Here it is guys, the final chapter of Tainted Heart, at long last. I know this story has been in progress for quite some time, and I am sorry I didn't complete it sooner, but I am human and there has been so many things interfering with my writing, and I have hated it immensely. I do hope everyone enjoyed my previous chapter, I thank everyone for your reviews, and your support, because, still, as of now, this is my most popular story. I want its end to be as good as it can be.
Thanks again to everyone, for everything.
"This means that Tyr is saying it to herself"
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Chapter 14: Eternity's Embrace
Several hours had passed since Yami and Bakura joined together in the deep and passionate act of true love.
Bright crimson eyes slowly opened, showing the younger vampire the very well-toned chest of his elder lover, Bakura. Yami smiled softly as he replayed every moment of his first true union over and over in his mind. Every movement, every sound, scent, sight was enhanced by his vampiric abilities, completely blowing the younger vampire's mind.
He had never felt such pleasure and raw hunger for what Bakura did to him, and already looked forward to the next encounter. But for now, just lying there, safely tucked within Bakura's arms was enough for him. He sighed happily, breathing in Bakura's scent, and also the faint aroma of the lavender oil that was used earlier, still penetrated his senses.
Yami slowly raised his hands to Bakura's chest and gently began tracing soft patterns on the smooth surface, his nails rolling over the muscles as he continued tracing. Slowly running his hand over to Bakura's side, and gently rubbing his hand down his side and finally rested his hand on his lover's hip.
After looking up to see Bakura's face, still undisturbed as he was in deep sleep, Yami smiled more and moved slightly up so he could plant a very soft kiss on Bakura's lips. The taste was still as exotic and fresh as it was before they had come together. Yami, unable to restrain himself, ran his tongue slowly over Bakura's bottom lip.
Yami had not expected Bakura to wake up from the simple gesture, but he was rather enjoying himself, and when he felt the warm moist end of Bakura's tongue brush against his own, he pulled back slightly, to look into Bakura's still closed eyes, until he slowly opened them, revealing his own dark brown eyes. Blushing slightly, Yami looked away from Bakura, only to have Bakura softly set his hand on the side of Yami's face, pulling it back to face him.
Crimson met deep brown as both looked at each other lovingly, and after a moment, the distance between them was closed, as they shared yet another passionate kiss, just for the pleasure of it. There was no battle for dominance; there was no force, just a simple sweet kiss.
After pulling away, Yami snuggled closer against Bakura, who just held him close, never wanting to let go.
Almost inaudibly, Bakura just threw out a question,
"How was it?"
Yami, still blushing slightly, smiled and responded,
"It was amazing, simply amazing,"
Bakura smiled wider as he was glad that he made Yami's first real time, very pleasurable, and he was amazed that Yami still had a fair amount of strength to participate himself, making it very enjoyable for both of them.
Bakura had never felt so, complete, there was not a better word for it, he felt complete after joining with Yami. That empty void he felt his entire life, before and after he became a vampire, was now gone, at long last.
Both vampires could not be happier at that moment.
After a few more moments of lying in each other's arms, a thought struck Yami, and his slight blush became a full out one, which brought about concern in Bakura.
"Yami? Something wrong?"
Very quietly, Yami answered,
"Bakura, Tyr and Slifer were right outside, what if they heard us?" he was getting redder by the minute.
Bakura just smiled and softly shook his head,
"Yami, Tyr already knew something like this was going to happen, and of course, whatever Tyr knows, Slifer knows."
Yami's blush turned to one of astonishment,
"H-how did Tyr know something like this was going to happen?"
Bakura smiled,
"The reason Tyr came to help me find you is because I summoned her with the pendent she gave me years ago, she told me I would not have called her over the life of another person, unless they meant the world over to me, and she was correct."
Yami blushed again, he loved Bakura with all he was worth, and he remembered how Bakura was before he realized he possibly cared for him that deeply, and of course, that rough start, turned into something much more, which neither of them expected.
Fate is capable of such things.
Yami, although he was a little embarrassed at first of Tyr and Slifer hearing or knowing of their union, then got this really excited look on his face and with some unknown strength and energy, jumped off the bed, and after retrieving his pants, slipped them back on and was ready to bolt out the door to find the demon and dragon whom were waiting just outside.
"Whoa Yami, hold on!" Bakura exclaimed.
Yami stopped dead in his tracks, hand on the handle, and looked back at Bakura, who had almost fallen off the bed trying to make sure his lower regions were covered before Yami threw open the door, thus exposing himself to his most respected friend and her strongest guardian beast.
