Chapter 3
Yugi painfully massaged his injured wing. Sighing wearily, he was grateful for the night. The shadows would hide him from those humans he had met earlier.
Slowly, a tear formed in the corner of his eye and rolled down his cheek. Oh, if only he could live a normal life! One where he wouldn't have to kill to survive. But no, a normal life was merely a distant dream for any vampire. Always on the run, he envied half vampires, for they could live peacefully among humans due to their ability to disguise their vampire side. Yugi, being a full one, could do no such thing.
It was now very late. A good time to feed. But Yugi didn't dare to go out in the open, fearing the humans he encountered earlier would find him.
Ten minutes passed. Then twenty. Before Yugi knew it, several hours had gone by and his body was aching for want of blood. Yugi knew he had to feed now, whether he wanted to or not.
Emerging from his hiding place near the park, he glanced around hoping for a human to pass by. He noticed a tall brown haired teen sitting on the bench a few feet away. Creeping silently towards the human, Yugi sensed something wasn't right.
Suddenly, a rope came out of nowhere towards Yugi, but he dodged it just in time. He could faintly hear voices from behind a bush.
"Damn you, Jou, you missed!"
"Not my fault, he's too fast!"
"Shut up, you two!"
They fell silent, but Yugi wasn't fooled. Ignoring the stomach pangs that urged him to get blood, he fled as fast as he could, wings dragging behind.
Five humans burst out from behind a bush, and they all took off after Yugi. The brunette on the bench followed along too, yelling. "Wait for me, guys!"
"Damn, that guy was fast to be able to dodge my rope!" Jou panted as he ran.
"He has better reflexes than most vampires. I wonder why with him being so young?"
"Doesn't matter now, just catch him!" Anzu hissed.
Yugi ran faster, feet pounding the concrete. For probably the millionth time in his life, he wished he were taller with longer legs.
Suddenly, he stopped, standing in front of a dead end. He turned to face the approaching humans.
"He can't fly, right Bakura?"
The white haired boy nodded.
Yugi bared his fangs in what he hoped was a menacing growl, but only came out as a frightened hiss. His eyes darted around nervously, searching for an escape route.
"Okay, Yami, do your thing."
Yami took out his knock-out bottle and poured some of the powder into the palm of his hand. Yugi tensed as the human slowly reached out.
Without warning, Yami flung the powder over the cornered vampire and watched as the young boy crumpled to the ground, fast asleep.
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Yugi slowly awoke to arguing voices.
"We can't just kill him!"
"But the injection will kill him anyway, because he's too young!"
"Isn't there another way? Can't Seto take care of him, or something? He's innocent, like Seto said! Remember the purple lotus?"
An exasperated sigh. "I know that Anzu, but we can't exactly let him loose on the city. People will be killed because of his need for blood! And even Seto himself said he might be faking his innocence, and we can't take chances!"
"But Yami-"
"Look, we'll all have to think this over. We've never caught such a young vampire before, and definitely not a supposedly innocent one. This situation is different than most times after we catch one."
Yugi groaned. The loud voices were hurting his head. He reached up to hold his head only to discover his arms were bound behind him, securing him to a bedpost.
"Shh, Anzu, he's awake."
"Don't you shush me!" Anzu snapped. The brown haired girl knelt by Yugi, smiling kindly. "Hello Yugi. I'm sorry we had to tie you like that, but we can't take risks."
Yugi didn't reply, knowing fully well what Anzu meant by "taking risks".
"How old are you Yugi?" She asked.
Again, Yugi didn't answer.
"Anzu, it's obvious he's not talking. We'll have to do something else."
Yugi turned to face the boy who looked like him. Yami shifted uncomfortably under the gaze; he still hadn't quite gotten over the discovery of their resemblance.
"Seto should be able to talk to him."
"Right. Let's get him."
The minute the two were out of the room, Yugi struggled against his bonds. If they were rope, he may have been able to break them, but unfortunately they were wire. Yugi sighed. These people- whoever they are- were definitely familiar with his kind. They knew vampires were strong to break rope, so they had obviously used the wire.
Footsteps came, and Yugi's vampire sense reacted. His head jerked up, as he realized a half vampire was approaching him.
"He's in here Seto."
"Okay. You guys just stay out here."
"Aw, but I wanted to see him!" Jou whined.
"I said, stay out here, you mutt."
Indignant muttering came from the blonde.
Seto entered alone. Yugi scrutinized him carefully. Was he trustworthy or not?
Crouching in front of the younger boy, Seto spoke gently, so as not to scare him. "Hello Yugi. My name is Seto. As you probably already know from your vampire sense, I am half vampire. Now, can you please answer my questions?"
Yugi only bared his fangs in reply, clearly unwilling to talk.
Seto felt his temper rising, but he quickly suppressed it, knowing that dealing with Yugi was like dealing with a frightened deer. Mentally counting to ten, Seto tried again.
"Yugi, you can trust us. We won't hurt you." 'Hopefully.' "But I need you to trust me."
Yugi ignored him.
Sighing, Seto fervently hoped he wasn't making a mistake, and reached behind Yugi to untie him.
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Not much of a cliffhanger, but I'm gonna make up for it, don't you worry!!!! *maniacal laughter*
Yami: Ahem, please excuse the ice mistress.she has been quite.unstable from her computer restrictions. Also.Ahh!!!
Icyblue: ahahahhhahaaaa, dieeeeee!!!*swings mallet at yami*
Yami: *Sweatdrop* review to make her feel better!!! Ow, watch it that was my precious hair!!!
