Chapter 4

"WHAT? She's not back yet?"

"Calm down Marik. It's only been four hours."

"Isis, can't you sense her yet? She's in the desert."

"Oh no. Go get Fox. Fox and you know the desert the best."

Marik ran to where Fox was seen last. She was his girlfriend and even he didn't know where she was.

"Seto, don't worry. They will find her."

"I know that. But what if she is already dead? The last thing I said to her was that I didn't accept her and Devlin together."

"Fox. Get over here!"

Fox walked out from under a huge stack of pillows and yawned.

"What?"

"I need you to fly over the desert."

"Why?"

"One of my friends is out there."

"Kael?"

"Yes!"

Fox switched to her dragon form and searched the desert. Marik was on his bike. A few hours more and Fox sent up a shadow neutron blast. She was after all the Blue Eyes Ultimate Shadow Dragon. Marik stopped in front of Kael's body and picked her up. There was blood all over her. Scorpions. Fox transformed back to her human form and looked at Marik.

"We best get her back soon."

"Don't scorpions kill?"

"She's a lot tougher than she looks."

Marik sat on his bike and put Kael in front of him. Fox sat on the back. Kael awoke to feel the wind against her face. It was the first time she had been on Marik's bike, and because of Marik's previous records, she was scared. She looked up. Marik smiled at her and stopped outside of town.

"Kael, do you want to go back?"

"No…"

"By the way, meet Fox, my girlfriend."

"Hi…"

"Don't talk. It will make it worse."

"Fox! Be nice."

Kael slipped off the bike and blinked. Marik helped her up.

"Do you mind looking after her?"

"Why me?"

"Fine. I'll take her home in secret."

Marik put Kael in the basement and went to the front door. He walked in and told Isis he was home. She was too busy to hear him. He went to the kitchen and grabbed a plateful of food. He ran to the basement. It was his room of course. He helped her to eat.

"Marik, was that you?"

"Shit… Yes sister."

Marik jumped on Kael and pretended. He kissed her.

"Play along with it, if you want to keep your being here a secret."

Kael blinked at him. She was kind of enjoying it. Isis walked through the door.

"Did you find…?"

"No. Could you please stay out?"

Isis blinked and left them. Marik sighed and moved off the now stunned Kael.

"I'm sorry I didn't warn you."

"I… I… no problem."

Marik blinked and looked at her. What had he done? Had she actually enjoyed that? Marik stood up.

"Is there anything you want?"

She shook her head and looked at her clothes.

"Suppose you need clean clothes. Also a shower and I'll need to cleanse your wounds."

Marik walked up stairs and snuck some of Kael's clothes. Kael was glad he was good with matching colours. He helped her to his bathroom and left her. She was able to undress, but when she got to the shower, she slipped and hit her arm on the glass door. Marik ran in and blinked. He helped her to stand and sighed. He turned on the shower and washed her. He also dressed her. She was embarrassed, even if he was a friend and no one was around. He noticed this and smiled. He cleansed and dressed the wounds.

"There is no reason to be embarrassed. I don't mind doing this."

"You're a guy. Why would you hate this?"

He laughed and hugged her.

"It's no just that. I also wash Fox all the time. "

She blinked and sweat dropped, falling over anime style.

"And why is that?"

"Because, when she visits, she always bruised, battered or in a bloody mess. I swear she picks a fight with anyone who comes near her."

"Like me huh?"

"Worse…. But hey, that's why I love her."

"How could she possibly be worse than me? I try my hardest!"

"She doesn't even need to try, it's an instinct for her."

"So why don't you protect her?"

"HAH. Like I can get near her when she is fighting."

~Hmmm…. Sounds like a fantastic challenge…. Good idea…. Yeah, it's a deal… Time to actually have a true contest~

"Hello… Earth to Kael… Is anybody in there?"

Marik was now hitting her on the head with the millennium rod. She snapped back into reality and smirked.

"See ya!"

"Huh? Did I miss something?"

She walked outside and looked around the streets for Fox.