" he asked. Jenny thought for a minute, "Wait that was about you two?" she asked. Seto nodded, "Yep, so tonight know you're not alone," he said. Jenny smiled, "Thanks Dad," she said. The two walked off to the throne room, together.

That night

Jenny stepped out of the palace, Orin was at her side, "Jena," he said softly, "I want you to know whatever happens in there, that I care about you, and will be praying for your safety," he said. Jenny looked up at him, "I know," she said with a wide smile that Orin enjoyed seeing her do.

Jenny was wearing less clothing then usual which was a tank top like shirt and short skirt, for the trials instead of the dress that she had wore to the first trial, which had two large whip slashes in the back.

Everyone was at the entrance to the trials of the Star Wheel, Jenny saw the Pharaoh standing waiting for her. Orin was holding Jenny's hand, "I am walking with you," he said. When Jenny let go of his hand, "No, I have to do this alone," she said. Seto cleared his throat, Jenny started remembering what her father said earlier, Jenny squeeze Orin's hand after taking it back, "I am not going to be alone up there you will be with me, up here," she said taking her hand and pointing to her head. Jenny walked away from Orin at the bottom of the stairs, "Jena," he whispered.

Jenny kept a laser like focus on Pharaoh Amenhotep as she approached him. "You have done well, youngest Kaiba, and now the greatest challenge is at hand," he said in a deep tone. Jenny looked at everyone then turned toward Pharaoh Amenhotep, "Let us end this, Pharaoh," she said in a half choked half angry voice.

Pharaoh Amenhotep opened the doors using the handles that lay on it he pulled them open a bright shining light blinded everyone. Jenny and Pharaoh Amenhotep stepped in side the large golden door shut, Jenny turned back and saw that Orin wasn't hiding his face from the light he mouthed the words, "I will be here," to Jenny, and she received. Jenny looked up at Pharaoh Amenhotep, as he then threw off one of his robes.

Troy shook his head, "Well Alec is he going to bang your daughter tonight?" asked the quick-witted Wheeler. Alec and Seto glared at the boy; Joey slapped his son upside the head, "Sorry, Alexandra my son, doesn't know how to control his mouth," apologized Joey. Mai crossed her arms, "Well how do you, think I fell for you, Mr. Monkey boy," she teased. "MONKEYBOY!" yelled Joey, "I will show you who the monkey is," he said quickly. "I think I have proven my point," said Mai laughing.

"Shut up, my sister is in there," snapped Andy concerned. Everyone looked at him, "I don't want to lose her like this," he said sitting on the steps. Kate looked at her twin brother, "Andy, our sister will make it past this trial," she said. Andy shook his head, "the others were mind based, this one is different and it's, all our own faults, that she won't be able to do it," he said. Melissa shook her head, "Why do you think none of us were, chosen for this task?" she asked everyone.

Almost everyone looked at Melissa with blank looks; they all thought it was because she was a Seer. Melissa shook her head, "It isn't because Jenny is a Seer, but because she hasn't fallen in love with anyone yet, also we all remember what happened three years ago, when she said she gave up her heart," she said.

"I have just sent Jenny to her death," muttered Orin looking at Alec and Seto, "I am so sorry," he said. Melissa and the others, "I should have just kept my mouth shut," he said to them. Seto walked over to the Prince of Egypt, "No, you love…" "AHHHHHHHH," came Jenny's voice from in side the Star Wheel trials.

Seto and everyone turned towards the door as a loud whip sound echoed through the yard as it echoed from the chamber six more times. "AHHH!" screamed Jenny's voice each time. Seto turned towards the boy not knowing what to say, Alec walked up to him, "IF you love my daughter then get you ass up there and save her," she barked knowing that she had to face that facts now.

Orin looked at them, "I can't the trial rules say that if I go in she and I will die," he said. Jenna walked over to her brother, "Brother," she said, "Rules are made to stop those not worthy enough to do so. You love her, then die with her in your arms and let your souls unite," she said in a determined voice.

Orin looked at his sister, "Jenna," he said surprised and shock. "Be with her in her hour of need, ORION! You don't want to lost Jena again do you?" yelled his sister. "The third trial is one of heart and soul, if you two are to be together then save her now before she dies alone," snapped Yugi.

Everyone looked at Yugi; they had never seen him so upset or angry in a long time, just once when he saw that Atem stood alone against Zork without any hope.

"AHHH!" yelled Jenny from in the room, as another whip sound echoed. Orin ran up the stairs to the door, "JENNY!" he yelled opening the doors, a blinding light shine but Orin ran inside the door closed behind him.

Outside: "It is in fates hands now," said Melissa as the doors closed, the others had figured out the answer to the trial the moment they heard of Jenny and Orin kissing on the balcony from Jenna.

