Chapter 15
"Is she mad at you or something Atemu?" Mana poked him, as she had been all through dinner.
"I … honestly don't know," he sounded hurt, almost broken.
Mana eyes teared up, feeling greatly responsible for everything that's gone on.
Atemu sighed, resting his face in his palm as he looked out his balcony over the city.
It hurt Mana, watching her best friend nearly fall to pieces. With no further words, she turned and exited, heading straight for the city; intending to find her, though she knew not what she'd do when she found her, she set off anyway.
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Masi lay on her back, staring at the back of her eyelids, listening to the wind that blew in through her window.
Her thoughts were too incoherent to be put to words, so all she could do was sigh, time after time. Her mouth flapped open and closed as though she were a fish out of water, always at a loss for words.
Seto may have saved her just this past time, but what about the next time? Where would he be? Will she even be so lucky to be caught before things go too far?
Questions raced through her mind, incoherent masses of voices, screaming questions to her.
"What if there's not a next time?" she prayed, wishing it to be true.
Bakura had meant business, and he would rest at nothing… and that look he gave her. She knew he'd be back; not only for the Pharaoh's life, but for her as well. What was she to him more than measly entertainment? He'd probably just use her and throw her away, but, if he killed the Pharaoh and she was a mere present, where would she go when all was said and done?
Her fist clenched, relaxed, and clenched again, debating all the possible outcomes of Bakura's return; all ending miserably.
"What will I do? He's going to be back… I know he will, but if I tell Atemu, he'll just hug me to death and say that its all going to be fine and that I shouldn't worry anymore…
"And I know I'm causing him too much stress with everything because of my really odd mood swings… I wish this were easy," she sighed, moving her hand to her stomach, feeling slightly bloated.
"If you'd talk about it, it might be easier," the chipper voice cooed from the window.
"Mana? What are you doing here?" she didn't bother to let anything more than annoyance coat her words.
"I just wanted to see if you're okay," she let herself in through the front door, moving to sit next to Masi on her bed.
"I'm fine," she growled.
Mana failed to stop a squeak of fear pass her lips.
"Please, Masi… what's wrong? Is it about Bakura?"
Masi's eyes shot open, throwing fire at Mana, making her quiver.
"…"
"He'll be back."
"Bakura?"
"…"
"How do you know?"
"…"
"I can't help if you don't talk to me!!"
"He gave me a look."
"A look?"
"…"
"Masi!! You can't base everything off a look."
"Its not JUST a look. Bakura meant business, and he'll be back… for Atemu's life…"
"Why haven't you said anything!"
"… are you serious?"
"…??"
"If I tell them, they'll say I'm delusional and I'm just in shock from everything that happened."
"…point…"
"…not to mention, that I'm just a prize… or as he put it, a 'pet'."
"You're no one's pet!"
"Apparently I am…"
"What's happened to you?! What did he do to you?! You aren't the same Masika that I knew a few weeks ago."
"I know… I don't feel the same either… Mana…" her eyes shimmered with fear for the first in a while.
"What is it?"
"I know its still too early to tell… but… I think I'm … pregnant…"
"What?! With who's baby!! I thought you said he didn't get that far!"
Masi blinked a while before catching on and shooting another glare towards Mana. "Atemu's… and he DIDN'T get that far, but he wanted to… I could tell that from the second he laid his hands on me."
"So… shouldn't we be telling someone?"
"No…"
"Why not?"
"Because. If Bakura succeeds, not only will he kill the Pharaoh, he'll kill the child as well… and there will be no descendants…"
"… what are you saying?"
"If Bakura doesn't know, and for some unforsaken reason, kills Atemu, I may be able to pass the child off as Bakura's…"
"But you said you didn't do it with him."
"I didn't. but do you think he knows how long it takes to give birth to a baby?"
"…do you?"
"No… do you?"
"No… so I guess he wouldn't know, would he?"
"I don't think so."
"…. That's kinda mean though…"
"Cruel, I know, but it wouldn't kill the royal line then. And Egypt would still have a new Pharaoh."
"…but… at the expense of having a hidden child?"
"I know… one that not even Atemu would know about… it kind of hurts me in a way. He'd have to stay here, and live in the village. But then he'd make a great ruler because he'd know the people, and know their hardships."
"That's a lot Masi…"
"I know… but the important thing, is that we don't let Bakura sneak up on us."
"All the more reason you go and tell them that you suspect he'll be back! You are future Queen you know."
"I know…" she rolled out of bed. "Fine," she grabbed her cloak, "I'll go talk to them…"
Mana lit up, quite happy that she'd succeeded in bringing Masi back.
Thanks for reading... I don't really know where i was going with this chapter... i got kind of whisked off but, idk, i hope you enjoyed it anyway, plz review!