A/N~ Hahaha, it's the evil cliffhanger girl. Here is the update. Thank you for all the nice reviews.
Chapter 28
Yami tackled the creature to the floor and shook his violently. The empty vial of his father's venom clinked away from their struggle. Ignoring the sharp pains traveling his body, he grasped Yugi's shoulders and shook him as hard as he could. "Spit it out!" He screamed. "Spit it out now!" Yami panicked pulling Yugi to his knees and forcing his head down. "Now!"
"Y-Yami, stop!" Yugi shouted, shaking with fear. "Stop, you're hurting me." He cried out from the force of Yami's shaking.
His heart raced as Yami quickly let go of the creature and backed away. Yugi scrambled to his feet and gave Yami a desperate look. "Damn it, why can't you just listen to me?" Yami raged, pacing back and forth while throwing his hands into the air. His mind was spinning in a haze and he didn't know what to do. For once in his life he had no clue what to do. Yugi was going to die.
A loud bang came from the door and Yami bolted to get it. Ryou stood preparing to knock again on the other side of the door. "Yami, what's going on-," Ryou blinked hard when Yami played over his conversation with Mahado and then Yugi's recent and very desperate actions. He gasped gave Yugi a distraught glance. "No." He whispered.
"Get Mahado!" Yami order and just as quickly as the angel was there, he was gone.
"What?" Yugi questioned. "Yami, what's wrong?"
The demon turned sharply to Yugi panted quickly as he tried to settle his heart. "That venom will kill you!" Yami declared pacing again. He didn't know what to fucking do! Yami clutched his head in aggravation as he gave Yugi a quick glance. "Why the hell aren't you panicking?"
Yugi shrugged. "Because I think you're lying. I heard the conversation with Mahado. It will make me a fire demon just like you."
"And if you would have allowed me to explain then you would have known that more than a drop would be fatal." Yami roared. He was so angry. His claws extended out of instinct and he growl. He picked up the bed side table and hurled it across the room. It smashed to pieces against the wall. "You're an idiot!" He growled.
"Yami, are you sure?" Yugi asked, looking at his hands. "I'm actually feeling better now. I don't feel as hot as I did a few moments ago."
Yami froze. Mahado had said it would warm Yugi's blood. It was happening so quickly. How much time did Yugi actually have left? Anger again filled him. Stupid over confident angel never did listen to him. Any moment now the creature would be screaming for mercy and Yami wasn't sure he could handle it. "That's the venom." Yami answered.
He heard words being spoken outside his door and saw the guards peeking in. Yami growled before he saw Yugi place a hand over his stomach. The creature smiled. "It feels like I drank some hot tea or something. I like it."
Yami wasn't sure what tea was but he was sure it was going to be nothing like that experience. More words caused Yami to growl at the door and give the guards peeking in a death glare. One guard quickly removed himself from sight while the other looked down the corridor to see something heading their way. Before long Yami noticed Mahado, Seth, Ryou, and Bakura darting into his room. Mahado looked especially concerned. "How much did he take?"
"The entire damn bottle!" Yami shouted. He noticed the room no longer felt cold. In fact, he felt like it was normal. That meant Yugi's body temperature must have been rising quickly. "What do we do?"
Mahado placed a hand on his forehead and shook his head back and forth. "I have no idea. It's a fatal dosage. There is nothing I can give him. The venom is already taking its effect. I can feel it. Even if I gave him something to throw up, it would do nothing now."
"Yami…." Yugi said blankly, his hand digging into his abdomen. "Something doesn't feel right."
Yami rushed to the creatures side and placed a hand on his forehead. He felt warmer than normal. "Damn it!" He cursed. Bakura walked over to them and frowned. He also touched Yugi's cheek and shrugged. Yami pushed his hand away, not liking that he was touching Yugi. Yami shook his head. "Why is it taking effect so fast?"
"That's normal." Seth answered him. "Venom takes effect right away. Although it probably doesn't help that he has Aquarian blood mixing with it. The venom is probably reacting horribly with it."
