Tenshi-realy i couldn't tell, with you constantly on the computer trying to finish it.
Spirit-:hits him: you better be good or you won't get to kill Hondo. anyways heres the next chappy for you all.
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Shini no Tenshi-stop letting Duo hit you! your going to have even more brain damage then you already to. lol jk. yeah i hate braces too! i have to get them back on soon. gr..of course there's more twists! this is me yah know. anyways thanks for the info and the review!
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The others were crying as well. Two of there friends were no longer in this world but in the next. Everything was changing in such a short amount of time. Hotaru's vision became hazy, and not because of her tears. The side effects of all the power and strength she had used was starting to take it's toll. Before she could say anything she looked up at Bakura and fainted.
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Four days had passed since the defeat of Hondo. Anzu and Hamadi were laid to rest properly. The body of the evil sorcerer was buried and locked away in a small tomb. Not even Bakura would rob that place. Hotaru had not yet awoken since she fainted those four days ago. It worried her mother and brother to death, but they still held strong. Hondo's men were placed in a prison for the rest of their lives and his higher ranked men were executed.
It seemed most things were going back to normal. The people of Egypt were no longer afraid to travel and the traders were once again making their trips to the other cities. A new priest was selected to take the place of Akhenaden, and this time Atem made sure he would do a good job at it. There was still one thing though. Bakura had not yet left the palace.
He was now in Hotaru's room, sitting on a chair next to her bed. She was still sleeping. Recovering from all the power and strength she had used up. Indeed she was no ordinary girl. Bakura doubted even if she had no powers that she would be normal. He took her hand and kissed it.
"Hotaru I can't stay here any longer. My men and I have to leave here today." he said. She made no movement and said nothing. He sighed. "I'll come back for you. That is if you still want me."
He then got up and kissed her before leaving the room. Once he closed the door he turned around to see Atem leaning on the opposite wall with his arms crossed.
"Leaving so soon Bakura?" he asked. Bakura just smirked.
"Come no Pharaoh, after all I've done for you, you're still going to punish me?" he asked. Atem held his own smirk.
"Yes, but not today. I have more important matters to attend to then deal with a bratty thief."
Bakura pretended to be sad. "I feel so hurt by your comment Pharaoh. I had thought for sure I was at the top of your list, well now that Hondo is gone." Atem just walked over and put a hand on the thieves shoulder.
"You and your men may leave, but it better be today. When Hotaru wakes up, I'll tell her that you'll be back." Bakura seemed surprised at first then smiled and nodded, before walking to his room to pack his things.
"I might just let you live after all Atem." he called out before turning the corner.
Atem smiled. "Same here." footsteps behind him made him turn and see a smiling Amara approach. He smiled back at her and when she was close enough wrapped his arms around her waist.
"A Thief and a Pharaoh as friends? Things really have changed." she teased. Atem rolled his eyes at her.
"Did you just come here to make fun of me?"
"No, I actually came to make sure Bakura wouldn't take Hotaru with him while she's still unconscious." Atem's smile grew.
Amara had become very protective of all the girls after losing Anzu. He knew in a way she was doing this cause she blamed herself for the death of their friends. That of course wasn't true. Though it had been quite amusing to see her yell at Seto when he tried to put his tongue in Makoto's mouth. Well actually that's what she said he was trying to do. In truth Seto was actually just plain kissing her.
He felt the sandy haired woman lean her head on his chest. "What are we going to do now?"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm a peasant and you're a Pharaoh. How can we possibly be together?" she asked. Atem's smile fell. She was right...,but he didn't care.
"Do you love me?"
She looked up at him as if he was stupid which made him smile. "Yes, of course I do."
"Then marry me." he said leaning his forehead on hers. Amara's eyes widened as she looked at him in shock. Finally she smiled as tears formed at her eyes and she nodded.
"Ok." she said and tried to wipe her tears away. Atem almost laughed at this, he knew how she hated crying in front of others. He let go of her waist and took her hands away from rubbing her eyes. Then he leaned down and kissed her passionately.
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Makoto stood at her balcony looking out at the desert. She remember just a few days ago how the beautiful sands of Egypt had been red. Tainted by the blood of the battle. Now however they were returning to their normal tan colors. Light seemed to also return to the world. All the clouds in the sky were gone and Egypt was a hot deserty place once again.
The sound of horses brought her attention to her left. Down below a few of Bakura's men were already to go. She smiled when she saw Haku trying to mount one of the bigger horses on his own. Khalid ended up helping up and got on the horse behind him. It wasn't until yesterday that she learned Haku had been Hamadi's younger brother. Khalid had now brought it upon himself to take care of the boy.
She at first wondered how Haku would take the news of his brothers death. He had cried a lot, but now seemed better. She was glad he had someone like Khalid to take care of him. Soon Bakura came out and mounted his own horse. They had to leave the city. Though they may have helped save the world, they were still thieves, and she doubted they really wanted to change their way of life.
