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Last time: *Sighing, Seto fervently hoped he wasn't making a mistake, and reached behind Yugi to untie him.*
Chapter 4
He quickly drew back though, as Yugi snapped at him, trying to get a bite.
"Cool it, Yugi. I'm just going to untie you." Again, Seto reached to untie him. Yugi did nothing this time, but watched suspiciously.
Once he was free, Yugi made a dash for the window, but was stopped by Seto.
"Yugi, I freed you, so now can you trust me? I trust you enough to not bite me, so give me some credit."
Yugi, eyeing him dubiously, nodded anyway, indicating he would temporarily trust him.
Seto sighed in relief. "Thank you, Yugi. Would you ensure your trust in my friends, also? They are very curious to know you, but I'll make sure they won't hurt you in any way. In return, do you promise not to bite them?"
Yugi nodded again.
Seto stood to unlock the door and call the others. This was Yugi's chance to escape! But. . .the young vampire always kept his word, no matter what.
By now, the whole group of vampire hunters were gathered in front of Yugi.
"Does he promise not to bite, Seto?" Honda asked, slightly hiding behind the taller teen.
"Yes. But be gentle with him. I don't even know if he can talk; he hasn't said a word since we met him."
Reassured that he wouldn't be bitten, Yami approached Yugi. As he sat in front of the shorter boy, Yami noticed how Yugi tensed up at how close he was to a human.
"Hi, Yugi. Do you mind if you answer a few questions for me?" Yami asked.
No response.
'Man, this guy is hard to get through to.' Yami thought. "Can you speak?"
Nod.
"Do you believe I'm not going to hurt you?"
Hesitant nod.
"Will you please answer my questions?"
_Very_ hesitant nod.
'Yes! I got through to him!' Yami mentally crowed.
"Okay, how old are you Yugi?"
Yugi held up ten fingers, then another five.
"You're _15_?" Yami asked in disbelief. What a short guy!
Nod.
"Where were you born?"
Yugi stared blankly.
"You don't know?"
Yugi shook his head.
"Seto has told me the meaning of the purple lotus print. I know that it means you regret killing your victims. Is this true?"
Nod.
Out of curiosity, Yami asked, "How do you leave the mark?"
Yugi lifted a finger, and a purple glow radiated from it. The lotus shape materialized. Yugi pressed the finger to the ground, and when he lifted his finger, the lotus was marked on the ground.
"Wow. It's like his finger's a stamp!" Jou marveled.
"Quite intriguing indeed." Bakura agreed.
Ignoring the others, Yami continued his interrogation. "Was that magic?"
Nod.
"Okay, Yugi. These next questions, you'll probably have to speak out loud, so brace yourself."
Yugi smiled slightly, accidentally revealing a fang.
"First, why was that other man after you? You know, the other vampire?"
Yugi spoke up for the first time. Yami had to lean closer to hear the barely audible voice.
"He feels I am a traitor to my kind, to leave the purple lotus on each human I kill. He thinks I'm wrong to show such mercy to humans."
"Woa, he actually talked!" Jou awed. "Ow!" he cried as Anzu konked him on the head.
"Shhh!"
Yugi continued. "In fact, my entire race feels I am traitorous, so every encounter I have with a fellow vampire is a dangerous one. They all want me dead, because they think I actually _like_ humans to leave the lotus."
"So do you? Do you like humans?"
No answer. Yami decided to let it go.
"Remember in the park, we lured you there?"
Nod.
"When you dodged Jou's rope, I couldn't help but notice the speed and reflexes. You are very young compared to most of your kind, but most vampires don't have as much reflexes as you do. Why is that?"
"I said before, my kind wish me dead because I leave the lotus mark. Often, many come after me, so I need those reflexes to avoid them."
Seto continued for him. "So in other words, he has to avoid both vampires and humans, unless he has to feed. That definitely would improve your reflexes."
Suddenly, Yugi squinched his eyes shut tight, clutching his stomach. Moaning, he barely registered Yami talking.
