"I'll make you one of us Yugi Motou, the mythical white crow!" J hissed and rips away the blanket.

A hand reaches out and grab onto his face, "Are you a pervert?" Yami asked giving the vampire a glare, "Do you enjoy attacking sleeping man?"

J angrily batted Yami's hand away, "WHERE IS THE WHITE CROW!" J demanded to know.

"Yugi is next door."

"Next door...isn't that the storage room?" J asked with disbelief.

Yami shrugged in return, "Well, yes, but...he said he wanted it, so there was nothing I could do!"

"Bastard treating the white crow like that..."

"Like I said, he's the one who..."

Yugi sleepily opened his eyes when he could hear loud noises coming from Yami's room. "What's going on? What's Yami up to in the middle of the night...?" Yugi wondered and he releases a long yawn. "Was someone in Yami's room?"

TAP! TAP! TAP!

Yugi's eyes widen when he notice L was kicking his window. "Why is he...? And are those bat wings?" Yugi thought gaping at the sight.

TAP! TAP! TAP!

"Open up!" Yugi could hear L yell through the window. Yugi shook his head; there was no way he will let that boy in. L angrily looked away and his hand rummage through his pocket. Yugi curious wonder what he was doing and then a happy face bat was seen on L's hand, "Look."

The window was instanly opened, "BATTY!" Yugi's eye lit up with excitement.

L entered the room and look around, "What? You live in a storage room?"

"None of your business." Yugi replied back in annoyance even though it was true. He then remembers something, "Ah! Are you feeling better?"

L looked startled by the concern tone, "Huh? Ah...yeah..." He mumbled.

"That's great!" Yugi smiled.

"Ah! H...here! I promised!" L held out the small bat for Yugi embarassedly. He could feel his heart thumping fast against his chest, "Don't be fooled...this boy prefers things like bats and Yami..." L told himself.

Yugi studied the bat, a frown form on his face, "This isn't it..."

"Huh?"

"THIS IS NOT BATTY! It's face is different..." Yugi pointing out feeling disappointed.

L scratched his head, "But they're all the same..."

"No, they're not! There's a big difference!" Yugi cried out angrily, "I WANT BATTY!"

L dropped to the floor feeling defeated, "Fine, then...it's probably in the cave, so we'll search for it..."

Yugi who somehow manage to already change his clothes linked his arms around L, "Okay, let's go!"

"WH...WHY ARE YOU CLINGING TO ME!"

"Because I can't fly..."

"Are you an idiot? You're the white crow, right? Come on, let's go!" L thinking Yugi was only joking, step out the window pulling Yugi along with him.

Yugi's eyes widen, "WAIT! I REALLY CAN'T FLY!" But it was too late as L had let go of his hand. "AIEE-EEEE!" Yugi screamed in his head, his arms wildly flapping around, "Augh...it's all over!" L manages to catch Yugi in time, "Thanks..." Yugi smiled and he realises they were floating down instead of up, "WHY ARE WE FALLING!"

The two boys ended up falling into a pile of bushes, "YOU'RE TOO HEAVY!" L yelled.

"So...sorry..." Yugi muttered and rubbing his poor head.

"We're walking from here on!"

"Okay..."

L got up on his feet and wobble slightly to the side. His head was kind of spinning and twirling. "Are you alright?" Yugi asked worriedly.

"I'm fine." L continued on walking, clutching his head with his hand.

Back at the tower...

"I'll make myself perfectly clear..." J glared at Yami, "I want you to hand over the white crow!"

"I refuse." Yami answered back stubbornly.

"If you wish, my clan will compensate for the loss..."

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME!"

J's face looked trouble, "This is a problem..." He sighed, "If we don't have him, L can't become the Bradfords' leader..."

Yami's face remains cold, "This has nothing to do with me!"

