The Eye of Horus
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Chapter two: The night
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Someone banged on Tara's bedroom door. She laid the statue of Horus on its resting place and admitted the entrance.
"Tara I'm going out, I'll be home at three o'clock in the morning" said her father looking at her.
"Very well dad, take care" replied Tara nodding.
The father turned around and left. Tara's father didn't care about her. She had lost her mother when she was around 4 years old and had lived with her father ever since. She was an only child so that meant no brothers or sisters. Despite her father's rough treatment and hatred towards her, she had grown to be a good young girl, maybe even too good for her way of being treated.
But also despite of that, she cared very much for her father. Even if he didn't care for her, that was demonstrated every time he was bored and his only way of having fun was hitting her. Her life was not a pretty story, very painful, yes.
Tara heard the house's door close and knew her father was gone.
"Good Lord protect him from anything that might hurt him" she said standing up and walking towards her closet.
Since he was out Tara decided to go out too. She looked through the closet for an outfit and found one. It was a lace half sleeve black shirt and a pair of jeans at her hip level. Then she looked for some shoes. She decided to put on her low heel black boots.
'I'm taking a bath and then hitting the road for a while' she thought as the clock announced it was 7:00 p.m.
She took a shower and then dressed up. Tara entered her room again and sat down on the bed to put her accessories on. She put the ring with the wings of Ma'at on her finger and then put on a golden chain that had an ankh (it's like the Millenium Key) shaped pendant of medium size. The young girl decided she was ready.
Tara walked down the stairs to the living room and took her keys from their hanging place. After putting them away on her pocket she walked out of the house and locked the door. Then she walked away to God knows where.
As she walked past the Kame Game Shop Yugi also happened to be walking out.
"It seems fate wants us to meet every time possible" said Tara smiling at him.
"Hey Tara" smiled Yugi back "The guys and I are going to hang out at the arcade, want to come?".
"Sure, why not?" she said.
Yugi smiled and both of them walked away side by side.
"Tara, does your ring have any meaning?" he asked not able to hold back the question any longer.
Tara looked at her golden ring that had a small sized dark blue colored stone with the wings of Ma'at carved carefully on it and painted in golden ink.
"No it doesn't, not that I know of" answered the young girl as they turned around a corner "I found it one time when my father was in an archeological dig in Egypt, he told me to keep it".
"Your father is an archeologist?" asked Yugi looking up at her.
"Yeah, since I can remember that's what he has been doing" answered Tara.
"My Grandpa was also an archeologist" added Yugi.
"Really? Then maybe he and my father have met before" replied the young girl as they approached the arcade.
They entered the place and found the gang near the dancing machines.
"Hey guys, hello Tea" greeted Yugi getting to them.
"Hello everyone" greeted Tara.
"Hi Tara" smiled Tea.
"So you came to kill some time with us?" asked Joey looking at her.
"You could say that Joey" answered Tara smiling.
"Hey, does anyone want to challenge me into a dancing competition?" asked Johnny Steps, a guy that always danced on the arcade.
He looked around for someone that looked like it didn't know how to dance and his eyes landed on Tara.
"Hey you, the girl in black, let's hit the dancing machine" he said.
"Looks like I'm going to dance and I'm not in the mood" murmured Tara.
"If you don't want to then you don't have to go" said Tristan.
"I see that you're too scared to come up here" said Johnny.
"Forget about not going Tristan, this guy needs an attitude modification and maybe losing to me will help" said Tara walking up to her machine.
"Prepare to be beaten by the dance king" said Johnny looking at Tara.
"Oh get a life Johnny" said Tea.
"I think this tune is just perfect" said Johnny as he picked the fastest tune on the machine.
Tara didn't reply, she just closed her eyes and shook out mentally all the nerves.
"Ready to dance, let's start!" said the machine.
Both of them started dancing at the fast beat of music.
"Wow, she's good" said Joey looking at Tara as she made a spin and hit the four squares that were shown on the screen.
"Yeah she is" smiled Tea.
She was already thinking in challenging Tara.
Johnny made a move on the floor and tried to make Tara fall.
"Cheater!" yelled the people.
Tara fell to the floor but she kept on hitting the squares without missing one. She spun and that brought her to her feet. Suddenly Johnny began to miss some squares.
"He's losing" said Ryou.
Tara made a final spin and ended the dance. Not a square missed!
"She did it" smiled Yugi.
Tara walked down the platform and reunited with the gang.
"Hopefully he will learn not to treat people so obnoxiously" said Tara.
"You were great up there!" said Joey and Tea in unison.
"Thanks" smiled Tara.
The rest of the time she spent at the arcade she played against her new friends.
