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Chapter List
- 1-Duel of Love
- 2-Feeling
- 3-Learning
- 4-Rumor
- 5-Double
- 6-Trouble
- 7-Reckoning
- 8-Translation
- 9-Enemy
- 10-Ritual
- 11-Redemption
- 12-Memory
- 13-Eternity
- 14-Uncertainty
- 15-Falling
- 16-Admittance
- 17-Hero
- 18-Stupid
- 19-Defeat
- 20-Lonely
- 21-Beauty
- 22-Wishes
- 23-Adventure
- 24-Sensuality
- 25-Anger
- 12
- 13
- 14
Disclaimer: I don�t own Yu-Gi-Oh

A/N: Yeah, I hope last chapter was better than the
first. I will do more for this
chapter�gotta figure out where I�m going with this so that I can get it to
where I want to get it�never mind, I�ll just write and see where it goes,
eh? No writer�s block so to speak, just
a serious case of plot block.

Duel of Love

Chapter 13: Eternity

Souls of night and day
Do not sleep eternity
Live to worship life
Original Haiku

High Priest Seto

When she was able
to walk, limping of course, she followed me around everywhere�it�s been about
two weeks since her soul shattered and I managed to collect enough shards so
she remembers her own name and a little of her knowledge about various things� She would leave my side, and after what I had
told her about what had happened to her by way of the other priestesses and
priests, I didn�t blame her� As for
Priestess Mara�I would rather not bring up the details of her unfortunate and
untimely death�I didn�t even allow her a burial�she didn�t deserve it.
�Seto�w�what are
we going to d�do next?� she asked me, following me from the meditation room.
�Now is about the
time for the evening meal,� I said, �Which you usually helped prepare��
�I c�can, I
think�� she said, �Will you b�be there?�
�I do not help
prepare meals,� I said arrogantly and the realized the only reason she asked
was because she was afraid. She was only
a little more than an empty shell and had yet to smile at me like she used to�I
think the only emotions she knew now were fear and trust. She trusted me and feared everyone else.
�Oh,� she
said. I guess it was time to �teach� her
another emotion.
�You have to have
some courage, meaning you can�t be afraid, they won�t hurt you again,� I
explained gently, �If they do you will tell me and I will deal with it.� Once she had her memory back she wouldn�t
tell me anything because she didn�t want to worry me and she would want to deal
with it herself.
�Right!� she
said, setting a determined look upon her face.
�You�ll be fine,�
I encouraged.
�Right!� she
said.
�I guess you just
learned determination as well�� I said with a sigh.
�Right!� she
said.
�Kitchen�s are
that way�� I pointed out.
�Right!� she said
and went that direction. I had to start
from the beginning with her, but that was alright�it was worth it.

Yami

When I went to
inquire as to Miss Katiana�s condition, I ended up having to talk to High
Priest Seto about it.
�So, where is
she?� I asked as we walked towards some seats.
�At the moment,
making the evening meal,� he said, �I think she�s still in the kitchens�but you
know I won�t allow you to see her, you might hurt her again.�
�I know your
fears but I assure you I am normal,� I said, �And you know full well I can
order you to let me see her��
�I know this my
pharaoh, but I am doing this for her own safety�� he said.
�Does this mean
when she recovers all of her memory she will not be allowed to come back and
finish translating the texts?� I asked.
�She will want to
I know that much,� he said, �However there is no guarantee all of her memory
will even be found.�
�I don�t believe
that,� I said, �I want to offer my assistance in finding the shards of her
memory��

�No,� he said, �That is a job I must
do�she is mine and it is my duty to watch over her��
�That doesn�t
mean you should decline help when it is offered!� I exclaimed, �Here I am
offering to help!�
�I don�t need
help my pharaoh,� he said, �She is my responsibility!�
�And mine as well
the moment she stepped into the palace!� I exclaimed, �She came to the palace
to translate texts I asker her to translate, and so she was put under my care
as well as yours!�
�At the moment
she is in the temple,� he said patiently, �And not to mention the fact that she
has been a priestess even when at your palace.
I was reluctant to have her go there in the first place!�
�Don�t you trust
me?� I asked dangerously.
�Not with her,�
he replied, �I don�t trust you with her�I don�t want you hurting her��
�Are you scared
that she might like someone else either than you? Why haven�t you claimed her yet High Priest
Seto if you love her so much?� I asked, deciding for once and for all to find
out the reasons behind what he was doing, �If you love her so much why haven�t
you claimed her?�

