Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Pretending ❯ Chapter 2

Yay for Phantomness's crazy brain! And the Mahaado as Yami's mother, biological or not bunny works really well for me. ^^

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-Oh no matter how I would like to. It belongs to Kazuki Takahashi. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me. Don't steal and don't sue. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Warnings: Insanity

Chapter 2

 

Mahaado woke up to find the Prince snuggled up against him. He was lying in bed. With the Prince! The Priest almost had a heart attack right then and there, especially when he noticed Pharaoh Akunumkanon sitting not five feet away!

“My Pharaoh, I can explain-.”

Akunumkanon cut him off before more could be said. Mahaado started praying to any god that would listen that he wouldn't get executed on the spot.

“Do not worry.”

Mahaado blinked at the Pharaoh as he sighed.

“Is something wrong, my Pharaoh?”

“Only that my son wished you to be near him. That is why…”

Well, that would explain, it but even so…

“Mahaado, did my wife speak to you?”

Mahaado paled. How had he known? But honesty was the best policy when dealing with the Pharaoh, so he nodded.

“Please, tell me. What did she say to you?”

“She… told me to protect the Prince and care for him.”

Akunumkanon sighed heavily. “I surmised that she did. Might I request an explanation for your eyes though?”

Mahaado blinked. “My eyes?”

“And your hair as well.”

Mahaado blinked. Akunumkanon carefully picked up a hand mirror and held it out to him expressionlessly. Mahaado's eyes widened as he stared in disbelief.

His eyes were now a pale, icy blue tinged with silver, and his hair was a lavender shade, falling over his shoulders…

Impossible! Had he - but no, he could feel his shape-shifting ability locking into this form as default. So that would mean the Queen had… given him something.

He could feel his magic too. It was different, almost with a feminine tilt? Oh dear. So he did have her magic now. He remembered her vaguely whispering, but it was all about protecting and loving Yami.

He could do that easily.

 

“I… believe it had something to do with her magic…” Mahaado said hesitantly. “She gave me hers to better protect the Prince…”

Akunumkanon nodded. Then, he sighed heavily.

“I know that this is not the time, but I have a task for you.”

Mahaado snapped to attention.

“War is encroaching upon our borders. I cannot spare the time to take care of him, and I do not want news of the Prince's capture to become known.”

“You want me to take him away.”

“Yes.”

“I will do it, my Pharaoh.”

“Good. There is an ancient Mage training ground in the desert. Here is the only map. Destroy it when you have arrived. Keep him safe. I will send for you two soon.”

“Yes, my Pharaoh.”

 

Yami opened his eyes and stared at Mahaado with an adoring expression. Had he been listening? The Magician was not sure, but he and the Prince were quickly packed with supplies for their journey and sent off.

In the dead of night, they took one of the Ka beasts and flew to the Sanctuary. After they disembarked, the monster vanished, and the doors slid shut behind them.

And that was when Mahaado realized they would not be leaving any time soon.

 

Yami liked the Sanctuary. He could feel the walls and the floor humming with magic. It was nice here, he was safe and Mother was with him and they would have food and shelter and pretty things. He would make Mother pretty things since she was pretty.

Yes, that was nice.

Mahaado sighed as Yami came up to him with something glittering in his hands. He did appreciate the sentiments, he really did, but he had the feeling that whatever the Pharaoh had hoped to accomplish by sending them here was not working out. In fact, they might be heading in the completely opposite direction.

He fed Yami and cuddled him and bathed him - though he tried not to look when he did that - and he taught him harmless, pretty magics, illusions and such, being careful not to push the boy too hard.

He probably still thought he was five years old, instead of ten. Well, eleven now, Mahaado thought idly.

“Mother?” Yami prompted. Mahaado sighed inwardly and looked at the shiny object Yami was holding. It was quite beautiful, a ring of delicate twisted golden wire. He did not bother to ask how Yami had managed.

Yami was powerful, and the magic in the Sanctuary liked him. It liked both of them, actually. It allowed Mahaado into the Royal Library that had been sealed for three hundred years, and it allowed Yami to play with it, creating little creatures of mist and shadow before banishing them.

He slid it on his finger with a smile. “Thank you, Yami.”

Yami gave him a dazzling grin and another hug, before he ran off again. The Priest of the Sennen Ring idly traced the pointers as he wondered.

Was he making things worse by going along with this deception?
But he couldn't disobey Pharaoh's direct order… then again, Pharaoh was not here… and unless he had another copy of the map, he would not be here.

Mahaado had no idea how things were going on outside, as his scrying spells all fizzled out when he attempted to scry, and it was almost as if the Sanctuary didn't want him - them - to know what was going on outside.

So Mahaado adjusted, and between studies, focused all his attention on the Crown Prince. He had nowhere else to put it after all, and if not for Yami, he would have gone mad long ago.

Sometimes he wondered if he already was.

 

“Mother? I'm hungry.”

Mahaado smiled as he watched Yami walk up, dressed in his typical white tunic and kilt. “All right, Yami.”

He willed the Sanctuary, and it responded. He wasn't sure if created food was like regular food, but in any case they had been living off it for almost a year and had suffered no ill effects. Yami climbed onto his lap halfway through, and he sighed as he shredded bread and meat and fed his prince. His Prince.

Yami smiled at him with large, innocent eyes, and Mahaado brushed his lightning bangs out of his face absentmindedly.

It was all right.

They would endure this. And for a prison, it really wasn't that bad… they could be living off rats in a damp pit somewhere, after all.

Mahaado shivered as he kissed Yami on the cheek, receiving a rapturous smile in response. Better to stay here and stay safe, and protect his Prince from the invaders and the dangers out there.

Yes.

 

End chapter

Completed 5/4/06

… Madness. Yes.