Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or the song Three Wishes by the Pierces which inspired this chapter

Author's Note: This isn't the best chapter in the world, and I hope it doesn't feel rushed. I felt it was time for Akila to get in the loop of things. Don't mind the alterations of old mythologies. I did that on purpose.

Three Wishes

Akila sat on her bay window watching as the rain ran down, watching her reflection distort in the rain drops. The dark weather always made her a bit more sluggish and lazy and sometimes even a little depressed. It had been a few weeks since Atem and his friends had come over for a movie night that turned into a sleep over, and since then she got this weird vibe from them, kind of like she was a leaper or something. Most of this feeling came from Atem who seem a lot more distant lately, and even in the hallways in school he would spot her and then dart away before she noticed, but she did.

Her room was lightly lit by the little bit of light from outside and the glow of her television which currently had "10 Things I Hate About You." playing on it, but she wasn't really paying attention. She didn't understand what she did wrong, and she didn't think she would ever find out considering the fact that Atem was completely avoiding her. She even stopped sitting with the gang, unable to fight the unwanted feeling that came off them and the fact that Atem would avoid the table if she was there. She felt angry and sad. She had really thought she had made a good impression with them, mainly him.

Suddenly, she heard the door bell echoing in the house. This was the first time, other then that one weekend, which anyone had come to their house. It wasn't really surprising considering they just moved in recently to a foreign country. It wasn't like family would be able to visit right away.

"Ms. Ishtar, what a pleasure to meet you." Akila heard her mom say downstairs and perked up with interest as she snuck to her door, hoping she could snoop on them without anyone noticing. She cracked open the door only slightly and looked downstairs through one eye, barely able to make out Ishizu and her mother.

'Why is dad's boss here?' She asked to herself, only having met the women once when she first started helping at the museum. Then she felt like the women was a little off some how. She gave Akila the same once over Atem did, but instead of cautious she seemed intrigued.

"Good afternoon Mrs. Jones. I hope I am not interrupting anything, I should have called first." Akila saw the strange women bow in respect before she heard her mother's uncomfortable laugh. She was still unaccustomed to the formalities of this country.

"It's no problem, Ms. Ishtar, we are happy to have you here. Unfortunately my husband isn't home right now." Ishizu shook her head with a chuckle, making Akila curious. It was like she already knew her dad wasn't home.

"Actually, I was hoping to see you Akila." She said looking at Akila's mom, but addressing her. Akila was startled and slowly exited her room dressed in her grey sweatpants and a tank top. She looked like she was dressed for bed with her lack of make up or care for her hair. Her mother looked up at Akila's room at the top of the stairs when she heard the creak of the door.

"You are still not dressed?" Her mother berated her, obviously embarrassed by Akila's appearance when her father's boss was present.

"So things aren't going so well in school, are they?" Ishizu asked, confusing Akila along with her mother at her perceptiveness.

"We thought she had made a few friends a few weeks back. But that is still no excuse to mope around the house all day in your pajamas, young lady." Even in company, her mother could still lecture her. Almost forgetting Ishizu had said she needed to talk to her, Akila turned back to go into her room to change like her mother said.

"Akila, after you're done changing, would you mind coming with me to the museum for a little while?" Akila looked back over the banister for a moment, looking at Ishizu and then at her mother, silently asking for permission.

"It's fine with me." Her mom said, curious herself about what Ishizu needed from her daughter. Akila whispered her okay very meekly from her confusion and quickly ran into her bedroom and changing into something that looked presentable that she knew her mother would approve of when it came to meeting with her father's boss. Once she was dressed she met Ishizu at the limo she came in, umbrella in hand.

"What is this all about?" Akila asked, not being able to wait until they got to the museum to find out. Ishizu ushered Akila into the limo without saying a word before climbing in herself and closing the door. Without a word, the driver started driving back, and despite Akila's many attempts to get the answer to her question, Ishizu either sat in silence or tried to make idle chit chat before Akila gave up with a sigh and watched the rain run down the window until they arrived to the museum. Akila walked behind Ishizu with her umbrella in hand.

