Aisha: don't own YGO. I think that this story won't be too long, but I'm not sure.

Chapter 3

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Bakura sat on the floor wondering if he should just go into torupur. He quite suddenly looked up hearing someone coming. He jolted forwards.

"BWIN!" He yelled happily. The girl brought her finger to her mouth in a motion to be quite. The Vamp was quite and stared at her as she knelt down on the ground.

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Jean-Claude stood and smiled at Malik. (YM) He tilted his head a fraction of an inch, acknowledging the visiting Kindreds power and abilities.

Malik simply sneered at the man.

"Well. Were is my 'beloved' sister and the 'fiend' Bakura?"

"Your sisters resting and Bakura is in the dungeons..." Jean-Claude stared at him for a moment. "So has your father found out about your little secret?" Malik gave a small, sinister smile.

"Not yet... Which is why my 'poor' sister can never come home."

"Why?"

"I think that father does know but I'm the only twin left so he makes exceptions... But he's always liked her better so if she gets back he'll stop making exceptions for me." Jean-Claude nodded.

"Favoritism can really be a pain in the ass, can't it?" Malik nodded.

"As I said he always liked her better but he only started to show it after she attained Golconda..." He shrugged the motoin allowed the cloke that he wore around his shoulders to shift affording everyone in the room a better view of his humanly tan skin, skin that was so unusual in Vampires. "But it doesn't matter because she is not getting back....Well take me to Bakura first." Jean-Claude sighed and walked out of the room. After a few moments of walking Malik stopped and looked at a point on the wall. Jean-Claude stopped as well and turned around to look at him.

"What's wrong?" Malik stared for a few moments then frowned.

"Nothing.... Let us continue." Jean-Claude nodded and they continued on.

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Yami sat on the bed with his back against the wall. Yuugi gently touched the Sorcerer Hunters shoulder, trying to get his attention.

"Yami.... Are you alright?" Yami turned to look at Yuugi for a moment before answering.

"... Yuugi... you do know that right now I am mortal, don't you? I mean I have no Vampire blood in me so I'm not a Hunter, or a Ghoul.... I'm just a mortal...." Yuugi smiled and hugged him.

"I don't care what you are silly, I love you just the same." Yami hugged the boy back, and gave a small smile.

"That's not it Yuugi. I want to be with you forever, not just the mortal life that I have...." He was quite for a moment before continuing. "Yuugi what generation Vampire are you?"

Yuugi coked his head to one side and blinked. "I'm a 10th generation.... Why?"

Yami smiled and lightly brushed his lips against Yuugis. "Because... I want you the turn me into a Vampire..." Yuugi stared at his lover as if the man was completely insane.

"But Yami you'd lose your powers as a sorcerer and then were would we go? Not even The Order of Hermes would never take us if you weren't a Wizard, and we can't just slouch off of Jean-Claude. We-" He was silently as Yami kissed him. For a moment there was silences and then Yami drew back, licking the blood off the corner of his mouth.

"Guess I haven't got the art of French kissing with a Vampire down yet, hu?" Yuugi blushed a bit. "Yuugi... I'm not going to lie to you. I'm not sure how we'll get along or were we'll go. I'm just not sure, but I know that we'll be together. Please Yuugi. If you don't do this I'll find another Vampire who will." Yuugi was quite for a moment, then nodded. Yami tilted his head to one side and Yuugi started to bit him, but stopped as the door was flung open. As he drew back he realized that he would need to prepare more if he were to turn Yami into a Vampire after all the first hunger was most likely the worst... Yami looked up and so did Yuugi to find that the person who had slammed open the door was Jean-Claudes Ghoul.

"LEAVE NOW!" She said franticly as she thru a duffel bag on the bed with them. She started to throw all of the things that they had into the bag, which wasn't a lot considering that Yuugi and Yami had just been brought back a few days ago. She handed Yami a roll of bills and a slip of paper.

"Were in the world did you get the money...?" He asked as him and Yuugi stared.

"A gift from Jean-Claude. Anyway, that's not important. Malik's here and he'll probably kill you if he sees you." She said speaking directly to Yami. The rest of the sepal was to the both of them "You have to go to the address on the paper. Stay there until the people who live there say to go or I come and tell you. As soon as you are told you have to get out of the city. Do you understand?" Yuugi and Yami stared at her. Yami was the first one to break the silences.

"What?" The girl sighed.

