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The vampire paid for the green potion, and turned on his heel. Atemu sighed. Hopefully Yugi hadn't starved to death already.

Walking through the small, monster-infested town, Atemu looked around, seeing a lot more officials than usual. Was it still the human sighting thing? Or was it something new?

The young vampire shook the thought away, and proceeded forward again. Walking on the all too familiar path for about another fifteen minutes more, Atemu soon saw his home, where Yugi was hungrily awaiting.

Opening the wooden door, Atemu only slammed it when he stepped inside. He looked around, guessing that Yugi wouldn't have gone back to bed with an empty stomach. Within time, he soon found the small boy on the ground holding his stomach.

"Don't tell me you're going to pass out now," the vampire teased with a smirk.

Yugi looked up, showing his now dull amethyst eyes. "I might as well pass out! I've been waiting for hours!"

Atemu smirked. "I was only gone for thirty minutes."

Yugi seemed surprised to Atemu. Almost embarrassed even. Yugi looked down, hiding a faint blush, and silence creeped up. Shifting on his feet, the vampire pulled out the potion, and aimed it toward Yugi.

"Here's something for you to eat," he mumbled, somewhat at a loss for smooth words.

Yugi looked up again, and hesitantly took the potion, and looked at it with disgust. "You sure this is edible?" he questioned, sending a small glare at the Dracula.

"I'm not that evil," Atemu replied. "Just drink it, trust me."

Yugi gave the vampire another glance before he popped the quark off of the bottle, and slowly gulped the liquid down. Once he finished, he observed out loud. "It tastes like…peaches, mixed with oranges. I guess it's okay…it satisfied me…why are you laughing?" Yugi asked, placing the bottle next to him on the floor.

Atemu couldn't help it. He couldn't say that it was cute; it would ruin his reputation. So he just laughed. "You have a huge slob on your upper lip," he breathed out.

The teen placed two fingers to his upper lip, seeing if what the vampire said was actually true. And just as Atemu had stated, his two fingers came back covered with green slob. "And this is so funny because…?"

Atemu's chuckling face from before had returned to its normal feature. "You humans are so messy," he expounded.

Yugi was confused. That was really out of the ordinary. Pushing the thought away, he asked, "do you at least have a cloth or something I can wipe this goop away with?"

Atemu froze at the question, a reason even unknown to him. He could give Yugi a cloth, but he decided against it. This is how he made someone love him before, so it was bound to work now. Lowering himself to his knees, Atemu earned a strange look from Yugi. Nonetheless, he pressed on. Reaching on hand out, he softly grasped Yugi's small chin, and Yugi tried to pull back, but Atemu just griped harder, warning Yugi.

Yugi stopped struggling, and spoke, "what are you…" but the vampire already covered his mouth with his lips. His body went rigid, and his fingers alone started to slightly move up and down. He felt Atemu's tongue pass over his upper lip a couple times, but Yugi's brain couldn't register why.

Unconsciously, the teen's eyes closed, and his head bent back. This was his first kiss, and who knew it would be from a vampire? Wait, this wasn't right…was it? Yugi's mind became fuzzy for a moment, before he concentrated on how well the vampire was kissing him.

Atemu's mind was in full bliss. Yugi not only had the sweetest blood, but he also had the sweetest, and not to mention softest lips too. It was a kiss that he'd never forget.

Making sure that he had gotten all of the slime off of Yugi's upper lip, only then did Atemu feel Yugi start to struggle for air. Parting his lips from the teen's, Atemu didn't know what to say. He only prayed that his last minute plan had worked.

Yugi was the first to talk. "Thanks…for getting the potion off of my lip…" He was blushing madly.

Atemu didn't know if he was blushing or not at the teen's cuteness. It was kind of hard to tell. "I hope it helped," he replied, not sure of what to do next.

As Yugi's blush started to die down, Atemu stood up, taking the potion's empty bottle with him. "You don't have to sit on the floor, you know," he said, sending a hand out to the teen to take.

Yugi glanced down, but gladly took the hand, and pulled himself up with Atemu's help.

A kiss was placed onto the vampire's neck.

