Disclaimer: neither me nor Zoo own Yu-Gi-Oh! we do not admit to doing so but we
do own ourselves!!! No matter what people say mwahahaha *ahem*
Heya peeps! FC here. So we had Zoo-chan doing the last chapter so tis my turn ^^ so
this time round we move back to Yuugi and the Vampires and next time we switch to
Ryou and the werewolves- k?
And yes it is a film quote but I'm crap at doing them (Zoo normally does them ^^) so
it's bad but my attempt, Gomen ne!
Warnings: Excessive swearing, blood, gore, death- not for weak stomachs later
//Yami to Yuugi//
/Yuugi to Yami/
~ Individual thoughts ~
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`When you're having fun go right an hour can seem like a second, when things go
wrong a second can seem like an hour` - Preacher, Deep Blue Sea
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Humans. Considered the innocent beings, the _pure_ beings, their blood unmixed
unlike the Vampires and Darkwolves. Some even connected to the demons of the
Shadow Worlds.
They make legends, myths of the demons, some gentle legends; others dark myths
there to scare and horrify. They believe these stories to be fictional- untrue. If only
they knew.
Whoever said Red Riding Hood didn't die by the claws of the wolf…
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Chapter 3- Enter the Hikari
~Earth 2000 AD. the Light World~
Blood rushed through his head, temples drumming like an orchestra. Fingers rubbed
his throbbing head as Yuugi's eyes slowly opened, blinking when he saw no light.
Afraid he had lost his sight, Yuugi scrambled onto his knees, eyes searching
desperately. He sighed with relief when he noticed the dark night sky looming around
his window. Pure white moon illuminated the book on his desk which had somehow
replaced itself back up there.
Standing up, the boy felt something bounce against his chest. Looking down, he found
an odd gold pyramid hanging from a chain around his neck. Fingers lightly touched
the smooth surface, tracing the lines while violet eyes admired it's bright shimmer in
the moonlight.
Yuugi let go of the strange pyramid, making his way out of the darkened room,
heading to the kitchen. Fingertips fumbled for the lost light switch. Once found, the
room flooded with the artificial illume. Stumbling across the room, Yuugi picked a
glass from the cupboard, moving over to the fridge, he pulled out an orange juice
carton. Once said glass was full, the freshman made his way back up the stairs.
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Regaining his senses proved to be painful and slow for Yami. The vampire drifted in
darkness until crimson orbs opened revealing a blurred gloomy room. Recognising the
thing he was lying on as being a floor except for something that was sticking into his
stomach. Reaching a hand underneath his body, Yami pulled the thick flat object out.
Distinguishing it as a book, the vampire didn't understand the title. There was nothing
like _English: Textbook 5_ in his realm. What was English?
"Where the fuck am I?" he muttered.
Recovering the last of his actions, Yami became fully alert. With no idea where he
was, he did the only thing he could do. Standing, he looked around attempting to find
a clue as to where he was. The dark room was as clear as it would be in light to his
eyes. Books of various types littered a cluttered desk, photo frames stood around the
room, each containing pictures of different people. He snarled when a light lit up
above his head.
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Reaching his room, Yuugi turned the light on before entering. A deep snarl caused his
head to snap up. The cup fell from his hand, smashing on the floor, orange juice
splashing over the carpet; as he stared at the figure in the centre of his room. A cold
chill ran down his spine, freezing his blood, body trembling violently as the figure
turned. A black silver spiked collar circled the stranger's neck, black leather top and
pants revealed every sleek muscle.
Violet eyes widened as Yuugi's gaze was met with almost identical crimson ones. But
that wasn't what frightened the boy. It was the curled lip which revealed two
unnaturally long canines, pure as snow, bared in a savage fashion.
Yuugi stepped back, tripping over another unseen book. Landing on the floor, he
couldn't rip his gazed from the gleaming teeth as he slid backwards towards his open
door.
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Bared teeth vanished under a lowered lip as Yami gazed bewilderedly down at the
short boy in front of him. Though clearly human with no hint of vampire heritage, the
boy held an uncanny resemblance to the Vampire King. Crimson and black spikes
shot up at identical angles, gold bangs lining his face. Terrified amethyst eyes stared
at Yami, unable to rip themselves from his face. But it wasn't the shocking analogy
that caught his crimson orbs. It was the child's innocence. It was pure, no hint of
violence or hate radiating from him whatsoever. It was then Yami knew this was no
ordinary human. For one, he had no desire to kill the quivering child.
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Yuugi scrambled up and ran out through the door as the stranger stepped towards him.
He dashed down the hallway heading for the stairs.
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Yami growled angrily as the human ran out through the door. He gave chase, not one
to want to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He saw the boy dash down a flight
of stairs desperate to get away from the vampire. Yami took his chance. Running at
the stairway he jumped over the stairs, landing on the ground floor at the exact same
time as Yuugi. He grabbed the teen, strong arms wrapping around his arms and waist,
stopping him from running.
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Yuugi screamed, hoping to attract some kind of attention, drowning out the snarl
between him. He stopped as a hand clamped over his mouth, halting the noise mid-
flow. He struggled against the restraining arms but to no benefit.
"Stop wriggling. If I was going to bloody kill you I would have done so by now"
terrified tears fell from his wide eyes, falling down his face onto the figure's hand.
"I'm gonna take my hand away now, but only if you don't yell. Are you gonna stay
quiet?" Yuugi nodded, spiky hair brushing against the vampire's face.
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As Yami took his hand away, the teen set up another yell, panic stricken voice louder
than before. Giving an annoyed glare, Yami was forced to replace his hand, silencing
the boy again, though a muffled sob escaped his throat.
"Look, if you don't stop doing that I'm going to rip your damn voice box out. Let's
make this easier for you and me- I'd rather get some answers at the moment than go
round with my hand on your mouth," he stated his temper remaining cool. "So let's
try this again. Are you going to let me take my hand away?" he asked waiting. The
child nodded again. "If you do start yelling I'll tape your mouth shut" Yami
threatened warningly.
Slowly he took his hand away, letting it waver before finally lowering. "Alright. Now
I want some answers" he remarked. Lifting the boy facilely, Yami walked back up the
stairs to the first room he was in.
Boots crunched down on glass shards as they entered the room, light still glaring
down. Walking over to the desk chair Yami let go of the boy, sitting him in the
cushioned seat. He knelt down in front of the child.
"Ok, let's start with simples first," he stated, "What's your name?" He waited for the
teen to answer, though all he got was a blank look.