Inside the Star Wheel Chamber: "JENNY!" yelled Orin as he walked through the blinding light. "ORION!" she called out in pain. Orin continued forward trying to see, "Where are you!" he yelled. "SICLENCE!" yelled a curl and evil voice, "ORION! HELP ME PLEASE!" yelled Jenny another sound of a whip snapping was heard. "AHHH!" screamed Jenny.

"JENNY!" he yelled, the blinding light faded he could not see right away. Soon Orin saw Jenny strapped on her stomach on a table, "Orion," she said softly as if all her energy was gone as he ran to her, "Oh now, Jena," he said.

"Oh no you don't!" smirked a curl voice, smacking a whip across Orin's back. "AHHHHHH," Orin cried as the whip his skin bared back. Orin took Jenny's hand, "I am not leaving you to die alone," he said. Jenny's eyes were half-open from the blood lose she was enduring not to mention mental and physical strain that was now on them both, "Orion," she spoke as if in a dream seeing his face.

Orin felt something move around his waist, "What the!" he said looking down seeing a red fire whip around him and pull him back away from Jenny. "NO!" cried Jenny as their hands parted. "Jena," Orin yelled hitting the back wall hard becoming knocked out. "ORION," Jenny cried worried. "Enough, of this and be SILENCED," spoke the Pharaoh. "No," said Jenny in response, (whack) from the whip on her back which was covered in blood, "AHHH!" she screamed again.

Orin came out of it, Jenny was struggling to get free from what bound her to the table, his father was still whipping her, "Conform JENNIFER, SAY IT," said the Pharaoh. Orin shook his head; he remembered why he had come in to save Jenny. "AHHH!" she screamed again. "I won this battle, say it, I won't become yours, I already belong to someone, else, my heart belongs to him," she yelled. "THEN you shall die," said Pharaoh Amenhotep.

"No you do first," said Orin jumping his father from behind knocking the whip out of his father's hand. "Jena," he said running to Jenny's side. "Orion," she whispered.

A sudden burst of heat fell on the two of them, "AHHHH," screamed Jenny as the heat grew quickly. Orin felt the heat of the light captured during the past three days, "AHHH!" he yelled as the heat reached his whip marks on his body. Orin held on to Jenny's hand as they were feeling the pressure on themselves pull them apart. "I love you," Orin confessed aloud. Jenny tried to lift her head from the slab, "Orion, I love you too, and my heart is for you," she said just as the heat grew and letting out a tear, as she spoke in her sweet voice of an angel.

The heat was so intense that both Orin and Jenny began to burn up, their faces no longer covered in sweat and red but now turning brown and starting to cook. Orin heard his father moving about, Orin tried to move but then he saw that the whip was coming at him and Jenny again, Orin stuck out his arm as the whip came around to strike Jenny's back. The fiery whip looped around Orin arm a few time giving him the leverage he needed to pull it away, just as he pulled it the heat grow unbearable, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he and Jenny screamed.

Orin fell to his knees; Jenny looked at her love, "Orion," she spoke as Orin looked at Jenny, falling to the ground next to her. The heat suddenly stopped, "Very good," said a deep voice of a Pharaoh, but it was not Amenhotep's voice. Orin and Jenny looked from where they were, "Very good," said the other Pharaoh, "You both have passed the test greatly," he said with a dark smile on his face.

The straps holding Jenny vanished, Orin got up and pulled Jenny, off the table, he realized that from the heat that her top had vanished, and Orin held her close as Jenny fought to stay awake from the exhaustion.

Orin looked at his father, "What do you mean well done?" he questioned. "I see my kingdom is in very good hands, for you were willing to break the rules of this world so that you two could be in your own," said Pharaoh Amenhotep clapping his hands.

Orin held Jenny in his arms, "Jena," he said softly looking at her face, which was brown and red almost raw. Jenny smiled, "I knew you would figure it out," she said. Orin kissed Jenny passionately; they were in heavenly bliss in each other embrace.

"Jena," he said looking at her burned face moving her hair away from her face. "Now to take care of your wounds," said Atem, stepping out of the shadows he was the other Pharaoh in the room. Orin looked at Atem, "Nameless Pharaoh," he said holding Jenny closer to him as if to protect her from any more attacks.

Atem handed Orin a blanket, "you might want to wrap her up, Kaiba and the other wouldn't be too happy if Jenny walked out of here topless," he said. Orin took the blanket and wrapped it around Jenny who was shaking from the loss of blood.

"What happened?" Orin asked, "I thought Jenny and I, we're going too…," said the Prince. Pharaoh Amenhotep and Atem laughed, "No, Jenny would have died if you had not shown up, to save her," said Atem. Although I should thank my Abu for helping me, stop your father," he said.

Orin looked at Jenny who was shaking under his hold, "Jena," spoke softly trying to see why she was so cold now. Atem walked over to her and lifted up the blanket he saw her wounds, "Ouch, Amenhotep did you have hit her so hard, her back looks like it has no skin left," said Atem. Pharaoh Amenhotep shook his head, "I was only doing what you told me too which was to whip her until Orin tied to stop me," he said.

