Tenshi- no fair how come you only let ra and vegeta kill that guy. i wanted to too.
Spirit- next time around i'll let you ok?
Tenshi- ok!
Spirit- anyways heres the next chappy!
Shout Out's!-
Hoshiko Megami- well here it is, thanks for the review!
Saturn's Spawn- Yes, I live! let her do it! i think it would be a wonderful. no Shadow you can't kill Hotaru, she'll be fine now. . . maybe. i just can't give anything away yet. hope you did well on your exams. i usually suck at tests, except for in English class. anyways thanks for the review!
Sailor Ra- calm down now guys. i already said you could kill the bastard. however i still might need Etaxu so no killing him yet. but if i don't need him you can kill the whole group along with Tenshi. well i think i'll put the Ceres story up tonight or late afternoon. i still want to get a few more chaps written so yeah. well Vegeta is improoving at least. i saw your profile with the next stories your putting up. Yeah its a Greg Hotaru! i love Greg. i think he's so funny! if you want to find out how the Ceres one is going to be, go to my profile. it has a small summarry. anyways thanks for the review!
Daggers Night- it's ok, that's how my comp used to be too. yeah! hope you get your laptop soon. thanks, i'm glad you like it. and thanks for the review!
Nyaro- sorry i didn't get this chap to you. i totally forgot and i didn't know if you'd be able to check it in time.
Disclaimer- I don't own either animes/mangas. All I own is the plot.
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After a moment's pause the women quickly began to clean themselves up. No one wanted to stay the dark cells any longer. Some even cheered and sang for such an event. Others weren't so sure about it all. However one thing was true. They would no longer have to be there. No longer would they stay in cells with the rats and bugs. No longer would they be kept from the sunlight. They were to be sold away from this place, but that also meant two other things. They would no longer be together, and if they were sold. . .what kind of person would buy them?
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Bakura lay on the roof of the old inn. A few thin clouds drifted over head then moved out of sight. It had been about five days ago that he had seen the town. There was still no activity from the palace though. Then again there were those rumors that they had lost a troop and were out looking for them.
A twisted smile appeared on his face. If it had been one of his bands of men, he would have just assumed they either got caught, or were to drunk to come back. That actually happened more than it should. Still, how could the pharaoh be so blinded? One of his head priestesses had resided in that town, and he didn't know anything about it still. Something else must have given him some trouble along the way.
"Bakura!" came Jabari's voice. Bakura sat up and turned to see his friend running over to him.
"What is it Jabari? This had better be good."
"I know you'll want to hear this. Caris and I were in Olbaid when we heard about a group of Slave traders."
Bakura raised an eyebrow. "And? What has this to do with us. We can't afford a slave."
"You might want to steal all the money you can then. Cause when we saw the girls they had, one was the priestess from Niap." the thief immediately was on his feet.
"What?" he cried.
"It's true. You should have seen them too. It looked like they were all dragged through hell." with that Bakura began to climb the later off the roof. Jabari followed him over to the stables where the man began to saddle his horse. "Are you going to buy her?"
He mounted up."No, I'm going to steal her. Hyah!" he cried kicking his horses sides. The creature reared then took off into the deserts. Jabari shook his head and quickly saddled and mounted his own horse. If he didn't follow him, Bakura was most likely going to do something they'll both regret.
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Hotaru just kept her gaze to the floor. The traders had brought them to some sort of 3rd rate village. All the men here were drinking and had woman hanging all over them. It smelt of urine and cattle. The heavy sent of alcohol also clung to the air. This place was a mess.
All the women were thinking twice now about being sold here. If anything they would just be sold to a brothel. None of them wanted this, but it seemed that would have to be their fate. Fate, a word they all hated now. It was also a word Hotaru no longer believed nor destiny. If her destiny was to end up in a whorehouse then what was her purpose for even being alive?
Oh well, it didn't mater anymore. She had long since given up on life. There was no point in doing anything. Especially if everything was already decided by these people. Etaxu then came and opened the door to the small shack they had been placed in. He looked at all of them with his sweet smile. It made her want to gag.
"Well ladies this will be out last day together. I hope you all had a lovely stay." Hotaru's left eye twitched. If this was the last time she'd see him, then why not make it memorable?
"Go talk to someone who will actually listen to your horseshit."she muttered.
Everyone turned and stared at her wide eyed. Etaxu just smirked and walked over to her. "Well if it isn't the little blanket thief. I'm sorry did you say something dear?"
