Hey everyone! *waves* I decided to try and write another fairytale story, this time, something like the little mermaid. Starring……Kagome (well duh) and Atemu! Yu Gi Ohs one and only Egyptian pharaoh! This was requested by Crystal Tsuki Tenshi! Hope everyone enjoys this! I had loads of fun writing this one, for some reason I just did!

Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha or the pharaoh of Egypt; Boo hoo. Cry me the Nile river. And here we go!

P.S. People bear with me I do not have a hugely vast knowledge of Egypt or anything so if write something that is misplaced, please forgive me! By the way Benu, was an ancient eygiptian bird god. I read it in a museum. ^_^

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As the hot sands of the desert blew across sandy hills, all was quiet within the kingdom. Deep into the heart of the desert lay a kingdom, one of great power and promise all because of their pharaoh, Atemu. This kingdom was surrounded by stone walls, closing of the small homes and castle from the outside world, protecting the haven of the people. Far atop the stone walls lay the castle of the great pharaoh, overlooking his people. And this is where our story begins…

The young pharaoh Atemu leaned against the railing of his balcony, staring at the night painted with a large glowing moon and thousands of twinkling stars. He had divested himself of all his jewelry, jewelry only fit to be worn by the pharaoh, and was in simple clothing for he was going to go to sleep in only a short time. His faithful priest, from inside his room, was still chattering on about the subject at hand.

"Pharaoh it is way past time," Mahado said insistently to his young king, twisting the millennium ring on his finger "We must get you a wife and a queen for this kingdom. You must marry, for your benefits and for the assurance of the people."

"Mahado," Atemu said warmly to his high priest and good friend, "I have no wish to marry. Why should I rush into such a thing, something that cannot be fixed if I were to make a mistake while thinking I found the right one for me?"

"The right one?" Mahado questioned, standing up so quickly that his robes flurried around him, "Whatever do you mean sire?"

Atemu sat down on his regal bed, covered in only the finest of sheets and other such necessities. "Mahado," he began again, running a hand through his tri-colored hair, "If or when I marry, I would want it to be the one that is right not only for me, but for my kingdom. There are many out there who would do many bad deeds in order to secure their position as my queen. I will only marry when I meet the one I feel I love, or can love and that can take care of the kingdom by my side."

"Who knew you were such a romantic, pharaoh," the high priest said in an amused, but slightly dry tone. He shook his head a bit before chuckling. "Never the less pharaoh, I shall begin the search for the 'one'. I bid you goodnight." Atemu smiled a bit before inclining his head. Mahado walked out the door, his robes swishing as he took a sharp turn.

After a bit of walking he came upon the other five priests. Priest Aknadin and his son, Priest Seto, Priest Kalim, Isis and Shada all awaited his return. "Well," Priest Seto, and cousin to the pharaoh, asked a bit impatiently, "What has he said to the idea of marriage. It is time we gave our kingdom a queen, but the pharaoh only delays."

The user of the millennium rod rolled his eyes a bit as Isis, priestess of the millennium necklace, tsked at his tone regarding the matter. "Seto," she chided softly towards the blue eyed priest, "What was it he said Mahado?"

The high priest began walking, the rest falling into step beside or behind him. Mahado mused a bit, pondering on how he should tell the other priests what his pharaoh had told him. "He said he wants to find the right one," he began slowly, nodding towards a servant scurrying down the halls. "He said and I just repeat what he has said, that he 'would want it to be the one that is right not only for him, but for his kingdom. There are many out there who would do many bad deeds in order to secure their position as his queen. He will only marry when he met the one he feels he loves, or can love and that can take care of the kingdom by his side."

"How sweet," Isis said with a smile adorning her beautiful face. "How foolish is more like it," Seto murmured, walking beside Shada. Shada and Kalim both laughed a bit. "Oh," Shada said "And are you feelings for the village girl, Kisara, not the same Priest Seto?"

Seto colored a bit and turned his head, his father, Aknadin gave a small frown. "Setos business with that girl is of no matter," For now he added mentally, "We are discussing about our pharaoh. Shall we begin searching for any suitable girls Mahado?"

"I should think so," he surmised, stopping and staring at the partially cloud covered moon. "It is within our best interest to begin the search for the new queen as soon as possible. Now, our fate and the fate of our kingdom rests in the hands of the gods, and spirits of time."

