It's taken me a while to write the 6th chapter but I'm rather happy with the result. Please read and if you don't like it, flames will not be acceptable.
Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh!
Atem was bored. He was thankful that Anzu had spent all this time and effort on the trip but he was just so bored. He small river barge tour they were on had run for 2 hours already and Atem was about to snap unless something interesting happened. Looking off the side of the boat he saw bubbles appearing in the green waters of the Nile. A hippopotamus peeked from the surface and wiggled his ears at him. Atem smiled for the first time since the tour began and wiggled his nose at the creature. The hippo bobbed its head as if to laugh and retreated under the water. Atem sighed and resumed his bored expression.
Anzu loved the tour. She watched as the marvelous ruins of ancient palaces and temples glided by slowly as they traversed down the Nile. She took out her camera and snapped a few pictures in quick succession.
"Please, no flash photography," the tour guide, a dark-skinned woman (obviously native Egyptian) smiled and scolded.
"Oh, sorry, ma'am," she apologized. She took a look at Atem sitting next to her. He seemed so oblivious to everything else around him, lost in his own little world. Perhaps he was reminiscing about when he ruled all this, perhaps he was just thinking; maybe he was tired. She promised to get him back to their hotel room as soon as the tour was over.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you look to your left you will see the remains of the once exquisite Palace of Atemu." She gestured with her hand to the ruins of a grand marble and lime building. Atem's attention was instantly drawn to the ruins, his mind rebuilding the broken pillars and filling in the missing colors and pieces. A torrent of tears suddenly came to his eyes and he couldn't stop them from falling.
My home, he thought, gone. It's all gone now, my birthplace, the palace my father built for me, my title…all gone…
"Are you feeling alright, Atem? You look very pale," Anzu walked over to where he sat on the padded window seat. He broke off from his thoughts and stared at her in wonder. He relished when her hand felt his forehead, her cool touch the salve to his blistering mind.
"I am alright," he said slowly. He was disappointed when she merely shrugged and walked away from him. He stared after her with a desire burning deep within; she never looked more beautiful. Her long honey hair was done up in a long Lara Croft-like braid, her long legs graced short khaki shorts and her tank top dipped a little low, allowing Atem some unrequited glances at her chest. Yes, she was his beautiful Lady Mafdet…
"Atem, what's wrong? You didn't seem to enjoy the Nile tour very much," Anzu commented.
"I didn't, Mafdet. It was so terribly boring! The only exciting thing that happened was seeing my old palace…even that was destroyed." Atemcontinued to look out the window with empty eyes.
"That was your home, the Palace of Atemu?" Anzu stopped what she was doing and sat down in front of him.
"Yes. When my mother died my father built the palace as a way for me to alleviate my suffering. It was a very stressful time for me, my father's health was failing and I was the only male heir to the Pharaoh's crown…" Atem looked deeply into her glacial eyes.
"That must have been hard for you," she whispered. She reached over and entwined her fingers with his, squeezing them gently.
"It was. I was even destined to marry a dreadful woman twice my age, the horrible Lady Tryphaena."
"Oh, yes, Tryphaena was a horrible tyrant!" she murmured.
"Indeed," he murmured. He readjusted his position on the seat so that he sat directly beside Anzu. She unconsciously leaned her head on his shoulder and sighed.
"Why?" she whispered.
"Why what, love?" he mumbled, turning his head to look in her eyes.
"Why did it have to be you? Why did I have to fall in love with you?" Hot tears were running down her face, smudging the small amount of makeup she wore.
"Do you not—you admit that you love me?!" Atem was shocked. The girl who had so blatantly refused his advances now admitted that she felt the same as he! He let go of her hand and swooped her into his arms. He carried her over to the bed and he fell on top of her.
"I wish I had known that it would turn out this way," she mumbled.
"That's just the thing about time," he said. "They say time is like a river that flows steadily in one direction. But I have seen time, and I can tell you that it is an ocean in a storm" (hehe Prince of Persia!).
"Do you really think that all this was predetermined?" she whispered. She looked up into his amethyst eyes and touched his face with tentative fingers.
"I don't know what the gods have planned for me," he said, "but I know all good things will come to me in time."
"They will…" her voice trailed off as she looked at him with a gaze that could not be mistaken. He slowly leaned down and closed his eyes as they met in that timeless expression between a man and woman. The kiss was soft and slow, tentative to begin with; both were so inexperienced and afraid. A soft sigh emerged from Anzu's open lips and Atem was urged onward. He touched her body, so soft and warm, and let his hands linger on her neck. Anzu threaded her fingers through his hair and she ran them up his shirt to feel the hard, tanned musculature underneath. He rolled over so that now Anzu was atop of him. Atem forced Anzu's mouth to open and let her breath fill his being. She reached and slipped her tongue between their busy lips and was rewarded with a enthusiastic response. They kissed each other for a insurmountable amount of time. They stopped when Anzu's cell-phone rang its distinct notes of the song 'Disturbia'.
"Hello?" she said breathlessly.
"Hi, Honey! What were you doing, you sound out of breath!" her mother chided over the phone.
"You realize this is seriously long distance, Mom?" she said slowly. Atem creeped up behind her and pressed kisses into the tender flesh of her neck.
"I have a card, Hon, no worries! How is Egypt so far, are you two having fun?" Her last words held notes of suspicion.
"Yeah, we went on a Nile tour today," she said, futilely trying to swat Atem away.
"Oh, that sounds exciting! Well, I know you'll want to keep exploring so I'll let you go now!" her mother chirped.
"Okay, Mom. I'll talk to you soon. Bye," she said and hung up. She turned around and was attacked by Atem's lips. He held her against him like he would never let her go. The lyrics to a song started running through her mind...
They say it's a man's world but it cannot be denied
But what good's a man's world without a woman by his side?
And so I will wait until that moment you decide...
That I'm your man and you're girl
That I'm the sea and you're the pearl
It takes two, baby, it takes two.
Atem let loose her braid and smiled widely as her soft hair cascaded through his fingertips.
A king ain't a king without the power behind the throne
A prince is a pauper, babe, without a chick to call his own!
So please darlin' choose me, I don't wanna rule alone...
Tell me, I'm your king and you're my queen
That no one else can come between
It takes two, baby, it takes two.
He bent down and pressed kisses into the hollow of her neck and behind her ears.
Don't you know that Lancelot had Guinevere
Missus Claus has Old Saint Nick
Romeo had Juliet
And Liz, well, she has her Dick!
They say it takes two to tango, well, that tango's childs' play
So take me to the dance floor and we'll twist the night away!
He ran his hands down her back and pulled her close to him.
Just like Frankie Avalon had his favorite Mouseketeer
I dream of a lover, babe, to say the things I long to hear
So come closer, baby oh, and whisper in my ear...
Tell me, you're my girl and I'm your boy
That you're my pride and I'm your joy
That I'm the sand and you're the tide
And I'll be the groom if you'll be my bride
It takes two, baby, it takes two...
It takes two, baby, it takes two...
Yes, it does take two...
It's a terrible ending but an ending all the same. The song is called 'It Takes Two' and it's sung by Zac Efron in 'Hairspray'. So please R&R!