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The upcoming lyrics have been changed and shorten to maintain my sanity and that of the characters

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Chapter 17:

"What are you going to do to me" exclaimed Ana as she was carried away on the shoulders of Publius. The two guards ignored her and the more she threw tantrums or screamed the more oblivious her actions became to them. Finally, after what seemed like a century Quintus turned to her and grinned as he proposed to look after her "Melons". What melons he was referring to, Teana never found out.

"We are here Miss" announced Publius as he threw her on the sandy floor. "Ouch" Teana stood up annoyingly dusting her skirt. "Stay still will you Miss, I really don't want to use this" he exclaimed pointing to a beautifully carved wooden whip with three golden threads all attached to his sash.

Teana's expression turned to stone. "You would use that on a powerless and weak girl". The guard laughed, "Nope, but is worth the expression on your face Miss" he offered to help her find a clean place to sit. "We are in Egypt, I am under the impression sand is everywhere sir". He laughed once again and shrugged sheepishly. Not only was his new captive beautiful, but she was also contagiously charming.

"Ahem" Both Teana and Publius turned to Quintus whom appeared from behind the stone blocking the main entrance. If Teana's hypothesis was correct, the prisoners kept here were under barbaric circumstances…They were never meant to get out. She shivered slowly and felt a salty tear fall down her cheek, Quintus noticed but decided to ignore it announcing the captain was 'there' and asked they both come outside immediately to undergo the remainder of their plans.

"I'll be right back Miss" and just like that Publius disappeared from her side, leaving Teana to coldly calculate how long it would take to make an escape.

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"I hope you boys didn't scare her too much, Ra knows how women get when they are scared, I would fear for my life in there" exclaimed Jou in between fits of laughter, "Thank you again, you two are definitely my most trusted recruit". After a quick high five from both parties, Publius offered to get the poor girl out of there as soon as possible, "She seemed like she was about to faint sir". "Well then what are we waiting for? "

Jou ran to the front steps of the prison and with Publius and Quintus' help, he moved the stone easily. Teana felt the sudden movement from the entrance way and defensively put her fists in front of her, she might not be as strong as these men, but she certainly wasn't going inside one of those disgusting cells without a fight. "Come out here you cowards, taste my mighty Roman punch" without noticing Jouno, she made a move with her fist only to be stopped by his hand. "Whoa there golden tiger, I can't afford a new face".

"JOU" she fell in his arms gently tugging on his tunic. "Thank Jupiter you are here, I was about to go in hysterics". She hugged him for comfort, as Jouno turned to his companions giving them a thumbs up. "Well then I guess we better go your highness". Ana smiled and grabbed his arm.

As they approached the stone, the blonde turned to the two roman guards and faking distrust, he exclaimed solemnly. "You two better be careful whom you put in prison next time, I promise I won't be as forgiving and I wouldn't want to choke two of my men before a real war occurs" But as soon as Ana turned her head, he winked at them waving goodbye.

Uberknownst to them, a pair of venomous silver eyes watched them from a far. His fingers digging into a bloody scar, red liquid fell onto his open mouth and continued onto the sandy cold ground. The figure couldn't help but smile. "It is time Kul Elna, it is time you be avenged, the princess is here"

He noticed a pebble on the ground. He picked it up and threw it towards the neighboring cell. "WHAT, what is it" a faint voice called from its inside.

"It is time", the figure responded. "We must go on now my thieves, but first let us take care of some friends" he smiled once again, crimson teeth sneering into the light from the open stone. The figures of Publius and Quintos now faintly closing it.

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"Where are Mana and the others, Jou?" asked the princess enjoying the calm Egyptian breeze. "All in their corresponded rooms, my roman pastry" replied the blonde giving her his usual flirtatious smile. "Actually princess if I was you, I would go back to my room too, tomorrow you have to meet your future husband, remember" he nudged her, laughing quirkily. Teana did not return the smile, instead she looked towards the beautiful stone palace and its golden attributes. 'This country is the opposite to mine' she acknowledged quietly.

"Come on, I'll walk you inside" offered Jouno, as he opened the door for his future Queen. "Thank you so much for everything Jou, but I think I should go alone, only Jupiter knows what would happen if they saw us together" she shrugged.

"You are right my apologies Ana" he smiled once again, she leaned in and kissed his cheek returning the smirk. "Goodnight" she waved goodbye leaving Jou flushed, he waved back scratching his head awkwardly. Once she was out of sight he cursed towards the sky exclaiming how Atem was the luckiest man in the world.

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Ana safely unlocked her door, noticing how it was even colder than on the outside. "Well this is just lovely not only is it cold in here, is pitch black" she sneezed, laying on the bed gracefully. 'Oh Minerva' she thought, 'Please, oh Please bring me light'. And that's when it hit her… literally. A candle fell on her foot, getting the princess' attention. "What in the heavens" she picked it up, searching for some sort of candle lighter. "The roman gods are fast but they lack the common thinking, how in the world am I going to light this". She sat on the bed once again, she had to find a way otherwise she wouldn't be able to remove her necklace and it was starting to get itchy.

