By Shadows and Lights
by: jade_tiger
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh and its characters do not belong to me; the only
characters that do belong to me are those that have appeared out of my
imagination. Although if the owners of Yu-Gi-Oh are willing to sell, I'll
take Ryou, Bakura and Kaiba.
Warning: This fic is a slash fic; you all know what that means, male/male pairings. So if any of you have a problem with that sort of thing do not continue reading after this.
A.N. Some character, such as Ryou, Yami and Yami Bakura, will have different last names than in the show. This is a necessity so the fic to not be confusing to the readers as well as for me when writing.
In this chapter a few months have past since Ryou moved to the same school as Yugi and Seto, they have all become good friends, but Ryou has not yet revealed his secret to the others.
Chapter Three: Secrets Revealed
The three companions walked down the sidewalk, two were talking about the movie they had just seen while the third remained silent. "Hey, Seto," said Yugi getting the tall young man's attention, "What was your favourite part?" "Yeah, Seto, you haven't spoken since we left." added the white haired young man who walked next to their silent companion. "I have no favourite part. I didn't even want to see that movie, but the two of you insisted." Seto replied his voice toneless. "Oh stop being such a stick in the mud, Kai, we know you enjoyed it too." said Yugi confidently.
Suddenly a man wearing a dark coat and black baseball cap walked by knocking into Ryou forcefully. "Hey, watch it." barked Seto glaring at the strange man, who had stopped to look back at the white haired young man who as now on the ground. "Sorry, I didn't see your little friend." replied the stranger giving a strange smirk; his canines seemed to gleam in the coming darkness. "Whatever, just watch where you're going next time." warned Seto turning away from the man and facing his companions. Ryou now stood staring at the stranger with an unreadable expression in his chocolate brown eyes. After returning Ryou's stare the man turned and walked away heading for a dark alley. "Are you alright Ryou?" asked Yugi in concern. "Yeah, I'm fine," assured Ryou, "But, listen you guys, I just remembered I have something I forgot to take care of. So I.. I'll see you guys later all right. Bye." he continued hurriedly, waving to his friends distractedly and following the path that the stranger took. "What's with him? He seemed distracted and anxious." Yugi said. "Yes, I know. I think we should follow him. He's hiding something, and I, for one, am sick of it." said Seto following the pale haired young man down the sidewalk, his short brother following close by.
Ryou turned to the alley and saw the figure in the shadows easily. The man stood silently and seemed to not move at all, as if he were waiting, expecting Ryou to follow him. "That's because I was." said the stranger, reading the thought from Ryou's mind easily. "So you know who I am." he stated, coming fully into the alley. "Who doesn't, now a days? The young Hunter. We thought all those of your blood had been destroyed, but I guess Bakura was mistaken. By the way my name is Simon." the man informed Ryou. "Bakura? What has he got to do with the murder of my family?" Ryou asked fiercely, if this man knew about those who murdered his family then he would be even closer to his goal. "You've heard of Bakura? Have you ever seen him?" the man sneered, a parody of a smile. "No, but none of those who have ever tried to hunt him lived to tell anyone what he looks like." Ryou said knowing that Simon knew what he spoke of. "From what I've heard the same could be said about you, young Hunter. The threat you prove to be has far exceeded that of the Hunters before you. You should be proud." "Enough of this crap," Ryou suddenly snapped, a stake suddenly appearing in his hand, "Let's make sure my reputation stays unblemished."
While this went on, two pairs of eyes watched unknown to the two in the alley. "Did you hear that Seto?" asked Yugi in a whisper, "That man knows something about the murder of Ryou's parents." Seto nodded standing behind the shorter young man, a logical position since if Yugi were to be behind him he would not have seen what happened next. Ryou moved with a surprising burst of speed, hurtling towards the man, seemingly unstoppable and unavoidable. However, the man moved with an inhuman speed and avoided the stake, but barely. The fight that ensued was fierce and deadly. Both fighters did not pull a single punch or kick, all the blows they threw were meant to do as much damage as possible. Suddenly an ominous glow seemed to envelop the man and Ryou was thrown against the alley wall with a sickening thud. "Shouldn't mess with an ancient, little Hunter." mocked the man giving a smile that revealed his sharp incisors and moving closer to Ryou who lay dazed against the brick wall. "Seto, we have to do something." said Yugi tugging at his brother's coat sleeve. "Yeah, let's go." replied Seto running into the alley silently.
