Chapter 4: New Friends, New Feelings
Author's Note: It's me again. You know, the girl who _doesn't_ own Yugioh? Right. Anyways, Angel Reaper, Yami is an Egyptian. I never said he wasn't! I merely not mention that he was. His father was the pharaoh, and had the puzzle, and gave it to Yami. And, yes, vampires are supposed to be weakened by sunlight, but we'll just say that that's not true. Now, on with the story!
(Third Person Perspective)
Since Yami had crouched so long in waiting for his prey, and since Yami had went quite far as to not attract attention to Yugi, it took him quite some time before he returned to the game shop. By the time he did, it was morning, and Yugi already had some friends over, and they were talking in his room. The vampire landed without a sound on the roof, and listened to their conversation.
"And then, I solved the puzzle!" Yugi was saying happily, showing off the completed pyramid. "But the weird thing is... somebody came out of it."
"Huh?" Joey asked stupidly.
"I said: somebody came out of the puzzle!"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, there was this guy, his name is Yami, and he came out and talked to me! But then he and Grandpa got into a big fight, because apparently Grandpa is a vampire hunter, but Yami is a vampire."
There was silence in the room as the others blinked. "Yugi, do you have a fever?" Tea asked, a note of concern in her voice."
From the roof, Yami grinned. It seemed that Yugi already had nice friends, who could take care of him. At least, that's the way it seemed from Yugi's memories.
It's time to help Yugi out... Slipping his way into the house, he crept upstairs and opened the door to Yugi's bedroom. Yugi's friends stared at the latest arrival in shock.
Yami smirked. "Can I join the party?"
Over the years, before his family had been horrifically killed, Yami had worked hard to develop his vampiric skills. And though his did not match those of the creep he wanted to use his powers on, he was close.
However, the puzzle that Yami had been sealed within was more than a resting place for his soul. Because the puzzle was none other than the fabled Millennium Puzzle, it had magic powers that were very useful. Since the puzzle was connected to Yami, he was able to put a simple spell on it, so that once it was solved, it would grant its powers to Yami, therefore making him a worthy match for Dakid.
So it was a sheer stroke of brilliance when Yami had sealed his soul away, because now that his loved ones were gone, he only had one purpose: to destroy Dakid. If the puzzle was never solved, he could never be stronger than Dakid, and have no purpose of living. but he wouldn't be living anyways.
Yami shushed his thoughts hurriedly, though allowing the sense of triumph to remain. He had, after all gained his skills. It wouldn't be long... Not long at all...
~~~Flashback~~~
Blackness.
Blackness.
Blackness.
Blackness.
There was nothing but blackness within the Millennium Puzzle. The blackness was overwhelming, driving into Yami's mind, pounding, pounding...
Yami couldn't take it anymore, but he had to! There was nothing he could do to make it stop, nothing he could do to make the blackness go away.
And then, the blackness was gone. Yami blinked. He was in a foggy place, and he still couldn't see, but this was different. The fog was white. He wasn't alone. There were people, but... not so people-like. (AAAAHHH!!!! I really don't want to contest my Christian religion by making Gods, but I need somebody who's in control of things! I'm just going to use the Egyptian gods, but we'll just remember that I don't believe in them! Don't send me to Hell! Please!)
"Oh, Ra. Where am I now?" Yami muttered, using a common expression used by Egyptians. (Sort of like "Oh my God!")
"He's talking to you!" A woman in white robes said, looking up at man sitting on a throne.
"Of course not, Isis. He's just confused." Another man next to the woman said, putting an arm around her.
"Oh, ok. But, shouldn't we explain things now?"
The man, in response, nodded at the first man, still sitting on his throne, who was beginning to speak. "Welcome, Yami."
Yami, by now, figured that he'd totally lost it from spending so much time in the darkness, didn't say a word.
A boy with a hawk-head spoke up. "Dad, why isn't he listening?"
The man with his arm around Isis (too many men) shushed the boy.
"Yami, are you going to listen to us? You are not insane. We have merely called you up to discus some important issues." The man on the throne spoke up again.
"Ok." Yami now _knew_ he was crazy, but he figured he might as well play along. "What do we have to talk about? And, by the way, who are you?"
"I am Ra." The throne-man said.
"I'm Osiris." Added the person with his arms around Isis.
"I'm Isis." Guess who!
"And I'm Horus." The only boy smiled.
Yami blinked. And then, he blinked again. "You're gods?"
