Title: Draconic Prince

Author: Mkay3223

Rating: M

Genre: AU and OOCness

Pairing(s): Seto and Jou (mentioned: Hikira and Yami, Honda and Otogi)

Spoilers: None

Disclaimer:I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters. I do own any original character I use and the plot…which is not being used to make money. Yu-Gi-Oh created by Kazuki Takahashi

Summary: A young boy is driven from his home by a horrible crime, he escapes his terror by crossing over to the human realm by accident. But what will happen when his true self starts to appear in front of his friends and the man he loves?

~~~~~~time lapse

Dreaming
"Talking"
'Thinking'
/mind link hikira/
\mind link yami\
Setting

Run. That's all he could think, the only thing his brain was telling him. Run. That somehow if he ran he would be safe, safe from the horrors that now haunted him. He could hear the footfalls of the other steadily growing louder as they ran after the boy. 'Oh god why are they doing this?' He couldn't help but think as he rounded another bend in the path. A sharp pain suddenly pierced the middle of his back causing the boy to stumble and fall face first on to the dirt path below him. He could feel his blood slowly starting to soak his shirt, the smell of iron filling his nose. Growling in pain the young boy reached behind him to remove the blade from his back, though he cried out when his bare skin touched the metal dagger. 'Damn them for using blessed metal.' Trying hard to ignore the feeling of the dagger singeing his flesh he swiftly removed the knife, wrapping it in his bloody t-shirt. Getting back on his feet he began to run again heading for the slow moving river he knew lied just up ahead. A sudden yowling hiss made a shiver run up his spine, he knew that sound he had been hearing it throughout the night. 'Their pets are tracking the scent of my blood…I better end this chase fast or it won't be long before they catch me.' Looking down to the bloody t-shirt in his hand, knowing he had to rid himself or be caught, he quickly tossed it into the bushes and sped up his pace. The sudden drop of the bank had the boy skidding to a halt, only to jump a second later as the hissing got louder.

The water was chilly its iciness stung as it lapped at the fresh wound on his back. He quickly looked around to find somewhere to hide, and he got lucky, to his left was a small cave only filled with a third of water. Swimming as silently as possible he slipped inside the cave unnoticed by his trackers. He was panting for air from his long run when he heard their footfalls stop at the edge of the bank, he could hear their pets sniffing looking for any trace of blood and heard them whine softly when none was found. His body was shaking but whether it was from fear, exhaustion, or the cold water he couldn't tell. He sunk lower making sure his wound was submerged and the blood undetectable. He unconsciously held a breath when he heard one of them start to speak.

"Where the hell did that little brat run off to? Kuro will slaughter us if he finds out we lost the boy." The tall man hissed to the others as they continued to look over the edge of the river bank.

"Calm down Akau, thanks to that dagger our pets can track the scent of his blood for miles." He patted the strange creature's head with an affectionate smile, as the others nodded in agreement with the statement.

"They can't track him if the blood stops flowing! That smart little bastard went this way on purpose. He must have known that this river was here and that we were tracking him by scent." Akau was seething at the stupidity of the men he was with.

"Come on do you really think that little runt could outsmart us? He's seven for god's sake!" The rest of them laughed at the thought of a seven year old outsmarting eleven grown men.

"I'm not saying he can outsmart us, I'm saying he knows the layout of this land better than we do! You know as well as me, Toku, that brother will kill us if we come back empty handed. Are you sure you searched the banks thoroughly?" Akau turned to his brother with fear and anger in his eyes only to see Taku thinking deeply.

"Yes there is no trace of his body." At his brother's silence he suggested another plan. "You know Akau…we could always lie. We could tell Kuro that he drowned and we couldn't find his body." Taku was grinning at his brilliant plan.

Akau walked over to his younger brother stopping so they were side by side. "What if the men rat us out?" He whispered quietly to him.

Taku's grin turned from brilliant to evil. "I guess we'll just have to eliminate that threat." He looked at his brother from the corner of his eye, to see a smirk slowly spread across his face.

Akau turned to his men with a disappointed look on his face. "Well gentleman it looks like the line ends here." They exchanged looks before one of them spoke up. "You know boss, he'll have to return one day we can get him then." Akau hung his head. "No…you miss understand me, it's true the boy's trail ends here but that wasn't what I was speaking of." He lifted his hand smiling so his fangs glistened in the moonlight. "I was talking about your lives" With those words he ran toward the group unsheathing his sword.

The young boy sat shivering in the small cave as he listened to the men either pleading with their leader not to kill them or whimpering in pain. The sound of the creatures' claws scraping on the rocks plus their yowling and hissing at wanting to join the fight made his hair stand on end. Suddenly the noises stopped…everything eerily quiet, that's when he heard it two pairs of footsteps and eight pairs of paws slowly making their way away from him. A sound of dripping brought his eyes back to the front of the cave. His eyes widened as he covered his mouth with his hand. Crimson drops of blood were slowly dripping into the chilly water form a pale lifeless hand hanging on a stick protruding from the bank. Trying to hold back the bile that threatened to rise up his throat he sunk back farther in the cave to a small hole in the rock that showed the bank above. Standing on the rocky ledge he peered to the surface to see the brothers walking away from the river their pets following obediently. Taking a deep breath the boy looked around for the other men, just in case one was still living and waiting for him to appear. Bile rose in his throat at the sight and he could no longer hold it back. They were mutilated, one body cut into pieces and spread about the area, another couldn't even be identified as a man. Assured that there were no others still alive he cautiously left the cave.

