To Subaru-S: You're wondering quite a lot, eh? ^-^ I'll try and answer your questions. Mariku's life was taken away because of the plot I've got. Mariku's Malik's brother in here, that's right. Malik was thinking of him like he had a crush on him, that's right, too! It's some kind of childish infatuation, though, and he looks up to him because Mariku was his older brother, his protector and one of his best friends and never let him down. Mariku now got the same form as a yami. Everything about this will be explained in later chapters, I promise! And Isis can do a bit of magic, like she said in an earlier chapter; she'd learned it from her mother, who learned it from her mother and so on. That's something every female tomb keeper can do. Phew, a lots of answers. . . if you've got some more questions, let me know!

To Molly-chan: Insane as always, are you? ^-^ Thank you a lot.

To Fluffy: I try to update daily ^-^ One chapter takes me about one and a half hours. . .

To snow-shadow-wolf: There will be some humor soon ^-^ And I'll see how I can bring Mariku back entirely.

To Lee-chan: *sniggers* I'm soo relieved. No angry mob! Yay!

To kaz: Still my 100. reviewer ^-^ Uh, I can't take Anzu bashing either. I think it's just wrong to bash someone, even if you hate him or her.

To RaineKitsune: Thanks ^-^

To Anime Crazed: Yay! *celebrates*

To GraveRobbers Aman: *sniffs* Yeah. . . but he'll always have washed hair now because of you! Yay!

To Heather and Co. ^-^: Y-You love me? *sniffs* Thank you. . . I love you all too ^-^ *blushes* But why am I God now? *scratches head*

And I'm so very sorry, but I couldn't send you the file of the song, it was way too big. . . *sniffs* I'll find another method of letting you all hear it! I promise! I'm gonna give you the title and so on again.

!!Making Love out of nothing at all by Bonnie Tyler!!

I'm sorry I update so late. A friend of mine had a birthday party yesterday. I had to go there! *~*

Reader's POV

A tall, hooded man approached an area he knew all too well. Dark trees around, forming an eerie glade, the pale full moon swaying milky, cold light all over the surreal surroundings. In the middle of the glade, there was some kind of well. It was filled with water, and on the mirror-like surface there were images. A soft snigger was heard, and the man cocked an eyebrow.

"It's neither nice nor allowed to spy on the mortals.", he said, a deep, cool baritone causing the person in front of him to jump and turn around.

Large, sharp shaped dark-brown eyes twinkled beneath dark lashes, a light tan laid over both the delicate face and body. Dark brown, shoulder-length hair, streaked with black strands was brushed behind an ear. Soft red lips widened into a light smile.

"I know." The girl's voice was soft, nearly purring. The man couldn't help but smile.

"So why do you do it then?" His eyes roamed down the slender body covered with an Egyptian styled dress. He noticed the golden bracelets on her upper arms and wrists, as well as on her neck and ankles, and the thin golden circlet on her forehead showing the Eye of Ujat.* "You look gorgeous in your human form, did you know?" She ignored his statement.

"Because it's fun, of course!"

"Don't you ever grow up?" The girl pouted. "You're mean, Seth!"

The Egyptian god of darkness and desert laughed. "Well, it seems like you don't. You'll always be the little girl sitting on my lap and pulling on my precious hair." Seth grabbed his hair with a mock-painful expression on his face. The young goddess ignored him.

"Why did the chimaera have to take away the life of this loyal believer?"

"You should know that. He disturbed the rest of the Sennen Items you are responsible for."

"That's no reason! We still exist only because of these few people, because they believe in us!"

"Does Chnum know about this?"

The girl lowered her eyes slightly. "No." Seth sighed and wrapped his arms softly around her body. He smiled as she reached up and ran her delicate fingers through his silver locks.

"Calm down, Anuket**. I already gave you the soul of that boy. What do you want? Tell me and it'll be reality for you. But hurry before my presence on earth is needed; I have to defeat my brother's good-for-nothing son again." The young goddess leant her head onto the taller ones chest, thinking.

"I want to have the lives of all those children. They were friends once, and I'll bring them together again."

Seth nodded and kissed her forehead. "If that's your wish, it shall be true."

