Thanks for all the reviews, everyone. This chapter should keep you satisfied for a while and will show you why it couldn't be made into a one-shot. I don't own Yugioh or Beauty and the Beast!

A young man was walking through the halls of Domino High School, his nose in the latest Gamer's Magazine.

Yugi Motou was not the most popular kid in school. Quite frankly, he had practically no friends all, just bullies. The main reason for it was that he was the more reserved, shy type of people. A perfect punching bag for most bullies.

But that particular day wasn't going as bad as usual. So far, no one make contact with him, teased him, or even bothered glancing in his direction.

'Thank god for that,' he thought as he flipped a page. 'I don't know how much more of this I could take.'

The school day had ended an hour ago, but Yugi liked to go to the library to read up on the latest magazines, and sometimes do a little bit of homework with it, as well.

His day, unfortunately, was about to get much worse.

"What are you still doing here, little Yugi?" Ushio, the meanest guy in all of the school.

He was a giant, greedy man who enjoyed tormenting his fellow classmates. His favorite victim was Yugi, though.

"I-I was just reading," Yugi stuttered. "L-like usual."

"Why waste your time with such stupid things as reading?" the giant man questioned taking the magazine out of Yugi's hands. "Let me do you a favor."

"No, please. I got that from the school library!" Yugi pleaded.

It was useless, however, as Ushio ripped it in half. "I saved you time, Yugi. You owe me."

"B-but..."

"There's two options on how to pay me back," he explained with an evil glint in his eyes. "One, pay me $10,000, or two, accompany me on a date."

"What!"

"Even though you're fun to kick around a bit, I can admit you're not bad on the eyes," he chuckled. "You tell me your choice a week from now."

With that, the brute went off to steal from other defenseless kids.

'Great, now I have to get $10,000 in a week, cause there is no way that I'm EVER going to go on a date with Ushio!'

Feeling dispirited, Yugi made his long trip back home.

He was greeted by his grandfather, Solomon, when he got to their shop/house.

"How was your day at school, Yugi?"

"Fine, grandpa," Yugi lied. "The same old stuff."

"You seem a bit gloomy, though, my boy," he replied with concern evident in his eyes.

His grandson simply shrugged.

"I know, I'm going out of town and won't be back until sometime tomorrow. Is there anything special you want me to get for you?" he asked.

'Yeah, $10,000,' he though sadly.

"No, I'm fine, gramps," he replied with a small smile of gratitude.

"You sure?"

"Positive."

"Oh poo, you're no fun at all," he grumbled.

Yugi just laughed and said, "Have a nice trip."

Solomon gave a small frown.

"Sorry about leaving you alone again, Yugi," he apologized.

"It's fine grandpa, I have ways to occupy myself," Yugi assured.

'Like plotting on how to make lots of money in a short period of time.'

"Alright then, I'll see you later, my boy."

"Bye, gramps!"

'Now to get thinking,' Yugi told himself heading to his room.

---

Once Solomon was done taking care of his business in town, he thought on what he should get for Yugi.

'I wish he would tell me,' he thought sadly.

Solomon wasn't looking where he was going, and wandered off further and further away from the Kame shop.

When he finally looked up from the ground, he saw he was following a little dirt road into the forest.

Squinting, he noticed the roof of a tower.

'Hmm, I don't ever remember this place in all the years I've been living here,' he thought. 'A small look around wouldn't hurt.'

As he followed the road and got closer to the tower, he could finally see a dark, intimidating castle up ahead.

"Whoa, I can't believe I never noticed this," he mumbled to himself.

For each step he took closer to the castle, the colder it got.

'Must be late autumn kicking in,' he thought. 'Hopefully someone is in there. I don't think I'll be able to make it back home any time soon.'

He quickly made his way to the castle doors, before seeing bushes full of roses and other types of exotic, rare flowers.

'Amazing,' he thought, 'with this kind of weather, the flowers look like they haven't even lost a petal!'

One of the roses that stood out for him, was a vibrant purple one among the red, white, and pink ones.

