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Hehehehe… yes, many of you are angered that Marik raped Tea… But guess what?! He DIDN'T rape her!!! I never planned on him raping her; he just did… lots of other, nasty hentai stuff… (ewe OO). He said he wouldn't rape her, and he kept his word. Marik may not be the kindest person, but he doesn't go back on his word. I never actually said that he raped her… ((shakes finger)) don't jump to conclusions. Lol. XD Plus, I'm not very good at writing fight scenes, so I kind of just skimmed through that… meh.
Anyway, sorry to keep many of you waiting, but I did not have time to write over the weekend. I did, however, publish a new (1shot) fic called Take a Chance on Me. It's Malik/Tea, and you should go check it out (it's not very long).
Also, about Bakura having revenge on Marik… (ducks food from readers) I'm actually planning on him getting revenge in the sequel. Yes, there will be a sequel. It will be my Halloween fic for 2005. SO, you will have to wait until next Halloween to read it, but… XD
I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving break!!! I had Maxaroni for Thanksgiving dinner… Lol.
Krissy119: Yeah, but I just HAD to use the song; it sooo fit the situation… XD. Glad you like the story!
Eve-of-Misery, Paleah, LoneGothic, Master Ruby: Well, I hope that note calmed your nerves. I'm not THAT mean to Tea! Marik was just (coughcough) being perverted…
Nightfall2525: Uh, Duke didn't rape her… it was Marik who attacked her, Duke just kidnapped her.
Demented Insane Spirit: Thanks for reviewing!!
DojomistressAmbyChan: Don't worry; he didn't rape her. He was just having his fun. Bakura won't get his revenge just yet, though (note above message).
DarkShadowFlame: Thanks for reviewing; yeah, well, now Bakura knows to never trust Marik again… lol. I don't know if it was a werewolf… hey, you gave me an idea for part of the sequel… thanks! Chapter 10 will be posted… oh, I'm not going to make any promises… lol.
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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Chapter Nine – My Last BreathKaiba, Yami, and Malik headed back towards the park after they had returned the two children back to their mother safely. The Egyptian cursed himself for letting mere children get in the way of their mission. They had to rescue Tea… before she was turned into a vampire!! The three boys ran into the cemetery only to find that they had been expected.
"So we meet again, brother."
Malik barred his teeth like some kind of wild animal. Marik chuckled in amusement; his brother had such a short temper.
"Marik!" he barked. "Where's Tea?! What have you done with her?!"
"You actually care about the wench?" he growled. "We used to HATE her… along with Dumb and Dumber there behind you."
Kaiba frowned, and Yami made a death sign with his hand. He sighed; Malik had forgotten about the days when he and Marik used to be bullies.
"That girl is my friend!" he said slowly. "You are very close to my borderline. I suggest you stop before somebody gets hurt, namely you."
Marik let out a sinister laugh. His brother did not realize what vampires were truly capable of. So far, he and the others had been using a very small portion of their powers.
"You have forgotten one thing, little brother," he said in a deadly tone. "Vampires are very persuasive."
"I did not forget that," he replied. "But vampires use up a lot of their strength when they use their special abilities; if you tried to persuade one of us, you'd be using up most of your strength."
"Is that so?"
In an instant, Marik was standing in front of a terrified Yami. After a few seconds, Yami's pupils disappeared completely; he looked like a lifeless doll.
"You bastard," Malik screamed, charging at Marik.
All the while, Seto Kaiba was nowhere to be found. The CEO had vanished.
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The four inside the hut could hear the battle outside. Tea was praying that her friends would prevail, but she kept hearing her friends scream. Bakura watched her from the corner of his eye. She looked so hopeless, like all of the life she'd once had was now gone. Her eyes seemed blank; she was an abandoned child lost in the swarm of the crowd. He knelt down beside her.
"Tea? What's wrong?" he asked, putting an arm around her shoulder. She shuddered at the coldness of his touch; he wished she wouldn't be so distant.
"Tea, I… I don't want to hurt you; I really don't… but it's your own fault," he said, standing up. He was just about to give up on her when…
"Bakura…"
He spun around on his heel at her call. The way she said his name… she sounded so scared and defenseless. He wondered what was wrong.
"Yes?" he asked, crouching down. She put her mouth right next to his ear, her voice barely a whisper.
"He… Marik, he did things… to me…"
"What sort of things?" he asked, his suspicions arousing.
"He touched me," she sobbed quietly. Mai and Duke were too bust listening to the fight going on, though, to even pay attention.
