Hey readers, back again with the next chapter. Thanks so much for everyone who reviewed for the last one and once again I'm very sorry for taking so long to update.
Dancers and Pharaohs
Lucky Girl Dragon Wielder
takerschick
Kaeleer's Heart
Sapphire Princess of Egypt
Koragirl
dancers of the night
CraziAnzGirl
Divinitas
starlingsilver
Kender20
Cheating Death
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Summary: Five years have passed since Atem and Tea got married and had their twins Yuki and Kimika, but there is a woman who is infatuated with Atem and is doing everything in her power to take Tea's place in his heart and his life. Will she succeed?
Chapter 8
One week has passed after Yuki had his accident and through that whole week he has been feeling pain, but it wasn't as intense as it was the day he fell on his arm. During the week, he had got his cast signed by his family and friends and it was time for it to be removed. It was now morning and Tea woke up by the usual light of the sun shining inside the bedroom she shared with Atem. After her vision was cleared from her sleep, she found herself laying on Atem's warm chest with her arm laying across him while his was wrapped around her waist. Lifting her head slightly, Tea smiled seeing that Atem was still sound asleep. During the past week, he was able to get the much needed rest that he deserved and just by looking at him, Tea could see that he wasn't as fatigued as he was before.
She let out a blissful sigh as she continued staring at Atem. To her, this was a rare moment since Tea hardly ever gets the chance to gaze at her husband's sleeping face. She lifted her hand slowly to trace her finger down his jawline to stop at his chin and slowly up so that it was touching his lips. A strand of his golden bangs fell down in front of his face and Tea took it upon herself to push it out from his eyes feeling how soft it was to the touch of her hand.
"Are you enjoying the view?" Tea was a bit startled at first, but let out a light giggle when she noticed that Atem was awake seeing him opening his eyes and was now caressing the side of her hip making her moan from his touch.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I am. Did I wake you?" she asked. Atem smiled seeing the same lovely face of his wife he wakes up to every morning.
"No, I was already awake when I felt you moving on me. I just waited until you were done admiring me." he said. Tea laughed and raised her head until her lips were slightly touching his.
"Well you would have been waiting forever because I'll never be done admiring you." She then pressed her lips to his capturing them into a kiss. She then squeaked in surprise as Atem suddenly rolled over until he was on top of her trapping one of her hands above her head. Breaking the kiss, Atem quickly pressed his lips against Tea's neck bringing out a moan from her lips while she was breathing heavily from the kiss they just shared. Her heart and body were telling her to let Atem have his way with her, but her brain was telling her to slow down for a moment.
"Mmm...Atem, the kids-"
"-are still sleeping." Atem whispered against her neck finishing her sentence. Tea gasped in pleasure when he nipped at the sensitive spot on her neck and without realizing it, she slid her hand up Atem's back to bring him closer. Even though he was already pressed on top of her body, Tea felt like he wasn't close enough. Atem somehow sensed this and he took his hand that was holding her wrist to slide it down her hip and slowly up her back. Tea placed her hand on his muscular arm getting him to stop for just a minute. Atem did stop, but he gave her a small pout making Tea laugh at the look on his face.
"As much as I want to continue this and I really, really want to, we can't because we have to take the kids to clinic today." she said. Atem eyes went wide and he dropped his head back down near Tea's neck.
"Oh, that's right and it's also the day Yuki gets his cast removed. I guess I somehow forgot." Tea giggled and kissed his temple.
"It's alright, they're probably already up by now." As soon as she said that, Tea and Atem could hear muffled laughter coming from the twins' room which was getting louder seeing that they were coming inside their parents' room. They both sat up just in time to see their children running in both smiling and hopped up onto the bed. Kimika went to Tea while Yuki crawled over until he was sitting in front of Atem.
"Morning!" they both said together. Tea giggled while Atem ruffled Yuki's hair.
"Morning my precious ones, did you guys sleep okay?" Tea asked. They both nodded.
"Yes, I had a dream that I had a tea-party with Patches and my other animals. Oh, and they were talking to me!" Yuki scoffed.
"That's nothing, in my dream I was inside one of my video games and I was helping the good guys fight off the monsters. I was like 'Pow'! And the monsters were like 'Oh no!' And then...AHHH! my arm itches!" Yuki said trying to reach the itch on his arm, but his cast was in the way. He sighed when he couldn't, but it was still itching him alot.
