Thank you all for the reviews! I thought I had killed the story last chapter, but it seems I only made it better! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hmm, I don't think I have a lot of information to give this chapter, but I guess I can tell who is a Hunter and what blood they have.
Kaiba Seto: vampire blood
Jounouchi Katsuya: werewolf blood
(I don't remember Mai's Japanese last name) Mai: succubus blood
Otogi Ryuji: kappa blood (He'll make his apperance next chapter)
Mahado (Yes, he's here too and in this chapter!): vampire blood
Warning: This chapter contains blood, violence, cussing, and it's a flashback chapter too, for both Yami and Kaiba to help with character development.
On with the fic!
Dead!
Chapter Four: Alike part two
Ten years ago
"Nii-chan… Nii-chan…"
Blue-eyes opened and blinked to adjust to the darkness and look at the small form of Mokuba, with his large grey-eyes filled with worry and fear. Seto sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes before turning back to Mokuba who held a dragon plushie close.
"Is something wrong Mokie?" Seto asked softly.
"Mokie hear a noise…"
"Where?" The older brother blinked.
"In da living room…"
Getting up, Seto walked over to the open door of his room and listened closely, and heard strange sounds coming from downstairs, almost like a muffled scream. Narrowing his eyes, he told Mokuba to stay put and not to leave until he said so. Grabbing a bat from his closet, Seto walked carefully down the hall, the sound was a bit faded as he got closer.
Carefully, he walked into the living room and screamed.
On the floor, in a pool of blood and almost ripped in half, was his father with the look of pure horror on his face. There was a figure that stood by the body, a tall figure almost clouded in darkness with a hood over his head and a cloak draping over his body. In his arms was Seto's mother, her screams of fear being muffled by the intruder's hand, his head bent over his neck.
When her screams stopped and she dropped to the floor with a thud, dead, the figure looked up. The shadowed face of the figure only revealed a scar on the right cheek and pale-violet eyes and held amusement in them.
"Seems I have an audience here, what do you think you are going to do with that toy child?" The figure spoke, his language strange and not normal but Seto could understand it.
"Who… who are you?! What did you do to my mom and dad?!" Seto demanded, running up to the man and tried to swing the bat at him, only to get sent back into a wall. The figure's smirk could be seen in the pale moon light that was shining through the broken window. The figure had long fangs that sent a shiver down the boy's spine.
"Didn't think you would be around in this time, but if you're around then he is too." The figure thought out loud and Seto looked at him through glaring eyes.
"What are you talking about and what did you do?!"
"I had a snack, after three thousand years of being asleep, you get hungry. Well, I must leave." The man jumped through the window and vanished into the darkness.
Standing up, Seto held back tears as he looked at his dead parents and headed for the phone to call the police. Whoever the figure was, he was going to pay dearly for that he did tonight.
Seto swore on it.
Six years later
Kaiba walked down the halls of the mansion, sighing as he looked around. Since his parents' death, he and Mokuba were sent to an orphanage only to be adopted by the richest and most powerful man in the country. It's been six years since that night and so far Kaiba had not seen the man again.
Sighing, Kaiba blinked when he heard a weird sound, like that of broken glass. Maybe a tree branch broke a window; it was storming badly outside right now. But a sudden scream was what made Kaiba dash off to find the source.
"Mokuba!" Kaiba yelled, looking for his little brother, his only real family. Didn't Mokuba go off the bed not to long ago? And that sound sounded like it came from the direction of his room.
'What if someone's trying to break in?! But how, we have the best security in town!'
"Mokuba?!" Kaiba slammed open the door and stared in shock. He felt like the whole world vanished and his heart stopped at the sight before him, the horrific sight that would haunt him for life.
On the large bed was the body of Mokuba, his hair all over his face and his neck was bleeding, standing nearby was the figure, only this time he wore a black trench coat and he saw white-hair.
"You… you killed my brother?!" Kaiba yelled, snapping back and looking at the figure who only smirked.
"My, my, I was wondering when I would get to see you again. Hmm, you've changed since I last saw you, then again that was six years ago am I right?" The figure joked, speaking in Japanese.
Kaiba didn't like that he was making a joke of the situation. "You fucking bastard! First my mother and father and now my brother!? You've gone too far, I'm gonna kill you!"
"And how are you going to do that kid? You can't kill the undead."
"What? What the hell are you talking about?"
"I'm a vampire kid, isn't that obvious? You know, that kid had good blood, to bad his heart stopped before I could have anymore."
