Dreaming Sensation
Chapter Twelve: Setting a Different Pathway
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"Akusaa…" Kira gazed at Aku from her field of view. Aku fetched the needed things to improve her dancing and returned to Kira who still kept her expression hung on her face.
"What's wrong Kira?" She asked with concern.
"Aku… your Akusaa…"
"What? No I'm not," Aku confirmed.
"Yes you are. Your name is engraved on your cartouche. Here." Kira handed the Aku her cartouche. She gaped at the site and surprisingly she could read it. She furrowed her brows and moved her eyes back to Kira who still stared at her.
"And anyone who carries a cartouche is a pharaoh so Akusaa, do you remember me?"
"…" Aku thought for a moment before she spoke again. She thought the constant "Akusaa" calling was quite annoying. "No… sorry I don't."
"Err… well anyway do you know how to activate your Millennium Circlet?"
Aku reached for her strands of hair and took off the Millennium Circlet. "My item has powers?"
Kira nodded. "Yes it does. Why, you didn't know?"
Aku nodded after her.
"Well it does. You should know how to activate it by now!" Why hasn't she learned how to galvanize the item yet? I thought after we've fallen from the portal to the past era, she was to awaken in the pyramid! Kira thought. "And if you do, that really proves your Princess Akusaa."
"If I was Princess Akusaa, then why hadn't anyone greeted me by that name or why hadn't anyone came up to me to listen for my commands?"
Kira observed her. "Well, you somewhat look like her. You have the circlet and you have her most beautiful feature, her eyes matching the pharaoh's of this city."
The pharaoh of this city? Now I can't wait to meet the pharaoh tomorrow! Is it really true? Like mine? He probably looks gorgeous! Aku thought to herself, dazing out to nothing in particular, then blushing, pinkish colors over her nose and around her cheeks. She lost herself into an imaginary fairy tale of when a girl finds true love. Kira gave her a weird look. "Uh… Aku? Are you okay?" "Huh? Uh yeah!" Aku said snapping out. She started blinking for a couple of seconds and then continued their conversation. "So what does the princess look like again?""She has long, black hair, but other than that, you surprisingly look like her."
"Okay time to dye my hair!" Aku happily yelled.
"What?"
"Yeah! If I dye my hair I can get into the palace-" Aku accidentally uttered out loud.
Kira changed from questioning expression into an angry madman. "WHAT? You just want to get into the palace!"
Aku silently stood in her place. Waiting for punishment of some kind and hopefully, her fellow friends will see some sympathy of some sort.
Kira stared at her again and shortly after, an idea popped up in her mind.
"Fine… I'll help you, but you must do something for me in return. You must also get into the palace from where you came from. About four hundred miles from Cairo is the city of Luxor (Thebes), the place where you lived and where you were first born. That region is also called Lower Egypt because there are two different pharaohs maintaining Egypt. The only way to get there is to follow the great Nile River. That will be your guide to getting there."
A question mark appeared above Aku's head. "Kira why do you want me to go where I first lived?"
Kira hesitantly and reluctantly spoke. "Aku, I want you to figure out how to activate that Millennium Circlet!" Kira loudly said pointing to her Millennium Item. "And to finally lay your father to rest. Aku, I want you to kill your father!"
Aku was struck with shock. "WHAT? KILL! I haven't killed anyone in my life!"
Kira evilly smiled and obviously, she was hiding something from her. "C'mon. It isn't going to be bad."
Aku's eyes shook in fear. "I-I can't…"
Kira's mouth was shut and she clenched her teeth in anger and frustration. C'mon you idiot! Your father hurt my family and me, he arranged your marriage, how much more do I have to say to make you mad! She mentally said to herself. "C'mon, you'll be doing it for the right reasons! And it'll be your chance to redeem yourself…" Kira whispered in her ear.
Aku grasped silently and looked at the wide sandy abyss in front of her. And turned to Kira who was looking at her with a deceiving but friendly smile. Aku uneasily lifted her eyes at her companion and finally accepted the mission to kill.
Cairo PalaceYugi, Joey, and Tristan all sat in the dinning room where the big table laid and sun heating shafts crossed over by the small windows in the palace. It was bright inside and very hot! Everyone looked liquefied from all their sweat even though they've barely done anything to cause the plentiful sweating. It was even hard enough to look at what the council was wearing especially the Priest Seto and Priest Mahado who both wore long garments. Despite the hotness, it was erased away from the gang by the meaning of fun.
"Hey Yuge!" Joey yelled from across the room and tiptoeing over to where Yugi had sat.
Yugi turned to the voice. "Yeah Joey?"
