While walking to the church, Mikaela and Atemu stopped somewhere as they sat down on top of a tree.
"What got you to be a vampire?" Mikaela wondered as Atemu sighed.
"It happened 5,000 years ago…"
"I was just barely a Pharaoh when I met a woman her name is Anzu. She is very beautiful to me. Short brown hair, eyes that are aquamarine. Little did I realize that meeting her is a fatal mistake." We ended up becoming lovers for awhile until one night, she bit me injecting me with her poison. I thought I was going to die, but for some reason, I ended up being stronger. When Seto and the guards came in, Anzu bit Seto and killed the guards and fled. About several minutes later, We came to and realized that we are vampires. While we were searching for survivors, we found Mahid and Mana much to our horror, they suffered the same fate as we did. We were so thirsty that we did what we had to keep ourselves full. So we hunted down the slaves, drank their blood, leaving behind no evidence. Ra was so angry with us that he used a sandstorm to bury my kingdom. My reign as Pharaoh has ended. We spent our entire lives running away from my people that we ended up living in Madagascar for 3,000 years. We hunted down pirates, bandits, and rescuing people from them. We are very careful of disposing the bodies. People worshipped us as Gods. But we weren't Gods, only monsters.
"How did you meet Isis, Ishizu, Marik, and Odion?" Mikaela wondered.
"They were suffering the Bubonic Plague in the 1880's they were on the verge of dying until Seto lay his eyes on Isis as she was dying. Seto saved Isis and made her as his mate while I saved Ishizu, Marik, and Odion. Since then we were inseperable. We became a family and decided to make Domino City our new home. We made our mansion far away from the prying human eyes as we were careful when going out."
Mikaela became impressed as Atemu looked at her.
"Without my family, I am nothing." Mikaela understand as Atemu smiled at her as she took a breath.
"I want to show you something." Mikaela said as Atemu climbed down the tree as he helped Mikaela down the tree as they walked towards a cementary.
"Where are we?" Atemu asked as she stood in front of a tombstone.
"Clara Parker?" Atemu asked as Mikaela nodded.
"She was my older sister." Atemu felt surprised as Mikaela looked at the tombstone.
"I never knew her. She was about 3 years old when she died of pneumonia."
Brushing her sister's tombstone, Mikaela smiled as she kissed her hand and placed it on the tombstone.
"I wish I could have known you, big sister." Mikaela smiled sadly as Atemu pulled her into his arms and embraced her.
Mikaela felt the warmth of her vampire friend as Atemu felt the same way with her as they both left the graveyard and walked towards a beautiful cathedral church as Atemu stopped as Mikaela looked at him.
"You are taking me to church?"
"Yes." Atemu said as they walked in and found a pew in the very back.
"This is where I come to when I'm lost, confused, or even hurt."
Mikaela listened very well as Atemu cleared his throat.
"About 3 years ago, I was kidnapped by a group of men, who are known as slayers. They tried to kill me with the wooden stake, but I overpower them and fled, but I didn't make it very far. I was going to die, until a kind man took me in. He was a priest at this church. I asked him 'why did you help me even though I am evil?' He explained that I have a good soul inside me instead of a raging evil menace. 'I killed women and criminals.' I told him. 'You have stayed murders, rapists, serial bank robbers, and all the people who have bad souls. The others who don't, you helped them clean their toxic minds and erase their memory of your encounter.' I was taken aback about this and accepted the priest's help. He nursed me back to health. Until one night, I was asleep when all the sudden the priest told me to leave immediately that someone tipped him off about a priest taking in a rouge vampire. I told him to come with me, and he refused to because when he goes to..I think it's heaven for what you humans called, he wants to go do his final task as a human and that is letting me escape. I did, and I can feel in my heart that the priest was killed for saving my life."
Mikaela felt bad for Atemu as tears streamed down his eyes as she now understands what Atemu has been going through in his life. From Anzu murdering his father, changing him into a vampire, and to 3 years ago when a very kind priest taken Atemu under his wing for a week until someone told the slayers about him. Placing her hand on his, Mikaela looked at Atemu as she took him into his arms and comforted him as he wept for the priest who saved his life.
On the rooftop back at the mansion, Atemu and Mikaela watched as the twilight is slowly coming in as Mikaela looked at him.
"It's like you are my guardian angel." Mikaela said when she lean down on Atemu's lap as he watched the dark green slowly coming towards the sky.
Hearing a soft moan, Atemu looked down and saw Mikaela asleep on his lap. Smiling, Atemu stoke her hair as he gently scooped her into his arms and carried her to her room. Placing her on her bed, Atemu tucked Mikaela in as she snuggled a bit in her bed as Atemu brushed her hair out of her face as he watched her sleep.
