I Dream of Ryou

I Dream of Ryou

Mally-chan & hato chiisai

YAOI WARNING

Disclaimer: We to not own Yugioh or I Dream of Jeannie. >.> But hato does own Mikado and Ahmose.

Chapter 16

Ahmose gasped and jerked awake, hand flying up and clutching at his chest over his heart. He lay there, gasping and staring at the ceiling with wide eyes for a moment, then slowly sat up... he had... felt something. Something powerful had entered the mortal realm... something... familiar... He slowly got up and went to Mikado's bedroom, where Yami was sleeping to check on him.

Yami however, was sitting up in bed too, looking deeply troubled. He turned much brighter crimson eyes on Ahmose. "Ahmose." he said after a moment. "You look as troubled as I feel." he added frowning. He'd been no servant to the gods, but as all pharaohs, he knew the feel of the gods he was always thought to be closest too... and he'd felt SOMETHING had happened that had not occurred in thousands of years... and something that by all means shouldn't be occurring in Japan of all places...

Ahmose nodded. "A God has entered the realm of man...” He said softly. "And-- AAAAHH!!!" He suddenly arched forwards, arms reaching back and fingers clawing at his back as he stumbled to his knees, face twisted in pain. But the pain left as suddenly as it had come and Ahmose toppled over, caught off guard by the whole thing. He lay on his side for a moment, panting and confused.

Yami blinked, climbing from the bed quickly and tugging Ahmose's shirt over his head, which earned him an irritated and muffled protest. "Are you ok?" he asked as he began checking Ahmose's back.

But Ahmose currently had a mouthful of shirt and was unable to reply. And now Yami was facing something that was... strange yet familiar. He had grown up with Ahmose in this life, and knew that Ahmose had no tattoos. But he did now. A thin smoke still rose from a black mark on his friend's back between his shoulder blades. And while Yami wouldn't have recognized it, his past self did, and Yami knew what it was. About three inches tall, the black symbol was that of an ahnk beneath a cresent moon, and in the crescent moon was the black sillouhette of what looked to be a dog's head. Yami remembered it. Ahmose had that mark on his back in his past life; it was the Mark of Anubis.


Yami blinked. "Well... uh." He blurted very unceremoniously. "Nice tattoo there Ahmose, I guess your body missed it." He added poking it. "Seems Anubis missed you too."

"... His… Mark is back?" Ahmose asked after finally jerking the shirt off of his head.

Yami nodded. "Yup. Clear as day." He said poking it again. "Looks like someone missed his little Ahmose."

Ahmose tensed. "Is... is anything else... back?" He asked, sounding almost scared.

Yami smiled. "No Ahmose. Nothing else is back." he said calmly. "Why would anything else be back? Have something to hide?"

Ahmose sighed in releif. "I... If the Mark was back, I was afraid that the scars were, too...” He said, sitting up and looking at Yami. Both of their minds flew back to a night when Ahmose, in a loss of sanity after being the victim of a gang rape, had murdered fourteen priests and priestesses of the Temple of Anubis in cold blood. He had been flogged for it, but Anubis had healed his wounds… almost all of them. Ahmose had been left with fourteen whip lash scars, one for each life he had taken, and they had been his ultimate shame.

"You've committed no sin in this life, what's done is done. You can’t undo the past. Just learn from it." Yami said crossing his arms. "You're too wussy in this life to kill anyone anyway."

Ahmose's eyes widened and he turned and looked at Yami. "Excuse me?! WUSSY?!" He yelped. "I am not! I'm glad I haven't NEEDED to kill someone, but that doesn't mean I CAN'T!!!"

Yami leaned forward suddenly, and locked lips with his friend for what SEEMED like a long time, despite it being only a few seconds.

Ahmose froze and tensed up, eyes wide in shock and surprise. And when Yami finally pulled away, he couldn't help but laugh at the look on Ahmose's face, and the fact that the sorcerer was NOW turning bright red. He just stared at Yami, eyes wide and mouth agape.

"Wuss." Yami said getting up and laughing. "You never could take a joke."

