Chapter 14- Aftermath
Isis was in the healing chambers and about to go to the meeting. 'I'm going to be late as it is. I hope that the Pharaoh is not too angry at me for being late.' Isis thought.
Isis was about to head to the door when it was suddenly flung open, startling Isis.
Atemu looked at her and said, "Isis, Yuugi and Yami need your help."
Isis' eyes widened when she saw Yami's arm bleeding and Yuugi's unconscious and her shoulder bleeding. "Bakura, put Yuugi on that bed." Isis said, pointing to one of the beds. She turned to Yami and said, "Sit there." She pointed to another bed.
Yami did as he was told.
Bakura set Yuugi on the bed.
"All of you, out now!" Isis pretty much ordered.
Bakura and Marik were about to protest, but were pulled out by their husbands.
Atemu, Heba, and Jou followed the four out, closing the doors behind them.
Isis put a cloth on Yami's arm and said, "Hold this as tight as you can. Yuugi's hurt worse, so I need to tend to her first."
Yami nodded, thankful that Isis was going to help Yuugi, and held the cloth as he had been told.
Isis went over and started to look over Yuugi's injury and tend to it.
"What is that woman's problem? Why did she force us to leave?" Bakura demanded.
"Bakura, Isis is the best healer that we have. Yuugi is in the best hands possible. Isis is in charge of the healing chambers, and she can do what she wants, and one thing that Isis always does is force everyone who does need to be in there out. Yami stayed because he was injured, too." Atemu explained.
"Yuugi is going to be fine. Isis is the best, and she is good at what she does." Jou said.
"I just hope that Yuugi will be all right. It looked pretty bad." Heba said, worried for his sister.
Atemu out an arm around him. "From what I've seen, Yuugi has a stubborn streak, and I don't think that she is going to die that easily." Atemu said.
"He's right. Yuugi's always been a fighter." Ryou said.
"She'll pull through this just fine. Yuugi's never let anyone get the best of her, and she's not about to start now." Malik said.
Aknankanon was growing slightly frustrated. "Where are those four at?" he growled.
Amara placed a hand on Aknankanon's hand. "Calm down. Atemu, Yami, Seth, and Isis wouldn't be late without a good reason." Amara said.
"They had better have a good reason for this." Aknankanon said.
The priests looked at each other, growing slightly worried since they knew that although Aknankanon was usually a calm and reasonable man that, when angered, he could be fierce.
The doors to the throne room were thrown open violently, and Seth ran in.
"Seth, where-" Aknankanon started, angry.
Seth forgot all formalities. His cousin and Yuugi's predicament was far more important to him at the retime. "Pharaoh, come quickly! Mia attacked Yuugi and Yami! They are both in the healing chambers!" Seth said quickly in a shout.
"WHAT?!" Aknankanon shouted.
Half a second later, Aknanaknon and Amara, along with the rest of the council, were out of the throne room on Seth's heels as they all ran toward the healing chambers.
The group arrived to find that Atemu, Heba, Jou, Malik, Marik, Bakura, and Ryou were waiting anxiously at the door.
"Where are they?" Aknankanon asked quickly.
"They're in the healing chambers with Isis. She's looking after them." Atemu explained.
"What happened?" Aknankanon demanded. His tone said to tell him fast.
"Seth, Yami, and I were about to go to the meeting after Yami told Yuugi we were having the meeting earlier than planned. We heard Mia shouting about how if she couldn't have Yami, Yuugi wouldn't either. We heard Yuugi scream after that. We ran in the room. Yuugi was on the floor. Mia had stabbed her in her shoulder with a dagger and was about to kill her. Yami grabbed her and pulled her away, but Mia cut him in his arm with the dagger. She went after Yuugi again, but Seth knocked her away from Yuugi. I called the guards and told them to take Mia to the dungeons. We brought Yuugi and Yami here." Atemu explained quickly.
Aknankanon's eyes darkened at hearing what Mia had done. "Are Yuugi and Yami all right?" Aknanaknon asked.
"I think Yami will be fine. I'm not a healer, but the cut didn't look deep." Atemu said.
"From my years as a thief, I can tell you that the cut on Yami's arm was most likely a flesh wound, but Isis could tell you for sure. The blade went into Yuugi's shoulder. I know she lost a lot of blood." Bakura said. The blood on his shirt seemed to accentuate that remark. "Yuugi passed out, probably from the blood loss." Bakura said.
Aknankanon looked angrier than before. "What else did she do?" Aknankanon asked. It was obvious that he was struggling to control the anger in his voice.
