Happy Halloween! Halloween Eve LOL. I was going to upload this oneshot on Halloween, but unfortunately it's a little too long to be all in one chapter. I'll upload this chapter today and the last chapter tomorrow. I hope you like this one.
Warning: Violence, Language, Shounen Ai (MaleXMale Kissing)
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Chapter One
Kaiba sighed, feeling his energy reaching zero. It had been a long day filled of meetings to prepare for the coming holiday season. He didn't believe they had enough products already in the stores and had to fight with the board about shipping more all around the world. The board members didn't want to deal with the added expense and believed that there were enough products. He always trusted his gut and that is the only reason he was still very successful.
The only plus to his day was his secret crush was staying the night. True he was only there to decorate the mansion for a ghost hunting game and party afterwards, it was still enough to get his blood boiling. He wanted this year to be the one where he got the courage to tell the feisty blond his true feelings. He frowned. Even that sounded fake to him. Since when was he scared of something? He growled and stepped out of the opened door. His chauffer shut the door behind him before walking back to the driver's seat.
The brunet tiredly climbed the two stairs leading to the large mahogany door. He leant heavily on one of the stone pillars while he reached into his coat pocket for his keys. Mokuba was already at a friend's house so he wouldn't have inside information on the Halloween game. "I should make my move tonight," Kaiba thought. "If only I had the energy to attempt to seduce him." Finally finding his keys, he placed the one in the lock and turned. He staggered through the door and turned to the left. After a few tries at shutting the alarm off, the beeping finally stopped. He gave another heavy sigh before turning around.
His eyes widened and he dropped his suitcase. A strong wind whipped around him, slamming the door shut. Directly in front of him stood a hollow white figure of his adoptive father. The man even held a cigar in his chubby fingers. "You couldn't get rid of me that easily, Seto," the older man sneered.
Kaiba didn't know what to do. He's usual witty mind remained frozen. He didn't believe in supernatural things, but everything pointed to the fact that his dead father was standing directly in front of him, hollow and clearly angry. His body unfroze when the figure moved. Turning around he put his hand on the doorknob and tried to pull it open, but it refused to budge. "You won't get out that way."
Taking a deep breath, the CEO faced him. "You're not real. You're a projection that someone thought it was funny to make. It's beneath Jounouchi to do something like this. Who's in my house?"
The figure laughed and took a puff of his cigar. "For a genius you are foolish." He blew a cloud of smoke towards him. "I guess I have to retrain you." The ghost pushed his hand directly through his chest, causing Kaiba to gasp from the coldness. The world slowly faded out of focus, and he didn't feel anything afterwards. He closed his eyes just as the white object engulfed him, unable to come up with any scientific theory or the ability to quail his fear.
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Jounouchi stepped out of the taxi that he took over to Kaiba's mansion. He pulled out the boxes from the trunk and set them by the steel gates. He frowned as he looked up at the dark building. Normally Kaiba put the lights on to show him that he was home. It had been the same routine for five years. He sighed, hoping that the CEO didn't get caught up in a problem that would delay him. He was about to press the button, but he noticed that the gates were partially opened and he could see the car parked outside the garage like normal. Hoping that the driver didn't close the gates properly when he left and not that it was a sign that something was wrong, he opened the gate further, glancing around. Maybe Kaiba just got home.
Picking up the boxes and bags, he lugged them the whole way up the path to the large dark house. That was one of the reason he had Mokuba convince Kaiba to let them have a Halloween party there. It gave him the creeps. He stopped at the door and set the load down. He rang the doorbell, but unlike the years before, he didn't hear it. Frowning, the blond banged loudly on the door. "Kaiba," he shouted, hoping the brunet would hear him. He tried the door but the knob didn't turn. Growling with frustration, Jounouchi pulled out his cellphone and called Mokuba.
"Jounouchi? Is something wrong?" Mokuba asked quickly.
"You didn't tell me your doorbell didn't work and Kaiba can't hear me knocking."
"The doorbell works. It worked a few hours ago when my friends picked me up. Let me put you on hold and I'll call Nii-sama."
"Okay." The blond sat on the top step leading up to the door. He wasn't angry just a little antsy to get started.
"Jounouchi, he's not picking up, and he always does when I call," the young man said with a hint of worry. "I called his work, and they said he left an hour ago. Do you see his car?"
"Yes, it's parked directly in front of the garage. Maybe he was in the bathroom. Don't worry too much," the ex-duelist tried to reassure the troubled teen.
