It was 6 p.m. in Cairo, Egypt and near the palace lived the most beautiful girl in the kingdom. She had shoulder length brown hair, the most amazing blue eyes and stood tall at a height of 5.5. As she stepped into her house, carrying a bag full of food she heard her father asking,

"Tea, darling, is that you? Please come into the kitchen. I need to tell you something."

"Yes, father, I'm coming." she said as she took off her shoes and headed to him.

As she entered the room she saw her father with his usual shaggy brown hair covering his brown eyes and rubbing his big gut with his well tan hands.

"Father, what is it?" Tea asked as she placed the bag on the counter top.

"Have a seat. I think you will need it".

She took a seat around the table so that she could face her father and nodded so he could start.

"Tea, dear I'm married."

"What?" Tea yelled, with a shock expression on her face

"What, When, How, Who, Why?"

He looked down on the table trying not to make eye connect with her and replied, "Last week while you were at the market. Her name is Carasndra and she has two daughters name Aaliyah, eighteen, just like you, and Camille, fifteen. Why, well it's been three years since your mother passed away and life hasn't been easy for me for both of us."

"Do you love her?" Tea asked, harshly as she folded her arms.

"She is a very beautiful person, and I thought if I married her she would be a good example for you. She also has money while we have nothing. So I thought this would be a good investment for the both of us both financially and emotionally."

"So you don't love her and you did this for the money." Tea said sadly.

"Tea, don't say that. Over time I will maybe grow to love her but for right now I really like her, so, be nice when she comes over tomorrow."

"Whatever, Dad. I will try to be nice and since she has two daughters, I will have people my own age to talk to." Tea said softly.

"That's the sprit. Now lets get some sleep, we have a big day tomorrow." Her father said as he got up from the table and kissed his daughter on the forehead.

'Oh Isis,' Tea thought as she stared though the window. 'I have a bad feeling about this.'

At about noon the next morning they heard a carriage stop in front of the house and went outside to see the new family.

As they reach outside Tea's father said, "You will grow to love them, dear."

After a few moments three ladies walked out of the carriage and line up from tallest to shortest. Then her father walked towards the tallest and hugged her before saying, "Tea, this is Carasndra, your new mother."

"Hello." Tea said politely as observed her.

Her skin looked like a prune and had light hazel eyes and bleach blonde hair that reached no farther than her back and she stood about 5.6.

Then as her father worked down the line he said, "This is Aaliyah and Camille."

Aaliyah looked like her mother expect she has red hair, stood at about six foot flat and shape like a human twig while Camille had long black hair, brown eyes, short in height and way over on the cubby side.

"Hello." Tea said politely.

"Hello." they said in disgust as they observe their new step sister and saw how beautiful and perfect she looked in her blue and white dress and immediately got jealous.

Tea said to the girls. "Follow me, I'll show you to you room."

After showing the teens to their rooms, Tea left them alone.

"Aaliyah, we need to get rid of her. She is more beautiful then us."

"Yeah, but how are we going to do that! It's not like the old bastard is not going to notice that his daughter is missing. So instead of getting rid of her, we will just have to turn her ugly and treat her so badly that she will want to run away from home and never come back!" Aaliyah said in and evil voice.

Over the next few months Tea's father came down with a mysterious illness, leaving the step mother in charge and began ordering Tea around.

"Clean the Kitchen! Wash the Dishes! Sweep the Floor!"

Tea didn't want to complain to her father, especially now that he is sick. So she did all the chores that her Stepmother ordered her to do.

One day while the Stepfamily was out stopping again. Tea went to her father's room and saw that he was getting worst so she rush for the medical Doctor.

After about an hour he came out of the room an turn towards Tea with a depressed face and said, "Tea, I'm sorry but I don't think he is going to make it. It's a rare disease that he might have caught when he was on one of his trips carrying stuff from Asia and unfortunately there is no cure for it at this time."

"So how long till he is, you know…" Tea didn't want to continue.

"Give or take a few more minutes. So I advise you to spend as much time has you can with him before he's gone." he said before leaving.

Tea entered the room, and sat beside her father while crying.

"So I guess the doctor told you. Tea, darling, whip away your tears. I am the one dying not you."

