Darkened Innocence Chapter 4: The Demon's Life, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Zypher: Well, I thank all of you for reviewing the last chapter so here's the next one for Darkened Innocence. Enjoy as always.

Darkened Innocence

Chapter 4

Yugi woke up the next morning, not remembering a thing that happened last night, to find Yami and Aqua were gone. 'Hmm, I wonder where they went to?' he thought as he got up from the bed, stretching like a cat would and saw a note sitting on the nightstand. He picked it up and read it silently to himself.

Yugi,

Our father called us to the institution for something that he may not even need our help with so we shouldn't be gone that long. There's a plate of food for you in the refrigerator so eat up. If you wish to leave out, make sure you cover your tail and ears and keep your wings hidden.

Yami

He nodded to himself and placed the note back on the table, climbing off the bed and headed downstairs to eat before he got dressed and left out. He was having a bad feeling about this but he trusted that Yami and Aqua will get out before they could be used in Jisaki's twisted experiment.

Yami and Aqua walked into Jisaki's office and looked around. "Father, we're here. What is it you need done?" Yami called but got no response. "If he bothered to call us, why isn't he here?" Aqua questioned. "Because I do need you both for something. A little experiment that I'd like to test..." he answered from behind. Sensing they were in danger, they tried to leave but were delayed on noticing, Jisaki shooting two darts into their necks and they fell unconscious. He walked out from the shadows and told two scientists to come and pick them up, bringing them to the labs.

'Soon, I will see if I can give a mortal a demon's life without dying. If this works, I'll be rich.' he thought as the two scientists came in and heaved Yami and Aqua out of his office and to the labs, Jisaki following behind them with the concoction in hand.

Yugi came back home later after exploring the mall a little more. He held in his hands two small packages that he brought for Yami and Aqua with the money he was given from them. 'I do hope they like them. They have done so much for me than I thought would ever be done for me.' he thought, walking inside and lied the gifts on the tables, looking around for any sign of Yami or Aqua. "Yami? Aqua? Are you home?" Yugi called, but there was no answer. He examined the house, trying to find any sign of them but didn't find a trace anywhere in the house.

'They might still be at the institution or they could've left and went to do something else. That's why they aren't back yet.' Yugi thought as he headed into their room and sat down on Yami's bed. 'Hopefully, they will be back soon and not being used in that experiment.' he thought, feeling deep inside his heart that something bad was about to happen.

Yami's eyes opened and everything was hazy for a moment before he realized he was in the labs and tried to get up, only finding that he was strapped down to one of the examination tables. "What's going on?" he questioned, looking around. He spotted Aqua on another table, still knocked out. He heard the mechanical doors sliding opened and spotted his father walking inside.

"Father, what's going on?"

"I'm doing a little experiment with you two. See if I can change a mortal life into an immortal one."

"Are you nuts?! First off, that may be impossible and second, we're your kids! Why are you doing this to us when you can take some useless bum off the street to perform this on?!" Yami exclaimed. "Well, that would be a waste of time and besides, if something happens to you two, at least you'll be out of my hair." Jisaki replied and Yami only gaped at him. Here was their father, the only parental figure to them, about to conduct some experiment that could kill them and he doesn't care one bit. "How could you? If mother was alive, she would've done something to stop you." Yami hissed, trying to get out of the bonds no matter how useless it would be.

"But she is still here. And I'll let you see her if you'd like." Jisaki answered.

"What do you mean she's here? She died ten years ago." Yami snapped. "I know but I worked on her and she's back but not as you would remember her." he said, calling a scientist to bring Naori in. "What did you do? What did you do to mother?!" Yami cried, waking up Aqua from his daze. "What going on?" he asked, looking over to Yami. "Father is using us for one of his experiments!"

"What?! How could you think of something like that?!" he shouted towards him. He didn't speak, only looked to the sliding doors and the scientist he called for came in, holding a rope that was tied to whatever was still beyond the door. They heard a whimper and Yami feared the worse. "Mo-Mother?" he called out softly. The scientist tugged on the rope and she walked in. They gasped, seeing as she wasn't human.

She was a chimera. (1)

"No, I can't believe you did this to her." Aqua hissed, looking to Jisaki. "Well, I wouldn't want you two to be sad after she died so I did this. I was hoping that you would at least be happy she's back." Jisaki said. "Yes, but not like this." Yami uttered. "Oh well. I can't change the past now unless you want me to kill her." he said, walking over to a table that held a needle and a bottle filled with a clear liquid. Naori looked to them and whimpered softly, hating to see them in this situation. 'I don't want you to turn out like me or something even worse. I wish there was something I could do but these scientists will prevent me from doing anything to help.' she thought, wanting to kill her husband for what she planned to do with them.

