The Past Is Present
Rating: PG13 (just for a few cusswords and suggested violence)
Genre: drama (I hope), romance (a little, not sure)
Review Response for Chapter 2:
~Wingleader Sora Jade: Yay! You kept reading!! ^^ *looks mighty pleased with herself* You are SO COOL!!! *jumps up and down for joy* I am SO happy you like this! I have NEVER thought that an author I admire would review my own story!! Thank you!!! ^_^ As for your questions well,: Ryou did steal. *everyone gasps* It's just that he and Yugi had split up so that they both didn't get caught. I know it's a stupid reason, but I had to have Yugi meet Joey and Tristan by himself, so. Thanks for asking! I was hoping someone would ask. And as for who the cloaked guy is, well, ^^ let's just say I hop you're not TOO horrified with who it is. *BIG HINT* Also, if you keep reviewing, I'll write a cute little Ryou and Bakura chapter. (not shonen-ai, but still) ^_^ So, PLEASE keep reviewing. And because you're such a great reviewer, author, and you love Ryou, I'll give you this. *hands W.S.J a Ryou plushie* I hope you like! And I hope you enjoy this chapter. I doubt it though.. ^_^
~Finnigangirl: THANKS FOR REVIEWING AGAIN!! *gives Finningangirl a Yugi and Ryou plushie* I am SO glad you like this. (happy, happy, happy.. ^_^) As for your questions: Mai WILL be in this story. You can COUNT on it! ^^ I just think she's such a cool character! So, don't worry! As to WHEN she'll be in, um..... I'll get back to you on that. ^^ Also, THANK YOU for wishing me luck!! I needed it! ^_^ PLEASE keep reviewing!! ^_^
Tenshi: *walks in and plops down on a chair* Whew! Well, I did it. I made it through the first week of high school. Yay! ^^ It's a lot different than I thought it would be. Hmm. Anyway, I feel kind of bad that I haven't been able to update in a while (TOO much homework!! -_-) so, I decided to write this as soon as possible.
Kerra: *walks in* Aren't you supposed to be doing your homework?
Tenshi: - NOOO!!! *calms down* Okay, yeah, actually I am, but I want to do this first! And I'm sort of doing both at the same time. So don't be surprised if this ends up being short. ^^"
Kerra: Bad little Tenshi.
Tenshi: -_- I know. Anyway, like I said, this is Seto Kaiba's chapter! *Kaiba fans cheer* ^^ Also, I have decided how I'm going to do this. Seto Kaiba is-
Kerra: *leans forward*
*drum roll*
Tenshi: NOT going to be the bad guy.
Kerra: *face faults*
Tenshi: ^^ Sorry, everybody!! *ducks from Seto-dissers throwing random objects at her* I just don't think I can bash any of the characters (ask Lily-chan, she knows) so I decided not to do so. I will TRY at first, but, yeah, Seto ends up being a good guy. Also, my brother would kill me if I made Seto the bad guy.
Lance: *pops in* Darn right!
Kerra: *knocks Lance on the head with a frying pan and drags him away* Stupid mortal.
Lance:X_X
Tenshi: ^^" Also, warning, this chapter will have Kaiba/Tea romance *runs away from flying objects* Sorry!! I REALLY like this couple and this is MY story, so MY rules. But *bows head* please bare with me! And don't worry, we'll get back to Yugi and the gang in the next chapter (hopefully) Well, I think that covers it! So now *pulls out Yugi* Yugi will do the Disclaimer!
Yugi: ^^ Okay! Disclaimer: Yami's Tenshi does not own Yugioh!, it's characters, this story's title, or the anime/magna plot. She does own (sort of) the plot of this story. So, please do not sue. Thank you.
Tenshi: I hope you guys enjoy Chapter Three! Read and review please! ^_^
Chapter 3: The Pride and Prejudice of a Pharaoh
Seto Kaiba, the most powerful man in the world, the ruler of Earth, and Duel Monsters Supreme Champion, was often or not called (behind his backs of course) by his advisors, an asshole. Which in some cases may prove to be very true, but one would never say it to the pharaoh's face. Of course, that didn't stop some from muttering it when Seto walked off in the middle of a meeting or when he told someone to "bug off" (which is putting it mildly). Whether or not the great Pharaoh Kaiba heard any of these things, no one had a clue. Still better safe than sorry. No one would insult the majestic king to his face.