"But Dad, what am I going to do without you?"

"Please, Tea," he said in a hoarsely voice. "Listen to me real good. Don't waste your tears on me because death is a fate that everyone on earth shares and we all have to face it sooner or later and my time has come. I will be able to join your mother in the afterlife."

"Tea, do you remember what you asked me a couple months ago, about if I love her?"

"Yes, father, I do." she said softly as she wiped away the tears.

"Will honestly, I only married her for her money and I guess this is my punishment for my greed. I realize that money can never buy true love, real love. Now take my advise when you find a guy that loves you for not only your other beauty but your inner as well, treats you like his one and only queen and knows that he can never live without you and treats you right, never let him go. Remember honey, your mother and I will be watching over you and we both love deeply don't ever forget that." Those were his last words before taking his last breathe.

After a couple hours her step family came back and she told them of what happen and it surprised Tea that they were barely fazed by the whole ordeal.

A few weeks they buried him and then afterwards the step mother took the opportunity and boss Tea even more. Knowing that she didn't have anywhere else to go they used a whip that they had brought and started hitting her with it if she didn't do anything right.

It's been four months since Tea's father died.

"Ah, please Stepmother stop. I didn't mean to break the glass. Aaliyah tripped me on propose." Tea said as tears ran down her face because of her stepmother's beating with the whip.

"How dare you accuse my daughter of such a crime? You are such a worthless bitch! Now clean up this mess and get me another cup of tea. Oh gosh you are so pathetic you should have died along with your miserable excuse for a father." Carasndra said as she stopped whipping her and walked out of the kitchen leaving Tea with her two sisters.

"You are so careless, and your accusing me of breaking those cheap glass cups that your mother own." Aaliyah said as she and her sister walked out of the room.

As she finished cleaning up the mess she gave her step family their tea and went down to her room and began praying to Isis.

"Oh Isis I don't know how much longer I can stay here and endure this type of treatment. They beat me and call me an ugly bitch and I think I am starting to believe them. Please give me the strength to leave them and find a way to make, even without my prince."

Sniff…

"Mom, Dad, I miss you guys so much. Please forgive me for been such a weak, crybaby, but I don't know where else to go and if I fight she will put me on the streets with nothing but the clothes I already have. Please give me a sign as for what to do."

The next day

As Tea walked though the market she said, "Mom, Dad I miss you guys so much." Not realizing that a man was in front of her until she collided into him, knocking them both to the ground.

"Hey, you skinny witch! Why don't you watch your going?" The man yelled, angrily. He got up and prepared to punch her beautiful face.

Tea curled up like a ball, getting ready for impact. After a few moments she reopened her eyes to see a boy about her age, but just a bit taller than her. She looked to see that all of the gang members where lying on the grounds. Look up again to her mysterious person.

"Here, take my hand!" the stranger said as he starched it out for her to take.

"Thank you kind stranger." Tea said softly before collapsing in her hero's arms.

The man carried Tea to his home and placed her onto his bed. Kissing her forehead, he said. "Have sweet dreams my beautiful princess and may Ra protect you." before leaving the room.

"Guards!" the man said.

"Yes, my King," said the two guards nearest to him.

"Guard this room and make sure no one gets in. If she wakes up before my return then call me. Okay?"

"Yes, my King." They said as they took their positions by the door and watch as he left the hall way and went into the throne room to carry out his daily duties as pharaoh.

"Aw! My head!" Tea said as she opened her eyes.

"Just relax and take it easy." a deep voice said as Tea slowly got up from the bed. She quickly turned around to see the pharaoh.

"My king!" Tea said nervously as she tried to get off the bed and bow.

"No need to get up, just rest." Atem said.

"Yes Pharaoh. If you insist." Tea replied softly as she rest her head back on the pillow. Atem gaze lovingly at her beautiful sapphire eyes. "My king, may I ask you a question?" Tea said as she waved her hand in front of his face to get his attention.

"Sorry, I was just thinking. So what is the question?" Atem said.

"Tell me how I got here?"

"Will early this morning two men attacked you and I save you before they could do anything serious."

"Thank you my king for saving me."

"Now it's my turn to ask a question. How did you get some many scars on your back?"

