Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh. Too bad…
I remembered that is upgrading their publishing thingy or whatever they're doing that won't let us login, review, or do practically anything but read. So I can't post this until Tuesday, and I bet I'll have the entire story done by then… maybe.
Heh, we are getting close to the end of this story… sort of. That last chappie and this one will be the climax. There will probably be at least three more chappies.
Anyway, I just joined the forum at ! Yay! That site is awesome.
I am currently also writing a story for Vaz1201's fanfic contest, so be on the lookout for that (heh, whenever I finish it). Also, I am entering several essay contests as well as art contests. Maybe I won't have as much time as I thought I would…
But guess what! I've updated practically all of my fics now! New chapters have been added to Bad Dreams, Through the Eye of the Beholder, Temporary Illness, and R&J - YGO Style.
Many of you are wondering what will happen to Tea… You are about to find out!!! Oh, and Marik doesn't like Tea; he just happens to be one of those perverts who likes girls' bodies… and he'll seize an opportunity when he has it (coughnextchaptercough).
LoneGothic: He's not really jealous… well, maybe… I'm not sure… but he is a guy with raging hormones who happens to think Tea's pretty.
Nightfall2525: Hmm, I don't think Bakura really cares about the song… just more of the fact that she would do that in public.
EvilChick87: Here's an update!
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 (a vampire) 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 MoonBy: Chi Yagami
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Chapter Seven – Stolen InnocenceMalik, Yami, and Kaiba got up from their seats. They were going to go congratulate Tea while Mokuba and Isis saved their spots. Then Tea would join them and wait for the winner to be announced.
"Malik, I can't believe you had her sing that," Kaiba groaned.
"That was super lame," Yami agreed. "Plus, Bakura might actually be here."
"I doubt it," he replied. "He better have enough common sense to not show himself here, him and any of those other–"
"Hello boys."
They looked up to see Duke.
"What the hell do you want?" Malik asked.
"Malik, let's take this outside, shall we?"
"How do you–?"
Duke flashed his fangs and disappeared out the door.
"B.STARD!!!" Malik shouted and ran after him, Yami and Kaiba right behind him. Several people glanced towards them, but the next act started and they disregarded it.
Duke was waiting for them outside.
"I bet you're a friend of Marik's," Malik guessed. "Like the rest of them, we'll dispose of you!"
Duke pulled out a pocketknife and threw it at Yami. Kaiba, who was standing next to and a little in front of him, merely blocked the blade with his metal suitcase. Malik picked up the fallen knife. He ran up to Duke and they began fighting.
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"Come."
He grabbed her wrist and twisted it painfully, dragging her towards a nearby closet.
"Let me go!" she cried out, banging her fist onto his arm. No luck.
Bakura pushed Tea into the closet and followed her in. Then he slammed the door.
"Explain yourself, woman."
"Huh? ME? What about YOU?" she replied angrily. "Why did you even bother to show up?! Malik and my friends could kill you!"
"I doubt it… I showed up because I happen to still care about you."
Tea was caught completely off guard. He still cared about her?
"What…?"
"I don't know about you, but my feelings still stand. Tea, I love you," he said, taking a step towards her.
"No… No!" she said, backing away against the wall. "Stay away!"
"I thought you were different," he said, the rage building up. "I thought I could trust you!"
"And I thought you were human! You lied to me!" Tea replied angrily. "Why can't you just leave me alone?!"
"DAMN IT WOMAN BECAUSE I CAN'T!!! I guess Marik was right… you are like the rest of them…"
"And you're a vampire!"
"DAMN IT SO WHAT???!!!" he shouted. His face was inches away from hers, and he had had about just enough of her.
"It would never work… you and I…"
She turned her head away in shame, and Bakura stared at her hard. He jerked her chin up with his thumb and captured her lips in a passionate kiss.
But she just pushed him away.
"No! I don't like you anymore!" Tea said, now crying. "You killed all of those people! How could you?!"
"I did it to survive! What would you do?! Huh? Would you just starve yourself!?"
She looked down. She couldn't believe this was happening. Why did he have to be a vampire?! Why did she have to meet him in the first place?!
"I hate you," she mumbled.
"What?" Bakura asked, his eyes widening.
"I hate you! Get away from me!! SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!"
"Sh!t woman!!!"
Bakura would've liked to kill her, but there was still something that held him back. But he still had enough rage to grab the nearest item, which happened to be a bat.
He swung it at her angrily. Tea screamed and flew her arms in front of her face protectively.
CRACK!!!
Tea screamed out in pain. Her scream was so loud that Bakura thought he might have gone deaf. He dropped the bat and knelt down beside her.
"GO AWAY YOU B.STARD!" she lashed out.
"That hurt, Tea… you will regret that…"
Bakura fled the scene as he heard approaching footsteps. He met Duke outside the door, who had a giant gash across his cheek. They both flew away, deciding it would be best to talk later.
Malik flung the closet door open.
Tea sat on the floor holding her left arm. She was crying and wincing in pain.
