As a young boy, of course Marik was curious. It was only to be expected. His older sister was simply relieved that he was, for now, content with being curious inside the tombs. He was making enough trouble as it was, without inspiring their father's ire by attempting the forbidden and stepping out into the daylight world. She knew it could only in truth be a matter of time, though, but hopefully, it would not be today.
The golden box which housed the broken remains of the Pharaoh's soul which they were entrusted to protect, however, was not what she had ever thought he would turn his attention to.
He must have made his move during the night; not one of them had noticed the theft, and they only realised far too late what he must have done, and that it was even him at all.
He had - to the complete astonishment of them all - almost completed the golden puzzle. He was merely having trouble the last part, when his father came in.
What happened next had not been pleasant. To say that his father had not been pleased would be an understatement of large proportions. The puzzle, pieces, box and all, had been taken back and put securely in its place once again. Marik had been given a strict lecture about how the Pharaoh's soul container, although in the shape of one, was not a simple children's toy for one to simply play with. That the only one capable of completing it at all would be the Pharaoh himself, who they had all been waiting for.
Ishizu had been able to tell, though, that Marik had not been truly listening at all. There was too much defiance in his eyes.
And later, when they were in private and he was resting the smarts from his father's blows, he confided with her.
"But, sister! I felt like I could almost feel it, as though… as though I really could have completed it!"
She didn't say anything. She didn't know what she could say to a thing like that. If he did… what then? And if he never could, then what right had she to take his dreams away?
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AN: Came from looking at too many pictures of Marik and Yami Marik and wondering what if they were nicer to one another in a non-shippy way.
Interesting, in that due to the AU, a whole LOAD of things would be different. It's very likely I'm going to continue this somehow. Very vaguely planned.