Kurai-onii: New story…I'm sorry I couldn't help myself!
Yami: (Glares.) Why don't you finish your other stories first?
Kurai-onii: I-I'm sorry! (Sobs.)
Yugi: Yami you made her cry again! Apologize this instant! Kurai doesn't own anything.
Malik-hikari
Marik-yami
-Start-
Once upon a time there was a beautiful prince,
But he had an enchantment on him of a fearful sort which could only be broken by loves first kiss. He was locked away in a castle, guarded by a terrible monster. Many brave nights attempted to free him from this terrible prison but none prevailed, he waited in the monster's keep. In the highest room of the tallest tower for his true love and true loves first kiss.
"Like hell." Bakura shook his head, tearing the story book he had previously been reading in half. He sighed before glancing up at the wooden shack that stood alone in the middle of the deepest, darkest forest. According to the towns' people that lived in a small village near the edge of the woods a terrifying and evil creature resided there; with white hair, deathly pale skin, and horrible blood red eyes.
Bakura loved the stories they told about him, it kept all those pesky mortals away from his land. That aside he dropped the torn pages to the ground and made his way back to the thing he called home, patting the 'Beware demon!' sign that stood at the edge of the land. The letters were a red color that looked suspiciously like blood, and below it was a crudely drawn picture of the male with wild hair and sharp teeth.
…
The men of the village cheered in unison as they went over the plan to capture Bakura, gripping their pitchforks and torches tightly, a few even trembled in fear.
The men carried on through the forest, the feet on thirty men pounding against the dirt as they made their way through the darkness. They all stuck close together wearing serious expressions, remaining wary of every small sound. The trampled the warning signs Bakura had placed around his swamp without a second thought though some warned, with great detail, what would happen if they came near.
…
Bakura licked his lips as he stared hungrily at the bloody steak that sat on the plate before him. He raised his fork with every intention of spearing his meal when a loud crash made him jump, the fork clattered to the floor and he stood angrily, peering out the window to see the intruding forces.
The scowl that adorned his face slowly melted into a smirk at the prospect of new victims. Bakura was always looking for an excuse to fuck with the villagers' heads, and what a good opportunity this was.
So as they came closer he followed closely behind the mob. The leaders peeked through the branches at the house.
"You think it's in there?" One whispered.
"Let's go get it!" Cried another but was stopped by the first one's arm.
"Stop! Do even know what that creature could do to you? He'll grind your bones to make his bread!" A booming laugh caused every man to jump and turn quickly, coming face to face with Bakura.
"Interesting, but that would be giants' dumbass." Bakura took slow steps forward as the others retreated. "Demons are much worse; we'll drink every drop of your blood, after that we'll pick your bones clean and eat your raw flesh. It tastes really good with toasted bread."
One of the men decided to grow a backbone and swung his torches at the white-haired demon. "Stay back! I warn ya!" Bakura just smirked, blowing on the torch extinguishing the fire in an instant. The men stared transfixed as Bakura just flashed his fangs, his red eyes glowing wickedly in the torch light.
"Boo." They all let out a collective scream dropping everything and running as fast as they possibly could. Bakura let out a small sadistic laugh. "And stay out!"
A small rustling sound caught his attention and he bent down to scoop up a flier with a picture of a gnome and bold black letters written across the top. "Wanted, fairytale creatures." He rolled his eyes and crumpled the paper letting fall to the ground. "Bloody humans."
…
Yami and Marik watched terrified as several creatures were roughly handled, and loaded up onto wagons. Yami tugged at the ropes that bound his wrist and glanced at the woman who held two separate ropes in her hand.
"Tea please don't do this! We'll be good!" Yami pleaded.
"Yeah untie us!" Marik chimed in earning a harsh slap across his face.
"Shut up!" Tea snapped glaring daggers at the two teens.
"Next!" The guard who sat the table yelled, Tea yanked the boys forward coming to a stop in front of the table. "What have ya got?"
"Well I've got a magician and a hybrid." She beamed proudly.
"That's worth quite a bit of gold, if you can prove it that is."
"Of course I can, Marik show the nice man your ears and tail." Marik just shrunk away. "Yami cast a spell… come on you little bastards!"
"I've heard enough, you loon." The knights rounded the table and gripped her shoulders, her hold on the ropes went slack and Yami and Marik pulled away as she was dragged.
Marik cheered happily a pair of blonde ears and a tail springing free of his spiky blonde hair. "We don't have to listen to her anymore."
"He's a hybrid! Get him!"
"Marik you moron!" Yami yelled reaching behind him to pull his black staff out of his belt loop. "Why do I have to do everything?" He waved the staff, red magic lifting them both of the ground and over the heads of the knights that had begun to surround them.
