Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Opal ❯ New Home ( Chapter 11 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

 

Ryou woke up when he felt something tugging on his arm. He turned his head and found Bakura mere inches away holding out a tray of meat.

 

He sat up slowly, rubbing his lower back gingerly. “God, I can't wait till we get to your home planet. Maybe I can find someone selling some fruits or vegetables. I'm tired of eating this military food.” He thanked Bakura as the Kaitsune laid the platter on the bed in front of him, taking a small portion of its contents and popping it into his mouth.

 

Bakura ran a clawed hand through the boy's hair, marveling at the soft texture under his fingers. He brought a piece to his nose, sniffing quietly. Ryou grunted, pushing the other man's face away. “Would you stop smelling my hair? I haven't even showered today.”

 

“Mm, I can help you with that.” the Kaitsune whispered, licking a trail up the human's neck.

 

Ryou squeaked and blushed. “Not while I'm eating!” he said, holding back a moan as Bakura continued to attack his face and throat with his lips and tongue.

 

Finishing at lightning speed, Ryou set the tray to the side, scooting closer to the Kaitsune and allowing himself to be scooped up and carried to the bathroom. He was set down on the toilet (not too different than the human's version, just without a back to create room for the user's tail) and told to wait as Bakura went out to grab an outfit from the dresser along with the boy's shoes from next to the door, coming back a few moments later to lay them on the counter. Ryou was stripped quickly and plunked into the narrow tub, followed soon after by Bakura.

 

“Alright, I'll help hold you up while you shower.” the older man said, reaching down to help Ryou stand.

 

“Can't I just take a bath?”

 

“It's either I hold you up while you clean yourself or I give you a bath. Which would you rather do?”

 

Cringing at the embarrassment of being bathed like a child and the thoughts of what Bakura might do to him in such a position, Ryou chose to let Bakura help him take a shower.

 

Once the boy had made it clear they were only to be washing, the operation went relatively smoothly. Ryou was clean in no time flat and made it out of the bathroom un-aroused and suffered only minor amounts of groping.

 

Dressed and ready to go, Bakura took Ryou into his arms and left, heading toward the viewing room he had told the other's to wait in. The human made sure to keep his head lowered as they passed other Kaitsune in the halls, and when they reached their destination, he breathed a sigh of relief.

 

Bakura placed him on one of the soft cushions of the couch where he made himself comfortable and waved in greeting to his friends who already had the television on. He felt Bakura sit next to him and poked the other in the side with his toe, receiving a half-smile from the Kaitsune.

 

“How are you feeling, Ryou?” Yugi asked, leaving his mate and the two blondes behind and sitting in the chair to the side of the white haired couple.

 

“I'm guessing Marik told you about Bakura and I.” Ryou shook his head and rubbed his temples.

 

Malik turned toward him. “Yeah, he told us about it at lunch. So, how did it go?” he waggled his eyebrows suggestively.

 

“That's none of your business, Malik.” Bakura growled, glaring at the small blonde and his tan mate on the couch to their other side.

 

“Wow, are you really that bad, Bakura?” Yami asked, causing the others, aside from Bakura and Ryou, to snicker.

 

Ryou blushed furiously and tried to lose himself in the couch while Bakura's eyes narrowed dangerously.

 

“I know I'm a hell of a lot better than you, Yami. Frankly, I don't see why Yugi stays with you. There can't be much in it for him.”

 

Yami frowned, his own eyes narrowing. “What did you say?” Bakura leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. “You heard me.” Ryou and Yugi glanced at each other fearfully, before breaking up the impending fight.

 

“Come on, guys, let's turn the television to Mar's news. I want to know about Nibori.” Yugi broke in, getting up and going to sit in Yami's lap, successfully distracting him.

 

Marik switched through the channels, stopping when a popular Mars news network came up. It didn't take long for a story dealing with Nirobi to be addressed.

 

The young anchorwoman's voice filled the room. “In top news today, the body of a Mr. Umo Nibori was found a few miles outside the city of Monto after a large scale man hunt. Mr. Nibori, who was reported missing just hours before he was to meet with delegates of The Government of Mars, was brutally murdered and left in the middle of an uninhabited area.”

 

“Way to go, Ryou!” Malik cheered, giving his friend the thumbs up.

