A/N: Yeah! More!

Vampire Blood

Chapter 5

"So she's with a guy who looks like Yugi?" Joey asked. Tea and Yoko nodded. Joey popped open his soda, unsure of what else to do. As he took a sip Yoko startled him, almost causing him to choke.

"There they are!" Joey, now able to breath, glared at her. "Gomen."

"Hey, he does look like you, Yuge," Tristan said in disbelief.

"Tell me about it," Joey said. Yugi nodded, not sure of what he was looking at. The boy looked like an older version of himself. Needless to say, Yugi was a little spooked. "C'mon."

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"Quick thinking. Though, I really liked it when you called me 'sweetheart'," Miyu said.

"Really?" Yami replied, hope in his voice. She nodded. "What about Miyu-chan?"

"That's okay, too." More would have been said but Joey's arm wrapped around her shoulders before either one knew it.

"Yo, Miyu, who's your friend?"

"Oh, this is Yami."

"Hiya, I'm Joey." Yami nodded, barely hearing because of the blaring music which was giving him a headache. He turned to Miyu, his back to Joey. Staring into her eyes, his became completely red for a moment. She suddenly became a bit sleepy.

"You look tired. You should go home and get some rest. We'll meet again." He turned to Joey. "Could you bring her home. I don't think she's awake enough to get there by herself." Joey looked at her tired expression and nodded.

"Nice to have met you, Joey," Yami said gently. "Ja ne." With that said, he turned and walked away, disappearing into the crowd.

"C'mon, Miyu." Joey pulled her arm. "I'll take you home." He lead her over to their table to tell the others where he was going. Mainly, so Tea wouldn't panic. "Hey, guys? Miyu is really tired. I'm gonna take her home. Is that okay?" He was really asking Tea.

"Sure, Joey. Unless you want one of us to take her instead so that you can hang with Tea," Yugi said, standing.

"I really wouldn't want you to go alone, Yuge."

"Then I'll go with him. Stay with Tea," Tristan offered.

"Okay, if you say so. I would like to stay with Tea," he said, sliding into a seat next to her. She giggled, blushing.

"We'll be back," Yugi said. Tristan wrapped his arm around Miyu's shoulders, guiding her out into the night air.

"So...uh... do you know where she lives?"

"It's a good thing I came along," Yugi said, laughing. A dark figure followed, waiting for them to lead him to the poor girl's house and wondering why one of the boys looked like him. Shaking off his wonder, he continued to follow. The three arrived at the darken house.

"Your dad's not home," Tristan asked, receiving a nod.

"I'll be fine. I'm tired so I'm just gonna go to bed," she reassured. Yugi opened the door with Miyu's key, holding it open for the other two.

"Okay, we'll see you tomorrow, alright? We'll probably hang out at the park." Miyu nodded as Tristan spoke.

"She'll be fine. Ayasumi, Miyu," Yugi said, waiting for his friend to leave with him.

"Ayasumi, Miyu." She nodded and closed the door behind them. She then turned and climbed the stairs to her room. After changing into a small, silk nightgown, she sat on her bed still dazed. She seemed to be brought back into reality as she heard a sharp knock at the door. Blinking, she rose and made her way downstairs. Turning the knob, she cautiously opened the door to see Yami's sweet smiling face.

"Yami."

"How are you tonight, Miyu?"

"I just saw you, silly." She giggled, noticing he was eyeing her outfit.

"Can I come in?" She nodded, moving aside for him to walk in.

"How did you know where I lived," she asked, putting a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Well, I ...uh kinda followed you."

"Oh, so what brings you here?" She gave a confused look when he took her hand and lead her to the couch. She sat facing him, waiting. He closed his eyes.

"Miyu, do you love me?" She blinked in surprise.

"Hai," she said, blushing. He placed his hand over hers.

"I want you to know that I feel the same." Noticing she was going to say something, he put a finger to her lips. "And if you want to be with me, I'll have to tell you something first."

"Nani?" Yami remained quiet for a moment, keeping his mouth closed. Then he showed her his teeth, revealing two small fangs.

"I'm a vampire." He gave her a pained look, expecting her to tell him to leave or call him a freak. She just stared. "Miyu?" She jerked as if coming back into reality.

"Vampire..." He nodded, hesitantly. Then to his shock, she embraced him. He stiffened, unsure of what to do. "Arigato. For telling me. Demo... I don't care."

"Nani?!" He pulled away a bit to look into her eyes.

"You said so yourself that you felt like you've met me before. I told you I felt the same. That's why I trust you." He smiled, sending chills down her spine.

'Well, I didn't expect this.' He leaned closer, "Well, since you're okay with this how would you like to become immortal?"

"You'd bite me?"

"That would have to happen. Hai." He noticed she was getting nervous. It was the first time he'd seen her like this and he didn't like it. He hugged her to make her feel better.

"Hai."

"Hai?" he blurted.

"I'll become a vampire." He blinked. This was going way too fast. He expected to have to wait a few days for her to think about it. He gave her a funny look, creasing his brow.

"Why?"

"Huh? Because I trust you." There was a slight pause until Miyu spoke again. "Um... by the way, are any of those 'vampire rumors' true?"

"Rumors?"

"You know, you can't be in sunlight, can be killed with a stake, no garlic, or you can't touch crucifixes." Yami leaned into the corner of the couch still facing her, arms crossed.

"Mostly. Everything but the one about garlic. However, I can go into sunlight now."

"Huh?"

"I used to have to wear sunglasses everywhere but now I had these contacts specially made to protect me from the sun's rays." He pointed to his eyes.

"Are your eyes naturally red?"

"Hai." She mouthed an 'oh' while nodding.

"You make it sound like you're the only one."

"Because I am," came the quick reply.

"Gomen nasai."

"Iie. It's okay." Miyu bit her lower lip, suddenly feeling uncomfortable.

"So... how did this happen to you?"

"Long story. I'll tell you some other time. You'll have plenty of it," he said, leaning up. She gasped, causing him to pause.

"Is this going to hurt?" He sighed. She knew it was a stupid question but she felt she needed to ask to get herself to calm down.

"It'll all be over in a minute. By then you'll probably want to go to sleep. If you do, I'll tell you this now. Your senses are going to slowly get sharper and you're going to get stronger. I'll be watching over you, okay?"

"Okay." He pulled her closer and kissed her neck softly. She then gasped upon feeling a sharp pain. She couldn't even think straight after that. It felt as though he was sucking her soul right out of her. She fell into his arms as he pulled away. He then brought her upstairs and laid her in bed, kissing her forehead. He kissed her neck as he spoke,

"Ayasumi, sweet one. I'll be watching over you until I visit you again." That was the last thing Miyu heard before she blacked out and escaped to dreamland.

To Be Continued...

A/N: So? What do you think? Don't worry, there's more to come.

~Hotaru