Ok so here's chapter 10. This one is short too but it's leading up to some big drama. Disclamer is back in chapter 1. Enjoy!!!

Tara had tried, she tried hard but sleep didn't come that night. She fixed up the house as best she could but she ended up sitting in a chair the entire night staring blankly at the night. She tried to think of what to do and decided that she would head over to the palace as soon as the sun rose. She would find Atem and tell him what happened, he would know what to do. Tara sat quietly, she knew the sun would be rising soon. She slowly stood up and walked to the door. She knew her face was probably red and her eyes puffy from crying all night but she didn't feel like washing her face at the moment. She opened the door and walked outside. The sun was just coming up and so she started her walk to the palace.

When she arrived the sun had risen to it's full height (since it was still early in the morning it wasn't that high). Tara slowly walked up to the doors of the palace, she knew she was taking a chance coming through the palace this early in the morning. If anyone saw her she would be in big trouble but she didn't care now, she needed to talk to Atem and she was tired of sneaking around. She took the handles of the door in her hand and pulled, the doors opened and Tara checked to see who was in the room first. Only a few people stood in the throne room and they looked like servants to Tara so she walked right through. The servants didn't say much, only looked at her with confusion etched on there faces. After Tara got past the throne room she began to run to Atem's room. She only passed a few more servants who looked at her because she was running but didn't say anything. She reached Atem's room in a matter of seconds, the door was closed and locked so she started banging on it.

"ATEM! ATEM! ATEM!" She yelled as she pounded on the door. There was no answer so she continued pounding on the door but thought it best to stop yelling in case anyone of importance should pass by. Tara continued to pound on the door until she heard a noise behind it, the door opened to reveal a very sleepy Atem. He rubbed his eyes and looked at her confused.

"Tara." He said shocked and pulled her into his room shutting and locking the door.

"What are you doing someone could have seen you." Atem said sitting down beside Tara who had made herself comfortable on his bed. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. He gasped and scoped her up into a hug, he brought her up into his lap an d she rested her head against his bare chest. He shushed her trying to calm her down.

"Tara, what's wrong love what happened?" He asked. She didn't bring her head up from his chest but answered his question.

"It's Bakura." She said through sobs "He took Anu." She cried.

"What?" He asked bringing her head up so she looked him in the eyes.

"Wile I was with you, he must have come and taken her, he left this." She said handing him the note. He dried a few of her tears and then opened the note. Tara slipped off his lap as he finished. He looked up and then threw the note on the ground.

"He won't get away with this." He said standing up. He threw the note on the ground and began moving over to his closet as he began putting on his shirt and wrapping his cape around his neck.

"You have to let me come with you." Tara said standing up and walking over to Atem.

"Absolutely not." Atem said holding Tara's shoulders. "He's after you as well I can't put you in danger." He said wrapping Tara up in a hug.

"Atem she's my friend too, she's like a sister to me you have to let me come." Tara persisted.

"Tara if I lose you I'll never forgive myself. Your going to stay here until this is all over." Atem said standing back and moving towards the door.

"No!" Tara said cutting him off before he reached the door. "Atem I have to come with you. I am not some fragile little flower I can handle myself."
"Not in war Tara it's a lot harder than you think." Atem argued.

"I understand the concept of war, and I never said I was going to go into battle just let me come with you, let me help." Tara pleaded holding Atem's hands.

"Tara if you come along you'll be in danger in more way's than one. Bakura is after you and who knows how many of his men. Your not going, end of conversation." Atem said reaching for the door.

"But Atem!..." Tara started when she was interrupted by a shriek in the hallway followed by people screaming. The two looked at each other a bit confused. Atem pulled Tara out of the way.

"Stay here." He said and then opened the door. Tara sighed and stood back. She watched a few people run by. Atem stepped out into the hallway and then started to follow where all the people were going. Tara stepped out as well and looked down the hall, she couldn't see anything and she had lost sight of Atem and that upset her.

"Stay here, yeah right." She said to herself as she started running in the direction she last saw Atem going. She reached the throne room and saw a crowd around the door so she ran to them. These people were not going to let her through easily so she started pushing her way through. After what seemed like forever she reached the front of the crowd. The first thing her eyes landed on was the back of Atem's head. She lightly pushed him to the side, he looked at her and sighed, she never listened. Tara then looked further ahead and saw something truly horrifying. Bakura was on top his horse with Masika who he was holding by her hair. Tara grabbed Atem's arm and he put his free one around her tightly.

"You let her go!" Atem shouted at Bakura.

"Yeah…I don't think so." Bakura said. "Say goodbye." He said as he turned the horse around and road off. The crowd ran ahead but Atem and Tara stayed behind.

"That's it!" Atem shouted, Tara jumped back in fright, she had never heard Atem yell that loud before.

"Atem." She whispered.

"He's taken to many people Tara, he's not going to get away with this." Atem said storming back towards his room.

"Atem wait!" Tara shouted after him. Atem instantly turned around.

"Go home Tara!" He shouted at her pointing out the door.

"But.." Tara started

"GO HOME!" Atem shouted again as he entered his room.

Tara stormed out of the palace. There was no way she was not going to go with him. He was leaving tonight so she had to be ready. She reached her house in a few minuets and changed her outfit. Then she waited until the sun began to set and then she left and headed back to the palace. She got there just in time, Atem had just finished talking to his men. Tara knew she would be found on horse but she didn't have a choice. She found a horse tied up nearby and took it's reigns in her hands. She hopped up on it's back and patted the horse on it's head.

"Good horse." She said to it as she watched the men begin to leave. Keeping her eyes on Atem she set off after everyone had gone.

So like I said this one is short but there's alot of drama comming up so it'll be ok. If you enjoyed this chapter then plz click that little purple button down there. No it's not going to suck u into a virtual world but it will suck me into a world of happiness because that button mean's your going to review and I like those. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!