Kaiba woke soon after be knocked out, in the slave's arms. He was sitting
against the wall, pulling Kaiba close to his body. "Go to sleep little
baby, go to sleep little baby," the boy sang creepily, rocking back and
forth. He sang into Kaiba's neck, breathing heavily on it. "Mother's gone
away and daddy isn't home, don't need nobody but the baaaby..." he sang,
then began licking at Kaiba's neck. "You're awake, aren't you?" he
whispered.
Kaiba jerked away from him. "Don't touch me, mutt!" he yelled.
The boy held him closer, jerking him close against his body. "Shhh, go to sleep little baby," he began singing again. "Go to slee--arugh..."
Kaiba jabbed his elbow into the boy's chest. He stood up quickly, kicking the slave in the chest. "You better back off, you crazy--" he broke off, unable to identify the boy. He also noticed the boy was on all fours, staring at the ground, breathing heavily. "What are you?" he asked softly.
"No one's ever asked me that," he said softly. "I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know?" Kaiba whispered.
"I don't know what the hell my parents were and looking at me, how the hell would you expect me to know what I am?" He stood up, uneasily and his eyes seemed to stop burning and his step seemed less intimidating. He paced a bit uneasily, scratching at the back of his head. "Mutt? Perfect description. Part black elf, part white, part...I don't know...fox? Cat?"
"What?" Kaiba asked confused. Suddenly, a tail became noticeable from behind him. "Oh my god..." he whispered. "I thought there wasn't any of...you left."
The boy shrugged. "Rare case, I suppose."
"You're...amazing..." Kaiba began walking around the boy, staring at him.
"Amazing? No one will ever want me," he whispered, clenching his fists. "Never..."
Kaiba wrapped his arms around the boy's bare chest, pulling himself against his back. He was a few inches taller than him, so he had some control over him.
The boy sucked in a harsh breath, feeling uneasy. "Wh-what are you--"
Suddenly, Kaiba turned him around quickly and pressed his lips against the boy's. "I want you," he demanded.
The boy sucked in a shocked breath, pressing his hand against Kaiba to get some space between them. "D-don't do this. Don't lie to me. Back off," he said through clenched teeth.
Kaiba ignored him and took the boy's face in his hands and pressed his lips against his again. "What is your name?" he whispered.
"I don't have one," he said through clenched teeth, beginning to get angry.
"Then I will call you Katsuya," he whispered, leaning in for another kiss.
~~~
Yami peeked into his father's room. "Father?"
"Come in," a weak voice said.
Yami led Yugi in. "Father, Yugi--"
"You're wounded!" He sat up, worried. "Get in here, what's wrong? What happened?"
Yugi walked to his father past several slaves and servants. "I'm fine, I'm fine. What's going on?" he asked, looking around.
Kaitio held his arms open. "Come here, Yugi. Tell me what happened." He took his boy into his arms and held him close. He began stroking his hair, holding him close. "Yugi, what's wrong?"
"Kaiba and Yami...Kaiba and I...we...I..." Yugi stammered, lying against his father. "Yami was going to kill Kaiba," he finally whispered.
Kaitio looked around. "Everyone, clear out. I need to talk to my sons."
Yami sat down in a chair, and looked down at his lap.
"Okay, Yugi, start again, what happened?"
"Yami accidentally stabbed me. He drew a knife on Kaiba because he saw me and him kissing."
"Why did he kiss you?" Kaitio asked sternly.
"He-he didn't. I...I kissed him."
Kaitio shot Yami a strange look. "Where is he now?"
"Father, I want to marry him!" Yugi burst out.
"What happened last night?" Kaitio insisted, almost frantic.
"He was telling me a story. And I kissed him and asked him to marry me. I think he's scared of what you will--"
"No!" Kaitio burst out. "You are not to marry him!"
Even Yami stared at Kaitio shocked. "Why not? Elves are free creatures, right? And sodomy is no longer illegal."