They all smiled and nodded, before Ra got back on task again. "Anyways, the matters we have to discuss are quite important. See, a young boy has found your puzzle, and we believe he has the potential to solve it, with a boost from us, of course. We are willing to give him that boost, and release you in the process, but you have to agree to certain terms."
"What kind of terms?"
"Well, you see, your old enemy, Dakid, is ready to strike again. He wants to destroy the boy who has your puzzle, because our sources say that he will be vital to earth's future. This means that we cannot let him destroy the boy. This is where you come in. We want you to protect the boy in return for being released from your prison. Is it a deal?"
Yami paused. This was too good to be true! He would be released from the puzzle, and have a chance to get Dakid. "Of course." The gods smiled and nodded some more, as they faded away, leaving Yami in the darkness again.
~~~End flashback~~~
Dakid would come, that was certain. He would try to do something to harm Yugi. Involuntarily, Yami shuddered, though by default, he kept the shudder inward. What if I can't save Yugi? What if I screw up? What if once more, Dakid manages to destroy the one I lo- What? Where did that come from? I wasn't about to say... nah...
Yami once again snapped his attention to reality, where only about five seconds had passed with him spacing out. Everybody, except for Yugi, was looking exceptionally pale, and the same thoughts were running through their minds.
Yami's real? If Yugi was right about that, and he said that Yami was a vampire, then... oh, shit...
"I don't bite. Oh wait, I do." Yami smirked, allowing one fang to peek out.
"Yami! Be nice!" Yugi complained. "You're scaring them!"
"I'm sorry." I hid the fang again. "Better?"
The color had begun to return to Yugi's friend's faces. "Hi! My name's Joey." A blond haired kid finally said.
"Nice to meet you." I smiled, but stopped myself midway to keep from re- revealing the fangs.
"I'm Tristan. Do you really suck people's blood?"
I grinned in spite of myself. "See the fangs?"
Tea, who had begun to introduce herself, jerked her hand back midway.
"Don't worry. I won't eat you, since you're Yugi's friends."
The rest sighed with relief and all began talking at once.
"How do you suck people's blood?"
"Don't you turn into a pile of dust in sunlight?"
"How come you look like Yugi?"
I sighed, but inwardly, I was glad to have friends again.
Author's Note: It's me again. You know, the girl who _doesn't_ own Yugioh? Right. Anyways, Angel Reaper, Yami is an Egyptian. I never said he wasn't! I merely not mention that he was. His father was the pharaoh, and had the puzzle, and gave it to Yami. And, yes, vampires are supposed to be weakened by sunlight, but we'll just say that that's not true. Now, on with the story!
(Third Person Perspective)
Since Yami had crouched so long in waiting for his prey, and since Yami had went quite far as to not attract attention to Yugi, it took him quite some time before he returned to the game shop. By the time he did, it was morning, and Yugi already had some friends over, and they were talking in his room. The vampire landed without a sound on the roof, and listened to their conversation.
"And then, I solved the puzzle!" Yugi was saying happily, showing off the completed pyramid. "But the weird thing is... somebody came out of it."
"Huh?" Joey asked stupidly.
"I said: somebody came out of the puzzle!"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, there was this guy, his name is Yami, and he came out and talked to me! But then he and Grandpa got into a big fight, because apparently Grandpa is a vampire hunter, but Yami is a vampire."
There was silence in the room as the others blinked. "Yugi, do you have a fever?" Tea asked, a note of concern in her voice."
From the roof, Yami grinned. It seemed that Yugi already had nice friends, who could take care of him. At least, that's the way it seemed from Yugi's memories.
It's time to help Yugi out... Slipping his way into the house, he crept upstairs and opened the door to Yugi's bedroom. Yugi's friends stared at the latest arrival in shock.
Yami smirked. "Can I join the party?"
Over the years, before his family had been horrifically killed, Yami had worked hard to develop his vampiric skills. And though his did not match those of the creep he wanted to use his powers on, he was close.
However, the puzzle that Yami had been sealed within was more than a resting place for his soul. Because the puzzle was none other than the fabled Millennium Puzzle, it had magic powers that were very useful. Since the puzzle was connected to Yami, he was able to put a simple spell on it, so that once it was solved, it would grant its powers to Yami, therefore making him a worthy match for Dakid.
So it was a sheer stroke of brilliance when Yami had sealed his soul away, because now that his loved ones were gone, he only had one purpose: to destroy Dakid. If the puzzle was never solved, he could never be stronger than Dakid, and have no purpose of living. but he wouldn't be living anyways.
