Royals and Thieves
By Youkiyra Solar alias Krystal Fox
Krystal Fox: Let the story begin!!!! Oh and Nothing of Yu-Gi-Oh Belongs to me it is all the creators of Yu-Gi-Oh to whom the original characters belong
I don't want to continue with silly intro. So let's begin the story.
Chapter 4 Changed Plans
Yami could hear his friends talking around him but he just couldn't wake up. He tried so much but he just couldn't wake up.
"He's trying to wake up but he can't seem to.... Chaos was anything on that blade?" Yami recognized Magician Girl's voice.
"Unfortunately yes. It is a rare mixture that can only be cured by a plant found in Macedonia. I will go myself and get it. Watch over him while I am gone make sure he does not over do himself or the poison will go faster." Chaos said leaving.
"I hope he goes swiftly. Otherwise I will become ruler of Egypt." Seth Kiba said sighing. "I do not want to lay my friend to rest. I will go to the temple and pray to Ra that Egypt's Pharaoh will live." Atem heard Seth's footsteps leaving.
"I hope dearly that he will wake soon. I fear that something terrible is coming." Merric said also leaving.
Yami could now see light through his eyelids but felt that he was too tired to try further. He would rest then he would try again.
Chaos left the palace feeling sad and also angry. He wished that he could have seen the dagger coming. He should have been there. It was his fault that his master was hurt, he had been given the job of watching over Yami to protect him and he had failed him. Now he would get the herb and hope that Yami could ever forgive him. Traveling by black magic arrived at the foot hills of the village he was looking for and changing into a human, as to not frighten the people in this village set out with the Egyptian name of Herodotus. Now a tall Black haired silver eyed very Handsome human walked into the village not knowing that this trip would change his life forever.
Change-of-Heart was going to the village with Bakura today, though she hoped that the village drunks would not beat Bakura up again. It seemed that all in the village were frightened by Bakura's albino skin and feared him. SO to prove they were not scared would over power him and beat him up unfairly. Only Heart's intervention ever saved him from not being killed.
She sighed. Looking over at the tall white haired albino beside her and smiled, she cared greatly for her master and would willingly give her life for him.
"What is it Heart?" Bakura asked having sensed her gaze fall upon him.
"Oh I am just worried for you. It seems that every time you come to town with me that you leave half dead. Really I wish that Kurebo hadn't eaten those 8 blueberry muffins. Now He is sleeping them off like a drunk." She said sighing again.
Bakura reached over and gave Heart a hug. "Do not worry. Please. Besides there is much besides me to think of. Like of whenever you go walking in town half the young men follow you like puppies to their masters."
Heart blushed. Then shook her head. "Well then I am off, I have fruits and vegetables to buy for our pantry. Still be careful." With that went off to go buy her products.
Bakura though went along, last night he had had a terrible nightmare that Yami was in his bed on Death's doorstep, waiting for Death to open its door. He shivered, whatever brought about that dream he didn't know, for surely his Shadow cards would protect their master. But what if they hadn't, what if Yami was in real, real danger? No there was nothing to worry about, besides if Atem saw him he would never recognize him.
He had changed much in the last few days. His hair was much longer and he wore an ancient jewelry necklace around his neck, which he had found in a tomb in Egypt as a final memory before leaving it.
Also he wore light sandy colors making him blend with the sands of the desert. Also was working on his stealing skills, he had gotten much better. Under his father's thumb he had never gotten very far but now he could be talking to a person at a foot away and steal away the tight necklace on their necks without them noticing.
Then a hand gripped his shoulder and he realized that he had been so interested in his own thoughts he hadn't been noticing the people around him. Two tall men of brown hair on each arm a fifth were now controlling him, their ringleader was preparing to throw a punch. Right into the stomach it went. He tried to double over in pain, but the men holding him made sure he couldn't. Punch after punch jab after stab he was weakening stars forming in front of his eyes.
Heart continued into the market and gathered all that she needed. She headed towards the northern outskirts of the village to wait for Bakura. As she went she heard a voice behind her say "Lady Hearten wait!" Turning she was walking to see a fruit merchant holding some purchases she had forgotten. In the throng she forgot to watch where she was going and suddenly saw stars in front of her eyes and was on the ground holding her head, it ached like she had hit a wooden barrel with it.
Chaos was walking and looking around the village when a pretty young woman with sandy hair ran into him, right into his face and hit his jaw with a force that made it feel like Yami had hit him, like a time when he had been very angry. Stars showing in front of his eyes as he felt the force of this little woman.