"They leaving now?" came a familiar voice behind her.
"Yeah, I had thought you would try and stop them Seto. Guess I was wrong." she said turning and smiling at the priest.
He walked over till he stood beside her. "There's no reason for me to stop them. Plus the people of the city still don't trust them." Makoto rolled her eyes.
"That's because they only hear what they want to hear." she grumbled and watched as the group rode out of the gates and into the desert. She wondered what Bakura was feeling right now. It must be painful to leave someone you love behind in the state Hotaru was in.
"You should get some sleep you know. You haven't been sleeping much." Seto said, as if to prove his point Makoto yawned.
"Well I keep having nightmares about the battle and all. You can't tell me you haven't either."
He nodded. It wouldn't surprise him if a lot of their friends weren't getting the sleep they needed. However Makoto had just stopped sleeping all together after the first two night's of receiving very little. "Why don't you try to go to sleep now?"
"What if Hotaru wakes up? Or I have another nightmare."
"You won't, I'll stay with you." he said. She looked up at him, then smiled and nodded.
Seto picked her up bridal style, carried her back inside and to her bed. By the time he had laid her down she was already asleep. He covered her in a thin sheet since it would soon get hotter as the day reached noon. Then he went to the other side and sat by her. He watched as she lay there peacefully sleeping. He even began stroking her hair. Soon a yawn escaped from his mouth, so he lay down next to her and rested his head on a pillow. After kissing her on the forehead he immediately fell asleep.
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Rei walked into Hotaru's room and found the girl was still asleep. Quietly she made her way to the chair next to the violet eyed girl and sat down in it. A smile spread across her face. Hotaru looked a lot better then she had four days ago. Most of her cuts and bruises had healed nicely. She was all cleaned up now too.
"You should have seen yourself Hotaru. I think you would have wanted to kill Hondo all over again." she said. "You were a complete mess."
"Rei..." Rei's eyes widened as she heard Hotaru speak her name. She leaned forward.
"Hotaru?" she asked. Hotaru's eyes moved a little then slowly opened and blinked at the light. Slowly the girl turned her head and looked at her. She smiled.
"Hey." she said. Rei smiled as tears came to her eyes. Quickly but gently she hugged her friend.
"Oh Hotaru we were so worried about you." she cried.
Hotaru weakly hugged her back. "Where is everyone?" she asked. It hurt to speak since her throat was dry, so Rei handed her a small glass of water.
"Around here somewhere. Bakura and his men had to leave though. Atem told me to tell you that he will come back for you if you want him to." Hotaru didn't really say anything to this, but tried to sit up. Her head felt like it was spinning. She was obviously dehydrated.
"Would you like me to go get you some food and more water?" Rei asked. Hotaru nodded, and the girl got up. However before she left she produced a little envelope and set it on the night stand by the bed.
"I found this in Anzu's room. It is addressed to you. I think she wanted you to read it in case something happened to her." With that the raven haired girl left the room.
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Rei asked the cooks to make some food for Hotaru then waited in the dinning room for it. She hadn't been sitting there long when Marik came into the room. He sat down beside her and looked around the room for anyone else that might be there. Rei smiled at his cautiousness. She had yet to tell him she had talked with Atem about their relationship.
"There's no need to do that anymore. I talked with my brother about us." she said. Marik looked at her in surprise.
"What did he say?"
"Well it was more of what I said really. I asked him if he can be in love with a peasant girl, then why can't I be in love with a tombkeeper. He wasn't to happy about that, but he knew I was right. He then said we could be together." she said smiling.
Marik smiled to and kissed her. "Great, now we won't have to sneak out every time we want to go somewhere together."
"Hey I liked sneaking out." she pouted. Marik smiled then wrapped his arms around her and brought her to his lap.
"Who says we still can't? I just meant we won't have to hide from everyone." he said. She smiled again and rested her head on his shoulder.
"I had another premonition by the way." she said with a slight blush.
Marik looked down at her. "And what did it hold?" she looked up at him and kissed him.
"This one will remain my own little secret." she said and kissed him again. He kissed her back and held her tighter. Inwardly she was smiling, for she knew soon they were going to start a family together.
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Hotaru stood at her balcony. She was wearing a knee length plain white dress. The breeze blew gently on her as she looked out towards the desert. Somewhere out there was Bakura. The thing was..did she really want to go with him. Well she did want to, but her family needed her now. Especially her mother. She was confused and didn't know what she should do. Anzu's letter was clutched in her hand. She hadn't read it yet, because she wanted to read it when someone was with her.
She looked up at the sky. "Anzu...what should I do? What do I need to do?"
Tenshi-there's still more?
Spirit-just one more chap, then the one you all get to be in. i wanted to write one last romance scene with the minor couples and then of course the big finish. however the next 2 chaps wont come if you guys don't review! so Please Review! Ja ne
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