'She looks so peaceful and relaxing.' Atemu thought as he kissed her on the forehead as Iku purred against his leg as Atemu looked down at her.
"What do you think, kitty?" Atemu asked as Iku purred and jumped on the bed.
Getting comfortable next to Mikaela, Iku fell fast asleep while Atemu smiled at the two and left the room.
While playing a video game with Seto and Marik, Atemu thought about Mikaela as he watch the two getting competitive.
"Cheater! CHEATER!" Marik growled as Seto smirked as Atemu shook his head.
"I won, you little twerp!" Seto smiled as Marik growled and stomped out of the room.
"Come, Atemu wanna play with me?" Atemu looked at him as Seto saw the look in his eye.
"What's wrong? I haven't seen you this depressed since the 3 years ago."
Atemu sighed as he rubbed his head.
"Seto," Atemu explained.
"I have feelings for Mikaela."
Seto looked at him in shocked.
"Your human prisoner?"
"She is not my prisoner!" Atemu growled as he calmed down.
"I made her brother's boyfriend a promise that I will look after her no matter what. Yet she is tied down because of her engagement with this rich pretty boy."
"Jealous aren't we?" Seto smirked as Atemu nodded his head.
"You love her, don't you?"
"I do love her, but...I don't know...it's because of the stupid marriage contract."
"What marriage contract?" A voice said as Atemu and Seto turned their heads to Isis as she appeared in the room.
"Mikaela is under marriage contract unless if they're are any violations then the contract is void, and Mikaela is free to make her own decisions."
Atemu remembered the contract that Mikaela gave to him earlier for safe keeping as he, Seto, and Isis went to Seto's room with the marriage contract as Seto read it.
"Okay it has Mikaela's name on there, but where are the rules...okay there they are..." Seto did his best to look at the rules until his eyes widened up as Atemu and Isis looked at Seto nervously.
"Page 2 article III Line 12: If for any reason that if Maximillian Pegasus or I, Mikaela Parker have an affair while engaged to each other, then the contract is immediately void."
Atemu began to feel excited as he calmed himself down. He can't force Mikaela to have sex with him just to break the contract, he wanted for her to see if she is ready...
"Tomorrow we leave for Las Vegas, cousin." Seto said as Atemu and Isis nodded.
"Seto, thank you." Atemu said as Seto looked at him.
"Cousin," Seto explained to him.
"I want you to slow things down because if you immediately have sex with Mikaela without her consent, she will never trust you again."
Atemu nodded as he and Isis left the room while Seto began to pack for the trip.
Stirring, Mikaela stretched herself as she saw Iku asleep on her bed looking at the time, it was 5:00pm. Getting up, Mikaela looked down and saw her two suitcases with a rose on top. Shaking her head, Mikaela walked over to the suitcases and found a red rose on there. Sniffing the rose, Mikaela smiled as she looked at the note that was on the suitcase.
"You will need these for our trip."
Atemu.
Mikaela smiled, but her smile faded as she looked at Iku who was purring her leg.
"I don't know if I can go because of you.."
Mikaela smiled as she picked up Iku as she snuggled against Mikaela's arms.
"You need to get out more often." Atemu said whi,r entering the room.
"What about Iku?"
"Don't worry, my servants will take very good care of her."
"I don't know..." Mikaela said as Atemu took her hands.
"She will be fine."
Mikaela looked down at Iku meowed as if she is agreeing with Atemu.
"...okay."
"You're going?!" Mana said as she entered the room.
"Oh goody goody goody! We can go shopping and all the fun stuff!"
Mana flew out of the room as Atemu and Mikaela laughed.
"I might as well pack my clothes."
"Don't worry," Atemu said as he opened her suitcase and in her suitcase was full of her clothes as Mikaela smiled.
"You did this while I was asleep?"
Atemu nodded as she threw her arms around Atemu, embracing him. After a moment, they pulled back, blushing as Atemu offered her his hand.
"Want dinner? We are not having dead bodies tonight."
"Sounds good." Mikaela smiled as she fed Iku before leaving her room with Atemu at her side.
While walking with Atemu, Mikaela was thinking this to herself.
'Can it be that I have fallen for a vampire?'
Atemu heard her thoughts as he blushed.
'I do have feelings for her, but I can't force her to break the marriage contract. I can tell that she wants to be free.'
'Am I falling for a vampire?' Mikaela thought to herself.
'I have been watching way too much fantasy movies...'
'It's no fantasy, my love.' Atemu answered as he smiled at her while Mikaela smiled back.
'This is real. My heart beats for you more than you will ever know.'