"... You... But... I... You KISSED me!!!" Ahmose blurted, and flushed even darker.

Yami laughed harder. "Maybe next time I'll throw in some tongue to see if you choke and die after I'm done." he teased.

Ahmose's mouth flapped open and closed a few times, before his eyes darted around the room, nervously. Then he mumbled something about needing a shower and all but RAN from the room.

Yami laughed harder. "WUSSY!" he called after Ahmose, before walking out of the bedroom as well, and deciding now would be a fine time for a Pharaoh to raid a fridge.

But the Pharaoh got a surprise when he went out to the kitchen, namely two dogs who were hungry, and REALLY needed to go outside. They pounced him and brought him crashing to the floor where they proceeded to make Yami face the possibility of being licked to death.

"RA DAMMIT AHMOSE GET THE DOGS OFF OF ME!" he howled shoving them "YOU KNOW I PREFER CATS!"

The dogs began to yap happily when Yami began to yell, and in the distance, Yami could hear the sound of a shower turning on.

Yami shoved the dogs off and swatted at them. "Go on! Away!" he growled at them, throwing open the fridge and tossing them both the nearest thing, an open package of hotdogs. "Eat those and leave me alone!"

The dogs went NUTS and began squabbling over the hotdogs eagerly, leaving Yami to raid the fridge on his own.

It didn't take Yami long to grab a bottle of orange soda, and a package of pepperoni and plop down on the couch to consume his snack.

Fifteen minutes later, Ahmose came out into the living room in jeans, and a towel around his neck, wringing out his waist length hair and leaving a mess behind.

Yami sipped his soda, deciding to mess with Ahmose more. "Nice chest." he said grinning, and taking another drink of orange soda.

Ahmose choked on absolutely nothing but the air he was breathing, and blushed again. "Yami, really... knock it off!" He gasped, and hurried into the kitchen.

Yami laughed more. "Gods when did you get so shy?!" he said laughing.

Ahmose grumbled. "WHEN YOU STARTED HITTING ON ME!!!" He shouted from the kitchen. Both young men remembered their relationship now from Ancient Egypt, forbidden as it was... And both remembered how Yami made it a hobby of hitting on Ahmose, who was very... shy about that kind of thing... and both also remembered how Yami's attempts to get Ahmose into bed were always thwarted, and permanently so by the untimely deaths of BOTH of them... Yami sighed as he thought back. He never did get Ahmose into bed with him. Well, he did, but… they never ended up DOING anything…

Yami laughed. "Oh COME on! Can’t you be adult about this?! I was complimenting you! Gods!" he laughed to himself. "If I wanted to fuck you, I'd have thrown you down on the couch and had my ways with you the instant you came in here!"

A shattering crash was Yami's answer to THAT shameless announcement.

Yami burst into louder laughter.

Ahmose was heard muttering as he cleaned the mess, then yelped as the dogs tackled him. "Okay, okay! Come on! I'll take you out! HARNESS!!" The dogs ran to the front door and tugged their leash and harnesses from the hooks by the door and ran back to Ahmose in the kitchen.

Yami yawned and watched as Ahmose lead the dogs out moments later. "Aww you're so cute when you're walking the dogs...” he cooed, amusing himself.

Ahmose rolled his eyes. "I WILL take your mouth away again...” He grumbled, and closed the door behind him.

Yami laughed and shook his head. "You'd better take away my hands too! I might start groping you!" he called loudly after Ahmose.

Ahmose blinked when one of his neighbors, taking out her poodle, stared at him in shock after over hearing Yami. Ahmose groaned and lowered his face, blushing and tugging the dogs after him.

Yami however, merely waited in the living room for Ahmose's return, having finished off the pepperoni and was calmly finishing his orange soda. By the time Ahmose returned, he'd fetched himself a second bottle.

"Thanks for shocking my neighbor...” Ahmose snorted as he walked in and removed the harnesses from the Saluki and Pharaoh's Hound, who both ran for their dishes which Ahmose quickly filled.

