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Duel of Love	By : Crystal56 Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Het - Male/Female Views: 4411 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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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
- 21
- 22
- 23
Disclaimer: I don�t own Yu-Gi-Oh

A/N: Next chapter!
You know, writing with stuttering is kinda hard sometimes. I mean, I have to think about it before I do
it. I hope I�m still doing it okay.

Duel of Love

Chapter 22: Wishes

Katiana

�Madera,
its b�been a week since he l�last kissed me,� I said as she brushed through my
hair.
�It has? My, you sure are holding out on that one,
aren�t you?� she asked teasingly.
�N�Not funny,� I
muttered. �I thought h�he loved me��
�He does love
you; he�s proved that to me already. But
do you really need him to kiss you to make you feel special?� she asked.
�No,� I said
quickly, �But the w�way he did it��
�Ah, kindness in
the kiss, eh? How was it for your
first?� she asked, knowing full well I had told her many times before.
�G�Good, like
sweetened h�honey,� I said dreamily, raising my head to look at the
ceiling. The pharaoh hadn�t tasted
harsh, like desert sand or stone, he had tasted sweet, kind and caring. He was amazing.
�Have you talked
to High Priest Seto yet?� she asked.
�Yes,� I replied.
�We t�talked.� I didn�t exactly want to
tell her what we had talked about.

FLASH

�Are you okay?� Seto asked me, sitting
down on my bed next to me.
�Y�Yes,� I said.
�I hope you are learning to trust
again. There was little I did, I should
have been there,� he said. He wasn�t
acting like himself.
�I am,� I whispered and he looked at me,
and the look in his eyes, was like he wasn�t going after me anymore, like there
was this acceptance in them. I think he
knew that I loved the pharaoh, and my feelings were returned. But why didn�t he object to it anymore? I just didn�t get it; he accepted it and
didn�t try and take me back to the temple, claiming I was his. What made him give up on me? It wasn�t that I minded�but he changed so
suddenly and now�I guess I missed it a little�just a little. Would he still be protective of me?
�If the pharaoh ever does
anything�uncalled for, the temple is always open for you,� he said, his eyes
still shining with love. �I don�t want to see you hurt.� Well, that answered that question.
�I d�don�t think he w�wants to hurt
me�anymore,� I said and Seto gripped my shoulders.
�He shouldn�t. I won�t let him ever do that again. I may have treated you like a child, but I
never hurt you like that!� he said, getting emotional. �I would never have hurt
you like that.� He traced a scar on my
cheek.
�I k�know,� I whispered and he pulled me
into a hug.
�You still�belong to me�� he said. �But
I�ve seen�I know this is best for you.�

Flash

�You know, if you
want a kiss so bad why don�t you initiate it?� Madera
asked, �It wouldn�t be that hard.�
�I c�couldn�t,� I
said, knowing all too well how red I just turned. I couldn�t initiate something like that!
�Do it, tonight,
before he goes to bed,� Madera
said. �A kiss is part of being in love, if he�s neglecting that then it�s a
woman�s duty to remind him.�

�I d�don�t know,� I said.
�After all that
I�ve done to help you and this is the thanks I get?�
�Why�What have
you d�done?� I asked.
�I yelled at the
pharaoh a few times and opened his eyes to the brilliant woman that you are,�
she said, fluffing my hair a little playfully.
I turned around and looked at her.
�I d�don�t know,�
I whispered.
�He�s your
protector, right? Remind him what he�s
protecting,� she said and I nodded.
�All right,� I
said, wondering what she had in mind exactly.
�Are you
nervous?� she asked teasingly.
�I�ve n�never
initiated anything!� I exclaimed, �I d�don�t know what to do.�
�Do you need to
be taught everything? I�m going to have
a talk with High Priest Seto about letting ignorant priestesses fall in love,�
she said with a wide smile.
�It h�has nothing to do with him,� I said.
�Of course not, a
woman is very different than a man,� she explained seriously and I buried my
face in my hands, which she pried away and looked at me, laughing in her eyes.
�What�s t�the
real reason you w�want me to do this?� I asked.
�Oh come on, I
want to hold your children before we�re both old and grey,� she said, �And I
know you will have so many children��

�Hush!� I exclaimed, embarrassed she
was saying such things.
�I�ll tell you some
things you can do,� Madera said and
sadly traced a scar that was on my cheek, �You�ve suffered so much�and now
finally happiness has come to you. You
never understood much of your life have you?�
I shook my head and she smiled. �That�s fine; just stay happy, it
doesn�t matter. I�ll always watch out
for you. Katiana, you�ll make a lovely
bride.� There was something she wasn�t
telling me, she wasn�t acting like herself.
Was something going to happen�something that would disturb the pharaoh?
�So w�what do I
do?� I asked, deciding to change the subject and she smiled, the spell was
broken.
�Well first off��

�

Night fell
quickly and I was about ready to try what Madera
had told me. I was nervous, extremely
nervous. I didn�t know if I was going to
do it right much less do anything at all.
My nerve might get the better of me.
I knocked on the pharaoh�s door and was greeted by a soft �Come
in.� I opened the door and peered
inside, seeing the pharaoh on his bed wearing little but the bottom half of his
outfit. I blushed redder than I ever
thought I could and looked down at the floor.
I think he saw my face and I heard the shuffling of the bed and when I
looked back he was fully dressed, although there wasn�t much jewelry or his
cloak or even his crown on. I walked
cautiously into the room and shut the door behind me.
�Miss Katiana,�
he said politely, smiling at me as he rested down on the bed again.
�I w�wanted to
see you,� I said, �We n�need to talk.� I
walked forward and then jumped up onto the side of the bed, facing him.
�What is it you
need to talk to me about?� he asked.
�H�Have you been
avoiding me?� I asked and his eyes widened.
�Whatever made
you think that?�

�This week you�you�ve h�hardly come
to see me.�
�Is that it? I have been very busy I admit, and I
apologize.�
�Is it once you
w�win me over you no l�longer think you need to w�work at keeping me?� I asked.
�What? Love, I never�not for one moment�� he
stammered.

�Then w�why?�

�Why have I been avoiding you? I haven�t.
Dear Ra, I�m so sorry. You should
have come see me sooner, if you felt this way.
I would have made time,� he said.
I smiled sadly.
�I d�didn�t want
to bother you,� I said.
�You could never bother
me,� he said with a smile. �There isn�t anyone else either, if you�re thinking
that. My eyes are only for you. I�m sorry if I�ve seemed distant, I haven�t
meant to.�
�It�s okay,� I
said and swung my legs up onto the bed and scooted closer to the pharaoh. �I
understand I j�just��
�Just what? What is it princess?� he asked and I smiled. I scooted even closer until I was sitting
next to him. I shifted, bringing my legs
back and my front half forward, I think I was trembling, my arms shook. I didn�t know if I was really doing this
right.
�Just�� I said
and heard a tremor in my voice.
�What is it my
love?� he asked and touched my cheek.
His hand was warm and I leaned into it slightly, taking courage from it
as I could. I moved so I was over him,
looking up directly into his eyes as he started down at me a puzzled expression
on his face. �What is it? I can�t help or do anything unless I know
what�s wrong.�

�N�Nothing is wrong,� I whispered
and wrapped my arms around his neck. I
did it exactly as Madera had told
me to. He looked surprised and confused
as I lifted myself so my head was level with his. I had never done this before, I wasn�t sure�I
hoped this was right. I didn�t want him
getting angry at me. Continuing nonetheless,
I started to kiss him, I mean that is to say, gently touching my lips to
his�trying to mimic what he had done to me.
I felt his surprise and confusion but as my eyes closed I noted his did
as well and he wrapped his arms around me, holding me close to him. His hand moved and brushed my cheek once
again and he pulled me tightly against him, drawing me into the kiss, a kiss I
had started. I closed my eyes and
reveled in this, his touch, his love. By
Ra, I was falling for him even more.
He slowly broke
away from the kiss, still cupping my face with his hand, still holding me close
to him. �Is this what you were really
missing?� His voice was soft, sweet, perhaps a little teasing as well. I nodded in his hand and his smile grew
larger. �I see now, you missed my kiss
after our last one.� That wasn�t what I
meant.
�NO!� I exclaimed
suddenly and drew back, pulling out of his embrace and sitting back on his
legs.
�What�s wrong?�
he asked.
�I d�don�t want
that,� I said even though it was mostly to me.
�What is it? What�s wrong?
What don�t you want?� he asked.
�To be
d�dependent,� I whispered, �I c�can�t.�
I had already become dependent on him�for a kiss, for something as
simple as a kiss!
�To be
dependent?� he asked, �I don�t understand what you mean by that.�
�You�I�my
pha�pharaoh I�m sorry,� I stammered and started to move off his legs and
towards the edge of the bed. He grabbed
my wrist and pulled me back towards him.
�There is nothing
to apologize about my love,� he said, �I don�t understand, please explain it to
me.�
�I c�can�t�I
don�t want to be d�dependent on you,� I whispered. �I mean�I c�can�t�� I broke
off my words with a sob. Silence
followed and the pharaoh shifted under me to get slightly more comfortable.
�Ah,� he said,
breaking the silence. �You don�t want to depend on me?�
�Its
c�complicated,� I whispered, not even fully understanding it myself. But the way he had phrased it had scared
me. He made it seem like I was depending
on his kisses or something and I didn�t want�I didn�t want him to use that to
take advantage of me.
�Hmm�I think I
understand. It must�ve been the way I
phrased it,� he said. �I said, �you missed my kiss after our last one�,
right? But that wasn�t meant in any bad
way. Do you think that meant I was�I was
using you?�
�Maybe,� I
croaked, finding my voice failing on me.
�I won�t take
advantage of you,� he whispered in my ear, �I promise this on my name, on my
father�s name. I promise it with all the
love in my heart. I didn�t mean to say
it in a way that scared you.�
I nodded and he
smiled, taking me lightly into his arms and cradled me against him.
�I love you more
than anything else in the world,� he whispered, �And to tell the honest truth,
I think it�s the other way around.�

�What? H�How can you think that?� I asked.
�I have been
longing for you all week as well,� he said, tracing a line on my cheek, �I
missed your kiss I would wager more than you missed mine.�
�I w�would never!� I exclaimed and his soft
chuckle followed my words and he nuzzled against me.
�Tell you what
love, tomorrow we�ll spend together. I
have some friends you might like,� he said.
�Friends?� I
asked.
�They�re at an
oasis a little way outside of town,� he said and tilted my head so that he
could kiss me once again. It was slow
and sweet but it didn�t last very long. �They�re a little different from inside
Egypt, but I
think you�ll enjoy meeting them.�
It took me a moment
to realize what he might mean, �Gypsies?�

�Roma, as they should be called
princess,� he corrected teasingly. �They are good friends to have; I think they
will like you.�
�Will we g�go
with guards?�
�No,� he replied
easily enough, �We�ll go by ourselves.
I�d only take guards with me if I don�t feel like paying much attention
to where I�m going.�
�Huh?� I asked
and he laughed a deep chuckle once again that had me entranced. �But t�then��

�I have something to protect you
see, something to make me stay alert,� he said. �I won�t be idle on this trip;
you�re going to be with me.�
�I d�don�t need
protection,� I said, �And I c�can ride on my own.�
�You can have
your own horse. I will protect you
however, there should be no arguments on that front,� he said and kissed my
forehead. �Now, time to sleep. Would you
like to sleep here tonight?�
�S�Sleep in your
arms?� I asked and he nodded and I snuggled against him, �Uh-huh.�
�Then sleep my
beautiful princess, tomorrow we go out,� he said, �I have a week�s worth of
kissing to make up for as well�� I
turned bright red.
�That�that�� I
didn�t know how to respond to that.
�Don�t think on
it,� he said, �Just sleep for now�sleep and dream. I know my dreams will be pleasant�you are
here by my side.� I closed my eyes and
snuggled against him, feeling sleep come over me as the moon rose in the night
sky. I relaxed into his embrace, I truly
did love him.

TBC

A/N: I promise to
update sooner, I just have a lot going on before the end of school. Once summer comes I can update a lot
more. Look for an update soon, or by the
next Sunday, I hope!
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