'Yugi's favorite color is purple!' he thought happily. 'Though I shouldn't take someone else's possession.

Looking around, he saw more of the oddly colored roses scattered in almost all the bushes.

'I'm sure the person won't miss just one of his flowers,' he decided.

Picking one that was fully bloomed, Solomon took a small whiff and started to make his way back home.

He barely took a step, before a tall hooded figure stopped him.

"What are you doing here?" his booming voice demanded. "What made you think you can come here and steal what belongs to me?"

"I-I'm sorry," Solomon quickly stuttered looking into blood red eyes. "I hoped to take this flower to my grandson, you had so many. I was hoping you wouldn't mind."

"Well I do," the hooded figure snarled. "Every rose is valuable to me, and since you dare to argue with me, I'll have to teach you a painful lesson."

The creature lifted Solomon up by thee collar of his shirt, and a hand to reveal black fur with long claws.

"Please, isn't there some way to work this out without violence!" Solomon pleaded.

The beast froze, thinking for moment.

"You say you have a grandson? Bring him to me, and I shall spare your life," he finally told him. "You have a week to do so, no more."

"B-but..."

Before another word could be spoken, the creature let out a horrifying cry, and let him go.

Taking this opportunity to run for his life, Solomon made his way back home, with the violet rose in his hands with a death grip.

'I won't tell Yugi, that was just my imagination,' he told himself as he got in the house. 'But then, this rose isn't exactly imaginary.'

It was just about time for his grandson to come home.

'Maybe I should tell him,' he thought. 'He deserves to know.'

"Hey, gramps," Yugi greeted walking in. "I didn't expect you to be here so soon."

Looking into his grandson's eyes were too much for the old man. 'I won't tell him, and I'll be damned if that monster gets him.'

"You okay, grandpa?" Yugi asked with concern. "You seem a bit, out of it."

"I've got a little present for you, Yugi," he said suddenly.

He held out the rose to him. "I thought you might like it."

Yugi was surprised and smiled when he noticed what color it was.

"Where did you find this? It's too cold for roses to be around," he said while inhaling the sweet smell.

Solomon let out a small frown, and started to clean the display glass behind him. "Call it luck."

Yugi gave his grandpa a quick hug before heading up the stairs. "Thanks, gramps!"

"Your welcome, Yugi," he whispered. "Your welcome."

For the next six days, Yugi saved up money, and did as many jobs as he could to get the money he needed for paying his 'debt.' Every time he felt discouraged, he would look at his violet rose and brighten up immediately.

'They did say that purple roses were enchanted,' Yugi thought. 'I wish my life was more magical. Then I could get out of here, and have a more fairy tale kind of life.'

He laughed at the thought.

"Of course that will never happen," he told himself. "There's no such thing as magic."

Exhausted from hard labor, Yugi collapsed on his bed and fell into a deep sleep.

He had no idea how drastically his life would change the next day.

---

In the room across from his, Solomon couldn't sleep at all.

"That thing is going to want Yugi tomorrow," he mumbled to himself. "Well no grandson of mine is going to become dinner to such a black hearted creature."

With that being said, Solomon had chosen to break his word, unaware of red eyes watching him from far away.

---

Yugi got up that morning full of anxiousness and a bad feeling in his stomach.

'I hope Ushio accepts the money and won't demand me going on a date with him still,' he thought nervously putting on his school uniform. 'He has been known to break his own deals.'

When he strolled over to the kitchen, he noticed his grandpa looking out the window, as though expecting something to fly right in.

"You okay, gramps?" Yugi asked with concern. "You look a bit worried."

Solomon gave his grandson a small, assuring smile that he was fine.

Yugi didn't buy it, though.

"Are you sure you're..."

Before he could finished, a loud knocking came from the door.

"I'll get it grandpa."

"NO!" he yelled. "Stay away from that door and stay put."

"What?"

The banging got louder.

"Shh, he might hear you," Solomon warned.

Yugi raised a brow at his grandfather's strange attitude toward the person knocking.