The girl beamed. "Great!" "But don't tell anyone. Osiris'll kill me if he finds out.", Seth mumbled, silver eyes narrowing at the very thought. "I won't. Thank you again!"

"You're welcome, little one. You know you're my favourite. . . "

Anuket watched him leave, sighing heavily but happy. She continued watching the people she watched before.

"For I'm the official protector of the Sennen Items, I promise I'll help you.", she whispered, before the voice of a high deity boomed her name.

"Coming, Horus!"

"You were at the Forbidden Well again, were you.", the young god said, crossing his arms on his bare chest and eyeing the young goddess of love with golden raptor eyes.

"I wasn't." "You're lying." The girl sighed. "Well, I was. So?" Horus sighed, too. "Because it's called the Forbidden Well. No one but a high deity is allowed to go there. A faint blush appeared on the girl's cheeks.

"You're cruel.", she said quietly after a while. Horus sighed again and left, leaving a heart-broken goddess behind.

"I'll show you. Just wait.", she whispered before she melted into the shadows.

"Wow. So that's Kaiba Corp.", Anuket mumbled as she appeared next to a grave stone. "And that's the grave? Aw. . . " Shivering, she looked around and wrapped her arms around her, rubbing her upper arms to keep herself warm. "It's as cold as Seth said. . . great. Challenges desert nights."

Anuket walked towards the mansion and concentrated in a lean body to become visible. Then she knocked.

Nothing happened for a while. She leant her back onto the heavy doors to escape the cold wind which stroked her bare arms and legs teasingly, leaving her shivering violently. The girl pressed herself against the wood and wondered if she should become ghost-like to get in; then the door opened, and she lost balance.

Something warm caught her before she reached the ground, arms around her waist, her back against a chest. As she looked up, she stared into surprised lavender eyes.

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Malik's POV

"Be careful, will ya? What're you doing out here?", I asked the girl. "And wear some clothes fitting the time of the year.", I added as I pulled her to her feet. She remained silent, observing me quietly with those deep, nearly black eyes. I guessed she wouldn't answer, but. . . she was beautiful. It took a few minutes in which our eyes roamed over each other: I know it's not polite, Isis had told me so, but she did the same, didn't she?

"You're Malik.", she stated. "Well, yeah - how do you know?" She smiled, a knowing smile, which reminded me of the chimaera's everlasting one. "Can't tell you." I noticed she spoke with an ancient Egyptian accent. "You from Egypt?"

She nodded, and I wondered, but sighed softly. "Come in, I'll give you some clothes. You're gonna catch death if you stay like this." The girl tried to hide a fit of giggles as if my statement was somewhat funny. I lifted an eyebrow, but I took her wrist gently and led her inside.

I had cheered up a bit since my brother wasn't entirely dead. At least I could talk to him. I hadn't told the others about it; I didn't know how. Like "hey guys, Mariku lives inside this relic". They would think I had lost my mind over the loss of my older brother.

"So what's your name, anyway?" Silence answered me. Then-

"I. . . Anuki. My name's Anuki." If that was a lie, she was a bad liar; if it was not, it seemed to don't fit her right. Whilst I searched through my closet for warmer clothes, she sat down on my bed. "You sure?" "Yes."

"I think I've found something.", I said. "Really? Oh thank you!!" I had to smile because of her enthusiasm. "There you go, pretty." I tossed her the clothes and saw the faint blush appear. She looked at them oddly; then she began to undress. My turn to blush.

"Hey, wait 'til I get out!"

"Why? I don't have to hide anything, do I."

I simply turned around and waited until she was finished; why didn't I take the opportunity of seeing this gorgeous body undressed? - Maybe because I'm polite. Am I? A small, slender hand laid down on my shoulder. "Finished!"

"Fine. . . I'm gonna take you to Seto-sama." Anuki looked really good in my clothes. . . her fingers intertwined with mine. I had to blush again.

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**Anuket is the Egyptian goddess of Love and the girlfriend of Chnum, who
formed the humans. Usually she appears as a gazelle.

*The Eye of Ujat is the proper name of the Eye of Ra or Horus. It's all the same symbol *shrugs*

And I made up the god's and goddesses looks, I swear. I don't think they look like I imagine them ^-^ Again, I apologize because of the song I couldn't send you -.- It's too big. But ask the guys in your music shops if they've got the CD!