"Just go there, the people living there will tell explain things to you." The two continued to stare at her, and she gave a slight bow.

"I have to go." She whimpered running off.

"She's odd...." Yami said to Yuugi, who nodded.

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Jean-Claude had shown Malik how to get the rest of the way on his own. Jean- Claude started to walk back to the place were he had first talked to Malik, and the other Vampire walked down into the dungeons. He walked over to the cell that Bakura was in and looked down. He stared at the chains for a moment and then ripped the door off of its hinges. He walked over and knelt next to the chains. He stared for a moment more and then waved his hand under and over the very top/bottom of the chains. He let out a low growl and then stood up. There was no use of obfuscation there.

Bakura was gone.

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Jean-Claude stopped walking about half way to his office and smiled.

"My," He said to the air. "How horrible it must be for Malik to find that both the people he came for are gone. Ironically Yami and Yuugi have left as well. I must say that I think that Bwin and Bakura should have followed them..." He trailed off looking to one side. Giving a small smile he walked the rest of the way to his office.

A moment after he left Bwin and Bakura appeared in the very stop that Jean- Claude had been looking at Bakura smiled at Bwin.

"Your obfuscation is really amazing." He said, "I whish I could do things like that..." Bwin nodded but then looked slightly annoyed.

"Well, apparently I'm not as good as I was before..." She mumbled as they started to walk. Bakura raised an eyebrow.

"Eh?"

"Weren't you paying attention?" She asked. "Jean-Claude could see through it. He knew we were here...." She turned away from Bakura. "We're going to have to be more careful when we're following Yami and Yuugi." The other Vampire stared at her, mouth agape.

"WHAT?! Follow them?!? You'd have to be insane to follow them! Yami hates Vampires and Yuugi has a score to settle with us!" Bwin smiled, turning towards him, showing off her slender fangs and looking vaguely demonic.

"Then I guess I'm a sane as a child of Malkav." Bakura stood completely still, not even bothering to breath. He finally nodded.

"Well tis' better to be insane than to be dead..." Bwin nodded and brushed her lips against his.

"I knew that you would understand." She smiled.

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Kiyone ran as quickly as she could through the streets of the city. She had been gone far longer than she would have if she had just been going to ask Jouno and Kira were the Prince lived and she hoped that once more Kaiba would not notice the fact that she had been gone for so long. Then again....

He never noticed when she was late before....

She ran into the flat blathering out some half though up excuse but stopped as soon as she realized that there were two extra people that she didn't know in the room. Kaiba never really had visitors so when he did she noticed. So she noticed now.

She could tell that both of them were Hunters. One of them was a human with sandy blond hair and purple eyes, tan skin, all in all he was a striking resembles to the Vampire Malik, even down to the tattoos under his eyes.

It was the second one that Kiyone was worried about. The second Hunter was someone she knew from her 'former' life. She had green eyes and snow white hair, hair that contrasted sharply with all the black she wore. Both of them wore the same outfit, black jeans a black turtle neck sleeveless shirt, a black trench coat, black gloves and black combat boots.

Kiyone forced a smile.

"Oh... Seto-sama... we have guest... I'll go and make some tea and coffee. "She said as she hurried into the kitchen. The white haired girl looked after her for a moment, then excused herself from the discussion.

Kiyone was quickly making instant coffee and, in her hurry, and because of her shaking hands she spilt the liquid all over her hands and forearms. She yelped and mentally cursed herself for taking off the long gloves that she had been wearing before.

"Are you alright?" Asked a voice. The girl jumped and then turned.

"I'm fine, Milady Lina." She said giving a small bow. The other girl waved her hand.

"Come on. You don't have to bow. You're the fourth in line for the Elven throne." The girl continued to bow.

"Yes, but you're second." Lina sighed and ignored the fact that she was still bowing.

"Your parents are really worried about you. You really need to come home, Iramie..." The other girl stopped bowing and glared up at her.

"Do not call me that Yulana. You are not the one I would allow to use that name." Lina gave a small laugh.

"And you would allow that man Kaiba to use it."

"Yes. I have already told him that... he knows and he uses that name."

"He doesn't know about either of your secrets dose he?" Kiyone was quiet and then shook her head.

"He doesn't..."

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"So you're the only true Hunter left?" Marik asked as he took the cup of coffee that Kiyone offered him. Kaiba nodded.

