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Jul 17, 2007 1:32:10 GMT -6
Post by Atem on Jul 17, 2007 1:32:10 GMT -6
A sigh escaped tanned gentleman as he came to a familiar paradise of his. Atem had only just left the bloody massacre that had held his throning chamber only hours before which left his garb to smell like that of blood. His gaze was lowered to the ground now as he looked upon his hands palm raised hands.
"What is wrong with me..? Am I ill?" He asked himself rather distraught of the whole situation. "What went wrong? This cannot be happening..." Atem asked as he looked down to his hands.
Shaking his head, royal looked upward and in unison his hands fell to his sides. His amethyst eyes darting about before resting upon a fat, red rose. "You are so beautiful.." Pharaoh whispered as if it could hear him, smiling gently as he made his way to it; ignoring the beckoning benches that sat behind him.
"I must be a horrid sight to you right now. I should have changed before coming here... but I just needed to get away." Atem leaned down to the rose now and reached beneath it at the stem with his right hand to pull it toward his nose where he breathed it in so delicately.
"Sometimes I wish I could be out here all the time. That would be paradise." The spikey haired male then pulled away from the flower with a gentle sigh. "But then again... life cannot always be so easy."
Chuckling a bit, Atem turned away from the rose and walked toward a nearby bench where he lowered his form and sat upon it. Leaning back immediately as right leg lifted to cross over left knee right at the ankle where arms rested in bloodied lap. With another sigh, amethysts came to close as he began to think.
'How do I prove... that my heart is not as black as everyone says..?'
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Jul 18, 2007 14:50:20 GMT -6
Post by Mai on Jul 18, 2007 14:50:20 GMT -6
"You know..." Came the soothing voice of a female, though as to where it came from was undetermined. "It can be found, but I think you're just a little to depressed to actually look hard enough!" Not one for reading thought's, Mai leap out of no where.
Well, it was more a flash of pink light and she floated down with ease to the ground below, legs stretched out and eye's held depth to them, deep pink with a shade of black tint. Her sakura pink locks laced throughout the ground below, giving forth a fresh beautiful flowery scent. And again, came the sweet giggles.
"You really should smile, I hate passing by to someone thinking to hard about life... It'll just make your hair turn Grey! I'm sure even YOU wish not that to happen!"
The petite girl slowly pushed onto her knee's, bright eyes squinting as one brow arched and another lowered to give a puzzled look. "Saaay, my name is Mai before you go all, 'why are you here' on me! I'm not here to hurt anyone!" Her hands gripped the bottom's of the large dress like shirt, baggy yet tight to the arm's only to loosen as it came to the elbow's.
"Eeeww, are you bloody?! Oh groossss! Major yuck! Are you OK?!"
She seemed harmless. Obviously.
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Jul 18, 2007 18:33:50 GMT -6
Post by Atem on Jul 18, 2007 18:33:50 GMT -6
Pools immediately snapped open and narrowed as thought was interrupted by intruding voice, sigh of annoyance escaping him along with a shake of his head.
"Mai, hm? Well, thank you for answering one of my questions but I am afraid I have another... how did you get into my garden?" Atem snapped angrily as legs uncrossed though he remained seated, dismissing any of her previous comments.
Gaze lingered over her form, brow raising as he came to look upon her smiling facade and odd bubblegum locks before he looked down into his lap where now drying blood still stained his garb, "That is none of your concern, girl." He barked at her with now barred teeth, obviously in immense anger as she had interrupted thoughts.
"I ask that you leave at once before you fall victim to my hand. Atem's eyes now shifted to a firey crimson as the sun's rays hit it at just the right angle, giving him a more menacing appearance. "This is your only warning."
Of course this is not at all what he wanted but what good of a pharaoh would he be if he just let a stranger wander about in his palace?
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Jul 18, 2007 19:15:32 GMT -6
Post by Mai on Jul 18, 2007 19:15:32 GMT -6
"How's I get in the garden?! Oh, oh I know!" Childishly she went tumbling on all fours, doing cartwheels. "Your sadness I could smell like, a zillion mile's away man!" Suddenly she stopped, standing still as a hand went resting to her hip and a finger went pressing to the bridge of her mouth.
"Well, actually I can't leave! You see that's the problem silly! I'm the Priestess of Happiness!" And with a trail of her hand sakura petals swam out of the palm, and she took a proud pose!