Then another.

"I love you so much Bakura…" the white headed teen said passionately, snuggling into the vampire's side.

The vampire smirked. "As do I, my little Ryou," he said back, putting a protective arm around the slender teen's waist.

As soon as they had left Marik with his thoughts, Bakura's mood had lightened. Maybe it was because he had a satisfying victory over his friend. Or maybe it was because the potion he had bought actually worked for once. Or perhaps it was because Ryou was kissing him all the way back home.

It was one of the three.

Bakura's smirk deepened even more when he felt Ryou's small lips lightly place themselves on his neck. Snaking one of his hands up Ryou's dirtied shirt, Bakura felt the teen shiver under his touch. He had no clue it was this easy to get a reaction out of Ryou.

It was probably the potion.

How long would the potion Ryou drank last though? Bakura didn't even bother asking, for too much was on his mind when he bought the thing. It'd probably last for a couple more days; or so Bakura hoped. He didn't want to see what would become of the boy when the potion wore off. Hopefully he would win the bet by then.

Another shiver came from Ryou. Bakura smirked. Were all humans this vulnerable?

The shivers, and occasional moans ceased after a while however. The poor teen was loosing energy, and quick. Turning his head to the side, Bakura slipped out of Ryou's light grasp, and noticed how the boy just fell onto the pile of pillows in a heap.

"He's out cold, wonder what he was doing before I found him," Bakura muttered to himself as he dimmed a few candles nearby, so that his newfound love could sleep easier.

Walking to the mouth of the cave, Bakura stood, a small breeze coming through, making his white hair sway slightly. There wasn't a full moon out tonight, he observed silently. In fact, there hardly was a moon at all.

Shifting on his feet, the vampire put his hands into his pocket, and his stomach rumbled. Looking back at the sleeping Ryou, Bakura decided against the thought that ventured into his mind.

Bakura thought about it again, feeling slightly strange. A feeling he had not to drink the boy's blood was unknown to him; he couldn't place it. He had never felt this way before, not in the three thousand years he has been walking the Earth.

"Forget it," he mumbled to himself, hoping the strange feeling would go away.

Yugi slipped into the chair uneasily. His blush was long gone, and for that, he was thankful. But now there was nothing for him to say. A nervous feeling was starting to bubble up inside his stomach.

"Atemu, are you by any chance from Egypt?" Yugi asked suddenly, as he looked at the bookcase behind him.

Atemu's eyes seemed to widen for a moment, like no one was supposed to know. "What gives you that idea?" he asked unsure.

Yugi's eyes drifted back to the bookcase, and he stuttered, "I…um…"

"You were looking at the papyrus, weren't you?" Atemu stated.

Yugi couldn't think of a comeback at the moment, so he just nodded his head, feeling that he wasn't supposed to know something.

Atemu's eyes softened, seeing the guilty, and slightly scared expression on Yugi's face. Taking a deep breath, he started, "well if you must know, I did come from Egypt."

Yugi's head seemed to snap up, like he just heard some piece of valuable information. "Then…then how did you become a vampire?" he asked, hoping that he wasn't pressing too much into the vampire's personal life.

Atemu stared at the floor for a minute or two before deciding he might as well tell Yugi the whole story. Walking over to the chair next to Yugi, he sat down. Looking at Yugi, he started, "I might as well tell you everything," he sighed, like he didn't want to tell.

"As I said, I came from Egypt. I was the son of Pharaoh Akunumkanon, and when I turned seventeen, he died, and I had to take over rather quickly," he stated, looking at Yugi, who seemed surprised. "So one day, my country decided to make a peace treaty with the Romans, for when my father passed away, he had left many conflicts for me to deal with, and we decided that I would come to them to officially sign the treaty.

"So a couple of my priests and I traveled for a couple weeks on horseback, and most of our travels were through thick woods. But what we didn't know, was that there lay many dangers, some of which we've never heard of," Atemu added.

"And…?" Yugi was becoming interested, and Atemu smirked.

