Author's notes: I often feel a lot of people use their author's notes section to gloat or rant about themselves. I'll save you guys the annoyance and just leave you with the necessities:
There's a disclaimer. Damned if I can be bothered typing it.
There's warnings, too... I'd better type those... (sweatdrop). Yaoi (obviously)... something along the lines of a main KaibaxJoey pairing, and then there's YamixYugi, BakuraxRyou, and very possibly a lot others. Umm... there's not much in this chapter (since it's just a prologue), but there's gonna be supernatural themes, language, sexual situations, adult content... (Man! I sound like the opening warnings for Rove Live... you Aussies will know what I mean...) hence, the R rating. But I'm not too sure... we'll see what comes up in later chapters. Enjoy!
The Curse of the Golden Spirit
By IsNotSane
1. The Prologue
It was a warm spring night. A perfect spring night... the warm air was gently blowing into the small room through the open window, making the thin curtains wave with the serenity. It was dark out, but without a cloud in the sky. The moon shone brightly and proudly among the earth, giving a tranquil blue tint to everything beneath it. The stars were bright and peaceful. The trees only slightly waved with the wind, complimenting the calming atmosphere with the soft sound of leaves rustling in the distance.
Two sleeping bodies lay naked under a thin sheet on the bed. The shorter was draped over the taller one, his cheek against the taller's chest, the other's arm lazily around the shorter's waist. Their breathing was deep and silent, and the only movements of their raising and falling chests were emphasised by the blue glow of the moon – the only source of light pouring into the bedroom.
Everything was perfectly serene... nothing was out of place, not a sound was made that shouldn't be, not a drift of wind in the wrong direction...
Yami opened his eyes with quick intensity, taking in a sharp breath but not daring to move as a revelation hit him.
'Something's wrong...'
Bakura shot up from his relaxed, sleeping position on the bed. Sweat beads were forming on his forehead as he breathed. Ryou, who had been lying peacefully on top of him, stirred, and tiredly opened his eyes, awakened by his lover's quick movement.
Bakura, breathing shallowly, slowly looked to the open window to the serene night outside.
"Bakura...?" Ryou questioned, a little confused and sounding scratchy from sleep. He sat up beside his spirit, rubbing his own eyes from the sleep. It was still very early, they needn't get up for a while... so what was wrong? The white haired angel - still hazy from sleep - looked to his counterpart with concern. "Are you alright?"
"...Something's wrong..."
Seto's hands froze over the keyboard to his laptop. He had opened his window earlier, to let the warm breeze in, but now he looked out it.
Frowning, the CEO quickly saved his report before getting up off his seat, and making his way to get a better look out of the window. Something wasn't right.
It was dark out, he couldn't see anyone in the yard and there wasn't a sound... but he could have sworn...
"Mokuba?" He called out to the empty yard. But that was crazy, Mokuba was sleeping in his room.
No reply answered his call.
Cautiously, Seto glanced at his desk clock next to his laptop. The bright red figures read "3.21am". Sighing deeply, the brunette shook his head. It was getting too late. He dismissed his weariness and closed the window, before moving to shut down his laptop. He needed some rest.
TBC