"Not a problem." Yami replied calmly, taking another drink. "Are you really SO shy? I mean c'mon Ahmose. Sure all that happened in the past... but seriously. Now? Are you even INTERESTED in that sort of thing?" Yami said calmly. "You know for a fact that I'd never force something like that on you, though I must admit teasing you is funny as hell."

Ahmose rolled his eyes. "MUST you be such a pain?" He asked, petting his Pharaoh Hound, who turned and licked his chin. Ahmose smiled and scratched her ear, kissing her nose and watching her butt wiggle as she wagged her tail.

"Only for you." Yami said grinning. "What would we be if we couldn't tease each other?"

Ahmose sighed and smiled slightly. "Okay okay... I guess...” He said, walking over and collapsing onto the sofa beside Yami. "Guess we wait for Bakura to call now, eh? Wonder how things went last night with Marik?"

"Oh I'm sure they had lots of 'fun'." Yami said snickering. "So... you never finished what you were saying earlier before I decided to tease you. God entered the realm of man and ack, was something along the lines of what you managed to say."

"A god has entered this realm... And if the Mark is back... it must be Anubis... But why the God of the Dead has entered this realm...” He sighed and shook his head.

Yami shrugged. "I'm not sure. They work in mysterious ways. If we knew, we'd be gods ourselves." Yami said calmly. "I'm sure it's nothing big."

Ahmose frowned and shook his head. "No, I'm sure it IS something big!" He insisted. "AND something to worry about...”

"Oh? Enlighten me, I think I forgot just how big Anubis tends to make things." Yami said crossing his arms.

"No no, it's not what HE makes things, it's what happened that would be big enough to BRING him to the mortal plane." Ahmose explained, before going to the kitchen for breakfast while the dogs played tug-of-war with a knotted rope.

Yami nodded slowly. "So... what do you suppose happened?" he asked after a moment. "You're his... person."

Ahmose frowned. "I don't know. He's never entered this realm like this in my memory... umm... unless you count the time he possessed me... while I was getting flogged…” He shuddered.

Yami chuckled. "So he has entered this realm like this." Yami corrected. "Gods now I'm curious...” he mumbled thoughtfully. "Well... I wish Marik was back to normal."

And Yami's wish was granted. But Bakura was NOT happy about he when he found himself in bed with his best friend, who was lying half on him, cuddling him, and was BUCK NAKED!!!

"OH GODS!" Bakura yelped shoving Marik off the bed and throwing the blankets on top of him.

"Huh? Whuh?" Marik grunted, and lifted his head, blinking sleepily. "Bakura?"

"Marik put on some clothes!" Bakura said looking highly irritated

Marik blinked and looked down at himself, and chuckled. "Ummm... what clothes?" He asked. "I don't fit in any of yours... and I don't have any!"

"I don’t care, but you're not running around buck naked!" Bakura grumbled looking away. "Wear some of Malik's clothes, he's similar in size...”

Marik blinked, then burst out laughing. "MALIK?! He's scrawny!!!" He laughed. "Bakura, you and I are closer in size!!!"

"I DONT CARE PUT ON SOME CLOTHES!" Bakura shrieked.

"WHAT CLOTHES?!?!" Marik howled back.

"ANYTHING!"

Marik laughed and flung off the covers, reclining proudly in the nude. "If you want me to wear clothes, you get Yami to WISH for them!" He announced.

"And burden Ryou with more wishes when he's already with a madman?" Bakura countered. "That's very selfish of you."

Marik snorted. "Then you can go get clothes for me and I'll wait here and jack off."

Bakura growled. "Put some damn clothes on, or we'll just stay here all day, and leave that genie of yours to his master."

"Bakura, for the last time. I don't have clothes to put on!" He snapped, and grabbed a pair of Bakura's boxers from the basket of clean laundry He could only pull them halfway up his thighs before they would go no further. "SEE?!?!"

"Fatass." Bakura grumbled leaving to call Yami. Moments later Marik was fully clothed. "Now come on Fatass!"

