Hello people! Now that Sign of the Seer has been officially finished,
here's a new fic! Yes, a new fic! This was Essence of Time in my bio, but
I decided that I didn't really like the tilt, so I changed it. For those
who think the title sucks or liked the first one better, tell me and I
might change it. I also plan to do another fic at the same time so sorry
if updates are slow. The story might be a little Anne Rice like, but I try
to be as original as possible with the whole vampire thing. Remember this
is a book so if it refers to the reader it's referring to you basically.
Also, I have found a new obsession! Yes, another anime obsession! I have found the joys of Gravitation!! Mwaha~! After a comment on how one of the summaries for a future fic sounded like Gravitation I went to look for it and when I did, voila! New obsession! It's so good!! Even though I've only seen the summaries and screen caps, but still! Actually at first I thought Shuichi was a girl, but then of course found out he isn't...opps ^^; but hey he's cute! And I swear Yuki's like a Seto Kaiba in blonde! Only he's not. And Ryuichi is so cute! How can you not love him?! Kumagoro!!!! Anyways, I love Gravitation! *waves banner that says so*
Anyways, the fic. Yes, the fic will take over about as much of history as possible so sorry for those who think it'll be too long, but whatever. Yes, this will be yaoi as usual and the pairing will be Bakura and Ryou as usual. For those of you who don't like yaoi or two boys loving each other, then shoo and go away. Well, on with the first chapter!
Warning: Yaoi between Bakura and Ryou mentions of blood and killing. ***************************************************************** ************************
You are probably picking up this book and looking into the first page and the first thing you see is me addressing you. Well, surprise, surprise, you can read! Congratulations, you're not an idiot. I'm sorry; did I hurt your feelings? Do I give a shit? No. Why should I? It's not like you know who I am, at least not yet. This book you have in your hands is my life story, something you present day mortals call an autobiography. Why did I choose to write this? Am I a famous superstar under a secret name, perhaps an undiscovered genius? No, I already know I'm smart thank you very much. Well how about we start off with my name, okay? My name is Bakura, I will not give you a last name, firstly because I'm not stupid enough to let a random person find me through it (call me paranoid if you want) but secondly I don't remember it. I was born in Egypt and currently live with Ryou my lover. Ah, I bet that grabbed your attention right? You're probably asking yourself how does one forget their last name...simple really live for about 3000 years and you do. Ah, I bet I grabbed your attention again right? 3000 years...am I monster? Am I lying, I mean after all this is a book, it could be fake and all of this would be just lies I'm making up! No I tell you only the truth today. Every letter, every word I type is the truth and you are just going to have to trust me.
Do you know what a vampire is? If one was to look in a dictionary it would say:
Vampire: (vam'pir) n. In folklore, a corpse that leaves its grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping persons
That's a dictionary definition. Mine? Simple, a creature trapped between the living and the dead, alive by drinking the blood of those alive. You must be asking yourself why the sudden question. I'll tell you why. I am a vampire. I am a spawn of the devil, the epitome of evil, a blood sucking demon, a gross disgusting thing that sleeps in coffins and hides from the sun. Right? NO! Measly, stupid, ignorant, mortals! A vampire is nothing like those in the movies! Nothing! We are a proud race of those caught in a stage of life, living and dead at the same time. We are beautiful, intelligent, proud, strong creatures. We are children of the night! We thrive in the dark and live by the moon, and yes we despise the sun. It would kill us, not even us; the immortal race can totally escape death. But only by that could we die. Stake in the heart? Put a stake in anybody's heart, except ours, and they'd die. Burn to the stake? We're too cold to catch on fire. And the coffins? Do you know how small a coffin is?! How the hell are we supposed to sleep in those?! Beds are much more comfortable and they have a plus side with Ryou in it.
Who is Ryou? Ryou is my creation. You see a vampire is created by the blood of another; I'll get into more detail about it later. I gave Ryou my blood and I created him. He is my beautiful creation, my lover. He is younger than I am. He is intelligent, beautiful, silent and a cold killer. Cross him mortal and you won't live to see another day.
Do you believe me yet? If you don't, then put down this book and walk away. If you do keep on reading and I'll tell you everything about me, from the beginning of my time, when pyramids were still in one piece and the sphinx was proud and tall. I was a thief. A tomb robber you can say. I was the thorn in the pharaoh's side, the one person he would give anything to see dead. He hated me, I hated him, it was all fair. I was rather unusual to look at, at that time. After all silver hair isn't something you see everyday in Egypt. Of course I was proud of it, flaunting it at every possible second. After all I was gorgeous then and still am now, but unfortunately it also gave me away. But still I was yet to be caught; after all I was the king of thieves!