"What?! That sick son of a…"
"He… he," she whispered into Bakura's ear. "He…"
Bakura's hair stood on end when she told him that last part. He had trusted Marik; he had been reassured that Marik would guard her from escaping. But he'd crossed the line when he had decided to mess with Tea. Nobody touched Bakura's possessions and got away with it.
He pushed Mai and Duke aside and walked out of the door. It was still the early morning, and judging from the storm that had begun, the sky would be dark all day. He spotted Marik beating up his brother by a tree. The one called Yami was slung over a tombstone, a large cut across his arm. The rain was washing away at his blood. Malik was propped up against the tree trunk, and a large gash made its mark on his left cheek. His black eyes were bleeding, and his leg looked like it might be broken.
"M.A.R.I.K."
The blonde turned around to discover Bakura standing a few feet away from him.
"So, you want to join in on the fun?"
"Leave them alone," the albino commanded. "I have a very large bone to pick with you."
He left his brother and walked over to his comrade.
"What?" he asked, arching an eyebrow. Malik struggled to keep conscious; he had to find out what they were talking about.
"You almost raped Tea," Bakura yelled angrily. "Your instructions were to watch her, not to play with her!!!"
Malik's eyes shot open. The cold rain stung them, but he had to stay awake. What was this about Marik raping Tea or something…?
"So I had a little fun," he replied, smirking. "She's not yours, you know. I am free to touch her whenever, wherever I please."
"Not on my watch," Bakura muttered.
"But what's your problem? This was your idea to use her as the sacrifice. What's gotten into you?"
"I… I… I'm not sure…"
Marik studied Bakura for a while. He saw the look in his eye, the look that Duke always talked about. It was the same type of look Tea had whenever Bakura was close to her. And Marik didn't like it one bit; he hated when people betrayed him.
"You love her, don't you?" he asked.
Malik waited anxiously for Bakura, who was still hanging his head, to answer.
"I believe I do… at least, that's what my aching heart is telling me."
"Then you know that you must die."
Bakura looked Marik directly in the eye; he was serious. This would be a fight to the death, one that would possibly take all day (1).
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Later that evening… Bakura and Marik have been fighting all day…Tea sat in a corner, far away from the two vampires. She began writing on that small piece of paper again.
Marik suddenly burst through the door.
"Bakura's unconscious for the moment! I would kill him, but it'll take too long, and we still have to get her back to the altar," he said demandingly. "Why haven't you gotten her ready?"
"We weren't sure what was going on… we thought maybe the plans would change…"
"They haven't. Come on," Marik instructed, walking towards Tea. "We don't have time to spare; there's only a few hours left before midnight."
Tea backed away as far as she could, but Duke grabbed her arm. Marik ripped off all of her clothes, and Mai pulled out a small ointment bottle. Tea didn't like being naked in front of three vampires, and the only people who could save her were knocked out! Mai rubbed the ointment all over Tea's body, explaining to Marik (he's never done this before, even if he knows a little about it) that the ointment would make her more vulnerable to fire, and her body would burn smoother. The smoother the sacrifice burned, the happier Dracula was, and the more prosperous their next year would be. Next, she and Duke wrapped her naked body in what looked to Tea like white masking tape (2). This special tape was made from a dead vampire's flesh, signifying that they were loyal to Dracula. Tea looked around, trying to stare anywhere save the three of them. She couldn't move: her arms had been taped in behind her back, and everything else was taped together as well. The only thing that wasn't taped was her face. Duke picked her up in his arms, and they flew out of the hut. She saw her unconscious friends.
"BAKURA!!!" she called out as they flew away into the night sky.
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Malik woke up in a soft bed. His room was white and plain, and a vase of flowers was sitting on the nightstand. Isis was snoozing in a chair, and, oh yeah, he was hooked up to an IV machine.
'What the hell…? Where am I?'
"KAIBA!!!" he heard Yami scream. Yami came bursting into Malik's room in a hospital gown, Kaiba close behind him.
"What the heck is going on?" Malik asked them. Isis woke up and gasped.
"Brother, you're awake!"
"DUH. Now what the devil is going on?!"
"Kaiba called 911!" Yami said furiously. "They took us to a hospital, and the vampires have probably escaped with Tea!"
"I HAD to do something," he replied stiffly. "You both looked dead, especially Malik. The doctor even said a couple more hours and he would've hit the sack! Permanently!!!"
"We have to rescue Tea!!" Malik said, jumping out of bed and throwing on his clothes (OO). At that very moment, a doctor and two nurses came in.
"What is going on?! Get back in bed young man!" the doctor ordered.
"Sorry, doc, but I've got a friend to save!" he replied, rushing out the door before they could stop him. Kaiba raced after him, but they managed to catch Yami.