"Mom, Dad when am I going to get this stupid cast taken off?" he asked. Atem, Tea and Kimika laughed.
"Well son, how would you feel about getting it removed today?" Atem said.
"Really, today?" Tea nodded.
"Yeah, you'll be getting it off when you and Kimika go for your check-up." Tea said. Yuki and Kimika gulped from what Tea just told them.
"A check-up?" Yuki and Kimika said together slowly.
"Yes." Atem and Tea said together slowly. Yuki and Kimika looked at each other before they turned their gazes back at their parents.
"Got to go!" They both zoomed off the bed and out the room so fast that Atem and Tea's hair blew in the direction where the twins ran off in. Giving out playful smiles, Atem and Tea kept their gazes at the door where the twins ran out of.
"The usual?" Tea asked. Atem chuckled while nodding.
"Uh-huh, I'll get Kimika while you get Yuki." So they both got up from the bed and went in search of where Yuki and Kimika were hiding. Ever since the twins turned three, they would try anything they could to get out of seeing the doctor. Both of them would hide in different hiding spots around the house to make the search go as long as it could...until they were caught by Atem and Tea.
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Atem wandered around upstairs after being down in the kitchen looking for Kimika. The last time she was hiding, he had found her inside one of the cupboards in the kitchen and knew that she wouldn't be there anymore. He checked all of the closets, looked under the beds and even behind the doors, but there still wasn't any sign of her anywhere. He suddenly found himself walking into his study room pacing around slowly trying to think of where he didn't look. Just then, he looked over by his chair behind his desk seeing that his coat was slightly rising. Stifling a laugh seeing that he found his little angel, he pretended to keep looking while walking over to his chair.
"Hmm, I wonder where Kimika could be." When he was in front of the chair, Atem slowly pulled back his coat to reveal the small girl. Once she was exposed, she gave a little pout while crossing her arms.
"You found me, big deal." she muttered. Atem chuckled and stooped down until he was at the same level to give Kimika a kiss on her cheek.
"Yes, I did find you. Don't feel bad though little angel, you hid yourself pretty good this time. Now we got to get you dressed so you and your brother can make it to your appointment on time."
"But Daddy, I can't go to the doctor's." Kimika said.
"And why not?"
"I'm very busy today." she said in a cute voice. Atem laughed.
"Oh really? What is it that you have to do today Little Missy?" Kimika held her arms out wide indicating that it was alot she had to do.
"A whole bunch of stuff." Atem stood up to pick up Kimika from his chair.
"Well okay, but you can do all of that when we get back from the clinic." Kimika looked down knowing that she couldn't get herself out of this no matter how many excuses she came up with to her father. As Atem was walking out of the room, she wrapped her little arms around his neck and leaning her head against his shoulder.
"Can I take Patches with me, Daddy?" she asked. Atem smiled and patted her head.
"Will that make you feel better if you took him?"
"Yes, I think he needs a check-up too." Atem chuckled and walked down the hall to the twins' bedroom.
"Alright then little angel." he said.
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Tea was busy on her search to look for her mischievous little son. She checked everywhere from under the tables to inside the closets and under the beds, but she couldn't find one trace of him anywhere. Giving out a sigh, Tea decided to look again and see if she had missed a certain spot. As she was walking through the living room, she suddenly heard what could have been passed as a sneeze since it was muffled and looked to where the sound came from. Tea let out a quiet giggle seeing that there was a bulge coming from behind the curtains. Moving the curtains aside, it revealed to be Yuki with a defeated look seeing as how he was found.
"I found you." Tea said in a sing-song voice. Yuki pouted and folded his arms.
"Aw, man! I knew I should have hid under the kitchen table." Tea giggled while picking Yuki up and taking him upstairs to get him dressed.
"Yeah, but I think I would have found you much sooner. You know, if you didn't sneeze, it would have been impossible to find you."
"Mom, do I have to get a check-up? Can't I just get my cast taken off and we go to the toy store instead?" Yuki asked trying to get out of his doctor's appointment. Tea smiled and gave him a kiss on his forehead.
"Sweetie, it's important that you see the doctor so that you and your sister can be healthy."
"But we're going to get a shot."