As they stared up towards the night sky they all silently agreed.

Over the skies and the highest of clouds came the voice of an angel, quietly singing as spirits gathered around her. The small angel had a river of black ebony flowing down her back, large sapphire eyes, a small nose and a luscious pink mouth that opened and played her song, letting all near her listen.

Dressed in a loose white dress she looked ethereal as she sat, perched atop a rock in the middle of a green grass clearing, small animals, children and other creatures of sorts surrounding her as she sang to them.

Sitting on her lap was a kit, a fox kit wearing a set of white haori and hakama, stitched with the designs of gold dragons. His emerald eyes stared up at her with utter adoration through the mop of his orange hair.

Finally, all was quiet, not a sound except for the whistle of the wind. She had stopped singing. All slowly rose, giving her deeps bows before floating away, finding something else to do. "You sing the best, Mama," the little fox kit, named Shippou proclaimed happily.

Kagome threw her head back and laughed, a sweet sound. "Oh Shippou," she said, kissing her adopted child on the cheek. "You're too sweet." She got up off her perch, her white dress fluttering around her, and she began to float along a marble path. As she walked, she began reminiscing on how she got to be here, in the spirit world.

The final battle, and her last moment on the face of the planet known as earth. Deep in her heart she knew she would die that day, so she bid farewell to her family, for the last time. At first the battle had gone well, Kagura had been dispatched and Kanna was soon to follow. But it would seem Naraku was a magician, and from his bag of tricks he pulled out none other then Kikyo. Inuyasha had been torn but a blind man could see it was not Naraku but a puppet. And that 'Naraku' was not really hurting Kikyo, but instead playing with her to distract Inuyasha.

With her half inu guardian distracted, she was an easy target for Naraku. While the others battled on with his incarnations and other lesser demons, he went in for the kill. In a sick twist of fate, Shippou had thrown himself in front of her, both being pierced through by the tentacle. Knowing this was the only way she could defeat Naraku, she purified him, herself and her beloved Shippou using her powers, ignoring the screams of her friends.

In the end they had won, but at the cost of her life and her son's. They had been admitted into the spirit world, Midirko awaiting at it's gates. From then on, she watched time pass, her friends died yet their children lived on. Now, she was overlooking Egypt, in the ancient times of pharaohs and magic.

The young girl was brought out of her musings when she stumbled into someone. Looking up, she smiled as Midirko, guardian of the spirit world, smiled upon her.

"Hello Kagome," she said, smiling warmly at the girl, "How are you my little one?" Kagome smiled, walking alongside the older spirit. "I'm fine Midirko," she said, letting go of Shippou who bonded ahead of them, "Just finished singing. I may float on down to the mortal world, see what's happening."

Midirko smiled, I see you are taking full advantage of the Shikon she mused, softy touching Kagomes collarbone, where the Shikon lay dormant; unknown to the girl, singing through her. Kagome gave her a confused look and the other spirit laughed softly. "Be careful not to come in contact with any humans," she warned the girl, "Some can see you. And it is not wise to be seen among them, understood?"

The tone of voice the other girl had used was sharp, making Kagome nod quickly. "Of course," she replied, "I'll always be on the lookout." Well, making an exception for a certain bird…

The older woman leveled her a stare, before tapping her long silver staff with a sapphire placed in the large crescent moon on the marble path. A large hole opened and when peered through you could see the land of Egypt beneath it. "I'll return soon!" Kagome called, as she and Shippou both floated down onto earth. Midirko smiled and shook her head, smiling she closed the hole and continued down the path.

Kagome gently floated down to earth, Shippou next to her. Looking around her surmised she was by the Nile river. Taking a great leap she gently floated into the river. It wasn't like she could feel it's cool rush or get wet, she was a spirit after all. Finding a rock in the middle of the rushing river, she perched on it, looking up towards the sky. She made a shrill whistle, and almost instantly she saw a black bird fly down. The falcon circled about over Kagome a bit before going in for the landing.

Unfortunately, the bird seemed to dive down before crashing by the side of the river. Kagome and Shippou winced a bit before laughing. "Hey!" Benu, the small black falcon said. "That's not funny Kagome!"

Kagome threw her head back and laughed a bit before sobering up. "Sorry Benu," she said, "I'd give you a kiss and hug to make the boo boo get better, but you know I can't, it takes such concentration and energy to touch a living thing."

