Chapter 1 - Good Morning:
"Obsidian? Mana? You two up yet?" Yugi Mutou called up the stairs. After a moment a highly chipper voice responded.
"Yes, Yugi, we're both up. We'll be down in a minute." That was Mana Ishtar. She was always cheerful. Yugi chuckled.
"Alright. Breakfast is ready when you are ladies."
"Thanks, Dad." That was Obsidian, his daughter. She was always calm and didn't show a lot of emotion.
"Eek!" CLUNK! BANG! Yugi jumped and ran up three steps before he registered the sound of laughter. Relaxing, he returned to the kitchen.
"Yugi, are they up yet?" His wife, Téa, asked as he entered the kitchen. She looked up at him from setting the table and smiled. Yugi smiled in return.
"Yes, Téa, they're awake. I believe Mana just got a new bruise." Yugi chuckled. Téa grinned.
Steps on the stairs announced the arrival of the two girls. Mana skipped in first. She and her brother, William or Will, were the adopted children of Malik and Ryo Ishtar. Mana's personality reminded Yugi of Atem's childhood friend. In terms of looks though, there were no similarities.
The Mana of Atem's world was tan with dark brown hair and bright green eyes. Mana Ishtar is a petite girl (4'6") with snow white hair and extremely pale skin. Her most intriguing feature were her eyes. Her pupils were red, her irises were hot pink, and her whites were a pale pink. Mana was an albino.
Obsidian walked calmly beside her. At 5'10" she made Mana look like a pixie. She had well defined muscles and moved with the natural grace of a predator. Her wavy, shoulder length hair was mostly jet black with natural streaks of golden-yellow, cherry red, and royal blue. She had high cheekbones, a stubborn jaw, and a slightly pointed nose. Her sharp eyes were the same gem-like amethyst as her fathers. Yugi smiled at his daughter.
"Good morning, Yugi, Téa." Mana trilled. "Good morning, mother, father." Obsidian said with a bow.
Téa smiled brightly. "Good morning, girls. Did you finish your project last night?"
"Yes, Mom." Obsidian stated.
"Yeah, and 'Dian went over my dueling deck with me." Mana piped in. "'Dian, why won't you enter the dueling contest at school? You're a great duelist, I bet you would win." Mana asked her friend.
"…I don't enter because I feel it would be unfair. I have been dueling for most of my life with my father to train me. I also haven't used the basic rules for amateur dueling in several years. I would, more likely than not, duel using the advanced rules instinctively."
"Oh, well…you'll still watch us play right?" Mana hoped. Obsidian nodded. Mana giggled and clapped her hands happily.
The four ate breakfast in silence. When they were finished, Obsidian returned to her room to retrieve the project and their book bags. Mana wanted to help her carry something, but Obsidian shook her head stating that she could carry the three objects just fine. Slipping on their shoes, the two girls bid Yugi and Téa farewell.