Author's note: Hey everyone. I was gonna update Sunday, but I got lazy, so I didn't. But you're in luck, because I'm updating today ^_^. Did anyone see me on Zoom last Wednesday and this Tuesday? If not, well....I looked like crap on the show, lol. I, for one, think they showed too much of me. Anyway, this chapter is hopefully longer and gives you a little look into the mind of Naomi and how she feels. Just so you all know, you will be seeing her character again in a new Yu-Gi-Oh fic I'm slowly working on. It will be a Noah romance ^_^. There aren't enough of them, lol.

Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh is not mine....all original characters are and the plot is mine. Please read and review! I would like some feedback on how you all think of the story so far.

Angels:

Pegasus (Arc Angel)

Duke (son/Vampire Hunter) – dead

Miho (daughter)

Serenity (Vampire Hunter)

Joey (soldier)

Tristan (soldier)

Yugi (Guardian Angel)

Tea (Guardian Angel)

Ryou (Guardian Angel)

Noah (Vampire Hunter)

Bonnie (Vampire Hunter)

Sakura (Guardian Angel from Le Clan psychique d'Ange)

Cadman (soldier from Le Clan psychique d'Ange)

Jean (Vampire Hunter from Le Clan psychique d'Ange)

Ajax (Vampire Hunter from Le Clan psychique d-Ange)

Vampires:

Dartz (Vampire Lord)

Varon (son/Angel Hunter) – dead

Seto (son/Angel Hunter)

Naomi (daughter/Angel Hunter)

Mai (seductress)

Bastet (seductress)

Malik (Angel Hunter)

Marik (solider)

Ishizu (Field Vampire)

Yami (Angel Hunter)

Bakura (Angel Hunter)

Kemsit (Angel Hunter)

Sapphire (Field Vampire)

L'Amour d'Anges et de Vampires (The Love of Angels and Vampires)

Chapter 4

When Naomi arrived back at the castle with Noah, she threw him into her room, not caring if he broke anything. He winced when he hit the cold floor, feeling a rip in his pants as blood dripped down his knee. Naomi noticed this and smirked.

"You're lucky I'm only keeping you hostage as of now," she stated. "Your blood looks very tasty, however I will restrain my cravings."

Noah gulped. "Where's Bonnie?"

"Bonnie? I know not of whom you speak, Angel."

"The brunette girl....the archer. She was taken today."

"Hmm....you mean the one that threatened me? I thought her dead....perhaps I'm wrong." She walked closer to him and knelt down to his level. "However, you are now my hostage and I can do what I want with you." She placed her hand under his chin and looked deeply into his blue eyes. "Such captivating eyes. Only an Angel can have ones like these. Your skin.....is very pale, and flawless. I doubt you ever get a tan. This hair....so soft and very much like my father's own. An odd color...one I did not inherit, thankfully. You are a very beautiful creature....tell me your name."

"N-Noah," he stuttered.

"Noah, eh? Well my name is Naomi....heir of Dartz, the Vampire Lord and twin sister to Seto. As long as you remain here, I promise no harm shall come to you, unless I order it."

"But you're a vampire...surely you want to torture me...."

"Do you think all vampires the same, Noah? That we don't care or show mercy?"

"You didn't show mercy when you killed Duke....." he mumbled.

"Duke? The black haired angel we captured years ago?"

"Yeah. You all killed him without a thought."

"Actually, it was my brother that delivered the killing blow. He was to prove himself worthy of someday inheriting the throne."

"By sucking my best friend dry?" he snapped.

Naomi's eyes flared angrily and she glared at him. "Do not raise your voice to me, Angel. The past is over and done with. You should worry about your own life now."

"I only worry for my friends...."

"Then you are foolish."

"Am I? Would you worry if something bad happened to your brother? I heard you mention something about us killing your older brother. Aren't you sad for him?"

"Not nearly as much as my twin....but yes, I suppose I would worry if something happened to Seto. He's one of the few vampires I can trust. I hardly speak with Bastet and Mai....they are seductresses. Kemsit is with Bakura constantly. Many of the female vampires do not wish to talk with me for reasons of their own...and the men, ha, don't get me started."

Noah lowered his head. "Forgive my rudeness. Had I known the hardships you face, I would have kept my mouth shut."

Naomi studied him. "You are a strange person, Noah. Very timid, as though you fear I will break you."

"Well can't you?"

"Yes....but I won't. I could use someone to talk to. You seem quite intelligent."

"Um...thank you."

