Lady Deadly Nightshade: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. I only wish I did. All original characters, concepts, and vampire lore belong to moi! ^_^
Lady Deadly Nightshade: Hey everyone. I am here and all ready with a new chapter for you guys! This chapter is short, I know, but don't fret. The next one is long, so I'll make up for it there. So don't tell me the chapter is short, because I already know that! ^_^ Well Author Thank yous are at the end of the chapter, so enjoy the chapter! Oh and I have a warning!
*Warning: Bad Language and Torture* Can't handle that stuff don't read the chapter. I don't want any grief over it, besides the story is PG-13, and I toned it down. I couldn't bring myself to make it too graphic, because it was so sad to write it. I don't want to hurt my little Yugi!
*Hugs Yugi and won't let him go*
Yugi: LDN, I can't breathe!
LDN: oh *lets him go* Sorry about that! You forgive me though, right Yugi?
Yugi: Yeah, it wasn't too bad!
LDN: *Smiles in relief* Yeah I toned it down. I didn't want it to be too bad! Ok anyway things between Yugi and I are cool, so go ahead and read the chapter! ^_^
Chapter 16- In the Grasp of a Madman
Meanwhile during the time Ryou went to enlist Yami's help…
Yugi groaned as he came into consciousness. He tried to move his head to the side but a sharp pain thwarted that idea. He kept his head perfectly still, he didn't want to experience that pain again. He felt something wet and sticky on his neck, but he had no idea what it was.
He tried to move his arm up to his neck, but he couldn't even lift it. He tried again, but his arm felt too heavy. He quickly realized that all his limbs were restrained. He was laying on some kind of wooden table and his arms were restrained above his head.
He was on some kind of torturing device. It was used during medieval times and it was called the Rack. Now the Rack was used to torture people by stretching their limbs passed their normal capability.
Without moving his head Yugi glanced around the semi-darkened room. There were other various torture devices: huge iron shackles against every wall, giant hooks that could hold a huge person, more Racks, iron maidens, and jail cells. The room was excessive.
"Do you like the room?" He heard a male voice speak out.
Yugi lifted his head as far as he could without it being painful and looked at the speaker. "Pegasus!" Yugi uttered and he let his head fall back down onto the table.
"Yes, it pleases me that you remember my name." Pegasus said cheerfully as he walked closer to Yugi. He walked into Yugi's line of sight. "Are you comfortable?" Pegasus asked and he smiled sadistically.
Yugi didn't say a word but he gave Pegasus an incredulous look.
Pegasus chortled idiotically at the look on Yugi's face. "Good to know how you feel." Pegasus said after his laughter had subsided. "How's your neck wound? Still bleeding?" Pegasus asked him.
Yugi looked at Pegasus confused. He didn't remember hurting his neck. "What wound?" Yugi asked him bewildered.
"Why the one I gave you of course." Pegasus answered jovially. "You're very tasty." Pegasus added licking his lips dramatically.
"You bastard!" Yugi yelled angrily. No wonder Yugi was feeling so, for lack of a better word, drained.
"Oh, name calling already." Pegasus pouted mockingly. "That's not nice, Yugi-boy." Pegasus reprimanded him.
"Pegasus what do you want with me?" Yugi asked. He was getting tired of Pegasus being so damn whimsical.
Suddenly Pegasus' face turned dead serious. He placed his face inches from Yugi's. "Revenge." He said tightly. "I still want my revenge." He pulled away from Yugi. "I will have my revenge, Yugi-boy! On you and your annoying twin." Pegasus vowed crossing his arms against his chest. "Where is your twin?" Pegasus asked him.
"I don't know." Yugi replied immediately.
"Oh, Yugi-boy, lying doesn't become you." He tsked him. "It doesn't matter. I know he'll come to rescue you. You are his twin after all."
Yugi looked at Pegasus, his face very blank. "We hate each other. He won't come." Yugi told him.
"Liar, liar!" Pegasus singsong. With a wave of his hand, the levers of the Rack began to move.
"AHHH!" Yugi yelled out in anguish as his limbs were painfully stretched. Pegasus did another wave and the levers stopped. Yugi was left in pain and panting for breath.
"Oh he'll come." Pegasus replied assured. He turned from Yugi and waved his hand again. The levers moved again and Yugi screamed out in pain. Pegasus sighed ecstatically. "Like music to my ears." He said cheerfully. Pegasus stopped the levers and Yugi's screams subsided. The only sound left in the room was Yugi's ragged breaths.
The door of the dungeon opened and the rustles of a skirt were heard. The soft clicks of someone walking in heels resonated in the room. The door closed but whoever it was stayed in the shadows by the dungeon doors.
Pegasus' lips spread into a wide smile and he spoke to the person in the shadows. "I'm glad you could join us. Please stay there until I call you." Pegasus told them. Whoever was by the door didn't say a word.
Pegasus turned back to Yugi and gazed at his pained face.
"Just do it already." Yugi murmured.
"Do what?" Pegasus asked innocently.
