First of all, I just wanna apologize for the long late update…I have been busy at work and private matters. I hope you still have the interest in reading this story till the end, remember to leave a review afterwards of what you think of this chapter. A small review/sentence will do =) Also, i have a new story titled "Hide and Seek" which was inspired from a vocaloid song with the same name. It is a fiction horror story, please do check it out on my wattpad account(see my profile) if you're interested. Thank you
The following day Tea woke up on the bed feeling warmth enveloping her back, she tried to turn around but could not do so because something was wrapped around her waist. As she looked at the source, she found it was Atem's right arm that was wrapped lightly around her and his head was softly resting above her own. Tea's face became flustered on the closeness she and Atem is sharing right now, even though there were a few times already that both of them shared intimate moments together she knew they did that only just to make their couple act look real to others. Tea tried to calm her pounding heart as she cleared out her throat to speak.
"Atem…" Tea called but no response came, the young girl sighed. "Atem…please move," Tea called again but this time she tried moving away the pharaoh's arm. As she tried to do so, Atem's grip on her waist just tightened and he pulled her much closer to him than before. "Atem…this is becoming uncomfortable for me, so please…move" Tea said while trying to move away. A small groan was heard and the young girl smiled, "Please tell me you're now awake" she pleaded.
Atem woke up feeling someone tugging his arm, he slowly opened his eyes and looked down at his wife. He smiled seeing her moving his arm away, he groaned and slightly rose up from the bed while he loosened his grip on her waistand came close to Tea's right ear. Upon feeling the warmth on her ears, Tea flinched while Atem continued smiling.
"Morning, my queen…did you sleep well?" he asked teasingly while whispering softly into the young girl's ear.
Tea felt her husband's hot breath but tried her best to calm down. She then turned around to face her husband letting her hands rest on the pharaoh's chest, "you really enjoy teasing me Atem…morning, I did sleep well thanks to you."
The young pharaoh laughed a bit then said, "I guess I need my reward now for saving your life."
Tea smiled, "fine…but don't regret it." After saying that, the young girl rose up and sat on Atem's stomach straddling both her legs on Atem's chest while her hands still rested on top of it.
Atem was surprised but knew that his wife was just teasing him, "I think I won't regret it…maybe it's the opposite, I can get use to this."
Tea just smiled, "I never knew you like this kind of stuff my dear husband." She then slowly slid both her hands up until both rested on either side of Atem's ears, Tea then bent down so that her arms are supporting her as her face came closer to the young pharaoh. "If you just said this before, I would have done this long ago" she added as she angled her face while her lips came closer towards Atem's own.
The young pharaoh closed his eyes and slowly wrapped his arms on Tea's waist as he answered, "if I knew…I would have said so."
Preparing himself to feel the warmth on his lips soon, he waited and waited but he didn't felt it. Atem slowly opened his eyes and found Tea looking at him with an amused expression, he thought of it for a while and groaned upon realizing that he fell for his wife's trick.
Suddenly another voice was heard as that person cleared its voice, "We are very sorry for disturbing something important our pharaoh…but, it is time to see your schedule for the day."
Atem turned his head sideways to see that the owner of the voice is none other than Shimon who tried to keep himself from grinning and beside him was Isis who has a flustered face. Atem looked at them with widened eyes and then turned to Tea, the young pharaoh suddenly felt his face heat up in embarrassment and tried defending himself.
"This isn't what it looks like…Tea was just teasing me," Atem said shaking his head in disagreement.
"Oh? But you just closed your eyes my dear…" Tea replied with a raised brow and a smile. Atem pouted on her realizing she found this quite amusing, he turned towards his councils and said "just forget what you saw here…let us see our schedule."
Both his councils looked at each other with a questioning look then bowed at Atem and Tea, they went closer and showed the two their schedule. Atem pushed himself up causing Tea to fall but she rose and sat on the foot of the bed to look up at her schedule, "Thank you" both of them said in unison after they finished seeing the papyrus. The two councils smiled and bowed down then left the room after the pharaoh and queen gave their permission. Tea then looked at Atem, "well then…shall we continue?"
Atem stared back at her and smiled, "it is fine Tea…I know you were just teasing me." Suddenly, Atem was pushed back on the bed at where he laid previously and Tea was towering him. The young girl smiled and rested both her hands on Atem's cheeks, she then came closer to him that their noses touch.
"Oh I change my mind on that, Atem…here is your reward" she whispered then angled her face to kiss Atem on the lips.