It felt like something snapped within Kaiba and when he blinked, he saw that his fist came into contact with the man's face, hitting him in the jaw. The man stumbled and a small bit a blood came from the corner of his mouth before he laughed. "You still got it Priest! You hit me then too! Especially when I had my fun with him!"
"DIE!" Kaiba didn't know what he was talking about, but he just wanted that man to shut his trap and die. Taking another swing, he aimed for his neck, knowing that would sever his spine if he hit the right spot. But the figure was quick and dodged, so Kaiba tried for a kick, only to get sent into the wall, let out a yell of pain. When Kaiba regained his bearings, the man was leaving.
"Wait! Come back… ah!" He looked at his left arm, it was sprained. Sighing, he blinked when he noticed a shadow over him. He looked up to see a man in black, his long brown-hair draped over his shoulders while his dark eyes held a calm tone to them that seemed to put Kaiba at ease.
"Who are you?"
"I am Mahado. I am sorry for the loss of your little brother."
Looking over at his fallen brother, Kaiba sighed softly and turned away, anger building up inside of him. He should have taken better precautions for the safety of Mokuba. It was his fault; it was his own entire fault.
"No… not him… why couldn't it have been me?! I'll kill that man! He will pay for this!"
"You want to get revenge on the vampire who killed him?" Kaiba looked up at him, vampire? What did that mean? He then noticed in Mahado's hand was a hand gun, unlike any that he had seen; a serious expression was on the man's face.
"Who are you?" He wanted to know why this Mahado was here and if he knew who killed Mokuba.
"A Hunter, I kill creatures of the night."
"What a load of bullshit, those don't exist."
"Then how did your brother die?"
"…"
"Join me and you can avenge your brother." Mahado placed his hand out towards the younger man, who looked at him and sighed, taking his hand and standing up.
"Okay…"
It didn't take long for Kaiba to learn to be a Hunter, he was already strong and knew how to fight, but to help him with his new life, he was injected with vampire blood, which he chose so he could understand the methods of his enemy better.
After learning what that man was, he promised himself never to let a vampire live.
But how can he keep that promise to himself, especially after meeting Yami?
Ten years ago
Yami blinked, hearing a slight sniffle coming from his and Yugi's room. They had just recently moved to Egypt and started life there with their mother and father and Yami was enjoying his time in the new country, it made him feel like he was home, but with Yugi he had been quiet since they arrived.
Opening the door, Yami looked into the room to find Yugi sitting on his bed, sniffing and rubbing his eyes. "Aibou, is something wrong?"
Yugi jolted, and looked up with tears in his eyes. "Nothing is wrong Nii-chan…"
"Why are you crying? Are you hurt?"
"No, but my chest hurts…"
"Why?"
"Because Dad doesn't like me."
The other half-vampire blinked and sat on the bed. "What do you mean by that Yugi? Father loves you, just like me and Mom do."
"That's not what he said. I overheard him and Mom talking, and he said that I was a mistake; I have no purpose in my life. You were meant to be born; you do have a purpose, but me… I have no life at all…"
"But Aibou, you do have a purpose, you just haven't found it yet." Yami spoke softly, placing a hand on Yugi's small shoulder.
"But what about you? I'm always kept in the dark about things; Dad never tells me anything, in fact, he barely notices me at all!"
Yami sighed and looked at his little brother. "I shouldn't tell you this, but Father told me that I am suppose to save the world from the Dark Ones, you know, from the stories Mom would tell us before bed? Father says that they are real and I am the one who has to defeat them and seal the darkness away."
"How come he thinks it's gonna be you? Is there proof?"
"Well, it has to do with his…"
The door burst open and their mother came in. Hikaru had a look of worry and then sighed. "They haven't gotten you two… quick, follow me!" The boys looked at each other before following their mother down to the cellar.
"What are we doing Mom?" Yami asked, his eye adjusting quickly to the darkness since Hikaru didn't flip the switch.
"Yami, I need you to move that crate out of the way." She pointed to one over by the wall. He pushed on it, struggling as he did and he blinked when he saw a small door. He opened in and found and underground fort.
"What is this?"
"Something your father made, get in you two and Yami, pull the crate over it when you get Yugi in and then lock the door."
Yami did as he was told and the three were inside, Yami and Yugi looked at their mother in the dark. "What's going on?" Yugi asked before hearing sounds above them.
"You father just told me to get you two and hide you here and that was it. But I think I know what is going on…"
They didn't leave until two hours later when the sounds stopped. They went upstairs to find a large mess, as if someone had been fighting, and black blood on the floor. No sign of Yami and Yugi's father was found. They found out that he had been captured by the Dark Ones that were buried in the area.
They never found out what the purpose for kidnapping him was for, but whatever it was, it was not a good thing.
