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Mana stands across from Aknadin holding a sword in her hand while Aknadin does the same. There is a small breeze that blows through their clothes and hair. Even with the wind being in their face, they refuse to blink, keeping their focus on their opponent. She narrows her eyes and clenches her sword tighter in her hand. She sweats in anticipation as to what is going to happen. To her surprise, he smirks and suddenly dashes forward. Regaining her focus, she blocks his attack and pushes him off her. Then she proceeds on giving him an attack of her own, only for it to be blocked. They stand there with their swords pressed up against each other, staring into each other's eyes.

"You still have much to learn Mana."
"Yeah? Like what?" she asks.

"Like this isn't the only thing I can do in this situation," he replies and he kicks her, causing her to stumble back and trip. She regains her balance with her back facing him. "Never turn your back on your opponent!" Mana's eyes widen and she feels tears form in her eyes as she feels something tear through her back. She lets out a cry as blood gushes out of her large wound and she falls to the ground on her face. Aknadin's eyes widen, knowing that he has gone too far and he rushes to her air and Mana bites back screams.

Aknadin looks to some guards nearby and orders, "Get her inside now!"

"Yes sir!"

Mana later finds herself lying on her stomach so that her injured back can heal. She has no top because it has been replaced by a wrap going around her upper body. She rests her hands on her arms that are on a pillow with her eyes low. 'I just can't lie here all day. I have to continue my training.' As she attempts to get up, a sharp pain goes through her back and she drops her head back on the pillow with a grimace. 'Okay…bad idea. But tomorrow, I got to get back on my feet…'

"You've got to rest," says Mahad to Atem, leading him back to his bed. "Your fever may have gone down, but you need a break from all of this responsibility."

"But I must. Ruling is my responsibility."

"And Mana's as well," he reminds him as Atem sits down on his bed. Atem lowers his eyes and turns his head. "What is it?"

"Mahad, are you hiding something from me?"

Mahad's eyes widen in surprise and a drop of sweat slides down the side of his forehead. "What do you mean? I would never—"

"Is Mana alright?"

Mahad sighs. He doesn't like lying to Atem, but he made a promise to Mana that he wouldn't tell what happened to her. She didn't want him to worry about her. "She's perfectly fine my king. Now get some rest."

"If you say so."

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Cairo walks out to the horse stables carrying a wooden bucket in her hands. She keeps her eyes out for a certain someone as she goes on with her plan of playing one of her daily pranks. To her disappointment, her 'weapon' has been cleaned out for the day. Therefore she cannot put any of it in Seto's shoes, hat or under his pillow. She narrows her eyes and turns her head as Seto approaches her with a smirk and his arms folded across his chest.

"I had them cleaned earlier today."

"I see."

"So now you won't be able to prank me again," he says and she grins. "Now let's pay a visit to your father and tell him that you were at it again." She suddenly breaks off into a run and heads for one of the horses. "Stop!" She hops on one and starts galloping away and Seto soon follows on another horse.

Cairo smiles to herself as they go out into the desert and reach the Nile River. Seto finds himself standing across from her as she stands in front of the Nile. "Come here now. You're only making it worse on yourself." With a smirk, she does a back flip into the water and small ripples appear after she dives in. 'She can't stay in there forever,' Seto thinks to himself as he stares down into the water. But worry starts to overcome him when she does not come up for air. "Come out Cairo. I will only tell you once."

There is no reply, sending him into a panic. "Cairo?" Still no answer. "Oh no…Cairo!" he yells, diving into the water and searching frantically for her underneath. When he looks back to shore, he sees her sitting on the sand with her legs crossed and a big smirk on her face.

"I got you again," she says with a chuckle and he growls as he gets out. "Hehe, now you're all wet."

"Why must you do this to me everyday? You enjoy tormenting me."

"Aw, Seto. I just wanted you to lighten up and have some fun."

"What?"

"Well," she says standing up before continuing, "You're always so uptight. So I figured if I did all this stuff then…never mind…I can see it hasn't worked. You can take me back now," says Cairo looking away and Seto sighs.

"Actually…I have to say that this was on one of your best pranks yet," he compliments, causing her to lift her head with a smile and he returns the look. She's never seen him smile before. It was always that same cold look but now she is starting to see a different side to him. The smile soon fades and he turns serious. "Now let's get you—" Cairo looks up at him with a confused look as to why he's stopped before looking over to see a handful of unknown, masked people approaching them. He steps protectively in front of her and looks at them all.

"Leave us now. I'm warning you," says Seto.

"And what are you going to do about it? You're defenseless." It is at this moment that Seto realizes that he has forgotten the object that would let him summon duel monsters. One masked person outstretches his hand toward Seto and Cairo can see what is about to happen next. So she shoves Seto out of the way and gets hit by the powerful electric attack. She falls to her hands and knees and looks up as one of them approaches her.

"Cairo!" yells Seto before being suddenly knocked out by a person that is standing behind him, holding a rock. He falls to the sand as Cairo gets carried away.

A lot going on in this chapter. Sorry for the long update but I warned you! Please review!