Upon feeling the warmth, Atem doesn't know what to do and just laid there on the bed without moving. His heart began to beat fast as Tea continued kissing him. Feeling his whole body enveloping in heat, Atem slowly wrapped his arms on the young girl's waist then kissed her back passionately as he closed his eyes. The sweet moment lasted for 5 minutes until both broke off feeling the need for air, Tea then sat back on Atem's stomach and the young pharaoh laid panting.
"I hope that reward was enough," Tea said in between pants while Atem smiled "it's enough Tea…Thank you."
The young girl found the pharaoh looking at her with the most lovely smile and the ray of the sun hitting his face added on the charm her husband was already showing, Tea blushed at the sight she saw and felt a big thump in her heart.
"Well then I guess we need to change clothes now…and thank you for not sleeping topless today, Atem" Tea said with a smile as she head towards the comfort room.
Upon seeing his wife entering inside, Atem sat on their bed with a smile. He felt really happy but doesn't know why. When the images of what happened at Bakura's place suddenly flashed on his mind, Atem's smile disappeared. Tea and I really need to talk about that incident at Bakura's place after we change our clothes, Atem thought and sigh as he looked at the sky outside their balcony.
As soon as the two finished changing their clothes, Atem sat down on the bed causing Tea to look at him with a confused look.
"What's wrong Atem? I thought you need to go to the library to study arts," the young girl asked and the young pharaoh nodded.
"I do, but…there is something we need to talk about first Tea" Atem said.
"What is it?" Tea asked sitting down on the bed beside her husband.
"Well…." the young pharaoh trailed looking down at the floor with unease, "do you remember what happened at Bakura's place?" he finished asking and looked at Tea.
The young girl was confused as to why Atem was asking this question knowing that both of them had seen what happened at Bakura's place, although she is confused Tea nodded. "I was taken as a hostage by Bakura and you came to save me…you both battled and…you won," Tea explained trying to remember the events.
Atem looked at her with a worried expression, "do you know how I won the battle?"
Tea was even more confused but responded, "of course…you won through battling…"
Atem looked more worried and took Tea's hands, "anything else?"
The young girl shook her head while Atem sigh, "I thought so."
"Why…is there anything more that happened than what I said?" Tea asked worriedly and felt her heart beat faster, the same beat she felt when she gave Atem a kiss but this time she knew it is for a different reason. "Atem…is there anything else?" she added staring directly at Atem's eyes.
The young pharaoh hesitated at first, but knew that Tea must know now before something will happen to her. He couldn't somehow take off his mind on Bakura's last words to him before they left, he knew that it was a warning.
Atem squeezed the young girl's hands, "I will say something but don't worry about it…you see, I indeed duelled Bakura at that time to save you. But…I didn't win really because the battle was stopped, and the reason was…was because you used your powers that time the whole place began to crumble."
Upon hearing those words, Tea suddenly felt scared. She felt her hands turned cold and her face paled, "I…I was about to…destroy the place?" she mumbled with horror.
Atem saw her and answered her with a worried look, "Yes…but, you did it only to save us both."
"But…but I was about to destroy the place," Tea replied and looked at Atem. "I…I was about to destroy a place without me remembering it, I am…a dangerous person" the young girl said.
Atem shook his head and hugged Tea, "you are not Tea…you are not a dangerous person, but there is something I need to ask you…is it alright?"
The young girl nodded and both of them broke off the hug, "you said you have these powers…but since when?" Atem asked.
Tea answered, "As far as I can remember…I only knew this during that day we first arrived here, someone was threatening me and calling me Princess and I…" suddenly all the events on that day flashed back to Tea's mind and she cried. "I…I killed that person by accident…" she added.
The young pharaoh asked, "Who was that person Tea? And why was that person calling you princess?"
"I'm sorry Atem but…let's just forget this" Tea answered and was about to leave when Atem said, "Is he one of Bakura's servant? Tea…I need to know before something will happen again."
Tea turned around and looked at Atem with a frightened expression, "something will happen? Where? Is it because of me? What will I do? It is all my fault this things are happening!"
Atem stood and hugged Tea but this time tighter than the first, "no…nothing will happen, I will make sure of it and it is not your fault. I just want to know Tea because I want to help, so please tell me."
"That person who attacked me…his name was Gopher and he is one of Bakura's servant since he dresses like those of the four who are serving Bakura now. I don't know why he calls me Princess though, maybe he mistook me for someone…" Tea answered calmly keeping the detail of her and Princess Anzu having the same face a secret.