"A magician!"
"It's sad that the devil woman told you the truth!" Marik called happily, clinging to Yami's arm. "We're outta here bitches!"
"Marik stop you'll make me lose-" The red magical glow died down and they both fell to the ground with a loud thud.
"Seize them!"
Marik gripped Yami's forearm and took off running into the forest with the guards in hot pursuit.
"Why do you always have to ruin everything Marik?" Yami hissed.
"It's more fun that way." Marik sang looking over his shoulder before picking up speed. He kept running until he slammed hard into Bakura's back, sending both him and Yami to the ground.
"Get back here!" Yami and Marik dove behind Bakura just as the knights rushed into the clearing. They stopped short when they saw Bakura standing there with a don't-fuck-with-me look on his face. "You there, demon."
"What?" The leader flinched slightly.
"By order of Lord Pegasus I am to take all three of you into custody." Bakura glared at the cowering male.
"Oh really? You and what army?" He glanced back to see that all of his subordinates had abandoned him. He looked at Bakura one more time before screaming and running as fast as humanly possible.
"Wow you're awesome!" Marik cheered following after the retreating Bakura while Yami reluctantly trudged after them.
"Me?" Bakura questioned staring strangely at the blonde teen.
"Yes you, that was amazing how you took out those guards! It's good to be free isn't it Yami?" Marik nudged Yami as he chattered excitedly in Bakura's ear.
"Why don't you go celebrate your freedom somewhere else? What about with your own friends?" Bakura snapped.
"But Yami is my only friend."
"I would use that term loosely." Yami whispered earning a glare.
"Well I'm not going back out there." Marik said defiantly. "I know! We'll go with you! With your scariness, Yami's magic, and my dashing good looks we could rule the world."
Bakura took a deep breath before flashing his fangs and glaring at Marik in a way that would make in normal person drop dead. He blinked confused as Marik beamed up at him and Yami just looked uninterested.
"That was really scary! And if that doesn't get rid of them your attitude certainly will! Seriously dude your kind of a jerk. Yami can be really mean to like that one time when he stole all my clothes while I was taking a bath in the river and I had to run through the town butt-"
Bakura clamped his pale hand over Marik's mouth. "Why are you following me?"
"Because I don't wanna be all alone with him." He pointed at Yami. "He always makes fun of me and hits me and casts spells on me…"
As Marik blabbed on and on, Bakura turned to look at Yami. "How do you deal with him?"
"I try to tune him out as much as possible."
Bakura finally had enough and turned to Marik. "Shut up! Take a good look at me dumbass, what am I?"
Marik looked him up and down. "Pale."
"I'm a demon, you know, like steal your soul and drink your blood. Doesn't that bother you?"
Marik and Yami looked at each other and very seriously saying. "No."
Bakura was taken aback. "Really?"
"Yep." Yami nodded.
"I like you man, what's your name?" Marik smiled.
"Uh, Bakura." Bakura shrugged before carrying on with Yami and Marik trailing behind him.
"Bakura? What kind of a name is that?"
"Shut up Marik." Yami hissed coming to a halt behind Bakura who stood on a hilltop overlooking the swamp.
"Who lives in that dump?" Marik questioned.
"That's my home." Bakura growled carrying on down the hill.
"And it's beautiful! I love the way you decorated the place." Yami hit Marik upside the head.
"Moron."
"Jerk."
"Dumbass."
"Bastard."
"Shut it!" Bakura yelled at both of them. "You're both annoying…"
"Can we stay with you?" Yami asked suddenly.
"What?"
"Can we stay with you, please?" Yami repeated slowing down every word as if talking to a small child.
"No."
"Oh come on we can't go back out there!" Yami yelled gripping Bakura's arm. "Don't leave me alone with him I'll go crazy! If I go on a psychotic rampage it'll be on your head!"
"Fine! You can stay but only for one night, now get the fuck off of me." Yami pulled away, he and Marik pushed past the demon and into the house. Bakura stared angrily as Marik plopped down in his chair.
"Where do we sleep?" Yami questioned standing next to the blonde.
"Outside."
"Oh that's ok I guess…" Yami trailed off leading Marik outside, both of them looked like kicked puppies.
"Goodnight." Marik sad sadly as the door slammed shut behind them.
Bakura sighed in anger as the hybrid and the magician carried on a conversation about how mean Bakura was and how lonely and cold it was out there.
-The end-
Kurai-onii: I think that's the longest chapter I've ever written.
Bakura: I'm the ogre…why the fuck am I the ogre?
Kurai-onii: Watch the movie 'Kura, the ogre is the main character, and besides I made you a demon and Ryou-Chan's your princess! (Giggles.)
Ryou: Please review!