I've been toying around with a few Disney parody ideas... I love Disney movies, I don't care who makes fun of me^^
So yet another experiment chapter. Or chapters since I've actually finished two for this one. I rather like this idea so I hope at least one other person does too
Read and review ^~^
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney, or the Little Mermaid
The Little Albino
This story takes place in the seas that surround feudal Japan. Or more precisely, it begins there…
"Ryou-chan! Slow down!" A heikegani crab scuttled through the water with a quite a bit of difficulty.
The white-haired male ahead of him giggled.
"You sure you don't want me to carry you, Otogi-kun?"
"If you did it would look like I'm encouraging you to skip your lessons to come to this dump..."
"Oh. You're such a spoil sport." Ryou pouted then flipped his tail.
Otogi spun in the small current before Ryou scooped him up and continued on his way down to the depths. Other merfolk called this area miles below the surface 'The Graveyard'. This is the area where many human ships have sank. Some say this is because that area is cursed. Ryou wasn't really sure if this curse thing was real but he did know it was a good place to get away from his music tutors and explore a little.
"Here we are!" He chimed and scanned over the area.
The darkened water flowed slowly around the rotting, barnacle covered wooden wreckage. Bubbles floated by from small air pockets in the newer ruins. Masts poked out of cracked hulls and cargo barrels littered the sand. There was a sort of solemn yet mysterious air about the place.
"First I must pay my respects." Ryou bowed his head and clapped his hands together.
Otogi watched him from where he stood on the seabed. He rolled his eyes.
"Okay. Let's go, Otogi-kun~!" He cheered and swam into the wreckage leaving a trail of bubbles.
"Damn your energy…" Otogi mumbled scuttling after him.
Ryou weaved his way through the ships until he found one he hadn't explored yet. Ryou was rummaging through a sunken crate when Otogi caught up to him.
"Find anything wonderful?" He asked sarcastically.
"Not yet." Came the distracted reply.
Otogi rolled his eyes. Again.
"Ooh!" Ryou popped his head out of the crate startling the crab.
"What?"
"Here. For you." He smiled holding out a die on a string.
"What's that?" Otogi examined it and poked at the cube with a claw.
"I think it's jewelry. Here."
Ryou picked up the crustacean and tied the string around his left 'arm'.
"There. Now you'll definitely stand out. Hee Hee." He smiled and put a reflective piece of glass he'd found in front of him.
Otogi stared at himself a moment.
"Yeah. I guess it does look pretty good on me."
Ryou giggled and moved to another area of the ship.
"Hey. What's this one?" He looked closely at the characters on the side. "O-pi-um? What's that, Otogi-kun?"
Otogi thought a moment.
"Ummm… Flowers I think."
"Ooh! I wonder if they survived."
"Probably not. Land flowers don't usually do well in salt water."
Ryou looked sad. "Poor flowers…"
"I'm pretty sure they don't mind…" Otogi sighed.
"Ah!" Ryou looked up suddenly.
"What is-" Otogi started but was cut off when Ryou swam past him and towards the surface.
"Wait! Where are you going?" He called looking up.
A large shadow floated above him. A ship!
"Dammit! Ryou-chan! Get back here!" He called trying to swim up after him only to be swept up in the current. "Curse my tiny legs…"
Ryou's head broke the surface. He looked around excitedly while sweeping aside the white strands that stuck to his forehead. When he spotted the ship he swam up alongside it. It was made of a dark wood and towered above his head intimidatingly. Of course, this only made it all the more fascinating to the curious boy.
"Woooow. I've never seen one intact before. So cool." He smiled reaching a hand out to touch it.
"Stop, baka!" A deep voice yelled.
Ryou jumped back retracting his hand sharply.
"Gomen! Gomen! I didn't mean it." He apologized to the ship bowing his head. "Wait. Ships talk?"
"How incompetent can you be?" The same voice came obviously irritated.
Ryou looked up to see someone leaning on the side of the ship their elbows propped on the wooden rail. They pinched the bridge of their nose further showing their irritation. A good breeze sailed by catching the stranger's brown locks and the long sleeves of their black kimono.
