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
"You are the ones we been looking for!" I nearly bounce off the walls in my excitement. "We have found two of them already! What luck!" I grin at my lover and he just looks confused.
"Don't you remember the prophecy? 'A priest and a pet, divine and proud.'" I point at each respectively. "I'm pretty sure that is the guard it talks about."
"These two…?" Bakura says uncertain.
"Yep!" I answer confidently.
"What are you talking about?" the priest asks, thoroughly confused.
The guide coughs and everyone looks at him. "You two are indeed part of the prophecy, but you were not to meet until later."
I think about what our guide just said.
"They are not ready yet." the guide finishes his thoughts and disappears.
"I see." The god says, lost in his own thoughts.
I look over at the blue eyed priest and I notice him staring at Malik, who doesn't even notice. 'What does he see?' I watch the priest until his eyes widen at recognition.
"You…!" he says pointing at the golden haired god. "You're Him!"
Everyone is staring at the priest.
"Eh?" was Malik's reaction. "What did you say?"
"The fallen god. The god banished to the earth for doing evil!" he practically yelled and I jumped at the loudness.
"What makes you say that, young priest?" Malik says vaguely amused.
"No person would name themselves after a god! Fallen or not! It is just not right! Either you are indeed the banished god or an imposter!" Priest Seto backs up a bit, shaking with anger.
"Are you scared, priest? Are you afraid of a god?" Malik asks quietly.
"Of course not!"
The fallen god has a sad look in his face.
'Was he always treated like this?' I think sadly to myself. I want to go over to my friend and comfort him, but decide to let Marik look after him. I turn to the priest.
"Seto, was it?" I ask him, who turns around looking at me.
"Yes."
"You don't have to be scared of Malik. He is our friend and part of the prophecy as well. We all are." I say quietly.
"Yeah, god or not, he is my second in command and my best friend." I hear Bakura speak up and I give him a smile.
"Why are you sticking up for him?! He is an abomination!"
"No! He is not!!" Marik yells at the brown haired priest, stepping in front of his lover, as if to protect him. "You don't know him like we do! You don't know what he went through!"
Malik places a hand on his koi's shoulder. "Marik…" he says sadly.
"How can you just stand there and not defent yourself, Malik?!"
the god sighs. "I'm used to it…"
"That's just it! You shouldn't be used to it! It's not right!" Marik was now yelling angrily at his lover.
"Marik…"
"How can I protect you if you keep doing this?"
Malik looks away from Marik's accusing eyes and doesn't say anything.
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Bakura POV
I glare at the priest who upset the two gold haired immortals. "Well? Are you happy now, priest?" I snarl at him. I feel Ryou at my side trying to calm me down, but it won't work on me. I am very angry. I can feel the anger surge through me. I am far too gone now.
I lunge at the priest who takes a step back, startled. He quickly chants up a defensive wall around him, which blocks my attack. I growl at the blonde guard who steps in my way, sword drawn.
"Move!" I yell at him and push him into the wall. The guard hits hard and slumps to the ground. I grab the fallen guards' sword and advance to the priest, who is still hiding in his defensive wall. I strike at the shell around my target and it gets reflected and throws me backwards. I land on the floor and wince in pain.
By now the priest had switched to offensive magic. He readies an attack as I get up, but I am not fast enough. I stare at the glowing blue orb coming towards me.
I watch in horror as I see my angel push me out of the way and he gets hit by the attack. The Elven prince falls to the ground, not moving. I rush to his side and pull him into my lap.
"Ryou!" I scream down at him. He doesn't seem to hear me. My vision gets blurry as tears fall from my eyes.
"Bakura! Let him go! I can still save him!" I turn to the voice. It was Malik. I hand the god the body of my lover. He places his hands over the princes' heart and they start to glow.
I wipe the tears from my eyes and watch in fascination. I reach forward and brush the stray silver hairs out of my lovers' angelic face.
"Please don't leave me, Ryou." I whisper, hoping he could hear me.
Suddenly his eyes snap open as he gasps for air. The glow fades and Malik gives me a weak smile before passing out.
"You stupid god! You used all your power, didn't you?!" I scream at the unconscious immortal.
I turn back to my lover. "Ryou?" I ask and he looks up at me, still gasping for air.
"Bakura?" I pull him into my arms.
"Why?" the prince remains silent. "Why did you take my place?"
He reaches up and touches my face with his delicate hand. "Because I love you. Because I did not want you to die. Because I wanted to protect you, you stupid thief."
