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Rulers and Rogues	By : Khat Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 10587 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh!, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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And another cliffhanger. I am evil. I’ve been thinking, actually, of doing some one-shots from this ‘verse, from the rebels’ past. Like how they got their names and little things like that.
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“He found him.” The other three stared.
“Found who?” Wolf asked, confused.
“Fox.” Prince answered, voice merely a whisper. Wolf moved instantly, or started to, at least. He’d taken no more than a step when he suddenly froze. A second later, the Millennium Necklace began to glow.
“You need to focus more on who you’re trying to control.” Malik advised, and Kaiba grunted in annoyance. Prince tried to turn his head, to see what was going on, but found he couldn’t. He could feel, and see, but nothing more. The feeling terrified him and he immediately began to fight, struggling to regain some sort of control.
:It’s all right, Aibou.: For once he didn’t bother about the nickname, clinging to the soothing feeling the other was sending like a drowning man would cling to a rope. He was moving, he realised after a moment, following Wolf and Kaiba.
:Just relax. It’s only the Rod’s control.: Yeah, like that was supposed to make him feel better. His mind wanted to gasp for breath, panicking, but his body continued to breathe normally, remaining calm.
:It’s no different than from when I used to take over.: It was very different. He had been disconnected from his body when the Pharaoh had taken control when they had still been joined. He had known what was happening, but it had been like it was happening to someone else and he was simply watching them. This was him. His mind. His soul.
They were inside now, and Kaiba released them finally. Prince fell to his knees, gasping and shuddering, while Wolf tried to attack the brunet, only resulting in them being controlled again. Prince whimpered as the feeling fell over him, his mind finally fleeing, trying to escape to his soul room, then, after finding that option blocked, taking refuge in the Pharaoh’s.
“You weren’t in any danger.” Prince looked up to meet the Spirit’s slightly irritated gaze.
“I… know…” He answered, looking down again. Kaiba wouldn’t use the Rod to hurt him. Not intentionally, at least. He had too much pride in himself to try a dirty trick like that.
He couldn’t really explain why he had panicked. Maybe it was because he remembered the damage the Rod had caused while Malik and Marik had had it. He had just needed to escape.
Yami sighed, moving to hug the smaller boy comfortingly.
:Yugi, wake up.: Prince started at the strange mindvoice. It sounded like…
“Seto. He sounded worried.” Yami commented. “You should go back now.” Prince nodded. He should. Not because of Kaiba, really, but if he was upset, Prince was sure that Wolf would be frantic.
Before he could, though, the Spirit leaned forward, quickly stealing another kiss. Prince jerked back, glaring. Yami merely chuckled.
“Behave and I’ll have a treat for you after supper.” He promised, as Prince faded back to his body. A treat. Yeah, right. He could already guess what it was.
******
“Hey, wake up! No fair leaving me to suffer alone.” Kaiba resisted the urge to roll his eyes as Wolf continued to complain about Prince leaving him to deal with evil Pharaohs and heartless rich bastards. It then led on to how he would avenge his best friend’s death. The brunet frowned. For a moment, he had almost thought he had heard something. But then it was gone, again.
“I’m not dead, though.” Even the brunet felt relieved as the smaller boy opened his eyes, blinking at Wolf. The blond immediately wrapped his arms around him in a bearhug tight enough that Kaiba wondered if he wasn’t trying to kill him so he could continue his rant on avenging him.
They were in a room now, small and bare and windowless. Satisfied that the Pharaoh’s copy didn’t seem to be harmed, Kaiba turned to leave, planning on going to check out the situation with Fox.
“Stay here and behave, for once.”
“What? Hey!” Wolf lunged toward the door, only to hear a click as the lock slid into place. Not willing to give up so easily, he yanked on the knob, banging on the wood with his fist.
“You asshole! Let us out, Bastard!” Getting no answer, he stepped back and rammed his shoulder into the door, trying to break it down. It was quite solid, though, and held easily.