"I am NOT fat, you're skinny and I'm just BIGGER than you! I've got six inches on you, Bakura!" Marik howled, following Bakura to the car.

Bakura got in and started it, as Marik sat in the chair he'd torn up. "Gods... why'd you have to be such a bastard last night? I loved this car...” he pouted

Marik scowled. "YAMI turned me into a baby lion! And you just LAUGHED!! When we get Ryou back, he'll fix the fuckin car...”

"What was I supposed to do?!" Bakura grumbled as they drove. "I can’t magic you back!"

"You could have made YAMI!" The blonde snapped back.

"Did you just hear yourself say that?" Bakura said raising an eyebrow. "Make, and Yami don’t belong in the same five paragraphs."

Marik blinked and thought a moment, then chuckled. "I guess... I just wanna know why Inarus didn't change me back!!!"

"Because you were damn cute." Bakura chuckled. "Ryou would have cuddled the life out of you if he'd seen."

Marik glared at Bakura. "If I had Ryou right now...” He growled.

"But you don’t, and keep up an attitude like that and you wont!" Bakura huffed Yami had instructed him to meet them at Ahmose’s apartment.

They pulled up in front of the apartment complex and went upstairs. Marik knocked on the door. They heard muffled protests, and Yami laughing.

"Come iiiinnnn!!!" Yami sang. Marik and Bakura glanced at each other, then opened the door.

"GODS!!!" Bakura shouted, staring at Ahmose, topless and flat on his back on the sofa, Yami straddling him and looking like he was having a grand ol' time. Ahmose just looked freaked.

Yami walked two fingers up Ahmose's chest. "Aww poor Ahmose, he's just so shy...” he teased grinning maliciously. "Maybe I should deflower the bookworm while there's witnesses?" Yami said in an almost evil tone. "I have a LOT less to watch out for in THIS life...”

"GODS, get him off of me!!!" Ahmose yelped. Marik chuckled and sat down in the arm chair.

"I dunno, Ahmose... how often does one get the opportunity to see a hot virgin get fucked for the first time? Consider it payback for leaving me a LION!!!" He howled.

"I am NOT-- did you just call me hot?!" Ahmose sputtered, looking mortified. But not NEARLY as mortified as Malik, Mikado and Yugi who happened to walk in just then.

"AHMOSE!!" Mikado shrieked, dropping his backpack on the floor, and Yugi squealed.

Yami laughed. "Leave him alone Mikado!"

Bakura chuckled. "Yeah man! Let Yami have his fun. I'll give you those swords you wanted out of my living room." Bakura bribed.

Yami chuckled at Ahmose darkly. "You are SO fucked."

Ahmose's eyes widened, then suddenly, Yami found himself straddling a pair of empty jeans, and Mikado screamed as a little black jackal leapt off of the sofa and RAN for the bedroom, tail between its legs.

Yami laughed and got up, chasing Ahmose. "Oh no you don’t! It's either a person, or I'm going to do horrible things to a jackal, with COMMON HOUSEHOLD ITEMS!" he laughed.

Bakura coughed. "Welllll... nice day?" he said chuckling slightly at the loud whine heard from the jackal. "Yeah... Marik was a lion last night."

Mikado blinked. "Ahmose turned Marik into a lion?" He asked, and Yugi stared, eyes wide. Every one turned when they heard Yami yelp and snarling from the little jackal, who suddenly appeared and ran across the living room for the kitchen.

Yami appeared quickly as well, squirting the jackal with a water bottle. "HA!" he cheered triumphantly, knowing Ahmose HATED that.

Bakura shook his head. "No, Ryou did."

Mikado blinked, and Marik explained things to Malik, Yugi and Mikado who all sat on the sofa.

"So... you guys are gonna go try to get Ryou back?" Mikado asked.

Marik nodded as Yami came in, carrying a squirming jackal. "You're trapped now." He said chuckling, the jackal's mouth tied tightly shut, successfully muzzled with 'common household items'. "Funnier still, if you change back you're naked... and I'm NOT beyond violating a jackal." Yami teased, holding the thrashing creature.