I was shaking my head and pulled him closer to me. "Idiot." I muttered to him and he just smiled up at me.
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General POV
While all this happened, a certain priest watched them. He had fallen to his knees when he realized that his attack hit his prince, when he pushed the thief out of the way.
'Why? Why would he do such a thing?' the confused priest kept asking himself.
He was startled at the princes' reply to the thief. 'How can he sacrifice himself for another?'
It was all new to him. He never heard of such a thing before. The priest watched the fallen god revive the prince.
It was a miracle to see and he was grateful that it occurred.
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Bakura POV
I looked over at the priest. I was not angry anymore, just tired. He was in a state of shock. I decided I should wake him out of it. i help Ryou sit up and then I stand up and walk over to the priest. I poke him with my foot.
"Wake up priest!" he looks up and blinks at me.
"I didn't mean to harm the prince…" I hear him say softly. "I was just sent to bring him back."
That startled me.
"What?! You are not taking him away!"
The priest shakes his head at me. "I did not know anything! The king said he was kidnapped by thieves and were going to kill him!"
I stare in shocked silence at him.
"What an idiot you have for a king!" I snarl out my anger rising again. The priest is now glaring at me. What fun this is.
"He is your king to!" I can't help but laugh at that.
"I obey no one! I am the king of thieves!" I pull the priest up by his shirt collar. "Remember that." and I let him go, falling back on the floor.
The guide reappears next to the priest. "Hmmm! You will do just fine!" he says way too cheerfully.
"What?" I hear the priest say in surprise.
"Your destiny lies here with the thief king and the prince. As well as the banished god and his lover. You and the guard…" The guide points at the still unconscious guard. "…are part of the prophecy."
"What are you talking about?"
I watch the conversation between the two and Ryou staggers over to us.
"He means your fare has already been decided. You will help me in the up coming war. I am not strong enough right now, but when the time comes I will be and you shall be by my side."
I stare at my lover, amazed. 'He sure had a way with words. What a great ruler he would be…'
Ryou blinks and coughs, bending over. I catch him before he could crumple on the ground.
"You should take it easy, love." I tell him and he nods leaning against me.
I turn back to the priest, who has turned pale at Ryou's words. "But… your father told me…"
"What ever my father said was a lie! He never even once thought about what I wanted."
I feel his hold on me tighten and hear the bitterness in his voice.
The priest sighs and nods once. "Very well. I shall join you, my prince, but I must report back to the king first."
"Of course…" Ryou sighs into my arm. I pull him into a hug and look back at the priest.
"Can you help Malik?" I ask him carefully. He looks up at me and then to the unconscious god behind me. "It is your fault he used his healing power to save Ryou." I remind him and he flinches and then glares at me.
He walks past me to the god and kneels beside him. He places his hands in the air above Malik and chants. A blue glow forms around the god. In a few moments Malik opens his eyes and blinks.
"What happened…?" he sits up quickly. "Ryou!"
"It's okay! You saved me. Thank you." The prince smiles at the god who returns it.
The god sighs relieved as he leans into his lovers embrace.
"If anything happened to you…" the god says suddenly, shaking his head. "All would be lost…"
I didn't know exactly what he meant by that, so I didn't say anything.
We sat and stood there until we heard a soft groan behind us. I glance over at the blonde guard. 'I didn't hit him that hard, did I?'
I raised an eyebrow as he sat up and looked around, his gaze stopped on me and he glared.
"I will kill you for that!" he yells at me.
"Your threat means nothing to me." I said as I waved a hand at him.
That only made him even angrier at me. Not that I cared or anything.
He leaps to his feet and lunges at me. 'Why was I not surprised?' I thought grinning at the advancing blonde. But before I could knock him out again, Ryou and the priest step between us.
"Please stop!" the white haired angel shouted out and I froze in place. I looked into his emerald eyes and sighed.
The priest hit the guard with his staff.
"Ow! Damn priest! I'm supposed to protect you! Why do you keep hitting me?" the guard cries out.
"Shut up, Jou! They are not your enemies anymore!"
I snicker at that. "That's nice to know."
The blonde guard just looks dumbfounded at the priest. "What?"
"Don't make me repeat myself, mutt!" he hisses at the guard, hitting him once again.
'These two are supposed to help us?' I think to myself. 'I sure hope we know what we're doing…'
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yay! another chapter for you!! ^^ i am getting into some of the plot.... i think ^^;; well enjoy!! and thanks for the reviews!!! ^^~~
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
"You are the ones we been looking for!" I nearly bounce off the walls in my excitement. "We have found two of them already! What luck!" I grin at my lover and he just looks confused.