"I'll come home to let you in and check on him."
"You'll ruin the surprise. Give me his number, and I'll try him again." Jounouchi put him on speaker-phone so he could add Kaiba's number into his contact list. "Thanks Mokuba."
"Can you tell him to call me?"
"I will, but he might be busy helping me. I think I brought too much extra to do for one person."
Mokuba chuckled. "Good luck with that. You would let me know if something's wrong, right?"
"Of course. You have fun over there, and I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay. Bye, Jounouchi."
The blond hung up and was just about to dial Kaiba's number when he noticed something moving quickly through the fallen leaves on Kaiba's lawn. Suddenly spiky vines sprang from the leaves. "Oh gods." He got up and pressed himself against the door. A bright light surrounded him and launched him towards the back of the mansion. He landed hard, falling unconscious.
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Jounouchi awoke, groaning at the pain throbbing in his head. For a moment he didn't remember anything but it all came flying back. Sitting up quickly, he heard metal clicking and sliding together. He gasped as he looked down at himself. He was no longer wearing jeans and a black sweater but metal armor and chainmail. He had black gloves over his hands and boots that came close to his knees. "What the hell?" Standing fully up, he could see a long sword sheathed at his side. "I must be dreaming," He said, pinching himself. Pain came from the spot. "No, I'm fully awake." He looked up at Kaiba's mansion, noticing a tower he hadn't seen before. He could see a flickering light through the window. Cupping his hands around his mouth, he shouted, "Kaiba!"
Shadows moved through the light, but the figure didn't come to the window. "Jounouchi?" Kaiba shouted back.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know," Kaiba lied. He didn't want to admit to his ex-rival that the ghost of Gozaburo was doing something supernatural. It was against everything he believed in.
The blond frowned. He suspected Kaiba was lying to protect himself. "Can you come to the window?"
"No," the CEO answered quickly. "The chain only reaches so far." Another lie, but he didn't want anyone seeing him. He wasn't ashamed that he was locked inside of the tower, but his appearance made everything worse. He moved his long curly hair out of his eyes for what felt like the hundredth time.
A loud booming chuckle sounded through the tower, causing Kaiba to place his laced gloved hands over his ears. The hollow figure of Gozaburo appeared in front of him. "Seto, why are you lying to your friend down there? I made sure there was enough slag in the chain to reach the window."
"Kaiba, who is that?"
Gozaburo smirked and floated through the stone wall. He appeared just outside of the window, shocking Jounouchi. "My dearly beloved daug...er...son is embarrassed by his appearance. I couldn't tell you why. I thought the silky sapphire gown would please her."
"Her? What have you done to Kaiba?"
"Nothing yet. I'm giving her knight in shining armor a chance to rescue the dear princess."
"What do I have to do?" Jounouchi asked not caring that Kaiba was dressed like a princess. The man floating in front of him was the larger problem.
"Go on a quest, but like every knight quest you would be allowed one companion. Choose wisely and they must be here within a half hour. Oh, and one more thing, you have to choose their occupation. Make your decision quickly."
"I choose Motou Yugi and he will be a wizard," Jounouchi said without hesitation.
"Wise decision. You have thirty seconds to call him and tell him to come. After that no modern technology would be allow."
Jounouchi quickly reached for his phone, speed dialing Yugi. His friend thankfully picked up on the second ring. "No time to explain. I'll explain when you get here. Come to Kaiba's. You only have thirty minutes. Please don't be late." A cold sensation went through his hand, ripping his cellphone out of his grip.
"I will allow you to see your princess while we wait for your mini-wizard. And don't try to get any information from him. He knows nothing." Gozaburo faded leaving them alone.
Jounouchi looked up at the tower. "Kaiba, come to the window. I won't laugh at you. I promise."
The brunet sighed, lifting his long, fluffy dress slightly. The heels on his shoes clicked noisily on the stone floor along with the chain attached to his ankle. He stumbled a few times, but he managed to get to the window. He hated the length of the dress, but he despised the top half the most. The sleeves wrapped around his shoulders instead of sitting on top of them, leaving him chilled and exposed to the drafty air. He tried to keep his waist long hair over his shoulders, but every time he moved his hair would slide to the back. Finally reaching the window, he leaned slightly out and stared at the blond who was equally staring back. Jounouchi looked like a perfect image of a knight.