 

“The body was also found to have its heart removed and the symbol of the Kaitsune Liberation Front carved into its abdomen. A letter left within the chest cavity also revealed the killer as a member of the well known radical group. Government officials have taken control of the investigation and hope to find clues which will lead to the one responsible for this crime.”

 

Marik changed the channel, grinning. “Good luck with that! Those idiots will never figure out it was you, Ryou. They think you're dead!”

 

Bakura looked smug as he pulled Ryou closer with his tail. “Yes, you did very well. I also thought it was a good idea to pin the murder on a radical group.”

 

The boy ran his fingers over the black scales, petting them affectionately. “They seemed to be likely suspects. I didn't want my government coming after the Kaitsunes for the murder.”

 

Yami hugged Yugi closer to his chest, peering over his mate's hair to see Ryou. “Glad you thought your first mission through so thoroughly. The council will be most pleased.”

 

“Speaking of the council, what did they say about that heart?” Malik asked, crawling over to the edge of the couch. Ryou perked up at the question. He knew it was Nibori's heart, but would the council admit he had completed his mission?

 

“We were told earlier by one of their subordinates that the tests were positive for Nibori's DNA. Its definite proof that the man is dead and Ryou did as he was told.” Marik replied, sitting up and pulling Malik back by the scruff of his neck.

 

“So, that means I get to go with you to your home planet?” Ryou asked, excitement coursing through him.

 

“Yep.” Marik let the struggling Malik go, leaning back.

 

“Oh, Ryou, that's great!” Yugi gasped, jumping up and running to hug his friend around the neck. He didn't seem to care if he was seen being kind to a human and at the moment, none of them did.

 

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Ryou's arms were wound tight around Bakura's neck, his heart pounding. He was only a few minutes away from his first look at the Kaitsune's new home planet, Mor.

 

Apparently, they had decided not to rename this new area after their old home. It just felt as though they were letting the human's win. No, the Kaitsunes believed they would one day reclaim their original planet, Kait. For now, Mor would do.

 

Yami had been telling the human everything about their home over the past few hours, Ryou making sure to soak up the information like a sponge. Mor was located in the Thoiz galaxy, quite a distance away from their sun. He was warned the climate was different than that of Earth or Mars, slightly damp and cool, overgrown with plants and other forms of life.

 

The seasons on Mor were hardly recognizable, and in fact the planet only had two. The wet season of the year and the dry season, the second of which barely changing the Mor's looks or atmosphere.

 

Being a ways away from the sun, the Kaitsune's home had a longer year, which was known as a Juyio. From a human perspective, it could be documented at lasting five-hundred and forty-six days, but in Kaitsune terms a year consisted of eighteen Uyio, or months.

 

The Morhir would be arriving at one of the Mor's most impressive cities, Nivirret, whose port was one of the main trading areas of the planet. Ryou had been ecstatic to hear this, since he would have the best chance of finding some decent food at the Port of Nivirret.

 

After the port, it was a quick hovercraft ride to Bakura's home. The council had already contacted the Kaitsune government officials about Ryou's stay, and the human was given permission to live under the white haired Kaitsune's watchful eye.

 

Ryou held his breath as Bakura walked out into the dim light of Mor, the group of Kaitsunes around them scattering in all directions to greet friends and family who had come to them off the ship. Ryou tried not to make eye contact with the crowd around him, most of whom were giving him hateful, shocked expressions. Maybe the government hadn't put much effort into telling the citizens a human would be visiting them.

 

While Bakura chatted quietly with Yami and Marik, Ryou paid attention to Malik and Yugi as they dropped their bags containing their personal items from the ship next to their mates and raced over to a tall blonde Kaitsune and the rather severe looking brunette beside him. When his friends pointed him out to the two, he turned his head sheepishly and instead took in the sights the Mor had to offer.

 

It was very beautiful, albeit cold and dark. In the distance he could see huge hills and valleys covered in foliage, and a large moon loomed up out of the slight fog that settled over the land, shining its soft light over the city below.

 

The Kaitsune city looked much like those of the humans except smaller, with less crowds of people walking through the streets. There were what he thought to be training areas scattered through the high rise metallic buildings nearby, and further beyond the port were shorter, egg-shaped buildings. He'd have to ask Bakura what everything was later on, when he had the Kaitsune's full attention.

