Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Millennia Sands ❯ I. Lyrel's Concerns ( Chapter 9 )

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I. LYREL’S CONCERNS

It was afternoon by time the four came together again. Shadi, after tapping into the Shadow Realms, had finished reading the letters that Yugi Motou had sent her Grandfather. He was shocked to find that she was slowly putting the Millennium Puzzle together.

He quickly dismissed that thought as Kage, Solomon, and Arthur were waiting for him to continue. The workers were still watching over the tomb he had been in, most afraid to move so long as Shadi was still out.

“Where was I… ah yes.” He stated, recalling the part he said about the marriage the night before. “Shall I continue with what happened after their official marriage?”

“Of course, how long after are you starting?” Kage asked as he sat on one of the empty cots.

“It had been nearly three moons after their official wedding and Yugi was slowly starting to fall for her husband. Malik was always paranoid and spending as much time possible around her and Yami was starting to feel jealous of the guard. Then one day she approached him with a request.”

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Yugi spun and faced Yami as he entered their chambers. Malik knew what this meant and cringed as Yami glared at him. “Pharaoh.” She started, her voice no longer holding the ice that she used to say his title with.

“Nepha, my queen, please call me Yami.” Yami stated as she relaxed a bit.

“Alright, Yami, can I ask a favor of you?” she questioned, her voice wavering a bit as he looked surprised. “Would it be alright if I returned to my clan for a week at best? I would like to speak to my grandmother about a few things before finally settling in here.”

Needless to say, Yami was surprised by this request as he moved closer to her and pulled her into a hug. He held her tight as she didn’t flinch or try to pull away, but returned the embrace. “Is that all you wish?” he asked as she looked up and nodded.

“That is all I need, Yami.” She replied as he looked defeated by that. She reached up and touched his cheek as he blinked. “Because, the rest is waiting for me here.” It was then she rose on her tip toes and pressed a light kiss over his lips as he did look surprised.

He had tried for three moons to get over the petty spats they had and such.

“This isn’t a trick?” he demanded as she laughed and rested her head on his shoulder.

“No, or else I have tricked my own heart.” She muttered as Malik quickly left the chamber as he picked her up and made it to their bed.

“Then you and your guard shall be allowed to leave in the morning for a week.” He whispered as they fell asleep in their embrace, under the watchful eyes of an amused Thief.

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The next morning Yami accompanied Yugi about as they paused in his guards. “Malik, you fool, come down! I am returning home for a week.” She stated as the frazzled blonde dropped down to stand by them, looking like a hoard of camels trampled over him.

“Oh no.” He muttered as Yami looked uneasy about this.

“Trust me, my Pharaoh, he will need it more then me.” She stated kissing Yami as he grinned. “Any others joining me?”

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It was a day later when Elder Cyria emerged from her hut to the call of warning, which was followed by whispering. She seen her granddaughter accompanied by a man that looked like Malik and the Priest. Women of all ages had gathered about her, hugging and crying as she slowly made her way towards herself.

“Elder.” She stated, bowing as Cyria seized the younger woman in a hug.

“My granddaughter, my precious granddaughter you return to us.” Cyria stated as Yugi smiled.

“I returned to tell you that I have accepted my marriage to the Pharaoh.” Yugi stated as she nodded. “Also that no one will challenge him for my freedom or else I will kill them myself.”

“Finally! My granddaughter chooses a husband.” Cyria stated to the heavens as the Healer blinked in surprise. “Now, what about great-grandchildren?” Yugi was blushing beat red as the others were surprised by this.

The night was full of activity as Marik and Yugi sat in her hut with a dozing Seto in the hammock. A small fire was built in the center as the Hidden Guard thought this to be the right time to question his Queen. “Yugi, can I ask you a few things?” he asked, rather uneasy about her possible reaction to what he needed to know.

“Of course.” She stated as he took a deep breath.

“If I wanted to defeat Malik, what would I have to do?” he asked as she was silent.

“I knew it, you are the one that has him sleeping in the trees.” She stated as he scowled. So that was where he slept most of the time, that would be changing soon. “Just keep following him like a shadow, in time you will have the chance to fight him.”

“Wait?” he questioned as she nodded. [Wait a minute,] he paused in mid thought as something didn’t go well here. [Is she encouraging me to do this?]