"How did you know?" Tea said embarrassedly.

"While I was treating your wound I notice a few scars from the back of your neck going down so I unzip your dress and attend to those as well." He said while blushing.

Tea began to blush before saying, "I…I received then from my stepmother and her two daughters, my King. Every time I did something not to their pleasing they would whip me, knowing I have nowhere else to go."

"They are a bunch of clod hearted monsters to hurt such a beautiful lady like you. Where are your parents?" he said pitifully.

"My mother past away a couple years ago and my father past away a couple months after he married my stepmother."

Atem look at the blue eye beauty as she started to cry and said "M'lady you…"

"Please pharaoh my name is Tea." She said politely.

"Tea is a beautiful name." Atem smiled. Tea blushed at his comment and tried desperately to not let him see. But he saw and let out a small laugh before saying, "Tea, you can stay here as long as you want."

"Thank you my pharaoh." Tea said.

Atem held her hand and gently kiss it before saying, "Tea, if you need anything I'm just next door. Good night." He said before leaving the room.

"Good night, my king." Tea said softly while still blushing.

"Jou, Honda!" Atem stated as he step outside

"Yes King," They said in unison.

"Guard her and let no one in but me."

"Sir yes sir." They said as they took their positions while Atem walked towards his room.

Atem removed his purple cape and brown shirt to relieve his muscular chest before going to sleep dreaming of the brown hair beauty next door.

"It's been six hours already. Where is that ungrateful little bitch with the food?" Stepmother said, angrily

"Maybe she was attack or worst, killed." Camille said

"Well if she doesn't come back then it's not our problem. No one cares about her; she was born nobody and will forever stay a nobody." Aaliyah said in a harsh tone.

"Okay girls, let's not worry ourselves over a slum like her and go to sleep. We have a busy day tomorrow of shopping." Their mother said.

"Yes mother." they said together as the marched to their separate rooms.

It's been four weeks since Tea arrived at the palace and everyone loved her especial Atem. Since her injures healed and she can move about every day she would watch the sunrise with Atem then go help the chef with preparing breakfast and lunch after which she would help clean the palace, play with the children, Jou and Honda, help cook dinner and finally watch the sunset with Atem.

"Hi Tea. What should we play today?" a little boy said as he ran towards her, Jou and Honda. Tea lifted him up and asked,

"How about tag, little one?"

"Hey I'm not little I am seven. So, I'm a big kid now." The boy said with a playful tone.

"I'm sorry, next time I will remember that." She replied playfully.

As Tea placed him down she realized that the rest of the children were gathering around them laughing and cheering.

"Pharaoh, if we increase our focus over here we would be able to defend Egypt from any invaders." His cousin said.

"Yes, that sounds like a good idea Seto. We need to get on it right away." Atem replied as he turned his gaze from Seto to the beautiful young lady, playing with the children.

"Good, now my king we also need to …"

"My king, where have you turned to?" Seto said in consider as he notice Atem wasn't beside him anymore.

"How beautiful," Said a voice, coming from behind him.

Seto turned around to see the Pharaoh looking happily through the window.

"Pharaoh, what may I ask what are you looking at?" Seto asked as he walked to where Atem was standing. Atem was too hypnotized by his target that he failed to hear what his cousin had said. "Pharaoh!" Seto said as he looked through the window and pinpointed the object of his Pharaoh's affection. "I see, you have fallen for our guest."

"Yes I have." Atem said ascent mindly as he watched Tea, playing with the children.

"I mean …um …what I meant to say was." Atem stuttered as a blush creep across his face.

"It's okay my King I will not tell a soul about this. So, when are you going to tell her your feelings?" Seto asked with a huge grin across his face.

"I don't know, she may not return my feelings and I don't want to take the change of ruining our new friendship." Atem said sadly.

"I can't believe the almighty Pharaoh; the King of Egypt is scared to tell a girl that he loves her." Seto said

"It's difficult to explain and I thought you of all people would understand my predicament. Remember what happen before you and Kisara got married?"

"I don't recall." Seto said embarrassedly as he held his head down.

"Well I do. The first time you saw her dancing at the coronation you drooled all over her, always trip over your robe and said stupid things.

