Disclaimer: I dont own anything.......except the clothes on my back. *looks at print on shirt*..... ACK! WHO THE HELL IS SEBASTIAN SMITH?!!? (made up name, dont sue me)
Dragon Queen16: Here it is! Chapter 2! Thank you SO much to all my reviewers! I got 7 REVIEWS! IM SO HAPPY! YAY!
~Hikari Kitten- Yeah, Im a big Tea/Yami fan too! ^^
~Chibi-Goten-Angel- I would use a different program, I just donÕt have one. Nor do I have the money to buy one. -_-
Spitfire: Haha! YouÕre poor!
Dragon Queen16: Only because a certain someone got addicted to CAT FOOD!
Spitfire: WHAT?! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!?!
Dragon Queen16: Oh,I dont know, the cat food breath, thousands of cat food cans on the floor, the cat was dragging itself on the floor because it was starving-
Spitfire: Okay, okay, I get the point....
~TeaFan 123
~insanity-anime
~TeaFan123
~Yami Ennovy
~fallen angel drk.
~Cheetah Goddess- Thank you for your undying support! Oh, and I dont think the medicaation is working. Youre still crazy. -_-
To all- Im glad you enjoy it! ^^ The reason why i asked for ten reviews was because Im a slow typer and I thought it would buy me some time. Im serious, I think Im iltyperite or something! (is that even a word? probably not -_-)
Now on to the story!
~*~
Tea followed Yami through a dark network of alleys. She expected trouble, and obviously, so did he. Yami kept his hand on his sword hilt and kept on looking from side to side, clearly nervous. Tea understood why. This didnt exactly seem like a place to have a picnic. Except if you were stupid. Or insane. Or both. ÒPicnic...Ó the dream came back to Tea. Or was it a dream? Maybe she looked into Yamis past? She wanted to ask Yami about it, but now didnt seem like a good time. Suddenly, Yami stopped and announced, ÒHere we are.Ó Tea looked on in disgust. They were in front of an old beat-up house that had obviously seen better days. It was practically a pile of rubble! If Yami expected her to stay here, he was horribly, unimaginably wrong. She protested, ÒYami, I am NOT staying here! Theres nothing even there to stay in!Ó
Yami turned to her and smiled mischievously. ÒLooks can be deceiving, Tea. Follow me.Ó Reluctantly, Tea followed. They came to an old shed next to the broken down manor, for now thats what Tea recognized it as, and stepped inside. Yami stepped over to the right wall and moved a crate away from the wall. Next, he bent down and pulled up a floorboard to reveal a strange, dimly glowing spot. Yami reached into his cloak and drew out a dagger. He brought it up to his finger and made a cut in the shape of a circle. He then quickly placed his bleeding finger on the glowing spot before the wound healed. Then to Teas amazement, the ring of blood and the glowing spot disappeared, revealing a ladder to a dark tunnel below. Yami stepped down the ladder and then motioned for Tea to do the same. Tea was confused, ÒWhat about the board?Ó Yami looked up at her and smiled reassuringly. ÒDont worry, Tea. The floorboard will return to its spot as soon as you come down.Ó Tea followed him down the ladder and, as promised, the floorboard re-attached itself. Tea asked, ÒBut...how?Ó
ÒThe board is enchanted to return to that spot and reapply the Nearnot-Ó
ÒThe what, now?Ó
ÒThe glowy stuff.Ó
ÒOh.Ó
Ò-above the ladder after the person who shed their blood sends a mind signal to it telling it to.Ó
Tea was now only slightly confused than before, but thats okay. ÒThis gets weirder and weirder by the second....Ó
ÒLets get some light, shall we?Ó He murmured a few words and a ball of light came into his hands. Tea was shocked. ÒSo youre a mage too?!Ó
ÒNo, Tea. I just learned this from...someone. Come on, lets go.Ó Tea knew that the hesitation in his voice meant that he knew the name of the person who had taught him, he just didnt wish to portray it. Also, she saw a darkness and pain in his eyes that she had not seen before. Then a thought struck her. ÒI dont think that dream was just a dream. I also think I know how it turned out...Ó Tea whispered cautiously, ÒIt was one of your parents wasnt it?Ó
Yamis eyes suddenly turned violent and Tea half expected him to strike her. But he calmed down and answered, barely audible, ÒYes, Tea. My father.Ó Then he turned around and began walking briskly away. Tea had to jog to keep up with his long strides.
