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[[I think I am going to cause mischief for them tonight with Bakura. Would you like me to tell you now?]]

[[lol Anala XP Should Anala share a room with Amme tonight?]]

As she heard the noise more she walked down the other hallway. It would lead her outside but she did not know what she would see. On top of the occasional slithering sounds, she could hear this high pitched ring in her ears. It almost put her in a trans. Before she walked outside, something knocked her out of the trans. She heard footsteps behind her. She stopped and looked around.... where was she walking? She turned around and started walking back. The foot steps got louder, but unlike the other noise she saw the source of this sound. "Atem?" she called out seeing him, "what are you doing?" she asked him.

When Anala said that she would go anyway Seth smirked. If she disobeyed the Pharaoh, it would not come down on his head- after all he did not order her to do so. She left on her own free will. However, she then took back the offer. He gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes at her.... however it was rather humorous. He had to restrain himself from ordering her to go out and find him. He couldn't, if he did the other priests would surely prevent him. Once she was gone Seth stood up abruptly and left as well. Today was probably the worst day he had experienced in a long time. The only good things that happened was the coordination of the festival being on time and not dying.

[[I was thinking that Bakura can use some type of magic on Amme to see through her eyes when she's sleeping. Have her sleep walk so he can see the inside of the palace. Perhaps Anala senses Bakura nearby (cause he's going to be relatively close to the palace if not within the palace gates to use the magic) so she could go after him. Bakura can see that she has another Millennium item and become interested in hers especially (so now she is a target too). I guess Seth and Atem would wake up from something (probably commotion from outside or guards waking them) so they'll be in the scene too, somehow. The spell on Amme only lasts until Bakura's full concentration is lost. The spell doesn't reoccur unless he cast it again (which he won't).

What do you think?]]

Amme put on a fake smile at first and said, "I'm fine really." It was obvious though that was upset before, and Atem knew she couldn't even hide that. Amme looked down for a moment and thought about the right words to say. Even though Atem was her friend, she still had to watch what she said. Not that she had to restrain herself too much, she naturally didn't say too mean of things about people. "He was much more..... cantankerous tonight then usual....." she said. She then said, "I hope Anala is ok. Although she seems to be able to hold her own against him.... except... Well you heard. I didn't think she would out and say that she liked him." Anala had already told Amme that she liked Seth, so it wasn't that much of a shock to her. She was just surprised she said it in front of him.

Seth reached his room and started taking off his shirt. He had to make sure his wound wasn't bleeding through, especially onto his good clothing. He was still clean, bandages were holding up well. He was still sore though. He should have had Anala bring some of that water she used before. Seth laid on his bed for a moment, trying to 'relax' like everyone keeps telling him to. What was wrong with that woman? First she's ungrateful for him bring her here and taking care of her instead of her scrounging around like an animal, then she says that she likes him? Seth let out a 'hmf!' at the thought of it. It didn't matter, she was a nobody and he was a high priest. Saying that in his mind only made him feel worse. Why was this such a big deal to him? He's said it plenty of times to himself, that he was better then someone else. He left feelings of pity a long time ago. Why pity when it was the way life was? He knew one thing though, this was the last time he would show thanks to anyone.

[[sounds good to me ^ ^
and should we soon skip to night time when they are sleeping?
Sorry for being away so long]]

"I know," Amme said. She understood and tried to be as proper as possible. She wasn't trying to upstage or anything, she knew her place. But sometimes Seth made her so angry. "I think I'm going to go to bed early tonight. I want to get as much sleep as possible so I'm ready for tomorrow," she said. It was obvious that she was happy about the festival tomorrow night, but she didn't let anybody know that she was actually over excited for it. Amme was always usually such a calm, quiet, well mannered person who kept her emotions under control. Everything from happiness to sorrow to anger.

