Disclaimer: I don't own Yugi-OH! 'Cause if I did then it would strange and involve lots of animals.

Prologue: Tell Us A Story

"Come on children, it's time for bed." Malik called through the window. Three children rushed past him and quickly placed themselves in bed. "Good. Mommy and Uncle don't have to chase you again." He said under his breath. As they walked away from the now lying children they heard sighs of disappointment. He poked his head back into listen.

"You said if we were good Uncle would tell us 'The Story'." The smallest boy complained pushing his short lighting bangs from his face before turning on his stomach pouting.

"Go to sleep Yuki. We will ask Uncle in the morning during breakfast." The taller of the boys said as he wrapped his long light blonde hair into a bun and turning on his side to face the girl. After a moment light snores could be heard from Yuki and he continued speaking. "Yeah, Faith. Yuki made a good point."

"Shut up, Mystic." The girl said turning on her side stiffly. Mystic shook his head. "I was sure Daddy would tell us if we were good. I don't understand why he won't tell us "The Story." She pouted before both of them fell into the darkness known as sleep.

Malik walked towards the entrance of the house to find Bakura and the others sitting there. They looked at him and he smiled at them. "You will never guess what the children spoke of today." He said and they look at him inquisitively. "They want to know the story of our lives. From right where Marik left off last time." He said sitting down in Marik's lap. "And they want you to tell them." He said looking at Bakura. He shifted uncharacteristically before responding.

"I can't."

"Why not?" Yugi asked still as naïve as he had been then.

"Its because of him isn't it." Marik asked. Malik elbowed him in the ribs.

"Who?"

"Your a lot like Yuki, Yugi." Atemu said from beside his love. Yugi pouted and his face resembled his son even more. "He means Ryou." "Oh." Yugi said now feeling slightly more cheery yet equally gloomy.

"Think you for being blunt." Bakura snapped.

"Well you know you did leave the forest so suddenly. And we couldn't tell you what happened. We had lost so much." Malik tried to explain all over again.

"I have already heard this a hundred times. He is just gone. I will not tell the story one of you can do it." He said before reentering the house now angry again at the distant haunting memory that now consumed his mind once again.

I love you so much. Yes. I really do love you.

At the crack of dawn the next morning, Malik and Bakura were awake in the kitchen preparing breakfast when they found three pairs of eyes upon them. The three children stared at him happily as if they were expecting something. Both Bakura and Malik ignored them at first and placed the bread in the oven and some rice into boiling water. Mystic and Yuki pushed Faith before her father until they nearly knocked into him.

"What is it?" Bakura finally asked. "Why are you up so early?"

"WE WANT THE STORY!" They exclaimed at the same time.

"Go ask Marik. He knows 'The Story" just as well as I do." He replied.

"Uncle did tell us Daddy." Faith said quietly under her father's glare. "But he… He stopped just after you entered some kind of forest. He refused to tell us anymore and said we had to ask you." Mystic and Yuki nodded.

" I cannot tell you children I am sorry." Bakura said as he headed for the door. Malik grabbed his arm. "You must tell these children. No one else understands what happened to him but you, none of us were there with you." He reminded Bakura in a whisper, who still refused. "Fine." Malik said with a smirk. "Go back to bed and I will come and wake you at breakfast. After Bakura will tell you some of "The Story" for it will take him much longer then Uncle Marik to tell you of the events that followed them entering the forest."

"Yeah!" The children screamed. They shushed after Malik hurried them back to bed, ignoring the glare that came from Bakura allowing it to eat away at his back.

Later in the morning the children came running into the kitchen followed by Atemu and Yugi. Marik and the others were already sitting at the table with the food waiting for their arrival. The children quickly at their servings of rice, beans, and bread, they smiled at Malik and Bakura before standing and washing their dishes. Then hurrying back to the table. None of the Adults had left they all staring at Bakura waiting to hear The Story as well.

"You guys really want this story don't you?" He asked as a sudden gust of wind blew through the house. Malik snorted slightly and whispered something under his breath. 'Wolves.' "Okay." Bakura said before taking a deep breath.

" It began on a road leading into a deep forest…"

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