“He is paranoid and hasn’t gotten much sleep, soon he will not be able to decide what to do let alone on how to fight you and that will be your time to challenge him.” Yugi replied with her own amusement as he thought about this and grinned, ignoring the fact that she was expecting this. “On one condition, you don’t ever leave me alone around you sister.”

“Deal, now can you tell me the secret of how you fought the Pharaoh?” he asked eagerly as Seto cracked open an eye and glanced at them.

“Don’t tell me you two are plotting together without any help.” He grumbled as they glanced at him, trying to look as innocent as they could as he groaned in defeat. “Now I’m afraid for my soul, what are you two doing?”

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It was nearly three days since Yugi, Marik, and Seto left for the Oasis of Isis- for more purposes then visiting the Amazons- and Lyrel was getting increasingly worried about Yami’s state of health with the latest challenges made to him by others and the latest business.

“Lyrel, my beautiful wife!” Igoto stated as she found herself in a hug, which she was ignoring in favor of thinking out the problem. “I heard you took out Ishizu, good job!”

“Thanks, but is Kourage with you?” she asked as his mouth hung open in surprise. Lyrel asking if the Thief King without malice in her voice? He was starting to feel fearful for his life now, this meant that the Gods were probably going to bring fire rain down upon them! “Igoto, you fool! Answer me, this matter is important!”

“I’m here, Wild One.” Kourage stated as him and Ryou entered her chambers.

She took that dramatic entrance well enough to be silent and stare at Ryou. He had recovered well! He stood to Kourage’s shoulder as his clothing covered most of his skin from the neck down, all in black. He looked healthier then the first time he seen him and seemed to be happier.

Shaking her shock off as nodded.

“I need you to ride to the Amazons and ask Yugi to return early, the Pharaoh is not doing to well and his present healers aren’t as experienced as she is and want to do something terrible to remedy this.” She stated as he looked surprised. “Please, Kourage, please!”

“Alright, I will. Only because this is for Yugi and the fact she loves him.” He stating, feeling like he was doing the good deed of returning something to someone he stole off of. It was not a pleasant feeling, to say the least. “As long as Igoto and Ryou can stay here in my mission.”

“Of course, no trouble.” Mokuba stated happily as Ryou smiled.

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Kourage arrived the next day, after an entire night of galloping through the sands. He found the group on the edge of the Oasis’s small lake talking. He cracked his own smile at the laughing young woman as she spoke animatedly with the disguised Seto and Marik. He could barely make out the slightly older dark haired young woman watched from a far up in the trees, her eyes were slightly demented as she glared at the two men.

He tied his horse with the others and stumbled towards them, still devising away to get Lyrel to pay him back for this. “Yugi!” he called out as the three stood up and faced him.

“Kourage!” Yugi cried out and hugged him as he did laugh this time. Maybe not as bad as he first thought. “Where are the others and why do you look like you’ve lost a fight to a colony of scorpions?” Check that, revenge on both Lyrel and Yugi now… no one insulted his looks! He glared at the snickering Marik and Seto and added them to his list too.

“Lyrel sent me out here to ask you to come back early. She fears for the Pharaoh’s health.” He stated as she turned serious, which scared him a bit more. Yugi serious was not a good sign for any other.

“Why me?” she demanded crossing her arms as the Tomb Robber pulled her in to a embrace, a hug to those that weren’t obsessed with a certain someone.

“He’s depressed because he can’t escape his duties?” Marik questioned as Kourage blinked at that thought. That could be it but he wasn’t looking into it. It didn’t involve him too much and that translated into his old motto, “If you aren’t involved don’t get involved unless the pay is good.”

“No, she’s fearful for his life under his present healer’s if anything else happens.” He replied as they shared a look that spoke the same thing. They agreed.

“You know I think of you three as the family I never had.” Yugi stated hugging the other two as Ishizu was getting really mad about her affections towards them instead of her. If you asked Yugi about this she knew what she was doing and who was watching. “You know I would do that without a second thought, we can leave anytime!”

“Thank you.” Kourage stated hugging her again as she eeped in embarrassment.

“Nepha Yugi...” the black haired woman stated as the three looked up and seen her.

“My sister! Good day.” Marik stated with his own demented grin as she glared down at him.

“Lady Ishizu, I have to leave.” Yugi stated with a frown as the woman looked ready to hug her and never let go, or kill the three around her. “Something came up and I have to go back into the city.” With that they all headed back into the village and could have been seen riding out an hour later.

“The pharaoh will regret ever setting eyes on her!” Ishizu vowed as she fell from her tree into the water.

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