The Thief King's Wish
By: AimiKitsune
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Disclaimer: Again, I basically own Kali, Abiad, and Meru. The only thing POSSIBLY worth stealing is Meru. But please don't? I own ideas from this particular fic, save the basic plotline of poor kid finds genie to help win royalty's heart. Past that- I don't own a thing: characters, show, half the names, etc. So no one sue me and we'll be good.
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Aimi: Hola, mis amigos. ¿Qué tál? Believe it or not, I'm already getting Chapter 3 written:D Who knows? If you're all REALLY lucky, and really REALLY good reviewers, I might even FINISH this fic! X3 .. O.o I mean.. Reviewers get cookies! (Provided courtesy of OTHER reviewers who give me cookies for updating. n.n Go review people!)
To Compy- Darn you! Now I can't read Ch. 2 without imagining Bakura talking to the gems! XP "My little friends!" XD
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Chapter 3: The Royal Rogue
A wide-eyed Bakura shook his head in disbelief. "Master.." He still needed a minute to take it all in. "I'm your MASTER..?" The bishie- I mean..- genie nodded, emerald eyes shining with mischief. "So.. What does this mean..?"
Meru shrugged. "I am a genie, aren't I? I suppose that means you get three wishes." Mortals.. Couldn't they keep up with myths and legends, just for a century or two? Alla, it wasn't like he was the only genie or something.
Bakura contemplated it. Three wishes.. What could he do with those? His lips parted to his frightening grin. He could get rid of those impervious imperial guards.. A dark, low laugh escaped his throat.
The genie sighed. And of course the ignorant mortals didn't know genies could read minds.. Not thought for thought of course, but concepts. He rolled his eyes and drily said, "I can't kill anyone."
The thief winced. Well there went that. Hm... Three wishes.. Three wishes.. What could he accomplish with three wishes? His eyes lit up. Better yet! What could he accomplish with-
"No wishing for more wishes."
He cringed again. "Are there any other rules I should know about, O Chivalrous One?" Bakura asked. His sarcasm was almost on the verge of flat out rude. Almost.
The genie shrugged, deciding to sit- er..- float? cross-legged for a while. Abiad stared up at him, unnerved. This would take some getting used to. "Hm. Not many. Mainly, no obtaining godhood. No obtaining power that would rival godhood. No wishes that would throw nature irreconcilably out of balance. And no manipulating of the heart."
Bakura's heart skipped a beat on the last one. Manipulating the heart.. MAKING others fall in love.. It couldn't be done, magic or no. That much he knew already. But.. The mind could influence the heart more than anything.. So he could wish for things to help manipulate the mind... He grinned. He could have power..
He could have Kisara...
"Well?" Meru asked, impatience barely present in his light voice. Outwardly, though, he seemed calm enough. "Will you make your first wish now?" First thing was first. No wish he made was going to be worth the breath to make it while he was still trapped in this little stone chamber. But he didn't want to waste a wish just getting out...
Meru grinned at his young master's train of thought. So many before had made that mistake, only to regret it later. It would be interesting seeing how this human decided to get around it.
Bakura's psychotic smile played on his lips as the answer came to him. "I wish I was a prince..in a mansion outside Agraba..."
A light chuckle escaped Meru's sensual lips. "Very good, young master!" He looked to the little fox below him, shifting to 'sit' on his knees, propping his head with one hand. "Get my lamp, would you, fox kit?" Abiad growled curiously and retrieved the lamp. The genie grinned mischeviously. "And now.. I suppose your wish, is my command!"
In a cloud of sparking red smoke, they were gone.
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Bakura gaped at the size of his new home. It's polished alibaster walls gleamed with every ray of new dawn's light. Gold gilt was around the edges of the roof and windows. And the windows had GLASS! Every last one of them! He had seen glass before, of course. But it was used for windows by few; most nobility couldn't afford it. The grand towers offered a view of the entire oasis surrounding the estate. He had trees and clean water! The oasis was even large enough to have birds and a few other small animals as permanent inhabitants. Bakura decided it was like having his own natural menagerie.
"Amazing.." he said to himself. "Absolutely amazing.." While his pet human was gaping, Abiad decided to chase a locust hopping around near the water.
"I'm glad you like it," Meru said cheerfully. "I'd've given you more animals, but I didn't think you'd be around enough to take care of them.." Bakura gave him a not-quite-dirty look. The genie just smiled. So he was right. "Who is she?"
"What?"
"Who is she?" he repeated. "Most of my masters have wanted power or money, but a prince? There must be a reason for that title.. ... Who is she?" Bakura's hesitation only widened his grin. This mortal would keep him entertained. That part was certainly for sure. "Well..?"
Bakura looked down, his dark skin concealing his blush from the sight of eyes, but not the sight of minds. "Kisara.." he said solemnly. "It's stupid. I know that. But I won't be able to stop wondering until I've given it a shot." He shrugged. "And even though she'll reject me in the end, I'll have a few memories, and I'll still have this power and money."
Oh? Meru gave him a pathetic look that resembled a cross of sulking and confusion. "Now why do you think she would reject you? You seem okay to me.." Bakura just rolled his eyes, not quite the fired-up reaction his new friend had been hoping for.
"To you. YOU'RE not the most powerful princess for hundreds of leagues!" He sighed. "Prince or no, I'll still ACT just as I always have. She could never love a country-bred rogue like me.."
