Chapter 2

Miew put out the last candle in the room and sighed. Menat pulled the covers over herself, "see ya tomorrow, Miew. I'm exhausted."

Miew lay on her bed, "me too…good night…" she pulled the covers over her and snuggled up into her pillow, her back-length raven hair scattered along the bed behind her.

She pulled against his grip as he smirked, his face hidden in the shadows of his hood. She shrieked but to her shock, she had been gagged. He pulled her closer, a chuckle arising in his throat, "struggle all you like. You won't be leaving here. Not if I can help it…"

Miew was snapped wake by a slight crash. She crawled out of her bed and cautiously walked up to the door. She peeked through the door to see a quick flash of brown run across the space area of the hall. Grabbing the dagger Hereret had given her, she snuck out of the room, clinging to the wall of the halls.

She looked around her, dagger at hand, and walked along the wall in the direction the object had ran. She gasped as something grabbed her wrist that held the dagger and turned to see a dark figure looming above her.

She froze, unaware of her surroundings and current situation. Her eyes locked on the deep brown eyes of her attacker. "Now what were you going to do with that dagger?" his deep voice echoed in her mind.

She blinked and regained her lost voice and senses, "who are you? What are you doing in the pharaoh's palace?"

A man in a dark brown cloak appeared behind them, "let's go. The guards are on their way." The man noticed Miew, "what are you doing with that wench?" Miew glared at the man for his 'nickname' for her.

The man who held Miew's wrist smirked, "just having fun."

The man rolled his eyes, "the loot's outside already. Let's go!"

The man looked at Miew with a mischievous smirk, "I can't leave you here to tell everyone of our visit, now can I?" He tied her mouth with a piece of cloth and threw her over his shoulder. Miew kicked against him and tried to get out a scream loud enough for someone to hear. The man smirked, clearly amused by this.

When they reached the outskirts of the palace city, horses waited on the cool night desert sand. The man threw her on the horse and hopped on. Miew untied the cloth around her mouth as he sped off on the horse with the other man in tow.

"Where are you taking me?" she demanded.

"Somewhere," he stated simply with a smirk on his handsome features.

The man helped her down off the horse as they approached a hut in a small town in the middle of the desert. Miew looked around. Desert surrounded the entire area. She could escape but most likely she'd die out on the desert in a matter of days from either starvation or dehydration, which ever she craved for most.

The man grasped her wrist harshly and pulled her into the hut, a few bags of treasure thrown over his shoulder. Miew cringed as several thieves and assassins glanced at her lustfully. One man walked up to them, "got you a new pet, Touzokuoh?"

The man who held her, Touzokuoh, frowned, "this scrawny thing? No. She caught us and I had to get her out of there before she told. I might kill her."

Miew's eyes widened, 'kill me? Is this guy crazy?' She looked around for a way to escape. She didn't care! She'd die in the desert if it meant livin a few more days!

Touzokuoh placed the bags on the ground, "search for what you like. Just leave me something good ok?" The man smirked and opened one of the bags as Touzokuoh dragged Miew down the hall.

Miew landed roughly on her back as he threw her into the room. She sat up and glared at him. Touzokuoh handed her her dagger, "I suggest you stay in here. The guys around here kill and abuse for fun."

Miew blinked, "you're not going to kill me?"

Touzokuoh knelt down in front of her and smirked, "not today. I just may keep you. It's not my style to have a girl wait on me hand-and-foot but I'll make an exception with you…"

Miew glared at him, "hand-and-foot? I don't do that!"

"Oh?" he said mockingly, "then why were you a servant of the pharaoh's?"

Miew looked to the ground to hide her blush, "uh…well…that's because I had no where else to turn to…"

He lifted her head by the chin, his face shrouded in the shadows of the dark room. He pulled her closer, his lips to her ear, "I'd stay away from the pharaoh if I were you…you don't know what his family's done…"

Miew blushed 40 shades of red from how close he was, "w-what do y-you mean?"

He chuckled as he pulled away, "you'll find out in time."

Miew stared at him really noticing his face and features. He had silver hair that went barely to his shoulders and his skin was fairly tanned for so much time in the sun. Miew focused her attention to a double cross scar on his right cheek.

"What happened?" she asked addressing the scar.

Touzokuoh sneered covering his face with his hood, "it's nothing."

Miew blinked, 'he's a mysterious one… Touzokuoh …'

Touzokuoh opened the door to the room where Miew slept. "Get up," he said kicking her side.

Miew whimpered from the pain in her side, "what was that for?" Touzokuoh looked out the window, ignoring her question.

"Come on," he said helping her up, "we have to go."

Miew rubbed her side, "why? What's going on?" He looked down at her, an unfamiliar glint shining in his brown eyes. "Touzokuoh?" Her eyes locked on his, his brown eyes searching her emerald ones.

He pulled her by the arm out of the room and down the dark hallway. Miew followed merely in force not by choice, "why are we leaving?"

Touzokuoh stopped in front of a door, "who said we're leaving the building? You're going to hide."

He unlatched a hook in the wall and opened a hidden door. He pushed her inside and reached to close the door when she grabbed his sleeve.

"You're going to come back for me, right?" she asked looking into his eyes, "I don't know how much air this thing can has in it…"

Touzokuoh grabbed her arms, " if I say I will, will you shut up and hide?"

"Promise me!" she yelled gripping his sleeve tighter.

Touzokuoh sighed and leaned in to where their foreheads rested against each other. Miew blushed as he leaned in closer, his lips grazing hers. He pulled away with a smirk on his face, "I promise."

Miew stood there in shock as he closed the door, her heart pounding. She sat down in the small space and pulled her knees to her chest. 'Did…did he just…? I barely know him! And the fact he's a thief! ARGH! Why me?'

"Hey, hey, wake up," a deep voice called out to the slumbering girl. Miew groaned as she sat up, only to be forced down by a strong hand.

She looked up to see a pair of brown eyes, "Touzokuoh?"

"Yeah?"

"How long have I been out?" she sat up, slapping away his determined hand.

"About a few hours."

"Oh…" Miew looked down.

Touzokuoh sat next to her, "Miew, about earlier-"

"How do you know my name?" Miew looked up at him her green eyes piercing his. He smirked and pointed to the play notes Hereret had written on her arm a few days ago. "Oh…"

"As I was saying," he continued, "about earlier…I just did that to shut you up. It's drastic but it works."

Miew glared at him from the corner of her lowered eye, "so you kiss me in order to shut me up?"

"Worked didn't it?" he said with a smirk.

Miew's glare intensified, "that's low."

Touzokuoh stood over her and ran his hand through her hair, "yeah, well, I've gone lower."

Miew blushed in anger at his response, "you're a vile person, Touzokuoh …"

He kissed her cheek, "I can get worse." Miew gasped as she felt him kiss her neck, her major weak spot. He smirked and kissed her roughly cupping her head in his hand. As he pulled back he smirked in satisfaction as he saw her dazed expression. "Such a jewel you are, Miew Kem…"