"Get the hell away from him." a voice suddenly growled from the entrance of the alley. Simon turned to see the two that had been walking with the Hunter earlier. "So you two punks are hunters too, huh?" Simon snarled his fangs no longer hidden, the evidence of his being causing the two young men to take a surprised step back. "Well when your little friend wakes up, tell him I'll catch him later. The same goes for the two of you." with that threat he moved back into the shadow and seemed to melt away into nothingness. "Ryou!" Yugi exclaimed going up to their friend who was trying to stand in vain, pain radiating from his shoulder where he had connected with the wall. "Will you be alright?" asked Seto helping the slightly shorter young man. "Yeah, I'll be fine...but you two should not have followed me." Ryou whispered hoarsely, knowing that by helping him, his two freinds had inadvertently thrown themselves into the hunt unknowingly. "Well, you didn't expect us to just stand there and let you get hurt did you?" asked Yugi. "It would have been better that way." Ryou replied. Seto losing his patience at his friend's stubbornness growled and began to walk out of the alley dragging the white haired young man with him without further arguments.
"Enough with the secrecy, Ryou," said Seto sitting the young man on the living room couch, Mokuba and their parents were not there at the moment, and he thanked God for small blessings. "I know you've been hiding something and I've wondered what it was, but didn't pry. Now I think it's time you told us what the hell is going on." his tone brooked no arguments, and Ryou could do nothing but sigh. He knew that he was putting the only real friends he'd ever had in danger and it was tearing him up inside, he knew what the two had gone through when they were younger and he didn't want to be the cause of more pain for them, but it couldn't be helped. So with a deep breath he told the Seto and Yugi the secret that he had kept to himself for years. The reason why he often had bruises, cuts and other unexplainable injuries that he refused to talk about, even with them. The secret that had gotten his family killed when he was but a child.
"Alright, Kai, I'll tell you guys, you two have the right to know. I'm a vampire hunter." he said quietly, "That's why my parents were killed, actually. You see I come from a long line of Hunters who, ironically, were hunters. My parents were vampire hunters but they quit once they had me. But they had killed too many vampires to be able to turn away from what they were good at." Seto and Yugi, both unsure if they could believe what was being said to them, sat silently as their friend opened his past pains to them, tears spilling unchecked down his cheeks. "One night one of their old friends came, they hadn't seen each other in years so they were so happy, I can still remember my mother laughing with my father. That was the night that they were killed, a vampire had been controlling their friend and that's how they knew where we lived. They came in and killed them all." Ryou closed his eyes to the pain that bombarded him at the memories of his parents and of the night of their death. "You don't have to go on." said Seto, "I didn't mean for you to relive the pain, I'm sorry." Yugi said nothing just sat and watched, feeling the anguish that his friend felt. "No, it's alright," Ryou assured the brunet, "That's why I always move around, I don't want to put my relatives in danger. I began hunting when I turned nine. A family tradition, I guess." he said giving a bark of laughter. "I have to go now, I'll try to catch Simon before the night is through, I don't want to give him a chance to go through with his threats to you guys." Ryou said standing and walking towards the door. "Are you sure you should? You could get hurt badly." said Yugi as Ryou opened the door. "Don't worry about me Yugi, I can handle him." Ryou assured his friend smiling down at the shorter boy. "Be careful, I don't know a lot about this sort of thing, but that guy was strong." said Seto to the white haired young man before he disappeared at the corner. 'Be careful.' thought the two young man who watched the corner for a few minutes before closing the door.
to be continued
tiger: sorry that was longer than usual but i couldn't stop typing Yami Bakura: it's about time you had me in there again. Yami: what about me? i haven't been mentioned at all. only in passing and that was chapters ago. what are you complaining about at least she mentions you now and then. tiger: *shrugs* well Ryou plays the largest part in this fic, sorry Seto: what do you mean? you talk about Yugi and I more than him tiger: *smiles slyly* that's my style. Yugi: does that mean we all die except for him *tears well up in eyes and begins to sniffle* tiger: *sweat drop* easy there, don't want the whole place flooded Yami Bakura: *mumbles under breath* stupid short little weakling. *out loud* well if you're gonna keep whining like that i'll kill ya myself *hisses revealing fangs* i'm getting a bit peckish Ryou: when did you get those? *does cute little innocent blinking* Yami Bakura: *points to tiger* she gave 'em to me. said i had ta practice my part. *grins to show off nifty fangs* tiger: *pats Yugi* don't worry i haven't decided who to kill off yet *shows story outline* i could be convinced not to, let's say, extinguish a character's story time. Seto: o.O are you suggesting bribary? tiger: *nods eagerly* uh huh Yami Bakura: i like the way you think = )
!!please review!!
tiger: *waves hands wildly* WAIT!WAIT! I NEED HELP. Yami Bakura: -_-* she's finally admitting it tiger: shaddup! *deep breath* In the coming chapters the others will begin to appear and I have a teeny weeny problem. *sigh* THEY NEED LAST NAMES!!!!!! so please if you have any ideas for last names for Yami, and Bakura please please please tell me. you can e-mail me at jade_tiger8624@yahoo.com OR just review and tell me there. Any suggestions will be welcomed with open arms.