�I don�t need to explain my
reasoning to you,� he said arrogantly. I
smiled, that was a very bad move on his part�
�High Priest
Seto, I order you to tell me why you haven�t claimed her yet�� I said.
�I will not have
her unwillingly,� he muttered, �And she is mine, she was mine long ago�� He was hiding something, something more than
just claiming her.
�What do you
mean?� I pressed, wanting to know the full story.
�My father gave
her to me, she is therefore mine,� he said, looking to stare me in the eyes,
almost a challenge.
�She is a
slave? High Priest, you should know that
slaves aren�t allowed any higher position other than slave�� I began.
�She is not a slave,� he said, �She was merely
found by my father.� He thought he�d get
away from that with that kind of an answer?
�What do you mean
by found?� I asked.
�My father�killed
her parents�and took her from her home�because he said she was very powerful��
he said, almost about to digress into a story, or so it seemed, but it appeared
he caught himself, �So she isn�t a slave�she is a victim of unfortunate
circumstance��
�I see�so have
you seen this power?� I asked, �Or was he wrong?�
�He was wrong,
she has no such power�� he said. He said
that so easily, so flawlessly, he discredited his father with such ease�was he
lying? I let it drop, I had discovered
what I needed to know for now�
�Seto�um�the
m�meal is ready,� a quiet voice said, �One of the other p�priestesses told me
to g�get you��
�Very well then,�
High Priest Seto said, turning towards the voice. I did as well, and saw Miss Katiana there!
�Oh my
pha�pharaoh,� she said quickly, bowing, �W�will you be joining us?�
�Of that I do not
know Miss Katiana,� I said with a short little bow in reply, �I have yet to
receive an invitation.�

�I am sure the Pharaoh has better
things to do with his time, he must have very important matters to attend him
and we are keeping him from them,� High Priest Seto replied, not allowing me a
response.
�Oh,� she said,
�I t�think then that�s okay, right?�
�I would be
honored to join your evening meal,� I said, �And no matter what High Priest
Seto thinks, I always have time for my High Priests��
�I�m so
h�honored!� she said, �I helped make the��

�Are you sure my pharaoh?� he asked,
interrupting her, �If you wish I must allow it but I do not want to intrude on
any duties you might have at the present time��
�I am sure,� I
replied coldly, enough so that he knew I was serious, �I do not mind being here
at all��
�Then come
along,� he said, an obvious reluctant invite� and I realized, he really
couldn�t deny her much, one because he would do anything that might cause her
memories to return, even if her soul didn�t and two because he�d do anything to
make it so she�s willing to him, if what he told me was correct�
�Thank you High
Priest,� I said.
�Katiana, make
them�� he began but Miss Katiana had already run in the direction of the
kitchens once again and he turned to me, �Special preparations�it�s not often
we have the pharaoh over with us��
�I see,� I said,
noting the sarcasm in his voice.
�� he said
nothing and we both watched as Miss Katiana exited the kitchens carrying a few
things carefully towards the meal room.
�She seems very
devoted to whatever task is set upon her here�� I said.
�She is only
doing what I ordered her to do; she still fears the other priests and priestesses��
he said.
�You told her
what some of them did to her?� I asked.
This man had either a very crude sense of morals or none at all.
�She had asked
and if I had lied to her, once she regained her memories and full soul she
would hate me for that�� he replied easily.
�I thought she
hated you already, you two did fight�� I pointed out.
�Hate me more,�
he said simply. He may be my cousin, but
in a lot of ways he was worse than I was.
�We�re n�now
really r�ready,� Miss Katiana said.

