A/N:
Me: Hello everyone! I'm back and here with a new story with -drum roll-
Akiko: Hikari Akiko or Yugi-chan
Me: Hehe and we are making this story for our Yami!
Akiko: Hope you all like it but hope she likes it the most
Me: Hehe our main shippings are Baku and Mobium!
Akiko We do not own Yugioh or the characters
Ely: If we did there would be more shippings and love and games! Now us Hikari's present -dramatic music-
Akiko: Love Has No Boundaries.
Chapter 1
In a little demon village, between the two demon kingdoms, there lived two demons boys. One has long white fluffy hair with emerald eyes and very pale white skin. He has white and black wings and little horns popping from his head. The second one has tri-colored hair with amethyst eyes and peach skin. He has amethyst wings and very little horns popping from his head. The two are the best of friends as they grew up together. But these two little demons are anything but evil. With pure hearts they get made fun of by bigger demons. One day though the two little demons had hidden near a pond as some older boys were picking on them. The boys were hiding behind a thick bush. The on with tri colored one looked at the one with white hair.
"We've been hiding for a little while. Do you think they are gone?"
"I think so. I don't hear them so I guess they left." The white haired teen, name Ryou, says as he pops his head out from the bushes and sees that no one is there. "It's clear."
The teen with tri colored hair, named Yugi, stood up. "I don't understand why they hate us so much."
"I think it's because we refused to kill." Ryou sighs. "I really thought they would leave us alone."
Yugi looked down at his feet with a sad look on his face. "I guess not. I just can't kill. I can't look at someone and purposefully take their life. I don't know how they can. I just wish they would get tired of bullying us." Yugi sighed. "Well come on. Let's get home before dark. They always prey on us more at night." Yugi gently grabbed Ryou by the arm and pulled him to their make shift home.
"Yeah." Ryou follows as he smiles sadly. "It's bad enough that they bully us. Well at least they don't know where are home is."
"Yeah. Can you imagine if they did? We would really be in for it." Yugi didn't know what to do. He couldn't go on much longer like this. They were barely making it.
"Don't worry no one can ever find us. They would have to be super smart to figure it out. Lucky for us that they aren't that bright." Ryou giggles a bit.
Yugi giggles at that. "Yeah I guess you're right. I just wish I could do more for us. I mean I'm the smaller one of us. I only slow you down."
Ryou looks at Yugi with shock and hugs him. "Don't ever say that! Yugi you're the reason we found this home! You're my best friend and your a really good gather. If it wasn't for you we would be dead."
"I wish I could have gotten you a better home. You deserve it." Yugi decided to change the subject. "So what do you want for dinner? I can get some berries or something."
"Some berries will be fine." Ryou smiles and hugs Yugi tight. "Remember you are doing the best you can."
Yugi hugged Ryou back. "Ok I will. I will be back in a bit. Please stay here until I get back."
"Alright be safe Yugi." Ryou waves as he smiles.
Yugi waves back "I will. Bye"
Ryou waves as he sits inside their home.
Yugi was half way through collecting the berries when he got a bad feeling in the pit of the his stomach. He felt as if someone was watching him. He turned around but didn't see any one. He went a bit longer but felt the eyes again. This time he started to make his way home. He would be fine if he just got to Ryou. Crimson eyes follow the small figure as he starts to approach Yugi.
Yugi felt as if he were be followed so he picked up his pace. The Crimson eyes continue to follow and gets even closer to Yugi. Soon Yugi couldnt keep his pace. He knew someone was following him. I can't lead them back to Ryou.
The Crimson eyes appear in front of Yugi as he is two heads taller than him.
"W-who are you?"
Crimson eyes comes out of the shadows to show tan skin and tri-colored hair. He wears high-class clothing but a bit looks dirty. He has huge Crimson black wings and large horns.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you." He says with a deep voice
Yugi was amazed at the sight of the demon in front of him. He was gorgeous with his piercing red eyes and smooth tan skin. Yugi shook the thought from his head. What was he thinking? This man was following him. He could be in danger right now.
"W-what do you w-want?"
"I'm kind of lost. I'm looking for the kingdom in the east. Do you know where it is?" He asks as he comes closer to Yugi.
"N-no. But..."
"But what?" He asks with a commanding voice.
Yugi jumped at the sound of his voice. "B-but m-my friend might." Yugi looked down at his feet. What was he thinking now he has to lead him to Ryou.
"There's someone else with you?" He asks as he looks around trying to find this new person.
"Well n-no. He's b-back um..."
