This is a sequel to 'Nobody Expects the Innocent'. Well, no, actually it's
what happened to lead up to Nobody Expects the Innocent (please note that I
hate using 'prequel' cause it's a very annoying word.)
Warnings: As of yet nothing, warnings will be posted chapter by chapter, expect angst and rape though. Pairings: So far expected Ryou x Bakura with Ryou being dom.
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Prologue
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"Darkness shall corrupt the innocent."
These words echoed through his mind as his soul was sealed away inside a strange golden object that the pharaoh had created. Intense pain was all he could feel as his body and soul were separated. Once the wave of hurt diminished to a dull throb he realized that he was floating in an ocean of nothingness and all he could see was black.
Unnerved by the feeling of emptiness he tried to move but found himself stuck drifting through dark oblivion. Giving up, his senses slowly shut down, leaving the condemned soul dormant where it rested for the next few millennia.
"Darkness shall corrupt the innocent."
***
"Daddy!" Seven-year old Ryou Bakura cheered as his father stepped out of the cab. Before the older man had a chance to reply he had the small bundle of energy already in his arms. "I missed you Daddy!" Ryou buried his face in his father's shoulder as he wrapped his thin arms around his neck.
Anthony Bakura smiled to himself as he hugged his only child. "I've missed you too Ryou." He said as his sister-in-law came running out of the house.
"Ryou! At least give your father time to come in." She scolded lightly though she didn't really mean anything. She knew how much the boy had missed his father and she was glad to see him smiling again.
Anthony laughed, "That's alright." He patted Ryou's back. "Let me grab my bag." He said as he carried Ryou to the back of the car where the cab driver was already opening the trunk.
"I'll take that." Another man's voice spoke up as a pair of hands took the large travel bags from the driver.
Anthony looked at his brother-in-law and smiled, "I could take them." He insisted causing Richard to chuckle and shake his head.
"Nonsense, I don't think Ryou wants to share the room." He grinned as he looked at the boy who was content just to be held by his father. "Well, I'm figuring you'd like to relax, so let's go inside." Richard suggested and Anthony couldn't argue. The three adults trekked inside the house.
"Do you mind if I take a shower?" Anthony wondered as they entered the clean house. "There was this harsh desert storm before I left and a shortage of water for bathing, it was just my luck." He shook his head. "That and the plane ride was rough." He winced at his sore back.
Silvia giggled in her girlish way. "Of course Tony, I bet you're hungry as well. I'll go start fixing supper." She smiled then disappeared into the kitchen.
Richard looked back at Anthony and saw that Ryou had fallen asleep. Anthony followed Richard's gaze and smiled as he gently brushed a few strands of hair from Ryou's calm face before kissing the top of the boy's head.
"He didn't sleep much last night." Richard explained, "Too excited about seeing his father." He smiled and Anthony sighed.
"I wish I could be here more for him." He confessed as he looked down into that sweet face again. "It's hard enough for him not to have a mother, but he hardly has a father. I don't know what I would have done if you and Silvia hadn't volunteered to look after him." Anthony said looking up.
Richard smiled, "Ah come on, it's not like you to get wishy-washy. We love him as if he were our own and since we don't have kids it's nice to have his.innocence around. I'm just glad there are no more midnight feedings or diapers." He laughed quietly causing Anthony to chuckled too. "Now, I'll take him and put him in his room while you have a shower." Richard said as they carefully transferred the sleeping body.
With that the two separated and Richard placed his nephew in his room, tucking him in and gently kissing his forehead. "Sweet dreams little one." He said affectionately then gently tucked the boy in.
Ryou twitched slightly in his sleep as a whispered voice spoke into his ear.
"Darkness shall corrupt the innocent."
About an hour later the boy woke up again and looked around in confusion. Has it all been a dream? Was his father still in Egypt? Deciding to check it out he climbed out of his bed and raced to the living room where his father sat in the large armchair talking to his aunt and uncle.
"Daddy!" Ryou cried for the second time that day as he climbed up into his father's lap and hugged him tightly.
Anthony smiled as he held Ryou in his arms. "Hey kiddo, we were beginning to think that we'd have to eat supper without you." He teased lightly. "Feeling a bit better?" He asked as Ryou pulled away slightly.
"Uh huh!" Ryou nodded.