"You still have not seen him Ryo?"
"Sorry Yami, but the Council has given up on the search for him, they presume he is no longer of this realm. I am truly sorry."
"That is fine Ryo, thank you anyway. So, what new info do you have on our enemy?"
"He is still unable to be caught by us or the Hunters. Somehow, he might be stronger then he was before he was placed in the sleep mode. A lot of Hunters and our kind are being killed, and a few have gone missing."
"Missing? What do you mean?" Yami asked, tapping his pencil on his note pad. Ryo Bakura, a young magician from England who came to Egypt once, was Yami's inside man on both Hunters and the Council of Beasts, the two societies that try to control the evil population of creatures by violence or science. He had called the white magician to see if they had found anything yet after eight years, and sadly no, but this news on the leader of the dark creatures was surprising.
"It seems humans and beasts are being taken at night, a lot in a city called Domino in Japan."
A smirk came to Yami and he laughed. "Well, that just makes everything easy for me!"
"Hmm?"
"I'm moving back to Domino in a few weeks, I can investigate this and maybe see what I can do on our enemies." The smirk was still on his face, the sun was setting and he started to change. "I think I have a good idea of what is going on, keep me posted on things Ryo. Talk to you later."
The conversation ended and Yami stepped out of the window and into the night.
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Another day at school, another day of being bored. Jou looked over at Kaiba at lunch and frowned. "You know, why don't you tell him how you feel, it could do you both some good."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"I know you like Yami; I can see it in your eyes."
"Stupid mutt." Kaiba squirted his milk box into the blonde's face, making him yell at the other. Though he had known Yami for a month, there was a strange connection between them that he couldn't explain. He hated Yami for being a vampire, but the boy held his interest, for some reason he actually wanted to listen to what Yami had to say, especially on the subject of the Eternal Night.
"Oh come on Kaiba, not cool. But really, from what Yugi told me, Yami's been leaving every night to go and talk to you and he even caught you guys talking once in his room."
"Wait, you speak to Yugi and he was awake?!"
"Yeah, the kid's really cool, likes games like me. But he said he's a light sleeper, heard you guys talking about this Eternal Night thing. Frankly, the whole thing is weird, do you think those two are involved, I mean, are they on our side?"
Kaiba looked over at Yami and Yugi's table and sighed, turning back to his fellow Hunter. "I'm pretty sure;" he spoke softly, "that they are on our side. They are different, but they share common goals with us Hunters, they want peace in both the human plane and the beast plane."
Jou blinked and looked at the other in shock. Normally, Kaiba never said ANYTHING that close to being nice about their enemy at all! But something has changed about the young man, ever since Yami came here, he seems… off, but in a good way. Better to have a quiet-new Kaiba then the old jerk-ass Kaiba any day.
The brunet raised an eyebrow at the blond who seemed to be snickering about something and just rolled his eyes before looking over at Yami. The other looked back at him before quickly turning to look over at his little brother who started laughing.
"What are you going to tell me tonight Half-Breed?"
Yami looked at him from his perch on the rooftop of a nightclub. Yami blinked, and shrugged, adjusting the jacket he had been wearing lately. This made a question form in Kaiba's mind.
"Mind telling me why you keep wearing such a weird jacket and outfit? Makes you look like a cosplayer or a Goth-wannabe."
A laugh came from the other before he stood up, dusting his pants off, and turned to look at the tall Hunter. "It's a comfortable outfit, Yugi made the jacket for me, said I looked good with some gold on me, to match my heritage."
"And what heritage would that be?"
"Egyptian, I happen to be one of the last living descendents of the royal family from the twenty-first dynasty of ancient Egypt. The ankhs make the outfit look kinda cool, plus I blend in better in the night life of the city this way."
"As if you could be from a family that old Yami, any connection to the Pharaohs had to have been severed hundreds of years ago, especially when the Egyptian Empire changed."
Yami only laughed. "Well, my father says I am, and it's true, he was once a Pharaoh."
Kaiba blinked and stared at him. "What? How can your father be a Pharaoh?"
"Remember, my father is a Vampire Lord. You know, in ancient Egypt, people had duels to see who is the strongest, they even fought to please the Pharaoh so they could join his military." Yami smiled, seen clearly in the pale moon light.
"What are you getting at Yami?" Kaiba crossed his arms, looking at the other.
"Let's have a duel. I want to see just how strong you truly are when your guard is up, that one night was a small sample of my strength, and now I want to see just how powerful you Hunters are."