"Mana is taking me clothes shopping." Mikaela said as Atemu nodded.
"I can tell that she likes you as a sister."
"Yes."
Mikaela giggled as they reached to the kitchen where they had hamburgers, fries, and cokes. Atemu and Mikaela sitting together eating while the others were talking about the trip.
'Somehow, I feel like I'm part of their family now.' Mikaela smiled to herself as Atemu smiled.
'You are part of the family human or vampire, Mikaela.'
"Alright we got places and sites to go before the council."
"Council?" Mikaela asked nervously.
"It's a vampire council where vampires come from all over the world and discuss our race, issues with slayers and so on."
"Mikaela can come with us." Mana suggested as Mikaela shook her head.
"I can't go, there are a lot of vampires, and I would become their meal."
Seto laughed as Atemu placed his hand on her shoulder and looked at her.
"We will watch over you."
"Atemu is right." Mana said as the others nodded their heads in agreement as Mikaela relaxed a bit.
'Still, what would happened if I'm discovered?'
Atemu can sense her worry as she finished her food.
"I'm going to workout."
Mikaela left the room, went upstairs and got changed, and went downstairs to the gym.
Playing her favorite song, Mikaela decided to warm up a bit as she played
'like a G6' by Far East Movement.
Working out, Mikaela never felt this warmed up in awhile. She then lifted weights, did some cardio and machines. After awhile, Mikaela took off her tank top and went on the balancing beam. Atemu walked into the gym as Mikaela just got on the beam. Walking on the beam, Mikaela remembered some of the dance steps and danced gracefully on the beam as Atemu watched lovingly. When all the sudden, Mikaela lost balance on the beam and fell over, but not before Atemu dashed over and caught her as Mikaela was about to hit her head.
"Are you alright?" Atemu asked as Mikaela looked up and smiled.
"I'm fine."
Atemu helped Mikaela up and they held each other in their arms for a long time. Mikaela looked at him and out of the blue, she kissed him on the lips. Atemu eyes were widened with shock and surprise as Mikaela blushed.
"Umm...well...I better get going.."
Mikaela let go of Atemu as he stopped her. Mikaela became very surprised while Atemu took Mikaela into his arms as they stared at each other in the eyes. Mikaela blushed again as she looked down. Feeling a finger cocking her chin up to his face, Mikaela continued to blush as Atemu chuckled. He brought her chin closer to his lips as they kissed so slow.
'This is what it feels like...' Mikaela blushed as Atemu smirked in the kiss.
'I have never felt this way before. She is so different from the other girls that I had one night stands with.'
As the kiss became more passionate, Atemu's heart began to beat wildly as Mikaela felt the same way.
'This girl is changing me in some ways...I think I am falling in love with her.'
"Should we?" Mana asked as Mahad looked at her as they witnessed the kiss.
"Leave them alone."
Atemu and Mikaela broke up their kiss and smiled at each other. Mikaela walked over to the beam and grabbed her tank top and put it on. Atemu and Mikaela walked out of the gym, and went into the den as Mikaela rubbed her arms. Atemu took off his jacket and put it on her shoulders as she warm up. Mikaela smiled at Atemu as the others watched the couple as they smirked at Atemu as Mikaela caught them.
"You are so sweet! Atemy!" Mana said as the others cheered as Mikaela blushed.
"I'm going to get cleaned up and go to bed." Mikaela said as Atemu watched Mikaela go upstairs.
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Atemu nodded as Mikaela disappeared upstairs as Seto is looking at him.
"I know what's going on."
"What do you guys mean?"
"You have the hots for Mikaela." Atemu blushed but brushed this off.
"I don't know if she feels the same way about me."
"Not the way I witnessed." Mana giggled as Atemu blushed wildly.
"It's just that Mikaela is Very different from the women I have met in my past. She's feisty, spunky, pretty, and beautiful."
"The question is that do you love her?" Seto asked. "I...I..don't know..maybe..." Atemu sighed as he walked upstairs.
Iku jumped on the bed as Mikaela sighed.
"What's going on with me, Iku?"
Iku just lay there purring as Mikaela shook her head.
"I kissed him...it was my first kiss..."
Mikaela began to blush as she remembered their kiss as her heart began to beat. Atemu was outside of her door as he thought about kissing her again.
"Do you think I am in love with Atemu?"
He overheard Mikaela talking to Iku as his heart began to race. Smiling, Atemu left a rose by her door as he went to his room. Iku immediately jumped off the bed and ran to the door as she meowed while Mikaela got up from bed, and opened the door. She spotted a red rose as she picked it up and smelled it as she smiled while her heart began to race as well.
"Atemu... I think I'm falling for you..."
