Of Heart And Home

Don't Try Anything Foolish!

Isra left Atem with Mana while she walked out of the palace with Mahad she thought it would be nice for Atem to get to know his best friend from his past life Isra helped the people do their best to bring their homes back to where they once were she spent time with the children telling them stories helping them forget their troubles "it's better a few thousand buildings instead of the people within!.... buildings can be rebuilt people.... not as quickly or as "well done"!.... a building will only remember what we want it to remember.... or at least we can make it look like it never went through such a tragic event the scars from this memory will live within the people for the rest of their lives!"  Isra says to her brother as they walk through the village with a few of the palace guards following them he looks at her sadly "don't look so sad Mahad!.... no one was hurt and seeing you and your men walk around might help make them feel safe just.... don't do anything foolish and don't be overbearing be yourself!.... the kind sweet loving gentleman you've always been!"  she says softly he smiles and watches as some of the village children take her hands and pull her away from him and he chuckles.... Qetesh spent most of the day at Priest Seto's side "my Pharaoh rest assured the sacred tomb of former king Aknamkanon will never be disturbed again my team of sorcerers is casting a spell to secure it's walls as we speak"  Mahad says Atem replies "excellent"  Priest Seto mocks "yes but I'll believe that tomb is safe from intruders once I have tested it for myself after all we've seen what your magicians in training are capable of I would say a bit more training couldn't hurt"  Priest Seto feels Qetesh lightly elbow his side and he looks down at her "why did you elbow me!?!"  Priest Seto asks Qetesh within her heart she smirks and replies within his "that's what you get for leaving me in the middle of the night!"  he looks at her with shame shining in his eyes and says sadly "I didn't want to but....!"  she smiles and says "duty comes first!"  he smiles by Anubis he wanted to kiss her so badly but it was the wrong time and place to do so as they speak to each other within their hearts she says out loud with a playful tone "be polite Seto!"  he smiles with a small bow as he coos "yes my darling!"  Mahad smiles at their playful banter "good luck to you Mahad and thank you"  Atem says Mahad stands up from his kneeling position in front of the throne and says with a bow "my King"  then he walks over to his sister and kisses her forehead and says "don't fret about me I shall be fine"  Qetesh smiles and replies "I know.... be ever cautious and valiant dear brother!"  he smiles at her then walks away Priest Seto takes her hand in his and gives it a light squeeze if she were Aayizah she'd be clinging to his arm and hiding herself within it crying but she isn't she is stronger than that it was one of the many qualities that he loves about her even when she's afraid she's strong.... as Mana, Shimon and Atem watch as Mahad and some of the guards walk out of the palace Atem sees Isra rush not towards Mahad but towards him and she falls into his loving embrace "what's wrong my heart!?!"  Atem asks softly as he looks down at Isra and combs his fingers through her hair she shakes her head but doesn't say a word and he hugs her closer to him as Isis walks over to Mahad Atem sees a vision no a memory of a young Mana, a young Mahad and a young version of himself he watches as he picks a plum off a tree that Mana was trying to reach then Mahad saving his life by being bitten by a snake that tried to bite him then him sucking the poison out of Mahad's arm where he had gotten bit "I really am close to them aren't I!?!"  Atem asks Isra within her heart she nods then he sees a vision one that very much looked like the Dark Magician staring at him though he didn't understand that vision at all the DM smiled at him then disappeared "you will soon see the origins of how Mahad became the Dark Magician!"  Atem hears Isra say within his heart and he looks do at her "magic has always been strong in our family but it's the strongest in the three of us!.... his was so strong that he locked some of it up and swore never to use it unless the need was dire and now with Bakura back to him the need is dire indeed!.... you have saved him countless times in many ways.... some you do not even know about.... you are more than just his friend you are our family.... he's always wanted....!"  she continues then stops he smiles for he understood that part he understood that Mahad had wished that he would love one of his sisters but the thing is he loves both of the sisters just in different ways....