"I also remember one day while I was in the market she was attacked by a group of men, saved her and mustered up the courage to tell her how I feel and it didn't take me four week unlike a certain cousin of mine."

"Whatever, Seto. I will tell her when I am ready." Atem said sadly as he took one more glance at Tea before walking towards the throne room.

Tea stopped for a moment and turned around to see Atem and Seto walking towards the throne room. "That's wired; I thought Atem was watching me. Nah most have been my imagination why would he be watching me."

"Tea, what's the matter?" Jou yelled from behind her.

"Nothing Jou. I thought I saw something."

"Well come on, we don't have all day." Jou replied.

Tea nodded and ran towards were everyone was.

"Camille, I need you to finish cleaning the floors I have a…special friend coming later so hurry up." Cassandra said as she walked downstairs.

"But mother, why can't Aaliyah do it?" Camille complained.

"Because I'm the oldest, you brat!" Aaliyah responded

"But Mother!" Camille yelled

"No buts. Camille or I am going to kick yours now do as I say and Aaliyah you will have to go to the market tomorrow to collect some food." Cassandra said.

"Yes mother." Both daughters said.

"I miss that stupid bitch Tea; at least she was good for something." Camilla yelled.

"I know ever since she disappeared mother has been treating us like slaves." Aaliyah said as she stormed up the stairs and into her room.

That evening Tea and Atem met at their special place to watch the sunset.

"Hey Pharaoh, I hope I didn't keep you waiting." Tea said as she run towards him.

"No, you didn't." Atem replied as he watched his beloved run towards him.

Tea sat right beside Atem and watched the sun set behind the horizon.

"Beautiful," Atem said sweetly and thinking he meant the sunset Tea said,

"Yes it is. I use to watch the sunset with my father before he passed away."

Tea felt eyes watching her and turned to see Atem, looking lovely at her and blushed.

"So…Pharaoh, how was your day?" Tea said while trying to hide her blush.

"It was fine expected for the fact I didn't get to spend anytime with you since this morning. I signed some documents; help the citizens and neonates with royals from other counties."

"How about you?"

"It was alright. I just help the cook with breakfast, lunch and dinner, help clean the palace and play with the children."

Atem walked Tea to her room and was about to walk to his room till Tea said, "Pharaoh, thank you for giving me the change to live a normal life."

"Your welcome Tea and please call me Atem."

"But not even your closest friends call you by your name."

"Tea, over the past couple of weeks you have become one of my closest friends no my best friend. You're the only person that has ever made me normal and I feel like I can talk to you about anything."

"I'm honor Par… I mean Atem, and you are my best friend as well."

Tea gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek before parting and walked towards her room leaving Atem in the hallway blushing deeply.

After a while Atem walked towards his room, took off his clothes before lying on his bed. "Oh Ra why I am so afraid to say Tea I love you so much till it hurts. Your beauty is unmatched by any other both inner and outer. Your smile light's up my world, your jasmine scent is so attaching I can't get enough of it and every day I would dream of making sweet passionate love. Oh Ra I have fallen deeply in love with this beautiful woman and I'm too chicken to tell her. What am I going to do?" Atem finished before falling asleep dreaming of his sapphire beauty.

Tea

As she entered her room Tea collapsed on her bed and she thought, 'Oh Isis, why is it so hard to tell him my feelings. He is the nicest person I have ever met, his tri colored hair, beautiful purple eyes, exotic scent, deep voice, his wonderful and caring. I am so much in love with him, it hurts and every night I would dream of making love to him. What am I thinking, why would a guy like Atem ever love some one like me. He's the King of Egypt while I'm the slum of Egypt, we are worlds apart.'

"I will see you later, Atem." Tea said as they walked back into the palace.

"I hope so." Atem replied before parting into different directions of the palace.

Atem walked towards the throne room to discuss problems affecting the country while Tea head to the kitchen to help the chef.

"Chef, I'm here. So, what are we making today?" Tea said happily to the cubby cook.

"I'm sorry Tea but we can't cook anything until I run to the market and buy some ingredients."

"How about I do it? I mean I can run to the market for you since I am faster and don't have any difficulties finding thing in it." She replied.

