The wind whistles along the brick buildings of the powerful as the three shadows pass through the unseen barrier between the haves and have nots. Windows are dark, fires are burning in the fireplaces, and all are peaceful in their silk covered beds.
The three stragglers, on this one evening, continue their track through the spotless streets until they reach a gate that opens up at the base of a small hill, overlooking the charming neighborhood below.
"We are almost to our destination, children." Yugi expresses to his two new charges as he takes out a key, from a pocket in his attire, and unlocks the gate. This was no ordinary gate that the boys had ever seen. It was one made of iron, strong as well as majestic. It was as if one had melted metal rods and had interwoven them to look like something out of a dream, but there was something most peculiar to the masterpiece as well. A glint of silver could be seen across the entire wall of iron as if it had been dusted with the precious mineral. The only part that had not been detailed with the silver was a handle that was attached near the lock were one would put his hand to open the gate. Even the lock was coated in silver.
The darker one looks up from his feet to look at where they were going and gaped in astonishment. "wow" he whispers as he looks upon the ...house? Such a big building, he guessed was a house. It was so much larger than anything he had ever seen, even the hotels that had once flourished near his home had not been as large as this building in front of him. Such a place must have had about 100 rooms inside.
The other brother finds himself staring at the gigantic building but soon corrects his stance and continues his glare at the surroundings while keeping an eye on the weird vamp.
The vampire hides a glint of a smile as he opens the gate to the grounds of his home. These children were so sweet to consider his home as they did but such a consideration saddened him. This home was nothing compared to those of the past. Of course, he had built his home to be a grand as those he had seen as a child, but he could never find anyone who was as talented as those who had built the homes of old. No, the best this century had to offer had been a man who's idea of grand was that stylized after the plantation homes of America. Such a sad idea, to find that such a marvelous feet of architecture had been lost to the ages, maybe forever.
As Yugi opens the gate to let himself in he stops and gestures the two to come inside as well. The brothers glance at one another. The stronger one then moves forward, in defiance to his fears, and the other one, nervous and disheveled, follows with a whimper at the tip of his tongue.
Yugi follows them after he locks the gate once again and the three continue up the hill to their final destination.
As the two boys walk up a brightly lighted stairway, to the building, the doors suddenly open to a glistening room laid down with a dark wooden floors and softly painted walls that flickered with colors of comfort by the light of an enormous and majestic fireplace that was set at the back of the room, enclosed between two staircases that intertwined to find themselves ending at the opening of a second floor.
A grand piano sat in a corner, surrounded by shadows. The darkness seemed to emanate towards the rest of the room but stop just short of spreading, as if something were blocking it from enveloping the light.
"Well my children, it is quite late, the sun is about to rise and I fear that neither of you have slept in some time. I suggest that I bring someone to help you to your rooms so that you may rest and refresh," Yugi softly suggested as he gazed upon the intrigued children.
The older one's eyes landed once more upon the vampire. "Rooms?" He grunts. "Why ur you splitting us up?"
Yugi softly smiles, "I apologize. I misinformed you. You may share rooms if you were to not wish to have your own. Now, the night is almost gone and we must settle in to be ready to welcome tomorrow." He then presses a hidden lever on the wall and a man soon comes.
The newcomer arrives and welcomes the two boys to follow him.
Yugi watches as they go. Once he hears them go to the second floor he slouches slightly and a tear brushes against his eye. It is good to hear life in the house. Its empty halls had haunted him for such a long time, he had began to fear that nobody would ever arrive to brighten the walls, but not just one but two. He feels his lips open to express a full fledged smile as a sob tries to escape from his throat. Not alone, at last.