"I know, but it's what the doctor has to give you since you both are still growing. You're not afraid of a little needle, are you my little warrior?" she asked. Yuki shook his head furiously from the question.
"Of course not...I just don't want to hear Kimika cry when she gets one." Tea giggled and rubbed his back soothing him.
"It'll be alright, Dad and I are going to be there with you the whole time, okay?" Yuki nodded feeling a bit afraid, but tried to keep a brave face for his mother.
"Okay Mom."
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After the thirty minute drive, Atem, Tea and the twins finally arrived at the clinic. Yuki and Kimika were still reluctant to go and they were both keeping a tight grip on Tea's hand. Dr. Tsuki met them at the entrance and they followed her into her office where there was a patient bed against the wall for Yuki and Kimika to sit on, her desk over by the window and other things such as her medical supplies that she will need for the check-up. Before Dr. Tsuki could get started, she focused on getting Yuki's cast off. Once that was removed, Yuki felt like he could do cartwheels, but remembering the incident that caused him to have the cast in the first place made him re-think that idea. Now it was time for Dr. Tsuki to begin.
"Alright, who wants to be the one to have their check-up first?" she asked in a gentle voice. Yuki and Kimika looked at each other before pointing their fingers out.
"She does." Yuki said. Kimika shook her head.
"Nu-uh, he does." Atem and Tea chuckled while Dr. Tsuki tried to stifle a laugh herself. Atem then reached into his pocket to take out a coin.
"Okay, let's flip for it. The one who guesses right gets to decide who goes first and who goes second." Yuki and Kimika both nodded agreeing with their father. Atem then tossed the coin in the air and caught it in his hand when it came back down. He slapped his palm holding the coin over on his other hand.
"Heads!" Yuki said.
"Tails!" Kimika said. Atem held up his hand to reveal which side of the coin was shown and it was indeed heads. So that meant Kimika went first. With Patches still in her arms, Kimika was ready to be checked by the doctor. She was measured on the scale seeing that she grew a half-inch in the past few months and she had her reflexes checked. Kimika laughed as the little hammer was hit on her knee seeing her leg move by itself from the contact. Her exam was very successful after Dr. Tsuki checked everything from her eyes to her temperature. Now it was time for the part that Kimika dreaded the most; the shot. She started to cry a little as she held Parches close to her.
"Now Kimika, it's okay. You're just going to feel a quick, small little prick and then it will be all over." Dr. Tsuki said. Atem went to sit next to Kimika and pulled her into his lap to give her comfort. Kimika held out her left arm and Dr. Tsuki cleaned it a little before taking the needle making Kimika close her eyes and lean against Atem while squeezing Patches so hard. She felt the prick of the needle go into her arm and she cried feeling scared, but as soon as it went it, it was pulled right back out. She then turned to Dr. Tsuki who had a smile for her as she got a pink bandage to cover her wound.
"You were terrific, Kimika, well done." she said. Atem gave Kimika a kiss on her forehead and set her down so that she can go over to Tea who brought her up on her lap and receiving a hug. Now it was Yuki turn to get the same thing his sister received in her exam. He was measured on the scale and he grew about an inch taller. His reflexes were checked and he also liked the way his leg moved when the little hammer hit his knee. It was now time for him to be dreaded next since he was about to get his shot too, but unlike Kimika, he pretended not to be afraid. Dr. Tsuki was now preparing and Yuki felt Atem's hand on his shoulder.
"You want to sit on my lap?" he asked. Yuki shook his head not showing any signs of fear.
"No, I'm okay."
"Are you sure?" Atem asked knowing that Yuki was just putting on a brave face. Yuki saw Dr. Tsuki coming over to sit back in front of him and looked back at Atem.
"Well...since you're offering." he said. Atem then picked him up to sit him on his leg. Dr. Tsuki then opened a new cleaning patch and cleaned Yuki's arm with it. Yuki then saw that it was now time for his shot and turned to Atem.
"W-wait, is it starting?! I'm not ready! Hold me tighter! Tighter, tighter...not that tight! Dad, don't let go." Yuki whimpered. Atem chuckled.
"Yuki, it's over." he said. Yuki opened his eyes while he turned to Dr. Tsuki and sure enough, the whole thing was over.
"You did a fantastic job, Yuki. It wasn't so bad, was it?" she said. Yuki just blinked his eyes in confusion and just turned his head giving off another tough guy look.