"Tea, what's wrong?!" he asked, running to her side. She began to cry into his shirt as he put an arm around her.
"I… can't… feel it…"
"What's wrong?" he asked again, trying to understand her muffled words. He touched her arm sympathetically, causing Tea to let out a bloodcurdling scream.
"Kaiba, call an ambulance! NOW!!"
"Tea, we're going to get you to a hospital, okay? But you've got to stand up."
Tea nodded and her tears flew everywhere. Malik was pretty sure there was something wrong with her arm.
"You can't feel your arm? Is that it?" he asked while walking her to the front of the school where an ambulance was waiting. She nodded.
Kaiba, Yami, and Malik all piled into the ambulance, comforting a freaked-out Tea who was lying on a stretcher.
Isis and Mokuba were left confused, along with the entire audience, when Tea didn't come back on stage to receive her first-place trophy.
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"I told you not to go," Marik growled. "Look what happened to Duke!"
"Yeah, but he chose to start that fight," Bakura replied. They were back in the cemetery, and Mai was trying to help heal Duke's scratch.
"What was that noise?" Duke asked his friend. "Right after Malik gave me this cut, we all heard this scream… like somebody had just been killed or something…"
"Oh… I was mad at Tea so I hit her with a bat. I think I broke her arm."
"Won't people begin to come looking for us?"
"Well, we only have about two weeks until Halloween. I think we can manage…"
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"She has a broken arm, Ms. Ishtar."
"Oh my…"
"And you are sure you don't know where her parents are?" the doctor asked her again.
"No… they're usually on a business trip somewhere…"
"Ms. Gardner is now allowed visitors, so you may go see her."
Three boys sped past the doctor, while Isis and Kaiba walked at a slower pace.
"Tea! Tea! Are you okay?" Mokuba asked, jumping up and down.
"Yes," she giggled, ruffling his hair with her free hand, "I'm fine."
"Seto," he cried, leaving her side and running to his big brother. "What's on Tea's arm?"
"That's a cast, Mokuba… well, I guess it is a bit weird for a cast…"
Tea stuck her tongue out at him but he only smiled… slightly.
Malik and Yami gave her warm hugs.
"I'm really fine, you guys," she argued. "It'd only my left arm… it could've been my face."
"He aimed at your face?! What did you tell the doctor?" Yami asked.
"I told him I fell down the stage stairs. It could've happened," she replied shrugging.
Malik let out a low sigh.
"I think it's best that we really try to stay together," he said sternly, sitting on the edge of Tea's bed. "I mean, look what happened tonight: we were all in the same building and we still got separated."
"We can't even go to the bathroom alone?" Yami asked, leaning against the doorframe.
"I'm afraid not… And don't worry, Kaiba; Isis can take Mokuba with her to the museum."
"I'm not very found of you missing school," he said looking at Mokuba, "but I guess it's the best way to keep you safe. Oh, and Isis, you'll need this key to be able to lock up the house and unlock it."
"Thanks," she replied, taking it and pocketing it.
"What about Tea?" Mokuba piped up. "How's she going to go to the bathroom? Who's going to go in there with her?"
"I can take care of myself," she argued.
"You only have one working arm," Isis said softly. "I'll help you around the house, but after that…"
"I'M NOT PARALYZED!!!" she cried. "I can take care of myself!!!"
"What if a vampire returns?" Malik asked harshly. "How are you going to defend yourself?"
"I… I…"
"I thought so."
"I still have my right arm!" she said.
"Just let the girl do what she wants," Kaiba interrupted. "I for one refuse to walk around with someone everywhere, especially to the bathroom."
"Fine… But we should still stay together as much as possible."
"Okay…"
They all agreed.
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13 days later… 1 day until Halloween… October 30th…
She woke up drenched in a cold sweat. She'd had the dream again.
Every night since she'd broken her arm, Tea'd been having nightmares about Marik and Bakura coming back for revenge. They'd break down the door to her room, come in, and…
…and then she'd wake up. But it was still terrifying.
Her arm had gotten better. She didn't have to wear a sling anymore, but she still had a small cast on. She'd gotten all of her friends to sign it. Of course, Joey had written something about food.
It was Friday. Halloween was on a Saturday this year, and Tea wasn't looking forward to it.
She got out of bed and looked out the window. The sun was shinning brightly on the cement where the limo should have been.
"Oh no! I overslept!"
She ran out into the long corridor of the Kaiba mansion. She's finally found her way around last week. She ran down the large staircase and flew into the kitchen where the cooks were busy washing dishes.
"I missed breakfast?" she asked shocked. "I bet Kaiba and the others already left!"
She ran back upstairs to where she believed Isis's room was. She knocked on the door. No reply.
Tea cracked open the door a bit and peered inside. The window was broken and glass lay on the floor. Objects lay in random places around the room.
"Isis?" she asked fearfully.
"I'm in the bathroom, Tea," came the reply. "You can come in."
She stepped inside and went around to the bathroom. Isis was washing her face.
"Tea, why aren't you at school?"
