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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
- 19
- 20
- 21
Disclaimer: I don�t own Yu-Gi-Oh, wish I did but I don�t! Don�t own the song either�

A/N: So�I�m looking forward to writing this so I�m hoping
you�re looking forward to reading it!

Duel of Love

Chapter 20: Lonely

Pharaoh Atemu

No�I can�t die�not yet�I need to be with
her�she loves me�she loves me�

Katiana

I just stayed
where I was�I didn�t know if I was going to wait for someone to walk in on me
and the pharaoh�s dead body or what�but I couldn�t move. I didn�t want to move. I was crying heavily still�I didn�t think my
tears would stop flowing.
�I l�love you�� I
whispered.
�I know,� a
whisper fell into my ear and I looked, raising my head and watching the
pharaoh�s stomach rise and fall. It
couldn�t be�I watched�he shattered!
�P�Pharaoh!� I exclaimed, �You�you�re��
�I could�could
not leave,� he said, looking up into my eyes from where he lay upon my lap, �I
couldn�t leave you�not when�I love you��
�But you�y�you��
I stammered.
�I know I�m
supposed to be dead, you watched me shatter, didn�t you?� he asked and I
nodded.
�Pharaoh�� I
began but he raised a hand weakly and placed it on mine, which was resting on
his chest.
�You called me�by
my name Miss Katiana�� he said, �Thank you�It�s been so long��
�I�I�� I couldn�t find my words�I didn�t know
how to accept this. I mean�he�s alive
and I could tell he was back� But�do I
believe him? Do I forgive him? I don�t know�I don�t know�
�I can�t
apologize�enough for what I did to you�� he said, �Time and time again�I had
hurt you�I�m so sorry�� Do I accept his
apology? Do I forgive him? I cannot hate him, I love him�and yet�I
cannot forgive him.
�I�I can�t
f�forgive you�� I whispered and his eyes widened slightly and then they
relaxed.
�It�s amazing how
I don�t feel hurt by that,� he said. Was
he�just saying that to try to make me feel better or something? Was he trying to bypass my emotions, get
around them�and get my forgiveness another way?
�But�� I began.

Now it seems to me
That you know just
what to say
But words are only
words
Can you show me
something else?

�Just being
here�with you is enough�� he said, shifting slightly as I held onto him and I
looked down into his crimson orbs and he smiled at me, �I love you��
�H�How can I
trust you?� I asked.
�There�s no way
to prove you�prove that you�ll be able to trust me�again�� he said and my face
fell.
�So you did l�lie
to me�� I said, �About�about eve�everything��
�I admit I made
mistakes,� he began, �But I never lied about loving you��

Can you swear to me
that you�ll always be this way?
Show me how you feel
More than ever baby

�N�Never�lied?� I
asked and he nodded.
�I know�that you
won�t want to trust me, I know�that you have been toyed with� hurt�manipulated�but
I never lied about�loving you�� he said, �I never�wanted to hurt you��
�Pharaoh,� I
said, feeling fresh tears rush to my eyes, �I d�don�t know��
�I�m sorry,� he
whispered and gripped my hand tightly in his, �I love you�that�s all I know�all
I truly know��
�Pha�Pharaoh�� I
whispered.
�Why�why do you
love�someone like me?� he asked, �How could you�after all I did to you?�
�I can�t n�not
love you, I can�t f�fall out of l�love,� I sobbed, �I c�can�t hate someone I
l�love�and yet��

Well I don�t want to
be lonely no more
I don�t want to have
to pay for this
I don�t want another
lover at my door
It�s just another
heartache on my list.

