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Atem smirked when she accepted his game. "It's really quite simple. You have to actually act proper- the way you are supposed to. For one day, just one. This includes not breaking any rules and actually acting like a lady should," Atem explained. Of course, that was her end of the game, Atem would need to do something as well to make it balanced. He figured that this challenge would probably anger Akila to no end, so he was really looking very forward to it.

[[what should Atem have to do? I just realized this game would be very one sided XD

Oh that's a good idea! XD I'm going to make him dehydrated and have heat exhaustion of fun XD]]

Jono pointed at Seth and yelled, "Ha! Like I would ever beg for anything from you." Not only would he never do it, Jono figured Seth wouldn't give him water even if he did beg. He had to just make it through the day without the two, or maybe sneak away and have some food and water behind Seth's back. He couldn't watch him all day, could he?

"That's good you've been helping him," Amme said believing him. The two started to walk through the palace, they walked outside underneath the awning and behind the pillar- so they were shaded from the sun. Amme looked at Atsu shocked after he asked her that question. "I'm not allowed to get married, didn't you know that?" she answered him. She thought that was general knowledge throughout the palace, guess not. When he looked confused she explained, "I'm not of royal blood, so I can't marry royalty here. But because I am the Pharaoh's healer, I can't find somebody outside of the palace. Even if I did we couldn't be together, they say that it would keep me from my responsibilities." She blushed very slightly, mainly from embarrassment of the circumstance. Nobody has ever told her this directly, but they indirectly let it be known to her. It bothered her slightly but she never really thought about it, she had no reason to.

[[Oooo that would be good XD. Haha that's going to be fun to play since Atem is going to feel rather attached to Akila at that point. Should Bakura be attacking the village and that's why Amme sneaks out because she knows there are people out there who are hurt?]]

"Because if you win and last a whole day, then I will give you the one thing you want. I'll give you your freedom," Atem said without second thought. In the back of his head he knew that was a dangerously risky thing to do. Afterall, if she did win and leave, he would have single handedly destroy the blood line. But Atem simply could not pass up a challenge. He was so positive Akila would break a rule before the nights end. He was confident in his prediction that his offer did not seem risky at all. Besides, a small part of him wanted her to act that way. He was curious to see. "But if you think it's stupid then you don't have to take on this challenge," Atem said turning away from her and attempting to walk away. He did so slowly, he knew she couldn't resist such a prize.

The sun seemed a lot hotter then usual. Jono was struggling all day with Seth's choirs and demands. He knew Seth was making him do harder work then usual today. From time to time, Jono's stomach grumbled- begging for food. At one point Jono was sweating like a pig, now he wasn't even though it was still getting hotter and hotter. In fact, was it getting cooler to him? Once the two were outside Jono put the scrolls next to Seth. He sat on the ground, he didn't care if he got yelled at, he was exhausted. Jono put his hand on his forehead to prop his head up- trying to relax as much as possible. He looked up at Seth when he asked if he was hungry. Jono made a face at Seth then replied sarcastically, "Oh I'm just fine." After he spot Jono smacked his tongue against his mouth a few times. His mouth was as dry as the dessert itself.
[[and dehydration begins]]

"Yea......" she replied at first. Yes she did tell Atsu most things she didn't tell others, but she was still rather secretive. She couldn't argue these type of things to him, after all he was the Prince- he probably automatically agreed with most decisions from the consul. She looked up when it sounded like he was going to add to that. She suddenly felt hopeful of something, but then Atsu didn't continue. "What.... where you going to say?" she asked curiously. It did in fact bother her a bit, she would have liked to marry someone, have a child. But she didn't realize how much she would want this, not yet. "This is why I wish Akila wouldn't take marriage for granted," she added. Amme wasn't particularly envious of Akila, Amme could understand not liking an arranged marriage. But it seemed that Akila didn't even try to get along with Atem.