"It's one thing to have a concubine or a whore, it's quite another for two males to marry each other! The answer is no, Yugi. Kaiba may be your servant and whore, but nothing else. You will find a nice woman to marry. Is that understood?"
Yugi stared at his father, eyes filled with tears. His father had never taken such a harsh tone with either of them, let alone Yugi. Yami was his pride and Yugi his joy. Yugi stepped back, scared. "Wh-wh..."
"You're being too harsh," a soft voice murmured.
"Who's there?" Yami burst out with.
A thin, pale man walked in carefully from Kaitio's sitting chambers. "My name is Kurio," he said softly, like he wasn't used to talking.
Kaitio shot a cold look to him.
The man's turquoise hair, same shade as Kaitio's, was butchered close to his head and their was a noticeable impression on his neck and wrists where chains must have been strained against for many years. His eyes were hollow looking, but had fear and pain and suspicion in them, too. He had the look of a man who had not been around people for a long time.
"Get out of here!" Kaitio screamed, then doubled over in coughing.
Yami walked towards Kurio, who backed off, scared. "Do what he says. I don't know who you are, but you are obviously not wanted, I--"
"Yami," Yugi whispered, taking his hand. "Don't hurt him. He's scared."
Yami looked down at Yugi, eyes softening. He looked back at Kurio. "What do you want?"
He looked around helplessly, as if the answer was in the air. "I..." he trailed off.
"He looks like Father," Yugi breathed, wide-eyed.
"He is my brother," Kaitio spoke gently. "My twin, actually."
Suddenly the resemblance was over-whelming. Kurio stepped back, uneasy at the two sets of eyes staring at him. "I just...please don't hurt me," he whispered like a child.
"He's broken," Kaitio commented lamely. "I killed the slave he loved and he's been a child ever since."
"And you're going to die now, too," Kurio whispered. "Just like Father."
"What?" Yugi whispered. "Father? What does he mean?"
"I am sick, Yugi. Men of the royal family die early in their life. I've lasted quite a bit longer than I expected."
"I am going to die early?" Yami looked panicked.
"No..." He sighed. "Sit down you two. There's something I need to tell you.
"Most people are born into poverty, a few people have privileges, and even less are truly blessed. It always depends on your parents. We carry our parent's burden and receive our parents privileges. Things are different for you two. You've received the privileges without being born into it. I... Yugi, Yami, you are not my sons. Not by birth. It was painful to watch my father die and to know I'd be doing the same to my sons. I never wanted that to happen. When I married your mother, I had no intention of having children with her. It was a responsibility, it was a necessity, but it certainly wasn't love.
"Don't misinterpret this. I cared for her. I really did. But I didn't love her and she didn't love me. She loved a man name Shiai Mouto. With my permission and request, she bore two children. I then took and raised you as my sons. I love you both as my sons and to me you are my sons. The world recognizes you two as my sons. The only people who knew different are Shiai, his father, and me. I--"
Yami stared at his father, detached. "You...I..."
Yugi climbed up on the bed and threw himself into Kaitio's arms, sobbing. "You're lying," he accused softly.
Kaitio began stroking Yugi's soft hair. "I'm sorry. But I'm not. I still love you like my sons. More than that. I never wanted children and when you were here...it was absolutely wonderful. Please don't hate me. I--"
"Will you just stop it?!" Yami burst out. "Fine, you're not my father. And now I must lie to my people as the 'rightful' heir."
"Yami, you have more right than anyone. Your mother was queen, and her sons are heirs."
Yami whirled away from him. "You are a liar. You lied to me. My entire life. And you lie now. You don't love us as your sons. You love Yugi, but you've never loved me. Fine."
"Yami, you are *wrong*. Please don't do this."
"Do what? Upset my dying 'father'?" He whirled around, walking out of the room.
"Where are you going?" Kaitio called after him.
