Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Duel of Love ❯ Feeling ( Chapter 1 )

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Duel of Love

Chapter 2: Feeling

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I headed towards Katiana's room, eager to see if she heeded the warning… It was the middle of the night. I arrived at Katiana's room, let's see, did she lock the door? I reached my hand out and was blown back by a wave of power.

"Damn!" I cried. I should have known better, she was a Priestess; she would have spelled the door against invasion along with locking it if she thought she was in danger. Oh well, I couldn't have her tonight then… She was such a beautiful girl, so unique, so smart… so innocent… Seto had done a good job of protecting her in his temple, but he couldn't protect her forever… What was so special about her in Seto's eyes? I grinned, I'd be able to find out over the next few days what was so special, maybe then I could figure out what Seto saw in her, or was trying to keep hidden…

Katiana

Someone or something had tried to break into my room last night; the ward had been activated so someone had tried, even if they only tried a little. When the Pharaoh had told me to lock my door, I put on the ward just in case. I didn't know why the Pharaoh had wanted me to lock my door, but I decided if he thought I needed to lock my door, I would ward it too. It wasn't even very advanced, just a simple ward that Seto had taught me early on. I nearly jumped when I heard a knocking at my door.

"Hello, are you awake yet Miss Katiana?" a voice asked and I got out of bed and went to answer the door. It was the Pharaoh!

"Yes, I'm away m…my pharaoh!" I said and bowed low.

"Did you sleep well?" he asked.

"Yes," I said, unwilling to tell him about the ward on my door being triggered last night, I was afraid he might send me away or something for telling him I thought someone had tried to sneak into my room.

"I'm glad to hear that," he said, "Would you like to join me for breakfast?"

"I wou…would've thought that y…you had enough of m…my company at dinner," I said, in what I hoped was a joking tone.

"Breakfast is being served in the library for us both, I wanted to introduce you to the texts," the Pharaoh said, and smiled at me, "And you're pleasant company."

"Tha…thank you my pharaoh," I said, "I would be hon…honored…"

"Good then," he said, smiling wider, "If you don't mind me being your escort, that is."

"N…no," I stammered and he took my elbow. I wondered if calling him a gentleman was the right word to use for him.

Later on

"These are r…really interesting!" I exclaimed as I paged through them, "These p…pictures are a little s…scary…"

"Why's that?" the Pharaoh asked, munching on a piece of fruit, being careful not to get any on the text. I think he was amused with my expression as I paged through the texts.

"A lot of b…blood," I said, "And lots of mon…monsters…"

"Are you able to read any of it?" the Pharaoh asked, "Or at least get the basics?"

"I'm only skimming," I said, "It de…describes battles similar to the ones we h…have these days."

"It does?" he asked, "Does it say what the outcomes are? Does it say if the battles change someone's personality or how they act for a certain amount of time?" I looked up at him from the dusty pages. I could've sworn I heard a small amount of fear as he said that!

"I… haven't r…read that much yet my pha…pharaoh," I said, "I'm still j…just trying to get a feel for these pages…"
"Oh, right, I apologize Miss Katiana," he said, "I just wanted to know…"

Yami

I couldn't believe myself, saying that as soon as it came into my head. I don't know why I let myself blurt it out, but she didn't question it, she just said she couldn't find anything yet because she had only just begun. I needed to find an answer to that question, about the battles.

"My Pha…pharaoh?" she asked and I looked into Miss Katiana's eyes and I saw a glimmer of concern.

"Is something the matter?" I asked.

"You just l…look tired, that's all," she replied, "m…maybe you should go g…get a drink or something…" She was a kind girl, really kind. I wonder how someone so sweet could've stood High Priest Seto for so long.

"I think I shall do so," I said, "Is it alright if I leave you alone for a little bit then? If you have any problems, come find me or find a servant to come and get me…" She nodded and I strode out of the library, needing to sort out my thoughts, the question about the battles still throbbing in my head.

