Welcome back everyone, to StD!!! I am astounded of all the reviews you are
kind enough to write me... Not only did I get at least the same amount than
in the first chapter, I got so much more! I just love this! Truly makes me
want to continue.
And I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Thankies to LeeYing (I don't know if I could have written this earlier, should I try to determine it? ^_~), agentpudge (which martial arts do you go to? I am in aikido ^^), Silverdrake (I'm not exactly sure how long this will be, but the end is nowhere visible yet!), Silver Dragon (I love vampire stories too! *squeals*), Wolfchanger (*bows* here you go!), Renee the Rabid Squirrel (What an odd name! ^^ I had fun, thank you. I usually bake all the cookies for Christmas...), Neko Oni (many, many things in his past *smiles evilly* you know, I'm starting to feel really kind of... twisted. Do expect weirdness!), Yami Yugi Gal (I didn't think it would be so obvious... I really do love Anne Rice's novels!), Aisling Kaiba (I certainly didn't mean him to have such an image...But when I read the chapter again, I did notice such a tendency in him O.o Completely unintentional), Chibizoo (*looks carefully at the authoress* If I remember correctly I read your story - a good one too - in the last couple days... Oh well, thanks for encouragement! ^_^), Little Kaori solo Yuy-Maxwell (Hyperness sure is popular these days... And more to be expected with the coming Christmas and all the sugar! I hope you update your own stories quick...), Synchronized Love (I thought it is cool, too!), Yami Tsuki Tenshi (Well you're easy to satisfy... I personally don't think my writing's that good...), Harpie Lady (sorry for the delay... ^^ ), Jealous Vampiress (I think I invented a great way to add Seto into this fic... I think it will be S/J, but in a bit smaller part than Y/Y), Nightshadow (if by soon you mean now...), Cyberkat (exactly my words!) and Cat (It's a good thing indeed this not so much like the other vampire fics. Not by too much anyway) - merry Christmas all!
Slaying the Dreamer, chapter 3: White Roses
What now? I didn't exactly feel like going back to all those people. Too much things going through my mind, too many years in the grave...
I had walked to my tomb and sat beneath the rosebush. Well, it wasn't MY tomb, but close enough. The coffin I had slept in had had a previous occupant before I decided to use it. I had been sitting here for quite some time now.
The boy had the Puzzle... I'm not exactly sure of the meaning behind this. Previously I had thought that mine was the only one. Sure I had a faint memory of some other Items nearly similar in power to mine, but a duplicate? It didn't seem possible, and for me to suddenly wake up after so long and notice it almost immediately... That was bordering a miracle. Except if those two had some kind of a connection.
Could it be? But Yugi had said he had had the Puzzle for many years. Why would it activate now, if that was its power? This was all too confusing.
I glanced up at the clear moon. It shone nearly as brightly as the lights humans had in this city of theirs. A small fragment that hadn't changed... And the stars were the same. A disappearing solace.
I picked a white rose blossom from the bush. So fragile... So beautiful... So calming... I wondered what had happened to all the other vampires I had known way back when I was still adored, still up-to-date of the world. Could they be still 'alive', haunting deserted alleyways in this bright new world, sucking the blood from their innocent victims? Or had they perhaps gone to sleep, to dream nightmares they couldn't remember, to lie in their resting places year after year, to slowly waste away as the blood in their veins was used up...
I stood up, the petals of the blossom in my hand reflecting the light dimly, and started wandering down the path to the other direction from my little journey to the world of men.
Could a simple flower save me from the depression I was starting to feel? I didn't think so. It was too small and fragile to achieve such a task. Small and fragile... A bit like the boy that looked so much like me. And another mystery there... How could he look so much like me? This time it couldn't be the Puzzle he had. I refused to consider the possibility that it had somehow affected Yugi even before he had had the Item. Too unbelievable even for me.
My surroundings were getting brighter, so I looked up from my brooding. I had arrived to the other side of the cemetery, and on the other side of the road was a small patch of forest. Behind it were houses, more normal- looking, thankfully. Not that the tall buildings from before hadn't looked great, but I felt more at ease with these smaller buildings.
There was a bench near the spot I was standing in, so I decided to go sit there for a while. Before I got there, however, I heard familiar voices.
"It was fun, Jou-kun. Sweet dreams!"
". . . Sure, Yugi. Ummmm, you too."
"I need to be on my way as well. I guess I'll see you on Monday at least."
"Of course Anzu. Good night!"
I managed to meet them again?! What kind of magic was this, for accidents like this shouldn't happen in such a big city.
I saw Yugi walking my way, his friends having left on their own ways. What a temptation. I knew I couldn't resist going to him, but I still tried. Quickly - well, at least that was my intention - I turned. Then I continued the turn and walked forward.
"So we meet again."
He looked at me with curiosity.
"Hi! I wasn't expecting meeting you here. I mean, such a coincidence to never see each other and suddenly meet twice in the same night."
