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Chapter 43: Friends and Family

A few days had passed since Anuket had woken from her brother's attack. He was still locked up in the prison Marik told her, but funnily enough, she had no sympathy for him. She knew that was an awful thing to think that of her own brother, but seeing as he had almost killed her and her baby in cold blood, she was in no mood to forgive and forget.

But now she had more important things to think of. Marik had received a call from Ishizu the previous morning saying that they would be arriving today with all her friends to attend the wedding ceremony. It was only a month away now and the reality of it all was beginning to dawn on her. The whole clan was alive with the hustle and bustle of people, young and old decorating the halls in which the wedding and reception would take place. It looked absolutely fantastic.

Anuket stood in front of her bedroom mirror, a notoriously happy smile playing across her lips. She hadn't noticed any change in her appearance because she was still in the early stages of pregnancy. But now that she knew that her baby was a boy, she had begun to study herself a little more. It was the third month now, and Anuket was finally beginning to show, much to her delight. There was a small bump in her usually flat stomach which she continuously stroked and rested her hands on protectively; a lot of the time unaware that she was doing it.

Marik walked in to the bedroom and smiled at the sight before him. She was doing it again. He leant against the doorway, watching her until she finally lifted her emerald green eyes to meet his violet ones.

"Is he moving yet?" asked Marik walking over to her.

"Not yet" replied Anuket. "But my father says that he should start anytime soon"

"Good" smiled Marik, resting his hand on her stomach, just in case the baby chose that moment to make himself known. He wanted to be there the moment his son started to kick. Maybe that was why he was always around Anuket recently, or maybe it was because he didn't want a repeat of that incident.

Anuket smiled and shook her head. "Marik, he's not going to kick if you stand there waiting for it to happen. It will be when you're on the opposite side of this underground complex"

"You never know..." said Marik, his hand still in place. "And besides, after last month, I will never be further then a call away from you"

Anuket decided to change the topic of her attack. "When is everyone going to arrive?" she asked, sitting down on a chair.

Marik pulled his hand away from her stomach. "Ishizu said the plane would be landing today sometime. She wasn't completely sure. You know how airports are"

"Yeah…" said Anuket, remembering the delays and being pushed around by rude and bad tempered passengers. Not something she would like to do often.

"I can't believe this is happening" she said suddenly.

Marik looked at her. "What?"

"Us getting married" she replied with a smile. "Do you remember when we first met? We hated each other. Back then, I could never have imagined I would be marrying you willingly"

"I know" he grinned. "You know, im kind of glad I didn't know the truth about my past until recently"

"Why?" asked Anuket. Why would be glad about something like that?

"Well, if I hadn't believed it was the pharaoh who killed my father then I would never have come looking for him, and I would never have met you. We would never have repaired the rift between us would we?"

"I guess not…, she smiled. "Come on Marik, let's go and see if my father needs our help with anything"

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As it turned out, Mr Benu had forbidden the two of them to lift a finger, saying it was his duty to see to the preparations. He even hinted at a surprise for them which cheered Anuket up very much. She liked surprises, and this one was probably going to be her favourite. She had never received a surprise from her father before. This was something completely new to her. She wondered what he could possibly have planned.

To try and calm Anuket down, Marik took her outside to the oasis for a change of scenery and a breath of fresh air. It would do her good to get out of the place for a while. They stepped out into the morning sunshine, the sky clear blue with the odd cloud here and there. It was still cool and there was a pleasant breeze blowing through the air taking the uncomfortable heat from the air. It was just right for a little stroll around the oasis under the shade of the palm trees.

"Marik? What do you think we should call him?" asked Anuket, as she saw a jackal and her cubs wander across the sand dunes in the distance.

Marik had a thoughtful look on his face, a smile eventually appearing on his lips as one name in particular came to mind. He wasn't sure if Anuket would agree to it considering the circumstances in which he had used it, but it was only a suggestion.

"Well, what about Namu…" he said, trailing off at the look on her face. Her brow furrowed a little.

"Namu? Isn't that what you called yourself in battle city to get closer to the pharaoh?" she asked.

"It is" he replied.

"Why would you want to call him that? Wouldn't it remind you of then and… what you did?..." she said, not wanting to go into detail of that nightmarish time.

"Everything I do reminds me of what I did" said Marik. "Being with you reminds me, but not in a bad way. Besides, I happen to like the name Namu. Always have. That's why I called myself that. I think its one of those names that grows with a person. I think it would suit him. What do you think?"

Anuket stopped to think about what Marik had said. Well it made sense. Why would Marik call himself something that he hated? And it was true about that name growing with its bearer. Now that she thought about it, Namu would be a very cute name for a baby boy, but wouldn't outgrow him as he got older. It would suit him as a man too, not that she was in a hurry for him to grow up. The more she thought about it, the more she liked it. She found herself mouthing the name silently. It rolled off her tongue so easily she realised that she couldn't bring herself to call him anything else. Marik had only suggested it to her, but he had inadvertently drilled the name into her memory.