Meru shrugged. It was a good point, and one he couldn't do much to help. But the heart was strange, and women were even stranger. One never knew when it came to such things. He grinned. "Look on the bright side. If she's so powerful, at least she can't marry up. You won't have to risk losing her to a higher noble."
Silence. Even the air seemed stiff. Meru looked to his young master to find him near a state of shock. He blinked. "What's wrong?"
A few more moments silence passed before Bakura choked out, "Noble.." He then began to sob. "I'm a noble..! A bloody! ----ing! Noble!" He sobbed even harder. Meru just laughed.
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"Hello, father," Kisara chimed as she entered the large room, Kali at her heels. Kyprioth and Rispa were still in her chambers.
Today's outfit was similar to the day before: a scant top and long skirt slit high on the sides. This time, they were as sapphire as her eyes. Each covered by what would have been a more modest skirt or shirt, but were see-through sky blue. She wore the same sapphire necklace, and, for a noble of her ranking, a restraint of other jewelry, all of it silver rather than gold.
She approached the sultan. He was a large, burly man that looked to be in his late fifties or so. With his full silvering black beard and close cropped hair of the same color against tanned skin, he looked nothing like his daughter. Even his face, lines framed to a near-permanent smile, was a contrast to her ever shy one. The only trait they shared was their blue eyes, his lighter than Kisara's. He wore an expensive white suit and a white turban, not to mention jewelry that would put Meru at his most adorned to shame. Beside him stood his royal advisor, a pale-teal-haired official whose eyes were two different colors. Kisara looked up at them as she asked, "You called for me?"
The sultan nodded. "Yes, Kisara. It seems you have another suitor come to call." She gave an exasperated sigh, but he continued before she could protest. "Daughter, you have to give him a try. It is your DUTY to marry and give me an heir."
She sighed. "I know, father.. And duty and honor are everything to a noble, right?" He nodded gravely. It wasn't the reaction she'd wanted, but she'd expected it enough. "Where is he?"
"YARP!" a high voice yipped as a white desert fox raced into the room, ignoring a call of 'Abiad!' from the distance. Abiad trotted over to a delighted Kisara and an intrigued Kali. He sniffed each and yipped again.
A guard was suddenly shoved into the room and hurriedly yelled, "His Highness, Bakura of Eugor!" (Anyone guesses the originality of that name, and I'll give them free ice cream.) The guard jumped aside as Bakura hurriedly, but formally, entered the room and bowed, then rushed to the princess' side.
Dartz' eyes shot open. Bakura.. 'His Highness? Hardly.. There's only one way he could have pulled this off.' He backed into the shadows, out of sight. 'And he will pay..'
"Abiad, WHAT do you think you're DOING!" Bakura shout-whispered, scooping the little fox up. "Please, forgive him.."
Kisara merely laughed, a beautiful, resonant sound that echoed in Bakura's ears. "It's quite all right. I love foxes.." Kali yipped happily and swished her bushy tail as she looked up at her tiny new friend. Kisara laughed again. "Kali likes him, too!" After a moment of thought, she suddenly asked, "Where did you say you were from..?"
"Um.." Oh what had he decided.. "Eugor! Its a very, VERY distant land." He looked the part, too. To add to the foreign affect, Meru had clothed him in a black silk shirt, covered by a deep not-quite-crimson red tunic etched with gold, and white hose. He wore black boots, and even a scant amount of jewelry. "I was on a journey through these parts, and decided to check on the rumors that Agraba had the most beautiful princess in the desert," he said sweetly, making Kisara blush. He put on a mask of disinterest. "I'll admit, I'm disappointed with whoever started them. I'm afraid I have to disagree with the rumors.."
"Hm?" She felt suddenly dejected. Well.. He probably HAD seen a lot of princesses if he was from such a distant country.. Right? Kisara forced a smile that didn't reach her eyes. Her father, though, gave Bakura an extremely dirty look.
"And why do you say that, young prince?" he growled almost visciously.
He still looked uninterested. "Well.. Two things. They SAY the most beautiful princess in the desert.." He grinned, taking one hand to kiss it as he said, "They SHOULD say the most beautiful woman in the world.." Kisara's pale face turned crimson; the sultan laughed heartily.
"I rather like this one, daughter! A sense of humor, not like some of those political stiffs!" He winked at the boy. "You be nice, and I think you could win her yet!"
The princess sulked, face even redder as she pulled her hand back. "Father..." He just laughed.
Bakura smiled gallantly. "Hush now.. You're getting so flustered." Abiad gave a small whine, making them both laugh. "You see? Even Abiad agrees. Why don't we take a walk in the menagerie so you can clear your head?"
Sapphire blue met gray-violet as a new blush arose. She nodded. "All right... If Kali wants to, that is," she added with a smile.
"Yarp!" They laughed.
Bakura offered her an arm, which she took. Who knew? Maybe she would fall for him after all. "The menagerie it is then."
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Aimi: Hm.. That was decent length, right? I actually wrote this in one setting:3 I'm getting better about that. Hm? It was a three and a half hour setting? -shrug- And I care...? XP
Oh! Though seriously! Can anyone figure out the utter enigma that is the word 'Eugor'? C'mon. Ya know ya want to.. -grin- I know its SO hard, (not) but I still wanna see how many people freeze and can't figure it out.. X3 Meh. I'm weird like that. Spring Break ends soon, so if you want constant updates, I'd better get constant reviews! Keep 'em comin', my loyal fans! X3