Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Red Rose Angel ❯ Love So Strong ( Chapter 8 )

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Diana must give back the White Rose cards she worked so hard to get in exchange for Yugi's cure. But she has a plan in mind. Will Rosenburg fall for it? Will Yugi survive?

Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.08.2005 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.7K | Visits: 283 | Status: Completed

--Another Chapter has been completed! Yay! Diana was saved, but Yugi was poisoned. Well, that's quite a spot. Diana can only have the cure of the poison if she gives up the White Rose cards. Well…let's just see what happens then…

Chapter 8 - Love So Strong

Diamond Dust was still puzzled about the fusion Diana had made with Val. The duelist and deck leader had defused and were two separate beings again, but the pooka couldn't help but wonder exactly how Diana was able to do it. She wanted to ask, but the Rose Duelist appeared to have other things on her mind. I have to save Henry, Diana thought. I love Henry. I really do…

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Bakura healed the bruises on Seto's jaw and face. The young Druid was appalled at how a mere human would deflect his most powerful charm back at him with a simple wave of her staff. “The Rose Duelist is not an ordinary human, my lord. We must be very careful of her from now on.”

Seto half listened to what Bakura was saying. The other part of his mind was on how beautiful the Rose Duelist looked as a bruised and wounded weakling. In his arms, she was weak and he knew that she knew it. “What did you tell her in your note?”

“I told her that if she wanted the Prince to live, then she would have to bring the two White Rose cards back to us.” Bakura said, putting away his scrolls and books.

“That's it?!” Seto growled. He stood and slapped the Druid's books from his arms. “Why did you not ask for more? You should have asked her to surrender her freedom to me! Or better yet, surrender her body to me.”

Bakura frowned, but picked up his books again. “Have patience, my lord. When she arrives, we shall demand her freedom as well as the cards.”

“And you intend to hand over the cure?”

Bakura smiled wickedly. “What do you think?”

Seto stared at him for a moment and then smiled as well. “Just to be on the safe side, Druid, give me the cure.” Bakura fished a small vile of purple liquid from his cloak and put it in Seto's hand.

Seto held up the vile to look at it. “That's it?”

“Were you expecting a magic scroll or tribal dance?” Bakura sneered. Seto frowned at him, but dismissed the Druid from his tent.

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Diana held the little bag that carried the White Rose cards towards the Yorkist camp. Val, the sprites and Diamond Dust were with her, but she was still nervous. Bakura and Seto rode out on their horses to meet her. Val clutched Diana's shoulder and frowned hard at Seto.

“So Rose Duelist, you have returned to me.” Seto said. Diana shuddered at the sound of his voice.

Bakura dismounted first, followed by Seto. The Druid took a step forward and said, “I trust you have the White Rose cards.”

Diana took the cards from her bag very carefully so as not to disturb the sprites' delicate spell on them. She made sure both Rosenburg and Bakura could see them clearly before putting them back into the bag. “Where or what is the cure for my Prince?”

Seto growled angrily at that statement. “Damn Yugi to Hell.” He took the vile from his cloak and smiled wickedly. “Before I hand it over, we have one more thing to add to our list of demands.”

Diamond Dust hissed like a cat. “I knew you bastards couldn't be trusted!”

Bakura laughed at the pooka. He turned to Diana. “Rose Duelist, in order to save your precious Prince, you must hand over the White Rose cards…and surrender your freedom and body to my master, Christian Rosenburg.”

Val gripped her staff tightly and pulled her mistress close to her. “Don't do it, my lady.”

“I have no intention of doing so, Val. Just stick to our plan.” Diana hissed through their link. She turned to Seto. “I'll give you the cards, but not my freedom and especially not my body.”

Seto tossed the vile into the air and caught it easily. “If you don't surrender your freedom and body to me, then the Prince will die and Richard III will rule across the British Empire.”

“I thought you wanted to be king?” Bakura asked, but immediately winced at his mistake.