Prince, meanwhile, tried a different tactic, sitting against the wall and closing his eyes. He hadn’t done it since he and the Pharaoh had separated, and had actually sworn to himself to never try, but, he had to know what was going on, had to try to find some way to help his friend.
“Wolf, I’m going to try something. Don’t worry, okay?” Wolf looked over at him, but then merely nodded after a moment, resuming his attack on the door.
It was hard, trying to merge with the Pharaoh’s spirit. Perhaps it was because it wasn’t his body he was trying to force his mind into, or maybe he had just become unused to merging. Then again, he didn’t have the puzzle’s assistance, any more, either.
He couldn’t… It felt like he was trying to swim through a thick syrup, only one that hurt more the longer he was in it. Then, suddenly something was wrapping around him, soft and warm and familiar. A moment later, he opened his eyes, no, they opened their eyes.
:Aibou.: The word carried so many meanings, the tone warm, pleased. He had forgotten how this felt, the security and closeness, stronger than anything else he had ever come across. He closed his eyes again, to better enjoy it, sinking deeper into the feeling. Why had he fought this? To fight him, the other half of his soul, was to fight himself. And one could not win a fight with themselves, could they? But, there had been a reason, something… A flash of silver and blond. Jou, Ryou?
No. His eyes snapped open, the memories pouring back. Wolf. And Fox. A moment later he was pushed back, the Pharaoh taking control. He had been right, he supposed. It was the same kind of feeling as when Kaiba had used the Rod. And yet, it wasn’t, as well, though he couldn’t quite put his finger on what was different. There was something, though. But he could figure it out later, content, for the moment, to just sit back and watch.
******
Yami was walking with Kaiba, debating on whether he should summon Bakura back, when he had felt the feeling. He knew that Yugi and Jou were locked in one of the inner rooms, to keep them from causing trouble as they surely would. Yugi, it seemed though, wasn’t content to sit back and wait.
He realised after a moment that he had stopped, the taller ‘King’ stopping as well to give him a curious look. Yami debated, feeling his other self trying to get through his shield. Letting Yugi in could be annoying, if he tried to take over. But having him clawing at the shield was irritating as well, and if the younger was really trying to merge… well, that was a step in the right direction, wasn’t it? Deciding, he let the shield down, feeling much the same emotions as his other had. Unlike Yugi, though, he didn’t become lost in the feelings, part of him holding back to observe.
:Aibou.: The answer to his message was pure acceptance, and he thought, for a long moment, that he had finally overcome the gulf that had seemed to stretch between them. But then Yugi suddenly pulled back, separating a little. Yami sighed to himself, retaking control.
“Yami?” He glanced over at Kaiba, then moved forward again.
“I’m fine. Yugi just merged with me and I wasn’t expecting it.” It was some of the truth, at least. The look the brunet cast him seemed to insinuate that he knew it wasn’t the full truth but Yami didn’t care. It wouldn’t be the first time he had had to fudge the truth.
Truthfully, he hadn’t been planning on going to see what was going on with Fox…
:Ryou.: He snapped, pleased when slight irritation was the only resistance. In any case, he hadn’t been planning on going, but he supposed it wouldn’t hurt to see, either.
By the time they reached the courtyard, two horses were ready and waiting. Kaiba made an irritated noise and Yami smirked. The brunet liked his cars, but in the rubble and garbage strewn streets, horses were much more convenient. Besides, his Egyptian heritage made him prefer something that had its own intelligence. A car was only as smart as its driver, and couldn’t think for itself to know to stop or turn if it was going to crash. And horses didn’t blow up or need expensive mechanical parts.
“I’m sure they gave you a gentle one.” He goaded, mounted his own spirited mount, chuckling at the dark glare he received. Kaiba was actually a fairly decent rider. He just didn’t like the animals.
“Let’s go, or the fun will be all over before we get there.” The brunet snapped, riding out of the gates. Yami just smirked and followed.