Yami giggled cutely as he saw that Bakura had his cover tangled around his arms, and somehow got tied around his ankle, and a corner of it was draped over his head, making only one of his eyes visible now.
Yami laughed softly as he returned to the bed, picking up Bakura's own pair of pants along the way, not even breaking his stride. He crawled back on the bed, only to have Bakura stare at him poutingly, before Yami gently kissed the exposed side of Bakura's face, before helping his elder lover get untangled.
Bakura smiled at his freedom, before he slid off the bed, putting his pants back on, looking halfway decent again. He turned back around toward the bed to catch Yami staring at him, smirking slightly, Yami rather enjoyed his mini show of Bakura's backside while he got dressed.
Bakura smirked a little himself before stepping back to the edge of the bed, Yami looking up at him innocently, slowly sitting up on his hands and knees, watching Bakura closely, not knowing what to expect next.
Bakura leaned close enough to Yami's face, the ends of their noses touching, Bakura placed a teasingly light kiss on Yami's lips, causing the younger to lean forward, falling into the trap his lover set.
Bakura swiftly and unexpectedly grabbed Yami's wrists and pushed him backwards on the bed, and pinned his wrists above his head with one hand, while using his other to gently stroke the soft skin on Yami's face, causing the younger to lean into the touch, and slowly closed his eyes, sighing happily.
While Yami's eyes were closed, Bakura took the opportunity to kiss his lover more tenderly than his teasing one. After pulling away, Yami opened his eyes back up, and sat up and wrapped his arms around Bakura's neck, while the other slowly slid his arms around the smaller's waist, embracing each other tightly.
Yami buried his face into Bakura's neck, and softly said,
"I love you Bakura."
Bakura loved hearing those words, the pure genuine emotion that poured from his lover's lips as he said it, was enough to give Bakura eternal happiness.
"I love you too Yami, forever and always."
Yami smiled more, hugging Bakura tighter, before pulling away and sliding off the bed and heading for the door, now that Bakura was dressed this time.
Yami opened the door, Bakura close behind, and walked outside to see Slifer staring away at the sky, as if searching for something, the great dragon's eyes scanning every inch of the open night sky that was visible.
Yami and Bakura watched Slifer before looking around trying to find Tyr.
Said demon was standing on top of the tallest structure in the graveyard, searching just as intently as her guardian.
Yami walked over to where Tyr was, while Bakura remained where Slifer was.
Tyr, noticing someone approaching, tore her gaze from the skies to look upon Yami and smiled softly at the renewed vampire walking toward her.
She stepped off the stone and slowly walked up to Yami, who met her halfway, both looking at each other in comfortable silence.
Tyr slowly raised her hands and placed a hand on either side of Yami's face, and looked over him closely and smiled again.
"You truly are going to be a very powerful vampire, Yami."
Yami looked at her questioningly,
"Yami, after what you went through, surviving what you did, being able to stay sustained with demonic blood pulsing through your veins, and now joining with an elder vampire in the deepest way, you will be really giving Bakura a run for his money."
Bakura snorted childishly in the background, but was smiling proudly at how much his young lover endured and how far he had come in terms of strength in such a short time.
Yami smiled softly at Tyr's words, he had not even really thought about all that happened to him, and how proud he felt just hearing them from a being as powerful as her.
Tyr lowered her hands as Yami looked back into her blazing crimson eyes, smiling at the similarities between her eyes and his own. While his was not visibly blazing like Tyr's, on the inside, there was an eternal flame burning within them.
Bakura walked up and stood behind Yami as Slifer continued looking through the sky.
Tyr looked at Bakura, and with a serious tone,
"Take care of him Bakura, while he may be gaining power, he is still vulnerable and needs you now more than ever."
Bakura nodded in understanding,
"Iwilltake care of him Tyr, I swear it."
Tyr looked back at Yami, who looked back at her happily.
Tyr had doubts of Yami's strength at first, but after seeing him be able to sustain herblood without any difficulty whatsoever, she knew Yami would be able to grow remarkably powerful, given a few centuries to prepare himself for the test that rested in the future.
Tyr had known what was to come, but until she was convinced that Bakura and Yami would be able to tackle the future's impending war, she kept that distressing information to herself. No sense in worrying the young ones before the time. Yes, even now, even Bakura still remains a young one, for even he knows nothing of the potential danger of what lies ahead.
The future war was her own burden to bear, all she had to do was make sure those needed were prepared when the time was at hand.
Until then, all she could do was reassure them that everything was alright and see what unfolds as time progresses.
Yami couldn't help but sense a small bit of distress in Tyr's eyes, but kept it to himself, as he really knew nothing of Tyr and didn't wish to offend one of his now closest and dearest friends.
