Hi there! Sorry for not updating in a while, but there have just been a lot of stuff to do here; have started the upper secondary school (you could tell that I looked up the right word, couldn't you?), well, anyway, the important thing is that I finally are here!
Disclaimer: Don't own YGO and the lyrics in the beginning is from the song "So are you to me" by Eastmountainsouth.
Warnings: Hope there isn't any big mistakes in this chapter.
Enjoy!
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Chapter 7
Normal POV
As the ruby in the setting
As the fruit upon the tree
As the wind blows over the plains
So are you to me
Eastmountainsouth
Mana woke up next day by that her head was moving up and down in calm moves. She blinked and didn't move as she tried to figure out what it was. Then she remembered; Atemu had taken her in his arms and held her safe until she was sleeping again. But apparently he hadn't been able to stay awake that long, because now he was her pillow there she rested her left chin against his chest.
"Why do I always disturb him in the night… but this time I can blame on that horrible thing I saw yesterday. He must have been so tired that he fell asleep with me",she thought smiling and looked up in his relaxed face.
Suddenly she felt how he moved in his sleep and his arms snuck around her waist, pulling her closer to him and mumbling something in English mixed with Egyptian. Mana giggled a bit, because in her ears, it had sounded like he said something like:
"I'll duel you for that cookie."
After another ten minutes, which didn't include anymore sleep talking to Mana's disappointment, Atemu made a groan and slowly opened his eyes and looked down on her with a funny grin, such you have when you still are half asleep.
"Good morning!" Mana greeted happily.
"Good morning on you too…" He took a deep breath. "This is the first morning we actually wake up together."
"Yes, but you are terrible when you're snoring, Pharaoh."
"I don't snore."
"Yes, you do."
"Never!" He realised that his arms somehow was tightly around her, so he rose into sitting position and then got up on his feet, carrying her.
"No, put me down!" She called and kicked to be free, but Atemu was much too strong for her.
"Not before you take back what you said about me snoring!" He laughed and managed to carefully open the door to his bedroom and get out into the hallway and head for the bathroom.
"What are you going to do?"
"Cold water is such a good way to torture someone", Atemu chuckled as he passed Yugi's door.
"NO! LET ME DOWN!" Mana cried laughing and kicked even more frenetically.
"What is going on…?" A very tired Yugi stood in the doorway with an even more tired Jounouchi behind him, rubbing his eyes. And the sight of Atemu in only his boxers with Mana clad in a too big T-shirt in his arms made both of the teen boys to rub their eyes once again.
"He's going to torture me!"
"She says I snore!" Atemu said in a childish tone.
"But you do…" Yugi had never seen the Pharaoh ever acting this… playful! But he sure thought it was fun, so he laughed when he saw Atemu's expression.
"I told you so", Mana giggled, but the man who hold her raised an eyebrow and smirked.
"Don't forget that you're still in my grip." A very effective way to make Mana quit. He had thought at least.
"Oh, and by the way, he speaks in his sleep too!" She said happily to the other two who listened with great interest now.
"Mana", Atemu growled, but of course she didn't notice.
"He said he was going to duel someone for a cookie… or was it against a cookie?" She had to look down, because Yugi and Jou lied on the floor with their arms around the stomachs and laughed so that the tears streamed.
"That's it", the man who held his prey continued to the bathroom. Yugi and Jou rose from the floor, looking worriedly at the door that closed behind Atemu and Mana.
"Man, how's this gonna end?" Jou said.
"Well, I've never fled from him before." Yugi shook his head. "Mana's doomed."
And two minutes later a loud shriek was heard from the bathroom and someone came running out all wet and with the hair lying straight down, slicked to the face as if someone had dropped a huge water bomb right above the head.
A light giggle came from the bathroom and Mana looked out through the door when Atemu ran. The sight made the two others stand dumbstruck for a minute. Half a minute. Ten seconds. Alright, actually two and a half, before they once again was roaring in laugh.
"How… did… you… do… that!" Yugi managed to say.
"Well, let's just say I'm always prepared." Mana replied and victoriously swung her wand around.
"I'll get you for this!" They all heard from Atemu's bedroom.
A few hours later, after that they all had eaten dinner and Jou found his way home, Mana walked around in the shop, examining different games.
"Ho ho ho", Sugoroku entered the room too. "You can take one out of its package if you want to."
"Thank you", she replied, happy as always, but lit up even more when Atemu joined them also.
"Busy?" He asked politely while having his hands behind his back.
"Nope, just looking around." Mana looked suspiciously at him. "By Ra, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Oh, nothing", he smiled faintly back; before he pulled something out from behind… Mana's magical wand!
"You…!" She began, but quickly saw the danger in the game, so she headed for the nearest hiding spot; which seemed to be the storage.
"Uh-uh, no point in hiding Mana, remember I studied magic too?" Atemu chuckled.
"But you're not half as good as I am, and I can only do half my spells, do you get the point?" She giggled from inside. "Try to duel for a cookie instead."
Atemu tried to remember the water spell Mana had used on him yesterday and mumbled it as he pointed her staff against the door. But as nothing was heard, he said:
"Wet yet?" He got no answer, so he forced the door open, only to realise it had never been locked in the first place and he flied feet away. Atemu grunted and massaged his back. "Ouch."
Then he looked into the storage, but didn't see Mana anywhere.
"Where are you?" He searched every inch, behind and into every box, but couldn't find her. A feeling of guilt and worry came over him, and his worst nightmare came true when he heard a faint squeak from the floor and saw a small brown mouse.
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And there was the end. I'm not very good at cliffhangers, but did that one do? Let me know by your wonderful reviews! Cookies to all of you!
