Title: The Awakening

Summary: After her aunt's sudden death Anzu is left to inherit the mansion the old lady left her. Little does Anzu know she's descended form a long line of famous slayers and spellcasters so when she releases the four vampires sealed in the basement what's she to do?

Rating: PG-13 (may rise)

Status: 15 chapters written, 15 chapters posted

Review count: 4 (216 great total people!)

prettyStupidGirl - Thanks, yeh there will be SethxKisara and here's the update

norestar-angel - Yay, and no, not everyone has a power, Honda for instance, he doesn't and neither does Seto but hey, nearly all of the rest do! :-)

DojomistressAmbyChan - Yeh it spells trouble, Yuugi gets a little pissed off in this chapter, this chapter should answer you're other question as well, I can't describe it very well

TeaFan123 - Oh they'll save Anzu...in a while :-)

Pairings: Malik x Anzu x Marik, Seto x Shizuka, Jounouchi x Mai, Yami x Isis, Yuugi x Mana, Seth x Kisara, Mokuba x Rebecca

Notes: It's longer than the last chapter and it has a lot of talking in it and only the tiniest bit of Anzu.

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Anzu swayed, she was hot and tired and feeling severely drained, she was also panting from the workout she'd just had to undergo. "You're improving at a phenomenal rate," Mahado commented grinning at her.

Anzu smiled, "Natural talent," she replied in between breaths and he nodded.

"Could be," then a door appeared and in stepped Pegasus. "Pegasus," Mahado snarled, but before he could do anything he was thrown back into the shadow realm. He could only watch helplessly as Pegasus waved one hand in front of Anzu's face and with a shot from his Senen eye her memory was erased. She wouldn't remember a thing he told her about Pegasus.

---Back at the house---

"Bye guys, see you at school," Mana sighed heavily and slumped against the wall of the Mazaki estate as she watched the others leave, she didn't notice one lingering. She was about to make for the house when someone grabbed her wrist, Mana yelped and turned, "Oh, Yuugi-kun, is something wrong?" she asked hesitantly, her voice shook slightly.

"Who are you?" the small boy asked, his grip on Mana's wrist not wavering.

"Yuugi-kun it's me Anzu, who do think I am?" Mana inquired looking around nervously.

"You're not Anzu," Yuugi replied his face turning sour, "I've none Anzu for a very long time and I know you're not her."

Mana opened her mouth to speak but then found she couldn't get the words out, "I'm sorry Yuugi-kun, I really am," she drew back her Black Magician Girl staff and aimed it, teary eyed, at Yuugi.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Yami opened the front door just as Mana aimed a memory wiping blast at Yuugi. The small boy flung his arms up, Yuugi-taichi, who weren't far enough away saw the flash and rushed back. Ryuuji and Rebecca were worried, they were sensing a lot of magical energy. What they saw shocked them all.

There were four vampires and three other people near the front of Anzu's house, there was the girl whom was supposedly Anzu shooting a light ray at Yuugi and then there was Yuugi. There was a golden eye on his forehead and suddenly the Senen Puzzle appeared around his neck, there was a thing gold force field surrounding him, protecting him from the ray.

Mana buckled and fell onto her knees, the light retreated as did Yuugi's forced field, Mana was nearly out cold wobbling slightly and Yuugi's eyes were clouded and looked almost evil. "I want answers," Yuugi declared.

"Yug, are you okay?" asked Jounouchi hesitantly, his eyes darting from Yami to Mana to Yuugi and back again.

Yuugi seemed to ignore him, "Where's Anzu?"

Mana bit her lip and turned to Yami, everyone looked at them and Ryuuji and Rebecca fidgeted, "Prince, what do we do?" she asked.

"Mana," Yami started but all too late realised his mistake.

"I knew it," Yuugi cried, "You're not Anzu, who are you and why do you look like me?" the last question was directed at Yami.

The Pharaoh sighed and ran a hand through his hair before he stepped off the porch and made his way towards Yuugi, who back away slowly step for step. "Yami what are you doing?" Bakura yelled in frustration.

Yami didn't answer only reached out to tug at the Senen Puzzle until he got it off Yuugi's neck, he stared at it for a minute, feeling it and turning it over in his long, deft fingers, "Prince?" Mana asked hesitantly.

"I should think," Yami started, "that the more pressing question here is," he raised his scalding red eyes to meet Yuugi's violet ones, "What are you doing with this?"

"My grandpa gave it to me," Yuugi replied defiantly snatching it back.

"It wasn't his to give," Yami said gravely.

"That means you're the Pharaoh," Ryuuji said suddenly, stepping forward from where he and Rebecca had been at the back of the group.

Yami, as well as the other vampires and Mana, turned sharply to look at the bony haired youth, "The one that ruled 3000 years ago and sealed the Shadow Realm, a Duel Monsters champion," Ryuuji replied as if he was a text book.

"How do you know that?" Yami asked, Ryuuji opened his mouth to reply before he bit his lip and fell silent.

Rebecca sighed loudly and all attention was focused suddenly on her, "It's a bit late to be shy now Ryuuji, nearly all of them here," she jabbed her thumb at Yuugi-taichi, "have some magical reference."

Ryuuji nodded, "True, I think it would be best if we all went inside, this isn't something to be discussed in the open," Yami nodded and turned to go back into the house.

"But Yami," Marik grabbed the smaller ones arm, "what about Anzu?"

"What about her?" Jounouchi demanded suddenly, "where is she and who the hell is this?" he pointed at Mana who looked like she was about to cry.

She stormed up to Jounouchi and punched him in the gut, but it was weak and Jounouchi only stumbled a step back, "Don't you dare talk to Prince that way," she ordered.