"Those were all the actions that she took." Atemu said.
"When she injured Yami, she screamed at Yuugi that it was her fault. That's when she went at her again. I knocked her to the ground after that to keep her from hurting Yuugi. She was dazed long enough for the guards to her and stop her from doing anything else. When the guards got a hold of her, she was screaming about how Yuugi deserved to die and that she's have the guards killed for what they were doing." Seth said.
"Why would she do this" Amara asked.
"I don't know, but I do know that Mia hates Yuugi. She was calling her a bitch the entire time. Not to mention the fact that she has taken other acts against Yuugi." Atemu said.
"Yes. I know all that Mia has done before now. This is the last straw." Aknankanon said.
"What will you do?" Amara asked.
"She will pay for her crimes against us. Eternias. Karim." Aknankanon said.
"Sire." both said, stepping forward.
"Go to the dungeons and ensure that Mia is secured. I do not want her escaping." Aknankanon said.
Both bowed before they left.
Atemu knew that looked in his father's eyes as did Amara, Seth, and the priests.
Aknankanon would have no mercy when Mia had to face him.
It was fifteen minutes before Eternias and Karim returned.
"Is she secured?" Aknankanon asked.
"Yes, my pharaoh. She has been chained to the wall, and we have Honda and Mercurious as her guards." Eternias said.
Aknankanon nodded. He knew that Honda was the best at his job and that Mercurious was a ruthless, but loyal guard who would not let her escape.
In the healing chambers, Isis had done all that she could to help Yuugi. After bandaging her shoulder, Isis pulled the covers over her before she turned to Yami.
"Is she all right, Isis?" Yami asked. He was worried and had been unable to watch Isis work on Yuugi because he could not stand seeing all the blood that he knew belonged to his little love.
"In all honesty, I do not know yet, Yami. She lost quite a bit of blood. It will be some time before she awakens." Isis said.
Yami nodded, understanding that Isis could not always when a patient of hers would survive or not immediately.
"Let me look at you." Isis said. She removed the cloth that Yami had kept pressed against the wound and saw that it had stopped bleeding. "It seems to be only a flesh wound." Isis said.
"I didn't think that it would be that serious. I barely felt the blade when it hit me. It mostly shocked me." Yami said.
"There's still a risk of infection, so I will have to treat it." Isis said. She cleaned the wound with water before she put an ointment on the wound to prevent infection.
Yami winced as the ointment stung a little, but said nothing.
Isis wrapped his arm and said, "You'll need to come see me tonight. I want to change that dressing before you go to bed."
"All right, Isis. I will." Yami said.
Isis sighed. "I better go tell them how Yuugi is doing. I have no doubt that Heba is about to go out of his mind not knowing." Isis said.
Yami nodded. "I'm going to stay here if you don't mind." Yami said.
Isis smiled. She had expected that answer. "I don't. I will tell them that you are fine." Isis said. She left the room.
Yami sighed and walked over to Yuugi's bed, sitting down beside her. She pushed her bangs out of her face and said, "I'm sorry that I let this happen, Yuugi. She won't hurt you again. I'll make sure of that, even of I have to kill her myself." He leaned down, gently kissed her on her lips.
"How are they, Isis?" Aknankanon asked the second that Isis had stepped out of the room.
"Prince Yami will be fine. His injury was not serious. It was just a flesh wound, but I did take care of it. Yuugi is a more serious case. Her injury was serious. She lost a great deal of blood. I cannot say for sure whether or not she will be fine." Isis said.
Heba paled at that.
Atemu put an arm around Heba and said, "Will Yuugi die?"
It was the question that everyone wanted the answer to, but did not know if they wanted to hear the answer that Isis had to give.
"I honestly do not know. This is just one of those times that I will have to wait and see. Because of the seriousness of the injury, I will need to stay close by her at all times, just in case." Isis said.
"Then stay, Isis." Aknankanon said.
"Where is Yami, Isis?" Amara asked.
"In the room with Yuugi. He didn't want to leave." Isis answered.
"Can we see Yuugi?" Bakura asked.
"Yes. Go on." Isis said.
Bakura, Marik, Malik, Ryou, Jou, Atemu, and Heba went on into the room.
Isis turned to them and said, "If I may ask, what happened?"
"Did they not tell you?" Mahado asked.
"In truth, I was too concerned for Yuugi and Prince Yami's well-being to ask anyone until now." Isis explained.