Childish, no? One could probably say adorable.
"And you, sir-!" Came a point of her finger, wiggling it left to right like a ticking clock motion. "Are sad! So, it is my duty, to make you-!" She did a graceful twirl and poked her cheek's and spread them wide. "Smile!" Though, it took her a couple of seconds to stroke the brim of her nose and think. "Umm, I guess you can think of me as a genie! I'm your jester! Hehe!" He feet lifted to walk on her tip toe's, rubbing her chin cutely as she went to hang upside down. "Hmm.. But tell me." Came her question.
"Why are you being so pushy and mean and whatnot? I bet..." She murred. "I could make you glad you met me!" And with such words, came her fingers wiggling through the air and golden hearts popped up all around, swirling and popping.
Then suddenly she fell on her head.
"Aw, how can you threaten me?!" Her tiny pig tails went waving, her big eyes went glittering like an abandoned puppy. "Please! C'mon, if I don't make you happy, who will? I mean... for right now?!" She sat, legs spread and her toes wiggled. "Wait, wait, your garden? Aw, this is all your's? Aren't you lonely all by yourself? C'mon! I'll... give you tickles..." No, the way he was looking evil, it probably make him worse. "I'll love you aways! I'm here to make happiness, not blood." She sniffed.
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Jul 19, 2007 1:18:18 GMT -6
Post by Atem on Jul 19, 2007 1:18:18 GMT -6
Atem shook his head as he rose easily from the bench he had been sitting upon, brow arched in curiousity as he had previously watched her perform interesting "tricks". Her adorable and abnormally happy ways causing curiousity to swell inside of him.
"Priestess of Happiness..?" Atem repeated aloud with a cock of his head though he quickly shook it as scowl came over his tanned face. "As far as I can see... you are an odd child. Nothing you do or say can possibly make me smile. My heart is blackened.. cold. Nothing can change that."
Pharaoh's gaze was then cast toward the rose he had talked to previously causing a soft sigh to escape him. "This is why my heart is black.. I let no one in." Tanned male thought to himself as crimson orbs shut and arms came up to cross over his chest.
"This is my palace and by my order I demand that you leave here at once or else I will have you removed!" He exclaimed without so much as a glance to her. "Everytime I open my mouth... the monster reveils itself."
"How can you just stand there...? How can you just stand there and look at a monster such as I?" His eyes held a sort of sadness but held that same stern gaze as he looked to her now, arms uncrossing to lay at sides though right made a sort of sweeping gesture in front of his form.
"What makes you show no fear, Mai..?
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Jul 19, 2007 6:01:22 GMT -6
Post by Mai on Jul 19, 2007 6:01:22 GMT -6
"Uuuuhhh....?" This carried for a few seconds as she watched him go from aggressive to completely sad to confused. Hey, that was faster then what Mai could do! Inside her!
"I honestly don't think you're cold, I'll have to be a fuzzy blanket and warm you up!" Waving a finger she murred. "I cannot leave until you are happy! If I have to stay here forever-ness then I will! Right here! Watching you! Or, well yea you gotta move so I'll follow you too!"
Slowly standing, she pulled piece's of grasses and flowers from her locks of sakura pink, and walked over, standing near him as her eyes glittered and beamed. Murring. Hm, what a weird girl! She seemed determined!
"Why you ask?" She stated, her own type of question. "Why I'm not afraid? Of a monster?" Her eyes glow as she waved her hand about and suddenly a tiny sugar cane appeared for a nibbling! "Want? I dunno if this story will be long or not! OK, OK! Listen, listen!" She took a deep breathe.
"My duty is to make people happy, whatever type of person they are. A monster or angel, everyone needs Happiness and I'm here to give it to them.." Her eye's and expression softened. "You see, I'm here to love and accept those... when no one else will. I am faithfully and always there, I am there genie, there bringer, there loyal servant who can take a smack in the face, smile and do some tricks to counter your mood!" Her lips went suckling against another sugar piece she had randomly appeared through a poof of smoke. "Mmmm..."
"WANT ONE?!" She wiggled it at him. "They taste sooo good! Sooo good!" Soon, she found herself giggling, holding her side's.
