Intertwined by Fate
by duenna
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or anything to do with it. *sigh*
Summery: AU ~ BxR ~ A runaway prince out in search for his birth mother runs into a gang of thieves. Bakura, the king of thieves, finds Ryou, the prince. What will happen now? ^^~
this is a BakuraxRyou fic ^^ I just love those two!! =^.^=~~
"speech"
'thoughts'
//memory//
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Ryou POV
I hear someone calling out my name, but I don't want to wake up yet. It is very warm where I was and it was freezing cold outside. I just pulled the blanket tighter around me, ignoring the voice.
A hand shakes me, I swat it away. I hear a chuckle from somewhere and I pull the blanket even tighter around me. I didn't want to get up!
"Ryou! Wake up!" some kept calling out to me. I ignored it. It was too early to get up. I heard the person sigh and they yanked the warm blanket off of me.
I groaned at the sudden coldness against my skin and shiver. I curled up, trying to get warmer.
"Ryou!" the person yelled at me, shaking me again.
I opened my sleepy eyes to see who dared to wake me at this ungodly hour. I blinked. It was Bakura, who was now grinning at me.
"About time!"
I look out the window and notice it is still dark.
"Why are you up so early? And why did you have to wake me up?" I ask curiously.
"We are going to head out soon. Malik and Marik are coming with us and the snow stopped. It is better to go now before we are snowed in." I nod in agreement, it sounded like a good plan I suppose.
"Also, Malik told me the nearest town to here is about a day's ride from here. We are going now. So get up already!"
I sit up and stretch my arm, yawning in the process. Bakura throws some warm clothes over at me and I put them on. The grey shirt was wool and very warm and soft against my skin. The pants were black and they were like the ones I had earlier, only they were heavier and warmer. Wool lined boots awaited me on the floor by the bed. I quickly put my freezing feet in them and laced them up. Bakura had waited for me by the door. I smile at him when I finished dressing and stood up.
"Come on, there is warm soup for breakfast." He held out his hand to me and I gladly accept it.
I saw him hesitate a moment. "Do you regret it? … About last night… ?"
I blinked and felt my face grow warm as I shook my head. "No, I don't regret it." I step forward towards him and reach up to kiss him. I feel his surprise but it is only for a second.
I hear someone clear their throat behind us and I pull away and look around my lovers' shoulder and see a very amused Malik.
"I came to see if you were awake yet, but I see Bakura already did." He wouldn't stop grinning.
I heard Bakura growl at him. "We were just about to come down. You didn't have to check up on us."
"I was worried about Ryou. You both did have quite a night." I blushed at the gods words and hide my burning face into my lovers' arms. I stole a look up at him and I was surprised he was somewhat flushed. His cheeks were tainted pink. I lower my head to cover up the smile that had formed on my lips.
"Hey! Your breakfast is getting cold, you know!" I heard Marik call out from downstairs.
I realize I am famished, so I pull the thief along with me, who is still glaring at Malik.
I reach the kitchen where Marik hands me a bowl of warm soup. It smells really good. I taste it and it was just as good as it smelled!
We ate quickly and were on our way afterwards. We still had quite a ways to go before we reached Mother's home town. I just hope the show didn't slow us down much.
I went outside and I suddenly remember the stranger in the barn. Bakura had walked out behind me and he crashed into me when I stopped. I turned around and grabbed his arm.
"Something happened last night! When I went out in the snow! I remember going into the barn and someone was in there. He told me to stay away from Malik. Something about us… that we will die if we stayed with him! I didn't believe him so I told him to go away and he vanished! I thought he might have been a god as well, but I don't know." I said in a rush and the thief stares at me.
'He probably thinks I am making it up!' I turn away from him and whistle for Shion. She appears, trotting in the snow.
"What did he look like?" I spin around at the voice, it was Malik. He was frowning at me.
"I don't know! It was dark!" he nods and walks past us.
I stare after him and I feel my lover take hold of my hand. "It's not your fault. The gods are angry at Malik for what he did a long time ago."