"Yuge. Look at Tristan!" Joey said snickering to himself.
Yugi faced Tristan and saw that he was sitting on a multi-colored pillow, head rested upon his palm, right elbow against the hard buttery block, seemly the table in the past life; back positioned sideways and eyes fixed upon a certain girl, appearing to be the
"So that's what that dog was doing while we were with the girls!" Joey pointed out. "Let's watch him," he smirked.
"Don't you think we should help him?" Yugi said worried.
"No!"
"What? Why not?"
"Because we want Tristan to take it like a man!"
"A man?"
"Yes Yugi, a man. There really aren't a lot of men in this world. That's the truth." Joey told Yugi, eyes closed in a bit with a fist in the air.
"Hey Yugi!" Femi said plopping next to Yugi, arms tied around his neck.
"F-Fe-Fe-Femi! What-what is it?" Yugi asked desperate for air.
"Oh nothing! Just wanted to, ya no, say hello," she said seductively raising his chin up to her lips, ready to kissed him.
Joey spots the action quickly. "Yugi! You're a man?"
"What? Joey!"
"Yea Joey! Stop watching us!" Femi glaring at Joey.
"Hey… why don't ya get a room and you didn't tell me you had a girlfriend Yugi! And it's F-Fe-Fe-Femi?" Joey replied, imitating Yugi's hesitation.
"I-I don't!"
"You don't? Yugi, I thought you said you loved me!" Femi got up in hastily, ran away, tears in her eyes.
"Femi!" Yugi yelled.
"Aw Yuge. You made her cry! I just don't get girls…" Joey commented.
"Ugh…" Yugi groaned.
"Don't worry Yuge, you'll get yourself a girlfriend soon. Maybe this time Tea. I heard she has got a big bust."
Yugi blushed wildly. "JOEY!"
"Did I just hear my name?" Tea said sounding like a threat.
Joey and Yugi were dumbfounded but then Joey quickly accuses Yugi.
"Yugi likes your bust!"
"WHAT!" Both Yugi and Tea said in unison. "You can't be serious Yugi," Tea responded turning to Yugi.
"NO I DON'T!" Yugi whined.
Joey laughed at his amusement and continued to watch Tristan.
Tristan got up from his seat and gradually walked to the girl, but suddenly stopped and paused for a minute. He didn't want to mess things up again. Suddenly, the pharaoh passed by and noticed Tristan's somber expression.
"Tristan? Is there something wrong?" Yami asked with concern.
There was no answer.
"Tristan?" Yami turned to look at where he was expected go, seemly to the girl scrubbing the floors nearby. "Is that who you wanted to go to?"
Tristan jerked a bit in surprise he even noticed that. "Yeah… don't you dare laugh!" He threatened.
Not paying any heed to what Tristan had just told him he marched towards the girl and bent down next to her, detecting she had stopped her working and sat carelessly, grumbling about her job when she finally spotted the pharaoh right next to her.
"Pharaoh! I-I was just-"
"No need to worry. You may have a break. You've done much already."
"A break?"
"Go ahead," Yami insisted. "Oh and my friend wants to meet you." He lead her to Tristan who was standing by nervously by himself.
"This is Tristan. He's very kind and generous person."
"Oh…" the girl looked at Tristan and only smiled warmly. She had remembered him asking if she needed help. The pharaoh left them alone and Joey and Yugi endured to watch the action.
"WHAT? Aw… why did the pharaoh have to help?" Joey whined quietly.
"I'm glad he helped!" Yugi replied.
"Yeah, yeah Yugi…" Joey uttered. "You won this time Yugi but I'll be victor!" He placidly said to himself.
"So… uh…" Tristan looked around nervously, trying really hard and fast to find a topic to talk about when he suddenly ended up looking at the towel in the middle of the room where the girl left behind, "you like to scrub floors?"
She gave him a look, "Scrub floors?"
Tristan burned up and flushed. "Well yeah. I mean I like scrubbing floors!" He quickly lied.
"Okay. You should do it then."
"Erk."
"Yeah, do it." She dared.
Do it… do it… Those words swirled in Tristan's head around and around endlessly. "Do it…" he said almost soundless.
"What? Did you say something?"
Immediately he went over to where the used towel was and began scrubbing the floors in quick motion. Here and there you would see Tristan scrubbing floors for the girl he had a crush on. Swirls circled in Tristan's eyes. The girl looked at him uneasily and felt he was such a weirdo. Joey laughed wildly in the background while Yugi stared hopeless.