[[sorry I was away- with friends this weekend to celebrate bdays :3

Also I hope this isn't an awkward post..... I'm really pissed off at someone right now. Kinda not a good mood to be in when you are playing someone mellow XD. Should be good for Jono though XD]]

Atem wanted her to take the challenge, that was the point. So why was he a little upset inside when she was so eager to play now that she knew she could leave. He turned around to face her, we was no longer as excited or into it as he was before- it showed in his face. "Game starts now, it ends tonight. I suggest that if you don't want to lose off the bat you change into appropriate clothes," he said as he turned around to walk away from her. He still had another place to be- he was already late. This at least gave her time to look proper. Atem still figured she would lose, but she should at least be given time before disqualifying her. After his meeting he would be sure to find her again. He had to keep an eye on her and make sure she wasn't cheating.

Jono rolled his eyes and went to go sit back a bit. However when he did this it looked like he almost fell over. Jono didn't say anything, but he felt very dizzy. Even sitting on the ground he felt his balance rock back and forth. All he could think about was how thirsty he was. He believed he's never felt so thirsty in his life before. He looked up when Seth spoke, Jono looked confused at him at first and said, "I can't help you figure out those scrolls." Jono misheard him even though Seth said it loud and clear. He heard him, it just didn't properly register in his head.

Amme made a quick disappointed face then looked off to the side and toward the ground, as if trying to pretend to be looking at something. Amme didn't say anything for a while. She knew they would have to find him a bride, didn't mean that she liked it very much. Every time she felt any bit upset about it she told herself she was selfish. She knew that if he was married they wouldn't see each other as much. Amme wanted to accept the fact that it would happen one day and that they would still be friends even though they wouldn't see each other as much, she didn't want to feel greedy or selfish. Finally something actually did catch her eye, there was a jerboa jumped out of it's hiding spot when the two walked by. Amme stopped walking but still listened to Atsu. She followed slowly behind the jerboa and caught it in her hands gently. "What do you think marriage should be about? Love or breeding?" she asked him for his opinion. She turned back around to him, keeping her hands loosely cupped together to keep the jerboa from escaping but loose enough to not hurt him or prevent him from breathing.

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerboa]]

[[s'all good, I was away for AnimeNext

Oh it was just my friend's ex acting like an internet tough guy- saying things about his new girlfriend (who is also my friend) knowing all well she doesn't have a facebook (happened on facebook). So I called her out and another one of my friend's was trying to protect her or so stupid s**t >.> I'm kinda over it though. She still generally angers me.]]

[[when should I have Akila and Atem meet up again? I don't want to keep them away for too long]]

Atem actually stopped and looked back at her for a moment. He knew she accepted the challenge and had to be proper- but it was still shocking none-the-less. He turned back around saying nothing, he just walked off to where he had to be. Two things crossed his mind as he walked. One was the prediction of when Akila would fail this game, and the other was idea of her acting proper. He's rarely seen that- he was curious to see it. Almost a little eager. When he reached the room he took care of business as he should. He rushed a little, and it seemed he was slightly distracted. Nobody questioned him since they all assumed it was due to his father's near passing. As soon as he was farewelled by everyone, he left quickly. He had to keep an eye on Akila all day. Because if he didn't, he was sure she would break rules then play it off as if she didn't.

The more they sat there the more Jono felt like he was falling asleep. But he wasn't. His eyes were glued to the ground. Most people would sweat if there were directly in the sun like Jono was. However, he didn't at all. His mouth was dry and even his skin was slightly dry. The last thing Jono remembered feeling were the little trembles throughout his body. His body was stalling from not being fueled by water or food. He layed softly on the ground, in sub conscious thought to try and conserve energy. Jono still looked awake and aware, but he wasn't completely cautious. In fact, he was a bit altered.