"Oh, thank you Tea. It would mean a lot to an old man like me. Now here is a list of all the items I need. Hurry back before it gets late." The chef said as he gave Tea the list.

"Don't worry I'm quick as a whip. I will be back in a flash." Tea said before running off into town.

"Mother, I'm hungry! What are we going to eat?" Camille whined as she finished searching the kitchen for food.

"Isn't there anything in the kitchen to eat you little brat?" Aaliyah asked her sister as she entered the room.

"If there were, you think I would be asking smarty?" Camille said like a brat.

"You Brat!" Aaliyah said angrily

"You bitch!" Camille said insulted by the comment.

"You…"

"Girls break it up and get your skinny little bottoms to the market if you're hungry." Their mother said as she entered the room.

"But mother, the market is for poor people like Tea." Camille stated to her.

"No buts you brat! Do as I say or find another house to live in, if you're hungry then go to where the peasants shop and buy something." Her mother said angrily at her.

"Yes mother." Camille said as she and her sister marched out of the house and towards the market.

"Thank you my Pharaoh." A subject said while bowing before him.

"You're welcome now you may go." Atem said politely to the man before letting out a sad sigh.

"This is the fourth time I'm imaging Tea sitting beside me by the throne. I think I am going crazy. She's the first person I think about when I wake up and the last person before I go to sleep and even in my dreams she has invaded. Every time I see her I am either undressing her with my eyes wishing for her beautiful bare body near mine or admiring her beauty both inner and outer." Atem said to himself.

"What was that my king?" Seth said puzzled

"It's nothing, so who's next?" Atem asked.

"No one else my king. That was the last one." Seto replied.

"Okay, the next other of business is to address-."

"Is to choose a bride, my Pharaoh," His adviser, Siamun said as he entered the room cutting off Atem.

"Oh joy." Atem said sarcastically before his thoughts jump to Tea in a beautiful queen's outfit to complement her already beautiful features and smiled.

"Pharaoh may I remind you that you are turning nineteen next month and the law states that you need to be wed and produce an heir to the throne." Siamun said calmly.

"Relax Siamun, I know the prefect woman to be my bride." Atem said softly. 'I just need to find the courage to ask her and hope to Ra she says yes or I will have no reason to live.' He thought to himself.

"Good then. Tell me how Lady Tea reacts when you tell her." Siamun said while smiling.

"How did you-."

"Know? Every one in the royal court knows you love her. It doesn't take a blind bat to see you are madly in love with that girl and she feels the same way, just go tell her before another man comes along and take her away. Pharaoh for all my years living on this earth I have never seen a girl as beautiful, brave and kind. A girl like that is one in a million, so hurry." He finished before leaving.

Tea hummed as she skipped through the market and head back to the palace with all the required food in hand.

'I can't believe it. I never thought I would find a guy as sweet as Atem in my life but I can't have him because he would never feel the same about a peasant like me went he has a vast amount of princess to choose from.' Tea thought sadly. "Father, I finally found someone that I love. Not for his wealth but for so many other reasons. My heart beats faster at the sound of his voice. I blush at the sound of his name and whenever I am around him I could talk for hours at a time and never get bored. This is a great guy and I would never find a guy like that in a thousands years, yet I am too chicken to say it to his face because he is the king of Egypt and I am a peasant who use to live down in the slums." She said softly, not realizing two pairs of eyes watching her.

"Camille, look right there. Isn't that Tea?" Aaliyah said as she pointed towards her.

"Oh my Isis, that is Tea but how is she alive after all these weeks and where has she been living?" Camille replied in shock.

"Well there is only one way to find out and that is to follow her. So let's go smarty and we must be very discreet about this or she will see us."

"Yeah let's go." Camille replied.

After about fifteen minutes Tea finally reached the palace and Aaliyah and Camille were shock to see that Tea is living with Pharaoh Atem.

"I can't believe it she is living with the King of Egypt while we are suffering like dogs, like poor people. Camille yelled.

"I bet she has told the pharaoh that we have abused her after her father died and is going to soon find us then punish us for our misdeeds." Aaliyah said, sacredly.