"I knew it wouldn't hurt." he said in a confident voice. After Dr. Tsuki placed a blue bandage on Yuki, she then went over and pulled out small reward bags for them to take home for being well-behaved patients. Giving out smiles, Yuki and Kimika both thanked Dr. Tsuki and Atem and Tea both bid her goodbye until they had to bring the twins back for their next appointment.
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It was an hour since the trip to the clinic and Yuki and Kimika were playing out back while Atem was in the living room with Tea having a carefree conversation that included alot of neck kissing from Atem.
Kimika and Yuki were resting on the patio lounge chairs from their game of tag. Kimika was sitting back in her chair as she finished the onigiris that Tea made for her and Yuki while having her panda next to her and playing with her doll. Yuki was alternating between his food and level 7 of his handheld video game. Suddenly, there was a slight movement in the bushes that made Kimika look up from her doll. Yuki was so busy with his game that all sounds around him never registered to his ears because the thing that Kimika saw made her gasp in surprise. There was a little black and white puppy walking in the grass sniffing out for something until he stopped when he smelled the scent of Yuki's onigiri. (A/N: I wanted to use my little buddy Buyo from 'My Shining Light'.)
Reaching up on the table, the little puppy took the half eaten rice ball off the plate and walked back over to the bushes to eat it. Taking a break from his game, Yuki placed it down in his lap to eat the rest of his onigiri, but when he reached for it, it was gone from his plate.
"Hey, where did my onigiri go?" he asked trying to find it and then turned to Kimika.
"The puppy ate it." she said. Yuki put on a confusing face.
"What puppy?"
"He came out of the bushes over there and took it, then he went back to eat it." Kimika said pointing over by the bushes. Yuki looked over to where Kimika was pointing, but he couldn't see anything moving. That is until part of the bush moved and out came the puppy again running back over to him and Kimika.
"Wow, you were right. Hey, where you did you come from?" Yuki asked kneeling down to the puppy. The puppy gave a little bark and jumped on Yuki's lap to lick his face. Kimika laughed while coming over to see the puppy close up.
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Hearing the sound of knocking at the door, Atem let go of Tea, much to his reluctance so that she could answer it. Opening the door, Tea saw that it was Katie and Alicia.
"Hey Tea, I was hoping you and Boss could do me a favor." Katie said. Atem came in the room when he heard Katie and stood next to Tea as they were coming inside.
"Sure, what's up?" Tea asked.
"Well, my cousin just came in from out of town and she's been wanting my help to plan out the nursery for her new baby and Koji had to do some errands. I was wondering if you guys could watch Alicia for me for just a few hours."
"Yeah, of course. You know Alicia is always welcome here." Atem said. Tea nodded in agreement.
"Oh, thanks so much. Now Alicia, I want you to be on your best behavior, okay?"
"I will, Mommy." Katie kissed her cheek and turned to Atem and Tea again.
"I should be back this evening."
"Take as long as you need, Alicia will be fine with us." Tea said. Katie nodded and left out to her car and waving before she drove off. Closing the door, Atem then turned to Alicia.
"Yuki and Kimika are outside, I know they'll be excited to see you."
"Okay, Uncle Atem." she said and then ran out to where Yuki and Kimika were outside in excitement. Atem watched her scurry away and then felt arms snake around his waist from behind and smiled as he felt Tea's hands run up and down slowly on his chest. Turning around to face while still keeping her hands at his waist, Atem placed both of his hands on the side of Tea's face and brought her into a kiss both letting out a sigh as their lips met. Pulling back slowly, they gazed into each other's eyes both seeing the same sparkle from the day they first fell in love.
"I love you." Atem whispered. Tea closed her eyes feeling the Atem was tenderly caressing her cheek and smiled.
"I love you." she whispered back.
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Alicia quickly ran outside to find her best friends and smiled when she saw them sitting in the grass, but from where she was standing, it looked as though they were looking at something. So being curious, she wandered over to greet them.
"Hey guys." she said. Kimika and Yuki looked up when they heard Alicia's voice and smiled seeing her coming over.
"Hi Alicia, guess what we found!" Kimika said. Alicia tilted her head in wonder.
"What did you find?" she asked. Yuki gave out a grin and showed Alicia the little surprise in his lap.
