Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Gi Oh.

Sorry if this chapters rubbish. I've been feeling down recently and I have no idea why. Must be hormones or something. Im sure you understand. I would have updated sooner except that has been fiddling about with the site.

Im gonna start buying Christmas presents soon, it's only ONE MONTH away and it'll come very quickly. I love the run up more then the actual day. I think that I'll write a one off chapter for featuring all the Yu Gi Oh gang together at Christmas, a comedy perhaps, wonder if it'll be any good... oh well I guess we'll find out.

Anyway here it is, enjoy. By the way, I've decided Marik's bike is a Harley. Also I've pinched lines from the anime so not all the credit goes to me.

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Unrequited Love

Chapter 14: Deal With the Dark Spirit

Half an hour passed and the young Egyptian couple were still cuddling on the park bench. Marik was still trying to get his head around everything that had happened. He felt like the luckiest man in the world and wanted more then anything to spend the rest of his life with the girl in his arms. His plan to take down the pharaoh was fool proof.

"It's only a matter of time. Everything is going my way. Soon the spirit of the millennium puzzle will fall and I will rule as pharaoh with Anuket by my side"

Marik glanced down at his future bride with a smirk on his face. Anuket was slowly drifting off into a peaceful slumber. Her breathing had become slow and steady and she had made herself quite comfortable in his embrace. If he wasn't careful, they might have to spend the night here. Marik frowned at that thought. He was still getting used to the drop in temperature. Egypt was scorching hot whereas Japan was like a refrigerator.

"Hey" he whispered softly, nudging the girl. "We should probably head back now. You look as if you could use an early night"

Anuket looked up to meet his gaze and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. She yawned rather loudly making Marik arch an eyebrow and cast a smirk at her.

"What?" she asked defensively, folding her arms and pouting slightly.

"Tired?" he asked mockingly.

"How did you guess?"

"Well you've been resting on my arm for the past half hour" Marik shook his hand, making out like he was trying to make the blood flow freely again. "I can't feel a thing"

"Are you saying that im heavy?! Well tough luck about your arm! Maybe now you'll keep your hands to yourself" she shot back turning her back to him.

"That's not what I meant! I was only joking...!"

Marik hurriedly got up from the bench and moved around to the other side to face Anuket. He halted his rambling apology when he saw her face breaking out into a smirk. She was only messing with him; damn he'd have to watch her.

He just couldn't tell if this girl was being honest or mendacious. He reminisced back to the moment when they had first met. She had lulled him into a false belief that she was going to explain something to him before catching him off guard and beating the crap out if him. Marik had to admit that that particular incident had severely dented his pride but as long as no one else had witnessed it, he was willing to forget it ever happened.

"Let's go then Marik, its getting late" Anuket said, standing up from her seat. She pointed to the sun that was now descending into the horizon. "Call me silly, but I'd rather get back before it gets too dark. All the weirdo's come out at night"

Marik smiled knowingly before turning around and walking towards his Harley, he had found most of his rarehunters and mindslaves wandering around at night. He sat on the bike and motioned for Anuket to get on behind him. She wrapped her arms around his waist hung on as Marik sped through the streets.

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Odion watched the young couple as they made their way back onto the boat. He had been keeping an eye on them and was beginning to see the changes in his master. True, the changes were slight, but they were changes none the less and thankfully for the better.

"This girl really seems to have made an impact on him; perhaps she will be able to bring out Marik's good side and help us return him to normal"

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"Did you enjoy yourself today?" asked Marik as he walked Anuket to her room.

"Yes thankyou, I must say, I enjoyed riding the bike more then shopping" she put on a thoughtful look "but then I've never been one for shopping"

She remembered all the times when Tea had pulled her into various clothes stores and all the wasted hours she spent waiting for her to choose which outfit she wanted.

"A female who doesn't like shopping? Well now I've seen it all!" Marik joked, letting out a laugh.

They stopped in front of Anuket's room and looked at each other, silence filling the air. Anuket muttered a thankyou and goodnight and opened the door, stepping inside. She was stopped from going any further by Marik's strong grip on her wrist. She was surprised at the sudden movement and looked up into his eyes.

