Disclaimer: I do not own YGO.

I hope y'all are enjoying this Halloween ficcie! I'm going to try to do one for each holiday as it rolls around, but I'm not sure…

If you need to see the character guide, please flip back to Chapter 1. Thank you.

This chapter might be a little creepy, but Bakura's a vampire and he has to drink blood. Yuck, I know.

Thanks to my reviewers:

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Summary: It's October once again in Domino City, and everyone is preparing for another Halloween, including a group of vampires who've recently settled in a graveyard. After several attacks on innocent civilians, a group of slayers get together to try to hunt down the Undead. But unknown to them, Bakura (leader of the vampires) has fallen in love with Tea, a mortal. However, Malik and the others aren't about to let another person be murdered, and Tea's trapped in the middle of it all. Who will win, the vampires or the slayers?

Bakura x Tea

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Once in a Full Moon

By: Chi Yagami

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Chapter Two – And so They Meet

Tea Gardner slumped further into her chair. So far, today had just been another regular school day. The leaves were slowly changing from green to yellow, but that was about all. She glanced down and notice a large ink stain standing out her pink blazer. Cursing, she licked her thumb and rubbed it over the black spot.

She gasped when a stack of papers was thrust into her face. She looked up and saw that the teacher was handing out the homework. Tea snatched the papers from Tristan, who sat in front of her. She took one and placed the others on Joey's desk behind her.

The bell rang shortly after that, and everyone was gathering up his or her supplies. She tapped Joey on the shoulder.

"Is tonight still on? Are we still taking a walk tonight?" she asked him. His face fell, and he put on an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, Tea, but I promised Serenity I'd take her to see dat new movie, and da only tickets dat they had left were for da late night show. I'm taking Mokuba too…"

"Why?"

"Serenity felt bad dat Kaiba was always busy and never took Mokuba anywhere. Surprisingly, Kaiba's letting him come wid us."

"And you're okay with this?" Tea asked suspiciously.

"Well, my sis kinda used dose puppy-dog eyes on me again…"

He stuck a hand behind his head sheepishly.

Tea nodded. She'd just have to go jogging alone…

"You're not dinking of going to da park alone, are ya?" Joey asked. "Dere's been some weird disappearances at night. I heard four people vanished last night."

'What?! Again?'

"You don't think that this has any connection to Marik's disappearance last year, do you?"

He shrugged. Tea thought that perhaps she shouldn't go jogging tonight…

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Bakura waved to Mai and Duke as they headed off to their separate parts of the city. The sun had just set, and the group was splitting up for their nightly routine.

"Are you going soon, Marik?" he asked. Marik nodded.

"Yeah… in a little while."

Bakura shrugged as he left the cemetery. There was plenty of time left, and he wanted to explore his section of the city.

He found the night was getting colder and he frowned. His black pants and red shirt didn't offer much warmth. He entered the park, looking for her.

He scrunched up his nose in disgust. He hated watching the trees blow softly in the wind, or mother ducklings teach their babies how to swim. Bakura continued walking down the path, until he came across something very out of place.

A small red drop of liquid lay on the cement in front of him.

'Blood…? Surely it's not; I haven't even been to the park before, and the others have their own halves of the city to probe. I don't think someone would wander around while they're bleeding. But then why…?'

He knelt down and placed the tip of his finger in the fluid. He then brought his finger to his mouth and tasted the sample.

Blood.

It wasn't just any blood; it was the sweetest blood he'd ever tasted. Bakura yearned to know where the source of this delightful juice had come from, and as he stared ahead down the path, his eyes widened.

A trail of the blood continued down the sidewalk. He stood up and decided to follow it, tasting the remains. They were fresh.

Yes, it might've been gross to see somebody licking blood off the sidewalk, but Bakura wasn't about to let a perfectly good dinner go to waste.

He stopped suddenly, noticing how the amounts were becoming slightly larger. He twisted his head up and strained his eyes to see what lay ahead. Bakura could feel his heart rate increase, and he could've sworn he'd gone white as a ghost (well, as white as an already-pale vampire could get).