"Ooh. A person…?" Ryou swam a bit closer resting his hands on the wooden hull and craning his neck slightly to view the human.
He stared out at the somewhat choppy surface of the sea with bored blue eyes. His brunette locks were straight and well taken care of. Clean and clipped though the longest strands did just barely pass his shoulders.
"Nii-sama! Nii-sama!" The excited voice of a child called and ran up to the brunette that turned to face him. He was promptly glomped by the child.
"Gah! Mokuba! You almost sent me overboard." He lectured but pat the boy's head anyway.
Mokuba giggled releasing his brother.
"They told me to bring you your hat." He held out a black ceremonial hat.
The brunette looked at it disapprovingly.
"It's a stupid hat…"
"Yeah. I know. But it's funny when you wear it." Mokuba snickered.
His brother took the hat, glared at it then threw it overboard like rubbish.
It landed on Ryou's head.
"Meh!?" His large brown eyes widened in surprise.
"Seto! You know they get whiny when you don't wear the hat." Mokuba chided though not seriously.
He rested his elbows on the railing again.
"What can I say? I'm a rebel." He smirked sarcastically.
"Dummy!" Mokuba laughed.
Ryou stifled a giggle. He looked from the hat in his hand (obviously the property of one in the noble class) then up at the man.
"So you are 'Seto-dono'…" He smiled.
"FWWWAAAA!" Otogi gasped exhausted.
He scuttled over to rest on Ryou's shoulder.
"Finally… Caught… Up to you." The crab panted laid out his claws dangling.
"Hi, Otogi-kun…" Ryou said distractedly as he continued staring up at the boat.
"What is it?" Otogi asked still catching his breath.
"It's one of those humans I've heard about. I've never actually seen one before… Are they all that handsome?"
Otogi looked up at Seto and Mokuba. The younger was perched on his back and had his hands over his nii-sama's eyes annoying him. His brother was trying to peel him off and calling him a leech.
"I didn't think you liked em that young, Ryou-chan."
"Huh? No. Not the little one, silly."
"Oh. Good. And how would I know? I don't go rating humans. Luckily they don't eat me because of my shell and I don't push my luck." He chuckled.
"That's good but I can't picture you as a samurai…" Ryou made an almost cat like expression.
"Hey. What's that supposed to mean?"
Ryou giggled. Otogi pouted as best as a crab could. Ryou giggled again then went back to observing the people on deck. Mokuba sat on the rail and swung his legs while his brother scolded him saying this was dangerous. Ryou tilted his head to the side curiously.
"Hey, Otogi-kun. How come humans have two tails?"
Otogi snickered at him.
"Baka. They don't have two tails. They're legs. Like mine."
Ryou looked at the crab then back at Mokuba.
"They don't look like that…"
Otogi laughed. Ryou pouted then returned his gaze to the ship.
A couple of elder men had approached the brothers and were speaking to Seto about something involving someone they called Lord Gozaburo. Seto's blue eyes turned cold to them and he spoke equally so. Apparently he was different around his brother then when he was around others.
A loud thunder clap startled Ryou making him jump. A second flash of lightning crackled across the dark sky. He hadn't even noticed how dark it was. The water was getting choppier and the wind had picked up quite a bit too.
Seto stared out at the sea with narrowed eyes and put an arm around his little brother who seemed a bit nervous. They moved away from the edge
"Looks like a storm. We should probably go back under, Ryou-chan." Otogi observed gripping onto the fabric of Ryou's shirt with a claw so as not to blow away. (Ryou was much too modest to go bare chested like the other boys.)
"R-Right." Ryou nodded. "You go first, Otogi-kun."
Otogi nodded and jumped from his shoulder and into the water with a small splash.
Ryou sighed. He probably wouldn't get to see Seto-dono again. So he waved and was above to dive back into the ocean when an orange glow caught his attention along with a cry of 'FIRE!'.
