Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Just Desserts ❯ Chapter 3

Powered up Mahaado and Yami because I like em that way ^^

Disclaimer: Yu-gi-Oh! Belongs to Kazuki Takahashi. I make no profit off this fanfiction, and it belongs to me under international copyright laws. Don't steal and don't sue. Thank you, *Phantomness bows*

Chapter 3

 

It was eerily quiet, here in the castle. Pandora stretched as he lay down on the bed. It was soft. There were bookshelves in the room too, but they were not written in Japanese, but in hieroglyphics. He rubbed his eyes tiredly.

He supposed it could be worse. He could be running from a pack of slavering wolves or something.

However, the silence unnerved him. If he looked outside the window, he could see the hustle and bustle of a city of monsters, the city itself a mishmash of architectural styles, but over it all, seemed a faint crimson glow...

High walls of golden-bricked stone protected the city, and he saw what looked like cannons mounted on the walls.

How quaint and ancient.

 

He relieved himself in the chamber pot with a wince. Stupid monsters. Why couldn't they have modern conveniences, and in a perverse streak of rage, dumped the contents out the window.

He heard a scream from below and brushed his hands off.

It was time to get something to eat.

 

Yami woke up, pleasantly warm and satiated, and found that Mahaado had already prepared the private bathing chambers for them.

A scream of rage sounded from below.

Mahaado looked up with a frown. “Perhaps I should set up a silence barrier, my Pharaoh?”

“Certainly.” Yami stifled a yawn. It was too early to be disturbed. Right now, he just wanted Mahaado to cuddle him.

… Not that he would ever admit that out loud, of course.

 

They sank into warm water and washed each other's hair - Yami enjoyed playing with his lover's long blonde locks - and then dressed in their normal attire of royal linen and golden jewelry.

The Sennen Ring winked proudly on Mahaado's chest, matching the puzzle his Pharaoh wore.

He dried his hair with a quick spell, and settled his headdress on with a smile. They proceeded into the dining room, where a feast had been laid out.

Being trapped in a shadowy realm for three thousand years had been wonderful magic practice, even if he had almost lost his sanity in the process.

 

They dined richly, and then decided to leave the palace. Mana could take care of things in their absence, and besides, the Castle of Dark Illusions had many protection spells woven into the stone.

She waved goodbye as she left, busily reading some romance novel or another she had procured from earth.

They all had their follies, after all.

 

Yuugi was rather surprised to find his other half walking around with a solid body, accompanied by a taller teen with blue eyes and blonde hair, but he accepted the news rather well.

Especially when he found out who the other boy was. It made sense.

Perfect sense, though he wondered how exactly how powerful Yami and the Dark Magician were.

He had never seen the Shadow Games played out much, save during the duel with Bakura and Malik…

Should he be worried?

 

Anzu did not think so. She was a tad disappointed that Yami was in love - it was obvious, though no one else had picked up on the vibes, and shook her head.

It would be unfair to try and steal him away. Besides, Yuugi was cute and sweet, and she thought she could learn to love him.

All would be well. Wouldn't it?

 

Mana heard a knock at the door and went to answer. Teacher and Pharaoh were down on earth, and she did not begrudge them their free time. She opened the door and saw an angry Kuriboh and an even angrier Gaia the Fierce Knight.

“Is something wrong?”

“Your guest threw a filled chamber pot out the window and hit us on the head.” Gaia seethed.

Mana blinked twice, before she sighed. “I'll go get him.” That explained why the knight and the Kuriboh looked so… twitchy.

“Please do.”

“WOO!” Kuriboh added, puffing up angrily.

… Was Pandora an idiot?

 

Pandora was jolted out of a daydream involving his love, Catherine, saving him from the fiery box of doom when a knock sounded on his door. Opening it, he found the girl from earlier.

Her blonde hair was in disarray, she was panting, and her hands were on her hips.

“YOU IDIOT!” She yelled at him.

Rather taken aback, Pandora backed up a few steps. “Excuse me?”

“How dare you throw a chamber pot out the window!”

Ah, so that was what she was ticked about? “Perhaps if you actually had decent plumbing in this god-forsaken place, I wouldn't have to!”

“You're trying to shift blame for your actions?” Mana twitched. Normally, she was bubbly and cute, but she could get vicious if angered.

Right now, she was quite pissed.

 

She grabbed Pandora's wrist and dragged him down several flights of stairs, ignoring his cries of pain, and threw him out the door. “Here!” She called. “Just don't kill him!”

Gaia and Kuriboh nodded. Gaia hefted his sword.

What a stupid, stupid man.

He would now learn the price of messing with the Pharaoh's monsters.

 

End Chapter

Completed 7/18/06

I am such a slacker. *Sigh*

And Pandora's a bad-tempered git. For some reason, I decided characterizing him that way would fit. Hmm.