Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Summary: A new enemy brings new dangers and more turmoil then even before. But there's something different about this one. Could it be the fact that he isn't exactly human? (Warnings: shonen-ai, vampires, language, mature content, ect)

Duel Five: The Dawn Of Hell

Rumen sighed with disappointment. Once again, the duties of being the clan leader had gotten in the way of his being with Armand. It seems they couldn't spend two minutes together alone. Oh well. Rumen was getting tired (proven by a rather loud yawn) and made his way over to the bed Armand and Rumen shared. He lied down on the soft sheets and let the cover warm his body that had been cooled from the chilly stone floor.

His head sunk into the feather pillow. But he couldn't get to sleep. As he lay still, Rumen felt his chest throb. It was coming from his heart. He groaned. "Not again. Not now."

He felt exhausted but the oh so familiar throbbing always kept him up. 'Why? Why do I ache so much? I have Adrian so what more could I want? He's given me everything I ever wanted. So what more do I need? Adrian said there wouldn't be an ache in my chest any more now that I'm one of his children. But the ache remains.'

His thoughts pause for a moment or two.

'I feel like something is missing. Like I've forgotten something. Something is supposed to be around my neck. There's supposed to be a weight of something very important. Something I miss greatly. Does this have anything to do with my look-a-like?' He blushed slightly. 'My mystery look-a-like.'

He knew the stranger he had heard only very little about was the one he missed. He is the one Rumen wanted to find so badly. Maybe 'Brother' would help him. Even if he had to do it on his own, Rumen swore he would find his mystery look-a-like.

XxX

Yami and Jounouchi slowly walked back to the Game Shop. The group was scheduled to have another search for Yuugi tonight. But it seemed hopeless. Even Jounouchi was starting to lose faith. But they couldn't give up. Yuugi would never give up so neither would any one else.

Silently, the two quickened their pace. It was getting colder now. The temperature dropped with every passing second it seems. And with every step closer to the Kame Game Shop, Yami felt a sense of foreboding. "Jounouchi, from now on I want you to be on your guard."

The blond blinked. "Why? What's wrong?"

His eyes narrowed. "Something doesn't feel right."

"What is it?"

Yami paused. "Something's out there. That's all I know."

Jounouchi gulped. 'Maybe it's the guy that took Yuugi . . . I hope it is. That way I can kill him.

The pharaoh suddenly flinched and put a hand over his heart. "Ow . . ."

Jounouchi looked at him. "What's wrong, Yami? Are you ok?"

He nodded. "I'll be all right."

The blond paused. "Is it that ache you were telling me about before?"

Again, he nodded. "I'm so confused, Jounouchi. I don't know if this is how Yuugi feels as well . . . but if it is, I'm really worried. I don't know what this means and . . . it scares me."

Jounouchi smiled. "Don't worry, Yami. It'll be all right. Yuugi's fine, I'm sure of it."

XxX

'There he is. All I have to do is kill him and I can be the master's pet.' Beno grinned madly as he silently stepped closer and closer to the bed. Rumen still lay sleeping. There was a minute smile on his face from the wonderful dream he was having. But soon he would dream no more. Beno held the blade above his head. "You'll never be in my way again, Rumen Keat!"

He stabbed at Rumen, but the boy had awoken and rolled off the bed in time. The knife harmlessly impaled the mattress. Rumen stared at Beno in shock. "Beno? What are you doing?"

He savagely pulled the dagger out. "Once I kill you, I can get what I want. I want to be Adrian's pet. You don't deserve to even be one of his children! You are unworthy!"

Rumen flinched. 'I'm not worthy?'

"You're a disgrace to Atlas of Blood, himself! Your blood sullies our clan so I shall cleanse us all of your filth personally!" Beno declared. He lunged at Rumen and successfully thrust the knife in his shoulder. Rumen screamed from the pain and fell back. Beno stood over him triumphantly. "B-Beno . . . p-please . . ."

