Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Prince of Death ❯ The Demon Within; Yuugi's Offer ( Chapter 1 )

Title: Prince of Death

Subtitle: Chapter One -- The Demon Within; Yuugi's Offer

Series: YuGiOu

Author: Magician of Black Chaos a.k.a Fallen Angel of Death

Genre: angst/drama

Warnings: shounen ai/yaoi, YAMI/ANZU IN THE FIRST PART!!! [lord, what was I thinkin'?], I'm thinking of putting in Yuugi/Bakura/Ryou as well......tell me what you thinkie, okie?

Plot Bunny: What happens when you leave the son of the Grim Reaper alone for almost a year? Yami and the others are about to realise the error of doing so.........

Hiei Muse: Chaos/Fallen-sama does not own YuGiOu, it belongs to Kazuki Takahashi and other rich people. She only owns the fic, the idea and her muses, nothing more.

Translations:

Yami-tachi = literally saying "Yami and the others"

Kono kuso-ttare = you asshole [Thankies to --NC-- of the Unholy Quartet for putting that tutorial in her fic "Kakou naka Hakkyou"]

Jiji = Japanese term for "old man"

Baka koinu = stupid puppy

Makai = Demon World

Ningenkai = Human World

Chaos's Forward Notes: I can't believe how many reviews the prelude alone got on MediaMiner.org! Just for you guys, I'm continuing. If you think I should include the Yuugi/Bakura/Ryou paring in this fic, tell me in your reviews. I was thinking this chapter up while I was at my friend's this weekend [she lives waaaay up in the middle of Tasmania] and I decided to type it up as soon as I got home. Your reviews help, and I'm glad you're enjoying this. I've thought up another original ^__~ Just call me the Original YGO Author, k? Hell, I was the first one to write a Malik/Yuugi ficcie [Runaway] and this is EXTREMLY original. I'm surprised nobody thought it up before. I always kill Anzu off in the first or second chapters of my fics because I can't stand writing about the bitch. Anyways, I'm officially seventeen now, but I've been reading NC-17 ficcies since I was in grade 8 when I was tainted XD Sorry, I'm babbling. Read on and don't forget to review ^__^

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Ryou entered the lonely house, flicking on a light before taking his jacket off. Even though it was summer, he still needed to wear it to conceal his arms. He traced a finger along one scar still visible from three years ago when Bakura had first appeared and decided his hikari would be a good "test subject". It was then that all the beatings had started when his father was away. He shook his head before thinking back to the afternoon. In the back of his mind through the year that had gone by, he vaguely remembered leaving Yuugi abandoned and alone. Now that he thought about it, it was almost like coming out of a trance when Anzu had been turned to ash.

"Humans would have never been able to sense it." Ryou looked over his shoulder before turning around, finding Yuugi behind him leaning against one of the white walls, a black rose in one of his gloved hands. "A powerful spell that would have even been able to render the sennen rod useless; Mind Control. She used it on you all, but Yami was the first to pay attention to her. The attention went to her head and she began using black magic. There's one born in every second generation of her family and now that she's gone, they won't be any hassle anymore."

"Wh-why are you here, Yuugi?" Ryou took a step back, shuddering slightly when he heard that humorless laugh filled with coldness coming from one of his friends he had once considered innocent, unable to hurt anything.

"Don't be foolish; I'm not here to take your soul or condemn you to death. Rather, I'm here to make you an offer I know even your yami wouldn't be able to refuse." The prince of death pushed himself away from the wall, looking at the white-haired boy with intense yellow eyes. "You've been having dreams, correct? Dreams of darkness, of death and destruction."

Ryou looked away, closing his eyes. "How do you know?"

"You're someone I've been watching for months. I can see your dreams when they're awake in your mind and to be quite truthful, you could lead a glorious life." He ran a hand through his spiky hair. "There's something hidden inside you, wanting to get out. It's sending you those dreams for a reason; so you will unleash it and take your true form."

"My true form?"

Yuugi snapped his fingers and a black book appeared in his hands [1], blowing the dust off the cover. "Nobody has truly opened your files before, not even my father. Your mother was an ice demon, weakened by a battle and finding her way through the gates of the Makai to the Ningenkai. She took on a human form and fell in love with your father. After your birth, she disappeared, am I right?"

"Is she......?"

"No. She's dead. Ice demons only live for approximately two thousand or so years." Yuugi closed the book, yellow eyes narrowing. "The demon inside you wants to be free. It wants full control over your body. I can either make the two of you separate or let you have control over it. The ice demon is just as much you as you are it."

Ryou walked over and sank into the couch, raising a hand to his forehead. "Just what is it you want from me, Yuugi? This is all too much for my mind to handle at the moment."

"All I'm saying," Yuugi's voice purred behind his ear, gloved hands clamping onto his shoulders. "Is that I can relieve you of your pain. I can train you to handle your demon self and get used to the body. It's quite different from your human self. I'll allow you to think about it overnight, how's that? All you have to do is say yes or no but knowing how pitifully weak humans are, I'm sure you'll choose yes."

And then he was gone, like he wasn't even there to begin with. Ryou fell asleep on the couch.........

******************** -- RYOU'S DREAM -- ********************

He ran along thick-stoned hallways, booted feet making a deft noise on the floor bricks. He looked behind himself, seeing the demon guards following with loud howls. A cold smile curled as he moved quickly and leapt out the window, free falling to the ground and landing on his feet softly. That had been all too easy, was the thought in his mind as he escaped to a nearby forest, knowing he would loose those pathetic guards in the woods. He stopped behind a tree and looked at his prize -- a sword carved from the fires of hell itself. It was beautiful the way it gleamed in the moonlight. Ryou twirled around and slashed at the tree, his smile widening when the wooden gargoyle inside came to life and flew away only to be turned to stone by the sun a moment later. Yes, he was indeed one of the greatest thieves in history, next to his yami of course. A clawed hand stroked the sennen ring around his neck. Even though the spirit of the ring had long ago decided to remain in the Ningenkai, he still wore the ring as a trinket of sorts. Bakura would probably be proud if he knew his little hikari was a master thief. After all, the spirit had taught him himself.........

END OF CHAPTER ONE

[1] Think "Discworld" by Terry Pratchet

Chaos's EndNotes: I personally thought that chapter sucked. It was a bit too rushed in my opinion and only took me *looks at clock* three hours to type up. Anyways, if you enjoyed it, review please. I'm so happy you guys enjoy this and if you stop reading it after this chapter, I'll understand. Sorry for the Kurama reference to Ryou's mother, but I just felt a little YYH-ish today ^.^;; And it also explains why he has silver-white hair, ne? As for the end part, that was the dream Ryou kept having.