Disclaimer Note: I do not own Yu-gi-oh and I do not bash Mai. I love Mai, she started off as my fav character but then I moved to Isis, but she's always on of my favorite.
Isis sat down in her chair as class began and sighed. She and Seto had been going out for a couple of days and even though he was completely nice to her, something was off. Then her brother was stressing her. She didn't understand it! She laid her head down on the table as Natalie walked in the class with Joey following along behind her.
"Joey, your sit is over there." The teacher said and Joey looked up.
"Oh Yeah!" He hurried to the seat as Mai scoffed.
"A puppy always needs someone to follow after." Joey turned quickly to her and Natalie held up her hand. Joey inhaled harshly.
"And weak women always need someone to lean on." He turned around smoothly as the class 'ooooed'. Mai licked her lips evilly and flipped her hair. 'I am not weak!' She turned to Natalie smiling.
"Do you go out with-"
"No."
"Are you-"
"Lay off it!" Natalie said slamming her hand down the desk. "Look, don't worry about what happens in Joey's life. You ran your course with him, let him be!" The class gasped and Mai rolled her eyes.
"Whatever." Joey smiled at Natalie blushed. Seto tapped Isis shoulder and she looked at him.
"I need you today after school."
"But, I…" She stopped herself when she saw his eyebrow raised and she nodded. "Sure." Seto nodded and turned back towards the teacher. 'Dang it.'
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Of the next few weeks, Seto continued making surprise meetings making Isis cancel her plans and every time Isis put up with it a little less kind. Joey had been trying to get closer to Natalie and she steady played into it and then quickly backed away. Marik had been acting really suspicious; coming in late, not talking to anyone in the house really, and hanging out with those strange men from weeks before. It was Monday and Isis had had about enough of everyone.
"Isis, you're coming over today." Seto sat down and started getting his stuff out. Isis clenched her fists and slowly cut her eyes at him.
"NO!" He looked at her shocked.
"Excuse me?"
"I said NO! I'm tired of always canceling my plans for you! I'm tired of compromising my life just to accommodate for you! I'm busy tonight and I really want to be alone!" The class got super quiet and Seto's lip twitched, trying not to laugh.
"All my hard work was worth this moment right here." He turned back to his paper and Isis jerked his shoulder back.
"What to you mean!?"
"I'm trying to help you get some back bone!"
"So you're telling me all these irritating times were for this?"
"And a whole lot more." Isis started to say something as the principal walked into the room.
"Malik Ishtar." Malik looked up from his paper, irrated.
"What?"
"May I have a word with you outside?" Malik stood up, kicking his chair out of the way.
"As if I had I choice." They stepped outside and gossip quickly began to conspire. Seto turned to Isis who stared straight ahead, pretending nothing was going on. He opened his mouth but she cut him off.
"I don't know what's going on so don't ask me."
"Ow, testy are we?"
"I just don't' want to add to the gossip." Seto pulled her close and her face flushed with color.
"I would NEVER gossip about anything." He pulled her in for a kiss as Isis squeaked. Te'a flew across the room and pushed their faces apart.
"I don't think so!" She said and Isis jumped up.
"Who the heck do you think you are?"
"I think I'm Te'a Gardner and I think you're messing with my man."
"I think you're sadly mistaken." Isis said and Te'a slapped her. Isis gritted her teeth and glared at Te'a, her cheek flaming.
"Now I think you're dead." Isis launched her fist back and it came crashing into Te'a nose. The boys burst out laughing as some of the girls jumped back screaming as Te'a hit the floor.
"Look here you little floozy! I'm tired of you trying to run over me like I am subjected to your evilness. I'm not, so STOP! Because there's more where that came from." Malik came in and gently pushed Isis in her seat.
"Sit down, I don't' need another sibling in trouble." He jerked Te'a up and slammed her down in her chair.
"You need to chill!" Isis turned to him confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Marik just left in the middle of class because he was upset. He's been suspended for cussing at a teacher."
"He does it all the time!"
"Well this was his last strike." Malik said, irritable. Isis sighed and twirled her pen around.
"Just great."
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"MARIK GET YOUR WHITE BEHIND IN HERE RIGHT NOW!" Malik yelled, opening the door. Isis dropped her purse on the table next to the door and sighed. Malik kicked open Marik's door open and searched inside.
"Marik!"
"I don't know why he's going all L.A.P.D like he's going to do something." Orion said, sitting on the couch as Isis went into the kitchen. She pulled a note from the door and stalked back into the living room.
"HERE EINSTEIN!" Malik snatched the paper from her hands.
"Great. He went out and won't be back till late as if we care."
"Malik!" Orion said, turning around in the chair.
"That's what he said. I'm going out and I won't be back until late, as if you care."
"What has gotten into him?" Isis said confused and she sat down. Cold swept through the room and they all sighed.
"Good evening Shadi." Shadi appeared with a tray of tea in his hands and blankets draped on his arm.
"Good evening family." He handed them tea and draped blankets across them, after making Malik sit down.
"This is insane." Isis said shaking her head.
"Insane? He's driving me insane!" Malik implied running his fingers through his hair. Orion slammed his cup down on the table.