~ Great, he's in bloody shock. ~
Standing up straight, Yami headed out of the room. Opening a door he walked in,
performing a quick glow spell enabling him to see. He found a cloth and ran it under
the cold tap. Ringing the majority of the water out, the vampire headed back out of the
dark bathroom.
Before he could enter the first room, the small teen ran out through the doorway, past
the vampire. Though Yami wasn't slow. Reflexes acting like streaked lightning he
had hold of the child once again. "Whoa!" he shouted, lifting the struggling boy,
taking him back to the desk chair.
Sitting him down, Yami placed firm hands on the freshman's shoulders, looking
straight into the frightened amethyst eyes. "I'm not going to hurt you, I just want
some answers nothing more" he insisted, teeth clenched, jaw muscles tight. Taking
the damp cloth he wiped around the boy's face, wiping the sweat and heat from his
forehead. "Just co-operate with me on this," he reasoned, "what is your name?" He
waited a few moments.
"M-Mutou Y-Yuugi."
"Alright, now we're getting some where," Yami gave his trademark half smile,
though he was startled by the resemblance to their names. "Where is this?"
"T-Tokyo, Japan" Yuugi stammered, voice matching his fear immersed face.
"Japan? Where the hell is that? There isn't such a place" Yami snapped causing
Yuugi to jump violently, "don't equivocate me. I want proper answers." Yuugi
swallowed visibly, unsure of what he should say. "Now tell me where we are and
don't lie to me!" Yami snarled, almost aggressively.
"We're in Japan" Yuugi repeated unable to give a different answer. He gasped in pain
as Yami squeezed his shoulder brutally, strong hand squashing the nerves. "I'm not
lying, it's where we are!" he cried, tears running in long streams down his face.
"There is no place called _Japan_ in the Shadow world, you lie!" Yami bellowed,
long canines beginning to show as his temper rose.
"I'm not! I don't even know what the Shadow world is" Yuugi's entire form
shuddered as the vampire's grip sent excruciating pain running through it. Yami's
eyes widened momentarily, his grip loosening.
The child wasn't lying.
Taking his hand away, he watched Yuugi raise his own, nursing his crushed shoulder.
"But, if this isn't the Shadow world where is it, what world?" he inquired, confused.
"This is Earth, I don't know of any other world" Yuugi sobbed, teary gaze giving him
the look of a broken angel. Yami felt a pang of guilt rack his body, an unusual feeling
for the cold vampire.
"Gomen ne. I didn't mean to hurt you," he apologised quietly, "hold still."
Unsure of what the vampire was going to do, Yuugi cringed slightly when he brought
his hand up. "This'll help, I promise" Yami assured the teen. He took hold of Yuugi's
jacket sleeve pulling it gently from his arm, exposing the youth's smooth tanned skin.
Pulling up the short sleeve of his white shirt, Yami revealed the already ugly bruising
that was starting to swell. "I just need you to stay still for a moment" he instructed.
Though he was slightly reluctant to do so, Yuugi did as he was bidden.
He watched as the vampire began chanting something in a foreign tongue, unlike
anything he'd heard before. A small blue globe formed in the palm of Yami's hand,
light hovering above his ivory skin. The vampire blew it gently towards the youth's
shoulder, globe shattering into tiny specks. Yuugi gasped as the light hit his shoulder,
cold to the touch.
"It's c-cold" he stuttered watching the light appear to freeze and meld on his bruised
shoulder. Yami smirked slightly at the crude remark.
"That's because it was an ice spell. It'll freeze the bruising, reducing the swelling
before it starts."
Yuugi looked up from the ice forming on his shoulder to Yami, watching as he gazed
around the room. "You never told me your name."
"Hmm?" Yami drew his attention back to the youth.
"Your name. You never told me it" Yuugi repeated, fear gripping his untamed heart.
"Yami-Yuugi, though I hate being called that so most just call me Yami" he
answered, crimson eyes burning down.
"Darkness…does that mean you're kinda like a dark side, like my dark side or
something?" Yuugi frowned slightly.
Yami contemplated the question. "I suppose so, yes. Which would make you my
Light side, my Hikari. That would explain why we look the same and why I had no
desire to kill you."
Unsure of whether to be relieved by the last remark or not, Yuugi caught another
glimpse at the abnormally long canines as Yami ran a scarlet tongue over them.
"What exactly are you?"
"A vampire. King of Vampires to be precise" Yami's head turned down, unfazed by
the question. He was met by a look of both disbelief and horror mixed into one.
"A v-vampire?" Yuugi swallowed, "but you can't be, there's no such thing as
vampires."
Yami frowned at the comment. He spied a book sitting in the overstuffed bookcase.
Walking over he wrenched it out. The teen looked at the title: Fairytales, Myths and
Legends.
"I suppose this tells you we're only figures of your imagination, there to scare you, to
terrify you with the thought of our very existence" Yami barked, causing the boy to
jump as he threw it across the room forcibly, watching it hit the wall with a loud
smack. "Believe me, that book doesn't necessarily lie. We do exist, Vampires,
Darkwolves, Demons, the whole bloody lot. We're all there. I've seen some of the
things you probably only see in your worst nightmares."
As Yuugi stared at the vampire's face he slowly began to realise the truth of his
words. "You're not joking are you?"
"I don't joke."
Gnawing on his lower lip Yuugi glanced at the clock on his bedside table. 3:30am.
Stifling a yawn he stood. Walking out into the hallway he went to the bathroom, Yami
staring after him. Turning on the cold tap, he cupped his hands catching the cold
liquid. Splashing his face, he wiped away the tearstains streaking his innocent face.
//Damn am I hungry//
Yuugi stopped in the doorway, startled by the comment. "You're what?" he inquired
unsure if he'd miss heard. Yami turned gazing at him as he put a photo frame down in
it's original position.
"I never said anything" he frowned, turning his back to the youth.
Yuugi nodded. "Yes you did. You said you were hungry."
Yami whirled back round to face the boy, crimson eyes disconcerted. "I didn't say it,
I- "
//Thought it//
"How did you do that?" Yuugi asked, confusion playing on his face as he held the
gold pyramid in comfort. Looking down Yami noticed an identical object hanging
from his own neck. He touched the cold metal, feeling a wave of energy flow from the
object.
"I think we have some kind of mental link, probably something to do with these
pyramids" he muttered, turning back to the teen in front of him.
"So you can hear all my thoughts?" Yuugi questioned, uncomfortable with the idea of
his every thought becoming exposed to someone he'd only just met.