Yami shushed his thoughts hurriedly, though allowing the sense of triumph to remain. He had, after all gained his skills. It wouldn't be long... Not long at all...
~~~Flashback~~~
Blackness.
Blackness.
Blackness.
Blackness.
There was nothing but blackness within the Millennium Puzzle. The blackness was overwhelming, driving into Yami's mind, pounding, pounding...
Yami couldn't take it anymore, but he had to! There was nothing he could do to make it stop, nothing he could do to make the blackness go away.
And then, the blackness was gone. Yami blinked. He was in a foggy place, and he still couldn't see, but this was different. The fog was white. He wasn't alone. There were people, but... not so people-like. (AAAAHHH!!!! I really don't want to contest my Christian religion by making Gods, but I need somebody who's in control of things! I'm just going to use the Egyptian gods, but we'll just remember that I don't believe in them! Don't send me to Hell! Please!)
"Oh, Ra. Where am I now?" Yami muttered, using a common expression used by Egyptians. (Sort of like "Oh my God!")
"He's talking to you!" A woman in white robes said, looking up at man sitting on a throne.
"Of course not, Isis. He's just confused." Another man next to the woman said, putting an arm around her.
"Oh, ok. But, shouldn't we explain things now?"
The man, in response, nodded at the first man, still sitting on his throne, who was beginning to speak. "Welcome, Yami."
Yami, by now, figured that he'd totally lost it from spending so much time in the darkness, didn't say a word.
A boy with a hawk-head spoke up. "Dad, why isn't he listening?"
The man with his arm around Isis (too many men) shushed the boy.
"Yami, are you going to listen to us? You are not insane. We have merely called you up to discus some important issues." The man on the throne spoke up again.
"Ok." Yami now _knew_ he was crazy, but he figured he might as well play along. "What do we have to talk about? And, by the way, who are you?"
"I am Ra." The throne-man said.
"I'm Osiris." Added the person with his arms around Isis.
"I'm Isis." Guess who!
"And I'm Horus." The only boy smiled.
Yami blinked. And then, he blinked again. "You're gods?"
They all smiled and nodded, before Ra got back on task again. "Anyways, the matters we have to discuss are quite important. See, a young boy has found your puzzle, and we believe he has the potential to solve it, with a boost from us, of course. We are willing to give him that boost, and release you in the process, but you have to agree to certain terms."
"What kind of terms?"
"Well, you see, your old enemy, Dakid, is ready to strike again. He wants to destroy the boy who has your puzzle, because our sources say that he will be vital to earth's future. This means that we cannot let him destroy the boy. This is where you come in. We want you to protect the boy in return for being released from your prison. Is it a deal?"
Yami paused. This was too good to be true! He would be released from the puzzle, and have a chance to get Dakid. "Of course." The gods smiled and nodded some more, as they faded away, leaving Yami in the darkness again.
~~~End flashback~~~
Dakid would come, that was certain. He would try to do something to harm Yugi. Involuntarily, Yami shuddered, though by default, he kept the shudder inward. What if I can't save Yugi? What if I screw up? What if once more, Dakid manages to destroy the one I lo- What? Where did that come from? I wasn't about to say... nah...
Yami once again snapped his attention to reality, where only about five seconds had passed with him spacing out. Everybody, except for Yugi, was looking exceptionally pale, and the same thoughts were running through their minds.
Yami's real? If Yugi was right about that, and he said that Yami was a vampire, then... oh, shit...
"I don't bite. Oh wait, I do." Yami smirked, allowing one fang to peek out.
"Yami! Be nice!" Yugi complained. "You're scaring them!"
"I'm sorry." I hid the fang again. "Better?"
The color had begun to return to Yugi's friend's faces. "Hi! My name's Joey." A blond haired kid finally said.
"Nice to meet you." I smiled, but stopped myself midway to keep from re- revealing the fangs.
"I'm Tristan. Do you really suck people's blood?"
I grinned in spite of myself. "See the fangs?"
Tea, who had begun to introduce herself, jerked her hand back midway.
"Don't worry. I won't eat you, since you're Yugi's friends."
The rest sighed with relief and all began talking at once.
"How do you suck people's blood?"
"Don't you turn into a pile of dust in sunlight?"
"How come you look like Yugi?"
I sighed, but inwardly, I was glad to have friends again.