Escape
Bakura's P.O.V
"C'mon, we gotta get out of here." Akefia yells, but I don't move. I can't move, my eyes are too transfixed on the scene unfolding before me. There, in front of me, is my family, and they, they are melting and being dissolved into the earth. Distorted forms of their bodies' stand before me as slops of skin drops off of their forms, landing on the ground and continuing their sizzling. I look to my parents, then my cousins, and then everyone else. They are all dying, and there is nothing I can do, or want to do to help them.
I turn on my heel and motion for my uncle to follow me, he does, a solemn look on his face. We make our way towards the exit, but that's when even more sprinklers go on, and we run, like hell.
"Akefia, can you open a portal to the Shadow Realm?" I scream looking behind me. Akefia solemnly nods before opening a portal in front of me. I dive in, quickly followed by my uncle, who oddly enough wraps an arm around my waist, pulling me in before we hit the ground.
"C'mon," I say, opening a portal to a random part of the demon and angel realm. We quickly stumble through...
Ryou's P.O.V
The fire, it surrounds everyone except Joey, Serenity, and I. Why us though? Why not us?
Amane!
I look over to where my sister is seated and I see her sitting perfectly still, her eyes wide and terrified, though her body remains completely composed in a way that reminds me of an adult waiting for their imminent death. I make my way towards her and stick my hands into the flame, hoping that I could possibly save her. Of course, I am burned, my skin turning red then the skin starting to boil uncomfortably, I quickly retract my arms with a frown. I need to do something or else I will be unable to do anything.
I use my magic to heal myself and then try and reach into the flames. The flames burn my hands and my arms, but I don't care, I continue, trying to get to my sister. I grab her, and she looks at me, scared and startled. I try and pull my sister out, but the flames jump out and burn my chest. Tears start to prick at my eyes, but I can't give out.
My sister looks me dead in the eyes, tears in her eyes now starting to stream down her cheeks. The flames are getting closer to her, slowly making their way towards to the chair. 'I love you.' She mouths to me before pushing me away from her harshly, causing me to stumble and fall on my back. I get up and try to go back in to help her, but this time I feel someone restraining me.
"Serenity, get outta here," Joey hollers, holding my burnt arms tightly behind my back as to keep me from trying to save my broiling family. I hear the sound of feet hitting tile rapidly, and I know Serenity has just fled the area.
"I have to get Amane." I whimper, my voice heavy and strangled. I try and pull at Joey, but he holds me firm. I continue trying to escape, but I feel Joey starting to drag me away from the entire thing. I continue trying to escape, but after a while, I run out of energy and succumb to his whims, tears pouring out of my eyes at a rapid pace.
Third P.O.V
Joey continues pulling Ryou until the two of them are outside the castle along with the rest of their friends. Ryou is still on his knees, crying and begging to be released.
A moment later Bakura and Akefia stumble out behind the group, but because of their silence no one notices them.
Before the two groups the Angel Castle goes up in flames, and the agonizing screams of those who were inside. The screams on the inside were nowhere near as loud and pain filled as Ryou's, trying to get free from Joey's death grip.
After a while Ryou stops sobbing, and makes his way to his feet. Joey realizing that Ryou has fully given up now releases Ryou's arms, which are now covered in welts and boils, most of it charred and bleeding, and overall a disgusting mess. The boy sighs, pulling his sleeves over his arms and looking down.
Behind the group, Bakura stares in horror at what has just transpired in both Kingdoms. This was murder, they had killed off most of the royal family, and no one was taking it well. He wanted to help his little angel, but he knew making himself known would only do worse to their already messed up relationship.
However, his luck runs short when Ryou turns around. His doe-brown eyes pop for a moment before he glowers at Bakura.
"You." His voice is harsh, harsher than he ever was before.
"You did this. But why?" Ryou asks, immediately blaming Bakura. However, his voice breaks at the end, and Bakura sees the mess that the boy is now in.
"Ryou I didn't." Bakura says, his voice softer than ever, and now noticing that everyone seems to be fixing him with a glare.
"Then why are you here?" Ryou asks through clenched teeth, his eyes now holding a fiery glint.
"Because, the same thing just happened to me." Bakura says, and in that moment he disappears, Akefia disappearing a second later.
Now, if either of them had stayed another few moments they would've watched Ryou's anger melt away from his face and the look of utter despair that replaced it. If either had stayed the smallest bit longer, they would've heard Ryou utter a small apology, and Bakura would've been lucky enough to get a hug from Ryou. However, Bakura didn't stay that extra moment; therefore, he got nothing, absolutely nothing.