"Well I'm sure you friend will understand if you're a bit late." He says
"Oh please I can't be. He's home all by himself and if someone finds him. Well I could never forgive myself..." He looked down. "Please, um sir, he's not safe by himself!"
"Oh why not?" He asks with worry.
"I'm sorry. We shouldn't be talking about this. I just need to get to him." Yugi tried to walk past the man.
The Crimson eyes man grabs his wrist. "You don't know me, do you?"
"N-no. Should I?" Yugi tried to pull his wrist away.
The crimson eye man widen his eyes. "Hmm I guess you really don't go to the kingdoms often."
"Um no. We can't. Look I'd somewhat like to talk but Ryou has been home all this time by himself and he is in danger on his own." He pulled his wrist away from the man's hand. "Please don't follow me."
The Crimson eyes man looks at him confused
"Look. All you need to know is Ryou is my best friend and I will not turn my back on him. I need to get home now. Of course I hope you don't follow but it's not as if I can stop you. I just hope you aren't like the others." Yugi started to walk towards his home. Towards Ryou.
"Others?" Crimson eyes were about to follow once Yugi went in deep but he stopped when he heard a noise behind him.
A man with tan skin and white hair came out of the shadows. He had a scar on his right eye. "Well hello there."
"Hey." Crimson eyes say as he looks at him.
"Well what is a demon of your status doing way put here?"
"Hmm I lost my horse." He says. "And what is a demon of your status doing in here." He smirks.
"Well to be honest I was following a young demon."
"Hmm the little one that walked that direction." He says as he points to the darker side to where Yugi went.
"No but he was with the one i was following. The one i was following was a bit taller than him and had white hair."
"Hmm that must be the one he called Ryou." He chuckles a bit.
"Ah so that's his name. Well shall we follow him to see where he is going?" Akefia said walking towards where Yugi had walked off.
"Let's Akefia." Atem smirks as he follows the white haired man.
When Yugi got home, before he went in, he looked behind him. He couldn't see anyone so he assumed the man with the crimson eyes didn't follow him. He went in to find it empty. "Ryou?" he called out. "Ryou! Ryou where are you!?" he chucked the berries aside and started to run through trying to find his best friend.
"Yugi what's wrong?" Ryou asks as he comes out from the deeper side of their home. "Are you okay?"
Yugi ran and hugged Ryou into a tight hug. "Of thank goodness you're alright! Im sorry. Im so sorry. I almost lead him hear and when i couldn't find you i freaked and thought he had gotten to you." Yugi felt tears come down his face.
"Hey hey shhh don't cry." Ryou hugs him back as he rubs his back to sooth him. "Who are you talking about though? Is something wrong?"
Yugi looked at Ryou. "W-well i may have run into someone. While making my way home."
"Huh? Really? Who?" Ryou asks looking a bit worried.
"I, well, i didn't get his name. I was too worried about getting back to you." Yugi said turning to pick up the berries he had thrown. "I'm sorry Ryou. I may have lead him here."
"It's okay Yugi. You were just worried. I'll check outside and if someone's there I'll lead them away." Ryou says softly.
"Are you sure? Maybe its best if we just stay inside. I mean it might be safer." Yugi said
"Hmm maybe your right." He says sheepishly.
"M-maybe he didn't follow me." Yugi said hopeful.
"Yeah let's just eat. The berries look good."
Akefia had followed the young demon to what looked like a shack barely standing. "Are we sure this is where he was going? Wait is this where they live!?"
"What the hell? No one could live here. Right?" Atem looks shocked looking at the run down home.
"Maybe they just don't have enough resources or money. We should really find out. What are the chances they will let us in?" Akefia said nodding at the shack.
"I'm sure they won't." Atem says as he walks up to the shack and knocks at the door
Yugi and Ryou had just finished picking up the berries when there was a knock on the door. Yugi and Ryou jumped. Yugi looked at Ryou with pure fear in his eyes. "He did follow. Oh no i put us in danger. What do we do?"
"Shh don't speak maybe they'll leave." Ryou whispers as he hugs Yugi.
Akefia and Atem waited for a few moments and when they didn't get an answer, he tried to knock again. After another few moments without an answer he turned to Atem "I don't think they are going to answer. Should we walk in?"
Atem nods and pushes the door a bit. "Anyone home?"
Yugi looked to Ryou with wide eyes. They hadn't seen them yet. He mouthed to Ryou "What do we do?"
"Just stay quiet." He mouths back as he takes out a dagger quietly.
Yugi nodded. He put his hand over his mouth so they wouldn't hear his breathing.
Atem looks around a bit. "What a poor home. How can anyone live here?" Atem says
Akefia shook his head "I do not know." He noticed movement coming from the darker and further part of the shack. "What was that?"