"And, one night, we made camp, and I was taking the first shift. So while my priests Mahado, and Shada were sleeping, an intruder ambushed me," Atemu stated. "I didn't know what hit me at first, because I was on the ground defenseless, and he was on top of me. But he swiped away my sword, and…well, turned me into what I am today," Atemu concluded, a sad note in his voice.

Yugi observed Atemu's downcast look, and bit his lip. It seemed like the vampire didn't wish to tell him the details, but Yugi wouldn't press. "Then does that mean you have a…?"

Atemu looked up at him, and a light smile formed. Pulling the collar of his black leather shirt down a little, Atemu let Yugi see his mark. "I don't usually let people see it, so this you should consider a privilege," he stated.

Yugi nodded, fully understanding. "Do you know who bit you?" he asked, wanting to know.

Atemu shook his head. "I can't even remember what he looked like, so don't expect me to know his name," he stated, not wanting to continue the conversation any longer.

Yugi knew Atemu's tone, and decided to drop the subject. "Jono and Seto came by when you were out," he said, remembering he was supposed to tell Atemu.

"For what?" the vampire asked curiously.

The amethyst-eyed teen scratched the back of his head. "They didn't say, but Jono said that they wanted to see you," he replied.

Atemu snorted. "They probably just wanted to tell me something that I already know."

Silence enveloped the room, for there was nothing more to say. Yugi yawned.

"Are you tired?" Atemu asked, feeling like he was talking to a three-year-old child.

Yugi nodded. "I think that it was that potion I drank…what if it's actually a sleeping potion?" he asked, a little bit of worry lacing his voice.

Atemu smirked at Yugi's imagination. "Trust me, it's not," he retorted as he scooped Yugi up, who gasped a little. "What are you-" But Atemu only placed a finger over his lips.

Atemu carried Yugi into the somewhat guest room, and this time gently placed Yugi on the bed. "Go to sleep," he whispered into the boy's ear.

Yugi's large eyes closed halfway, and he was just about to drift off when he whispered, "Why am I here again?"

Atemu was getting irritated at the question. "I still can't tell you that love," he whispered back, walking out of the room, and closing the door behind him.

The next thing on Atemu's mind was to think over the memory he explained to Yugi. Plopping himself into a chair, Atemu remembered it like it was only yesterday…

"Should we stop here Pharaoh?" Mahado asked, griping the reins tighter as he guided his horse to the left.

Atemu looked to the right, as he and his priests came to a decent clearing in the thick woods. "Hm? Oh yes, lets. Ra will be setting soon," he replied, also guiding his horse to the left.

The three men got down from their horses, and unloaded most of their things. They soon had a small fire going, and food was cooking slowly.

"How many more days until we reach this city, 'Rome'?" Shada questioned, as he gave his horse some food and water.

Atemu thought for a moment before answering, "about three to five more days of travel."

Soon darkness came, and the night's creatures awakened. The Pharaoh decided that he'd take the first watch, no matter what his two priests said.

With a sword in one hand, and his shadow powers built up to its maximum, Atemu stood watch for about four to five hours, nothing unusual happening around him. Or so he thought.

Deep within the darkened woods, a figure watched the young pharaoh summon small amounts of unknown energy every now and then, most likely out of boredom. "Looks like my next meal," the figure whispered to itself.

Moving ever so quietly through the trees and atop the fallen leaves, the figure prepared itself to attack it s newfound prey. Once it was at the edge of the opening, the figure was fully charged to strike.

As the young pharaoh let the energy die away in his hand, he didn't know what to expect next. He was on the ground on his back. Something was atop his waist, and it was heavy. "Hm…look what I've found," the figure started, "a delicious pick indeed," it added.

Atemu didn't know what to do, for his sword had been slapped away, and his shadow magic had been drained away quickly, so he did what his gut told him to do. And that was to shout for Mahado and Shada, and try to get free. But unfortunately, as soon as he opened his mouth, a hand clamped over it.

"I don't think so," the figure said amused.

Atemu couldn't remember what exactly happened next, but all he felt was white-hot piercing pain in his neck. This thing atop of him was biting his neck for some unknown reason, and Atemu could tell that he was loosing blood pretty fast. Never in any stories he had ever heard of a human or creature sucking blood from the innocent.