"Don't give us orders you impostor," Honda sneered.

"Leave her alone Honda-kun, can't you see she's scared enough," Ryou reasoned stepping in front of the brown haired man. He looked round at them all, "You should all be ashamed of yourselves, these people may be the only ones who can help us and you're not helping."

"But Ryou, they're not people, they're far from people," Jounouchi argued.

"Oni-chan," Shizuka cried going to stand by Ryou, "They think, they breath and they deserve respect, if you can't act responsibly then what kind of brother are you?"

Jounouchi quietened at that and Honda hung his head in shame, "Right, now lets discuss this like civilised men and not raging animals," Ryou said in a tone that stated this was final. So they all trooped into the house and sat down around the large dining table. Those who hadn't been to the house before were stunned be the size, well, except Mokuba who was used to large houses what with his brother owning a multi-billion yen company.

"So…" Ryuuji trailed off at a completely loss as to what to say, Rebecca rolled her eyes at him and stood up on her chair looking round at him.

"Hello," she said, she put her hands on her hips and faced them all, "I'm Rebecca Hawkins, I am a wind elemental and have the power to sense other powers in other people," she coughed, "so, you might be surprised to know that the majority of you here have some form of magical character." Ryuuji gulped as he saw everyone turn and look at each other, some in disbelief, some in fear and some angry, like Honda and Jounouchi.

"I do…don't I?" asked Mokuba hesitantly, Rebecca looked at him and grinned.

"You sure do," she gave him a thumbs up, "You're an elemental, like me."

"That's great and all," everyone looked at Yuugi, "but that doesn't explain, who they are," he pointed at Yami, Mana and the rest, "hwy they're hear or where Anzu is and why she," he looked at Mana who hung her head, "pretended."

"Well…it's complicated," everyone looked at Ryuuji who up until now had been hesitant about saying anything, "but I think I can tell you most of the story," Yami raised an eyebrow at the dark haired youth,

"What makes you think you can do that chibi-ichi?" Yami asked.

"I've known Anzu only a little while, under a year in fact but," Ryuuji sighed, "I knew her aunt quite well, seeing as she was my father's affair."

Some eyes widened and Ryuuji looked angry, Yami didn't say anything but Bakura did, "Well while you all feel sorry for this brat I wouldn't mind if he started explaining if he knows so much," the white haired thief sneered.

"Fine," Ryuuji challenged glaring at Bakura who glared back. "Anzu's aunt was the last remaining slayer of a long line of them, but since vampirism died out over a hundred years ago so did the race of the slayers. It was Anzu's family that sealed these four away in the basement of this very house," Seth raised an eyebrow, the boy was accurate at least.

"However two years ago an accidental use of necromancy on my part, I was interested in that stuff, brought about the resurrection of a particularly nasty vampire whom I think you've met," he looked at Yami, "his name was Pegasus."

"Are you telling me you brought that arrogant, power-hungry moron back from the afterlife?" Yami demanded suddenly jumping to his feet and making Mana cringe at the anger burning in his eyes.

"Prince, let spellcaster finish, he may be help," she said looking up at him.

Yami breathed deeply for a few moment before he resumed his seat, "Go on, but make it quick spellcaster, my patience is wearing thin."

"Well in that same year I met Rebecca and Mako, the fire and water elementals, Pegasus wanted to gain the four element crystals so he went after them. The eventual fight caused a lot of damage but it was passed off as an accidentally started fire. After that the three of us split up, I came here and Rebecca stayed with her grandfather in California, Mako vanished. We thought we'd sealed Pegasus forever but we were wrong, he's gotten loose again and I think, in fact I'm almost sure that he's the one whose got Anzu," Ryuuji closed his eyes for a moment and sighed heavily before he opened them and looked pointedly at Isis, Rishid and Malik.

"Isn't that right you three," their eyes widened at Ryuuji's question but they didn't answer.

"Oh come off it, you still have his residue on it," Rebecca said suddenly, "you're Pegasus' lackeys, aren't ya?" she demanded.

"Pegasus?" Isis spluttered, "whose Pegasus."

"Stop lying," Yami yelled suddenly, Isis went pale as the dark vampire towered over her. "We know you know where he is and we want you to take us to Anzu so we can get her back."

"Never," Isis yelled back, Malik hugged her and glared at Yami.

"Yami," he looked at Mana, "they can't tell you," his eyes widened, "Pegasus' lair is in hidden place, but clueless people must understand and sun is nearly risen, we have not the time to go now!"

"So what are you suggesting we do?" Marik demanded, growling slightly and showing his fangs.

"Ryuuji and 'Becca-chan explain all to peanut gallery," Bakura snickered, he'd taught her that, "while sun is up. Then, when sun is down we all find Pegasus and destroy him, save Anzu and everyone is happy," Mana suggested.

"Would you agree to that?" Seth asked Ryuuji, "After all, she won't show you where Anzu is if you don't."

"Fine," Ryuuji replied, "You guys," he looked at Yuugi-taichi, "do you guys want to stay?" they all nodded.

"If it means we can get Anzu back, I'll trust you Ryuuji," Yuugi replied nodding.

"Alright then," Yami said standing, "we'll be going downstairs, the other three left but he stayed and turned to look at Malik, Isis and Rishid, "If I find you three gone, no matter what promises I made to Anzu, I will tear you limb from limb if I ever see you again!" After that he left and soon after that, the rays of the sun began to peak over the trees and hills in the distance.

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That's it for now everyone, next chapter the rescue starts but ppl, I won't post if you don't review!