Though soon, she went into a serious expression, her lock's of pink hair flowed with the gentle breeze. "I don't think you're so bad... if you just stop being a grump and let me make you Happy." She slowly turned. Her deep pink and black eyes glittered as she stared with an affection instead of one who watches someone else walk the street. "I'm here... to love and understand..."
"And..." Her voice gave a light coo. "If I feared you.. how could I help make you Happy..? Fearing won't get me anywhere!"
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Jul 19, 2007 10:51:39 GMT -6
Post by Atem on Jul 19, 2007 10:51:39 GMT -6
A smile now formed upon Atem's lips as he took in all she had to say, not at all uncomfortable as she moved toward his form and offered the little candies that she was nibbling upon. With a sigh he shook his spiky head before he looked back to her.
"No thank you. I do not have much of a sweet tooth right now." He declined the offer of the candy as his arms uncrossed from his chest and moved to hang at his sides. "Though, I do think I understand your reasonings for not fearing me... but I still have so many questions for you. You are a very interesting girl, Mai."
Atem's crimson orbs closed momentarily before opening to reveal that sternness once more. "Did you appoint yourself as one to take on so many people's unhappiness?" Royal asked calmly as right hand came up to make a sort of pointing gesture toward the priestess.
Teeth then moved forward to bite at his bottom lip before he proceeded to speak once more. "I suppose that you are wondering why I am so unhappy... I mean I have the kingdom at my feet." Tanned male proceeded to explain his predicament to the candy tressed female. "You see... I have fallen in-..." Pharaoh stopped himself as he reached up to run the fingers of his left hand through his tri-colored locks.
"I should not say anything... nevermind it. It should be nothing of your concern anyway..." At this point Atem began to think of Seth. His beloved. An even greater saddness emitted from him as he thought of how it was before his dreadful... mistake.
"This girl cannot help me with my problem... so, why do I keep falling into that smile..? He thought before shaking his head to dismiss it, continuing to gaze into those dark pink pools of hers.
"I appreciate your hospitality, my friend but what I need right now is just to be understood. In the past few moments that we have been speaking... I have noticed that my mood has shifted a various amount of times. Probably why I am so hard to get... He gave a light smile to the priestess as well as another slight sweeping gesture of his right hand which had not fallen to his side.
"Something dreadful has begun to happen, Mai... and I only fear that it shall grow worse."
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Jul 19, 2007 12:55:31 GMT -6
Post by Mai on Jul 19, 2007 12:55:31 GMT -6
Stopped, it was as if she choked on something and a frown pressed from her lips. "Umm.." Why was she the Priestess of Happiness? Who appointed her this? The Gods?
"I do not know..." Her gaze went to turn towards Atem, a smile soon lining her form, though she seemed worried. "You see... When I was born, just three days ago, I woke up on shore naked and a voice came to me."
"'Mai, you must make people happy. You must help those who have felt no love and those who frown throughout there life, it is your duty, as a Priestess of Happiness to make them happy. Make the one who suffers happy... to help.'"
Going silent, she turned back and murred. "That's why I told you I can't leave you. When I was flying around, I went passing by here and the voice came back. It was nagging me earlier the closer I got, someone was sad, but I thought it was a tiny child who couldn't get his way, I could only feel just a pinch of the sadness sinking into my skin..."
"But as I got closer, the sadness grew and it grew and hate began to form, and the voice said this was my duty. This was my duty to stay... to stay and watch and make the one that suffers Happy. To smile. To love him." Her face tilted to grin ever so innocently. "That is why, I do not fear you also, you are the one I must make happy, and so I am willing to get pushed around making you smile.. OOH! You are smiling! He he! You are so handsome!" She twirled around in her spot. "Ooh!"
When Mai went silent to hear him out, she pushed closer and like a kitten nuzzled the side of her face to his rib gently and bumped. "It concerns me, because it might be a way to make you happy! But! I cannot force you into anything, so whatever you want, OK?!" Her eye's battered cutely.
"You know, with comes great sadness, great happiness only follows to help everyone out!" Her finger's wiggled like a child. "He he! But still, something dreadful? Ooh, that doesn't sound like it makes you happy!" Her finger's snapped. "That's a problem!" Her eyes averted, then she smiled.
"Um, you know that bloody shirt will start attracting fies... ooh, even the flies that bite!! IEEE!" Mai grew scared, shuddering. "Oh god I hate flies!" She shuddered, pressing to his side. Looking for some type of protection from those... winged... beasts!
