Tenshi-:is tied up in a closet still trying to get at Hondo and Akhenaden:
Spirit-i'll let him out to read this chap. well hope you enjoy it!
Shout Outs!-
Sailor Ra-No killing him now you two, but i promise to have some extra chapter thing were you all get to kill them. k?k, and thanks for the pairing. i was actually thinking about that one cause i liked how you were kind of puting them together on your fics. but they never really get together so i think i will do that one..i'm not sure yet though. thanks for the review!
Harpygirl91- yes, you, Tenshi, Ra-chan, and Vegeta are so far the ones who are signing up to kill them. ooh can i have the chainsaw! naw it's ok i have my own weapons. glad you liked it and you'll just have to read to find out if he does or not. thanks for the review!
pyro the dark angel- actually now theres alot of fics with those two. strange really...i might actually do what Ra-chan suggested, but thanks for the Rei one. don't suffocate Bakura! i still need him alive for the story! thanks for the review!
Bunny Aino- glad you liked the chapter, hope you like this one. thanks for the review!
Disclaimer-i don't own anything except a few minor characters and the plot. got it? good!
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"Tomorrow Bakura,... you will die. You will be killed in front of everyone. You will never see your friends or Hotaru again...I'll make sure she doesn't attend your execution. However... I might let her watch us throw your body to the buzzards." with that he and the guards left the tortured Bakura alone in his cell.
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Makoto soon awoke and looked outside. It was dark out, and a weird sound was coming from outside. Slowly she got up and went to her balcony, however once she stepped out she began getting wet. Looking up she saw it was cloudy and it was the rain that had caused her to get wet. It was raining? At this time of the year?
She looked out to the city and saw the people all outside and talking amongst themselves. It was near the end of July, (I don't know their calendar system back then so just bare with me) their hottest month. Usually this was the time when crops would fail from the drought and people would begin to starve. Most of them saw this as a blessing, but Makoto thought different. This storm had just suddenly appeared out of no were and it wasn't moving.
"Lady Makoto it is time for breakfast." a servant said from outside her door.
"I'll be there in a sec." Makoto replied and looked back out. So the day had already begun. In a few hours it would be time for them to gather in the square. She sighed. What fitting weather they had, for such a horrible day. Someone opened her door and was soon standing next to her. From the corner of her eye she say raven hair and knew it was Rei.
"Anzu has now locked herself in her room. And Hotaru has become...indifferent to everything. Even Seto tried talking to her and he didn't get any response." she said.
"Well can you blame her really? Besides Seto isn't to good with communicating with other people. He probably wasn't the best choice to try and bring her out of her trance." Makoto stated. Rei nodded then glanced over at her.
"Though he seems to communicate well with you Makoto."
"Don't you start with that. I got that from Anzu too when I first met her. You'd think Seto was just some cold heartless jerk before I came along."
"That's because he was. A lot has changed since you and his family have come here. Some for the best, and some for the not so best." Rei then turned and began to head back inside. Both girls were now soaked to the bone. "We better dry off and go down to the others now."
Makoto nodded and followed her in. They soon dried off and changed into their outfits for the day, which was all black. They then went down to the dinning room where a few others were. The two sat as far away from Akhenaden as possible and whenever he tried to speak they would cough or gag to interrupt him. He would just give them stern looks, but couldn't really say anything.
Other than that the room was silent. The topic of the rain would be brought up, then die almost instantly. No one really wanted to talk or even listen. Most were lost in their own little worlds or just quietly eat their food then leave. Soon everyone was done eating and all headed to their rooms. It would soon be time.
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The streets were packed with people as noon was drawing near. Everyone wanted to see the fall of the great Thief King Bakura. The only ones not excited were Atem, all of the priests minus Akhenaden, and the girls. Hotaru was not allowed to come to the execution and was to remain in her room. Two guards were assigned to stand outside her door, and one under her balcony.
"Brother you still have time to stop this." Rei whispered to Atem who hung his head.
"Rei the law is the law. I can't pardon Bakura just like that."
"Then just throw him in jail for the rest of his life then." she fumed, but still kept her voice low so only he could here.
"Why? So you and the others can try and break him out again?" Rei looked at him in shock. "I found all the stuff you used and besides the guards and me you're the only other person who has access into the armory."
Rei glared at him and turned away. She could see there was no talking him out of this. With a sad sigh she looked up to the stage where the execution would soon take place. The sound of people yelling caught her attention and she turned to see a guard pushing a tied up Bakura towards the stage. The people were throwing rotten food and stones at him.