Seto threw a rock at him and Bakura dodged it just in time. Diana blinked. So Seto is planning to overthrow Richard and claim the throne for himself, she thought. “You're going to betray Richard, aren't you?”

“And you will be queen, Rose Duelist. Or…`Diana' is it?”

Diana grunted. She didn't like this pervert to know her name. “I don't want to be your queen.” She put the White Rose cards in the bag and walked forward two steps. “Hand over the vile and I promise to surrender myself to you.”

Seto walked to her and grabbed her wrist. He took the bag from her hand and pressed her body against his. Diana cried out and Val tightened her grip on her staff. “No Val! Stick to the plan. Don't attack unless I say so, understand?”

“Y-yes my lady…” Val relaxed a little. Diamond Dust hissed and the sprites fidgeted with anger.

“Give the vile to Diamond Dust and she'll take it to the Prince.” Diana growled at Seto.

Rosenburg only laughed. “I have my property back and the White Rose cards. What makes you think I'm going to give up the cure?” Diana's face turned pale. “Val, capture the Druid!”

Val obeyed and lunged at Bakura. But the Druid made a blue snake appear and wrap around the deck leader. Val cried out as she was engulfed by lightning. She changed back into a card and retreated to Diana's deck.

The sprites zigzagged in the air, not knowing whether to follow their original plan of using fake White Rose cards to trade for the Prince's cure or if they ought to save Diana from Rosenburg's grip.

Diana couldn't stand Seto's hands touching her again. She headbutted him, surprising the leader of the Rose Crusaders. He released her and she grabbed the vile from his hand. She threw it to Diamond Dust and the pooka caught it in her mouth. “Take it to the Prince, hurry!”

Bakura grabbed Diana and sent one of his deadly charms after Diamond Dust. The pooka ran as fast as she could with the sprites following and keeping the charm at bay. Diana slammed her elbow into the Druid's stomach. Bakura choked and held his stomach, gasping for the wind that was knocked out of him. Diana grabbed his horse and was about to mount it when Seto pulled her off.

“You honestly thought you could get away.” He threw kept a tight grip on her arm as he threw down the bag of fake cards. “Or tempt me with forged cards?! Perhaps I ought to teach you a lesson.”

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The sprites killed Bakura's charm as they neared the Lancastrian camp. Diamond Dust took the vile to Simon who helped the Prince to drink it. The pooka ordered the sprites to go and bring back Diana. They obeyed and left in flurry.

The cure began to take its effect as the Prince slept soundly. Simon dismissed the commanding officers from the tent. He left too, making Diamond Dust stay behind to make sure the Prince recovered. Simon was appalled when the sprites brought Diana back. She had cuts, welts and bruises all over her body. The old Druid ordered a tent to be put up for her. All of the soldiers looked very concerned as they fixed Diana's tent. Simon had her laid down upon a cot and checked her wounds.

“She put up a good struggle. Damn that Rosenburg.”

“Simon…” Diamond Dust entered the tent. “The Prince is fully recovered.”

Simon jumped up and hurried to Yugi's tent, but the Prince emerged in front of the old Druid. Yugi looked as if he had never been poisoned. Simon was so relieved that he hugged the Prince. “My lord, everyone was so worried about you and—” He gasped and released Yugi. “For-forgive, sire…I did not mean to do that. I was—”

Yugi cut him off. “It's nothing, Simon. I'm touched that you were worried. But where is Diana? Where my Angel?”

“She…she is in her tent, sire. But she has been beaten and bruised…no doubt fighting to get the cure for you.” Simon said gravely.

Yugi hurried to Diana's tent and his eyes widened when he saw the purplish bruises all over Diana's skin and the red welts on her arms. He climbed on the cot and cradled Diana in his arms. “Angel, are you all right?”

Diana's eyes opened slowly and she saw Yugi. “You're alive…thank goodness.”

Yugi stroked one of her bruised cheeks. “What has Seto done to you? Has he violated you again?”