"You always told me to be a good person and open the door for those who are on our doorsteps," Yugi reminded him. "We can't just let him stay out in the cold."

"No, Yugi!" his grandfather called out in vain.

Once the door opened, that familiar hooded figure scared Yugi further back into the house.

"W-who are you?" he stammered.

"Your new master of the house," a deep voice growled. "I thought we made a deal old man."

"What's he talking about, grandpa?" Yugi asked confused.

Solomon sighed and explained the whole story of finding the castle, taking the rose, and making the deal.

"But I won't let him take you away," he stated stubbornly. "You're my grandson, and he has no right to do this."

The figure growled and grabbed Solomon by the collar of his shirt like last time.

"Grandpa!" Yugi cried in dismay.

"You have made your death wish, old man," the mysterious creature snarled in a low voice. "Now you shall pay the ultimate price."

"Wait!" Yugi suddenly yelled. "I'll go with you."

"N-no, Yugi," Solomon gasped out. "You don't know what you're doing!"

The teen just stared up at the beast in fear, not for himself, but for his grandfather. Red, cold eyes examined him for a moment.

"You swear that you'll stay in my castle forever?" the deep voice asked.

"Yes, I swear."

The beast dropped the old man, and Yugi quickly rushed over to him.

"N-no, don't go Yugi," Solomon pleaded. "I'm not worth it."

Before the tri-color haired boy could answer, a clawed hand grabbed his wrists, and began to drag him away.

"No, wait!" Yugi cried out, panicking. "Wait!"

Solomon was too sore and fearful to move and watched in despair as Yugi was dragged away.

---

Once the two had gotten to the castle, Yugi immediately collapsed on his knees and sobbed his heart out.

"You didn't let me say good-bye," he kept repeating over and over. "I'll never see him again."

The hooded figure's posture slumped slightly, before standing upright and intimidatingly over him.

"I'll show you to your room," he mumbled.

He held out his beastly hand for Yugi to take, but the boy shrunk away from it in fear.

"Please, don't touch me," he whispered hoarsely.

A soft sigh was heard, before he agreed to the request. "As you wish."

The creature then began to take off the hood he had on, revealing a wolf-like face, with long fangs sticking out his mouth. The color of his fur was as dark as charcoal, with his ears having red tips to match his eyes.

Yugi also noticed a long, bushy tail behind him, and that his captor also had a slim figure for a cruel, heartless beast.

"I hope you like it here," it said awkwardly.

When he got no response, he continued.

"You can go anywhere you like, so don't be shy," he told the other.

He didn't want to socialize with this thing, but there was one question on his mind.

"What's your name, beast?" he asked timidly.

A flash of hurt quickly flashed through his eyes, unnoticed, as he answered, "Yami."

'Darkness, how fitting,' the teen thought.

"And you?"

"I'm Yugi."

Yami gave him a small smile, "That's a nice name."

'Eww, I hopw he's not doing what I think he's trying to do,' Yugi thought mentally cringing.

The silence that once engulfed the room was back once more.

'This isn't going as well as I had hoped,' Yami told himself. 'I have to break the ice.'

"Would you like me to show you to your room?"

"I have a room?" Yugi asked.

"Why, you wanna stay in the dungeon?" Yami demanded.

Yugi shook his head with wide eyes.

"I was, uh, kidding," Yami assured him uncomfortably.

'Way to go, beast,' he thought. 'You just went two steps back.'

"Why can't you let me go?" Yugi suddenly demanded. "We obviously don't get along! Just let me go."

"I can't," Yami told him sternly. "Your grandfather made a deal with me, and so did you."

"But why?"

"He wanted to spare his own life," Yami growled.

He was getting a bit ticked off with the small child trying to uncover painful memories.

"Liar, you gave him no choice," the teen spat.

"He shouldn't have trespassed!" Yami bellowed. "And not only that, but he committed a crime in my palace."

"What's that?" Yugi asked, anger growing as well.

"Theft," the creature snarled. "He took one of my precious violet roses."

'The enchanted one in my room,' Yugi realized.