"I hope you guys find her," he whispered.
Kaiba followed Malik all the way out onto the street.
"Where are you going, Ishtar?"
"Back to the graveyard… Are you going to try to stop me?" he asked angrily.
"No… I'm coming with you."
The two raced off towards the land of the undead.
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Bakura opened his eyes. He was lying next to Yugi Muto's grave, and he was badly beat up. It had finally stopped raining, but the sky was still dark and cloudy
"Damn it, Marik won," he growled. His eyes darted up to the hut and the open door. He looked inside but found no one there. He noticed a small piece of paper among the dirt… next to her PJs.
Somebody save me, please! I'm alone with a horny vampire— It was Tea's writing. But when had she had time to write this?I'm alone with a horny vampire, and I think he wants to rape me!!! Great, just what I need! Where's Bakura? Where are my friends? I wish they were here to protect me! Oh no! I can hear him laughing—
She seemed to have stopped, like maybe she'd been forced to stop writing so that Marik wouldn't see it. She seemed to have written this morning though.
There's a fight going on outside. I think my friends have come, but Marik's battling them. Bakura left to join him (I suppose). I told him what happened… about Marik and all. He looked pretty angry; maybe he really does care… although I seriously doubt it. If he liked me, he wouldn't have had Duke kidnap me to use as a sacrifice! But… the more I think about Bakura, the more I remember all of the good times we had together. I think I might actually still have feelings for him… Ever since we shared that kiss, I keep thinking about him. I think I might love him… I wish he would hold me… I wish I'd never found out he was a vampire… If I ever get out of this, someday I'm going to tell him just how much he means to me—
And that's when they'd taken her away to be sacrificed. Bakura had to save her; he needed to tell her he loved her back. He couldn't bare it if they killed her. He raced out the door and flew up into the air. He looked around, trying to remember which direction the small town was in. He flew off towards the north.
Malik and Kaiba entered the cemetery just as the young vampire left. They ran into the hut and found the paper.
"So she really does love him…"
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She pressed her body up against Duke's as much as she could, although his cold body provided little warmth in the cold, soggy weather. Tea judged that they had been flying for about three hours, making it about eleven o'clock.
"Put me down this instant!"
Marik smirked down at the small boy in his clutches. Before they'd left Domino, he'd picked up a little souvenir.
"Be quiet, Weevil," Tea said. "I'm getting sick of your complaints."
"Me too," Duke agreed.
They were flying over a small lake when Mai first sensed it. Soon, the others sensed it as well.
"Somebody's following us," Duke said.
"What should we do?"
"Nothing," Marik said calmly. "It's just an old friend of ours…"
The turned around to see the one and only Bakura flying as fast as he could, using every ounce of his strength to catch up with them.
"BAKURA!!!" Tea shouted right in Duke's ear.
"OUCH! I knew I should've taped her mouth shut when I had the chance."
"Duke," Bakura commanded, "give the girl to me."
"Sorry to burst your bubble," Marik interrupted, "but we've voted you out. We aren't going to listen to your lovesick pleas anymore. The girl is being sacrificed."
The three of them increased their speed; Bakura began to fall behind. But he would see that frightened look in his love's eyes and shoot off like a rocket. He managed to fly above them and then swoop down in front of Duke. They all stopped flying and just continued to hover.
Marik thrust Weevil into Mai's arms and glided towards Bakura.
"It's me vs. you, traitor. Mai, Duke, take the prisoners and go!"
Mai instantly began to fly off, but Duke lingered behind. Tea's look of pure sadness was too much for him to ignore.
"Do you really love him?" he asked her out of the blue. "You still love him, even though he's a vampire?"
She nodded, tears now flowing from her eyes. The young vampire sighed; if anyone of them knew a lot about relationships, it was him. He knew what he had to do.
"What are you waiting for, you fool?!" Marik cried, trying to hold Bakura back. "GO!!!"
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"No…"
Everyone looked at him. Marik was angry, Mai was a little shocked, Bakura and Tea were overflowing with both astonishment and joy, and Weevil… well, he could care less.
"What do you mean by no?!"
"I mean N-O! Bakura and Tea deserve to have each other; they're in love. I may be a vampire, but I refuse to rip apart to lovers, even if one is dead and the other is alive. Bakura, here," he replied slowly, holding Tea out to him. The albino took her in his arms and held her tightly; if she had been able to hug him, she would've squeezed the life out of him.