Icyblue: DIIIEEEE!!!!!!!! *swings mallet again*
Yugi painfully massaged his injured wing. Sighing wearily, he was grateful for the night. The shadows would hide him from those humans he had met earlier.
Slowly, a tear formed in the corner of his eye and rolled down his cheek. Oh, if only he could live a normal life! One where he wouldn't have to kill to survive. But no, a normal life was merely a distant dream for any vampire. Always on the run, he envied half vampires, for they could live peacefully among humans due to their ability to disguise their vampire side. Yugi, being a full one, could do no such thing.
It was now very late. A good time to feed. But Yugi didn't dare to go out in the open, fearing the humans he encountered earlier would find him.
Ten minutes passed. Then twenty. Before Yugi knew it, several hours had gone by and his body was aching for want of blood. Yugi knew he had to feed now, whether he wanted to or not.
Emerging from his hiding place near the park, he glanced around hoping for a human to pass by. He noticed a tall brown haired teen sitting on the bench a few feet away. Creeping silently towards the human, Yugi sensed something wasn't right.
Suddenly, a rope came out of nowhere towards Yugi, but he dodged it just in time. He could faintly hear voices from behind a bush.
"Damn you, Jou, you missed!"
"Not my fault, he's too fast!"
"Shut up, you two!"
They fell silent, but Yugi wasn't fooled. Ignoring the stomach pangs that urged him to get blood, he fled as fast as he could, wings dragging behind.
Five humans burst out from behind a bush, and they all took off after Yugi. The brunette on the bench followed along too, yelling. "Wait for me, guys!"
"Damn, that guy was fast to be able to dodge my rope!" Jou panted as he ran.
"He has better reflexes than most vampires. I wonder why with him being so young?"
"Doesn't matter now, just catch him!" Anzu hissed.
Yugi ran faster, feet pounding the concrete. For probably the millionth time in his life, he wished he were taller with longer legs.
Suddenly, he stopped, standing in front of a dead end. He turned to face the approaching humans.
"He can't fly, right Bakura?"
The white haired boy nodded.
Yugi bared his fangs in what he hoped was a menacing growl, but only came out as a frightened hiss. His eyes darted around nervously, searching for an escape route.
"Okay, Yami, do your thing."
Yami took out his knock-out bottle and poured some of the powder into the palm of his hand. Yugi tensed as the human slowly reached out.
Without warning, Yami flung the powder over the cornered vampire and watched as the young boy crumpled to the ground, fast asleep.
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Yugi slowly awoke to arguing voices.
"We can't just kill him!"
"But the injection will kill him anyway, because he's too young!"
"Isn't there another way? Can't Seto take care of him, or something? He's innocent, like Seto said! Remember the purple lotus?"
An exasperated sigh. "I know that Anzu, but we can't exactly let him loose on the city. People will be killed because of his need for blood! And even Seto himself said he might be faking his innocence, and we can't take chances!"
"But Yami-"
"Look, we'll all have to think this over. We've never caught such a young vampire before, and definitely not a supposedly innocent one. This situation is different than most times after we catch one."
Yugi groaned. The loud voices were hurting his head. He reached up to hold his head only to discover his arms were bound behind him, securing him to a bedpost.
"Shh, Anzu, he's awake."
"Don't you shush me!" Anzu snapped. The brown haired girl knelt by Yugi, smiling kindly. "Hello Yugi. I'm sorry we had to tie you like that, but we can't take risks."
Yugi didn't reply, knowing fully well what Anzu meant by "taking risks".
"How old are you Yugi?" She asked.
Again, Yugi didn't answer.
"Anzu, it's obvious he's not talking. We'll have to do something else."
Yugi turned to face the boy who looked like him. Yami shifted uncomfortably under the gaze; he still hadn't quite gotten over the discovery of their resemblance.
"Seto should be able to talk to him."
"Right. Let's get him."
The minute the two were out of the room, Yugi struggled against his bonds. If they were rope, he may have been able to break them, but unfortunately they were wire. Yugi sighed. These people- whoever they are- were definitely familiar with his kind. They knew vampires were strong to break rope, so they had obviously used the wire.
Footsteps came, and Yugi's vampire sense reacted. His head jerked up, as he realized a half vampire was approaching him.
"He's in here Seto."
"Okay. You guys just stay out here."
"Aw, but I wanted to see him!" Jou whined.
"I said, stay out here, you mutt."
Indignant muttering came from the blonde.
Seto entered alone. Yugi scrutinized him carefully. Was he trustworthy or not?
Crouching in front of the younger boy, Seto spoke gently, so as not to scare him. "Hello Yugi. My name is Seto. As you probably already know from your vampire sense, I am half vampire. Now, can you please answer my questions?"
Yugi only bared his fangs in reply, clearly unwilling to talk.
Seto felt his temper rising, but he quickly suppressed it, knowing that dealing with Yugi was like dealing with a frightened deer. Mentally counting to ten, Seto tried again.
"Yugi, you can trust us. We won't hurt you." 'Hopefully.' "But I need you to trust me."
Yugi ignored him.
Sighing, Seto fervently hoped he wasn't making a mistake, and reached behind Yugi to untie him.
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Not much of a cliffhanger, but I'm gonna make up for it, don't you worry!!!! *maniacal laughter*
Yami: Ahem, please excuse the ice mistress.she has been quite.unstable from her computer restrictions. Also.Ahh!!!
Icyblue: ahahahhhahaaaa, dieeeeee!!!*swings mallet at yami*
Yami: *Sweatdrop* review to make her feel better!!! Ow, watch it that was my precious hair!!!
Icyblue: DIIIEEEE!!!!!!!! *swings mallet again*