"Don't you remember the prophecy? 'A priest and a pet, divine and proud.'" I point at each respectively. "I'm pretty sure that is the guard it talks about."
"These two…?" Bakura says uncertain.
"Yep!" I answer confidently.
"What are you talking about?" the priest asks, thoroughly confused.
The guide coughs and everyone looks at him. "You two are indeed part of the prophecy, but you were not to meet until later."
I think about what our guide just said.
"They are not ready yet." the guide finishes his thoughts and disappears.
"I see." The god says, lost in his own thoughts.
I look over at the blue eyed priest and I notice him staring at Malik, who doesn't even notice. 'What does he see?' I watch the priest until his eyes widen at recognition.
"You…!" he says pointing at the golden haired god. "You're Him!"
Everyone is staring at the priest.
"Eh?" was Malik's reaction. "What did you say?"
"The fallen god. The god banished to the earth for doing evil!" he practically yelled and I jumped at the loudness.
"What makes you say that, young priest?" Malik says vaguely amused.
"No person would name themselves after a god! Fallen or not! It is just not right! Either you are indeed the banished god or an imposter!" Priest Seto backs up a bit, shaking with anger.
"Are you scared, priest? Are you afraid of a god?" Malik asks quietly.
"Of course not!"
The fallen god has a sad look in his face.
'Was he always treated like this?' I think sadly to myself. I want to go over to my friend and comfort him, but decide to let Marik look after him. I turn to the priest.
"Seto, was it?" I ask him, who turns around looking at me.
"Yes."
"You don't have to be scared of Malik. He is our friend and part of the prophecy as well. We all are." I say quietly.
"Yeah, god or not, he is my second in command and my best friend." I hear Bakura speak up and I give him a smile.
"Why are you sticking up for him?! He is an abomination!"
"No! He is not!!" Marik yells at the brown haired priest, stepping in front of his lover, as if to protect him. "You don't know him like we do! You don't know what he went through!"
Malik places a hand on his koi's shoulder. "Marik…" he says sadly.
"How can you just stand there and not defent yourself, Malik?!"
the god sighs. "I'm used to it…"
"That's just it! You shouldn't be used to it! It's not right!" Marik was now yelling angrily at his lover.
"Marik…"
"How can I protect you if you keep doing this?"
Malik looks away from Marik's accusing eyes and doesn't say anything.
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Bakura POV
I glare at the priest who upset the two gold haired immortals. "Well? Are you happy now, priest?" I snarl at him. I feel Ryou at my side trying to calm me down, but it won't work on me. I am very angry. I can feel the anger surge through me. I am far too gone now.
I lunge at the priest who takes a step back, startled. He quickly chants up a defensive wall around him, which blocks my attack. I growl at the blonde guard who steps in my way, sword drawn.
"Move!" I yell at him and push him into the wall. The guard hits hard and slumps to the ground. I grab the fallen guards' sword and advance to the priest, who is still hiding in his defensive wall. I strike at the shell around my target and it gets reflected and throws me backwards. I land on the floor and wince in pain.
By now the priest had switched to offensive magic. He readies an attack as I get up, but I am not fast enough. I stare at the glowing blue orb coming towards me.
I watch in horror as I see my angel push me out of the way and he gets hit by the attack. The Elven prince falls to the ground, not moving. I rush to his side and pull him into my lap.
"Ryou!" I scream down at him. He doesn't seem to hear me. My vision gets blurry as tears fall from my eyes.
"Bakura! Let him go! I can still save him!" I turn to the voice. It was Malik. I hand the god the body of my lover. He places his hands over the princes' heart and they start to glow.
I wipe the tears from my eyes and watch in fascination. I reach forward and brush the stray silver hairs out of my lovers' angelic face.
"Please don't leave me, Ryou." I whisper, hoping he could hear me.
Suddenly his eyes snap open as he gasps for air. The glow fades and Malik gives me a weak smile before passing out.
"You stupid god! You used all your power, didn't you?!" I scream at the unconscious immortal.
I turn back to my lover. "Ryou?" I ask and he looks up at me, still gasping for air.
"Bakura?" I pull him into my arms.
"Why?" the prince remains silent. "Why did you take my place?"
He reaches up and touches my face with his delicate hand. "Because I love you. Because I did not want you to die. Because I wanted to protect you, you stupid thief."
