Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Gi Oh. You know what? Im always putting this disclaimer here. What's the point? I know it'll never be mine and so do you.

Authors notes: Thanks for all the positive reviews last chapter. Im happy you liked it. Steamy scene this chapter (well it's not steamy at all I don't think, but im hoping its ok. Im rusty you see and need practice writing this sort of stuff)

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Unrequited Love

Chapter 29: Together Again But Far Apart

Odion and Ishizu watched on with knowing smiles as their brother fidgeted anxiously. He was feeling particularly nervous and they both knew the reason behind it. Marik had grown more and more attached to Anuket these past few days and now that the truth was out and his past was behind him he wanted to make a fresh start. Marik growled with anger as he remembered Kaiba's plans for the island. Apparently the ceo had no further use for this place and planned to blow it sky high. They were given one hour to get moving.

When they had finally reached the ground floor, Marik raced out of the elevator and ran towards the ship. He wanted to speak to Anuket in privacy, but first he had to find her. If there was one thing he had learned while watching from the sidelines, it was that she never remained in one place for too long. He had no idea where to look first. He decided that he would just explore every room he came to. She had to be in one of them.

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Anuket stared at nothing in particular as she sat on her bed. She wondered if she should just get up and find Marik. After all, that was the reason why she felt so low. Anuket had been thinking to herself why she had left without a word. Maybe it was because she was jealous. Marik had chosen to reunite himself with his family before her. She knew it was very selfish of her, but she only wanted a bit of attention from him. Anuket bowed her head in disgust. She felt terrible for thinking like that; she knew that she'd do the exact same thing if the roles were reversed.

A loud knock on the door broke her train of thoughts. She turned her head to the direction of the sound, staring for a few seconds before looking out the small round window once again. The knock came again, except this time it was louder. Anuket sighed and slowly got to her feet. She walked across to the door and opened it. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw the one person that had been plaguing her thoughts.

Marik looked fondly back at her with a relieved expression and a warm smile.

"Hi…" said Marik.

"Hi..." responded Anuket quietly, a small smile tugging her lips. "You're back…. Took you long enough"

Marik laughed lightly and a blush crept across his cheeks. "Can I come in?" he asked nervously running his hand through his hair.

Anuket nodded and stepped aside, motioning for him to take a seat. Marik sat on the edge of the bed and patted the space next to him. She complied and quietly turned to face him, waiting for him to speak. Marik however had other ideas and forcefully, yet gently, pushed her back so he was half lying on top of her. He began kissing her ferociously, running his hands along her hips and thighs. He relished the feel of her soft skin under his wandering hands. Anuket quickly overcame the initial shock of his actions and responded with a passionate kiss of her own. They didn't need words.

Their tongues hungrily battled for dominance as they continued their long anticipated assault on each other. Anuket ran her slender fingers though Marik's hair; making him tremble with a passion he never knew he could feel. He reached underneath Anuket and grabbed her rear, squeezing it slightly. Anuket had to admit that she had missed this. The last time they had been this close, they had almost consummated their blossoming relationship. The last time she wasn't ready, but now she felt different. In fact, she felt that now was the perfect time to show how much she loved him.

Unfortunately, fate was not on their side. Just as things took an interesting turn, they were interrupted by a loud knock on the door.

"Hey Anu! You in there?" came Joey's voice through the metal that separated the young couple from the prying eyes of the rest of the world.

Anuket's head shot up, head butting Marik in the process. They grabbed their foreheads painfully as they tried to compose themselves. Marik wasn't at all happy at the interruption, but it reminded him of what Kaiba said earlier. This was no time to satisfy his physical needs, and Anuket was still injured too.

"Sorry" apologised Anuket through gritted teeth.

"That's ok" said Marik, checking her over for any damage. "Ra you have a hard head… are you ok?"

"Yeah… but I want to hurt Joey right now" she muttered sulkily getting up to answer the door. Joey bounded into the room and grabbed her shoulders.