That night both Qetesh and Isra had trouble sleeping both Priest Seto and Atem tried to calm them without waking them but to no avail.... when Atem realized that it was because of Mahad that Isra was having trouble sleeping he woke up completely Priest Seto stared in shock as a creature of great beauty flew out of Qetesh as she slept it looked like a sliver dragon it flew out of his room off of his balcony and headed somewhere he could no longer see it.... Atem watched in shock as something that looked like the Blue Eyes White Dragon flew past him and towards Mahad's shrine.... "fair warning brother.... Bakura's Diabound gains the ability of each creature it attacks!"  Mahad hears Qetesh say into his heart then he sees two very familiar dragons fly in from behind him and "stand" in mid air at his side "sisters no!"  he whispers out loud with a soft frightenedly worried tone Bakura looks at him in shock he could see the dragons but he didn't realize that they were Isra and Qetesh no wonder their beauty is so immeasurable the two dragons turn and fire at Diabound as it tries to attack the Illusion Magician "you are family Mahad and families protect one another no matter the cost!.... besides we are sleeping and you're wide awake!"  Qetesh says Mahad chuckles then replies with a smile "fine!.... just this once.... but if I tell you to leave you go!"  one of the dragons nod in agreement "you as well Ra"  Mahad says to the other and that dragon nods as well the dragons help the Illusion Magician fights off Diabound protecting both him and Mahad from Bakura and his beast even after some of the traps within the spellcasters training grounds were set off "Mahad.... Atem and Mana have come"  Isra says into her brothers heart "go!.... I'll be fine"  Mahad replies he could see her smile as she says "of course you will!"  the two dragons fly out of the room and pass by Bakura who watches them as they leave.... Atem notices two dragons fly in his direction as he and Mana ride in on a white horse they fight Bakura's men as they fly his way "Isra!?!.... Qetesh!?!"  Atem asks with a soft surprised tone the dragons nod at him "I believe Priest Seto gained quite a shock not too long ago he should be on his way as we speak"  Atem hears Qetesh say into his heart and he chuckles then he notices Bakura's men stand up off the ground "we are not killers my Pharaoh"  Qetesh says "of course you aren't but those who get knocked down tend to get back up"  he replies as they head over and fight the hooded beings once more "it has happened!"  Atem hears Isra whisper in a soft sad voice and he wished he could hold her, comfort her, make all her pain go away "no.... this was meant to be Atem!.... do not worry"  Isra tells him in the same tone she lets out a short chuckle and says "it's a shame.... we're missing the first time he ever used "Dark Magic Attack"!"  Atem lets out a small soft laugh and he sees her smile within his heart and his body sighs happily at the sight just then the Earth starts to shake and Bakura's men flee the scene the stone tablet above the cavern starts to fall and Qetesh in her dragon form flies over and catches Mana just in time for if she had been even two seconds later Mana would have been squashed by it "head home and rest"  Atem says to the dragons they nod and fly away just as Priest Seto and the others of Atem's court ride up to where Atem and Mana are and stare at the Dark Magician who is now sealed in the stone that Diabound was supposed to be in.... "due to Mahad's carelessness that lunatic Bakura is more dangerous than ever for now he is in control of the Millennium Ring"  Qetesh hears Priest Seto say as she walks into the throne room after waking up then getting dressed "don't you speak of my brother that way you ungrateful cur!"  Priest Seto hears Qetesh say angrily he spins around and sees the woman he loves stride into the room with angry steps "he did what he believed was right to protect not only his best friend and King but the people he swore to protect!.... what exactly have you done to help!?!.... besides mock his every move!"  she asks his eyes widen and his heart begins to hurt he was not thinking about how she would be taking what has happened he didn't even know she was awake he walks over to her with cautious steps and a worried expression on his face and says "I did not mean....!"  she interrupts by saying hatefully "yes you did! though you do constantly speak out of turn you never speak things you "do not mean"!"  his eyes become sad as he says with a tone full of sorrow "my darling!"  she slaps his face as hard as she can.... which is pretty hard.... his head snaps to the side and those around them gasp in surprise as they felt the sting of her slap as though they were the ones that got hit they most certainly heard it for it still echoes through the room "don't....!"  she growls "Qetesh!"  Atem says with a calm tone and she stops then turns around and walks back out of the room "Qetesh!!"  Priest Seto calls out to her but he doesn't get a reply so he turns back to look at the pharaoh with a heavy and broken heart he did it again he made her mad and lost her he deserved what he got and he is soon to find out that he deserved it even more for the father he never knew he had took his words and turned them into an action one he would never agree upon especially in the way the man was doing it