Ryou Kitsune: Hooray for another story. I hope you like it. Oh and disclaimer: I do not own Yuu-Gi-Oh or its charaters but have put them in this story! Alternate universe thing! And the Almighty Magget is editing.
Japanese: English Tranlations
Hai: Yes Tenshi: Angel
Iie: No Youkai: Demon
Arigato gozasimasu: Thank you very much
Gomen nasai: I'm sorry
Sayonara: Farewell
Ah, and one more note! Ryou is, um, the Good Bakura, Bakura is the spirit of the ring... buy the manga, you'll understand.
Chapter One
What youkai dream about...
The youkai flew high about the surface, searching for something... but what? He couldn't seem to remember but somehow he knew this was the way he had to go. His black dragon-like wings flew him to a small clearing in a dark forest.
He landed, his boots thumping onto the ground with contact. His red eyes searched the surroundings.
Where are you? He thought without even knowing who you was.
Pure white caught his attention from the corner of his eye. The pale color was so rare in the youkai realm he knew it had to be him. He smirked as he turned to the other with him. Mine crossed his mind.
Before him stood the whitest and purest of all the angels. He still could not believe it. This tenshi was all his, to forever to hold in his arms.
The tenshi smiled, his signature smile that he was known throught the heavenly realm for. His feathery wings were so white they shone in all their glory in any dim or bright light. His brown, almost golden eyes sparkled as he stepped forward.
He truly was the most blessed and pure hearted of all his kind.
And yet he belongs to me.
"Yami," he spoke, barely a whisper but was clear as day to the youkai.
Now it was his turn, "My Hikari," he replied loudly walking to the tenshi and embracing him.
Their lips met in a passionate kiss. The one of light placing a soft hand over a pendant the youkai wore. It was a deep-blue stone, bond in silver vines, on a beautiful silver chain.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
What? No! He's a tenshi! I hate tenshi! Get off of me!
Bakura woke up gasping for breath in a cold sweat. "What the fuck was that?" He shook it all off with a snicker. "Me... and a tenshi? That's ridiculous." He sighed. No matter how beautiful he was... Augh no. That's so gross! He threw one of his pillows over his head after he turned onto his stomach. "Tenshi are everything youkai hate," he muffled into his mattress. "I fucking hate those goody-two-shoes!"
In rage, he shredded his pillow and growled as the feathers flew about the room.
"I hate them!"
Then he ploped back down with another sigh, sleep taking him over again, but not before one more word cross his lips. "Hikari." He fell asleep amid a pile of white feathers.
"Ryou, you are the most pure hearted tenshi in the entire realm of light."
The tenshi looked confused at the prophet's words but still smiled politily, "Um, arigato gozaimasu, Ishizu-san."
"I am proud every day that I took you when you were an abondoned newborn on my door step. I love you just as much as I love Marik." Ryou nodded unsure of what would be appropreate to say. "And it breaks my heart to know what fate has instore for you."
The boys eyes widened, "What do you mean by that, Ishizu-san?"
Ishizu rose from her chair and walked to a locked chest that Ryou had never really notcied before. Did she just put that there before she called me in?
She pulled a key from a chain that laid under her tunic and unlocked it. "I'm afraid I cannot tell you what your future will lead to, but I will guide you in the right direction." She pulled out a box and, with saddened eyed, becokoned him forward to take it.
Wordlessly, he did so and removed the lid on top of it reveling black cloth. "Ishizu-san, I don't understand... these are the clothes of a youkai. Why would I need these?"
"To travel more freely in the youkai realm," she replied bluntly.
Ryou looked up at her with disbeleif. "To what?"
"You must travel to the realm which is most dangerous to us angels to find your destiny."
"Ishizu- I still don't understand."
"When you enter the portal, head to the forest. I cannot tell you much else."
"But what am I seaching for? How will I know I'm in the right place? Can't you-"
"I CAN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING ELSE RYOU!"
The younger angel just stared at her. First, she tells him he must leave and then she yells at him. None of this seemed real.
