Theresa: Okay, chapter 3. And if you're reading, don't forget that little button that leads you to the review form, please?
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Chapter 3
"Oh, no," Sibella murmured.
"It looks like your brother found out…" Mai said, but she was too late. Sibella had already taken off to find her brother and calm him down.
"Oh, Big Brother, don't be mad," Mokuba tried pleading with him, to no avail.
Seto slammed his dark blue tail against the sand in anger, much to the amusement of Bakura and Marik.
"Seto, relax. The important thing is that Mokuba is safe, and they weren't spotted!" Atem tried calming down his friend and cousin. (1)
"Seto!" The guys turned to see Sibella swimming towards them, the other three girls right behind her.
"Girls, stay out of this," Atem called, his red eyes (2) trying to send them a warning. Either they didn't notice or they didn't care.
Seto looked right past his sister, and to Jezebel. "Exactly why did you endanger my little brother by bringing him up to where he could have been spotted?"
"I-I…" For a moment, it seemed as though she would be better off lying, but instead she decided to step up. "I felt bad that he's kept here in the city, and he never has any fun!"
"Devlin, when you get younger siblings, raise them how you wish. Until then, let me raise my little sister and baby brother the way I want to. Do you understand?"
"I –" It seemed as though she wanted to keep arguing, but taking one look into Seto's intense blue eyes made her change her mind. "Yes, Seto."
At that, Seto, who obviously heard what he needed to hear, swam off.
"I don't get it! I'm not a baby," Mokuba whined.
"Well, in his eyes, you are, Hun," Mai said.
"Can you really blame him, though? I mean, with everything we hear about humans, it's no wonder no one goes up to the shore anymore," Duke said, making his presence known.
"Yeah, with King Dartz's (3) stories of how evil and cruel they are up on land, it terrifies basically everyone in the city," Ishizu said.
"Even Seto's scared, and he's always so fearless. It really shows how horrifying and evil they are," Sibella said.
"But they don't seem dangerous," Jezebel countered. "They seem almost … mesmerizing."
"So does a shark, but you never get too close," Duke replied. "I understand why Seto wants Sibella and Mokuba to keep away from there, and if you were smart, Jezebel, you wouldn't go up there, either." He then swam away, his emerald tail behind him.
"I don't get what the big deal is anyway," Bakura said, scoffing.
"Yeah, we'd take down any human who tries to mess with us!" Marik said, and he smacked his bronze tail against Bakura's black one, their form of a high-five.
"Brother!" Ishizu exclaimed, shocked and appalled. "Promise me you won't go up there to try and start a fight!" Marik and Bakura were known for their tendencies to start fights, with other mermen, sea creatures, and sometimes even bothering the gods. (4)
"Fine. I promise I will not go up to the shore for the sole purpose of starting a fight," Marik said. Ishizu looked at him oddly, knowing something was up, but she decided to let it go for now.
As the others swam ahead of them, Marik pulled Bakura aside. "But who is to say we can't go up there and 'accidently' stumble upon a fight?"
He and Bakura shared a smirk, until Atem hit them both over the head with his crimson tail. "Don't even think about it."
Author's Ending Notes: Okay, there ya go. Please review, y'all! Sorry that it's so short.
(1) I do recall ancient priest Set being Atem's cousin, so I added that in here. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
(2) I'm not sure what color eyes he has. A lot of times he is depicted with red, but in some pictures he's seen with purple. Please, tell me the real color if you can.
(3) Is that correct grammar?
(4) I'm basing their religion more-or-less on Greek Mythology. It's not exactly alike, but there's a resemblance. For instance, I mentioned Poseidon in my first chapter.