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A/N: Yes, I know, I took this one down too...but, this one is going to be different, so if you read this before, it's going to change, I promise!

Beneath the Shadows

Ch1 – In The Beginning

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Blood.

The sight of it revolts me, yet I cannot deny that I need it to survive, that I live for the thrilling ecstasy it provides.

But I am a monster.

My step-father, the dreaded man he was, gave me this supposed 'gift.' He coaxed me into his bedchamber with the prospect of power and eternal youth.

Funny how I never noticed his fangs before.

But it was too late and I, being the ignorant boy I was, didn't resist him. I let his fangs pierce my neck; I let him taste the crimson delicacy that should have never left my body. I still remember the crippling ecstasy, the hardness of my burning arousal, and it brought me to my knees.

He offered me his wrist, and I was greedy, so I drank from it; my what should have been temporary fangs piercing his flesh…

And I realized my mistake.

The need for blood was grappling; it overtook my mind. I needed blood, any living thing would do. The first to go was my step-father, and even though he was more experienced, he was an old man of sixty-five and I was a youth of seventeen. He didn't stand a chance.

The next to go were my two cats. Their blood was disgusting, not meant for humans or vampires to feast upon, but it was blood, so I drank.

What happened next would haunt my mind for centuries to come.

I came into his room; I pierced his flesh and drank and drank and drank and drank. He never struggled against me; he let me take his life force slowly with each crimson drop I stole.

It was then that the blood lust finally subsided.

And I was horrified.

For the person who lay in my arms, dead, was the only person I had ever loved. His skin was as alabaster as mine and his raven hair flowed over my fingers, his gray eyes were lifeless, empty.

I wept, for how could I have done such a thing? How could I have killed my own brother?

Then he came.

He appeared in Mokuba's room, where my lifeless brother was pressed against my chest. His hair was the deepest black tipped with blood red flames and the strands held an occasional highlight of silver. His eyes were the deepest red and his flesh held the most beautiful tan.

He crouched down beside me, and I set my brother down across from me, awe stricken. He took me into his arms and I cried. I cried until dawn's rays began teasing the horizon. He took my face into his hands and told me he could help me. I had no choice but to accept.

This mysterious man, named Yami, showed me how to hunt, how to survive in total darkness, and how to gain acknowledgment in the world of demons. But most of all, this vampire showed me how to love.

For I loved him with all my soul.

But he deceived me. For this vampire was evil, the pure personification of it, and I had grappled with this abomination. This was a creature who turned mortals because he could and gave pleasure to any who asked for it and even to those who didn't.

But the thing that disgusted me the most was the fact that he had killed his own family so he could control their prosperous kingdom. I was disgusted. I was ashamed.

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"Thinking again?" Yami casually asked, appearing on the ivory balcony railing. Cerulean eyes glared at him.

"What's it to you, Hell-squire?" the man roughly asked, his sable, midnight tipped hair glinting in the moonlight.

Yami clicked his tongue and he situated himself more comfortably on the railing, his black leather attire conforming to his muscles as he moved.

"Now, now Seto, that's no way to be treating your once-upon-a-time rescuer, now is it?"

A low growl erupted from Seto's throat as a warning, but Yami simply smirked at him.

"Come now," Yami cooed in a deceptively sweet voice as he pressed himself against the younger vampire. "Don't tell me you don't want me."

Seto glared at him once again. "I don't."

Yami showed his fangs, hissing much like a cat would.

"Damn you Seto, I helped you! I have never helped a fledgling before in all of my existence. I did it for you, you were the only one! And you showed me nothing!"

Seto backhanded the smaller male, sending him flying and his body connected with the railing.

"I showed you everything! I gave you my love, something I had only reserved for one person before you! Shut your fucking mouth monster, and get out of my sight!"

Yami gave one last hiss and then vanished as if he was never there.

Seto snorted. "Pitiful creature."

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A/N: There's the first chapter, I'll try to update soon!