Katiana

I never thought the Pharaoh would have much trouble sleeping, but then again Seto told me everyone had issues they needed to deal with and sometimes it was hard to do things, such as sleep. The Pharaoh must be very busy if he's being kept up late at night, maybe that's why he sets a curfew, and so people don't have to see him suffer working so late, trying to sort out problems and such. He was very busy, I mean, he made it seem easy right, but I could tell he was a very busy person, the fact that he took time with me at all was an honor!

Evening

I spent most of the day reading the texts and writing down the basis of what was being said on some parchment some servants brought into me because the Pharaoh didn't return until after I had had my dinner. He seemed worn out and tired but he didn't let me know as he led me back to my room if anything was wrong. I was worried, but I didn't think it'd be proper to ask the Pharaoh if he was okay, maybe he was just deep in thought.

"Well, here we are, goodnight Miss Katiana," the Pharaoh said, once again opening my door for me.

"Tha…thank you very much my Pha…pharaoh," I said, "You m…must be very busy and yet you s…spend time with me…"

"It is really no trouble," he said and I did my best to stifle a yawn, "Tired are we?"

"A little my Pha…Pharaoh," I said, "Translating those t…texts wasn't easy and I still have…haven't even gone into looking at them m…more closely."

"I understand," he said, "You are allowed as much time as you need." I knew he would say that, even though his face seemed to speak of urgency.

"Tha…thank you," I said, "But I pro…promise I'll work quickly!"

"It's quite alright," he said, "Did you think I was pressing you for time?" I shook my head and he made a move to ruffle my hair but stopped himself in time.

"…" I said nothing as he smiled again.

"That's right, I almost forgot," he said, "You're not a little kid. How old did you say you were?"

"I'm only two years younger t…than you and Seto," I replied and he looked into my eyes.

"That's very interesting," he said, "Well, I think this is where I leave you to your goodnight, sleep well Miss Katiana." He turned away from me and leaned against the door frame.

"Are you al…alright?" I asked and he turned around and looked at me.

"It's nothing," he said, "I probably am just tired."

"G…get some rest then," I said, "We all get t…tired sometimes…"

"I'm sure of that," he said and for a moment looked thoughtful, real thoughtful, "Thank you Miss Katiana, I think I needed that…"

"N…no, I don't think I say any…anything useful," I stammered and he smiled at me, his deep crimson eyes boring into mine.

"Yes, I think you do. Good night Miss Katiana," he said, "I shall hopefully be able to come see you in the morning." He turned around, his cape flowing behind him and walked away, leaving me to my open door and room.

"Goodnight," I whispered back, going into my room and shutting the door. I could've sworn I saw loneliness in his eyes just then, but he couldn't be lonely, could he? Well, I've felt lonely sometimes even though I'm surrounded by people, maybe that's how he feels, he has everything and yet he's still lonely. And I wonder what he needs to know really from the texts I'm translating, what does he need to know, and why does he need to know it… I guess I'll find out in time, but until then I shouldn't think so hard about things like that, right? I crawled into bed and let sleep come and take me.

Yami

"My Pharaoh," a voice said and I turned around to see High Priestess Isis walking towards me.

"What bring you here High Priestess Isis?" I asked as she walked up and bowed to me.

"You found a translator, if what I heard is correct. Who is this person?" she asked.

"Why do you want to know? Did you have a vision of some sort again?" I asked.

"I'm just curious as to who you found," she said.

"It's never that easy," I sighed, "You always have an angle."

"I do, but you never know when I have one, do you?" she asked with a grin. Of all the High Priests and Priestesses Isis had to be one with the most visions and she had quite the way of talking when she wanted to.

"Her name is Miss Katiana. She is a Priestess at High Priest Seto's temple," I said.

"And she can read the texts that were discovered?" High Priestess Isis asked, "What level of Priestess is she?"

"I think High Priest Seto mentioned her being in the lower ranks and yes, she can read the texts," I replied.