"Well maybe if you stop being so hard on him maybe he wouldn't act like such a rebel!" Malik slouched back in the chair, gapping his legs open slightly.
"Maybe if you popped your non-existing tit out his mouth, maybe he'd grow up!" Orion gasped.
"MALIK!" Isis said, placing her cup on the table. "That's not nice!" Orion nodded. "But it's the truth!"
"Don't act all innocent like you don't do things to Marik!" Orion spat angrily.
"YEAH!" Malik said sitting back up.
"All those times you pushed him away when he tried to hang out with you."
"I was BUSY!"
"AND ALL THE TIMES YOU BABIED HIM WHEN HE WAS IN THE WRONG!" Orion added and they all began to argue, pointing out everything about each other. Shadi sighed.
"Why am I always the mediator?" He pulled out a revolver and shot it in the air. They all stared at him and he exhaled heavily.
"You guys need to stop it!"
"Where in bloody hell did you get that!?" Malik said, sitting back stunned.
"Look! Marik's going through a hard time and he really needs you. But if you sit up here and bicker like little kindergarteners, what can he do? Malik, you need to stop being so hard on your brother. Yes Orion may be his favorite brother figure, but he sees you as the man of the house, almost like a father! Orion, their right! Pop your breast out his mouth and let him breathe! Yes, you are meant to be there for him, but gosh, lay off it sometimes! Isis, stop putting things before him. This makes him feel unimportant in your life! You all have faults that need to be fixed so don't go pointing fingers!" They all sighed and nodded their head.
"This is the day of change!"
"I agree! Change." Orion said and they all put their hands together.
"For Marik!"
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Natalie sat on Isis' desk, playing with Isis' hair.
"What do you mean he didn't come home?"
"He just didn't. Not one call. Not anything and of course he's not here today."
"Man, something's different about that boy." Te'a walked in with a big hat with a flimsy rim and sunglasses on. "And it looks like something is different about Ms. Gardner too!" Isis blushed and put her head in her hand.
"I don't know what came over me!"
"Common sense maybe?" Her African accent showing up.
"So what's with you and Mr. Wheeler."
"Nothing!" Natalie said and Isis turned around quickly.
"Nothing?!"
"Ok, so maybe he has a crush on me…"
"And?"
"You say that as if there's something else." Isis raised a brow and she laughed.
"Ok! Maybe I like him." They laughed as Seto walked in and sat down next to them.
"Isis, I'm going out of town tomorrow and I would love if you came over today."
"Sure, I can do that for you." Isis said smiling and Seto smiled.
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Seto sat her stuff on the floor and sat her down.
"So did you think about what you want to do the project-"
"I don't really care at this present moment." He said staring vaguely at her. She turned her head towards the fire place.
"Um…I'm hungry, what about you?" Seto called the kitchen and they brought in a tray of finger sandwiches, chips, and a light bottle of champagne. Isis ate as slowly as possible and shifted uncomfortably under his tense stare.
"If patronize is what you want, then you'll get it." Isis swallowed her last bit of champagne and laid gentle eyes on him.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Seto cut his eyes at her and then she smiled. "I love it when your face is serious. It outline's your features perfectly."
"Do you want to outline it with your fingers?" Isis gave a shocked/weird face and slowly reached out her hand and gently stroked his chin. Her delicate finger began to roam his jaw line and his hand clasped down on her tightly. She winced slightly as he closed his eyes and inhaled softly. He rubbed his face against the palm of her hand and gently kissed it. Her body jerked involuntarily and he chuckled deeply. He laid her back gently on the couch and began kissing her neck. She shifted for him to get a better angle and Seto stopped.
"Is this the Champagne?" Isis struggled slightly to focus on him.
"Some." They smiled as Seto kissed her again. His lips trailed to her chest as her phone started ringing. She pushed him up quickly and answered her phone.
"Heller?"
"Isis?"
"This is my phone!"
"Isis, are you sitting down?"
"More like laying." Isis sat up and rubbed her eyes. "What's wrong?" Silence greeted her for a couple of minutes. She heard crying in the background and police sirens wailing.
"Malik?"
"Marik is dead." Those words cut through her like freshly sharpened knives. She felt her eyes well up with tears and her body became hot.
"Isis."
"Wh-how?" She choked out the question.
"I don't know….he was buried alive…..in the farm right outside of town." Isis jumped up and dragged Seto out of the house.
Farm
Isis launched out of the car and bounded over the muddy field. She pushed pass Orion and Malik and dropped down to the dug up hole. There Marik lay, in a blue tank top and black jogging pants and black zip up jacket. His eyes were half open and his face was covered in dirt and the millennium rod strapped to his waist. She dropped down to her knees and cradled his head in her lap.
"I" She buried her face in his hair as tears fell freely from her eyes. Orion turned away, wiping his eyes as Malik clenched his jaw shut. Isis closed Marik's eyes with her fore and middle finger and then wiped some of the dirt off of his face. The police came and moved Isis out of the way. Orion watched distressed as they placed Marik's body in a body bag and put him in the back of an ambulance.
"This has something to do with those men." Isis said, touching her necklace gently.
"I know. And I'm ready to find them." Malik drummed his fingers on the rod that he had managed to grab before the police did and Isis sucked in deeply. 'This cannot end well.'