"Yugi! Come down here!" Grandpa yelled up to his grandson from the kitchen.
"Grandpa? What is it? What happened?!" the small teenager asked as he practically flew into the kitchen.
"This came into the mail for you." The elder stated as he handed the pamphlet to Yugi.
Yugi's eyes raked over the shiny pages as he read.
"H-holy crap!" He exclaimed as finished.
"What is it, Yugi? Is something wrong?" Yami asked his partner as he appeared next to him.
"Here! Look!" Yugi shoved the pamphlet under The Nameless Pharaoh's intangible nose.
"Interesting." Yami stated as he read it.
"Yugi? Who are you talking to?" Grandpa Muto asked his grandson as he saw him show the paper to another invisible person.
"Ah- n-nothing, Grandpa! But… what about Domino High? I mean, I can't just leave there!" Yugi stated.
That was just a few days ago. Now, Yugi was on the bus, sitting alone.
"Hey, kid. Are you a new student at Yokai Academy?" The bus driver asked as he started up conversation.
"Yeah, I am." The sixteen-year-old duelist answered as his purple eyes flicked to the bus driver's image behind the glass.
"Well," the driver gave an almost inaudible chuckle, "in that case, you better prepare yourself. That place is one scary-ass school you're going to."
"W-what do you mean?" Yugi asked right before his phone rang.
"Hey, Joey! What's up?" Yugi asked his best friend.
"Hey, there, Yug. Listen, I just wanted to tell ya bye one more time before you went off. We're going to be seriously missing you here, so be sure to-" Joey was interrupted by the call ending.
"Hello? Joey, are you there?" He asked, concern filling his voice.
Screech!
The bus halted to a stop, the doors hissing open.
Yugi stepped off the bus with backpack and stared at the makeshift scarecrow that seemed intent on greeting him.
"It's… like a completely different world here." He muttered to himself.
"I'd watch your back if I were you." The bus driver stated as he quickly closed the doors and sped off back into the bone-chilling darkness of the tunnel.
What was that all about? Yugi pondered as he hoisted his duffel bag onto his shoulder and got out his small, blue flip-phone again.
"I-I should probably call Joey back…" He trailed off as he went to his Contacts' List and pressed "Dial".
Nothing. No ring, no beep, no voicemail. Nothing.
"Weird," Yugi said to himself as he glanced his signal strength, "I thought I had some signal before coming here…"
"Although, that would explain the sudden end to your phone call with Joey." Yami said as he materialized next to his smaller "self".
"Yeah… I guess it would, wouldn't it?" Yugi agreed as he started walking towards what he thought was the top of the school.
"Wherever this place is, it is certainly not Domino City." Yugi muttered to himself as he glanced around.
A murder of crows flew up and screeched just as the small Duelist walked past a few gravestones.
"Gah!" He nearly yelled as he took a quick step to his left.
"What an odd place to have to have a graveyard." Yami thought aloud.
"Tell me ab-bout it." Yugi said as he continued walking and heard a squeaking noise.
"Wha-what's that?" He asked himself. This place was seriously starting to get to Yugi. Seriously starting to.
"It's just me, a bat! Wheee!" An odd-looking bat said as he flew overhead.
"O-oh. Just a bat. Just a small, talking ba- augh!" Yugi was cut off by the front tire of a bike being rammed into his spine. (In which he didn't shed a single tear, mind you.)
The young prodigy slammed into the ground ,while the bike's occupant was flung forward several feet.
"Ow… ah, man, that hurt…" Yugi whined as he put his hand down on something soft to help himself up.
"Ah!" someone cried softly.
The only problem? That "soft something" turned out to be the girl's thigh.
Yugi tensed up as he quickly withdrew his hand.
"Oh, I'm sorry! I just… suddenly got all dizzy!" The girl apologized as she pushed her hair out of her eyes.
"I-It's fine! Sorry, but it's not what you think! I didn't mean for my hand to go on your thigh!" The small Duelist returned his own apology as his nose bled.
"Oh! You're bleeding!" The girl with pink hair stated as she dug into her jacket pocket, "I- I can't-"
She gripped the trim of her jacket, drawing the Duelist's eyes to notice her rosary.
"I shouldn't, but… that smell…" The girl tilted her head down slightly.
"Huh? Smell?" Yugi asked as he sniffed the air, "All I smell are strawberries. And maybe just a hint of lavender."
The pink-haired girl gripped his face.
"Sorry! I can't help it- 'cause I'm a vampire!" She exclaimed as she sunk her fangs into The small teen's neck.
Yugi made a slight choking sound as he felt the searing pain flash through his neck.
"Ah! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!" The young lady apologized as threw herself off the sixteen-year-old.