"We found a puppy." he said. Alicia gave out a gasp and sat down next to Yuki. The puppy looked up in curiosity seeing the new person coming over. He climbed out of Yuki's lap in order to walk over to Alicia while he wagged his tail. She giggled and rubbed the top of his head.
"Aw, he's so cute. Uncle Atem didn't say you guys had a dog." she said.
"That's because he doesn't know." Yuki said. Alicia looked up from the puppy to Yuki with a confused expression.
"He doesn't?" Kimika shook her head.
"Nope, he came out of the bushes just now and ate Yuki's rice ball." she said while giggling.
"I think he's still hungry, so I thought we could go into the kitchen and find something else for him to eat." Yuki said.
"Your mom and dad are inside now, do you think they'll let us bring him in the house?" Alicia asked. Yuki just shrugged his shoulders and picked up the little puppy to carry him inside.
"Don't know, so that's why we're just going to sneak in so that they don't see him yet." he said. Kimika and Alicia stood up to follow Yuki.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Kimika asked.
"Trust me, I know what I'm doing."
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Alicia, Yuki and Kimika looked around to see if Atem and Tea were anywhere in sight. When they saw that the cost was clear, they quietly as they could walked so that they could take the puppy upstairs without making a sound. As they turned the corner, they found Atem and Tea watching TV and conversing with each other. They all nodded signaling that it was safe to continue and they almost reached the stairs succeeding in being very quiet.
"Kids?" All three of them came to a halt now realizing that they have been discovered by Atem before they reached the stairs. Making sure the puppy stayed quiet, they turned around slowly.
"Yes?" they all said.
"Everything okay?" he asked.
"Uh, yeah Dad. Everything is super." Yuki said giving him a thumbs up.
"Uh-huh, we just decided to play upstairs for a little while." Alicia said.
"Alright, have fun. Let us know if you guys need anything, okay?" Tea said turning her head a little on Atem shoulder to see the kids a little better. They all nodded and Alicia and Kimika went upstairs making sure the puppy was well hidden. Yuki, however, stayed and walked over to Atem and Tea. They turned to their son seeing that there was something he wanted.
"Hey, uh Mom? Could I maybe have another onigiri?" he asked. Tea blinked a few times and raised her eyebrow in confusion.
"You want another one? Honey you just ate." she said.
"I know, but what can I say? I'm just a growing boy." he said while laughing nervously. Tea looked at him again before she giggled and stood up from her seat next to Atem and walked in the kitchen with her son following her. Getting another already made rice ball from the counter top, she stooped down to give it to Yuki and he hugged her before running upstairs with the girls. Tea then took her place next to Atem again feeling him wrap his arm around her to bring her closer. He all of a sudden started chuckling making Tea curious as to what he was thinking.
"What's so funny?" she asked.
"Those three are up to something." he said. Tea giggled while leaning her head back on Atem's shoulder.
"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Think we should go check on them?" Atem placed his head on top of Tea's.
"Nah, they'll tell us what's going on soon enough."
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Yuki ran up into his and Kimika's room and saw the girls on the floor with the puppy playing. He went over to them and saw the puppy look up when he sniffed the food Yuki brought him. It was the same thing he had swiped from the plate and when Yuki presented it to him, he eagerly took it. They watched as the puppy graciously eat the food and Alicia looked up at Yuki and Kimika.
"What do you think we should name him?" she asked.
"Hmm, I don't know." Yuki said. Kimika gasped when she thought of one.
"I know, let's call him Buyo." she said. Yuki and Alicia had to agree since the name fit the puppy very well.
"That's a perfect name Kimika, now we have to make a small bed for him. You guys got anything we can use?" Alicia asked while standing up and walking around the room. Yuki stood up right after she did along with Kimika.
"There are some blankets that Mom put in the closet one time. I remember her saying that she wasn't using them anymore, but kept them around in case anyone else wanted them." Yuki said. So he, Alicia and Kimika all left the room to go to the closet that was in the hallway. Opening the door, they pulled out the blankets they needed and went back into the room. Seeing that Buyo was okay, they fixed up a small bed for him to lay on. Unfortunately, since they were so busy with their task, none of them realized that Buyo was walking out of the room sniffing out something else. Finally, they were finished with the bed and it looked comfortable enough for Buyo.