I don�t know what
to think� I love him�and he hurt me�why were things never easy?
�I can�t
apologize enough�Miss Katiana�there is no excuse hurting you�failing to protect
you�walking away�not being there�� he said and her hand moved and I rested my
hand on his heart, �I�m sorry��
�I�I�� I sobbed,
�My l�life was in danger because of y�your games... My heart h�hurts pharaoh�it h�hurts so bad��
�It does?� he
asked and I nodded.
�And y�you
shouldn�t h�have�� I started.
�I shouldn�t have
what?� he asked and I gulped.
�I�m j�just a
p�priestess�you�re the pha�pharaoh�� I said, �You b�bring balance...maat��
�Don�t ever think
that,� he said, bringing up both his hands to grip mine, �You would be a much
better pharaoh�You�re so kind�intelligent�beautiful��
�I�m s�so
scarred!� I exclaimed sobbing, �I c�can�never��
�You are
beautiful�the most beautiful around�each scar�it doesn�t matter to me� each
scar only make you more beautiful�� he whispered, �And I love you�all of you.�
�I s�still can�t
forgive�� I whispered and he looked as though he expected it, �I d�don�t know
if I c�can trust anyone��

Pharaoh Atemu

�So long as you
don�t leave me I don�t care�� I said,
and I would pray to Amun-Ra everyday that she would slowly learn to trust
again. I loved her, it was that
simple. I wouldn�t mess up this again�I
loved her. I�d do it right this
time�Something� something I should have done before� She held onto me�clutching my clothes, her
head buried in my shoulder. Ra�I loved
her�she�s the only one I�ll ever love.

I don�t wanna be angry
no more
You�re the one who
could never stand for this
So when you tell me
that you love me, know for sure
I don�t wanna be
lonely anymore

�Pharaoh�� she
said slowly, and I picked myself up. I
had enjoyed being in her lap but I wanted�I wanted to hold her�show her I meant
what I said. I had to prove to her she
could trust me again and I wanted to show her I truly loved her. I sat up and she looked at me, blinking
twice, wondering what I was going to do.
She loved me�I still couldn�t get past the fact she loved me. I took her hands into mine once more and
slowly pulled her towards me. She called
me by my name�and she loved me� I pulled
her into my embrace, into my lap and held her there gently. I cradled her against me as the tears
gathering in my eyes fell. She loved me
and that was more than enough for me.

Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh,
Ooooh

�Miss Katiana,� I
whispered, holding her, cradling her gently against me like she was the most
precious thing in the world�and to me�she was.
Ra, I thank you�thank you so much for letting me find this wonderful
woman�thank you for letting her love me.
�Pha�Pharaoh��
she whispered but I hushed her and held her, running a hand through her hair,
which was soft as silk and smooth as polished metal. She was simple� and I loved her for
everything that she was�she was mine and I would love her, cherish her and
protect her. I couldn�t get over the
fact that she still loved me�even after all I did to her! I leaned back against a wall and cradled her
against me and felt her relax into my arms and her hand gripped onto one of my
shoulders and she buried her face into my chest, but I didn�t mind.
�Don�t ever leave
me, my princess,� I whispered to her, �I need you��
�B�But�� she
said, looking up at me but I simply hushed her once again.
�Shhh�� I
whispered, noting the tired look that was in her eyes, �You should rest� you�ve
been through more now than anyone, including me�please, just rest�rest and let
me hold you.�
�Why?� she asked,
a small puzzled look in her eyes.
�Because I like
the feel of you in my arms,� I whispered and she smiled faintly. She may not want to trust me or anyone for
that matter but she received compliments well, something not many did�even if
she didn�t think she deserved them. I
felt her relax into my arms and began to drift asleep. My princess�my love�Ra, don�t ever leave me!

Now it�s hard for me
When my hearts still
on the mend
Open up to me
Like you do your
girlfriends

High Priest Seto

I went to check
in on how Katiana was doing. When I
peeked into the room I saw that she wasn�t on the bed, instead, I noted she was
sleeping in the pharaoh�s arms!
�Pharaoh�� I
began softly and he raised his head and looked at me with a smile, �What is
going on?�

�She saved me,� he said simply, �She
saved me.�
�What do you
mean?� I asked, coming forward and kneeling down to check on her. She was sleeping very peacefully and she was
clutching onto the pharaoh, something that didn�t unnerve me as much as I
thought it would.
�My darker
half�she came into my mind,� he began, �And there she fought to save me. I had mustered my power to defeat him because
I didn�t want him to hurt her again�but she saved me��
�I see,� I
whispered and touched her back slightly and felt her shiver, �She managed to
get into your mind?�
�Yes, did you
happen to teach her how to do that?� he asked.
�Yes and no,� I
explained, �I know she would watch me do it but she never managed it herself.�
�Learning by
sight?� he asked puzzled.
�I honestly do
not know,� I replied, �I never taught her it directly.�
�She�s just a
little heavy,� he said, changing the subject, trying to stand up with her in
his arms, �But not much.� I was grateful
for the change in subject, he might start asking questions I wasn�t ready to
answer just yet and those I weren�t ready for�at least not yet.
�That spell must
have drained her�� I suggested, �If she�s never trained with it before then it
would possibly drain her faster than any other spells she can do.� I wouldn�t say it out loud but she looked
still so beautiful�never mind the scars she now bore.
�I see�� he said
and stood up fully, his height still not reaching mine and he set Katiana down
on the bed before getting onto it as well and taking her into his embrace once
again, leaning back against the headboard, grinning at me sheepishly.
�She saved me,�
he whispered in awe and I found myself sitting down on the bed as well,
reaching out to touch her hair before drawing back.
�There are a lot
of secrets she has,� I whispered and he looked at me oddly.

And you sing to me
And it�s harmony
Girl what you do to me
is everything
Let me say anything
just to get you back again
Why can�t we just try?

�Will you tell me
those?� he asked and I regarded him with surprise. I would have to if he forced it.
�I cannot�unless
you order me to do so,� I said, speaking carefully, choosing every word with
precision, �They are her secrets. If she
wishes to tell them to you, she will� they are not for me to say and not for me
to give to others. You of all people
should know the value of personal secrets.�
�I do,� he said
and pressed his cheek against Katiana�s hair.
He didn�t seem to care about my prescience�was he too happy about what
had just happened to care? Did she tell
him she loved him back and forgive him?
No�she wouldn�t trust him�she wouldn�t trust anyone for a long time now. She may love him, of this I was certain, but
trust was something the pharaoh would have to earn from her again�
�She kept one of
your secrets as well,� I said, trying to ignore the shot of jealousy that ran
through me, jealous of seeing her in his arms instead of mine�jealous of the
fact she loved him and not me in the same way�I had claimed her�but she had
fallen for someone else.
�Ra, this
woman�Miss Katiana, she is simply�� he trailed off and sighed before turning
slightly to face me, �High Priest Seto, this Priestess here�she is stronger
than you I think, just like she said she was.�
�I have to argue
that point however,� I said, glad for a little banter because the previous
conversation might have led to answers I didn�t want to say or truths I didn�t
want to hear, at least not yet.
�And that is
merely because you have not trained her spells well enough,� he pointed out,
�She would be better apt against you if you would let her learn.�
�And yet I fear
not. I tried to teach her once, and she
almost ended up lighting another priestess on fire,� I replied.
�The one that
tried to kill her?� he asked in a dangerous tone.
�You tried to
kill her as well,� I pointed out.
�That was my
other half High Priest, you should know better,� he warned.
�I apologize,� I
said quickly, stating to myself a few reasons why an argument wouldn�t be good
with Katiana so soundly asleep, �I don�t recall who it was.�
�Oh,� was all I
got as a reply and I decided to myself I should go.
�I will check on
my priestess later,� I said, �I have other duties I must attend to my pharaoh
or else I would stay.�
�I understand,�
he replied, �Ra be with you.�
�Yes my pharaoh,�
I said, standing and regarding him with a short bow. I walked out of the room and shut the door
gently behind me, making sure not to close it all the way. Katiana, she had helped the pharaoh defeat
his darker half; she had captured his heart and mine. I loved her�my heart ached for her�I truly
loved her�

I don�t want to be
lonely no more
I don�t want to have
to pay for this
I don�t want another lover
at my door
It�s just another
heartache on my list