"You bit me!" Yugi exclaimed as he checked out the bite mark.
Wait… it isn't that bad…? He trailed off as the pain immediately left.
"Are you going to Yokai, too?" She asked her companion.
"Yeah; it's my first year." Yugi explained.
"That's great! This is mine, too!" The young woman stated happily.
"Well, what do you know?" Yugi thought aloud.
"I meant to ask… what do you think about… well, about vampires?" She asked timidly, a deep blush creeping onto her face.
She can't be serious…. The small Duelist thought to himself as he got up.
"Well… they're fine with me… I guess…." Yugi muttered the last part to himself.
"I don't have a problem with vampires in the slightest." he continued, "If you prefer to call yourself a vampire, then I'm fine with that!"
"Ah! Thank you!" The so-called "vampire" exclaimed as she hugged him, causing them to both fall to the ground again.
"Well, if that's the case, then maybe we can be friends, what do you think?" The pink-haired girl asked him as she straightened up, but was nonetheless still on top of him.
"Sure, I guess…" Yugi answered as he blushed slightly.
"Fantastic! I was nervous because I didn't have any friends here yet!" She told him as she finally realized where she was.
"Oh, yeah; my name's Moka Akashiya, by the way." She concluded.
"I'm Yugi Muto! It's a pleasure to meet you, Moka." The King of Games replied, now no longer blushing.
"Well, good morning, students! If you're new here, welcome to Yokai Academy! My name is Shizuka Nekonome, and I'm your teacher." Miss Nekonome introduced herself.
Man, even the teacher here is nice! I'm beginning to like this school… Yugi thought to himself as Yami appeared in the desk in front of him and nodded as he, too, eyed the teacher.
"Well… I'm sure that everybody already knows this fact, but Yokai is an incredibly unique school; one that's exclusively for monsters!" Nekonome announced with pride.
M-monsters?! Yugi cast a puzzled look at Yami, whose mood went from relaxed to stern as he opened his mouth to talk to Yugi.
"While I do not believe that this school is for monsters, Yugi, it would explain a lot of things. " Yami calmly stated.
The younger half nodded as he turned back to the teacher.
"Currently, this planet is well under the control of humans, so, in order for monsters like you and I to survive, class, the only option we have is to learn how to co-exist with them!" Miss Nekonome sternly told her class.
Wh-what?! Yugi thought to himself.
"And that brings us to… our first rule: except in special circumstances on campus, you must always remain in your human form! Everybody got that?" The teacher asked.
Yugi's hand twitched slightly as he fought the urge to raise it.
"Rule number two! Never, ever, reveal your monster identity to another student; I'm sure can see why! Everyone will follow these rules, right?" Miss Nekonome finally finished.
"Heh. Buncha borin' rules." A guy to Yugi's right said.
"And you are… aha! Saizo Komiya!" Miss Nekonome read aloud.
"If we do happen to spot a human, why not just eat 'em? That's what I would do, anyway." Saizo proudly stated as his long, reptilian tongue slithered out of his mouth.
These people can't be serious! Yugi thought to himself as he kept his eyes forward.
"Well, now… there's no chance of that happening, because of this school, all students and teachers are monsters, so, no exceptions, got it?" Miss Nekonome stated as her tail sprang out.
"You see, this school is enclosed in a giant secret barrier, but even if a human got through somehow and wandered in here, they would be killed immediately!" She said the last part very happily.
A bead of sweat formed on Yugi's head as Saizo stared him down and squirmed his tongue around in the air.
"Say what you want, but I've been smellin' a human this whole time." Saizo told the teacher.
Then the door opened.
"I'm so sorry I'm late!" A very familiar voice said.
"Oh, don't worry; that's alright. Go ahead and introduce yourself." Miss Nekonome told the new student.
"Hi! I'm Moka Akashiya!" Moka said happily.
"Hey, look at her!" One guy said.
"I wanna touch her butt!" Another whispered.
"Totally- I think I'm in love!" The third guy didn't even bother to whisper.
"Huh?" Yugi wondered aloud as his eyes fell upon Moka.
"Yugi, it's you!" Moka exclaimed as shehugged him, "I'm so glad we're in the same class!"
I don't get it! What's happening here? Yugi wondered to himself, Is this some sort of dream? I mean, I doubt it but it has to be, right? A school full of monsters just doesn't make sense!
Moka stood at the vending machine alongside him as their drinks fell down. They both reached down, but pulled their hands back as Yugi apologized.
"Sorry, Moka."
"Oh, you're so silly!" Moka said with a giggle as she pushed the King of Games in the chest hard enough to send him flying into a pillar.
"She's strong." Yami noted as he materialized and then vanished.
Oh, now you show up? Yugi asked, snarky.