Last time: *Sighing, Seto fervently hoped he wasn't making a mistake, and reached behind Yugi to untie him.*
Chapter 4
He quickly drew back though, as Yugi snapped at him, trying to get a bite.
"Cool it, Yugi. I'm just going to untie you." Again, Seto reached to untie him. Yugi did nothing this time, but watched suspiciously.
Once he was free, Yugi made a dash for the window, but was stopped by Seto.
"Yugi, I freed you, so now can you trust me? I trust you enough to not bite me, so give me some credit."
Yugi, eyeing him dubiously, nodded anyway, indicating he would temporarily trust him.
Seto sighed in relief. "Thank you, Yugi. Would you ensure your trust in my friends, also? They are very curious to know you, but I'll make sure they won't hurt you in any way. In return, do you promise not to bite them?"
Yugi nodded again.
Seto stood to unlock the door and call the others. This was Yugi's chance to escape! But. . .the young vampire always kept his word, no matter what.
By now, the whole group of vampire hunters were gathered in front of Yugi.
"Does he promise not to bite, Seto?" Honda asked, slightly hiding behind the taller teen.
"Yes. But be gentle with him. I don't even know if he can talk; he hasn't said a word since we met him."
Reassured that he wouldn't be bitten, Yami approached Yugi. As he sat in front of the shorter boy, Yami noticed how Yugi tensed up at how close he was to a human.
"Hi, Yugi. Do you mind if you answer a few questions for me?" Yami asked.
No response.
'Man, this guy is hard to get through to.' Yami thought. "Can you speak?"
Nod.
"Do you believe I'm not going to hurt you?"
Hesitant nod.
"Will you please answer my questions?"
_Very_ hesitant nod.
'Yes! I got through to him!' Yami mentally crowed.
"Okay, how old are you Yugi?"
Yugi held up ten fingers, then another five.
"You're _15_?" Yami asked in disbelief. What a short guy!
Nod.
"Where were you born?"
Yugi stared blankly.
"You don't know?"
Yugi shook his head.
"Seto has told me the meaning of the purple lotus print. I know that it means you regret killing your victims. Is this true?"
Nod.
Out of curiosity, Yami asked, "How do you leave the mark?"
Yugi lifted a finger, and a purple glow radiated from it. The lotus shape materialized. Yugi pressed the finger to the ground, and when he lifted his finger, the lotus was marked on the ground.
"Wow. It's like his finger's a stamp!" Jou marveled.
"Quite intriguing indeed." Bakura agreed.
Ignoring the others, Yami continued his interrogation. "Was that magic?"
Nod.
"Okay, Yugi. These next questions, you'll probably have to speak out loud, so brace yourself."
Yugi smiled slightly, accidentally revealing a fang.
"First, why was that other man after you? You know, the other vampire?"
Yugi spoke up for the first time. Yami had to lean closer to hear the barely audible voice.
"He feels I am a traitor to my kind, to leave the purple lotus on each human I kill. He thinks I'm wrong to show such mercy to humans."
"Woa, he actually talked!" Jou awed. "Ow!" he cried as Anzu konked him on the head.
"Shhh!"
Yugi continued. "In fact, my entire race feels I am traitorous, so every encounter I have with a fellow vampire is a dangerous one. They all want me dead, because they think I actually _like_ humans to leave the lotus."
"So do you? Do you like humans?"
No answer. Yami decided to let it go.
"Remember in the park, we lured you there?"
Nod.
"When you dodged Jou's rope, I couldn't help but notice the speed and reflexes. You are very young compared to most of your kind, but most vampires don't have as much reflexes as you do. Why is that?"
"I said before, my kind wish me dead because I leave the lotus mark. Often, many come after me, so I need those reflexes to avoid them."
Seto continued for him. "So in other words, he has to avoid both vampires and humans, unless he has to feed. That definitely would improve your reflexes."
Suddenly, Yugi squinched his eyes shut tight, clutching his stomach. Moaning, he barely registered Yami talking.