"Hmm." Atem walks closer as Ryou looks at Yugi making sure he wouldn't say anything.
"I know your here." Atem says.
Yugi's eyes widened. He looked at Ryou wondering what to do. He mouthed "Should we get up?"
"I'll distract them you go hide somewhere better." Ryou mouthed.
Yugi slowly nodded and crawled into what was supposed to be a type of bedroom for them. He really hoped Ryou would be ok.
Atem looks at Akefia to tell him to make sure they didn't run.
"We won't hurt you." Atem says.
"G-go away. W-we don't have anything to give you." Ryou stutters as he has the dagger hidden.
"Now just relax. We aren't going to hurt you guys. And we don't want anything. Besides to talk." Akefia said blocking the door slowly.
"W-what do you want?" Ryou asks.
"Were is your friend? The one with the spiked tri colored hair?" Akefia asked.
"N-no one is here but me. Now please leave." Ryou says.
"Well that's a lie we saw him come here." Atem says.
Yugi couldn't help but over hear what was being said. The walls being so thin. He hid under one of the beds hoping because he is so small they wouldn't notice him. "I can't believe Ryou is covering for me. Even after I was the one who put us in danger." he whispered.
"I'm sorry you must have this house confused by the one all the way down the river. A tri-headed child lives there." Ryou says. He rather lead them far away as possible and down the river is really far.
"Really? So you live here all alone?" Akefia asked.
"Y-yes and I would appreciate it if you leave. I-I don't like strangers in my home." Ryou stutters out.
Akefia looked at Atem. "What do you think? Is it true?"
"Nope." Atem smirks. "It was a good try though. I saw him go in that room."
Ryou's eyes widen in fear.
Yugi's widened. "Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Please dont find me." Yugi couched further under the bed.
"Y-your wrong there's no one here but me." Ryou tries not to stutter be he couldn't help it he was scared. He griped the dagger tight. 'If things go bad I have to use this. I need to protect Yugi.' Ryou thinks.
Akefia looked at him as if observing him. "What is it you are hidding?"
"Nothing now please leave. You don't know me so please just leave." Ryou shakes a bit.
"I do not think so. You are hiding something boy. And we are not leaving."
"I am not. Look I don't know who you are or what you want but you two need to leave." Ryou says a bit angrily
Yugi had heard enough he needed to back up Ryou. He came from under the bed and slowly walked back out and stood behind Ryou.
"Yugi? I thought I said hide." Ryou whispers.
Yugi shook his head. "I can't let you face them on your own. I won't turn my back on you. It's my fault they are here. I put you in danger and I'm sorry but i can't let you try to hide me while you could get hurt." he stepped in front of Ryou. "If you want to get to him you will go through me." He said surprisingly confidently.
"We aren't here to hurt you two." Atem says as Ryou looks at Yugi with wide eyes. He felt thankful to Yugi that he would do this for him.
"Th-then what are here for?" Yugi asked not believing him.
Atem looks at Akefia to motion him to get close.
Akefia inches closer to them. "Look we just want to know why you two are living here. Do you not want to have a real house?" he asked twntatively
"It's not your business what we do. Look we didn't do a thing to you so please leave." Ryou says more confidently.
"What are your names?" Akefia asked.
"It's common curtesy to introduce one self before asking the others name." Ryou says.
Akefia thought for a moment "Alright i am Akefia. And this is Atem. Now what are your names?" Akefia said.
"My name is Amane and this is Heba." Ryou lies as he holds Yugi's hand.
"Hm. Nice names." he looked at Atem wondering what they should do.
"Well Amane Heba explain why your living here all alone." Atem says
"Please. We don't want to get into this. We have enough things to worry about without you two being nosey. Please just go. We won't ask again." Yugi said.
"Oh why don't you make us?" Atem smirks.
"That can be arranged." Yugi grabbed the dagger away from Ryou. "Don't make me use this. I hate this thing but i will use it if Ryou is in danger. Now. Get. Out." Yugi said holding up the dagger.
"Yugi." Ryou says looking at Yugi with worry.
"Hmm now I knew you where lying about your names." Atem smirks. "Well what do you say Akefia?"
Akefia smirks. "I think we should get that dagger away from Yugi before he tries anything he'll regret."
"Good idea. Now hand over the dagger Yugi. Before you get hurt." Atem starts to walk up to the two.
Yugi took a step back. "N-no. J-just leave." he turned back to Ryou. 'I can't protect him.' "Ryou run. I'll hold them off. Get out. Please just run and don't look back."