After a while, they came to a stone staircase, which they climbed. At the top of the stairs was a door. Yami pushed it open and stepped inside. Tea followed, expecting the worst, but was delightfully surprised. The manor was beautiful! It was an old-fashioned manor, but no less stunning. Soft, thick blue carpet covered the floor. In the middle of the room was a long staircase made of polished oak. The wallpaper was a blue that fit with the manor perfectly. Every piece of furniture was made of polished oak, except for the chairs in the sitting room. Tea couldnt wait to see the bedrooms! Yamis voice snapped her out of her reverie, ÒTea, you are looking at a fine example of an old Vampirian House.Ó
Tea looked around. So this was what a vampires house looked like! She was slightly frightened, but she knew that Yami wouldnt take her to somewhere dangerous if he meant to protect her. But something still nagged at her. ÒYami, how come it looks so charming inside, but so ugly outside? Besides, I looked through some windows outside and didnt see any of this! Is it enchanted too?Ó
ÒNo, Tea. Vampires were very clever. To build these houses, first the Inner House was made. Thats where you and I stand right now. Then, a one-roomed frame was built over and around the Inner House and was trashed to look beaten up so no one would enter. No doors were built from the frame to the Inner House. Instead, secret passages were built like the one you and I went through.Ó
ÒBut then, how did you know it was here if it was hidden?Ó
ÒI......was raised here.Ó
Tea was stunned for a moment. The only people who she knew were raised in Vampirian houses were related to vampires. Then she made the connection. Yami had been raised here. His parents were dead. All the vampires had been wiped out.[1] ÒYami, your parents-Ó
ÒWere vampires.[2] They were killed by-Ó
Absentmindedly, Tea said, ÒPegasus, I know.Ó
Yami looked suspiciously at Tea. ÒHow did you know that?Ó
Tea stuttered, flustered by her mistake. ÒEr...um..nothing..just..a..a.lucky..guess..yeah..Ó
Yami said flatly ÒYoure lying.Ó
Tea sighed. ÒOkay, Yami. Heres how I know..Ó Tea relayed her dream to Yami. Yami raised his eyebrows. ÒThats very impressive, Tea.Ó
ÒWhat?Ó
ÒMost people cant look into the past, present, or future unless they undergo years of training.Ó
ÒOh.Ó Tea found herself slightly blushing from the praise. ÒBut, Yami, I have a question. In my vision, you five were in broad daylight. How could that be true?Ó
ÒThats just a common superstition, Tea. Vampires can walk in sunlight just as normal people can.Ó
ÒOh.Ó Tea yawned loudly.
ÒSorry, Tea. You must be tired. Let me show you to your room.Ó Yami began walking up the stairs, Tea wearily following. He turned right at the top of the stairs and stopped in front of the first door to the left. Tea opened the door and was about to step inside when she stopped. She looked at Yami and said, ÒThank you.Ó Then she stepped inside and collapsed on the bed, immediately falling asleep.