"Okay, now let's get Buyo." Yuki said. Turning around they all gasped when saw that the puppy was gone.
"Uh-oh..." the three of them said.
"Where did he go?" Kimika asked.
"I don't know, but we better find him before he gets somewhere he's not suppose to be." Alicia said.
"Right, we'll have to go search for him before Mom and Dad find him." Yuki said.
"Where do you think he could be?" Kimika asked.
"He couldn't have gone far, Buyo should be in one of the rooms upstairs. We just have to look in them all." Alicia said. So the three of them left out the room to search for their little puppy friend in all of the big rooms. They didn't notice however, that Buyo was traveling downstairs where Atem and Tea were.
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Tea moved her head from Atem's shoulder giving him a kiss on his lips before she stood up from her seat next to him. She felt Atem take her wrist keeping he from going anywhere and saw that same pout that makes her laugh so much.
"Where are you going?" he asked. Tea giggled.
"I'm going to check the laundry, you can help me if you like." Atem smirked and stood up in front of Tea bringing her into a very passionate kiss. Tea lost herself in the kiss, but quickly broke it before it turned intense.
"On second thought, maybe I should check them alone. Knowing you, we'll probably be doing something else besides folding clothes." Atem let out a fake gasp.
"Tea, you naughty girl. I had no such thought in my head and I'm shocked that you would even think about me like that." Tea raised her eyebrow and crossed her arms giving Atem a look to make him admit that what she said was true. Atem laughed and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Okay, so maybe you're right. What's the point of having a sexy wife if I can't ravish her?" he said while leaning down to lightly kiss Tea's neck loving the sounds she was making. Tea moaned while giving out a smile.
"I never said that you couldn't. I'll be right back, could you check on the kids? They've been awfully quiet." Atem nodded while giving her one more kiss.
"Of course I will." he said. Tea smiled and went off down to check the laundry. Since Atem had his back turned from the stairs, he didn't see Buyo coming downstairs going in the direction Tea went still sniffing out whatever it was he was smelling. He disappeared into the next room just when Atem turned around to place something that he dropped on the table. He then went over to the stairs preparing to see what the three children were up to.
"Kids, I'm coming up!" he said getting ready to climb the steps.
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Yuki, Kimika and Alicia were currently inside the reading room when they heard Atem's voice indicating that he was about to come upstairs. They all looked at each other not knowing what to do since they haven't found the puppy.
"Oh no, Dad's coming." Yuki said.
"And Buyo's still missing." Alicia said.
"What are we going to do?" Kimika asked. Yuki crossed his arms as he tried to think up a plan to keep Atem from coming up the stairs. Suddenly, a thought struck his mind as he thought up the perfect plan. Hopefully, it would give them enough time to find Buyo before Atem could see him.
"Okay guys, I have an idea. Kimika, you have to go downstairs and keep Dad from coming up here." he said.
"But how do I do that?" she asked.
"Do whatever you can think of to keep him busy until Alicia and I are able to find Buyo." Kimika nodded.
"Okay." She then ran out of the room so she could meet Atem at the stairs leaving Yuki and Alicia with their search for the missing puppy.
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Atem was on the fourth step when all of a sudden he heard running coming from the top floor. Coming into his view was Kimika who was traveling downstairs and caught him on his leg making him come back down to the bottom of the steps.
"Hi Daddy!" she said with a smiled. Atem laughed and took her off his leg placing her carefully on the ground.
"Hello little angel, what are you up to?" he asked stooping down in front of her.
"Guess what, guess what, guess what!" she said.
"What, what, what?"
"I can count all the way to ten now!" Atem chuckled seeing as she was trying to keep him from going upstairs somehow. So he decided to play along with whatever his daughter was planning.
"Oh you can?"
"Uh-huh, watch this. 1..2..3..4..5..6..uh, what comes after six? Oh yeah, seven! 7..8..9..10!"
"Great job sweetie, now I got to go see what your brother and cousin are up to." Atem was about to stand up, but Kimika kept him from going up again.
"I can say them with my eyes closed." Kimika then closed her eyes as she started to count again.
"1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10!" Atem smiled and kissed her cheek.
"Again, great job sweetie. Now, I really have to check on Yuki and Alicia."
"They're not upstairs looking for anything." she said. Atem chuckled seeing what was going on.