"I know that, Bakura, but why can't the gods see how much they are making him suffer?"
"I don't know. They are so blinded by their hate for him, they don't see anything else."
"Why are the gods so stubborn?" I say softly, not really expecting an answer.
I mount up on Shion and Bakura jumps up behind me. Marik comes out of the house and goes over to where Malik is waiting for him. he whistles and a pure black stallion appears. I stare in awe at the horse.
"This is Kuroi. He is an Elven warhorse." Marik say affectionately as he mounts the stallion and Malik jumps up behind him.
We start our journey to the east.
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Bakura POV
I watch the road ahead of us out of habit. I also look out for possible dangers. Being half elf had its advantages. I could see farther then humans and my hearing is a lot more sensitive. I'm pretty sure Ryou was the same way. Also we have agility.
The boy sat quietly in front of me. I had my arms wrapped around him protectively. The two golden haired immortals rode a little ways ahead of us, leading the way, but they were also quiet.
I sighed softly, and Ryou heard me. he leaned his head back on to my left shoulder and turned his head to face me. I rested my chin on his shoulder.
"What's wrong?" he whispers to me.
"I feel uneasy moving along this road." I tell him truthfully and the prince is silent for a moment.
"It is the only road we know of going east."
"I know. That is why it bothers me so much." I say a little annoyed and I hope he knows it isn't because of him. I turn to look at him and he gives me a small smile. he is trying to make me feel better. I stare into his green eyes and wonder how fate could ever send this angel to me.
I am paying so much attention to Ryou at the moment, that I didn't hear Malik's warning until I hear a voice ahead of me.
"Good day, travelers!" the stranger said loudly and I snap my head up and glare at the unwanted guest.
I notice right away he is not along. Maybe six or seven more are with him and more in the forest around us.
"We have nothing to give you, thief." Malik says from behind Marik. He was always the first one to speak up. When I was king of thieves, he was my second in command. He always did the talking for us, most of the time everyone thought Malik was the king of thieves. It was quite amusing to watch sometimes. Looks like old habits die hard.
I sit quietly, watching the thieves, wondering if I could take them all out. It was ironic that I was being robbed by a thief who didn't know I was one as well. I felt Ryou tense up in my arms. I gave him a small squeeze to say it will be okay and slid down off the mare and walked over to the thief who spoke.
I stared at him and he glared back at me.
"Who is your leader?" I ask him casually.
"I am the leader." He says and I hit him hard in the jaw. He falls backwards onto the snow covered ground. Some of his men come to help him, but he swats them away. I stand there with my arms crossed against my chest, waiting to see what he will do. I sense Malik come up behind me, ready to help me if any one attacks. It almost felt like old times, when I was revered as a king.
"If you take a fall like that, you don't deserve to be a leader." I tell him as he gets up.
"How dare you hit me!" He screams at me and I smirk at him. I hear a sound behind me and I turn to see another thief had Ryou with a dagger against his neck. I could see it punctured his skin and a small river of red blood fell down his throat. I could feel my anger rise and I slowly turned back to the lead, who was smirking at me now.
"You shouldn't of done that." I tell him in a low tone, my eyes burning with my anger.
"And you should have not hit me!"
'Dammit! I was trying to teach him a lesson when I hit him, but it looks like it didn't sink in yet.' I glance back at Malik and he nods once.
"You will let him go, fool. This is your only warning."
"Or what?! Your going to kill me?" I hear the sarcastic tone in his voice.
"Yes." I reply and walk towards him slowly, unsheathing my own dagger I had in my belt. The leader backs up a step.
"Don't come any closer or I'll tell Ronn to kill the boy!"
"You dare to threaten me, boy?!" I yell at him and I leap at him, catching him off guard. I hear Malik and Marik at my back ready to attack anyone stupid enough to come near them.
