Blood Lust

Chapter_02: Doubts

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Yugi had limped the 1.83 miles home. Apparently, Yami had not let Yugi go unscathed, and had gone as far as even destroying his car.

'Stupid Yami' Yugi thought bitterly 'breaking my femur. And three ribs. And ankle, thumbs, and a minor concussion.'

He had finally made it home, to the game shop where he lived with his grandfather, an Elder. Many witches sought his advice, and right now he was in Australia training new witches. The shop was merely just a cover, so that mortals wouldn't suspect anything.

Yugi winced, but it wasn't caused by pain. He remembered that he still had trig homework. He loathed any form of math.

Pushing the door open, he found himself to be trampled by his friends, or hunting partners.

"Eurgh....."

"Yug, are you okay man?" His best friend, Jou, asked.

"Oh no!" Anzu voiced, "You're hurt!"

"What happened?" A snowy white haired teen asked.

"Yugi, what the Hell were you hunting last night?" Honda questioned.

"Lay off him, shark boy." Mai exclaimed. "Lets get him over to the couch."

Yugi could feel himself being picked up and being carried over to the couch. By this time he had closed his eyes, trying to remember what had happened last night. It couldn't have been all bad, excusing all of his injuries, since he woke up his morning with a smile on his lips. He was brought back to reality when he heard Jou call for Shizuka, his little sister and healer of the group.

"What happened?" She questioned, a look of concern growing on her face.

"We think he went to a bash last night and was outnumbered. Poor Yugi, he really
shouldn't be hunting for vampires alone." Ryou's soft voice stated.

Yugi flinched. He was NOT weak! He only got that injured because Yami had quicker reflexes than him. At least he had killed Kaitos, Yugi thought smugly. The group had been after him for several months but to know avail. By now the pain was lessening, Shizukas powers seemed to have increased. Opening his eyes slowly, he awoke to the faces of his friends.  He shakily sat up, gripping onto the arm rests for support.

"Okay, Shizuka healed him, he's fine now. Now can I question him?" Honda demanded impatiently.

"I guess...." Jou started.

"Great. Yugi, what the hell were you thinking going to bash that violent without any backup?!?" Honda yelled.

Since they didn't mention Yami's Mark, Yugi's guess was that they hadn't noticed.  His right arm was in full view. Still, Yugi didn't reply to Honda's question.

"Well?! Answer me damnit!!!!" Honda yelled, lifting him off the couch. Yugi just glanced to the side.

"Sheesh Honda, take it easy, it's not like Yugi got marked by one of the leeches." Jou said, trying to lighten the mood.

This, Yugi took interest in. The mark was definitely there; it took up a good chunk on my upper arm. The pain was still fresh also. He wondered why they could not see it. He hadn't hidden it, had he? Maybe Yami did? But that wouldn't make sense! He was notorious for his hate of witches. This brought Yugi back to his original question: Why did Yami spare him?!?!?!

"I'm sorry I went to the bash without you." Yugi said through clenched teeth. "I had a lead on Kaitos and I didn't have time to call for backup."

"Well, what happened? Did he overpower you and give you those injuries?!" Honda had started up the interrogation again.

Yugi smirked darkly in response. "No, of course not." Everyone sighed at that response. "I killed that that Leech with one blow. Wasn't quite hard really. I can't understand how you couldn't track Kaitos down. Took me only 2 hours." Yugi finished smugly, a look of content on his face.

At this, the entire group was in shock. Truth was that the little Circle had never really given Yugi a part in the hunt. They always believed he was too weak.  This was why Yugi often went out on his own to kill the vampire the Circle had been after for a while. And Yugi _always_ got his prey. It was a fact, though the group overlooked it, that Yugi was one of the deadliest vampire hunters alive. It usually took him about a day to find his prey.

"You-you what?" stuttered Anzu.

"Are you sure you killed Kaitos? We've been after him for months, how could you find him in less than a day?" Ryou asked, stunned.

"There is no way that that runt could kill Kaitos. No way." Honda stated.

"Oh yeah? If a runt like me couldn't kill a big, bad vampire like Kaitos, then how could I get this?" Yugi said, in a sing-song/kiddy voice, pulling out a
golden talisman with many precious gems embedded into its surface from his
pocket.

"Oh. My. Gods. Ra! Kaitos never leaves this behind! He stole it from Lea three centuries ago!" Mai exclaimed. Lea was another famous which. She invented many spells to capture or track down vampires, and also killed Seth, one of the first vampires to disgrace the earth.

Yugi smirked ( he does this quite often, ne? ), maybe now he would get the recognition he deserved. Wrong again.

"Congratulations, Yugi!" Anzu cheered.

"Yeah, right." Honda scoffed "Another witch or vampire more than likely killed Kaitos, and Yugi just found his talisman."

"Well," Ryou started "He WAS the weakest one during our training. Couldn't even pick up the trail of a vampire, and his reflexes would've gotten him killed." Ryou's face softened. "I'm sorry mate. But Honda does have a point."

The rest of the group reluctantly agreed. Honda was the leader of the Circle, and he was also the most knowledgeable about vampires.

This definitely pissed off Yugi. They NEVER believed him! Oh Honda, he's so great! Honda, lets go ask his advice! I'm sure Honda wouldn't approve! Yugi mimicked in his mind. Honda was the main reason why the others doubted his abilities. That, and the training. It had been Yugi's first time in any matter involving vampires, and he had been, clumsy. Just because he was the descendent of the great Sugoroku ( is that how you spell it? ) Motou Yugi was supposed to excel the first time he did it. Ha!

"Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go to my room." Yugi said rather coldly, shoving past his friends and stalking up the stairs to his room.

~*~ Yugi's POV ~*~

I threw myself down on my bed, wishing to forget all my problems. I glanced over to my desk, the black laptop blinking signaling me that I have mail. Half heartily I dragged myself over to the desk and opened my laptop.

'Voice Recognition?'

"Yugi Motou"

'Confirmed.  Task?'

"I want to check my e-mail."

The message shocked me.

Sender:  Daemon_Lord@Kiyomi.net

Subject:  Silent Eyes

Message Sent:  3-18-04 at 19:45:13

Message:  I'm watching you…

The message was sent just a minute ago.

Kuso.

I whirled around, facing the mirror. How had he gotten my e-mail?! My eyes were bloodshot, but I wasn't paying attention to that. The air behind me wavered a bit, turning darker. A form appeared, Yami's. Confidently, he towered above me, staring into my eyes through the reflection.

"What do you want?" I hissed.

"Nothing." Yami whispered huskily "Not yet, anyways."

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Oooo…a cliffie.  Am I evil or am I evil?  Okay, you know the drill.  Review and I'll post.