If anyone took the time to think about the teenager's past, one wouldn't be very surprised on how he turned out.
When the boy was eight, his parents had died mysteriously and he had become pharaoh. His advisors, especially Gozobaro, ruled in his name, however Seto, being the genius that he was, had managed to become a full pharaoh by the time he was nine. Gozobaro, insisting that the young boy needed more training, had become Seto's "mentor".
Almost beating the life out of the kid, Gozobaro also managed to beat out the emotions, like mercy, out of Seto. He, also, almost managed to beat Seto's whole heart out of him and if it weren't for Seto's younger brother, Mokuba, the advisor would have very nearly won. Seto was "taught" to snub all those below him, which was basically everybody, and was told repeatedly of how his ancestor had beaten his pathetic cousin, Yugioh, and had become pharaoh. Seto alone, out of all the people in the world, knew the story.
After Seth had defeated Yugioh, he ordered that his name be scratched off every wall and his name forbidden from leaving anyone's tongues. After time, people began to forget their true pharaoh and lived with their misery. Now, only Seto knew the legend and he had no intention of informing the public.
When Seto had turned eleven, Gozobaro suffered from a heart attack and was dead in a matter of hours. No one pretended to grieve for the advisor's passing, especially Seto. He had hated all those years of pretending to be a docile little dog to that fool of a man. Now that the old man was dead, he had every intention of not letting anybody boss him around.
By the time he was twelve, Seto enjoyed no one's presence save for Mokuba. The young boy retained an innocence that Seto wished he still possessed and he had made it his sworn duty to make sure that his little brother would never lose his light. His advisors he barely tolerated, listening to them for, at best, half an hour. When people tried to come to him to settle disputes or to get some more food, he turned them away without batting an eye.
It was when he was thirteen that he met her. The one person he had ever known to insult him without fear and say exactly what she thought of him. He could remember it very clearly.
He had probably seen her once or twice when she had been sent into the palace, but, of course, he hadn't given her a second glance. But even when she had tripped him over, he had known that she was a slave. Glaring up from his position on the floor, he was preparing himself for the yelling that would follow and thoughts of torture ran through his head. He couldn't recall seeing her before so he didn't think she was his slave, though he had plenty of slaves he couldn't remember. He passed her off as one of the advisor's slaves, but it didn't matter whose slave she was. She was as good as dead when he got through with her.
So, Seto was completely surprised when she snapped her head around to look at him, her blue eyes glaring, and snapped, "Watch where you're going!"
His eyes couldn't help but widen in shock, but they soon fixed themselves into a glare. Who did this girl think she was? Picking himself up, he shouted, "Do you even know who I am?"
It surprised him even more when she stood up and looked him straight in the eye, "Yes, I do. You're that big shot pharaoh."
Infuriated, he grabbed hold of her wrist, "Then you know that you are about to lose your head! Now, be quiet while I think about your punishment!"
Giving a glare that rivaled his, she shouted back, "Make me!"
Quivering with rage and shaking with confusion, he pulled her wrist to make her come closer, raised his hand in a slap, and glared into her eyes- only to stop moving.
Seto felt that he was drowning. No, not drowning. More like he had just taken his first breath of fresh air and was remembering how to breathe all over again. It gave him shivers of pleasure and the more he stared into those lovely blue eyes, the more it seemed his lungs filled with breath. They were the same shade as his, but they were softer and sparkled. It took awhile for Seto to notice that his heart was pounding like crazy and that he wasn't breathing.
Without thinking, he, softly, gripped the girl's chin and pressed his lips against hers. 'What am I doing?!' he thought, pulling away quickly. His face felt hot and his heart was beating too hard. Looking back into the girl's eyes, he saw what he interpreted as revulsion. Horrified at himself and slightly hurt, he pushed the girl to the floor. "Get of my sight before I have you beheaded!" and with that he huffed off.
