A/n First of all I would like to thank all of my reviewers, but most of all: InuGhost.

You have helped me countless times, I would like to say thank you a million times

over and if you are ever stuck on a story I am more than happy to help. I haven't been

updating much recently because of writer's block, which might I add was cured by

InuGhost and UnknownDarkMystery. Ok LOADS more Raven/Marik in this chapter,

not many funny bits ^-^'/

Disclaimer: *looks anxiously at Marik* I don't own anything.....

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Téa returned from the shops with Starfire grinning.

"Hey people look who I found!!!" shouted Téa. She had her arm round a blushing boy

with layered white hair and pale skin. Everyone ignored her.

"Guys its Bakura!" She screeched. When no-one came she stormed upstairs.

Everyone seemed to be it the guest room, as there was a racket in there. She opened

the door and saw everyone except Marik and Raven crowding around a bed. She soon

found out why. An unconscious Raven was lying in the bed.

"What happened here?" Bakura asked.

"Yami Marik sent her to the shadow realm..." Yami Yugi informed him.

"Oh...."

There wasn't much to say.

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Raven stood in (thanks to InuGhost for the next bit ^-^) a realm so encased in

darkness that even the strongest light would be engulfed by the darkness within a few

feet. With a bone chilling fog rolling around Raven's ankles as though preparing to

ensnare her at any moment, cries of despair and pain surrounded her as though they

make up the very darkness she stands in. Movement out of the corner of her eye so

fast that she wonders if she imagined it, or if it was the fog itself. Finally one cry of

pain drowns out the others as Raven is encased in her own worst fears and memories

rendering the young girl helpless, making her grasp on reality and sanity hang by a

thin thread. A thread that was fraying with each passing second she remained there

(Thanks for that InuGhost). She had never felt so trapped and scared in her whole

life. Even when she had created all those monsters without knowing it she hadn't

been that scared. But the worst part was.... Marik....he had sent her here...she had

liked Marik. He looked so different, but it wasn't the spiky hair that had done it. It

was that look of pure evil that had adorned his face when he turned his Millenium

Rod -as he called it- on her.

"Why didn't I stop him?! I knew there was something strange about him from the day

I set eyes on him but I trusted him and my own bloody emotions stopped me from

using my powers to disable him!" Raven screamed at herself as she collapsed, crying

onto the sharp rocks that she lay on.

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Everyone except Marik was sitting in the games room. They decided to leave Marik

time to collect himself. He was sitting in the guest room resting his head in one of his

hands, the other was squeezing Raven's pale palm. His shoulders were heaving as he

cried. He couldn't believe he had done this. Marik hated his yami for what he was

capable of, he had just sent his.....friend.....to the shadow realm. Suddenly he looked

at Raven's pale face and knew what he had to do. He gripped the item which had

encased Raven in darkness and after stroking Raven's cold cheek he ran deep into the

back alleyways of Jump city.

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Raven's feet took her through the dark realm, needing no light she carried on. She

couldn't understand it; the only thing running through her mind was 'Why am I here?'

She was not only scared but felt betrayed and STILL she couldn't accept that it was

Marik who had done this to her! One side of her mind was saying to her that she

shouldn't believe it; it wasn't him and another side was saying that she was stupid to

disbelieve the truth.

"Life's unfair. You know that better than anyone else so get over it" she scolded

herself. Raven looked up at the darkness confidently and ran on, still intent on

finding an exit.

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'I have to find a way to bring her back. I have to before she becomes part of the

darkness that makes up that realm' Marik thought to himself as he sat on the tarmac

of the back alley way. 'Maybe her powers could bring her back somehow but just in

case they don't I'd better think of something'

"Hey Marik. What are you doing here?" a voice said. It was Bakura. He was looking

slightly worried as if Marik was going to jump up and send him to the shadow realm.

"Don't worry Bakura I'm not going to hurt you" he sighed, remembering that he had

sent Bakura to the shadow realm before. He had hurt so many people, yet his Yami

didn't seem to care. Bakura sat down next to him.

"So, what are you doing here?" asked Bakura

"It doesn't matter. I'm doing something pointless that isn't going to work."

