Hikari's DS: I can't believe I am doing this…

Yami no Muraii: That you're ignoring My Mirror My Koi?

Hikari's DS: No…that I'm typing another multi-chapter, and that it actually has a plot…

Yami no Muraii:(falls over in anime faint) That's possible for someone like you?

Hikari's DS: (anime sweatdrop AND tick mark) I'm an author aren't I?

Title: For that Reason

Genre: other than the given ones above. I'd say Fantasy/Action/Adventure/ and Romance

Rating: I can't decide between R and PG-13…I'm only 14/15 so I'll go with PG-13

Warning(s): Ummm…shonen-ai, demons, maybe some blood, swearing (not that much just imagine Bakura stubbing his toe or something and cursing in Japanese/ Egyptian)

Spoilers: None for two reasons:

This is an AU with the correct characters' names

And this takes place in the Feudal Era (hint: AU!)

Summary: Yugi Mutoh is the proud owner of a fine dojo in Ancient/ Feudal Japan. He is one of the greatest martial artists in his area of the country, until Atem decides to come by for a visit. This wandering swordsman is forced to stay at the dojo due to unusual circumstances, will romance blossom from this clash of personality?

Characters involved and their roles (so as not to confuse the reader(s))

Yugi Mutoh- owner of the dojo
Atemu the rurouni- wandering swordsman/ love interest of Yugi?
Bakura (the yami one from the show) - Martial Arts teacher, Head chef (means he runs the errands and cooks for the students/residents-)
Ryou- Archery teacher and assistant cook
Marik (or Yami no Malik for you fans…coughobsessescough) – ex-assassin, is now a merchant (provider of income if Yugi doesn't receive payments from extra students that don't live at the dojo)
Malik- assistant archery teacher…works with Ryou very often (which makes Bakura jealous…) one of Yugi's faithful students in swordsmanship and their custom blend of martial arts
Seto Kaiba (he actually has a last name, very uncommon those days, but his family is wealthy, and therefore HE has one!) –student in archery, m. arts, and swordsmanship
Jonouchi Katsuya- studies same subjects as Kaiba, but is a little less advanced

Hikari's DS: And I'm NOT using the dubbed names, all Japanese names here!

(all Yugioh fans cheer)

But there's yaoi, just because I love and adore those kind of couples!

(all yaoi fangirls and fanboys(if any) cheer)

Yami Muraii: Oh just type will you?

Hikari's DS: And THAT is my muse, the bishonens avoid me and the girls hate me, especially Anzu because I bashed her in one of less important fictions. Would someone be kind enough to explain the concept of a beta? I would love to have one, but I don't quite understand how it works…

Yami Muraii: Onto the fiction!

Disclaimer: -huff- I don't own anything related to the show Yugioh. It belongs a middle-aged Japanese MAN, while I am a 14 year old WOMAN, got that?

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The sun rose to a beautiful countryside. Across the orchards of apples, peaches, walnuts and cherries, the light glistened on the morning dew spread on the grass, revealing rabbit holes and stores of winter food. The clouds brightened with the light, changing colors for a few precious minutes.

Yugi sighed contentedly, sweeping the wooden floors outside of the dojo, in front of the large front doors. Every few minutes he would stop and just watch the sun rise from its nightly resting place in the East. He heard Bakura making his usual noise at breakfast, now and then chasing Ryou from the kitchen, away from the bacon and eggs. His golden bangs caught the last early rays of the sunrise, and blew slightly in the breeze.

He watched Marik make his daily walk to the marketplace, swinging his lunch pail merrily, occasionally whistling a number or two. Malik was nowhere to be seen; likely he was training by himself or possibly fishing at this early hour. After Marik was out of sight, Yugi walked back inside to join Ryou and Bakura for breakfast.

"Yugi, don't you ever get tired of waking up so early in the morning? And doing chores at that!"

"No Bakura, I enjoy watching the sun come up. Thanks for making breakfast by the way."

"It's my job, isn't it?"

The white-haired man grinned and busied himself with eating the rest of his scrambled eggs. Yugi sighed again, but in boredom instead. This was caught by Ryou, and he frowned,

"Yugi? What's wrong, you look sad about something."

"It's nothing serious Ryou, I just wish more students came here for breakfast."

"Are you sure? I know there are not a lot of students, but remember Yugi, you only started this school a couple of months ago, we have to wait a little longer if we want more people to enroll."

Through a mouthful of white rice, Bakura added,

"Plus, most people are probably scared away by the police and Yugi-san's reputation."

"Bakura! That was not necessary in the least!"