She walked back next to him. "You seemed torn between what you feel and what people tell you," she said opening her hands a little bit for the jerboa to stick it's head out. Even though Atsu was her friend, she kept a lot of her thoughts to herself. She was always on guard when it came to opening up. Atsu was probably the only one who ever heard her question death. She kept her eyes on the small creature as she pet his little head. "Well if you don't find love in the wife you marry in order to breed, you can simply marry another woman that will make you happy," she said holding back any poor feelings she had about the idea. The idea of him marrying soon just bugged her, even though she didn't completely voice it. It shouldn't upset her, it really didn't. She especially didn't enjoy the idea that royalty and nobility could choose to marry as many wives as they wanted. Although she did notice that most did not choose to do this.

[[heh, I'll probably have him tease her, say things that would normally get her mad knowing she can't say anything back to him twisted . I'll probably have Amme and Atsu help Jono once he's passed out.

Maybe a little later all of them have to be present for some type of meeting? I dunno]]

Atem turned around, expecting to see one of the many other females within the palace. Rather, it was Akila.... and she was actually dressed up. He was a little shocked actually- he couldn't remember the last time she actually dressed like this. He put a loose fist over his mouth to prevent himself from laughing. This was too good. Not only this but she practically had to do what she was told- especially from him. "Well I was just about to look for you. My sweet little wife to be needs to be fitted for her dress for our marriage ceremony," he said obviously being sarcastic. Although it was something that had to be done, he decided to tend to that first- knowing it would be something she would absolutely hate. "You may walk behind me as we go there," he said smirking to himself as he took the lead. Today was going to be a good day.

The heat had finally gotten to Jono. Seth only moved closer to Jono, he wasn't even touching him. But Jono scrambled up and made it look as if he was rubbing something off of his arms in a panic. He pointed at Seth and shouted madly, "Don't you touch me! Don't you ever touch me! I don't want to go down there!" He made absolutely no sense- he was disorientated due to heat stroke. Jono some how got onto his feet, though he wobbled a good amount and was obviously unbalanced. He continued to rub away aggressively at nothing on his arms. He gave out a strained huff as he then shouted out loud, "Get them off of me!"

[[I'll have him pass out next post. I dunno if heat stroke can be this bad, but I've seen someone scream that they didn't want to go to the hospital because we would 'leave them there/kick them out of the house'. It's actually kinda scary XD]]

Amme smiled a little when he didn't like her solution. "I was almost sure you would say that. I just wanted to hear it I guess," she said as she walked away a little to the grass off to the side. She put the jerboa down and watched it quickly hop away into the distance. She got back up and looked at him again, "I don't think you're strange. I think you have a good heart- that's all." She walked back next to him so they could continue walking, "Besides, even your father only had one wife- nobody even questioned him." She wanted to continue but she heard a shout. They were close. "What was that?" she said looking around to see where it came from. A few other passer-byers were looking around as well- as they were caught off guard by the shout. When she saw Jono and Seth she sighed a little. Were they fighting yet again? She really wished Jono would calm down and Seth wouldn't be so crude. But something didn't seem right. Was he.... ok?

Even though it was fun to do this, it was very awkward and strange. He was sure she hated doing this, but she was doing a good job at hiding it. The only thing that gave it away was her clenching fist. "I'm so glad you agree Princess," Atem added as they walked. "I want a perfect bride, and the perfect bride must look as radiant as the sun. Considering it's you, that may take some time and a lot of preparation," Atem insulted yet kept a calm nonchalant tone of voice. He actually didn't like insulting the way she looked, in all honesty she really was a beautiful young woman. But he was trying to anger her and make her lose- so he would say and do just about anything.

Seth's words did not phase Jono at all. Once Seth tried to move toward him and grab him, Jono finally blacked out. He fell to his knees and collapsed face first.

Amme was going to comment but the situation between Seth and Jono toke prevalence. Atsu ran toward him first, Amme followed. By the time she reached them Jono collapsed. "Jono!" she shouted as she slid on the ground next to him. Jono was now her friend, it took him some time to warm up to her, but they got along. She rolled him over and quickly and put his head up on her knees to prop him up as she check him. The first thing she noticed was dry skin, hot skin, and no sweating. She took her hand and put it on his chest, his heart beats were very quick. She then ran her fingers around his lips- dry as well. She knew what it was, she commonly saw this with guards who stay too long at their posts without being relieved or taking a break. "He's dehydrated....." she said out loud but slightly softly. Why did she have a bad feeling this was Seth's fault? He frightened her though, so she did not confront him.