Seth usually slept very little. Not that he wasn't irresponsible for his well being, but he always had so much to do, so many things to learn. He usually went to bed late and woke up early. From time to time, another priest would remind him to sleep, since there were times prior to that where he did not sleep the night before. They needed Seth to be in tip top condition, not to mention is was not healthy for him personally to stay up all night. However, because of all that happened today, Seth found himself drifting to sleep already. He hadn't even completely changed out of his clothing, he laid on his bed with his eyes slowly shutting. Sometimes they shot open, as he tried to keep himself awake. However, that attempt was useless.

Amme walked to her room to find Anala on the ground starting to fall asleep. She smiled and sighed a little. She walked past her as quietly as possible to ready herself for bed. She changed into a light white linen dress that was sleeveless and went up a little higher then her knees. It was youthful, a bit plain, and considered only appropriate for sleeping since it was so plain and short. She brushed her and tied it back loosely. She quickly rinsed her face then blew out the candle that lit her room. She made sure her window was open, she liked to feel the cool breeze as she slept. Amme crawled into bed and started to fall into a deep sleep. Unlike Anala, she did not have to fear or worry while she slept.

Seth was deep asleep. When he did sleep, he slept heavily since he practically deprived himself of sleep. Although, he could easily be woken up by a disturbance. Seth started to dream, things from his memory of today, mishmashed into unidentifiable and vague scenes. Most of which he could not remember after wards. Seth didn't dream very much, he did not have prophetic dreams like some of the other priests did. Isis was known to have them. He would listen to her explanation of vivid dreams and wonder how someone could even form such things in their minds. However, tonight instead of the same old vague foggy dreams, he started to dream something much more clear. He was walking in a room that was dark and gray. Their was nothing in the room, and it was seemed to be made out of stone.

Unknown to anyone else, Bakura had infiltrated the palace courtyard. He managed to sneak pass ever guard thanks to the path both Amme and Anala took to get into the courtyard. He managed to skillfully climb up onto a high pillar to hide himself from the guards that circled all through out and around the palace. From there, he had a good view of the palace. At that moment, he saw one of the palace women opening their window and readying for bed. It was one of the females who unknowingly showed him this hidden path. How convienient, she was there again to help him, her room was in plain sight and now open to him. Well, not to him per-say, but to his magic. As he crouched down on the pillar, like a jackal and hawk, he opened his palm up. Focusing his energy, he formed a small red beam of light. It soon took form into a red glowing locus. Bakura brought it to his mouth and whispered, "Go," then blew the locus so it would fly towards the open window. From there, Bakura looked like a statue, he was in control of the locus and soon the girl.

[[I'll continue on next post. Anala can wake up after my next post when Amme actually gets up. ]]

In from the window came the glowing red locus, so subtle and real. It landed upon Ammeterasu's arm ever so slightly on her warm soft skin. It then quickly bit her then dissipated into the air. Amme's eyes shot open, but she was not awake nor conscious. Bakura was in control of her body. However his power was limited, he could only see through her eyes and make her move- and movement was extremely limited and lagged. Amme got up from her bed slowly and began to walk slowly and almost sluggish towards the door. Bakura wanted her to move slowly, so he could see inside the the palace. He needed to understand where everything was- where he needed to go once he was in. With this knowledge he could easily slay the Pharaoh and steal as much as possible. Amme opened the door and began walking through the halls. Her eyes were dull and light, she held no emotions or existence in her face. She simply looked like an empty shell.

In his dream, Seth turned around to see nothing in back of him. When he looked in front of him again there was a jackal directly in his path. It sat there, as if it were a statue. Seth took a step back and asked it, "Why have you come upon my door?" The sentence itself did not make sense, but this was not real life and Seth was not in control of this. The room he was in started to turn white but the jackal remained there silently. A voice from the jackal spoke lowly and eerily, "Seeeeeeeeeee?" The walls around him started to chip and crack lightly.