"Now, if my brother or father should ever come in here, I want you to hide in there." She pointed to a dark closet. He nodded his head and shifted on the floor. "I'm sure you're tired from fighting, so I'll let you rest for now."

Noah nodded once more and carefully rested himself on the ground.

***

"Serenity, where's Noah?" Joey asked.

"He....He was taken," she whispered.

"What?!"

"It's true. This vampire found us at the waterfall....and she attacked us. She took Noah and left. I couldn't follow after them. I was too weak. But now they've taken another one of my friends! It's not fair, Joey! Everyone I care for is taken from me! I don't think I'd be able to move on if they took you too." She hugged her older brother tightly.

"Shh, it's okay, sis. Everything's gonna be okay. We'll get Noah an' Bonnie back, I swear it. If we have to go in dere swingin' swords an' whatnot, then I'll do it."

She smiled warmly. "Thanks, bro. I think we should go talk with the others and Pegasus. He needs to hear what's happened."

"I agree. Tristan's been havin' a hard time keepin' his mouth shut to Miho. You know she'd blab to her father first chance she got."

"Yeah, I know."

They smiled at each other and laughed.

*** Naomi was slowly making her way down the halls of the castle. Her father suspected something, she could tell. Her brother wasn't any better. An evil glint was always in his eyes now. She felt ashamed for lying to Seto about going to the waterfall. He trusted her a lot and she lied to him. But now was not the time to reminisce about what she had done.

She passed by one of the sparring rooms. Inside the room, she could see Bakura and Kemsit fighting each other. It was a regular routine for them. Naomi watched as Kemsit unsheathed a deadly blade and charged the white- haired vampire. Bakura managed to dodge her attack and took out his own dagger. He bared his fangs and swooped down on her, preparing to bite her neck. However, Kemsit got out of the way in time and sunk her fangs into his arm, getting a groan of pain to come from him.

He swore under his breath as he gripped his arm. Kemsit smirked at him and dusted off her skirt and top. "Quite impressive for someone who's been hit with a Holy Sword, eh?" she sneered to him.

"Shut up," he growled, getting to his feet. His wound immediately healed up. "I let you win that round."

"Uh-huh, sure."

Bakura glared at her. "You're lucky I love you, Kemsit."

"Don't let that stop you, Bakura." He walked up to her and hesitated for a moment before pressing his lips to hers. Naomi watched as they kissed with a lust-filled passion. A strange feeling of sadness overwhelmed her being as she watched them kiss. She turned away from the door and continued walking down the hallway. She passed by Yami's room. He was one of her father's most trusted vampires. She sensed him voicing his concern for her in her mind. Yami was telepathic and often talked to others through his ability.

~Is something wrong?~ he asked.

"No, Yami, everything's fine," she answered.

He paused for a moment. ~You're lying, princess. I can tell.~

She smiled faintly. "You never cease to amaze me."

~Your father is worried about you and Seto, you know.~

"I know. He thinks we are failures. He really wanted Varon to take over the clan after he went into hibernation."

~Naomi......I've noticed that you don't seem as angry about Varon's death as your brother is.~

"Don't let that fool you, Yami. I miss my older brother very much, but not to the extent that Seto does. Anyway, I have to go now. It was nice to chat with you again."

~The pleasure is all mine, my dear.~ She felt him leave her mind and she continued walking, stopping only to acknowledge Ishizu whom she passed on the way. Still walking farther, she heard the joyous giggles coming from Mai and Bastet's room. The two seductresses shared a room and were almost constantly laughing at something.

Naomi peered into the room. Mai was a beautiful blonde vampire with radiant violet eyes and rosy lips. Her fangs were visible now because she was grinning like a maniac. And Bastet was a brunette with fiery red eyes and sharp fangs. At the moment, Naomi couldn't tell what was so funny. They continued laughing at nothing in particular.

Suddenly, she spotted Marik in the room with them, making his way over to Bastet. "Hey there," she said to him. He sat beside her and ran his hands over her shoulders. Mai had a look of contempt on her face as she watched them. Bastet leaned upward and kissed Marik deeply, running her tongue over his fangs and making both Mai and Naomi gag to themselves.

"You taste sweet today," Marik moaned against her mouth.

Mai narrowed her eyes to slits and sat up, brushing herself off and flipping her hair over her shoulder. "Excuse me," she said loudly, though Bastet and Marik didn't pay attention. The blonde walked out of the room and nearly collided with Naomi. "Oh, I'm sorry, Naomi," she said softly. "I wasn't paying attention."

