Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or its characters. I only own Sapphira Takaru, Marina Takaru, Toran Takaru and Zahara.

Chapter 2

Introducing Sapphira

Sapphira's P.O.V.

I ran with the excitement of an eagle flying across the open sea. I was extastic to learn that today Marik would be helping me learn how to be a tombkeeper. It was going to be an initation of sorts for me. I was looking forward to it and I knew that Marik, Ishizu and Odion couldn't wait for me to show.

When I got to the entrance, I went down the staircase and closed the entrance back up so no one else could get inside. Almost immediately, I was able to accustom to the darkness of the Ishtar home. It was always like this whenever I came by, so I was used to it. Uncle Ishtar never bothered to turn the lights on so that we could develop very acurrate night vision so that we could easily spot trouble and sense when things weren't right. It's helped on numerous occasions, so I don't really see why he should stop it now.

My Uncle can be a little scary at times. My mother said that he's like that because of the pressure of being the one to carry the secret to unlocking the Pharaoh's memories on his back. Before that happened, he used to be very kind and gentle. However, the pressure started to get to him until he became how he is today.

Cruel and scary. Sometimes he would beat Odion for things that weren't his fault. I pretended not to notice because I knew that I would only make it worse for them. Marik understood why I never say anything and tries to reassure that I'm doing the right thing every time I start feeling guilty when I see how Odion looks after he takes punishment from our Uncle.

They tell me that it's not my fault, but sometimes I can't help but think it is. I could've stopped his punishment if I had spoken up against my Uncle, but everytime I try I just freeze up and lose my nerve. I can't help but feel so useless, but they assure me that I'm not. Just being there for them is enough for them.

I walked down the stone hallways until I came to Marik's room where I saw him asleep on his bed with Odion and Ishizu by him near the desk. They turned their heads when they heard someone step into the room and smiled when they saw me.

"Hey Sapphira," Ishizu spoke happily. " I was wondering when you would get here. Have any trouble getting here safely?"

I shook my head as I took a seat on the bed, being careful not to wake up Marik. He could probably use a little bit of extra sleep before I woke him up.

Ishizu had long black that went down to her shoulders and brown eyes. She was wearing a tan dress that was common for the tombkeepers. Her shoes were also of the same color as her dress and she had small gold bangs in her hair.

Odion turned to me and gave me a small smile in which I returned. He wore clothing similar to Ishizu, but a male version of what she wore. He also had his black hair tied back in a ponytail. His dark blue eyes shone with a deep loyalty that we all knew was for Marik.

"Yeah," I spoke softly so I wouldn't wake Marik. " I got here without any of the usual hassles. The bullies seemed to be somewhere else when I went through the usual areas, thankfully. I just fear what might happen the next time they spot me."

As I said those words, we saw Marik stirring from his sleep. He got up slowly and opened his blue-gray eyes to look at me with worry. Marik had sandy blonde hair and his clothes were the same as what Odion wore. He move closer so that he was sitting right next to me.

"Phira," Marik began in worry. "You know that you should tell Aunt Marina and Uncle Toran about this. You can't solve it all on your own. You're going to need someone's help in order to get them to stop bothering them."

I looked down at his words. I knew that Marik was right, but I didn't feel like I should tell my parents. They have enough stress on their shoulders without having my problems to add to their burden. Not to mention I didn't want to worry them.

"I know Marik," I began sadly as I looked up at them. "I know that I should, but I just can't find the courage to tell the,. They have enough to worry about and I didn't want to add to their worry."

Marik nodded in understanding. He knew where I was coming from. They all knew that my parent's jobs as Archeologist doesn't always pay the bills to keep our house. It's always a struggle to make sure that we're able to keep the house.

"Alright Phira," Marik began. " Just come to us when you have a problem, alright? We know that you would prefer to handle it by yourslef, but it doesn't hurt to talk to someone about you problems. Just know that we'll always be here when you need someone to talk to alright?"

I nodded with a small smile on my face. I leaned over and gave Marik a hug while thanking him. Little did I know that day would further help to shape my future. That day I knew that I could count on Marik for anything, and I would do the same for him.

It was the promise I made to myself to always look out for him that lead me to what would happen later in life. One that would take place two years later when the Tombkeeper's Initiation for Marik would take place. An event that would change me and Odion's life forever.

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