He filled the needle with the clear liquid and walked back over to them. "Now, it's time for the test." he whispered, moving over to Aqua and held him by his snout so he wouldn't move his head. He growled and tried to move away from his grip but it was futile. He stuck the needle into his neck and gave him some of the liquid before letting him go. He snarled before whimpering, seeing the liquid was taking effect quickly. Yami glared up at Jisaki.

"You will pay for this. One way or another, you will pay."

"I like to see you try." Jisaki murmured, sticking the needle into his neck and he winced from the pain. He grit his teeth as pain started to shoot through his body. He closed his eyes from the pain and prayed that the only person that could help right now will come. 'Yugi, we need your help.' he thought. "Behold as I create demons from mere mortal beings. If this works, we'll make this worldwide and with any luck, less painful." Jisaki announced as some more scientists came in to watch the experiment take place. He picked up his clipboard and examined each reaction they made from the concoction.

The feeling became stronger and he stood up, looking out the window. 'Something is wrong and I do not like it. I knew I shouldn't have stayed here thinking that nothing will happen at that foul place!' Yugi thought, leaving out the house and went towards the institution. He made it inside and without alerting the guards, ran through the halls, trying to find Yami and Aqua. He located their scent and it was filled with pain. He growled and ran towards the location of the scent and upon arriving, he looked through the window of the sliding metal doors. He gasped in horror, seeing them strapped to a table, withering in pain and sweating profusely.

Jisaki stood idly by, writing things on a clipboard as he examined the reactions. 'Why isn't he doing anything to help them? They are in pain! They're his children for crying out loud and he should be helping them!' Yugi thought as he continued to watch. 'But of course, I should know he wouldn't dare help them since he sees them as nothing but an experiment.' he thought until he heard Jisaki speak to the other scientist that still held Naori's rope. "This may be the biggest test I did in my lifetime." Jisaki murmured.

"Yes but don't you think it's a bit harsh to test the demon formula on them? What if they die from the transformation?" The scientist asked. "If that does happen then I'll just have to dispose of their bodies. An easy task." Jisaki replied and Yugi's eyes widened at the proclamation. 'He doesn't care at all...And not only that but he's willing to risk their lives for some experiment.' he thought and snarled, claws lengthening and grating the metal of the door. He knew he had to do something but he didn't know what he could possibly do without causing a scene.

But that thought disappeared quickly when he heard Yami scream and turned back to the window. The demon gasped, seeing sharp, black scales growing from his skin, blood leaking out from the wounds they were causing. His teeth started to lengthen into fangs and his nails started to become claws. From the room, Yami screamed again but it came out more as a pained roar as his mouth lengthened out into a snout. A tail sprouted out from his tail bone along with a pair of wings that ripped through the back of his shirt and he snarled in pain, trying to break free so his newly developed wings can be freed. Bones shifted inside his body to accommodate his new form and he cried out again, tears coursing down his face.

'Yami...' he thought sadly before looking to where Aqua was and only saw minimal changes in his appearance. His scales looked a lot sharper and his fangs were lengthened as well. His new and sharper claws grate the table, leaving deep gashes in the metal. He cried out again, eyes opening to show they were now darker and his pupils were narrowed more than before, giving him the look of an untamed beast. 'Aqua...that's it. That's enough! I can't stand to see them in pain anymore!' he thought, eyes narrowing as he left the window and with all his strength, pried the door apart, catching Jisaki and the scientist's attention.

"You! The demon I brought in before! What are you doing here?!" Jisaki demanded. "I came to save Yami and Aqua from your twisted experiment! You're hurting them and you don't care at all! It's a miracle they're still alive! I should've save them sooner before you could even get this far!" Yugi snapped as he walked past them, growling lowly when a scientist tried to grab him. He walked over to Yami and tore the restraints off and he breathed harshly as he opened his eyes and looked to him. "Y-Y-Yugi...help u-u-us." he whispered, reaching out towards him, blood dripping down his arms slowly to pool on the floor. "I will. Just hold on." he whispered as he grasped his claw and helped him sit up.

Once he was standing, he went over to Aqua and ripped off his bonds as well, helping him up. They were still in pain but the transformation was done. Yugi helped Aqua walk over to Yami's side and glared at Jisaki. "You, I despise you with such a passion that I wish that looks could kill right now. You dare harm you only living family and wouldn't care a bit about whether they die or not. "You're a madman and I hope that every demon you killed or harmed in the wretched place will torture your soul when you die. I would gladly kill you if I didn't have to worry about Yami and Aqua's health. I'm taking them away and if you try to come find us, I will make sure my threat is done!" he snarled as he helped Yami and Aqua walk out but Yami stayed back.

