IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!! - This is the Yu-Gi-Oh! Yaoi portion of the Shipping List in order. Be forewarned. Some "pairings" will not be fluffy and cute. But they will all, hopefully, be believable. Rating's will vary.
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! is the intellectual property of Kazuki Takahashi
Author's Note: I liked the thought of a war where the shadow realm invades Japan. I had an idea for an AU for it but never did get around to writing it. Too many things I was already working on - and still am. *sigh*
Rating: PG - T
Yu-Gi-Oh! Shipping List #37 - "Deniable"
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Brutalshipping (Keith x Ryuzaki)
War can bring people together who never would have otherwise wasted their time. Take Keith Howard and Rex Ryuuzaki for example.
Keith, an American duelist in Japan for an international tournament, was out of his element to begin with. Keith never believed in magic, the shadow realm, or the heart of the cards and so, when the shadow realm invaded the living realm - focal point: Tokyo, where the tournament was being held - he had begun the war by screaming and drawing immediate fire.
Ryuuzaki, on the other hand, had an unfortunate acquaintance with the powers of darkness and therefore began the impromptu war by ducking for cover.
It was further misfortune for the dinosaur duelist that he happened to find the same cover that Keith had.
And there they stayed; while duelists more capable (aka Yami, Bakura, Jounouchi, and Kaiba) did the actual fighting. You see, there is a difference in calling a holographic projection to the battlefield and having the power necessary to actually summon a monster from the shadows.
Keith had never been much of a fan of dinosaurs or the past or Ryuuzaki either for that matter. Ryuuzaki was short and weak. He could beat Ryuuzaki in four turns. So naturally, Keith tried to shove Ryuuzaki into the foray every chance he got.
Ryuuzaki had never been much of a fan of machines or the future or Keith either. Keith was a dirty cheater and a bit full of himself. He could beat Keith any day of the week. So naturally, Ryuuzaki dragged Keith out after him when he'd stumbled from the shelter they'd found and caught the attention of a nasty fiend.
By that point it didn't matter weather they much cared for each other or not, they were screwed together. They made a break for a nearby armored truck that had flipped on its side and ducked around it in unison, holding their breath in anticipation, waiting to see if the monster had followed.
The seconds ticked by until finally Ryuuzaki felt the dire need to peek around the truck to see what was going on. Keith grabbed his wrist urgently and shook his head sternly but Ryuuzaki gently tugged his arm away and snuck around to get a better look. The monsters had found someone else to harass and Ryuuzaki sighed in relief, noting that that someone was Seto Kaiba, whose Blue Eyes White Dragon promptly zapped the offending fiend into oblivion.
Taking the opportunity, the dino duelist and his companion made a break for the subway, hoping it was still running.
The scene they found in the subway tunnels was not a happy one. The tunnel had collapsed and now they had nowhere else to go.
"We might as well stay here." Keith proposed. "We're just sitting ducks up there."
"We're canned sardines down here." Ryuuzaki muttered but he made no move to retrace their steps, instead taking a seat on one of the benches lining the wall.
Sometimes, things happen in dug-outs that would never happen in daily life. Men get bored, sometimes desperate.
Keith and Ryuuzaki stayed their ground. Hours passed with the sounds of terrible screams and unearthly shrieks drifting down from the world above. Ryuuzaki had taken to covering his ears in a desperate attempt to ward off the sounds … but that didn't mean that when the tunnel's entrance collapsed in a landslide of concrete that he was at all happy. On the contrary, Ryuuzaki screamed and dove for the rubble throwing aside some of the smaller pieces in a panic.
Eventually, Keith wrapped his arms around the smaller duelist's waist and pulled him back forcibly, bleeding hands reaching desperately for the landslide as Ryuuzaki screamed hysterically.
One good slap restored Ryuuzaki to his senses and Keith tore up his shirt to wrap the other's hands, frowning as he did.
"We're going to die here." Ryuuzaki said despairingly.
"Yup, looks like." Keith answered, nodding in agreement.
The dino duelist turned to him angrily. "You were supposed to disagree with me! Idiot!" Ryuuzaki shoved Keith hard, sending him back a step.
"Don't call me an idiot!" Keith yelled back, shoving Ryuuzaki in return, knocking him to the floor. "You're the one trying to move a ton of concrete with your bare hands!"
Instead of rising, Ryuuzaki lay back and felt sorry for himself. Eventually, he imagined that day had become night outside. They couldn't hear anymore from above and the lights lining the walls had begun to flicker. His stomach had begun to complain of having been ignored. Keith threw him a candy bar he'd been saving, bouncing it off his head and Ryuuzaki was too grateful to glare at him.
Of course, when there are only two people present, it's easier to dismiss any deniable actions as temporary loss of sanity.
At some point two days later, a rescue crew dug out the subway terminal and found the two unconscious. Seto Kaiba, who had overseen the operation with the help of a few laboring Duel Monsters, made it a point to inform them that upon rescue, Ryuuzaki had been using Keith as a comfy pillow. He was glad to know they'd been enjoying themselves, he told them sarcastically, while he had been up top working like some kind of dog for ungrateful inferior duelists who couldn't even summon a basic level monster when the darkness used to summon them had invaded the city.
Accounts of the events that had occurred prior to this intrusion vary. Keith will swear on his life that Ryuuzaki had not been there when he'd fallen asleep. Ryuuzaki would roll his eyes and tell him that if he's going to deny something, he should start with something that had happened while they were awake.
Post whatevers: Next up: Honda x Jounouchi. As always, if you liked, please review. Ja!