Warning: This fic is a slash fic; you all know what that means, male/male pairings. So if any of you have a problem with that sort of thing do not continue reading after this.
A.N. Some character, such as Ryou, Yami and Yami Bakura, will have different last names than in the show. This is a necessity so the fic to not be confusing to the readers as well as for me when writing.
In this chapter a few months have past since Ryou moved to the same school as Yugi and Seto, they have all become good friends, but Ryou has not yet revealed his secret to the others.
Chapter Three: Secrets Revealed
The three companions walked down the sidewalk, two were talking about the movie they had just seen while the third remained silent. "Hey, Seto," said Yugi getting the tall young man's attention, "What was your favourite part?" "Yeah, Seto, you haven't spoken since we left." added the white haired young man who walked next to their silent companion. "I have no favourite part. I didn't even want to see that movie, but the two of you insisted." Seto replied his voice toneless. "Oh stop being such a stick in the mud, Kai, we know you enjoyed it too." said Yugi confidently.
Suddenly a man wearing a dark coat and black baseball cap walked by knocking into Ryou forcefully. "Hey, watch it." barked Seto glaring at the strange man, who had stopped to look back at the white haired young man who as now on the ground. "Sorry, I didn't see your little friend." replied the stranger giving a strange smirk; his canines seemed to gleam in the coming darkness. "Whatever, just watch where you're going next time." warned Seto turning away from the man and facing his companions. Ryou now stood staring at the stranger with an unreadable expression in his chocolate brown eyes. After returning Ryou's stare the man turned and walked away heading for a dark alley. "Are you alright Ryou?" asked Yugi in concern. "Yeah, I'm fine," assured Ryou, "But, listen you guys, I just remembered I have something I forgot to take care of. So I.. I'll see you guys later all right. Bye." he continued hurriedly, waving to his friends distractedly and following the path that the stranger took. "What's with him? He seemed distracted and anxious." Yugi said. "Yes, I know. I think we should follow him. He's hiding something, and I, for one, am sick of it." said Seto following the pale haired young man down the sidewalk, his short brother following close by.
Ryou turned to the alley and saw the figure in the shadows easily. The man stood silently and seemed to not move at all, as if he were waiting, expecting Ryou to follow him. "That's because I was." said the stranger, reading the thought from Ryou's mind easily. "So you know who I am." he stated, coming fully into the alley. "Who doesn't, now a days? The young Hunter. We thought all those of your blood had been destroyed, but I guess Bakura was mistaken. By the way my name is Simon." the man informed Ryou. "Bakura? What has he got to do with the murder of my family?" Ryou asked fiercely, if this man knew about those who murdered his family then he would be even closer to his goal. "You've heard of Bakura? Have you ever seen him?" the man sneered, a parody of a smile. "No, but none of those who have ever tried to hunt him lived to tell anyone what he looks like." Ryou said knowing that Simon knew what he spoke of. "From what I've heard the same could be said about you, young Hunter. The threat you prove to be has far exceeded that of the Hunters before you. You should be proud." "Enough of this crap," Ryou suddenly snapped, a stake suddenly appearing in his hand, "Let's make sure my reputation stays unblemished."
While this went on, two pairs of eyes watched unknown to the two in the alley. "Did you hear that Seto?" asked Yugi in a whisper, "That man knows something about the murder of Ryou's parents." Seto nodded standing behind the shorter young man, a logical position since if Yugi were to be behind him he would not have seen what happened next. Ryou moved with a surprising burst of speed, hurtling towards the man, seemingly unstoppable and unavoidable. However, the man moved with an inhuman speed and avoided the stake, but barely. The fight that ensued was fierce and deadly. Both fighters did not pull a single punch or kick, all the blows they threw were meant to do as much damage as possible. Suddenly an ominous glow seemed to envelop the man and Ryou was thrown against the alley wall with a sickening thud. "Shouldn't mess with an ancient, little Hunter." mocked the man giving a smile that revealed his sharp incisors and moving closer to Ryou who lay dazed against the brick wall. "Seto, we have to do something." said Yugi tugging at his brother's coat sleeve. "Yeah, let's go." replied Seto running into the alley silently.