"Hey girl! Where've ya been? We've been lookin for y… oh…"

Joey paused mid sentence when he saw a rather breathless Marik Ishtar sitting on the bed. His face was just loosing its red tinge from their earlier activities and he sat upright trying to act nonchalant, but Joey could practically feel the sparks between them. Once again he felt his disappointment drop another notch, but he didn't want to lose Anuket's friendship by beating the living hell out of this guy so he pretended that he didn't notice.

"There's a problem with the ship…" announced Joey. "Its turning out ta be more complicated then we thought… they're not sure if they'll be able ta fix it…"

"Ok, that just means we have to stay here until it's fixed or they send a replacement to pick us up" said Anuket shrugging, completely missing the grave tone of voice Joey used.

"Damn that Kaiba!" shouted Marik, catching Anuket off guard.

He walked over to her and wrapped his arms protectively around her shoulders. She was confused.

"Why? What does Kaiba have to do with this?" she asked, looking at both men.

"That idiot Kaiba has activated a self destruct mechanism on this island! The place is gonna blow in…" Marik looked at the clock "half an hour"

"What! Who's bright idea was that! Actually forget that, you just told me. So how are we gonna get away from here if the ships not working?"

"I dunno" relied Joey "but I think we'd better join up with the rest of the gang"

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Seto and Mokuba hadn't been seen since the duel ended. Now there was a frantic search underway. Everyone was trying to find them to stop the timer, but to no avail. Time was rapidly running out. Anuket stood with Marik and his family in the doorway of the airship. There was very little time left and the engine was still broken. Marik cuddled Anuket in an attempt to keep her calm who, despite the situation, was surprisingly composed and upbeat.

They stood waiting for the return of the pharaoh and his friends. They arrived soon after, without Kaiba and his brother.

"This is hopeless!" cried Tristan. "We're a goner!"

"Pull yourself together man!" said Tea in disgust. She hated men who were afraid of something as trivial as imminent death.

As Tristan whined and blubbered making a fool of himself, Joey looked to the side of the airship. He sweat dropped as he realised there was a way off this godforsaken island after all.

"Hey guys! We're saved!" he called as he pointed to the chopper that was hidden behind a pile of rubble. "The ambulance guys chopper is still here!"

Tristan tried to save his dignity as he ran towards it, pulling Serenity with him. The rest of the gang followed suit. As they jumped on board the pilot started the engine up. Anuket's skirt did a 'Marilyn Monroe' and she swore under her breath. She looked around hoping that no one saw that. A certain sandy blonde male did and smirked at her. She blushed with embarrassment and jumped onboard. She settled down in a corner and was promptly joined by Marik.

He linked hands with her and leaned close to whisper into her ear. "Don't worry, you have nice knickers"

She smacked his arm playfully, her face still burning with embarrassment.

"Any sign of Kaiba?" asked Yami.

"No, but we have to leave now or we'll get blown sky high" replied Roland.

"Then lets go!" said Mai. "That Kaiba guy probably has some daring way to escape all planned. I very much doubt he wants to go down with this place. Especially when Mokuba's with him"

"You're right. There's no point in all of us dying" said Yami. "Let's go now!"

The helicopter took of and sped away from the island. Anuket looked out of the window to see the tower beginning to crumble as the explosions went off in various parts of the island. She hoped that Kaiba and Mokuba had made it out alive. She liked that kid. He was nothing like his brother. Joey gawked in amazement as he looked out the cockpit window. The silhouette of a dragon began to emerge from the smoke. Upon closer inspection Anuket saw it was an airship shaped like the blue eyes white dragon!

Joey ranted furiously into the radio, calling Kaiba every name under the sun for his disappearing act and how it was his fault they almost died. Marik and Anuket sat on the floor, their backs to the wall holding hands. Ishizu and Odion came over and joined them.

"Master Marik, am I to assume that you two are an item?" asked Odion smiling at the young couple.

"Odion, first of all, I don't want you to call me master Marik any more. Just Marik will be fine and second of all, yes we are" replied the reformed rarehunter.

"Odion, I never got the chance to apologize to you for... you know…" Anuket started, struggling for the right words.

"Don't worry about it. Its all in the past now" he said reassuringly.

Marik was intrigued and looked at the two of them. "What did you do?"