"That's good." Anthony smiled then gasped as he remembered something, "Richard, can you hand me the box on the piano?" He asked, pointing to the large grand piano that Ryou always played on. Richard handed him the box and Anthony held it out to Ryou. "I picked this up at a bazaar. It was strange because it seemed to be calling out to me and what was even stranger was the guy who sold it to me. He told me to give it to my son before I even said a word to him. How he knew about you I'll never know, but he said you were destined to have it and I feel it as well." He said as Ryou opened the box.
Ryou's gentle brown eyes widened. "Dad, this is pure gold!" He said, lifting the object out of the box. It was a golden ring with five dangling pointers on it. In the middle of the ring was a small pyramid with the Eye of Horus in the centre. Ryou ran his fingers over the designs as the object seem to call to him. "Thank you!" He said and threw his arms around his father's neck.
Anthony patted his son's back. "Somehow, I knew you'd like it." He said.
After dinner Richard made a fire while the four of them sat in the living room again and listened to new tales of Anthony's adventures in Egypt. He exaggerated a great deal for the benefit of the younger audience and Ryou was hooked on every word. Soon though Ryou was becoming sleep again and Anthony saw this and ended his story for the night, promising to continue in the morning.
Anthony picked up his son and carried him up the stairs where Ryou proceeded to get ready for bed.
"I'm a little tired myself." Anthony yawned as he tucked Ryou into his bed. "Sleep tight kiddo and I'll see you in the morning." He got up and turned out the light, before he could close the door Ryou stopped him.
"Daddy?" He wondered softly.
"Yes?"
"I'm.I'm afraid of the dark." Ryou fidgeted slightly.
Anthony smiled, "That's okay Ryou, everyone goes through this phase. But remember that there's nothing in the dark that can hurt you, unless you trip on something that was left on the floor." He said as he flipped on Ryou's nightlight. The angel shaped light lit the corner of the room, giving Ryou enough light.
Ryou laughed softly, "I don't have a messy room so I don't have to worry about that. You do though." He said and giggled as Anthony gasped in shock. "Love you Daddy." Ryou yawned and lay down under the covers again.
"Love you too son." With that Anthony shut the door.
It didn't take long for Ryou to fall asleep again and the moment he did his body twitched.
"Darkness shall corrupt the innocent." The same whispered voice spoke into his ear.
"You are the innocent."
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TBC
Warnings: As of yet nothing, warnings will be posted chapter by chapter, expect angst and rape though. Pairings: So far expected Ryou x Bakura with Ryou being dom.
- - -
Prologue
- - -
"Darkness shall corrupt the innocent."
These words echoed through his mind as his soul was sealed away inside a strange golden object that the pharaoh had created. Intense pain was all he could feel as his body and soul were separated. Once the wave of hurt diminished to a dull throb he realized that he was floating in an ocean of nothingness and all he could see was black.
Unnerved by the feeling of emptiness he tried to move but found himself stuck drifting through dark oblivion. Giving up, his senses slowly shut down, leaving the condemned soul dormant where it rested for the next few millennia.
"Darkness shall corrupt the innocent."
***
"Daddy!" Seven-year old Ryou Bakura cheered as his father stepped out of the cab. Before the older man had a chance to reply he had the small bundle of energy already in his arms. "I missed you Daddy!" Ryou buried his face in his father's shoulder as he wrapped his thin arms around his neck.
Anthony Bakura smiled to himself as he hugged his only child. "I've missed you too Ryou." He said as his sister-in-law came running out of the house.
"Ryou! At least give your father time to come in." She scolded lightly though she didn't really mean anything. She knew how much the boy had missed his father and she was glad to see him smiling again.
Anthony laughed, "That's alright." He patted Ryou's back. "Let me grab my bag." He said as he carried Ryou to the back of the car where the cab driver was already opening the trunk.
"I'll take that." Another man's voice spoke up as a pair of hands took the large travel bags from the driver.
Anthony looked at his brother-in-law and smiled, "I could take them." He insisted causing Richard to chuckle and shake his head.
"Nonsense, I don't think Ryou wants to share the room." He grinned as he looked at the boy who was content just to be held by his father. "Well, I'm figuring you'd like to relax, so let's go inside." Richard suggested and Anthony couldn't argue. The three adults trekked inside the house.
"Do you mind if I take a shower?" Anthony wondered as they entered the clean house. "There was this harsh desert storm before I left and a shortage of water for bathing, it was just my luck." He shook his head. "That and the plane ride was rough." He winced at his sore back.
