A/n: Wow we're getting really close to the end, this will be the beginning of the final battle and we'll finally find out in the next chapter exactly why Pharaoh is behind it and who is helping him. Ja!
Forever in Darkness: back into the arms of lust.
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Anzu slowly approached her front door after taking about an hour walk.
Something felt wrong and she saw Seto's limo again on this street.
It was almost as though it was following her, but was always parked with seemingly no one in it.
Out of nowhere Seto grabbed her from behind and pulled her into it.
She struggled against him until he pulled a knife from his jacket, holding it to her throat.
"Stop moving right now. You have to listen to me!"
He put the knife away and she pulled herself up next to him, the fear of a wild animal in her eyes.
"I thought this was over, what else could you want with me!"
She jumped as he growled out.
"I'm not kidnapping you this time! I'm saving your life!"
The limo came to a stop at a worn down building on the outskirts of town.
She screamed as he carried her into it.
"Stop screaming and listen to me! Your ex has lost his mind; he's on his way to your house right now to kill you and then himself! If you don't stop struggling I'm going to knock you out!"
He pulled a syringe from the other pocket and held it up in front of her as he set her down.
"I don't want to hurt you Anzu but if it's the only way to save your life than I will. This drug will knock you out cold for a full twelve hours. That's just enough time for me to get you onto my private plane and out of this country. Now, will you listen to me or do I have to take steps?"
She looked into his eyes for a moment and dropped her head, closing her eyes.
"Fine I'm listening."
He knelt down in front of her and began to run his hands loosely up her legs.
"What are you doing!"
He glared at her.
"Hold her!"
Her eyes widened as the driver took a hold of her arms and held them behind her, pressing her into him as Seto's hands went further up to the hem of her skirt.
"There."
He tore the thread near the left seam and stood.
Opening his palm to her she saw a small round object.
"What is that?"
He dropped it and crushed it under his boot.
"A tracking bug. I used it to track what you did for two weeks. Now Pharaoh may be using it to track us. Quickly, back in the car before he finds us, I'll explain on the way to the air port."
Taking her hand they fled.
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Bakura sleepily answered the phone as it rang.
Glancing at the clock he grew worried when he noticed she'd been gone three hours.
Seto was on the other end.
"Hello Bakura. Remember me? Mazaki and I want to know exactly how it was that you got the police to come."
Bakura growled.
"Let me talk to her!"
Seto chuckled slightly.
"By all means."
He handed her the phone.
"Bakura...I need you to meet us at the airport in an hour. We've figured out what's going on and I need your help. I'm okay but Pharaoh will be knocking any moment...tell him Seto has kidnapped me again. We're going back to Egypt and the only way to get me back is to follow us there."
He glanced at the door for a moment as Pharaoh did indeed knock, followed by his voice calling out to Anzu.
Bakura flung the door open, panic in his eyes.
"Seto's got her again! He's on the phone right now!"
Pharaoh looked up in shock and took the phone.
Seto took the phone back from Anzu.
"Well Pharaoh, you've done it this time. You teased me and now I'm going to take what's mine...unless you come to Egypt in time to save her."
In the back ground Anzu screamed out.
"Pharaoh! Please help me! No...Seto please don't! Stop it! Please!"
Seto began to laugh.
"Do you want to know what I'm doing to her? She's wearing this really nice button up blouse. You remember, the one she wore in court. Well there are seventeen buttons on it and for every hour I get alone with her I'm cutting one off. Go a head and test me, see how far I'll go."
Pharaoh nearly screamed into the phone.
"Don't you touch her, I swear I'll kill you!"
Again Anzu pleaded in the background.
"Seto...don't touch me like that! No please don't kiss me! Sto..."
Seto muffled her screams with a kiss and Pharaoh could imagine his hands all over her.
"Do you know how bad I want you Anzu? And I'll finally have you...right in front of Pharaoh."
She screamed as he clicked the phone off.
Seto smirked at her as he looked over.
"I think he actually believed that."
She nodded.
"I hope he did. How many hours is it to Egypt?"
He thought for a moment as he glanced at the buttons on her shirt.
"We'll wait until we get there."
She nodded.
"Try not to hurt me, please Seto."
He glanced into her eyes with a sigh.
"I can't promise that I won't. If I must...I will."
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Bakura managed to get to the airport before Pharaoh and found Seto and Anzu at the gate.
Anzu sighed happily as Bakura grabbed her and kissed her roughly.
"Are you okay?"
She nodded slightly.
"For the moment but..."
Seto stopped her.
"We need your help. Anzu is going to 'give me what I want' and we need video. We also need you to convince him to go through whatever it was you did."
Bakura growled, pulling her closer.
"What do you mean she's going to give you what you want? She's mine now and I won't have you tormenting her anymore!"
She shook her head as she looked up at him.
"No Bakura, it's different. Pharaoh is behind all of this. He's got an accomplice but we don't know who. He needs to be separated from Yugi because we plan to get rid of him for a very long time."
Bakura glared at Seto as he spoke quietly to Anzu.
"And you believe him?"
She sighed deeply, closing her eyes as she drank in the feeling of his arms around her.
"I've thought about it and it makes perfect sense. He's been planning this since I broke up with him. He thought that by saving me from Seto, I'd fall in love with him again."
Bakura stared into her eyes.
"But then why the second time?"
Seto crossed his arms with a huff.
"Don't you get it? You came to her instead of Yugi. He was going to have Yugi run down to take my challenge and then switch places so when Anzu woke up he'd be the first one she saw. The only way to get him to admit it is to piss him off."
As Bakura looked into her eyes he saw complete trust where intense fear had once been.
"Are you absolutely sure that you're okay with this? I'm not really feeding his sick desires am I?"
She shook her head.
"I swear. I want Pharaoh to go down and I'm willing to pull myself down to do it. I can't stand the sight of him anymore and the only way to get rid of him is to make him pay for what he did to me. Go now, before we're caught!"
Bakura kissed her softly and took her hand for a moment.
"You'll be okay with him?"
She nodded.
"Just remember that I'm consenting to whatever he does to me when you see us again."
Bakura was not happy about this statement but was prepared to let her do as she thought was right.
He quickly disappeared into the crowed and Seto pulled her out the door and onto the runway where his plane lay waiting.
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On the plane Anzu stared out the window silently until Seto was suddenly kneeling at her feet.
He took her hand gently as she looked down on him in shock.
"Anzu...I could not be any more sorrowful for what I did."
She stared at him for a moment before speaking quietly.
"I should be angry. I should be afraid of you...but I believe you had your reasons and I'll trust that you really thought Mokuba was in danger. At the moment my needs out weigh my fear. You have no idea how much you really hurt me that night. When this is over I don't ever want to see you again."
He nodded as he stared into her eyes.
"It's best that way. I hope that over time this will fade from our memories for good."
She glanced out the window for a moment as the plane began to land.
"It's time to start. The buttons shouldn't go until he's watching..."
He nodded.
She tilted her head to the side and watched as he rubbed what appeared to be lip-gloss on his lips.
"Knock me out cold this time. The weaker I am when he arrives the more realistic this will look."
He shocked her suddenly by kissing her lips first and then her neck.
A small moan escaped her lips at the feel.
His breath warmed her skin and he kissed her several times before giving her the final shot.
He pulled her up into his arms and she dimly saw him for a few seconds before it fully activated.
He sighed as he stared down at the beautiful woman in his arms and kissed her long and tenderly.
'The sooner you go home the better...I can't let myself fall for you again.'