~*~
Tea walked through dark hallway, her ghost-like form gliding smoothly over the cold stones. Her feet were guided by some unknown force, leading her to a large pair of iron doors. Passing through them, Tea ventured forward into the light, the brightness blinding her briefly. Once her sight was regained she gasped in horror and revulsion. Yami was there, chained up to a wall, bleeding and bruised so severely that she thought he was dead. Then a deep, chilling voice rang through the room. ÒCome now, Yami. I havenÕt even begun your...training.. yet.Ó Tea turned around to see Pegasus, a sword and dagger in his hand. He walked calmly over to Yami, his dark, evil eyes boring into YamiÕs pure purple ones. Then he sneered and jabbed the dagger into Yamis upper arm. Yami screamed in pain and then vomited on the floor. ÒNow Yami, we cant have that.Ó Pegasus retracted the dagger and stabbed Yami again. Yami tried to hold back his scream, but the pain was too much. Pegasus laughed. ÒHaha! You think this is pain, boy?Ó He then continued stabbing Yami, violently wrenching the dagger out each time. Yami, finally too weary to continue screaming, stood there, tears streaming down his face. Pegasus, after nearly half an hour of stabbing, took up the sword and began smacking Yami with the flat of the blade. When he got no reaction, he peered closely at Yami. Yami had fainted out of pain. Pegasus barked a harsh command to a guard-demon nearby. The guard-demon saluted, ran off, and came back with a pail of water. When the pail passed her, it reminded Tea of the ocean. Then she blanched. That sick, twisted demon. Pegasus snatched the salt water from the demon and threw it on Yami-
Tea was awoken by a scream of pain downstairs. Still shaking from the dream, she rushed downstairs. Yami was writhing on the floor, his back arched in pain. Tea hurried over to him, a question flying from her. ÒYami, whats wrong?!Ó
Yami weakly replied, ÒA wound from the past.Ó
Tea reached to remove his shirt. ÒIll heal it for you, Yami.Ó
Yami recoiled and protested, ÒIts not the type of wound you can heal, Tea.Ó Then he screamed as another spasm of pain washed over him.
ÒNonsense. I was trained by my mother in every healing art.Ó Before Yami could protest, Tea reached up and removed his shirt. She blanched and stared in horror at what she saw. Covering the left side of Yamis back was a long, spidery tattoo. The tattoo was composed of words and a few serpents on the side and top. But it was in no language that Tea had learned. Nor did she want to. She recognized this as the ancient language of Serpenetria, The Language of Evil. Few knew it and even fewer spoke it. It was a cursed language, a language that was said to Ôcover the light in its terrible darkness. cover the light and utterly destroy it.Õ The tattoo was glowing a dark red because, to Teas horror, of Yamis blood seeping through the tattoo. Tea, weak with shock and horror, asked, ÒYami, who did this to you?Ó
Anger and contemption entered his voice as he spoke. ÒPegasus.Ó
A snarl of pain erupted from Yami. A pair of black, leathery wings began coming out of his back, dripping in blood. Yami shouted to Tea. Ò Tea, get out of here! In my Truedemon form, who knows what Ill do!Ó
Tea stated to protest. ÒBut Yami-.Ó
ÒOUT!! I DONT WANT TO HURT YOU!Ó
Startled into action, Tea fled up the stairs to her room. Once inside, she locked the door and out a spell on it so that nothing could break through. Shivering, she crawled into her bed and pulled the covers up, listening to the horrid sound of Yamis pain-filled bellows. Tea had heard horrible stories of demons in their Truedemon form. When a demon Ôdenied his skinÕ and forced all the physical features that portrayed them as a demon (except for the eyes), a curse was placed upon them. For in the next year and the years following that, as long as they kept the features hidden, on the night in which they had Ôdenied their skinÕ, the features that were hidden burst out violently and painfully. It was an awful thing to hear about, even worse to see with your own eyes. Tea shuddered. Horrified as she was, she thought she would never sleep. But her body was exhausted, so slowly she fell into an uneasy, mercifully dreamless sleep...
~*~
[1] Years ago, all the vampires were salin. But, surprisingly, most of them were killed by the demons. The demons were afraid of the vampires and so instead of making an alliance with them, they killed them all off. Some mortals helped as well, but the demons killed most of them. Angels didnt kill any of the vampires. The vampires hadnt harmed them, so they had no intention of harming the vampires. Vampires werent that bad. They were just given a bad name and persecuted. (made that up)
[2] When vampires have children, the children arent born vampires. They have to have vampire blood transferred to their own before they become vampires. Thats why Yami isnt a vampire. (made that up too)
Well, how did you like it? I know its a little shorter than the last chapter and its kinda boring, but Im building up the plot. Sorry about the goriness/torture. But I did warn you that there would be violence! Oh, and the romance is coming, folks. I just dont know when. -_-
Spitfire: Thats sad when an authoress doesnt know her own story.
Dragon Queen16: Oh, just shut up. Give me time to write the next chapter. Im slow. But reviews will motivate me! 10 reviews=a happy authoress! Flames will be used to burn my homework. DAMN YOU SCHOOL!!! Well, byes!