"Namu…" she repeated to herself.

Marik looked at her in surprise. Had he just named their son? It looked like it. he was about to ask her what she really thought about it, when he saw a familiar black car drive towards the oasis. Two cars in fact. He put a hand on Anuket's shoulders to catch her attention. She looked at him, a little annoyed that he had brought her out of her hard decision. She looked to where he was pointing to see two cars, full of people inside them. She jumped up, dragging Marik behind her to greet them.

The cars pulled up to the oasis after seeing Anuket and Marik rush out to meet them. Out of the first car came Ishizu, Odion and Ipet. After hearing the news, she had insisted on coming to attend the wedding. She didn't care if Mr Benu punished her. This was something she wouldn't miss for the world. In the second car came Yugi, Tea, Joey, Tristan and Bakura. Anuket hugged all of them, one by one.

"You're pregnant!" Tea practically screamed. "Why didn't you tell us! And why did you run off like that! We were all very worried about you"

"Im sorry, I didn't mean to. I just wanted to go home" she replied, only half telling the truth. She didn't really want people to know that she was trying to get away from Marik so he couldn't interfere with her and her baby.

"Well congratulations you two" smiled Yugi. "I think its great you're getting married, and Yami thinks so too"

Tristan and Bakura also offered their congratulations to the young couple. Joey was last. He looked a little sad, Anuket saw, but he quickly put on a smile that said otherwise. He walked over to Anuket and gave her a hug.

"I hope you guys don't make a mess of things like ya did last time" he said. "Ya got a little baby ta look out for now. Ya have ta give a good example"

Hearing his tone of voice, Marik knew that Joey still had a thing for Anuket, but he knew he wouldn't do anything about it. Not now. Not even Wheeler would stoop that low as to hit on a pregnant woman about to get married. At least he knew he wouldn't let any harm come to her. He knew that all her friends would take care of her. Marik felt a little relieved they were here. He liked the way Anuket came out of herself when her friends were around.

"Come on" said Anuket. "This way. You have to meet my father" she said, running towards her home, the rest of them following close behind her.

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Anuket quickly found her father and introduced him to her friends. Their attention drawn away from the painted walls, covered in hieroglyphs. She went through all of their names, her father shaking each of their hands, stopping at Yugi.

"You are the one who shares his body with the pharaoh aren't you?" said Mr Benu In awe.

"I am. Nice to meet you" said Yugi, feeling a little uncomfortable under Mr Benu's fascinated stare. As if sensing his discomfort, a light shone from the millennium puzzle, and the spirit emerged from within.

"I am Yami" said the spirit holding out his hand. Mr Benu took it, a little surprised. The pharaoh's spirit seemed very normal, but he could sense his power.

Mr Benu looked to the back and saw two other Egyptians standing there. One was a woman with long black hair, and the other a man with tattoo on his face.

"You must be Marik's family" he speculated, holding his hand out to the both of them.

He then looked at the woman standing behind them. She was watching him carefully, but didn't look frightened of him. She was making sure of that.

"Well well, my daughter finally comes back and now so do you" he said. "What a coincidence"

"Father please" Anuket scolded. "Cant you just let it go? I want her to be here and I don't want her to be punished either just in case that's what you were thinking. She's been like a mother to me"

Mr Benu looked at his daughter. She'd never spoken to him like that before. She'd never told him off, especially in front of other people. This was certainly a change to how she used to be.

"Very well Ipet. As you mean so much to her, you may come and go as you please. Welcome back" he added, having a feeling that it would make his daughter happy to hear that.

"Thankyou sir" replied Ipet, bowing slightly to him.

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Im so sorry! it was late and the chapter sucked big time. I was just so stuck for what to write. That's why I put a few fluffy bits in there. I know you all like those scenes so that's why I did it. to make up for the crappiness of it all, lol. I promise that the next chapter will be better ok? I'm going to write the wedding. It's all good! Fluffiness and romance whenever I can squeeze it in. No more lemons because I've already done two. Maybe ill do one as a one shot after the fic is over. Yeah.

Here are a few things about the baby I wanted you to know. I made it a boy because I wanted it to be one. Its true that every single fic I've read in which Marik has a kid, it is always a girl. I think people write them because as youre all girls, you know how their minds work and they can always be cute and stuff. I wanted Marik to have a son to kind of take on his role as a tombkeeper even thought it's all over. I dunno. Just wanted a boy. All cute in blue. I liked the name Namu and made up the excuse Marik liked the name so he could call his son that. Just imagine a baby called Namu. It fits perfectly and you know it.

Now, as there is going to be a new rule (unless we can complete that petition) that you can't reply personally to reviews in chapters, I will leave notes for people to read in my bio page. As I always do anyway. Please check them or you won't be up to date with what's goings on.