Disclaimer: Marik: Sariah doesn't own Yu- Gi- Oh? Really?
Sariah: Cut the sarcasm, Marik. After all you are MY prisoner... *cackles evilly*
Marik: You're scaring me...
SIDE NOTE: Sariah: Yeah... um... I, uh... don't know what happened up there. Oh, just so you know, I'm putting Serenity a little bit out of character in this chapter. I'll say it's because she got really mad at Marik. Well, I'd like to thank those of you who reviewed, and now, on with the fic!!!!!
"JOEY?"
Serenity, upon hearing her brother's name, tugged at Yami's arm. "What about my brother? What's going on, Yami?"
"You're telling me that he is the prince?" Marik asked, turning to his messenger.
"He most certainly is, Master Machete," replied the messenger. "I'd bet my life on it."
"Very well, then. You may leave."
The messenger bowed and left. Marik turned to Yami and Serenity; Serenity was still trying to ask Yami what was going on.
"Quiet, girl," Marik snapped at her. "This makes taking over the prince's rule so much easier..." Marik's lips curled into a sneer. "That fool has no idea how to control an entire kingdom. It will be so easily taken away..."
"Are you saying that my brother is the prince?" Serenity finally asked.
"Yes, I believe he is, Serenity," Yami told her. The he spoke to Marik. "Despite what you may think, Marik, Joey is strong and he has a rather complicated intellect of his own. Believe me, I know."
"That fool? A complicated intellect? Don't kid yourself, Pharaoh," Marik smirked. "He has the IQ equivalent to that of a houseplant. And he is not familiar with this rule, anyway."
"Joey learns how to work with what he has very quickly. Quite well, I might add. Winning over that rule won't be as easy as you think it will be."
"That shows what you know, Pharaoh... he is nothing but a fool."
"My brother is NOT a fool!" Serenity, who had been sitting quietly, wringing her hands in her lap, feeling the anger boiling up inside of her, had suddenly sprung to her feet. If her eyes had been visible at that moment, she would have been giving Marik a very nasty look. "He's the most wonderful human being I've ever known! And he's smarter than everyone else thinks." She added. "You don't know him as well as I do. My brother is a very deep and intelligent person; it just takes a while for people to notice that. So I'd keep my mouth shut about him if I were you!"
Marik was a little surprised at this sudden outburst. And so was Yami. Sensing the odd tension in the room, Serenity sat back down, satisfied that her ranting had done its job.
After a very awkward pause, Marik cleared his throat and began to walk up the stairway from the dungeon.
"Come, now," he called to his guard. "We have preparations to make if we are to finally take over that kingdom!"
The guard followed Marik up the stairway. As soon as they were out of sight, Yami turned to Serenity.
"That was quite an outburst, Serenity."
Serenity blushed. "Well, every word of it was true. No one can insult my brother like that and get away with it."
"You said that he's smarter than everyone thinks. What does everyone think?"
"People always said that he was dumb; that something was wrong with him. People my age said that; people his age said that; even some of his teachers said that. But even when we were little, both my parents and I knew that he wasn't. He's so different than everyone else... he's so deep with his emotions, and he sees things that a lot of people don't see. So, in a way, he's smarter than everyone else. And it's not like he doesn't get the work in school, it's just that... he sees past everything. And I know he doesn't understand why no one else can see what he can." Serenity smiled. "Actually, I don't understand why no one else can, either. Oh, this is turning into a sob story...."
Yami smiled. "Not really, Serenity. But it seems to me that a lot of people need to learn more about your brother."
Serenity nodded. "Mmmhmm. I just wish everyone would realize that."
SIDE NOTE: Sariah: That's a wrap for today, folks! Sorry about the sappy blah-dee- blah at the end. I have a tendency to put really dramatic stuff in all my fics, unless, of course, it's pure humor. Then again, this fic can be anything anybody wants it to be. I love fics with no rules, don't you?
Oh, yeah... speaking of dramatic stuff; I have an idea for a fic that I'm not sure I should do. It's kind of a dark fic; mostly Joey- centered, and it's a little sci- fi- ish. It's also a little twisted, and VERY dramatic. So, if most of my reviewers give the nod, then I'll do it. I just want to be sure before doing anything. Okay? Well, please review A.S.A.P.!!!!!!
