Evil runs in the family

By Tima, Yami's wife

I don't own YuGiOh.

Chapter 7: New dangers and plans

A while later, Ryou was ready to leave the dark world. He and Dartz had been talking about what he would do. "Okay, Dartz. I think I understand what I have to do. I'm supposed to befriend Anzu and lure her outside during the night."

Dartz nodded. "Right. Make sure you get her away from the barrier around the island. I'll be able to find you once you're out."

"How?"

Dartz took Ryou's hand that had the Seal of Orichalcos on it. "This Seal will allow me to find you. That's how I find all my followers."

Ryou slightly nodded and started to walk away. He then stopped and turned around. Dartz slightly rolled his eyes. "Now what's the matter?"

"I'm not sure I can do this."

"Why not?"

"Well…I'm not good at doing horrible things…like my brother is. Besides…I've never tried to get close to a woman before."

Dartz shook his head in amusement and held Ryou close, making the young albino shudder at the cold touch. "Don't worry about it. You will do fine. I inserted a bit of myself into your Seal. I will guide you and I will be able to talk to you through the Seal."

Ryou looked up at his friend. "Really, Dartz?"

Dartz nodded and kissed Ryou's forehead. "You will do fine, little one. I guarantee it."

Ryou blushed and nodded. Taking one more look at his older friend, he disappeared. When Ryou was gone, Dartz wiped his mouth in disgust. "Ugh…whelp."

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Ryou woke up to find himself back under his covers. He sighed deeply and sat up, uncovering himself. Wiping his eyes, he thought, 'Could that have been a dream? There's no way he could have possibly given me his Seal…right?'

He then winced at the sudden pain in his right hand. He looked at his palm and his eyes widened by what he saw. It was the Seal of Orichalcos. He slightly gasped and touched the Seal. It was burned into his skin and was still hot. He wanted to admire it a little more but he then remembered what he had to do. Taking a deep breath, he left his room.

On the way out, he grabbed a handkerchief and wrapped his hand, covering the Seal. He didn't want to arouse suspicions. He gripped his hand into a fist and left to find Anzu.

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Dartz awoke from his trance. With Chris still sleeping on his lap, Siegfried looked at his brother. "Well?"

Dartz smirked evilly. "Ryou is…one of us, now."

"You gave him your Seal."

Dartz slightly nodded. "Yes. He wanted revenge on his brother and his mate."

"Why the mate? He showed no interest in the mate before. Why now?"

"It would appear that the little lass is expecting a child."

Siegfried was surprised by that but smirked evilly. "We could use that to our advantage."

Dartz smirked evilly as well. "True."

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At his lair, Malik woke up from a meditative sleep as well. Rebecca saw this and went to him. "What did you learn, my master?"

Malik pulled her close to him. "My little pet is going to have a child."

Rebecca slightly blushed at being close to her master but responded to what he said. "Really?"

Malik nodded and smirked evilly. "Yes…and Dartz didn't even know I was nearby."

Rebecca smiled. "You are the most powerful out of all of them."

Malik smirked evilly as Rebecca asked, "What do you intend to do now?"

Malik slightly shrugged. "I'm not sure."

"Are you going to go after that dog of yours and his mate? You know that they're with Pegasus."

Malik looked at his toy. "I suppose. But I have no idea where to find the island where they live…and Dartz and Siegfried aren't going help me at all."

Rebecca then thought of something. "What about Kaiba?"

"What about him?"

"Maybe he has connections with Pegasus. You can force him to tell you where they are."

Malik smirked evilly as he thought that over. "Yes…I could do something harmful to his little brother. He'll crumble the second I tell him."

Rebecca smirked and touched her master's chest. "If you want…I can lure the kid away from Kaiba."

Malik smirked even more evilly and kissed Rebecca's forehead. "I knew it was wise of me to keep you."

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Back at Duelist Kingdom, Ryou finally found Anzu in the library. She was sitting at the window seat, hand on her stomach. He approached her with his bandaged hand behind his back. "Hi, Anzu."

Anzu looked and smiled at Ryou. "Hi, Ryou. Haven't seen you in a while."

Ryou slightly nodded, feeling his anger raise in him. "Well…you've been spending a lot of time with my older brother."

Anzu nodded. "I know. You can't really blame me for doing that. We haven't had any time together. Now that we're safe…"

"What do you mean 'safe'?"

"Well…Malik will never find us with the barrier around the island."

Gripping his burned hand, Ryou nodded. "Yeah. Hey, tonight, do you feel like going out for a flying session tonight? I can show you my secret areas around the island."

Anzu was about to say something when Bakura walked in. "There you are, Anzu. I've been looking for you."

Anzu stood up and went to the older albino. "Hi. Ryou was just inviting me to explore his secret areas tonight."

Bakura raised his eyebrow. "Ryou…"

Ryou shrugged, exposing his bandaged hand. "I just wanted to get to know her as a friend."

The couple noticed his bandaged hand. Bakura asked, "What's with the bandage?"

More concerned than her mate, Anzu asked, "What happened?"

Ryou shoved his hand into his pocket. "I cut myself. Nothing to worry about."

Bakura slightly nodded. "Good. We'll be going now."

Anzu asked, "Um…what about Ryou's offer?"

Bakura shook his head. "He doesn't have any real special places on the island. The only place I can think of is right here. There, your tour is over. Let's go."

Anzu giggled as she followed her mate. Ryou stayed behind, hurt. He then growled, "That…does it…"

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