Hey minna!
S: well that was fast!
shhhhh!
B: *rolls eyes* Goshikku Hime wa Yami-san does NOT own Yugioh, but she owns the plot!
Ichi! Ni! San!
Once upon a time, when magick was alive in everything and everyone, there lived a Prince named Yuugi Motou. He lived with his grandfather King Solomon Motou, and his little sister Princess Rebecca Motou in the country of Japan. They were a really happy family and everything was filled with sunshine and happiness-
"Yuugi just listen to me for one-"
"NO!"
...Who am I kidding?
A slam of a certain prince's bedroom door echoed throughout the castle, easily overshadowing the weary sigh that came from King Solomon himself.
King Solomon Motou of Japan, as you probably know, is one of the best rulers Japan has ever had, fair and just, only wanting the best for his people, especially his grandchildren Crown Prince Yuugi Motou of Japan and Princess Rebecca Motou of Japan . Though, make no mistake, Solomon isn't anything close to the saint people make him out to be, and I will not skim over his poor judgements. I will not lie and say he was a villain, after all in this world what /really/ is a villain? Is a man a villain for wanting the best for his children and grandchildren? Even if his methods aren't the best? He is a mighty ruler, but Solomon is still only human, prone to making big, life changing mistakes.
Solomon feels bad for his grandson of course, but his people and their survival come first, and it wasn't his fault that Yuugi's mother died in her second childbirth, and his father was missing. Life was harsh, and he wasn't going to give anyone needless pity. Though he does think forcing a sixteen year old child into adulthood and ruling the lives of people is a curse he wouldn't wish on anyone, let alone his oldest grandchild, but the laws there for a reason, and Solomon needed to step down soon. Even if Rebecca says she can handle the ruling, despite that she's fourteen, Solomon would rather never step down, than have a woman rule the throne. No offense to his granddaughter or any women, but to him, women are fragile flowers, in no position to take any authority, but to be there for their husbands and look beautiful in public, they should be meek and soft spoken, though have a good hold on there men or women, occasionally manipulating them to see sense (because men can be quite hotheaded, and no one wants to go against an angry lady) but unfortunately for him, all of those concepts except the last one were lost on Rebecca Motou, who, having no mother figure and growing up close to her older brother and the guards, was a manipulative...tomboy. While Solomon had nothing against that right now, he knows she needs to stop, else she'll never be married. Besides, that was the way things worked in Japan, 'twas a tradition to have the male heir on the throne, no matter his age, and he'd be damned if it all changed because Rebecca was going through a phase. He loved his granddaughter to death, but that just wasn't the way things worked, maybe if they all got reincarnated into a different time, then he would allow her to be Queen. As is now, there was no chance.
With that in mind, Solomon pounded on his grandson's door.
"Yuugi, just listen to me! It's not that bad! Your lucky you don't have an arranged marriage! Though that can quickly change if you don't open this dam- darn door!"
As if those were the magick words, the door swung open and Solomon was greeted with the heart-wrenching sight of puffy amethyst eyes. Solomon cringed, mainly because of the guilt of what he was doing to his grandson, though a smaller part because it was undignified for the males of the house to cry, especially if one had any authority over the people. Yuugi had grown up to be a big softy though, and while there was nothing wrong with that, Solomon was afraid that his son would be taken advantage of when he was gone. Yuugi needed someone to take care of him when he's gone, and that thought alone steeled his nerves.
"What Jii-chan! Haven't you caused enough grief!?"
"Yuugi! Stop behaving like a child! All that's gonna happen is that your going to have a group of royals lining up to do your bidding! You'll get to choose who you marry so stop your whining!"
"Maybe I don't want to marry ANY of those stuck up royals! Thank Ra I've had teaching from departed Mahado, or else who knows how I would've ended up! I don't want to be King, and I want to marry for love! Not because he was the best, and richest suitor of them all! Hosting this, this, ball and going over the top to make them all /stay/ until I've made up my mind is way over the top! Rebecca would make a better ruler than me, and she's willing! Why don't you give her the throne and stop acting like a stereotypical stuck up roy-"
Whatever Yuugi was going to say was cut off by Solomon's hand slamming into his cheek with enough force to snap his head to the side. His grandfather had slapped him. One of Solomon's smaller mistakes that had a big consequence in the end.
"SHUT UP! YOUNG MAN, I'VE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH YOUR BITCHING AND MOANING! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU ARE! BEING ABLE TO /CHOOSE/ AND NOT BEING FORCED INTO SOME WEDDING WITH A STRANGER! IM GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW THE PERSON, AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME!? NO WONDER YOUR FATHERS NOT AROUND! AND I HAVE TO THANK MY LUCKY STARS THAT MY DAUGHTER WASN'T ALIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE YOU TURN INTO SUCH A LITTLE BRAT!" Solomon exploded.
Yuugi stared in shock, eyes watering up and touching the place where his grandfather had slapped him. They could both tell it was starting to bruise. Solomon stared at Yuugi, then at his hand which had never hit any of his children or grandchildren till then, and realized what he said and did was going too far.
"Yuugi..."
He tried to reach out and apologize, but his movement made Yuugi flinch, breaking his heart a bit. Before he could say anything else, Yuugi sprinted down the hallway, and disappeared.
i do NOT hate Grandpa, I just wanted to write him angsty for once! ^^! He will get nicer I promise!
B: review!