Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. Nor do I own whatever allusions herein that my be inspired by Witch Hunter Robin, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Alias, Angel, any horror movie, any classic novel, or any low-budget porn flick. But especially not Yu-Gi-Oh.
Dissimulatio
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
"Midnight. The time when all the things that go bump in the night start bumping. When everything you thought you knew during daylight comes into question. When you feel the pull of the shadows who have existed longer than time itself. When the-"
"Duke, could you please shut the hell up for a minute! I'm trying to do surveillance here. Your babbling really isn't helping my concentration." Tristan, a tall brown haired boy muttered, not taking his eyes from the binoculars he was holding up.
His companion, a green-eyed black haired boy, rolled his eyes. "What's there to survail? We've been sitting here for hours, and nothing's happened."
He was right. The two teenagers had been sitting in the black sedan since 9:30, and the perp they were waiting for still hadn't shown. The 'abandoned' warehouse across the street was supposed to be a meeting place for a 'contraband' deal between a clan of Holger demons and a rogue Yulkie demon. Holger demons were known to have a taste for the hearts of infant Yulkie demons. This particular Yulkie demon, the dealer who was also the perp they were looking for, happened to have come into the way of some. The reason the trade-off was so significant is because Yulkie demons were generally a peaceful race of demon. Who happened to have a blood feud going on against the Holgers. So for a Yulkie to barter with the hearts of his own kind's children, something big was going down. Which was why their organization had become involved. And to Duke, also why he and Tristan were sitting in a car on a Tuesday night, bored out of their minds.
"Duke, we just have to be patient. He'll show up. The intelligence said-"
"I know what the intelligence said. I can read you know. I just think that maybe they were wrong. The demon was supposed to show up at 10:30. He's an hour and a half late. There's something not quite right about this whole situation. If you were a Yulkie demon, would you make a whole bunch of Holgers wait on you? Pretty damn stupid business sense, if you ask me." Duke proclaimed, propping his feet on the passenger seat dashboard in front of him.
Tristan sighed, dropping his binoculars into his lap. "Look, man, I'm just as bored of this as you are. How about we stick it out for another hour, then call it quits? That way, when we get home, we can tell him that it was the intelligence, and not our constitutions, that was weak."
Duke frowned and looked away from his partner. "Fine. But I still don't understand why we took this mission anyway. What does it matter to us if a bunch of demons declare war and decide to kill each other off? Less worries for us."
"What? Whaddya mean 'what does it matter?'? Yulkies are a peaceful race. They don't harm humans. They're our first and best chance to finally make peace between demons and humans. With them on our side, we might actually have a chance at uniting-" Again, Tristan was cut off.
"Oh please! Spare me the lecture! You don't honestly think that it could ever happen, do you? The only reason we even call the Yulkies 'peaceful' is because they don't outright express their hatred for us. But they're really just neutral. If they saw a human family being dragged away to their deaths by some Dijvas, or Vampires, or even Holgers, you think they'd lift a finger to rescue them? Hell, no! They might wait until the Holgers finished killing and eating them, and then they'd step in to pick a fight. No demons truly want peace with humans. Not even Yulkies." His voice went cold. "They're just soulless animals. We should kill 'em all." Duke looked down, his eyes hooded.
"Duke..." Tristan could only look sadly at his friend.
The other boy suddenly looked up, pinning Tristan with a fierce glare. "Don't look at me like that. You know you think about it too."
Silence pervaded the vehicle, as the two boys were each lost into their own thoughts.
Author's Notes: Whoo! The first chapter! Would you believe that I've been working on this story for over TWO YEARS? 'Cause I can't. Even now, I'm leery about posting this because I'm not sure if it's up to snuff. I can always revise it later I suppose. Anyhow, thanks for reading this 'teaser' chapter, and please let me know what you think of it by reviewing. Peace out!