Pharaoh Atemu

I held her close
to me as she slept soundly in my embrace.
She looked so beautiful, so peaceful just lying in my arms�and it felt
right. This felt more right than
anything I had experienced before, anything I had ever done before. This was what love felt like�to want her more
than anything and to love her more than anything else in the world. This was the woman I had fallen in love with
and every essence of my being wished to be with her�I loved her.
�My love, you
will want for naught, I will love you forever and eternity shall not separate
us,� I whispered even though she couldn�t hear me, �I want to know�I want to
know everything about you Miss Katiana�my princess�� She slept soundly in my arms and I held her
close to me, hugging her tightly against my body, I wanted to protect her, I
wanted to be with her. She was
everything to me�

I don�t want to be
angry no more
You�re the one who
could never stand for this

Madera

I peeked in the
doorway to see the Pharaoh cradling Katiana against him. Good, he�ll need her in the days to
come. High Priest Seto told me that she
helped him defeat his darker half�but it wasn�t the end. His darker half knew how to handle the shadow
powers and always took the fights when the Pharaoh was overworked and
tired. I would hate to admit it and so
would he but his darker half helped him control the shadows� From all I�ve heard he�ll need to hold onto
Katiana and love her so she�ll help him�help him retain his sanity.

So when you tell me
that you love me, know for sure
I don�t wanna be
lonely anymore

Pharaoh Atemu

I was so
happy�joy kept overtaking me and the smile could not fade from my face. It was merely the fact that she was here that
kept me smiling wider. I wasn�t lonely
anymore�I had someone now�I had someone�

FLASH

The boy pharaoh�that was what they called
me. A child when I came into power,
soon, very soon after my father had died.
I didn�t know how to rule; even after watching my father do what he did
time and time again I didn�t know what to do at first. I learned quickly though with guidance from
all my advisors and soon was able to handle everything by myself and instruct
everyone around as I saw fit. I swore
however, to never be like my father, he had been�not really cruel but perhaps
ignorant as to what was going on around him.
It was then however, when I made that promise that I became fully aware
of the shadow games and my part in them.
It was on that very night my shadowed self had erupted into life, taking
over my body and winning the fight, only to disappear by morning into
nothingness and I hadn�t even realized what had happened. This went on for some time until I realized
what was going on�little by little servants who I had been on good terms with
suddenly feared me�all women shrank away when I approached. I realized something was wrong�but there was
nothing I could do�I couldn�t fight against it.
High Priestess Ishitzu came up with a possible
solution for me, I was to only battle at night and a curfew began�all servants
and especially women had to be out of the palace or locked in their rooms by
nightfall, not to come out till early the next morning. It worked and so the pace was set, whenever
night fell the palace would seem like a tomb.
It worked well, very well and I felt like everything would be okay from
then on. I never expected to fall in
love�I never expected that Miss Katiana would change everything. I never wanted to have to fight to protect
her�I never thought it would get out of hand�
I had to fight him to protect her�because I had fallen in love. I thought I could control him and he almost
killed me and raped her! I never
expected to fall in love, I never expected to loose control�

FLASH

But Ra, I�m glad
I did fall in love�I�m glad he�s gone now, I�m glad I defeated him. I didn�t expect to fall in love and at first
I didn�t even want to fall in love but now�I wanted her�I wanted to be with
her�
�Uhhh�� Miss Katiana murmured from her sleep, shifting in my
arms.
�Shhh�� I
whispered, stroking her hair as I held her, �It will be alright, everything is
okay now my love�my princess�� She
settled down once again and I smiled.
Life�it felt like it was perfect now�
I found myself yawning and I settled myself down, realizing I was very
tired. I couldn�t get past the fact
still that she loved me, but I was glad she did. I would wake up tomorrow morning and she
would be in my arms� perfection.

�

Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh,
Ooooh
What if I was good to
you?
What if you were good
to me?

