Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Gi Oh

Author's notes: Ok then, im all sorted out now. Im no longer feeling angsty and life is good. I just got a wireless internet connection to my pc and now i can access broadband on my laptop whenever the hell I want! The simple things in life eh? It's amazing that alone has cheered me up. It cost me over £100 though, but that's ok. I can afford it.

Anyhoo, sorry for the late update, but now here it is. The happy chapter you've all been threatening me to write for the past few weeks. Hope you like it, and remember, I don't have a romantic bone In my body so I'll try my best to make it sweet ok?

Remember also, both of them are having second thoughts and want to get together again so they won't need much persuading.

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Unrequited Love

Chapter 40: Loving Reunions

Anuket pushed through the crowd; trying to find someone that she could get a ride from into the desert. It wasn't as easy as she thought it would be, but after a while she found someone willing to do it. For a hefty fee of course. No one got anything for free out here.

"Is there no one in this world that isn't obsessed with money?" she thought in frustration as she handed over the money.

She packed her belongings into the car and strapped herself into the front seat, safe in the knowledge that if he tried anything funny, she would be able to put him in his place by using a spell she had memorised for just such an occasion of travelling alone. She was lucky that she grew up in her father's clan.

The man climbed in beside her, and drove off into the desert, the rocky ground leaving a trail of dust as they headed towards the sandy wasteland.

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Marik's eyes widened as his violet gaze focused on a car speeding towards the desert. He was certain that the girl sitting in the front seat was Anuket. He kept chanting to himself for her to look his way, to see him and stop the car, but no such luck. At least he knew he was in for a very good chance of catching up with her. Now all he had to do was get a ride, and he knew just the place…

8888888888 a few hours later

"Almost there" thought Anuket as she saw a familiar sight in the distance. It was the oasis.

It didn't take long to arrive at the designated destination. The man pulled up to the pool of water and got out of the drivers seat. He pulled Anuket's luggage out of the boot and dumped it on the hot sand. He pulled away the moment Anuket was out of the car, and left her alone.

"What a nice man" she muttered sarcastically at his rudeness.

She walked over to her bags and pulled them into the shade of one of the palm trees surrounding the blue oasis. Anuket opened one and reached in to pull out on of her traditional Egyptian dresses her father used to make her wear. She knew that she was the only person here, but she still hid behind a tree to change. She felt a little silly, but one could never be too careful. When she was finished, she stuffed her old clothes back into the suitcase, before pulling out some jewellery to compliment her outfit.

It was a white top that hung on her shoulders, with long baggy sleeves. The back extended past her waist, leaving her stomach revealed at the front. Her skirt hung on her hips nicely and had a sash decorated with gold trim on the front.

Anuket kneeled down next to the oasis and looked at her reflection staring back at her, the sadness in those green orbs very apparent. She found herself sitting there, as if waiting for something to happen. It was ridiculous; she was only postponing the inevitable. In the long run it would only make going home harder for her. Anuket didn't even know why she was hesitating, it's not like anything good would happen if she did.

"What difference will waiting make?" she asked rhetorically to herself, tears falling from her emerald eyes.

"It could make all the difference in the world" said a soft male voice from behind her.

Anuket stood up and spun around in shock. She focused her eyes to see the man standing before her. It was Marik…. He was wearing nothing but a black kilt that fell to his ankles. His jewellery shone in the sunlight as he approached her, his hair blowing in the slight breeze. Anuket felt like she should be angry at him, but she wasn't. In fact, she felt relieved…

"What are you doing here?" she asked quietly.

"I wanted to see you" he replied. "I had to make things right between us"

Anuket said nothing as he came right up to her and took her hand in his own. He stroked it lightly with his thumb.

"First, I wanted to tell you that I didn't do anything with that girl. I swear I didn't. I'd never seen her before in my life"

His tone of voice was honest and desperate for her to believe him. He waited for Anuket's response, feeling dread wash over him as she hesitated to speak.

"I know…" she replied softly. "I believe you. I should have trusted you from the start instead of losing my temper and jumping to conclusions"

Anuket leaned forward and buried her face in Marik's chest. "I feel ashamed I even thought you would do something like that…" salty tears fell onto his bronze skin.

Marik wrapped his arms around her tightly in comfort. "I would never do anything like that to you, I promise. I love you far too much for that"

Anuket laughed lightly, wiping away her tears. "You still love me after all this?" She asked. "I thought you'd be glad to be rid of me"

"Why would you think that?" asked Marik, kissing the top of her head and breathing in her heavenly scent. "There's nothing you can say or do that will change the way I feel about you my little lotus" he said lovingly.

