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Atem looks out the window where a full moon is shining in the sky. Slight relief fills him, glad that Mana defeated Bakura for now. But he knows that Bakura will be back after he recovers and gets stronger.
'I still don't know how he could've survived such an attack by Ra,' Atem keeps thinking over and over again. He looks over at Mana who is resting from her injuries and from being very exhausted. 'Soon we'll be back to our normal selves again.'
"…Atem," Mana calls him, startling him a bit. She opens her eyes, sits up and looks over at him. "Is it really over?"
"Hm?"
"I overheard you and Mahad. He got away. You must be disappointed in me because I didn't beat him."
"I am disappointed…" he starts off, making Mana lower her eyes."…that Bakura got away. But I am proud of you." She looks at him with surprise.
"But why?"
"You were very brave and fought incredibly against Bakura. Not everyone can face him in battle you know."
Mana puts a confident look on her face and folds her arms with a smirk. "It was no big deal at all. I could have beaten him with my eyes closed."
Atem sighs heavily, placing a hand on his forehead. "You are so…" He stops while Mana tilts her head, wondering what he is going to say.
"I'm so what?"
"Haven't you learned your lesson?"
"Yeah, yeah."
"Mana."
"Okay. On the serious side, I did learn that being ruler of Egypt…isn't so easy after all. I thought all you did was sit on the throne and give out orders. But there's so much more to that."
"That's right."
"And what did you learn being me?"
"My mind still hasn't changed. Your life is easy."
"WHAT!?" Mana yells, not believing what he is saying. To her, her life is hard especially when you have to listen to Mahad lecture all the time. "It is hard!"
"Stop complaining. Be happy that all you have to do is attend one lesson a day. Cherish these years Mana. I didn't have the chance."
"You sound like an old man," Mana chuckles.
"I'm serious. You won't be a student forever. One of these days you will have to be fighting by my side against intruders like Bakura and it won't be easy."
"Yes I know," she replies as he sits on her bed. "We're gonna be back in our bodies again."
"Yes. Mahad should be coming in here soon with the spell that will return us to our normal selves." He pauses before asking her something that he always wanted to ask ever since they switched. "You were very good in impersonating my voice. In fact, you sounded almost exactly like me. You've been mocking me even before the switch haven't you?"
Mana smiles nervously, waving her arms in front of her. "O-Of course not! I would never impersonate you! Your voice was so hard! You know with the 'so let it be written, so let it be done' thing."
"That is exactly what I'm talking about. You have been mocking me behind my back. That is very mean of you Mana," Atem says looking away.
"Aw Atem, come on," she says, wrapping her arms around him. "You know I love you."
He turns his head, facing her and they both look at each other, their faces getting closer and closer until suddenly they stop when they are inches apart. Mana stares into her face while Atem stares into his.
"…This is weird," Mana says and Atem nods in agreement.
"I could really use that spell right about now."
As if on cue, Mahad appears in the doorway, holding a book in his hand. "Are you two ready for me to--?"
"Yes please," they both respond. Mahad looks in his book before outstretching his hand out to them. He starts to chant the spell and his hand glows blue. Mana's eyes start to get heavy all of a sudden and she falls back on the pillows.
"M-Mana…" he closes his eyes as well and falls on the bed.
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A knock comes from the door and Mana shoots up in bed, rubbing her tired eyes. The first thing she takes note is that she is in her room. She gasps before looking down at herself, seeing that she is in her regular body. Hopping out of bed, she runs to the mirror to make sure everything is back to normal. Same spiky brown hair, same feminine figure and same aquamarine eyes. And most importantly, still an apprentice. She is back to normal.
Another knock comes from the door and she makes her wand materialize in her hand before magically changing into her outfit. It feels so good to be in her regular body again. The door swings open revealing Mahad at the doorway.
"Sorry it took me so long. Thanks for changing me back," says Mana.
"Meow," he replies before walking away. Mana raises an eyebrow before proceeding on following him.
Meanwhile, Atem is just waking up from a long night's rest. He lifts his hands to his hair to feel each tri-colored spike on his head. Then he gets out of bed to go to the tall mirror on the wall and smiles, seeing that he is back in his normal body. He immediately gets dressed to go thank Mahad for this.
He walks through the halls and goes past Mana's room to find that she isn't there. 'She is already at her lesson,' he thinks and he proceeds to the room to where she is studying.
Mana goes over to one of the shelves that is packed with scrolls for her to study. After looking through them briefly, she sighs, dropping her head. 'I can't decide which is better. Studying scrolls or listening to Mahad's lectures.' She groans lightly but slightly jumps, feeling hands on her shoulders. Her head slowly turns to see Atem standing there. "Hiya!"
"I see you're back to studying."
"Yeah…Although I wish there wasn't so many scrolls. They're gonna take me a long time to get through them all."
"You'll be fine," Atem says before leaning forward and catching her lips. Mana kisses back, forgetting how it feels to be kissed by him since they haven't done so in awhile because of the switch. Atem pulls back, pecking her once more on the lips then the cheek. "Where is Mahad?"
"Beats
me," Mana replies with a shrug. "He's been acting pretty
strange lately."
"What do you mean?"
"Well today he busted in my room and meowed at me. Then we came here and he meowed at me again before dashing off. So I just started looking at scrolls instead."
Atem folds his arms and bows his head in thought. "That's not like Mahad."
"Mana!" Mahad calls and they both run outside of the classroom, looking left and right for him.
"Master?"
"Mana!"
"Where are you?"
"Down here," he replies and they both look down to see a black cat. Mana's eyes widen with delight and she scoops him up in his arms, cuddling him. "Stop it!"
"Aw, but you're so cute and adorable!" Mana squeals.
"What happened?" Atem asks.
"As I was performing your spell, a cat somehow entered the palace and brushed me on the leg. We must look for my body immediately."
"There he is!" Mana exclaims, pointing up to a dream to see the body of the Mahad on a branch. "Aw look, you're stuck in a tree Mahad."
"Mana, focus! Now let's get that body of mine!" Atem and Mana rush to the tree and the cat jumps, landing on its feet before running off. "GET THAT CAT!"
Atem sighs to himself. 'Here we go again…'
Another end to another Atem/Mana story. I hope you enjoyed reading this and stay tuned for my next Atem/Mana fic, "An Old Evil Returns" coming soon to a website near you!