"When I escaped from the boat, Odion bumped into me in the hallway, and I kind of blasted him around a bit…" she bit her lip, feeling guilty for hurting him.

Marik simply raised an eyebrow and nodded wondering what he had gotten himself into.

"What are you two going to do when we get back?" asked Ishizu suddenly.

Anuket looked at Marik. She had brought up and interesting point. "Are you heading back to Egypt after this?" she enquired, fearing the answer he might give.

Marik's smile faltered. "I have a few things I need to sort out back home… yes. Why don't you come with us?" his eyes held a glimmer of hope.

Anuket shook her head frantically. "I can't return to Egypt. Not right now at least. My father might have people looking out for me. I left without even saying goodbye. He'd kill me…"

Marik cuddled her in understanding and kissed her forehead. "Well I guess that means we'll have to go our separate ways for now…"

Anuket nodded and leaned into his embrace as the chopper headed towards Domino. These were their last moments together until he returned. She had no idea how long it would take for Marik to finish his business in Egypt, but anytime was too long in her opinion.

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It was sunset when they had finally landed. Ishizu and Odion had already said their goodbyes and now waited for Marik to finish his. He stood with Anuket away from the group to give them some privacy.

"Ok, I have your phone number, your email, your home address" said Marik flicking through all the notes of paper Anuket handed to him.

"And I have yours" she smiled, stuffing the scruffily folded bits of paper into her pocket. "Call me as soon as you get back Marik, okay?"

"I promise. But if it's really late and I wake you up, don't blame me. You were the one who told me to, alright?"

Anuket smiled. "I don't care if you wake me up. I won't be able to sleep until I get that call anyway"

Marik looked around to see his family along with the pharaoh and his friends smirking at them. He took Anuket's hand and led her around the corner of one of the buildings. He ignored the wolf whistles and cheers from Tristan and Duke.

When they were out of sight he pulled Anuket in for a tender kiss. He held her close for what seemed like an eternity. He wanted to make this kiss last for as long as he could. Who knows when he would be able to be with her like this again. Marik breathed in her heavenly scent and savoured the taste of her lips upon his. He wanted as many pleasant memories as he could get so that when he returned, their reunion would be all the sweeter.

They finally pulled apart and stared into each others eyes. Anuket's eyes began to water. Marik raised a hand to wipe her tears away.

"I'll be back before you know it" he smiled cupping her face in his hands. "You won't be able to get rid of me"

"I feel like a little baby" she sniffed. "Everything seems to set me off recently…"

"It's okay to cry sweetheart. It'll make you feel better" said Marik, pulling Anuket in for another hug.

He looked up as he heard his sister calling to him. It was time for him to leave.

"I have to go now…" said Marik quietly. "I meant what I said you know. I love you Anuket…"

Anuket smiled at him. "I love you too Marik"

He smiled and gave her one last kiss before guiding her back out onto the pier where the boat was waiting for him. He hesitantly let go of her hand and gave her one last loving glance as he boarded the ship. Anuket waved as it set off into the sunset. She did her very best to hold back the tears. She would see him again very soon.

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!THE STORY IS NOT OVER!Sorry for that. It's just that some people don't read the notes I leave here. They do have a purpose beyond my rambling.

That chapter was quite nice wasn't it? It almost seemed like the ending. I didn't really want to include the 'I love you part' cus I find those kind of cheesy, but the fact that they are going their separate ways for a little while and don't know how long it'll be until they see each other again, made it important for them to tell each other how they felt. And you have to have them say it at some point. Once they say it the first time it kind of rolls off the tongue after that and doesn't seem out of place.

Just so you know, I will be starting another story very soon. It is a slight au fic called 'the gangs of ancient Egypt'

It features the king of thieves Bakura and a brand new oc (still have to decide a name. I thought 'Romi' would be nice) basically, Bakura and his gang of thieves are number 1 when it comes to tomb robbing and stealing, but then a new band of thieves come along and plunder and pillage on Bakura's turf! They are as feared as Bakura and his men. Needless to say, he isn't happy about this. They become rivals, fighting to become the best. What happens when he finds out that their leader is really a woman?

If this sounds like something that would interest you then please say so in your review. It would mean the world to me.