"Aw, it's ok Kagome," Benu said, lifting a wing to touch his head before smiling sheepishly, "It's all good. So, welcome back!" Shippou peered over the rock, into the rushing river. Kagome smiled at her little friend. "It's good to be back." she told him, "Anything new to tell us?"

Benu flapped his wings a bit before teetered back and forth. "News?" he said, then brightened. "Ah yes very nice news. The young pharaoh and his entourage are in search for a queen! Though the six priests are looking quite hard, the young pharaoh doesn't seem interested." The excitement in the young birds voice made Kagome smile, then frown in confusion.

"Young pharaoh?" she questioned, "Wait, I thought the pharaoh was married." The little black falcon made a tsking noise, one of disappointment. "Kagome," he said reprimanding her. "This is the pharaohs son. Remember I told you the old pharaoh had died?"

Shippou blinked, trying to remember when they were told this. "Really?" both mother and son questioned curiously. Benu covered his hand in one of his black wings. "Yes," he groaned. Kagome blinked, dumbfounded. "What does he look like, Benu?" she questioned her bird friend. Said bird shook his little head before flapping his wings, hovering in front of her.

"Come on," he urged "I think I saw the pharaoh and his entourage by the palace garden. The Nile river flows through the palace so just follow by it's bank, you don't want to be seen and the priests of the pharaoh have much power, as does the pharaoh so they might see you."

Kagome nodded, excited at the prospect of seeing the new, well not so new, pharaoh. Would he be a good ruler? She smiled, waking beside the Nile river, Shippou excitedly following her. As they swiftly traveled alongside the river, she noticed the river flow decreasing just a bit, but enough so the river was in a small trench, it's slopes high enough that if seen from the outside, only the small top of her head would show.

Soon she encountered a fork in the river and beyond that a large stone wall with a large hole on each side so that if one was lying down they could float through with the river. Benu flew over it and she and her son phased through, as if it wasn't even there. As soon as she did, she heard a shouted command.

"Attack with Dark Energy Sphere!"

Benu circled the large garden where the pharaoh, his priests and some guards had gathered. They were having a duel.

Kagome peeked over the edge of the trench. Her view was obscured by a blue cape, but she knew the man in front of her was not the pharaoh. From the back she could even tell he was not wearing the jewelry or proper clothing. Benu swooped down and landed next to her, careful not to draw attention.

"Where is the pharaoh?" she questioned the little falcon. "Over there!" he whispered, "Where-" Kagome was about to question again but her breath hitched when the blue cape in front of her blew aside, letting her see the young pharaoh.

His beauty astounded her, as did the dark but somewhat pure powerful aura around him. His sun kissed skin reminded her of the finest of bronze. The twin amethysts that were his eyes left her head spinning and the tall and regal glory he held himself up with along with his strange, but unique tri-colored hair left her astounded and speechless.

"Beautiful," she unconsciously murmured, making Shippou turn his head towards her in shock and slight fear. For what seemed like an hour she silently watched as the young pharaoh elegantly and with command ordered his shadow monsters. But what happened next would have sent her heart plummeting if she had one.

The priest Seto seemed to have been getting impatient at the tie duel, so he had ordered a powerful attack on the pharaohs small, but powerful creature. Everyone's hearts, those who had one, leapt into their throat as they saw not only the monster get destroyed, but the pharaoh fly back and fall into the rushing river behind him after being hit with the attack.

"Pharaoh!" everyone cried, especially the shocked Seto. Kagomes blue eyes had widened considerably and before she knew what she was doing, she had flew through the wall, trying to catch up with the unconscious young pharaoh who was being carried by the river.

"Mother!" Shippou hissed, flying after her. He watched as his mother jumped into the rushing river, desperately trying to grab the pharaoh but to no avail.

Concentrate! she screamed in her head to herself. Damn it, Kagome concentrate!

She tried to grab him again, but once again she couldn't. Tears of frustration pooled in her eyes. With one last try she put all her concentration, energy and hope into trying to grab him. To her delight she was able to, so she grab onto him and pulled his wet and unconscious form by the riverbank. They had traveled quite far from the castle, and she feared he may be on the brink of death.

