AN: I finally have a set plot and ending for this story. The last two chapters I wrote were sucky and I am sorry I was trying to figure everything out. Now I have and I can commence with my former writings. Once I again I am sorry for the crappiness of the last two chapters and the rest will be, hopefully to your liking. I do not own YGO unless I made the character. Oh and also thank you reviewers and alerters and such you are all amazing.
Chapter 11
"I can't believe you don't remember me!" Yugi gave him a confused look mixed with an are-you-stupid look.
"By the look on my face I would assume that; no I don't. I mean you look oddly familiar but other than that I don't have any idea who you are." The man laughed harder, Bakura and Malik starting to snicker at his side as well. Atem and Ryuu gave Yugi an inquiring look both asking the same question, mentally. "What is so damn funny?" Yugi shrugged, asking the same question himself. Yugi was the first to actually speak the question aloud. The man stopped laughing immediately and within a blink of amethyst eyes he was in front of the owner of said eyes. Yugi took a step back out of instinct with a marginally shocked look on his face. He grabbed Yugi's upper arm and jerked back closer. Atem and Ryuu started towards the two but Bakura and Malik had them before Yugi's comrades could get very far.
"You have become more defiant since you have met Atem. I can see it in your eyes. What is your exact relationship with the boy?" Yugi looked into the man's dark eyes defiantly.
"What does it matter? You are just going to ransom us anyway."
"That is where you are wrong. Although my pets may be in it for the monetary rewards, I have other plans in store for you, my little prince."
"First off, nothing of me belongs to you. Secondly, what plans would those be? Why would you want all three of us if the plans are for me? You haven't even told me your name."
"If I have leverage you are more likely to cooperate with me plans. Those are a surprise for me to know and you to find out. My name, I guess it would benefit you to know. It is Marik." He did not say into anything to Yugi's first comment. "Stop looking at me with those defiant eyes. I prefer the terrified ones." He drew his hand back. Yugi did not flinch.
"Don't you dare touch him." Atem hissed. Instead of replying Marik back handed Yugi's cheek. The smaller man's head snapped to the side but almost immediately amethyst eyes were once again glaring at him with a deep hatred.
"You have grown." Marik looked to the far side of the room the group currently inhabited and yelled for something to be brought in. Two men were holding a wooded board with a golden box with a small lock on it and the eye of Ra decorating the front sitting on top. Marik adjusted the grip on Yugi's arm and pulled him to meet the two half way. "Do you know what that is?"
"It looks to me to be a golden box."
"Do you know what's in that golden box?"
"Obviously not, I have yet to see inside it." Marik glared at Yugi before continuing.
"That houses the millennium puzzle. Only the pure the heart can touch the box and the contents of it. It is said that the current Prince of Egypt is the purest at heart and will be able to touch the box. Grab it." Yugi gave the man an incredulous look.
"What if it isn't talking about me?"
"It will only sting a little. Now grab it before I order one of you friends over there to short life." Marik let go of his arm and Yugi immediately went for the box. He hesitated for a millisecond before grabbing the shining box. It did nothing but give off a brighter glow. Yugi began to inspect the medium sized object, while Marik turned towards the other two prisoners. "Take them back to the cells." Yugi's head snapped towards the group of four as the shadows began to envelope his cousin and lover. He threw the box and Marik and started towards the rapidly disappearing group. Marik instinctively grabbed the box, after which he let out a loud hiss as it burned any exposed skin. He dropped it and let it clatter to the floor. He cursed wildly before turning his anger towards Yugi, who was now standing a few feet away where Atem used to be.
"Bring them back!"
"Hell no, you will finish this puzzle and every night you don't your friends will regret it."
"What if I refuse?"
"This will happen." Marik shadow walked the two to back to the dungeons. In front of Yugi was a cell with Ryuu in it. Yugi ran to the bars with Ryuu mirroring his actions.
"Ryuu! Are you okay?"
"I am fine. How are you?"
"I am okay." Yugi looked back at Marik. "Where is Atem?"
"It doesn't matter. Ryuu is the one you should be focusing on at the moment." Yugi looked back in the cell and noticed and extra person in there, Bakura.
"Don't hurt him!" Yugi yelled at both bad guys as Bakura started his rampage of fists and kicks upon the defenseless Ryuu. "STOP IT!" Yugi now had tears rolling down his cheeks. He ran over to Marik and grabbed the front of the man's robes and shook them as hard as he could. "I will do your stupid puzzle! Just tell him to stop! I will do whatever you want!" Marik looked down at the distraught prince in front of him.
"Bakura! That is enough." Said man ended his attack abruptly before shrugging and letting the shadows take over him. Ryuu sat in the corner, balled up, and crying. Yugi let got of Marik's robes and let his arms drop to his sides in defeat.
"I will do the puzzle. Stop hurting them. Just stop hurting these people."
"Good, now come on." He led Yugi out of the dungeons and up to the next floor. He stopped outside the final door of a short hallway. "Do you truly not remember me? Either I left little impact on your life or the impact was so great you choose not to remember. My assumption would be the second." Yugi didn't even bother to look at him. He kept his gaze on the floor. Marik opened the door to a small room with a small bed and a desk and chair. Atop the desk was the golden box, the eye of Ra gazing upon the two. "Go in. You have until tomorrow night to finish the puzzle." Yugi didn't reply. Marik grabbed his arms with very no warning crushed his lips to Yugi's. There was no emotion, not even lust, in the kiss. Marik pushed the small prince into the room, shut, and locked the door before Yugi could react.
Yugi looked at the door with wide eyes. He knew exactly who Marik was now. As one last act of defiance Yugi yelled "Trust me. It isn't because you were all that great. Your bed skills suck. No wonder I wanted to forget you. I have had so much better!" That was an outright lie, because Yugi had never slept with anyone he was just curious about the response he would receive. On the other side of the door Yugi could hear Marik burst into laughter, which continued all the way down the hall until it disappeared completely.
AN: Here it is. There will only be like 3-5 chapters left and I hope now that this has a set path the chapters are so much better than the last two I just wrote. They were awful and I know it so that was chapter 11. Review and tell me your thoughts. I am curious what you think. Thanks!!