Dark Magic

Chapter 2- So it begins

"Let me tell you a story Yuki" began Jaya. "It all started with a dark magician named Darias. He was in love with someone forbidden. She was considered the most beautiful maiden in the entire kingdom. Some said that her beauty came from her mother's side, since it was common knowledge that her mother was from an aristocratic family.

But in reality her beauty came from her father's side. Her father was a poor man who just happened to be at the wrong place, at the wrong time. Darias wasn't sure how to go about the whole I love you and I want to marry you thing. So he slept with Colleen and stayed the night with her. When her parents found out, they ordered Darias burned at the stake. Of course Colleen didn't want this for she knew the minute she woke up that she was expecting.

When she opposed her family, they ordered for her to be burned at the stake for making them believe that she was their daughter when in fact she was a witch. Colleen was shocked; she never knew that her parents were like that. The very next day she died. Darias was full of grief for she had told him that she was expecting and that the child was his. As the fire started nearing him, Darias placed a curse on himself.

Lost though I am,

I shall be found by the light,

That will bring happiness

And love to the darkness inside.

Later on it was told that a boy had been born to a couple right after the final words of the curse were said. Nobody knew of course."

"That's how it went that the Sohmas ended up with more than one curse" concluded Jaya, licking his paw. The room was silent until Yuki broke it.

"Than you are telling me that I'm the son of both of them?" asked Yuki in bewilderment.

"Yes Yuki, you are their son and you have the powers of the dark magician" said Jaya. Yuki still looked unconvinced. Jaya sighed.

"Yuki have you had any recent urges?" Jaya asked Yuki. Yuki looked confused.

"Urges?" Yuki echoed sure that he had misheard. Jaya sighed again.

"Yes Yuki urges. Like have you felt an urge to grab anything very pretty or beautiful?" elaborated Jaya. Yuki looked thoughtful for a second then nodded.

"Yes. There was once when Tohru was cooking and I found a silver heart locket on the ground outside. It was very pretty and I wanted to keep it, but Tohru saw me with it and told me that her mother had given it to her. Why?" asked Yuki. Jaya just sat there gapping.

"Thank God I got here in time" said Jaya looking up at the ceiling. Yuki looked even more confused then before.

"What do you mean?" he asked the cat, Jaya. Jaya looked back at Yuki and smiled.

"You will know tonight" answered Jaya. The words were barely out of his mouth when Yuki felt a pain in his chest. He gasped as he clutched at his chest. He started falling slowly. He reached a hand toward Jaya.

"J-j-jaya…" Yuki wasn't able to finish his sentence for at that moment he felt an incredible pain that knocked him unconscious.

Hours later the clock downstairs chimed midnight. Jaya looked at the fallen form of Yuki. He started pacing. He should have woken up by now. He thought worriedly. What if something went wrong? What if he couldn't fully transform? Jaya was brought back to reality as someone tugged at his tail hard.

"YEOW!!" he yowled and hissed at the hand that was currently holding his tail hostage.

"Jaya, I think I believe you now" said a voice from the direction from where Yuki was. Jaya looked over and found that Yuki was awake but there was something slightly different about him.

"How do you feel Yuki?" asked Jaya, concern filling his voice. Yuki looked at Jaya and smiled.

"I'm alright Jaya. I just feel a little dizzy that's all" answered Yuki. Yuki looked around his room and his eyes stopped on the newspaper that was currently on his desk. He got up and walked over to his desk, grabbed the newspaper and flipped through it.

"Ah ha" said Yuki stopping at a certain page. He walked back to Jaya and showed him what he was looking at. Jaya stared at the picture that was taking up most of the page. It was a beautiful set of diamond earrings. Jaya turned from the newspaper to Yuki.

"Don't tell me you are going after that?" he asked making sure that he hadn't read Yuki's movements wrong. Yuki looked at Jaya with a smirk on his face.

"Of course, I am. These are just too beautiful to leave at some silly jewelry store" he said as he walked toward to his closet. Jaya stood gapping at him.

"Would you quit doing that?" Yuki snapped at the cat that was currently on his bed gapping at him. Jaya closed his mouth when he saw that Yuki was getting mad. He settled down to just stare at him.

Out of Yuki's closet came a black skin tight shirt and black cargo pants. (AN: wonder how they got there) He went to his drawers and started taking everything out. The really last item he took out seemed to be what he had been looking for, for he had a triumphant look in his eyes. He than went to sit at his desk and took out a mirror from the small black pouch that he had taken from the drawer. He started working on his face with the make up that had taken out of the pouch as well.

"Ready?" asked Yuki as he turned to face Jaya. Jaya gasped and for good reason too. Yuki's eyes were darkened with black eyeliner and gray eye shadow. Below his right eye he had the sign of the cat marked in with red eyeliner. Jaya just stared at him.

"Not again" Yuki looked at Jaya in exasperation. Jaya looked down at the bed covers embarrassed.

"Sorry Yuki"

"It's alright Jaya, I was only joking" Jaya looked up to see Yuki getting dressed in the clothes he had taken out earlier. Jaya looked Yuki up and down.

"I hope you know what you are doing" he said making sure to lock eyes with Yuki. Yuki sighed.

"I know Jaya. I know" Jaya smiled. He then jumped off the bed.

"Well come on then, those earrings won't be there all day you know" he said as he jumped onto the windowsill.

"Wait Jaya" Jaya halted at the sound of his name. He looked at Yuki expectantly.

"I can't go like this. Since they have cameras I'm going to need to change my hair and eye color." Jaya looked at Yuki and knew that he was right.

"Well what are you waiting for? Go ahead" Yuki smiled at the order, he than put his hands together while whispering. He slowly moved his hands over his eyes and head. When he was done he looked totally different. His eyes had turned from violet to gold. His hair had turned from gray to black. Jaya gasped at the results.

"What do you think?" asked Yuki biting his bottom lip. Jaya just stared and then he smiled.

"You look just like Darias" he answered. Yuki looked shocked before he too smiled.

"Well let's go. I want to see what other good things that shop has to offer" Jaya just rolled his eyes at Yuki's impatience to leave. Little did they know that someone had been listening in on their conversation and had gone to tell his partner.

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Preview for next time:

"Kyo!" called a white male cat into the room that he had just entered. The person under the bed burrowed deeper into the covers.

"Leave me alone Lalita" he told the cat. The cat not used to being ignored jumped onto the bed and clawed at the fingers that were holding the covers over Kyo's head.

"Damn it Lalita!" yelled Kyo, not really liking the idea of being awaken on some much needed sleep.

"I'm sorry Kyo but this is important" sensing that Lalita was not lying he sat up.

"What's up?" he asked the very distraught cat.

"He's back" Kyo's eyes widened at the words. He looked at Lalita wondering if he was lying. But Lalita shook his head no. He was not lying and that yes he was back. Kyo looked down at his hands, and then he whispered.

"Yuki"