"Do you wish to die, thief?" I ask him and he is not scared to death. I see the fear in his eyes and I grin at him. I bring the dagger down to his throat and I let his blood spill. Oh, I didn't kill him, just nicked him so he would bleed. I feel myself return to the old me. The evil side was once again coming out.
"Please! I don't want to die!" I hear the thief under my hold gasp out. I frown down at him. What am I doing? What did I look like to him? I feel my anger slowly die away. I hesitate before I get up slowly from the ground, letting the thief go. 'What did Ryou think when he saw me just then?' I turned my head slowly to look at my angel. The guy holding him hostage hesitates a moment before letting Ryou go. He runs over to me and into my embrace. What got into me? I really wanted to kill that thief.
I turn back to the leader. "You don't have what it takes to be a leader of thieves. You gave in to easily."
"What do you know? You have now idea what it is like!" I hear Malik snicker at that comment and I let out a sigh. I really didn't want to explain it to an amateur like him.
"Oh, I know more then you know." I reply almost sadly and Ryou looks up at me.
"Bakura?" he asks softly. I glance down at him.
"Don't worry, Ryou. It's nothing." I tell him and he nods, but I can tell he wishes to ask more.
As I head back to the mare, I lift Ryou back up on her back. I swing up behind him, grabbing the reins.
The thieves stare at us, with gaping mouths. Surely they misheard the boy.
"I told you, we have nothing for you." I tell the leader as we ride by him.
"Wait! Who are you?" I pull the mare to a halt and without looking back I answer him.
"Why, I am the king of thieves." And I kick the mare into a canter and Marik does the same with his stallion.
We leave the thieves staring at our backs with clouds of snow under the horses' hoofs.
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Chapter 23!! sorry for the long update! i been sick since friday :( confined to my bed! but i did write more of the story on paper ^^ like 7 pages front and back! and i write really small ^^;; this only covers 2 and a half pages! heheh! so i might type more this morning or wait for tomorrow! dont know yet ^^ i am pretty tired, i dont wanna get sick again -_- that was no fun! ahwell. i hope you enjoyed this chapter!! ^^
ja ne~~
by duenna
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or anything to do with it. *sigh*
Summery: AU ~ BxR ~ A runaway prince out in search for his birth mother runs into a gang of thieves. Bakura, the king of thieves, finds Ryou, the prince. What will happen now? ^^~
this is a BakuraxRyou fic ^^ I just love those two!! =^.^=~~
"speech"
'thoughts'
//memory//
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Ryou POV
I hear someone calling out my name, but I don't want to wake up yet. It is very warm where I was and it was freezing cold outside. I just pulled the blanket tighter around me, ignoring the voice.
A hand shakes me, I swat it away. I hear a chuckle from somewhere and I pull the blanket even tighter around me. I didn't want to get up!
"Ryou! Wake up!" some kept calling out to me. I ignored it. It was too early to get up. I heard the person sigh and they yanked the warm blanket off of me.
I groaned at the sudden coldness against my skin and shiver. I curled up, trying to get warmer.
"Ryou!" the person yelled at me, shaking me again.
I opened my sleepy eyes to see who dared to wake me at this ungodly hour. I blinked. It was Bakura, who was now grinning at me.
"About time!"
I look out the window and notice it is still dark.
"Why are you up so early? And why did you have to wake me up?" I ask curiously.
"We are going to head out soon. Malik and Marik are coming with us and the snow stopped. It is better to go now before we are snowed in." I nod in agreement, it sounded like a good plan I suppose.
"Also, Malik told me the nearest town to here is about a day's ride from here. We are going now. So get up already!"
I sit up and stretch my arm, yawning in the process. Bakura throws some warm clothes over at me and I put them on. The grey shirt was wool and very warm and soft against my skin. The pants were black and they were like the ones I had earlier, only they were heavier and warmer. Wool lined boots awaited me on the floor by the bed. I quickly put my freezing feet in them and laced them up. Bakura had waited for me by the door. I smile at him when I finished dressing and stood up.
"Come on, there is warm soup for breakfast." He held out his hand to me and I gladly accept it.