"I see…well, the fact that they mistook you for someone else is a bother but ever since Bakura knew of your powers I am sure he will continue attacking us. Tea, we need to meet your parents" Atem said and Tea was surprised that she broke off the hug.
"Meet them? But why?" Tea asked.
Atem answered, "since you have powers…we don't know why you have that, the only thing I could think of getting the answers are from your parents. Tea, maybe they knew this all along and kept this a secret from you. You can't learn magic if you don't have anyone in the family that has powers, or you didn't train to learn them. Plus like I said before, its mostly those of the royal family that has powers."
Tea shook her head, "I am sorry but…I don't think my parents can help."
"Why?" Atem asked and Tea sighed.
She looked at Atem with a sad smile, "because I left them a long time ago…and…they hate me."
The young pharaoh was silent, "but…how can you say they hate you Tea? When you-" he was cut off by Tea answering, "I felt it! They didn't love me…ever since I was born, they hated me! I just don't know why they won't tell me."
Atem didn't know what to do, so instead he replied "they must have a reason Tea…and, one thing for sure I knew of. Parents don't hate you for no reason, you were born because of love. If they didn't love you, why get married and make you? Tea…I am sorry to hear that from you, I didn't know you have that kind of past and I am sorry that you had to remember. But…right now, your parents are the only ones that could help us." Tea didn't say anything and just looked at the floor, the young pharaoh sigh and added "please think about it…" and left the room.
When Atem went to the library, Shimon came towards him grinning. The young pharaoh was confused, "What is it Shimon? Why are you so happy?"
The elder council advisor couldn't help but laugh, "well…seeing you, our pharaoh and the queen being so sweet early in the morning really makes us happy. I really envy young people to be able to do those things, if only I am younger than my age now and have a wife so beautiful and sexy like the queen…I would do lots of things with her." Shimon grinned and blushed imagining different things, Atem who analysed what the elder council advisor meant blushed and calmed himself down trying to erase those thoughts to his mind.
"I am glad that you are happy for us Shimon but please…stop thinking too much about it, I…I will study now" Atem said and went inside the library while Shimon laughed. Isis who just passed by him heard him mumble words that made the millennium necklace owner blushed in embarrassment, she went closer to Shimon and pinch his right ear while dragging him away from the library. Atem on the other hand studied on arts for hours until it was lunch time, a servant knocked on the door of the library and came inside as Atem permitted him.
"What is it?" Atem asked and the servant answered, "it is now time for your lunch our pharaoh. The queen is waiting."
"Oh…ok, thank you I will go now" Atem said and left his book on the table, he walked and was about to leave the library when he stopped and looked one last time at his books. He sighed and left with his servant following behind.
I wonder if she is alright now…we did finish the conversation in an ackward situation, because of that I couldn't even finish my study. I hope things would go well, Atem thought and sigh for the nth time.
As soon as he arrived at the dining table, Tea was already sitting. She looked like a queen that anyone would bow down for. Dressed in her white tube and white long skirt, a golden choker was placed on her neck and two large golden bangles were used as her bracelet. Her hair was down but a golden headpiece was placed above her head like a crown, her earrings were that just like Atem wears. The young pharaoh couldn't help but look at her in surprise, suddenly Yugi spoke up "Lunch is served Atem…and I believe you had seen your wife a lot of times to not be stunned by her beauty anymore."
Atem heard what Yugi had said and blushed, he cleared his throat and sat on the chair beside Tea. The gang ate their foods and talked about their trainings while Tea and Atem laughed with them, although they seem to be in a good mood the two didn't talk with each other the whole time. When lunch ended, Yugi and the others continued their training with Mahad and Mana while Atem went to train with his horse. Tea followed him since they have the same schedule for horse riding. When the young girl rode her brown horse, the animal huffed and was about to throw off Tea when Atem tamed it.
"You alright?" Atem asked and the young girl looked away but nodded, the young pharaoh sigh. "You know I could teach you how to tame a horse if you would just talk to me…Tea, I am really sorry. Let's just forget about it like what you said" Atem explained following the young girl. Tea didn't respond and pulled the leash on the sides but the horse didn't stop, Atem saw it and said "pull the leash towards you."
Tea did what he said and the horse stopped, Atem then came close to her horse and added "are we just gonna keep ignoring each other?"
