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Seth led her into the throne room where Yami was waiting for her. Yami then dismissed everyone else. Teanna waited till everyone, including Seth, had left.
"You wanted to see me?" She asked.
"Yes I wanted to speak with you more on what happened during your 'stay'." He replied, motioning for her to sit on the cushion beside him on the floor, where she would normally sit. She sank down on it then looked up to him expectantly.
"I want to know everything that happened." He said.
"Well the first night I was there he had chained me to the wall. He said that if I behaved he'd let me out the next morning and he did. Then he tried to get information out of me about you but I didn't tell him anything. I was so scared I ended up passing out and when I woke up I was in his room." She began.
"What?" Yami exclaimed.
"No nothing happened!" She spat out hurriedly. 'If he touched her I'll kill him.' Yami silently vowed.
"There was a cobra in the bed. It tried to attack me but his cat jumped in the way. I killed it then helped the cat." She said.
"You saved his cat?" He asked.
"Of course I did I wasn't just going to let it die!" Teanna exclaimed.
"All right I'm sorry, calm down." He said. 'I shouldn't have asked that, I know how much she loves animals.' He thought regretfully.
"Please continue." He said.
Teanna took a deep breath and let it out. She continued with the rest of her story, leaving out the other intimate details. She knew Yami would not rest until Bakura was dead and she didn't want that. 'Why the hell would I not want that? The man violated me!' she thought. Then she groaned mentally. 'And I liked it Yami'll want to kill me if he finds out.' She winced unnoticeably.
Yami watched Teanna curiously, wondering what exactly was going through her mind. He knew she was hiding something, afraid of what would happen if it as revealed. He wouldn't pressure her for it. He would wait for when she was ready to tell. Now there was something else he needed to speak with her about that she was not going to like.
"Um Teanna…there was something else as well." He began.
"Yes?" She looked up at him.
"And you're not going to like it." He added.
"What is it?" She asked, frowning in confusion.
"Seth has asked for you." He said. Teanna blinked.
"Okay…he's asked for me before. What's different about now?" She asked.
"No I mean he ASKED for you." He repeated, emphasizing on 'asked'.
Teanna thought for a moment as to what he could possibly mean. Her eyes widened as she realized what he meant.
"No!" She cried as she shot off the floor.
"Teanna…" Yami called.
"No! I refuse to!" She exclaimed.
"Teanna!" He shouted.
She stopped her rave and looked at him.
"I didn't say you were going to marry him, but you should at least consider it." He said.
"I don't want to Yami. He treats me like I'm some kind of whore." She exclaimed.
"Teanna-" He tried again.
I am not a whore Yami and I will not allow him to treat me so! I know how a marriage works with men like him. I will not tie myself to him!" She cried.
Not wanting to speak with him anymore about it, Teanna fled the throne room. When she stepped out the door, Seth was there waiting for her. He reached out to grab her arm but she swatted his hand away.
"Don't touch me!" She snapped angrily.
"I see the bitch still has some bite." He smirked.
Her hand shot out and she struck him across the mouth. He grabbed her upper arms and slammed her into the wall.
"You're gonna regret that you little whore." He growled, tightening his grip on her.
"I am not a whore you bastard." She exclaimed as she brought her knee up between his legs.
He released her to grab himself, trying to make the pain cease as she pushed him away and ran.
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"I am just kidding myself. There's no point in denying it." He muttered to himself.
Bakura hadn't been able to sleep or sit still since that day he was with Teanna. His thoughts were spinning through his head too fast and he couldn't rest.
"How could I have fallen in love with her?" He groaned as he flopped backwards on his bed.
His cat jumped up beside him and laid her head on his stomach. He put his arm over her neck, rubbing her ear.
"I don't know what to do. I doubt she'd stay with me. She's lived in the palace too long. She's used to material things now." He mused.
The cat gave a small cry as if trying to comfort him.
"I might scare her away though." He continued.
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Teanna burst into her room and slammed the door. She huffed angrily to her bed and dropped down on it. She was trying really hard not to cry.
"I can't believe he'd even consider that." She whimpered.
She felt so hurt and betrayed.
Sweeping her misty eyes across the room, she spotted her robe hanging on the back of a chair. She walked over and retrieved it, putting it on as she walked back to her bed. She sat down, wrapping the material around her body as she tried her hardest to cover herself. There was a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" She asked as she wiped her eyes.
"It's Jou. Teanna please let me in." He begged.
"All right." She approved.
The door opened and he slid in.
"What's wrong Tea?" He asked, using her nickname in hopes of getting her to tell him.
"The High Priest wants me to marry him." She began.
"He what?" He asked.
"And Yami wants me to consider it." She added, trying to hold back her tears.
"Is he nuts?" Jou asked.
Teanna shrugged. Jou frowned; he knew Seth wanted Teanna but why would Yami agree to it?
"That doesn't make any sense." Jou said.
Teanna didn't respond, she just continued to look down at her folded hands. Then Jou noticed something was different; the robe she was wearing…he had never seen it before except for the day she came back but he was too excited about her return to really take notice then.
"Um…Teanna…where did you get this? I've never seen it before." He asked as he fingered the robe.
Teanna's eyes slightly widened as her face turned pale. "Um…." She didn't know how to get out of this one, she couldn't think straight.
"What exactly happened at Bakura's?" He asked.
"What makes you think anything happened?" She asked nervously.
"Because you just blushed when I said his name." He answered.
"No I didn't." She lied.
"Yes you did." He argued, and to prove his point further, "Bakura."
Her cheeks turned pink and he grinned slightly.
"Bakura." He repeated in a singsong voice and her cheeks turned darker.
"Stop it!" She exclaimed as she slapped at him.
Jou burst out laughing.
"Oh my Ra you didn't?" He questioned.
"Didn't what?" She asked.
"You feel for him didn't you?" He whispered.
Her cheeks turned close to a crimson color as she furrowed her brows together and a pout appeared on her face.
"Teanna have you lost your mind! The man kidnapped and was gonna kill you!" He exclaimed.
"I know but he didn't and he had every chance to do so too. He could've when I fell asleep on his bed but he let me sleep, he could've when I had gone to bathe but he didn't."
The look on Jou's face made her realize she had said too much.
"Oops…" She muttered as she put her fingers to her lips.
"Teanna what the hell were you thinking!" Jou exclaimed in shock.
"I wasn't. Besides you're not one to talk anyway." She said.
"What do you mean?" He frowned.
"Remember Mai?"
Jou narrowed his eyes. "That was completely different." He said.
"No it wasn't. She was of a high class and nobody thought you two should be together. But I gave you my support and an extra push wit Yami and then what happened?" She asked.
"We…got married and now she's living with me but that's beside the point. He's a damn thief and a murderer. He's no good for you, you deserve better than that." He argued.
"Like who, that bastard Seth? No thank you!" She snapped.
"But Teanna-"
"No I don't want to hear anymore!" She snapped again, cutting him off.
Jou sighed and stood up.
"And Jounouchi I'll warn you now…tell anybody and I'll make your life complete and utter hell."
He knew she was serious when she said his full first name. "I won't." He promised and left her room.
Teanna fell forward on her bed and let out a heart-wrenching sob.
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