Yami shook his head. "No, a mental link means that we can speak to one another
using thoughts instead of voices. But we can keep other thoughts separate. I think
some thoughts may slip through to start with because neither of us is used to this." He
stared at Yuugi's drooping eyelids. "You should get some sleep."
Yuugi nodded tiredly. Not bothering to change from his school clothes the teen lifted
up the covers on his bed, crawling under them, still afraid of the vampire and staying
in the same room as him.
/I hope I'm not on the menu if he's hungry/
"Don't worry you're not" Yami whispered, fully aware that that particular thought
wasn't supposed to reach him. Like he had said- he had no desire to kill the innocent
child. He moved over to the window, opening it before sticking his head out. Spotting
a ledge a few meters below the said window, the vampire jumped out of it, landing on
the slated ledge. Standing up straight he gazed around at the shadowed houses and
buildings.
Breathing in the deep night air, Yami launched himself from the ledge, landing
swiftly on the paved road. Taking a quick glance at his location, the vampire ran
down the road with unnatural speed. The hunt for prey was on.
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He walked quickly down the alley, coarse brown hair bouncing as he went. He
glanced back over his shoulder, hazel eyes searching. Concluding that nothing was
there, he continued down the back alley.
Stomach gaining an uneasy sentient, the man jumped when something crashed in
front of him. Halting, the brunette listened intently. "Last time you go out this late at
night" he muttered to himself. Turning he jumped when he came face to face with a
youth.
"Yes, it is" the man had no time to shout as two sharp teeth plunged into his artery.
Blood lust filled Yami's body as the hot life giving liquid flowed down his throat.
Drinking hungrily, the vampire took the last of the brunette's vitality before dropping
the drained body on the ground. Blood tasted so much sweeter when it was fear
ridden. Scarlet tongue ran over stained fangs as he walked away, his business finished
in the silent alley.
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Walking down an unlit street, Yami's keen hearing picked up voices not far ahead.
Unfazed, the youth continued to walk heading towards the noise.
Turning a corner Yami spotted the source of the voices, a group of around 6 boys on
the opposite side of the road. As the vampire walked, a member of the crowd saw
him, immediately running over the hushed street with the rest.
Circling around Yami, they forced him to stop. "What we got ere then?" the first boy
questioned, a lopsided grin planted on his face.
"Something you can't handle" Yami smirked, crimson eyes blazing.
A second figure grabbed the upper half of his arm. "Looks like we gotta tough one"
the blond sneered. The look immediately vanished as a fist flew up and connected
with his nose. Blood squirted out, dribbling from the broken nose. The guy yelled in
agony, letting go of Yami as he held his swelling part.
"You wanna play it rough do ya? We'll show you da colour of ya insides when we're
finished with you" the first snarled angrily.
Raising an eyebrow, Yami gave him a bemused look. "Not before I show you the
colour of yours. Why don't we play my game? It'll be better."
Some of group were becoming unnerved by the strange youth's brutal confidence.
The first refused to let it show. "What kinda game?"
"It's a game I like to call Snap Two Three. Rules are simple but I'll give you a
demonstration to help you out" before any of the group could even blink, the _game_
started. Grabbing the blond with the broken nose, Yami took hold of the sides of his
head, twisting it viciously whilst chanting "Snap Two Three." He continued through
the group, chanting the same three words as he listened to the satisfying snap of their
necks as he dropped their broken forms. Lastly he went to the teen that had spotted
him first. Taking his head, Yami twisted and pulled, chanting his words, smiling at the
loud crack and rip as he pulled the youth's head clean off his shoulders. Smiling into
the face, which was still frozen in shock, Yami concluded with two words as he threw
the useless head back a top the limb body; watching the blood seep out onto the
already stained clothes.
"Game over."
Snap Two Three started and finished within a matter of seconds.
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Yuugi woke to the shrill sound of his alarm clock dragging him from a peaceful sleep.
Tiredly, he waved his hand knocking the clock from his bedside table onto the floor;
halting the annoying sound. Sitting up, he yawned looking around.
/Was everything last night just a dream?/
//`Fraid not. Everything happened just as you remember//
The teen looked around trying to find the vampire, unsure if he was glad that Yami
wasn't in the room. Sliding out of bed, he noticed the open window.
/Where are you?/
//Outside//
Looking out of the window, Yuugi saw no sign of Yami. Turning his head he looked
up at the roof, noticing the pair of boots swinging back and forth. "What are you
doing up there?" he shouted.
A head stuck out, looking down at the teen. "Thinking" came the systematic reply.
"Well do you mind coming down?" Yuugi inquired. He brought his head in sharply as
the vampire jumped from the rooftop down onto the ledge below the window, ending
his task by springing gracefully into the open gap. "I thought vampires couldn't go
out in daylight" Yuugi mumbled.
"Who told you that? I'm really going to have to see where you get all that crap from.
Daylight doesn't do anything to us, though technically we do prefer night to day"
Yami explained indignant at the comment. He watched as Yuugi pulled his white shirt
off, wincing as it aggravated his shoulder. "Let me take a look at that" Yuugi watched
as Yami's warm fingers examined the bruising on his shoulder. "It's not too bad-
you'll live."
As Yuugi made his way down to the kitchen, the vampire stepped in front of him.
"Where're you going?"
"School" Yuugi answered, picking up his school bag and dropping it on one of the
counters.
"I don't want you leaving here" Yami remarked watching as the teen started making
some toast. Toast making halted as Yuugi looked up at the cold-faced vampire.
"Look, if I don't go it's gonna be more suspicious than if I do go" he reasoned
resuming his original task.
"Fine."
"You want some toast?" Yuugi wasn't even sure if the vampire ate solid food.
Yami pulled a wry face. "No. I've already eaten." He watched as Yuugi turned at this
comment, fear flashing in his amethyst eyes before going back to their original state.
"You must not tell anyone about this, especially about me being a vampire. Not even
your closest friends."
Yuugi watched as the toast popped up, pulling it out of the toaster; dropping it on the
breadboard. "I won't" he looked down at Yami's hand as it grasped his arm,
frightened by the strong hold. He turned his violet gaze up to meet the deep crimson
one.
"Promise me."
"I promise I won't tell anyone" Yuugi insisted watching as the vampire's hand left his
arm. He breathed a sigh of relief before returning to his toast.
Yami leaned back against a gleaming white counter, gazing round the tidy room.
"Don't you live with anyone?"
"Yeah I live with Jiichan, but he's away on a business trip in America at the moment"
Yuugi explained biting into his toast, chewing quickly. "Do you know how you got
here?"
Yami stood silently trying to list some ideas mentally. "I don't know but I'll be
damned if I don't find out how I can get back. If I don't get back soon, someone is
going to take my position when they think I've left."
