Disclaimer: No, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. But I wish I did because then I would be a real character instead of the subject of someone's made up fiction.

Now back in Egypt Danielle/Ketaruema is up to her usual mischief with a few added extras/secrets. Marik discovers that there is more to his new apprentice than he had first thought. If you don't like cliffhangers don't yell at me when you want to know what happens next and I don't have the next chapter done. Reader beware -_-

A special thanks to reviewer Leahann. And ravenblood I'll try to make my next stories longer, and if you don't like it tough (bears fangs and hisses)

Mysterious Beginnings

"Finally!" exclaimed Marik, "to begin, we have to go to Egypt." "Shit, my parents will never let me go back there not after what happened last time!" moaned Danielle/Ketaruema. "I'll take care of that," said Marik "I need someone to hone my skills on" he added slyly. ________________________________________________________________________ Yami Bikoura: are you forgetting about me!? I'm way more important than Marik, well I can tell which of us you prefer. (Acting all stuck up an insulted) Danielle/Ketaruema: O shut the Fuck up Bikoura or I'll bite you (I'm a vampire remember?) Yami Bikoura: you little.. Danielle/Ketaruema: me little what? Bring it on, you can't do a thing without your prissy little ring. ; p Marik: Bikoura don't get her mad, you saw what she did to those bodyguards back there, and that was without an Item. And if you and her get in a fight, I'm loaning her my Rod. Bikoura: I can see when I'm not wanted. And with you two conspiring against me I see no reason to stay. (Door slams, loud footsteps echo in the hallway) Marik: now that he's gone let's get back to the story. ________________________________________________________________________ "I'll send a few mind slaves to get them, then we'll go. I have a private yacht, and we'll take that when we reach New York." __________________________________________________________(Time passes) "Wow, I love this country!" Danielle squealed in joy. "First lesson, never show emotions," said Marik "they can be used against you." "OK Marik I won't." "Where are we going?" asked Danielle/Ketaruema. "To my home." Marik said. "How are we going to get there?" asked Danielle. "We're going to walk," said Marik "really?" asked Danielle. "No we're going to take my motorcycle." Said Marik getting a little bit annoyed, "and do you have to keep asking so many questions, it's annoying." "Sorry, it's my nature." Danielle said sheepishly. "Well if it's in your nature than have Ketaruema take over, at least she doesn't ask questions as often." Snapped Marik. "Geez you don't have to yell," muttered Danielle. (Ketaruema takes control)