"Mia attacked Yuugi in her chambers. Atemu, Yami, and I heard Mia screaming at Yuugi before Yuugi screamed. We rushed into the room. Yuugi was on the floor with a bloody shoulder and Mia was holding a bloody dagger above her. It didn't take much to figure out what had happened. Yami grabbed Mia to get her away from Yami. Mia reared back with the dagger. That was when she injured Yami. She screamed at Yuugi that it was her fault, and went after her again. That's when I pulled her away from Yuugi and threw into the wall. Atemu called the guards and had them take her to the dungeons. Atemu and the others got Yuugi and Yami to you." Seth said.
"Why would Mia attack Yuugi? Yuugi has never done anything against her." Isis said.
"From what I've seen, Yuugi is a sweet girl. She has done nothing, but show kindness and respect to us all." Shada said.
"I think her reason was jealousy and hatred." Seth said.
"What do you mean?" Aknankanon asked sharply.
"We all know that Mia wanted to marry Atemu when he was still the Crown Prince because she wanted the power and wealth of being queen. That just transferred to Yami. When Yuugi got here, she saw that Yuugi and Yami were close. We all know that they were already friends. Mia probably hated Yuugi for being the one that Yami took to the ball. My guess is that she tried to kill Yuugi because she thought that Yuugi was getting in her way of the throne." Seth said.
"She would never have married Yami." Aknanaknon growled.
"One, Yami wouldn't have wanted her as queen. Two, her reputation prevented that." Eternias said.
"Still, it was her only goal. I'm guessing that she just snapped." Seth said.
"And she will pay dearly for her acts of treason." Aknankanon said.
Everyone knew that he was serious.
The moment that they had entered the room, Ryou, Malik, Heba, and Jou went to Yuugi's side.
Yami joined Atemu, Bakura, and Marik.
"Are you okay, Yami?" Atemu asked.
"Fine. Yuugi's worse off than I am." Yami replied.
"Yeah. She is." Atemu said. He had noticed that she was paler than normal.
Bakura growled. "That bitch is going to pay for what she has done. I don't care if I'm arrested for it. She's not getting away with trying to kill Yuugi." Bakura said.
"Bakura, I would offer you a medal for killing that woman. You would be doing the kingdom a favor." Yami said.
"Well, I'd say from the Pharaoh's reaction in the hall that he has no intention of letting her get away with it. I must say that he was mad." Marik said.
"What do you think Father will do to her?" Yami asked, looking at Atemu.
"I don't know, but I do know that I would not want to be her. Father's not letting her off at all." Atemu said.
"I hope it's painful." Marik said.
"I'm going to ask that it be." Yami growled.
Heba sat down beside Yuugi on the bed. "I can't believe that Mia did this to her." Heba said, taking Yuugi's hand in his own.
Atemu came up behind him and put his hands on Heba's shoulders. "Yuugi's a very strong girl, Heba. I think that she's going to pull through this just fine." Atemu said.
Jou looked up. "Mia won't be allowed to get away with this, will she?" Jou asked.
"No. Her attack was unwarranted, and she attacked Yami, too. That alone would be punishable by death, but I think Father's going to look more at what she did to Yuugi." Atemu said.
"Why's that?" Malik asked.
"Because if there's one thing out Father can't stand is when women kill out of jealousy. This is what this was, and father likes Yuugi and hates Mia." Yami said.
"Don't worry. If the Pharaoh doesn't so something to her, then I will." Bakura said.
"And I'll help him." Marik added.
"For once, I think I'd let you go and say do what you want." Ryou said.
"So will I." Marik said.
"And I'll lie through me teeth and say that you were with me when they ask where you were when she was killed." Yami said.
"Yami!" Atemu exclaimed.
"It's the truth. I would lie if she got what she deserved." Yami said.
Heba sighed. "I just hope I doesn't turn into revenge for murder." Heba said softly.
There was a low groan before Yuugi said, "I'm not letting that bitch win, Heba."
"Yuugi!" the group exclaimed.
Yuugi opened tired eyes and said, "Yes?"
"Are you okay?" Jou asked worriedly.
"Jou, I had a dagger driven into my shoulder by a jealous, demented, and crazy bitch. I'm just fantastic." Yuugi said sarcastically.
"She's fine." Bakura, Ryou, Marik, and Malik said.
"Yeah. When you're sarcastic, you're fine." Heba agreed.
"I'll tell Isis." Atemu said. He left the room.
"What happened to Mia?" Yuugi asked.
"She's in the dungeons. Atemu had her arrested after she attacked us." Yami answered.
Remembering that Yami had been injured, too, Yuugi said, "Are you okay, though, Yami?"
"I'm fine. She barely scratched me." Yami answered.
