Intertwined by Fate
by duenna

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or anything to do with it. sigh

Summery: AU BxR MxM 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, only to find out that his long lost friend [Malik] is not who he seemed to be and fate brings together friends and foes for a war that will either bind them or break them, forever. What will happen now?

this is a mainly BakuraxRyou fic, but has MarikxMalik as well!

"speech"

'thoughts'

Ryou POV

When I woke up, I found my self in Bakura's arms. This is how I always wanted to start out my day. I snuggle closer to my lover as I listen to his steady heartbeat and his rhythmic breathing. This is a wonderful feeling and I never want to get up. I want to stay like this longer, but a knock on the door ruins my plans.

Bakura stirs at the noise and I sigh. "Morning." He says to me, kissing my lips. Somehow I am not disappointed anymore.

The knocking continues and my love slowly makes his way out of bed and sleepily pulls on his discarded pants as he answers the door. I quickly dress myself while he does that.

Bakura yawns. "What do you want?" I hear him ask out visitor.

Finishing buttoning my shirt, I walk over to see who it is. It was Jou, the priests' guard. I yawn as I lean against Bakura and he puts his arm around my shoulders.

"Did you need something?" Bakura inquires again at the red faced guard.

"I…I… just wanted to tell you t-that Seto wanted t-to leave this m-morning and wished to d-discuss the 'issue' with you."

I nod to the guard. "Tell him we'll be down in a minute." the blond nods and leaves to inform the priest. Bakura shuts the door and pulls me into a kiss. Between his passionate kisses, I try to tell him that Seto would be expecting us soon. But he just lays me on the bed and grins.

"He can wait." He tells me, I didn't get a chance to answer.

A while later, we finally make it down to meet the priest, who, by the way, is very angry by now.

"What the hell took you so long!" he nearly shouts loud enough for the entire inn to hear. I blush and Bakura grins as he wraps her arms around me. "Never mind. I don't want to know!"

I hear Malik and Marik snicker at us and Bakura shoots them a glare that only makes them laugh. The priest clears his throat.

"I wanted to leave awhile ago, but our plans changed now." He says glaring at me and Bakura, who shrugs like he doesn't care. "Anyways, where are you headed? I need to know so I can catch up with you later." I stare at the priest, wondering if he really could be trusted yet.

But before I could speak, Malik speaks up.

"It would be best if you stayed at the King's Palace for now."

I glance at the god and knew he was right. "I agree." I tell Seto, who was gaping at us.

"You can't be serious! Who will protect you?" he yells and catches everyone's attention.

"Please keep you voice down and I will protect Ryou." Bakura growls at the priest.

"You, thief? What good are you?" Seto sneers and Bakura growls at him.

"That's enough!" I hiss and they stop their glaring war to look at me. "Seto and Jou will wait for us at father's palace. We four will continue our journey. Got it?"

After a moment's hesitation, everyone agrees to my plan. I sigh in relief and then a thought struck me. "Hey Seto… could you pass on a letter to my brother?" I ask him.

Seto blinks. "Um..Sure…"

"Great!" I rummage thru my pack for a piece of paper and a pen. I quickly write what I wanted to tell him and seal it with a magic spell only Yami could open. I smile shyly at the priest and hand him my short letter. "Please let no one but Yami knows you met me."

"Alright." Seto replies placing the important letter in a safe place.

I keep my eyes locked with Seto's. "I mean it. Don't even let my father know."

The priest nods once again. "Let's go, mutt." He says to his guard, who quickly follows him and complains loudly about the priest's choice in nicknames.

General POV

After bidding the priest and his guard farewell, the four travelers made their way to the nearby stables and saddled their elvan horses. In no time at all the four were on their way. The elvan mares paraded thru the village where they stayed the night. The snow had turned to slushy mud, but the horses seemed to enjoy it, for they trotted along with their heads held high and their ears perked.

Ryou sighed in content as his lover wrapped his arms around the smaller boy. Smiling softly, Ryou curled his own hands around the slightly larger ones. Fingers intertwined and held tightly together so nothing could pull them apart.

For a few moments, the two lovers forgot their destiny and welcomed the silent heartbeats both could hear from each other.

The younger boy brought his lovers hand to his lips, gently kissing each finger and brought it up to caress his slightly flushed cheek.

Bakura was memorized at the gentle touches his lover gave him. Never in his life has anyone ever been to care, so sweet, so innocent. He felt for the first time an emotion he thought was long lost to him. The thief blinked letting a single tear stray from his eye. Luckily his lover didn't notice, although, Bakura didn't mind one bit to show all these emotions to his young lover made him feel, but the one thing he didn't like was being weak. And emotions are signs of weakness, or so he was taught. No even his best friend, Malik, knew the thief had these emotions locked up inside him, but he didn't show anyone but Ryou, his angel, his love, his light.

The two golden haired boys watched in amusement at the sight in front of them. Malik knew Bakura truly loved the prince and would never let him go. The fallen god bowed his head and sighed, and of course this wasn't missed by his own love.

"What's wrong?"

Malik smiled to himself. "I'm happy for Bakura. Even if it was fates that lead them together, I am happy my friend has finally found someone who would love him for who he is inside." The god felt Marik's hold on him tighten and buried his face into the god's silky hair.

"I'm glad for him too." Marik murmured.

Lost in their own worlds, the four companions let their mounts make their way at their own pace. For elvan horses, theses two were sensitive to the emotions emerging from their riders. Nickering slightly, they both fell into stride next to each other unnoticed by their riders.