Lying in a fairly large pool of blood, shirt half ripped off, was–

"Tea!" he breathed.

Her wet hair clung to her face, and chest barely rose and fell. The large gash on her right shoulder was bleeding freely, and Bakura could only assume that she had made the trail. Perhaps she had walked as far as she could and then collapsed…

But why was she bleeding? Had she been attacked? What was the meaning of this?

Bakura decided it was in her best interest not to bite her now, seeing as most of her blood was already all over the pavement, but to wait till she was healthy again. He scanned the premises, looking for a sign of an identification of home address. He spotted a small black purse, the contents spread out on the ground. Bakura gathered them up, placed them back into the handbag, and fished out her wallet. He flipped it open and at once spotted what he was looking for: her school ID with an address.

'But before I return her to her home, why not eat? I mean, it's not like that blood's going to go back inside of her anytime soon, now is it? It would be a shame to waste it…'

He ripped off part of his shirt and tied it around her wound, sealing the blood flow. She couldn't afford to lose anymore. If it all came down to it, he would bite her, but something in the back of his mind erased that thought.

'Ryou…'

For some reason, this girl reminded him so very much of his twin brother. They both seemed so innocent… so pure.

After Bakura had had his meal, he carefully picked up the girl, cradling her in his arms. He cursed himself for not bringing a map, and he didn't even know if she lived near here. Luckily, he found her street and her address.

Tea, although unconscious, could feel the coldness of his body. Vampires, having no blood, couldn't very well radiate heat, and his icy chill just made her temperature drop lower.

And of course, it just had to start raining. He could feel her body becoming colder, and so he quickened his pace. The rain was coming down harder, and Bakura almost slipped while crossing the street.

He approached her house, and decided to just leave her on the porch swing. He placed the purple fuzzy blanket that he'd found on a rocking chair over her, and watched her for a few moments.

'She's like an angel… my angel…'

Bakura was about to leave when he heard something stir behind him. He turned around to see her struggling to sit up.

Tea had had started to come around about the time they had reached her house. She had been able to feel someone carrying her, but she'd been too cold and weak to resist. She had begun to think it was the same man who'd attacked her, but when she had realized she was back at her own home, she'd dismissed the thought. Now, she was trying to see who had saved her.

'Perhaps one of my friends? They had to at least know where I live…'

She felt a strong pair of arms push her back down onto the swing. Tea looked up to see what looked like an angel looking down at her.

No… Those crimson eyes and spiky hair threw this guy off the path of righteousness completely. He looked more like a demon…

Bakura stared down at her, his cold eyes burrowing into her ocean blue ones. She was gazing at him with such confusion that Bakura almost felt bad for her.

Almost.

"H-who… who are you?" she asked weakly.

'It sounds like she's dieing or something… Well, she did lose a lot of blood.'

"That is none of your concern," Bakura replied in a raspy voice. He seemed annoyed, or rather, angry.

Tea cowered back. She didn't know who this guy was or where he had come from. He could be a friend of the guy who'd attacked her! She had to get away…

He could feel her aloofness increasing, and he decided to break the ice.

"Why were you attacked?"

This caught her off guard.

"W-what?"

"Why were you attacked? Who attacked who?" he asked yet again.

"Umm… I don't know; it was too dark to see."

Tea noticed the large red piece of cloth wrapped around her shoulder.

"I lost that much blood!?" she asked worriedly. Bakura decided to keep things under wraps; obviously, she couldn't tell he was a vampire. And he'd thought the fangs had been a dead giveaway.

"No, just a piece of my red shirt, but you were bleeding. I found your school ID in your purse and brought you back to this address," he replied.

'This guy's creepy. He almost sounds… bored…'

He handed her back her purse. Bakura then turned as if to walk away.

"Wait!" she called out. "Isn't there any way I can repay you?"

Bakura smirked.

"A meal would do nicely," he said, turning around and licking his lips. That had been very delicious…

Tea stared at him. With the rain falling and him smirking and all, she could've almost sworn he looked like the devil. The way his end bangs were standing up looking like bat wings wasn't helping, either.

"Umm… sure. How about I take you to Burger World or something?"