"So the punishment was death!" he cried. "The crime doesn't fit."

"You know nothing of what those roses mean to me," Yami told him, turning his back.

"Enough for a life," Yugi spat. "You truly are a heartless beast."

With that being said, the teen got up and ran away from the depressed creature up the stairs.

Yami just stood there for a while, before a voice quietly whispered, "He didn't mean that Yams'. He's just scared."

"Of course he meant it, Jounouchi," Yami roared back.

"You shouldn't think so negatively," another voice, female, told him. "If you do, there's no way the spell will break."

"Anzu's right, my prince," a third voice, one named Ryou, said. "You mustn't give up hope. It's all we have left."

"It's no use," Yami sighed. "He's so beautiful, and I'm so... well look at me!"

That's when the prince's three servants came out: a small grandfather clock, a vase, and a chef's hat.

Jou, the clock, gave a sympathetic smile and told him, "Personality goes a long way, man. Come on, show us the smile."

Yami just rolled his eyes and shock his head.

"Please try to give an effort, sir," the pink flowered vase pleaded.

"Fine," Yami growled.

His smile would send shivers down the toughest man's spine.

"We'll work on it," Anzu assured him.

"For now, we'll eat some dinner," Jou declared. "Invite the boy to join you, Yams'."

"I don't think I should," he mumbled. "We just fought."

"Then it's the perfect opportunity to apologize, sir," Ryou told him. "I can start dinner, as you talk to him."

Yami's ears bent back in determination as he nodded his head. "Yeah, do that. I'll go right now."

"He seemed to like those violet roses out in the front," Anzu informed him. "After all, his grandfather risked his life for one."

"I'll go get them, then," the beast decided. "Then apologize."

"One more thing, Yams'," Jou called before Yami went out the door.

"You gotta control your temper!"

Yami just snorted, as he went out and started to pick the roses, carefully avoiding the thrones.

There was a small pond by one of the bushes, and he looked at his reflection.

'How long must this go on?' he asked himself. 'One careless decision, leaves me like this.'

Yami growled at his his reflection before slapping the water with his claws.

"Yugi was right," he sighed. "I'm nothing more than an object of revulsion."

Once more looked at his reflection, but this time he clawed at his face.

Unbeknown to him, Yugi had watched all this from the empty bedroom he had found.

"Poor guy," he whispered. "He never wanted to turn out a beast."

'I feel bad about yelling at him, but he deserved it,' Yugi thought. 'He shouldn't have threatened my grandpa.'

He continued to watch as Yami put the hood over his face and make his way back to the castle.

Yugi waited for the beast to come into the room.

'It'll take a while, since he doesn't know which room I went into,' he thought.

---

Yami, meanwhile, was back with his servants.

"What's with the hood?" Jou asked ticking loudly.

"To make him feel more comfortably around me," the prince explained.

"That was sweet of you to try to make him feel more comfortable around you," Anzu praised him. "Little things like this make a big difference."

"Yeah, yeah, I know," Yami grumbled taking out the magic mirror from his coat pocket. "Show me where Yugi is."

The mirror flashed for a second, before showing the image of Yugi staring out the window.

'What chance do I have with him?' he though in despair.

"Alright, Yamis', time to go talk to the kid," Jou told him. "Remember that dashing smile, and attractive personality we talked about."

"Yeah, smile," he mumbled making his way to Yugi's room.

He stopped at the door holding his key to breaking the spell.

'Alright, beast,' he told himself, 'do what the others said, and then the boy will be head over heels for you.'

Taking a deep breath, he knocked on the door as gently as he could.

Hearing the noise, Yugi began to panic all over again. 'Oh no, he's here. Calm down, Yugi, he never wanted to be so... intimidating after all.'

"Y-yes," he answered nervously.

"Um, would you, um, well," the beast babbled on.

"Yes?"

Feeling frustrated and aggravated, Yami yelled, "You will join me for dinner, now!"

'Who's he to boss me around?' Yugi thought insulted.

"No," he finally said defiantly.

"WHAT?" Yami exploded.