Jenny was still shaking as if going in to shook, "Orion," she said in pain and exhaustion. Orin watched while Atem took out a small stone, "Jenny this might hurt a bit," he warned. Jenny closed her eyes, "just make the bleeding stop," she said nearly passing out. Atem placed the small warm stone right on one of the whip wounds, "AHHHHHHHHHHH!THAT HURTS," she screamed nearly deafening Orin.

Atem stood up, "There all better, that should heal a few of them now," he said standing up. Seto, Alec, Andy, Kate, Sara, Melissa, Jenna, Joey, Mai, and Troy entered the room all at once. "Jenny!" shouted Seto. Orin turned and looked at everyone, "She's fine, just a few scratches," he told them.

Jenny was shivering from the cold air that passed into the room, "Orin, I really would like to go sleep now," she said. They looked at Amenhotep who nodded, "You may sleep now, we will discuss the armors in the morning when your wounds have finished healing up," he spoke.

"Wounds?" asked Alec, Kate, and Andy at once. Atem laughed, "There mostly gone now, but Jenny was in a bit of pain a little while ago, but she should be fine," he said. Yugi and the others looked at Atem, "Nameless Pharaoh," said Sara in shock. Atem bowed to them all, "It is good to see all of you again," he said "but sadly I can't stay in this realm any longer, Orin keep Jenny safe she is yours now," he said to boy.

Orin nodded and hugged Jenny close to him; Jenny's eyes were closed almost asleep in his arms. Atem bided goodbye to all and left the Star Wheel room by fading away. "So what happened in here?" asked Joey.

Alec punched him in the stomach, "Like you really care," she said in an angry tone. "Mom, I am fine," said Jenny with her eyes closed in Orin arms; she was enjoying his warmth too much at that point to move. "Jenny has passed the test of knowledge, strength, endurance, courage, and heart," said Amenhotep in a very proud voice "the five points of the star wheel," he finished.

"Well I want to know, what exactly happened, my sister was screaming her lungs out," said Andy angrily. Amenhotep looked at all of them, "We shall wait until morning, Jenny needs to rest and so does my son," said Amenhotep. Orin looked at his father then at Jenny, "Jena," he said softly.

Jenny opened her eyes, "I know, I can stand," she said. Orin let Jenny go so that she could stand up right. "Jenny why do you have a blanket on and how come there are burns on Orin and you, what happened?" asked Alec concerned. "Mom please, let it wait until morning," pleaded Jenny. Alec nodded, "Very well, you get some sleep," she said putting her arm over her daughter's shoulders and helping her and the others out of the room.

Orin and Amenhotep, stood in the chamber, "Did you really mean it, Pharaoh?" asked Orin. Amenhotep walked over to Orin, "Orion when I adopted you, that made you my son by name, but tonight you have show courage and strength, not to mention love, yes, my Son," he said. Orin nodded and looked up at Amenhotep, "Thanks you, Father."

"Go now, Son your woman will need you to see her though the night," said the Pharaoh. Orin looked out from the chamber, Alec and Melissa stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for him. "Thank you," he said and ran down to join them.

Andy stepped out from behind the door, "So you have been behind this whole thing," he said. Amenhotep turned, "I don't know what you're talking about," he said picking up his robe from the ground.

"You were the one that gave my cousin the scroll, told Saran to bring all of us here, and make my sister fall in love with your adopted son, it wasn't Malachite, or Saran it was you," smirked Andy. "What makes you think that I would do something like that? And my best friend had nothing to do with your sister being here," he asked.

Andy smiled, "Because you're me that's, how I now know, how you think," he said. Amenhotep smiled, "So Andrew Kaiba, you figured it out, yes I am your past form, mostly, I been looking after you sister from this very room, over the last few years," he said. Andy crossed his arm, "Why did you do it?" he asked. Amenhotep walked over to Andy, "Like you, Seer of darkness, I know what Jenny is and can do, not to mention how much you want to see her happy again like she was when she was little, am I right?" he asked.

Andy shook his head, "But in the end she will be miserable," he said, "You really think my sister is going to leave here without him, now?" he asked. Amenhotep sighed, "Not all love stories are to last forever, Jenny will lose Orin when the time comes, and you all shall go back to your time, however the end isn't the way to tell a story, it's the journey to get there, in the end she will be fine," he said.

"I hope your right, I don't want my sister haunted by this, for rest of her life," he said. Amenhotep sighed again, "When you return to your own time and home, Jenny will be back at 16 years old with no memory of this place and time, she will wish it that way, you will see," he said. Andy looked out over the horizon, "You better be right, about that if not I will kill you myself," he said and walked away.

The Pharaoh shook his head, "By the time Jenny loses Orin, I will be dead, for quite some time," he said quietly.

Behold another cliffy, hehehehehehe, well I just went through a break up and I am kind, of depressed so I am going to be editing for a while until I can stop myself, so if I have multiple updates in the day you know why or during this weekend.