The Little Merman 6

The morning was bright and the marble palace full of light.
"Okay my princess one more time. One two three…"
A harp and some percussions started to play. Princess Teana of Alexandria, or Tea as she liked being called, started to dance airily in the rhythm. One and two and three and four. She was enjoining dance lessons more than those boring ones! The room in which she liked to practice was always luminous and had a great view to the sea below. She loved watching the calm sea when she danced. It was inspiring her moves.
"Perfect!" her teacher exclaimed happily, "Now one more time and we'll over for today"
"Oh! Okay" she replied.
She went to the window and looked outside. Suddenly she gasped.
"What? What is it?" Mai asked rushing in the room.
"There! I saw something! Joey! Tristan! Come! It's a person over there!"


He slowly opened his eyes. The strong sunlight hit his eyes immediately and he had to bring his hand over his head to make some shadow. He looked at his hands over his head. He was feeling strangely calm. Soft waves were caressing his body and his head was lieing on soft, golden sand. He looked around him confused. He tried to sit up but he felt strong pain in all over his body. A soft breeze was waving his tri-colored spiky hair and the warm sun was kissing his tan skin. His crimson eyes blinked a couple of times to get used to the sunlight. The waves were passing between his legs. Yes, he was completely human…and bare-naked. He drew a deep breath and close his blood eyes again.
"Dude! Hay Dude! Are ya alright?" he heard a voice.
He opened his eyes to see two people over his head. A blonde and a brunette one.
"Hay dude!" the blonde one said again. "Can ya hear us?"
"Hay man!" the brunette one also said.
Grimacing in pain he sat up on the sand looking around him confused.
"Is he alright?" he heard a melodic voice.
He turned around and his eyes widen when he saw a beautiful, brunette with the most crystal-clear ocean-blue eyes he had ever seen. He immediately stood up to see better but a strong pain hit his unstable feet, plus he didn't know how to use them, and he fell back into the water with a loud splash. Well he hadn't fallen before Tea anticipated seeing his naked body. She blushed ten shades of red and covered her eyes with her hand.
"Ow! Ow! Easy man!" the brunette said when Atem had fallen in the water.
"Ya 're pretty clumsy dude!" the blonde commented.
"Why is he naked?" a blonde woman said in a quite suspicious tone.
"Is he a survivor from a shipwreck?" the brunette said again.
"Definitely" the blonde said.
"Just give him something to cover himself please!" Tea said still covering her eyes.
Atem never took his eyes off her. He just couldn't! Not even when Joey pulled him up by his arms saying:
"Come! Come on dude! Ya pretty clumsy!"
…did take his eyes from her. She was like a magical creature! Tristan took his cape off and placed it on Atem's shoulders. Since he was taller than Atem the long cape covered his nudity.
"'S okay Tea! Ya can look now!" Joey giggled.
"You sure?"
"Yeah. Open your eyes!"
Tea revealed her beautiful eyes again and Atem got lost inside them again making her to feel a bit uneasy under his intense stare.
"Well can ya hear us? Do ya speak our language?" Joey asked him
"Maybe he's stranger. Look at his hair. They look…well…interesting!"
"But his skin is…like ours." Tea interrupted.
"True." Tristan said and then looked at Atem who was barely standing on his feet supported by him and Joey. "Don't worry man. We are friends of yours"
Atem looked at him.
"Thank you…" he said in a low, deep voice.
Tea felt her cheeks flush hearing his deep and masculine voice. She was feeling that she knew this voice!
"Oh! He does speak da language!" Joey commented. "Hello man! I'm Jono! He said"
"Yeah! We call him Joey!"
"Why don't you shut up Tristan?"
"Heh! Anyway! I'm Tristan and the blonde woman is Maya. We call her Mai"
Atem nodded.
"Me and Joey are body guards of the princess and Mai is the superior of the servants."
Atem just nodded again. Tea came closer with a smile.
"Hello stranger. I am Teana princess of Alexandria. You may call me Tea. Welcome to Egypt! Welcome to my palace"
Atem nodded still looking at her with those blood-red eyes of his. Tea felt a blush forming in her cheeks. She had never seen such eyes in her life!
"Emm…Who are you?" she asked.
Atem looked at her.
"Who…am I…?" he questioned back.
"Yes! You know, your name? The place you came from?"
Atem opened his mouth to answer and closed it again.
"I…don't know…I don't remember!" he mumbled.
All the others stroke him with a questionable stare.
"Definitely amnesia from his accident!" Tristan declared.
"Oh really?" Joey commented a bit sarcastically.
"Oh never mind that! Bring him in! He needs treatment!" Tea said.
"But he seems healthy" Joey said.
"No! He's barely standing on his feet! Help him come in!"
"Yes!" they both said.
"Now come on dude! Ya know…one foot after the other…" Joey was saying.
Atem was just looking at them questionably and then did what they told him. So the merman prince did his first steps on land! But as Marik had said he was feeling a terrible pain in his every step! Like walking on sharp knives instead of sand! He grimaced in pain.
"What is…this pain?"
However he ignored the pain! His heart was feeling so light having her next to him! He didn't know why but he would feel anything if it was being with her. He was just feeling happy…

A young albino was taking some clothes out of a chest.
"So this man was found on the beach? Unbelievable! He looks healthy and strong!"
"Yes, Ryou! Really!"
Ryou, the young servant came closer helping Atem put a cloth on –since he didn't know what to do with any of them!-
"Well since princess Tea said I should take care of you too then so be it! You seem a nice guy!" he smiled brightly.
After a couple of minutes Tristan, Joey and Ryou finished his clothing and admired their work.
"He looks great!" Tristan commented.
"Yeah! Like Royalty!" Ryou said
"Now that you said that…I have a cape that is too short for me!" Joey said and went to his chest.
He opened it and took out a beautiful, navy-blue cape made by fine linen.
"Hmm…this is kind of excessive don't you think?" Tristan said
"Ya think?" Joey questioned. "Well…let's see!" and put the cape on Atem.

