"Angel From Above"
Chapter Twenty-Five
By Petit Angel Girl
Role-Played with AtemuYami
Anime: Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pairing: Yami x Tèa
Rated PG for some blood, violence and brief death
"Hello, Tèa."
"Hm?" She looks up at the source of the voice. A boy about her age – perhaps slightly older – with the same color of her hair and eyes stands before her. "Who are you? How do you know my name?"
"My name's Joshua…I'm your long-lost brother."
She gasps. 'My…my brother?!'
"Where are Mom and Dad?"
"They…they're inside."
Inside…
"Mom! Dad!" Tèa hurries inside behind him as he sees their mother. "Mom…"
She looks up and gasps. "Can it be…Joshua!"
He smiles. "Hi, Mom."
"Oh, Michael! Our son, he's home again!"
"Hey, my boy!" Both parents hug him, Myra crying happily.
"Mom, don't cry…You know I don't like that."
She looks at him, tears still glistening in her eyes. "But how? After all these years…A-and the orphanage…"
"The teachers let me look at your file. I tracked you guys. I'm so happy to be home."
"Oh, Joshua!" His mother hugs him again, overjoyed.
Tèa walks up slowly, confused, Yami still draped over her shoulder. "Mom? Dad? What's going on…?"
Mike looks up seeing her. "Myra…you should tell her."
"Tèa…"
At this point, Yami opens his eyes. "Uh…?"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"We wanted to…but we didn't want to hurt you." Her mother explains.
"She's right…"
Tèa looks down, unsure of what to say.
"Sis…" Josh holds out his arms to her. "Come here, you pipsqueak."
She looks up and sweatdrops. 'Pipsqueak?! Me?' She gives a helpless smile… 'Oh, well…That's brothers for you' then goes over and hugs him shyly.
He smiles. "I missed you, sis."
'This feels so strange. And yet…so right' she thinks as she smiles a bit back.
Joshua points to Yami as he pulls away. "Who's this?"
"This is Yami. He's my…guardian angel, you might say. Yami, this is my brother Joshua."
"H-hi…"
"You okay?"
"He's fine. He just had a little accident with the lobster. Poor guy forgot to chew before he swallowed." Joshua chuckles. "Speaking of dinner…would you like to join us, Joshua? We're celebrating Mom and Dad's anniversary."
"Sure." he accepts with a smile. Tèa smiles back and fetches an extra chair for their table as he sits down. "Thank you. I'm so happy to be part of the family…"
Tèa smiles warmly at her brother then looks back at Yami. "How are you feeling, Yami?"
"Very weak…"
"Maybe we should take our food to go…"
"No, Tèa…don't bother…I'll be fine…"
"It's for the best."
"No…"
"Joshua, keep an eye on him for me, will you? I'll be right back."
"Sure."
Tèa leans Yami against him gently, Yami giving a moan before she runs out. Once outside, she calls out. "Kirara! KIRARA!" A giant cat leaps in front of her. "Kirara! There you are!" She runs over and throws her arms around the cat's neck in a gentle hug as she laughs. Kirara gives a happy whimper before her mistress and friend pulls away, still smiling. "I need to ask a small favor. My friend Yami had a little accident and is too weak to walk or fly. Think you can take us all home?"
She nods.
"Thank you, my friend." She chuckles, smiling cutely as she pats Kirara's head. "Guys, our ride's here!"
"R-ride…?"
"Come on, get the food!"
They all do. And when Yami sees Kirara… "Whoa!"
Authoress' Note: That's all for this chapter. Relatively short, but not too short. Next, we get to see Yami's full reaction to Kirara – Trust me, it's a classic – and a tickle war ensues!