I saw him hesitate a moment. "Do you regret it? … About last night… ?"
I blinked and felt my face grow warm as I shook my head. "No, I don't regret it." I step forward towards him and reach up to kiss him. I feel his surprise but it is only for a second.
I hear someone clear their throat behind us and I pull away and look around my lovers' shoulder and see a very amused Malik.
"I came to see if you were awake yet, but I see Bakura already did." He wouldn't stop grinning.
I heard Bakura growl at him. "We were just about to come down. You didn't have to check up on us."
"I was worried about Ryou. You both did have quite a night." I blushed at the gods words and hide my burning face into my lovers' arms. I stole a look up at him and I was surprised he was somewhat flushed. His cheeks were tainted pink. I lower my head to cover up the smile that had formed on my lips.
"Hey! Your breakfast is getting cold, you know!" I heard Marik call out from downstairs.
I realize I am famished, so I pull the thief along with me, who is still glaring at Malik.
I reach the kitchen where Marik hands me a bowl of warm soup. It smells really good. I taste it and it was just as good as it smelled!
We ate quickly and were on our way afterwards. We still had quite a ways to go before we reached Mother's home town. I just hope the show didn't slow us down much.
I went outside and I suddenly remember the stranger in the barn. Bakura had walked out behind me and he crashed into me when I stopped. I turned around and grabbed his arm.
"Something happened last night! When I went out in the snow! I remember going into the barn and someone was in there. He told me to stay away from Malik. Something about us… that we will die if we stayed with him! I didn't believe him so I told him to go away and he vanished! I thought he might have been a god as well, but I don't know." I said in a rush and the thief stares at me.
'He probably thinks I am making it up!' I turn away from him and whistle for Shion. She appears, trotting in the snow.
"What did he look like?" I spin around at the voice, it was Malik. He was frowning at me.
"I don't know! It was dark!" he nods and walks past us.
I stare after him and I feel my lover take hold of my hand. "It's not your fault. The gods are angry at Malik for what he did a long time ago."
"I know that, Bakura, but why can't the gods see how much they are making him suffer?"
"I don't know. They are so blinded by their hate for him, they don't see anything else."
"Why are the gods so stubborn?" I say softly, not really expecting an answer.
I mount up on Shion and Bakura jumps up behind me. Marik comes out of the house and goes over to where Malik is waiting for him. he whistles and a pure black stallion appears. I stare in awe at the horse.
"This is Kuroi. He is an Elven warhorse." Marik say affectionately as he mounts the stallion and Malik jumps up behind him.
We start our journey to the east.
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Bakura POV
I watch the road ahead of us out of habit. I also look out for possible dangers. Being half elf had its advantages. I could see farther then humans and my hearing is a lot more sensitive. I'm pretty sure Ryou was the same way. Also we have agility.
The boy sat quietly in front of me. I had my arms wrapped around him protectively. The two golden haired immortals rode a little ways ahead of us, leading the way, but they were also quiet.
I sighed softly, and Ryou heard me. he leaned his head back on to my left shoulder and turned his head to face me. I rested my chin on his shoulder.
"What's wrong?" he whispers to me.
"I feel uneasy moving along this road." I tell him truthfully and the prince is silent for a moment.
"It is the only road we know of going east."
"I know. That is why it bothers me so much." I say a little annoyed and I hope he knows it isn't because of him. I turn to look at him and he gives me a small smile. he is trying to make me feel better. I stare into his green eyes and wonder how fate could ever send this angel to me.
I am paying so much attention to Ryou at the moment, that I didn't hear Malik's warning until I hear a voice ahead of me.
"Good day, travelers!" the stranger said loudly and I snap my head up and glare at the unwanted guest.
I notice right away he is not along. Maybe six or seven more are with him and more in the forest around us.
"We have nothing to give you, thief." Malik says from behind Marik. He was always the first one to speak up. When I was king of thieves, he was my second in command. He always did the talking for us, most of the time everyone thought Malik was the king of thieves. It was quite amusing to watch sometimes. Looks like old habits die hard.
