The Neko village of japan was beautiful to only a select few who get to see the village. The Neko's made this rule because they know many who wish to take their own kind into slavery or feared of the worst of a greedy human if they took hold of a Neko. The village was peaceful and many Neko children enjoyed playing with each other or enjoyed relaxing in the sun. Others were more committed to work alongside their parents. The Emperor of Japan loved to care for the neko's and his kingdom as if they were all children that needed a mother or father. At times a male Neko could have children if they found their rightful mate. Many neko's know that finding true love was impossible and one particular Neko didn't have time to believe in fairy tales and he thought of his son as a blessing from his late lover and now he has to face one particular problem which starts off every morning with a child crying out for his mother.
"Its alright little one, I'm here" Yami cooed at his seven month year old son
Yami had tri-colored hair that had amethyst tips and black hair for the base along with blonde bangs. He had black and crimson tip ears, his tail was black with a bit of a crimson shine to it when it sways in the sunlight.
"I bet your hungry or want attention" Yami said as he giggled when his son smiled and waved his hands at Yami "I'm betting it's both" Yami said as he grabbed a warm bottle of milk and fed his son Yugi who immediately grabbed the bottle with his hands as Yami held it for him
Yugi had the same black tail and ears except the tips of his ears were amethyst while his tail also had an amethyst shine to it. Yami had a difficult time on raising yugi for the first two months of his birth since his past lover died of an incurable sickness and many lives were lost since neko's were the only ones affected except for those who were immune to it.
"Slow down yugi, you'll get hiccups and then you'll get fussy from hiccuping so much" Yami said as he tried to get yugi to slow down in drinking his bottle
Yugi finished drinking his morning bottle and smiled at his mother before he hiccuped and gave a confused look and hiccuped again then he soon started to get fussy.
"I told you" Yami said with a chuckle as he burped yugi
Yami smiled and got ready for the day and dressed yugi. Yami wore a cream colored shirt with strings tied across his chest along with dark brown pants and brown shoes. Yugi was dressed in a white shirt with grey-white pants and wore no shoes. The two went out to enjoy the spring day along with a small picnic when it is time for lunch. The two enjoyed watching the flowers and feel the wind in their hair, well Yami did, Yugi was busy trying to catch the wind.
"Hey Yami" Rebecca greeted as the ten year old noticed yugi "hello yugi...still adorable as ever" Rebecca cooed at the baby Neko
"Hello Rebecca, how is your grandfather" Yami asked as he grabbed yugi from crawling away
"He's fine but he's going on another adventure soon and I'm going with him" Rebecca said in excitement
"Do humans always go on adventures?" Yami asked as leaned against the tree
"Not always but it's really fascinating to meet new people and cultures" Rebecca said as she played with yugi and laughed when he got confused on what she was doing
"I don't think he knows what your doing with your hands" Yami said as he laughed at the silly face Rebecca made when she removed her hands
"Well my grandpa used to play this game with me when I was a toddler and you just place your hands over your face and say surprise or make a silly face" Rebecca said as she pouted once yugi was no longer playing with her but staring at a butterfly
Yami chuckled and shared his lunch with Rebecca as he fed yugi his midday bottle. They stayed there for a few more minutes until Rebecca had to go and pack her things for the journey ahead of her. Yami bid her well and cradled a sleeping yugi against his chest. It was already evening when Yami arrived home.
'Home sweet home' Yami thought with a sad smile as he remembered the days where he and his lover would curl up against each other near the fire place
Yami went to the nursery and placed yugi in his crib and went to his own room and stared at a picture of him and his lover when he was three months pregnant with yugi. He closed his eyes for some sleep before yugi wakes him up for attention.
~Early Morning of Japan~
The sun was not out yet but unknown to the Neko village a Lord of Egypt was looking for a gift for the Pharaoh, he was cruel and wanted to gain more power by offering the Pharaoh an extraordinary gift. He and a group of associates who work in the black market circled the village and on his order they attacked. No one knew what was going on but the moment a house caught on fire screams were heard around the village and many went out their homes to see the situation only to be met with humans with strange clothing. Many escaped to a neighboring Neko village using a secret tunnel that's hidden in a tree while others protected the ones escaping.