"This is fun, huh?" Moka asked her short friend.
"Yeah, it is." Yugi answered back, now smiling. He sipped his cherry soda before glancing back at his friend.
I still can't believe that Moka is a vampire. I mean, it's just so crazy! Yugi mentally noted.
"As crazy as you or I?" Yami's voice emitted from the Millennium Puzzle.
"Hey, there, Sexy. You said your name was Moka Akashiya, right?" A guy asked as he stepped out from behind a nearby pillar.
Saizo Komiya.
Yugi nearly spit out his drink as Saizo picked him up by his uniform tie.
"No! Let him go!" Moka cried out.
"So, tell me- what's a smokin' hot chick like you doin' with a numb-nuts like this guy? I mean, come on!" Saizo asked Moka casually.
The Millennium Puzzle glinted light off onto Saizo's eye dangerously.
"And what's this?" He said as his eyes narrowed.
Yugi then found himself on the floor with a now-crushed vending machine behind him as Saizo threw him.
"Yugi!" Moka yelled.
"Hey… forget about that punk-ass and stay with me, babe." Saizo told Moka.
"No way! I prefer to hang out with the nice people, thank you!" She told him as She ran to Yugi's side just as he was getting back up.
"Yugi! Are you okay?" She asked.
"I'm fine, Moka." Yugi answered with a slight snarl and deeper tone of voice as he stared down Saizo, who was walking away.
The only thing? It wasn't Yugi who said that- it was Yami.
"Wow; that was pretty scary. Are you sure you're okay after that?" Moka asked her friend again.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just that that creep was really strong, though." Yugi answered, now in control of his body.
So that's what Monster Power was, huh? Yugi pondered.
"Not only that, but I feel much stronger than usual as well, Yugi." Yami noted as he appeared next to his smaller self.
Interesting, Yugi mentally answered.
"Oh, Yugi, you're so funny! Back there, you acted almost like you'd never seen a monster before!" Moka said, patting his head.
"So, what kind of monster are you, anyway?" Moka asked her short friend.
"Oh, wait, we're not supposed to reveal that to each other, are we? Sorry! Never mind; you don't have to tell me. " She rectified her earlier mistake.
"But I already know that you're a vampire, Moka." Yugi told her as rested his elbow on the railing and put his the side of his head on his hand.
"But, when I told you, I had no idea that was a rule here!" She said.
"You know, Moka, you don't look like a scary vampire much at all. In fact, you look quite the opposite." Yugi told her.
"Well, not right now, but… look." Moka pointed to her rosary.
"Oh. Your rosary." The King of Games said.
Moka nodded. "If I were to take my rosary off, I'd turn into my true form- a powerful and terrible vampire. So..." Moka trailed off as the wind blew her hair a bit.
"A real vampire. Amazing." Yami pondered aloud, making Yugi jump slightly. Truth be told, Yugi had forgotten he was still there.
"That's why I wear it; as a charm to seal my powers away. I can't even take it off myself." Moka admitted.
"That's fine. In a way, it actually works a lot like my Millennium Puzzle. You see, if I were to "transform", a terrible power would come out." Yugi lied. Just a little bit, anyways.
"But, even if you get scary at times, I'm positive that you're still the same Moka." Yugi assured her.
"Oh, I knew you'd understand! You're my first friend here!" Moka admitted, her cheeks redder than ever before, "And also… I feel that I should tell you that you're my first in another way, too, Yugi."
"W-what way, Moka?" Yugi asked, afraid of the answer. He heard Yami snicker behind him.
"Till now, all I'd ever had was tomato juice and transfusion bags. I'd never sucked anyone's blood before yours today. Oh, it tasted so sweet… so rich… that feeling… I'll never forget it." Moka hugged Yugi and ran a hand through spiky hair hair.
Yami watched them and eyed Moka… then was startled to see her eyes flash red, her hair flash silver.
Yami forcefully took control and broke the hug, pushing Moka back gently.
"I-I'm sorry, Moka, but I forgot something! I must go!" He lied, running away and down the steps of the staircase.
"What happened back there, Yami? Why'd you suddenly take control without warning?" Yugi asked his other half as they sped through the halls.
Sh-she was going to bite you again, Yugi, and I did not wish for you to be in pain, The Nameless Pharaoh mentally answered his counterpart.
"But that's no reason for you to run away like that!" Yugi chastised his older part.
Yami stopped to take a breath and looked around him. He was back at the bus stop.
Then, he felt Yugi take control.
"Why did you bring me back here?!" Yugi yelled at the Puzzle.
There was no reply.
"So, where do you think you're going? Stick around, babe." Saizo said as he stepped out from behind a tree, preventing Moka from running any further.
"Sorry, but I'm bust right now." She told him with a confident smile.
