Here's the next chapter.
NOTE: Don't worry Athena is not all that powerful and you'll see why in this chapter.
You all know I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 6
The sun was barely peering through the sky and already, someone was up. That someone is Cleo, or rather Athena. She have been up for about a whole hour thinking things through. Everything had just happened so fast.
"You're up early," someone said through the door leading outside. Athena turned around to see who it was. She smiled once she saw who had spoken. "Big Brother, I didn't wake you up or anything did I?" she asked him. "No, I was just coming out to get some fresh air. What are you doing up this early?" he asked. "Just… thinking things through," she replied. "Would you mind if I think with you?" "Not at all," she said as she beckoned him forward. The Pharaoh stood next to her as they looked up towards the sky. It was almost dawn.
Athena sighed and asked, "Big Brother, may I know your name?" The Pharaoh looked then looked down sadly.
"I would gladly tell you, but I don't even know it myself," he replied.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you," she said.
"Don't worry, you didn't upset me. But you can call me Yami if you like," he said.
"Yami," she said, trying it out on her tongue, "Darkness. It somewhat suits you."
"And what is that supposed to mean?" Yami asked suspiciously.
"Oh, nothing," Athena replied.
"So how are your powers fitting in, Ana?" Yami asked.
"Well, it's easier said than done. Right now, I have no powers, what so ever. The only one I can use right now is my ESP. Nothing else," Athena said.
"Why?" Yami asked curiously. Ana looked at him and said, "I guess the rest of my powers are only accessible if the Millennium Item to which the powers correspond with are in my grasp. That part confuses me because I don't have the Millennium Necklace in my possession but I can see into the near future."
"Maybe the Item just needs to be near you," Yami suggested. Athena shook her head. "If that's the case, I could've used the powers of the Millennium Puzzle right now," she said.
"That's true," Yami agreed, "We'll just have to ask Ishizu about that. By the way, how did your soul manage to survive after 5 millennia? I know my soul survived because I sealed it away into the puzzle. But I don't understand how yours is still here."
"There's still a lot that is unclear to me but like you, I sealed my soul away in this necklace," Athena explained as she held her locket. "All I know is that Cleo awakened my soul after Shadii gave her the locket. That's about all I know."
"My past is also unclear to me. I don't know why I'm here or which path I should take. Just days ago, I didn't even know that you existed. Now, you're standing right in front of me as if we've never been apart," Yami said. Athena nodded her head; agreeing with her brother.
It was silence after that. They gazed up at the sky again, waiting for Ra to show his face to Domino City. Athena was the one to break the silence. She had a question forming in her head that she had been wanting to ask her brother since they spoke to Ishizu in the museum. She turned to Yami and said, "Big Brother?"
Yami turned his head towards her and replied, "Yes, Ana?"
"When we were at the museum, you said something about you and Tea and how you two have already been there and seen your stone tablet. I was wondering. Were you two really on a date before you came to the museum?" she dared ask. She watched her brother's movements. He blushed a little, then lowered his face so that his eyes met the ground and so that he could hide his blush.
He hesitated at first then said, "Y-you know, we shouldn't really talk about-"
Athena interrupted him, "Just answer the question. And don't lie."
Yami hesitated again but finally mumbled a small, "Yes," under his breath. Athena's eyes sparkled a little with a hint of scheme but that soon faded away.
"You know what? I think you two make a cute couple. You're perfect for each other," she commented.
"What?! N-no. Tea and I are just friends. We are not in a serious relationship."
"Yet," Athena told him.
"What?" Yami asked as he looked at her with suspicion.
"Oh, you know what I mean. I've seen you look at her. You look at her in a different way. When you see her, you get this dreamy look in your eyes as if you two are the only ones standing there. At the museum, I saw you sneak glances at her while I was talking to Ishizu. In the living room, when Cleo was talking to the others, I felt your presence appear every once in a while and whenever you did, I saw you staring at one person. And that person is Tea," Athena said.
Yami was speechless for some time. He could not believe that she saw him looking at Tea. He thought that no one would see him. He even made sure that Yugi couldn't sense him while he came out and took a glance at Tea. Now, someone had hard evidence. And a whole lot of it, too. He just couldn't believe that that person was Athena, his little sister, who had been with him for only a day and already knew this fact about him. Yugi had taken almost a few months to figure this out because he hid it so well.
"Just admit it Big Brother, you are in love with Tea Gardner," Athena simply said.
Love? He knew that he liked Tea a lot and thought that she was beautiful, but he never really thought that it was love. But now that Athena had pointed it out, he questioned himself silently about this matter. Athena was about to question him a second time but was interrupted by the door slamming open.
"Yugi! Cleo! Where…" Joey yelled but stopped when he realized that they were right in front of him. "Oh… um… hey guys! I found 'em!" he yelled behind his shoulder. "We were looking for you guys and we sorta panicked when we saw that you two disappeared," he explained, then headed inside with the rest of the gang.
Before Athena followed Joey in pursuit, she turned to her brother and said, "You should think about that last part I said," then a soft glow emitted from her necklace and Cleo was switched in her place. She gave Yami a small smile, then headed inside. Yami did as Athena told him and thought about it for a while until Tristan called him to come in.
Later that day, they all went out for a walk. They had been walking through Domino giving Cleo a mini tour of the city. Joey was about to say another word when they heard a weird grumbling sound.
"What's that sound?" Yugi asked. Everyone looked around them just as the same grumbling sound erupted again.
"Do you think it's an earthquake or something?" Tristan wondered.
"Guys, I think it was Joey's stomach," Tea told them. They heard the same sound again and it was definitely coming from Joey's stomach. Joey laughed nervously.