"I overslept… What happened?" she asked, pointing to the window.
"Oh…"
Isis stopped what she was doing and turned around.
"A vampire broke into my window," she replied gravely.
"OMG!!! Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yes… Kaiba came in here and we captured him in a box."
"Huh? You expect a box to hold him?"
"It was actually a metal crate… I think it was that vampire that attacked Malik at the talent show…"
"Where is he?"
"In the basement… Come on, Tea. Get dressed and I'll take you to school."
"That's okay… I think I want to stay home…"
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Duke sat in the crate, smirking. The plan had worked. He could've died, but he knew if he attacked Isis, she probably wouldn't know what to do, and she might just keep him alive for later. And here he was in the basement after all. Phase 1 of the plan had been completed.
They had finally decided on who to make the human offering. Much to Marik's disappointment, it wasn't Weevil… Mai surprising had a few old bottles of chemicals; she had given one to Duke to use.
Now all he had to do was make sure her curiosity got the best of her…
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Tea had just finished lunch when she heard the first noise. It sounded like a large BOOM coming from…
"The basement!" she gasped.
What if the vampire had gotten loose? What if he knew she was here?
At first she tried to ignore it, but after ten minutes, she decided to investigate. Nobody else in the house seemed to hear it: the butler said she was crazy.
She grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. She thought the worst would be she'd write what happened to her and leave it for Isis to find. She also took one of Mokuba's street-hockey sticks for protection.
Tea went down the stairs that led to the basement carefully. She opened the door very slowly. Maybe it wouldn't notice she was here…
Duke smiled. She came.
He unscrewed the jar of chloroform and poured some onto his hankie. He could see she was carrying what looked like a hockey stick. He snickered; a load of good that would do her.
She saw something move and she heard his laughter. She swung around in a circle and waved the hockey stick. She noticed the broken crate and screamed.
Duke walked up behind the paranoid girl and thrust the hankie over her nose.
"Help… me," she cried, her pleas muffled. She was slowly falling into an uneasy sleep. Duke caught her just before she hit the ground.
"Heh, that was easy. Now… to get out of here in broad daylight…"
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Marik and the others woke up to the sound of someone banging on the door.
"OPEN UP!!! IT'S ME YOUR DORKS!!!"
As soon as the door was open, Duke (under another bundle of covers) flew into the room.
"You stole my idea," Bakura joked.
"Yeah, and I stole a little human sacrifice as well," he replied smirking. He removed the rest of the blanket to reveal a sleeping Tea.
"Good job," Mai said. "Uh, just throw her over there."
Bakura's eyes flickered over to where the girl lay. She was still wearing her pajamas; in fact, they were those same ones Bakura had seen her in that one time.
It had been decided that while Bakura, Duke, and Mai went out to get food, Marik would stay behind and watch Tea to make sure she didn't escape. Bakura didn't really like that idea (he would rather have Mai stay behind), but he trusted his friend.
No matter how much he tried to get rid of his feelings, Bakura couldn't help feeling sorry for Tea. But he'd told her she'd regret that. He'd known she was going to get the final blow.
But he wasn't sure he'd be having the last laugh after all.
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Isis sat next to Kaiba, crying on his shoulder. Malik was cursing himself for thinking that it would be okay to let her sleep in. And Yami was trying to comfort Mokuba.
"I can't believe you wouldn't tell me about this, Isis," Malik said. "How could you let a vampire live!? And now he's gone, taking Tea who knows where!!!"
"I'm sorry," Isis sobbed. "I should've told you…"
"We've got to go after them," Malik said. "We've got to at least make one of them crack!"
"Okay… but how do we know where to find one?"
"Umm… let's just go walking after 8:00 pm and I'm sure we'll run into one."
"Okay… but Isis should stay home with Mokuba…"
"Fine."
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She opened her eyes, only to see to dark purple ones staring at her. She screamed and tried to back up, but she was already against the wall.
"Sleep well?" Marik asked her while sniggering.
"No!" she replied, standing up. Marik went over to his "crate-bed" he'd stolen from Bakura and pulled out an old apple.
"Eat," he commanded, giving her the apple. She refused to take it.
"Fine. If it were up to me, I'd let you starve… but we need you alive."
He grabbed her arm and pushed her into a corner of the room. His hot breath was on her nose, and he had that evil look in his eye.
"If you don't eat," he said smirking, "I'll rape you."
Tea's eyes widened. She didn't like this guy. But for some reason the vampires needed her alive, so she at least knew that they wouldn't bite her.
"You wouldn't," she stuttered.
"You wanna bet?" he asked, ripping one of her spaghetti straps and rubbing his hand over her bare shoulder.
She snatched the apple and pushed him away. Marik was still smirking. He could now see straight down her shirt, and he wasn't about to let this girl go to waste…
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Hehehehehe… Tea's alone in a room with a lustful vampire… (OO) What will happen? Find out next time…
Wow, I typed up this chappie pretty quick, huh? Well, if you call two hours quick.
Please review! Sayonara!