Sorry this took so long to get up, the web sight was having problems letting me edit my stories and I couldn't post the chapter, *sigh* anyway here we go!
Anu had made him promise to meet him for lunch at Tara's restaurant so that's where he was headed now. The restaurant was pretty full since it was lunchtime, the young girl working the front welcomed Atem with a smile.
"Anu said you'd be coming by." She said, leading him back to the booth Anu was seated at.
"I'll be right back to take your order." She said, leaving them with menus.
"So did you get to talk to Yugi?" Anu asked, Atem nodded.
"How is he?"
"He's doing great." Atem told her. Anu smiled.
'That's good."
The waitress came back soon and took their order. Their food arrived soon after and the two ate between conversations.
"So have you had any ideas about what to do to help Tara?" Atem asked, Anu shook her head.
"I just don't know." Atem sighed, his hand coming up to gently touch Tara's engagement ring.
"There must be some way." Atem said, Anu glanced up at him, her eyes suddenly going big.
"That's it!" She said
"What?" Atem asked, Anu reached her hand up, holding the engagement ring out for him to see.
"Her engagement, she recognized the ring when we first met her." Anu said.
"I still don't understand." Atem said.
"We'll recreate her engagement, I'll make her the white dress, you can take her for a walk, ask her to marry you." She explained.
"Anu, I've only just met her." He said.
"Well, you'll go on a few more dates then, but it'll work, I promise." She insisted.
"We'll ask Isis when we get home." He said.
Anu nodded, finishing up her lunch.
Tara wasn't working lunch so they left without seeing her.
Anu insisted on taking him to a few fabric stores to see if they had the materials she'd need and was lucky enough to find everything in a store a few blocks from their apartment.
It was early evening by the time they got home, Anu crashed on the bed, a deep sigh escaping from her mouth, Atem laughed.
"Long day?"
"I am just stressed about all this, if my idea doesn't work we might lose Tara forever." She said
"What idea have you come up with?" Isis voice cut into the room.
"We were thinking about recreating Tara's engagement to Atem." Anu said.
"That's a good idea Anu, it may be a strong enough memory to be able to bring back her memories." Isis said, Anu smiled.
"Good, I'll be back." She said with a relieved sigh, then she stood grabbing some clothes and heading for the bathroom.
"You're worried about something else my prince." Isis said.
"If we do this, and it works, when we're sent back, will Tara be alive again, or will her soul just return to rest?" Atem asked.
"I wish I could answer that my prince but I am not certain." She said.
"I understand."
"All I can say is continue seeing Tara, the more she can remember before you recreate the engagement, the easier it will be on her." Isis said.
"I will, thank you Isis."
"Good luck my prince." And Atem could tell she was gone. It was a few minutes later that a knock came on the door. Atem walked up and opened it, smiling as Tara appeared on the other side.
"Hey." She said.
"Hi come on in."
"Actually I wanted to ask if you wanted to go out." Tara said.
"Oh, yeah sure, just let me grab a coat, I'll meet you in a few seconds." He said. Tara nodded and turned to wait for him by the door.
Atem grabbed his jacket and then opened the bathroom door a crack, talking over the running water.
"Anu, Tara's here, he wants to go out for a bit, you okay here?" He asked.
"I'll be fine, go have fun lover boy." Anu said with a laugh. Atem rolled his eyes and shut the door behind him.
"Ready to go?" Tara said as he joined her in the hallway.
"Ready." Tara smiled and took his hand in hers leading them outside
They walked a few blocks in each direction, talking quietly along the way. It wasn't long before they were back in front of Atem's apartment, Tara's hand never leaving his.
"Would you like to go up to the roof for a while, I know how much you enjoy looking at the stars." He asked.
I'd love to." She said.
The night was clear and the stars shone brightly above them. Atem lead her over to a bench sitting down and pulling her in close.
"I am glad you came over." Atem said, his hand slowly running through her hair.
"I am glad I came." She said, leaning against his chest and closing her eyes. Atem leaned in silently, kissing her forehead gently. Tara sighed and turned her deep blue eyes to face his violet ones.
"Your gonna think I am crazy, but I just feel like this has happened before." She said with a laugh.
"Well then you know what's going to happen next?" Atem asked, leaning closer.
"You could remind me." She said with a smile.
Gently he pushed his lips to her own, his arms wrapping around her, pulling her close. She pulled back seconds later, taking his face in her hands.
"Would you laugh at me if I told you I loved you?" She asked seriously, he shook his head.
"Never." He said, kissing her again. "Because I love you too."
She smiled against his lips.
"We're crazy." She said with a laugh.
"Why?" He asked, kissing her again.
"We just met like 4 days ago." She said, the smile lingering on her face.
"But you said you felt like this had already happened." He told her.
"So what, we knew each other in a previous life?" She asked. Atem stilled his lips resting on her jaw.
"Maybe." He said simply. He felt her smile and brought his lips back to hers.
"I do know that I love you Tara, and if it's crazy then fine, but it won't change how I feel about you." He said, his eyes staring deep into her own.
"I love you too." She said, her voice breathless, she let her hand come to rest against his cheek, pulling him in for another deep kiss.
They sat on the roof for a while after. Atem holding her close, Tara resting in his embrace.
"I should get home." She said hours later. Atem nodded and stood up with her walking hand in hand down to his door.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Atem said, leaning in to kiss her again.
"Love you." She whispered against his lips. He smiled.
"Love you too." He gave her another kiss and she gave his hand one last squeeze then she turned to leave and he returned to his room
Hope you enjoyed it, thanks so much for everyone who's reviewing, it means alot that people are still keeping up with this story, especially after all the year long breaks I took.
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