'Burger what? This mortal thinks I'm asking her out on a date! Hmm, that doesn't seem like a bad idea…'

"Whatever. I'll return here tomorrow at sundown."

She watched him walk stiffly away.

'Why am I so paranoid that he's going to try to rape me or something? I guess it's because I just got attacked… I don't even know why I was attacked! Some random guy came up to me and stabbed me! WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THAT??!!!??!??!!!?!?!!??? And then this hot guy comes out of nowhere!'

Tea practically choked.

'Wait, I thought that guy was HOT??!!?! I barely even know him! Heck, I don't even know his name and I'm taking him on a date. And why at sundown? Maybe he's just a night person…'

She slowly got up and went inside her house. Tea's parents were away on business again (1). She didn't really care, though; even if they had been home, they probably would've just ignored her like always.

Tea changed clothes, throwing her ripped shirt away. Now that she thought about it, that had been a pretty large tear, and that guy had probably been able to see right down her shirt. She blushed and pulled her nightgown on.

She would just have to sleep on all of this and deal with it in the morning.

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Then next day at lunch, somebody finally noticed how quiet Tea had been recently.

"Tea, are you okay?"

She nodded and stuffed a spoonful of mashed potatoes into her mouth. She watched as Joey subconsciously reached across the table and snatched Tristan's pudding cup.

"Yeah, I'm fine, Malik. Can you keep a secret?" she asked, wondering whether or not she should tell him about last night's attack.

"Sure. What's up?"

She leaned closer and whispered in his ear.

"Umm, well… last night I took my regular walk in the park. I normally walk with Joey, but he had to take his sister to a movie," she explained. Malik's eyes widened.

"You went to the park alone?! At NIGHT?! What if you'd been attacked?! You remember what happened to Yugi and Marik, right? They were ATTACKED!!! Well, actually, Marik just sort of disappeared…"

Tea fiddled with her hands and looked down at her skirt.

"Actually, Malik… I was attacked," she whispered. He jumped out of seat and pointed an accusing finger at her.

"You were WHAT??!!!??!?!!????!!"

She sunk down in her seat as far as she could. Everyone was looking at them, and Joey's fork had stopped in midair.

"Wow, I didn't think anything could stop that dog from eating."

They all diverted their attention towards the brunette snob sitting at the table behind them. Kaiba snapped his book shut and approached them.

"What do you want?" Tristan growled.

"I just want to know why Ishtar here stood up and caught everyone in the cafeteria's attention," he sneered. "What is wrong with you, you psychotic Egyptian freak?!"

Malik turned to face him.

"I am not a psychotic Egyptian freak," he replied, trying to stay calm, while inside he was boiling.

'KAIBA, I swear, when I have the chance I'm going to RING YOUR NECK!!!'

"Maybe not," Kaiba said thoughtfully. "But your brother sure was.

THUD.

Malik had Kaiba down in one second flat. A fight was breaking out, and teachers were coming over. As Malik was being hauled off to the principle's office, he looked back over his shoulder at Tea.

"AND WE'RE NOT FINISHED WITH OUR CONVERSATION, GARDNER!!!" he shouted over the crowd. It was the first time he'd called her by her last name. Well, not the first time… He and Marik used to call everybody by their last names, like Kaiba did, but that was before… well…

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After school, she headed over to the Domino Museum. Malik would get even madder if she tried to avoid him, so she thought that she might as well get it over with.

He heard the jingling of the bells and looked up.

"Ah, Tea, let's go somewhere private, shall we?" he asked, leading her off to a secluded part of the museum. Isis shot a questioning look at Tea, who only shrugged.

Once he had locked the door, Malik sat down in Isis's chair. They were in her office, and Tea was sitting opposite him.

"So what happened in the park last night?" he asked demandingly.

"Well, I was taking a walk when this guy came up and stabbed me in the shoulder. It was too dark to see who it was, and he ran away before I could get a closer look. I stumbled a bit before I passed out on the ground…"

"What happened after that?" Malik asked as if he were interviewing her.

