Jaazi: (spins in spinney chair) Squeeee! Another fic!
DJ: (sarcastic) Huzzah.
Jaazi: (glares) Thanks for your enthusiasm.
DJ: (smirks) Don't mention it.
KK: (giggles) This is a tendershipping fic, just so you know. And fear not, we will try to keep weekly updates for our HP/YGO x-over fic!
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Chapter One: An Angel's Fall
Ryou was floating on a cloud, watching the mortals on Earth. He sighed as his eyes lingered over a stony, somewhat ominous castle. He watched over this castle every chance he had, just to get a glimpse of him. Ryou knew this was wrong, that he shouldn't want to see him this bad.
"Ryou!" someone called from behind him. Ryou turned to see his friend and guard, Joey.
"Hello Joey." Ryou replied with a soft smile. Joey retracted his wings a bit. Joey's wings were white, and were seemingly dusted with a barely noticeable golden shimmer. Much unlike Ryou's, which were a pale silvery white.
"Heya, Ry. I came to fetch you. His Majesty has been worried about you and wishes to speak with his successor, meaning you," Joey said cheerfully. Ryou let out a sad sigh.
"Does he have to see me now? This very moment?" Ryou asked softly, casting a longing glance at the gloomy castle down in the Mortal Realm. Joey looked at where his friend was staring. He suppressed a shiver.
"Yes, you have to go now." Joey said patiently.
"Fine…but if he shows up, let me know, please?" Ryou asked. Joey knew whom he was speaking of. Ryou had become very lovesick over a certain boy in the Mortal Realm.
"Of course, but only if you go see the King now." Joey chastised.
"Thank you, Joey!" Ryou said gleefully, giving him a quick hug before flying off, towards a pale peach colored castle made of clouds (1).
Yugi sat on his throne, waiting patiently for his successor to arrive. He had been very stressed lately. What with the Demons taking over the Mortal Realm and their King taking the Mortals' throne, and all. His people, the Angels, were losing ground. Before, the Mortal Realm had been a neutral ground for both Angels and Demons, but then their King, Yami, had the brilliant idea to take over the Mortal Realm. Now they have twice as much territory and people and can easily take over the Angels' Realm also.
"King Yugi, you wished to speak with me?" came Ryou's timid voice. Yugi snapped out of his musing and smiled down at his handpicked successor.
"Ryou, how many times do I have to tell you to just call me Yugi?" the King said good-naturedly. Ryou blushed.
"Sorry, Yugi. I still don't understand why you chose me to be the next King," Ryou whispered shyly.
"You don't know? I chose whom I thought was the kindest, most caring and intelligent Angel, I knew," Ryou blushed at Yugi's comment. Yugi smiled and continued, "But that's not what I called you here for…Ryou, I've noticed you've been distracted lately. Care to tell me what's been bothering you?" Yugi asked kindly.
"Um, I…" Ryou shifted nervously, not meeting Yugi's eyes, "There's n-nothing wrong, Yugi. No n-need to worry about me."
"Ryou, don't lie to me. Please, tell me what's on your mind. I want to help," Yugi pleaded. In all honesty, Yugi already knew what was going on. It worried him greatly too. Ryou, his heir, was infatuated with the heir to the Demonic throne. Yugi was going to try to talk some sense in to the love-struck Angel, but if that did not change his mind then…more drastic measures would be needed.
"I…there's this…boy and I…love him," Ryou said bashfully, "He's beautiful and he's so pensive and calm." Ryou rushed to reason his feelings. Yugi felt his heart drop, this was not good.
"So…" Yugi said, feigning ignorance, "You've finally met a nice Angel boy? I'm glad for you, Ryou."
"Um, he's…he's not really in the Angel Realm. He's in the…Mortal Realm," Ryou said softly, eyes glued to the floor.
"Really? You fell in love with a Mortal? You'll outlive him…tell me, how can you love him if you've never even spoken a word with him. Angels aren't allowed to leave this realm without permission and you've never asked for permission." Yugi said.
"Your Majesty, it's…he's a…I know I've never spoken to him, but I've been watching him for the longest time. I feel as if I know him already, and I feel pulled towards him every time I lay eyes on him," Ryou whispered.
"Ryou, look at me. He's a Demon, isn't he?" Yugi asked just as softly. Ryou's emerald eyes were brimming with tears.
"Yes."
"He's not just any Demon, Ryou. He's the heir to the Demonic Throne, that is if we're speaking about the same Demon. Blood-red eyes and white hair, pale complexion, such as yours?"
"His hair isn't as long as mine, a-and his right eye has a scar running through it," Ryou mumbled, a tear dripped to the floor.
"Ryou, this cannot be. You have to get over this crush of yours," Yugi said as kindly as possible.
"It's not a crush! I love him, Yugi! Please, I…I want to go to the Mortals' Realm. I want to meet him in person. Yugi, I love him," Ryou said forcefully.
"Ryou…he's a Demon, Demons don't have any compassionate feelings. If I let you go down there, he'll break your heart. He'll also use you against me, get information out of you and then hurt you." Yugi protested.
"He wouldn't do that. I'm sure of it. Please, Yugi, just let me see him in person, if only just once. Please…" Ryou cried.
"Ryou, let go of this infatuation. It'll only get you hurt in the end," Yugi tried to reason.
"No, I-I refuse. I know what I feel. I need to meet him." Ryou said defiantly. Yugi blinked, Ryou had never sounded so forceful before. Yugi shook his head sadly and sighed.
"I was hoping to talk you out of this, but you leave me no choice. If you love him this much I could let you meet him…but there's a price. Your memories will be erased; you'll have no recollection of who or what you are. You'll still be an Angel of course, but you will not know it, therefore you'll not be able to unfurl your wings from your body nor will you be able to heal or tap into any other of your Angelic abilities," Yugi stated solemnly.
"How will I remember Bakura?" Ryou asked quietly.
"That's just it. If your love for him is true, your heart will recognize him, even if your mind does not," Yugi stated.
"I'll do it. I want to meet him, I need to be with him," Ryou said, no trace of doubt in his voice.
"Very well," Yugi sighed.
King Yugi leaned forward and placed a palm on his heir's forehead. Ryou watched as Yugi chanted a spell in some archaic tongue. All of a sudden, his mind felt as if thousands of white-hot needles were pricking his mind all at once. The pain was intense; he felt his wings forcefully retract into his back. And then all was black.
TBC
(1) Ever watch Disney's Hercules? You know the palace thing on Mount Olympus? It looks like that.
Jaazi: So how was it? I know I left a somewhat cliffy at the end, but that's because it's getting late and I want to post this today.
KK: If you want to see what happens to Ryou, then Review!
DJ: You heard her, REVIEW NOW!
Jaazi: (glares at her bossy yami) She means please.
DJ: Tch, sure, whatever.