Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or any Yugioh Characters. I do not make ANY money off this fanfic. I do own all OCs and the plot. Plot inspired by Shamise's fanfic "Binding Circles" on AFF
-YGO-
Yugi sighed, gazing at the ocean. He couldn't believe his rotten luck. His loving Grandpa had passed away the year before, leaving the teen heartbroken and now truly alone in the world. To add insult to injury, the foster home he had been placed in was was by a family of homophobes. Yugi dared not let ANYONE know he was gay, for fear of the news reaching his foster "parents" ears. Best case scenerio would be Yugi would have to scrape a living off the streets. Worst case, he'd find a new home at the bottom of the ocean, and NOT in the way he wanted it. (A/N: Yeah, THAT bad. Wait till you see his foster "brother".)
Sighing from his depression, Yugi dove into the ocean's welcoming waters once more. He felt more at home in the ocean than on land, perhaps because he HAD no home on land. Sure he had a house to live in, but does anyone consider a prison "home"? He could wait for the next two years to pass so he could escape his living Hell.
The need for air grew too great once again and the petite 16-year-old teen quickly surfaced, gasping for air as he tread water. A blond kid from his school passed by just then and called out to him. Yugi ignored him and dove under the water's surface again. The blond shrugged. "Must not'a heard me," he said with a Brooklyn accent as walked off.
Yugi stayed underwater as much as possible until night began to fall. He clambered onto a large moss-covered rock and lay on his back as he watched the stars appear, panting for breath. He swept his blond bangs out of his eyes, dreading the need to return "home" for dinner. From the looks of the night sky, he was already very late and was going to be left with nothing but scraps again. 'Why couldn't those morons ever make enough for leftovers?' Yugi thought angrily, a scowl marring his once-cherubic face. He had been less and less cheerful as the year snailed along, finding it difficult to see the "bright side" when there was none. Yugi growled and rolled onto his side, ignoring his stomach's own growl of protest.
"Selfish pigs!" Yugi roared to no one in particular. He heard a faint gasp and a splash. Fearing he had startled someone into the water with his sudden outburst, Yugi dove into the dark waters without thinking the dangers such an action presented to himself and began to blindly search for the person.
Crimson eyes stared at the boy in confusion. The teen, who looked remarkably like the owner of the crimson eyes, hadn't shouted "Who's there?" like any other human would do. Instead, he had dove straight into the water with no regards to his own safety and began searching frantically. The crimson eyes widened as he realized the human's expression was full of worry. The boy was looking for what he thought was another human in danger!
The crimson-eyes sea creature slowly swam up to Yugi, the boy's eyes widening in shock. He opened his mouth reflexively to gasp and water flooded his lungs. The creature's powerful fish-like crimson tail propelled him through the water, his strong tanned arm bringing the human to his solid chest as the merman swiftly surfaced to save the drowning human.
The merman got him to a nearby beach and used his water magic to clear the teen's airways. Yugi gasped in a breath of fresh air and the merman smiled in relief. Amethyst eyes opened and saw that his drowning vision was real. The teen blushed and open his mouth to thank the merman when the sea creature spotted something off in the distance and quickly darted under the breakers.
A huge shadow fell over Yugi, and he cringed. Great. His foster "parents" had sent their son Ushio to find him.