Isis and Nuru gave her a warning look to not say more. She just ignored them. "Yes I did. I'm sorry you must have not heard me. You must have been talking out of your ass to loudly." all the women gasped. What happened to her little oath of silence?
Oh she was going to go back to that. After she told this bastard off. "Well you certainly have a mouth on you." the green eyed man said, roughly grabbing her chin. She just glared up at him. Then she did something she wouldn't have done any other day she had been with him. She slapped his hand away from her then back handed him hard across the face.
"Who do you think you are? You just went to our city, killed everyone, burned it down, then made us slaves! What right do you have to do any of those things? We are not just some products you can sell! We are human beings, born free! And what you've done is unforgivable!" she shouted.
He just looked at her, his cheek a little red from where she slapped him. Then he went crazy. Drawing back his fist he punched her in the face, sending her to the ground. He then proceeded to kick and stomp her with all his might. The others tried to help the violet eyed girl but were held back by the guards. All Hotaru could do was curl up and do her best to protect herself.
After a few more minutes he stopped. Kneeling down he grabbed a handful of her hair and lifted her head to look up at him. "I don't care if you are our best sale. You're going to die here. You won't be sold like the others. Instead we're going to keep you in that dungeon, all alone, until the rats feast on you. That will teach you to mouth off to me." with that he threw her back down and left the shack.
Isis and the others quickly ran to help her. She was cut up in several places and blood was trickling out of the side of her mouth. The girl even had bruises already forming. She didn't care though. If this was the price she paid for sticking up for herself and the others than so be it. At least then she could die without any regrets.
" You are such a fool. Now what will happen to you?" Isis cried as she held Hotaru gently in her arms. The violet eyed girl didn't answer her. It hurt to much to move for one.
"We have to find a way to sneak her out of here." Karla said tearing off a peice of her dress to bandage one of the cuts on Hotaru's arms.
Nuru shook her head, "then what? She can't survive in a town like this. Leaving her out there is a one way ticket to the brothel if not back here."
"Then how about I take her?" came a male voice. All looked up to the roof where a man jumped down from a few moved reeds. He had wild white hair and red-brown eyes. The thing that caught all of their eyes was the double crossed T on his right cheek.
"It's Bakura!" one of the girls gasped. Some moved away from him. Others went to stand in front of Hotaru protectively.
Isis held the girl more tightly. "We won't give her to you. You'll just make everything worse."
Bakura rolled his eyes and made his way over to them. Out of fear of the Great Thief King all but Isis and Nuru moved. He kneeled down next to them and gently moved a piece of hair out of Hotaru's face. Her eyes were barely opened and looked lifeless. It was as if she wasn't even awake.
"Hotaru can you hear me?" he asked. Isis and Nuru gasped. How did he know her name? They had not mentioned it. However his voice had drawn a reaction from the girl. Slightly she moved her head as if to look at him.
"Ba...kur..a" came a whisper so faint they had barely heard it.
He smiled at her. "Hey there priestess. I'm here to get you out." ever so slightly she nodded. It was then that Isis gently handed her to him. He looked at the priestess in surprise.
"It appears she trusts you. So I will too. You're her only hope of surviving now."
Bakura looked at them a little sadly as he got up. "I'm sorry, but I can't get you all out of here. It would look suspicious, and we would surely be caught."
Nuru stood up to face him. "We know. We're just glad you can save her. That bastard Etaxu wasn't going to sell her. She had mouthed off to him just moments ago." a smirk formed on his lips. Yep, that sounded like the girl he knew.
"I wish you all luck then. I'll be sure to drop a note to the pharaoh for you the next time I rob one of his tombs." he said.
A rope was dropped down from the hole he had come from and he grabbed it. Skillfully he climbed up it with Hotaru slung over his shoulder. They watched until he was out of sight. Then listened to the scurrying on the roof. Soon Etaxu would return and find Hotaru missing. They didn't know what he would do, but he couldn't keep them all there. It just made them smile, knowing he could no longer torture them or the violet eyed girl ever again.
Tenshi- bout time he saved my sister, stupid lazy thief
Spirit- hey at least he got there before anything else happened.
Tenshi-so? he should have gotten there sooner.
Spirit-he didn't even know where she was! anyways next chap out on Tuesday as always, but Please Review for it. Ja ne
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