Yugioh belongs to Kazuki Takahashi…but I shall devise a plan to…never mind!
Fifteen minutes have passed and still there is no sign of Atem anywhere. Mana bites her nail and taps one of her feet on the floor, feeling nervous all of a sudden. She looks at the door, hoping that he will come in, but he doesn't. She can't take it anymore and so she raises her hand up high so that the teacher can see.
Atem quickly ducks out of the way, causing the teen's fist to hit a locker behind him. The teen crouches down, holding his fist, while glaring up at Atem who looks down at him.
"Who are you?" Atem asks. "Answer me."
"None of your business!" the boy snarls and he aims another punch. Atem is about to dodge it when he is distracted by a voice, causing the boy's fist to slam into his face. Atem stumbles, his back hitting a locker and he holds his jaw.
"Stop it!" Mana yells, rushing to Atem's side. "Marc, must you always do this?"
"Stay away from him Mana!" he yells.
"Aren't you supposed to be working right now?" Mana points out and he growls, standing up straight before heading off. She looks up at the clock in the hallway and sees that the period is about to be over with in about a minute.
Atem and Mana sit on the bleachers outside of the school, since it is their free period now. She lifts up an ice pack and puts it up to his jaw, pressing on it, making him hiss.
"I'm sorry," she apologizes. "I should've warned you about him."
"Your boyfriend?"
Mana chuckles and shakes her head. "No, he's my brother. I have two by the way."
"Do I need to worry about the other?"
"No, he's a lot nicer. I bet this isn't how you wanted your first day to be, huh?"
"I've had worse."
"Really?" Mana asks, her eyes lighting up, wanting him to continue.
"Yes. I fell down the stairs in front of everyone freshman year."
"Hey, I believe I saw that. It was right before school started too."
"Great," Atem says, looking away. "That makes it even more embarrassing." Mana laughs.
"Hey you two!" Tea calls from afar and they both turn their heads to see Yugi and Tea walking up to them. They climb on top of the bleachers and sit with them. Yugi sees a red mark on his brother's jaw and Atem quickly covers it with the ice pack, trying to hide it.
"What happened to you?" Yugi asks.
"I fell," Atem lies, looking away and Yugi grins.
"Yeah right! You got punched by the looks of it!"
"And you find that amusing?" Atem asks.
"…yes."
"Mana," a boy calls. Mana smiles at the familiar face. The boy has brown hair that goes down to his shoulders, grey eyes and tan skin like Mana's. He is wearing the school uniform as well.
"Hi Mahad," Mana greets, smiling and Atem, Yugi and Tea give her a questionable look.
"Who is that, your boyfriend?" Yugi asks.
"No," Mana answers, a little annoyed that each and every time she talks to a guy, Yugi or Atem refer to him as her boyfriend. "He's my twin brother."
"TWIN BROTHER!?" the gang yells with shock.
"It's strange," Atem says. "You've never mentioned any of your brothers."
"I don't usually hang out with them. Marc is usually with his friends and Mahad likes to spend his time reading indoors. Isn't that right Mahad?" she asks, as he joins them on the bleachers.
"Yes, indeed," he replies. "Greetings. I am Mahad Lee. Nice to meet you." He shakes Atem's free hand smiling and Atem smiles back.
"Hi, I'm Tea."
"I'm Yugi."
"It's a pleasure to meet you all," he says politely before frowning at Atem. "Oh my, what happened?"
"Marc," Mana replies for him and Mahad sighs.
"I am terribly sorry for my brother's behavior. You see, it's not his fault."
"Oh look at the time," Mana says quickly. "I think I should be going now." She gets up from the bleachers and leaves. She knows exactly where that conversation is going and she doesn't want to be there.
"What's wrong with Mana?" Tea asks.
"Well you see…our parents abandoned us when we were ten and eleven because they could not take care of us anymore because of the low amount of money. So…"
"Your older brother has been taking care of you guys," Tea comes to a conclusion and Mahad nods.
"He's overprotective especially over Mana because she tends to get into a great amount of trouble. And he dislikes her being around other people he doesn't know."
"That explains everything," Atem says, taking the ice off his jaw.
"I'm so sorry to hear that," says Tea.
"Wait, so does he work here now?" Yugi asks.
"Yes. After he graduated from school, he came back here to work and to keep an eye on us…something that Mana dislikes."
"What about you?"
"I really don't mind. Besides, he mostly keeps an eye on Mana."
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Man walks down the hall, about to put her books into her locker and get her things for the day when she sees her brother Marc. She groans and stops in front of him.
"What have I told you about hanging around them?" he asks.
"Stop it alright? I don't need you protecting me all the time. I'm eighteen," Mana says.
Marc sighs and looks at his watch. "I'll be home a little late today since I have to clean after school. Go straight home." He turns and walks away while Mana opens her locker, throws her books in and slams it shut. She just wishes that her brother will give her some space. But she knows that's probably impossible. He's always in contact with her even in the classroom. He texts her to see if she's in class learning and when she's outside, he always wants to know her exact location.
She leans her head on the blue metal locker and sighs.
"Hey Mana?" Tea says, walking up to her and Mana turns her head slightly, still leaning on the locker. "Are you okay?" Mana looks at her for a moment. She doesn't like to have people worry about her. She smiles and lifts her head.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"You know, Yugi, Atem and I are going to the beach since it's the start of the weekend. Do you want to go?"
Mana thinks for a moment. Her brother wants her to go straight home. But she doesn't have any homework to do and there is nothing to do at home. "Sure, I'll go."
End of chapter 2. Please note that this story will be short but it will have many sequels.