Marik steered her inside and closed the door behind him. Turning to face Anuket again, he stepped closer and leaned down, pulling her into a very heated kiss. Initially, she was shocked, but instead of pushing him away, she pulled him closer and responded to the kiss with as much fervour and lust as he was showing her. She stood up on tiptoes and ran her slender fingers through his long sandy blonde hair, she was suddenly aware of how short she was compared to him.

Marik wrapped his arms around the tiny woman and began to run his hands over her back. Tanned fingers slowly made their way south until they rested on her hips. He slid his hands under her shirt and ran them over her skin. He smiled into the kiss as he felt her flinch under his cold fingers, the result of riding his bike without gloves.

Anuket untangled her fingers from his hair and moved them to his face and neck. Marik ran his tongue across her lips, begging her for entrance. He moved his hands lower resting on her rear. She gasped in surprise, giving him the chance to make his move. She was a little hesitant to kiss like this at first but eventually gave in, allowing him to do as he wished.

Marik picked her up and carried her towards the bed, both of them still kissing. The moment he set Anuket down, she realised what was happening.

"Marik wait a minute!" she pushed him away and sat up. "This is happening way too soon, I can't go any further then kissing. I've only really known you for three days! That and the fact that im still only fifteen"

Marik was trying to gain control over his heavy breathing; he looked very disappointed but complied to her wishes anyway.

"I apologise, I don't want to push you if you're not ready" he replied, smiling reassuringly at her before adding "Just let me know when you are…"

Anuket let out a sigh of relief. She was worried he would take it the wrong way, she laughed lightly

"when I am, you will be the first to know ok?"

Marik stood up from the bed and made his way to the door.

"Sleep well Anuket" he said softly.

"Sleep well Marik" she replied, smiling lightly.

This was a swift change of events. Anuket couldn't believe herself. Within the space of three days, she had punched, argued, forgiven, kissed and even become officially engaged to Marik. She was slowly developing feelings for him too. She knew that she didn't love him, but she had a huge crush which she wasn't sure was a good thing.

She couldn't understand how this all could've happened. She had allowed him to kiss and touch her in a way that could have become much more physical.

"What would Ipet say if she could see me now, after all the trouble and risks she took to get me away from him and this is how I end up? Things have just gotten a whole lot more complicated"

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Marik was driving through the side streets of Domino in search for more mind slaves. But more importantly, he was searching for the pharaohs companions. His plan was to get close to them and gain their trust along with Yugi's. He thought about all the things he would do once the pharaoh's powers were his and performed an impressive wheelie on his bike.

He turned around the corner and sped up. Suddenly a white haired man from out of nowhere ran out in front of him and held his arms up. Marik screeched to a halt. He removed his helmet and placed it on the bike. He pulled out the millennium rod and pointed it at the man.

"You're in my way" Marik warned threateningly.

"You have something I seek" the man replied.

He pulled his shirt open to reveal a flash of light and something very familiar to the young Egyptian.

"The millennium ring…"

The light faded and the white haired man spoke again, crossing his arms.

"It seems you're the darks force whose presence I've been sensing. Give me you're millennium item and you may pass by"

Marik wasn't at all fazed by his words. Instead he was curious as to who this man was. And how did he know about the millennium items. Marik got off his bike and looked at the man.

"Hmmm, you are somewhat familiar with the ancient ways. Why do you want my item?" he asked.

"If you must know, im a collector of sorts and once I possess all seven millennium items, I'll control ancient powers strong enough to rule the entire world" he gave Marik a fierce look. "So I will ask you once again to hand over your millennium rod!"

Marik looked at the man for a moment. So he was after all of the items. A plan formed in his head, this could work out very well indeed. As long as this stranger didn't know about the boundless power of the pharaoh, he could use him as a tool in his scheme.

"My name is Marik" he started.

"I don't care" the man replied, clearly uninterested in who he was.

"What if I told you I had exclusive knowledge of certain secrets?" he let that sentence hang in the air for a moment. "You can have my millennium rod if you want, but before I hand it over to you, you have to do something for me in exchange for I am somewhat of a collector myself. Once I possess what I desire, the millennium rod will mean absolutely nothing to me…"

The white haired man looked angry at such a request.

"Why should I help? I can take your millennium item by force as I've done to others in the past!"

Marik turned around with an evil look across his features. He chuckled darkly and continued.

