Spirit-here's yet another chapter from yours truely
Tenshi-from who?
Spirit-me Baka!
Tenshi-your name is truely?
Spirit-:sighs: just shut up and sit there while i update this. anyways here's the next chappy for you all!
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Sailor Ra-wow..big review. well let's see what i first want to say. (to all the guys) haha! and stop arguing, go argue on your own time, not on mine...though it is funny. thanks for the pair Goku, but i'm still going to let others vote to determine Rei's pairing. aw poor Ra-chan, do you want me to "take care of" the guy in math for you? I'm already going to drown my history teacher in diluted acid. (it's a thing i have, whenever i find someone i don't like i think up an unusual death for them) also Amara will be coming up very shorty. mwahahahah!..anyways thanks for the review!
Saturn's Spawn- i'm going to bring him back and then you all get to kill him k?k and shut up Shadow, no one cares for your views. lol. hm...i'm not sure about the pairings, since i'm not really reading that fic. (i'm not to big on Hotaru/Sesshy fics, though i do read some occansionaly) i don't really see Trista with Inuyasha though, to me she would act like a more motherly figure to him or just not plain care about him. but ask some other people too. thanks for the review!
Harpygirl91- don't worry i will write it! i'm sorry about your siblings driving you crazy, i have a sister who is 14 and she drives me crazy. we're total opposites. basically i'm a goth and she's a prep, so you can see we won't always agree on things. anyways thanks for the review!
pyro the dark angel-yep, an idea just popped into ny head and i wanted to write it. though i don't know when that one will come out. i might take a small break after this one is finished. well thanks for the review!
Bunny Aino- glad you liked it, hope you get a good grade on your project! and thanks for the review!
moifah-we don't fight that much, but that means whenwe do it gets pretty nasty. thanks for the review!
Shini no Tenshi-Yeah! i have another reviewer! lol glad you approve. i do the best i can. and thanks cause your review made me feel happy too. i had to walk home today with a messanger bag that had two text books in it..i swear i almost broke my shoulder. plus it had a hole so things kept falling out. anyways thanks for the review! oh and i pretty much update this everyday just so you know. the only way i wont is if i don't get any reviews.
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Disclaimer-i don't own anything except a few minor characters, Hondo,and the plot. got it? good!
88 Last Time 88
Atem nodded, recalling the vision of Egypt burning and him being dead. The young Pharaoh had more questions he wanted to ask but decided it was best for them to return to the palace first. The rest agreed and they all followed him in. Later they would retrieve the bodies of their men and bury them properly. Hondo's men would not get such respect.
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It was a little before sunset, though it was hard to tell due to the clouds. Hotaru and Bakura had explained all they could about Hondo. Hotaru also shared her secret of being a child of darkness. This had shocked even Bakura, but he was probably over it by now. Besides she had to tell them what exactly they were up against. To her family she told them of her past before being found.
Now she, Anzu, Rei, and Makoto were all in Rei's room. None of them were happy in the least bit. The men had, well mostly Atem, Seto, and the rest of the priests, had forbidden the girls to fight in the up coming war. They told them it was to dangerous and they had plenty of men to help them fight. Bakura didn't really have a say in the matter, but still stood clear of Hotaru after the explanations. He didn't really want to argue with her about it.
"Ah! This is so unfair!" Makoto cried, punching a pillow. The other three nodded. They wanted to help fight. They already proved they could. Sure perhaps they could learn more, but they had time for that. That's when Rei stood up.
"Ok Hotaru it's time to uphold your promise and teach me how to fight. As well as the rest of the girls." Hotaru got off the bed as well.
"I don't know, it will take awhile to teach all of you. You're all different at fighting. I would need help." She said.
Anzu then got up. "But no one's going to help us. We're going to just have to make do with what we got." Hotaru nodded, but still wasn't sure. She wouldn't be able to teach them everything, or even half of what she knew.
"How about I help." came a voice at the balcony. They all turned to see a girl pull herself up onto and stand there smiling. It was Amara. She walked into the room with her hands on her hips. "I heard your conversation outside. I know how to fight so I thought I might be able to help you all."
Hotaru smiled and nodded. "You don't know how much this means to us. I'm Hotaru by the way. This is Rei Anzu and Makoto."
"My names Amara. Now what are we doing standing around for? Training starts now."