"I guess I need to get some lunch now. I'll go find us a nice place to eat," Joey said. "I'll come with ya," Tristan added as they both jogged off to find a place to eat. Yugi sighed and said, "I better go follow them before they get themselves into trouble." He ran after the other two leaving Tea and Cleo alone. "We seriously need more female friends," Tea sighed. Cleo nodded nonchalantly. Suddenly, she felt Athena's presence next to her and sent her something through their mind link.
"Cleo, let me talk to Tea for a while," Athena suggested.
"You're planning something aren't you?" Cleo asked her with suspicion.
"You'll see," Athena said with a smirk as she took over Cleo's body.
Tea noticed the change and immediately said, "Hi Ana."
Athena turned her attention to her and smiled. "Yami's not here. Yugi sorta went after Joey and Tristan just to make sure that they wouldn't get in trouble," Tea added.
"No problem. I was actually hoping to talk to you," Athena told her.
"Me?" Tea asked. She was wondering why the former princess of Egypt would want to talk to her. Athena nodded while she started walking. She gestured for Tea to walk with her.
"You know, Tea, from the moment I met you, I knew that there was something special about you. It was some sort of inner strength. I wasn't sure what it was, but you have true potential in you," Athena told her as they walked.
"Really? Thanks," Tea replied. She still couldn't believe that Athena was telling her this. She also couldn't believe that she spoke with much wisdom and admired her for that.
"I've been meaning to ask this. It might be a little personal, but I'm curious. Do you have a some type of relationship with my brother?" Athena asked her.
"Relationship? Well, we're friends, if that's what your asking," Tea replied.
"I'm talking about something along the lines of you and my brother being more than friends," Athena said.
"More than friends?" Tea knew exactly what Athena was talking about.
"Tea, I know that you have feelings for my brother. I can see it," the princess replied. There was no point in hiding it anymore. Tea sighed and let the words flow out of her mouth.
"Alright," she sighed, "I admit that I do have feelings for him. I've always wanted to tell him, but I don't know if I have enough courage to approach him."
"You shouldn't be afraid. If you truly love him, you should let him know," Athena advised.
"But Ana, what if he doesn't like me back? What if he rejects me?" Tea asked.
"He won't. I have a feeling he feels the same way you do about him," Athena told her.
"But, how do you know?"
Before Athena could respond, her eyes glowed a soft gold and she stopped walking. The glow died down after a moment and Athena held her head in her hands.
"Are you alright, Ana?" Tea asked.
"I'm fine. Sometimes these visions are such a pest. They give me horrible headaches. Don't worry, they only last a while but we should go and find the others. I have a feeling that they're about to get into trouble."
And with that, they started walking down the sidewalk again.
After a few moments, they found Joey and Tristan arguing with 13 year-old boy.
"Look kid," Joey started, "you better give me my card back or your mom will never be able to recognize your face when I'm done with ya!"
"How do I know that this is your card and not someone else's?" the kid snapped.
"Because it fell out of my pocket and you took it!"
Athena and Tea approached the arguing group. "Is there a problem here?" Athena asked.
"This moron thinks that I stole his card. I only found it on the ground." The kid looked up and his eyes widened.
"Y-You're A-April Anderson. My friends told me about you, but I didn't realize that you were this… this… pretty," he finished.
"Umm… thanks. Anyways, would you mind giving that card back to my friend? It really means a lot to him," Athena said as if hypnotizing him.
"Uh-huh. Yeah…" is what came out of the kid's mouth as he handed Joey his card back.
"Humph! Yeah, you'd better give it back or I would've had to rearrange your face for you," Joey threatened.
"It's as if you can, old man!" the kid yelled back.
"Old? Old! Who are you calling old, kid? I'm in high school."
"I know, and it's a big shock to all of us that our friend here made it that far," Tristan piped in.
"You're supposed to be on my side!" Joey yelled.
Athena sighed and turned to the kid. "Do you mind if you go now? My friends are getting reckless."
The boy smirked. "I'll go if you give me a kiss. And not just on the cheek either."
"My sister is not going to kiss anyone without my permission," a strong voice said behind Athena.
Everyone, except Athena, turned to where the voice came from. Athena didn't need to turn around because she already knew who it was and smirked.
There, standing only a few feet away from them, was Yugi, or rather, Yami. Having heard the last part of the conversation and being the overprotective brother he is, he had rushed over and emerged from the Millennium Puzzle.
"Y-You're Yugi Mutou. The King of Games," the boy said.
Yami ignored the fact that the boy's eyes were twinkling at the sight of him and said, "I suggest that you leave now. My friends, my sister, and I have somewhere important to go and it would be awful if we were late."
"Um… uh… sure," the boy said and scurried off. He wouldn't want to feel the full wrath of an overprotective brother.
As the boy ran off, Athena chuckled softly. "You have always been overprotective of me, and I can see that that fact hasn't changed after 5 millennia," she said as she turned softly, "You know that you can trust me. I'm pretty sure that I have enough power in me to handle one boy."
"I know, but I was so worried when we separated. I couldn't help but feeling worried," Yami replied.
"You don't need to be. It's not like some weird psycho is going to ambush me," Athena told him.
Suddenly, they heard something move in the bushes near them and out came one of Marik's Rare Hunters.
"Ah, Princess. I knew it was you who I sensed," said Marik's sickly sweet voice. Of course, he was controlling the mind of this Hunter.
"It looks like I spoke too soon," Athena commented.
Sorry that I haven't updated for so long. I was busy with freakin' school. Ugh! I hate it! Anyways, I hoped you all liked it.