Yuugi didn't have much of an idea of what the vampire meant by the last part.
Shrugging off the thought, he grabbed his schoolbag slipping his sneakers on. "I'll be
back this afternoon. There's a library a couple of blocks away if you need it. School's
just past there," Yuugi explained. Heading to the door he walked out, half relieved to
be away from the cold vampire.
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Jou smiled as he saw Yuugi running down the street towards him. "Late getting up
agin?"
Yuugi smiled as he slowed to a walk beside the blond. "No, this morning was fairly
organised."
Jou raised an amused eyebrow as he inspected the shorter teen's half-tucked in shirt,
unruly hair and undone sneakers. "Is that what you call it?" he laughed grinning at
Yuugi's small pout.
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By midmorning Yami was getting frustrated. He had searched most of the house
looking for any sign of how he had ended up on Earth. Eventually he gave up, telling
himself he would resume his search later. Heading out of the building via the back
door he wandered down the street in search of the library Yuugi had mentioned.
The differences this world had with his own, proved overwhelming for the vampire.
Small things to most people- electricity, computers, none of it existed in the Shadow
world. Only magic.
Reaching the next road, the vampire saw a colossal building loom up. As he got closer
he found it to be the Library he was looking for. Walking calmly up the steps he
entered the building.
"Can I help you?"
Yami looked over as a feminine voice addressed him. The first thing he looked at was
her neck, smooth skin hiding the telltale artery. Ripping his hungry gaze up he met
her soft sapphire eyes. "I'm looking for books on vampires and ancient artefacts" he
replied, his eyes wandering back down to her neck.
The receptionist ignored the fact that he kept watching her neck as she searched on a
computer. "Vampires and the supernatural are up those stairs and on the right, ancient
artefacts are on the same floor on the left" she located them, pointing to their left. He
nodded a thanks and walked off towards the stairway.
~ Supernatural my ass ~
Blocking angry thoughts from his mind, Yami ran an index finger over book covers as
he read the titles. Eventually he pulled out several before making he way to the
artefacts area; where he extracted several more books.
Finding an empty table he set the pile of books down, taking the first and opening the
aged musty cover.
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"You feeling ok Yuug?" Jou asked noticing yet another yawn coming from the spiky
haired teen.
"Hai. Just a bit tired that's all. I didn't sleep too well last night" Yuugi murmured
closing his eyes as he lay on the soft grass. It was currently their lunch break, the
morning's lessons over. He was out in the ground of Domino High with Jou, Honda
and Anzu, the hot sun beating down on the petite group; all unaware of the eyes that
watched them.
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Yami sat on one of the school's rooftops overlooking the group as they lounged
around. His cold crimson eyes stared intently at Yuugi's every movement. They
admired his angelic face as he laughed at some unheard joke, watching tired eyelids
droop ever so slightly; giving him a sleepy appearance.
Though the vampire had only known him for a short while, Yami felt somehow
connected to the small teen, besides their obvious mental link. He felt a strong urge to
protect the Hikari, unlike anything he had ever felt before.
Standing, Yami pushed the thoughts away as he made his way across the rooftops,
heading back to the Turtle Games Shop.
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Returning to Yuugi's room, Yami looked around still looking for an answer as to how
he had come to this world. He had already found the answer about the pyramid he
wore. The Millennium Puzzle. A 5000 year old solid gold artefact from Egypt,
wherever that was.
Eyes searching the room they finally landed on Yuugi's overly disorganised desk.
Walking over he picked up a large worn book, already open at a specific page.
Keeping his finger in the said page, Yami looked at the aged cover he noticed it held
the same mark as that of his Puzzle. A Sennen Eye.
Turning back to the original page, Yami uttered a bewildered cry as he found the page
talking of his world, the Shadow world.
"So this is how I got here" he muttered, eye scanning over the spell based on the page.
Looking up, he frowned slightly. "Wait a minute. If that says of my world and how to
transport anyone from it, there must be a page saying how to get back there."
Flicking over the page, Yami scanned the words before looking to the next yellow
page. "Aha!" he mumbled triumphantly, finger stamping down on the spell.
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"Why didn't you tell me about that book earlier?"
Yuugi jumped startled as Yami jumped down beside him as he walked along the
deserted pavement.
"What book?" he inquired, slightly uncertain. He watched as the vampire's eyes
darted from place to place, studying everything and anything.
"The ancient one on your desk. The one with the Sennen Eye on it" Yami answered,
eyes returning to Yuugi's gentle face.
The freshman shrugged. "I dunno. I just didn't think about it. Why? Did that bring
you into this world? Did you find anything out about the pyramid?"
"The book did bring me here. The pyramid is known as the Millennium Puzzle, a
5000 year old artefact from somewhere called Egypt. There are 6 other items like it,
the Tauk, Ankh, Ai, Rod, Ring and Scale. They were used to seal something called
the Shadow Games. The Millennium Puzzle gives us the mental link and shows a
joining of Hikari and Yami, Light and Dark" Yami explained as they neared the
Games Shop.
Yuugi gnawed his lower lip, a question swaying in his mind. Finally he gained the
courage to ask it. "Do you know anything about seven people being murdered?"
"Maybe."
"One from severe blood lose, five from broken necks and the last…" Yuugi
swallowed before concluding, "had his head ripped off."
When Yami gave no answer, but continued walking up the stairs, Yuugi followed
him. "You do know about it don't you? You did that!"
Yami whirled aggressively, crimson eyes blazing like red fire. "I have to maintain
myself just like every other bugger! Like the books I read said: I'm a brutal and
vicious killer. Something I can't change right now! Life's war and every war has it's
casualties!"
Tears welled in Yuugi's fearful violet eyes, causing part of the vampire's heart to melt
at the sight. "But why seven? Why could you kill them and not me?"
Yami sighed, turning away. "I don't know, I just…couldn't. The only way to save the
people in this world _from_ me is for me…and you to go back to my world."
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End notes:
FC: umm…Zoo is my muse out of the toilet yet?
Zoo: nope ^^()
Eevee Muse: *looking pretty green* can't blame her…..
FC: -.- it wasn't that bad! Just because someone had their head ripped off!
Flareon Muse: *appears* urgh
Eevee Muse: you ok now?
Flareon Muse: Yeah…
Zoo: ok so the next chapter's my turn on yet another completely different character
^^()
FC: it will join up eventually, I think….
Flareon Muse: you do?
FC: well I'm not sure…*catches drift* o.O;; hey! I do think, thank-you very much!