I opened my eyes
the next morning and found I still held her sleeping form in my arms. She looked so small in my arms even though I
knew she was just slightly smaller than I was�and I was short to begin
with. I nestled my cheek into her hair
and smiled, inhaling the scent of her.
She was so intoxicating, so pure.
�My love,� I
whispered in her ear, wondering if that would gently wake her.
�Uh�� she
murmured, and shifted in my embrace. I
lifted my head and watched her as she awoke, noting every detail as she did
so. Her eyes opened ever so slowly, her
hands moved unconsciously over him as she stretched herself out�and then she
slowly began to realize I held onto her still.
I watched a faint smile and blush move across her face and she yawned
and quickly covered her mouth, perhaps she thought I would be offended if she
yawned when I was around. I realized
myself with a slight blush that we hadn�t even kissed yet�but that could wait
for the right time. I wanted it to be
perfect with Miss Katiana and I wouldn�t rush anything.
�Sleep well?� I
asked lightly as her eyes met mine, their green depths drawing me towards her
and I smiled as her blush deepened.
�My pha�pharaoh,�
she said politely.
�You don�t need
to call me that,� I said softly, �I heard you call me by my real name and I
don�t mind. So please�call me
Atemu�� She shook her head and buried
her face in my chest for a moment before looking up.
�I s�slept well,�
she stammered, as if ignoring my previous comment, �I�ve n�never slept in
someone�s arms b�before�at l�least not that peacefully��
�You flatter me,�
I said, bring up one of my hands to brush against her cheek lightly and smiled
as I watched her eyes close and her head seemed to lean into my touch and I
felt a string of pleasure from it. Her
skin was so soft and she was so warm.
�W�Well�� she
began and tried to sit up, but I wouldn�t let her, I merely held her against me
and noted her blush went to a deeper shade of crimson.
�Thank you Miss
Katiana, I don�t know if I said it enough, but I owe you my gratitude a
thousand times over,� I replied, �I love you.�
�You�ve s�said
that so m�many times now,� she stammered and I smiled at her.
�And I will keep
saying it,� I explained, �Until my lips run dry and I need water I will say
it�and then I will quench my thirst and say it more�and then�and then even if I
cannot speak it I will still think it every waking moment and even in my
dreams.�
�Oh�� she said,
�But h�how could you? I�m so�so��
�Don�t say it
Miss Katiana,� I said quickly interrupting her, �You�re lovely, beautiful and I
don�t ever want you to think for a moment that you�re ugly.�

�But I am!� she exclaimed, tears
forming in her eyes. What would it take
to convince her she was the most beautiful woman in the world? She wouldn�t think fancier clothes or jewelry
would do it�so what?
�Miss Katiana,
you�re not only beautiful on the outside but inside�your heart�your pure heart
is also the most beautiful of them all�� I said, wondering if that would do any
good.

What if I could hold
you till I feel you move inside of me?
What if it was
paradise?
What if we were
symphonies?
What if I gave all my
live to find some way to stand beside you?

�My
h�heart�inside?� she asked, looking up at me with her tear stained eyes. I wiped her tears away and brushed against
her cheek with my hand again.
�Sometimes beauty
isn�t always just on the outside�and though it�s outside for you as well as
inside�maybe the only thing that should matter for you is the inside�maybe�
maybe then you will see yourself the way I see you,� I said.
�I can�t t�trust
what you say,� she said, reverting back to she had said earlier, how she
couldn�t trust anyone or even me because of everything she�s been through. I sighed, I wasn�t back to the beginning but
I had begun something and now I had to finish it. I had to at least get her to see herself as
beautiful in some way�or another.
�Then don�t�but
truly, don�t you see yourself on the inside as beautiful?� I asked.
�How can I?� she
asked.
�How can you see
yourself as beautiful?� I asked and she nodded and I frowned. How could I show her�how could I get her to believe
me, that she was beautiful on the inside and on the outside? I sighed, her innocence made this very
difficult.
�Are y�you all
right?� she asked and I blinked down at her, she was changing the subject. Perhaps this made her uncomfortable�she was
still recovering from her ordeal.
�I�m fine,� I
said, �Even more so because you were in my arms.�
�You�re w�warm,�
she murmured, leaning in against me and putting her head on my chest.
�I�m warm?� I
asked confused at what she had said.
�Uh-hu,� she
replied and nuzzled her head in my chest.
I had the distinct feeling that we had had this conversation before.

