Chapter Ten
Jack woke with a start, looking around he saw that Crow, Godwin and Akiza had all fallen asleep as well, that was shocking to him as vampires hardly needed sleep and for three purebloods to all fall asleep was strange.
Jack looked towards the sleeping area, his eyes widened, Yusei was no longer asleep and through his half of the bond, Jack could sense that Yusei was nowhere near the base. Quickly shedding the blanket that he guessed Yusei had placed on them as they each had one draped over them, Jack set off to find Yusei but not before leaving a mental message for Crow saying he would be back in a while.
X.X.X.X.X.
Yusei walked through the streets trying to calm his nerves, he had had a nightmare and it had really rattled him.
In dream...
Leo and Luna were playing peacefully with other vampire turned children, they looked like they were having fun and then a shadow enveloped Luna dragging her away from her brother, pulling her into the shadows with her brother trying desperately to reach her.
Just as Leo got to Luna, she was completely enveloped in darkness and no matter what Leo did to break Luna free of it, nothing worked.
Luna screamed as the shadows finally pulled her into the darkness, leaving her brother sobbing as he could only watch his sister in pain before she finally disappeared.
End dream...
Yusei had woke with a yell, looking around he saw that all the vampires were asleep, slowly he got out of the bed and walked to the computers, he checked to see if the computers had been hacked but found that they were still safe.
After deciding that it was safe to leave the base for a while, Yusei packed a few things to keep him safe in case vampires decided to attack, setting off for the Night's Guild.
Now that he was out in the fresh air he felt a lot calmer, he wanted to see Leo and Luna and make sure that they were alright and he knew they would be happy to see him and he would be happy to see them too.
X.X.X.X.X.
Jack was worried about Yusei, he had constantly tried to contact Yusei but nothing worked. Jack knew Yusei could take care of himself but it didn't stop him from worrying about his new partner, now he was searching the streets for him as he had no idea where Yusei would go to cool off.
Jack stopped at an alleyway, he remembered that this was where he had first met Yusei after bumping into him in the streets. Jack's vampire senses told him that something was seriously wrong, he knew that vampires and hunters had both been here to try and trace him and Yusei but that wasn't the only thing that he could sense in the alleyway, this was something very dark and very sinister.
Jack tried to call Yusei again using his vampire senses before he remembered that Yusei was immune to vampire powers when at full strength. Smacking his forehead, he concentrated on the bond that merged him and Yusei.
"Yusei?"
"What is it Jack?" Jack nearly jumped for joy when Yusei replied before remembering that he was a pureblood and that purebloods were not supposed to show their emotions so easily.
"Where are you?"
"Heading to the Night's Guild, my friends you turned are there and I want to see how they're doing."
"Why didn't you leave a note instead of making everyone worry."
"Because I figured that the sleeping gas would keep you asleep for longer."
"What do you mean sleeping gas?"
"If I enter the base, I need to input a code otherwise a sleeping gas slowly seeps into the base and causes everything in the base to sleep."
"Why didn't you tell me about that? We could've been attacked and not been able to do a thing about it and why sleeping gas, wouldn't it have been better to use something a bit more deadly?"
"Jack, like I said before we wanted peace between our species and before we got the code lock, kids would stumble onto one of our bases, so to make sure that they didn't get hurt we would gas them and erase their memories of the base. That's actually how I met Crow and the twins, we tried to erase their memories but Luna remembered everything, so in the end I removed the spell on Crow and Leo and we became really good friends after that but we kept it a secret from my father. But the base that we're in now was only known by me and my father because that was the only one with a lab."
"Must have been hard keeping something like that from your father."
"Not really, we had our secrets from each other, when we went out on missions alone we had to keep everything about that mission a secret from each other."
"Ok I get it, but I want to meet up with you before you go to the Night's Guild. I want to apologise to the two young ones for what I did to them."
"If that's the case you should apologise to Crow as well, after all you did turn him too."
"Yea, well that little runt deserved it."
"Jack! Crow is my friend and if you are apologising to the twins then you need to apologise to Crow as well."
"Fine, where are you now?"
"Just a few streets from the Night's Guild, I'm gonna head to a place called Bootleg. Do you know it or where it is?"
"I know of it and I'll be there in about ten minutes."
"See you there then."
X.X.X.X.X.
Jack made it to Bootleg faster than he expected, it was a grungy place that he wouldn't normally step into in his wildest dreams and yet here he was looking around for Yusei. Jack spotted him sitting at the bar with what looked like a glass of water and another glass of liquid, Jack's senses instantly told him the liquid in the glass was blood, but not just any blood, it was Yusei's.
Jack marched over to where Yusei sat and took the stool next to him, Yusei didn't turn or even blink as Jack sat down, he just push the glass of blood towards Jack. Jack looked confused as to Yusei's actions and Yusei reading Jack's mind knew why he was confused.
"You haven't had blood in a couple of days and after all the fighting we've been doing, I'm actually surprised that you're not craving blood."
"But isn't this bar for hunters only, how did you manage to get them to let me in and drink blood?"