"To go see my real father," he snapped back at him.
***
Hey, me, the author. I've kinda decided that this story isn't worth continuing. Unless you think so. So tell me in your reviews if it's worth continuing or if this is just really lame. Any ideas would be a big help, too.
Kaiba jerked away from him. "Don't touch me, mutt!" he yelled.
The boy held him closer, jerking him close against his body. "Shhh, go to sleep little baby," he began singing again. "Go to slee--arugh..."
Kaiba jabbed his elbow into the boy's chest. He stood up quickly, kicking the slave in the chest. "You better back off, you crazy--" he broke off, unable to identify the boy. He also noticed the boy was on all fours, staring at the ground, breathing heavily. "What are you?" he asked softly.
"No one's ever asked me that," he said softly. "I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know?" Kaiba whispered.
"I don't know what the hell my parents were and looking at me, how the hell would you expect me to know what I am?" He stood up, uneasily and his eyes seemed to stop burning and his step seemed less intimidating. He paced a bit uneasily, scratching at the back of his head. "Mutt? Perfect description. Part black elf, part white, part...I don't know...fox? Cat?"
"What?" Kaiba asked confused. Suddenly, a tail became noticeable from behind him. "Oh my god..." he whispered. "I thought there wasn't any of...you left."
The boy shrugged. "Rare case, I suppose."
"You're...amazing..." Kaiba began walking around the boy, staring at him.
"Amazing? No one will ever want me," he whispered, clenching his fists. "Never..."
Kaiba wrapped his arms around the boy's bare chest, pulling himself against his back. He was a few inches taller than him, so he had some control over him.
The boy sucked in a harsh breath, feeling uneasy. "Wh-what are you--"
Suddenly, Kaiba turned him around quickly and pressed his lips against the boy's. "I want you," he demanded.
The boy sucked in a shocked breath, pressing his hand against Kaiba to get some space between them. "D-don't do this. Don't lie to me. Back off," he said through clenched teeth.
Kaiba ignored him and took the boy's face in his hands and pressed his lips against his again. "What is your name?" he whispered.
"I don't have one," he said through clenched teeth, beginning to get angry.
"Then I will call you Katsuya," he whispered, leaning in for another kiss.
~~~
Yami peeked into his father's room. "Father?"
"Come in," a weak voice said.
Yami led Yugi in. "Father, Yugi--"
"You're wounded!" He sat up, worried. "Get in here, what's wrong? What happened?"
Yugi walked to his father past several slaves and servants. "I'm fine, I'm fine. What's going on?" he asked, looking around.
Kaitio held his arms open. "Come here, Yugi. Tell me what happened." He took his boy into his arms and held him close. He began stroking his hair, holding him close. "Yugi, what's wrong?"
"Kaiba and Yami...Kaiba and I...we...I..." Yugi stammered, lying against his father. "Yami was going to kill Kaiba," he finally whispered.
Kaitio looked around. "Everyone, clear out. I need to talk to my sons."
Yami sat down in a chair, and looked down at his lap.
"Okay, Yugi, start again, what happened?"
"Yami accidentally stabbed me. He drew a knife on Kaiba because he saw me and him kissing."
"Why did he kiss you?" Kaitio asked sternly.
"He-he didn't. I...I kissed him."
Kaitio shot Yami a strange look. "Where is he now?"
"Father, I want to marry him!" Yugi burst out.
"What happened last night?" Kaitio insisted, almost frantic.
"He was telling me a story. And I kissed him and asked him to marry me. I think he's scared of what you will--"
"No!" Kaitio burst out. "You are not to marry him!"
Even Yami stared at Kaitio shocked. "Why not? Elves are free creatures, right? And sodomy is no longer illegal."
"It's one thing to have a concubine or a whore, it's quite another for two males to marry each other! The answer is no, Yugi. Kaiba may be your servant and whore, but nothing else. You will find a nice woman to marry. Is that understood?"