Saizo just chuckled darkly… before transforming. "How about getting busy with my true form? I'm an orc!"
Saizo's tongue reached out and licked her.
Yugi heard her scream. He turned on his heel and started running.
He just prayed that he'd make it in time.
"Moka!"
"Come on, babe? What's the deal? I showed you my true form- why don't you show me yours? Don't tell me a sexy little thing like you is shy!" Saizo said, his voice much deeper due to his transformation.
"First of all, it's against school rules." Moka told him. She was covered in saliva. It was gross.
"We're not on school rules, so that rule doesn't mean crap to me!" Saizo yelled, his tongue wrapped around her leg, throwing her into a tree.
He laughed darkly.
"Saizo! Stop that right now!" Yugi yelled from behind him.
"Y-Yugi…" Moka whimpered.
"What was that?" Saizo asked him.
Suddenly, the Millennium Puzzle glowing brightly as Yugi uttered his famous word.
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" Yami looked up at Saizo as he pulled three cards out of his deck holder, his jacket on his shoulders like a cape.
"Saizo. I challenge you… to a game." Yami smirked as he held out the three cards.
"Choose one." Yami commanded.
"Hmph. Fine." Saizo said as he pointed to the middle card.
Yami looked at it. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Too bad… for you."
"What?!" Saizo exclaimed.
Yami flipped the card over, revealing the image.
"Come forth, Des Feral Imp!" He yelled as the card flashed white, blinding everyone once again. Once it was stopped, the monster stood there, awaiting command. Saizo leered at it; with the Imp being eye level, it glared back.
"Keep him busy!" Yami ordered as he ran over to Moka.
"Yugi.. watch out!" Moka said as Saizo backhanded them, forcing them down to the bus stop location. Apparently, Des Feral Imp simply wasn't enough.
"Yugi! Please forgive me!" Moka cried- literally.
Yami got up just as Saizo came down the hillside.
"I'm fine, Moka. But, it seems that my Monster form isn't enough. I need you to transform, too!" Yami told her as he locked eyes with Saizo.
"I can't! You know that I'm not able to get my rosary off!" Moka reminded him.
"Then I'll take it off for you!" Yami said as he looked at her as he held it.
"One more thing, Moka. I'm not Yugi. And I'm a human!" Yami exclaimed as he ripped off her rosary.
"M-my rosary… it came off…" Moka whispered.
She transformed. Both Yami and Saizo stared at her.
"Hey… what the hell is this? She looks... different… and scary! That's not the same Moka!" Saizo observed.
"It worked, hmm? Good." Yami said before he threw his head back and laughed.
"Now, let's keep you still, Saizo." Yami said as he pulled another card from his deck and announced it,
"Swords of Concealing Light!"
"Hey! I can't move!" Saizo shouted.
"So… that's the true form of a vampire." Yami told himself as the bats that were Moka flew off spontaneously.
"Th-the tales! They're true! The red eyes- the silver hair- the overwhelming energy- she's an S-class Super Monster! A real vampire!" Saizo yelled as he struggled against the three black, hovering swords that held him in place.
"So, then. I suppose the one who woke me up was you, huh?" The Inner Moka asked the two of them.
"What the hell… why can't I move?! No… this is not right!" Saizo said.
Moka yawned adorably.
"It's time for you to know your place." She told Saizo, turning serious.
Moka kicked him, sending Saizo flyin along the dirt, into the cliff side.
"Yes, ma'am; I will remember that." Saizo said weakly.
"Moka." Yami called her name.
"What is it that you want?" She asked him.
"I simply wanted to congratulate you. You're much stronger than I predicted. We might as well be on the same level, you and I." Yami told her, his arms folded, his smirk full blast.
"Please I'm much better than you." Moka told him as she walked closer reaching for her rosary.
"Want to bet?" Yami asked as he held it out of her reach, then set it in her hand.
She gave a small "hmph", before Yami switched to Yugi and closed his eyes, falling asleep.
Yugi opened his eyes and sat up straight.
"Oh, thank goodness you're awake, Yugi!" Moka exclaimed.
"Moka…. I thought you'd be gone by now, after my… other self… revealed my secrets to you." Yugi stated as he locked eyes with her.
"Oh, Yugi, that doesn't matter to me! I mean, sure the other humans were mean, but you're not!" Moka comforted him.
"Wait! Yugi, you're bleeding! Let me help you!" Moka said as Yugi raised his hand to wipe it off, but Moka stopped him and shook her, instead taking out her handkerchief and wiped it for him.
"Oh, I'm sorry, but I just can't resisit the smell!" Moka whispered as she bit Yugi on the neck.
He yelled as Yami held his sides and laughed wholeheartedly.