The pharaoh looked back to check on his friends finding Tristan scrubbing floors. Why is Tristan doing that? He then glanced around to look at the rest of his friends. It's good to see my friends having a good time… He suddenly remembered having talking with Aku in the Kame Game Shop. Not everyone one was here having a good time. He lifted his eyes outside to the great godly view of the sky. How far it stretched, no one knows. Where are you Aku?
Priest Mahado approached the pharaoh from behind scaring him and making him jerk a little. "Pharaoh?"
"What!" Yami shrieked.
Priest Mahado's eyes widen and alerted. "I'm sorry great pharaoh. I didn't mean to scare you like that. The council was getting worried about your condition. You seem a little… distant… from us. So I'm just asking, would you like to come with Mana and I to the Nile River? We'll be practicing some magic."
The pharaoh's expression was stern like any other serious person who had high authority. He smiled, "Of course."
Priest Mahado gladly lead the pharaoh to the great Nile. Going through abundant amounts of wheat, probably barley, the type of wheat like plant that is used to make the wine in Egypt. Soon Mana appeared and followed along with Mahado and Yami.
"Hey! Pharaoh!" Mana yelled while playfully climbing on him. Yami carried her in using both of his hands.
Shortly after, Mahado noticed. "Mana! Get off the pharaoh now!"
"Why? Isn't he our friend?" Mana said with a smile.
"Yes but he is still the pharaoh. He has heavy duty serving Egypt," Mahado confirmed.
"It's okay Mahado," Yami responded carrying Mana to the Nile.
"Master Sama, what are we going to practice today?"
"We are going to practice freezing and your spell binding powers."
In interest Yami listened. They practiced similar abilities like his very own favorite cards, the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. He started to miss dueling, his specialty.
"We're here now so let's start practicing." Mahado. He took a long sorcerer staff, wooden but a green jewel was attached on the top of it. It glowed as he magically lifted a fish in the water and froze it in midair.
"Now, with everything I've taught you these pass few days, I want you to do the same," released the fish and let it fall back into the ocean blue water.
"Okay! I got this!" Mana confident preceded and brought out her wand. It was blue, spirals of pink swirled around the staff and just like Mahado's staff, a green gem was attached on the top. The pharaoh, amused, continued to watch, sitting on a big buttery rock, left of Mana and Mahado and nearby the action.
Mana lifted the fish out of the water, not as smoothly as Mahado but good enough. "Yes I got this!" All she needed to do was freeze the fish.
"I got this!" She repeated with a little sweat dripping from the sides of her face.
"Yes we know," Mahado said sounding bored. But when Mana swung her wand to the left, trying to prepare for the next move, the fish followed after the direction she had swung her staff, flying instantly into the pharaoh's face.
"Erk."
Yami sat, stunned by what happened. He didn't see it coming. Mana and Mahado grasped and were just as stunned as much as the pharaoh was. The fish slid down to his hands and wiggled around uncontrollably. The long pause of silenced died down when out of no where, the pharaoh laughed bringing smiles to Mana's and Mahado's faces.
Night at the Dance Studio"Okay let's start from the top!" Kira demanded. "Left, right, forward, back, slowly, slowly..." she directed. Aku was finally getting better and better after the past few days. She moved like any belly dancer and quickly, she absorbed the steps for the day of the Dance of the Gods.
She moved slowly to the left, then gradually moving to the right, keeping the right balance of shaking her hips. There was little sophistication with the arm movements but it was beautiful either way. She moved her wrists in circles and then around her. She closed her eyes to focus and tried to remember everything she was taught from the basics to the advanced movements. The coins wrapped around her waist, which was also the only accessory she was wearing, made a bell ringing sound and the faster she moved her hips, the better and the clearer the sounds were emitted.
Kira applauded. "Good job! You're a quick learner. Since you seem like you're ready, let's present you to the teacher and if she likes it, then you'll be in the Dance of the Gods!"
"Yay!"
"Let's go. C'mon." Kira led her inside of the small building. They both were outside under the dusky outstretched sky. Small lights scattered everywhere, like gold, shiny glitter dropped on a black covered painting. Aku angled her head, parallel to the sky and eyeing the beautiful sight. She'd wish she had the time to relax and stare down the view. The night was quiet and sounding safe under the guardian of the pharaoh. The palace was easily distinguished among the many building filling the small city. It was in fact, it was the most lighted structure, light enough to even shine some lights throughout anywhere it surrounded. The building was a similar to the sun itself, ever glowing and endlessly working day and night to shine the world with its best and for the best.
Aku stopped to look at the palace as Kira noticed that Aku wasn't following her. She realized she did really want to go back to the palace.