Ryou had fallen asleep sometime during the ride and Bakura was dozing away, but still aware of sounds around them. Marik had his head upon his lovers' shoulder, snoring softly.

The only one still awake was the fallen god. Malik contemplated past events and events to come. He knew his sister would warn him if anything goes wrong in the places of gods. He also knew one of his siblings was plotting against him, but he had no idea who it could be yet.

Closing his eyes and sighing deeply, he cleared his thoughts. He was a god and had certain abilities mortals didn't have. Like visions. If Malik was relaxed enough, he had vision of either the past or future. But it seemed fate was against him. His vision was from the past.

Malik's Vision

"Malik!" Isis yelled out angrily at her younger brother. Out of all the gods, these two were the closest. "I saw you down there!" she accused and Malik smiled shyly.

"I just wanted to make something as well! Everyone else got to use their powers on the earth below us! Why cant I?"

Isis sighed and sat down in a chair that materialized under her. "Malik, you are still young. That is why we didn't let you and yet you disobeyed us again. How many more times will we have to have this conversation?"

Malik wasn't smiling anymore; instead he was on the verge of spilling tears.

Isis pulled the young god into her lap and rocked him for awhile. Neither spoke. They sat in silence until Malik's spoke up.

"You did even ask what I created." He stated quietly and Isis's eye twitched.

"Alight, show me."

A small smile returned to his lips as he jumped out of her lap. Snapping his fingers once, a small created appeared into his arms.

Isis blinked at it and her features softened. "What a splendid creature! What are you going to call it?"

The young god looked down upon the furry beast in his arms as it started to purr. "What will I call it indeed…?" Malik murmured to himself. Scratching the creatures head, he pondered the question. The small creature yawned, exposing small razor sharp teeth and it mewed as it looked up at its creator. "What would you like to be called, little one?" Malik whispered to it and it stared up at him with violet eyes he gave it. They were much like his own eyes.

'Call me whatever you wish. You are, after all, my creator. I am forever going to by your side.'

He blinked at the intelligence he now found inside these vibrant eyes. He smiled. "If that is the case, you will be called Khocha."

'I am honored.' The feline replied, purring once again.

The god looked upon his creation again and nodded. He made the feline the darkest of black and with its violet eyes, it looked terrifying. Not that anyone else would mind. The feline was beautiful. Looking up at his sister, he smiles a rare genuine smile. "My first creation's name is Khocha and he has decided to stay with me forever."

Isis nodded and smiled. "You did great, little one."

End of Vision

General POV

Snapping his eyes open, Malik felt a tear escape his eye. How many years has it been? Khocha was his first creation but not his last. He had made many variations of him in different colors thru out the world. The other gods were pleased with his single creation. But then Malik spent more time on the earth and soon he didn't want to go back to the realm of the gods as much as he should and they banished him to the earth. They called him the fallen god. Banishment was wonderful for awhile, but then a strange disease started to kill his creation. Devastated, he begged his brothers and sisters to help them, but he was ignored. And then the fallen god started the war between the two races of men. The elves and the humans.

Shaking his head, Malik sighed. Old memories always came to him that he wished to forget.

The wind suddenly died down and the god felt a familiar presence. One he had not felt in a long, long time. Frowning slightly, he nudged his lover gently as he swung his leg around in front of him and slid off the horse. He signaled the horses to stand their ground. Walking a few steps in front of the horses, Malik concentrated his thoughts; the god spun around quickly as he saw a flash of black pounce on him. Yelping as he fell upon the snow covered grass; he looked up into violet eyes and heard purring. "Khocha?!"

'Yes. It is I."

"I thought you had died!"

'No. I was the first. They could not kill me. They locked me up and Isis let me out.'

Tears of joy spilled from the god's eyes. "I'm glad. I have missed you so much."

'And I you, my creator.' Khocha purred as he nuzzled the god.

"You have grown big!"

Violet eyes sparkled. 'I chose too so I could protect you.'

"Khocha…" the god looks up noticing his lover and friends staring at him. He blushes slightly and stood up brushing off the snow and directed his creation over to them. "This is Khocha."

'Hello.'

Ryou squeaked. "I heard a voice in my head!" he announced.

'Of course, prince. I am the first.'

Malik coughed. "Khocha was the first creature I created."

Marik gasps. "You mean, you crated them?"

The fallen god smiles sadly. "Yes."

Everyone stares at Malik.

'Creator.'

Malik glances down at the feline.

'I bid bad news.'

The god shivers. "Some how I knew you did." He whispers.

'I am sorry to inform you of this, but they banned Isis from the earth when they found out she was helping you.'

Malik's legs gave out and he fell down upon the snow again.

Marik cries out as he jumps down from the horse and ran over to his lover.

Bakura and Ryou froze in shock upon hearing the bad news.

"No." Malik chokes out as he buried his face in Marik's chest. Faint sobbing sounds could be heard from the god. No one spoke as Khocha nuzzles his creator, giving him comfort.

Moments passed and the snow began to fall again.

A/N: Khocha is my wyvern's (or dragon which ever you want to call it) name in Final Fantasy XI :) i just wanted a name and thought of that one! hehe sorry for the confusion if there was any :)

omg! i actually updated my wonderful storie! i hope yall arent too mad at me for waiting um like five or so months to update ! i'm soooo sorry!! i just had major writers block and yesterday i had a revelation! seriously! i have like more waiting to be written down! and guess what! i will be introducing 2 more characters from Yugioh! can you guess which ones? hehe lets see if you get them right :D

ja!