Silvia giggled in her girlish way. "Of course Tony, I bet you're hungry as well. I'll go start fixing supper." She smiled then disappeared into the kitchen.
Richard looked back at Anthony and saw that Ryou had fallen asleep. Anthony followed Richard's gaze and smiled as he gently brushed a few strands of hair from Ryou's calm face before kissing the top of the boy's head.
"He didn't sleep much last night." Richard explained, "Too excited about seeing his father." He smiled and Anthony sighed.
"I wish I could be here more for him." He confessed as he looked down into that sweet face again. "It's hard enough for him not to have a mother, but he hardly has a father. I don't know what I would have done if you and Silvia hadn't volunteered to look after him." Anthony said looking up.
Richard smiled, "Ah come on, it's not like you to get wishy-washy. We love him as if he were our own and since we don't have kids it's nice to have his.innocence around. I'm just glad there are no more midnight feedings or diapers." He laughed quietly causing Anthony to chuckled too. "Now, I'll take him and put him in his room while you have a shower." Richard said as they carefully transferred the sleeping body.
With that the two separated and Richard placed his nephew in his room, tucking him in and gently kissing his forehead. "Sweet dreams little one." He said affectionately then gently tucked the boy in.
Ryou twitched slightly in his sleep as a whispered voice spoke into his ear.
"Darkness shall corrupt the innocent."
About an hour later the boy woke up again and looked around in confusion. Has it all been a dream? Was his father still in Egypt? Deciding to check it out he climbed out of his bed and raced to the living room where his father sat in the large armchair talking to his aunt and uncle.
"Daddy!" Ryou cried for the second time that day as he climbed up into his father's lap and hugged him tightly.
Anthony smiled as he held Ryou in his arms. "Hey kiddo, we were beginning to think that we'd have to eat supper without you." He teased lightly. "Feeling a bit better?" He asked as Ryou pulled away slightly.
"Uh huh!" Ryou nodded.
"That's good." Anthony smiled then gasped as he remembered something, "Richard, can you hand me the box on the piano?" He asked, pointing to the large grand piano that Ryou always played on. Richard handed him the box and Anthony held it out to Ryou. "I picked this up at a bazaar. It was strange because it seemed to be calling out to me and what was even stranger was the guy who sold it to me. He told me to give it to my son before I even said a word to him. How he knew about you I'll never know, but he said you were destined to have it and I feel it as well." He said as Ryou opened the box.
Ryou's gentle brown eyes widened. "Dad, this is pure gold!" He said, lifting the object out of the box. It was a golden ring with five dangling pointers on it. In the middle of the ring was a small pyramid with the Eye of Horus in the centre. Ryou ran his fingers over the designs as the object seem to call to him. "Thank you!" He said and threw his arms around his father's neck.
Anthony patted his son's back. "Somehow, I knew you'd like it." He said.
After dinner Richard made a fire while the four of them sat in the living room again and listened to new tales of Anthony's adventures in Egypt. He exaggerated a great deal for the benefit of the younger audience and Ryou was hooked on every word. Soon though Ryou was becoming sleep again and Anthony saw this and ended his story for the night, promising to continue in the morning.
Anthony picked up his son and carried him up the stairs where Ryou proceeded to get ready for bed.
"I'm a little tired myself." Anthony yawned as he tucked Ryou into his bed. "Sleep tight kiddo and I'll see you in the morning." He got up and turned out the light, before he could close the door Ryou stopped him.
"Daddy?" He wondered softly.
"Yes?"
"I'm.I'm afraid of the dark." Ryou fidgeted slightly.
Anthony smiled, "That's okay Ryou, everyone goes through this phase. But remember that there's nothing in the dark that can hurt you, unless you trip on something that was left on the floor." He said as he flipped on Ryou's nightlight. The angel shaped light lit the corner of the room, giving Ryou enough light.
Ryou laughed softly, "I don't have a messy room so I don't have to worry about that. You do though." He said and giggled as Anthony gasped in shock. "Love you Daddy." Ryou yawned and lay down under the covers again.
"Love you too son." With that Anthony shut the door.
It didn't take long for Ryou to fall asleep again and the moment he did his body twitched.
"Darkness shall corrupt the innocent." The same whispered voice spoke into his ear.
"You are the innocent."
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TBC