"Do you believe in destiny, Ms, Mubarak?" Ishizu said casually as Akila closed her umbrella and left it at the entrance. Seeing as the museum was closed she wouldn't have to worry about it being taken or being in someone's way.

"I don't know, sure I suppose." Akila replied brushing herself off as if she could brush off the wetness on her clothing.

"Well, it was your parent's destiny to be in that accident…" Akila's stomach dropped, it was the first time her birth parents had been brought up in a long time, and for this practical stranger to know about them was unexpected.

"Excuse me…"

"It was a sacrifice that was needed to get you to where you are now." Ishizu said turning to Akila who just stood there too stunned to really understand what was being said. "Every person has a set path. Yours has led you here; each and every step. Being adopted by your parents, your father's job here, even my allowing you to help with some things here, and of course meeting a certain boy at your high school." Ishizu continued into the museum into an exhibit that she had spotted Akila in many times. Akila looked around the place as if she had never been through it before, her eyes falling onto a mummy. "'The Nameless Pharaoh', You seem quiet interested in him." Akila shrugged.

"It isn't very often you find a nameless Pharaoh. The Ancient Egyptians believed you needed a name to go into the afterlife, and it was important that their Pharaoh make the trip into the afterlife. To have buried him without his name would be like torture." Akila said, feeling like she was being accused of something. Did she really need to justify her interest in the mummy?

Ishizu chuckled, while nodding. "Yes that is very true, but could it have been done to save his kingdom?" Akila thought about this for a moment like it was a riddle before she realized she was getting angry at this woman.

"Does this have a point?" She asked roughly, mentally feeling her mother smack her on the back of her head for being rude to her father's employer. It was pretty obvious that her mother believed that she would fire him because of his family's behavior, which wouldn't make sense to Akila. A person should be fired for their performance, not a punishment for their family's actions.

"Recently we have discovered his name." Akila shrugged not really understanding the importance of this fact.

"Well that's good, now he can finally rest in peace, right?"

"In theory, but it doesn't seem to work like that. You see this Pharaoh's name is Atem Akhenamkhanen." Again Akila's stomach sank. That is Atem's name. After a moment of mulling this over, Akila started to laugh hysterically, doubling over. Ishizu just stood there, unfazed by this reaction at all.

"You're trying to tell me that this boy at school is supposed to be the reincarnation or something of this Pharaoh?"

"No, he is this Pharaoh." Akila stopped laughing and looked at Ishizu's face and saw that she was completely serious. "I realize this is a little unbelievable…"

"Yea, you're right it is! This is crazy! That mummy is just a corpse of an old king, and Atem is just some weird guy that goes to my school." She said turning to leave and forget the ranting of this crazy woman when she ran into Atem standing behind her. She jumped, practically screamed having not expected him to be there.

"Atem?" He stood there smiling lightly his hello. After his total avoidance of her for the past few weeks, he just shows up here out of thin air when this crazy person was trying to make her believe that he is some Pharaoh when its corpse is lying behind glass not more then a few feet away from her.

"I didn't realize you were going to be here as well." Atem said softly, looking over Akila's shoulder at Ishizu suspiciously. "Malik came to the game shop and told me you sent for me. You don't return my calls, but send your brother to get me? What is the meaning of this?" Ishizu bowed to him.

"I'm sorry, my Pharaoh." Atem looked startled when she said his title in front of Akila. He figured he understood why she was so upset when he walked in. His expression softened when he noticed how freaked out Akila seemed to be. "We found something in your old tomb that concerns the both of you. If you would follow me?" She asked, walking off towards the basement where she took Atem when she first told him of his destiny. Akila, however, seemed a little apprehensive to follow having images from various slasher movies run through her mind. Atem sensed her tension and decided to comfort her.