Yugi stared at his father, eyes filled with tears. His father had never taken such a harsh tone with either of them, let alone Yugi. Yami was his pride and Yugi his joy. Yugi stepped back, scared. "Wh-wh..."
"You're being too harsh," a soft voice murmured.
"Who's there?" Yami burst out with.
A thin, pale man walked in carefully from Kaitio's sitting chambers. "My name is Kurio," he said softly, like he wasn't used to talking.
Kaitio shot a cold look to him.
The man's turquoise hair, same shade as Kaitio's, was butchered close to his head and their was a noticeable impression on his neck and wrists where chains must have been strained against for many years. His eyes were hollow looking, but had fear and pain and suspicion in them, too. He had the look of a man who had not been around people for a long time.
"Get out of here!" Kaitio screamed, then doubled over in coughing.
Yami walked towards Kurio, who backed off, scared. "Do what he says. I don't know who you are, but you are obviously not wanted, I--"
"Yami," Yugi whispered, taking his hand. "Don't hurt him. He's scared."
Yami looked down at Yugi, eyes softening. He looked back at Kurio. "What do you want?"
He looked around helplessly, as if the answer was in the air. "I..." he trailed off.
"He looks like Father," Yugi breathed, wide-eyed.
"He is my brother," Kaitio spoke gently. "My twin, actually."
Suddenly the resemblance was over-whelming. Kurio stepped back, uneasy at the two sets of eyes staring at him. "I just...please don't hurt me," he whispered like a child.
"He's broken," Kaitio commented lamely. "I killed the slave he loved and he's been a child ever since."
"And you're going to die now, too," Kurio whispered. "Just like Father."
"What?" Yugi whispered. "Father? What does he mean?"
"I am sick, Yugi. Men of the royal family die early in their life. I've lasted quite a bit longer than I expected."
"I am going to die early?" Yami looked panicked.
"No..." He sighed. "Sit down you two. There's something I need to tell you.
"Most people are born into poverty, a few people have privileges, and even less are truly blessed. It always depends on your parents. We carry our parent's burden and receive our parents privileges. Things are different for you two. You've received the privileges without being born into it. I... Yugi, Yami, you are not my sons. Not by birth. It was painful to watch my father die and to know I'd be doing the same to my sons. I never wanted that to happen. When I married your mother, I had no intention of having children with her. It was a responsibility, it was a necessity, but it certainly wasn't love.
"Don't misinterpret this. I cared for her. I really did. But I didn't love her and she didn't love me. She loved a man name Shiai Mouto. With my permission and request, she bore two children. I then took and raised you as my sons. I love you both as my sons and to me you are my sons. The world recognizes you two as my sons. The only people who knew different are Shiai, his father, and me. I--"
Yami stared at his father, detached. "You...I..."
Yugi climbed up on the bed and threw himself into Kaitio's arms, sobbing. "You're lying," he accused softly.
Kaitio began stroking Yugi's soft hair. "I'm sorry. But I'm not. I still love you like my sons. More than that. I never wanted children and when you were here...it was absolutely wonderful. Please don't hate me. I--"
"Will you just stop it?!" Yami burst out. "Fine, you're not my father. And now I must lie to my people as the 'rightful' heir."
"Yami, you have more right than anyone. Your mother was queen, and her sons are heirs."
Yami whirled away from him. "You are a liar. You lied to me. My entire life. And you lie now. You don't love us as your sons. You love Yugi, but you've never loved me. Fine."
"Yami, you are *wrong*. Please don't do this."
"Do what? Upset my dying 'father'?" He whirled around, walking out of the room.
"Where are you going?" Kaitio called after him.
"To go see my real father," he snapped back at him.
***
Hey, me, the author. I've kinda decided that this story isn't worth continuing. Unless you think so. So tell me in your reviews if it's worth continuing or if this is just really lame. Any ideas would be a big help, too.