Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Business Engagements ❯ To Plead and Convince ( Chapter 1 )
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By: Starflower Sakura 
Ryou's life is ruined in just a meeting with his parents.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.12.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 449 | Status: Work In Progress
Ryou's life is ruined in just a meeting with his parents.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.12.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 449 | Status: Work In Progress
BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS
By Starflower Sakura
DISCLAIMER: Yu-Gi-Oh belongs to Takahashi Kazuki. Does that clear up everything for all you people that's maybe doubting that?
To readers/reviewers: *smiles innocently* It's just another fanfic idea! I don't think it's ever been done before so I want to try it out!! I'm sooooo excited!! *grins and jumps happily around* But if this idea has already been done, then I'm very sorry, but I'm really not copying!! This is a complete AU which means that there are going to be loads of changes!
DEDICATION: This fanfic is dedicated to my dear friend, Sagako-chan! Domo arigato for all your help!
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BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS
CHAPTER 1 - TO PLEAD AND CONVINCE
Laughing happily, Ryou walked home with his boyfriend, Ishtar Malik, (A.N. Yes, I love this coupling also… I can't help it! They are too cute together! And so are Marik/Malik and Bakura/Ryou. This will be yami/hikari pairing fic though.) talking about the summer vacation that was laid out before them.
"First we can go to the beach, then after that the newly opened amusement park, then we can go to dinner at that restaurant by the beach!" Malik exclaimed.
"You're making it sound like a date," Ryou teased his Egyptian boyfriend.
"Why? Don't you want it to be?" Malik asked, smiling at the white-haired angel before him.
"It depends…"
"Depends on what?" Malik asked.
Ryou smiled and ran in front of Malik, with hands behind his back, and his head tilted cutely, "You'll see!"
With that, Ryou ran off leaving a dazed Malik behind. When Malik finally registered what had happened Ryou had already left him far off in the dust, leaving behind only his melodious laughter. Ryou entered his house, happy and content smiling blissfully.
"Ryou would you come with me please?" Ryou's father, Bakura Hideyoshi, said.
Ryou followed obediently to his father's study room. Hideyoshi motioned for his son to sit down and he did. Ryou watched silently as his father paced about the room.
"Ryou… have you ever heard of the Ryusaki family?" his father finally begun.
"Yes… I think so," Ryou answered hesitantly, not sure of where this conversation would lead them. "They're the owner of Ryusaki Corporation."
"Did you know that your mother and I made a deal with them?"
Ryou shook his head. He watched as his father ran his hand through his hair, pacing back and forth.
"We were trying to be safe for just in case one of the businesses fail we would have something to lean against for support. So I had promised Amane to their son, Bakura if that time ever came."
With that, Ryou jumped out of his seat.
"But Amane is… is…"
Ryou couldn't bring himself to say the word. The word that had tormented him for so many years before he met Malik. She was dead…
"I know… I know… but the thing is that we never mentioned Amane's death to them…"
"NANI?!"
"Yes, and…" he paused. "We want you to…"
"You want me to go over there to inform them about this incident after four years of her death?" Ryou asked.
"No, that's not it… You see, they have never seen Amane, nor have they ever seen you. I… I want you to take Amane's place."
"NANI?!!!"
"Onegai, Ryou-kun. Please try to understand."
"I'm trying to, Otou-sama. It's just so hard!"
"I'm sorry I have to do this, but since Amane-chan is…" Ryou's father trailed off, not wanting to relive the memory of his only daughter's death.
"So you are going to make me do this instead?" Ryou asked softly, his melancholy eyes staring at the ground.
"If you won't do this for yourself, then do it for your mother and I."
Ryou snapped his head up, looking at his father, his eyes brimming with tears.
"How is this for myself at all?" he asked.
His father was at a loss for words. The door to their study room quietly opened and entered in Ryou's mother (A.N. Remember, it's AU!).
"Okaa-sama!" Ryou exclaimed.
"We should tell him the truth, dear."
"The truth? What truth? What have you been hiding from me now?!" Ryou yelled.
Ryou's father sighed as he sat down in his armchair, exhausted. His brows creased in exasperation and his shoulders sagging from their usual sturdy composure. Ryou was surprised for seeing his father looking older than he really is.
"The truth is that… our business has been failing and so is the Ryusaki's business. We have decided that now is the right time to announce the engagement. If both our businesses haven't been failing the deal would be there but it won't happen. But since both our businesses are failing… we have no other choice."
"Why didn't you tell them of Amane-chan's death?"