A few weeks went by and Seto's heart and mind were constantly contradicting themselves, but the subject was always the same- that brown haired girl, who's blue eyes held him insanely helpless. It drove him mad. How was this girl doing this to him?
A while later, he found himself walking around in the gardens, the only place where there was some actual peace and quiet. He stood in one spot and closed his eyes. The girl's face popped back up. He growled. Would she ever leave him alone?
His ears twitched as heard a short, shuffling sound and his eyes flashed open.
There she was.
Just a short distance away, looking just as pained as he was.
Seto felt his ears warm, his heart pound, and he was filled with ache and longing, but he wasn't sure what it was he longed for.
Silence.
"I don't understand this," he said, as though this girl could help him. He gave a mental snort. He didn't even know the girl's name.
"You're scared," she said, just as quiet. "I understand that."
The old pride filled the pharaoh once more, "I'm not scared."
Silence.
Then, slowly, she walked up to him. Their eyes never left each other. Soon, she was so close to him, he could practically hear her heart beat.
"I am," she softly whispered, then gently kissed him.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *
The following year was the best one Seto could remember. He was now fourteen and he couldn't have been happier. It had taken a while longer for Seto to finally admit, both to himself and the girl, that he loved her. His heart had swelled with happiness when she had, shyly, told him the same. After that, Seto "bought" her from the advisor that had been her master and they had been happy ever since.
While they were together, he found out that her name was Tea and that she had lived in a village far away. She had been orphaned at a young age and had been taken in by her best friend and his family. Seto had, in voluntarily, growled at the mention that his lover had stayed with another boy, but she laughed and told him that her friend was more like her little brother and had kissed him once more. She later said that when she was about to turn eight, her village had been attacked and she had been captured. Separated from her friend, she had been brought to the palace and had been bought as a slave to run errands for an advisor. Seto could tell that Tea missed her friend dreadfully but she insisted that she was happy with him.
Mokuba had been overjoyed at his brother's newfound happiness and had taken an instant liking to Tea. Tea loved taking care of Mokuba when Seto was at meetings and the three were perfectly content just the way they were.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *
"Shouldn't you be at a meeting?" Tea asked, snuggling into the pharaoh's arms.
Seto smiled and laid his cheek against her own. "I'm pharaoh," he said, pretending to be haughty. "I can do anything I want." He kissed a strand of brown hair.
Tea giggled. "Not everything," his girlfriend teased, sounding serious. "Even I won't let you get away with some things."
Seto was about to give a retort when he suddenly heard someone screaming out his name.
The two lovers glanced down the garden path, wondering who could have wondered into the garden. Something that looked like a giant white lizard, about the size of a small dog (bigger than a chiauua though) with wings ran to the pharaoh.
It was a tiny Blue Eyes White Dragon. For as long as the Kaibas had been around, there had been dragons living in the palace. The Blue Eyes especially loved Seto and he held them in great favor. This small one had been given to Tea as a present from Seto and his name was Eikichi.
"Seto," the small dragon wheezed, trying not to trip on its wings that were already a bit too big for its body.
"Eikichi," Seto's brow furrowed. "What's wrong?"
What the tiny dragon said next filled Seto with unspeakable worry and, later, rage. He took a breath and said, "Something's happened to Mokuba."
Fin*
Tenshi: ^_^ Well, there you go!
Kerra: That was actually fairly okay.
Tenshi: Aw, thanks.
Kerra: *growls and holds up a fist* But, I STILL DON'T LIKE KAIBA OR TEA!!
Tenshi: -_- There is NO way you're my yami. *sighs and turns back to readers* PLEASE review this chapter. The next chapter is where we get to find out what happens to Yugi and everybody else. Oh and by the way, I based some of the parts of this chapter off of different stories I've read.
Kerra: . DO YOU OWN ANYTHING??!!
Tenshi: *thinks* Not sure.
Kerra: -_-
Tenshi: Oh well. ^_^ Anyway, please read and review and I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible. But now I have to go and find a bad guy.
