Shashomiru: Update!
Ryou lay curled up in a ball on his soft provided bed. He had a look of wonder on his face and pondered his fate. His small, furry fingers pet his soft, white tail as he lay.
"What have I done to deserve this fate…? Was I always too much of.. of a coward?"
"No, Ryou…" The Fairy appeared on his shoulder and looked at the floor.
"Then… why am I here? What did I do?"
"You did nothing, sweety…"
"Surely, I have… Maybe.. I was not meant to be."
"No!" She flew and landed in front of him, staring deep into his eyes. "Ryou…I've been with you since your furry little birth… Believe me… I know bravery."
Ryou gazed up at her in curiosity. "…Will…will you tell me of my birth?"
She smiled warmly. "Sure… It all started.. well…the day you were born.."
(Flashback)-
You mother, of course, was giving birth. She was sure that it would be a whole litter… but instead- ..It was only one.
She gazed down at you in her arms and softly licked your tiny head. And you were tiny. VERY tiny…
The Mother Cat softly nuzzled Ryou close. "My dear sweet child… I shall name you… Ryou. Of your father.." She turned and gazed from the window of their synthetic home into fields of beautiful poppies and tulips.
What of my father, Ms. Fairy? What was he like?
Well, Ryou…Your father was a brave, brave cat. He once grew in fear, but one day said to himself-
"No Fear anymore."
"W-what…?" She stood and stared at her husband cat.
"I'm not going to be afraid anymore. I'm going to fight for the freedom of our home."
"B-but, Ryou, We are free!"
"Not free enough." He holstered his weapons on himself and pulled on his gloves. "We need to rid of the witch of the West."
"Ryou, please... Don't do this… You mustn't- for the sake of our children!"
Ryou paused at the door of their home and slowly turned to her. He walked up to her and gently licked her forehead, softly caressing her cheek. "I will be back before they are born… And we will name them… together."
Her eyes watered as she watched her husband exit their home and walk across the tulip field.
(Flash normal)
Ryou stared at her, curled in a ball. "But... he vowed to return before my birth. Why didn't he?"
The Fairy frowned. "I don't know, Ryou…"
"…That…. That creates so many questions…"
"I know, Ryou… But, That's an offside of the story. We still have yours."
(Flashback)-
As you grew, your mother noticed something special in you. Originally, she thought that you would be as brave as your father once was. But instead, you were as scared as a mouse.
"Mommy!" Ryou ran into his mother's arms.
"What is it, sweetie?"
His eyes watered and he stared up at her. "I saw a mouse…!"
She laughed sweetly and gently stroked his head. "That might be our dinner tonight. How can you be scared of dinner?"
"I like it better when it's dinnertime…"
"Haha…."
(Flash normal)-
"Yes, there were times when you were afraid of your own dinner, but you had your moments. Apparently, you never found bravery. But you still grew up into a wonderful cat."
"Wow…. I don't know what to say." Ryou lifted his head.
"That's okay, sweetie. But do you feel any better now?"
He smiled a bit. "A little…"
She also smiled. "Good."
"But… Why can't I remember my mother? Or my past?"
The Fairy shifted and turned her head. "…..Cats tend to do that."
"Well, perhaps I can ask the Spazz for help with that."
"Ryou the Meowardly Cat!"
They both gasped and the fairy quickly poofed.
The Witch of the North unlocked the gates to Ryou's room and threw them open. She stared at him with a maniacal look of plotting. "…Ryou, Ryou, Ryou…" She slowly began to walk up to him. "What am I to do with you?"
"Um… l-let me live?"
"Bah!" She grabbed a vase and threw it against the wall next to his head. (She likes to do that.)
He gasped and flinched.
She smirked. "You seem to be quite… tense, don't you think?"
"…"
"Well… My original intent was to enthrall young Seto Kaiba. But instead, I'm stuck here with you."
"You mean… it wasn't your intentions to bring me here?"
"No! Of course not! But my ham-hams are such dumbasses, I guess I happened upon it."
"Oh…"
"But I'm bored." She abruptly grabbed a large sand clock with red sand inside it and turned it upside down. "So, I've cast a spell onto you." She smiled.
"What! A spell, with what?!"
"It's a simple spell." She grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer to her. He grunted quietly and stared into her eyes. "…As soon as the last grain of rose-red sand touches it's pile of red grains, you shall be under my spell."
"Just-just like that?!"
"Oh yes! Muwhahaha! Isn't it wonderful?" She nudged him against the wall.
"But.. Why?!"
"Uh… Hello. That's me. -.-; I'm kinda the bitch of the North here."
"Oh… oh yeah."
"Well, anyway, so long." She wandered on and sealed the door behind her.
He ran up to the doors and rapped upon them with all his might. "Please, come back! Please!"
"Siiileeence."
"…" Ryou walked and sat down.
"I-I'm sorry, Ryou…"
"Can you do anything about it with your magic?"
"I'm sorry… But.. My magica can only do good things... towards good things..."
"…What am I going to do, now….?"
Shashomiru: Yes! A funny story into a leap of fate! What shall happen?