Tenshi- what are you having my sister do?
Spirit- me to know and you not to find out. :ties up Tenshi: well i have to prevent him from reading this, hope you all enjoy it though.
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88 Last Time 88
Hotaru nodded wearily. "I was born with the power to heal others. I don't know how or even why, but I've always been able to do it. As for the boy. . . he's my twin brother."
88 This Time 88
Atem read the note the guards from the tombs had given him. They then explained the town of Niap was in deed destroyed and a few of the women were missing. This included Isis and Hotaru. Crumbling up the note, the pharaoh then tossed it into the fire. Motioning for the two guards to follow him he made his way to the throne room where the priests were waiting. All when quiet when they saw the grave expression on his face.
Mahado stepped forward, concerned for his pharaoh. "What is it Pharaoh?" the others waited for the news.
"Niap was raided out. The women were captured, and then the place was burned to the ground. I need search parties sent out to find the culprits and the women."
"But Pharaoh they could be anywhere by now. They might not even be in Egypt anymore." Akhenaden stated.
Atem glared at the man. "I don't care, we need to find Isis, or have you forgotten? She is the keeper of the Millennium Necklace?" the old man held his tongue at this. Turning to Seto and Shada the man then said. "I ask you two to join the search. Both of your Millennium Items can help track them down. Look for Tenshi as well, he might have information by now."
The two nodded and went to gather up men to go with them. Atem dismissed the rest of the priests and went to sit on his throne. Rubbing his swore head he closed his eyes and leaned forward. This was just another fine mess. Why hadn't he heard of this sooner? Perhaps he didn't have as much control over his country as he thought. Another town could've been attacked by now, and he wouldn't hear about it 'til Bakura, of all people, dropped another note. This perplexed him as well. Why would the Thief King tell him of such a thing?
He thought he would've just minded his own business. Maybe a friend of his had also been taken by the ones who had done this. He couldn't think of any other reason. A sudden feeling of a hand on his shoulder drew him out of his thoughts and he jumped. Looking over he saw a smiling Rei. She was in a Greek style red dress, that no doubt Setsuna had designed and made for her.
She tilted her head when she spoke. "Are you ok Atem?" he nodded and she crossed her arms, throwing a knowing glare at him. "Don't lie to me. I can tell you're all stressed out about the Niap thing."
"How did you know?" he asked.
"Karim told me. So lets try this again. Are you ok Atem?" Atem couldn't help but slightly grin at the girls tactics. This time he shook his head. Rei kneeled down, resting her chin on his arm rest.
"Thank you. Anyway you think I can cheer you up?" she asked. Sighing the pharaoh sat back and shrugged. "Ok how about this then? I've made my decision, I'll stay here with you at the palace."
He looked over at her sternly, "you shouldn't base that decision on me being upset over something. Bad things happen all the time." Rei just shook her head.
"No, I was on my way here to tell you when Karim told me the news. I'm being sincere about this." Atem looked at her in shock for a few moments then smiled. They both stood up and he hugged her.
"Thanks Rei, this means a lot to me."
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Makoto watched as the violet eyed girl stayed by her brother. It had been three days since Jabari found him. It had also been three days since Hotaru had any sleep. The fever was constant, it didn't fall, nor did it rise. No one knew whether to take that as a good or bad sign. All this was worrying the brunette though. Now it was sleep, soon the girl might even stop eating. She only did to keep her strength up and stay awake, not because she was hungry.
Looking to her right Makoto found a glaring Bakura. It seemed he was glaring at Tenshi. She couldn't help but smirk. "Feeling a little jealous are we?" she teased.
He just turned his glare on her, "no! I'm feeling angry. Hotaru's gonna get sick if she keeps this up all thanks to him."
"You can't really blame her you know. He his her brother." Bakura nodded.
"I know, but I doubt he'd want her to go through all this for him."