Isis came in with Atemu, "Everyone, out." Isis ordered.
Knowing better than to contradict her, everyone did as ordered.
"How are you feeling, Yuugi?" Isis asked.
"Tired. My shoulder hurts, but I should expect that." Yuugi said.
"I'll give you something for the pain. You should rest, too." Isis said.
Yuugi nodded.
After Isis gave Yuugi something for the pain, she walked outside.
"Isis, do you think Yuugi will be all right now?" Aknankanon asked.
"I believe so. The fact that she woke up so quickly is a good sign. As long as she takes it easy and does what I tell her to do, she should make a full recovery." Isis said.
"Oh, we'll make sure that she does what's she's supposed to." Bakura said.
"Isis, when Yuugi is well enough, I will need to talk to her about what happened. Let her recover some before that, though." Aknankanon said.
"Of course. I will let you know when I think she is well enough to explain everything." Isis said.
Aknankanon nodded.
The priests, except for Mahado, Seth, and Eternias, left.
"What now, Isis?' Amara asked.
"Yuugi is resting, and it would be best to leave her be for now." Isis said. She looked and Yami and said, "You should go rest. Your injury may not have been serious, but you still need to rest."
"But-" Yami started.
"Yami, I don't think Marik and Bakura would feel any shame in dragging you to your room and trying you to the bed if that's what to took to get you to go to bed." Atemu said.
Bakura smirked. "No. We wouldn't feel shame." Bakura said.
Marik also smirked. "It would be fun." Marik said.
"I'll be going. Let me know if anything changes." Yami said before walking off.
Within a few days, Isis said that Yuugi was well enough to explain what had happened, at Yuugi's request to get it over with.
Aknankanon spoke with Yuugi alone, since Yuugi said she would rather speak with him alone.
Aknankanon sat beside Yuugi in the healing chambers. "Yuugi, tell me what happened." Aknankanon said.
"Yami and I had been walking in the gardens, but I felt tired and decided to go lay down. When I opened my door, I was pushed in by someone and heard the door slam shut. I turned to find Mia in the room. I asked what she was doing in my room. She told me to shut up and that I should stay away from 'her' Yami. Those were her words not mine. I asked why she thought he belonged to her and she said she had worked too hard to gain Yami's favor to have me push her aside. I brought up the fact that she had slept around, which may not have helped matters." Yuugi said.
"Why did you say it if she had a dagger?" Aknankanon asked.
"She hadn't shown me the dagger yet. She pretty much called me a bitch and lunged at me. From the training I got from Marik and Bakura, I easily dodged her. She came at me a second time, but I avoided her again. I grabbed her by the arm and pushed her into the wall, telling her she didn't know who she was messing with. I called her by her name, so she went on about how she had the title of lady and deserved respect. That was when I said I was a lady, too, and that she couldn't change that fact, even though she wanted to. She said that she would be married to Yami when he saw that she was the only woman who could satisfy his needs and come to her bed leaving my 'sorry ass behind while he comes to my bed'. Her words." Yuugi said.
Aknankanon clenched his fists in anger. "Go on, Yuugi." Aknankanon said.
"I mentioned that Yami took me to the ball instead of her, and that Yami had not been to her bed while everyone of lower class than her had been. She shouted at me that I had no right to talk to the future queen like that. I told her she was no queen, and that Yami had told me he had no interest in her and that he needed a queen of honorable reputation, which she didn't have since she would be in the bed's of other men. She called me a bitch, and that's when she brandished the dagger. I was a little more cautious then, but I wasn't one to back down, especially since I knew giving in wasn't going to stop her from killing me. She had murder in her eyes. She said if I said one more word, she'd kill me. I told her she would be charged with treason, and that you wouldn't like that she cared a dagger with her in your palace, and that you might think she would have tried to kill wither of the princes." Yuugi said.
"That is what I would have surmised. Go on." Aknankanon said.
"That was when she insulted you." Yuugi said.
"Me?" Aknankanon said, shocked and angry. "What did she say?" he asked.
Yuugi took a breath. "I am using he words, so do think that I am disrespecting you. I would not think these things, much less say them." Yuugi said.
"I understand. Go ahead and say it." Aknanaknon said.
"Well, she said that she didn't 'give a damn about what that damned pharaoh does. He won't live much longer anyway, and then my Yami will be pharaoh, and I will be queen.' Her exact words. After tat, she said that she would have my 'slut of a brother', her words again, killed, and that she would see to it that Atemu was killed then, too. She said that no one would stop her from doing what she wanted." Yuugi said.