Tea didn't respond, Atem sigh and was about to left her when she spoke. "I don't want that…"
The young pharaoh stopped and looked at her, "what do you mean?"
"I don't want...that we ignore each other, I'm sorry…it is my fault not yours so you shouldn't be the one to apologize. I thought about it and I agree with your decision, my parents indeed are the only ones that could help…but…but I can't face them after what I did" Tea said still looking down at the ground.
Atem smiled and came close to Tea, he caressed her cheek and let her look at him. "Don't worry…I will be there with you."
"Promise?" Tea asked and Atem nodded. "But you didn't kept your promise of having everyone call me princess, they still call me queen…" the young girl added and Atem laughed.
"I am sorry about that, should I get angry at them and instruct them to call you princess?" Atem asked and Tea shook her head in horror.
"But you said…" Atem replied and Tea cut him off by saying, "I think I got used to it with them calling me Queen. Anyway…my parents live in Japan but I don't know if they still live in the same address."
"Let's find out then when we came back to Japan…but, I guess you should continue to rest first until those wounds on your body completely heal up. The councils would get angry at me if they saw me not taking care of my wife well," Atem explained and Tea laughed.
"Everyone? Including Seto?" Tea asked and the young pharaoh shook his head.
"I don't think he would do that, but who knows…considering his present reincarnation, he might say sarcastic things to me" Atem replied.
Tea laughed, "I guess the present Seto would but not the Seto I know here…he seems to be open about these things, although he has the same confidence as the present Seto does."
"Indeed…speaking of Seto, I haven't seen him all day. I wonder if he went somewhere?" Atem asked scanning around and Tea replied, "Concerned about him?"
The young pharaoh was taken aback, "not really…it is just unusual for him not to be seen. I must ask Shada, maybe he knows."
Atem guided his horse towards the place where the other animals are resting and Tea followed behind him, "Slow down Atem…you are too fast!"
When they arrived, they saw Shada and Karim taking care of the camels. The two millennium owners bowed down as soon as they saw Tea and Atem. "What is it that you need of, our pharaoh and our queen?" Karim asked with a serious face.
"Well, It is not really that important but I notice Seto was not here all day…did he left the palace?" Atem asked while Tea laughed softly behind him.
Shada replied with a serious expression as well, "If I remember correctly…Seto said he is going to a town to check for the supplies of the grains and the status of the goods being traded with other countries. Do you need something from him our pharaoh?"
"Oh…nothing really, thank you Shada and Karim. Please resume what you are doing" Atem replied and left while Tea followed behind him still laughing.
"Should we ask where that town he went to and go there?" Tea asked teasingly and Atem pouted, "Stop teasing me Tea…let us leave Seto alone, it is his job after all."
"And is it your job to know where your councils are?" Tea asked with a grin.
Atem looked at her, "of course…I need to know where my people go. It is my duty to protect them when in danger."
"Ok…if that's what you say," Tea replied. The two then continued horse riding as Atem teaches Tea on how to ride her horse. After spending an hour on horse riding, the two went inside and went to their next schedule.
"I guess I need to change my clothes, I am sweating" Tea said.
"You look good on that outfit though" Atem replied and the young girl looked at him with a stunned look. The young pharaoh realized what he said and added, "of course you do since the clothes were made well for a queen to wear it."
Teasmiled, "Don't worry…I will change my clothes but it will be the same outfit. I guess you need to change too, your clothes are much hotter than mine." She explained pointing out to Atem wearing his white clothing with a light blue cape and golden belt around his waist.
Atem replied, "I guess I should change to my spare clothes. Let us go together to the room then."
Tea blushed, "but I will change inside the bathroom."
Atem laughed, "Sure…don't worry, I won't peek."
Meanwhile in a nearby town…
Everyone was busy selling off their products to the people and foreigners who were walking around, the sun may be shining brightly but the townspeople aren't bothered by it and continued doing their daily life with a smile. Small children run around the town cheerfully and some walked with their parents to buy foods. Even after the recent news of attack from another town, people living on this town weren't bothered. In fact, it may seem they aren't afraid for they knew that the pharaoh ordered his guards to be dispatched on different towns and because of that the people felt safer. Seto walked among the people as he surveyed the town and the merchants selling, so far there were no one doing bad business and the trade off from other countries are prosperous. While he continued walking, his attention was caught as he saw a group of men surrounding something and some women were shouting towards that direction. He decided to ignore it for it is normal for people to have animal fights but when he heard what those people were saying, he couldn't help but check the group.
