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Hey everyone! Sorry about the delay, school just started again and I've got a heck load of work to catch up on, but I'll do the best I can for you guys. Anyway enjoy chapter 10!

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Chapter 10

"Hathor!" Bast cried before turning her attention back to Bakura, "Let her go you snake!"

"I'm afraid that's not possible." He replied calmly. "For the girl to be released you will have to be able to defeat me in a shadow game, but personally I don't think there's much chance of that happening."

There was a few seconds silence before Bast said, "If I win you'll let her go and return the puzzle?"

"Correct, and if I win you will have to hand over your millennium pyramid and your and your sisters soul will be claimed by the shadow realm."

"You're on!" Shouted Bast as she powered up her duel disk.

"A wise decision." Bast just growled as she and Bakura drew their first hand.

The battle was fierce. Monsters attacked and life points were lost. But by now both Bakura and Bast were panting with the pain of the war, and both were down to their last 500 points each. Bakura had Wretched Ghost in the Attic on the field and one face down card, Bast on the other hand had Dunames Dark Witch and two face down cards.

"Are you ready to give up?" Bakura panted between breaths.

"Never!" Shouted Bast.

"Very well." Smirked Bakura and then revealed his face down card, which happened to be a power up card. "Using this card will allow me to raise my monsters attack points up to 400 points, and wretched ghost in the attics special ability allows me to attack your life points directly. Now, my pet, attack!"

The koriboh look alike flew straight past Bast's Dunames Dark Witch and straight for her life points leaving her with only 100 points left. The Egyptian princess picked herself up off the floor and analyzed the situation.

Bakura had one monster in attack mode, with only 400 attack points to its name. He also had absolutely no face down cards on the field. If she could power up her witch a bit more she could take out his overgrown dust bunny along with the rest of his life points. All she needed to do was draw the right card.

She placed her hand over her deck and closed her violet eyes. She let the power of her cards wash over her, let their soul merge into hers. When she felt she was ready, her eyes snapped open and she quickly drew her card. She took a look and smiled to herself.

"This is where you fall, you dirty tomb robber. Prepare to meet your end!" She threw her card onto her duel disk, and its form emerged from the ground. "Elf's light, a magic card that allows me to raise any monsters attack points by 500 as long as it's attribute is light." Bast smiled as she watched Bakura's smirk turn to a look of worry. "The monster I choose to power up is my Dunames Dark Witch! Now I have enough firepower to wipe out your ghost and the rest of your life points. Now, Dunames Dark Witch, take this tomb robber down!"

The fairy flapped her wings and speared her weapon right though Bakura's remaining life points, leaving him fighting for breath on the cold stone floor. After the holograms faded away, Bast cautiously walked towards Bakura. "Now," She said, "Release my sister and return to Yugi his puzzle." She bent down and offered him a hand up, which he swatted away. He may be her enemy, but she was still a lady, and ladies must always be polite.

Bakura remained silent and did not answer her request, but he didn't have to anyway as Yugi was picking up his puzzle from the ground and the rest of the gang was untying the small girl from the chair.

"Just leave him Bast. He's too proud of himself to even answer." Bast turned her eyes to see none other than her father standing next to her.

"Daddy!" She cried and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I nearly lost you forever!"

"Its okay Bast!" He said as he hugged her back. "I'm very proud of you. You gave your faith to the heart of the cards and they guided you through the battle and helped you come out on top. You fought brilliantly!"

The pharaoh's daughter grinned and hugged her father tightly. "Um, I best let Cherry out now, she's getting worried about this whole thing."

"Do what you need to do Bast. I'll see you later." Replied Yami. So Bast slowly turned back into Cherry, but the others knew instantly that something was wrong because when she emerged she fell straight to her knees and then into the cold dirt of the graveyard floor.

Yugi and co crowded round her to see what was up. Tristan helped her into a sitting position and let her lean against his chest. "Cherry! Are you okay? Speak to me!"

Slowly her eyes flickered open and gazed up and Tristan. "I'm fine." She managed to choke out. "No need to worry about me."

"We'd better get you to see a doctor quickly!" Joey said.

"Oh, not again!"

"It's for the best Cherry. C'mon, Tristan will carry you, right pal?"

"You bet!" He exclaimed, smiling down at Cherry.

"Thanks for helping me Tristan." Said Cherry as the others were walking away.

"No problem." He whispered back. Cherry gazed into his green-blue eyes; their faces slowly edging towards each other, Cherry could feel his warm breath on her skin. Finally their lips touched, the girl's eyes closed lazily as she draped her arms across Tristan's shoulders and drew him in closer. The brunette boy's tongue slowly outlined the ridges of her teeth. Cherry moaned softly as she parted her lips and allowed him access.

"Ewwwww!" Cherry and Tristan snapped out of their trance, and instantly drew apart from each other. They looked over to where the voice was coming from only to see little Hathor standing in her dirty linen dress with a look of disgust upon her face. "Bast and the other guy were kissing!"

Cherry and Tristan looked back at each other and giggled. "C'mon, lets get you off to the hospital." He picked Cherry up and walked to the other waiting outside, with the youngest daughter following in their wake.

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I am so, so, so, so sorry that this took so long! It's just I've started school in year 11 now and I've got a whole load of coursework to do and GCSE exams to study for. Hopefully this was good enough to say sorry. Sorry again!!!!!