Yami stared desperately at Yugi who clutched his stomach and bit his lip harshly. "If he didn't have Aquarian blood would he survive?"
Mahado thought for a minute. "I don't know. He would still have a high temperature and I'm not sure he would survive that. But the pain would be considerably less." He rushed his thoughts. "But there isn't anything you can do about it. I'm sorry."
Yugi whimpered slightly and clutched Yami with his free hand as he doubled over in pain. "Yami, it burns."
The demon royal let out a shaky breath. If Yugi didn't have Aquarian blood in his system then he might have a chance. "How does the venom work exactly?"
"Well it takes the blood in the creature and turns each drop into fire demon blood." Bakura answered
"And if there is no blood within the creature?" Ryou asked, staring at Yami carefully.
Mahado shrugged. "Then it just makes the blood."
Yami's eyes lit up. "Get out." He demanded. Mahado and Seth blinked in surprise. Yami turned to them quickly as Yugi let out a small cry and started to fall to his knees. Yami quickly stopped him from falling as Ryou ran to his side. He tried to hold his created brother tightly and tell him it was going to be okay. Yami gave his priests a strict look and forcefully retracted his claws. "He doesn't have much time. Do you really want to hear him scream until he dies?" He demanded.
Seth and Bakura shook their heads and made their way out of his room. Mahado gazed at Yugi's whimpering form softly before looking back at Yami. "I hope you know what you're doing." Mahado said softly, obviously knowing what Yami was thinking.
The priest left and shut the door tightly behind him. Ryou stood, dragging Yugi up with him. "Our angel's blood can't save him from this. So I'm not leaving if you even think-,"
"I wasn't going to ask you to." Yami interrupted. Yugi screamed and collapsed back onto the ground. He curled into a fetal position and breathed harshly. Yami knelt beside him and scooped him into his arms. "I need to get him onto the bed. I doubt I'll have the energy to move him afterwards." Yami rushed, dragging Yugi's squirming body to his bed.
"Are you sure about this?" Ryou asked, trying to calm Yugi by running his fingers through his hair. "Once you do this there is no turning back."
Yami nodded. Yugi let out another shriek as tears started streaming down his face. "Yami, it hurts." He whimpered out.
"Serves you right for not listening to me." Yami hissed.
Yugi cried a little and whimpered. "Please don't be mad. I only want to be with you."
Yami softened his gaze as he settled next to Yugi. The creature arched his back and let out another cry. Yami placed his hands on Yugi's shoulders and held him down. "I know." He whispered and wasn't sure the creature heard over his own cries. "I'm sorry." The king extended his fangs and Yugi looked fearful.
Ryou bit his lip. "He is so hot. I think his blood is nearly hot enough now. It might not kill you."
"W-what are you doing?" Yugi asked before letting out another cry. He tried to draw his knees towards his chest but Yami straddle his hips and licked the tip of his fangs. If he waited any longer then Yugi might not make it. Another cry from the angel made Yami want to vomit for he was sure he felt one of Yugi's ribs crack from the force of the scream. He wanted to do something….anything to make that sound stop.
Then there was silence. Yami opened his crimson eyes, unaware they had been closed to begin with, to see Yugi had lost consciousness. Yami glanced at Ryou. "Make sure that he lives." Yami stated firmly. He leaned down and bit into Yugi's soft neck.
The blood tasted horrible. It was cold and sour. Yami did everything he could to make sure he swallowed all the blood. He felt the cold blood chill his core and shuddered as he drained his lover's poisoned blood. Yami moaned slightly and clutched Yugi's shoulders tightly. His body felt like it was freezing.
Yugi whimpered slightly before regaining consciousness. He struggled against Yami, grabbing the king's shoulders and trying to shove him away. The demon king could smell, even taste, the fear traveling the creature's body. He was sure Yugi thought Yami was trying to kill him again; however, there was no time to explain. He simply listened to Yugi cry and plead for his life. Ryou brushed his created brother's bangs out of his sweaty face, trying to console the angel in any way he could.