Bakura burst out laughing. "Oh that's just too funny!"

Ahmose howled, and Mikado winced. "Yami... please let go of my brother?" He asked.

Yami chuckled. "When I'm done with my fun."

Malik snickered. "Aww… Let him have some fun Mikado, we all know Ahmose needs a good fuck."

Mikado leapt to his feet. "That's my big BROTHER!!!" He cried, and tried to wrestle the jackal from Yami.

Yami laughed and let Mikado have the jackal. "Party pooper." He teased leaning back. "Maybe Ahmose'll think twice before going hound on me again however. Because dogs don’t wear clothes."

Bakura snickered. "Go put on some clothes you Egyptian nudist." Bakura said snickering.

Ahmose pawed the rubber band off of his muzzle, then turned and laid his ears back, baring his little teeth and growling at Bakura. Mikado smiled. "Ahmose, come on. You're just cute when you do that." He giggled.

Bakura snickered. "Awww cute puppy." he said chuckling. "Buddy, you're not any worse than Marik, and I had him all night."

Marik snickered. "I tore up your upholstery." He said, and Mikado giggled.

"You were a lion, huh? How did Bakura get you into his apartment?" He asked, petting Ahmose who was squirming to get down.

"He was just a cub." Yami whistled loudly. "C'mon Ahmose, get dressed! Gods nudist, we're all ready to leave!"

Mikado put Ahmose down, and Ahmose charged at Yami and nipped his ankles before running off to his room, yelping as Abana and Enehy spotted him and went after him. Mikado went to get them off of his brother, but screamed and ran out to the living room again with the dogs, a massive black and gold tiger chasing them. Yugi screamed and leapt into Yami's lap.

Yami burst out laughing. "Gods, will you just get DRESSED already Ahmose? I don’t want to spend all day waiting on your naked ass." he said crossing his arms and looking serious this time.

Ahmose snarled, then returned to his room and emerged a moment later in a tight, long sleeved black shirt and blue jeans. "Let's go."

"Can I come?" Mikado asked.

"No."

Yami laughed. "Mikado, I really need you and Yugi to stay back here, incase, you know... we get killed in the process." Yami explained standing. "Let’s go."

"But I wanna go!!" Mikado whined.

"No." Ahmose said again. "Stay here with Yugi and Malik. And you guys, come on." And he headed out of the apartment. They all piled into Ahmose's SUV, and began the trip to Mt. Fuji.

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The pain was gone... the aching, the burning... the exhaustion. That was the first thing Ryou noticed when he woke. He opened his eyes, and sat up, eyes wide. He was in a field. An endless field of rich green reeds under a beautiful blue sky, and the sun shone down upon him.

Ryou blinked confusedly, raising a hand to his eyes and looking around. "W-where... am I?" he breathed looking awed. "It's so beautiful...” he said sitting up slowly, looking over the vast field of brilliant emerald green reeds... the sapphire sky smiling down on him. "Oh... it's... .beautiful...” he said standing on weakened and shaking legs. "ahh...!" he yelped, dropping back to his knees dizzily. "so weak...”

"Rest a moment." A deep voice said softly, and Ryou gasped and turned, paling when he found himself staring at the God of the Dead. "Gather your strength."

Ryou stared awed for a moment, before immediatly casting his eyes downward. "L-lord Anubis! My lord, w-what is going on? I... I thought... I'm a Genie... n-not to be rude my lord, but... what are you doing here?"

"I heard your calls." He said, petting Ryou's head. "And I took pity and removed your soul from your body and bottle. Your soul is free. And I have brought you here, to the Afterlife."

Ryou gasped, eyes wide, and filling with tears. "Y-you... you mean I'm... I'm f-forgiven for being a bad servant?" he asked hopefully. "I... I am... free?" he said struggling once more to stand.

The God nodded. "The Pharaoh has regained his memories. And he holds no anger or ill will towards you. Your body remains, granting the wishes asked of it. But your soul has been released."