"I'm not leaving you Yugi." Ryou take out another dagger. "We're in this together." He smiles brightly at Yugi.
Yugi smiled back and nodded. He turned back to Akefia and Atem. He noticed Atem was gone. His eyes widened. "Where did Atem go?" he asked.
"Right here." Atem grabs Yugi's hands tightly making him let go of the dagger.
"Yugi!" Ryou aims to cut Atem.
Yugi yelped in pain. Akefia came up and grabbed Ryou before he could cut Atem. "Now now. Don't go swinging those around someone could get hurt."
Yugi tried to get away from Atem to help Ryou. "Please just let us go. Let him go." Yugi begged.
"Yugi! Stop your hurting him! Let him go!" Ryou turns the dagger and manages to cut Akefia on his shoulder a bit.
"We are not letting you two go." Atem says as he grabs the dagger from the floor.
Akefia hissed at the slight pain. "Look what you did. Didn't i worn you that someone would get hurt?" he sneered. He grabbed the dagger from Ryou. "Now why don't you two explain everything?"
"H-hey give that back!" Ryou tries to get back the dagger.
"Ah ah ah." akefia shook a finger in front of Ryou. "I don't think so. Now this is the last time I'm going to ask. Why don't you two explain to us why you are living in a shack?"
"Why do you care? You don't even know us." Ryou says as he jumps to grab his dagger.
"Because we don't like to see two of or subjects living like this!" Akefia shouted without thinking it through. He stopped shocked at what he had just revealed. Yugi's eyes widened. "Y-your what?" he stuttered.
"Nice going Akefia." Atem sighs.
"Subjects?" Ryou looks at them confused but then his eyes widen. "Y-you two are from the palace aren't you. The one from the west." Ryou stutters.
"N-no. You can't be. We can't have just attacked the..the..." Yugi trailed off.
"Oh Ra we did. P-please don't punish us. We didn't know who you were." Ryou says as he bows at them.
"There's no need for that." Atem says as he lets go Yugi. "You won't get in trouble."
Yugi bowed. "We are truely sorry." he stood back up. "What are you two doing way out here?"
"We might have gotten lost. We just need some directions. I truly didn't mean to frighten you Yugi." Atem says
"Oh its alright. Um where are you heading?" Yugi asked. "Oh would you like to sit um somewhere?" he asked.
"I think you two need more sitting than us." Atem smiles at Yugi.
"Oh no we insist please sit." Ryou says.
"Ryou is right. We are alright." Yugi said leading them to the seats they have. "So were is it you are heading?"
Atem motions Akefia to sit as he sits down as well. "Well we are heading back to the kingdom."
"Im very sorry. I do not know the way. Do you Ryou?" Yugi asked.
"No but the village down by the river should know." Ryou says.
Yugi tensed at that. "Ryou we can't."
"We won't go Yugi." Ryou assures him.
"And why not?" Atem asks.
Yugi sighed "Ryou we have to tell them."
"Do we have to?" Ryou asks.
"I don't think we have choice."
"Your right you don't now inform us." Atem says with authority.
"We get bullied."
"What?!" Atem and Akefia are shocked.
"All the guys pick on us because we're weaker and refuse to kill." Ryou mutters.
Yugi sighed. "Look its fine can handle our selves."
"Well clearly that's an understatement as we just beat you guys with no strength." Atem says.
"We aren't strong but we are clever. And we have a strong sence to protect each other."
"This is not acceptable. We will have a talk with those villagers." Atem says
"No!" Yugi shouted. They all jumped, shocked. He sighed. "Look we get enough of trouble. We don't need more. Can you imagine what they would do if they found out we had something to do with you guys talking to them?"
"Even now it's dangerous to talk to you. Some people may get wrong ideas or think we know you like friends. They might beat us up more." Ryou explains.
Akefia sighed. "Atem we have to do something. We can't let this go on."
"Your right. Come you two. We leave for the castle. We will not let you two be bullied by these people. And once your safe there we will have a word with the villagers." Atem says.
Yugi looked at Ryou then back at Atem. "Do we have a choice?"
"No." Atem says.
"I'm sorry but we have to refuse." Ryou says.
"Excuse me?" Akefia laughed out as if they were joking. "Surely you're jesting."
"I am not. I'm thank you for asking but we have to refuse." Ryou says. "we are better off here."
"Ryou is right. We would not fit in at the palace any better than we do here. There...there's something else..."
"And what is it?" Atem asks.
"We...we...WE HAVE PURE HEARTS!" Yugi blurted out. He looked at his hands.
Atem and Akefia look at each other and start to laugh.
