Title: The Fallen King
Genre: romance, angst, humor
Rating: T for language and some blood (might go up later)
Pairings: YamiXYugi; BakuraXRyou; MarikXMalik; SetoXJonouchi; HondaXOtogi; NoaXMokuba
Summary: Nearly five-thousand years ago, Vampire King Yami Sennen "Dark Millenium" lost his kingdom and his 'queen' to the humans. Humans sealed his 'queen' away, and now, Yami aims to search for him. But with the dhampires; humans with vampire blood; and the dreaded Crimson Phoenix; a spiritual parasite that inhabits the body of an innocent boy every 50 years, giving them the power to kill both Yami and his 'queen'. But what if the Phoenix is on Yami's side?
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Chapter Ten: Let Me Meet Him Again
[The Next Night in the Middle of Town]
"Anzu, why did you drage me out here in the first place?" Bakura asked.
Anzu sighed and folded her arms across her chest, looking deep into Bakura's purple eyes. He saw that she had been thinking hard about something, but she wasn't planning on telling him.
"You are making me worried with the way you are now. So, I arranged a meeting for you to meet..." Anzu stopped and then turned to face Bakura with a smug smile.
"Your precious Ryou once again."
"W-what!?" Bakura asked in horror.
As if to answer his question, a large orange car drove up, and the doors opened. Hild stepped out, followed by Ryou, who stared blankly at Bakura, his lips pursed together.
"Anzu, you sure choose weird meeting spots," Hild scolded.
Anzu snickered.
"Things are in your favor. We're in a public place. Witnesses, so we can't hurt you at all," she explained.
"I see... Thanks. Then let's get on with our talk," he said. Anzu nodded carefully and then turned away so that she was facing with her back to Hild and Ryou.
"Very well. However..." she whispered.
Anzu then grabbed the trunk of the car and then jerked it open, the hood slamming up. Anzu peered down and smirked when she saw Rebecca laying inside the trunk, shuddering.
"U-umm.... H-hi..." she whispered.
Anzu narrowed her teal blue eyes gently.
"Yami sent you to spy?" she asked.
"Eh heh..." Rebecca whispered, chuckling nervously. Anzu sighed.
"Hmph. That man is so very paranoid, sometimes," she said before dragging Rebecca up. Ryou came up behind her and sighed. Rebecca started kicking and flailing, but Anzu didn't let go.
"I'm sorry. I should have seen her before," Ryou stated.
"It's fine. I only want you to be able to kill Yami. Nothing more," Anzu said gently. "It won't matter if Yami knows about this. She can join us," Anzu said before she tossed Rebecca down.
The little dhampire skidded to a stop and glared in Anzu's direction.
"Do not underestimate me!" she bellowed.
"You're such a child," Anzu sighed.
"W-why you!"
While they argued, Ryou looked over to see Bakura staring at him. Bakura looked over at Ryou with a hurt look before he turned and then started walking for a small dock.
He stepped on it with Ryou behind him. Bakura lit a cigarette and then smoked it, inhaling the smoke before sighing.
"I don't have a thing to say to you," he stated.
Ryou sighed and folded his hands before himself, looking straight at Bakura.
"Well, I do," he said.
"The previous Crimson Phoenix had a message for you. He hoped I would give you his message before he died. I will try... and give it fully," the Crimson Phoenix said.
"I won't miss a word" he promised. Bakura was silent.
Then, Ryou repeated the message.
"'Bakura, sorry that I left you like this. I wasn't planning on dying. You were the most important person in my heart. You meant the world to me. But now that I'm gone, please find someone new. Hey, if my reincarnation is cute, maybe you can stay by his side and become as close as you were with me.
"'But one big thing... Please manage a big smile every now and again. Even if I am not there. Please, Bakura. Please...'" Ryou sighed, inhaled deeply, and then looked at Bakura.
"That's all he could say. That said, can you give a smile for him now?" Ryou asked.
Bakura was silent.
"Bakura?" Ryou asked.
Bakura gripped the cigarette to the point where it snapped in half, bending. He grit his teeth in rage, showing off his fangs.
"Even if I could smile for him... It will not bring my Ryou back to life," he sneered.
Bakura threw the cigarette into the water under the dock. "That much I know... I know I have become what Ryou would hate me to be," he said before turning t face Ryou.
"But... w-what... could I have done?" he asked.
Bakura stepped forward.
"The most precious thing in my life was killed by Yami. All I could do was hold Ryou's body and scream his name," he whispered in an eerie voice, closing his eyes, his bangs covering them.
"So... what could I have done... the last 53 years!?" Bakura roared, grabbing Ryou's kimono.
"Huh!?" he hollered, tears burning his eyes.
Ryou stared blankly, and then Bakura scoffed before shoving Ryou away.
"Tch! Damn it!" he shouted. Bakura then slammed his forehead against the wall.
"Why do you look like my Ryou!? Why do the Gods have to always torture me like this?! Why?!!" he roared, slamming his head against the wall several times, cracking it open.
"So, why do you do this to me, Crimson Phoenix!? Why!? Why do you protect Yami... when you know it hurts me!?" he shouted.
Ryou frowned and then looked to the starry skies.
"Yes, I know. I hurt you a lot by doing this. But... I have my reasons as anyone would. His love is still alive. His revenge... can have a good effect," Ryou said. He then kneeled onto the dock.
His hand reached for the lighter that Bakura dropped.
"But your revenge can not do... anything except cause you pain. The dead ones you love... will not come back to life," Ryou said as his hand neared the lighter.
Before he grabbed it, Bakura's hand snatched it up.
"Then, Yami will not get his 'Precious One' back, either," Bakura snarled out. Ryou glanced up and gasped when he saw tears seeping down Bakura's cheeks, dripping onto the lighter.
"Him, and that stupid Yugi of his... I'll tear them both to pieces. Just wait..." Bakura whispered before looking to the water.
Ryou frowned.
'Oh, Bakura...' he thought in a soft tone.
'Why do you mourn over that dying flame?'
PUZZLESHIPPING 4 EVER
[Back at Ryou's House]
Yami stared out the window at the moon. He frowned and then looked to see the car pull in.
'So many things to ask. I could ask why he thinks that he can control me. But I should ask if he knows where my Yugi is. I need to cradle him in my arms once again. I have to,' Yami thought.
As he thought this over, Ryou and Hild came into the room. Rebecca went for her own room.
Yami rose.
"How was your meeting?" he asked. Hild sighed.
"Interesting," he said. Ryou then stepped forward. He stood before Yami and then smiled carefully.
"Yami, I have good news," he said. Yami glanced up.
Ryou grinned.
"We know where the Seal that holds Yugi is," he said.
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