Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Stranded ❯ Getting to know You ( Chapter 2 )

Recap: Yugi was a happy child. He was safe from crime and the weather. As he was on a fishing boat for a calm ride, the weather suddenly turned violent, and he was thrown overboard. He ended up on what appeared to be a deserted island. A day later, he met Yami, a merman who could become human, who saved him from a grizzly bear. Yugi didn't know that Yami was the one who helped him out those other times as well.
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Chapter 2: Getting to know You

"If you're a merman prince, why are you here?" Yugi asked.
"I was forced to leave my kingdom for the safety of my people," Yami responded.
"Care to tell me what happened?" Yugi asked.
"No I don't mind," Yami responded. "My kingdom was once a peaceful and happy place. My father was a benevolent ruler. He ruled with patience, justice, wisdom, understanding and respect. He treated everyone with love and respect, and they loved him in return.
Then he married and had two sons about 4 years apart. I was the second son. My older brother was conceited and hard to be around. He wouldn't even hang around me. He would always pick on me because of my tri-colored hair. He always called me a freak.
Anyway, my parents favored me more than him. He was jealous because of me because of that. I knew that he was jealous because the people liked me more, and my parents knew that I was better mannered than him. But he would still be the next ruler because he was the first born.
When I was 12, my farther died from a mysterious disease. My brother was old enough to rule since he was 16. Things went downhill ever since then. My brother became ruthless and power hungry and had all who openly opposed his leadership executed. Some of the members of council escaped and taught me how to be a mage.
I trained hard for two years and became the most powerful mage in the kingdom. One day when I was swimming on the surface of the water, I came across a large fishing boat. I swam over and hid behind it as I looked around it. I saw a family of four. The parents and grandfather were on the shore.
I noticed that they were worried about something. Then I heard a sound coming from the boat. I looked up to see a small child on the boat. He was playing too close to the edge and fell out. His parents and grandfather heard the splash but didn't see him. I knew that they were worried about the child. I dove into the water and soon saw the child. I swam after him, grabbed him and surfaced with him. I swam to shore, but out of his parents' sight. I waited for my tail to become legs. One of the things the mages granted me was the ability to be able to live on land and in water.
I then walked over to the parents with the small boy in my arms. The boy was unconscious but all right. They thanked me for saving him and offered me to spend the night. I politely declined and walked away. When I was out of their sight, I jumped back into the water. As I swam to my kingdom, my counselors met up with me. They were happy that I saved the child's life, but were worried because my brother hated the human race with a vengeance.
What we didn't know was that my brother secretly followed me. He saw everything like my counselors did. He hated me with a vengeance now. When I came back to the kingdom, he called me an outsider for saving a human and being able to become one.
He told me to leave the kingdom and never return, or else he would force the kingdom into slavery. To make things worse, he threatened to kill the people who openly opposed his rule to put me on the throne if I remained in the kingdom. I promised that I wouldn't return and I was exiled. I swam until I came here. I have been here for 6 years now," he added.
"Wow, that's quite a story," Yugi said. "What is the name of your kingdom?" he added.
"New Atlantis," Yami responded.
One part of Yami's story bothered Yugi. Yami noticed this.
"What's wrong?" Yami asked.
"What was the child's name?" Yugi asked.
"I believe that the parents and grandfather told me that his name was Yugi," Yami responded.
Realization hit Yugi like a train. His parents and grandfather never told him what happened on that day. Now he knew that he was the one that fell off the boat that day.
"The child you saved that day was me," Yugi said.
"So you're Yugi. I thought you looked familiar," Yami said.
"Yes," Yugi said.
Yami noticed the guilt in Yugi's voice. "Don't be sad Yugi. This was not your fault. It was my corrupted and ruthless brother who banished me, not you," Yami said. "Tell me about yourself. How did you end up here?" he added.
"Well, my parents died a month after I turned 10, and I lived with my grandfather for four years so far. He owns a fishing warehouse on one of the Philippine Islands. He lives in a house away from the pier and on high ground, to be safe in case of a flood. The house is built from strong concrete to be safe from the weather. One day when I went for a boat ride with him on one of his fishing boats, we got caught in a hurricane. I got thrown overboard by a big wave crashing into the boat. I was swept by the waves until I was thrown here," Yugi said.
"How did you get into the cave?" Yami asked.
"I crawled into it. When I tried to stand up and walk, I felt extreme pain. I sat back down and felt myself. I found my side dented at my hips and found out my pelvis was broken," Yugi responded. "The next day, I wanted to explore, but the pain was intense. I stopped at a large cliff. I couldn't take the pain and fell over the edge and into the water. When I woke up, I found myself on dry land and my side completely healed. I wondered about that.
When I got back to the cave, I was amazed to find fruit inside. I was hungry so I ate it. A little while later, I went exploring. When I came across that bear, I was frightened. I then felt something pull me into the bushes and duck underwater until the bear went away. I then saw that the something was you," he added.