It was at night and I was alone as I usually was. Being a thief cuts off much human contact. I was sitting at my oasis and I was just lying there, staring at the moon. I always had a fascination with it. The night was cold, as all desert night are and as I sat there, he found me. My creator, whose name I have forgotten. He had told me once so far in my life and I have forgotten it. Before I knew what had happened I lay on my back and the moon seemed closer then ever before and an odd numbing sensation was spreading through my body. My limbs felt like weights had been added and only did I dimly realize that someone was holding me down. I could feel my vision haze over a bit and through that haze I saw the brightest eyes ever. Such intense lavender that blinked down at me, so clear and cold. It spoke of intelligence and pride and most of all a deadliness that all vampires hold, but it was the cold fire that seemed to dance in the very core of those eyes that made me stare at them. I could feel a dull pain in my neck, slowly spreading through my body and I didn't know then, but I had been drained of blood. I was just a mere step and a half away from death. It was then he bent down at me and whispered into my ear a question I will never forget.
"Do you want to live mortal? Or shall I just drink to your death; you are only mere step away from eternal sleep. I'm giving you a choice, death or life."
Well what do you think I said? Life of course! Death is something I don't look forward to today or back then. And when I gave him my answer I could see something of a smile forming on his fuzzy face. It was then I felt something soft brush against my lips. My creator was offering his slashed wrist to my lips and the moment his blood touched my tongue I could not help but drink from him. It's indescribable, it was better than joy, or any other good emotion, it was better than good food, it was better then any kind of sex I ever had! It was everything good in life rolled into one. His blood ran through my veins and replenished me more than before. I could see everything come back into focus, but they seemed to go beyond that. It was a new world, a new life, a vampire one!
It was then when I felt a pain rip through me harsher than any knife on earth. My mortal life was leaving me and it was then I became a vampire. It was pain that no mortal would ever know. I felt the very soul of my body rip itself apart and I screamed into the night air. I felt the arms of my creator wrap around me and he whispered into my ears once more.
"Look at the moon, do not look away. It is only death, and after this you will feel nothing of it. Look at the moon my little demon."
And so I did, and there it was. It seemed to be so much more than before. It shone brighter and I could make out the small dimples its surface had. So pale and perfect, not yet a full moon but on the verge of one. And as I looked at the moon I could feel the pain slowly leaving me. I lay on the ground, breathing in a new scent of the desert. Of sun soaked grains of sand and cool moon skies. It was so refreshing and perfect. And as I saw everything all over again for the first time through my vampire eyes I was born once more into the world of darkness. I saw my creator for the first time.
He was beautiful. A tall lithe figure with a barely tanned face, gold spun hair that curled the smallest bit at his shoulders and large lavender eyes, wide and almost unblinking. His lips curved up in a sensual smile and in the glinting moonlight I could see the gleam of the sharpened white teeth. He brought out a hand to me, and as I let it slip into his palm I saw for the first time that my skin had been changed to a smooth ivory paleness I never had before...well at least in a long time.
He led me to the small pond that inhabited the oasis and I glimpsed at my new vampire self. My skin had been turned to the ivory skin I had as a child, my eyes sharpened orbs of garnet, gleaming with an icy fire as well and dark as the color of blood. My hair hung on my back, reaching just below my shoulders as the soft strands fluttered in the night air, glinting of the softest silvery shade like the moon. I touched my own cheek and felt the icy coldness every vampire has and bared at my own reflection my newly formed fangs.
"My little demon, you must listen to me. I shall leave you soon for I can tell you would no longer benefit for me. You are a fighter, an independent soul and you will wander perhaps to the far corners of the world."
My creator cupped my cheek into his own icy palms and stared hard at me.
"You must never face the gaze of Ra ever again unless you wish to feel the pain of death once more. We are creatures of the night, we thrive in the moon and only the moon. We drink from those who are living and never drink when the body has grown icy like ours. You shall discover that we are different from men and we hold the power that they never will have. A vampire's life may be lonely or not, that is for you to decide. Farewell my little demon, perhaps we shall meet again. But until then, enjoy your new gift I have given you and may Set watch over you."
He gave me a kiss like a mother gives to her child, from creator to creation and then left me in a rustle of wind. I was alone once more just as I had preferred and I lay there once more staring up at the moon. It was beautiful, ever so much more than before. And as I did so I smiled to myself. I was a vampire from that night on and from that night I was born again not as Bakura the king of thieves, but Bakura child of darkness.