"They agreed to allow it only if I used my own blood and I don't mind giving you my blood, it's like you said we're partners and I need to make sure that my partner is in top physical shape and not starving to death."
"Thanks."
They settled into a comfortable silence but Jack kept giving Yusei questionable glances until finally Yusei asked what was wrong.
"It's just well, your friend Crow and Martha seemed to think your father died a year ago but I know for a fact its been a couple of years."
"You wanna know why I lied to them, don't you?"
"Yes and I have a few other questions I want answers to."
"Ok well first off the reason I told Crow, the twins and Martha that my father died last year is when they got back in contact with me, so that way if it seemed like I was avoiding them, all I had to say was that I was still grieving over my father. I'm wanted in the vampire world for the deeds my father and I did and I knew that if anyone knew they were my friends they would be used against me. That reminds me how did you know they were my friends when you turned them?"
"Ah that, I have vampire speed remember. I stole your wallet when you bumped into me and I found a picture of them in there so I used the picture to search for them, after I turned them I asked what you would do next and they told me you would head towards the Association, so I took their advice and that's when I found you again and started following you."
"Ok, that's all I wanted to know. What else did you want to know?"
"When we merged to fight Godwin, I saw the memory of your blood and a pure blood vampire's blood curing the blood of humans that have been turned, I just want to know if that memory was real."
"It was real Jack, together we could cure people that have been forcibly turned into a vampire. Is that it or is there something else?"
"This is my last question and you don't have to answer it, I'm just curious as to know whether or not you can be turned into a vampire yourself because you know, your blood cures vampires."
"To be honest I don't know myself, me and my father researched it when we were together but we never found anything to be absolutely sure."
"Alright then, now that we have all that sorted out how about we go to the Night's Guild and say hello to the kids."
"Sounds like a plan." Yusei stood waiting for Jack to join him, Jack picked up the glass and drank the blood in three gulps. Turning to stand he saw that Yusei's hand had been bandaged but Yusei had tried to cover by putting his gloves on. Jack gently grabbed Yusei's hand, he pulled the glove off and unrolled the bandage. The cut was shallow but ran the length of Yusei's palm.
"You didn't have to go through all the trouble for me, but I do appreciate it." slowly Jack brought the cut to his lips, Yusei had the urge to pull his hand away but for once went against his instincts and allowed Jack to trace the cut with his tongue, slowly the cut on Yusei's hand healed but the pain would linger for a little while longer.
"Next time warn me before you do something like that. Oh and Jack, thanks for healing my hand." Jack just smiled, now that he thought about it him and Yusei made a good team. Sure they were the complete opposite but they helped each other by picking up when one of them showed weakness.
X.X.X.X.X.
Jack was impressed, he had never visited the Night's Guild and he had to say the building was impressive.
"This is nothing, the inside has a portal that takes you to the actual safe haven, but everyone has to come through here first, I think its to make sure that enemies can't get into the Guild."
Inside was like Yusei had said, the inside was far more impressive than the outside. There was stain-glass windows with pictures of vampires and hunters joining together and every now and then there were rooms that were twice the size of half the rooms in his old mansion and that was saying something.
Jack didn't pay attention to where they were going and just allowed Yusei to take the lead, they arrived at a small desk with a bell on it. Yusei tapped the bell three times, at first Jack thought that no one had heard it but then there was a gust of wind and a tall blonde in a white shirt was standing there.
"Ah, Yusei come to bring another person to the Guild." She said with a very heavy french accent, she was looking towards Jack and Jack could guess that she thought Yusei was bringing him here to be safe.
"Not today Miss Leblanc, we're actually here to see the twins that were brought in about a week ago."
"Yusei, you know you can call me Sherry and there's a problem with seeing the twins."
"What is it?"
"Well, you see. Luna disappeared a few days ago but only her brother saw what happened. He made up this story that the shadows took her and that we needed to find her, when we didn't take him seriously he ran off to find his sister and he hasn't come back yet." Yusei visibly paled when he heard what Sherry had said, he realised that his dream was real.
"Did you ever think that maybe he was telling the truth. He may be a kid but he wouldn't make up something like that!" Yusei growled, with that he stormed away from the Guild. Once he was far enough away from the place he broke down, falling to his knees, he began hitting the pavement. Jack ran up to where Yusei was, he grabbed Yusei's wrists to stop him from injuring his hands.
"Yusei, I know what they said to the boy was wrong but you can't beat yourself up about it and how is injuring yourself going to help the boy? The best thing for you to do now is to find the boy and then help to find his sister." Jack said as helped Yusei to his feet, he had taken off Yusei's gloves to see if he had injured his hands but found that he hadn't.
"Thanks Jack, you're right and I think I know where Leo might have gone." Yusei pulled his gloves back on and walked in the opposite direction of the Guild.
"Where would he have gone?" Asked Jack walking alongside Yusei
"He would have gone to one of the old bases, the one that where we first became friends."
The base they went to wasn't far and to Jack it looked like Yusei was on edge ever since he had heard what had happened to Luna, Jack could feel that Yusei was worrying about something but so far he had remained silent about it, until Jack had had enough that is.
