Disclaimer: I, rubisora18117, do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or anything relating to it.

Summary: What do you get when you have two teenage boys demanding a story? Kaiba doesn't want to know if the storyteller is Jonouchi.

Warnings: This fic contains shonen-ai/yaoi and an implied "evil" curse. This fic is kind of crack-ish compared to my usual stuff, so sorry to any fans I have that dislike this.

Random talk: Okay, my beta and I have officially decided that we are going to blame my brain and over active imagination for any weird ideas for fics. They are just so weird that I type them just to figure out what it was thinking when it came up with it. So, if this is too weird for your taste, blame my brain not my mind. Yes, I determined they are two different things. I need to blame something for my weird ideas that just sound so cool once I figure them out! So, if it is too weird for you, do what we do.

Italics in the story mean comments from the peanut gallery. The comments will always be in the order of Noa, Mokuba, and Kaiba. Yeah, Noa is alive. I like him too much to keep dead…

The Tale of the Princess and the Mutt

Jonouchi sighed as he looked up from his text book. It was late at night and he was stuck at Kaiba Manor working on a project for school instead of hanging with his friends. Sure he got along with Kaiba now and didn't mind staying there, but there was a small problem that day.

"Nii-sama, tell Noa and me a story!" Mokuba demanded as he gave his brother the puppy dog look. Noa was on the other side of Kaiba with a matching expression.

"One, it's 'Noa and I'. You should know better," Kaiba sighed as he rubbed his eyes. "Second, we have a project to finish that is due in two days. We would have finished sooner if it wasn't for a certain mutt didn't get sidetracked so easily."

"Not my fault," Jonouchi muttered. "Look, I'll tell you a story if you leave us alone. I know your brother is used to it, but I can't concentrate with your distraction."

"Alright," the two boys chirped at the same time.

"Now let's see… I guess we'll start with 'Once upon a time'…"

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom called Domino. The king of Domino had three cousins: two boys and a girl. All three were considered princes (or princess for the girl) due to their father being king before the current one. When their father died, none of them were old enough to rule, so their cousin (the old king's nephew) took over.

The princess was the eldest of the three. She cared for her brothers like they were her own children, as their mother died giving birth to the youngest. Her beauty surpassed all and people from around the world would come just to ask her hand in marriage. She was also one of the smartest in the land, but she couldn't rule after her father since she was a girl.

"Wow… Kinda sexist, isn't it?"

"Shut up, Noa! I wanna hear the story!"

"Something tells me I'm not going to like this …"

One day, the king was bored. It was after the 20th proposal that month for his cousin's hand that he had an idea to solve the problem of his boredom. He issued a challenge open to anyone. Evidently, the old king had another son. He was very paranoid and hid his eldest son away due to a curse put on the boy at birth. The task was simple: the one who could tell the king where the heir was got any wish granted within his power.

The challenge got everyone's attention. Word spread like wildfire across the land and to other kingdoms. Everyone figured that if they could find the prince they could marry the beautiful princess. Every kind of man, from peasants to kings, went out to find any clues of the missing prince. Everyone was so busy searching for the prince that the kingdom had to have been in its most peaceful time ever.

"Okay, random… But strangely makes sense."

"The princess had to have been beautiful if everyone would just drop everything to go look for the prince."

"I really don't like where this story is going…"

A year passed and no one was able to find the correct location, thus making the challenge more of a guessing game. Despite everything, the king still found it amusing how countless men would do anything for the hand of his cousin. Of course, said princess thought that the whole thing was stupid and a waste of time.

By then, a young lord had heard of the challenge. He was one of the few who didn't participate for he liked a little more down bellow than above. Yes, that meant he was gay. He was quite handsome with golden hair and warm chocolate eyes. Women swooned over his looks and skills, upset that they could not win his heart.

"Stretching the truth a little too much?"

"I have to agree with him, except that gay part... I think everyone in Domino if not the world knows you're as straight as the letter s."

"Looks like I taught my brothers well."

Anyways… The lord didn't think much of the challenge until his friend asked him to go with him to the court and try his luck. Since there was nothing for him to do, the lord agreed to go just to see his friend fail miserably. Plus, he had never seen the princess before. Now was good as any time to see what the big deal about her was.

When they got to the court, there was already a large crowd. It was obvious that most were there to try their luck. It was strange how the system worked. The king would choose someone from several people from a group of ten. Then, the person would state what they would like for their reward, which was always the hand of the princess. The king would then state that he would be able to fulfill their request if they answered correctly. When they gave the incorrect answer, the king would simple say they were wrong. At that time, those who had similar answers would leave so others could have a chance and not waste the king's time.