The moonlight shined off the metal armor that was over his chest and shoulders. He had a long red cape and a long sword attached to his waist. He could see that he wore something black underneath all that armor. "You look ridiculous," Kaiba said, finally processing what the blond was wearing.
"I could say the same to you, though your dress matches your eyes perfectly. I can't wait to see the rest of it."
"You won't if I escape first."
"If you could escape I doubt you would still be trapped up there. What's in that room?"
"Nothing."
"Not even a bed?"
"No. It's not very big. In fact, I don't even know how it got here. The stones feel real. They are cold to touch. It's very small and circular so I assume it's like a tower in fairytales."
"You're correct. What happened?"
"When I got home, Gozaburo was there. After that I woke up here in this stupid outfit with long hair."
"Is there a door?"
"Yes."
"What side is it on compared to the window?"
"A feet to my left."
Jounouchi followed the tower down the left side. "It connects with the back of your mansion. Is there any quick way to that part?"
"Normally there is a door in the back, but I'm guessing it leads into the tower now. The front door or the secret entrance that leads to the basement is in the front between two trees would be the only way."
"Which way would you think would be faster?"
"Normally the front door but who knows what Gozaburo has planned. From what I can see it'll be difficult."
"What do you mean?"
"You're in the middle of a maze."
"Can you tell which way to go?"
"No. I can't see everything. Look out. A red orb is coming!" Kaiba called, not wanting his secret crush to be hurt because of his actions.
The blond looked up just as the orb stopped above him. The light faded, dropping an obviously dazed Yugi. Jounouchi gasped, running over and catching the smaller man before he could crash with the ground. He set the struggling King of Games down, noticing that he wore a long hooded black robe. He knew Yugi would never wear something like that on his way over to Kaiba's even if Halloween was the next day. "Are you okay?"
"What is going on? The second I arrived at the gates that bubble grabbed me and transported me here."
"Gozaburo's spirit trapped Kaiba in that tower and told me I was only allowed one ally to help me rescue him. I chose you."
"And the outfits?"
"I'm guessing I'm the knight to rescue the princess. He told me to select your occupation and I figured a wizard would be for your benefit."
"Good choice. If this is going to be like any other fantasy quest we would need a warrior and a magic user."
"You are surprisingly calm about this."
Yugi shrugged. "One too many supernatural occurrences in my life." He glanced around. "Is this a maze?"
"Kaiba says it is."
"You can talk to him?"
"Yeah. He hears my voice when I shout."
The King of Games looked up at the large tower. "Kaiba-kun, are you okay?"
"Ridiculous question," Kaiba answered, keeping himself from view. The less people that saw him dressed as a girl the better.
Just as Yugi was about to say more a wolf walked around the corner, snarling and drooling. The blond pulled his sword out. "I'm guessing it's time for the game to begin. Hang in there, Kaiba." The wolf lunged towards them, ready to rip them apart, but the sword clumsily collided the blunt side with the wolf's head.
"For always playing a knight in your video games you are lousy at it," Yugi commented, whispering a spell under his breath. Shocked that it worked, he stopped the wolf, freezing him in place.
"Save it for later, Yugi." The blond flipped the sword and sliced it through the wolf's neck, nearly vomiting over the blood that gushed all over the ground.
Yugi turned around, trying to calm his stomach as well. It's different watching things being killed on television. He was not expecting all that. Even the smell was unbearable.
The ex-duelist wiped the blood off his sword, using his cape. Clearing his throat, he turned towards his friend. "I think we should get moving." Seeing Yugi nod, he moved around the dead animal and to the end of the passage. He took a peek around the corner, fearing more animals would be waiting, but he found none. He turned towards the front of the house wanting to always keep the mansion on his left and the tower to his back.
"How do you know which way to go?"
"Kaiba said the tower was attached to the back entrance and that there were only two other ways into the house; the front door and the secret pathway to the basement. He said to use the front door. It would be faster."
"You're assuming everything would be the same."
"I don't see any other option."
Yugi nodded, keeping an eye on the path behind them. After the first wolf, they hadn't come across more even though they've already turned sever times. Jounouchi was getting frustrated. Every time he had the mansion in the right place, the path turned them. Several times they had to retrace their steps because they came across a dead end. As they came closer to the front of the mansion, wolves blocked their path. With the help of Yugi's magic, he killed each one of them.
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I know it's an abrupt end, but I'll upload the second chapter on Halloween. I hope you enjoyed it so far. Thank you all for reading. Please review.
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