Spirit-Yep another chapter again. I'm offically hooked on this story so i'll be updating it a lot.
Tenshi-she already has the first 12 chapters written out and is going to write more today.
Spirit-Yep! it's just so much fun now here it is and the shout outs.

Shout Outs!-

Sailor Ra-:shakes head: when will Vegeta learn, but he should like what Hotaru does in this one. oh and Ra-chan, i might actually do the pairing you requested though you won't really get to see it till like the 13th or 14th chapter. but a plan is forming in my head now for them. thanks for the review and suggestion!

pyro the dark angel-i know, i have a bad habit of leaving people off at a cliffy, but then it insures you'll read more! thanks for the review.

Bunny Anio-i'm glad you like the pairings. i had wanted to pair Hotaru with someone different so it ended up being him. and i'm not sure if they will Haruka will, but if i do bring in the others they will only play minor characters and probably won't stay in the storyline long.thanks for the review.

Saturn's Spawn-you'll find out why he was in the next chapter. and yes Seto is going to be protective yet annoying. i couldn't help myself though and thought it would be funny for him to be that way. thanks for the review

Harpygirl91-thanks for the review, i'm glad you like it and i hope you like this chap too!

Pairings- Hotaru/Bakura, Rei/Marik, Makoto/Seto

Names- the reason i have this is because i am using Yami's past names.
Yami-Atem Kaiba-Seto Yami Bakura- just Bakura Tea-Anzu

Disclaimer-i don't own anything except a few minor characters and the plot. got it? good!


88 Last Time 88

Slowly she opened the door and let the wolf in. Jasmin shook as if getting water off herself and something wet hit Anzu's face. Anzu wiped it off and looked at her hand. She had to squint a little because of the darkness but nearly fainted when she was able to tell what it was. Blood. Voices came from outside and she could here the unsheathing of swords. Jasmin growled. Anzu did the only thing she could think of..she screamed.

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Cursing was heard outside and war cries. Quickly the girl bolted the door and backed away from it as someone slammed their body into it. Her screams had woken the house and guards. The guards came into the room, one pulled her away while two more waited for the intruders to break through the door.

"Lady Anzu go to your family, we will protect you." the guard who had her said and lead her to the stairs which she ran up. Hotaru and her mother were waiting at the top. Seto rushed past her, twin swords in his hands and his quiver and bow on his back. Hotaru hugged her sister once she reached them then looked in her face.

"What happened Anzu?" she asked.

"I let Jasmin in and she had blood on her, I heard voices outside and screamed. They're trying to break in now." she explained. Neferu grabbed the girls by the arms and went into her room where she threw them in.

"Stay in here, you'll be safe." she said and shut the door, they heard it lock. Hotaru started pounding on it.

"Mother no! Let us out!" she shouted.

"I'm sorry, guard them with your lives." she heard her mother tell someone. Hotaru gave the door a hard kick and turned to Anzu. "What are we going to do?"

"I-I'm not sure. We don't know how to fight." Anzu said sitting on the bed. She was still slightly shocked and Hotaru knew she would be of no use if the intruders made it to this room. She looked around and found her fathers display of weapons.

She grabbed a weird spear like weapon with a G shaped blade, and handed Anzu a pack of daggers. She then went into the closet and found her fathers clothing. Lucky for her, her father was a small man and she changed into black pants tying a sash to fit it better and a black shirt. She threw similar clothes to Anzu.

"Get dressed."she said coldly. Anzu looked at her confused.

"H-hotaru what's gotten into you? " the violet eyed girl looked out the window and seemed confused herself.

"I-I don't know...but it feels like something's taking over me and ...I don't feel afraid anymore." sighing she faced her sister. "Just do as I say and we might live through this."

Anzu didn't ask anymore questions and put the garments on. She strapped the daggers to her waist, and put the cloak her sister handed her after finding one for herself. Swiftly Hotaru pulled the sheets off the bed and started tying knots in them. Anzu did the same and they tied all the sheets together as best they could. They tied one end to the bed post and threw the other end out the window.

"I'll go first." Hotaru said she put the long weapon in a strap on her back and climbed out the window. The window was in the front but no one seemed to be around. As soon as she was far enough down Anzu climbed out after her. Landing, Hotaru quickly took out her weapon and looked around, waiting for her sister to reach the ground. Soon enough the girl did.

"Lets go around back." Hotaru said, Anzu gasped.

"But that's where they came from." she said the look of terror in her eyes.

"I know, but mother and brother are still somewhere around here. We're not leaving without them." she said and slipped into the houses shadows."stay in the shadows and don't move out of them unless you must." Anzu nodded and joined her sister. They moved with their backs on the walls and Hotaru peered around the corner.

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Bakura scowled when he heard the scream. They hadn't even broken into the house yet. That wolf had caused it, but it was too late now. Guards and his men lay dead around him, the rest were inside or fighting in the gardens. Neferu, the lady of the house, even came out and started shooting arrows with deadly aim. Seto was locked in battle with two of his thieves and was winning.

"Damn, where is that High Priest Akhenaden?" he muttered. He turned back to Seto and saw him plunge his sword into one of his men and knock the other one in the head with the hilt. Cursing he drew his sword and walked over to the only son of the Kaiba family. Seto saw him coming and smirked. He held out his sword in front of him and planted his feet apart.