Beno grinned sadistically. He slammed his foot on the stab wound several times. Rumen shrieked and rolled away. Beno took this chance to slice at his back a few times. "Adrian! H-help!"

Beno growled and kicked him. "You're so pathetic! You can't even defend yourself! I don't know why Adrian ever bothered making you his pet. He should be with someone strong. Some who can protect themselves, not someone like you!"

He raised his arm to strike once more but a hand tightly grabbed his wrist. He was held so tightly, in fact, that the bones broke from the pressure. Beno yelped and turned around. He came face to face with Armand. The master glared at his child.

"A-Adrian-!"

Armand slapped Beno across the room. "Never call me that. You know only my pet can call me by my mortal name."

Beno slowly stood up. "I know that. I want to be your pet, Adrian. I love you while Rumen does not! I-"

"How dare you?" Armand interjected. "How dare you doubt our love! You are being insubordinate; Beno, and I will not tolerate this!"

"I would never-"

"ENOUGH!"

Silence echoed through the room. "You have disobeyed me for the last time, Beno Crowley." Armand calmly said. "I have given you many chances before only because you showed such potential. However, you do not know when to stop. The greatest warrior knows when to submit and when to attack. He knows his enemies better then they know themselves.

I have known of your desire to be with me for quiet some time just as you knew that I was with Yuugi. But that did not stop you. You knew I would never leave him for some one else, especially you. So if you think killing my pet will solve your problems, then to solve my problem, I will kill you."

"NO!" Will stood in front of Armand. "Master, please! Don't do this!"

Armand looked at Will with an unreadable expression. "This is none of your business, Will. Unless you wish to join him . . ."

Will froze. He had no choice but to back off. Two vampires came out of the shadows and grabbed Beno by the arms. "Throw him out."

Beno gasped. He was about to protest, but the look in Armand's eyes told him not to. He slumped in defeat. The guards dragged him away to the entrance of the cave towards the light of day and towards his doom.

Will glared at Armand as he left. 'How dare you! He did nothing wrong! I swear one day I will get you, Armand Beau Pre.'

Armand found his mate lying on the ground. He knelt beside Rumen. He saw that the wounds had already healed. He gently shook his shoulder. "Yuugi, awaken, my child."

Amethyst eyes slowly opened. Rumen looked up at his maker but turned away in shame. Armand sighed and gathered Rumen in his arms. "Do not be ashamed, Yuugi. I have told you many times before that there is no shame in not being strong. It will take time for your strength to reach you. Until then I will gladly protect you."

"Why?" Rumen quietly asked. "Why do you want to be around me? I'm so weak and pathetic. I can't defend myself against anything! I don't deserve to live!"

Armand slapped him across the face. "That is enough. You know you have every right to be alive. But do you know why you feel this way?"

Rumen firmly shut his eyes, trying to force the tears back. He shook his head in answer. "Well, I do. This is a remnant of you mortality. You felt useless and that you were nothing but a waste of space." Armand lied. "Your fair-weather friends convinced you to believe these lies. They are untrustworthy. However, you can trust me, Yuugi."

Rumen slowly opened his eyes once more. "Trust in me and only me, Yuugi. I am your only friend. I am your only lover."

Armand roughly pulled Rumen forward and possessively captured his lips. He caressed the wet cavern with his tongue, receiving a moan from his young lover. Rumen felt heat spread through his body when Armand slid his hands underneath his shirt and massage his chest. Still with his hands under the top, he moved his hands to Rumen's back and slammed his body hard against him. Rumen moaned even louder.

Armand pushed Rumen to the ground and dominantly lay atop him. A deep, heated moan escaped the boy's lips. Armand smiled, exposing his fangs slightly. His pointed teeth were so sharp that the instant the came in contact with Rumen's lip, he started to bleed. Armand couldn't resist the uncontrollable desire he felt whenever he tasted even a drop of his pet's blood. He broke the kiss and stabbed his fangs inside the main artery of the boy's neck.