Cheerful. Innocent. It was like he didn't suspect anything, although I was sure he had in at least some level recognized me for what I am when our gazes had met in the bar.
"Indeed. And when the other person looks so much like you, it is even more amazing. I must admit, that got me very curious."
He smiled. The smile lit up his eyes, and they were glowing like two amethysts in the dim light.
"Me too."
My heart started beating a touch faster, making me all too aware of my lack of blood. Such beauty had actually given me some thought... I looked down at my hands, the white rose still held in my left hand. Without even thinking of what I was going to do and what consequences it might have, I stepped closer to him and held the small blossom out to him.
"Here you go. Take it."
He looked a bit startled, and my mind began to work. Now what I had gotten myself into?
"T-thanks."
He carefully took it and held it a bit awkwardly. I would have felt glad if I hadn't been so wrapped up in worrying. His gaze slowly rose from the flower, seeking mine. I could see questions, some that I couldn't answer and some that I didn't want to, they were clustered in his eyes like he wanted to burst them all out in one small moment.
"I... I don't think I'm the right person for you to make those questions. I've never been good at answering. But you should know I'm dangerous to be around, little look-alike. And I would truly like to know how it is possible you have that Puzzle. But there are questions we are never meant to -"
I opened my eyes which had slid nearly closed. I hadn't noticed myself moving. But there I was, my face merely inches from his, my arms wrapped around his slender form. I froze in shock. The scent of his blood filled my consciousness, his heart was beating in the same rhythm as mine. My body screamed for nourishment this human body would give.
Yugi was in my arms, looking like he had gone into some kind of trance. And I wasn't sure that hadn't happened, because sometimes people reacted like that to the closeness of vampires. But his wide eyes were fastened on me, and as I moved I could feel him waking up.
Not having the courage to face him, I ran.
How could I suddenly lose all my self-control like that? I didn't know, and I couldn't get it out of my mind. Moving among the gravestones in an incredible speed, I closed my eyes. No, I couldn't act like that.
Perhaps having to concentrate with my other senses than vision made me feel it, because there it suddenly was. A presence. Very close. And I knew this individual, although I couldn't quite place it.
I stopped and searched for it. To the left, very close. I looked that way, and saw another tomb. The feeling was coming from there. An old comrade? Could very well be. Trying to forget what I had just done, I broke down the door and went in.
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AN: Hope you enjoyed it *gets a wicked grin* I sure had fun writing this, and the plot is getting clearer in my head... You should look out, you know, I don't know how long I'm able to keep this PG-13... I hope all of my wonderful readers don't mind. And sorry how short this chapter turned out to be.
Review please! You can expect chapter 4 sometime this year. It's not that long you know...
And I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Thankies to LeeYing (I don't know if I could have written this earlier, should I try to determine it? ^_~), agentpudge (which martial arts do you go to? I am in aikido ^^), Silverdrake (I'm not exactly sure how long this will be, but the end is nowhere visible yet!), Silver Dragon (I love vampire stories too! *squeals*), Wolfchanger (*bows* here you go!), Renee the Rabid Squirrel (What an odd name! ^^ I had fun, thank you. I usually bake all the cookies for Christmas...), Neko Oni (many, many things in his past *smiles evilly* you know, I'm starting to feel really kind of... twisted. Do expect weirdness!), Yami Yugi Gal (I didn't think it would be so obvious... I really do love Anne Rice's novels!), Aisling Kaiba (I certainly didn't mean him to have such an image...But when I read the chapter again, I did notice such a tendency in him O.o Completely unintentional), Chibizoo (*looks carefully at the authoress* If I remember correctly I read your story - a good one too - in the last couple days... Oh well, thanks for encouragement! ^_^), Little Kaori solo Yuy-Maxwell (Hyperness sure is popular these days... And more to be expected with the coming Christmas and all the sugar! I hope you update your own stories quick...), Synchronized Love (I thought it is cool, too!), Yami Tsuki Tenshi (Well you're easy to satisfy... I personally don't think my writing's that good...), Harpie Lady (sorry for the delay... ^^ ), Jealous Vampiress (I think I invented a great way to add Seto into this fic... I think it will be S/J, but in a bit smaller part than Y/Y), Nightshadow (if by soon you mean now...), Cyberkat (exactly my words!) and Cat (It's a good thing indeed this not so much like the other vampire fics. Not by too much anyway) - merry Christmas all!
Slaying the Dreamer, chapter 3: White Roses
What now? I didn't exactly feel like going back to all those people. Too much things going through my mind, too many years in the grave...
I had walked to my tomb and sat beneath the rosebush. Well, it wasn't MY tomb, but close enough. The coffin I had slept in had had a previous occupant before I decided to use it. I had been sitting here for quite some time now.
The boy had the Puzzle... I'm not exactly sure of the meaning behind this. Previously I had thought that mine was the only one. Sure I had a faint memory of some other Items nearly similar in power to mine, but a duplicate? It didn't seem possible, and for me to suddenly wake up after so long and notice it almost immediately... That was bordering a miracle. Except if those two had some kind of a connection.