"We were all grieving that we didn't want to remember it by telling other people and having to be reminded how sorry they are for us every time we meet them."
"But, it will never work! I'm a guy and Ryusaki is a guy! And I've heard that Ryusaki Bakura is Japan's #1 Player and Bachelor. If Amane was still here, I would have objected to their engagement!"
"You will just have to pretend to be Amane and keep your gender hidden until both of our companies are up to their regular performance."
"Then can't you just sign a contract or something to merge your companies together or something?!"
"We could do that, but contracts aren't as reliable."
"So you are going to take away my happiness just so you could have the company back up?!"
"Won't you do this for me, my son?" Ryou's mother, Bakura Umeko, asked gently.
Ryou took a look at his mother and all his strong defenses started to break. She could get him to do just about anything by looking at him in that motherly way of hers.
"I know that it will be a hassle, but please do this," after saying that Ryou's mother took on a coughing fit while Hideyoshi rushed to her side.
"What's wrong with Okaa-sama?" Ryou asked panicking.
"It's nothing… dear."
"Umeko, you better go up to rest. The doctor said that it won't help your sickness if you move around like this."
"What sickness?!" Ryou questioned.
Hideyoshi waited until his wife was out of sight and he turned back to Ryou, "Your mother has acquired a dangerous sickness. Since our business is failing… it will be almost impossible to pay for her medical bills. If she wasn't like this, I would have never even considered making you do this, but…"
Ryou felt his heart ache. Agreeing to it would make him uncommonly close to a bird in a cage, but it would save his beloved mother's life. Disagreeing to this arrangement would let him still have his freedom and Malik, but it would mean his mother's life. He knew what he had to do and he felt a chill run down his spine as he thought of all the things he will have to let go of.
"I'll do it."
His father's joy almost made him forget about everything, but almost was not enough. While his father was embracing him, a tear slid down his cheek.
Goodbye, Malik…
To be continued…
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Wasn't this a weird fic? I thought it was! I would have never completed this chapter if it wasn't for my friend whom I have dedicated this fic to! Do people think that this will never work out? Well, I have some doubt that it will work out also, but Sagako-chan told me to "work hard." *scoffs* Easy for her to say! She's not the one having to face the mercy of the readers when the update is taking way too long! *sniff* If you people don't kill me, I promise I will update! *smiles* Please review!
Any comments? Questions? Suggestions? Reviews? Email me at--- xstarflower@hotmail.com if you want to ask me anything!
~* Starflower Sakura *~
By Starflower Sakura
DISCLAIMER: Yu-Gi-Oh belongs to Takahashi Kazuki. Does that clear up everything for all you people that's maybe doubting that?
To readers/reviewers: *smiles innocently* It's just another fanfic idea! I don't think it's ever been done before so I want to try it out!! I'm sooooo excited!! *grins and jumps happily around* But if this idea has already been done, then I'm very sorry, but I'm really not copying!! This is a complete AU which means that there are going to be loads of changes!
DEDICATION: This fanfic is dedicated to my dear friend, Sagako-chan! Domo arigato for all your help!
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BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS
CHAPTER 1 - TO PLEAD AND CONVINCE
Laughing happily, Ryou walked home with his boyfriend, Ishtar Malik, (A.N. Yes, I love this coupling also… I can't help it! They are too cute together! And so are Marik/Malik and Bakura/Ryou. This will be yami/hikari pairing fic though.) talking about the summer vacation that was laid out before them.
"First we can go to the beach, then after that the newly opened amusement park, then we can go to dinner at that restaurant by the beach!" Malik exclaimed.
"You're making it sound like a date," Ryou teased his Egyptian boyfriend.
"Why? Don't you want it to be?" Malik asked, smiling at the white-haired angel before him.
"It depends…"
"Depends on what?" Malik asked.
Ryou smiled and ran in front of Malik, with hands behind his back, and his head tilted cutely, "You'll see!"
With that, Ryou ran off leaving a dazed Malik behind. When Malik finally registered what had happened Ryou had already left him far off in the dust, leaving behind only his melodious laughter. Ryou entered his house, happy and content smiling blissfully.
"Ryou would you come with me please?" Ryou's father, Bakura Hideyoshi, said.
Ryou followed obediently to his father's study room. Hideyoshi motioned for his son to sit down and he did. Ryou watched silently as his father paced about the room.
"Ryou… have you ever heard of the Ryusaki family?" his father finally begun.
"Yes… I think so," Ryou answered hesitantly, not sure of where this conversation would lead them. "They're the owner of Ryusaki Corporation."
"Did you know that your mother and I made a deal with them?"