Sariah: Cut the sarcasm, Marik. After all you are MY prisoner... *cackles evilly*
Marik: You're scaring me...
SIDE NOTE: Sariah: Yeah... um... I, uh... don't know what happened up there. Oh, just so you know, I'm putting Serenity a little bit out of character in this chapter. I'll say it's because she got really mad at Marik. Well, I'd like to thank those of you who reviewed, and now, on with the fic!!!!!
"JOEY?"
Serenity, upon hearing her brother's name, tugged at Yami's arm. "What about my brother? What's going on, Yami?"
"You're telling me that he is the prince?" Marik asked, turning to his messenger.
"He most certainly is, Master Machete," replied the messenger. "I'd bet my life on it."
"Very well, then. You may leave."
The messenger bowed and left. Marik turned to Yami and Serenity; Serenity was still trying to ask Yami what was going on.
"Quiet, girl," Marik snapped at her. "This makes taking over the prince's rule so much easier..." Marik's lips curled into a sneer. "That fool has no idea how to control an entire kingdom. It will be so easily taken away..."
"Are you saying that my brother is the prince?" Serenity finally asked.
"Yes, I believe he is, Serenity," Yami told her. The he spoke to Marik. "Despite what you may think, Marik, Joey is strong and he has a rather complicated intellect of his own. Believe me, I know."
"That fool? A complicated intellect? Don't kid yourself, Pharaoh," Marik smirked. "He has the IQ equivalent to that of a houseplant. And he is not familiar with this rule, anyway."
"Joey learns how to work with what he has very quickly. Quite well, I might add. Winning over that rule won't be as easy as you think it will be."
"That shows what you know, Pharaoh... he is nothing but a fool."
"My brother is NOT a fool!" Serenity, who had been sitting quietly, wringing her hands in her lap, feeling the anger boiling up inside of her, had suddenly sprung to her feet. If her eyes had been visible at that moment, she would have been giving Marik a very nasty look. "He's the most wonderful human being I've ever known! And he's smarter than everyone else thinks." She added. "You don't know him as well as I do. My brother is a very deep and intelligent person; it just takes a while for people to notice that. So I'd keep my mouth shut about him if I were you!"
Marik was a little surprised at this sudden outburst. And so was Yami. Sensing the odd tension in the room, Serenity sat back down, satisfied that her ranting had done its job.
After a very awkward pause, Marik cleared his throat and began to walk up the stairway from the dungeon.
"Come, now," he called to his guard. "We have preparations to make if we are to finally take over that kingdom!"
The guard followed Marik up the stairway. As soon as they were out of sight, Yami turned to Serenity.
"That was quite an outburst, Serenity."
Serenity blushed. "Well, every word of it was true. No one can insult my brother like that and get away with it."
"You said that he's smarter than everyone thinks. What does everyone think?"
"People always said that he was dumb; that something was wrong with him. People my age said that; people his age said that; even some of his teachers said that. But even when we were little, both my parents and I knew that he wasn't. He's so different than everyone else... he's so deep with his emotions, and he sees things that a lot of people don't see. So, in a way, he's smarter than everyone else. And it's not like he doesn't get the work in school, it's just that... he sees past everything. And I know he doesn't understand why no one else can see what he can." Serenity smiled. "Actually, I don't understand why no one else can, either. Oh, this is turning into a sob story...."
Yami smiled. "Not really, Serenity. But it seems to me that a lot of people need to learn more about your brother."
Serenity nodded. "Mmmhmm. I just wish everyone would realize that."
SIDE NOTE: Sariah: That's a wrap for today, folks! Sorry about the sappy blah-dee- blah at the end. I have a tendency to put really dramatic stuff in all my fics, unless, of course, it's pure humor. Then again, this fic can be anything anybody wants it to be. I love fics with no rules, don't you?
Oh, yeah... speaking of dramatic stuff; I have an idea for a fic that I'm not sure I should do. It's kind of a dark fic; mostly Joey- centered, and it's a little sci- fi- ish. It's also a little twisted, and VERY dramatic. So, if most of my reviewers give the nod, then I'll do it. I just want to be sure before doing anything. Okay? Well, please review A.S.A.P.!!!!!!