Zoo: please review!!!
All four: ^____^
do own ourselves!!! No matter what people say mwahahaha *ahem*
Heya peeps! FC here. So we had Zoo-chan doing the last chapter so tis my turn ^^ so
this time round we move back to Yuugi and the Vampires and next time we switch to
Ryou and the werewolves- k?
And yes it is a film quote but I'm crap at doing them (Zoo normally does them ^^) so
it's bad but my attempt, Gomen ne!
Warnings: Excessive swearing, blood, gore, death- not for weak stomachs later
//Yami to Yuugi//
/Yuugi to Yami/
~ Individual thoughts ~
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`When you're having fun go right an hour can seem like a second, when things go
wrong a second can seem like an hour` - Preacher, Deep Blue Sea
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Humans. Considered the innocent beings, the _pure_ beings, their blood unmixed
unlike the Vampires and Darkwolves. Some even connected to the demons of the
Shadow Worlds.
They make legends, myths of the demons, some gentle legends; others dark myths
there to scare and horrify. They believe these stories to be fictional- untrue. If only
they knew.
Whoever said Red Riding Hood didn't die by the claws of the wolf…
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Chapter 3- Enter the Hikari
~Earth 2000 AD. the Light World~
Blood rushed through his head, temples drumming like an orchestra. Fingers rubbed
his throbbing head as Yuugi's eyes slowly opened, blinking when he saw no light.
Afraid he had lost his sight, Yuugi scrambled onto his knees, eyes searching
desperately. He sighed with relief when he noticed the dark night sky looming around
his window. Pure white moon illuminated the book on his desk which had somehow
replaced itself back up there.
Standing up, the boy felt something bounce against his chest. Looking down, he found
an odd gold pyramid hanging from a chain around his neck. Fingers lightly touched
the smooth surface, tracing the lines while violet eyes admired it's bright shimmer in
the moonlight.
Yuugi let go of the strange pyramid, making his way out of the darkened room,
heading to the kitchen. Fingertips fumbled for the lost light switch. Once found, the
room flooded with the artificial illume. Stumbling across the room, Yuugi picked a
glass from the cupboard, moving over to the fridge, he pulled out an orange juice
carton. Once said glass was full, the freshman made his way back up the stairs.
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Regaining his senses proved to be painful and slow for Yami. The vampire drifted in
darkness until crimson orbs opened revealing a blurred gloomy room. Recognising the
thing he was lying on as being a floor except for something that was sticking into his
stomach. Reaching a hand underneath his body, Yami pulled the thick flat object out.
Distinguishing it as a book, the vampire didn't understand the title. There was nothing
like _English: Textbook 5_ in his realm. What was English?
"Where the fuck am I?" he muttered.
Recovering the last of his actions, Yami became fully alert. With no idea where he
was, he did the only thing he could do. Standing, he looked around attempting to find
a clue as to where he was. The dark room was as clear as it would be in light to his
eyes. Books of various types littered a cluttered desk, photo frames stood around the
room, each containing pictures of different people. He snarled when a light lit up
above his head.
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Reaching his room, Yuugi turned the light on before entering. A deep snarl caused his
head to snap up. The cup fell from his hand, smashing on the floor, orange juice
splashing over the carpet; as he stared at the figure in the centre of his room. A cold
chill ran down his spine, freezing his blood, body trembling violently as the figure
turned. A black silver spiked collar circled the stranger's neck, black leather top and
pants revealed every sleek muscle.
Violet eyes widened as Yuugi's gaze was met with almost identical crimson ones. But
that wasn't what frightened the boy. It was the curled lip which revealed two
unnaturally long canines, pure as snow, bared in a savage fashion.
Yuugi stepped back, tripping over another unseen book. Landing on the floor, he
couldn't rip his gazed from the gleaming teeth as he slid backwards towards his open
door.
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Bared teeth vanished under a lowered lip as Yami gazed bewilderedly down at the
short boy in front of him. Though clearly human with no hint of vampire heritage, the
boy held an uncanny resemblance to the Vampire King. Crimson and black spikes
shot up at identical angles, gold bangs lining his face. Terrified amethyst eyes stared
at Yami, unable to rip themselves from his face. But it wasn't the shocking analogy
that caught his crimson orbs. It was the child's innocence. It was pure, no hint of
violence or hate radiating from him whatsoever. It was then Yami knew this was no
ordinary human. For one, he had no desire to kill the quivering child.
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Yuugi scrambled up and ran out through the door as the stranger stepped towards him.
He dashed down the hallway heading for the stairs.
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Yami growled angrily as the human ran out through the door. He gave chase, not one
to want to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He saw the boy dash down a flight
of stairs desperate to get away from the vampire. Yami took his chance. Running at
the stairway he jumped over the stairs, landing on the ground floor at the exact same
time as Yuugi. He grabbed the teen, strong arms wrapping around his arms and waist,
stopping him from running.
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Yuugi screamed, hoping to attract some kind of attention, drowning out the snarl
between him. He stopped as a hand clamped over his mouth, halting the noise mid-
flow. He struggled against the restraining arms but to no benefit.
"Stop wriggling. If I was going to bloody kill you I would have done so by now"
terrified tears fell from his wide eyes, falling down his face onto the figure's hand.
"I'm gonna take my hand away now, but only if you don't yell. Are you gonna stay
quiet?" Yuugi nodded, spiky hair brushing against the vampire's face.
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As Yami took his hand away, the teen set up another yell, panic stricken voice louder
than before. Giving an annoyed glare, Yami was forced to replace his hand, silencing
the boy again, though a muffled sob escaped his throat.
"Look, if you don't stop doing that I'm going to rip your damn voice box out. Let's
make this easier for you and me- I'd rather get some answers at the moment than go
round with my hand on your mouth," he stated his temper remaining cool. "So let's
try this again. Are you going to let me take my hand away?" he asked waiting. The
child nodded again. "If you do start yelling I'll tape your mouth shut" Yami
threatened warningly.
Slowly he took his hand away, letting it waver before finally lowering. "Alright. Now
I want some answers" he remarked. Lifting the boy facilely, Yami walked back up the
stairs to the first room he was in.
Boots crunched down on glass shards as they entered the room, light still glaring
down. Walking over to the desk chair Yami let go of the boy, sitting him in the
cushioned seat. He knelt down in front of the child.
"Ok, let's start with simples first," he stated, "What's your name?" He waited for the
teen to answer, though all he got was a blank look.