Rumen gasped from the sudden penetration but didn't pull away. It's as if there was an aphrodisiac laced on Armand's fangs. He wanted him to go deeper and deeper. For some reason, it felt familiar. But Rumen just ignored it. Armand scrapped his fangs inside Rumen's neck. He went deeper then when he first bit the boy and made an even larger gap. "Ha-h! Ah! A- . . . hah!"

The master grinned like a mad man as his pet panted and cried out in pain and pleasure. He could feel the warmth spread through Rumen's body as he buried his face in the gash and drank hungrily.

Rumen curled his fists around Armand's shirt. It hurt so much! But he couldn't help but feel aroused by it. Armand took his right hand and violently shoved Rumen's head to the side. He angled it just enough that he would have a better position so he could drink even more.

Rumen couldn't hold back a yelp of pain. This was beyond any pain he had ever felt. He could hear his flesh tearing and Armand loudly slurping up the blood. The pain shot from his neck and all through his body. It was just too painful! "A-Adrian! . . . Please . . .!"

The hand still on his face pushed down harder and stopped him from speaking coherently. Rumen tried to push him away, but Armand was too heavy and he was too weak.

After a few minutes, Rumen's body started to feel numb. He had lost so much blood he could feel himself slowly slipping into the land of oblivion. He desperately tried once more to plead with Armand, but he couldn't inhale to speak the words.

Soon it was too late. Nothingness' arms enveloped him in their dark, peaceful embrace. Armand vaguely sensed his lover had passed out. 'I suppose I should stop then.'

He reluctantly lifted himself off the limp body. The gash on the boy's neck was starting to heal. Armand smirked. "Tonight, Yuugi, you will have no choice but to feed. You need blood in your system or else you will die. No matter how much you reject the idea, you must take someone's mortality for your self."

He turned around. After wiping the blood of his chin and mouth, he slowly licked it off his fingers. He moaned from the delightful, fiery flavor. "If only all mortal's blood tasted like yours, my pet."

XxX

Yami sighed. He sat down on the couch, his legs spread a bit and hands together. Jounouchi looked down at him. "Don't give up, Yami. It won't be-"

"I'm not giving up, Jounouchi." The pharaoh snapped.

Those few words and the tone they were spoken with was enough to make Jounouchi flinch. He was confused, why was the pharaoh so angry?

"Look Yami, we're all upset and sad that we didn't find him." Honda began. "But that doesn't mean we should take our frustration out on each other."

"We know you would be last to give up and that won't happen any time soon. He just wanted to reassure your self and us that you won't fold." Anzu added.

Yami stood up and glared at them. "How dare to doubt my devotion to Yuugi!"

The blonde stared at him. "No, we're not-"

He snorted ferociously. "Tell me, Jounouchi, because I'm confused. Are you saying that with out me, you wouldn't even be trying to find him? It's as if you all are depending on me to keep you motivated!"

Anzu put her hand on his shoulder. "Yami-"

He violently pushed her hand away from him. One cold glare was all that was needed to silence them. "What kind of friends are you?" He harshly asked. "This isn't a game of 'Follow the Leader'. This is trying to find my aibou!"

Jounouchi sighed deeply. "Let's go. Obviously we're not welcome here."

Yami glared. "Considering the fact that you don't care about him, no."

Anzu and Honda left the Game Store. Just as Jounouchi was about to leave, he turned to Yami and said, "For your information, we care about Yuugi just as much as you do. And we know it's not a game. Not when your best friend's life is on the line."

Yami stared at the door. Could he have been wrong?

XxX

Shizuka hummed a gentle tune as she finished drying and putting away the dishes.

'Jounouchi never would have gotten them done himself. Not while I'm here.' She paused in her thoughts. 'That's not completely true. It's also because Yuugi's gone. Jounouchi hasn't been the same since then. Yuugi always brings happiness to his friends. You can't be upset with him around.'

She chuckled. But her smile turned into a frown. "Yuugi . . . I hope you're ok, where ever you are."

Red eyes glared at her from the shadows. 'Here I am.'

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