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Hondo threw his glass at the tents post. Bakura had been saved by that damned girl and the Pharaoh. Akhenaden was supposed to kill him if things went wrong, but the foolish priest ended up getting himself killed. All his plans had failed, and all because of that stupid whore. Right now he would ruling if it weren't for her. Giving out an angry cry he then threw a plate which smashed against the post.
Some other things exploded on their own. One sharp piece of glass flew up and cut him on his cheek. Two men then came into the tent. They were dressed in all black and carried numerous weapons. The first one stepped forward, ignoring the glass and broken pottery on the floor.
"Hondo, we're ready for your next orders." Hondo was glowing with a black aura around him. His anger was rising with each second.
"I want you to find and capture Hotaru. Bring her here, but don't kill her. Do this without anyone knowing any better." the two nodded and left the room. Hondo sat in a chair and stared at his boots. Time was running out, he would just have to kill her himself. No more of this fooling around, she needed to be dead so balance can tip in his favor. Once they brought her to him, he would waste no time in ending her life.
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It was dinner time and the girls got dressed and went down. Even Amara joined them, she said she had business to attend to. Since she was with Rei no one could throw her out either. She had borrowed a dress from Makoto and soon they five entered the room. Atem stared at her as she walked by, but she didn't give him a passing thought. The girls sat down at the large table.
Hotaru smiled when Bakura sat next to her. All of his friends were dressed up in the clothes provided by the servants. All except him, he still wore his same old red coat and shorts. They at least looked clean, he must have had them washed. The thief looked out of place but didn't seem to mind. He leaned close to her and whispered in her ear.
"You look nice in that dress." at first Hotaru blushed then punched him lightly on the arm.
"You know I hate wearing these things." Bakura smirked at her and soon the food was brought out. Seto sat across the two with Makoto on one side and Ishizu on the other. While Bakura and Hotaru talked he kept glaring. He still didn't like Bakura, even if he had protected his sister numerous times, and saved the Pharaoh. A elbow jabbed in his side and he turned to Makoto.
"What? I'm not doing anything?"
"You were glaring, stop. It's rude." she said and took a bit of her food. After that, any time she found Seto glaring she would kick him.
Dinner continued on. Amara would talk with Anzu or Rei, other than that she was silent. Inside she couldn't stop laughing. The look on Atem's face was priceless. At first he had seemed so shocked, and now he seemed confused and irritated. Serves him right for lying to her. She would keep this up till dinner was done, and maybe a little after. This was his punishment and she wasn't going to stop until he got the message.
He tried to talk to her several times but she would just turn away and talk to Anzu. She wouldn't meet his gaze or pay attention when he cleared his throat. Even when he asked her to pass a bowl of food she would glance at it then turn away. This of course didn't go unnoticed by Anzu. When Atem was distracted by one of the other priests she tapped on Amara's shoulder.
"Why do you keep ignoring Atem?" she asked.
Amara grinned. "Remember that day I was looking for a guard called Yami? Turns out Atem was Yami. He told me he was a guard at the palace, not the pharaoh. So now..I'm punishing him for lying." she whispered. Anzu smirked, and now any time Atem tried to say something Anzu would quickly asked Amara a question or start a new conversation. It was now her mission to help her friend in the torture.
Soon dinner was over and the people all went into the main room. There they would just talk to each other and such. A few still had drinks in their hands while others still had cakes. Amara was talking with Rei and Anzu when a hand suddenly grabbed her upper arm and began to drag her off. Looking up she found it was Atem and smirked. He led her out to a vacant balcony where he released her.
"I thought Pharaoh's were supposed to have manners?" she said. Atem rolled his eyes and took a step towards her.
"Look, I'm sorry I lied to you. I know what I did was wrong. If I could I would go back in time and fix that, but I can't. So please Amara, please forgive me." Atem begged.
Amara just looked away from him for a moment. Had she punished him enough? Looking back she found he had hung his head, he looked sad. With a sigh she closed the space between them and hugged him. A smile spread across her face.
"Alright, I forgive you. But you better not lie to me again."
Atem nodded. "Well..I guess I better stop lying to myself then." with that he slightly pulled away and kissed her on the lips. Amara was shocked by it, as her eyes were wide. Then they closed and she began to kiss him back.