******
He would get out of here, if it was the last thing he did, Wolf thought to himself, rubbing his sore shoulder. If only he had a pin, or something. But the room seemed empty, except for himself and Prince. And what was he doing, anyway. He hadn’t moved in like ten minutes. Oh well. He had said he was trying something. Maybe he had hitched a ride in Yami’s body or something. Right now he needed to concentrate on getting out. He looked around again, for anything that might help. Still nothing. Irritated, he resumed his attack on the door.
Anzu hadn’t really been going anywhere in particular, just wandering through the halls, when she had heard the banging. Curious, she followed the sound, finding the locked door. She probably shouldn’t open it, she thought, but when she recognized the voice that was muttering curses at the wooden barrier, she reached for the lock, opening the door just as Wolf ran at it again.
“Jou! Are you all right?”
“Huh? Anzu.” He blinked at her. “You… You’re pregnant?”
“Yeah. It’s Yami’s.” She looked a little uncomfortable, changing the subject. “I saw Yugi a couple days ago, but I didn’t realise you had been caught as well.”
“Stupid Moneybags has been keeping me chained up on his balcony.” He moved suddenly, remembering the other captive.
“Hey, Prince. Wake up. We’re free.” Wolf shook the small form until finally he started to show signs of life, letting out a small groan and blinking.
“Come on. Let’s get out of here before they get back.” Wolf insisted, pulling Prince to his feet. Anzu frowned uncertainly.
“Hey, you guys never saw me, all right?” She said, worried about what Yami would do if he found out she had let them out. Wolf just blinked at her.
“What? You’re coming with us, of course.”
“I’m pregnant, Jou. And I couldn’t leave Shizuka and Mai.” Wolf stared at her.
“Shizuka? Where is she?”
“In the harem. But…”
“The harem? I’ll kill him.” Wolf growled, thinking of all the evil things he was going to do to the Pharaoh.
“Couldn’t we take them, too?” Wolf and Anzu turned to look at Prince. He was still a little dazed from being jerked back to his own body, but he was getting the general gist of the conversation.
“I suppose, if I can get them out of the harem.” After a moment, she nodded to herself. “We’ll meet you out in the garden.”
“Hurry.” Prince warned as he turned to follow Wolf in the other direction. “The Pharaoh’s going to realise something’s up, soon.”
******
Yami reigned in as Prince was pulled from his mind, frowning. It could be that they were too far apart, but shouldn’t he have felt the link weakening? He reached down the mindlink.
“What’s wrong?” Kaiba asked, drawing his own horse to a stop.
“Yugi was pulled out of our merge. And now he’s shielded. Which could mean there’s something he doesn’t want me to know.” Could they have gotten out? Not without help, surely, but he could think of a few people who would be willing to help them.
A flash of white caught Kaiba’s eye, and he looked up, staring as a silver-haired figure leapt between two rooftops.
“Ryou.” Yami looked up as well at the name. Fox stopped to look down at them, breathing a little hard, then turned and took off across the roof. Kaiba considered, but knew he couldn’t control him at that distance.
“Come on.” The Pharaoh said, turning his stallion back toward the palace. “We can deal with him later.” Wheeling his own horse around, Kaiba followed.
******
It took them a while to sneak back to the garden. Besides the guards here and there, there were servants and slaves, as well, and at least some of them were sure to have figured out who they were. Prince had considered sneaking to the Pharaoh’s room and stealing one of his outfits as a disguise, but that would take more time, and he didn’t know how to get there anyway.
But, eventually they reached the exit into the garden, finding the girls waiting for them. After an emotional reunion between Wolf and Shizuka, and a somewhat less emotional, but no less heartfelt, one between him and Mai, the group moved toward the back wall, where they had tried to escape before. They hadn’t gone more than a few steps, though, when a voice stopped them.
“You just won’t give up, will you?”
******
So, who’s caught them? Yami and Kaiba, or somebody else?
Cody_Thomas - *Blushes.* It’s not all that great, I’m sure. But yes, suspense is an evil thing, and perfectly suited for me. :D
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