His head was getting dizzy, and he couldn't keep up with the event that was taking place. Soon, however, the figure left, and the young pharaoh passed out…

Atemu woke up the next morning to see his two priests hovering over him. What had happened last night? And, why did he have a massive headache?

"What happened last night?" he asked, hoping that they would be able to provide him with an answer.

Shada was the first to speak. "I woke up to take the second shift last night, only to find you passed out," he started, "I woke up Mahado, and we both thought that you just fell asleep on the job, but then we noticed a stream of blood coming from that mark on your neck."

Atemu blinked at the explanation, and raised one of his hands to his neck, only to bring back dried blood smeared across his fingers. He wiped the blood on his kilt, and put his two fingers back up to his neck, only to feel two small holes on his neck.

"Who did this…?" he asked groggily, as he tried to sit up, but to no avail.

Mahado noticed his pharaoh's distress, and helped the king up into a sitting position. "We're not sure who did this, but whoever it was, was gone when we woke up. Nothing was taken though," he replied.

Atemu raised a hand to his head, hoping to ease the swelling pain. "We'll discuss this later, we need to get moving now," he said, trying to stand up, and eventually did.

The three gathered up their things, and sat upon their horses and started off again through the forest. About midday, the pharaoh and his two priests had gotten to an opening out of the forest. Atemu put a hand to his forehead, wishing that his headache would just go away.

"My Pharaoh, are you sure you're alright?" Shada asked, concern clear in his voice.

Atemu inwardly groaned at the pain. "Yes, Shada, I'm…" He couldn't finish his sentence, for he had fallen off of his horse.

KNOCK!

Atemu jumped at the sudden noise, thus shaking him out of his thoughts of the past. He looked around, seeing if anyone was intruding, but found no one around.

KNOCK!

There it was again. Atemu got up from his seat, and went to the door, guessing that it was the cause of the noise. Opening the door, Atemu was surprised to see a couple creatures from town that normally conversed with. "Can I help you?"

The small crowed of officials looked at each other, most of them being either skeletons, and ghouls. "We heard that you are keeping a human," one of them stated, it's eyes narrowing.

"There is no human here," Atemu retorted firmly. What if they found Yugi?

"Well someone said that you do, now if you'd please move aside, we'd like to conduct a search," the creature said again, it's voice becoming annoyed.

Atemu bit his lip. 'Don't show nervousness,' he told himself. 'It'd only make them more suspicious.'

"Well, I have nothing to hide, you may come in," Atemu said, opening his door fully, stepping aside so that the officials could step inside his home.

The group of four walked inside, each one of them giving Atemu a glare. Atemu ignored them.

Atemu watched the group search his house, looking in every corner, and under each piece of furniture. They searched his room, (in which Atemu was planning on killing each on of them if they messed anything up), and lastly stood in front of the door that led to a sleeping Yugi.

"Why's this door closed Atemu?" one of them sneered. "Every other door is open," another one added.

Atemu had to think of something quick. "You don't want to go in there, my ah, friend and his mate are in there…trust me, you'll be scarred for life if you do."

Hopefully that'd convince them.

"But I smell a human's scent in there," one of the skeletons retorted.

Or not.

Atemu remained speechless, not sure of what to do. He didn't want them to take Yugi away. He was just starting to like the small teen. He'd loose the bet if they took Yugi away.

One of the ghouls smirked. "You said that you didn't have anything to hide, so…" he started to turn the knob.

Atemu bit his lip. He knew well enough that the punishment for a human nowadays was beyond harsh. It was more like torture. They'd take the human and put it into a cell for three nights, starving them until there was nothing left in its system. Then the next morning, it'd be hanged. Atemu had witnessed it many times. He just still couldn't believe that the punishment was still going on since the Middle Ages.

Atemu was jolted out of his thoughts for the second time in fifteen minutes, for the wooden door was being opened.

A/N: I decided since there wasn't a cliffhanger last chapter, this one would. Mwhahaha…anyway, I don't think I've ever updated this quickly. Hope you liked the chapter, 'cuz there was enough fluff, right? Please read and review!