Kerra: That would be a good idea. Tenshi: ^^ Yeah. Anyway, until next time, C'ya! ^_^
Yugi: Remember, 2 reviews=another chapter! So *uses puppy eyes* PLEASE review! ^^
Rating: PG13 (just for a few cusswords and suggested violence)
Genre: drama (I hope), romance (a little, not sure)
Review Response for Chapter 2:
~Wingleader Sora Jade: Yay! You kept reading!! ^^ *looks mighty pleased with herself* You are SO COOL!!! *jumps up and down for joy* I am SO happy you like this! I have NEVER thought that an author I admire would review my own story!! Thank you!!! ^_^ As for your questions well,: Ryou did steal. *everyone gasps* It's just that he and Yugi had split up so that they both didn't get caught. I know it's a stupid reason, but I had to have Yugi meet Joey and Tristan by himself, so. Thanks for asking! I was hoping someone would ask. And as for who the cloaked guy is, well, ^^ let's just say I hop you're not TOO horrified with who it is. *BIG HINT* Also, if you keep reviewing, I'll write a cute little Ryou and Bakura chapter. (not shonen-ai, but still) ^_^ So, PLEASE keep reviewing. And because you're such a great reviewer, author, and you love Ryou, I'll give you this. *hands W.S.J a Ryou plushie* I hope you like! And I hope you enjoy this chapter. I doubt it though.. ^_^
~Finnigangirl: THANKS FOR REVIEWING AGAIN!! *gives Finningangirl a Yugi and Ryou plushie* I am SO glad you like this. (happy, happy, happy.. ^_^) As for your questions: Mai WILL be in this story. You can COUNT on it! ^^ I just think she's such a cool character! So, don't worry! As to WHEN she'll be in, um..... I'll get back to you on that. ^^ Also, THANK YOU for wishing me luck!! I needed it! ^_^ PLEASE keep reviewing!! ^_^
Tenshi: *walks in and plops down on a chair* Whew! Well, I did it. I made it through the first week of high school. Yay! ^^ It's a lot different than I thought it would be. Hmm. Anyway, I feel kind of bad that I haven't been able to update in a while (TOO much homework!! -_-) so, I decided to write this as soon as possible.
Kerra: *walks in* Aren't you supposed to be doing your homework?
Tenshi: - NOOO!!! *calms down* Okay, yeah, actually I am, but I want to do this first! And I'm sort of doing both at the same time. So don't be surprised if this ends up being short. ^^"
Kerra: Bad little Tenshi.
Tenshi: -_- I know. Anyway, like I said, this is Seto Kaiba's chapter! *Kaiba fans cheer* ^^ Also, I have decided how I'm going to do this. Seto Kaiba is-
Kerra: *leans forward*
*drum roll*
Tenshi: NOT going to be the bad guy.
Kerra: *face faults*
Tenshi: ^^ Sorry, everybody!! *ducks from Seto-dissers throwing random objects at her* I just don't think I can bash any of the characters (ask Lily-chan, she knows) so I decided not to do so. I will TRY at first, but, yeah, Seto ends up being a good guy. Also, my brother would kill me if I made Seto the bad guy.
Lance: *pops in* Darn right!
Kerra: *knocks Lance on the head with a frying pan and drags him away* Stupid mortal.
Lance:X_X
Tenshi: ^^" Also, warning, this chapter will have Kaiba/Tea romance *runs away from flying objects* Sorry!! I REALLY like this couple and this is MY story, so MY rules. But *bows head* please bare with me! And don't worry, we'll get back to Yugi and the gang in the next chapter (hopefully) Well, I think that covers it! So now *pulls out Yugi* Yugi will do the Disclaimer!
Yugi: ^^ Okay! Disclaimer: Yami's Tenshi does not own Yugioh!, it's characters, this story's title, or the anime/magna plot. She does own (sort of) the plot of this story. So, please do not sue. Thank you.
Tenshi: I hope you guys enjoy Chapter Three! Read and review please! ^_^
Chapter 3: The Pride and Prejudice of a Pharaoh
Seto Kaiba, the most powerful man in the world, the ruler of Earth, and Duel Monsters Supreme Champion, was often or not called (behind his backs of course) by his advisors, an asshole. Which in some cases may prove to be very true, but one would never say it to the pharaoh's face. Of course, that didn't stop some from muttering it when Seto walked off in the middle of a meeting or when he told someone to "bug off" (which is putting it mildly). Whether or not the great Pharaoh Kaiba heard any of these things, no one had a clue. Still better safe than sorry. No one would insult the majestic king to his face.