Ryou wiped his eyes, overjoyed that he was released from his seemingly endless punishment. "Oh great lord!" he said stumbling forward and hugging Anubis in his joy. "Y-you truly mean it? I... I'm free to make choices I wish to make?" he asked looking up and sniffling, tears streaming down his cheeks, despite his buckling weak legs, he was full of energy. "I... I can do anything I want?!"

The jackal god smiled and stroked Ryou's hair. "You are free. And all of the Afterlife is open to you. You may go where you wish."

Ryou sniffled once more, wiping his eyes and turning to look at the field once more. "I... it's been forever since... I even had half a choice... I'm... not sure what to do with myself now." he said softly. "Where should I go? what should I do?" he blushed and looked around like an over-eager child. So overjoyed at his freedom, that the only thing on his mind... was to live a little.

Anubis pet Ryou's head. "Whatever you like. You have left the mortal world and are in the Eternal Kingdom of Osiris."

Ryou blinked and took a few timid steps away from the lord, smiling as he could walk as far as he desired. "free...” he breathed joyfully. "Lord Anubis... I... I am eternally grateful." he cooed stretching his arms out wide, and enjoying the sun.

Anubis smiled and nodded. "I could not allow an innocent soul to suffer." He said, watching Ryou. "You have been forgiven by those who cursed you. And so I took the liberty of removing you from that situation."

Ryou giggled and smiled warmly. "Lord Anubis, y-you're truly kind..." he said bowing low. "I... I could never be more grateful... the pain is gone... a-and... I am... free." he said softly. "For that I am eternally grateful... b-but...” Ryou paused and frowned slightly. "w-what will become of the rest of me?"

"Eventually, the Pharaoh will destroy the bottle, I am sure. To prevent your power from falling into the wrong hands again." Anubis said. "But I do not know for sure."

"S-so... I am... still alive?" Ryou said confusedly. "I do not understand completly... I am still granting wishes for that horrible man?"

"Your body is alive, and granting wishes. But it is a souless shell that no longer feels pain." Anubis said.

Ryou shivered at the thought. "I... must have been so horrid to look at...” Ryou said softly looking away. "wasting away... .I... thought genies could not die... but it felt as though I were...”

Anubis nodded. "Well, you are now free." He said, and began to walk away.

Ryou nodded slowly. "Lord Anubis... b-before you go... is there a place for one who is dead to eat and sleep?" he asked softly. "So, I might find my way...”

Anubis smiled. "Of course." He said, and held his hand out to Ryou. "Come, and I will take you into the city."

Ryou grinned brightly and hurriedly scampered over to Anubis. "The city... mmmm sounds wonderful!"

Anubis smiled and took Ryou's hand, and led him towards the Kingdom...

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Sisho Kaat: Thank you. And there you go. You know what happened next. ^_^

e.t.c.: Goodie goodie

sglily: Heheheheh… that’s my co-author at work again... ^_^ But Marik WAS adorable… As for how Yami’s memories will affect him… heh… I’m more worried about how they’ll affect poor Ahmose. And as for a GOOD plan… ummm… >.> ^_^() hmmm… And yeah, Mally-chan did well in coming up with Ryou’s scary new bottle interior… And as for the Iron Chefs… heh, that was MY handywork. I LOVE that show. And no, he’s NOT dressed as a Circus Master of Ceremonies OR Michael Jackson, and he speaks QUITE clearly. And we’ll make Ryou happy when we damn well feel like it… Like in this chapter. MARIK on the other hand…

Eraid: Muwahahaaa….

Angel’s Charm: lol wait and see, dear.

ChibiRinni: Yay!!! Glad you like it!!! And I’ll hurry!!! And take my dear sweet time at the same time… heheh… But yeah… the reviewers, well… not the reviewers, but the READERS are lazy. TOO lazy to review… ;_; Glad you like the fic!

Shadow Mistress: Yeah… Ryou loves Marik… And he’ll… kinda get rescued? O.o And Yami will remember everything. And yeah, Mally-chan writes a GREAT Yami. I absolutely adore how she writes him. And it’s okay for being all over the place, I’m all over the place, too. Glad ya like it!!!