"I'm not hungry," Yugi replied bluntly.

"You're hungry, if I say so," he told the other.

"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard," the teen remarked.

"What was that," Yami asked sternly.

"You can't just say when someone's hungry or not," Yugi told him in a matter-of-fact way. "It doesn't work like that."

"Well I can do whatever-"

"Doesn't change the fact that it's rude," came the smug reply.

"Oh," Yami said in as squeaky a voice he could manage, "it's rude, huh."

"Mocking someone is, too."

The beast was starting to get frustrated, and Yugi knew it.

"You come out, or this door goes down!" Yami snarled finally.

Jou and Anzu, who were looking from afar, quickly ran over to their master.

"Please, sir, calm down," Anzu begged. "You'll get no where this way."

"But he's being so difficult," he hissed. "Why must you be so difficult!"

"Why are you being such a bully?" Yugi asked back.

"Because I want you to come out and have dinner," Yami whined.

"Ah ha ,so you admit it."

"What?"

"To being a bully," Yugi explained

Yami was about to claw his way at the door.

"Master!" Anzu cried.

"Calm and collect, Yams'," Jou reminded him.

Yami sighed and asked quietly, "Will you come down to dinner?"

"No."

Another growl escaped Yami as he looked back at his servants.

"Gently," Anzu insisted.

The dark haired beast before them slapped his forehead before saying, "It would give me great pleasure if you came out and joined me for dinner."

Jou coughed out, "Magic word."

"Please," he finished.

"No thanks."

"Fine, suite yourself, you little brat," Yami yelled through the door. "You can just go ahead and starve for all I care!"

"But, sir..." Anzu stared to say.

"He gets nothing, if he doesn't come out," he commanded before running off.

"I guess I'm gonna go tell Ryou," the clock told the vase.

"And I'll talk to the boy."

As Jou made his way to the kitchen, Anzu banged on the door, the best she could.

"Who is it?" Yugi asked noticing the knock was different.

"Anzu Mazaki," was the reply.

Noting that the voice was female, and much more different, Yugi went over to the door.

"Is he with you?" he asked.

"Trust me, he's gone to blow off some steam," she assured him.

That was a good enough answer for Yugi, so he opened the door.

Looking a around, he saw no one was there.

"Down here," Anzu told him.

"A vase?"

Suddenly, the vase hopped inside the room, and Yugi was shocked to see a pair of blue eyes look at him, and a smile on it's face.

"Never seen a talking vase before," she joked.

Yugi just shook his head dumbfoundly.

"First time for everything," Anzu said smiling.

"Does everything here... talk?" Yugi finally asked.

"Most things, but some went silent after a while, when they lost...," Anzu paused, deciding Yami should tell him. "Ugh, listen to me, babbling like a dork."

"That's alright," Yugi told her. "I could use some company, besides tall, dark, and creepy."

"Yami's not that bad once you get to know him," Anzu told him. "He's quite a sweet, misunderstood soul once you get to know him."

"Oh yeah, taking someone from their home, by threatening to kill their only family is really charming," Yugi snorted.

"Give him a chance," Anzu pleaded.

"Never," Yugi said distressed. "I don't want anything to do with him."

---

Yami, who had hidden himself away in the darkness of his room, sighed and put down the mirror.

"I knew this wouldn't work out," he sighed. "It's completely hopeless."

His depressed crimson gazed at a golden pyramid on a nearby table and gazed in despair as another piece dropped down.

---

"After all," Yugi continued, "I've pretty much thrown away my future."

"Cheer up kid," the vase told him. "It'll turn out good in the end."

"I wish I had you optimism, Anzu," Yugi sighed.

Anzu then hopped towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

"I got things to do," she explained. "It was nice meeting you Mr..."

"Mouto," he told her. "Yugi Mouto."

"Right, I hope to talk to you later, Yugi," Anzu called from behind her. "And don't forget to give everyone a chance around here."

'Easier said than done,' Yugi thought laying down on the bed. 'I wonder how he found this room so quickly. I should take a look around this place soon. Maybe his servants are watching my every move and tell him what's going on.'