He started traveling downstream looking over his shoulder every so often searching for any sign of danger. 'I have to get out of here if I want to live…but there is nowhere I can go where they can't find me.' As he traveled further down the river he felt a tug at his body causing him to sink lower into the icy water. He tried to swim to the surface when he felt something wrap around his ankle. Looking down he saw a strange plant strung around his legs. 'What are these? I've never seen these plants in Akko before' He struggled against the plant causing the wound on his back to reopen when it hit the rocks on the riverbed. Finally freeing his legs from the retched plant he broke the surface gasping for breath, the pain in his back unbearable. Spotting a sandy stretch of land at the edge of the river he quickly made his way toward it.

The boy lay there half of his body submerged in water while the other half rested on land. The sand was quickly turning a deep red from the deep wound, the boy's nose wrinkling at the smell. 'Where am I? I don't remember this place…it doesn't smell like home. Am I going to die here?' All these questions went unanswered as he slipped into unconsciousness due to blood loss and exhaustion.

A couple was walking hand in hand enjoying their afternoon stroll through the Domino Forest when they stumbled upon a young boy covered in blood and seaweed.

Domino Forest 1:30 Saturday

It was a sunny but slightly chilly day in Domino, the leaves on the trees starting to turn from green into to a verity of colors. A young couple was taking an afternoon stroll through the forest enjoying the autumn air on their Saturday off from work. The young man was dressed in an old faded pair of light jeans and black sweatshirt that was a bit too small causing the fabric to cling to his body. Being in his early twenties he had a smooth pale face and short brunet hair. Dark onyx eyes looked to his wife lovingly as he squeezed her hand gently. Her bright blue eyes closed as she smiled back at him and swung their conjoined hands between them while resting the other on her bulging stomach. She was dressed similar to her husband, her jeans just as faded only in a darker color and a light grey sweatshirt the same style. Noticing her movements the man stopped walking causing her to stop in front of him.

"Are you alright Ren? Is the baby kicking? Are you in pain at all?" He asked franticly an expression of worry etched its way on to his face as he waited for her to answer.

Ren laughed lightly really Shun could act like a paranoid mother at times. "I'm fine honey really it's only a bit of kicking and no I'm not in pain. So you can stop acting like the sky is falling." When it looked like Shun was about to argue she cut him off. "Besides it's not the first time I've been pregnant either. You acted this way with Seto and everything went fine."

"I just wanted to make sure your ok Ren, and look you never know what's going to happen. Just because nothing happened the first time doesn't mean anything will happen this time." He placed a hand on top of her own, giving her a worried look. "I just love you so much and I don't want you to be in pain." Shun smiled at his wife leaning down to give her a kiss on the cheek.

She giggled and laced their fingers together once again. "Come on Papa we have to get back to the car soon or we'll be late to pick Seto and Mokuba up from Nana's."

"What did they say again when I asked them why they wanted to go today?" Shun asked starting to walk again.

"They said Nana was going to help them make something special for us and their new sibling." Ren said with a slight laugh. "Seven and four year olds are such a mystery."

"Yes they are, I hope Seto doesn't give your mom too much trouble. After all Seto got pretty hyper last time he was there." Shun chuckled as he remembered the time he went to pick Seto up Nana's. When he opened the door there was Hersey's chocolate smeared all over the walls, he wondered how Seto got it on the ceiling. The couple continued to reminisce about the crazy things their sons did when Ren suddenly stopped. Confused Shun turned to his wife to see a horrified expression on her face. "Ren, honey, what is it?" Seeing that she was too shocked to respond Shun turned to look at what had caught his wife's gaze.

What Shun saw had his blood rapidly leaving his face and bile rising in his throat. A young boy was lying amongst a pool of bloodied sand, his blond hair tinted red where the blood sunk into golden tresses. They saw the nasty gash on the little boy's back that had thankfully stopped bleeding for now. Her motherly instincts kicking in Ren ran toward the boy, Shun fallowing her just as fast.

"Oh my god Shun we have to get him to the hospital!" She turned the young boy over checking for a pulse. Shun nodded picking the boy up and heading for the car his wife right behind him. Finally making to the car Shun laid the boy in the backseat, covering him up with his sweatshirt. He jumped into the driver's seat after making sure the boy was buckled and Ren was ok. He set off down the road driving as fast as the law would allow him.

"Who do you think he is Shun? I've never seen a boy with that color of hair around Domino." Ren asked looking over her shoulder at the unconscious boy.

"I don't know honey but I hope we can make it to the hospital on time, his pulse was weak when I checked it." Shun pressed the gas pedal down a bit harder hoping to make it to the hospital.

AN: So to those of you who recognize this as "Dragon Prince" your right. It's still my story I'm just rewriting it and making the chapters longer. This is my first fanfic so please be kind in your reviews. Constructive criticism is appreciated I would like to know how to better my writing.