"Get the hell away from him." a voice suddenly growled from the entrance of the alley. Simon turned to see the two that had been walking with the Hunter earlier. "So you two punks are hunters too, huh?" Simon snarled his fangs no longer hidden, the evidence of his being causing the two young men to take a surprised step back. "Well when your little friend wakes up, tell him I'll catch him later. The same goes for the two of you." with that threat he moved back into the shadow and seemed to melt away into nothingness. "Ryou!" Yugi exclaimed going up to their friend who was trying to stand in vain, pain radiating from his shoulder where he had connected with the wall. "Will you be alright?" asked Seto helping the slightly shorter young man. "Yeah, I'll be fine...but you two should not have followed me." Ryou whispered hoarsely, knowing that by helping him, his two freinds had inadvertently thrown themselves into the hunt unknowingly. "Well, you didn't expect us to just stand there and let you get hurt did you?" asked Yugi. "It would have been better that way." Ryou replied. Seto losing his patience at his friend's stubbornness growled and began to walk out of the alley dragging the white haired young man with him without further arguments.
"Enough with the secrecy, Ryou," said Seto sitting the young man on the living room couch, Mokuba and their parents were not there at the moment, and he thanked God for small blessings. "I know you've been hiding something and I've wondered what it was, but didn't pry. Now I think it's time you told us what the hell is going on." his tone brooked no arguments, and Ryou could do nothing but sigh. He knew that he was putting the only real friends he'd ever had in danger and it was tearing him up inside, he knew what the two had gone through when they were younger and he didn't want to be the cause of more pain for them, but it couldn't be helped. So with a deep breath he told the Seto and Yugi the secret that he had kept to himself for years. The reason why he often had bruises, cuts and other unexplainable injuries that he refused to talk about, even with them. The secret that had gotten his family killed when he was but a child.
"Alright, Kai, I'll tell you guys, you two have the right to know. I'm a vampire hunter." he said quietly, "That's why my parents were killed, actually. You see I come from a long line of Hunters who, ironically, were hunters. My parents were vampire hunters but they quit once they had me. But they had killed too many vampires to be able to turn away from what they were good at." Seto and Yugi, both unsure if they could believe what was being said to them, sat silently as their friend opened his past pains to them, tears spilling unchecked down his cheeks. "One night one of their old friends came, they hadn't seen each other in years so they were so happy, I can still remember my mother laughing with my father. That was the night that they were killed, a vampire had been controlling their friend and that's how they knew where we lived. They came in and killed them all." Ryou closed his eyes to the pain that bombarded him at the memories of his parents and of the night of their death. "You don't have to go on." said Seto, "I didn't mean for you to relive the pain, I'm sorry." Yugi said nothing just sat and watched, feeling the anguish that his friend felt. "No, it's alright," Ryou assured the brunet, "That's why I always move around, I don't want to put my relatives in danger. I began hunting when I turned nine. A family tradition, I guess." he said giving a bark of laughter. "I have to go now, I'll try to catch Simon before the night is through, I don't want to give him a chance to go through with his threats to you guys." Ryou said standing and walking towards the door. "Are you sure you should? You could get hurt badly." said Yugi as Ryou opened the door. "Don't worry about me Yugi, I can handle him." Ryou assured his friend smiling down at the shorter boy. "Be careful, I don't know a lot about this sort of thing, but that guy was strong." said Seto to the white haired young man before he disappeared at the corner. 'Be careful.' thought the two young man who watched the corner for a few minutes before closing the door.
to be continued
tiger: sorry that was longer than usual but i couldn't stop typing Yami Bakura: it's about time you had me in there again. Yami: what about me? i haven't been mentioned at all. only in passing and that was chapters ago. what are you complaining about at least she mentions you now and then. tiger: *shrugs* well Ryou plays the largest part in this fic, sorry Seto: what do you mean? you talk about Yugi and I more than him tiger: *smiles slyly* that's my style. Yugi: does that mean we all die except for him *tears well up in eyes and begins to sniffle* tiger: *sweat drop* easy there, don't want the whole place flooded Yami Bakura: *mumbles under breath* stupid short little weakling. *out loud* well if you're gonna keep whining like that i'll kill ya myself *hisses revealing fangs* i'm getting a bit peckish Ryou: when did you get those? *does cute little innocent blinking* Yami Bakura: *points to tiger* she gave 'em to me. said i had ta practice my part. *grins to show off nifty fangs* tiger: *pats Yugi* don't worry i haven't decided who to kill off yet *shows story outline* i could be convinced not to, let's say, extinguish a character's story time. Seto: o.O are you suggesting bribary? tiger: *nods eagerly* uh huh Yami Bakura: i like the way you think = )
!!please review!!
tiger: *waves hands wildly* WAIT!WAIT! I NEED HELP. Yami Bakura: -_-* she's finally admitting it tiger: shaddup! *deep breath* In the coming chapters the others will begin to appear and I have a teeny weeny problem. *sigh* THEY NEED LAST NAMES!!!!!! so please if you have any ideas for last names for Yami, and Bakura please please please tell me. you can e-mail me at jade_tiger8624@yahoo.com OR just review and tell me there. Any suggestions will be welcomed with open arms.