"And that is...."

"I already told you it doesn't matter" Marik told him even though he got the feeling

Bakura already knew.

"It does matter. I know what you're thinking and it might work, you can save her if

you put your mind to it."

"But how can I? It seems impossible."

"Maybe, maybe not. You don't know until you've figured it out, and don't worry, you

have..."

"The power of my friends behind me. Yeah right, in case you haven't noticed I

haven't got friends."

"Yes you have, you have Raven and I."

"Raven's not going to help; she's locked in the shadow realm. And it's my duty to

save her because I got her in this; I'm going to get her out of it somehow.

Somehow..."

"Well, your duty or not I'm going to help you" Bakura smiled.

Marik didn't return the smile. He just looked up towards the sky. Bakura looked at

him and sighed. Secretly he thought they wouldn't be able to save her but he would

never tell Marik. He could already tell that Raven was his friend and he hadn't been

here long. He gathered his courage and got ready to run just in case Marik got angry.

"Marik?"

"What."

"About Raven...do you like her?"

Marik shrugged "Yeah, why?"

"No, you don't get it. Do you..." Bakura tried to search for words

Marik's eye twitched. "I don't know."

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Raven sat and thought. She had thought Marik had looked different because of that

glowing symbol on his fore head and the hair but does that mean he was a different person or not? It didn't make sense... He was one person like everyone else so why

did she feel differently..... well. Whatever she was feeling it was over now. Raven

stood up, preparing her energy.

"Azarath metrion zinthos!" Raven conjured the dark energy and fired it with all her

might up into the atmosphere of the realm. There might be a chance....yes! It

rebounded and shot down to the sharp rocky ground, making a crater in it. She

thought it was odd but since it was a completely abstract realm there was every

chance of a solid lining. She created a ball of energy and let it grow so that it

expanded to the size of realm. This took a lot of concentration and a lot of energy but

after an hour of pushing her limits her ball was the size of the realm. She began to

think she wasn't going to do it but she kept on pushing and after another hour the

solid lining began to strain.

"So let's see if this can break!" she said to herself, not giving in. Eventually the solid

rock broke and the faint screams of agony around her increased and then escaped. The

darkness blurred and shreds of it began to disappear, giving way to the concerned

faces above her as she awoke into the earthly realm that she was used to.

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The titans and the guests gasped. Raven's eyes snapped open and she sat up suddenly,

gasping for breath. Then she fell backwards onto the pillow when she realised where

she was.

"I did it..." Raven murmured as she passed out through lack of energy.

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Marik's mobile rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and answered. Bakura watched his

face of sadness change to a face of surprise and then happiness as he listened and

replied. He watched as Marik put his phone away and stood up.

"Where are you going? What happened? You're not going to answer me are you so

why am I asking you questions?" Bakura asked, messing around.

Marik sweatdropped. Bakura laughed uneasily.

"Idiot. Let's go." Marik ran off and Bakura, after sighing once, ran after him.

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The door to the guest room burst open and Marik stumbled through the door, closely

followed by Bakura. He stood up and pushed Téa aside, grasping Raven's hand.

"Well? Is she alright?" asked Marik impatiently.

"She just woke up. She must have been tired because she fainted soon after" Tristan

told him.

"We're going to go now." Mokuba said, looking meaningfully at the group. They

filed out, Bakura following. Marik collapsed into a chair and stroked Raven's hand

gently. After a minute or so, she awoke and Marik smiled as best he could. Raven

didn't return the smile.

"I guess you're mad....I......I didn't.......you......uh" Marik couldn't explain.

"Marik, I don't want you to try. You're not going to help."

"Raven I..."

"No! I don't want to listen, there's no point."

Raven tried to get up. Marik held his hand out but she ignored him. She slowly,

carefully made her way to her room. Marik put his hand on her shoulder.

"Marik, go away! I don't want anything to do with you anymore!"

She levitated out of his reach and into her room. Before she closed the door, she

glared at Marik. He fell back and stood staring at her door for a second. Then he went

outside and sat on the island, and cried.

"Raven....." he whispered

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Ok sorry it was short but I was straining a little to write it. Reviews not necessary!