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To put it simply Marik's going to get his butt (and much more) whooped in this chapter. And Carla and Yami?! Well Read on!

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Yami tenderly wiped Carla's lone tear with his thumb. He was trying his hardest not to sob, as his eyes itched to release their sorrow and horror of what they'd just seen. Not to mention his throat was clamped shut. He angrily wiped the tears that had slipped his grasp. Carla would not want him to cry, she'd want him to fight.

Marik should've ran, and ran hard. Perhaps then he could've had a chance. But Marik paid no heed to Yami's obvious grief, and mocked,

"Guess the little girl couldn't handle it. What a weak fool. She couldn't possibly give you enough energy to even scratch me."

Yami turned around slowly to face Marik, not believing his ears. His hikari, WEAK?! Carla was LITTLE only to HIM! Yami could feel her energy coursing through him, his final memory of her. IT WAS BECAUSE OF MARIK'S APPEARANCE THAT SHE WAS DEAD!

A strange transformation began to happen to Yami.

Slowly, but steadily, terrible, terrible hate began to fill Yami's body. Rage of a magnitude he'd only felt before when Yugi was in trouble coursed through him. But this was slightly different; Yami felt an aching emptiness in his heart because he knew Carla was NEVER coming back. Oh yes, Marik would pay.

Yami gave Marik a look that would've made Bakura and Seto cower in fear. It was one of pure hatred and malice. Yami calmly rose to his feet and began to walk slowly towards Marik, his footsteps echoing on the sidewalk eerily.

He said in a very cold voice, "You know Marik, you can banish me to the shadow realm and cause me an excruciating death. But know that you can NEVER INSULT MY HIKARI!"

For a moment Yami lost his cold mask of hate. His face became very vulnerable. His chin trembled and his crimson eyes showed his grief and pain. Once again Marik chose that moment to say something, instead of keeping his mouth shut and running.

Marik leered, "Do you miss her Pharoah?! (glances at Carla's form)... I'm sure she was a nice...play toy."

(A/N: Yes, Marik is a pervert in this story so sorry Marik fans!)

Now Marik had really crossed the line.

Yami felt himself glow with Carla's energy. He saw a crimson flame interlaced with white form in his palm. He hurled it towards Marik, hoping with all his might that Marik would feel the pain of burning alive. Marik shrieked and was flung into the brick wall of a building.

"SHE WAS NEVER A TOY YOU BASTARD!"

Oh yeah, Yami was beyond pissed.

Yami's eyes flared and he walked as calmly as he could towards Marik. Marik attempted to send rays of light towards Yami, but Yami flicked them off as if they were specks of dust on his tattered Egyptian outfit. Yami just kept glaring coldly at Marik until he was very close to Marik. Without warning, Yami lunged towards the Millennium Rod, grabbed it, and shoved it right between Marik's legs. OW!...now that's an understatement.

Now the Rod was truly living up its name. (A/N: Don't get your minds TOO deep in the gutters)

(X.X) "AGHHHHH!!!!! PHARAOH YOU MOTHER F$#&!!!!!!!" screamed Marik as he howled and writhed in pain.

Yami had a cruel smirk on his face as he said mercilessly, "Wash your mouth."

After Marik's screams had died to a whimper, Yami continued icily,

"Oh I'm not finished yet Marik..."

"Not the Shadow Realm again..." moaned Marik. Yami gave a low chuckle, which seemed out of place coming from Yami's mouth, as it had no mercy whatsoever. Yami snatched Rod back and broke it as if it were a twig!

Marik: O.O (too stupefied to speak)

"Oh yes, now the Shadow Realm and this time I'm making sure you'll NEVER GET OUT! MIND OBLITERATION!" Yami thrust most of the energy pulsing through him into that blast as Marik's mind was well, obliterated off the face of this universe.

It no longer existed.

More effective than mind crush yet it cost much more energy.

Marik's face before he went was truly priceless. It held shock, pain, confusion, but most of all fear and utter hatred. He whispered before he fell, "How...?". Then Marik's spirit disintegrated as well as the broken Rod.

"Do you think my hikari's weak NOW? Because she's the reason you died." whispered Yami pitilessly.

Yami glanced one more time at the spot where Marik had once laid in disgust before slowly trudging back towards Carla. Towards pain. His eyes glimmered in sorrow.

"Carla..." Yami said quietly, his voice hoarse as his throat became painfully tight again.

"Ughhhhhh...My head hurts tremendously to the tenth power if I do say so myself. Last thing I remember there was this creepy man staring at me...Hey who are you, and why is Carla asleep?!" said a dazed Phillip as he came to.

Worst timing ever.

Yami didn't want to deal with anyone now, least of all, the hikari of the man who caused Carla to kill herself, so he said quite curtly, "I'm a friend of Carla's and she...(Yami faltered, his eyes appearing over bright)...fainted from overwork and tiredness just now. "

"Oh, Can I take her home?"

"NO. (Phillip is taken aback) I mean Phillip you're a nice boy and all but I think Carla really needs ME at the moment." said a firm Yami as he tried to wipe his tears away with subtlety.

"Fine. Tell her to call me when she's feeling better. (eyeing Yami's Egyptian outfit condescendingly) And erm, you might want to change. I've got to go home and take an aspirin...this migraine is giving me weird hallucinations..."

(Thinking that Carla will never call anyone ever again) "I...will."

Phillip walked away without even asking Yami anymore questions (Yami could've been a kidnapper for all he knew) and Yami stopped trying to hold the tears back. He walked over to Carla and knelt by her body. Yami picked Carla up like a baby, and cradled his dear hikari close to his chest. Her body was still warm and any passerby could mistake her for merely taking a nap. Yami couldn't bear to look at her and didn't want to think about how he was going to break the news to Carla's family. He couldn't just go, "Hey, I'm Pharaoh Atem, I've been asleep for 5100 years and just now your daughter killed herself so I could save the world. Nothing personal."

Yeah right.

Yami protectively held Carla so close to him that while he was walking home...WAS THAT A HEARTBEAT?! Yami immediately grabbed Carla's hand and felt for her pulse. It could've just been his imagination longing to hear Carla's heartbeat. Perhaps. It would all be over in a second.

A second passed and...

I AM SO EVIL!!!! BWUHAHAHA! Cliffhanger!

This is a REALLY important cliffie as right now I'll be deciding whether to kill off Carla or let her live...Hmmmmm, tough decisions...the suspense must be killing you. Ah well, you'll find out soon enough!

Note: Just in case I haven't made this clear Yami is capable of making his body solid and spiritlike. Depends on what he wants it. YET. He must stay in contact with his hikari. In this case, Carla gave up all of her energy for Yami so she's always technically close to him so Yami still lives even though his hikari is dead at the moment.

PLEASE R & R!

-Starlet36