Ryou gasped as flames climbed up the ship's mast as if desperately reaching for the sky. His eyes widened as all he could do was stare as the ship was slowly devoured by the orange monster.
Aboard the ship, men scrambled to try and douse the flames to no avail. It seems a poorly placed lantern had fallen over due to the waves and ignited the fuel. Some men gathered anything that could be used as a flotation device and jumped overboard. Seto was about to do the same but he had to retrieve Mokuba first. A particularly large wave slammed against the ship making it jerk violently knocking those aboard either into the sea or onto the deck. Seto fell against the side of the boat just barely managing not to be submerged into the angry waters below. He made it to his feet and gripped the railing tightly. The wind blew fiercely against his face so that he had to fight to keep his eyes open. They stung with salt.
"Mokuba!" He shouted over the howl of the wind. "Mokuba!"
"Nii-sama!" The terrified cry of the boy came from the other side of the deck.
"Stay right there! I'm coming!" Seto yelled.
Mokuba nodded gripping tightly to the railing for dear life. Sea spray drenched his hair but he refused to loosen his grip not before his brother was there to save him.
Seto pushed off the railing and ran across the deck dodging chunks of the flaming mast that fell. The ship jerked again sending Mokuba over the railing. Fortunately, Seto caught him before he fell into the sea. He held the boy securely. Mokuba grasped onto him tightly.
"Nii-sama! What do we do!?"
Seto looked around. A makeshift lifeboat below caught his attention. Two people sat in it paddling through the rough waves. They looked up in time to notice Seto and called out to them.
"Kaiba-dono! Kaiba-dono!" They waved their arms and rowed closer.
Seto scooped Mokuba up and threw him down into the small boat before he could protest. The men caught the boy with only a couple of grunts.
"Nii-sama! Hurry up!" He called from below.
Before he could move to leave the ship, however, another violent jolt shook the ship even harder than the previous waves had. Seto's foot went through the weakening wood with a loud splintering crack.
"Agh!" He clenched his teeth and looked back down at Mokuba.
They had to get moving to calmer water otherwise his attempts to save Mokuba would be for naught. He grabbed the rail despite its current temperature and used his other arm to signal the men that they should go without him. They nodded gravely and began desperately paddling. Mokuba's eyes widened and he leaned over the edge of the boat frantically calling to his brother.
"SETO! SEETOOOO!" He cried and had to be restrained by one of the men.
Ryou watched the men and Mokuba float away from the crumbling ship. He could hear Mokuba's sobs over the wind and he was horrified. Seto-dono had been left behind!? That ship was almost entirely engulfed now. It would sink any minute! Ryou watched helplessly as the ship began sinking into the sea. The waves threw it around like a bath toy. Chunks of blazing would flew from the ship into the sea in all directions. Ryou bit his nails worriedly. Maybe if Seto-dono were to jump into the waters he could help. But he couldn't even spot the brunette within the inferno.
Seto managed to yank his foot out of the floor cutting himself a bit. He was quite certain that he would die soon but he was never one to give up without a fight. He looked around for something he could use but found nothing. Well nothing that was flame retardant anyway. Jumping didn't seem like a great idea but burning alive wasn't all that better an alternative. Hopefully his next life, if there really is such a thing, would end better.
Just then there was a crackling sound behind him and a loud snap. He turned his head to see that the mast had finally lost its battle with the gluttonous flames and snapped in half. The top portion swung down and smashed into Seto's midsection knocking the wind from him. He was slammed against the side of the boat knocking him unconscious. The waves threw the sinking ship to and fro until eventually Seto's limp body plunged into the frothy sea.
Ryou instantly noticed Seto's descent and dived without hesitation. He swam against the current as hard as he could until he reached where the splash had been. He dived down and searched for him.
"Oh no. Oh no. Oh no… Ah!" He spotted him below him a foot or two and slowly sinking further down.
Ryou swam down and grabbed him under the shoulders. He made his way to the surface breaking through so that Seto's head was above the water though the constant onslaught of the waves made this difficult.