Yugi and Ryou looked at each in confusion. Yugi was the first to speak up. "W-what's so funny?"
"No demon no matter how nice can have a pure heart." Atem laughs.
"Um well..." Yugi started. He looked towards Ryou looking for some help.
Ryou shows his wings to show his pure white wings with some black. "Only those with pure hearts have white wings." He says.
Yugi followed his lead and unfurled his own. He looked down. He was afraid to see the looks on their faces.
Atem looked shocked. He heard from his father before that there are rare types of demons that have pure hearts. But those demons shouldn't exist in their kingdom. It should be impossible
"This can't be. You can't exsist" Akefia said.
"Well we do. I was abandon by my father when my mother and little sister died." Ryou says.
"And was left with no one when the last of my family, my grandfather, died. We have looked after eachother since then. We are like brother. Though Ryou is a bit older than I am." Yugi said. "W-what you going to do?"
"Well you need protection. Your a rare species" Atem says
"S-so you don't see us as a threat? I mean we are pure hearted demons." Yugi said nervously. He hoped him and Ryou aren't in more danger.
"You a threat? Ha don't be ridicules. Who ever said pure hearted demons were a threat?" Atem asks with a gentle smile.
"W-well some of the guys said we were." Yugi said. Akefia laughed a bit. "No young man. There is no threat about you two. Yes you two are different but not all different things are bad. Now we must leave. Can you two at least get out of this forest?"
"Y-yes b-it how about we catch up. We need to pack some things." Ryou says.
"How about this Yugi you show Atem where to go and i will help Ryou here with the packing. That a deal?" Akefia asked. "Don't you trust us to come?" Yugi asked. "Of course we do its just if we go ahead we can get lost even more. You live is very secluded area."
"All you have to do is walk straight and you'll see the river. Once you do go down and the road will appear." Ryou gives directions.
Akefia looked at Atem then back at Ryou and Yugi. "Fine but you dont come in ten minutes we're coming back for you." Yugi laughed. "You trust us huh?"
"Just a little." Atem chuckles.
"Alright well we'll catch up." Ryou says
Akefia nodded to Atem and they got up and started to leave. After they were gone Yugi turned to Ryou "Are we really doing this? I mean it seems nice, to think of a place where we are actually safe. Is it really possible?" Yugi had nothing but hope in his eyes.
"There might but...if you want to go go. I can't it's to scary." Ryou shivers.
"Ryou i can't go without you. If you stay then i stay. But we can't stay here they will get us." Yugi said.
"I have a spell that can hide us." Ryou says.
"Ok. I feel bad that we are tricking them." Yugi said looking down.
"I do too but it's the only way to be safe." Ryou hugs Yugi. "Are you sure you don't want to go?"
"Its wouldn't be home with out you." Yugi said hugging him back. "Now how what do you need me to do?"
"I need some herbs and berries." He says as he takes out a book.
"Ok just tell me which ones and I'll get them."
"The red ones and spikey leaves please." He says as he gets some berries.
"Ok i know exactly where they are. Ill be right back." Yugi said running out of the house.
"Hurry Yugi." Ryou whispers to himself.
Yugi had grabbed as many herbs as he could and started to head back to Ryou.
Suddenly a very pale hand grabs Yugi.
"Wha..." a hand covered his mouth. His hearted to race. 'oh no.'
"Shhh we won't kill you, unless you don't answer our question." A chilling voice says.
Chills went down Yugi's back but he nodded.
The man nods his head to inform his partner to remove his hand from Yugi. The one who nodded is very pale and had red-brown eyes. He has black wings and huge horns.
The other is pale with violet-crimson eyes with black wings and large horns.
"Now where are the two royals?" He asks in a low threatening voice
"I don't know who you're talking about." Yugi lied.
"Now now." He tightens his grip on Yugi. "You wouldn't want anything to happen to your friend if you lie to us again."
Yugi's eyes widened. "No. Please leave him alone! Please just leave us alone."
"Then tell us where they are." He chuckles darkly.
"They left."
"To?"
"The village."
"Alright now close your eyes and count to ten. If you open them before you finish ten your friend will die."
Yugi did as he was told. He hoped they left soon. He needed to get to Ryou.
The two smirk and leave.
When Yugi counted to ten then opened his eyes. The two men were gone. He ran hone and ran inside. "Ryou! Where are you!?"
"I'm here." Ryou says as he walks to Yugi covered in red.
Yugi gasped and ran to him "Oh my Ra. Are you ok!? What did they do to you!?"
"Hmm oh don't worry this is berry juice." Ryou giggles.