***************************************************************** ********************************* Hm...sorry if Bakura sounded a bit too sarcastic in the beginning and a bit conceited, but that's who I'm portraying him as. For those of you who don't know Bakura's creator, take a guess! I'm not going to reveal the name at all, but it's a bit obvious...at least I think it is. If you have any suggestions, tell me and any questions on how I think vampires are going to be in this fic, I'll answer them. So please read and review! Ja ne! ^_^
Also, I have found a new obsession! Yes, another anime obsession! I have found the joys of Gravitation!! Mwaha~! After a comment on how one of the summaries for a future fic sounded like Gravitation I went to look for it and when I did, voila! New obsession! It's so good!! Even though I've only seen the summaries and screen caps, but still! Actually at first I thought Shuichi was a girl, but then of course found out he isn't...opps ^^; but hey he's cute! And I swear Yuki's like a Seto Kaiba in blonde! Only he's not. And Ryuichi is so cute! How can you not love him?! Kumagoro!!!! Anyways, I love Gravitation! *waves banner that says so*
Anyways, the fic. Yes, the fic will take over about as much of history as possible so sorry for those who think it'll be too long, but whatever. Yes, this will be yaoi as usual and the pairing will be Bakura and Ryou as usual. For those of you who don't like yaoi or two boys loving each other, then shoo and go away. Well, on with the first chapter!
Warning: Yaoi between Bakura and Ryou mentions of blood and killing. ***************************************************************** ************************
You are probably picking up this book and looking into the first page and the first thing you see is me addressing you. Well, surprise, surprise, you can read! Congratulations, you're not an idiot. I'm sorry; did I hurt your feelings? Do I give a shit? No. Why should I? It's not like you know who I am, at least not yet. This book you have in your hands is my life story, something you present day mortals call an autobiography. Why did I choose to write this? Am I a famous superstar under a secret name, perhaps an undiscovered genius? No, I already know I'm smart thank you very much. Well how about we start off with my name, okay? My name is Bakura, I will not give you a last name, firstly because I'm not stupid enough to let a random person find me through it (call me paranoid if you want) but secondly I don't remember it. I was born in Egypt and currently live with Ryou my lover. Ah, I bet that grabbed your attention right? You're probably asking yourself how does one forget their last name...simple really live for about 3000 years and you do. Ah, I bet I grabbed your attention again right? 3000 years...am I monster? Am I lying, I mean after all this is a book, it could be fake and all of this would be just lies I'm making up! No I tell you only the truth today. Every letter, every word I type is the truth and you are just going to have to trust me.
Do you know what a vampire is? If one was to look in a dictionary it would say:
Vampire: (vam'pir) n. In folklore, a corpse that leaves its grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping persons
That's a dictionary definition. Mine? Simple, a creature trapped between the living and the dead, alive by drinking the blood of those alive. You must be asking yourself why the sudden question. I'll tell you why. I am a vampire. I am a spawn of the devil, the epitome of evil, a blood sucking demon, a gross disgusting thing that sleeps in coffins and hides from the sun. Right? NO! Measly, stupid, ignorant, mortals! A vampire is nothing like those in the movies! Nothing! We are a proud race of those caught in a stage of life, living and dead at the same time. We are beautiful, intelligent, proud, strong creatures. We are children of the night! We thrive in the dark and live by the moon, and yes we despise the sun. It would kill us, not even us; the immortal race can totally escape death. But only by that could we die. Stake in the heart? Put a stake in anybody's heart, except ours, and they'd die. Burn to the stake? We're too cold to catch on fire. And the coffins? Do you know how small a coffin is?! How the hell are we supposed to sleep in those?! Beds are much more comfortable and they have a plus side with Ryou in it.
Who is Ryou? Ryou is my creation. You see a vampire is created by the blood of another; I'll get into more detail about it later. I gave Ryou my blood and I created him. He is my beautiful creation, my lover. He is younger than I am. He is intelligent, beautiful, silent and a cold killer. Cross him mortal and you won't live to see another day.
Do you believe me yet? If you don't, then put down this book and walk away. If you do keep on reading and I'll tell you everything about me, from the beginning of my time, when pyramids were still in one piece and the sphinx was proud and tall. I was a thief. A tomb robber you can say. I was the thorn in the pharaoh's side, the one person he would give anything to see dead. He hated me, I hated him, it was all fair. I was rather unusual to look at, at that time. After all silver hair isn't something you see everyday in Egypt. Of course I was proud of it, flaunting it at every possible second. After all I was gorgeous then and still am now, but unfortunately it also gave me away. But still I was yet to be caught; after all I was the king of thieves!