"Well Seto, I was going to ransom you and your mother off, but you've proofed to be more taxing then your worth." he said.

"I'm guessing those two were some of your best fighters. If that's so you should get out now before I decide to skin your face off." Seto said, his smirk still plastered on his face.

"Not really, but they were some close friends of mine." he said and made to cut one of the mans legs. Seto blocked his sword with his own and countered the attack. Bakura dodged to the side and brought his sword down. Seto saw this and moved out of the way. Their battle continued till a scream erupted from the back door. Seto glanced over and saw his mother lying on the floor bleeding. Her side had a huge gash and her skin was turning pale.

"Mother!" he shouted, but he took his eyes off Bakura for too long. The Thief kicked the man in the stomach and knocked his sword out of his hands. Seto fell to the ground, he propped himself up on his elbows but a sword's point came up to his face. He looked up at Bakura and growled.

"You should have payed more attention boy, now you'll pay for your mistake with your life." he said and rose the sword over his head. He quickly brought it down but just before he could strike a black blur came in front of Seto and blocked it with a glaive.

The figure pushed the sword away and Bakura backed up a bit. The man was covered in black clothing, only piercing violet eyes were seen which were glaring at him.

"Who are you?" Bakura asked. The man didn't answer and swung the glaive down diagnolly. Bakura jumped back and charged with his sword. The dark man blocked it and rammed his foot in his chest. Bakura fell back, his back hitting the wall. When he opened his eyes he found the tip of the glaive was no more than an inch from his throat. He looked up at his attacker and nearly gasped.

"H-hotaru?" Seto asked. It appeared that the hood and sheet that covered Hotaru's face had fallen off while fighting. However the girl did not take her eyes of the King of Thieves.

"Anzu, check on mother." she called out, another black clad figure ran over to Neferu. "Leave. Take what's left of your men and leave this place at once." Hotaru hissed. Bakura nodded and picked up his sword, not taking his eyes off her. The girl lowered her glaive but kept a firm grip on it in case he tried anything.

Bakura called his men and they came out of the house. Most sporting wounds and two had broken bones. Of course the guards weren't much better. They mounted their horses, but before Bakura left he looked at the young woman again. "Rest assure it Hotaru Kaiba ,..this will not be the last time we meet." he winked then led his band out of the gates and into the desert. Hotaru relaxed the glaive and sighed.

"Hotaru...do you mind explaining what's going on? I didn't know you knew how to fight." Seto said picking up his twin swords and walking over to her.

"To be honest, I didn't either. I just saw that he was about to kill you and reacted without even thinking." she turned to Anzu. "Is mother alright?"

"She'll be fine. No vital organs were hit and the bleeding is slowing. But we lost one of the servants and one of the stable hands. As well as a few guards." she said pointing to the bodies.

"Where's the high priest Akhenaden?"Seto asked. A guard snorted.

"Cowering in his room probably. He locked the door and refused to help fight."he stated. Neferu who was now sitting up smirked and gave a small laugh.

"He's always been that way. And he wonders why I chose to marry your father instead of him." she said. The guard picked her up and brought her inside. Everyone else followed and settled themselfs in the large main room. Anzu and Hotaru sat down on the floor to make room on the chairs for the wounded soldiers and priests. Hotaru rested her head on her sisters shoulder and closed her eyes.

"Hotaru? How can you even think of sleeping?" Anzu said, but it was to late, the young girl was already fast asleep. Anzu smiled and shook her head. She roused her sister only to let her lay her head on her lap to sleep. It was more comfortable this way. She ran her hand over Hotaru's hair as she slept. Everyone was busy stitching up or bandaging the wounded to see the two girls, but one did. He came over and gave then a sheet to keep warm. Anzu looked up at him. It was one of the Priests. She believed his name was Shada.

"Thank you." she said. He nodded and returned to helping the others

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"Hotaru." came a haunting voice from within the darkness. The said girl looked around but could not find the source.

"Hello? Who called me? Who's there?" she asked. For some reason she did not feel afraid. The darkness that surrounded her was surprisingly comforting. She continued to look around.

"Hotaru...it's been a long time." the voice was closer and sounded familiar to her. Turning around she came face to face with a man who looked no more then 30. He had brown messy hair and wore northern style clothing.

"Do I know you?" Hotaru asked. The man nodded.

"My name is Darius, but that is not why I'm here. Do you remember your mission?" he asked. Hotaru frowned.

"What mission? What are you talking about? I've never seen you before in my life." she stated. The man's face fell and he looked hurt. She felt sorry, but the whole thing was confusing her to no end.

"In time you will remember. But you must carry out your mission before the Festival of the Dead(this takes place on Aug 4, it's a sunset ceremony)." with that he began to fade away.

"Wait come back! I don't understand what you're talking about! Remember what!" but it was to late he was gone.

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Hotaru bolted up. She had awoken from the dream and realized she was covered in sweat. The sun had not yet risen and everyone else was still asleep. Jasmin, who was laying in between her and Anzu, lifted her head and looked up at her. Hotaru patted her and told her she was alright. She laid back down and closed her eyes. She wanted to dream of the man again and find out more instead she only slipped into dreams of the snake from that day and the fight with Bakura.


Spirit-there, i didn't leave you on a cliffy this time so be happy.
Tenshi-though she wished she did.
Spirit-So? anyways please review if you want the next one out by tomorrow! Ja ne

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