It may have sounded silly, but the necklace was very difficult to remove only her most trusted servants and advisors where allowed to know the secret. Not only that, but she was also scheduled to meet her 'future king" tomorrow, and even though it wasn't one of her fantasies, she couldn't waste precious sleep time finding a dress early in the morning.

That's when she suddenly realized they were rooms all around her, even if she wasn't technically allowed to leave her bedroom this was a necessity. She was a princess, people in this place were meant to do whatever she wanted. 'Or not, but hey is worth a shot, I'll come back as soon as possible'.

She opened the door only to witness a set of different doors, all various sizes. She decided not to risk getting lost by wondering through the hall trying to guess Mana's or Kisara's room so instead she decided to opt for the door in front of hers. 'I mean come on what's the worst that could happen, I only want light for a candle'.

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Atem turned once again to the opposite side of his bed, ever since that dancer was captured he couldn't sleep a wink, or stay still for that matter. He felt as if someone had capture part of him, and not some stranger he met for a few minutes. And that's probably what bothered him the most, she was a stranger, a beautiful one but it shouldn't have bothered him this much.

The sudden knock on the door didn't help much either, he started to get even more and more irritated as he threw his silk blankets onto the floor. 'What do they want now, leave me the hell alone'. He made his way through his half lighted bedroom, closing the door he walked from his personal quarters to a small living room in front of the grand golden door.

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Teana was freezing to death, the temperature kept getting colder and colder and the owner of this room was so obnoxious he/she couldn't afford to open the door any faster. She was about to go back inside her own room, before the golden door made a sudden movement.

What followed left her agape, as she stared into the beautiful magenta eyes of…. "What you forget" exclaimed the man without even looking through his half closed eyes.

"Got a light", answered Ana, perhaps he had forgotten who she was already and to her advantage, if she was sleeping in this chambers that meant she was close to royalty, not a town charlatan pretending to collect money for temples. Then again that meant he wasn't one either, who was he then?

Atem rubbed his eyes intensively, "I know you, you are…you are shivering" . He noticed how she was answering in a dozy sing a song voice, he decided to add to her game. But the silliness of the situation didn't stop him from putting a cape over her shivering shoulders.

"Its nothing, I have no light for heat, and I'm just a little weak on my feet would you light my candle?" she asked offering him the ivory candle on her trembling hands, he grabbed one of his own candles and answered to her calling. She was about to say goodnight and leave quickly, but…

"What are you starting at?" she said journeying to the far end of the living room, a small window centered in the middle. She couldn't help but be hypnotize by the full moon. Atem followed closely behind, 'Well you are beautiful, that's one reason to stare' he thought, trying to come up with a less sappy excuse.

"Nothing your hair in the moonlight…you look familiar" the princess was about to answer smiling thoroughly, suddenly she felt exhausted. Her necklace, she had been wearing it for too long, it was draining the remainder of her energy she had to take it off.

But how could she possibly leave this handsome stranger, undecidedly she tripped on the rug. He grabbed her midway. "Can you make it?" he asked positioning her straight. "Just haven't eaten much today, at least the room stopped spinning anyways…What?" there it was again the awkward staring followed by deep silence. Atem shook his head, 'Ra, please let me stop looking like such a fool'.

"Nothing, you smile reminded me of …" Teana rolled her eyes, so he's courting someone after all. "I always remind people of…Who is she", she asked turning away from the prince, she walked to the far end of the other side of the room. "Uh..well..uh…My mom, I mean she died her name was Samira".

The brown haired beauty blew up the candle purposely, and turned around trying deeply to switch the subject, she was jealous of a mother. The thought couldn't help but annoyed her. "Is out again, sorry about her…Would you like my candle?" Since this stranger was still playing the staring game, she opted to have a little fun with him. After all, a little flirting never hurt anyone.

Atem couldn't help but to obey, he grabbed another candle stick randomly from a plated gold table and lighted it. Well? he asked awkwardly, as the girl stared at him exploring every part of his body. "Yeah…OWW" answered the princess carefully acknowledging her burnt fingers.

Atem grabbed her hand curiously stroking it. "Oh the wax, is…"Teana smirked grabbing his hand and position near her breasts. "Dripping I like it between my…" Atem snatched the hand blushing bright red, "fingers I figure Oh well…goodnight".

The princess smirked once again walking to the golden doors, a little saddened that he didn't ask for her name, she figured she could come back another time. She let the light of the candle guide her back, once inside she reached for her necklace only to find her bare neck under the palm of her hand. "Crap, it fell in his room" she ran rapidly blowing up her candle, trying to make up some sort of excuse.

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Atem was starting to regain some sort of the consciousness he just lost while that girl was there. "Ra what I wouldn't give to have her…in my arms, in my bed". The knock brought him back down to Earth. 'What now' he stopped complaining, maybe it was her again.