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Bakura walked with Hotaru through the halls. It was late and most of the guests had gone to bed. Neither really said anything, they were just enjoying the company. The light of the moon shone through the windows that were high up on the walls. The only sound was that of crickets outside and their feet as they walked. Finally they reached Hotaru's room.
"Good night Bakura, see you tomorrow. Please don't try anything till then." she said and was about to go into her room when he caught her wrist. He then pulled her into his arms. She looked up at him to see he had his eyes closed and was smiling. "You're not going to fall asleep on me are you?"
"If I do then to bad for you... I'm sorry I worried you today." Hotaru's eyes widened. Bakura was actually apologizing for something? She wondered if he perhaps had a fever. She pulled away and felt his head.
"Are you sick or something, or am I going crazy? I thought I just heard you apologize to me." He glared at her then smirked.
"You heard me right, but don't get used to it. You certainly are a smart ass aren't you?"
Hotaru glared at him. "You shouldn't be talking." he shrugged and leaned in and kissed her. A light blush crept it's way onto her face.
"Good night Hotaru." he said then walked to his own room.
Hotaru watched him till he was out of sight. She smiled, he could be a complete jerk one minute then a softhearted guy the next. Shacking her head she opened her door and went into the room. Surprisingly it was completely dark. Not even the candles the servants would lite were one. Something shifted within the darkness, causing her to become more alert. There was someone else in the room.
Quickly she unstrapped a dagger that was around her thigh and gripped it tight. However it might just be Seto or Anzu trying to play a trick on her. To be sure she said a quiet hello. No answer came, but something moved again. The curtains to her balcony were drawn so not even the light of the moon was there to guide her. Her eye caught something at her side and she lashed out the dagger.
A choked cry sounded then something big hit the floor. She got down and crawled over to whatever it was. When she got close enough she found it was a person, a man. He was dressed all in black and had a cloth in his hand. It was wet and instantly Hotaru knew it was chloroform. The sound of breathing was heard behind her and she quickly kicked out at the person, sending them into the wall.
Getting up she quickly rushed over and held the dagger to their throat. "Who are you? Why are you here?" the man didn't reply so she punched him in the face. "Don't make me ask again."
The man spat out blood and looked up at her. "Hondo sent us. He wishes to for us to bring you to him." he said. Hotaru's eyes narrowed. Hondo had sent for her? She got up and was about to walk away when he wrapped an arm around her neck.
"Sorry, but I always follow his orders." he whispered. Hotaru struggled to get out of his grasp. Finally she grabbed onto his arm and hurled him over her head. He slammed onto the table which broke under his sudden weight. Before he could recover she slit his throat.
"Hotaru?" Anzu cried coming into the room. "Why is it so dark in here?" she asked trying to see her sister within the darkness. Hotaru went over and pulled the curtains away to get the moon's light. She heard Anzu gasp behind her. "Hotaru what happened?"
The violet eyed girl turned to her sister. "Hondo sent them to retrieve me. I have to go to face him now. This can't continue on any longer. Innocent people could get hurt." she began strapping weapons around her and changed into some men's clothing.
"Hotaru you can't go alone. Let me come with you."
"No" Hotaru snapped. "Hondo is way to strong. He'll kill you in an instant. I'm the only one who can face him. Please Anzu stay here."
Anzu wouldn't here it so Hotaru did the only thing she could think of. She picked up the chloroform cloth and held it to her sisters mouth. Anzu struggled for a second then fell unconscious. Hotaru carried her to the bed and laid her on it. "I'm sorry I had to do that Anzu, but I have to do this alone."
With that she strapped her glaive to the back and snuck out of the room. It wasn't long till she reached the stables and stole one of the war horses. Knocking out the gates guards she rode out and into the desert. She didn't know how, but she knew where Hondo was. So she rode on, to where the darkness got thicker and more evil feeling.
LAST CHANCE!- for any of those that hadn't voted and wished to read my next story i still need help with Rei. i now have 1vote Marik, 1voteVaron, and 1vote Duke. do not pick anyone else. it will only be out of these three so pick one of them. k?k, and that's only if you haven't voted already.
Tenshi-dun dun duuun.
Spirit-...would you stop doing that.
Tenshi- but i like to! it's fun!
Spirit-it's fun the first time, not the 5th. anyways that's it for today. Please Review! Ja ne
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