Can a Vampire Love?

By: Seth Kaiba and Water Sprite

Disclaimer: We do not own YGO. Just using the characters for our own…ahem Pleasure.

Pairings: Joey/ Kaiba, Yugi/Yami, Marik/Tahirah/Ryou, Malik/Seth, Nick/Tea, Tristan/Aaron, Duke/Mai

Chapter 1

"To have great power brings nothing but pain and heartache." The voice continually whispered. "Knowing when to let go to set yourself free is the key to it all…" Was all the voice had said as it vanish from the boy's mind leaving the boy with nothing but pain and suffering, the wounds continued to pore blood as it slowly dripped to the floor pooling around him in it's dark crimson depths. The boy screamed again as the power from the millennium pyramid that was still in his open palms, the glow was over powering and the pain that the boy was feeling was nothing like he had felt before. It was as if his entire soul and body was on fire, something was happing and the boy could not figure out what was happening to him, the pain was immense especially where the shoulder blade is a pair of huge white wings had sprung out, towering the boy with it immense beauty, the wings dropped to his sides wrapping him within it's warmth.

Yugi woke with a start he hadn't a nightmare like that in years, ever since He left, no one knew where he had gone or if he is even alive. "…Yami…" Yugi whispered into the night as the moon was over head he looked up at the skylight window and he whispered again, "Where did you go…I miss you so much…"

A faint song could be heard.

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hands

Yugi got up and walked to the door opening it slowly and quietly as Yugi can hear the faint song of "Desert Rose" playing somewhere within the house.

I dream of fire

These dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire

And in the flames

Her shadows play in the shape of a mans desire

"It was his Favorite song" Yugi said quietly as he walked into Yami's room as the soft music of "Desert Rose" played on repeat.

This desert rose

Each of her veils, a secret promise

This desert flower

No sweet perfume ever totured me more than this

Yugi sat on the bed unaware that Yami was in the room in the shadows hiding. Yugi closed his eyes as he listens to the lyrics of the song. The song itself held a lot of meaning, to him and Yami.

And as she turns

This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams

This fire burns

I realize nothing's as it seems

Yami wanted to go over to his koi and hold him in his arms but he knew that he couldn't because he didn't want Yugi to find out that he is nothing more then a Creature of the Night. Yami wanted to play this song just for Yugi because he knew it meant a lot to the both of them.

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hands

Yugi let the tears fall from his amethyst eyes as the song continued, bringing his knees to his chest he rested his chin on his knees. There was so much he wanted to talk to Yami about. It was about a few months ago that Yami vanished no one had heard from him and they didn't know where he had gone. But Yugi knew deep down that he was alive and Yugi whispered, "Yami please come home, everyone misses you…"

I dream of rain

I lift my gaze to empty skies above

I close my eyes, this rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of her love

Yami smiled lightly as he heard Yugi whispered and he said to himself, "I miss you too but I can't come back…because I am not as I once was…." Yami watched Yugi some more he wanted to hold him badly but he can't he wanted to tell him that he was alright but he knew it won't work.

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hands

Yugi looked up some as more tears fall from his eyes as he thought of Yami how he would hold him and smile playfully when he was down or picked on by bullies. Yugi had become distant ever since that day, he wouldn't talk to anyone let alone Tea or Joey, both where worried that he might go into depression due that Yami had gone missing. There was no trace of him it's like he had fallen off the face of the earth.

Sweet desert rose

Each of her veils, a secret promise

This desert flower

No sweet perfume ever totured me more than this

Yami frowned as he saw more tears dripped down his koi's eyes he so wanted to brush them away and tell him that everything will be alright but he couldn't bring himself to do it. It hurt him to see Yugi suffering and there was nothing he could do about it.

Sweet desert rose

This memory of Eden haunts us all

This desert flower, this rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of the fall

Yugi closed his eyes again just as the song began to fade and sleep over came and he laid back on Yami's bed just as the song faded and sleep finally took over. Yami waited till Yugi's breathing became even knowing that he is asleep he quietly walked over and brushed some stray tears from his eyes and gently picked him up and took him back to his bed and coved him up and kissed his forehead and whispered, "I'm always with you…you may not know it but I'll always be by your side…Take care my little koi…"

Outside of the house Yami or better known as Atemu had landed on the sidewalk as a female walked up to him and she said, "Why torture yourself Atemu? You know very well he may not accept you as you are." She lowered her head. "No one will accept you as you are. I told you that night when I asked if you wanted to live. You will become something that your one true love won't like." Atemu frowned lightly and said, "I know but I had to see how he is doing. He isn't doing well he cried himself to sleep every night it almost hurts to see him like that…"

"It could be worst. I've been around for many years myself and...When I thought the same about my beloved I came to him. He saw me and despised every fiber of my being." She touched his cheek. "I like you Atemu, you've got a good heart, and I would hate for you to feel as I had."

Atemu lightly reached for her hand and smiled lightly and said, "There are things I wish I could tell him, I would risk anything to tell him how I truly felt, wither I am human or vampire."

She rubbed her thumb slightly against his cheek. "I know you would Atemu. And if you do tell him as you are now, I'll back you up." She sighed softly lowering her head. "I just wish my beloved had been like you. I'm sure you would've accepted me either way." Atemu smiled and said, "I thank you for the kind words, perhaps we can come back here tomorrow evening before Yugi goes to bed, hopefully he won't be scared to find out the truth…"

She closed her eyes before nodding. "Okay..."