(AN: Sorry this has taken me so long to do this, but... *shrugs and cringes* It's all been a big hectic mess, and I wanted to finish my Esca fic before I started working on these again. I also know that some people wanted me to write some myths of Egyptian origin. What, you didn't think I'd desert you, did you? ^_^ Well, I found a wonderful site where I found something that's perfect for a 2xHS fic, but the next time I went back there, the site had been disabled! So, I'm going to try and do this from my memory...)

Heero the Warrior was the richest and most powerful all of the Pharaohs of Egypt. He ruled for many years, and Egypt grew prosperous under his reign thanks to the trading treaties he had created. Heero also stopped invasions from neighbouring countries, keeping peace in the land. But he was soon worried that someone would steal his precious treasures, so he called for his Master Builder, Trowa.

"Build me a mighty treasure room, Trowa." Heero commanded him. "Make the floor of solid rock, the walls so thick no one can pick through it, and make it in the shape of a pyramid, so that they cannot come down from the roof. I want to die knowing my treasures will be safe for all eternity."

Trowa bowed low, and nodded. "Yes, my Pharaoh."

So Trowa began construction of the Pyramid. It took him several years, but he was able to make it just as Heero wanted. Once the walls were closed, no one but the Pharaoh could get in. However, the sly but quiet architect was sure to build in a secret entrance. You could never tell when one needed to get in or out and needed a back door exit.

Heero loved his new temple, and was quite pleased with his Builder's job. The day after it was completed, the treasures Heero had collected were put in the Pyramid. "Thank you, Trowa, for your wonderful job." Heero told the bowing man. "However, I doubt I will be needing your services again." He pulled out his gun, and in a second there was a body to be buried. (AN: Yes, I know this IS supposed to be ancient Egypt... but Heero can't loose his gun!)

Trowa's family was very angry when they found out that he had been shot. His youngest, Duo, was cursing the Pharaoh and vowing revenge. His eldest, Quatre, was bawling his eyes out, and his wife said nothing but repeated: That s the way it is done.

"Well, it shouldn't be anymore!" Duo shouted one day, soon after the killing. He grabbed Quatre by his shoulders. "Quatre man, listen to me! Do you remember what Dad said about the Pyramid? He built in a secret entrance! If we got two minutes in there alone, we could make ourselves rich and piss off the Pharoah pretty damn bad. What do you say?"

"I say we do it, Duo!" Quatre agreed, giving his younger brother a determined nod.

Later that evening, the two stole away and raided the King's tombs.

The next day, Pharaoh Heero was awakened in a nasty mood. "What do you mean it was robbed?" he yelled at the Captain of his guards, Wufei.

"I mean sir," Wufei repeated. "That someone broke into your pyramid. There is, however, no sign of forced entry.

Heero grabbed his gun from under his pillow. "And how do you know this? Did you break into my Pyramid as well?" He demanded.

Wufei sighed and held up a large sign in slightly clumsily hand writing that said: FOOOOLED YOU!

"Damn it all!" Heero swore. The Captain of the Guards agreed. "A great injustice indeed. But I have a suggestion."

The guard's suggestion turned out to be a good one. He suggested digging a large pit and then covering it with a tarp. When the thief came again, he'd get stuck in the hole, then the next day they'd open the Pyramid up again and they would be able to find out who the thief was.

Wufei's idea was carried out, and that night, the two brothers attacked the Pyramid.

Quatre really didn't want to go, but the long haired boy convinced his elder blonde brother to go. At the secret door, Quatre clutched at his heart, feeling a brief stab of anxiety. "Duo... This is not right..." he whispered.

Duo beamed, and shoved his brother through the door. "Of course it ain't right!" he answered cheerfully. "We're committing robbery!" The two continued to enter, until Quatre suddenly screamed and feel through the cloth into the hidden hole. "Quatre!" Duo screamed. He carefully leaned over the edge to look at his brother, who was coughing.

"I'm okay." Quatre said in between coughs. He began to look around his prison. "But Duo," he complained. "There's no way out. I'll be caught, and then they'll know who did it and they'll also go after you and mother."

"I'll think of something." Duo promised his brother. But alas, Duo had to break his promise, because he couldm't come up with a way to save his brother as dawn approached.

"Give my your sword." Quatre commanded. Duo was shocked and took a step back. "Give me your sword, Duo." he repeated again, a bit slower this time. Unlike his brother, Quatre didn't carry a weapon around with him. Nobody attacked him because they knew that Duo would come after them, and this was the boy who went around calling himself Anubis, the God of Death. (AN: Okay, I know that Anubis is more God of the Dead then Death, so sue me! And for the next part, yes I know it makes no sense when you sit down and think about it, but this is -if I remember right- what it was supposed to happen.)

Duo meekly handed his sword to his brother, who was busy explaining his plan. Quatre looked it over and handed it back. "Cut off my head."

"No way, Quatre! I'm not going to kill my own brother!" he shouted, voice echoing loudly in the chamber.

"Listen to me Duo, it's the only way. After dawn, people will be here and they'll just kill me anyway. The death they'll give me won't be nearly as painless as having you behead me, okay? So this is a mercy killing. Plus, I need you to cut off my head so you can take it with you, that way they still won't know who's stealing stuff from the Pyramid, okay?"