I don�t want to be
lonely no more
I don�t want to have
to pay for this
I don�t want another
lover at my door
It�s just another
heartache on my list�

�That�s a good
thing, right?� I asked as I felt her relax into my arms. It felt like heaven right now, being able to
hold her close to me.
�Isn�t it?� she
asked in response and I found her answer amusing. I began to laugh and she looked up at me.
�I�m sorry, I
just found that funny,� I said.

Katiana

I liked his
laugh�it was deep and sensual and it really suited him.
�Oh, I�m
s�sorry,� I said quickly as my face turned red.
�Why are you
apologizing? There is nothing to be
sorry about,� he said. The pharaoh said
he loved me�truly loved me for everything I was. He called me beautiful�but in my eyes I
couldn�t see myself as that. I had so
many scars�and I had been such a fool� I
was here now though; in his arms�comfortable with it�I loved him�
�I�m�I�m�� I
started to say as I stared into his eyes, those crimson eyes that drew me in
beyond all possibility but he put a finger on my lips.
�Shhh�� he
whispered and I buried my face in his chest again. How could he love me? I was so ugly now! And how�why did I love him� I couldn�t trust him�so how could I love
him? Why after all he�s done to me do I
love him? Is love that
unexplainable? Is love that sudden?
�My h�heart
hurt,� I whispered into his chest, a muffled noise at best for him.
�What did you
say?� he asked.
�My h�heart
hurt,� I stammered, looking up at him again, �When y�you�no� w�when I thought
you had� be�betrayed me.�
�I never wanted
to hurt you, I never planned for any of this,� he murmured and cupped my cheek
in his hand. I pushed gently into his
touch, his hand felt so soft and it was so very warm. Can I really believe anything�everything he�s
saying now after I�ve been hurt so much?
Can I trust him again? Maybe�in
time�he has to earn it. He has my
love�but he needs to earn my trust� It�s
just something�I just don�t�I can�t be hurt like that again� I don�t know how
much pain I can take!
�Uh-hu,� I
whispered and he pulled me tightly against him in a hug.
�Just don�t leave
my side�please don�t leave my side Miss Katiana�� he murmured in my ear as he
ran his fingers through my hair. I loved
this man�honestly loved him�

I don�t wanna be angry
no more
You�re the one who
could never stand for this
So when you tell me
that you love me, know for sure
I don�t wanna be
lonely anymore�

Pharaoh Atemu

If there was one
truth I wanted her to see�it was that I was no longer alone. Any feelings of loneliness would
disappear�now that she was truly with me�and she loved me.

Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh,
Ooooh

Unknown (Thief)

She made it
through�she�s obviously tougher than she realizes. I didn�t like the fact she helped him defeat
his darker side�of course, there were bonuses to that as well�I suspect some
interesting trials ahead for them�most of which I will undoubtedly bring� I watched the two entwined in each others
arms�sickening. Love has no place in
this stupid world�no place at all. I
knew many more ways to make those two suffer� pitting one against the other
isn�t the only way to have fun, now is it?

I don�t wanna be
lonely anymore
I don�t wanna be
lonely no more

Madera

I went to the
temple, someone had to pray for those two�pray nothing harms them and that they
can be in love without troubles�but only the gods knew what lay ahead for
them�and I suspected it wasn�t going to be easy, not at all�

I don�t wanna be
lonely no more
I don�t wanna be
lonely anymore

TBC

A/N: Aren�t I just a
little cruel? (And maybe a bit too
repetitive? Sorry about that!) First, I make you wait what�17 chapters to
admit to one another their feelings�think I�m going to make you wait for the
first kiss? Tee hee�Maybe I will, maybe
I won�t! You know the drill,
review! Just don�t flame, marshmallows
will be roasted upon all flames!
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