Bakura's P.O.V
"Yep the Prince and you must've had one hell of a fight for him to treat you like that." Akefia says as we walk through the town, each of us wearing a black cloak to shield or identities. People in this part of the kingdom are filthy, or I guess in the Angel's eyes, good. These are the people who would start uprisings, and hold the deepest of hatred for demons. In fact, this is the town where most suicides take place because people would rather be mortal than be demons.
"I slept with some whore while we were dating, he found out, and well, he got mad. I don't blame him either. I f*cked up big time, and there isn't one day I don't think about him." I say, already knowing that I sound sappy.
"Well that was stupid of you. He's an angel, they are born prudes, but, if you love him, then I guess he's worth it." Akefia says as though it is the easiest thing in the world.
"Thank you, you made me feel so much better. Plus, Ryou is much more demonic then you think." I say slightly defensively.
"Okay then, shoot." Akefia says, a smirk placed on his features.
"He's an amazing kisser. He's really smart, knows just about everything about the occult. His lab is huge, I mean, he's a potion master and his lab is the biggest, in existence, ever. He's really good with magic, and even though he tries and hides it. I know he dabbles in illegal, to both Angels and Demons, magic. Hell, the boy can find out how anything is killed by dissecting it, and by tasting its blood, he can tell how long the being has been dead." I say, finally taking a breath and realizing just how much I love the boy, how interesting the boy is.
"Is this boy like a demon in disguise?" Akefia asks, and I smirk.
"Nope, just the most beautiful amazing person ever." I say, just remembering all the reasons I love him.
"Okay, fine then, he's worth it." Akefia says, and I sigh.
"Like hell he's worth it." I yell, but sigh. "Come on. We should probably get going." I explain, making my way to the portal to the Shadow Realm that I just opened.
Once we get to the castle I sigh. They're burning the castle and the Holy Water that was within it. I look around and notice that both Amelda and Iona are both just standing there. Amelda is crying like a baby while Iona looks perfectly fine. I look over at Akefia who nods me toward the two, I sigh, making my way to the two.
"What happened with you two?" I ask and Amelda immediately glares at me.
"Where the hell were you when they let my family get killed?" Amelda asks, and I sigh. I take a step forward and wrap my arms around the other man, shooting a quick glare at Iona who seems too calm with what has just happened, I don't trust her.
Amelda continues to cry onto my shoulder as I glare at Akefia, who just shrugs at me. I guess I should try to make one guy feel better, since I already failed the important one.
I pull Amelda's body away from me and gently wipe away his tears. The man before me feels so weak and pathetic, it bothers me, yet it reminds me of Ryou, and for a moment, I see Ryou staring back at me, and in that moment, I lean in and kiss Ryou. The kiss is gentle, however, the reply is way too eager, and I quickly realize who it is I am kissing, luckily for me, the kiss is short and I get free quickly.
"Feel better." I say softly before quickly turning around, now taking notice to the glare that Iona is giving the two of us. I make my way back to Akefia and motion for him to follow me, he does.
Unknown Place
Third P.O.V
"How'd it go?" A person asks, however, his silhouette is the only part of his body seen.
"We set the flames in the wrong place. We ended up killing the daughter and saving the son. An extra target was also left alive." One of his cronies says.
"And what of the other girl?" The silhouetted man asks.
"She's alive and well." Is the reply he gets, and a dark chuckle escapes his mouth. "Good, then she will be mine at the end of this."
"What, what about me." The servant implores, his voice uncharacteristically meek.
"Of course dear." The male says, tucking his fingers under his servants chin and pulling him into a kiss.
A female clearing her voice disrupts the group and they turn to the single female in the group.
"How did your attack go?" The man asks, holding his partner close.
"The prince and his uncle survived." Was the simple answer, no emotion in her tone. "Oh, and the prince favors men." Was her ending, a disgusted note in her tone, as though she is homophobic. A curt nod from the leader lets her know that he acknowledges her piece of information.
"Well, this sucks, our boss will not be happy." The subsection leader proclaims. "However, I will take the fault for our shortcomings." The man ends, a heavy sigh escaping his lips. With a wave of his hand he dismisses the group two; however, the male doesn't leave. Instead, he moves and takes a seat beside his lover.
Author's Notes:
Argh, it is so short! And it is so horrible! And it is so late! Wah, what did I ever do to become such a horrible author…. Dies
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