"Capture one of them!" The Egyptian Lord commanded as he watched the entire ordeal on his horse
Yami awoke to screams and heard the door to his house being barged into, he quickly ran to the nursery only to be met with a man with yugi in his arms. Yugi cried in fear and wanted comfort from his mother, the man smirked at Yami and jumped out the window with yugi in his arms but dropped a pendant unknown to him and Yami.
"NO!" Yami yelled as he ran towards the window
He heard men come into his home and he jumped out his window and landed gracefully on the ground and went to search for the man who had his son. He saw many neko's run towards the secret tunnel, he saw fires being lit up and other neko's protecting their loved ones from harm. He saw the man that had his son but was grabbed by another Neko.
"Yami we have to go!" Jonouchi yelled but Yami refused to listen and struggled against him
"No!...they have my son!" Yami cried as he was dragged away from the commotion
Yami freed himself from jono's grip and ran toward the direction the man went until a wooden beam broke and was going to fall on Yami if it wasn't for Jonouchi pushing him out of the way. The last thing Yami saw was the fire and his son being taken away and his cries were the only thing he heard until everything went black.
~With the Egyptian Lord~
The lord was disappointed when his conquest was for nothing but that went away when he saw one of his men carrying a crying child in his arms.
"Perfect now lets return to Egypt and bring our gift to the Pharaoh" the Lord said as he left the village
Unknown to all the lord and his comrades, Rebecca heard the commotion and saw the lord and she growled to herself and left to find the other neko's and wished they were all okay. What she saw sickened her there was many dead bodies laying on the ground and there was blood everywhere she stepped. Sunlight started to appear over the village and Rebecca couldn't find anyone.
"Hello!...Anyone!...Hello!...it's me Rebecca!" She yelled as she had tears fall down her face
Some neko's who hid in the forest came out of hiding while the others stayed in their neighbors village for the meantime. She was relieved to see many of them alive but seeing everyone tired and hurt made her sob. Jonouchi placed a hand on her shoulder and she hugged him tightly.
"What happened?" Rebecca sobbed as she looked around her
"These strange men came and attacked the village and they destroyed everything, killed families and friends" Jonouchi said as tears weld up in his eyes as he looked at the lifeless bodies of his divorced parents
"Is Yami okay?" Rebecca asked in fear of the answer
"No, he didn't take things to well and you can find him at his house...don't worry he's still alive but he's emotionally wounded" Jonouchi explained as he rounded up all the survivors to pack up their things to move and rebuild a new village
Rebecca ran towards Yami's house and up the stairs she looked into his room and found it odd that she didn't hear yugi crying. She checked the nursery and saw Yami clutching a crimson blanket with yugi's name sewed on the corner. Yami had tears in his eyes and didn't hear Rebecca come in until she touched his shoulder and quickly turned around to face the intruder just to see her.
"Yami I'm so sorry" Rebecca said as she hugged the Neko
"It wasn't your fault, they did this not you" Yami said as Rebecca stared at him in sympathy
Yami was going to leave the room when he stepped on something that wasn't supposed to be in the room. He picked up the bronze pendant and examined the symbol in curiosity.
"Do you know what this means?" Yami asked as he showed Rebecca the pendant
"I think I do but I can't read hieroglyphics that well" Rebecca admitted as she took the pendant from Yami
"Hieroglyphics?" Yami questioned in confusion of the unknown term
"It's Egyptian and it comes from Egypt before you ask" Rebecca informed
Yami took in all the information and ran to his room and grabbed a bag and started to pack important things for his journey.
"Yami if your doing something dangerous than I'm coming to" Rebecca said sternly
"No...you have to go on that adventure you talked about so much" Yami said as he packed fresh clothes
"Well you need an escort and me and my grandfather just so happen to go to Egypt for one of his trades" Rebecca said as she examined her nails
Yami stopped packing his things and knew he needed Rebecca to find yugi in Egypt and to get to Egypt he needed a ship.
"Alright, but you don't tell your grandfather or anyone else and I'll get Jonouchi to come...he can teach me how to fight if necessary" Yami said as he finished packing his things
Rebecca nodded and left the village while Yami managed to get Jonouchi alone and convince him to come on his journey and teach him how to fight. Jonouchi had golden cat ears and tail, others admired Jonouchi for his free spirit but at times it got him into trouble. Jonouchi left to pack his things and convince his sister to leave with the other neko's. Yami knew it would be hours before he could leave so he dedicated that time to bury the dead and give them a proper funeral before nightfall.