"What time is it Ryou?" she asked after a while.
"It's 9:00 p.m." he answered "We have to go back home".
The others nodded and walked out of the arcade.
"See you tomorrow and have a good night" said Tea walking away with Tristan.
Joey and Ryou walked away, leaving Tara and Yugi to walk alone.
"I had fun tonight, thanks for inviting me to the arcade" she said smiling at Yugi as they walked down an almost empty street.
Yugi simply smiled in return. As Tara looked around the street she noticed that they were being followed.
"We're being followed Yugi" she whispered "By Rare Hunters".
"Again?" he replied.
Suddenly two Rare Hunters appeared infront of them and they were surrounded, again. This time they were more than the first.
"Yugi Mutou and Tara Kasuki" said a Rare Hunter stepping forward.
Tara's eyes narrowed for a mere moment 'He found me!'.
"Come with us" said the same Hunter again.
"We're not going anywhere" replied Yugi glaring at the Hunter.
"We weren't talking about you, we want the girl for Master Marik has asked for her" replied the Rare Hunter looking at Yugi.
"I won't permit you to take her away Rare Hunter" stated Yugi standing in front of Tara "She's my friend and I'm going to help her".
"If that is what you want then we have no other choice than to eliminate you from our way" replied the Rare Hunter.
Tara's eyes narrowed and suddenly the Rare Hunters moved into action. One grabbed her by the wrist and she also made her move. She kicked him square on the face!
"I'm not moving from here" said Tara standing in a fighting position.
Luckily she knew how to fight and she was very good at it.
"Girl, you forget you have a weak spot exposed" said the same Rare Hunter.
Tara looked at him without understanding and suddenly three Rare Hunters grabbed Yugi by the throat.
"Yugi!" she exclaimed letting her guard down for those moments.
That was when the Rare Hunters got her. One grabbed her wrists, another her legs and the last one got her by the throat and pushed her against a wall in the alley next to them. Tara had no way to move!
"Now you will come with us or suffer the consequences" said the Rare Hunter as he raised her from the floor.
Tara tried to gasp for air but she couldn't. Could this be her end? And what about Yugi? Suddenly a flash of light was seen and another male voice spoke "Leave her alone!".
Suddenly the Rare Hunters that had gotten Tara were pushed away fiercely and the girl fell to the floor. She was caught by some arms and her head landed on the young man's shoulder. Tara was gasping for air so she didn't notice her savior during those moments.
"We will meet again" said a Rare Hunter and as fast as they had appeared they disappeared.
Tara moved and looked at her savior. It looked like Yugi but there was something different about him. He smiled warmly at her and laid her down on the floor so she could sit and relax for a moment.
"Are you alright?" he asked removing her hair from her beautiful face.
"Thanks to you I am" answered Tara looking at him.
"I'm glad to hear that" smiled Yami looking at her.
Her caramel eyes landed on his Millenium Puzzle and then turned to look at him.
"Why was Marik trying to take you away?" he asked sitting beside her.
"I have no idea but I thank you for saving me" she replied.
Yami had the feeling she was hiding something from him and he wanted to know about it. He needed to know about it. But Tara had no intention of telling him, at least not on that moment. She knew more about him than what he could guess, much more.
"I better get home" said Tara.
Yami nodded and stood up. He extended a hand to her, which she took, and both walked away silently.
"Tara, I know you know why Marik Ishtar is following you" said Yami walking at her side "I wish to know it, maybe I can help you".
"I really have no idea of why he is following me" she lied again.
They stopped in front of her house and Tara opened the door.
"See you tomorrow" she said as she looked at him from inside the house by the door.
"See you Tara and have a good night" replied Yami.
After she closed the door he left to the Game Shop.
__ Inside the house… __
Tara sat down on the couch silently.
'So I finally found the Pharaoh' she thought as she stared at the empty wall in front of her.
Suddenly the phone rang. Tara stood up and walked to the kitchen.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Your father won't be going back to the house Tara, he is my prisoner" said an unknown male voice.
Tara's eyes narrowed in desperation "Who are you and where is my father?".
"I am Marik Ishtar and unless you don't come to me you won't see your father again" answered himself.
"Leave my father alone he doesn't have to do with this! You're looking for me!" exclaimed Tara desperately.
"I do anything in order to get what I want" said Marik "So the price you have to pay for your father's freedom is you. You choose what you want to do Tara. Sleep well".
And he hung up. Tara felt some tears form on her eyes. She also hung the phone and looked at the ceiling of the kitchen.
"Father!" she exclaimed desperately.
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Neferi: End of chapter.
Tara: Cliffhanger!!
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