Bakura didn't seem to care. He ignored the pain of the stones and the stench of the vegetables. He just stared at the ground before him with a dazed look in his eyes. Rei couldn't stand to watch as the people did this. It was then that Atem stood up and glared at the people.
"Stop this at once!" he shouted. The people all looked up at him in surprise. "You are not to throw anything at this man! He has come here to be executed not humiliated!"
Bakura looked up at him to see he looked disgusted. And for the first time it wasn't at him, it was at his people. Atem then sat back down and the guard pushed Bakura forward. The people just watched now as he passed them by. Rei smiled a little at her brother what he did. However he still didn't stop the execution. With a sigh she turned to Makoto and Anzu. Wait a moment.
"Where'd Anzu go?" she whispered to Makoto. The brunette looked around to find their friend was indeed missing.
"I don't know...you don't think..?" they both looked at each other in wonder.
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Anzu opened up one of the secret passages and looked around. Soon she spotted her sister standing on the balcony looking out at the desert and rain. Quietly she closed the door and tip toed to the curtains. She cleared her throat to get her sister's attention which worked. Hotaru looked over her shoulder and saw her. When Anzu motioned for her to come over she did so.
"Anzu what are you doing here?" she whispered.
"I came to get you out and help you stop Bakura's execution." she replied. Hotaru stared at her for a moment then shook her head.
"Anzu you may be able to help me out, but how can we possibly save Bakura? Besides...he hates me."
Anzu gave a irritated sigh. "No he doesn't. He only said those things to you cause he doesn't think you would be happy with him. He just wants what's best for you. And you know what? I doubt him dying is the best thing for you."
Hotaru looked at her sister in surprise. Bakura really did love her. She looked back outside at the rain, then smiled. Turning back to Anzu she nodded her head. Anzu smiled and hugged her before taking her hand and leading her over to the secret passage. They crept into it and ran though the many tunnels of the palace.
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High Priest Akhenaden was reading off the crimes Bakura had committed. Boy was there a lot. Some of them almost made the thief laugh and a few of the people in crowd actually did. Akhenaden would just glare at them for it and then continue down the very long list. The executioner was sharpening his desert style sword and kept glancing at Bakura. The thief could see the bloodlust in the man's eyes.
'Hmph, well they certainly found the right man for this job.' Bakura thought as Akhenaden finished. Everyone was completely soaked by the rain that refused to let up.
"Thief Bakura. You are now going to be executed for the crimes I have just read. Do you have any last words before you are beheaded?" asked the priest. Bakura thought for a moment.
"Yeah, you might want to back up. Wouldn't want my tainted blood getting all over your pretty dress." he said. Some of the crowd laughed, but Akhenaden fumed. If the pharaoh wasn't there he would teach the thief a lesson.(yeah right!).
Instead he grabbed a handful of Bakura's hair and put it on the chopping block. At first the thief struggled but then found that was useless. Sighing he stopped and Akhenaden let him go. His hands were tied behind his back and soon his feet were tied together as well so he couldn't run. All there was to look forward to now was death.
The executioner began to walk over to him. The crowd was silent as they watched and waited. Rei and Makoto were looking away. Not wanting to see the man they tried to save be killed. Soon the executioner was standing over him. He smiled at sadistic smile at Bakura and raised his sword. Bakura closed his eyes and waited for it to be all over.
"STOP!" came voice. Bakura opened his eyes in time to see what looked like a small dark purple wall slam into the executioner which caused him to fall off the stage. Someone kneeled next to him and began to untie his ankles. Turning he saw it was Hotaru.
"Hotaru?" he whispered. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. Suddenly she threw her arms around him and cried on his shoulder.
"I don't hate you Bakura. And I don't want you to die either." she cried. He leaned his head on hers as she continued to cry.
The rain ran down them, mixing with Hotaru's tears. Anzu, Rei, and Makoto were smiling at them, while the guys just all stared in shock. Bakura kissed the side of Hotaru's head and opened his eyes. It was then he saw Akhenaden standing over them. The thief looked up at him in surprise and confusion, then saw the priest take out a dagger from within his cloak. His eyes widened.
"You stupid bitch! You will not stop Hondo's plans!" Akhenaden snarled, and tried to bring the dagger down on Hotaru. Bakura reacted and quickly slammed his body into her's causing her to fall back. Instead of the dagger digging into her back, it dug it's way deep into the thief's shoulder.
Spirit-:has Tenshi tied up so he won't kill Akhenaden again: well that's it for this chapter. please reivew if you want to find out what happens next. Ja ne
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