Jono remained unconscious but murmured from time to time- most of it was so low it was incomprehensible.

[[forgot to say before- grrr I hate when that happens XD. Why did your laptop shut down? Batteries went dead?]]

[[I can always edit that small part about Amme and Seth if you don't like it. Also nothing for Jono- he's unconscious]]

Atem looked back a little with his eyes. He really though Akila would have lost it by now- after all her temper was very short. In a way, he was a little downed, he was expecting such a reaction from her and got nothing. They arrived at the tailor. Atem greeted the workers and in return they bowed to him. "My wife to be has graciously come to be fitted for her ceremony dress," he told them. All of the workers practically froze in place, it was hard for them to comprehend that last sentence along with the fact that Akila was dressed up. Atem turned around to Akila and said, "You should apologize for lateness. It's not proper to keep these workers waiting for you for so long." He smirked a little, this felt a lot like pay back for all the years she tormented him.

There wasn't anything Amme could really do. The only cure he needed was water and some place out of the sun to rest. When Jono mummbled louder Amme only shushed him calmly. Seth then came by and picked Jono off of the ground. Amme stood up and watched. She hesitated at first, but decided to walk over to Seth's side. "All he needs is water and a place to rest. Just make sure the water isn't too cold or you'll make his muscles cramp up," she said walking with him at first. She gave him a pleading look. She never really spoke much to Seth unless she had to. There were a few times she snuck out of the palace for her own reasons, Seth happened to catch her twice. So she knew first hand his temperament. She stopped following him and looked back at Atsu. She wasn't sure how to answer him. One would think Seth would have killed Jono by now, but Amme just had a feeling that things will be ok.

[[I'm not quite sure. I guess for now they can play a game with one another. Maybe he tries to ask her something- like, tries to dig for information on something (the marriage thing or what ever) and can ask her why she is always so closed about things? Maybe she can get a little defensive after that? I dunno >.>
I know at one point I do want all of the characters to be together at a meeting or something. But not right now.]]

Once the tailors came to their senses they bowed to Akila and told her not to worry about the wait. Atem took a seat to watch them measure her out and pick out fabrics. He could have left her and went on to more important matters- matters he really did have to tend to. But this was far to good to pass up. It was a ashame though, this wasn't really a game- it was more so a challenge for Akila. If he could, Atem would have challenged her to a few games- but he knew that wasn't allowed. Just like when they were children, nobody could risk Akila's health. Including him himself. Atem sat their smugly as he looked at Akila's face- surely she was truly hating this. When would Akila break and freak out? It had to be soon. Then he could rub it in her face, he was right and she was wrong.

[[at one point or another, when he starts to fall for her a little- maybe he should command for her to kiss him XP. Haha ]]

Jono was brought to Seth's room and tended to. He didn't wake up for a while. But at least with the cold compress and the water Seth was able to have Jono drink was helping. His body temperature was coming back down and he was actually sweating lightly. Jono's breaths were normals and his skin felt normal as well. He remained still and quiet for a while- sleeping it seemed. The silence was broken however when he murmured in his sleep, "Mom...." Jono usually dreamt about his mother, it was no wonder he dremt about her now.

Amme looked up at Atsu and smiled. "Ow Atsu don't feel that way," she said to cheer him up. "Seth is just more...... aggressive. That's all. You're still a prince and very important," she added. Amme didn't want to think if Seth did in fact out rank Atsu. She wasn't an expert on politics, but she felt that someone with Seth's attitude was too stern to rule. She walked back to Atsu and asked, "Speaking of such, do you have anything to do today?" She had a feeling he did, but even when he did he said he didn't. She liked the time spent but she didn't want him to fall behind in any responsibilities.