"Yes, it was I. I was the one who provided food for you. I was also the one who brought you out of the water and healed you," Yami said.
"Thank you for saving me again," Yugi said.
"Anytime Yugi," Yami said. "No offense, but you look 7, not 14," he added.
"None taken," Yugi said, "I was always small for my age."
Time seemed to fly for them because the sky turned orange, indicating sunset. They headed back to the cave. They got there an hour later. Yami climbed a nearby fruit tree and picked some fruit for both of them. He put it in the blanket that he left in the cave earlier. He cast a spell on it to make it float to him. They went inside and ate the fruit. Half an hour later, Yami took a dip in the river.
"Come on in, the water's fine," Yami said.
"I can't swim," Yugi said sadly.
"Don't worry. I'll hold you up. You probably need to bathe," Yami said as a bar of soap appeared in his hand.
Yugi nodded and got undressed. Yami swam closer with his arms stretched out. Yugi jumped into Yami's arms. Yami held Yugi up and helped him bathe. They finished half an hour later. Yami helped Yugi get to shore and dried him off with some heat energy. Yami also changed him into a pair of pajamas with starfish on them.
Yugi fell asleep after that. Yami came onshore afnd slept with him. Yugi was content this night. He finally met his savior from 6 years ago. Also, he felt safe with Yami. On the other hand, Yami was glad to see Yugi again. He missed Yugi an awful lot. They both slept peacefully tonight. The next morning, Yugi woke up to find that he was in Yami's arms. He slowly turned around to see Yami still asleep. Yami looked peaceful when he slept. Yugi gently wriggled out of Yami's arms. Yami woke up by that small movement.
"Good morning Yugi. Did you sleep well?" Yami said.
"Yes I did," Yugi responded.
Yami changed Yugi into a white T-shirt and black and white jeans like he was wearing. There was some fruit left from last night; Yami had picked enough for both of them for the night and this morning. They ate the fruit and went walking.
"Do you want me to show you around?" Yami asked.
"Sure," Yugi responded.
"Stay close to me at all times, or you could get lost," Yami said.
Yugi nodded, and Yami started showing him around the island. Yugi saw the extinct volcanoes, banana-shaped trees and other amazing things. They came to a part of the island that required a person to be at least five feet to climb over. Yami scooped up Yugi and made climbed over the large rocks and steps. They were out half an hour later. Yami put Yugi down. Yugi was amazed by what he saw. There was a huge pyramid.
"I see you're amazed," Yami said.
"Yeah," Yugi said.
Yami turned around for a few moments. He loved this area of the island. Unknown to him, Yugi went off into the pyramid. When Yami turned back around, Yugi was gone.
"Yugi?" Yami asked. He ran into the pyramid to look for Yugi as the door closed behind him. He stopped upon hearing that but soon ran again.
Yugi was walking and looking around. He didn't watch where he was going and tripped a wire. A spear came speeding for him. He ducked just in time. Another one came at him. He also ducked that one. Then he ran as more spears fired at him. A few moments later, the spears didn't come at him. He thought it was over. There was one more spear, but it was behind him. He was unaware of the spear coming at him from behind. He happened to turn around. He saw the spear, but it was too late to duck. A few seconds before contact, two hands caught the wooden part of the spear and broke the spear in half. The two halves were dropped to the ground. Yugi looked up and saw Yami looking down at him.
"Are you all right?" Yami asked.
"Yes, thank you," Yugi responded.
"Well the only way out now is to go through this pyramid," Yami said.
"Can't we go back the way we came?" Yugi asked.
"I'm afraid not. The door apparently closes after two people go in," Yami responded.
Yugi nodded, and he and Yami started through the pyramid. This time, Yugi didn't stray from Yami's side. Yami kept his eyes moving. He kept a sharp lookout for traps. They soon came to a split path. There was a riddle printed on the divider.
The riddle read, "One path will get you out safely, the other is very dangerous, but also leads out. The clue to which of these two paths is the safe path is: Out is the wrong path, the other is the safe one (A/N: Can you figure this out before I reveal the answer?)."
Yugi was very confused by the riddle. Yami was too. They just stood there for an hour.
"Hmm, out is the wrong path. I wonder what that could mean," Yugi said. He then started to go down the path on the right.
Yami looked at the arrows that pointed down the paths. They showed the words one and two.
'Out is the wrong path. One spelled backwards is e-n-o and...that's it!' he thought. He saw Yugi about to go down the path with the word two on the arrow. "Yugi stop!" he shouted.
Yugi stopped. He turned around and asked, "What is it Yami?"
"You're about to go down the wrong path," Yami responded.
"What?" Yugi asked, still confused.
"Think about it Yugi. Out is the wrong path. Look at the words on the arrows, one and two. Look at the arrow on the right very carefully," Yami responded.
Yugi looked at the word two for half an hour, but he still couldn't make the connection. Yami noticed that Yugi was still confused.
"Look at two backwards. What do you get when you spell two backwards?" Yami said.