"Oh. Listen Ryou we are in danger."
"We are?" Ryou looks at them confused.
"Two men came up to me and grabbed me while i was getting the herbs."
"Are you okay?" Ryou looks over him in worry. "Did they hurt you! What did they want?"
"I'm fine. They were looking for..." he looked out any holes in the shack. The whispered "Atem and Akefia" he then spoke normally again. "I tried to lie but one of them grabbed me tightly. He told me i-if i don't tell the truth. So i told them they went to the village. Then when i finally got back here after they let me go and i found you covered in red i freaked. I-i thought they hurt you."
"I see. Then this spell must be done soon. We can't have them find us." Ryou says. "I'm fine don't worry I will never leave you." He smiles.
Yugi nodded to Ryou. "So how do we do this spell?"
"Well that's why I'm covered in berry juice. Now I need the herbs please." Ryou says.
Yugi remember he had the herbs in his hand and gave them to Ryou. "Here you go."
"Thank you." Ryou smiles as he holds him in his palms and starts to chant.
Yugi just watched as Ryou did the chant. He hoped it got done soin Atem and Akefia would be back at any moment. Either them or the two men.
Ryou glows a bit and the herbs and berry juice disappear. "We are now hidden. If they even get near our home they will go around or back as they will get lost. Only you and me can come here." He says softly.
Yugi nodded. "Thank you Ryou. So does this mean we need more berries for dinner?"
"Yeah sorry about that Yugi." Ryou smiles sheepishly. "But I'll do it this time. The last two time you went they attacked you."
"Please be careful. I don't like bow "popular" we have become. And if you see either Atem and Akefia or two strange men come right home." Yugi put air quotes around popular.
"I will." Ryou giggles and hugs Yugi. "Start dinner okay."
Yugi sighed and hugged him back. "Ok." He gave him a squeeze and then walked towards their "kitchen".
Ryou smiles and walks out of their home. He walks to where the berries are.
The pale man and his partner had gone to the village looking for the royals. "Look all I'm saying is i don't believe that boy told us the truth." The one with tri colored hair said.
"Hmm I think they are here." The tri-haired one says.
Akefia and Atem are a bit ahead of them.
"Where are they?" Atem taps his foot.
"I'm not sure. I think they gave us the slip. We need to go back. With them being...you know they are in real danger." Akefia said.
"I know they are. Come one lets go back." Atem says.
They turned to find they were being followed. Akefia leaned a bit towards Atem. "Do you see what I see?"
"Yeah. Let's lead them to the river and confront them." Atem whispers.
Akefia nodded "Agreed." They started to make their way towards the river. "What do you think they want?"
"Not sure but they look familiar." Atem says.
Akefia nodded. "Let's just keep them away from Ryou and Yugi. But wait does anyone know you were here?"
"Nope." Atem chuckles. "It's fine though."
They arrived at the river and paused waiting for their followers to catch up.
The pale ones stop just a few step away from them.
"So your here alone without your guards." The one with white hair says.
Akefia looked him up and down. "Who are you and what do you want?"
"Ahh yes we've never been introduced. I am King Bakura." Bakura smirks.
"King?" Akefia asked. "What do you mean king?"
"I am King from the land Zorc. The kingdom east from that village. You two are Akefia and King Atem." Bakura smirks.
Akefia looked towards Atem then back at Bakura. "What is it you want?" this time the other spoke up. "We just want to talk."
"Oh? And then why didn't you just request a conference instead of stalking us?" Atem ask but he didn't let his guard down. "And what is your name?" He asks the other tri-haired guy.
"I am King Yami. I am also from the east." Yami said.
"And the reason we didn't do that is because we didn't feel like it." Bakura smirks.
Akefia narrowed his eyes at them. "I don't like this. I don't like you. And look if there isn't anything you really need that is life or death we have someone to see."
"Oh perhaps they're the little shrimp and fluff ball." Bakura smirks.
"Not your problem." Atem glares at them.
Akefia looked at him surprised. "Wait a second how do you know them?"
"That's for us to know and you to figure out." Bakura smirks with an evil grin
"If you put one hand on either of them we will not hesitate to put you in your place." Akefia growled out. "Do you understand me?"
"Oh and what will you do about it? What makes them so special?" Bakura chuckles
"That is none of your concern." Akefia snapped. Yami smirked "Hm. I'd love to find out why these two runts are so near and dear to these two kings. What do you think Bakura?" Yami sneered.
"Of course! Well I think those two are their lovers. Hmm is that why you rejected the princess's of Peach? Hmm I think we should invests get Yami." Bakura grins.