"Please, listen to me..." J pleaded, "K and I are from a branch family and our mothers are human. So within the clan our status is quite low." J closed his eyes as he remembers his past, "On the other hand, L was the main house's pure bloodline. He had the Bradford family's characteristic beautiful golden hair and ice-blue eyes, as well as superhuman intelligence and physical ability. He was like a vampire king; superior in every way." J's face softens, "But disregarding that entirely, he cared for us, members of the branch family. To tell the truth, he was kinder to us than our real parents..."

"Everyone believed that he would become the next leader. However, at that time L began to suffer from a condition which caused him to no longer take human blood at all. This is fatal among vampires because human blood supplies us with our energy. And since then...L's body has ceased to grow. He managed to maintain his strength by drinking fellow vampires' blood. But that's only meant to tide us over in an emergency and he began to be absent from school. L's body was getting weaker and weaker."

"The one who can arrange to marry the white crow will become the next leader."

"In accordance with our grandfather's, the current leader's words, we three candidates for leadership came to this far east branch school. But the real purpose, entrusted to K and I, is we don't believe that L will last much longer..." J stared at the floor, "Before he turns into ash and disappears completely..." J with his pleading eyes looked at Yami, "Won't you let us have him? The legendary white crow who can grant any wish."

Yami who was sitting on his bed spoke up, "So you intend to use Yugi's feathers to extend that little guy's life...?"

J nodded his head, "That's correct."

"I've said it before that he can't do any of the things you guys are counting on." Yami said.

"Certainly...they may have no effect whatsoever. It is a legend after all." J smiled, "But if L were to become our leader perhaps his spirit could recover. As you've seen he is an exceptionally proud person. So even you can understand why-" J was cut off by Yami's deep chuckle.

A smirk was seen on Yami's face, "You...have you ever tasted true despair...?"

"What...?

"He...Yugi is the one who saved me from that, him and him alone." Yami shook his head glancing at J, "Sorry, but, there's absolutely no way I'll give him up. Even if it leads to tragedy for someone else."

"I understand." Bat wings and fangs grew out of J, his dark red glowing eyes stared at Yami's crimson ones. "Then, before I take him by force...I'll make you regret ever having made a vampire into an enemy, Yami Atemu!"

Yami's smirk grew wider.

Meanwhile...

It was awkward silence as Yugi and L were heading to the cave. Yugi decided to start some conversation, "Hey, so vampires can fly in the sky? I didn't know that!"

"Hmm..." L just nodded his head.

WALK, WALK, WALK, WALK

"Hey where is the main campus?" Yugi asked excitedly.

L looked bored, "Far, far away." He muttered.

WALK, WALK, WALK, WALK

"Hey...why is..." Yugi did not know that L had stop so he crashed into his back.

L glared at the clumsy boy, "Here, search." He said as they had arrived at the dark cave. Hundred of bats were flying around screeching.

Yugi gulped, "Alright." He had to find the bat. He dashes inside looking one by one for his favourite bat, 'Nope, not this one." He went to the next bat, "No, not this one either."

"They're all the same..." L sighed who sat up against the cave.

"I WANT THAT ODDLY CUTE ONE!" L remains speechless and just stared at Yugi who was trying really hard to find his bat. Unknowingly, a small smile lit upon his face.

Yugi looked ahead, "IT COULD BE DOWN THERE!" Yugi said and ran down deeper in the cave.

"H...HEY! WAIT!" L quickly got up from the ground, "I SAID IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO TOO FAR...YUGI!" L cursed himself when the boy didn't listen to him so he ran after the white crow.

Yugi gasped when he finally found the bat, "I finally found you!" Yugi grinned holding onto the bat and L manages to catch up breathing heavily. "Thanks, L"

L sighed tiredly, "This is really the one...?"

"Yup!" Yugi grinned feeling happy, "Now, before Yami worries, let's go back." He turned around to notice there were three exits. "Err...which path did we came from again..." Yugi scratched his head uncertainly.

L smacked his forehead, "I wonder..."


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