Immediately, she perked and slowly turned to stare up at him. "Sir, I don't think I know your name..." A soft grin spread. "That or I just didn't catch it maybe..."
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Jul 19, 2007 20:54:00 GMT -6
Post by Atem on Jul 19, 2007 20:54:00 GMT -6
Brow arched as Atem watched this girl stepped closer to him, a slight groan escaping him as he stepped away from her a bit; obviously uncomfortable. His head cocked to the side a bit as he looked down to her as he finally registered the story that he was given. "Hm... how stranage."
Smile faded now as arms returned to cross at his chest. "So... you are basically saying that you were somehow put on this earth... to make me happy?" He blinked as he thought this over, a small laugh following the thought of it all.
"I lost my happiness on that night..." Atem's gaze now lifted to the cloudless sky above, the only witness to their conversation. Or so he hoped. ... I made a dreadful mistake... one I hope to never make again." Male closed his eyes now as he began to spill his emotions to her.
"Some time ago... I fell in love with a creature so lovely that he took my breath away." He smiled softly now as he pictured the burnette. ".. but one night... I stole his very innocence. A dreadful mistake. He has been avoiding me ever since..." Pharaoh sighed heavily now as his crimson orbs opened but they remained directed at the sky. "My happiness was taken right with that innocence... that is why I grow colder by the day."
Atem's head tipped back so as he could look to Mai with his now frowning face. "I do not think... that you could make me truly happy."
Royal would then step back a bit more away from the sakura tressed fae and gave her a bow at the waist, right arm curling inward as left leg stepped back in unison along with left arm moving to the small of his back. "I do believe you asked my name..." Spiky haired male changed the subject quickly remembering that she had requested his name.
My name is Atem. Pharaoh of Upper Egypt." He replied as he straightened himself back up fromt he bow, something he rarely did not do but he was in the presence of a priestess.
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Jul 19, 2007 21:09:20 GMT -6
Post by Mai on Jul 19, 2007 21:09:20 GMT -6
Listened silently, frowning though immediately smiled as she stood, murring. "Maybe I cannot make you truly happy, but maybe I can help you be somewhat happy. I cannot leave until I have that favor." Her petite form swayed left to right, then she swayed her hips in a dancing motion.
"Well, I don't know what it is like to be loved or in love, you are lucky I may never. Because I am always making the other's happy, never forget how lucky you are to have that. But, perhaps I can talk to this person you love so dearly. Maybe I can save them and make you happy? Would that make you happy... Pheiorz?" Yea, she fucked that word up!
Her hair bounced from left to right, a bright grin over her face. "But, I don't know my way around this place Mr. King! You know what I think you should do? BUY HIM CHOCOLATES! Oh yes, they always make me smile!"
BIG GRIN!!!
"Umm... hmm." Her foot tapped away. "Oh, don't leave me out here all alone! Do you know how lonely it is? I don't have anymore of your... money... And this man stole it! Hah! What a meanie head!"
In return to the bow, she gave a curtsy.
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Jul 19, 2007 21:49:44 GMT -6
Post by Atem on Jul 19, 2007 21:49:44 GMT -6
Atem's eyes widened as he listened to her response, smiling widely and chuckling a bit at her innocence though he quickly halted all joyous action and gave a frantic shake of his head as he thought of matters only growing worse.
"No, no... you see he is a very complex man. I fear that if you tried reasoning with him... this delima shall grow far beyond anyones control." He sighed a little before he continued. "But yes... that would make me happy beyond belief though only time will tell if I am ever to be forgiven."
With another nod, Atem came toward Mai to get a better look at her eyes. "Seeing as you have no where to go... I will provide you with food, shelter, and a little gold. But under one condition..." Tanned male looked to the priestess now with an immense sorrow. Help me obtain his heart..." He gave a soft smile as arms uncrossed from his chest so as left hand could run through his tresses.
"You are my last hope, Mai. My last ray of sunshine..."
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Jul 19, 2007 22:24:20 GMT -6
Post by Mai on Jul 19, 2007 22:24:20 GMT -6
"Oh YA!" She squealed, twirling in circles as her fingers laced into one another. "One thing you must do for me too!" Um, Mai, he's giving YOU thing's, why does HE have to repay YOU?