A smirk played on Kaiba's lips, he was always a gamer and it looked like Yami was too, plus he wanted to see how strong Yami was and this way he could be ready to take him down when this Eternal Night bullshit gets over with. "How do you propose we fight, hands or weapons?"
"Hands, a weapon is a cheap way to battle, here are the rules to this match. The first one to get knocked down and stay down for ten seconds loses."
"Does the winner get anything?"
"The winner gets the loser to tell them about their past, that means if I win I get to find out about how you became a Hunter."
"And if I win, you tell me everything on how you know all this info on this Eternal Night business."
"Deal, let's duel!" Yami charged and Kaiba narrowly dodged getting hit in the chest. Kaiba smirked and kicked Yami who jumped and skidded on the graveled roof, a playful fire was seen in his eyes. Kaiba was one who liked an opponent that fought back, made things more interesting for the battle.
Yami smiled and jumped, going very high that it even surprised Kaiba, and flipped, just behind Kaiba to smack him in the back of the head before landing on his feet. A growl came from the Hunter who saw the playful smile on Yami's face.
"You slapped me!"
"It's a form of attack! In this, we use our hands to any means necessary!" He jumped again, but this time Kaiba was ready and turned, grabbing Yami arm, pulling his body close to him and gripped the other's hair, hearing the other screech loudly, to the point where it could shatter his ear drums.
"Shut up Yami!" He let go and slapped Yami across the face and the other blinked, the red mark faded quickly and Yami licked his lips, glaring.
"Hair pulling is not allowed!"
"Neither is slapping someone from behind!"
Yami charged at him, punching Kaiba in the gut but the brunet backhanded Yami and the other fell to the ground, Kaiba pinned him down and growled. Yami lost the battle, but Kaiba didn't move, he just looked into crimson-eyes, almost as if he was under a trance. Yami looked back, loving the blue-eyes, eyes that he can barely see in the darkness when he closed his eyes, trying to sleep. Both boys didn't realize that someone could mistake their flushed faces and current position, of Kaiba being on top of Yami, as a make-out session.
"Look at you two, always with fighting and then sex right after!"
The two turned and looked to see a person at the other side of the roof. It took Kaiba a brief second to remember the voice of the shadowed figure. It… it can't be…! Though the figure was cloaked in the shadow of another building, that voice could not be mistaken.
"You!" Quickly, Kaiba moved off Yami and pulled out his gun. The other's eyes widened and he stood up.
"Kaiba don't!"
It was too late, Kaiba already shot off the gun and the bullets went straight for their target, but the vampire was quick and dodged both of them. He smirked and walked into the light of the moon and Yami gasped.
"You… you're the leader of the Dark Ones… Bakura."
Bakura smirked, his fangs being seen. "I'm pleased that you now my name Mouto Yami, look, I even learned your name, though it isn't your true name."
Before Yami could reply, Kaiba stepped forward, gun pointed that the albino. "How dare you… how dare you keep living…"
"I know you; you're the kid I let live. I'm surprised to see that you've become a Hunter, guess it was that bastard Mahado's fault."
"Don't talk bad about Master Mahado like that!" Yami blinked, Mahado? But that was a friend of his, a loyal servant to his father and to his family. When did Kaiba meet him? Before Yami could voice his question, Bakura turned away and Kaiba demand that he come back.
"Sorry Priest, I just came here to give you a warning, though it won't do you much good. We found the key to bringing our master and God to this realm, if you know what's good for you, you might want to give up this game of cat and mouse and just join the side that you know will win. See ya Priest, Pharaoh!"
With a laugh, Bakura vanished into the night. Kaiba growled and let out a loud cry of frustration before turning to Yami who was still standing where he had been. "Half-Breed, you better have a fucking good explanation as to what he is talking about! I won our duel so spill!"
Shaking, Yami turned to look at him. The look of fear was seen clearly in his eyes and face and Kaiba was taken aback. "I… I don't know… but with the final key in there hands… the time of darkness is coming quicker then we thought…"
TBC
Yeah, Bakura is the leader. But who is the master and God? I gave some hints in here that if you put together, you might be able to get the plot for the coming chapters. BTW, I'm putting in some moments between Kaiba and Yami next chapter, meaning we finally get some romance.
Why does Bakura keep calling Kaiba Priest? Well, that will be explained later, but it's kinda obvious, you just don't know how it will be written though. XD And what is this key? Well, if you're thinking Atemu's name then you are dead wrong. Oh, and during the fight, Yami went easy on Kaiba because if he used hsi real strength on Kaiba, he could have shattered his skull or other bones.
Please review! If I get nice reviews, I'll do a lemon! BTW, this is eleven pages long, the longest chapter so far!