Bakura watched through the girl's eyes carefully, mapping out everything. He would have her come out the entrance he was closest to, then throughout to find the Pharaoh's room and treasure room. As Amme walked her feet against the ground made small periodic pitter patter sounds. The ground was cold as it usually became at night time. Amme's hair rested upon her back and shoulders as well as part of her face. Her body was frigged and chilled, and her pupils were ghostly white with only a slight hint of the once teal green eyes.

The room around Seth in his dream continued to crack until it hit the floor. When it started to crack on the floor something liquid and red came up from the floor. It dripped upward, as if gravity was in reverse. Seth backed away in fright. The jackal was no longer there. He headed for the door in front of him. Once through it, he slammed the door in back of him. He was now in a room that was completely black. Seth took a few steps in and suddenly he fell to the floor. He could not move, it was like something kept him force down. However, he did not yell for help, he simply struggled to get up.

Bakura was disrupted when something hard hit him in the shoulder. When it made contact with him, Bakura let out a loud shout from the pain. He came only halfway our of his spell to figure out what happened. He thought it might have been a bird that hit him, or a bat. He couldn't loose control of the girl now, so instead of inspecting what happened he continued his spell, keeping his eyes closed so that he could see the threw the girl's eyes.

In his dream, Seth remained on the ground. The force was so strong he almost felt as if he couldn't breath. It felt like an eternity lying there. Then from the darkness, he saw a pair of legs walk toward him. From what he could tell, they belonged to a female. He couldn't see the rest of her, he couldn't even move his head. She stopped right in front of him and knelt down. Seth then felt a pair of hands on his face, they touched him gently. The hands then helped lift his head up, but only slightly. The woman brought his head to her heart, Seth could hear the steady beat. She was warm too, unlike the ground and air around him which was friggid. He then heard a voice say, "Wake up so I can see you." Suddenly Seth came out of his lucid dream, practically gasping for air when he did. He rolled over and rolled onto the floor onto his knees. With one hand on his end table and the other on the floor, he took in as much air in as possible. There was a cold sweet forming on his forehead. "What the hell was that?" he said finally coming to. He then heard a shout. Nobody should be up at this time. What was going on?

When Bakura was hit by the rock Amme came slightly out of his control. She remained still for a moment and her pupils started to fill in with her natural color. She felt as if she was coming out of her sleep. She managed to see the floor under her. Before she could even question what she was witnessing Bakura gained control back and she was not conscious.

[[sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this. Started a new job and went to AnimeNext this past weekend]]

This time the rock sliced Bakura's cheek. It his hard and pierced deep. He let out another yelp and instantly put his hand to his cheek. His eyes quickly returned to normal- he had lost the connection between him and the girl. He got up from his crouching position and jumped down off the pillar. He landed in front of Anala, but a good distance away from her. He cackled madly, "Your turf you say? A stray dog like you has surely does not belong here. Unless you were brought here to be a slave." He wiped away the pouring blood with the palm of his hand. "Don't think you'll get away without paying for what you did. Woman or man, nobody crosses Touzuko Bakura," he said pointing at her. From a distance, he could here the running steps of the Pharaoh's idiotic guards.

Seth stayed still for a moment, he then heard another yell. He instantly shot up and exited his room. He didn't have time to think about his dream or figure it out- something was happening. It was his responsibility to make sure everything was safe and secure. Within the hallways he could hear voices. He followed them, were they leading him outside? It better not be the guards fooling around, if they were he would have them banished in a moment.

The moment Bakura was struck with the rock, the control he had on Amme ended. However, because he was disrupted so suddenly, she wasn't full conscious. She fell instantly to the ground as if she had no control over her body. She let out an instinctual yet partially conscious yelp as she hit the ground. Amme was only partially awake. She could not move her body at all but she could see and hear now. Both were blurry but she could understand what was going on around her. It was as if she was in sleep paralysis. She wanted to yell for help but felt she couldn't even control her lungs. She breathed quickly, softly, and in small huffs. She didn't remember anything that happened to her, all she knew was that she was in her bed and now she was on the ground practically frozen.