"You have to tell me you will tickles me!" She grinned, then giggled and danced around. Though, made a fist and tabbed her heart. "I will try my very best. The best is all I can do, which is a lot! I'm not going to promise you anything Mr. King Atem, but I can promise you, that you have my full attention on this matter! Oh yes, Mai will just like... twiddle her finger's and what not!" And so, thus she did! Twiddling!
"I'm not going to come straight at him with it, that would be SO MEAN!" Leering up, she smiled. He wasn't that much of a monster, no, he just wanted something he had lost. Something precious.
A tiny finger went poking her lip. Murring. "Atem?" Came her question. "Mr. King Atem? What is.. " Looking down, and up once more she gave a stern face. "W-what's love like? What does it feel like? I mean, I guard it, but I don't... I don't know.."
"I wish I could know it so badly..."
Shaking her head, she squealed with star eyes. "Ooh! I will burn the brightest!!"
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Jul 20, 2007 0:26:03 GMT -6
Post by Atem on Jul 20, 2007 0:26:03 GMT -6
A smirk played on the royals lips now as the girl had taken in his request so easily, nodding in response to her demand. Arms both now came to rest at his sides after removing golden bangs from his sun lit eyes.
"I thank you for helping me in my quest to win back his heart and... I will give you tickles." He sighed as he rolled his eyes but smiled still the same but made no motion to approach her further. He could not complain at all for she had vowed to try her best to get back what he had lost or at least try her best to get it back.
Looking to the priestess, Atem blinked as his smile faded momentarily before returning. "So... you want to know what love feels like?" Atem chuckled lightly before he stepped a bit closer to the fair skinned female. "Let me see now... well, a sort of warm and fuzzy feeling begins to swell up inside of you. Then you start to feel a little light-headed." He spoke in a soft whisper as he continued to gaze down at the girl, eyes half-lidded as if in a dream-like state.
"I pray to Ra that you experience it one day, Mai... it is a magical feeling." He gave a soft sigh as he thought of how lonely she must have felt on the inside and yet she played off that happiness so well. Or perhaps she really was happy. Only the Gods knew.
"I pray that you find your own little happiness here, little priestess... Pharaoh thought, never once tearing his eyes from those dark pinks of hers.
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Jul 20, 2007 1:34:17 GMT -6
Post by Mai on Jul 20, 2007 1:34:17 GMT -6
Mai stared into his, and once he began to explain it was as if her own imagination began to run wild. Painting wildly, a scene as to what she could feel like to when she should... or could ever fall in love.
Immediately, her gaze lingered down and a soft sigh expressed. "Aw, no man or woman would want little Mai-Mai. I mean, I'm sure they'd only want me to make -them- happy, but Mai cannot do that." Oh no, third-person talk! Correct yourself!
"My duty to the one whom created me, and the Gods and Goddess' who speak to me... well... who knows..." And for that brief moment Atem would see the sadness in Mai's eyes. Though it was deep, as if it was munching away at her soul with an evil grin.
But just as that glimpse came, it went away, and she smiled with such enthusiasm, it was as if he'd been witness to an illusion. "Well!" She chirped. "I am happy, that you can experience it, and I am VERY VERY happy that I will get tickles! Do you know how long it has been sense I've had tickles? Floating around, looking for a proper place to nest and grow is a difficult thing!"
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Jul 20, 2007 11:35:40 GMT -6
Post by Atem on Jul 20, 2007 11:35:40 GMT -6
A soft sigh emitted from the spiky haired male as he noticed her quick to disappear sadness that had sparked in those beautiful yet odd colored eyes of hers. Upon her smile returning, Atem smiled hismelf as he enjoyed her innocence and joyous look upon the world.
"Well, perhaps while you are here... you will fall into a love of your own, Mai. Just be patient." He gave a light nod as well as a deep chuckle of delight, Atem was loosening up a bit now. "And I am glad that I could make you happy, little one."
Grinning widely, Pharaoh leaned downward some and placed his hands on either side of her tiny waist, fingers moving quickly in a tickling motion as he gave a laugh. "You said you wanted tickles... so I will give you tickles." Atem muttered between his laughter, pulling Mai closer to him in a sort of embrace so as he could keep her in his grasp.
Atem was actually smiling. Something that had not been true since he and Seth were best friends. Perhaps, now with Mai around... things will be different. One could only hope for the best.
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