"It's all right," the brunette answered. "I understand your feelings. They were starting to annoy me as well." She smirked knowingly. "Anyway, I had best be going. I wanted to see Malik."

"What for?"

"I've heard that he has a hostage......I'm curious as to who it is."

"Ah, well I won't keep you from finding out. Good bye." Naomi nodded her head and left Mai alone. Finally, she came to Malik's door. She carefully opened it and looked inside. Her blue eyes widened. An angel with wavy chestnut brown hair and light green eyes was seated on Malik's coffin. He was leaning over her, apparently cleaning up her wounds which were extremely visible. Naomi noticed one of the angel's wings was bent at a very odd angle and knew it was broken.

"Ahem," she cleared her throat and Malik fell off his coffin. He looked up into her piercing eyes.

"Oh, hello Naomi," he said in a somewhat cheerful voice. "Um.....I see you've noticed my hostage."

"Indeed."

"This is Bonnie....and uh...."

"Do you have a reason for keeping her, Malik?"

"Not......really....."

Her eyes narrowed. "My brother was in here not too long ago, wasn't he?"

"Yeah."

She stepped closer to Bonnie and examined her. "He touched her, didn't he?"

Malik nodded his head. Naomi could see the bitter resentment in his eyes when she mentioned her brother. Malik wasn't very fond of Seto. "I had been injuring Bonnie earlier and he came in and....and licked her. He told me I had a feast before me." He clenched his fists angrily.

"I see." Naomi stepped back from the angel and crossed her arms. "I promise to keep this a secret, Malik. For I am also keeping an angel hostage in my room."

He glanced at her curiously. "For what reason?"

"For pure enjoyment. The Angels are weaker now that they have lost some of their friends. From my knowledge this angel and the one I have held hostage are Vampire Hunters, correct?"

Bonnie whirled around in shock. "Who is it that you're keeping?" she asked.

Naomi glared at her. "He claims his name is Noah."

The brunette angel lowered her head. "Oh Noah......how did you manage to get captured?" she whispered.

"Anyway, I---" Naomi stopped talking abruptly. She sensed trouble. Turning on her heel, she literally flew out of Malik's room and back down to her own. Something was wrong. When she reached her room, an awful sight met her eyes. Her brother was holding Noah by his throat in the air, hissing with anger. His teeth were bared so she knew he was preparing to bite him. "STOP!!!" she cried.

Seto turned around and dropped the angel to the ground. Noah curled into a ball and whimpered in the corner. He folded his wings around himself and watched as his captor glared hatefully at her brother. "Seto, what are doing?!" she snarled.

"I could ask you the same thing!" he scoffed. "Both you and Malik are keeping angels as hostages! And more importantly, you lied to me, sister! You told me we would hunt angels together and yet you went behind my back and brought back your own angel hostage!"

"I know what I did was selfish, brother. I'm sorry. But that gives you no right to come in here and start harming my hostage."

"But he is an angel, Naomi! They deserve no mercy! Besides, I recognize this angel as one of the ones that killed Varon!"

Naomi sighed heavily and held her anger. "I know, Seto. However, unlike you, I do not hold grudges. We WERE the ones that killed one of their friends first, remember? Any normal creature would seek revenge."

"But—but—"

"Make excuses all you want, brother. I will not let you harm Noah again. He is.....special to me."

"It's not like you love him or anything!"

"Maybe not, but he is my responsibility and I promised him no harm would come to him while he was in my care. So leave now, Seto, before I really lose my temper." Seto glared coldly at his twin and Noah. He threw open the door and stomped out, his black trench coat billowing out behind him. "Where did he hurt you?" Naomi asked Noah softly. She knelt down next to him. He showed her his neck and her lip curled. Red hand marks were visible. "I swear I'll get him for this," she mumbled.

"Don't trouble yourself, Naomi," he said. "I'll be fine. We angels have special healing powers of our own." He smiled faintly.

"I see. Well, as I said before, get some rest. I found out that one of the vampires is keeping your friend Bonnie hostage....she's in good care."

"That's all I wanted to know. Thank you for being so hospitable to me."

Naomi stood up and frowned. "Don't get too used to my gentleness now.....I'm really not a nice person."

Noah grinned. "Are you.....or are you just saying that to intimidate me?"

"Maybe both...."

"You vampires sure are confusing."

She smirked. "Good, then I've done my job. Good day."

"Yeah."