Legend:

/- Time/Position of Time-/

/ Action /

Chapter 02
Ready to for the Time to Leave

"Bakura! I'm home!" Ryou opened the door and threw his bag on the floor. His yami walked down the stairs.

"What are you doing here so early?" he asked confused.

"I, well," He stopped and sat on the couch, "I kinda yelled at my English teacher and stormed out of the school." he purposely left out the part where he broke a window and nearly killed the teacher with the rock.

"What made you do that?" Bakura turned, half listening, into the kitchen.

"Well, I got-"

"That's nice Ryou, now do you know where my hunting shirt went?" Ryou's aura flared, but Bakura ignored the little burst, and popped his head back in the living room, "Well?? Do you know where it is?"

"Have you even tried to listen to me?" Bakura raised his eyebrow.

"What do you mean by that?" Ryou opened his mouth, "Never mind. A-HA! Here it is!" Bakura took a shirt off the railing and pulled it over his head. "I'm going to the mall for more hunting clothes, see you later!" He waved and went out the door.

Ryou, still with his mouth open blinked a few times. "I hate my life." His thoughts trailed off and the memory of the letter stayed in his pocket.

/- Six -/

Ryou opened his eyes from the short nap he'd taken from before. He looked at himself and noticed he still had his school uniform on. He sighed and looked at his watch. Turning on the television, he got up from the couch. In the kitchen, he did the same as the night before. This time, Ryou did not go back to watch his show, but to go up stairs and change his clothes.

/ DING DONG /

'Again with the door?' He had succeeded to change into some jeans and a navy shirt. Though his sweaters cover himself up, he was quite in shape. Muscled up arms, legs, and some abs. Sweaters can conceal a lot, especially if you seem like an innocent albino boy.

/ DING DONG /

"HOLD ON! I'M COMING!" he called running down the stairs. He looked in the peephole and saw some one non recognizable. "Who's there?"

"Please, help me."

"Why? What's wrong?" Ryou being was cautious. He knew there were tricks, tricks made by vampires. Like the in the note. What did it mean to 'be forbidden?'

"I'm bleeding" Ryou's eye was still looking through the peephole.

"Where?"

"My arm, if you look through your peephole I can show you"

"Show me." The person in front of the door removed their hand for an instant to show Ryou that his arteriole in his arm was gushing blood. The boy immediately opened the door. When he did, the wound was gone. Ryou's eyes grew big.

"VAMPIRE! I'm forbidden! You can't touch me!"

"Only to those who go by the rules!" The vampire jumped him and the door swung shut. 'Too bad I don't have my leadless pencil to defend myself with' Ryou thought as he locked his hands on the vampire's shoulders and placed his foot back so he wouldn't fall to the floor.

The vampire hissed and grabbed the boy's collar. The vampire picked up Ryou and raised him overhead. He was about to throw Ryou to the floor, but the boy kicked and connected his foot into the vampire's nose. The vampire dropped him and held his nose. Even if he was dead, it still hurts to get your nose broken, even though it'll heal in a minute or two.

Ryou landed on his feet in a tripping position. He swung his leg around sending the vampire to the floor. Ryou got up and rushed to the swords against the wall. In one swift movement, the vampire got off the floor and clasped onto Ryou's torso and bit into the boy. Before the numbness fear, and sleepiness took over his body, Ryou shot back both of his elbows sending the vampire back. Ryou gasped and rubbed his arms.

'That felt like I hit my funny bones against a smooth wall of cement!' His arms still tingling with a numb feeling, he went to the vampire who was paralyzed.

/ CRACK! /

Ryou kicked the vampire's head to the side. "DAMN IT! Stop torturing me!"

"Who sent you!" Ryou yelled.

"How the hell did you know I was sent here by someone?" The vampire's nose was healed and his neck was turning back into place.

"Mercs don't go by rules. Especially the vampire ones. Now tell me, WHO!"

"How much will you give me?" The vampire said buying time to heal.

Ryou being smart and knowing that vampires heal thirty times faster than humans, bent down and crushed the vampire's knees. It shrieked in pain.

"TELL ME!"

"It was another hunter!" It spat out, "Now stop torturing me!" Ryou grinned.

"I didn't say 'what' sent you, I said WHO!" Ryou pushed on the vampire's broken knee. It yelped.

"YUGI MOTO!" Ryou's eyes widened. He stood up and turned his back to the immobilized vampire.

"Why?" The vampire placed his knee back into its socket..

"That's confidential. But if you really want to know, you'll have to give me something first!"

Ryou grabbed a sword off the wall. A sudden grip tightened Ryou's breath short. Teeth re-entered the boy's neck. The boy took the sword and ran it through the vampire's gut. The creature took its teeth out of Ryou's neck in shock. Ryou kicked the vampire from behind, taking the sword out. He turned around and swung the sword.

/- 8:00 pm -/

"Ryou! I'm home!" Bakura called as he opened the door. "Ryou?" Bakura stepped forward and his foot went onto something... something that was not the floor. He looked down and frowned in disgust, vampire ashes.

"Looks like he passed." Yugi said coming through the door way followed by, Jounouchi, Seto, Anzu, Mai, Honda, Shizuka and Yami

Bakura went over to the couch and found Ryou sleeping in bloody clothes, "Shit." He kneeled down and touched Ryou's wound for two reasons. One heart beat, two bleeding. "Good, he's not dead, or bleeding"

The boy on the couch stirred. The hunters of Yugi's group Circled around the couch. Ryou opened his eyes.

"What are you all doing here?" He asked confused

"You passed!" Yugi said smiling beside Bakura

"What?"

"That vampire was a test to see if you handle being a hunter" Yugi explained to the confused boy.

"WHAT!" Ryou sat up, his eyes filled with anger, "You sent, a vampire mercenary, to come and kill me? That's a TEST?" Ryou got up and pushed everyone out of the way. " You thought I couldn't do it."

"Now we know for sure that you could defeat a vampire. Would you like to-?"

"Fuck off." Ryou interrupted Yugi and went to the door. Everyone stared at the boy as he opened the door and looked out. "You rather risk my life to see it I pass, than have someone here to help me. You never intended me to live didn't you?" Everyone was speechless. "That's what I thought."

No one could say anything to him. He was right. They thought he would be dead. Only Bakura said he would have a chance, but still. Bakura thought Ryou would be immobilized and not as well as he looked now. He looked stronger and experienced. Ryou shook his head, took hold of the doorknob and slammed it behind him. His own home.

"That went well, don't you think?" Everyone glared at Honda, "What?"

/- 8:30 -/

Ryou stuck his hand in his pocket, then pulled it out instantly in pain. He looked at it. 'I hate it when I give myself paper cuts.' He took out the paper and unfolded it. 'The letter!' he read it over and stuffed it back in his pocket. The paper cut was forgotten, he knew where to go. 'Vampire Hide, here I come!'

Mercs/Mercenaries: Mercenaries can be all races (ex: vampires, humans, orcs, dwarves (rarely), elves, etc.) they are paid assassins who are ruthless and will stab you in the back at a good price. You can hire them for a huge amount of money. Beware. They WILL sell you out

Until next fic or chappie, C YA! -Niricko-