Yugi just stared at the ceiling a little while longer, before his tummy began to growl even more viscously then the beast of the castle.

"Oh, that's just perfect," Yugi groaned. "Counldn't you wait a little while longer?"

Another grumbled was his response.

"Okay, I'll just sneak in the kitchen, grab something light, and then run back in here," he planned out. "But what about his servants? They might see me."

The rumbling of his empty stomach kept going to a point where it hurt.

"I'll have to take that chance," he told himself. "I'd rather not starve."

After weighing his pros and cons a little while longer, Yugi finally gained the courage to come out of his room.

Slowly, he made his way to the main entrance.

Looking around, he noticed how beautiful everything was. Gold was visible in almost every room, and the most expensive marble made up the floor.

'Strange how the outside is all spooky,' he thought. 'Nothing at all like in here.'

Once he got to his destination, all he had to do was follow his nose because of an enchanting smell floating around the house.

'Mmm, smells like some big shot feast,' he thought following the scent. 'What if the creature is some sort of rich guy. After all, everyone refers to him as sir.'

When he got to the kitchen door, he hesitated.

'What if he's in there?' Yugi thought. 'Maybe I should go back.'

His tummy growled in protest, but fear fueled his newest decision to go back to his room, so he sprinted.

He made a bee line for it and immediately shut the door, once he made it in safely.

Yugi made his way slowly for the bed, depressed about being a coward.

When he sat down, he was surprised to see a plate on his bureau.

A small slice of roast beef, mashed potatoes covered in a golden sauce, different colored veggies, and two glasses. One of red whine, while the other was a fruit juice.

He quickly devoured all of the food in mere seconds, boosting his confidence, as well.

'I'll go look for Anzu and thank her for the meal,' he thought.

Yugi hopped off the bed and went out the door quicker than before.

A few minutes later, a hooded figure walked into the room. Crimson eyes gazed at the empty plate, before taking it and leaving for the kitchen.

---

This time, Yugi decided to explore the castle further was intrigued with one part of it.

'It seems so much darker than the rest of this castle,' he thought to himself. 'I wonder what he's hiding here.'

Looking around to see if anyone would stop him, Yugi slowly made his was to a white door, with golden lion head doorknobs.

When he touched one, he heard a quiet growl and shivered.

"This place is creepy, maybe I shouldn't," he said to himself.

But he was too curious to turn back now, and pushed the door open.

He gasped as he saw the room was completely ripped apart. Walls had holes in them, accessories were scared everywhere with missing pieces, curtains ripped up.

'Now this is a room that goes with the outside of this place,' Yugi thought going in further.

That's when he came across a small black journal, with a quail feather as a writing utensil.

"Geez, everything here is so... old and out of date," he snorted. "Hasn't anyone heard of a pen and pencil?"

The age of the book only sparked his interest more, though.

He opened it and learned it was some sort diary by a guy named...

"Atemu."

'I wonder who that was,' he though turning a page.

That's when a low, golden glow came from the corner of a room.

Yugi quickly put the book down and walked towards the light, like a moth to a flame.

He let out a small squeak of surprise when he saw what looked like half of a pyramid.

'It looks like some sort of puzzle,' he thought. 'I didn't think he'd be smart enough to put such a complicated looking thing together.'

Yugi took off the glass case that was protecting the golden item and was eager to do something modern in this boring place.

Before his fingers could touch one of the pieces, and dark figure rushed past him and placed the glass on it again, before cradling it.

Yugi heard a low growl emit from his throat.

"What are you doing here," the beast before him demanded.

"I-I..."

"Do you have any idea what you could have done!" he shouted, smashing a nearby drawer.

"I-I'm sorry," Yugi cried out while backing away from the furious creature before him.

"Get out!" he roared breaking more things.

Yugi didn't have to be told twice and he sprinted away, Yami was on his tail though.

"You had no right to be there," he continued to yell.

"Please, stop!"