"Don't you are get near them." Atem growls at them show his large Crimson wings.
Yami stood straight with a look on his face that clearly dared him to bring it on. "What are going to do tough guy?"
"This." Atem attacks Yami and grabs him by the neck and pushes him up against a tree.
"Atem! Put him down! I understand how you feel but you cannot do this! It will start a war!" Akefia shouted trying to pull him off Yami. Yami was staring Atem in the eyes. "Listen to him." he choked out.
"He's right you know." Bakura chuckles.
"This is a warning. Don't get near them." Atem lets Yami go making him fall as Atem was holding him a bit up by his neck.
Yami coughed holding his neck. "Well...you...may want...to check...on them." Akefia looked at him
"Why is that?" he snapped.
"Because when we um ran into the smaller one he was collecting some plants." Yami said after finally catching his breath back.
"Plants?" Atem questions.
"Herbs to be exact. He seemed really anxious to get back to his friend. Maybe he's hurt." Bakura smirks.
"Akefia lets go." Atem motions him.
Akefia nodded and they ran off in the direction of the shack. Back at the shack Yugi and Ryou were sitting down eating dinner. "Thank you Ryou." Yugi said.
"Your welcome Yugi." Ryou smiles as he eats.
Akefia and Atem came to where the shack is. Or at least where the shack was supposed to be. "Um Atem? Where is it?" he asked confused.
"It's suppose to be here? It could have disappeared?!" Atem looks around. "Did we take a wrong turn?"
Akefia shook his head. "I do not believe so. Could Yami and Bakura have done something to it? Or...wait I think I understand."
"No they couldn't. Wait what?" Atem looks at Akefia confused.
"Well think about it. When we left they were in perfect health then all of a sudden they need herbs? Uh uh. I think there is something else going on. Like a spell to hide the shack. It explains why we suddenly can't find it."
"Hmm that would make sense. Well if it's a spell then this should be easy." Atem mutters a few words and a huge gust of wind heads to the shack and breaks their hidden spell.
"Exactly as I thought. Come on we need to have a discussion with them about not only trying to hide from us but Yugi "running" into Yami and Bakura." Akefia said walking towards the front door.
Atem nods as he follows suit and then breaks down the door. "They won't need it anymore."
Ryou and Yugi look shocked and scared wen they heard the door break.
"Oh no." Ryou shakes.
"R-Ryou? D-do you think that's Atem and Akefia or those other men?" Yugi asked getting up to stand by Ryou.
"You two have a lot to explain." Atem growls.
"I think it's Atem and Akefia." Ryou says as he takes out his dagger.
"Ryou you can't. Remember who they are." Yugi said grabbing Ryou's hand. "Please i don't want you to do something that will cause them to hurt you." Yugi begged.
"They're going to try and take us away. I-I don't want them too. I don't want them to hurt you." Tears fall off Ryou's eyes as he holds the dagger tightly.
"I won't let that happen. Ryou please put it down. Please." Yugi said hugging him. Atem and Akefia walked in. "Did you hear him?! We have lot to...Ryou what are you doing with that dagger?" Akefia asked in a crealy angry voice.
"I-I umm nothing." Ryou shakes as he hides the dagger in his back.
"Hand over all your weapons you two." Atem says with anger.
Yugi looked at him. He felt chills go down his back. "P-please it's not like that. H-he's just scared." Yugi said stepping infront of Ryou.
"We can't have you two getting in panic mode though and if you have weapons on you someone might get hurt. Remember? It's just for your safety." Atem says softly as he gets close to them.
Yugi took a step back pushing Ryou back as well. "I understand that, but Ryou thinks you guys are going to hurt me. The way he sees it is I've been attacked twice now. He just wants to keep me safe." Yugi said.
"We won't hurt you I promise. Kings honor." Atem takes Yugi's hand and kisses it gently.
"Again I know this. Just let me talk to Ryou. Try to get some sense into him." He turned to Ryou. "Ryou give me the dagger." he said gently.
"Th-they want to take you away I-i don't want that." Ryou shakes. When he gets really panicked or emotional he turn into a child and you have to speak really calmly with him or he'll lash out by accident.
"No Ryou. They won't take me. I promise. How about we go outside and we sit down and relax. Then when you are feeling better we can talk. Does that sound good?" Yugi asked.
Ryou looks at Yugi and nods as he gives him the dagger slowly.
Yugi took the dagger and put it gently onto the table. "Come on Ryou. Let's go pick some flowers. We can make an arrangement for the living room." he took Ryou's hand and lead him outside. He looked behind him to see Atem and Akefia take the dagger and hide it.