Dragon Queen16: Here it is! Chapter 2! Thank you SO much to all my reviewers! I got 7 REVIEWS! IM SO HAPPY! YAY!
~Hikari Kitten- Yeah, Im a big Tea/Yami fan too! ^^
~Chibi-Goten-Angel- I would use a different program, I just donÕt have one. Nor do I have the money to buy one. -_-
Spitfire: Haha! YouÕre poor!
Dragon Queen16: Only because a certain someone got addicted to CAT FOOD!
Spitfire: WHAT?! HOW DID YOU KNOW?!?!
Dragon Queen16: Oh,I dont know, the cat food breath, thousands of cat food cans on the floor, the cat was dragging itself on the floor because it was starving-
Spitfire: Okay, okay, I get the point....
~TeaFan 123
~insanity-anime
~TeaFan123
~Yami Ennovy
~fallen angel drk.
~Cheetah Goddess- Thank you for your undying support! Oh, and I dont think the medicaation is working. Youre still crazy. -_-
To all- Im glad you enjoy it! ^^ The reason why i asked for ten reviews was because Im a slow typer and I thought it would buy me some time. Im serious, I think Im iltyperite or something! (is that even a word? probably not -_-)
Now on to the story!
~*~
Tea followed Yami through a dark network of alleys. She expected trouble, and obviously, so did he. Yami kept his hand on his sword hilt and kept on looking from side to side, clearly nervous. Tea understood why. This didnt exactly seem like a place to have a picnic. Except if you were stupid. Or insane. Or both. ÒPicnic...Ó the dream came back to Tea. Or was it a dream? Maybe she looked into Yamis past? She wanted to ask Yami about it, but now didnt seem like a good time. Suddenly, Yami stopped and announced, ÒHere we are.Ó Tea looked on in disgust. They were in front of an old beat-up house that had obviously seen better days. It was practically a pile of rubble! If Yami expected her to stay here, he was horribly, unimaginably wrong. She protested, ÒYami, I am NOT staying here! Theres nothing even there to stay in!Ó
Yami turned to her and smiled mischievously. ÒLooks can be deceiving, Tea. Follow me.Ó Reluctantly, Tea followed. They came to an old shed next to the broken down manor, for now thats what Tea recognized it as, and stepped inside. Yami stepped over to the right wall and moved a crate away from the wall. Next, he bent down and pulled up a floorboard to reveal a strange, dimly glowing spot. Yami reached into his cloak and drew out a dagger. He brought it up to his finger and made a cut in the shape of a circle. He then quickly placed his bleeding finger on the glowing spot before the wound healed. Then to Teas amazement, the ring of blood and the glowing spot disappeared, revealing a ladder to a dark tunnel below. Yami stepped down the ladder and then motioned for Tea to do the same. Tea was confused, ÒWhat about the board?Ó Yami looked up at her and smiled reassuringly. ÒDont worry, Tea. The floorboard will return to its spot as soon as you come down.Ó Tea followed him down the ladder and, as promised, the floorboard re-attached itself. Tea asked, ÒBut...how?Ó
ÒThe board is enchanted to return to that spot and reapply the Nearnot-Ó
ÒThe what, now?Ó
ÒThe glowy stuff.Ó
ÒOh.Ó
Ò-above the ladder after the person who shed their blood sends a mind signal to it telling it to.Ó
Tea was now only slightly confused than before, but thats okay. ÒThis gets weirder and weirder by the second....Ó
ÒLets get some light, shall we?Ó He murmured a few words and a ball of light came into his hands. Tea was shocked. ÒSo youre a mage too?!Ó
ÒNo, Tea. I just learned this from...someone. Come on, lets go.Ó Tea knew that the hesitation in his voice meant that he knew the name of the person who had taught him, he just didnt wish to portray it. Also, she saw a darkness and pain in his eyes that she had not seen before. Then a thought struck her. ÒI dont think that dream was just a dream. I also think I know how it turned out...Ó Tea whispered cautiously, ÒIt was one of your parents wasnt it?Ó
Yamis eyes suddenly turned violent and Tea half expected him to strike her. But he calmed down and answered, barely audible, ÒYes, Tea. My father.Ó Then he turned around and began walking briskly away. Tea had to jog to keep up with his long strides.