"G-gomen nasai, Ishizu-san," he muttered bowing his head.par
"No need to apologize, Ryou," she said, putting a gentle hand on his shoulder to grab his focus again. "I should apologize. You must understand that to tell you what to look for... it would be gliding you through what must be your choice and your choice alone. And I am not happy with making this decision. Now, pack your things, some food and one or two of your normal outfits. You'll need them. You must leave in the next half hour."
Ryou gasped, "But what about Marik and Yuugi-kun? I told them I would meet them for lunch as soon as I was done talking with you? And what will I tell them? Surely they will want to follow me."
The female angel smiled, "Always others before yourself, Ryou... that's what makes you the perfect tenshi. Don't worry about them. I'll explain what they need to know."
He nodded. "Will I ever see them again?"
"Yes," she stated turning so Ryou could not see her tears forming. "Your paths will cross again, but how they greet you is up to them."
"What about... you, Ishizu-san?"
"I'm afraid this is the last time we meet Ryou."
"Well, then... Arigato gozaimasu... for everything. For raising me, and well... giving me a place to stay... and feeding me... and, and..." He wiped a renaged tear off of his cheek. "And this, helping me on my quest, thing, whatever it is..."
"Gomen nasai, Ryou... but you,you must leave now."
"H-hai. Sayonara, Big Sister."
The younger tenshi slowly walked out of the room of the prophet who fell to her knees in tears as soon as he shut the door behind him.
Ryou was now in his own room, well, his and Marik's, his adoptive brother, he should say.
Marik and Yuugi-kun are waiting for me by the lake right now, he thought staring down at the box Ishizu had given him moments before.But I have to leave here... and go to the youkai realm.
He slipped off his baby blue short sleeved tunic and gauzy matching pants and replaced them with a long black shirt and leather pants with sliver studs down the outersides. He took the outfit he had had on and folded it neatly into the black dufflelbag that was at the bottom of the box along with a snow white kimono Ishizu had given him on his last birthday.
He went under his bed to pull out on old shoebox, taking out a pendant,a deep-blue stone, bond in silver vines, on a beautiful silver chain. He put it on and after putting some food in his bag, he left the only home he had ever known to head on a strange new adventure.
"Big Sister! Big Sister!" the devious tenshi Marik called for the woman, Yugi followed shortly behind. "Big Sister! Where are you!"
Yugi gasped, "Maybe whatever took Ryou-kun took your sister too!"
"What? Yugi, how many times do I have to tell you that monsters did not take Ryou to their secret cave to eat him?"
Ishizu walked into the hall.
"What's wrong brother?" she asked, her eyes blood shot from crying.
"A MONSTER STOLE RYOU-KUN!" the smallest tenshi shouted. "MARIK DOESN'T BELIEVE ME BUT I KNOW IT!"
The female chuckled at this, "You are too adorable for your own good Yugi-chan."
"But-"
"We can't find Ryou. He was suppose to met at the lake for lunch but he never showed. Is he still with you?" Marik interrupted.
"I'm afraid he's gone."
"WHAT!" The boys hollered in unision.
"Where'd he go? Please don't tell me Yugi was right..."
"I can't tell you just yet."
"What why not?"
"Because you will try to go after him and stop him."
"But what if he needs our help? We should have gone with him," Yugi whined.
"He has to face this alone I'm afraid."
"He didn't say good bye to us," Marik snapped.
"You would have tried to stop him, or urge him to stay here. And Ryou would have been unable to deny you two of that request and at the same time you would be denying his destiny."
"What's his destiny, Ishizu-san," the tri haired boy questioned.
"It is beginning to unfold as we speak."
Ryou landed on the out skirts of the Forest of Blood in the youkai realm.
What a wonderful name for forest, he thought sarcasitically as he retracked his wings with a spell. Best not show my wings. I don't even want to think about what would happen to me if a group of youkai found out I'm a tenshi.
He took a good look at the woods and wanted to cry. It was all decayed and rotten. The leaves were either ash or coal colored. He assumed the forest had gotten its name because the bark of the trees were tinted blood red.
I have to go through there, he reminded himself. He took a big gulp and entered the forest.
Ryou Kitsune: One chapter down, many to go! Please read and review! But, be nice, no FLAMES! Happy vibes are more fun to read!
Ato de!