The Eye of Horus
Neferi: I'm back at last with a new chappie!
Tara: Excellent Neferi I was wondering when were you going to update.
Neferi: I had to take a break after I saw one of my doctors, he told me not to write in the computer during that week, so I had no time to do it.
Tara: It's alright, now let's go with the disclaimer Yami!
Yami: Disclaimer- NeferNeferi doesn't own YGO but she does own Tara Kasuki, the Horus Items and Mara.
Chapter eleven: Egypt
"I have an idea Tara" said Yami looking out the window as they were entering the airport.
The airport was very crowded, it seemed people wanted to travel or were arriving that day at that time.
"I got you" said Tara also looking out the window "He will have a little trouble finding us in the crowd, we only need to be cautious, I have the feeling Yami Marik sent Rare Hunters to wait for us here".
Yami nodded as the taxi parked. They got down of it quickly and while Yami paid it Tara took out their luggage, which was not much. When Yami had finished they both entered the airport quickly. There was no sign of Yami Marik or any Rare Hunter.
Yami and Tara paid their tickets and walked over to leave their luggage. After they left their luggage they walked over in search of flight 612, which was theirs.
As Tara looked around them while Yami asked an employee for directions, she saw him.
"Yami, it's Yami Marik" she murmured pulling the sleeve of the jacket Yami was wearing.
The former Pharaoh turned his head to ask the priestess what was wrong but when he saw the man advancing towards them he instantly understood.
"Thank you for the directions, we have to go" said Yami to the employee as he grabbed Tara's hand.
The girl smiled at the employee and then both of them started running.
"Follow them my Hunters!" ordered Yami Marik to the seven Hunters who walked with him.
The Hunters followed instructions and went after both.
"We're almost there" Yami said to Tara as they approached the line to their flight.
"Oh Ra' there's a huge line!" said Tara. Then she gave a glance behind her and her eyes narrowed "And seven Hunters after us!".
The Pharaoh and priestess approached the line and looked behind them. The Rare Hunters were almost there!
Just then they heard the woman attending the empty line beside them announce "The passengers for flight 612 please come to this line".
Yami and Tara exchanged looks and ran over. Apparently they had been in the wrong line. They gave the woman their tickets and ran inside the corridor.
"I'm sure we'll lose them here" said Yami as they approached the airplane.
Tara glanced behind her again "No we won't, you forgot the Rod!".
Yami Marik had used the Rod against the employee in order to gain entrance. As he advanced down the corridor Tara and Yami entered the airplane and took their seats. Tara's seat was next to a window near the door, so she could see the yami walking towards the airplane with a sadistic smile. She closed her eyes and did a little prayer.
'Oh my patron Horus, please don't let that psychopath get into this airplane. If he does then not only Yami's life and mine are in danger but also the lives of all the passengers inside here! Please listen to this desperate plead done by your priestess deep down inside her heart' she pleaded.
Just before Marik could get over to the plane the door was closed and the captain announced they were going to take off. Yami and Tara fastened their seatbelts and looked out the window at Marik. He was handling some officers that had come to see why was he on the corridor without a ticket.
"That will keep him busy, for now" Yami told Tara.
The girl nodded and sighed as the airplane took off. They were safe for now.
'Thank you almighty Horus for listening to me' she thought alleviated.
"Now that Yami Marik is out of our way for now, would you mind starting explaining me the matter between you and Marik Ishtar?" asked Yami looking at Tara seriously as he crossed his arms.
Tara smiled nervously as she sweat dropped.
"Well? I'm waiting" prodded Yami.
Tara sighed and started explaining everything to Yami. He listened without making any interruption and made a single comment at the end.
"As long as he doesn't hurt you or anyone near you I have no problems" he simply remarked.
Tara sighed in relief. Then a cell phone rang. Yami searched in one of the pockets of his jacket and found it.
"You better attend that quick" Tara told him.
Yami answered the call. Tara noticed that he suddenly smiled.
'Ah, it must be the former Queen, or at least her vessel for no woman makes him smile like that' thought Tara looking at Yami.
"Yes Mara I'll call you when we get there, by and take care" said Yami before he finished the call.
"So I was right, Mara called to see where were you" smiled Tara "You forgot to call her, didn't you?".
"Yes I did, I was going to call her when we got to Egypt but she called me first" replied Yami "She sends you greetings".
"They're much appreciated" nodded Tara.
- When they got to Egypt… -
The two teenagers sat down on a taxi that was going to take them to the Lotus Hotel in Cairo, where they would be staying for a few days. It was not that far from the airport thus they got there after around fifteen minutes. Tara paid the taxi and then both walked into the lobby of the beautiful hotel.
The lobby was trying to be decorated as an Egyptian temple. It was noticeable since the columns depicted images of priests serving in their temples and images of many gods. Also many stone statues of some deities, like Anubis, Isis and Bastet were seen.
Tara and Yami approached the counter.
"In what can I help you?" asked a short tanned man in Arabian, the official language of Egypt nowadays.
"Yes, I reserved a room for two under the name of Tara Kasuki" said herself in Arabian.
-At least she knows how to speak Arabian- commented Yugi to Yami through their mind link.
"Ah yes, here it is, your room shall be number 283" said the man handing Tara two keys.
Tara smiled in return and handed a key to Yami. Then they both walked over to the elevator. She pushed the button for the second floor. When they were on the desired floor Tara turned to the left down the corridor and both started looking for their room. She found it first. Tara opened the door and they entered the room.