"Stone that witch! She has to die or we will die because of her! Stone her!" A woman from the back shouted and the other women agreed.
"She indeed looked different but we should have fun first with her, right?" A guy with a beard asked from the front as he looked at another guy beside him, in which the latter nodded and licked his mouth perversely.
The group became noisy and Seto looked at the source they were talking to. Between the group of men and women sat a girl wearing tattered clothes, she looked at them with no expression but defended herself from the people throwing her stones. Her complexion was pale, while her hair are as white as a snow and her eyes were colored deep blue that of the sea. Seto upon seeing her, couldn't help but look at her with familiarity. He continued looking at her and the girl stared back at him, upon seeing Seto the girl gave him a surprised look. Seto raised a brow and turn around to see whether she was looking at someone else, upon finding out that there was no one beside him Seto concluded that it was indeed him that the girl was looking. Seto stared at her with a questioning look and the girl return it with a smile.
Seto sigh, does she know me? I can't remember her at all…he thought. After pondering who the girl was, Seto gave up and decided to help her. When the group of people started tying the girl's hands and feet, Seto walked in the center intervening them.
"What are you doing with her?"Seto asked with a serious look and everyone gave him an angry look.
"What do you care mister? You're not even someone who works for the pharaoh so why should we answer you?!" A guy replied and the others laughed.
Upon hearing that, Seto couldn't help but snort. Of course…they wouldn't recognize me with this look! Seto thought as he looked at his outfit, wearing white coat and hood. "I am saying this now, you all should better stop this before the pharaoh knows what you all are doing or else…" Seto trailed off.
"Or else what?! He won't know unless someone tells him…of course we all know if you do that, you'll just end up crying at him like a sore loser" the guy with the beard mocked.
Seto felt his body boil in anger, his hands were now formed into a fist. The white haired lady noticed it and immediately shouted, the girl then stared at him with a worried look and shook her head as if telling him to stop. Seto doesn't know why but feeling the presence of this girl made him calm down. He took a deep a breath and said, "I am telling you in a nice way to stop this before you face the consequence."
"Really? Why don't you just admit it Mister…that witch is your loved one!" an older lady shouted somewhere.
"Tsk! So he already tasted her? What a greedy guy…" the guy beside the bearded man said.
Seto upon hearing those words couldn't control anymore his anger. Just in time when two royal guards were walking at their way, Seto shouted "I have tried explaining to you all but this is just too much, you all should be punished!"
The people laughed more in which the guards noticed and checked on them, Seto saw the two and smiled. "Laugh all you want but I will be the one laughing in the end…" he said and took off his hood, the two guards immediately know who he was and stood in attention.
"High priest Seto…what are you doing here sir?" one of the royal guards asked and Seto replied, "just checking the place but then I found this people trying to stone someone they are accusing as a witch. Now listen to me, I command you two to take them all into prison to repent on their wrong doings."
The royal guards looked at each other then bowed towards Seto. "Wait…high priest? You mean you are one of the pharoah's royal councils?" the bearded guy asked in shock and Seto replied, "Indeed I am…but there is no backing out, I warned you all so face your consequences."
The people looked at him in horror and cried as the two guards tied their hands in a rope and pulled them to walk towards the prison at the palace, they begged for Seto to let them go but the latter refused and just watched them. After they disappeared into sight, Seto turn to look at the girl who looked at him with a sad face. Seto came towards her and got a pocket knifeas he untied the girl's hands and feet.
"You shouldn't have done that" the girl said in a whisper.
"What I did was just a way of punishment for them to repent their sins, I wouldn't have done that if they were not accusing someone of something not true" Seto replied.
When the ropes were untied, the girl looked at Seto with a questioning look. "Aren't you believing them? I look different than all of you" the girl asked.
"Look, just because you have white hair and blue eyes doesn't mean you are a witch…if you are, you could have punished them even without my help" Seto replied and began to walk away.
The girl followed him, "are you not gonna ask me why I look this way? Or what is my name?"
Seto sigh and turn to look at her, "Look…don't mistake me for helping you because I wanted to know who you are, it is my duty to bring peace in this country by using justice to all for the pharaoh's sake and what I did to you was just part of my responsibility. Now that you are free, you should better try to live well."
"You grew up well Seto, I'm sure your mother would have been proud of you…" the girl said and began walking on the opposite direction.
Upon hearing his name being said, Seto rushed towards the girl and grabbed her arm. "How did you know about my mother?"