"Will if that be the case, we need to get rid of her before she gets rid of us and we need to find a way for the King to notice me so that I…I mean we can live the good life. And never having to work again." Camille said in an evil tone.

"We need to tell mother of this interesting topic." Aaliyah said as she looked at her sister.

"Yes indeed. We need her help to find a way to get rid of Tea and having the king as mine!" She answered in a loud remark.

"Mother, Tea is still alive and she is living at the palace." Camille informed as soon as they reached home from the market.

"Well, Well, Well, it seems that the little bitch is still alive. So you know with we have to do girls?" Their mother said with an evil grin.

"No mother we don't?" Cam said stupidly.

"You stupid girl! We need to get rid of her and the best way to do that is to call in my old friend, the King of Thieves." She said before laughing.

"Where is my money?" Bakura asked in an angry tone.

"Here it is. Everything is right here." Carasndra said.

"Where is she located?" The king of thieves asked her.

"The palace and I want her brought back alive so that I can kill her myself. Got it Bakura?"

"Yeah, Yeah I got it. Now men lets go! We have a girl to find and a palace to steal from." He yelled as he got on his horse and rode off.

While in palace Tea slept peacefully, until…

"Aw! Let go of me!" Tea yelled as a man snuck in her room and started jerking her.

"Say one more word and I will have to hurt you." The man whispered so she alone could hear.

"Somebody h…"

"You asked for it."

Bang

The man just a cub to knock her out cold before jumping out the room window with her in hand.

"Aw!" Atem yelled as he felt a sharp pain in his heart. He got off his bed with his hand over his heart. "Something is wrong with Tea, I know it."

Atem put on his shirt and ran towards Tea's room only to find it empty.

"Tea, where are you?" Atem said softly.

"Guards, get in here, immediately." Atem yelled, waking up the entire palace.

Jou, Honda, Seto and ten other guards ran into room where Atem was.

"What is it Pharaoh?" Jou asked, softly.

"Tea's missing and we need to find her, now!" Atem yelled.

"By all means king, who is to say that she didn't just run away?" Seto said, sheepish

"No she wouldn't run away. I know something is wrong, I…..." Atem said before whispering, "felt her."

"How we going to find her my king?" Honda said

"We will search every household in Egypt if we have to."

"Now let's go and find her!" Atem said angrily before storming out of room with the guards following behind him.

Atem and his men geared up and rode across town for the entire night, trying to find Tea.

"Where am I?" Tea said as she opened her eyes.

"Your home you little bitch!" Camille said bitterly

Tea fully opened her eyes and turned to see her stepfamily sitting on her old bed while she sat on the floor tied up.

"What is going on, why am I here?" Tea asked scarily.

"We are going to kill you like we did your father." Aaliyah said happily.

"You're the reason why daddy's died?" Tea said shocked

"Yes we are." Camille said

"One day when he came back from work I place a poison in his food." Carasndra said proudly.

"You bitch…"Tea said angrily as she tried to worm her way out of the ropes.

"You're never going to escape Tea and tonight when the town's people are asleep we are going kill you then bury you on the outskirts of the land.

"Enjoy your last few hours alive Tea before you died." Aaliyah said before she and her mother and sister left the basement.

"Now, tell me do where Tea is!" Atem yelled as he continuously punched Bakura.

When they left the palace some of the citizens say that they saw Bakura and a group of men running off with a girl tied up, riding towards the rural part of Cairo.

"Tell me were she is now or I might make you live." Atem yelled.

After about 15 minutes of beating Bakura finally caved and told Atem where Tea was. He ordered some guards to hang him and his men for their crimes.

'Atem, where are you? I can't die without telling you how I feel and I know you don't feel the same but at least I will know how you feel.' Tea thought as she loosened the ropes and rush to pick the lock.

Atem, Jou and Honda rode down to were Bakura had pointed out to.

Knock! Knock!

"Camille, open the door!" Her mother demanded as she locked the basement door.

Camille walked towards the door and opened it to relieve Pharaoh Atem and his two friends.

"My king what brings you over to our humble abode?" Aaliyah asked while all three of them bowed.

"You may raise ladies." Atem said trying to remain clam.

"Ladies, tell me where is Tea immediately?" Atem yelled.