 

His mouth watered as he caught sight of the delectable looking foods being sold by the vendors on the outskirts of the port. Fruits, vegetables, meats, and sweets of all variety were up for sale and Ryou's stomach growled. Hopefully Bakura would take him shopping later to stock up on food.

 

He turned back to Bakura when he felt the Kaitsune's arms shift slightly beneath him. Once he had Ryou's eyes on him, Bakura spoke. “Ryou, Marik is going to give us a ride back to my house now. His sister, Isis, is here to pick him up.” He nodded past the port and toward the street beyond, where a large hovercraft waited, a tall and beautiful tanned Kaitsune woman with black hair and dark brown scales standing beside it. She must be Marik's sister.

 

Marik called Malik back over to him, waving a greeting to the blonde and brunette his mate had been speaking with. “Sorry we can't talk right now, Jou, Seto. We have to take the human back to Bakura's home and get him settled. We'll visit you tomorrow, so be ready.” The two men nodded and left the port, heading back to the city.

 

Joined again by Malik and Yugi, the group of six took their things and pushed their way to Isis, Bakura making sure to keep his human close to his chest. Upon reaching the hovercraft, they clamored in and got themselves situated, buckling their seatbelts in the process.

 

Ryou sat next to the window during the ride, his wide eyes taking in everything as it sped by. He could hear Bakura chuckling next to him, but paid no attention. He had every right to be awed, seeing as how he'd never been on the planet.

 

Yami and Yugi were the first to leave, gathering their luggage and getting out in front of one of the egg-shaped buildings he had seen earlier. It was about two stories tall, darkly painted with plants growing around the edges and a stoned path leading toward the door. It was hard to see, but Ryou suspected that was to help incase of an attack. You wouldn't want the enemy to spot you easily.

 

`Those buildings must be their homes.' He thought, saying his good-byes along with everyone else. The hovercraft started up again, on their way to Bakura's house, and he kept his eyes on his tri-color haired friends until they were inside their house.

 

It didn't take long before Isis stopped the vehicle again, Bakura telling Ryou to hop out and come inside. Opening the door, Ryou practically rolled out and landed on his feet, his back aching from the movement. Bakura came around the back of the craft, already carrying their bags over his shoulder, and picked the boy up, easing the strain on his body.

 

Hearing Isis, Marik and Malik call out for them to have a nice night, Ryou waved and watched them go, speeding down the street and back into traffic.

 

Breathing in the cool air deeply, the human turned his eyes to Bakura's home. It was the same size as Yami and Yugi's, with the same dark paint, though with less decoration. It looked too dreary to Ryou, and he knew that after a few days he would have it appearing satisfactory.

 

The two of them entered into the main hall and Ryou could see a living room off to one side, nicely furnished with a couch and two end tables, both of which held a lamp, two comfortable looking chairs to the sides of the couch, a coffee table and an entertainment center holding a television and other assorted technology.

 

Further down the hall he saw the kitchen (which was also nicely decorated) and a bedroom, followed by stairs that led up to the second floor. Ryou smiled to himself. Bakura didn't care about outward appearances, but he enjoyed living in comfort. His house may be the least appeasing on the outside, but it looked like the home of a rich man on the inside.

 

“So, Ryou.” Bakura said, placing Ryou on his feet and gesturing toward the inside of his house. “What do you think?”

 

Ryou smiled up at him, snaking his arms around the Kaitsune's waist and nuzzling into his chest.

 

“I love it.”

 

TBC

 

Wow, I'm glad to be done with this chapter. It's not really one of my favorites. O.o

 

Notes: Hrm. Well, as you read the Kaitsunes have a different calendar than the humans. They also have a different money system. I'll try to explain the money system next chapter, when Ryou and Bakura go shopping (with Marik's winnings).

 

I finally introduced Jou and Seto! Yay! They'll be making a bit of an appearance in the next few chapters, but seeing as how I still have my Seto training wheels on, it won't be anything big. I have to take slow, baby steps when writing Seto. Must…keep…him…in…character….!

 

Enjoyed this craptastic chapter? Review and tell me! I'll try harder so the next chapter doesn't suck, I promise.