Brother Dearest (Part 4)

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"Right, so whose going up to order for everyone?" asked Starchild. "Meh, I'll go if Cleo comes with me. She knows Shaggy and Scooby's stomachs better than I do." said Demon getting to his feet. "Fair point." said Cleo rising along with her husband. "Thanks, guys, we'll pay you back." said Daphne. Cleo smiled and waved as she and Demon made their way up to the counter to order. Once again, Cleo felt someone looking at her and looked behind her to find the same man staring at her causing Cleo's eye to twitch. "Demon, will you excuse me for a moment?" asked Cleo. "Sure thing, just make it quick because I have no idea whatsoever what to get Shag and Scooby." said Demon. Cleo nodded before turning her heel and marching over to the stranger and his friends ready to smack him on the back of the head for staring at her. Once Cleo got over to the table, she placed her hands on her hips clearing her throat. "Uh, can we help you, miss?" asked one of the men who Cleo noticed only had one arm. "Not looking for you." said Cleo shortly glaring at the man wearing green. "Is there a reason you've been staring at me since I walked in here?" "Aw...finally looking for a new girlfriend, Rath?" asked the female. "I'm married." said Cleo crossing her arms. "Be quiet, Nefertina! No I'm not!" retorted the man called Rath. He sounded familiar and looked a little familiar to Cleo but she bit her tongue. "Oh, yeah, then why have you been staring at her?" asked the one armed man. Cleo's eye twitched again and continued to refrain from SMACKING these guys. "She just....looks familiar. Like we've met before that's all." replied Rath. "I certainly would've remembered one like yourself." said Cleo raising an eyebrow. "I apologize greatly if my friend here offended you Miss..." the third man trailed off. "Cleo." said Cleo crossing her arms. "Too bad you're married, you'd make a great match for Rath." said Nefertina Cleo supposed her name was. "I'll pass." said Cleo seeing as though Demon was next in line. "Rath, shake her hand to make amends for offending her." said one of the men. "Oh, alright...." said Rath slowly standing and holding out his hand. Cleo cocked a brow but grasped it anyway. The sooner she could leave the better. As soon as they made contact, Cleo felt a spark shoot through her hip area. "OW!" yelled Cleo pulling away quickly grabbing her side. "Hey, are you alright?" asked the boy. Cleo quickly pulled up her shirt and saw that her tribal mark was dimming a bright green color. Oh not again! "Now I remember you. Your that girl." said Rath. "I beg your pardon?" hissed Cleo noticing her friends hadn't heard her cry out in pain. Thankfully. Rath had pulled up his sleeve to his wrist and Cleo could see the same mark on top of his wrist. Oh no. No. No. NO! She and her friends came here to get AWAY from that stuff, NOT to have it follow them! "Hey, she's got the same tattoo as you, Rath." said the boy. "Here I thought it was a dream." muttered Cleo under her breath. "Now that you mention it.....she kinda looks like him back when he was alive." said the one armed man. Back when he was ALIVE!? What was THAT supposed to mean!? Cleo narrowed her eyes with a scuff before walking over to Demon just as the people in front of him finished ordering. 

"Did you seriously have to order one of everything for those two?" asked Catman as Shaggy and Scooby scarfed down everything in front of them. "Chances are they would've ordered the same thing had they gone up there." said Demon blandly. "Come on you two, hurry up and finish eating already." said Fred. Everyone had already finished their meals way before Shaggy and Scooby had. "Like hey, man, don't rush us!" said Shaggy. "Reah!" agreed Scooby. "If you two don't hurry up we're leaving without you." said Starchild. Shaggy and Scooby looked at each other before shoveling the rest of the food in their mouths in under a minute. "That was quick." said Catman. Cleo couldn't help but laugh a little. "Well, gang, guess we better head to our hotel before it gets too dark." said Fred getting to his feet. "Actually, Fred, there's something Cleo and I have to tell you guys...." said Demon trailing off looking at Cleo. "Is it dessert!?" asked Shaggy excitedly. Cleo cocked a brow while Demon sighed. "No, Shaggy, it's not dessert." "Aw, then like what is it?" asked Shaggy. Cleo and Demon looked at each other as Demon nodded to his wife as Cleo took a breath. "I'm with child." The table was silent for less than a minute before Daphne squealed loudly and hugged Cleo tightly. "How long have you guys known?" asked Spaceman even though on the inside he was glad his friend was going to be a father. "Meh, I'd say three days." said Demon with a shrug as Velma tried to pry Daphne off his wife. "And how long as she been pregnant for?" asked Catman. "Four weeks." said Cleo after getting air back in her lungs before it was Scooby's turn. "Scooby, ya big nut, let her breath!" said Shaggy pulling his best friend off Cleo. "What? That doesn't sound too long after we left Egypt." said Fred as the group heading out the door. "Because it wasn't obviously." said Demon rolling his eyes. "Demon, don't be rude." scolded Cleo. "Too bad your parents won't be around to meet the little one." said Daphne. "It's alright, Daphne, I know they're looking out for me even now." said Cleo placing a hand on her purse where the ankh lay hidden. "I know its not just your parents your worried about, Cleo." said Demon placing a hand on his wife's shoulder. Cleo sighed. "Demon, I understand what you are saying but, my eldest brother is long gone. There's no way of finding him." "Zoinks, you've got TWO brothers!?" shrieked Shaggy. Cleo nodded. "I don't exactly know his name or anything. He was taken from us not long before he was born." said Cleo. "You know, Cleo, what if we did a DNA test? You know, to help you find your brother?" asked Catman. "DNA test?" asked Cleo curiously. "Yeah, you know, when you and another person submit a spit sample or whatever and they check to see if your related or not." said Spaceman. "I'm NOT spitting into anything." said Cleo crossing her arms. "Come on, Cleo, it couldn't hurt." said Daphne. "And just WHOSE spit would mine be matched with?" asked Cleo. "How about that guy you were talking to earlier? I overheard one of his friends say you kinda looked like him." said Starchild. "Hmph, your lucky that little comment has caught my attention as well." said Cleo crossing her arms. "Question, how do we get him to agree to that without suspicion?" asked Demon. "We won't have too." said Cleo bowing her head. "Huh? Like why not?" asked Shaggy. "Because Starchild already knows the answer, doesn't he?" asked Cleo looking at her friend. "Well, I mean I know I said the eye never lies but..." began Sarchild. "He's my brother, isn't he?" asked Cleo bitterly. It was silent for a few minutes before Starchild finally caved. "Yes, he is and well.....he's ah kinda...." Starchild trailed off not exactly wanting to set off Shaggy and Scooby. "Kinda what, Starchild?" asked Daphne. "Remember Shag said he was done with mummies and all that?" asked Starchild. "Hold up, are you saying Cleo's brother is an undead mummy?" asked Spaceman. "Oh no. Like here we go again!" cried Shaggy as Scooby began whimpering.