The girl smiled, "because you and I have met before…you just forgot."
"Before? When? Tell me your name lady" Seto asked and the girl laughed.
"My name is Kisara…but I won't tell you how we met, you just have to remember that on your own" Kisara replied.
Seto snorted, "You dare challenge me? Fine…I won't force you, since I can't remember you still why don't you follow me to the palace."
"Are you gonna guard me there? Or observe me?" Kisara asked with a smile.
Seto blushed but quickly hid it, "I'm not…I simply just need to have you in my sight so when I remember you, I won't have a problem finding where you are plus it will save you from the wrath of the citizens."
"Don't worry, even if we are away…if fate permits us, we will see each other again. I don't have any problem with the people of this country, it wasn't my wish for having such appearance" Kisara said and began to walk away but Seto grabbed her arm.
"Fine…Since you say it that way, I will take you to the palace to guard you" Seto said in a serious tone and Kisara giggled. She nodded and followed behind him.
Back to the palace…
Tea had just finished studying about the history and cultures of the people and rulers of Egypt, she was feeling sleepy after reading tons of books and trying to keep all the information in her head. She decided a sip of tea will help her stay awake plus she is feeling a bit of hungry after horse riding. As she was walking towards the dining room, she saw Shimon with Isis, Karim, Mahad and Shada gathering together and talking quietly in a corner. Tea felt curious on what they were talking about since everyone seemed serious, so she smiled and quietly hid behind a pot of plant placed near the group. "Since it is near, we better plan a grand celebration…I'm sure with all the things that happened here, the pharaoh needs it" Shimon suggested.
Upon hearing the word pharaoh, Tea became more curious and listened more. Mahad replied, "although that is a good suggestion…let us not forget that the citizens need help and if I am in the pharaoh's place, he wouldn't want a grand celebration for the sake of the people."
Isis nodded, "I agree with Mahad…the pharaoh will prioritize the people's need than his own."
"But even so, the pharaoh needs to relax and lessen the stress he is already feeling…besides, it is his own birthday. I am sure the people would want that for him" Shimon objected.
"I agree with High priest Shimon, it is an important day for him…what do you think Shada?" Karim added.
Upon the mention of Shada's name, every councils looked at him. The millennium key owner didn't react but replied, "I believe it is the pharaoh's decision that is needed. We cannot speak in behalf of him."
"But this is a surprise celebration for him Shada, we can't surprise him if we will tell it to him" Shimon replied.
"Then why not ask Queen Teana? She is the pharaoh's wife afterall" Karim suggested and everyone agreed.
"Although it is a great idea, the queen herself is busy and I don't think we can ask her to help" Isis replied.
"Don't worry about that, for I have decided we should go with the celebration and invite the citizens. I am pretty much sure Atem would like that" a voice said and everyone looked at the source of it only to see it was their queen.
The councils bowed, "our queen. We are so sorry we didn't see you."
Tea smiled, "it is alright. I am glad I was able to know since I will help in the preparations of his birthday, we all should do it secretly so that he wouldn't know."
"But our queen, how about your daily schedules?" Isis asked.
"Don't worry…I will continue doing that while helping in the preparations, in fact…I have an idea already in my mind right now. Listen…" Tea explained and everyone gathered around.
It took them 30 minutes to fully understand Tea's idea. "So, do you all agree?" Tea asked with enthusiasm.
"Ohoho I believe it is a wonderful idea our queen, but becareful not to be too stressed out…we couldn't risk the future heir's life you know" Shimon said with a smile as he winked at Tea and the latter smiled nervously.
On the other hand, the other councils didn't react and bid immediately their goodbye towards Tea as they resume their work. Isis nodded towards Tea waiting for her to finish whatever business she is planning as they both will resume in studying, Tea didn't delay any moment and bid goodbye to Shimon as she walk towards the library with Isis trailing behind her.
When they went inside the library, Isis sat beside Tea and looked at her stomach with a serious expression. Tea caught her and asked feeling a bit uncomfortable, "what's the matter Isis?"
The millennium necklace owner shook her head, "forgive me our queen…Shimon just mentioned about a future heir but I cannot detect any presence of power or life from your stomach. I know it isn't my place to do this but-"
She was interrupted when Tea spoke, "it is ok Isis. Indeed what you're saying is true."
"What do you mean our queen?" Isis asked now with confusion.
Tea smiled weakly, "There is no life indeed since I am not pregnant. It wasn't my intention to lie to you all but Shimon seems happy and…I needed to use that lie to cover up something. Forgive me."