Yugi tried to run past him to get out of the castle, but Yami grabbed for him.

"Don't touch me, you monster!"

That word made Yami freeze, and he realized what he had done. "Wait, I'm sorry!"

But Yugi was still running.

"What have I done," he whispered to himself.

Meanwhile, Jou, Anzu, and Ryou were all talking to each other, when the vase noticed Yugi running towards the door.

"Where are you going?" she asked.

Opening the door, Yugi told her, "Promise or no promise, I'm not staying here any longer."

He hear many cries of protests and pleas to stay, but he ignored them, as he ran far a far away from the castle as he could.

'It took me long enough to get out of there,' Yugi thought as he ran. 'I just hope nothing happens to grandpa.'

Right before the trail ended, he could make out a tall, dark figure at the end of it.

'Finally, civilization and help.'

"Help!" he cried out running faster toward the figure.

Yugi put on the breaks when he saw who it was though, Ushio.

"Hey, little Yugi," he said with the same evil glint in his eyes. "I thought you ran away from me. So, did you make your choice?"

'The money,' Yugi yelped in his mind. 'I put it in my coat pocket.'

He dug around quickly, looking around to see if the beast followed him. "Yeah, here's your money."

Ushio took it with a grin, as he took a small whiff of the cash. "It smells so nice."

Yugi started to run again, hoping to go past the big man, but a strong arm grabbed his wrist.

"What are you doing!" he demanded.

"I've decided the money isn't enough," Ushio explained. "Besides, you were late."

"But there was no time limit," Yugi cried flipping out. "Let me go!"

"Change of plans, either you go on a date with me, or I beat you to a pulp," Ushio told him chuckling.

"I don't have time for this!" Yugi told him clawing at the grip on his hand. "Please, let me go!"

Ushio pulled him forward, and harshly put his lips on top of the others.

Yugi balled his hand into a fist and hit him as hard as he could.

"Oh, feisty, aren't you?" he asked continuing to laugh. "Guess I'll teach you a lesson."

Yugi turned his head, and covered his face with his free hand. He waited for the blow but abruptly turned his head when he heard a roar.

Ushio turned to the sound and was shocked to see a dark, hooded figure behind him.

"Who the fuck are you?"

"Let Yugi down," a baritone voice commanded.

"Oh, so you have a bodyguard now, huh," Ushio snickered.

Yugi just cowered in fear, as Ushio raised his fist at him again.

That's when the figure struck.

Yugi fell to the ground and watched in fear, as the beast punched and clawed at the tall bully.

Ushio also put up a great fight, but was nearly no match for the swifter, stronger creature.

"What the hell are you!" he demanded, backing away and pulling out a knife slowly.

"A creature of darkness," the deep voice replied before charging at him.

Yugi saw Ushio get the knife ready and cried out, "Look out, Yami!"

Crimson eyes locked onto the weapon, and he avoided the swinging blade, before grabbing Ushio by the neck, disarming him, and bringing him face to face.

"Never show your face around here or to Yugi," he snarled, before letting him go.

Ushio quickly ran away from the two, crying in fear.

Yugi looked over at Yami wide eyed, and amethyst locked with crimson.

The his hood had fallen off at some point of the fight, and his legs were struggling to support him. Yami looked at him a little while longer, before collapsing onto the ground.

Yugi looked toward the town, and then back to his savior.

He walked over, and draped the beast's, no, Yami's arm over his shoulder and hoisted him up.

"C'mon, let's get back to the castle," he whispered, slowly making his way back.

This took me like, two weeks to complete, so I hope you're happy. The next, and most likely last, chapter will be up around then, too. In regards to the story, you probably see that I've tweaked with the movie version. That's cause I'm using every single version of beauty and the beast I can find. From the original story, to the broadway, and then the movie. 'That didn't seem very modern,' you might be thinking, but the next chapter goes more into that. Now then, please review and tell me if you want more than three chapters of this story. If yes, then tell me, and I'll tweak with it some more, but if you like the original story line, then that's fine, too. After all, this is just a fun, come back story. So remember to review!