"That bitch! She certainly did go too far this time. She will pay." Aknankanon seethed. HE looked at Yuugi and said, "What else?"
"I told her that it was treason and that she could be put to death for just saying those things. She then screamed at me that no one would know if she cut my heart out." Yuugi said.
"She said that?!" Aknankanon exclaimed.
Yuugi nodded. "Her words to me." Yuugi said.
"Go on." Aknankanon said through his rising anger and hated for Mia.
"That's when she went at me again. I dodged her again. She threw a vase at me that hit me. It kind of dazed me. Would you like the exact words of what she shouted?" Yuugi asked.
"Yes. Exactly." Aknankanon said. He wanted to know her exact words.
"'If I can't have Yami, then you won't either, bitch.' Those were the exact words she shouted at me right before she rammed that dagger into my shoulder. When she pulled it out, I collapsed to floor. That's when Yami, Atemu, and Seth came barging in, for which I was thankful. Mia didn't notice or didn't care. She raised the dagger to kill me and shouted 'die bitch'. Her words again. I saw Yami grab her and pull her away. That's when she shouted 'Let got of me you bastard'. Her words once more. I saw her strike Yami with the dagger and he had let her go, mostly from shock, I think. She turned and saw who she had hit. I said Yami's name, and she turned to me and screamed 'Shut up, bitch. This is all your fault.' She said that. That's when she tried to attack me again, but Seth stopped and her threw her into the wall. I heard Atemu called guards, and I heard him tell them to arrest her. I was dizzy at this point, but after the guards grabbed her and started to get her out of the room, I think she screamed 'No. Let me go. That bitch has to die. Release me. I'll have you all killed for this.' That's when I passed out. I'm not sure if she said that or not." Yuugi said.
"Yes, she did. Yami, Atemu, and Seth already told me what happened from when they heard her shout about how if she couldn't have Yami, you couldn't either. That is what she said." Aknankanon said. He sighed. "I just don't know why she did all this. She didn't do this when Atemu took Anzu to the balls." Aknankanon said.
"Um, did Yami not tell you?" Yuugi asked, blushing slightly.
Aknankanon blinked. "Tell me what?" Aknankanon asked.
"Well, at the ball, we admitted that we were in love with each other and got together." Yuugi said.
"No, he didn't." Aknankanon smiled. "But I'm glad you did. I think you two are perfect for each other." Aknankanon said.
Yuugi's blush deepened. "Thanks you, Pharaoh." Yuugi said.
Aknankanon frowned. "Why did that matter, though? Surely you did not announce it to Mia." Aknankanon said.
"No. In fact, we hadn't told anyone, but it's not like we were being secretive about it. After breakfast the next morning, we were alone and were holding hands and kissing. I'm just saying she could have seen it and reacted in rage." Yuugi said.
"I see. Yes. That could have bearing on why she acted as she did." Aknankanon agreed.
"What happened to her?" Yuugi asked.
"Nothing, yet. I haven't gone to the dungeons to even talk to her and have kept her guarded around the clock. I wanted to hear what you had to say before I made a decision." Aknankanon said.
Yuugi nodded. "Could I ask one other thing?" Yuugi asked.
"Of course. What is it?" Aknankanon asked.
"Could you not tell anyone else about Yami and me bring together? He might have wanted to wait." Yuugi said.
Aknankanon smiled. "Certainly, I won't even tell Amara, though she'll be thrilled." Aknankanon said.
Yuugi nodded. "Thanks you. I appreciate all that you are doing for me.' Yuugi said.
"Think nothing of it. And don't concern yourself with Mia, either. I will handle her." Aknankanon said.
"Just don't let Marik and Bakura near her, or they'll torture her, and being former thieves, they would be good at it." Yuugi said.
"I'll remember that." Aknanaknon said. As he walked out, he thought, 'Although that gives me an idea.' He smirked which was reminiscent of Yami and Atemu.
That chapter was longer than the others. I wanted to end it with Yuugi telling Aknankanon what happened, and it took a little more to get to the point. Hope you like it.
Mia's trial will be in the next chapter. Don't know if her death will be in that one or the next.
I want your opinion. Should I let Aknankanon allow Marik and Bakura to torture Mia after the trial, but before her death, and not kill her so that she can be killed Aknankanon's way? Basically, should Marik and Bakura torture Mia either in the next chapter or chapter 16? Yes or no? I'd like to know what you think. After all, Marik and Bakura are the ones best fit to torture her for what she did since Yuugi is pretty much a sister to them, don't you think?
R&R.