"Because I know the whereabouts of several of the millennium items, including the millennium necklace worn by my sister"

The man let an evil smirk spread across his face. Marik smiled as well, this fool was falling right into his hands.

"Perhaps there is a way we can work together and help each other to get what we want"

"You've made a wise choice" said Marik.

Suddenly a glowing light surrounded the pair.

"With our combined power, no one in the entire world will be able to stop us!"

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Im going to stop there. Obviously you can see that I've borrowed speech from the anime, I only typed it and added the bits in between. I wanted to include this part where they met but didn't want to ruin this crucial scene by putting my own speech in. I almost put in the next bit where Marik tells him about the cards he wants and such but thought you'd rather read something that wasn't in the anime.

In the next chapter, we find out how Bakura got hurt! Coolness

Anyway its time for replies to your reviews. I never got a chance to write any last week and I apologise deeply for that. I was kinda busy (and tired) I don't go bed until roundabout 1:00am most nights and it catches up on you. America is roughly 6 hours behind England so when you're all back from school or whatever around 3 or 4 o'clock (depends on where you go) it's like 10:00pm for me. I guess it works out ok though. I can be working on this fic and have it up ready for you when you come in.

Once again, thanks for all your kind reviews and to those of you who did art for me. They were both really really great. You should be proud of yourselves.

The artists are

DaRkNeSsApPrOaChEs: Fantastic author and dear pal of mine. Check out my bio page if you haven't already. She drew this awesome pic of Anuket for me.

Steph: a fantastic picture of both Marik and Anuket. Watercolour I think. Wonderful, simply magnificent. Will be put on bio page in a weeks time if that's ok with you.

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DaRkNeSsApPrOaChEs: thanks for your picture, I love it and as you can see you have full credit to it. I went on the internet once when I wasn't supposed too. Mum and dad will never know, unless they read this (highly unlikely)

Raksha666: is that sweet or is it just naughty? Oh well either way. Loved your recent chapters, looking forward to the next one. Happy that you love this fic. Its people like you that make me wanna write.

Minor Arcana: a big thanks to you for taking the time to read through and review all my chapters. Also for pointing things out to make it better. Hope you like it so far.

The Gothic Girl Over There: you like the motor bike bit? Good good, I can see you like that sort of banter. I may include more stuff like that just for you.

LoveLiesBleeding2: no don't play dead, I may start crying! Thanks ever so much for your review, I honestly didn't think this was that great a fic, but I suppose with all the reviews telling me otherwise I'm starting to believe. Just so you know, she not actually in love with him. She just has a huuuuge crush and who could blame her?

LoneGothic: there you go, she finally likes Marik but not 'loves' yet anyway. Things will change though and I will add a twist later on ok? I think you'll like it.

DemonicMistress Kree-kun: as usual loving your review too. Thanks very much. Hope you like this one too.

Sackachih: glad you like my fic but I have to tell you that I didn't write 'oh my ra' I was recommending it cus she was feeling depressed that no one was reviewing for a while. Go and tell her you like her fic. It will make her day I promise you. Also if you ask her, she'll even send you pictures she drew of Mitsuke. They are really good. She drew me a picture of Anuket. It's on my bio page, check it out. Anyhoo. Thank you very much. It makes me happy that you're enjoying it. I will try to keep it interesting for you.

Kuramas Girl Angel: thanks very much. Also thanks for paying attention to the authors notes. They usually contain important info (sometimes)

Gagaferkaiba: what a cool name! Dunno if Kaiba and Bakura will become jealous, guess you'll have to wait and see. I know I pinched the script from the anime in this chapter but I didn't want to change their meeting, I think its cool the way it is. I just added explanations to make it more like my own thing.

Ziek: thanks very much for your review!

Vanna Chance: Anuket hasn't quite fallen for Marik but she's getting there. All in good time. There will be a twist later on ok?

Malikoh2: stay back! I still need Marik and Bakura for my fic! Don't glomp them till the fic is over! Get a grip on yourself woman! Glad you like my fic so far, I love yours too. Especially your talking horses. Hee hee

Steph: I value your review very much, and I loved the picture you sent me. Thank you for the effort. I was very impressed by your painting skills. I'm not that great so I've decided to leave my pics uncoloured. I've put a new picture up for people to see. Hope you like it, its very different form the last one. I'm very proud of it.

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