"Alright, what's wrong?" Jack shouted/asked as they were walking towards another concealed entrance only to find that it had been opened and was left slightly ajar.
"Nothing."
"It's not nothing, you've been on edge ever since you found out that the young girl had gone missing."
"I don't want to talk about this Jack, so leave it be!"
"No chance and until you tell me what it is thats bugging you, we're both staying out here in the cold." Jack grabbed Yusei and forced both his arms to his sides, Yusei struggled as hard as he could but he just couldn't get out of Jack's grip. "You may be immune to vampire charms but I guessed you would still be weaker than us even with your powers."
"Jack! Let me go! While you're here keeping me trapped like this, all kinds of bad things could be happening to Luna." Struggled Yusei which only made Jack smirk more
"Maybe you shouldn't have given me that blood, if you hadn't you probably could have broken free and like I said, I'm not letting you go until you tell me what it is thats bothering you."
"If you want to know so badly why haven't you read my mind and found out?"
"I want you to tell me! I consider you my friend Yusei and I want you to feel that you can trust me and tell me what's on your mind rather than me forcing my way into your head and making you distrust me." Although Jack had only whispered it, Yusei heard every word.
"I'm sorry, I had a dream of Luna being taken by the shadows and until we got to the Guild that's all I thought it was, a dream." Jack released Yusei from his hold, he placed one hand on Yusei's shoulder and the other on his chin, he made Yusei look him in the eyes.
"Yusei, I should have told you this before but it never seemed like the right time, but when I turned your friends into vampires, they gained my abilities, not on my level but they have the same abilities as I do." Yusei stared at Jack, if he was telling the truth then maybe there was hope for Luna until he remembered that his abilities negated vampire powers.
"Its not possible Jack, my powers would stop their powers. You've seen first hand that vampire powers don't work on me."
"Ah, but it has been proven that our powers can work on you, if you're weak enough and after everything thats happened, I'm not surprised that they were able to call for help." Jack could see the hope shine in Yusei's eyes, he liked to see Yusei happy and he would do everything in his power to make that happen.
They headed into the base, this one was cold and musty with dust and cobwebs everywhere but every now and again there were signs that someone had been there recently. As they approached the main room, they could here shuffling noises and the sounds of whimpering, Yusei picked up his pace and when he got to the main room he saw Leo.
Leo was curled into a ball, moving from side to side trying to distract himself, Yusei instantly knew he was thirsty, he pulled his glove off and rolled up his sleeve and was instantly by Leo's side. He placed his wrist by Leo's mouth, but Leo refused to drink. Yusei looked to jack for help, all Jack did was made a shallow cut over Yusei's wrist and placed it back at Leo's mouth, Leo instantly grabbed Yusei's wrist and sank his fangs in causing Yusei to wince.
Even though he had had his fill Leo kept drinking, the haze he felt was slowly disappearing, he didn't know whose blood it was but at the moment he didn't care, it was just so good.
Yusei tried to pull his wrist away but Leo latched his fangs in tighter, he knew that if Leo continued, Leo would drink all of his blood. As gently as he could he tried to pull his wrist again but again Leo latched on tighter, Jack saw that Yusei was having trouble getting Leo to stop drinking so he used his powers to pull Leo into his control again. Leo slowly let go and as soon as he had, Jack freed him from his control.
Jack looked to Yusei and saw the thanks in his eyes, Jack also saw that he disliked the way he had made Leo let go but was thankful at the same time.
"Yusei! It's horrible a creature has Luna!" shouted Leo as soon as the haze had lifted and he could see again.
"I know Leo, but that's not why we're here."
"We? Is Crow here? Did he save you from that vampire like he said he would?"
"Leo, the vampire's name is Jack and he's a friend now. He actually came with me when he found out what happened to Luna and when we came here to find you." Leo looked to Jack, he looked angry from what Jack could tell.
"This is your fault! If you hadn't turned us then Luna would have never disappeared and we would all be happy." Leo shouted while standing up, he would have tried to tackle Jack had Yusei not stood in front of him.
"Leo, I know you're angry and upset about Luna but Jack isn't the cause of Luna's disappearance."
"How do you know? Have you been with him every minute of every day since he took you?"
"Yes I have and let me say this Leo, I trust Jack, I trusted him enough to merge with him." Leo instantly became quiet, he supposed he would have to trust the vampire for now.
X.X.X.X.X.
Luna was floating above the ground by a cage made of energy, every time she went near the bars they would shock her and make he feel very weak. She had been left alone ever since she had been placed there. So it shocked her when the door to the room opened, although she couldn't see the person she knew they were there.
"Who are you? Why did you do this to me?"
"Calm Yourself young Luna destiny has allowed you to play a part in winning this war against the hunters." came a calm voice from the shadows
"What do you mean? What are you gonna do?"
"I am going to use you as bait for your hunter friend Yusei Fudo."
To be continued...
So what did you think, I know I said I probably wouldn't have had this done for a while but while I was trying to sleep I had a brainstorm and the chapter came to me.
I will try and get the next chapter up ASAP but no promises.