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Chapter 5: Stay…
Liana once again dipped her feet into the crystal clear water. She sighed contently. "It feels so wonderful…" Atem watched her curiously. The blond turned her head and smiled back at Atem. "Won't you join me?" She slid off the rock and submerged herself under the water. When she surfaced her hair was brown from the wet liquid. "C'mon! The water's perfect!" Atem hesitated. How could he tell her he couldn't swim? She was so cute and he wanted to impress her, didn't he? "Please come in with me?" Atem nodded and walked closer to the edge. "Jump!" Quickly, the Pharaoh took off his shirt and threw it on the green grass before jumping in. Liana giggled when he came up floating next to her. He tried to hide the fact that he was shivering. "You cold?" Liana asked.
"A-A little." He wrapped his arms around himself. "Y-You aren't?"
"Uh-Uh." Liana smiled. "I guess I'm just used to it, that's all."
The two chased each other around for hours and it was getting pitch black. Atem had to stifle a yawn. Liana noticed. "Let's get out now. I know you're tired so, you don't have to hide it."
Atem blushed. How'd she know that?
"I know a lot of things." Liana said quietly. "And for some strange reason, I feel as if I know a lot about you. "She looked at him. "It's as if we've known each other forever or something…"
Atem thought for a minute as Liana helped him out of the water. "What's your real name, Liana?"
"I don't know….I can't remember." She blushed lightly.
"Hmm…"
"Why does it matter?"
"No reason…You just look familiar. But, I've never met anyone with the name Liana." Atem paused. "How'd they choose that name?"
Liana laughed. "I have no clue. I hate the name though!" The two laughed for a few moments before Liana yawned. "Let's sleep now." Atem nodded. "Follow me." She led him behind a waterfall where there was this huge cave with two beds and rugs and many other things. Atem's eyes widened. "Pretty cool, huh?" Again, he nodded. Liana sat on a bed with white sheets and a black comforter. "I run away to this place all the time…it's like a sanctuary or something." She looked down. "No one knows about this…" Atem walked over to her and sat on the edge of her bed. He saw tears falling from her eyes and it killed him. All Atem wanted to do was take away her pain, but he couldn't…could he? Liana looked back up at him and sobbed. The answer was no.
"I don't want…to d-die!" She cried. "I can't be sacrificed! I just can't!" She wrapped a blanket around herself. "Why is it me? Why…?" She gazed at Atem as if he could answer her question. And so, doing the only thing that the Pharaoh could do, he embraced the small girl as she cried and screamed and the wind howled outside and the waterfall thrashed loudly as if it were laughing at the beautiful girl.
Liana had eventually cried herself to sleep in Atem's strong tan arms. He smiled softly. She looked like an angel even more so in her sleep. Gently, he slid her off of him and walked began walking to the other bed. "W-Wait…" A small voice whispered. It was Liana. "Will you…"She looked away her face burning. "Stay with me…" Atem's cheeks flushed brightly. Sleep with this girl? No. "Please Atem…I'm so scared…" But she was an innocent girl. She didn't mean anything when asking Atem to sleep with her. She just wanted some company. After all, she was very lonely and confused and her time was running out…
TO BE CONTINUED…
