If Atem Lived in my Head

Atem takes over... Nuni attacked!

            

            "You should not have left so late." Atem scolds me, I roll my eyes at him but there's a sinking feeling in my gut that he's right. I shouldn't have left so late, maybe should even have accepted their offer to walk me home but I couldn't risk it. I don't want them to change their mind about me because of my mom.

"It's not that far." I tell him.

"Nuni, please." He urges me "go back, spend another night there." Atem moves in front of me, his eyes drawn in concern.

"Atem, just let me walk. I'm already halfway there." I exaggerate a bit. I'm maybe a third of the way there.

"Please, Nuni." He begs with me "something bad is going to happen, I can feel it." He has me by both arms. I actually consider turning back,

"Hey there." I recognize the voice, he pretends he helps weaker kids out by beating up their bullies but he's just a bully himself because he charges it right after and if they don't pay up then he beats them up next.

"Ushio." I growl Atem was right, I should have stayed another night I walk past Atem and stride down the street.

"Hey, girl, come back." he jogs and catches up to me and his hand clamps down on my arm like a vise.

I should kill him Atem growls staring at Ushio's hand on my arm.

"You know my name very well, Ushio." I snatch my arm back. "and I don't have time for you right now." I turn my back on him and start walking away.

"Nuni." He falls into stride beside me. "you know what I'm going to ask, so why don't we skip to the part where you say yes and fall madly in love with me."

I scoff "your delusions are getting out of hand, you should really get them checked." I lengthen my stride as much as possible and Atem walks between us, not that Ushio can see him but Atem seems to be able to do some physical things under the right circumstances.

"I like to think of them as fantasies." Ushio grabs my arm again and swings me up against the side of the building.

"Now why don't you just relax." He drops his head down to my neck and bites it.

"Get off!" I yell trying to shove him back but I don't have enough leverage or strength to get him off.

"Relax, Nuni." He growls, his fingers digging into my arm, he nibbles on my neck before he starts to kiss it. My stomach churns with the contact
"stop it." I growl at him trying to feign ferocity.

"You didn't say please." He chuckles against my neck, his hands holding me in place.

"Please." I growl.

"Please what?" his hands slide down to my wrist

Nuni! Atem growls his eyes alight with fire as he watches Ushio's hands on me.

Let me take over. He pleads with me.

I'm fine. I try to push Ushio away again but he doesn't so much as budge.

"Hey, Nuni!" Joey's voice snaps both mine and Ushio's attention toward his voice as Joey runs toward us.

"EH!" Joey narrows his eyes at Ushio "what the big idea?" Joey's hands balled into fists "she said let her go."

Ushio smirks "and who is going to make me?"

"I am!" Joey, Atem and I say in unison. Joey looks at me a bit surprised and Atem just looks annoyed with me.