Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! though I wish I did. That Yami Yugi is so hot! The story I'm about to present is a slash fic, so if you don't like slash, then kindly leave now. I've made Yami a little OOC, but he's supposed to be a little innocent in the story.

Sea of Rage

Chapter One- Land and Sea

It is the same old fairytale. The innocence is the light and the shadow is the dark. Universally accepted, never questioned. No one asks or wonders if the dark is the innocence. Why is dark considered evil, everything that the light is not? Such a thing isn't so because a dark soul can indeed be innocent, as this tale will tell.

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The ocean was a sparkling blue with foam capping each cresting wave. It is a sight humans see often and take for granted. The young man sighed dreamily. Even though he had lived in the sea all his life, the surface is a spot he enjoys every time he visits it, despite the fact that merpeople are forbidden to go above the waves.

The salty ocean breeze ruffled through his tri-colored spiky hair and he closed his ruby eyes in pleasure of the wind blowing across his face. He could have stayed there forever, but he knew they would be looking for him soon. Relunctantly, he slipped down below the water, allowing his eyes to adjust to the dim lighting.

"Yami!" a familiar voice called. Turning in the direction of the voice, he saw his younger brother, Bakura, swimming towards him, his long white hair billowing gently behind him.

"Yami, where in the Seven Seas have you been?" the youth demanded, sounding more like the older brother as he placed his hands on his scaled hips. His sapphire tail twitched in the current.

"I was...swimming among the coral," Yami lied.

Bakura gave him a look, disbelief evident in his chocolate brown eyes. "Right," he scoffed. "Anyway, Father wants to see you. Right now."

"Alright." The tri-colored haired teen flicked his shimmering blue-violet tail, propelling him towards his home, the castle. Yami and Bakura, as well as Mai and Malik, were children of the Sea King and very much desired by the rest of the kingdom.

Yami swam up to the double doors of the throne room and knocked, using the giant door knocker.

"Come in," an authorative voice commanded.

Yami pushed the doors open and swam up to the wizened old man that sat on a throne on the opposite end of the room. "Father," he said, bowing to the merman.

"My son. You've become a handsome young man. You're, what now, fifteen."

Yami giggled at his father's teasing. "Sixteen, Father."

"Of course. And that is why I called you today. I'm happy to announce that you're soon to be married."

"That's wonderful news." Yami gave his father a hug. "Who am I to marry?"

"Seto Kaiba."

The merboy's smile dropped from his face in a nanosecond and was replaced with a look of horror. "Not him, Father. Please, not him."

"Be reasonable, Yami. Seto is a respectable buisnessman. You've heard of the wall that connect our ocean with the Pacific, right? Well, Seto is the one that makes sure that wall doesn't crack. He has dozens of merfolk working for him. I was ecstatic when Seto's father suggested that you and his son should be bethrothed."

"Why am I marrying a male? I thought it was a mermaid."

"I have two other sons and a daughter to produce heirs. This match will benefit from fame. Now, I've arranged for Seto and his father to come by tonight so I expect you to be here to meet your beloved."

"Yes, Father." As the prince left the room, a sense of frustration and helplessness washed over him. Seto, in his opinion, was a power-hungry merman and cared only for power. Marrying Yami would provide an opportunity for absolute power. Even though he never met Seto, he heard of his business tales and therefore, disliked him for them. His dislike of Seto held no weight and made him feel powerless to do anything.

Furthermore, the two of them were not a perfect match. While Seto care only for power and material things, Yami cared for the sea and all its creatures. Yami could sense the sea's moods in ways that baffled other merfolk. Oddly enough, sometimes Yami's mood and the sea's were in synch. Therefore, how could he love someone that didn't show the same compassion toward the ocean?

"Just what do you think you're doing?" a jeering voice called out.

Yami paused in his swim. He suddenly became aware of how close to the surface he was. Apparently, his body went into autopilot with the destination being the surface. Looking down, he saw his youngest brother Malik below him, a smirk on his face.

"You almost went to the surface big brother," he said as Yami came down to his level. "Good thing I stopped you."

"Yeah," Yami muttered. "Good thing."

"By the way, I just heard about your engagement. I'm absolutely jealous. I wanted to marry Kaiba."

"If I wasn't already engaged to him, I'd say you can have him."

"Well, at least there's Anzu. Father's already approved. When the time comes, we'll get married."

"Good for you. Listen, I've got to prepare to meet Kaiba tonight, so I'll catch you later."

Malik nodded before flicking his deep purple tail in a goodbye gesture. Yami swam off, feeling frustrated again. Malik had Anzu, Bakura had Isis, and Mai had Duke. Why didn't he have a girl like his brothers? Of course, they couldn't marry until Mai did and they turned sixteen, but that wasn't the point. It was about his unfair engagement.

Certain that no one was looking, the spiky-haired merboy quickled headed up, breaking the calm surface of the sea. The sky was ablaze with the occurring sunset. The sinking sun turned the sky vivid colors of blue, pink, purple, orange, and yellow.

As Yami admired the scene, movement caught his eye. Turning, he saw a ship, floating in the water. Ducking behind a rock, the merboy watched as it drew closer. Yami was scared and interested at the same time. He had never seen humans before, but the supposedly horror tales of them that spread through the kingdom were well-known.

Yami's interest soon overcame his fear when a human appeared on the boat's side closest to him. His mouth dropped.

'He looks just like me! And he's...so beautiful.'

The human did, indeed, look like him, except for a few details. There were no golden streaks in his hair, save for the bangs. His eyes were large and purple instead of slanted and ruby red. His eyes and innocent face certainly gave the boy a beautiful appearance.

The look-a-like stood at the boat's side alone for a few minutes before a blond-haired human joined him. Yami swam close enough to the boat to hear them, but not be seen.

"So, Yugi. What are ya thinkin'?"

"I'm thinking that this spot would be perfect my birthday party tomorrow night."

"Not in the palace?"

"No, Jou. That's Mother and Father's idea. Grandpa felt that I'd rather have it on the sea with just my closest friends. He was right. I feel so carefree out here."

"Well, if you feel that way, I'll be here with you to make it a birthday you won't forget."

Yami smiled as he slipped beneath the waves. So, the boy's name was Yugi. And he was a prince, too. All thoughts of falling for a girl had vanished. His heart now belonged to the human prince and he'd be back to that spot tomorrow night in order to see him again.

So, what do you think? Should I keep going or should I scrape the idea all together?