“No. No violation…just hitting and hitting and slashing with his…dagger…” Diana choked back a sob. Yugi held her close to his body.

“It's all right, my dear. No one will ever hurt you so long as I'm around.” Yugi whispered in her ear. Diana embraced him tightly. Yugi tilted her head gently to see her eyes. He smiled softly and pressed his lips against hers. Diana slipped through his parted lips and deepened their kiss to something more passionate.

Diana was surprised and slightly embarrassed when she realized her fingers were feeling around Yugi's belt as if trying to remove it. Oh my God, she thought. This is not what I want. I can't loose my virginity yet…can I? Yugi felt her hands on his belt. He pulled away from the kiss to see Diana's face turning red.

He chuckled. “Is my Angel getting interesting ideas?”

“I…I…” Diana's voice stopped working as the Prince kissed at her neck and nibbled on her earlobes. She shivered and hugged him tightly. Never had she felt so happy and so loved before. Prince Yugi truly did care about her, which was the whole reason he was poisoned in the first place. It was because he came to rescue her for Rosenburg and fought to protect her. I do love Henry, she thought, but it can't work out between us. What would happen to future if I stayed here with him? Would it even matter that I stay?

She squeaked quietly when she felt a gentle hand slip inside her shirt and rub her back. The fingers of that hand made little circular motions and traced along her spine. All the while, the Prince made little purring noises in her ear. Then the hand made a very bold move. It slid around to the front and clutched at one of Diana's breasts. She jumped a little in surprise and the hand retreated from her shirt. Yugi realized he'd made a mistake by doing that.

Diana pressed herself against the Prince's body as though nothing in the world could make her leave his arms. Yugi slipped his hand inside her shirt again, drawing meaningless patterns on her back. She responded by running her fingers around his belt. Yugi smiled and nibbled on her ear again. She wants me to take my pants off, he thought, but she is afraid. The Prince took his hand from her shirt and laid his Rose Duelist back on the cot. She whimpered at loosing contact with his warmth.

He smiled and kissed her forehead. “I've felt your hands at my belt twice now, my Angel.” He anticipated she'd blush and she did. He merely laughed at this and whispered, “I promise never to hurt you. I would never hurt the ones I love…” he let his voice trail off with that statement. Before she could respond, he added quickly, “And I do love you, Angel. With every beat of my heart, I will love you forever.”

A weak sob shook Diana's body. She had never heard those words before. Well, in romance movies, she thought, but they weren't to me. Now I know why those girls in such movies cry after their lover says those things. They're beautiful…

She couldn't help the squeal that escaped her lips as the Prince sat on top of her. He wasn't crushing her, but it was still a shock. He leaned down to kiss her and stroke her cheek, which was still sore from the bruise on it. She winced, but his touch seemed to make the pain go away temporarily. Yugi reached down to his belt and unbuckled it. Diana felt her face grow hot with embarrassment. She knew it was obvious, because Yugi laughed at her again.

“Why is my embarrassment so amusing to you?” Diana muttered in a grouchy voice.

Yugi leaned forward and put his face close to hers. “You are so pretty when your face turns red like that.” He kissed her nose and took her hands and put them on his hips. “Angel, I want you to be the first woman who touches me.”

Diana's face was completely red, but her hands worked of their own accord. She grabbed the edges of his pants and pulled down very slowly. She couldn't see anything yet since the Prince's face was still close to hers, but she was partly relieved because of it. He sat up with an impatient look on his face and grasped her hands intending to make her work faster, but there came a voice outside.

“My Prince, are you in here?” said a knight's voice. The knight's form was visible outside the tent and Diana was afraid of what rumors would spread if he found them like this.

Yugi sensed her fear and felt that she was right. It's too soon, he thought to himself. Wait until after the war and then I shall tell everyone whom I love. He quickly got off the cot and pulled up his pants. The knight entered just as Yugi finished buckling his belt. Diana prayed the knight didn't notice anything.

