I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Only the characters of Raven, Charlie, the king, Jon, Selena, and Byron are mine.

Chapter One- The Seduction

Where did he go? Atem wondered as he searched for his friend and secret crush, Yugi. Yugi had gone over to the bar to get something to drink, but now he had disappeared. Grandpa's gonna kill me, he thought as he desperately searched for Yugi, wending between dancers and other patrons. A mane of white hair flashed by and Atem turned to see an equally frantic Bakura scanning the crowd; looking for Ryou, no doubt.

Atem slipped out the back exit and as he rounded the corner to a one-way alley, he saw a tall pale woman crouched in front of the wall. He spotted a pair of sneakers just past her knee: A pair of very familiar sneakers: Yugi's!

"Leave him alone!" he demanded.

The woman froze, slowly stood up, and turned to face him. He caught a glimpse of Yugi and he appeared to be unharmed: Good. The woman blinked jade green eyes at him before flashing a smile with ruby red lips. "Oh, I wouldn't dream of harming him or leaving him," she answered in a silky voice. She looked over her shoulder at the unconscious boy. "Not when he's going to be mine."

"Yours?" Atem repeated in confusion. Yugi was only sixteen while this woman looked to be ten years older.

The woman looked at Atem again. "Yes. Mine."

"Who are you?"

"Me?" She moved toward Atem. "My name's Raven, but you can call me your killer." She then hissed and bared a pair of fangs. Atem gulped slightly. He needed to escape this woman and get Yugi. I'll lead her on a chase and once I've given her the slip, I'll come back to Yugi and get us home.

He took a step back and turned to run, but Raven blocked his path. She smirked as she pushed him against a wall and pinned him there. "You obviously don't know what vampires can do, so I'll give you some information. We are faster and stronger, we don't need to kill our victims, and we can walk in sunlight. I know I said we don't need to kill to feed, but you intend to take my mate from me and I will not allow that." She opened her mouth and started toward Atem's neck, the latter closing his eyes and bracing himself.

Suddenly, Raven screamed and she removed her hands from Atem's shoulders. His eyes flew open and he saw Raven twisting her body around, trying to dislodge her attacker which clearly wasn't working. Atem's mouth fell open: The attacker was Yugi! His violet eyes were dark with fury, his lips were twisted in a snarl, and he was…biting Raven's neck!? A second look revealed to Atem that Yugi's skin was pale and a pair of sharp fangs were buried in the woman's neck. Suddenly Raven's comments about Yugi were clear. She turned Yugi into a vampire! Why is he attacking her? Has he gone into a…a feeding frenzy of some sort? Will he turn on me when he's done with her?

Raven sank to her knees as Yugi planted his feet and continued drinking her blood. Her eyes glazed over before closing and she fell forward. The moment she hit the ground, her body exploded into powder and Atem threw an arm over his mouth, the jacket sleeve preventing the powder from getting in his mouth. He heard a cough from Yugi's direction. "Yugi?" he called through his sleeve, though slightly muffled.

The dust settled and Atem saw Yugi had backed up against the dead-end wall. His eyes were wide, his mouth opened showing his fangs, and sobs escaped his throat as did whimpers. "Yugi?" Atem said, starting toward him.

"No! Stay back! I don't want to hurt you!" Yugi exclaimed, shrinking back against the wall further.

Atem stopped in his tracks. "Hurt me?" he repeated. "Yugi, you would never hurt me and I would never hurt you."

"Before tonight, you're right. But now I-I-I'm a vampire!" Yugi's voice broke and he began to sob. Atem's heart broke at seeing the boy cry. He went over to him, crouched down and put his arms around him.

Yugi attempted to wriggle out of Atem's hold. "No, please!" he pleaded. "Keep back, I don't want to hurt the one I love."

Atem blinked at Yugi's words and his heart swelled with joy. "Love? You mean me? Yugi, I'm happy to hear that."

"What? You are?" Yugi looked up with watery eyes.

"Yes, because I love you."

"Even though I'm a vampire now?"

