"Can I ask? Protected from what?" Atem asked

"Anything e see a threat, I suppose, for example Mana she was a threat to our kind and was willing to do anything to get to use, even hurt you Atem or Seth."

"Hmm, so if an assassin were to attack one of us, you`d risk your lives to save ours?"

"Yes."

"Wow Jono you seem to get a lot more from your father than I did, all he told me was the reason for Neko`s to exist, he also told me that it was mine and your job to protect the Royal family and Yugi`s job to keep Atem happy."

"Well, it`s true that`s basically it."

"Oh, well guess it's our duty now, along with our other duties then."

Jono`s Pov

"Yeah, Yami I guess so."

"Each, each!"

"Each?" Yami asked

"He wants a peach but there-"

"Jono catch." Seth said before tossing me a Peach for Yugi, which I catch and handing it to him and he took a large bite and chewed with a smile on his face

"He really enjoys he`s fruit doesn`t he?" Seth asked

"Yes-" Yugi suddenly began hissing and dropped the peach onto my lap before climbing onto my shoulder and glaring at the door continuing to hiss

"If he`s hissing-" Seth started

"-Then that means-" Atem continued

"Mana." Yami and I hissed

"Damn it." Seth said

"Jono, take the bowl of fruit and go out into that garden there." Atem said and pointed to his private garden

"But-"

"Go Jono!" I jumped and I felt Yugi jump as well before he hid in my shoulder. I quickly grabbed the bowl of fruit and took Yugi to hide in the garden and sat down next to the pond with Yugi placed in my lap still hiding his face in my stomach

"W-why Pearoh mad? Did Yugi do wrong?"

"No Yugi, you didn`t do anything wrong, Atem was just trying to protect you from Mana and I went against his orders by not leaving with you right away."

"So Pearoh, mad at you Jono?"

"Maybe a little, he only want to keep you safe though Yugi."

"But no need to get mad a Jono."

"He`s not really mad, more worried for your safety."

"He still mad at Jono, makes Yugi upset."

"Aw, come on Yug`, don`t be upset…you want another Peach?"

"Each! Each!" I chuckled and handed him a peach, which he happily began eating

"Jono? You out here?" I heard Mana ask

"Damn it Yugi, you could have warned me."

"Sowy Jono, busy eating each."

"Jono?"

"Yugi, go hide over there behind the tree." He nodded before biting the peach and running off behind the tree

"Jono?" I sighed

"Over by the pond Mana." I felt like growling when I heard her approach and sit down next to me

"Hi Jono."

"Hey, Mana."

"What`s wrong?"

"Nothing, what are you doing out here?"

"What are you doing out here?"

"Pharaoh said I needed to cool off and told me to come out here and you?"

"Oh, I froze them for a while."

"You what?!" jumped to me feet and stepped back

"Did you really think Mahad`s spell to make me forget would work? I`ve been trained to counter them Baka." I took a few more steps back as she got to her feet

"Stay away Mana."

"Oh, I`m so scared what are you going to do? Claw me to death? I know all about you and you`re kind... I also know that the youngest of the Neko`s are very valuable when it comes to money, so where is he Jono?"

"You leave him alone Mana, I won't let you hurt him, not now, not ever."

"What do you care about him? He`s just a little Brat, so why do you care?"

"Jono? Is she ight?" I turned to see Yugi sat next to the tree looking scared

"There you are come here." Mana said

"Jono?"

"No Yugi she`s wrong, I love you little brother, you are not a brat, just stay there and don`t go to her okay?"

"Okay."

"Move it you little brat and get over here!" Mana demanded and Yugi began hissing

"Like I said I won`t let you hurt him not now, not ever."

"I will get him, and I will kill you to do so."

"Jono."

Dad?

"let me help you with this."

But what about last time?

"It won't happen again, I don't want this girl to hurt either of you nor get her hands on Yugi."

Alright let stop her

"There`s the son I left behind to protect Yugi."

Yea, yeah let's get on with it

I felt the familiar presence of my father as I let my ears and tail out

"Yugi come here."

"Jono? Is daddy there with you?" I nodded, ran over and jumped up onto my shoulder

"Heh, you can`t stop me, I possess magic far beyond you."

"You know nothing of us nor what we can do, you underestimate us child, it is you who cannot stop us."

"Yugi, remember what we did last time?"

"With the pretty colours?"

"Yes, can you do that from me again?"

"Yes, Daddy."

"Alright then boys let's do this."