“A thousand pardons, my lord, but the troops from Canterbury are arriving as we speak. A messenger has informed me that the Lady Margaret wishes to see you immediately.”

“Ah, yes, thank you. Tell her I am on my way. Inform her also that we have two White Rose cards and once our Rose Duelist is well again, then we shall have more.” Yugi ordered. The knight bowed to the Prince, then turned and bowed to Diana who waved him away.

Once the knight was gone, Yugi looked at Diana. She didn't know what to say to him, but words did not seem to be needed. They had almost been caught doing…it. Diana returned his gaze and took a deep breath. When she let it out, the Prince turned and left the tent.

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Diamond Dust jumped onto the Prince's shoulder as he approached Lady Margaret. His mother rode a beautiful black horse with a white face, clad in dark red silks just like his rider. Lady Margaret dismounted her horse with the assistance of her son and two knights escorted them to a nearby tent. Diamond Dust purred as she slipped into the Prince's arms and he scratched behind her ears.

“I have been told that our Rose Duelist has succeeded in disarming two Rose Crusaders. But it puzzles me that the messenger said, `once our Rose Duelist is well again.' What has happened, my son?”

“I…Diana…she was hurt by Rosenburg. He has become obsessed with her. He has even tried to rape her. Thank God he did not violate her. But I will not let him do this to her again, Mother.”

Lady Margaret stared at Yugi. “Henry, are you in love with the Rose Duelist?”

Yugi put Diamond Dust on the ground and said, “Yes Mother. I do love her. It is because of me that she was injured. I had been poisoned by Rosenburg's Druid and she went to fetch the cure for me. Had she not done so, I would not be standing here before you.”

Lady Margaret sighed. “Then Tea…”

“No Mother. I have already told you that my marriage with Lady Tea is canceled.” Yugi turned to the table that had been set up and studied the maps lain before him.

“My son, I have brought enough knights to strengthen our forces. You have enough men to destroy Rosenburg. Are you going to send the Rose Duelist out again to find more Rose Crusaders?”

“Yes. Once she is rested and ready for battle, not before.” Yugi replied, not taking his eyes away from the map.

Diamond Dust mewed softly to get their attention. “My lord and lady, I completely forgot this very—”

“My lord! My lord!” a young knight ran into the tent in a panic. He cleared his throat and got down on one knee when he saw Lady Margaret. “I'm terribly sorry my lord, but we've just received word that another Rose Crusader is close by and demanding to fight our Rose Duelist.”

Diamond Dust frowned at the knight. “The Rose Duelist is too weak to duel right now!”

“Diamond Dust is right. The duel will have to wait, good knight.” Yugi said, turning to the knight.

“B-but sir, my partner just now went to fetch the Rose Duelist.” Yugi clenched his fists and stormed out of the tent only to see Diana limping towards a horse. Simon was nervously muttering to himself as he walked beside her.

“Angel!” Yugi hurried to her side and picked her up.

“Put me down! I have to go duel this Rose Crusader.” Diana snapped.

Yugi didn't put her down, but instead walked back to her tent with Simon hurrying behind them, dumbfounded. “I won't let you. You need your rest, Diana.” said the Prince.

“I only have two damn White Rose cards! I want to collect more! Put me down, Henry!”

“Diana…” Yugi stopped outside of her tent and set her on her feet. “I realize this is dangerous, but…I can't help but worry for your safety.”

Diana wrapped her arms around his neck. “It'll be okay. I'll be fine, I promise. If my life becomes too jeopardized, Simon will bring me back.”

The Prince embraced her tightly. “I love you. Please stay safe.”

“I will.” Diana whispered and limped off towards her mount.

--What is this about Yugi being betrothed to Tea? Is Yugi playing Diana for a sucker? Hmmm…who knows? Oh and by the way,there's no bashing of YGO characters in my fanfic, just so you know. The only reason I made Seto the villain is because, duh, he's the villain in the video game.