~ Great, he's in bloody shock. ~
Standing up straight, Yami headed out of the room. Opening a door he walked in,
performing a quick glow spell enabling him to see. He found a cloth and ran it under
the cold tap. Ringing the majority of the water out, the vampire headed back out of the
dark bathroom.
Before he could enter the first room, the small teen ran out through the doorway, past
the vampire. Though Yami wasn't slow. Reflexes acting like streaked lightning he
had hold of the child once again. "Whoa!" he shouted, lifting the struggling boy,
taking him back to the desk chair.
Sitting him down, Yami placed firm hands on the freshman's shoulders, looking
straight into the frightened amethyst eyes. "I'm not going to hurt you, I just want
some answers nothing more" he insisted, teeth clenched, jaw muscles tight. Taking
the damp cloth he wiped around the boy's face, wiping the sweat and heat from his
forehead. "Just co-operate with me on this," he reasoned, "what is your name?" He
waited a few moments.
"M-Mutou Y-Yuugi."
"Alright, now we're getting some where," Yami gave his trademark half smile,
though he was startled by the resemblance to their names. "Where is this?"
"T-Tokyo, Japan" Yuugi stammered, voice matching his fear immersed face.
"Japan? Where the hell is that? There isn't such a place" Yami snapped causing
Yuugi to jump violently, "don't equivocate me. I want proper answers." Yuugi
swallowed visibly, unsure of what he should say. "Now tell me where we are and
don't lie to me!" Yami snarled, almost aggressively.
"We're in Japan" Yuugi repeated unable to give a different answer. He gasped in pain
as Yami squeezed his shoulder brutally, strong hand squashing the nerves. "I'm not
lying, it's where we are!" he cried, tears running in long streams down his face.
"There is no place called _Japan_ in the Shadow world, you lie!" Yami bellowed,
long canines beginning to show as his temper rose.
"I'm not! I don't even know what the Shadow world is" Yuugi's entire form
shuddered as the vampire's grip sent excruciating pain running through it. Yami's
eyes widened momentarily, his grip loosening.
The child wasn't lying.
Taking his hand away, he watched Yuugi raise his own, nursing his crushed shoulder.
"But, if this isn't the Shadow world where is it, what world?" he inquired, confused.
"This is Earth, I don't know of any other world" Yuugi sobbed, teary gaze giving him
the look of a broken angel. Yami felt a pang of guilt rack his body, an unusual feeling
for the cold vampire.
"Gomen ne. I didn't mean to hurt you," he apologised quietly, "hold still."
Unsure of what the vampire was going to do, Yuugi cringed slightly when he brought
his hand up. "This'll help, I promise" Yami assured the teen. He took hold of Yuugi's
jacket sleeve pulling it gently from his arm, exposing the youth's smooth tanned skin.
Pulling up the short sleeve of his white shirt, Yami revealed the already ugly bruising
that was starting to swell. "I just need you to stay still for a moment" he instructed.
Though he was slightly reluctant to do so, Yuugi did as he was bidden.
He watched as the vampire began chanting something in a foreign tongue, unlike
anything he'd heard before. A small blue globe formed in the palm of Yami's hand,
light hovering above his ivory skin. The vampire blew it gently towards the youth's
shoulder, globe shattering into tiny specks. Yuugi gasped as the light hit his shoulder,
cold to the touch.
"It's c-cold" he stuttered watching the light appear to freeze and meld on his bruised
shoulder. Yami smirked slightly at the crude remark.
"That's because it was an ice spell. It'll freeze the bruising, reducing the swelling
before it starts."
Yuugi looked up from the ice forming on his shoulder to Yami, watching as he gazed
around the room. "You never told me your name."
"Hmm?" Yami drew his attention back to the youth.
"Your name. You never told me it" Yuugi repeated, fear gripping his untamed heart.
"Yami-Yuugi, though I hate being called that so most just call me Yami" he
answered, crimson eyes burning down.
"Darkness…does that mean you're kinda like a dark side, like my dark side or
something?" Yuugi frowned slightly.
Yami contemplated the question. "I suppose so, yes. Which would make you my
Light side, my Hikari. That would explain why we look the same and why I had no
desire to kill you."
Unsure of whether to be relieved by the last remark or not, Yuugi caught another
glimpse at the abnormally long canines as Yami ran a scarlet tongue over them.
"What exactly are you?"
"A vampire. King of Vampires to be precise" Yami's head turned down, unfazed by
the question. He was met by a look of both disbelief and horror mixed into one.
"A v-vampire?" Yuugi swallowed, "but you can't be, there's no such thing as
vampires."
Yami frowned at the comment. He spied a book sitting in the overstuffed bookcase.
Walking over he wrenched it out. The teen looked at the title: Fairytales, Myths and
Legends.
"I suppose this tells you we're only figures of your imagination, there to scare you, to
terrify you with the thought of our very existence" Yami barked, causing the boy to
jump as he threw it across the room forcibly, watching it hit the wall with a loud
smack. "Believe me, that book doesn't necessarily lie. We do exist, Vampires,
Darkwolves, Demons, the whole bloody lot. We're all there. I've seen some of the
things you probably only see in your worst nightmares."
As Yuugi stared at the vampire's face he slowly began to realise the truth of his
words. "You're not joking are you?"
"I don't joke."
Gnawing on his lower lip Yuugi glanced at the clock on his bedside table. 3:30am.
Stifling a yawn he stood. Walking out into the hallway he went to the bathroom, Yami
staring after him. Turning on the cold tap, he cupped his hands catching the cold
liquid. Splashing his face, he wiped away the tearstains streaking his innocent face.
//Damn am I hungry//
Yuugi stopped in the doorway, startled by the comment. "You're what?" he inquired
unsure if he'd miss heard. Yami turned gazing at him as he put a photo frame down in
it's original position.
"I never said anything" he frowned, turning his back to the youth.
Yuugi nodded. "Yes you did. You said you were hungry."
Yami whirled back round to face the boy, crimson eyes disconcerted. "I didn't say it,
I- "
//Thought it//
"How did you do that?" Yuugi asked, confusion playing on his face as he held the
gold pyramid in comfort. Looking down Yami noticed an identical object hanging
from his own neck. He touched the cold metal, feeling a wave of energy flow from the
object.
"I think we have some kind of mental link, probably something to do with these
pyramids" he muttered, turning back to the teen in front of him.
"So you can hear all my thoughts?" Yuugi questioned, uncomfortable with the idea of
his every thought becoming exposed to someone he'd only just met.
Yami shook his head. "No, a mental link means that we can speak to one another
using thoughts instead of voices. But we can keep other thoughts separate. I think
some thoughts may slip through to start with because neither of us is used to this." He
stared at Yuugi's drooping eyelids. "You should get some sleep."