If anyone took the time to think about the teenager's past, one wouldn't be very surprised on how he turned out.
When the boy was eight, his parents had died mysteriously and he had become pharaoh. His advisors, especially Gozobaro, ruled in his name, however Seto, being the genius that he was, had managed to become a full pharaoh by the time he was nine. Gozobaro, insisting that the young boy needed more training, had become Seto's "mentor".
Almost beating the life out of the kid, Gozobaro also managed to beat out the emotions, like mercy, out of Seto. He, also, almost managed to beat Seto's whole heart out of him and if it weren't for Seto's younger brother, Mokuba, the advisor would have very nearly won. Seto was "taught" to snub all those below him, which was basically everybody, and was told repeatedly of how his ancestor had beaten his pathetic cousin, Yugioh, and had become pharaoh. Seto alone, out of all the people in the world, knew the story.
After Seth had defeated Yugioh, he ordered that his name be scratched off every wall and his name forbidden from leaving anyone's tongues. After time, people began to forget their true pharaoh and lived with their misery. Now, only Seto knew the legend and he had no intention of informing the public.
When Seto had turned eleven, Gozobaro suffered from a heart attack and was dead in a matter of hours. No one pretended to grieve for the advisor's passing, especially Seto. He had hated all those years of pretending to be a docile little dog to that fool of a man. Now that the old man was dead, he had every intention of not letting anybody boss him around.
By the time he was twelve, Seto enjoyed no one's presence save for Mokuba. The young boy retained an innocence that Seto wished he still possessed and he had made it his sworn duty to make sure that his little brother would never lose his light. His advisors he barely tolerated, listening to them for, at best, half an hour. When people tried to come to him to settle disputes or to get some more food, he turned them away without batting an eye.
It was when he was thirteen that he met her. The one person he had ever known to insult him without fear and say exactly what she thought of him. He could remember it very clearly.
He had probably seen her once or twice when she had been sent into the palace, but, of course, he hadn't given her a second glance. But even when she had tripped him over, he had known that she was a slave. Glaring up from his position on the floor, he was preparing himself for the yelling that would follow and thoughts of torture ran through his head. He couldn't recall seeing her before so he didn't think she was his slave, though he had plenty of slaves he couldn't remember. He passed her off as one of the advisor's slaves, but it didn't matter whose slave she was. She was as good as dead when he got through with her.
So, Seto was completely surprised when she snapped her head around to look at him, her blue eyes glaring, and snapped, "Watch where you're going!"
His eyes couldn't help but widen in shock, but they soon fixed themselves into a glare. Who did this girl think she was? Picking himself up, he shouted, "Do you even know who I am?"
It surprised him even more when she stood up and looked him straight in the eye, "Yes, I do. You're that big shot pharaoh."
Infuriated, he grabbed hold of her wrist, "Then you know that you are about to lose your head! Now, be quiet while I think about your punishment!"
Giving a glare that rivaled his, she shouted back, "Make me!"
Quivering with rage and shaking with confusion, he pulled her wrist to make her come closer, raised his hand in a slap, and glared into her eyes- only to stop moving.
Seto felt that he was drowning. No, not drowning. More like he had just taken his first breath of fresh air and was remembering how to breathe all over again. It gave him shivers of pleasure and the more he stared into those lovely blue eyes, the more it seemed his lungs filled with breath. They were the same shade as his, but they were softer and sparkled. It took awhile for Seto to notice that his heart was pounding like crazy and that he wasn't breathing.
Without thinking, he, softly, gripped the girl's chin and pressed his lips against hers. 'What am I doing?!' he thought, pulling away quickly. His face felt hot and his heart was beating too hard. Looking back into the girl's eyes, he saw what he interpreted as revulsion. Horrified at himself and slightly hurt, he pushed the girl to the floor. "Get of my sight before I have you beheaded!" and with that he huffed off.