"Well, I think that means they are, doesn't it?" Standing up from the floor, Atem started his trip back up the stairs again only to have Kimika run in front of him and block the pathway up when she held her arms out.
"You cannot go upstairs." she said firmly. Atem smirked.
"Oh, yes I can." he said firmly back. Then he picked up Kimika to carry her up the steps. Kimika yelled up to Yuki and Alicia to warn them that Atem was on his way up.
"He's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming!" she said this over and over again making sure that they heard her. Atem just gave her a weird look as he finally made it to the top of the stairs and traveling down the hall checking every room to find where the other two children were.
"HE'S COMING, HE'S COMING, HE'S COMING, HE'S COMING!!"
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Yuki and Alicia heard Kimika's warning yell meaning that Atem was on his way down the hall, but the problem with that was they still couldn't find Buyo anywhere. Hearing footsteps, they both turned to see Atem walking in with Kimika in his arms.
"He's coming, he's coming, he's coming, he's coming...he's here." she finally stopped now that Atem was inside the room and he placed her back down. Kimika looked at Alicia and Yuki while shrugging her shoulders.
"I did the best I could." she said.
"She even counted to ten with her eyes closed. Question is, why did she count her numbers with her eyes closed and what are the three of you up to?" Atem asked crossing his arms. They all looked at each other wondering what to say, but since they couldn't, they decided to just tell Atem what's going on.
"Uh, Uncle Atem, we've got something to tell you." Alicia said.
"We're looking for something." Yuki said. Atem blinked a few times in confusion.
"Okay...what exactly are you looking for?" he asked.
"Something furry and could be walking around the house right now." Alicia said. Atem's eyes widened as he tried to figure out what it was that they were talking about.
"There is something furry loose in the house?" He asked slowly. All three of them nodded their heads.
"What is it?"
"Ahhhhhh!" Atem turned his head so fast at Tea's scream then back at the kids who were laughing nervously.
"It's whatever it was that made Mom scream." Yuki said.
"Oh boy." Atem said as he ran out of the room with the kids following him as they went downstairs to see what the thing was that made Tea scream. When they reached the bottom, they found her coming in the room carrying something in her arms.
"Tea, you okay?" Atem asked. Tea giggled and nodded.
"Yeah, and I think I found what the kids were up to." She then showed him the little puppy that Alicia, Yuki and Kimika were looking for. They ran over as Tea sat down on the sofa all bearing smiles that he was alright.
"Buyo!" they all said together.
"So, this is what you kids were hiding." Atem said.
"Yeah, sorry we didn't tell you. We were going to though." Yuki said. Atem patted Buyo's head and reacted by wagging his tail
"Where did he come from?" Tea asked.
"He came out of the bushes Mommy and he ate Yuki's rice ball too." Kimika said.
"Oh I see, so when you guys came inside and Yuki asked for the second onigiri, it was for him, wasn't it?" Atem said.
"Yup, but Auntie Tea, where did you find Buyo? We've been searching for him everywhere." Alicia asked.
"Well, he must have came downstairs without you guys knowing because I found him when I was folding the laundry. He was just sitting on the floor watching me and surprised me when I turned around." Tea said while laughing as Buyo started licking her hand. It was then that Kimika, Yuki and Alicia all looked at Atem and Tea seeing them interacting with Buyo as the question of the day was about to be asked.
"So...can we keep him?" Yuki asked.
"Well, taking care of a dog is a big responsibility guys. Are you willing to take care of him?" Tea asked.
"Yes, we'll take very good care of him Mommy." Kimika said. Tea smiled and looked over to Atem. They were having a silent conversation with their eyes and it made the kids wonder what they were going to say. After a few minutes, they decided and turned back to the three of them.
"Looks like Buyo is the new member of the family." Atem said.
"Just we'll have to find something else for him to eat besides my onigiris." Tea said. Yuki, Kimika and Alicia gasped happily as they cheered seeing that Buyo was here to stay. Placing Buyo down, they took him back upstairs to play leaving Atem and Tea watching them from where they sat. Feeling arms wrap around her, Tea let out a sigh and turned her head to Atem to kiss his lips while they listened to the laughter from the kids as they were having fun with the new addition to the family.
Well that's another chapter done and it was really fun to write. Tell me what you think of it in your reviews and I will try to have the next one up as soon as I can, bye for now.