"It's all right Ryou-kun, I take no offense."

Yugi sighed once more, and left the table, depositing his dishes on the kitchen counter. He had almost forgotten about the new laws passed by the new Meiji government banning the use of a sword outside of certain premises (which included schools for this practice). This slowed, but certainly did not stop the growing crime rate in these parts of Japan. His new school had almost closed because of these new laws, but Jounouchi and Kaiba's tuition had saved the closing. The income provided by the demon Marik certainly did more good than harm as well.

Once he reached the practicing arena, he watched Jou and Kaiba practice thrusts for a while, and then began his own routine. He removed a wooden sword from the scabbard and began his own numerous sets of thrusts. The small gaps in the wood, made a sort of tinny whistle in the morning air as the sword danced through the wind.

Honey and Ice blue eyes watched Yugi practice his advanced technique. All too soon, Yugi had moved on to his daily jog, leaving Jou and Kaiba to their practicing.

"I wonder if Yugi-sensei ever gets tired of being a teacher, what do you think Seto-kun?"

"I honestly don't know puppy, I really don't know…"

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Yugi's route usually took him by the bridge over the Gyro River. There he would see Malik fishing under an old cherry tree. As usual the blond was lounging under that tree, lightly dozing under the spring sun. He always fished in that same spot and he almost never failed in catching a right amount for the students' supper for that following evening. As lazy as Malik was, he helped a great deal in his own way.

The blond wave merrily to his teacher, and Yugi sported his own cheerful grin. He sped by the bridge, crossed the river and headed back to the dojo.

He spotted the town in the distance, imagining Marik selling paintings there to his numerous customers. His income certainly was appreciated as well, but Yugi couldn't help but feel something amiss. He stopped jogging at the gate to the school, and pondered why he felt this way. A frown crossed his face, and it deepened as he heard angry voices and jeers from the bottom of the steps he had just climbed.

Yugi turned around and saw a group of police men, 5 or so, chasing a young man toward the dojo. His arms were trying to protect his head, raised over him like that, but the officers continued their verbal and now physical abuse. The poor man was trying to stay conscious, but he soon collapsed at the first step leading up to Yugi.

It didn't take long for Yugi to draw his sword, and run back to the man and his attackers.

"Stop it! Leave him alone!"

One officer turned toward him and said,

"Stay out of this sensei, this man has broken the new law banning swords!"

"I said leave him ALONE! How do you know he's not a student?

The foolish men seem to come to their senses, and they slowly trudged away, leaving Yugi to deal with the injured stranger. Yugi almost cried at the damage down to the poor man, his face was cut and slashed slightly in some places. His left arm stuck out in an odd angle, and one leg looked to be bleeding at the ankle.

Yugi lifted the man easily into his arms and swiftly carried him up the steps into his room in the small house.

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After laying the stranger on his bed, Yugi fetched a bowl of water and a washcloth with some medicine and bandages. When he came back, he almost dropped everything, because the stranger LOOKED like him. His hair was in the same unique shape of a star and he looked to be around the same age as him, give or take a few years. Getting over his shock, Yugi set about cleaning the wounds, bandaging them, and applying the correct herbs and medicine to them.

After tying the last knot on his arm, the man's eyes fluttered open to reveal crimson orbs. Yugi swallowed a large lump and felt his stomach doing flip-flops. Confusion and curiosity flew across both of their eyes, and the man asked,

"Who are you, and where am I little one?"

"Y-You're in my room, my name's Yugi Mouto."

The man sat up slowly and replied,

"The name's Atemu, and how did I end up in your room?"

"I've taken care of your wounds, and I brought you here away from those police guards. Why were they chasing you anyway? Don't you know about the new laws?"

Atemu shrugged the uninjured side and simply said,

"I never cared much for the new government, so why should I obey their laws?"

Yugi fidgeted nervously, and felt his heart going a mile a minute,

'Why do I feel this way around him, we just met for Kami's sake!'

"I suppose that's a good reason, good enough for me, I have to go finish my training, but I'll bring you some food later, okay Atemu?"

Atemu nodded, and lay back down to rest. Yugi left the room, blushing furiously. As Atemu fell back asleep, both young men thought the same thing,

'How does he make me feel this way?'

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Hikaris-DS:Not bad if I do say so myself!

Yami Muraii: I still can't believe you're putting off your other story, but I liked writing this anway.

Hikaris-DS: I'll have the next chapter up over my spring break, please review people, and free rurouni Atemu plushies for any reviewers, I will have responses for really nice reviews, so you know what to do!