He opened the door astonished at how fast he did it, his intuition was right. There she was in all her glory and beauty, a worried look in her eyes. "It blew out again?" he asked noticing the now stoned wax on the sides of the ivory candle.

"No I think that I drop my necklace" she answered, looking around suspiciously. Atem smiled, his pretense right now was to remind her about their meeting earlier on. "I know I seen you out and about when I used to go out…" he pointed at her candle "Your candle's out". He joined her and feigned his search for her dear necklace, an excuse to keep her as much as possible until she came forth and admitted there was a mutual attraction ever since they met in the market. "I'm worried, I had it when I walked through the door… it was silver…is it on the floor?."

Atem stared anxiously, "The floor?" . Teana knew what he was doing, she was quite smart and caught on faster than he ever noticed. 'Fine stranger, let's play'. She kneeled on the floor, pulling off the best seductive position she could think of. It seemed to have worked. "They say that I have the best ass in all of Rome, is it true?" Atem gulped slowly, wait what did she just ask.

"Huh What?" he stared on, trying to decipher if her statement had a second definition. "You are staring again", she smiled sitting down. Atem rubbed the back of his head, "Well…I mean you do have a nice, I mean…" he kneeled on the floor as well trying to avoid her. Later on he realized what she was doing, 'Not going to get off that easily dear' "You look familiar", he continued while following her trail.

Teana was grabbing random decorations and throwing them on the floor, she felt blind and scared. She had to find that necklace or else only Jupiter knew what would happen to her, well actually she had a pretty vivid idea too and the last thing she wanted was to make it a reality. "Like your dead parent" she reminded him as he followed more closely, standing up. "Only when you smile but I think I seen you somewhere else".

She carried on vandalizing the prince's quarters, "Do you go to town often? That's where I work sometimes, I dance". Atem was about to answer, when he felt a sudden rush of energy surrounding him, almost magical, nonetheless he had to look as inconspicuous as possible. He replied "Oh yes they tied you up". She turned towards him annoyed, "I was framed."

"Well I didn't recognize you without the soldiers".

As he felt the energy once again he decided that it had to be one of the millenium items that's when he noticed a silver metal shining on the opposite end of the room, he rushed to it grabbing and hiding it before the girl could notice anything. Who in the name of Osiris was this woman?. "Yes got it" he said aloud, instantly regretting it.

"What's that" asked the princess, getting even closer. Atem looked at her guiltily. He couldn't possibly give it back, at least not without studying it. This necklace thing was more than a fashion accessory, it contained a lot of power but most importantly the power was connected to his. Reason why he felt the same energy during their first meeting, this girl was either a priestess or some sort of millennium thief and at this point he would forgive either choice as long as she remained tied to his bed. 'Crap', the silver item burned in his hands, he opted to hide it on the back of his tunic tying to his sash.

"Oh it was nothing, just a part of my tunic". Teana raised her eye brow, she saw the shining object before he hid it from behind. 'Ok then, you owe me a lit candle' she moved towards him once again. "We could light the candle" she grasped his hands, he smiled and reached for the lighter. He noticed the candle he had been using was blown away by the cold wind, "Oh wont you light the candle" she inquired impatiently.

He pointed towards the miserable melted candle wax by the window, "That was my last flame". She shrugged, sitting down on the small crimson loveseat by the open window, "Our eyes'll adjust, thank god for the moon". Atem chuckled when he noticed how it was almost sunrise, "Maybe is not the moon at all, I see Ra's rays shooting up the sky" he replied making his way to her side, he took a seat next to the gorgeous woman.

"Buh Humbug" she responded, grabbing one of his hands once again. The silver necklace burned Atem's back as the princess softly caress first the palm, then all the fingers belonging to his left hand. "Buh Humbug". He gulped once again, cringing by the coolness of her fingers and the burning sensation belonging to the necklace. "Cold hands…" he managed to say. "Yours too, like my father…Hey you want to dance"

She stood up and Atem followed the sudden movement, "With you?" he asked trembling, her hands were way too cold it was almost corpse like. Teana's face was getting paler and paler, and she figured she needed to get the necklace back now or else, she couldn't possibly fandom the consequences.

"No…with my father" she smiled sheepishly. Atem blinked, embarrassed he offered his other hand. "I'm Yami". The princess nodded, and twirled around him. "They call me…they call me…ANA" she gave one final twirl and grabbed the necklace from the back of his tunic. Waving it in front of his face, she winked and walked out the door feeling relieved and exhilarated.

Atem didn't know wether or not he just fantasized everything that occurred in the past hour, but one thing was for sure…he slept more soundly than he ever had in his life.

I wonder who that mysterious figure in the prison is, well whoever he is he seems to be giving the pharaoh and his court a run for their money. Also, Atem decides to answer inner questions about the dancing girl with the millennium item, but he might not like what he finds. Plus the palace suffers a sudden fatality and unfortunately looses one of its most beloved priests. Wonder who it is…

Coming up Chapter 8: Distress in Palace Grounds.