After a while, they came to a stone staircase, which they climbed. At the top of the stairs was a door. Yami pushed it open and stepped inside. Tea followed, expecting the worst, but was delightfully surprised. The manor was beautiful! It was an old-fashioned manor, but no less stunning. Soft, thick blue carpet covered the floor. In the middle of the room was a long staircase made of polished oak. The wallpaper was a blue that fit with the manor perfectly. Every piece of furniture was made of polished oak, except for the chairs in the sitting room. Tea couldnt wait to see the bedrooms! Yamis voice snapped her out of her reverie, ÒTea, you are looking at a fine example of an old Vampirian House.Ó
Tea looked around. So this was what a vampires house looked like! She was slightly frightened, but she knew that Yami wouldnt take her to somewhere dangerous if he meant to protect her. But something still nagged at her. ÒYami, how come it looks so charming inside, but so ugly outside? Besides, I looked through some windows outside and didnt see any of this! Is it enchanted too?Ó
ÒNo, Tea. Vampires were very clever. To build these houses, first the Inner House was made. Thats where you and I stand right now. Then, a one-roomed frame was built over and around the Inner House and was trashed to look beaten up so no one would enter. No doors were built from the frame to the Inner House. Instead, secret passages were built like the one you and I went through.Ó
ÒBut then, how did you know it was here if it was hidden?Ó
ÒI......was raised here.Ó
Tea was stunned for a moment. The only people who she knew were raised in Vampirian houses were related to vampires. Then she made the connection. Yami had been raised here. His parents were dead. All the vampires had been wiped out.[1] ÒYami, your parents-Ó
ÒWere vampires.[2] They were killed by-Ó
Absentmindedly, Tea said, ÒPegasus, I know.Ó
Yami looked suspiciously at Tea. ÒHow did you know that?Ó
Tea stuttered, flustered by her mistake. ÒEr...um..nothing..just..a..a.lucky..guess..yeah..Ó
Yami said flatly ÒYoure lying.Ó
Tea sighed. ÒOkay, Yami. Heres how I know..Ó Tea relayed her dream to Yami. Yami raised his eyebrows. ÒThats very impressive, Tea.Ó
ÒWhat?Ó
ÒMost people cant look into the past, present, or future unless they undergo years of training.Ó
ÒOh.Ó Tea found herself slightly blushing from the praise. ÒBut, Yami, I have a question. In my vision, you five were in broad daylight. How could that be true?Ó
ÒThats just a common superstition, Tea. Vampires can walk in sunlight just as normal people can.Ó
ÒOh.Ó Tea yawned loudly.
ÒSorry, Tea. You must be tired. Let me show you to your room.Ó Yami began walking up the stairs, Tea wearily following. He turned right at the top of the stairs and stopped in front of the first door to the left. Tea opened the door and was about to step inside when she stopped. She looked at Yami and said, ÒThank you.Ó Then she stepped inside and collapsed on the bed, immediately falling asleep.