Ryou shook his head. He watched as his father ran his hand through his hair, pacing back and forth.
"We were trying to be safe for just in case one of the businesses fail we would have something to lean against for support. So I had promised Amane to their son, Bakura if that time ever came."
With that, Ryou jumped out of his seat.
"But Amane is… is…"
Ryou couldn't bring himself to say the word. The word that had tormented him for so many years before he met Malik. She was dead…
"I know… I know… but the thing is that we never mentioned Amane's death to them…"
"NANI?!"
"Yes, and…" he paused. "We want you to…"
"You want me to go over there to inform them about this incident after four years of her death?" Ryou asked.
"No, that's not it… You see, they have never seen Amane, nor have they ever seen you. I… I want you to take Amane's place."
"NANI?!!!"
"Onegai, Ryou-kun. Please try to understand."
"I'm trying to, Otou-sama. It's just so hard!"
"I'm sorry I have to do this, but since Amane-chan is…" Ryou's father trailed off, not wanting to relive the memory of his only daughter's death.
"So you are going to make me do this instead?" Ryou asked softly, his melancholy eyes staring at the ground.
"If you won't do this for yourself, then do it for your mother and I."
Ryou snapped his head up, looking at his father, his eyes brimming with tears.
"How is this for myself at all?" he asked.
His father was at a loss for words. The door to their study room quietly opened and entered in Ryou's mother (A.N. Remember, it's AU!).
"Okaa-sama!" Ryou exclaimed.
"We should tell him the truth, dear."
"The truth? What truth? What have you been hiding from me now?!" Ryou yelled.
Ryou's father sighed as he sat down in his armchair, exhausted. His brows creased in exasperation and his shoulders sagging from their usual sturdy composure. Ryou was surprised for seeing his father looking older than he really is.
"The truth is that… our business has been failing and so is the Ryusaki's business. We have decided that now is the right time to announce the engagement. If both our businesses haven't been failing the deal would be there but it won't happen. But since both our businesses are failing… we have no other choice."
"Why didn't you tell them of Amane-chan's death?"
"We were all grieving that we didn't want to remember it by telling other people and having to be reminded how sorry they are for us every time we meet them."
"But, it will never work! I'm a guy and Ryusaki is a guy! And I've heard that Ryusaki Bakura is Japan's #1 Player and Bachelor. If Amane was still here, I would have objected to their engagement!"
"You will just have to pretend to be Amane and keep your gender hidden until both of our companies are up to their regular performance."
"Then can't you just sign a contract or something to merge your companies together or something?!"
"We could do that, but contracts aren't as reliable."
"So you are going to take away my happiness just so you could have the company back up?!"
"Won't you do this for me, my son?" Ryou's mother, Bakura Umeko, asked gently.
Ryou took a look at his mother and all his strong defenses started to break. She could get him to do just about anything by looking at him in that motherly way of hers.
"I know that it will be a hassle, but please do this," after saying that Ryou's mother took on a coughing fit while Hideyoshi rushed to her side.
"What's wrong with Okaa-sama?" Ryou asked panicking.
"It's nothing… dear."
"Umeko, you better go up to rest. The doctor said that it won't help your sickness if you move around like this."
"What sickness?!" Ryou questioned.
Hideyoshi waited until his wife was out of sight and he turned back to Ryou, "Your mother has acquired a dangerous sickness. Since our business is failing… it will be almost impossible to pay for her medical bills. If she wasn't like this, I would have never even considered making you do this, but…"
Ryou felt his heart ache. Agreeing to it would make him uncommonly close to a bird in a cage, but it would save his beloved mother's life. Disagreeing to this arrangement would let him still have his freedom and Malik, but it would mean his mother's life. He knew what he had to do and he felt a chill run down his spine as he thought of all the things he will have to let go of.
"I'll do it."
His father's joy almost made him forget about everything, but almost was not enough. While his father was embracing him, a tear slid down his cheek.
Goodbye, Malik…
To be continued…
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Wasn't this a weird fic? I thought it was! I would have never completed this chapter if it wasn't for my friend whom I have dedicated this fic to! Do people think that this will never work out? Well, I have some doubt that it will work out also, but Sagako-chan told me to "work hard." *scoffs* Easy for her to say! She's not the one having to face the mercy of the readers when the update is taking way too long! *sniff* If you people don't kill me, I promise I will update! *smiles* Please review!
Any comments? Questions? Suggestions? Reviews? Email me at--- xstarflower@hotmail.com if you want to ask me anything!
~* Starflower Sakura *~