Isis looked at her with a serious expression, after a minute Isis nodded. "I understand, I won't tell Shimon about this but…I hope the pharaoh wouldn't be disappointed our queen."
"Oh it is fine, Atem knew about this too. We played along" Tea replied.
Isis looked at her one more time with a surprise look and later gave a small smile, "Then I guess it is ok our queen." For your fate is connected with our pharaoh, Isis thought and smiled more.
"Ah, by the way…I forgot something to say towards Shimon. I better go" Tea said and was about to leave when Isis spoke.
"He might be at the storage room," Isis said and Tea nodded.
Tea was running so fast that when she reached the storage room, she was already out of breath. She scanned the place and saw that Shimon and Atem were busy talking, "I can't go if Atem is there."
Just as she finished saying it, Atem walked off somewhere and Shimon was left behind. Tea smiled, she then walked towards Shimon. "I forgot to say, we need more dancers than the last party" Tea said which surprised Shimon.
"Goodness, it is just you our queen. You scared me," Shimon said and laughed.
Tea smiled, "Sorry…I am just excited for this one since it is Atem's birthday. Also by any chance do you know what things he likes?"
"Well…I can only remember a few since the pharaoh was very serious and didn't share what he feels to anybody after he sat on the throne" Shimon said.
"It is ok…please tell me Shimon, and Mr guard? If ever you see Atem returning, please alert us" Tea ordered one of the guards and the latter nodded.
Shimon and Tea took 5 minutes of talking and after that Shimon resumed his work, Tea on the other hand went to talk towards the guard she ordered a while ago. She called him and asked to come closer to her, the guard at first was hesitant but followed the order when Tea threatened him jokingly.
"I assume you wouldn't tell this towards the pharaoh or any of the other guards for now, right?" Tea asked as she whispered softly and the guard nodded.
Unknown to them, Atem was on his way back from the kitchen when he saw Tea gave a sweet kiss towards the guard. He was surprised by what he saw and felt his whole body boil in anger, he turn around and waited till Tea left the storage room as he went towards Shimon with a very angry expression.
Back to Seto and Kisara…
The two were on their way towards the palace as they rode a horse on which Seto hid outside of town, Kisara's white hair swayed along the wind as she held tightly on Seto's stomach. The millennium rod owner on the other hand remained calm but couldn't help to notice the closeness this stranger is to him right now, his mind is still busy thinking who she is and how come she knew him but he couldn't remember her. Upon looking at her hair, a memory suddenly flashed on Seto's mind.
It was a hot day when Seto is still young. He was walking around town when he saw a group of slave traders laughing and getting angry over something. Seto was curious and walked slowly towards the group only to find a girl that looks like the same age as him with white hair and deep blue eyes, her clothes were tattered and she was covering herself from the group as they made fun of her and teasingly touch her. The little girl was shivering in fear but she didn't fight back, Seto felt angry and shouted. "Hey! What do you think you guys are doing?" Seto asked in anger which called the attention of the group of slave traders.
"Leave us alone kid, you don't have anything to do with this" one of the slave traders said and laughed as the others followed him.
"Wait till i tell the pharoah's officials about this…" Seto shouted and the traders laughed more.
"He will tell us to the pharaoh he said…" another slave traders mocked and laughed.
Seto's hands were closed in a fist, he was about to say something when Karim arrived together with Shada. "What is going on here?" Karim asked.
Shada looked at the slave traders and saw the little girl, "it seems they are abusing a little girl."
"What? Hey you! You are all subjected to prison!" Karim shouted after he saw the little girl, the group of slave traders panicked and run off. Karim continued shouting and Shada followed them.
Seto was left behind, he looked at the little girl and took off his coat. He then use it to cover the little girl, in which the latter looked at him with surprised. "Don't worry…I won't harm you" Seto said with smile.
The little girl looked at him still in surprise but smiled back, she then stood up and bowed. Afterwards the little girl run off somewhere, Seto was dumbfounded by what just happened but he didn't say anything and just walked off too.
It was 3 days after that, when Seto just came from town carrying a bag of food he bought. He was smiling when he heard shrieks and saw a big smoke coming from the direction of his home. He felt scared and run fast towards his hometown but the moment he arrived, it was too late. Everything was burning and the smoke was so big he couldn't see the way towards his house, he dropped the bag of food he was carrying and run blindly towards the direction of his home.