Meanwhile in the dining room Tea was sitting with Mai waiting for Atem to come. Tea wanted to eat with their new guest.
"I wonder if guys found him something to wear him!"
"Tea I'm not sure about him. I mean…he's a stranger. What if he's pretending? What if he's dangerous?"
Tea giggled.
"Nonsense! He seems a nice guy! After all he seemed absolutely honest! He seemed…so confused…so…"
Her mind traveled back to his blood eyes!
"His eyes were…so…so…" she couldn't find the right word to describe them, "…Unique…" she finally decided.
Then they were interrupted by the door.
"Enter" Tea said.
The door opened to reveal Joey.
"Ehm…Excuse me…your guest…is here!" and stepped aside to reveal…
Atem!
The two women's jaws dropped. Atem was standing there wearing Egyptian robes that reached his knees. His golden jewelry was shining with the sunlight, especially the golden tiara. On his shoulders he was wearing a long, navy-blue cape. His piercing blood eyes were shining with such a power! He looked like real king!
"Aphrodite!" Tea whispered, "You look…wonderful!"
"Come on man…" Joey said helping him.
Atem started to walk. In every step he was feeling pain, but he paid no attention. He went and sat next to Tea. His heart was skipping beat! He was feeling…warm and happy!
"I hope you like the food!" she told him cheerfully.
Atem then, for the first time in months, smiled! He actually smiled! Tea felt the blush forming again. Tristan and Joey sat with them. Food came along with golden goblets of wine. Joey and Tristan started to eat. Atem was looking at them. Hadn't the slightest idea what to do. He did what they were doing.
"This is…good…It's…delicious!"
He had some more bites and then took the goblet. He was looking at the ruby liquid in it not having the slightest idea what to do. He then saw Joey drinking with the corner of his eyes so he jugged it down at once. The alcohol in the wine burnt his throat and he started to cough. Tea rushed to him!
"Goodness…haven't you had wine before?"
Atem kept on coughing for a little before finding his breath again.
"Here! Drink this!" she told him giving him another goblet.
Atem looked at it and saw a white liquid inside.
"It's milk, don't worry. It won't hurt you" she smiled.
Atem looked at her. For some reason he couldn't say no to her in any way! He jugged down the liquid. The soft and cool taste caressed his throat making him feel better.
"Hay dude! You indeed never had wine before?"
Atem looked at Joey.
"I…don't know…" he mumbled.
"It's okay! I hope milk helped!" she smiled.
Atem nodded.
"Yes…thank you…" he mumbled.
"You know…we must find you a name so we won't call you just 'you'…" she said.
"Yeah…we need something royal that suits him!" Tristan said.
"Yeah!…How 'bout Nefertum? It's a god's name but still…"
"Good, but big and there is a possibility his amnesia come back! We need a name that it is not too long…have a meaning and be easy for him to remember…and of course it must fit him!"
"Yeah…but what?" Tristan asked.
Tea seemed thoughtful.
"I know! We can call him Yami!"
"Yami?" Mai questioned.
Tea nodded.
"Uh-huh! It means "dark" and it's easy to remember. When I see him…he looks like the mysterious dark sea!"
"Yes! Now that you're mentioning it…" Tristan commented.
Tea turned to Atem.
"Well…is that okay with you calling you Yami?"
Atem looked at her with his ruby eyes.
"Yes…It's okay!" he mumbled.
"Alright! Then Yami will be!" Joey yelled happily.
Atem smiled a half smile already feeling dizzy by the red wine. Tea noticed this.
"You shouldn't have drunk it so quickly. Guys will escort you to your room to rest!"
Joey and Tristan helped him go upstairs to his room…

At night Tea was preparing herself for bed with Mai helping her.
"Are you sure about this Tea?"
"Yes Mai. He seemed nice and I couldn't let him there! He seems kind and honest."
"I just want to protect you honey. You don't know men like I do!"
Tea giggled.
"I'll be fine! After all He doesn't seem this kind of man. Don't worry Mai! I know what I'm doing!"
She laid on her bed and smiled to herself once alone. She was thinking of him! His naked body seemed…perfect! She blushed but she couldn't forget it and for some strange reason she didn't want to forget it either! And those eyes of his…those blood, crimson red eyes…like two living rubies were so…unique!

In another room Atem was lieing on his bed as well. He couldn't stop thinking of her beautiful eyes! Those crystal eyes like the purest waters of the ocean…Those eyes that were engraved in his heart…He couldn't stop thinking of her! He looked out of the balcony of his room…It had view to the sea and the starlight! This would be a new start for him even if he couldn't remember! Atem the merman prince had now reborn as Yami the human with no memories. But his heart…was still there…