"Yes. It doesn't matter if you're a vampire or not, I still love you."

Yugi then threw his arms around Atem and hugged his gently, aware of his new strength. He now recalled how he came to be in his love's embrace:

Yugi wandered over to the bar to get a soda. He received his drink and was about to enjoy it when a tall pale woman with black hair and green eyes sat beside him and smiled at him. He nodded and smiled back, his eyes drifting toward Atem who was watching the dancing crowd.

"Hello there," the woman said in a silky voice, drawing Yugi's attention back to her. "My name is Raven. Who are you?"

"Uh, I'm Yugi."

"Yugi. That's a cute name for a cute guy like you."

"Well, th-thank you, Raven." Yugi drained his glass and slid off the bar stool. "It was nice meeting you. Bye." He turned to leave.

Raven reached out and snagged Yugi's wrist. "Wait. I want you to see something. Come on."

"But, Atem," Yugi protested, glancing at his secret crush across the room.

"Oh, come on. It won't take long." She tugged his wrist again and Yugi realized he couldn't break her grip.

"Well…okay." Yugi allowed himself to be led to the back exit and into a dead-end alley. He was gently pushed against the wall as Raven leaned down and gave Yugi a passionate kiss. Yugi responded eagerly, though his thoughts were on Atem. He secretly loved the pharaoh, but couldn't bring himself to say it out loud. I should tell him, perhaps on the way home tonight.

Yugi was pulled from his thoughts when Raven pushed him against the wall a little harder than before. "Raven," he gasped. "Not so hard."

"It's necessary so you don't escape," she said as she reached inside her jacket. "You are so cute and innocent, perfect for my mate and the lifestyle I live."

"What lifestyle?"

Raven grinned widely, exposing two sharp fangs. "I'm a vampire, little one. Most vampires are cute and all are innocent when turned. Our abilities are our speed and strength as well as walking in daylight. Of course we drink blood as well as other food and drink. We don't need to drain our victims; it's preferable to let them live as they don't believe in vampires."

"Why are you telling me this?" Yugi asked, although he had a good idea where this was going and hoped he was wrong.

"I think you know why," Raven said as she held Yugi with one hand and pulled out a syringe of red liquid out of her jacket with the other hand. "I'm going to make you a vampire. A syringe of vampire blood is the only way to do it." She smiled happily. "We'll be a cute couple and I'll show you how to feed and how to use your abilities." She uncapped the syringe and stuck the needle into Yugi's neck at the main artery. Yugi gasped and fell to the ground unconscious.

Yugi awoke feeling different and knew why: His pale skin and the feel of fangs were clear indicators. Raven's voice caught his attention and he looked up to see that she had pinned Atem to a wall. "You intend to take my mate and I will not allow that," she said and Yugi's eyes widened. She intended to kill Atem! No! I won't let her!

His eyes clouded over with anger and with a silent snarl, he launched himself at Raven. He gripped her shoulders and plunged his fangs into her neck, his new instincts guiding him. Raven twisted around in an effort to throw him off, but he held on tightly. He continued to drink until he had drained Raven dry. He wasn't aware of being on his feet until Raven's body exploded into dust. He coughed as the dust fell down. He heard Atem call out his name and that was when it hit him of what had happened. He killed Raven in front of Atem, exposing that he was a vampire now. Atem could be in danger from me. What if I attack him next? The horror of his kill and his fear of harming Atem caused him to back up against the wall, sob, and whimper.

"Yugi?" Atem said, taking a step forward.

"No! Stay back! I don't want to hurt you!" he shouted.

"Yugi, let's go home. We'll figure this out."

"We may not have to figure out much, except for me getting blood and hiding my fangs. I can still eat and drink and walk in sunlight."

"Yes, Raven mentioned the sunlight part. By the way, thank you for saving my life."

"I love you. I wasn't going to let you die."

Atem smiled as he put an arm around Yugi's shoulders and led the young vampire out of the alley and past the front doors of the club, but stopped at the next alley when sobbing reached his ears as well as the sound of the tomb robber's voice speaking in a soothing tone.