"Don't worry, she isn't going to hurt you, I promise." Akila looked at him like he was the crazy one, but relaxed a little when he placed his hand on her shoulder. Soon the two of them followed after Ishizu to the museum basement. As they walked to follow her, Akila looked along the walls at the stone tablets on the wall. Akila paused when she noticed two familiar looking figures in one of the tablets. Two figures stood facing each other in battle, one being the Pharaoh and the other looked as if to be a priest, but the Pharaoh looked like the boy standing beside her, and the priest looked similar to the famous CEO that she had seen a few times hanging out with Joey. Above the figures were two monsters, similar looking monsters to the ones in the Duel Monsters trading card game. Akila put her hand over her mouth in disbelief. Normally Akila would just think the tablet a fake had it not been in the condition it was in. "It's a really long story" Atem explained before trying to guide her towards where Ishizu was trying to lead them. They entered another room in the basement that had two tables surrounded in glass as if it were on the main floor.

"We found a hidden tomb underneath yours, Pharaoh. This one was never meant to be found though. It was completely closed off, no door or anything." Ishizu explained.

"Then how did you find it."

"One of the archeologists happened to find a weak spot in the Atem's tomb and fell in. It looks like a queen's tomb." Atem was the one intrigued by this. He never imagined with everything in his life that happened he would have had a queen. If only he could remember the missing pieces in his life in ancient Egypt. Atem growled lightly in his own frustration, making both Akila and Ishizu look up from the artifacts. Atem looked up at them, and knowing Akila didn't know what was going on.

"I lost my memories of my life as Pharaoh, but I recently got them back, well some of them." Akila gave him a strange look before looking at Ishizu who noticed she had become a bit more open minded since coming down. Ishizu looked at Atem who seemed to read her mind and answered her silent question with a nod.

"Magic is real, and five thousand years ago a Pharaoh harnessed seven items with great power. The Pharaoh himself wore one along with six of his most trusted and powerful priests. They were able to summon great monsters to fight, but in making these items they unleashed a demon who threatened to destroy the world. Pharaoh Atem gave up his life and soul in order to save his people. He sealed away the demon using his name, and then had his soul trapped into his item so he could come back and save the world again if the demon were to ever be released. In so doing so, his memories were erased. A few years ago, though, Yugi Motou solved his item bringing his spirit back. Atem did what he came here for and earned himself a new chance at life in our time." Akila listened intently before looking at Atem who looked a little uncomfortable hearing his life story told like a chapter out of a history book.

"Ok, so what does this all have to do with me?" Akila asked leaving Atem to his thoughts. She continued to look over some of the items that lay around on the tables. A few scrolls lay under the glass along with tablets showing this forgotten queen.

"From what I can tell she was a priestess in the Pharaoh's palace with natural born abilities that stemmed from her voice"

"Like a siren? But isn't that Greek mythology?" Ishizu smiled at Akila.

"Sort of like a siren. However, Greek mythologies have them as mermaids that lure away sailors. No sirens are women that are born with the ability to manipulate anything with the power of their voice being it the environment around them or feelings kind of like the Greeks said. In some cases they can heal. Anything they can set their mind to they have the potential to do. Mostly they were seen as witches, but imagine what she would be seen as in a kingdom built on magic."

"A powerful priestess." Akila agreed, almost feeling stupid for even asking. It was then that Atem rejoined them. "So the Pharaoh…" She glanced at Atem. "You…fell in love with her and made her your queen?" Atem shrugged.

"That's the thing; I don't know anything about her." Ishizu sighed.

"When Atem met you he sent me voicemails saying how you seemed familiar, he seemed drawn to you, he had seen visions, and then when you were singing for the group…" Ishizu looked at Atem to make sure that she got his story right; he nodded confirming she got it right. "He said he heard voices, one being his and one sounding like yours but they were in ancient Egypt" Ishizu looked as if she had found something no one realized she was looking for. She opened the door that was made in the glass and pulled out a rock. "Here this is why I called you here today." She handed Akila the rock and she almost dropped it the moment she laid eyes on it. In front of her surrounded in hieroglyphics was a better portrait of the woman who looked a great deal like herself.

"You think I'm some kind of siren priestess from ancient Egypt?"

"A reincarnation of an Egyptian queen, actually, and I think you might hold the secret to Atem's missing memories."

Author's Note: Dun dun dun SHE KNOWS. I'm thinking I might bring in an old friend pretty soon, so watch out for that.