Chapter 5

"Sanura? Can I talk to you? Alone?" Ria asked.

Bakura rolled his eyes.

"Of course, Your Highness." Sanura responded worriedly.

"This way, Bakura." Atemu directed.

Bakura gave Sanura a sideways glance to tell her that she'll be fine. Then he followed the Pharaoh to his quarters. Ria dismissed the priests and they all disbanded…except for one. Seth walked up to Ria and bowed slightly.

"What is it, Seth?" She asked.

He whispered something in her ear and used his hand to cover up his words.

"That won't be necessary, Seth." Ria turned to look at him, and then she waved him away.

As Seth passed by, he shot Sanura a death glare that made her take a small step back. Hasani started to cry. She tried to bounce him up and down.

"Shhh. Hasani, it's all right. It's all right. Shhh." She cooed.

Ria watched as the small baby boy immediately calmed down. Then Sanura did something that surprised her: she started to sing. She had such a soft voice. Hasani's eyelids started to get heavy and he eventually fell asleep against his mother's shoulder.

"I don't think your son likes Seth that much." Ria commented.

"And for good reason too. He…he scares me as well, Your Highness." Sanura looked at the ground.

Ria twitched. "Please…don't call me 'Your Highness'. Just call me Ria." The woman smiled. "And I think Seth needs to lighten up."

"So, what do you want to talk about Your High- Ria?" Sanura caught herself.

"Well, I want to know exactly what is going on with your family being targeted." Ria looked serious.

"Well, um…the other night, Bakura went to go see why Hasani was crying and he…he didn't come back for awhile and I could still hear Hasani crying. So, I went to go help him but when I walked in, Bakura was in a fight with the assassin. That man almost came close to killing our only child. And…and we don't know who would want to do this. And it scares me so much. I can't bear the thought of losing Hasani…" Sanura's last sentence trailed off as her eyes started to water.

"It's all right, Sanura. Please, sit down." Ria led her to the single step in front of the thrones and they sat down next to each other.

"I promise you, Sanura, nothing will happen to Hasani. I'll personally make sure of it. So, tell me a little more about yourself. Atemu has told me so much about you." Ria's eyes softened.

Sanura perked up a little. "Well, I love to cook and clean and…"

"Wait. Cook and clean?"

"Yes. I used to be a slave so I have grown used to tasks like that. And I used to take care of animals so I love them as well." Sanura smiled.

Suddenly, a guard came in from a side passageway and bowed before Ria.

"Your Highness, there is a very persistent dog outside the palace walls. We have tried to get rid of it but it keeps coming back. What should we do, Your Highness?" The man raised his head.

Sanura shot up. "Oh, no! Tefnut!" She exclaimed.

"It's your dog?" Ria asked.

"Yes! I'm so sorry, Your Highness. I hadn't known he had followed me here!" Sanura practically begged for forgiveness.

Ria sighed. "I told you, call me Ria. And you can bring the dog here." She looked at the guard.

"Yes, Your Highness." The guard got up and exited the room.

Sanura turned to Ria. "I'm sorry, Ria. I have made a habit of knowing my place. Whenever someone higher than me gets angry or stressed, I tend to call them by their title. There are times when I call Bakura 'Master'. Then, he has to remind me but not how you do it. He…uh…well…" Sanura bit her lip to keep herself from smiling but she blushed anyway.

"Ah. I see." Ria said with a smirk.

Sanura sat down next to Ria. It was then that she realized why she was honored as a goddess. She had the appearance of one. She had brown hair with blonde bangs and streaks and blue eyes. She wore a short skirt and a top that started below the shoulder and cut off just below her breasts. A moment later the guard came in, holding Tefnut by his collar. He was growling but only for intimidation. The guard let go and the dog trotted over to Sanura, who patted him on the head. He looked at Ria, who started to scratch him behind the ears.

"Would it be alright if I held Hasani?" Ria asked, smiling.

"Yes, of course. Just be sure to support his head." Sanura responded, gently placing the sleeping baby boy in Ria's arms.

"I figured if I want to have a child of my own, I might as well know what I'm getting into." Ria laughed, looking down at Hasani.

Sanura saw a young woman approach them from a side corridor. She had light blue hair that fell down to her waist and dark blue eyes. She wore a simple cotton dress, almost like the one Sanura used to wear. She bowed before Ria.

"What is it, Kisara?" Ria smiled.

"I wanted to talk to the woman who tamed Bakura's heart!" She smiled.

Sanura blushed and looked away. "Uh…"

Ria started to laugh. Kisara sat down in front of them, letting Tefnut sniff her hand.

"Well, how did you know when he first started to fall in love?" Kisara whispered, seeing the baby sleeping.

"Uh, actually, I didn't know until he said it the night of the trial." Sanura blushed.

"How did you know when you fell in love with him?" Kisara asked leaning forward.

"There was something about him that I loved from the first time I ever saw him. But I still can't figure it out…" Sanura grinned.

"Alright, I've been dying to know this…Is Bakura good in bed?" Ria asked with a smirk.

Sanura sat straight up. She could feel the heat rise to her cheeks. "Uh…what?"

"Yeah! Is he romantic?" Kisara giggled.

"Uh…well, I will answer one question. Yes, he is romantic." Sanura blushed.

"Oh, come on! I've seen the way he acts around you. If that's what he does in public then I can't imagine what he does to you in bed. So, tell us!" Ria smiled haughtily. She handed Hasani back to his mother, whose face was completely red.

Sanura took a deep breath, giving up.

"Fine…He's…he's very good." It took most of her energy to keep herself from squealing.

"Ok…is he on top?"

Kisara started to snicker.

This was so awkward for Sanura. She wasn't exactly used to talking about her sex life. But she answered anyway.

"Yes…he usually is…" Sanura blushed and looked away.

"Usually?" Ria nudged Sanura with her elbow.

"Why do you want to know? Is it really necessary, Ria?" Sanura looked at the queen in embarrassment.

"But, he's always in control…" Sanura sighed but smiled-none-the-less.

"I knew it!" Ria stuck her fist up in the air in triumph.

Hasani squirmed a little in Sanura's arms.

"Shhh." She reminded her gently.

"Sorry. I just had to know. You know, the Pharaoh's not that bad either." Ria smirked.

Kisara couldn't contain herself any longer and finally fell over laughing. Sanura closed her eyes and shook her head, wondering how they had gotten here in the first place.

Author's Note: Yes, I'm a pervert. You should have seen the looks on my friends faces when they saw this! It was definatly a Kodak moment. Anyway, I'll give credit where credit is due. Ria is not my original character, Shiroi Ookami thought her up. And she's a pervert too.