__________________________________________________________(Time Passes) "We're here!" announced Marik. "Good, I've never ridden a motorcycle before and I almost got sick, also I've never been in control of this body for so long, I feel really weird." Added Ketaruema. "Did I ask what you felt?" demanded Marik. "No, I don't think so," said Ketaruema. "Well than don't tell me what you feel." Snapped Marik. (Danielle takes over) "Marik you're home! And with a girl, I'm so happy for you" shouted Ishizu as she ran towards Marik. "Ishizu I'm not getting married, we're not even dating." Said Marik hurriedly. "Oh, well than why are you back here? Questioned Ishizu. "Well you, mom, and dad probably won't like this but I've taken an apprentice, and her name is Danielle. You're also probably wondering why I chose her, well she has a Yami just like me but she's different from me in that same way." Stated Marik. "How is she all that different than you?" Ishizu asked. "Well for one thing I don't have a Millennium Item like you and Marik, and I can use shadow magic without an Item too, oh yeah and this'll be new to Marik too, I'm a Vampire " Interrupted Ketaruema. "So you're Danielle." Ishizu said flatly. "No, I'm Ketaruema. This is Danielle (Danielle takes over) Hi Ishizu, nice to meet you." Said Danielle/Ketaruema slightly embarrassed. "Just what the world needs another shadow wielding psycho." Said a male voice from inside the house. "Oh really dad does that mean that you approve?" asked Marik sarcastically. "No but you know I have no power over your decisions anymore." Said the man stepping out into the sunlight. "Dad be nice to Marik, it wasn't his fault that the tomb keepers initiation did that to him." Scolded Ishizu. "Ishizu I need to borrow your cards." Whispered Marik. "I can hear every word you say Marik, so don' t act like I'm not here, I already know how to play Duel Monsters I even brought my deck." Interrupted Danielle/Ketaruema. "Well than let's see how good you are." Said Marik. Danielle: Marik, do I have to type exactly what happened in the duel, because that will take like way too long. Marik: No, just tell who won and spare me the embarrassment. Danielle: OK (snickering) In the end Danielle/Ketaruema won *to be exact it was 8000 to 0* "well I won now what?" asked a very board Ketaruema. "Now that you've beaten me in a duel we actually start your training, but first we eat." Said Marik. "Good," said Danielle/Ketaruema "I'm hungry, where's the nearest town? I like to feed upon people randomly (everyone but Danielle/Ketaruema looks disgusted) sorry, but I am vampire, well also I'm a Necromancer but that doesn't matter at the time being." "See, I told you that she was hiding something from you Marik." Ishizu said smugly. "Marik, I was going to tell you, but after I knew you better. I bet you think that I'm some sort of monstrous freak, well now that you know just send me home on the soonest plane to America." (Fake crying) Pleaded Danielle/Ketaruema. "It wasn't just my yami that drove people away from me, at school they all knew that I was strange, but after one of the popular people found me in the graveyard next to the school talking to some unseen person. They thought that I was demoniac/insane to say the least. After that no person but you, Marik has even dared to look my direction out of fear that I might curse them or something." "I thought you were special, but I didn't know just how special and rare you really are, there hasn't been any known necromancers here in five millennia. The last known necromancer was the mage that trapped the souls in the millennium items, and all that he could do was imprison or release souls. From what you've shown me you have control not only over their souls but over their bodies too, that means that you could have whole zombie army at your command." Suggested Marik. "Nice, now instead of just a shadow wielding psycho we have a vampiric, necromantic, shadow wielding psycho." Marik's father added sarcastically. "Dad this just means that I choose the most suitable apprentice," said Marik. "Really, you mean that you don't want to get rid of me?" asked Danielle/Ketaruema. "No, you have almost more power than the pharaoh himself. I think that it would be a good thing if you were on my side instead of the pharaoh's." Said Marik. "Can we eat yet? I'm starving, and this sunlight is starting to burn me." Whined Danielle/Ketaruema. "All right go eat, but not in front of us." Said Marik in a disgusted tone. "O.K. I'll be back in a few hours, and if I'm not back by then don't worry I probably fell asleep." Shouted Danielle/Ketaruema from a distance. "Finally she's gone, now we can talk." Whispered Ishizu, " Marik, do you have any idea how much danger you put us all in by bringing her here, and that was before we learned of her powers, Marik please reconsider your choice in apprentice. During Battle City, I thought that you were in danger, but now I think that you're way past mortal peril she could kill you and then use your body and soul to suit her every whim." Pleaded Ishizu. "You have a point, but I feel that she wouldn't hurt me if she had to." Marik said. "You may be right but you're still in danger, what if someone is after her they probably won't hesitate to hurt you." Blurted Ishizu. _______________________________________________________________(In town) "Now where's a nice dark alley?" wondered Danielle. All of the sudden a man stepped out of the wall right in front of Danielle. "Shadi!" Danielle cried in shock. "I see that you have not heeded my warning, and now you apprentice under the one I told you to avoid. You know that no good shall come from this." Shadi said mysteriously. "So, it's my life," snapped Ketaruema. "Don't make me use my millennium Scale to summon Ament the devour of souls." Threatened Shadi. "I would like to see you try to harm me with that thing. (Danielle takes over) yeah and I'm sinless so it can't touch my soul, sorry Ketaruema you're on your own with this one." Said Danielle/Ketaruema. "Danielle!" yelled Marik running towards her. "We have to leave now, you're in grave danger!" "See, what I have told you is coming true you must leave now." Said Shadi as he stepped back into the wall in front of Danielle/Ketaruema. Ketaruema: why'd you stop typing, it's just getting good too.

Danielle: Owww, my fingers hurt I've been typing for four hours straight.
Why won't you let me take a break? Marik: come on less yapping more typing.

Danielle: Not you too.

Marik: Come on more typing!

Danielle: Hey Marik, do you know that you're really cute when you're Mad?

Marik: you really think so? (Blushes profusely)

Danielle: yeah, will you go out with me?

Marik: What?!

Danielle: Sorry that was totally random.

Marik: You better not have been serious.

Danielle: No, sorry I wasn't (Yes I was)(*crying*)

"From who am I in danger from?" asked Danielle/Ketaruema. "We don't know for sure but shortly after you left a man came to my house and asked if we had seen you, we told him no but I don't think he believed me. He left in a limo that looked strangely familiar." Explained Marik. "Describe it to me." Pleaded Danielle/Ketaruema. "Well it was black with some sort of dragon for a hood ornament and KC on the license plate." Said Marik. "Wow, that describes about 40,000 limos." Said Danielle sarcastically. "Wait, isn't Kaiba's favorite monster a dragon and don't the initials KC stand for Kaiba Corp.?" Asked Ketaruema.

Danielle: Well that's the end of the second chapter in Marik's Apprentice I hope you liked it. Please! Please!! Please!!! Read and review my story. Also no flamers if you have something bad to say about this story please try to write your own story first, and after all that if you still think my story sucked you can say so.