"Aku," Kira called. Aku quickly turned to Kira as her new friend placed her hands on Aku's shoulders, "if you want to get in, you must do your very best in this test. You must hurry or you'll never have the chance!"
Aku grinned with determination sparking in her eyes. "That's right!"
"Let's go then."
They finally went into the same room Aku first entered when she was just a beginner. Everyone stared at the two girls but soon Kira left Aku alone in the middle of the room. Once again, she was alone, standing by herself, with no help.
I have to do this! I have to learn to stand on my own two feet and finally spark that fire within me! I'm not going to be that shy girl anymore. I'm going to be level headed, someone you can always depend on! She thought with a smile.
"You want to be in the Dance of the Gods?" the teacher sitting in the front of the room asked.
"Yes."
The teacher made a grimace towards her decision but decided to see if she can do the moves. Soon, sounds came on by the command of the teacher. The beat was slow but seemingly fast in the beginning and some humming by girls in the background.
Aku started with a stance, shook her hips by the sound of the beats in the beginning with no arm movement, and moved her feet slowly shifting to the left. Then moving her arms and shoulders, like a snake, slithering left to right.
She continued the required movements until the teacher ordered her to stop dancing.
"Stop."
Aku stopped with a quick disappointed on her face. Did I dance badly?
The teacher sighed deeply before she endured to talk. "Fine Aku… you're a great dancer, but you still can't go to the palace…"
Aku swallowed a gulp and sadly looked at the ground. All her work, gone to waste and now seeing life so dull. "Oh…"
"I haven't finished talking yet!"
"What?" Aku said confused.
"I am getting a bit old myself and you, young yourself become beautiful with your movements and physical body as well as mind. You can't go to the palace… without changing you to the proper clothing!"
"Ah!" Aku relieved dropped to the floor and cried.
"I can't have you wearing those dirty rags! You look like a pleasant!" the teacher chastised. Kira only gave her a smile of approval.
But I am a pleasant… She laughed and waited for the directions.
"Dress up into your proper clothing and prepared for the rest of the dance. Tomorrow is an important day and time is flying fast though is it close already. We need to prove that we are the best and still the best dancers in the city! You'll be performing with Kira so ready yourselves."
"Yes!" Both of the girls said in unison.
"Go now! Tomorrow is already soon!" In fact, it was twilight.
Both of the girls left the room and into a small changing room. Both dressed up with the same costumes. A metallic bra paired with white harem pants having dark purple strands hanging from all sides of their hips along with some purple brush like balls. They were both accessorized with coin ankle bracelets on both feet along with numerous amounts of coins wrapped around the waist. The jiggle the coins made excited Aku. Finally, they both wore a golden circlet but Aku's was different from Kira's despite the fact that hers was more etched with designs, coming from all directions. It looked abstract but the most prominent thing was the eye of Ra. Kira's circlet was plain gold. Then hung golden string chandelier earrings on both ears. Their upper arms were decorated with snake bracelets wrapping around them.
Kira grabbed a black liquid filled in a small red pot. A small brush was laying inside of it. Kira pulled the brush out and the some of the black liquid attached to it. Then she went to Aku and applied it on her eyelids in quarter-inch dashes starting at the inner corner of Aku's eyes. Kira has accentuated their eyes with a winged liner. Then they've made their eyes smoky using a little bit of charcoal on the bottom of their eyes. Aku reluctantly looked at the makeup.
Kira turned back to her comrade. "Okay, now for your hair! We're going to dye it black!"
Aku's eyes widen. "But I thought you said that wasn't necessary."
"How are you going to get into the Luxor's palace? It seems like the only way."
"Fine…" Kira led her to a pot filled with black dye. Aku had to dip her hair into it while Kira had to brush in the not dyed parts of her hair. Soon, her long auburn glossy hair turned shiny, sheer jet black. They had to wait for minutes for the dye to completely dry.
"We're done!" Kira said. "Now departure to the palace!"
"Yes!"
They exited the Dance Studio, both carrying two light cavalry sabers with them, and walking to the palace. Twilight appeared in a sudden and the two girls approached the palace's entrance and onto the steps, where Aku first attempted to get in. They intended to stop and check the beauty of the palace. Torches lighted up the magnificent building and they were going to go in it.
Kira turned to her acquaintance and grinned evilly. "Are you ready for the challenge I have set upon you?" It is time for you to show that you aren't the girl you use to be.
Aku turned to her companion, already with a returning smile. "Of course."
To be continued…There will be more detail to the dance later, but anyway, did you like it? Looks like Aku is going to kill someone… Review!