When the stars had cleared he thought, "Now I know what it feels like to be bowled over by a battering ram."
Looking up saw that the lady's goods were scattered all over the ground, "Let me help you, I am sorry I ran into you." He said helping to gather her goods up.
Heart had a horrible headache but noticed and heard the man in front of her say he would help her. She numbly nodded. Then shook her head, rubbing one side of it felt very sore. "Oh sir it was not your fault it was mine please forgive me for running into you." She said remembering her manners.
"Please let me help you take these home for you. There is more here than you can carry." Chaos said politely handing her a basket filled with the fallen fruits that had been scattered.
"I have my brother who is too meet me and he will help me." She said quietly, now noticing exactly that this man was a tall, dark and handsome Egyptian who was willing to help her.
"Well then I shall help you till your brother is with you." He said noticing exactly how nice she looked.
She shrugged and started to walk off. Chaos followed carrying the more heavy objects. Walking down the main street of town reached an edge of an alleyway and soft cries and groans were emitting from it. Heart felt fear rise in her heart, she feared that it might be her master.
"What is it dear lady?" The stranger man asked confused by the worried look on her face.
"I fear that the town drunks are ganging up on him again." She said tears appearing in her eyes.
"I shall go look, what does your brother look like?"
"He is an albino, and is wearing sandy clothes the color of my hair." She said tears in her eyes and sadness in her voice.
"Stay here. I shall find your brother." Chaos said glad to help this dear lady. Going down the alleyway saw a group of 5 picking on a man of white complexion in the middle out numbered 5-1.
"My, My, My what have we here." He said in a mysterious way "It seems that cowards are picking on someone they fear."
"Who are you stranger? Why concern yourself in matters not your own?" The ringleader asked angrily.
"Why do you pick on someone who is outnumbered? I think I shall even the odds." Chaos hated to see someone picked on who was helpless to defend himself. Grabbing the ringleader threw him out of the alley right into a hard wood barrel. The others mad that their friend was hurt, dropped their victim and went after a new one. Unfortunately for them they did not know of the absolute strength of this "Man". All four charged and he went closer to the ground, they moving so fast did not have time to stop and all fell over him to behind him. Chaos rose and took a stick from the ground turning around slowly and menacingly glared at them. Three ran, two grabbed their leader and one still stood there.
"You will regret siding forces with that Albino.!!" The man said using some colorful words to make of this man that was two head s taller than he himself. Obviously this man had not noticed Chaos' height until he moved closer.
"Would you like to say those words again now that I am standing beside you?" Chaos said softly with patience that thousands of years had perfected it.
"I..Um..EEEK!!" He said and turned to run. As he did the bladed staff he was carrying was thrown backwards and hit Chaos in the face he didn't even flinch, though a short jagged scratch was now on his face. He took his stick and raising it brought it down on the man's skull.
Stepping over the man went to the fallen albino that was on the ground. Turning him over saw that a lot of his white face was now stained red.
Picking him up gently went to the entrance of the alleyway to where the Lady was waiting.
She gasped when she saw the damage, tears beginning to flow.
"Please good lady where is your home, I shall carry him for you." Chaos said. She nodded an okay and led the way. Arriving at the house she lead the way to a bedroom where he laid him down on the bed.
"Thank you so much for everything, in all this chaos I never thought to ask your name." She said sounding apologetic.
Chaos thought , "Yes dear lady you are so close to the real answer, Chaos." Instead of voicing those words he said , "I am Herodotus of Egypt. I travel in search of a rare herb found in these hills. And you name?" He asked .
"Oh I am sorry for not remembering my manners, I am Hearten and this is my brother Arukab (Bakura backwards) we live here as traders and I gather herbs from the nearby hills. So perhaps I can help you in the finding of this herb. What is the name of the one you seek?"
"It is the Tiger Lily leaf. It is very rare I hear, but I must have some."
"Oh well let's see.... Here we go it's the last of it. I gathered some yesterday for the making of a poison formula, a boy in the village had been bitten by a very poisonous snake and I had to do it in little time."
She looked up and saw a haunted look in this man's face almost as if he knew the pain of having someone innocent being poisoned.
"I should go now. I have much to do, I hope to see you again Hearten. Farewell." He said rising going to the door.
"No thank you. I still owe you much."
"Say nothing more, I feel that you owe me nothing. For indeed I owe you more than you can know." With that disappeared into the dusk of the setting sun.
She sighed, then went in to Bakura, taking her healing herbs and cloths she began to wash and clean the wounds that were going to start festering.