Yuugi nodded tiredly. Not bothering to change from his school clothes the teen lifted
up the covers on his bed, crawling under them, still afraid of the vampire and staying
in the same room as him.
/I hope I'm not on the menu if he's hungry/
"Don't worry you're not" Yami whispered, fully aware that that particular thought
wasn't supposed to reach him. Like he had said- he had no desire to kill the innocent
child. He moved over to the window, opening it before sticking his head out. Spotting
a ledge a few meters below the said window, the vampire jumped out of it, landing on
the slated ledge. Standing up straight he gazed around at the shadowed houses and
buildings.
Breathing in the deep night air, Yami launched himself from the ledge, landing
swiftly on the paved road. Taking a quick glance at his location, the vampire ran
down the road with unnatural speed. The hunt for prey was on.
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He walked quickly down the alley, coarse brown hair bouncing as he went. He
glanced back over his shoulder, hazel eyes searching. Concluding that nothing was
there, he continued down the back alley.
Stomach gaining an uneasy sentient, the man jumped when something crashed in
front of him. Halting, the brunette listened intently. "Last time you go out this late at
night" he muttered to himself. Turning he jumped when he came face to face with a
youth.
"Yes, it is" the man had no time to shout as two sharp teeth plunged into his artery.
Blood lust filled Yami's body as the hot life giving liquid flowed down his throat.
Drinking hungrily, the vampire took the last of the brunette's vitality before dropping
the drained body on the ground. Blood tasted so much sweeter when it was fear
ridden. Scarlet tongue ran over stained fangs as he walked away, his business finished
in the silent alley.
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Walking down an unlit street, Yami's keen hearing picked up voices not far ahead.
Unfazed, the youth continued to walk heading towards the noise.
Turning a corner Yami spotted the source of the voices, a group of around 6 boys on
the opposite side of the road. As the vampire walked, a member of the crowd saw
him, immediately running over the hushed street with the rest.
Circling around Yami, they forced him to stop. "What we got ere then?" the first boy
questioned, a lopsided grin planted on his face.
"Something you can't handle" Yami smirked, crimson eyes blazing.
A second figure grabbed the upper half of his arm. "Looks like we gotta tough one"
the blond sneered. The look immediately vanished as a fist flew up and connected
with his nose. Blood squirted out, dribbling from the broken nose. The guy yelled in
agony, letting go of Yami as he held his swelling part.
"You wanna play it rough do ya? We'll show you da colour of ya insides when we're
finished with you" the first snarled angrily.
Raising an eyebrow, Yami gave him a bemused look. "Not before I show you the
colour of yours. Why don't we play my game? It'll be better."
Some of group were becoming unnerved by the strange youth's brutal confidence.
The first refused to let it show. "What kinda game?"
"It's a game I like to call Snap Two Three. Rules are simple but I'll give you a
demonstration to help you out" before any of the group could even blink, the _game_
started. Grabbing the blond with the broken nose, Yami took hold of the sides of his
head, twisting it viciously whilst chanting "Snap Two Three." He continued through
the group, chanting the same three words as he listened to the satisfying snap of their
necks as he dropped their broken forms. Lastly he went to the teen that had spotted
him first. Taking his head, Yami twisted and pulled, chanting his words, smiling at the
loud crack and rip as he pulled the youth's head clean off his shoulders. Smiling into
the face, which was still frozen in shock, Yami concluded with two words as he threw
the useless head back a top the limb body; watching the blood seep out onto the
already stained clothes.
"Game over."
Snap Two Three started and finished within a matter of seconds.
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Yuugi woke to the shrill sound of his alarm clock dragging him from a peaceful sleep.
Tiredly, he waved his hand knocking the clock from his bedside table onto the floor;
halting the annoying sound. Sitting up, he yawned looking around.
/Was everything last night just a dream?/
//`Fraid not. Everything happened just as you remember//
The teen looked around trying to find the vampire, unsure if he was glad that Yami
wasn't in the room. Sliding out of bed, he noticed the open window.
/Where are you?/
//Outside//
Looking out of the window, Yuugi saw no sign of Yami. Turning his head he looked
up at the roof, noticing the pair of boots swinging back and forth. "What are you
doing up there?" he shouted.
A head stuck out, looking down at the teen. "Thinking" came the systematic reply.
"Well do you mind coming down?" Yuugi inquired. He brought his head in sharply as
the vampire jumped from the rooftop down onto the ledge below the window, ending
his task by springing gracefully into the open gap. "I thought vampires couldn't go
out in daylight" Yuugi mumbled.
"Who told you that? I'm really going to have to see where you get all that crap from.
Daylight doesn't do anything to us, though technically we do prefer night to day"
Yami explained indignant at the comment. He watched as Yuugi pulled his white shirt
off, wincing as it aggravated his shoulder. "Let me take a look at that" Yuugi watched
as Yami's warm fingers examined the bruising on his shoulder. "It's not too bad-
you'll live."
As Yuugi made his way down to the kitchen, the vampire stepped in front of him.
"Where're you going?"
"School" Yuugi answered, picking up his school bag and dropping it on one of the
counters.
"I don't want you leaving here" Yami remarked watching as the teen started making
some toast. Toast making halted as Yuugi looked up at the cold-faced vampire.
"Look, if I don't go it's gonna be more suspicious than if I do go" he reasoned
resuming his original task.
"Fine."
"You want some toast?" Yuugi wasn't even sure if the vampire ate solid food.
Yami pulled a wry face. "No. I've already eaten." He watched as Yuugi turned at this
comment, fear flashing in his amethyst eyes before going back to their original state.
"You must not tell anyone about this, especially about me being a vampire. Not even
your closest friends."
Yuugi watched as the toast popped up, pulling it out of the toaster; dropping it on the
breadboard. "I won't" he looked down at Yami's hand as it grasped his arm,
frightened by the strong hold. He turned his violet gaze up to meet the deep crimson
one.
"Promise me."
"I promise I won't tell anyone" Yuugi insisted watching as the vampire's hand left his
arm. He breathed a sigh of relief before returning to his toast.
Yami leaned back against a gleaming white counter, gazing round the tidy room.
"Don't you live with anyone?"
"Yeah I live with Jiichan, but he's away on a business trip in America at the moment"
Yuugi explained biting into his toast, chewing quickly. "Do you know how you got
here?"
Yami stood silently trying to list some ideas mentally. "I don't know but I'll be
damned if I don't find out how I can get back. If I don't get back soon, someone is
going to take my position when they think I've left."