Only when the crowd thinned out until only a handful was left did the lord see the princess. The princess was truly beautiful with her long brown hair and sharp sapphire eyes. Despite sitting in a thrown next to her cousin, it was obvious that the girl was tall even if she was the same age as the lord of 17 years. Her light blue dress with silver embroidery suited her status and simply enhanced her natural beauty. On top of her head was a tiara, showing off that she was indeed a princess. It was then that the lord knew he fell in love.

"Okay, you with the weird hair," the king said, pointing to the lord's friend. "You know the drill, state your name and your request."

"I am Hiroto of the house of Honda," the lord's friend stated. "For my reward, I wish to have Princess Seto's hand in marriage."

"Bwahahah! I love this story!"

"Can't agree more! Ahahahah!"

"I knew I was going to hate this story…"

"Of course," the king sighed with a smile. "So, where is the lost prince?"

"I have heard that the prince was on an island called Alcatraz."

"While Alcatraz is used as a vacation spot for the royal family, I'm afraid to tell you that he is not there."

It seemed that Alcatraz was the latest popular idea for everyone there for the challenge left the room. The king sighed as he saw he would not have any more entertainment for the day.

"Is there no one else that wishes to win my hand?" the princess asked in a bored tone. No one stepped forward, which the princess took as a confirmation. "If that is the case-"

"I wish to try!" the lord yelled as he took a step forward.

"And you are?" the king asked.

"Katsuya of the house of Jonouchi," the lord now known as Jonouchi answered.

"Ah, I knew I recognized you," the king said with a smirk. "You are friends with Lord Yuugi. Well, what do you wish if you win?"

"All I ask for is the hand in marriage of the prince the challenge asked for," Jonouchi said with confidence.

"You cannot be serious!" the princess shouted. "Why him and not me!"

"Interesting," the king said, ignoring his cousin. "Alright, I'll let you marry the lost prince if you tell me where he is."

"Not you too, Atem!" the princess argued.

"Hey, it's the rules," the king, Atem, replied. "Now, Lord Jonouchi, tell me where the prince is."

"Why, he is sitting next to you," Jonouchi said with a grin. "Am I correct, Prince Seto?"

"You cannot expect me to marry this mutt!" Princess, now confirmed as Prince, Seto exclaimed.

"This is just too perfect!"

"Seto was always a closet spaz. And don't even think about denying it!"

"I'm not even going to dignify the comment with a response."

The room erupted with murmurs of shock. All this time their lovely princess was really a beautiful boy in drag! It only sealed the fact that the old king really was paranoid to make everyone believe his eldest son and heir was a girl.

"So I guess that means I win," Jonouchi said, his grin even wider.

"Tell me, how did you figure it out?" Atem asked. "We took every precausion so the truth would remain hidden."

"Simlpe! True, the prince is hot in drag, but hot enough of getting my attention? Only way that would happen is if she was a he!"

Word spread of how King Atem's crazy challenge ended. Prince Seto started to dress more like a prince, happily burning every dress because Lord Jonouchi wished to sleep in a bed and not a couch.

"Someone's whipped."

"Big time."

"At least he knows what's good for him."

Prince Seto and Lord Jonouchi got married. Of course they didn't get along right away. The prince would insult the lord at which the lord punished the prince in his own special way. Eventually, they got along and had several kids. And everyone lived happily ever after.

"Wait, how could they have kids?"

"Yeah… They're both guys…"

"Don't even think about it!"

Oh, that's right! I forgot about the kids! Well…

"Wait, why are you letting me marry Seto?" Jonouchi asked. "I mean, yeah I did win, but doesn't he need an heir? Last I checked guys can't have babies…"

"Why do you think my father made me pretend to be a girl?" Prince Seto asked.

"Wasn't it because of a curse?"

"Exactly."

"… O.o …"

"… O.O …"

"That's it… You're sleeping on the couch!"

Owari

Random talk: In reality, this fic idea is fairly old. It's got to be at least a year old… I just never got around to typing it because I kept seeing it as a multiple chapter fic. Maybe if I get bored enough and stop coming up with ideas, I'll make another fic based on this. Dunno since I've got a long list of fics that are in my "on hold" file…

Please review! I would like to know what you all honestly think about this fic!

Rubi-chan, signing off!