Matchmaker Millennium

It was funny to watch the way things changed in life. Things could look so bleak for a time, and then through some mishap or another, everything would work out just fine.

Shiroi and Hansha were happily reunited, and after the Blue Eyes had recovered from his starvation during imprisonment, the two locked themselves in a room to make up for lost time. The only time they even unlocked the door was to allow in a tray of food.

About two weeks later the two finally emerged from their voluntary isolation, only to pack up their things and move into a manor of their own. Everyone could tell how happy they were together, but few could quite understand the reason.

Eventually, the age of Duel Monsters came toward a close, while the age of Humans started to come into power. Though they were in a different dimension, the Shadow Realm started to take a great interest in the lives of these little mortals. Humans were seen as a new source of amusement.

But while some of the shadow realm occupants crossed the barriers between worlds to torment these tinier creatures, on the whole, most Duel Monsters felt sorry for the humans' short lives and limited power. It was then that the Guardians were created; millions of benevolent Duel Monsters that were each assigned a human to protect, so long as the human was worthy of the protection.

Humans with greater power were given more than one Guardian. One such human was the king in Egypt, who was known as the Pharaoh Yami. He was powerful but also compassionate, and the Shadow Realm gave him a total of eight Guardians, which included the powerful Exodia, and also the Dark Magician Hansha.

Shiroi found it truly amusing how dedicated Hansha was to his new role. Hansha loved his work almost as much as he loved his Blue Eyes lover. Shiroi never took on a human to protect, but he found it amusing to watch Hansha protecting the Pharaoh from dangers none of the humans ever knew existed.

At the end of every day, Hansha would usually talk about things in the human world, the culture, the conflicts, and the sort of life that Yami led. Shiroi would pretend to get jealous over how much attention Hansha paid the humans, but it was more to make Hansha feel guilty so they could have lots of sex afterward. Shiroi found the humans amusing too, and loved to hear Hansha's stories about them.

Hansha was very distraught about something one day, however, as he watched over the Pharaoh's palace grounds through the glistening mirror that served as a window into the mortals' world. Shiroi was passing by on his way back from the kitchen, when he noticed his love's agitation.

"Something the matter in Egypt?" the Blue Eyes asked, taking a seat beside Hansha and peering into the mirror as well, trying to see what was up.

Hansha sighed and pointed to an image of a young thief with wild white hair running through one of the palace hallways. "This is Bakura. Almost every day he comes to the palace to spy on Pharaoh Yami."

"Is he an assassin?" Shiroi asked.

"If only it were that simple," the Dark Magician replied with a sigh. "Actually, it seems he is quite infatuated with the Pharaoh. I've let him alone for the time being, as he hadn't been causing any harm, and truthfully I think he and Yami would be rather cute together."

Shiroi watched through the mirror as the little thief tore around a corner, obviously in a great hurry to get the hell out of there. "So what's the problem?"

"The problem is, he was careless today, and if the guards catch him, he will be killed." Hansha tugged on a strand of his hair as he only did when he was rather frustrated. "Normally this would be a case for his own Guardian, but the Man-Eater Bug abandoned him long ago, as the boy is a tomb-robber. It is a shame his life will be cut short like this."

Shiroi mulled thoughtfully as he caught sight of what Bakura was running from, a group of three guards that were hot on his trail. Suddenly, Shiroi grinned, hugging Hansha tightly.

"Wait here. I'll take care of this," Shiroi said with a wicked smirk.

Hansha blinked in confusion as waves of shadow realm energy gathered around the Blue Eyes White Dragon, and in the next instant his lover had vanished to the mortal realm.

**

Bakura cursed his own stupidity and rotten luck as he ran for his life down the corridors of Pharaoh Yami's palace. The guards were too close behind him for him to sneak away, and he was afraid this may be the last mistake he would have lived to make.

Skidding around a corner, Bakura pressed himself up against a wall, hoping the guards would pass by without looking down this way. As he heard their rapid approach, he closed his eyes and prayed to whatever force that looked over rotten, no good tomb robbers that he would make it out of this one alive.

**

Shiroi could hear the guards approaching, knowing in a moment they would find Bakura's hiding place and all would be lost. Messing up his white hair so it more resembled Bakura, Shiroi took off running down another hallway, certain to trip and make something of a racket so the guards would notice him.

The guards caught sight of the intruder, and thinking it was the thief they'd been chasing, took off running after Shiroi. The dragon was much faster than they were, but he kept up the merry chase simply for amusement, and to give Bakura enough time to escape.

In the end, Shiroi allowed himself to be cornered in one of the dead end corridors way on the other side of the palace. As the guards closed in with their weapons glinting brightly in the light, Shiroi took a bow. Calling up a wave of the black and sapphire shadow realm energy, the dragon disappearing altogether, leaving the guards in a state of shocked bewilderment.

**

Bakura didn't stop running until he was free and clear of the palace. It must have been a dog or something that had distracted those stupid guards, but whatever it had been, they'd left off chasing him to go after it. He sighed in relief as he strolled down the street to his favorite bar, willing his heart to stop pounding from the run. Silently, he gave thanks to that damn dog for saving him.

**

Hansha was smirking in amusement when Shiroi returned. "That was a wonderful thing you did down there, saving that scruffy thief."

"Meh, no problem," Shiroi said, waving it off. "So he'll live another day, at least."

"Or maybe more," Hansha murmured, "if a certain Blue Eyes would become his Guardian." He smiled at his lover hopefully.

"What, me? Are you kidding? I can already tell that tomb robber will be more trouble than he's worth…" Shiroi muttered.

Hansha frowned a moment, then wrapped his arms around Shiroi and kissed him long and deliciously. When he drew back, the Dark Magician's eyes were gleaming with seductive heat. "Maybe you'd allow me to convince you?"

Shiroi raised an eyebrow, then grinned back. "Who am I to refuse an offer like that? Go ahead; convince away."

Knowing he'd already as good as won, the Dark Magician dragged his Blue Eyes White Dragon into their bedroom to do just that.  

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Author's note: Annnnnd… the end! I'm done with this story now, and thanks truly to everyone that reviewed. More sequels may be coming. If I feel like it. Anyway, hope everyone enjoyed!