Makoto looked thoughtful. "Why don't you tell her that." he just gave her a look that said , 'don't you think I have?'. This made her sigh. Sometimes Hotaru was to stubborn for her own good. "So what are we going to do? We need her to sleep."
Bakura seemed to thinking on this. "Well. . . I have one idea."
"What?" Bakura whispered his plan into her ear. Her eyes widened. "Do you Want to be murdered?"
"You got a better one?" shacking her head he smirked and walked into the infirmary. With out a word he walked in front of the violet eyed girl, picked her up and slung her over his shoulder. Hotaru gasped in surprise and her eyes widened.
"Bakura? What the- Put me down!"
He just shook his head as he walked out of the room, and past a giggling Makoto. "You need to get out of that room and get some sleep."
"I'm fine! Now let me go!"
"Not likely." he then entered the room given to the violet eyed girl. He locked the door with his own key to make sure she couldn't get out. It was only then that he put her down.
Quickly he caught her wrist before she could slap him. "A little cranky aren't we? Perhaps cause you haven't slept for the past three."
"I am not!"
"So not only are you cranky, but now you're a liar"
"Bakura you're such a-!"
Hotaru didn't get to finish as Bakura closed the gap between them and placed his lips on hers. She was surprised at first, but then closed her eyes and kissed him back. His arms held her closely but gently to him, and she wrapped hers around his neck. Something slide across her bottom lip, and it soon became clear it was his tongue. He wanted entrance into her mouth. Without even thinking she complied and he slide his tongue in. Her eyes widened as realization dawned on her and she pulled away, covering her mouth.
"I'm sorry. I-I just...I'm not.." she stumbled over her words as a blush appeared on her face. Bakura smirked at her.
"You've never been truly kissed before have you?" the violet eyed girl shook her head. "Then just follow me." he said as his nose was almost touching her's.
"Close your eyes... Don't be afraid, I would never hurt you." he whispered. His warm breathe washed over her face, making her calm down and she did as he said. She felt his lips on her's again and immediately thought he would just slip his tongue back into her mouth. However the thief didn't. He was going to let her get used to this first, before going a step further.
Awhile after Hotaru started kissing him back, he nibbled on her bottom lip to open her mouth slightly. When it was wide enough his tongue went in and began to massage her's. A moan escaped her throat, which made him inwardly smirk. Her own tongue began to copy him, indicating she was no longer afraid. Every once in awhile they would break it off to breathe, then begin again.
Something smooth touched Hotaru's back and she realized he had laid her down on the bed. The thief got on top of her without breaking the kiss. After awhile though he pulled away and began kissing her neck. A gasp escaped Hotaru's mouth as a shiver ran up her spine. This felt good, but at the same time frightening. Was he going to go farther than this?
Bakura had started kissing her collar bone and was beginning to move her dress down. That's when her fear got the better of her. "Bakura wait! I'm not ready for That!" she cried. He stopped and leaned in towards her ear.
"Relax, I'm not going to go anywhere near that far." he whispered and kissed the side of her head. He went back to gently setting his lips on her neck. Soon her body relaxed and she closed her eyes. He just stayed there, kissing her neck and jaw line. It felt so soothing, that Hotaru didn't think she could stay awake. After a few more minutes she was out.
The King of Thieves pulled away and saw she had finally gone to sleep. With all that has been happening, the girl had been so worked up it didn't seem like she would even get any rest. He got off and laid down beside her. Carefully he pulled the covers over them and settled himself in. The thief just watched as Hotaru slept peacefully. It was the first time he had ever seen her look so serene. His own eye lids began to feel heavy after awhile. And soon he too fell fast asleep.
Spirit- told you this was going to be fluffy. anyways i hope you all liked it, i'm going to let Tenshi out of the closet now. Please Review! Ja ne.
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P.S.-i don't think i mentioned this before but Niap, the town Isis and Hotaru were from, is actually Pain spelled backwards. if you think about it the town has brought nothing But pain to the characters. well that's all. Ja ne again.