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Characters (and explanations) introduced in this chapter-

Shizuka (aka Shiz) – Kasiya's daughter; Jounouchi's younger sister

Teanna (aka Tea) – Servant in the palace; friend of Trister; Mariah's best friend

Tristan (aka Tris) – Servant in the palace; friend of Teana and Mariah

Previously:

"I know but I wanna know more about them!" "Your parents did many good things for the world." "It's hard to lose someone close to you." "If only everything was all a lie" "He's not my friend. And you're not our Pharaoh!" "You're a traitor and this is all your fault" "Now, you're my only family. And that will never change."

Ch 4: True Friends…and A Crazy Idea

Yugi and his grandfather were walking through the marketplace when they heard a scream. They ran over to see an older woman holding onto the hands of two young children. All three of them were crying.

Shimon asked her, "What happened?"

She wiped her eyes and looked at him, "They killed him. He refused to join the army and they killed him."

"Who did it?" Yugi asked coming up next to his grandpa. Those kids were both younger than him.

She pointed to the body of her husband, "They said it was the order of the Pharaoh if he refused."

Yugi's eyes widened. He looked at Shimon, "What kind of Pharaoh could do this to his own people?"

Shimon sighed as he hugged the young boy, "Only a real monster."


Shizuka was sitting by the well, humming to herself. She heard approaching footsteps and turned to see who it was. A hooded man was walking towards her. She smiled, "Oh, it's you. You scared me."

He laughd and lowered his hood, "I can't stay long, but I wanted to give you this." He handed her a single white rose.

She smiled as she took it, "Oh, thank you. It's so pretty." She gave him a hug and waved as he walked away. She sighed, I just wish I could tell me brother about you.


Mariah was sitting on her bed, thinking, when she heard someone coming. She got ready to give whoever it was, even and especially if it was Devlin or Marik, a piece of her mind.

She immediately stopped when she saw the brunette at the door, "Teana," she said in surprise.

Teanna ran over to her, "Oh, no, are you okay? Isis told me everything."

Mai cut her off, "I'm fine. Dartz and Ishizu both healed me." Unfortunately. She sighed and looked back at the servant girl, "Tea, right now's not a good time. I need to be alone. Sorry."

Tea tried to smile as she looked at the older girl, "Alright, I'll be back later."

As she walked down the hall she almost ran into another servant. "Tristan!" she said in surprise, "What are you doing?"

He growled, "Oh, I hate that stupid jerk! Just because he's the Pharaoh, he thinks he's sooo great. Man, I wish I could give him a piece of my mind."

Tea blinked at him, "Um, Tris, no offense, but I've heard this all before….from everyone. I've got some things to do." She started to walk off but he stopped her. She turned back to him, "What?"

He attempted to keep a straight face, "Umm…one of the exits isn't guarded."

She blinked in surprise, "What?"

He sighed, "The guard at one of the gates is….uh…kinda busy…sleeping..in a way."

She looked at her strangely, "What exactly happened to him? Or do I not want to know?"

"Well, it uh happened like this. The guard was proudly standing in his spot when he had an unfortunate encounter with a heavy tray."

"How the heck did THAT happen? Whose stupid enough to do something like that?"

He laughed nervously, "Um, me?"

"WHAT! What were you thinking? You know what will happen if you get caught!"

"Wait listen. It was an accident! I swear! I was so mad that I was swinging it in anger. I didn't even know he was there until it was too late. So he's taking a little nap now. But anyways this could be a good thing."

Tea glared at him, "How could this possibly be a good thing!"

He grinned, "Well, it's not guarded so we can sneak someone out."

Tea stopped yelling and stared at him, "What?"

"Yeah. I figured it should be Mariah. And we can pull it off so no one knows what happened."

She sighed and shook her head, "You are crazy. Fine, I'll go talk to her." She walked back to the girl's room.

"Um, Mai?" she asked quietly. The blonde looked up, "Hmm?"

Tea laughed nervously, "Um, I know you wanted to be alone, but I have something important to tell you." Tristan showed up behind her.

Mai blinked at them in surprise.

A/N: Well whaddya think? Hate it? Like it? Need to know more?

Next time: Find out what happens will Mai agrees and escapes. And where will she go? Will their plan succeed or will they get caught? And will Serenity ever tell her brother the truth?

Sneak Peeks:

"Where is she?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"It will be my pleasure."

"You really don't know, do you?"

"Do you think I'd really tell youif I did?"

"What were you thinking?"

"I just wish there was some way…"