"I don't really know… I was kind of knocked out at the time. When I awoke, I was lying on my porch swing and this guy was leaving. I think he saved me. He said he found my address in my purse and brought me home," she replied. "I've never seen him before…"

"And who was he?"

"I don't know; he wouldn't tell me his name. I asked him if there was anything I could do for him. He said he wanted a meal or something; I guess that's his way of asking girls out."

"And…?"

"And what?" Tea asked.

"And what did you tell him?"

"Umm… I said okay…"

Malik looked away for a moment. He seemed to be focused on a random picture in his sister's office.

"Okay."

Tea was confused.

"Okay? What are you okaying?"

"You may go on this date, but I am going with you."

'What the hell? He's acting like he's my mother or something! Who does he think he is, making MY decisions for me?!'

"Malik , I am perfectly capable of going on dates alone. I don't want people to think I'm part of a threesome or anything."

He choked and turned to look her directly in the eye.

"I meant I would come as a friend. I just want to meet him, not date him. Marik and Yugi both… vanished at this time of the year, and there've been reports of missing people on the news. Did you know that seven people disappeared last night?!"

"No…"

"I'm sorry; I just don't want someone else who's very important to me to disappear. You're the best friend I've ever had, Tea," he said, flashing her a smile.

She sighed. She hated when friendship was used against her.

"Fine, Malik, you can come. But can you please just meet us there? He's going to pick me up. I promise, I won't let anything happen to me. I'm a big girl; I can take care of myself."

"Alright… Where are you going anyway?" he asked.

"Umm… I was thinking perhaps Burger World…"

"Okay; what time?"

"I guess around 7:00…"

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When Tea got home, she immediately went upstairs to take a shower. That guy had said he'd arrive at sundown, which was about only two hours away.

After she'd blow-dried her hair, she looked through her closet for an appropriate outfit. She had planned on wearing a tank top and some shorts, but now that Malik was going, she needed a new plan. He'd probably lecture her about wearing too showy clothes in front of a guy she didn't even know the name of.

Tea put on a pair of jeans and some tennis shoes. Then she pulled a light blue sweater over her head and grabbed a jacket just in case. It'd been real cold lately, and she didn't know how cold the restaurant would be.

She heard the doorbell ring only minutes after it had gone dark outside.

'Good; it's only 6:45… I told Malik to meet us there at 7.'

She opened the door to see him standing there in a red T-shirt and black pants. He had a smirk on his face, and Tea didn't like the way he was staring at her neck.

"Umm, shall we go?" she asked him. He merely shrugged and watched her lock up the house. They began walking towards Burger World.

"Aren't you cold?" Tea asked him.

"Not really."

'Well, so much for trying to make a conversation…'

"A friend is meeting us there… Do you mind?"

His head jerked up so suddenly she thought it was going to pop off. His eyes were tiny slits and he looked ready to kill or something…

"A friend…?"

"Yes… He said he wanted to meet you… He thought you sounded like somebody he could be friends with," Tea lied.

'That was so corny…'

'I wonder if this FRIEND knows whether or not I'm a vampire… Oh well; if he does, it's lights out for him.'

They entered Burger World, and Bakura shielded his eyes with his hands and hissed.

"What's wrong?" Tea asked worriedly.

"I hate the light."

He backed out of the restaurant. Tea sighed and told the waiter that she needed a table for three outside. Five minutes later, she and Bakura were sitting at a table outside in the dark. He looked much more relaxed.

"So, when's this friend of yours getting here?"

"Umm, he should be here soon… Oh there he is!"

Tea waved to a person inside.

"Malik, out here!"

'MALIK??!!!!?!!??? WHAT THE HELL???!!!???!??!!!'

Bakura felt his breath stop short as he watched the Marik-look-alike approach them.

'It's Marik's brother…'

"Umm, meet Malik," Tea said.

Malik narrowed his eyes and Bakura and muttered a 'hello.'

'Marik's brother DOES have friends! I've got to tell Marik!'

The waiter came over to take orders. Malik and Tea both ordered hamburgers, and Bakura scanned the menu for some decent food.

"Do you have steak?" he asked.