Bakura slid one arm around Yami's waist, pulling him close, as Yami leaned back against him, both smiling happily.
Tyr, seeing those two so happy, smiled herself, a comfortable silence had fallen over them.
All of a sudden, a deep rumbling growl came from Slifer, alerting Tyr that what he had been looking for, had been spotted at last.
Yami and Bakura looked at Slifer, wondering what the growl was for, while Tyr, after searching the sky where Slifer was staring last, saw the very faint almost invisible but unmistakable glow of the great Sun Dragon Ra, signaling it was time for her and Slifer to depart and further prepare for what lied ahead.
Slifer's lower jaw was clicking loudly as he continued staring in that direction growling louder and louder, and began impatiently thrashing his tail around the headstones.
Tyr knew she had no more time to waste, she looked to Yami and Bakura who looked at her, wondering why Slifer was behaving so strangely, she just slowly shook her head,
"Nothing to worry about you two," she said out loud, but in the back of her mind,
"At least not for a few more millennia."
Tyr, after seeing Slifer's patience was almost entirely exhausted, stepped closer to Yami and Bakura, placing her left hand under Yami's chin, lifting his head up to look at her, and placing the other on Bakura's shoulder, making him look at her as well,
"You two keep each other safe, and become the strongest you can, because you never know when you might be needed for something really important, alright?"
Both looked at her questioningly, but after a moment nodded in understanding.
Tyr smiled and stepped back, and spread her wings to their full extent, making Slifer look back at her and growled loudly, spreading his own, and jumped off the ground with earth shaking force, and rising higher as he looked down waiting for Tyr to join him.
Tyr kicked off the ground and rose to be level with Slifer's face before both looked down at the two blissfully ignorant vampires, before looking at each other and swiftly taking off in the direction that Slifer supposedly spotted something important.
Yami and Bakura watched as Tyr and Slifer flew farther and farther away until they were gone from sight, making the younger sigh sadly, while Bakura just held him close, comforting him, reassuring him that they were not gone forever and they would see them again someday.
Tyris and Anubis ran around the headstones and sat on both sides of Yami and Bakura, both jet black wolves sitting proudly by their master's sides. Yami moved his hand and started rubbing Anubis on the head, while Bakura bent down and started patting Tyris's sides.
Deep down, Yami knew something was going to happen, he just wasn't sure what yet, and wasn't going to worry about it until the time came, Tyr obviously didn't want them to know of it now, whatever it was, and trusted her judgment.
The four of them continued watching the night sky until they saw the moon was setting, meaning the sun was rising, so they went back into Bakura's dark mausoleum, Tyris and Anubis following behind, and after closing the door, returned to the bed and slept on in blissful ignorance, completely unaware of what was to come in a few short millennia.
Meanwhile, Tyr and Slifer were tearing through the skies, following the faint glow that Slifer saw earlier. Slifer growling in an ancient language only the Ancient Ones knew and understood, Tyr being one of them.
Tyr responded in the same language, talking loudly over the rushing winds whipping past them.
"Slifer, there is nothing more we can do for those two now, they must learn and grow on their own now, all we can do now is hope that we made a wise choice in choosing them to help lead us to victory in the upcoming war."
Slifer growled deeper in the ancient tongue, Tyr sensing his deep concern for the future,
"I know Slifer, that is why we must follow Ra, he shall lead us to Zael, and with her help, we must gather the remaining Ancients, this war will be unlike anything we have ever faced before and we must be ready."
Slifer growled in a lower, deeper tone, and after nodding his head, roared loudly, rattling the air around them, and bolted ahead of Tyr in hot pursuit of their target, making Tyr fly faster to keep up with her guardian, wings beating wildly against the currents and gaining speed.
What lies in the future? Who are the remaining Ancients? Who is the enemy? Will Yami and Bakura be able to become as powerful as they need to be? The answers lie in the future, in the sequel to Tainted Heart…
…be prepared…the war approaches…
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There it is everyone! The end of Tainted Heart, and as you can see, I have indeed left the opening for the sequel, and it will be huge. This idea came out of nowhere, and I must say I am impressed with it myself. I hope I have grabbed your attention for when the continuation of this story takes place, so keep your eyes peeled…
I hope everyone enjoyed this story as much as I did writing it, thank you everyone for all you have done, and a few special individuals will be chosen to hold special roles in the upcoming sequel should they accept my offer, so be prepared, you might be one of the lucky ones to help win the future war…
I am sure there is one person who was completely caught by surprise by the mention of a character in here, you know who you are –smirks-
-Bows respectfully, and waves happily-
Written by: Sliferservant, completed December 6, 2007