So so sorry that this took me ... 4 years to update :/ I am SO SORRY. I literally hadn't read it in forever, so I couldn't remember enough of the story to write more. And then today I sat down and read the entire story. So while it is all fresh in my mind I am finishing this.

I will let you read, but there's just one more thing: I don't own YGO or anything associated with it.

Enjoy the 2nd to last Chapter.

"What do we do now" Atemu blinked.

Masi turned to him, "For right now, we will have to do what we can… but I must say something else as well."

"What is it now?" the council was getting upset.

Masi looked down, her hand still cupping her stomach and thought honestly for a minute before she spoke, "I do believe… I might be pregnant."

The Pharaoh's jaw dropped and he suddenly understood her mood swings. "Oh Ra…"

"Seto isn't going to like this…" Shadah stated.

"I know, but what's done is done," Masika didn't really know what else to say.

Seto returned shortly after her announcement to announce that the guards had been alerted to check everything, "Unfortunately there's a problem."

"Problem?" everyone was watching Seto intensely.

"Our prisoner from earlier, with the ka that attacked the town… broke free from his cell and is missing."

Masi bit her lip, not only afraid for her life, but for the life of a child that might be growing inside her. Atemu looked around, trying to come up with a plan to get them to safety, "should we send Masi home?"

"No, I fear she will be in more danger there than if she were to stay here," Seto's face remained stiff; calm, calculating.

"We had left her here before, and we all saw how that ended," the Pharaoh was furious, knowing he had two lives to protect, and with it, the entire future of the country. "She can't be harmed."

"Well yes, I understand that Pharaoh, but that doesn't mean we can just whisk her away and hide her somewhere," Seto was growing impatient.

"We need to." He was growing nervous.

"Leave me to myself," Masi looked at the two, arguing. "I'll hide myself."

"Oh yea, that's a great idea, let you hide yourself so if you get taken, no one will know," Seto and Atemu both agreed that was not a good idea.

"I know the village better than the both of you, if anyone can hide there, I can," she smiled, proud that her life being spent as a commoner was actually becoming beneficial.

"No," Atemu was protesting. "Especially, what if that thief is watching us, and Bakura is on his way now? There's no way we could possibly hide you right now."

Masi stomped her foot, beaten. This is not good. I must find a way to get out of here, somewhere to hide in the village. In my village clothes, as a commoner… Bakura won't hurt the citizen's if he's looking for Atemu will he? ..I don't know. I don't want to leave Atemu here, what if Bakura gets to him?

"We'll have to hide you in the building. This must be taken care of," Akunadin finally spoke up. "Mana, take them to the lower chambers."

"No. You can't know where we're hiding," Masi spoke.

"And why the hell not?" Seto wasn't liking this.

"Bakura can hear your thoughts, every single one," her eyes darkened as she remembered what he'd done to her.

Atemu looked a little more shocked, but felt that he understood exactly her actions when she was a captive now than before.

"So what do you suggest? Since you obviously know him so well?"

"We'll have to hide. Somewhere safe, somewhere so obvious, it's hidden." Masi stated trying to think of where would be a good place to hide.

-...-…-...-…-

Bakura smiled, sneaking around the village, heading straight for the Palace. Having his thieves search the streets, every nook and cranny. He knew they would have figured out he was coming by now, and surely would have thought to hide within the village, under the guise as commoners.

When his search brought nothing, he marched up to the palace doors and knocked aside all of the guards and parted the doors for himself.

"Welcome to your new home," he smiled, telling himself.

-…-…-…-…-

"He's here," Isis spoke, "inside the palace, you must hide now."

"Got it," Masi grabbed Pharaoh's arm and darted off down the hall.

"Are you sure you should be running?" he bit his lip, willing to carry her.

"Yes, I'm fine. We're going," she grinned, and ran down the stairs, taking the back ways, just to make sure they wouldn't meet Bakura, who was sure to take the front opening, because he liked the attention.

As they got down to the bottom floor of the Palace, they could hear the sounds of battle coming from the main room.

"I must go and fight," Atemu pulled against her.

"No, he'll kill you," she shook her head. You can't go out there Atemu, he'll kill you and take me as his pet. You must live…. You have to.

"He can't, he isn't strong enough," Atemu smiled. "You've yet to see my true power."

"True power or not, he'll kill you Atemu. Rage gives strength," she didn't want to see him get killed.

"If this is about rage, I have plenty to channel towards him, but I don't need such trivial things to defeat him. My ka will be enough," he turned toward the main hall, summoning his ka with him.

Mana was running down the stairs when she ran to them. "Atemu! You can't be thinking of going to go fight him…"

"Yes," he stated. Kissing Masi goodbye he turned to Mana, "go with her, protect her. But do not let me know where you are going."

Mana nodded, grabbing Masi's arm, "c'mon lets go."

"Atemu." She didn't want to leave.

"Go, quickly." He smiled, "I'll come for you. I promise"

She nodded and went off running with Mana, until she found her hiding spot. The gardens. A royal labyrinth to hide in.

"This is a great idea," Mana smiled.

Masi followed her nose, to the scent that she'd often smelled on her beloved, and found a couple shrubs in the middle of the maze, "in these bushes." They hid inside them enjoying the tropical scent of them.

They waited quietly. Time went by, and footsteps passed them, Bakura's lower thieves no doubt. They were obviously not blessed with the ability to hear thoughts, but neither Masi nor Mana moved. Mana had actually been able to learn a spell that could keep them still for up to 8hours if needed.

The moon was bright over the sky when this had started, but it was slowly fading, and beginning to be replaced by sunlight. Masika was beginning to worry whether or not Atemu was still alive, and why he hadn't tried to find her yet.

-…-…-…-

Bakura was putting up too good of a fight. It lasted several hours, between getting the council to capture the ka of all his lower thieves and finally use their combined power to finally tackle and seal Bakura's own ka into a stone tablet. It left the thieves dead, souls too weak to recover, but Bakura stood back up; determined.

"This ends now," he smirked. The council and Pharaoh were all exhausted from using their ka for so long, but Bakura still seemed full of energy. Still full of rage.