"Sir, this is Burger World," the waiter replied. Bakura glared at the man.

"B-but if steak is what you want, then steak is what you get," he said shakily.

"Wow," Tea mused, "they never served steak when I worked here…"

"So, what's your name, boy?" Malik asked.

"I like to keep my identity under wraps," Bakura replied coldly.

"I want to know your name, and I'm sure Tea does too."

Bakura turned to her, but she was gazing intently at the sky. He smiled inwardly as the moonlight reflected off her long neck. Oh how he couldn't wait to taste that sweet–

"Well?!"

"Bakura," he replied simply. He didn't really like the fact that they now knew his name, but if it would shut Malik up, he'd let it slide.

Once their food had been served, they began to talk about random things. Bakura mostly listened as Tea and Malik talked about his job at the museum. Although he did become interested when he heard Malik mutter 'vampire.'

"So what are the artifacts?" Tea asked. Bakura arched an eyebrow.

"Well, there are supposedly some vampire teeth, a used stake, some silver bullets, and some stuff written by people claiming to have seen vampires. It's all bogus, really."

Bakura chuckled silently. How easily mortals looked over the real facts about vampires! He'd bet his fangs that all they thought was that vampires were blood hungry murderers.

"So, Bakura," Malik said suddenly, "where do you go to school?"

Bakura felt a bead of sweat materialize on the back of his neck.

"Uh, I live in Tokyo… I'm just visiting my aunt right now…"

"Oh…"

"Well, I guess we should get going…"

Tea looked down at her watch and saw that it was only 8:30.

"Do you guys want to go dancing? We still have a few hours left before midnight."

"Tea, you'd do anything to go dancing, wouldn't you?" Malik teased. Bakura didn't like the way Malik flirted with her, but he tried his best to ignore it.

'She will eventually be mine…'

The three of them entered a club and Bakura instantly hated the place. People were all around them, dancing. The only good thing was that the lights weren't very bright, and the place was mostly shrouded in darkness.

"Let's dance," Tea said, jerking Bakura out onto the dance floor. He watched as she began to sway to the music, and he tried to follow her lead.

Malik laughed as he watched Bakura try to mimic Tea.

The music finally slowed down, and Tea place Bakura's hands on her waist and hers around his neck.

"You don't dance very much, do you?" Tea asked, giggling slightly.

"No…"

Bakura tried to laugh it off, but he hated how she was making him feel embarrassed. Oh well, he'd soon be the one laughing at her.

When it came close to midnight, Tea told the boys she needed to get home. Malik sighed with relief, but Bakura was disappointed.

"Well, Malik, it was fun but now it's time for you to leave," Tea announced. Malik sighed but nodded.

"Nice to have met you, Bakura," he muttered.

"Likewise."

Malik turned and walked towards his house, which was far away in the west side of the city. Bakura then began to walk Tea home.

"So, Bakura, why the hesitation to tell me your name?" Tea asked.

"Well, I really didn't think it would matter at the time; I was leaving and thought I'd never see you again."

'Not really… I am just a very PRIVATE person…'

"Oh… So, what did you think of Malik?"

"I think he needs a wardrobe change. That top looked way too tight and girly for him."

'Although Marik wears pretty much the same stuff…'

When they reached her house, Tea bid him goodnight.

"Wait," Bakura said, making Tea turn around and walk back over to him. "I was wondering… Do you want to go on another date tomorrow night?"

"Sure," she replied smiling. Bakura leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek. Then he left.

"Bye…"

Tea went inside feeling light-headed and happy. But she had a weird knot in her stomach that told her something was wrong…

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Malik entered his neighborhood and frowned. None of the streetlights were on, and it was too quiet. He pulled out his key chain and flipped on his mini-flashlight. He continued to walk towards his house, but he stopped when he heard the sound of deep breathing.

He spun around and thrust his flashlight out in front of him.

Nothing.

He turned around and ran straight into something stiff. He backed up and pointed his flashlight up.

"Marik…"

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So, what do you think? Bakura's dating Tea and Malik's met up with Marik? You'll just have to wait and find out what happens in chapter 3!

Please review!

Sayonara!