"Mother! Mother! Where are you?" He shouted to no one as he felt his heart beat fast hearing the shrieks of townspeople.
Suddenly a big white dragon with blue eyes came stopping the fire on the town as it flapped its big wide wings. The moment the smoke cleared and the fire vanished, everything was already burned and only cements were left. The people that lived there were now gone, some laid on the ground as black as coal. Seto couldn't believe what he saw, he run towards his house now in ashes. He cried and began digging through the remains of the house, "Mother! Please tell me you are alive…Mother!"
He continued to dig as his tears fell down, the dragon roared and Seto looked at it. A bright light covered the dragon then vanished as soon as the light also vanished, Seto cried once more. "Did you came to help me?" He asked in the direction where the white dragonwas last seen.
Afterwards, the little girl whom he saved from before came out from the forest. She walked slowly towards Seto and hugged him,Seto was surprised but feeling the sudden warmth of another person made him calm.
"I am sorry…it is my fault, if you didn't save me last time…this wouldn't happen towards your town" the little girl whispered as her own tears fell down.
Seto didn't mutter anything but just let this stranger hug him. The two of them cried until their tears dried up. "I was too late, it was those slave traders' fault. They came here and burned this town…I am sorry for your mother, I…wasn't able to save her" the little girl said as both of them sat.
"You didn't do anything wrong…it is those…traders. Those people will pay for this" Seto said and the little girl held his hand.
"I won't let you dirty your hands…they will get punished I am sure of that, but…always remember I will be by your side if you need help" the little girl said and Seto looked at her, "promise? what's your name?"
The little girl smiled, "I promise…My name is Kisara."
"Kisara? Then…remember mine, its Seto."
Seto couldn't believe what he just remembered, could it be this girl was the one who saved him before? He wanted to know so he asked, "you…could it be possible you're the little girl before?"
The girl looked at him surprised, she then smiled and held tighter onto Seto. "Yes…it is me, Seto" she answered.
It was not later when the two arrived and Seto brought Kisara inside the palace. As soon as he was placing his horse back to the stable, they were met by Karim and Shada. "Seto…thank goodness you are now here, any reports?" Karim asked.
Seto replied, "nothing really except for…some villagers who fought."
"Fought? Are they gambling?" Karim asked and Seto shook his head.
"Who is that girl, Seto?" Shada asked as he eyed Kisara. The latter hid on Seto's back.
"She is just…a slave I saw on town, she was being hurt by the villagers because of her look so I helped her…well then I will now leave, let's go" Seto replied and Kisara followed behind him.
"A slave? Is she even allowed in here?" Karim asked and Shada didn't reply but continued to watch Kisara.
"That girl…holds a power equal to that of the Gods…" Shada muttered and Karim asked him, "did you say anything Shada?"
The millennium key owner didn't respond but just left on which Karim followed him.
"I think…that serious looking guy doesn't like me," Kisara muttered as she glanced back towards Shada.
Seto replied, "Who? Shada? That is just his usual expression, he means no harm to those that are good."
"So you think I am nice?" Kisara asked with a smile, Seto looked at her and found her smile somewhat calming.
"Think what you what to think, I will do my duty for now so just walk around the palace…don't do anything reckless and I will inform the guards and the other councils about you" Seto said and walked off leaving Kisara alone.
Nighttime came and Tea arrived towards the royal chamber feeling really exhausted, she was walking towards the bed when Atem came out of the comfort room wearing only a white gabaliyah.
"Oh Atem! I didn't know you are now here, going to sleep now?" Tea asked but Atem didn't reply and only went straight to bed.
Tea was confused, Did something happen to him this afternoon? She thought and ignored it as she prepared herself for a bath. Unknown to her, Atem was feeling jealous for the first time upon seeing her with another man. The pharaoh only regarded it as anger but doesn't know that it will affect what their current relationship is right now and what it will be in the future.
At Bakura's palace…
"Master, everything is ready…we are only waiting for your orders" Frau said as he bowed in front of Bakura.
The latter smiled mischieviously, "Good…everything is according to plan. Now tell this to the others, prepare yourself for the pharoah's celebration. We will give him a big present…one that he will never forget."
Frau looked at his master with a serious look and nodded, "As you wish Master Bakura."After that he left.
Bakura was the only one left on the throne room,He laughed and looked at the big ball of smoke reflecting Atem and Tea sleeping on their room. He slowly reached towards Tea's face and smiled even more, "Things are even more fun now that you are involved…"
To be continued…
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