I was shaking my head and pulled him closer to me. "Idiot." I muttered to him and he just smiled up at me.
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General POV
While all this happened, a certain priest watched them. He had fallen to his knees when he realized that his attack hit his prince, when he pushed the thief out of the way.
'Why? Why would he do such a thing?' the confused priest kept asking himself.
He was startled at the princes' reply to the thief. 'How can he sacrifice himself for another?'
It was all new to him. He never heard of such a thing before. The priest watched the fallen god revive the prince.
It was a miracle to see and he was grateful that it occurred.
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Bakura POV
I looked over at the priest. I was not angry anymore, just tired. He was in a state of shock. I decided I should wake him out of it. i help Ryou sit up and then I stand up and walk over to the priest. I poke him with my foot.
"Wake up priest!" he looks up and blinks at me.
"I didn't mean to harm the prince…" I hear him say softly. "I was just sent to bring him back."
That startled me.
"What?! You are not taking him away!"
The priest shakes his head at me. "I did not know anything! The king said he was kidnapped by thieves and were going to kill him!"
I stare in shocked silence at him.
"What an idiot you have for a king!" I snarl out my anger rising again. The priest is now glaring at me. What fun this is.
"He is your king to!" I can't help but laugh at that.
"I obey no one! I am the king of thieves!" I pull the priest up by his shirt collar. "Remember that." and I let him go, falling back on the floor.
The guide reappears next to the priest. "Hmmm! You will do just fine!" he says way too cheerfully.
"What?" I hear the priest say in surprise.
"Your destiny lies here with the thief king and the prince. As well as the banished god and his lover. You and the guard…" The guide points at the still unconscious guard. "…are part of the prophecy."
"What are you talking about?"
I watch the conversation between the two and Ryou staggers over to us.
"He means your fare has already been decided. You will help me in the up coming war. I am not strong enough right now, but when the time comes I will be and you shall be by my side."
I stare at my lover, amazed. 'He sure had a way with words. What a great ruler he would be…'
Ryou blinks and coughs, bending over. I catch him before he could crumple on the ground.
"You should take it easy, love." I tell him and he nods leaning against me.
I turn back to the priest, who has turned pale at Ryou's words. "But… your father told me…"
"What ever my father said was a lie! He never even once thought about what I wanted."
I feel his hold on me tighten and hear the bitterness in his voice.
The priest sighs and nods once. "Very well. I shall join you, my prince, but I must report back to the king first."
"Of course…" Ryou sighs into my arm. I pull him into a hug and look back at the priest.
"Can you help Malik?" I ask him carefully. He looks up at me and then to the unconscious god behind me. "It is your fault he used his healing power to save Ryou." I remind him and he flinches and then glares at me.
He walks past me to the god and kneels beside him. He places his hands in the air above Malik and chants. A blue glow forms around the god. In a few moments Malik opens his eyes and blinks.
"What happened…?" he sits up quickly. "Ryou!"
"It's okay! You saved me. Thank you." The prince smiles at the god who returns it.
The god sighs relieved as he leans into his lovers embrace.
"If anything happened to you…" the god says suddenly, shaking his head. "All would be lost…"
I didn't know exactly what he meant by that, so I didn't say anything.
We sat and stood there until we heard a soft groan behind us. I glance over at the blonde guard. 'I didn't hit him that hard, did I?'
I raised an eyebrow as he sat up and looked around, his gaze stopped on me and he glared.
"I will kill you for that!" he yells at me.
"Your threat means nothing to me." I said as I waved a hand at him.
That only made him even angrier at me. Not that I cared or anything.
He leaps to his feet and lunges at me. 'Why was I not surprised?' I thought grinning at the advancing blonde. But before I could knock him out again, Ryou and the priest step between us.
"Please stop!" the white haired angel shouted out and I froze in place. I looked into his emerald eyes and sighed.
The priest hit the guard with his staff.
"Ow! Damn priest! I'm supposed to protect you! Why do you keep hitting me?" the guard cries out.
"Shut up, Jou! They are not your enemies anymore!"
I snicker at that. "That's nice to know."
The blonde guard just looks dumbfounded at the priest. "What?"
"Don't make me repeat myself, mutt!" he hisses at the guard, hitting him once again.
'These two are supposed to help us?' I think to myself. 'I sure hope we know what we're doing…'
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yay! another chapter for you!! ^^ i am getting into some of the plot.... i think ^^;; well enjoy!! and thanks for the reviews!!! ^^~~
ja ne!