It was at night and I was alone as I usually was. Being a thief cuts off much human contact. I was sitting at my oasis and I was just lying there, staring at the moon. I always had a fascination with it. The night was cold, as all desert night are and as I sat there, he found me. My creator, whose name I have forgotten. He had told me once so far in my life and I have forgotten it. Before I knew what had happened I lay on my back and the moon seemed closer then ever before and an odd numbing sensation was spreading through my body. My limbs felt like weights had been added and only did I dimly realize that someone was holding me down. I could feel my vision haze over a bit and through that haze I saw the brightest eyes ever. Such intense lavender that blinked down at me, so clear and cold. It spoke of intelligence and pride and most of all a deadliness that all vampires hold, but it was the cold fire that seemed to dance in the very core of those eyes that made me stare at them. I could feel a dull pain in my neck, slowly spreading through my body and I didn't know then, but I had been drained of blood. I was just a mere step and a half away from death. It was then he bent down at me and whispered into my ear a question I will never forget.
"Do you want to live mortal? Or shall I just drink to your death; you are only mere step away from eternal sleep. I'm giving you a choice, death or life."
Well what do you think I said? Life of course! Death is something I don't look forward to today or back then. And when I gave him my answer I could see something of a smile forming on his fuzzy face. It was then I felt something soft brush against my lips. My creator was offering his slashed wrist to my lips and the moment his blood touched my tongue I could not help but drink from him. It's indescribable, it was better than joy, or any other good emotion, it was better than good food, it was better then any kind of sex I ever had! It was everything good in life rolled into one. His blood ran through my veins and replenished me more than before. I could see everything come back into focus, but they seemed to go beyond that. It was a new world, a new life, a vampire one!
It was then when I felt a pain rip through me harsher than any knife on earth. My mortal life was leaving me and it was then I became a vampire. It was pain that no mortal would ever know. I felt the very soul of my body rip itself apart and I screamed into the night air. I felt the arms of my creator wrap around me and he whispered into my ears once more.
"Look at the moon, do not look away. It is only death, and after this you will feel nothing of it. Look at the moon my little demon."
And so I did, and there it was. It seemed to be so much more than before. It shone brighter and I could make out the small dimples its surface had. So pale and perfect, not yet a full moon but on the verge of one. And as I looked at the moon I could feel the pain slowly leaving me. I lay on the ground, breathing in a new scent of the desert. Of sun soaked grains of sand and cool moon skies. It was so refreshing and perfect. And as I saw everything all over again for the first time through my vampire eyes I was born once more into the world of darkness. I saw my creator for the first time.
He was beautiful. A tall lithe figure with a barely tanned face, gold spun hair that curled the smallest bit at his shoulders and large lavender eyes, wide and almost unblinking. His lips curved up in a sensual smile and in the glinting moonlight I could see the gleam of the sharpened white teeth. He brought out a hand to me, and as I let it slip into his palm I saw for the first time that my skin had been changed to a smooth ivory paleness I never had before...well at least in a long time.
He led me to the small pond that inhabited the oasis and I glimpsed at my new vampire self. My skin had been turned to the ivory skin I had as a child, my eyes sharpened orbs of garnet, gleaming with an icy fire as well and dark as the color of blood. My hair hung on my back, reaching just below my shoulders as the soft strands fluttered in the night air, glinting of the softest silvery shade like the moon. I touched my own cheek and felt the icy coldness every vampire has and bared at my own reflection my newly formed fangs.
"My little demon, you must listen to me. I shall leave you soon for I can tell you would no longer benefit for me. You are a fighter, an independent soul and you will wander perhaps to the far corners of the world."
My creator cupped my cheek into his own icy palms and stared hard at me.
"You must never face the gaze of Ra ever again unless you wish to feel the pain of death once more. We are creatures of the night, we thrive in the moon and only the moon. We drink from those who are living and never drink when the body has grown icy like ours. You shall discover that we are different from men and we hold the power that they never will have. A vampire's life may be lonely or not, that is for you to decide. Farewell my little demon, perhaps we shall meet again. But until then, enjoy your new gift I have given you and may Set watch over you."
He gave me a kiss like a mother gives to her child, from creator to creation and then left me in a rustle of wind. I was alone once more just as I had preferred and I lay there once more staring up at the moon. It was beautiful, ever so much more than before. And as I did so I smiled to myself. I was a vampire from that night on and from that night I was born again not as Bakura the king of thieves, but Bakura child of darkness.
***************************************************************** ********************************* Hm...sorry if Bakura sounded a bit too sarcastic in the beginning and a bit conceited, but that's who I'm portraying him as. For those of you who don't know Bakura's creator, take a guess! I'm not going to reveal the name at all, but it's a bit obvious...at least I think it is. If you have any suggestions, tell me and any questions on how I think vampires are going to be in this fic, I'll answer them. So please read and review! Ja ne! ^_^