Benu flew down and jumped from side to side, "Oh no, no, no!" he said in a panic. He laid his head on the pharaohs chest. "I think he might be dead." he said solemnly. Shippou rolled his eyes at the dramatic bird. "No he's not," he huffed walking off a bit away from his mother and the pharaoh, "He's just unconscious."

"Well excuse me!" Benu squawked after him, following the little spirit. They got into a little arguemtn over the pharaohs condition.

Kagome though, had not noticed either of them. She had lain against his side, propping herself up on an elbow and peering down at him. Slowly, she brought her hand back and laid it on his cheek; her stare never wavering as she watched him take in deep shallow breaths. She frowned a bit before panicking as his breathing got slower and slower.

Sensing his mothers distress, Shippou bounded over. "What's wrong?" he questioned frantically. "He's slipping!" she said "He can't die. He has so much to live for and a kingdom to look after and-"

"Mama!" he said, stopping her from going hysterical. "Calm down." She shook her head, the black ebony river flowing down her back swinging from side to side. "Shippou I can't, I just can't. I feel….connected to him."

He sat next to her, thinking. "Try the breath of life," he suggested. She stopped, frozen. The breath of life required her to well….kiss him. Shaking her head she made her decision. Placing her lips against the pharaohs firmly, she blew her spiritual energy into him, praying it would work.

Atemu couldn't see, or feel. He felt like he had been knocked senseless. He was still and immobile, but he could hear faint voices. Who were they, he'd never heard them before.

All he heard was, "…of life." What were they talking about? His train of thought was suddenly stopped as he felt a pair of warm, soft lips against his. He wanted to snap his eyes open, to see who was kissing him. But he couldn't he had no feeling in his body. But soon, bit by bit he felt a cool energy pass through him.

He found he was able to lift his arms, so slowly, he raised his hand and covered the hand tenderly holding his cheek. The one who had kissed him had pulled back, startled but he felt their presence near him, very close to him.

Kagome was shocked, beyond shocked. He had touched her. He was able to touch her, which shouldn't be possible! Only she could touch him, no mortal was able to touch a spirit. She watched, entranced, as his eyes slowly fluttered open. Eyes, she noted with a blush, that were rimmed with long thick lashes.

Atemu slowly opened his amethyst eyes, and if he had the strength to, he would have gasped at the beauty hovering over him. Before him, he concluded, was a living goddess.

The beauty in front of him was perfection itself. Her long, silky and thick ebony hair curtained over her left shoulder, obscuring his view. Her delighted twin sapphires stared into his own eyes and he desperately wanted to know what had caused them to shine like so, so he could do it just to make them shine again. Alabaster skin that looked smooth and soft, while her small pink mouth smiled warmly at him. Her small, soft fingers unconsciously stroked his cheek.

Suddenly, Kagomes senses were aware of something approaching. At the sound of his jackals, the pharaoh snapped out of his reverie of the beautiful girl before him. Abruptly, and to his dismay, she moved away from his line of vision.

"Pharaoh!" he heard but he ignored it, where was the girl? Suddenly Isis and Mahado were by his side, helping him up. "Oh thank goodness pharaoh!" Isis said with relief coating her voice. "We were so worried!"

"You gave us quite a scare there," Mahado said, slipping an arm under the young pharaohs shoulders to help him stand up. His pharaoh seemed distracted, he noted. He seemed to be looking around for something or someone. Isis voiced the question on his mind.

"What is it you seek pharaoh?" the user of the millennium necklace questioned. Their pharaoh blinked his uniquely colored eyes, before slowly answering.

"There was a girl," he began, "I think she pulled me from the river. Where did she go?"

Curious, both the priest and priestess looked around, trying to find the girl who had saved their pharaoh. But all they saw was the empty land and the flowing river. Isis turned to Mahado and they both nodded. He must of imagined it.

"Let us go, pharaoh," Mahado stated, and silenced Atemu as he weakly protested. "Come now you are tired, you can look for the girl later."

Atemu tried to disagree but they both won out, slowly they made their way back to the palace, the jackals following them obediently. He couldn't help but glance once more to where he was, and was saddened that he could not see her. Where did she go?

Long after the pharaoh and his two priests and pets had left, a small falcon and two spirits emerged from their hiding place. Shippou watched in dismay as his mother longingly gazed to where the pharaoh had been. It was as he feared, the emotion in her eyes.

Love.

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