Mai nodded and smiled. That poor girl had been through so much, and she didn't even have any clothes on! She must be freezing! Mai looking down at the squirming preteen in her arms and smirked. He was going to be sacrificed anyway… She pulled off his shirt and his shorts.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING??!! GIVE ME BACK MY SHORTS!!! IT'S #&$!#& COLD OUT HERE AND MY BOXERS DON'T HELP MUCH!!!" he shouted, attracting everyone's attention. Mai merely threw the clothes at Bakura, and they landed on Tea's lap.
Bakura instantly flew off with Tea. The others knew he was thankful, even if he hadn't been able to express it aloud. Marik was furious.
"Let's go," Duke said as if nothing had ever happened. "The sacrifice hasn't been prepared, and we haven't reached the town yet."
"Yeah," Mai said, grabbing Marik's arm and flying away. "Forget them. We still have a human, and it's Bakura's own fault if he doesn't make it back on time."
However, Mai and Duke really hoped Bakura would make it back to home by midnight. Today, after all, was Halloween, and if Bakura didn't make it back in time, he would cease to exist. The four of them continued flying away.
Marik, however, was still not satisfied. He'd return next year, and boy, would there be Hell to pay…
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Bakura had helped Tea get the tape off, and (((((OO))))) she was now wearing Weevil's clothes, although they were a little tight on her. Currently, she was tucked safe inside his arms; they were heading back towards Domino City. If Tea had known about the midnight thing, she would've ordered Bakura to leave her and return to his home.
"I love you, Bakura," she murmured into his chest.
"I love you, too, Tea."
Bakura suddenly felt a pang in his chest. His eyes shifted to the full moon up above them; it was getting close to midnight. If he didn't return to the village, he'd die. But he wasn't about to leave Tea in a worried state, out alone in some field. He had to get her home. He could feel himself growing weaker and weaker by the minute, though. He tightened his grip on her body. Tea noticed they had begun to slow down.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I'm just a little tired," he said, putting on a smile. "Don't worry; I'll get you home in no time."
'It's not me I'm worried about, Bakura…'
He closed his eyes; Bakura knew he could collapse any moment.
Tea glanced down and realized that they were heading towards the ground fast. She looked back at Bakura and gasped.
"Bakura! Bakura! Wake up! We're falling!" she cried. No luck. They continued speeding towards the ground. Bakura was unconscious, and Tea really couldn't do anything. So…
She hit the ground hard, flying out of his arms and onto a thorn bush. She struggled to open her eyes, and she could feel a warm liquid running down her cheeks. She screamed out in pain and rolled off the plant; Tea looked at her arm and saw that it was bleeding. She tried to get up but discovered that her entire left leg wasn't responding.
"Bakura!" she panicked, twisting her head around to find him. He was lying on the ground a few feet away from her, unmoving. She crawled over to where he was. "Wake up! Please wake up!"
She shook him with one arm but he didn't respond. Tea put her ear onto his chest and couldn't hear a heartbeat. She put on arm on either side of his torso and placed her warm lips on his cold ones. Tea tried her best to perform CPR to save him. She pulled away gasping.
He opened his eyes and looked at her grinning.
"Tea," he said weakly, stroking her cheek, "you're… you're crying blood."
"Bakura," she sobbed, "what's wrong with you?!"
"If I don't make it back to the vampire headquarters on time… I'll… I'll… I'll die…"
"WHAT?!" she yelled furiously. "YOU FLEW ME ALL THIS WAY KNOWING YOU'D DIE?!"
"I had to get you home," he said slowly. "I didn't want to be selfish… I'm a changed person, Tea."
"So…!" she said, bloody tears now streaming from her eyes and onto his face.
"Your blood tastes as sweet as ever," he said, looking at her sadly. "I'm going to miss it."
He propped himself up and nuzzled her nose. He licked away her tears and held her close.
"Tea…"
"Yes?"
"I want you to…"
"Yes?"
"I want you to apologize to your friends on my behalf. Tell them I'm sorry for all of the trouble I've caused them," Bakura whispered, falling from her hands.
"No!!! Bakura, you can't leave me! Don't die on me here!!!" she cried, squeezing his body tightly.
One moment, she was holding his frail body close to hers. The next, he was lost from her arms forever.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
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(1) Just imagine that a really gruesome battle took place here. I'm not very good at writing fight scenes…
(2) Like when Hideki found Chi all tied up in the garbage in Chobits? Yeah, just imagine that sort of taping… OO
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Wow, I really needed to finish that. Anyway, I hope you guys liked it. Don't get mad that Bakura died just yet; chapter 10 has yet to be posted. Sorry that this was such a depressing chapter, but… uh, that's how it is… yeah. XD
Please review! Sayonara!