"Yami was.... Killed by Bakura and Bwin." He said giving Kiyone a sharp glare that told her to be quite. Just as Vampires had a tradition that did not allow them to kill other Vampires (save in self-defense) the Hunters had a law that would not allow them to kill other Hunters. If he told any other Hunters that he had killed his own partner he himself would be hunted down and killed, much like the vermin Vampires he Hunted. Marik took a small sip of his coffee.

"So you'll be needing a new partner, unless she" He pointed to Kiyone, "is your new partner..." Kaiba fought back the urge to say no but if he said no then he would have to get a new partner and he didn't have the time or the recourses to do that.

"Yes. She's my new partner." Kiyone smile brightly at the three of them as she picked up her tea. Marik and Lina stared.

"She seems a bit.... Innocent... to be your partner." Marik said as he raised an eyebrow. Kaiba glared at him.

"Well she is. Now what are you really here for? I'm assuming The Consul didn't send you to just check up on me." Marik closed his eyes as he set down his cup.

"You are both correct and not correct. The Consul has allowed me to come to this city so that I may try to kill the Vampire Malik." Kaiba lifted his eyebrows and stared.

"The Methuselah Malik. You seek to kill him? Not even me and Yami would have attempted to kill him..." Malik smiled.

"But we," He motioned to himself and Lina, "will try." Kaiba snickered.

"Then you're both insane."

"Maybe... But the other reason is so that we may investigate the death of your partner for The Consul has reason to believe that Yami was not killed by a Vampire but by you." Kaibas face remained neutral as he stared at Malik but Kiyones face twitched in worry for a moment before she managed to regain control of her features. Kaiba glared at her for a second before talking.

"Why in the world would The Consul think that I killed Yami?"

"Let us just say that They have their ways." Kaiba remained neutral and just stared at the two of them.

"I see. Well you may look around the town, I will not attempt to stop you, and you have my thanks for coming and telling me you are here." Kaiba stood up and all the others did the same. "Now, goodbye." Marik and Lina lokoed at each other and nodded, understand what they meant without talking.

"Very well, Kaiba." Lina said as she and Marik walked to the door. Kiyone got there first and opened up the door for them. She bowed to the both of them.

"Thank you for coming." she said as she rightened herself. Marik and Lina nodded their heads in recognition.

Once out side Marik looked at Lina, raising an eyebrow.

"Well what do you think?" Lina looked at him, her mouth turned down in a frown.

"I think he did it. You?"

"I think that he did it as well."

"I want to talk to his 'partner' with out him there." Marik shrugged.

"We'll try, but first we're going to have to try to find Malik." Lina was silent for a moment and nodded.

"Alright."

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Kira and Jouno were watching the TV with the remaining two pups when the doorbell rang. Kira sighed, hoping that it wasn't one of the older pups that had come back, wanting to spend more time with the Ulfric and the Lupa. To her surprise neither of the people at the door were even were animals.

"Yami?" She asked as she stared at the once noble Hunter. The man stared at her.

"We were supposed to come to you for help?" He asked as he stared at the woman.

"What? We?" She asked. Yami nodded and pulled Yuugi out form behind him.

"Me and Yuugi." He said, "We were supposed to be filled in on what's going on here but it seems that you have about as much knowledge as we do on that subject..." He trailed off. Kira shook her head.

"I have an idea of what's going on. I have to sorta guess at some of it but I seem to know more than you two do..." She motioned for them to come in and they did. Yami sat in one of the armchairs and Yuugi snuggeled in next to him. All the werewolves stared at the two for a moment before on of the pups asked the question.

"Are you two... together?" Yami, of course, was the one to answer.

"Yes we are. Get over it. Now tell us why we're here." Jouno awnsered this time.

"Well yesterday Kiyone came to us and asked that if she sent anyone, I'm guessing that applies to you two, here we would allow them to stay. It seemed that the Methuselah Malik has come to the city and whishes to kill some select Vampires in the city and also any Hunters," He motioned to Yami, "that he finds." Kira once more began to talk.

"The werewolves are neutral, thought we must give protection to any Vampires or Hunters that ask for it as long as they do not harm us in payment for our neutrality, in the eyes of The Hunter Consul and the Vampiric Prigum. You were sent to us so that you would be safe from both Kaiba, who knows you are alive, and Malik, who would whish you both dead for daring to love one another." Yami ans Yuugi were both quite and the only noise was that of the TV.

"Then... will you let us stay?" Yuugi asked quietly. Kira and Jouno nodded.

"well how about us?" Asked another voice.