Could it be? But Yugi had said he had had the Puzzle for many years. Why would it activate now, if that was its power? This was all too confusing.
I glanced up at the clear moon. It shone nearly as brightly as the lights humans had in this city of theirs. A small fragment that hadn't changed... And the stars were the same. A disappearing solace.
I picked a white rose blossom from the bush. So fragile... So beautiful... So calming... I wondered what had happened to all the other vampires I had known way back when I was still adored, still up-to-date of the world. Could they be still 'alive', haunting deserted alleyways in this bright new world, sucking the blood from their innocent victims? Or had they perhaps gone to sleep, to dream nightmares they couldn't remember, to lie in their resting places year after year, to slowly waste away as the blood in their veins was used up...
I stood up, the petals of the blossom in my hand reflecting the light dimly, and started wandering down the path to the other direction from my little journey to the world of men.
Could a simple flower save me from the depression I was starting to feel? I didn't think so. It was too small and fragile to achieve such a task. Small and fragile... A bit like the boy that looked so much like me. And another mystery there... How could he look so much like me? This time it couldn't be the Puzzle he had. I refused to consider the possibility that it had somehow affected Yugi even before he had had the Item. Too unbelievable even for me.
My surroundings were getting brighter, so I looked up from my brooding. I had arrived to the other side of the cemetery, and on the other side of the road was a small patch of forest. Behind it were houses, more normal- looking, thankfully. Not that the tall buildings from before hadn't looked great, but I felt more at ease with these smaller buildings.
There was a bench near the spot I was standing in, so I decided to go sit there for a while. Before I got there, however, I heard familiar voices.
"It was fun, Jou-kun. Sweet dreams!"
". . . Sure, Yugi. Ummmm, you too."
"I need to be on my way as well. I guess I'll see you on Monday at least."
"Of course Anzu. Good night!"
I managed to meet them again?! What kind of magic was this, for accidents like this shouldn't happen in such a big city.
I saw Yugi walking my way, his friends having left on their own ways. What a temptation. I knew I couldn't resist going to him, but I still tried. Quickly - well, at least that was my intention - I turned. Then I continued the turn and walked forward.
"So we meet again."
He looked at me with curiosity.
"Hi! I wasn't expecting meeting you here. I mean, such a coincidence to never see each other and suddenly meet twice in the same night."
Cheerful. Innocent. It was like he didn't suspect anything, although I was sure he had in at least some level recognized me for what I am when our gazes had met in the bar.
"Indeed. And when the other person looks so much like you, it is even more amazing. I must admit, that got me very curious."
He smiled. The smile lit up his eyes, and they were glowing like two amethysts in the dim light.
"Me too."
My heart started beating a touch faster, making me all too aware of my lack of blood. Such beauty had actually given me some thought... I looked down at my hands, the white rose still held in my left hand. Without even thinking of what I was going to do and what consequences it might have, I stepped closer to him and held the small blossom out to him.
"Here you go. Take it."
He looked a bit startled, and my mind began to work. Now what I had gotten myself into?
"T-thanks."
He carefully took it and held it a bit awkwardly. I would have felt glad if I hadn't been so wrapped up in worrying. His gaze slowly rose from the flower, seeking mine. I could see questions, some that I couldn't answer and some that I didn't want to, they were clustered in his eyes like he wanted to burst them all out in one small moment.
"I... I don't think I'm the right person for you to make those questions. I've never been good at answering. But you should know I'm dangerous to be around, little look-alike. And I would truly like to know how it is possible you have that Puzzle. But there are questions we are never meant to -"
I opened my eyes which had slid nearly closed. I hadn't noticed myself moving. But there I was, my face merely inches from his, my arms wrapped around his slender form. I froze in shock. The scent of his blood filled my consciousness, his heart was beating in the same rhythm as mine. My body screamed for nourishment this human body would give.
Yugi was in my arms, looking like he had gone into some kind of trance. And I wasn't sure that hadn't happened, because sometimes people reacted like that to the closeness of vampires. But his wide eyes were fastened on me, and as I moved I could feel him waking up.
Not having the courage to face him, I ran.
How could I suddenly lose all my self-control like that? I didn't know, and I couldn't get it out of my mind. Moving among the gravestones in an incredible speed, I closed my eyes. No, I couldn't act like that.
Perhaps having to concentrate with my other senses than vision made me feel it, because there it suddenly was. A presence. Very close. And I knew this individual, although I couldn't quite place it.
I stopped and searched for it. To the left, very close. I looked that way, and saw another tomb. The feeling was coming from there. An old comrade? Could very well be. Trying to forget what I had just done, I broke down the door and went in.
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AN: Hope you enjoyed it *gets a wicked grin* I sure had fun writing this, and the plot is getting clearer in my head... You should look out, you know, I don't know how long I'm able to keep this PG-13... I hope all of my wonderful readers don't mind. And sorry how short this chapter turned out to be.
Review please! You can expect chapter 4 sometime this year. It's not that long you know...