"Yami, come on. We need to go."

"But...mother..." he whispered, reaching out to her who whimpered and tried to walk over but the other tugged her back. Yugi growled and walked towards them, ripping the rope in half and Naori looked to him gratefully before running over to Yami and Aqua. Yami knelt down and she ran into his arms. "Mother...I missed you." he whimpered, hugging her softly. 'Don't worry. I'm here for you now and I will never leave you again.' she thought as she licked his cheek lightly. Yugi smiled as she watched the small family reunion then glared back at Jisaki. "I meant it. You better not come after us." He growled before walking over to them as well and told them that they could leave now. Yami and Aqua nodded and Yugi helped Yami to stand once more before they left out the labs. Jisaki watched then go and chuckled. The scientist looked to him, wondering what could've been so funny.

"That little demon. Such spunk for someone his age and such strength. I could use that to my advantage. I knew there was something about that little demon that made me want to experiment on him." he stated. "Well, if that's true, how are you going to capture him again? He vowed to kill you for hurting Yami and Aqua and with strength like that, he'll take you down within a minute." The scientist murmured. "With bait. If he came when Yami and Aqua were in pain then I'll know he'll do the same to help them again. When he does, we'll have him where we want him." Jisaki explained as he placed the clipboard on a table and left out with the scientist trailing behind him.

When they got back home, Yugi let Yami sit down on his bed and helped Aqua into his. Naori climbed into Yami's bed and laid her head upon his lap. He stroked her fur gently, sad to see his mother like this but was at least glad she was back with them. Yugi walked back over to him after covering Aqua and climbed onto the bed as well.

"I'm so sorry this happened to you. I knew there was something your father was planning and I should've said something. But I didn't and now you're both fated to be like this." Yugi whispered, bowing his head. "It's alright, Yugi. We should've never gone to see what he wanted but chances are he would've sent two scientists to come after us anyway." Yami mumbled looking down to his arms which were still bleeding through his new black scales. Yugi looked to them as well and brought one to him, licking the blood away gently. Yami watched him quietly before closing his eyes, purring in contentment. Yugi smiled softly as he continued to lick Yami's wounds until they were clean and moved to his other side to work on his other arm.

Naori smiled, seeing the gentleness Yugi was treating to Yami and removed her head off of his lap, moving to lay down at the end of the bed. Once the blood was cleaned off, Yami leaned down to give him an affectionate lick on his cheek. "Thank you. Especially for helping us both from Jisaki." Yami said, finding it unworthy to even call him their father anymore. "I'm glad I did or else something worse could've happened." Yugi said. "But I guess now we'll have to find somewhere else to go cause as long as he's still alive, he may try to come after you again or even me." he continued and then remembered the gifts he brought for Yami and Aqua.

He stood up and looked to him. "Wait right here. I have something I wanted to give you and Aqua." Yugi said as he left to head downstairs. He grabbed the two gifts before running back upstairs once more, handing the golden wrapped box to Yami and then walked over to Aqua, giving him the red wrapped box. They opened it and saw the intricate pendants that were inside. "You really got these for us?" Yami asked, looking to him. "Yeah, I wanted to repay you back for everything you did for me. I know Keara would be proud that I'm happy again while she's gone." Yugi replied, smiling softly. "Hopefully, she will come back soon cause I know she will help you two now. I may have hidden strength but it may not be enough to save you from any tricks Jisaki would try to get you two back."

Yami smiled as well and took out the silver pendant, putting it around his neck and looked to the Chinese Dragon that was on it. "Thank you, Yugi. It's wonderful." he said, looking to him. "I will always cherish this, even if we were to get separated." he continued and Yugi smiled. "Thanks. We should get some sleep now. We'll find a new place to stay and once we get settled, we'll take care of your so-called father once and for all." Yami nodded and lied back down in bed. Yugi slid in next to him and curled up in his embrace, sighing lightly.

Naori watched them silently with a small smile, glad to see her sons happy even after the ordeal they have to go through. 'I hope everything will turn out well for you three.' she thought as she lied down at the end of the bed and fell asleep quietly.

Zypher: And that's all I shall write for now. Yes, Yami and Aqua have become demons but Yugi will be sure to watch over them and give them the love they need. Anyways, hoped you have enjoyed this chapter and will be patiently waiting for the next. See you all soon.

(1): The chimera that I'm using for Naori's form is the ones from Full Metal Alchemist. Why? I have no idea. The thought of Nina as a chimera popped into my mind and then came the thought about Yami and Aqua's mother's so there you are. Now they are a family even if they were intentional experiments for Jisaki.