"Nnh! He's heavy. I didn't think this through well enough." Ryou fretted but he refused to let the other drown so he hardened his resolve and pulled the man through the water. He was pretty sure that there was land in the same direction that the sun set.
He swam for hours until he finally reached a shoreline. Exhausted he pulled the man onto land and laid him on the ground. Ryou held himself up on his hands before collapsing. His head lay on Seto's chest an arm sprawled over him. He panted trying to catch his breath.
"I… should…work out… more…" He sighed then looked up at Seto's face.
He pushed himself up.
"A-Are you still alive, Seto-dono?" He asked worriedly and put his ear where he believed his heart should be.
A slow but steady pulse sounded in his ear drum.
"Oh thank goodness." He smiled relieved.
Now that his breath had returned to normal he could hear that Seto's breaths were even as well.
Ryou watched him for a moment before cautiously reaching out a hand. He lightly touched his face with the tips of his fingers before daring to cup his cheek. His pale cheeks reddened.
"Wow… Seto-dono is even more handsome up close…" He murmured lightly tracing the curve of Seto's cheek.
A light breeze blew past him. The sky was blue. The water calm coming in light ripples on the shore.
Ryou hummed lightly as he brushed damp strands of brown from Seto's forehead. His hand stopped suddenly as he realized that his heart was beating rapidly. He was sure it had calmed down since he'd first reached the shore. He lightly gripped the thin fabric covering his chest. His breathing was normal so why…
"Could it be?" He muttered aloud. "That which I've heard so many stories about… What they write music about…" Ryou smiled blushing a bit brighter. His heartbeat sped even more. He suddenly felt as if he never wanted to leave Seto's side ever.
"Hnnn…" A soft groan sounded below him.
His brown eyes flew to Seto's blue ones. He had begun to open them. Slowly but surely.
"Ah! Seto-dono! You're awake!" He smiled happily.
Seto rubbed his irritated eyes. That's when Ryou was suddenly filled with anxiety. He flushed as if caught doing something wrong. He didn't know what to say to him or what Seto may say to him. Without a moment's thought, Ryou hurriedly made his way back into the water and hid behind a nearby half submerged boulder.
Seto sat up. His version was still slightly blurred from the bombardment of sea salt his eyes had withstood. He looked around the area. He could have sworn that someone else had been there. Humming had penetrated his mind even before his eyes had opened. A melodious yet eerie tune he'd never heard before. But he'd seen someone too. A pale person with white hair and large eyes. Both their face and voice seemed rather ambiguous gender wise. But they had seemed so oddly happy about his being awake. Even had called him by his first name.
Seto shook his head. He must have been hallucinating. That blow to the head was definitely memorable. What was important now was figuring out where he was. And even more importantly if Mokuba was okay.
Seto made it to his feet and peeled off the soaking wet top portion of his kimono to lighten himself. The white under kimono was just as wet but it was lighter.
He surveyed the beach seeing nothing but the water and sky. A couple of gulls flew overhead.
"Hm… Where have I washed up…?" He looked around yet again. "Wait… I'm sure I've seen this beach before."
"Nii-sama!" Mokuba shouted surprising him.
The boy ran down the beach and jumped him with a hug. Seto knelt down hugging his little brother relieved.
"Seems those boobs did something right for a change." Seto smirked albeit without malice.
Mokuba chuckled glad he was okay enough to insult people. They parted.
"I'm so glad you're okay! You had me so worried, Seto! You're such a jerk." He pouted lecturing his older brother.
"Yeah. Yeah. Sorry." Seto chuckled lightly as he ran a hand through his damp hair.
"C'mon, nii-sama! Let's go! You'll catch your death of cold." Mokuba grabbed his arm and pulled him along.
Ryou watched them disappear. His heart throbbed painfully at the sight of Seto leaving. His pale hand gripped his chest.
Oh. If you didn't understand the thing about Otogi, he's a heikegane crab. Their shells look like faces so many Japanese believed them to be the souls of samurai of a particular war (which the name escapes me at this moment, sorry) that drowned so the ones with faces never were eaten.
Hope you liked. Ja ne^^