~*~
Tea walked through dark hallway, her ghost-like form gliding smoothly over the cold stones. Her feet were guided by some unknown force, leading her to a large pair of iron doors. Passing through them, Tea ventured forward into the light, the brightness blinding her briefly. Once her sight was regained she gasped in horror and revulsion. Yami was there, chained up to a wall, bleeding and bruised so severely that she thought he was dead. Then a deep, chilling voice rang through the room. ÒCome now, Yami. I havenÕt even begun your...training.. yet.Ó Tea turned around to see Pegasus, a sword and dagger in his hand. He walked calmly over to Yami, his dark, evil eyes boring into YamiÕs pure purple ones. Then he sneered and jabbed the dagger into Yamis upper arm. Yami screamed in pain and then vomited on the floor. ÒNow Yami, we cant have that.Ó Pegasus retracted the dagger and stabbed Yami again. Yami tried to hold back his scream, but the pain was too much. Pegasus laughed. ÒHaha! You think this is pain, boy?Ó He then continued stabbing Yami, violently wrenching the dagger out each time. Yami, finally too weary to continue screaming, stood there, tears streaming down his face. Pegasus, after nearly half an hour of stabbing, took up the sword and began smacking Yami with the flat of the blade. When he got no reaction, he peered closely at Yami. Yami had fainted out of pain. Pegasus barked a harsh command to a guard-demon nearby. The guard-demon saluted, ran off, and came back with a pail of water. When the pail passed her, it reminded Tea of the ocean. Then she blanched. That sick, twisted demon. Pegasus snatched the salt water from the demon and threw it on Yami-
Tea was awoken by a scream of pain downstairs. Still shaking from the dream, she rushed downstairs. Yami was writhing on the floor, his back arched in pain. Tea hurried over to him, a question flying from her. ÒYami, whats wrong?!Ó
Yami weakly replied, ÒA wound from the past.Ó
Tea reached to remove his shirt. ÒIll heal it for you, Yami.Ó
Yami recoiled and protested, ÒIts not the type of wound you can heal, Tea.Ó Then he screamed as another spasm of pain washed over him.
ÒNonsense. I was trained by my mother in every healing art.Ó Before Yami could protest, Tea reached up and removed his shirt. She blanched and stared in horror at what she saw. Covering the left side of Yamis back was a long, spidery tattoo. The tattoo was composed of words and a few serpents on the side and top. But it was in no language that Tea had learned. Nor did she want to. She recognized this as the ancient language of Serpenetria, The Language of Evil. Few knew it and even fewer spoke it. It was a cursed language, a language that was said to Ôcover the light in its terrible darkness. cover the light and utterly destroy it.Õ The tattoo was glowing a dark red because, to Teas horror, of Yamis blood seeping through the tattoo. Tea, weak with shock and horror, asked, ÒYami, who did this to you?Ó
Anger and contemption entered his voice as he spoke. ÒPegasus.Ó
A snarl of pain erupted from Yami. A pair of black, leathery wings began coming out of his back, dripping in blood. Yami shouted to Tea. Ò Tea, get out of here! In my Truedemon form, who knows what Ill do!Ó
Tea stated to protest. ÒBut Yami-.Ó
ÒOUT!! I DONT WANT TO HURT YOU!Ó
Startled into action, Tea fled up the stairs to her room. Once inside, she locked the door and out a spell on it so that nothing could break through. Shivering, she crawled into her bed and pulled the covers up, listening to the horrid sound of Yamis pain-filled bellows. Tea had heard horrible stories of demons in their Truedemon form. When a demon Ôdenied his skinÕ and forced all the physical features that portrayed them as a demon (except for the eyes), a curse was placed upon them. For in the next year and the years following that, as long as they kept the features hidden, on the night in which they had Ôdenied their skinÕ, the features that were hidden burst out violently and painfully. It was an awful thing to hear about, even worse to see with your own eyes. Tea shuddered. Horrified as she was, she thought she would never sleep. But her body was exhausted, so slowly she fell into an uneasy, mercifully dreamless sleep...
~*~
[1] Years ago, all the vampires were salin. But, surprisingly, most of them were killed by the demons. The demons were afraid of the vampires and so instead of making an alliance with them, they killed them all off. Some mortals helped as well, but the demons killed most of them. Angels didnt kill any of the vampires. The vampires hadnt harmed them, so they had no intention of harming the vampires. Vampires werent that bad. They were just given a bad name and persecuted. (made that up)
[2] When vampires have children, the children arent born vampires. They have to have vampire blood transferred to their own before they become vampires. Thats why Yami isnt a vampire. (made that up too)
Well, how did you like it? I know its a little shorter than the last chapter and its kinda boring, but Im building up the plot. Sorry about the goriness/torture. But I did warn you that there would be violence! Oh, and the romance is coming, folks. I just dont know when. -_-
Spitfire: Thats sad when an authoress doesnt know her own story.
Dragon Queen16: Oh, just shut up. Give me time to write the next chapter. Im slow. But reviews will motivate me! 10 reviews=a happy authoress! Flames will be used to burn my homework. DAMN YOU SCHOOL!!! Well, byes!