A few weeks went by and Seto's heart and mind were constantly contradicting themselves, but the subject was always the same- that brown haired girl, who's blue eyes held him insanely helpless. It drove him mad. How was this girl doing this to him?
A while later, he found himself walking around in the gardens, the only place where there was some actual peace and quiet. He stood in one spot and closed his eyes. The girl's face popped back up. He growled. Would she ever leave him alone?
His ears twitched as heard a short, shuffling sound and his eyes flashed open.
There she was.
Just a short distance away, looking just as pained as he was.
Seto felt his ears warm, his heart pound, and he was filled with ache and longing, but he wasn't sure what it was he longed for.
Silence.
"I don't understand this," he said, as though this girl could help him. He gave a mental snort. He didn't even know the girl's name.
"You're scared," she said, just as quiet. "I understand that."
The old pride filled the pharaoh once more, "I'm not scared."
Silence.
Then, slowly, she walked up to him. Their eyes never left each other. Soon, she was so close to him, he could practically hear her heart beat.
"I am," she softly whispered, then gently kissed him.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *
The following year was the best one Seto could remember. He was now fourteen and he couldn't have been happier. It had taken a while longer for Seto to finally admit, both to himself and the girl, that he loved her. His heart had swelled with happiness when she had, shyly, told him the same. After that, Seto "bought" her from the advisor that had been her master and they had been happy ever since.
While they were together, he found out that her name was Tea and that she had lived in a village far away. She had been orphaned at a young age and had been taken in by her best friend and his family. Seto had, in voluntarily, growled at the mention that his lover had stayed with another boy, but she laughed and told him that her friend was more like her little brother and had kissed him once more. She later said that when she was about to turn eight, her village had been attacked and she had been captured. Separated from her friend, she had been brought to the palace and had been bought as a slave to run errands for an advisor. Seto could tell that Tea missed her friend dreadfully but she insisted that she was happy with him.
Mokuba had been overjoyed at his brother's newfound happiness and had taken an instant liking to Tea. Tea loved taking care of Mokuba when Seto was at meetings and the three were perfectly content just the way they were.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *
"Shouldn't you be at a meeting?" Tea asked, snuggling into the pharaoh's arms.
Seto smiled and laid his cheek against her own. "I'm pharaoh," he said, pretending to be haughty. "I can do anything I want." He kissed a strand of brown hair.
Tea giggled. "Not everything," his girlfriend teased, sounding serious. "Even I won't let you get away with some things."
Seto was about to give a retort when he suddenly heard someone screaming out his name.
The two lovers glanced down the garden path, wondering who could have wondered into the garden. Something that looked like a giant white lizard, about the size of a small dog (bigger than a chiauua though) with wings ran to the pharaoh.
It was a tiny Blue Eyes White Dragon. For as long as the Kaibas had been around, there had been dragons living in the palace. The Blue Eyes especially loved Seto and he held them in great favor. This small one had been given to Tea as a present from Seto and his name was Eikichi.
"Seto," the small dragon wheezed, trying not to trip on its wings that were already a bit too big for its body.
"Eikichi," Seto's brow furrowed. "What's wrong?"
What the tiny dragon said next filled Seto with unspeakable worry and, later, rage. He took a breath and said, "Something's happened to Mokuba."
Fin*
Tenshi: ^_^ Well, there you go!
Kerra: That was actually fairly okay.
Tenshi: Aw, thanks.
Kerra: *growls and holds up a fist* But, I STILL DON'T LIKE KAIBA OR TEA!!
Tenshi: -_- There is NO way you're my yami. *sighs and turns back to readers* PLEASE review this chapter. The next chapter is where we get to find out what happens to Yugi and everybody else. Oh and by the way, I based some of the parts of this chapter off of different stories I've read.
Kerra: . DO YOU OWN ANYTHING??!!
Tenshi: *thinks* Not sure.
Kerra: -_-
Tenshi: Oh well. ^_^ Anyway, please read and review and I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible. But now I have to go and find a bad guy.
Kerra: That would be a good idea. Tenshi: ^^ Yeah. Anyway, until next time, C'ya! ^_^
Yugi: Remember, 2 reviews=another chapter! So *uses puppy eyes* PLEASE review! ^^