Yuugi didn't have much of an idea of what the vampire meant by the last part.
Shrugging off the thought, he grabbed his schoolbag slipping his sneakers on. "I'll be
back this afternoon. There's a library a couple of blocks away if you need it. School's
just past there," Yuugi explained. Heading to the door he walked out, half relieved to
be away from the cold vampire.
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Jou smiled as he saw Yuugi running down the street towards him. "Late getting up
agin?"
Yuugi smiled as he slowed to a walk beside the blond. "No, this morning was fairly
organised."
Jou raised an amused eyebrow as he inspected the shorter teen's half-tucked in shirt,
unruly hair and undone sneakers. "Is that what you call it?" he laughed grinning at
Yuugi's small pout.
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By midmorning Yami was getting frustrated. He had searched most of the house
looking for any sign of how he had ended up on Earth. Eventually he gave up, telling
himself he would resume his search later. Heading out of the building via the back
door he wandered down the street in search of the library Yuugi had mentioned.
The differences this world had with his own, proved overwhelming for the vampire.
Small things to most people- electricity, computers, none of it existed in the Shadow
world. Only magic.
Reaching the next road, the vampire saw a colossal building loom up. As he got closer
he found it to be the Library he was looking for. Walking calmly up the steps he
entered the building.
"Can I help you?"
Yami looked over as a feminine voice addressed him. The first thing he looked at was
her neck, smooth skin hiding the telltale artery. Ripping his hungry gaze up he met
her soft sapphire eyes. "I'm looking for books on vampires and ancient artefacts" he
replied, his eyes wandering back down to her neck.
The receptionist ignored the fact that he kept watching her neck as she searched on a
computer. "Vampires and the supernatural are up those stairs and on the right, ancient
artefacts are on the same floor on the left" she located them, pointing to their left. He
nodded a thanks and walked off towards the stairway.
~ Supernatural my ass ~
Blocking angry thoughts from his mind, Yami ran an index finger over book covers as
he read the titles. Eventually he pulled out several before making he way to the
artefacts area; where he extracted several more books.
Finding an empty table he set the pile of books down, taking the first and opening the
aged musty cover.
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"You feeling ok Yuug?" Jou asked noticing yet another yawn coming from the spiky
haired teen.
"Hai. Just a bit tired that's all. I didn't sleep too well last night" Yuugi murmured
closing his eyes as he lay on the soft grass. It was currently their lunch break, the
morning's lessons over. He was out in the ground of Domino High with Jou, Honda
and Anzu, the hot sun beating down on the petite group; all unaware of the eyes that
watched them.
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Yami sat on one of the school's rooftops overlooking the group as they lounged
around. His cold crimson eyes stared intently at Yuugi's every movement. They
admired his angelic face as he laughed at some unheard joke, watching tired eyelids
droop ever so slightly; giving him a sleepy appearance.
Though the vampire had only known him for a short while, Yami felt somehow
connected to the small teen, besides their obvious mental link. He felt a strong urge to
protect the Hikari, unlike anything he had ever felt before.
Standing, Yami pushed the thoughts away as he made his way across the rooftops,
heading back to the Turtle Games Shop.
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Returning to Yuugi's room, Yami looked around still looking for an answer as to how
he had come to this world. He had already found the answer about the pyramid he
wore. The Millennium Puzzle. A 5000 year old solid gold artefact from Egypt,
wherever that was.
Eyes searching the room they finally landed on Yuugi's overly disorganised desk.
Walking over he picked up a large worn book, already open at a specific page.
Keeping his finger in the said page, Yami looked at the aged cover he noticed it held
the same mark as that of his Puzzle. A Sennen Eye.
Turning back to the original page, Yami uttered a bewildered cry as he found the page
talking of his world, the Shadow world.
"So this is how I got here" he muttered, eye scanning over the spell based on the page.
Looking up, he frowned slightly. "Wait a minute. If that says of my world and how to
transport anyone from it, there must be a page saying how to get back there."
Flicking over the page, Yami scanned the words before looking to the next yellow
page. "Aha!" he mumbled triumphantly, finger stamping down on the spell.
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"Why didn't you tell me about that book earlier?"
Yuugi jumped startled as Yami jumped down beside him as he walked along the
deserted pavement.
"What book?" he inquired, slightly uncertain. He watched as the vampire's eyes
darted from place to place, studying everything and anything.
"The ancient one on your desk. The one with the Sennen Eye on it" Yami answered,
eyes returning to Yuugi's gentle face.
The freshman shrugged. "I dunno. I just didn't think about it. Why? Did that bring
you into this world? Did you find anything out about the pyramid?"
"The book did bring me here. The pyramid is known as the Millennium Puzzle, a
5000 year old artefact from somewhere called Egypt. There are 6 other items like it,
the Tauk, Ankh, Ai, Rod, Ring and Scale. They were used to seal something called
the Shadow Games. The Millennium Puzzle gives us the mental link and shows a
joining of Hikari and Yami, Light and Dark" Yami explained as they neared the
Games Shop.
Yuugi gnawed his lower lip, a question swaying in his mind. Finally he gained the
courage to ask it. "Do you know anything about seven people being murdered?"
"Maybe."
"One from severe blood lose, five from broken necks and the last…" Yuugi
swallowed before concluding, "had his head ripped off."
When Yami gave no answer, but continued walking up the stairs, Yuugi followed
him. "You do know about it don't you? You did that!"
Yami whirled aggressively, crimson eyes blazing like red fire. "I have to maintain
myself just like every other bugger! Like the books I read said: I'm a brutal and
vicious killer. Something I can't change right now! Life's war and every war has it's
casualties!"
Tears welled in Yuugi's fearful violet eyes, causing part of the vampire's heart to melt
at the sight. "But why seven? Why could you kill them and not me?"
Yami sighed, turning away. "I don't know, I just…couldn't. The only way to save the
people in this world _from_ me is for me…and you to go back to my world."
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End notes:
FC: umm…Zoo is my muse out of the toilet yet?
Zoo: nope ^^()
Eevee Muse: *looking pretty green* can't blame her…..
FC: -.- it wasn't that bad! Just because someone had their head ripped off!
Flareon Muse: *appears* urgh
Eevee Muse: you ok now?
Flareon Muse: Yeah…
Zoo: ok so the next chapter's my turn on yet another completely different character
^^()
FC: it will join up eventually, I think….
Flareon Muse: you do?
FC: well I'm not sure…*catches drift* o.O;; hey! I do think, thank-you very much!
Zoo: please review!!!
All four: ^____^