Bakura moaned at the pain of having his wounds aggravated. Cracking an eye open saw Heart cleaning him up and having a thoughtful look on her face.
"I see I have survived again." He croaked out.
"Only through the help of a stranger."
"What do you mean?"
"A man from Egypt came into town and was helping me with all my groceries after I ran into him and so he volunteered to save you. He ousted all 5 of those ruffians, and sent them packing."
Bakura thought of his thought-to-be-dream, a man that looked in appearance to Yami was fighting off his enemies then looking powerful to the point of not being natural. As the talking went on a purr came from Bakura's side where his Kurebo was sleeping off the remaining effects of Blueberry muffins.
Bakura left Heart to go outside dispite her wishes he rest and thought to himself that he would never let another man fight his fight again. Soon as Heart left he took out his knives and cut a piece of wood into a large circle and made lines in it, making a target, into the backyard he went and setting it up took up his knife by the blade sent it flying towards the target. It almost missed the target.
Taking it back tried again, and again and again. He would get a bull's eye and until he was perfect he would not stop. Practicing movements with the knife like he had seen Yami do during his warrior practice.
He would not quit.
Till he could beat even his best friend, Yami. Who at the time was better in weapons than he.
Chaos was on his way home. He was so happy in bumping (literally) into that nice lady who had the very herb he was looking for in her herb cupboard. He was on his way to save his master.
He could see the palace from the clouds and Yami's window landing in through the window nearly collided with Dark Magician.
"Brother you are back already? I expected a longer time."
"I ran into an unexpected strip of luck in the form an herbal woman, in the village I went to. Now let's heal the Pharaoh." He sent Dark off to get hot water.
Yami felt as if the world was putting all their weights on him and then sitting on him. In his pain he heard Merric and Seth talking with.... With Chaos!!
Yami desperately tried to wake up and this time it was so easy it surprised him.
"Welcome back to the living world Master." Chaos said quietly. "Now you may do what you wish with me."
Dark and Magician exchanged looks they knew their brother he would blame himself for everything that even seemed to go his way.
"What are you talking about?" Atem said shaking his head from the dizziness in his head.
"I was supposed to protect you and I failed." Chaos said kneeling before Yami. Merric and Seth were shocked they too had been blaming themselves for Atem's wound. Their shock grew as the Great Magician of Black Chaos knelt before Yami in a very humble position. The usual proud and stubborn Magician was on his knee in front of the Pharaoh, the Pharaoh who had hair sticking every which way from sleeping.
"Friend, Friend, Dear friend." Yami said standing even though it was against his body's wishes. "You could never have done more then what you did. Now how long have I been unconscious?"
Chaos was very surprised at Yami's brushing away of Chaos' supposed disloyalty. They all heard a deep voice at the doorway, "It has been 3 days oh Pharaoh." Everyone turned to see the Great Sage, Dark's, Magician's and Chaos' father.
"Now come oh Pharaoh even though you should rest there is much you must already do. Your troops await your condition and what a better way than to show yourself to them." Sage said grasping Yami's arm as to steady him.
Yami thought, "Nearly on death's door and now healing and I am already being forced into the rush of royal duties once again. He shook his head and as they walked out he noticed that Chaos was not following.
Realizing that he still blamed himself for what happened said, "Chaos, come with me."
Chaos gave a bittersweet smile and followed his black, red and light green robes flowing around him. His large staff was formidable enough to scare anyone.
He went and felt better, Yami was again intrusting him to his own protection.
Time for life to continue began, though it froze for just a second as Chaos remembered the beautiful young woman that had helped him obtain the herb that saved his master. Well he could have never started a relationship with a human for he was not human himself. Then he tuned his attention fully to the care and protecting of his master.
Media, King of Macedonia was looking around his plans. He would get all the he wanted, now it was an advisor that he could trust, then it was...Complete and utter control of Egypt. Then he would destroy the last remaining family member that had caused him the pain of humility before his betters.
He would have Atem of Egypt's head on a stake before the end of this. He swore the he would get revenge.
Krystal fox: Well what did you think of that? Write and tell me. I finally have the board set and the pieces are about ready to move, like pieces of the puzzle finally coming into the right place.
(For all those who hate riddles I am afraid that I love them so expect more.)
Bakura: Sometimes even though I solve riddles and puzzles doesn't mean I love them. So don't get any ideas if you want to try anything you can't so there.
Krystal Fox: Well we don't know about that.
Atem: I don't like the sound of her voice Bakura what about you?
Bakura: I don't like that look in her eyes; beware of any doors with lights at the end of them!!!!