It had air conditioner, a bathroom, two beds, a TV, a rather big closet and a balcony that gave view to the Giza Pyramids. Tara sighed and threw herself on the bed next to the balcony sliding doors.
"I'm back at last" she smiled.
Yami also smiled and both set their luggage on the closet. Then Yami sat on his bed looking at Tara.
"So what now?" he asked.
"We rest, tomorrow we will start our quest for the Horus Items" answered Tara looking at him "Oh and remember to call Mara".
Yami nodded and said "I'll call her from downstairs, I'll be back in less than ten minutes".
Then he walked out of the room. Tara locked the door and decided to stand in the balcony. She leaned against the balustrade and set her face in her hands.
"Cairo, capital of the amazing Egypt, how glad I am to be back here, though I'm also scared" she murmured as she observed the Giza pyramids.
"Why are you scared?" asked a voice next to her.
Tara gasped and looked beside her. Instantly she made a reverence. Her god Horus was there.
"My beloved god, I am scared because the dark side of Marik is seeking me and the Horus Items, so the Pharaoh and I are in danger and so is the man who stole my heart" answered Tara softly.
"Do not fear him, remember I am protecting both of you and that the gods are in your favor, you shall do your task completely as planned" replied Horus.
"Yes Great One, I shall follow your orders" agreed Tara.
Horus smiled at his High Priestess and then disappeared in the same manner he appeared. Tara stood up and gave one last look at the pyramids before entering the room. In the room she sat down on her bed and waited patiently for Yami. Not long after that he arrived at the room.
"I'm already done" he told her as he locked the door behind himself.
"Yami do you think that our task will be completed?" she asked him as he took off his shoes and sat down on his bed.
"I believe so Tara" answered Yami "Perhaps that is the key to returning Marik Ishtar to his former self".
Tara looked at him with hope in his eyes "Really? Do you believe so?".
"Yes I do Tara" replied Yami.
"Thank you for coming with me Yugi, Yami" she smiled.
Yugi appeared beside Yami in his transparent form "No problem Tara, anything to help a good friend".
"I guess we should rest, tomorrow will be a long day" Tara told them.
Yami changed into Yugi and the hikari nodded. Both of them lay down on their respective beds and fell asleep for a while. Tara was the first to wake and she instantly looked at the watch set on the table between hers and Yugi's bed. It was 4:30 p.m.
'I might as well put some things in order' she thought as she sat down on the bed and stretched.
Making no noise, she put her boots on, wrote a note to Yugi and walked out of the room. She walked into the lobby towards one of the phones. Dialing a known number she called somebody she knew.
"Hello Nyan, it's me Tara…yes I am alright, I'm in Egypt actually…listen I can't talk too much, I need a favor to ask, would you lend me two horses for tomorrow and a few days later? It's just that a friend and me are going to do something on the desert and we don't have a license to drive so…Thanks Nyan you're the best! Yes, tomorrow at 8 in the morning" then Tara hung up.
'Alright, this might seem old fashioned but I prefer riding a horse rather than be caught without a driver's license if riding a car' she thought as she walked over to the elevator again.
As she crossed the lobby she noticed a very familiar motorcycle passing by. But its driver was even more familiar to her.
'Yami Marik's already here!' thought Tara stopping in the middle of the lobby and gaping at him.
Then he turned his head to look into the lobby for he had felt the gaze of someone on him. He saw no one in the lobby he knew. Fortunately Tara had decided to hide herself behind a column before he decided to look into the hotel. Tara didn't move from behind the column were she was hidden until she heard the motorcycle sped off.
'Oh Horus, now things are more complicated than before, we have to be careful tomorrow when we go out' she thought as she walked over to the elevator.
When Tara entered her room she saw Yugi sitting on his bed watching TV or at least trying to understand what the news reporters were commenting.
"Hi Tara!" he smiled at her as she sat down next to him.
"Yugi I'm afraid we have a slight problem now" said Tara slowly "Yami Marik has arrived here much more earlier that what I had anticipated".
"Well there's nothing we can do about it, we can only be careful" replied Yugi "Don't worry, everything will be alright".
"Thanks Yugi, you sure know how to put someone's spirit up" smiled Tara.
"So tell me, what did you arrange?" asked Yugi curiously.
"Well" said Tara slowly again "I arranged for transportation but not the kind you expect, I think".
"Let me guess, you arranged for horses?" asked Yugi.
"Yeah" answered Tara.
"No worries, I'll let Yami ride the horse and when we are far from the city you can teach me" smiled Yugi.
Tara sighed in relief "Thank the gods you don't mind. Alright, I'll teach you".
They kept on talking until it became nine o'clock. They decided to go to sleep since the next day they had to prepare a few things for their journey in the desert.
As Tara turned around on her bed and looked at the full moon in the sky she thought 'I just hope Yugi nor Yami will be hurt in the process of getting the Horus Items, it would be catastrophic for the world. If something bad happens to both then the Horus Items will be at mercy of anyone who knows about them'.
The next day both woke up at seven o'clock to prepare themselves. At 7:45 a.m. were ready to go get their transport.
"Today a new adventure starts" told Yugi to Tara as he smiled at her.
"Yes" smiled Tara back.
'I just hope everything goes well for us all' thought Tara as both finished eating their breakfast.
Neferi: End of chappie!
Tara: So we got rid of Yami Marik for now, but what will happen next?
Neferi: I tell you the same as always, stay tuned for the next chappie!
Tara: Please review and keep reading!