"What are you talking about my king? We do not know anyone by the name of Tea." Carasndra said with a fake smile.

"You will tell me where my beloved Tea is. I will make your punishment less painful!" Atem raised his voice.

"Jou, Honda search the house." Atem ordered.

While trying to open the door Tea heard the only voice that makes her heart beats faster, Atem's.

'He really went out of his way to come look for me.' Tea thought.

"Sorry Pharaoh but we have searched the whole house and haven't found her." Jou said, sadly.

Atem let out a sad sigh and turned towards the ladies. "I am s…" Atem stopped when he heard someone saying, "Atem, Atem, I'm in here. Get me out."

Atem heart began to beat faster and faster when he heard his beloved and dash to where the voice came from and beat down the door.

When the door opened Tea ran into Atem's arms hugging him for dear life.

Atem returned the hug before saying. "Tea, are you alright?"

"Yes I'm fine." Tea replied while trying to hold back the tears.

"Jou, Honda, arrest these women and threw them in the dungeon." Atem ordered while still holding Tea.

"Yes my king," They replied. Before grabbing the three women and escorted them outside and towards the castle leaving Atem and Tea alone.

"How did you find me?" Tea asked softly

"I searched the entire city and I didn't stop till I found you in my arms." Atem whispered.

"Atem, I have something to tell you." Tea said

"What is it?" Atem asked, worriedly.

"When they kidnapped me I thought I would never get the change to say to say…I love you."

"You love me?" Was all Atem could muster up, overjoyed by the news he had just received.

"Yes, I love you with all my heart and soul. You're the first person I think about in the mornings and the last one before I go to sleep. You have invaded my dreams and thoughts and I can't…." Tea was stopped when she felt Atem's mouth onto hers.

Tea was surprised at first but returned the kiss with even more passion and after two minutes the parted from lack of air.

"Tea, I love you too. Since the first time I saw you, every night I when go to bed. I dreamt of the day you would become my queen and this morning I woke up to feel a deep pain in my heart and I knew that you were in danger…Tea, I was so scared that I wouldn't be able to tell you my feelings. I wouldn't be able to see you ever again." Atem said softly before bringing his lips to meet her for another kiss.

As they parted Atem said while breathless, "My queen, let us go home now. I have something special planned for you tonight."

Tea smiled before she and Atem rode back to the palace.

"Atem!" Tea yelled as she came to a sweet release.

"Tea!" Atem yelled as he followed behind Tea and shoot his seed into her womb.

As they both collapsed on the bed Atem brought Tea over to lay on his chest then wrapped his arms around her bare waist before saying, "How was it my love?"

"It was amazing. It was everything I image my first time to be and more." Tea replied happily.

Atem use one of his hands and lift her chin so that they were looking into each others eyes and said, "Tea, marry me and be my queen?"

Tea said without hesitation. "Of course I will marry you Atem, and I love you."

"I love you too, Tea and you have made me the happiest man alive by agreeing to be my wife." Atem said happily.

Two Weeks Later

"Atem, I have something to tell you. I'm pregnant." Tea said happily to her husband.

"I am happy to hear that my love I can image you by my side and having two no maybe three children with you." Atem replied with the same amount of happiness as they both entered the throne room.

After a few moments of declaring some royal proclamations Jou and Honda came into the throne room and said, "Here they are my Pharaoh and Queen." as they brought fort Tea's stepfamily.

"Good." Atem said before turning to his beloved and said, "it's your call my love."

"Thank you beloved." Tea said before kissing him passionately.

After two minutes they parted and Tea said, "Banishment."

"You heard your queen. You three are banished from Egypt and if found on Egyptian soil, I shall have you beheaded. Now take them away guards!" Atem ordered.

Atem turned to his wife to see her crying and asked, "What's the matter my love?"

"I'm happy I found the love of my life, and I finally rid of my evil step family." Tea said while whipping the tears from her eyes.

Atem brought her in for another kiss before parting and said, "So am I, my queen and now we can finally spend the rest of our lives together in peace." Atem said happily before they continue with their duties.

Now twenty years later Atem and Tea have two sons and a daughter and now more in love than ever before.

Bi chamd khairtai means I love you in Mongolia