"I hope she isn't in the lower ranks then because she is a troublemaker," High Priestess Isis said.

"She's a very sweet girl," I said, "She seems to be very smart."

"I see," she said, "Well I shall bid you goodnight My Pharaoh." As soon as she said that she headed off back towards where she had came from, to return to her temple for the night. I went to my room, entered it and shut the door. I put my hands on my head and tried to calm down; I wasn't exactly feeling too well myself. I needed to get some rest.

Katiana

"These t…texts are really intriguing," I said a few days later. I had decided to wander around the palace slightly, finding my mind worked better when I found a different space to read rather than just the dusty library. The garden I found was an amazingly beautiful place to sit and think and read. I was only speaking to myself right now but I was really enjoying the reading, the text I had picked up described some of the tools that were used in whatever culture this text had come from. It was really ingenious, they didn't try to preserve their dead, but they cremated them! They had these urns they put in small shrines, and they had something called "Day of the Dead". It was where they honored their dead by celebrating! This was entirely fascinating; it almost made me wish High Priest Seto had sent me to become a scribe or a historian rather than a Priestess.

"Miss Katiana, what brings you to this part of the palace?" a voice asked and I jumped out of the bench almost fumbling and dropping my book.

"I'm s…sorry! I was j…just a little t…tired of the l…library so I came here and this is really a nice qu…quiet place to think!" I exclaimed, turning to address the person that had spoken. It was the Pharaoh! I was so embarrassed and probably in trouble too! He hadn't told me I could wander around at all and here I was in the garden!

"It's quite alright," he said, "I think this place is very peaceful indeed, I come here sometimes because it is a place that's quiet."

"I'm s…sorry!" I said, clumsily bowing but he shook his head sadly and sat down on the bench.

"I said it's alright, did you think I was mad?" he asked.

"I… uh… you n...never told me I could g…go other places…" I stammered and he smiled at me and patted the bench space next to him.

"It's quite alright; you hardly seem like the kind of person to cause harm," he said, "I never did give you a tour, did I?"

"You h…had one of the servants give m…me one," I said, "And it w…was… um… this place is amazing!"

"I know, isn't it?" he asked, "Why don't you have a seat. Is that one of the texts?" I sat down nervously as he scooted over to give me a little more room.

"Y…yes it is," I said, "And its r…really interesting! It's about the t…tools that were used…"

"Tools that this culture used?" the Pharaoh asked.

"Y…yes and some customs too!" I exclaimed excitedly and he smiled at me.

"I'm sure it is. Is it getting easier to read?" he asked.

"Y…yes, I mean that as I con…continue to read I can de…decipher more…" I said, "But its h…hard to think in the l…library sometimes…"

"I quite agree," he said, "When I had to do my studies many years ago I couldn't stand the library after being in there all day."

"I don't m…mind it much, but the dust…" I said with a weak grin and a blush.

"It is quite annoying after a while, I hated it. I got used to it of course, but the first few days I kept on sneezing," he said and then stood, "I suppose it's time I get back to work, even though I just got here it seems that my meetings all went to this day. Feel free to stay here and read, I continue to look forward to seeing your progress on translating the texts." He walked away from me, leaving me on the bench. There was something about him; he was hiding something from everyone. I could tell, he tried to hide it, like a darkness wandering about him that he snuffed out and hid with candlelight. It was in his eyes, and I wanted to take it away, I wanted, just for one moment, to be his permanent light.

"G…goodbye my Pha…Pharaoh," I said and closed the book.

TBC

A/N: It's shorter than I had planned but oh well; I just saw the episode where Yugi gives his soul up for Yami so I'm a little saddened right now! Argh! Why did you do that Yugi? NOOO! Yami was crying, and we hardly ever see Yami crying in the show! What's going to become of Poor Yugi? I wanna go and rescue him! Yugi, I love you, I'll come to your rescue!

Okay…I better not do much more… I'm pretty sure you're not here to listen to my ranting about cliffhangers in the actual show, if here at all to read this.

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