"I love you" whispered Anuket. "I'm sorry…"

"For what? Let's just put it all behind us and make a fresh start" said Marik. "And while we're here, we can see your father about that marriage contract. What do you say we ask him about it? I think I'm ready to take you on full time"

Anuket looked up at Marik in shock. "You want us to get married?"

"Yes" he replied looking down at her. "I want us to be together for the rest of our lives and I want to show everyone that you are mine. I thought that if you told your father about us splitting up, he'd try and find someone else for you. Just the thought of you being with someone else makes my blood boil. That's mainly the reason why I followed you here"

Anuket averted her eyes a little. "I don't think my father would give me to anyone. Not now…"

"What do you mean?" asked Marik confused.

"Well, you and I have already… been together…" she said, blushing slightly.

"Well, that may be, but im certain that wouldn't stop him, you know that. You're still in a position to be given to someone else. There's nothing wrong with you. You're beautiful, healthy, strong." Marik continued. "A perfect specimen for a wife in your father's opinion"

Anuket looked up at him for a few seconds. She realised it was time to tell him.

"That's not entirely true. Im not a perfect specimen as you put it. As far as im aware, if I were to marry someone else, im certain he wouldn't be too pleased to know I was carrying another mans child…"

Anuket held her breath as she waited for Marik to take in this information. He stared at her, his mouth hanging slightly. He shook his head to bring him back down to reality.

"Excuse me? What did you just say?" he asked his voice slightly hoarse. "That last part about… you know"

Anuket looked up at Marik. His face was a mixture of different emotions. She gathered her courage to tell him in a straightforward manner.

"I'm having a baby Marik" said Anuket plainly, meeting his gaze. There was silence.

Anuket looked at him, expecting to see him angry and upset, but to her relief, he was the complete opposite. Marik was ecstatic! He grinned to himself, completely lost in his own little world. He couldn't believe it. All this time that they had been arguing, she had been pregnant. How could he have been so careless? If Ishizu hadn't taken the initiative to push him into making up with her, then he would have lost them both forever.

He felt something touch his arm softly. Bringing his attention back to the small woman in front of him, no, the mother of his child. He liked the sound of that. Marik scooped Anuket up into his arms and swung her around in the air. He brought her down just as fast as he lifted her up and began to kiss her ferociously. After recovering from the shock, Anuket melted into the kiss and responded just as passionately. It had been a long time since they had been together like this.

When Marik finally pulled away, Anuket was able to speak to him. "Does that mean you're happy about it?" she asked, smiling back at him.

"Of course I'm happy!" he replied. "I'm going to be a father! We're going to be parents! I can't believe it!"

Marik lowered his hand and touched Anuket's stomach. "How far along are you?" he asked.

"Six weeks" she replied. "I have a picture of it. Do you want to see?" asked Anuket.

Marik nodded and smiled. Anuket reached into her dress and pulled out a slightly worn piece of paper. It was getting rough around the edges from being looked at so often. She held it out for Marik to see. He scanned the image with his violet eyes, trying to get a glimpse of the baby. Anuket, seeing the trouble he was in, pointed it out to him.

"It's only this big" she said, showing Marik with her thumb and index finger the size it would currently be inside her.

"It's tiny…" he whispered, gazing in awe at the image. "Well…" he continued, giving it back to Anuket. "This is another reason why we should get married. We now have a little one on the way. I want it to be born in wedlock. I want to be able to provide for it properly"

Anuket smiled warmly at him. Marik had wanted to marry her before he found out about the baby, and now he knew, he still wanted to stand by her. He was very excited about it, that much was obvious. She knew that everything would be okay. He loved her and wanted to take care of her. He wanted to be able to call her his wife, and she wanted to be able to call him her husband. She could think of no reason why they shouldn't marry. Everything was perfect.

"Let's go and see my father then" said Anuket happily. "He will begin to make arrangements as soon as possible"

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Sorry if this chapter was short. When I write them, I tend to have an idea of the situation I want to write about in my head. Like this one, I just wanted them to get together and find out about the baby. I only think a little way in the future of the fic in detail. That way, I can do it better. In my opinion at least. Sorry if you don't think so.

Marik knows finally! Yay for him. He's all excited and they are gonna get married. Next chapter, we meet Anuket's family. Next chapter will be longer I promise you.