The King's Maze (Yami x Reader)

Temporary Home

It was the middle of the day and Persona started to stir from her deep sleep. She felt so warm and so comfortable that she had forgotten where she was, till the memories of last night splashed her mind awake like cold water being dump on her. The girl sat up in the bed of hay while pulling the warm fur up to her chest. She was relieved to see that she was still in the underground hideout belonging to a werewolf that had help her, and her new friend escape from a team of goblins.

So, this is really happening, Persona thought as she brought in her knees to her chest. A soft snoring sound floated up from the bed and her eyes fell on the sprite. Persona smile softly at him as she remember the last conversation she had with him before falling asleep. The sprite named Yugi was determined to return to his home and start a family. From what she had seen he would make a very loyal and protective husband and father. Giggling quietly the girl try to imagine what little baby sprites would look like. I wonder if I could see his home first before returning to my own once we find a way out of this maze. Her eyes then travel up to the gruff werewolf who gave in to helping her with some persuasion by Yugi. The wolf named Joey was nowhere to be seen. It worried her that he was gone from the room, and no noise could be heard from the other side of the curtain separating the rooms.

Carefully, she crawled to the front without disturbing Yugi. Pulling back the worn-out fabric she found that Yugi and her were the only ones in the hideout. Did he tell Yugi that he was going somewhere? He didn't change his mind about helping me, did he? Dropping the curtain, she crawled back over to Yugi and began nudging him awake. "Yugi. Yugi wake up."

Persona had just met Joey and while Yugi seem to trust him she was unsure she could do the same just yet. After all, he did say that this place had a 'everyone for themselves' mind set. He could have changed his mind about helping her after having some time to sleep on it. "YUGI!", the girl called out.

The sprite startled awake with a cry and threw a cloud of gold dust at the noise trying to wake him. A sound caught in her throat as she felt herself falling though both her hands and knees were on the ground. Everything around the girl grew larger making her heart race. When all the rapid movement stopped Persona fell back on her butt with a shaky breath. Her whole body quaked as she tried to figure out what had just happened to her when the sprite started to call out her name.

Yugi was scared when he saw neither of his friends where in the room with him. He looked up seeing his gold dust shimmering down. That's right! Someone was in here and I used my powers. Crap! What did I do and who did I do it to? Yugi flew up in the air and called out for Joey and Persona. "Down here." He looked down at the small voice and covered his mouth in shock at the sight of the now tiny Persona. "Persona!" He sped towards the girl who was still trying to get her heart to calm down. "Persona, I'm so sorry. When I get startled things like this tend to happen."

"It's okay. I was just freaked out when I saw that Joey was- "

They both heard the door to the hideout open and the wolf calling out to them. "Time to rise and shine sleepy heads! And boy do I have news for the both of you!" They listen to him set something heavy on the table then stomp to the room they where in. When the blonde peeked his head inside his golden-brown eyes widen as his body slumped onto the doorway. He let out a loud laugh then said, "Oh, boy. Let me guess, you startled Yugi trying to wake him." The girl nodded as she felt guilty for thinking that he was going to betray her. Yugi crossed his arms looking up at the wolf who was trying to stifle his laughter but failed. "It's not funny Joey! And don't worry Persona," he said turning to her, "the spell should wear off in an hour or two."

"Can't you change me back?" Joey let out a snort that made the sprite glare back up at him.

"Yugi may be a sprite, but he never learned to perform other kinds of magic very well. He can do a few spells consistently without anything going wrong, but for something like this, it would be better to wait. Just be grateful he didn't make you explode."