Katiana

The Pharaoh was
very polite; I couldn�t see why Seto seemed to dislike him so much. I just needed to remember more, and then
maybe things would be clearer�

Yami

Dinner was
wonderful�even though they weren�t expecting me; High Priest Seto knew how to
make me feel welcome even when he didn�t want to.
�The meal was
most excellent,� I said as I was escorted by High Priest Seto, who was being
trailed by Miss Katiana to the entrance.
She was actually quite cute as basically an empty shell, because she had
this look on her face that seemed so empty and yet she was always
thinking. It was that and the fact she
would bump into whoever she was behind when we stopped walking for a second, it
almost made me want to embrace her right then and there, but now was not the
time�
�We do what we
can,� High Priest Seto said.
�The bread you
made was very delicious,� I commented towards Miss Katiana and she blushed, but
didn�t smile. Did she even know how to
smile?
�T�Thank you,�
she said quietly. I gave High Priest
Seto and Miss Katiana a small bow and headed out back towards the palace. She hadn�t seemed herself, so I couldn�t have
said some of the things I wanted to say�I wish I had however, because maybe
then she would have come to the palace again to translate the tomes. Wait, maybe if I read through what she�s
translated so far, maybe there�s something in there that could help? Maybe, just maybe there�s something that
could help Miss Katiana recover her memory, and her soul� I knew what I had to do.

�

I poured over her
translations for what seemed like hours into the night. I didn�t feel tired; I couldn�t bring myself
to sleep even if I had wanted to.
�Miss
Katiana�there has to be something here�� I murmured as I continued reading word
after word of translation, �A spell, something, anything�� It had taken her so long to translate what
she had been, even longer to copy the translations down into our language so
that we could see what was being written.
She had some notes on the sides though�maybe to help her remember what
she was translating? Various word
meanings, perhaps? It looked like little
notes alright, but it was written in the language of the texts, I couldn�t read
it�maybe it was something more personal�
There was nothing here that could help me, was there?
�There isn�t
anything�it could take forever to collect her shards then�� I muttered sadly,
�Wait�� I noticed a translation sticking
out from the sixth tome. So she had been
able to translate a little of it? I
pulled out the translated part and began to read it.
�A soul can be
found in the last place you look�� I said, �That�s all it says�it sounds like
something a fool would write�is that truly the translation of the tome? I hardly believe that�s� I mean, oh�wait, I
know�� I reached into a small pouch at
my side, pulling out the stone Miss Katiana had given to me.
�This is the f�first stone I collected,�
she had told me, �I thought it m�might be
good luck f�for you�� I thought I
had tried this stone before, but maybe�I didn�t remember�if I did, maybe I just
didn�t do it correctly�could this stone help?
It didn�t have any magical properties, I tried to test it�and yet�if she
loved this stone, pieces of her might be drawn to it, drawn to something she
loved� Could fragments of her soul have
been trapped inside of here�or something like that? How would I release them then, these small
pieces of soul�how would I?

�

I went back to
the temple as soon as I could. High Priest
Seto was attending to some matters and he had put Miss Katiana in her room for
the night. I didn�t need to creep
around, I was the pharaoh after all and yet I still found myself moving
slightly cautiously in the hopes that High Priest Seto wouldn�t see me or try
to stop me from trying what I was trying.
I was a no good pharaoh, eh? I
was afraid of my own high priests sometimes; they had skills I didn�t, even if
I had more power. I creaked open the
door and saw her sleeping soundly and felt the stone grow warm in my hand. All of a sudden, images began to fill my
mind�
�You are a whore, aren�t you? Open your mind and let us see�� a cruel
voice crowed at Miss Katiana. I saw
blood, I felt cold�I collapsed onto the ground, heaving, gasping for breath as
more images and feelings assaulted my mind.
I was seeing, experiencing�everything she had that night! It hurt�it really hurt�
�I won�t get to tell you I love you�I�m
sorry my Pharaoh�� Wait�she�she
loves me? I don�t believe it! I can�t believe it�she said it�not to me, but
she wanted to tell me�
�Ah!� I exclaimed
as the memories that had assaulted my head disappeared within moments. I picked myself up and glanced at the
stone�the memories stored there� these were her painful ones�if I gave them
back�she would be scarred forever�to have these memories return to her first,
when she remembered so little about her life� she would think she was a whore
and any hope of having the Miss Katiana I once knew back would be a slim
chance, no chance at all. Should I give
them back to her? I took the stone,
turning it over in my hand a few times.
I wanted her back, no matter what the cost�I wouldn�t hurt her again, I
wouldn�t allow my other personality to take over, I would protect her from
everything when she came back to me�I would love her forever�
I knelt by her
side and took the stone, placing it in her hand. She slowly shifted in her sleep and didn�t
wake. Thank goodness. I took that hand into both of mine and kissed
it gently.
�I love you, come
back to me�� I whispered and closed my eyes, praying for a miracle to
happen. I felt power enter the room,
enormous amounts of power. I had to let
go of Miss Katiana�s hand because she awoke with a start. She looked at me with wild, startled eyes and
then at the stone that was in her hand.
�W�What�s
happening?� she asked and let out a scream.
I tried to move closer to her to see if I could help her in anyway but
something was preventing me from getting closer.
�What�s going on in
here?� a new voice exclaimed and I turned my head to see High Priest Seto
trying to force his way in, �What are you doing here?�

�I was trying to help,� I exclaimed.
�I don�t care
what you were doing at this time, what is going on?� he repeated.
�I don�t know!� I
exclaimed, �But whatever I did something is now happening!�
�AHHH!� Miss
Katiana screamed and we both looked towards him once again. She was cradling her head in her hands,
obviously afraid, obviously in pain.
Once again I tried to get toward her but I was being held back�she
screamed again and I was thrown out of the room, High Priest Seto and I both
were! The door slammed shut and I felt
myself gasping for air. High Priest Seto
looked at me�he didn�t know�my darker side� the side that battled for me�he
wanted to come out�he felt the power�damn� he felt the power and he wanted
it� I started to fight back, I wouldn�t
hurt her again, and I wouldn�t hurt anyone again! I wouldn�t let him take over me! On my hands and knees I was fighting in my
mind.
�If you want her so bad let me claim her for
you�� he crowed, �I won�t hurt her� much��
�No!
I won�t let you hurt her!� I exclaimed, �I�ll fight you!�

�No you won�t�you need my power�you
need the battles to be fought by me�it�s too much for you to take�you�ll need
me for claiming her too�you are hopeless�� he crowed again, and I saw a
blackened figure coming towards me.
�No, I won�t let you, not again�every time
you take over�something bad happens!
Half my scars are because you gave them to me!� I screamed.
�You deserved them�they make you look more
battle ready�but this is not the time for that�I sense power nearby�� he
trailed and looked at me. Katiana�she
was giving off this power for some reason�what was going on?

�Get out of my head!� I exclaimed.
�That girl�no wonder I was so drawn to her
when I first saw her�you must love her.
This is interesting little Pharaoh�� he said, �Atemu�more like it�what
kind of a Pharaoh are you� you can claim her whenever�you are a god�and yet you
refuse� I�ll let go�now�the power is fading�but next time�I won�t give up�and
I�ll claim your little priestess and your body for good!� I had�I had won! I had held him back!
The power was
fading�it had been enough to bring him forward�my opposite self� the one that I
couldn�t bear�I hated him�and he was stronger than I. High Priest Seto knew I was the strongest,
but only because my other self took over to fight�he only faded because he
would either grow bored of the fight or spend his power quickly, leaving me
drained and tired every day he took over�that was why I seemed so tired when in
front of Miss Katiana and others�and High Priest Seto knew that.
�My Pharaoh, are
you alright?� he asked and I nodded.
�He wanted the
power�but I fought him off�� I murmured and he looked at me with widened eyes.
�The part of you
that tried to rape Katiana?� he asked and I nodded, �You�ve never done that
before�� He seemed thoughtful for a
minute and I think he was putting together the pieces of the puzzle�seeing that
I cared for Miss Katiana enough to fight my other side off� The door to Miss Katiana�s room creaked open
and all thoughts on the matter seemed drop when we both saw her, looking
confused at both of us. I realized we
were both sitting or kneeling upon the ground and we both stood up hastily and
looked at her.
�I�I remember,�
she said, �Everything��
�You do?� I
asked, wondering if that was a good thing or a bad thing, at the current time I
couldn�t tell, �I�m sorry��
�No!� she
exclaimed, shaking her head, �I am�Seto�I�m s�sorry I wasn�t able to d�defend
myself�I wasn�t s�strong enough��
�That�s not your
fault at all,� he said, getting up, �I don�t ever want you thinking that it is!� She looked at him and nodded.
�Alright,� she
said, �I�m s�still sorry��
�You have nothing
to apologize for,� I said, standing up as well, �I would have protected you if
I had known��
�But you
d�didn�t,� she said, �I�m sorry��

�There�s nothing to be sorry about,�
High Priest Seto said, �And don�t apologize again.� She fumbled with her hands for a moment
before nodding. She looked up at us and
then she smiled. I couldn�t believe
it�even after all that she was still smiling!
At this precise moment�I couldn�t tell her�I wanted to tell her with
every fiber of my being but�if I did�would she become scared I�d go after her
or something? Would she respond the same
way to my affections? Would she continue
to smile�or stop smiling all together? I
didn�t want to loose that�not being able to see her smile. I wouldn�t take her unwillingly either�I
couldn�t. I knew High Priest Seto most
likely felt the same� he wouldn�t take her unwillingly and he didn�t want her
smiles to fade.
�Are you
alright?� I asked cautiously.
�� she didn�t
respond and her smile faded, �I d�don�t know��
�Then take all
the time you need to recover�� I said gently, �It�s alright�I still need you
back at the palace though�but only when you�re ready��
�I�m alright to w�work,� she said quickly,
�Just�my emotions��
�Are most likely
in turmoil, so you should stay here,� High Priest Seto said, �Working would
bring for emotions like frustration and then that wouldn�t be good.�
�Uh-hu�� she
said.
�High Priest Seto, you know I�d watch over
her and make sure she doesn�t overexert herself,� I said, �She always can relax
when she needs to.�
�Oh, I thought
you were in a rush to translate�� he trailed off and I looked at him.
�I am but I will
not exert the only one that can translate them past her limits,� I said.
�No�you�ll just
push her to them,� he said dryly.
�That�s enough
cousin!� I said furiously and he raised an eyebrow. He knew I was mad now�
�Katiana, again
it shall be your choice,� High Priest Seto said, turning away from me and back
towards Miss Katiana.
�I�I w�want to go
back,� she said after a long pause. I
smiled and High Priest Seto seemed to force one.
�I shall fetch
you tomorrow,� I said with a bow, �I assume you must be tired.�
�My pharaoh�if my
m�memories are correct�I�ve been sleeping f�for a very l�long time,� she said,
�I don�t w�want to stay here another n�night right now��
�Because of what
happened to you?� High Priest Seto asked, �If you are referring to Priestess
Mara I have taken care of her.� Miss
Katiana let out a small gasp and looked pale, very pale.
�Miss Katiana,
are you alright?� I asked and she shook her head.
�It�s all my
f�fault,� she said, �I c�caused this��
�No, no you
didn�t,� I said, taking a step forward to her.
High Priest Seto did so as well and she blinked up at us, tears apparent
in her eyes.
�I did�if I
h�hadn�t been so weak�� she said, �I c�can�t handle the shadows��
�Miss Katiana, that�s
not your fault,� I said.
�Katiana, you
better stop blaming yourself this instant!� High Priest Seto said. She began to cry and backed up into her room
and shut the door on us. She�she shut
the door on us? I heard sobbing in the
room.
�She shut the
door on us�why is she sad the person who nearly killed her is gone?� I asked
curiously.
�She mourns any
and all life lost�and she believes this time that the life lost was at her
expense,� he said with a sigh, �And even though it wasn�t�she still��

�Believes it�� I said, �High Priest,
let me try to comfort her��

�Why should I?� he asked, �I told
you never to go near her�I don�t want her to get hurt!�
�Neither do I!� I
exclaimed, ��
�Alright then�so
we�re in agreement�� he said, and then put his hand on the door and pulled away
in shock, �Defense spell!�
�What did she
do?� I asked, reaching forward towards the door and my hand was pushed away,
�I�m more surprised she had the ability to do it in her state��
�You would be
surprised�� High Priest Seto said, �If not for the fact that she put up a
continuous spell as soon as she could�
When she was smaller, she would be woken up in her sleep by others here
playing tricks on her�and when she learned to do the spell she would so she
would have a restful night of sleep.�
�So wait, would
that explain the spell on her door�� I began.
�She would have
put one up there regardless of whether you told her she was in danger or not,�
he said, �but it only works when the door is closed��
�Oh,� I replied
and then turned back towards the door, �Miss Katiana, please come out here��
�� there was no
sound coming from the door.
�She�ll come out
eventually�let me go get some fresh bread�� High Priest Seto said, �And some
warm milk��

�Why?� I asked.
�These are her
favorites,� he replied simply, �I used to lure her out in the mornings with
fresh bread and warm milk as breakfast��
�I never thought
she�d be one for food�� I said, �She seems more like the kind of person to see
food as sustenance and nothing more.�

�She prefers the simpler foods,� he
said, �It�s in her nature�she prefers simple things. Why do you think she collects rocks?�
�She�s not simple
though,� I said, �Or else she wouldn�t know all she does��
�I never said she
was�but she�s always liked simple things�she�s too kind to want anything else
and she�d never ask for something unless that was the only way to get it and
even then she�d be nervous about asking,� he said, �I know she didn�t ask you
to buy her that dress�you know the green one my pharaoh��
�She didn�t�I
dragged her into the city and got it for her�� I said, �And she kept thanking
me even though she said I didn�t have to��
�It�s good you
understand her now�� he said almost thankfully, �Now maybe you see why I act
how I act around her��

�Overprotective?� I asked, �Not to
mention pig-headed, stubborn��
�You don�t need
to point it all out,� he said, �But yes, I am protective of what�s mine and I
like her the way she is��
�No�you love
her,� I said.
�So do you,� he
replied with a knowing smile, �Now�I better go and get that food��
�� I didn�t say
anything, wondering if Miss Katiana had heard what the conversation had just
been�and praying she hadn�t. I sat down
by the door, intrigued as to whether the bread and milk trick would work or
not, and even more intrigued as to why High Priest Seto was fetching it himself.

�

It worked, I
don�t believe it but it actually worked.
It took a while but it worked. As
soon as she did come out, I watched High Priest Seto draw her into his arms and
try to comfort her. When he saw that
wasn�t working gave her to me and told me to do better, which I did. She clung to me and wouldn�t let me move from
where I was sitting and eventually after what seemed like forever she let go of
me, snuggled close in my embrace and drifted off to sleep. I think High Priest Seto was impressed. He took the sleeping Miss Katiana and put her
in her room, making sure she was comfortable and he came back out. I think at that time he was struggling to say
it but he did murmur a �thank you� and he knows I won�t let him forget
this.
At the moment
however, I�m back at the palace, getting my rest as well. I shall go and fetch her myself
tomorrow�maybe she�ll be ready to come back and work for a little while at
least. I am eager to have her finish�but
I can�t rush it�I won�t push her past her limits�not if it means I won�t ever get
to see her smile again.
�You�re weak�if you truly were powerful
you wouldn�t have to wait�� a voice sneered in my mind.
�GET OUT!� I exclaimed, �I fought you off
once before and I will again now!�
�I�m not here to take you over�no battles
and your body is too tired�� he said.
�Why are you here?� I asked.
�Because�you could say I�m bored. A lack of our usual nighttime battles brings
about boredom�� he said, �Even if you never felt me before now�never really was
able to talk to me or fight back�Either your power increased slightly or I�m
getting lax at my barriers��
�Go away!� I said through gritted teeth,
�Don�t you dare��
�Hurt her?
No�when the time comes�I won�t hurt her�I�ll make her feel like she�s in
heaven!� he said, �There�s nothing you can do�and don�t try changing your plans
of having her here�you know it to be true�I�ll take you over and make it for
good!�
�Why haven�t you done that already?� I
asked slowly, glaring towards the figure in the shadows�
�You amuse me�� he said, �But even amusement
runs out��

�I�ll fight you�� I said.
�And I will win�and then I�ll destroy your
spirit�who�ll try to protect the Priestess when your spirits dead?� he asked,
�High Priest Seto? Your power exceeds
his and I�ll destroy him too!�
�Don�t you dare!� I exclaimed, �You will
leave Miss Katiana alone! I could care
less what you do to me but if you hurt her��
�I wouldn�t go making empty threats�and I
don�t think those stupid books would help either�good luck trying to find
something useful!� he said laughing.
I woke up,
sitting upright and burying my head in my hands. What was I going to do? I knew I could fight�but I wouldn�t win� I had to play along for Miss Katiana�s
sake. There had to be something in those
tomes�after what High Priestess Isis had told me� they were my only hope�or
else the darker side of me�would take over�and I would loose everything! The only problem was�I couldn�t keep myself
away from her�every part of me longed to be with her and I needed to be by her�

Katiana

Things seem to
have gotten back to normal. I mean�I�m
back at the palace�I still feel a little bit of me missing and everything but
Seto said he�d keep looking to make sure that parts of me aren�t still lost,
although he said now it would be hard. I
stretched and got myself out of bed and looked around, oh, the servants must
not have brought breakfast yet� I got up
and dressed, promising myself to work real hard today. The Pharaoh had given me a job and I wouldn�t
let him down. I was alright though�I
think... I mean�someone had died because of me�Priestess Mara. I didn�t hate her�I pitied her. No one deserved that fate�not even the
cruelest of the cruel�
�Miss Katiana?� a
voice asked and I looked to see the pharaoh standing in the door holding a tray
of food, �Good morning��

�G�Good morning!� I exclaimed,
jumping slightly because I was startled.
�I thought you
would like to join me,� he said.
�Why?� I said and
then shook my head, �Sorry, I d�didn�t mean it l�like that! I meant��
�You thought I
had a lot of work?� he asked, �Don�t worry Miss Katiana�some of it isn�t
important and what is important I don�t need to handle just yet��
�If you�re
s�sure,� I said cautiously as he set down the tray on the table near him. He beckoned me to join him and the sent of
fresh bread filled my senses.
�It�s your
favorite�� he said slyly and I blinked at him, �High Priest Seto told me�a few
new things about you I didn�t realize before�I�m afraid I owe you an apology
then, if I had known you liked simpler things I would have done a few things
differently��
�No, its n�not
your fault!� I exclaimed, turning a few shades of red, �I�well�I��

�It�s alright Miss Katiana�� he said
and I sat down at the table and he sat down across from me, an amused smile
still on his face, �You know�I was worried about you when you were injured��
�You were?� I
asked, �W�Why would you w�worry about me?�
�Because I care
about you,� he said, �Your ability to read the texts and translate them is
valuable to me. But don�t think that�s
the only reason Miss Katiana! I
mean�well, I can�t really explain it�I just really�care�� He wasn�t saying something�but I wasn�t about
to ask. I couldn�t for one thing, it
wasn�t my place�and I shouldn�t for another�.
If he didn�t want to tell me something it was his right to privacy. There were so many things about me he could
have asked about that he didn�t�and I was grateful for that. I smiled at him, knowing he�d smile back,
which he did. It would be okay�things
would work out for the best, wouldn�t they?

Yami

She�s caught
herself into a part of my mind, my being and I didn�t want that to go
away. I would do anything to protect
her�I watched her eat; taking small bites, constantly looking at me to make
sure I was okay. I wasn�t alright�I was
backed into a corner. I couldn�t defeat
the darker half�and if I wanted to live�I had to do what he asked�for her sake�but
if he hurt her, I would fight�even if it destroyed me�even if it killed me. He couldn�t have her if I was dead�if it came
to that� I love her; it was that
simple�I wouldn�t let her be hurt because of me. She�s not the weak one, I am�I am�
�Are you
alright?� she asked.
�I�m fine Miss
Katiana,� I said, taking a bite of my food, �Don�t worry��
�Okay�� she said
and smiled again. Please�I never want
that smile to go away�

TBC

A/N: So�is it
alright? Next one will be good too, I
think this one was good�I mean she�s back.
I bet you�re really eager to have Pharaoh Atemu tell her, eh? I�m going to torture you to no end�you should
know though that when he tells it will be the sweetest, eh? I�ll give you a hint�it�ll take a few more
chapters, no more than five; no less than three�is that alright? So sometime in about 3-5 chapters, something
big will happen, is that alright? It�s a
happy medium�something to keep you waiting?
Alright, just review, but don�t flame me, you know I don�t like them!

Looking for other
stories to keep you interested while you wait?
One-Shot Yaoi
Productions
Everlasting Sacrifice
1995
I�m too sexy
The Life I gave for
you

I�ll get to what I�ll get to in my
time. I promise not to take too long in
updating! I really do, just let me
finish exams this week!
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