"Flowers." Ryou smiles at the word.
"Well then that was umm." Atem tries to look for the right word.
Yugi gave him a look that clearly said to shut up. He then turned back to Ryou. "Look Ry there are some red and blue ones. We can get as many as you like."
"Here's a yellow one for you!" Ryou picks at the yellow and puts it on Yugi's hair. He giggles and starts to collect flowers of all colors.
Yugi smiles at Ryou softly and thanks him. He then turns to the kings and motions for them to sit down. He soon follows after them. "Look when gets into this state the only thing that can happen is we only talk about happy things. Speak gently and calmly. Show him that not everything out there will hurt him or me. The problem is that we both have been on our own for so long with no one to depend on but each other that it has effected him. Being bullied the way we are does not help. I just give him calming things to do and i found that it helps him. Just please stay calm and quiet and he will be fine." Yugi said he then turned back to Ryou. "Oh Ry those are so pretty."
"Yeah like a rainbow." Ryou smiles as he continues to collect them.
Atem really didn't know what to say. He's never really encountered someone like this but Yugi had been so kind to tell them how to be around when the young white haired teen was like this.
Akefia looked towards Yugi. "So how often do you have to do this?"
Yugi looked down at his hands.
He sighed "Far too often." Yugi realized he had put a sad look on so he perked up. "But I will always be there to do it. I will never turn my back on him. How are you feeling Ry?"
Ryou smiles until his face turns blank and the he shakes his head. "Huh? Why are we outside?"
"Don't tell me he forget things." Atem mutter so only Akefia could hear.
Yugi gave Atem a stern look. "Ryou can you sit down with us? We need to have a talk." he said patting the spot next to him.
Ryou looks at them shyly but does as Yugi says and sits next to him.
"Look Ryou you've had another episode. Its ok. Look as you know we've been in danger a couple times now. And i don't want to see you get hurt. We need to consider moving with the kings." Yugi said.
Ryou looks at them and then at Yugi. "M-maybe your right." Ryou bows to the Kings. "I'm sorry you had to see that."
"It's fine don't worry about it. I would probably be the same if I had been through everything you two have gone through." Atem smiles. "Don't worry, we'll protect you."
Akefia had something else on his mind though. "Yugi, inside you mentioned that he thought you had been attacked twice now. I assume the first time was Atem. What was the second?" he asked.
"It was two mysterious men right Yugi." Ryou says as he looks at Yugi.
"Yugi. Did they happen to look a bit like us?" Atem asks.
Yugi nodded. "They grabbed me. The one with hair like yours grabbed me. The one with hair like yours, Akefia, covered my mouth so I couldn't yell for help. They asked me where you were and I attempted to lie but when I did the man with tri colored hair tightened his grip, hurting me. He said if I lie again they would hurt Ryou. Im sorry. Im so sorry. I-I told them where you went." Yugi said.
"Oh Yugi." Ryou hugs him.
"It's alright Yugi. There's no need to apologize. We know who they are and I can assure you they will no bother you again." Atem says as if that was the law.
Akefia nodded in agreement. "Now onto the last matter. Why did you boys put a concealment spell on your house? Why did you try hiding from us?"
Yugi looked at Ryou. "Do you feel comfortable enough to tell him?" Yugi asked placing a hand on his arm.
"I-i didn't want to go. I know you guys are kings and all but we don't know you. How can we trust a complete stranger even if you are king." Ryou says softly as he holds Yugi.
"Ryou please calm down. You don't want another episode. I just want you to be safe. I know these two will keep us safe. I don't know how i know, I just do. Besides have I ever let anything happen to you?"
"N-no you haven't. I trust your word Yugi." Ryou says softly as he takes deep breaths.
"Ok its settled then. We will help you pack then we ALL will head to the village and get to the palace. Is that clear? " Akefia said sounding as if he meant business.
Yugi nodded. "Can we just finish dinner?"
"Of course go on and finish your dinner." Atem says as he stands up and helps them up.
After the two finish eating Atem and Akefia help the two pack their stuff. Once they were finished they stand outside the now empty shack.
Yugi put an arm around Ryou."We are really doing this." he paused "I know you are scared Ryou but I promise no matter what happens. No matter who tries anything. I will always be there for you. And i know you will always be there for me." Yugi hugged him
"I'll always protect you Yugi. I promise." Ryou hugs back as some happy tears fall. "No matter what."
They turned and look at Atem and Akefia who were waiting patiently. "Ok. We're ready to go."
"Then let's go." Atem says as they start to walk to the village so they can find the road to lead back to the castle. They never felt the presence of two others who were watching the entire thing.