By Shadows and Lights by: jade_tiger Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh does not belong to me! *sniff* I wish it did though, well some of the characters anyway. *sob* I want the Bakuras and Kaiba!! If anyone wants to buy them and give them to me I'd gladly take them. ^_^ The only characters I can say belongs to me are those that I have created.

Warning: This fic contains male/male pairings. If this type of thing bothers you do not read.

A.N. The Lights wont be appearing in this chapter so I wont have to say anything about the changed last names. However, I will still ask for help in the predicament I have written myself into. I need last names for Yami and Yami Bakura. Keep in mind that the last names will only be used for certain parts of the fic, at any other time they will be called and referred to as Yami and Bakura, nothing else. So any suggestions for last names are welcome, anyone who has any ideas can leave their idea in the reviews OR you can e-mail me at jade_tiger8624@yahoo.com. All ideas are welcome!

Introducing the Shadows

So now you all know how the Lights got into the hunting business, and what pushes them on to continue the miserable existence of hunting and risking all they hold dear. Now I'll tell you about the other half, the ones that take life rather than save it, the ones who hunt the hunters on the side of the Vampires. I'll introduce you to the Shadows; these guys are a lot like the Lights, well kind of anyway.

The first of the Shadows, and probably the oldest, is Yami, nothing else, just Yami. He was a very powerful ruler in ancient Egypt, oh hell all right, he was the Pharaoh, a damn powerful Pharaoh too. So that means he is, naturally, arrogant and used to having his orders followed without question, an annoying trait for those he works with. However, even though he is a bit of a control freak, his actions are tempered with his great sense of responsibility and compassion for life. I know, compassion for life in a vampire who hunts to kill, but it's true. He was turned when he was just a teenager by a vampire who wanted to use him to control Egypt, dumb idiot didn't figure on a mere fledgling (1) being able kick his ass and shove a stake through his chest. That's when his life, or rather life after death, began. Fate has a lot in store for him, but, of course, he's not alone in Fate's game.

The next is Joey Wheeler, he's, well I don't know how to describe him except, wild and carefree. He also has a bit of an attitude problem, which more often than not gets him into deep shit, which the others sometimes have to help him out of. I'm not saying he's weak, sure he's the youngest, but he's powerful in his own right, he just has a temper that tends to cause trouble for him and the others. He was turned a few decades after Yami was turned, and they became friends. Joey is not his real name, obviously, he just goes by it and I don't think any one knows his real name, even him. He got into a fight one night and would have died, but luckily for him Fate had other plans for him and deemed him worthy of another chance at life, so he was turned. Now he's part of the most feared team of vampires around.

The last, but most definitely not least, of the Shadows is Bakura, like Yami it's just Bakura. Most would say he's the most feared of the three, which is more true than not but he's not the oldest, which you may have already guessed, he's in the middle. He has the face, as most would describe, of a fallen angel but don't let his looks fool you as others have been; he is one tough son of a bitch. He is the coldest of the three and the most likely to kill without remorse, but that's probably due to the fact that he's had a rough life, before and after he was turned. He was turned, about two years after Yami, by the vampire who killed his parents in front of him! Sound familiar? Well, he was forced to fend for himself and became a thief, a damn good one at that. One day he ran into the vampire who killed his family and he tried to kill him, bad move. He was almost killed, but like Joey, he was given another chance and was turned, by none other than Yami. He later saved a teen with blonde hair. Any guesses who? Yep, it was Joey, so as you can see the three are tied together by blood, and a strong bond of what could be called, but would be strongly denied by Bakura, as friendship.

The three became known as the Shadows in the years that followed their turning, and their powers grew and exceeded most of the ancients in mere centuries. Both vampires and hunters alike feared them and many have tried to eliminate them through the year, that's probably why they don't trust anyone. However, they will have to get over their suspicions whether they like it or not, 'cause Fate wont have it any other way, and Fate's the boss in this story.

to be continued

1. A fledgling is a newly turned vampire.

tiger: *turns to Yami, Yami Bakura and Joey* happy? you were all mentioned. Yami Bakura: i am content. *mumbles under breath* could have been longer though, lazy. tiger: *raised eyebrow* what? Yami: what are you complaining about? yours is the longest out of all of us. Yami Bakura: cause i'm her favourite!! ^_^ !! *sticks tongue out* Joey: i liked your description of me tiger: really? *glomps Joey* thank you!!! Yami Bakura: does this mean you wont be killing him? tiger: yep! Yami and Yami Bakura: damn!

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ALSO ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR LAST NAMES ARE WELCOMED *SEE A.N. FOR FURTHER INFO*