Instinct told him to withdraw his fangs but Yami refused. He had to do this for Yugi. Yugi moaned slightly and arched against Yami. The demon royal took hold of the heated creature's body and held him tightly to his own colder one. Finally, what seemed like gallons of horrible blood, Yami withdrew only from exhaustion and crumpled on top of the creature below him.
"Yami?" He heard Ryou inquire. Yami couldn't answer him.
A sound from his door made Yami squirm against Yugi and drop to the boy's side. The creature, near blackness again nuzzled Yami's chest and wrapped his arms about the demon. Yelling could be heard but Yami wasn't sure what the words were that were being said. He managed to open his eyes to see Bakura pushing Ryou away from the bed.
"What the hell were you thinking? Are you trying to kill him?" His priest raged at Ryou. Bakura turned his attention to Yami and tried to pull the demon away from the dying creature snuggled closely to him. The demon royal struggled to hold onto Yugi and Bakura grew angry. "Yami, you're eyes are blue. That Aquarian blood will kill you if I don't get you heated soon."
Yami shook his head and with the little energy he had left wrapped both is wings around Yugi and drew him closer. That was the idea. If his blood was too cold and Yugi's blood was too warm, wouldn't it even out? They truly were opposites now that needed each other to survive now. There was no time to get to the lava pit and there certainly wasn't a way to make Yugi cooler without getting him wet. Now that he was being transformed into a fire demon, that wasn't possible anymore.
Yami watched Ryou take Bakura's shoulders and gently move him away from the opposite pair. "Yami knows what he is doing." Ryou justified, gazing softly at Bakura. "Yugi has a high fever and Yami is freezing so they balance each other out. He doesn't want you to take him away."
Bakura stared at Yami. "You're fucking crazy." He shook his head.
Yugi whimpered slightly and the demon royal used his wings to wrap their bodies together in a cocoon like structure. His body and wings providing an air conditioned unit for the creature he was trying to save. Yugi moaned softly, opening his eyes to look at Yami in the darkness of their nested positions. They said nothing but stared into each other's eyes for the longest time.
The last thing Yami remembered was hearing Ryou say, "They'll make it. Trust him, Bakura."
PASSEDOUTFROMEXHAUSTION
A soft warm breeze caressed the king's cheek as the fire ruler awoke from his dreamless sleep. The king sighed as the heated feeling on his forehead. He shifted slightly and felt his forehead dabbed with something hot. His opened to find his sight was very blurry. He blinked a few times to rid himself of sleep's ignorant spell before turning to see Seth sitting by his side.
"You're an idiot, you know." He stated, dabbing his king's face with heated lava and then wiping it off. "You could have killed yourself with that little stunt of yours."
Yami moved slowly to make sure he was really awake and this wasn't just some strange dream he was having. "What are you doing here?" He grumbled, ignoring the thirst that made his throat so dry.
"Taking care of you and that stupid slav—I mean lover…" Seth coughed, "I'll never get used to that." Yami's eyes widened as he remembered the events from the last time he had been awake. The king bolted up, nearly knocking Seth's arm completely off. "Hold on there, cousin, he's right there." Seth gestured to the spot next to Yami.
Yami turned sharply and practically gasped. Yami's eyes took in everything he saw in absolute awe. There, laying peacefully beside him was his angel, and oh what an angel he appeared to be. Yugi lay on his side with his knees drawn to his chest. His face was graced with a small smile even as he slept. His face appeared flawless, though it always was, but in the dark of the room it appeared perfect.
And his wings were black. The once white feathers were a jet black color. Yami carefully ran his fingers over the soft feathers and sighed contently at the warm glow they spread through his finger tips. The demon royal smiled as Yugi shifted slightly against his hand and moaned softly. Yami turned to Seth. "Has he awakened?"
Seth shook his head. "Not while I've been here."
"How long have you been here?" Yami asked, taking his eyes off his priest and grazing Yugi's wing with his fingers.
"Only a while." Seth answered. "We've been taking turns looking after you both."
Yami blinked. "We?"
Seth nodded. "Yes, Mahado, Bakura, Isis, Ryou, and myself have been taking shifts to take care of the two of you."