I sit quietly, watching the thieves, wondering if I could take them all out. It was ironic that I was being robbed by a thief who didn't know I was one as well. I felt Ryou tense up in my arms. I gave him a small squeeze to say it will be okay and slid down off the mare and walked over to the thief who spoke.
I stared at him and he glared back at me.
"Who is your leader?" I ask him casually.
"I am the leader." He says and I hit him hard in the jaw. He falls backwards onto the snow covered ground. Some of his men come to help him, but he swats them away. I stand there with my arms crossed against my chest, waiting to see what he will do. I sense Malik come up behind me, ready to help me if any one attacks. It almost felt like old times, when I was revered as a king.
"If you take a fall like that, you don't deserve to be a leader." I tell him as he gets up.
"How dare you hit me!" He screams at me and I smirk at him. I hear a sound behind me and I turn to see another thief had Ryou with a dagger against his neck. I could see it punctured his skin and a small river of red blood fell down his throat. I could feel my anger rise and I slowly turned back to the lead, who was smirking at me now.
"You shouldn't of done that." I tell him in a low tone, my eyes burning with my anger.
"And you should have not hit me!"
'Dammit! I was trying to teach him a lesson when I hit him, but it looks like it didn't sink in yet.' I glance back at Malik and he nods once.
"You will let him go, fool. This is your only warning."
"Or what?! Your going to kill me?" I hear the sarcastic tone in his voice.
"Yes." I reply and walk towards him slowly, unsheathing my own dagger I had in my belt. The leader backs up a step.
"Don't come any closer or I'll tell Ronn to kill the boy!"
"You dare to threaten me, boy?!" I yell at him and I leap at him, catching him off guard. I hear Malik and Marik at my back ready to attack anyone stupid enough to come near them.
"Do you wish to die, thief?" I ask him and he is not scared to death. I see the fear in his eyes and I grin at him. I bring the dagger down to his throat and I let his blood spill. Oh, I didn't kill him, just nicked him so he would bleed. I feel myself return to the old me. The evil side was once again coming out.
"Please! I don't want to die!" I hear the thief under my hold gasp out. I frown down at him. What am I doing? What did I look like to him? I feel my anger slowly die away. I hesitate before I get up slowly from the ground, letting the thief go. 'What did Ryou think when he saw me just then?' I turned my head slowly to look at my angel. The guy holding him hostage hesitates a moment before letting Ryou go. He runs over to me and into my embrace. What got into me? I really wanted to kill that thief.
I turn back to the leader. "You don't have what it takes to be a leader of thieves. You gave in to easily."
"What do you know? You have now idea what it is like!" I hear Malik snicker at that comment and I let out a sigh. I really didn't want to explain it to an amateur like him.
"Oh, I know more then you know." I reply almost sadly and Ryou looks up at me.
"Bakura?" he asks softly. I glance down at him.
"Don't worry, Ryou. It's nothing." I tell him and he nods, but I can tell he wishes to ask more.
As I head back to the mare, I lift Ryou back up on her back. I swing up behind him, grabbing the reins.
The thieves stare at us, with gaping mouths. Surely they misheard the boy.
"I told you, we have nothing for you." I tell the leader as we ride by him.
"Wait! Who are you?" I pull the mare to a halt and without looking back I answer him.
"Why, I am the king of thieves." And I kick the mare into a canter and Marik does the same with his stallion.
We leave the thieves staring at our backs with clouds of snow under the horses' hoofs.
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Chapter 23!! sorry for the long update! i been sick since friday :( confined to my bed! but i did write more of the story on paper ^^ like 7 pages front and back! and i write really small ^^;; this only covers 2 and a half pages! heheh! so i might type more this morning or wait for tomorrow! dont know yet ^^ i am pretty tired, i dont wanna get sick again -_- that was no fun! ahwell. i hope you enjoyed this chapter!! ^^
ja ne~~