"Two spelled backwards is o-w-t," Yugi said as he made the connection. "Now I get it. Two spelled backwards sounds like out. The w is what threw me off."
"Yes, and the left path is the safe path. Let's go down that one," Yami said.
Yugi and Yami went down the left path and were safely out in an hour. Then a spirit appeared.
"I am the spirit of the pyramid. I want to congratulate you Yami. No one had ever solved my riddle before you did," the spirit said as it vanished.
Yugi and Yami saw that they were back outside the pyramid. Yami picked Yugi up and made his way back over the steps and large rocks. Half an hour later, they were out, and Yami set Yugi down. They walked back to the cave and made it back in an hour.
"Yugi, do you want to go for a swim? I'll do the swimming," Yami said.
"Sure Yami," Yugi said.
Yami led Yugi to a separate river. They got there half an hour later. Yami led Yugi into the water. Yami had an arm firmly wrapped around Yugi. He was soon deep enough that his fin no longer touched the floor. He started swimming farther down river. Yugi enjoyed the swim. He felt safe with Yami, especially in the water. He just relaxed as Yami swam on. Then Yami dove underwater. Yugi held his breath. Yami touched Yugi's mouth with his hand.
"It's okay to say something," Yami said.
"Why?" Yugi asked. He realized that he just spoke.
"You just found out why," Yami responded.
"How can I breathe underwater?" Yugi asked.
"I just cast a spell on you that helps you to breathe underwater. It will last until we leave. I will keep using it whenever you want to go underwater," Yami responded as he swam on.
Yugi was amazed by the underwater world. He liked it a lot. A couple of hours later, Yugi and Yami came to the outskirts of New Atlantis. Yugi was amazed. The outsides were made of pure gold and silver.
"Is this your home?" Yugi asked.
"Yes it is, or yes it was," Yami responded.
One of the counselors just happened to swim by when he saw them. He felt Yami's power on the boy. Yami saw him and smiled.
"Hi Joseph (A/N: This is not Joey), how are you?" Yami asked.
"I'm fine my prince, and I'm glad to know that you are too," Joseph responded. "Who's your young friend?" he added.
"This is my friend Yugi," Yami responded. "Yugi this is Joseph, one of my counselors," he added.
"Nice to meet you," Yugi said smiling.
"Likewise," Joseph said, also smiling.
"What has been going on?" Yami asked.
"Oh, it's been terrible. Your brother has gotten very ruthless. He has had many people executed. There are many rebelling against him everyday he sits on the throne. We all want you to be our king. He has gotten on everyone's nerves. It's only a matter of time before a war breaks out," Joseph responded.
"I promised not to return. You know that I never break my promises," Yami said. "I must go before my brother sees me." He swam away with Yugi.
As Yami was swimming away, Yugi asked, "Why are we leaving so soon?"
"We're leaving because I don't want my brother to see you," Yami responded.
"I forgot to ask for your brother's name," Yugi said.
"His name is Erick," Yami said.
Yugi looked back and saw a figure following them. "Who's that behind us?" he asked.
Yami looked back and gasped in horror. "It's my brother," he responded. "Hold on; I'm going to try to out swim him," he added. He swam faster in hopes of losing his brother. 'I can't lead him to the island,' he thought. He swam in a different direction. He had a plan. He was the fastest swimmer in the kingdom, so he had a good lead over Erick.
Erick was still following Yami. 'I'll kill you and your little human friend,' he thought as he followed.
Yami led Erick into a very dark area. Yugi whimpered a little, but Yami reassured him that everything would be all right. Yami swam into a cave that only he knew the way out of. He knew that one path led to the other side while the other 22 led back to the entrance. He went down the center path. Because Erick was trailing, he didn't see that move. He didn't know which path to go down.
Sure enough, Erick went down the path on the far right. Yami came out the other side and swam for the island. He got there in three hours because the cave was an extra hour off course. Erick eventually did come out, but at the entrance. He growled in anger because his brother outsmarted him. He swam to New Atlantis and got there in an hour.
Yami and Yugi were back in the island and in the cave. Yami was relieved that Yugi was safe for the moment.
"Yami, would your brother have killed me if we did stay?" Yugi asked.
"Yes," Yami responded. "As I told you, he hates humans with a vengeance. If he had the chance to kill a human, he wouldn't hesitate," he added.
It started to get dark. Yugi got the blanket as Yami left ahead to climb the tree. Yugi was out and put the blanket in position. Yami made it float up again and started picking fruit. He picked enough to last tonight and the next morning for both of them. When he was alone, he climbed down and lowered the blanket. He folded it in and picked it up. He and Yugi went back in the cave to eat. When they had their fill, the waited half an hour before going to sleep.




Another chapter down. Preview for Chapter 3: The voice: Yami shows Yugi more of the island. While they are exploring, Yugi hears a female voice (It's not who you think) singing. He goes into a trance and follows the voice. The voice leads him to a huge cliff with a very deep pond at the bottom. Who does the voice belong to? Will Yami realize that Yugi isn't with him in time to save him?