"Kill me." Yugi replied.
Pegasus released a laugh of pure enjoyment. "Why would I want to do that?" He replied. "When this is so much fun." He laughed again.
"You sadistic bastard." Yugi cursed. Yugi's amethyst eyes filled with hatred. "You fucking bastard!"
Pegasus waved a finger at him. "Tsk, tsk, Yugi-boy, what language!" He chided him. "Besides I can't kill you because there are still surprises to come. Not to mention our guests haven't arrived." He turned his head slightly and glanced at the corner where the figure stood. Then he turned back to Yugi. "Well one guest has arrived but I don't want them involved yet." Pegasus said cryptically.
Yugi raised his head slightly to see, but he couldn't see a thing. Whoever the person was, they were hidden in the shadows.
"No peeking, Yugi-boy!" Pegasus exclaimed. He roughly pushed Yugi's head back down onto the Rack. "You'll ruin the surprise." Pegasus whined. The levers of the Rack went into motion again.
Yugi cried out as his limbs stretched. He closed his eyes against the pain. The levers stopped but before his limbs could relax, it started again.
"Stop." He heard Pegasus speak.
Yugi kept his eyes closed as he collected his breath.
Sometime during Yugi being tortured the person that was in the shadows had stepped forward. They now stood beside Pegasus and also near Yugi.
When Yugi opened his eyes, he saw a pair of blue eyes looking at him blankly. "No, it can't be!" Yugi said wide eyed.
Pegasus leaned close to the other figure and said softly, "Do it again." Pegasus smiled amused as the figure obeyed his order and turned the lever. Yugi's screams of pain filled the whole room.
Lady Deadly Nightshade: Well there you have it. Sorry if I seem a little defensive, but I'm kind of tired of people telling me what I can and what I can't do! Also when they point out the obvious. Everyone is entitled to have an off day, well this day is mine! : P. Don't worry you guys are fantastic, no problems with you guys! *bows to my reviewers* Well don't worry my muses are trying to cheer me up and it is kind of working. ^_^ On the bright side, by the time you're reading this I will have some new DVD movies, Wheeeeee!
Next Update: July 24, 2003
Author Thank Yous:
YumeTakato- Your pictures are so great. Any pictures you want to show me just go ahead and e-mail them to me. It would be greatly appreciated. Hope you got the e-mail with the update notice! ^_^
Midnight Star- Yeah, HP 5 was very traumatic. It totally sucked that she killed him. I actually thought it was going to be Hagrid, but oh well, she shocked all of us. Thanks for the review! ^_^
Yuko-San- ^_^ I believe ya, Yuko-San. That's great that you did so well on your Regents. Don't worry about the math one, because I hate math so much, I can't stand it. I'm sure you'll do better on it next time. ^_^
Leigh- ^_^ Thank you so much for your kind words and your review. I'm glad you are enjoying the story and that you don't mind the Yami/Téa pairing. Yup, Yami is hella cool when he's a vampire. ^_^
Platerair Queen- Of course I would never hurt Ryou. He's such a sweetie. ^_^ I'm glad you got Microsoft word. I love typing with that program. Also glad you got my e-mail. ^_^ Also you don't have to worry about getting forwarded mail or junk mail from me; I don't like that type of mail. I delete them no matter who they are from. ^_^
Chibi Momoko- I don't think my chapters are short. My chapters are average length. I've actually seen a story where the chapter was under 300 words, now that is short. Of course Ryou is a vampire. Mostly everyone is a vampire in the story. ^_^
Athar-Luna- Great to have you back on-line, ma amie. It felt weird when you weren't on, so glad to have you back. Yup, I wrote the Ryou scene to scare ya, but I would never kill him. I think I gave you my word I wouldn't kill him in the story, so no worries. I'm always true to my word. ^_^ I know you would crack with Ryou's pleading eyes, you big ol softy, but Yami had to be hesitant, luckily Téa convinced him. ^_^
Shadow- Yeah, it was hard to write them fighting, but I was trying to go for something different. I'm glad you are enjoying the story. It also makes me feel special that even though you are busy you still find time to read my story. Thank you so much for that and I hope I don't disappoint you. ^_^
Shadow Mistress of Ra- *eyes SMoR suspiciously* Are you sure it wasn't you that made my laptop go ka blewy. LMAO, nah I'm kidding. I know it wasn't you. Wow such hostility towards Téa. If your dream is for Téa to die, you're going to be disappointed. D'oh I just gave some of the plot away. Well thanks for the review! ^_^
Lynderia- Thank you so much for your complements and for your review! ^_^ I'm glad you're enjoying the story! I'm glad the story is making sense and you don't have unanswered questions, but if you do feel free to ask me. ^_^
Umiko Morimoto- ^_^ I'm glad you like the story. Unfortunately no, Jou, Tristan and Seto will not be appearing in the story. I never wrote them a part in the story, sowwie! :(
Yup, Yami is very irresistible in this story, but Yugi is too. In a 'you want to give him a big bear hug sort of way'. ^_^