"How long have we been out?" Yami questioned, surprised that his priests were helping him after everything he had exposed them to.
"About seven rises."
Yami sighed and rubbed his eyes. He couldn't believe the Aquarian blood had taken so much out of him. Yami opened his eyes and smiled at Seth. "You may take your leave now. I should be fine." Yami tried to get his priest to leave. He wanted time to talk to Yugi, to wake him up and make sure he was okay.
Seth glanced down at Yugi and nodded. "Right."
"Thank you." Yami tried, hoping he wasn't being too rude.
Seth held up a hand as he walked out of the room. "I get it." He chuckled. "Have fun with your new play thing. Just be careful."
Yami watched him leave and as soon as the door shut and laid next to Yugi and gently traced the creature's face with a single finger. Yugi's nose twitched slightly and Yami smirked. He was adorable when he was sleeping. The demon royal sighed at the warmth of Yugi's skin. If he didn't know any better, he would have thought that Yugi had a fever but now…..things were different.
Yugi let out another sigh. "Yami." He whispered softly, leaning towards his touch.
"Yes, Yugi, wake up." Yami urged.
Yami's opposite let out another sigh before cracking his eyes open slightly. He whimpered and shut them but Yami grazed his face with his finger tips again. Yugi shifted slightly before opening his eyes again and peering at Yami. Amethyst; pure and absolutely beautiful amethyst. "Yami?" Yugi whispered.
"Hey." The demon king replied.
Yugi blinked a few times before lifting his head slightly. "Are we dead?"
Yami chuckled. "No, little one."
Yugi sat up and stretched. He gazed around before smiling down at Yami who watched him softly. "Was it all a dream?"
"No." Yami said directly.
The creature looked at him, smile gone. "Then I really downed an entire vial of fire demon venom and you really saved me?" Yami merely nodded, wondering exactly how Yugi would react to being a fire demon now. Yugi blinked and looked at his hands as if expecting them to have changed or something. When he saw no difference, Yugi gazed at his back. He gasped when he saw his black wings. He stood immediately and kept turning around in circles, trying to get a better look at them.
Yami sat up and then stood, watching how his once angel would react.
Yugi grabbed at one of his wings. "They're black." He stated the obvious. Yami nodded once. "I don't know if I like them."
"Then you shouldn't have done something so stupid." Yami snapped and then winced at his own comment.
Yugi noticed this and blushed. "I'm sorry I worried you." Yami blinked and turned away. The creature knew he better than he thought. Yami bit his lip and watched as Yugi grazed his own feathers and then smiled. "Do you like them?"
"Why does it matter?" Yami questioned.
"Because if I don't like them then the only thing that will keep me happy is if you like them." Yugi stated softly.
Yami was quiet for a moment before thinking of the right words to say. "I think they are beautiful."
Yugi beamed at him and then tackled the king in a hug. Yami flinched slightly at Yugi's strength but then smiled. He wrapped his arms around Yugi and enjoyed how the boy's skin didn't make him chilled. He was going to enjoy this. Yugi glanced up at Yami. "So….what exactly am I now?"
Yami let go of the teen clutching him and walked over to his remaining bedside table. He picked up the lava that was beginning to harden and brought it to Yugi. Yugi glanced at it before looking up at Yami confused. Yami scooped out a large portion of lava and held it in his hand, allowing the heat to increase his strength and powers.
"Yami?" Yugi questioned.
Yami took the hand holding the lava and held it out for Yugi to take. The half breed looked confused and shook his head. "Take it." Yami directed. Yugi gave him a doubtful look but Yami smirked. "If I was going to kill you there were a thousand ways I could have done it. Trust me." He urged. Yugi nodded before gently placing a hand over Yami's and the melted rock. He brought his hand back quickly but then placed it back onto the lava.
"It's so warm." Yugi comment with a fascinated look.
"Yes." Yami agreed. "That makes you like me."
Yugi blinked. "A fire demon?"
The demon royal shook his head and brought the creature he had come to love closer to him. "No. It makes you have half breed."
TBC
I know lame ending but humor me and review anyway?