"That's disturbing, Quatre! I don't want to have to carry around your head with my everywhere!" Duo said.

Quatre's blue eyes were large, and Duo could see the tears start to fall. "Please..." he begged.

Swallowing hard, Duo swung the blade.

That dawn, Wufei and the other guards were sadly disappointed. All the trap contained was a beheaded body. Wufei looked away angrily. "Take it and bury it outside. I must go and report this to the Pharaoh."

Heero was very angry when Wufei told him what happened. He rubbed his chin, thinking very thoughtfully. 'This thief has outsmarted me twice. He must be very proud to have outsmarted me, the Pharaoh, a God, not once but twice.'

Just at that moment, one of the Councillors came in, and began to tell Heero his daughter needed to be married off. Heero leaned back in throne, saying out loud: "Why not kill two birds with one stone?"

Later on the next day, Duo was wondering around town when he noticed a very long line up. Taping the last person in line, he politely asked what was going on.

"Pharaoh Heero has agreed to let his daughter marry whoever confesses to the most awful and horrible thing he's done in his life." the man answered.

Duo itched his nose thoughtfully, thinking to himself. 'I smell a trap...' he looked down the line to where the princess sat and his heart gave an flip flop. The princess was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. She looked a little on the mal-nourished side, but there was an odd feeling of strength coming from her. Her hair was a darker shade of blue then the sky at midnight out in the desert, and the same went for her eyes. For an Egyptian woman, she wore little makeup, and her bangs were very ling, hanging over one eye in a manner Duo found very seductive. He couldn't let a girl like that slip out of his grasp. Desperately, he looked around, trying to think of an idea, when he spotted a graveyard.

Wufei hung back in the shadows, dressed like a normal person instead of a guard. He kept a careful eye on Hilde, Heero's daughter, waiting for her to call for help. Then, it was his cue to run forward and to arrest the thief. However, the line was kept on a steady pace, and Hilde did not make a single move. Wufei wondered if the thief was even going to bother to show himself.

While Duo had been getting everything ready, two more had gotten in line behind the nice man. The one in front was a tall girl with long hair. He pretty much ignored it until she began to leave Hilde.

Smiling sweetly, Hilde spoke, and Duo's hearing was good enough to be able to pick up their conversation. "Sorry, Dorothy, but stabbing the person you like isn't quite bad enough, thank you anyway." Hilde turned to motion for the next person to come forward, and she did a double take when she saw what he looked like.

He had long bangs, and a braid that hung down past his butt. His eyes were as blue as her own, but a shade or two lighter. He was tall, dressed in black robes, and with a carefree smile plastered all over his face. He sauntered to the chair set before him, making his braid swing, and bowed to her before sitting, causing Hilde to blush a bit.

"Hello there Babe..." he said, eyeing her greedily. She was pretty damn cute.

"Babe? How dare you call the princess 'babe'!" she said, her voice rising a bit with her anger.

"I dare because I know I'm going to win your hand in marriage." Duo confessed, leaning forward. "Nobody can top me when it comes to being the best."

She blushed a bit more. This man made her mind go places she knew it wasn't supposed to. "I'll need your hand." he offered it and she held it, a little bit cold. "So, what is your name, stranger?"

"You can call me Shinigami." Duo told her, watching her eyes widen a bit at his name. "Now, do you want to know what I've done that so bad?" she nodded eagerly, and he leaned in a bit closer, lowering his voice. Their eyes met as he began his tale. "Working backwards, I desecrated an unburied grave, I killed my brother, and the other major bad thing I did was I stole from your father's Pyramid."

Hilde's eyes widened even more. 'This cute guy is the guy my father wants?' she asked herself. She tightened her grip on his hand and opened her mouth to yell for Wufei's help, but instead she was grabbed by Duo at her shoulders, and practically dragged across the table. His lips pressed against hers in a breath that took all of her breath away, and made her want more. Shinigami winked at her, then darted away, leaving Hilde licking her lips. He tasted better then fruit juice.

"Princess!" Wufei shouted, coming to her rescue. "Are you alright! I don't understand! I thought you had the thief by the hand!" he looked down at her hand, and saw that she was still clutching the hand of a dead man, a forearm Duo had taken from the unburied grave. Even odder though, was the fact that Hilde didn't seem to be unnerved by it in the slightest. She looked at and blinked, very slowly, almost curiously. When Wufei asked why, she responded.

"Because if he's the God of Death, then I'm the Goddess of Death."

Heero talked to his daughter, and they did eventually figure out who "Shinigami" was. There weren't many people that had braids down past their bottoms and dressed all in black. The hardest part was to actually capture him though, but eventually Wufei and his guards succeeded. However, Duo was not put in jail like he thought he was going to be, but was instead brought to the throne room where both Heero and Hilde sat.

Bowing down on one knee, Duo listened to Heero, who said that he would be proud to have someone like Duo in his family. Duo had outsmarted him on several occasions, and Hilde had fallen desperately in love with him. Knowing all that made Duo feel very proud. Heero walked down from his throne, his arms outstretched (although he wasn't smiling). Embracing Duo, he welcomed the greatest thief that ever lived into his family.

Hilde smiled over them both.