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: 19 1/2 chapters written, 18 chapters posted

Review count: 4 (227 Thank-you so much everyone)

prettyStupidGirl - You're lucky, at least people over there have heard of anime, here it's like 'What's Anime? Oh, that stuff you draw?' I like drawing anime/manga style, anyway Pegasus will die, though I fear it will not be with a mallet (grins), two unlikely heroes will save the day!

norestar-angel - Yay, glad you liked it

Mrs. Bluesummers - I'm glad you liked the past chapter and anyway, since you've left many nice reviews many many times you can pick, Marik or Malik...anyway, some lovey dovey in this chapter and some action...enjoy!

Silver Magiccraft - Yeh I know, I'm cruel to my little characters, anyway, I like neko/human hybrids, I had to have one in there somewhere...thank-you for beta-reading (is that what I should call it?) Oh well, enjoy this chapter!

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: Um...this is a very strange chapter...to say the least but it had some lovely bonding, at least I think so.

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They all dodged out of the way as a Kwan Dao came crashing down in the midst of where they had been standing. Suddenly, each found themselves contending with a different toon monster, including the Blue Eyes White Dragon and Summoned Skull. "Hey Yami," the vampire looked over at Anzu who was smirking at him, "You remember than little promise you made to me when we first met," Yami looked confused but he couldn't look for long. He just barely missed being his with a Black Magic Attack.

"Remind me," Yami growled fearing that this was another of Pegasus' dirty tricks.

'This one had nothing to do with me Yami' Pegasus' laughter filled the room.

"Your freedom, for my safety," Anzu drawled, Yami's eyes widened in horror, however he was once again distracted as Bakura cruel laugh filled the room.

Toon Celtic Guardian had driven it's sword right through the vampires abdomen and the bubbling yellow liquid Seth had shown Anzu a long time ago oozed out along the blade. Bakura laughed baring his fangs and his eyes glinting a hellish red, "You think you can kill the un-dead?" he demanded, sneering at the helpless toon as it was slashed to pieces by Bakura.

"You have a very good point," Bakura looked up to meet Anzu's eyes quickly just before he was slapped in the chest by a piece of paper with Japanese kanji on it. Bakura snarled as he found himself pinned to a wall and the paper began to glow green. Yami, Marik, Seth, Malik and Isis all found themselves pinned in similar ways to Bakura.

"What are you doing Pegasus?" Seth demanded.

'I'm giving you what you've always wanted' Bakura's wound had just closed over and healed completely when he was engulfed in an immense pain. He screamed but there was nothing anyone could do. Mokuba was banging his fist against the insides of a power bubble that encased him. Rebecca had been paralysed with a freezing spell and then encased in a bubble like Mokuba. Mana had had her wand taken and she was now chained, Ryuuji too was in a bubble, Rishid and Jounouchi were chained down. Jounouchi was weak after having his ka drained out of him and encased in a stone tablet nearby. Mahado and Anzu moved to stand next to each other.

The pain faded and Marik recovered enough to gasp and then ask, "Pegasus what have you done?"

Anzu walked over to him 'Show him pet'. Anzu smirked up at the blonde suspended above her, a knife materialized in her hand and she reached up to run the pointed edge along Marik's cheek. He flinched away but not before a small line was cut into his skin and out of came…blood.

"What the?" Yami breathed, Bakura's eyes widened.

"Why Pegasus?" Malik demanded, Marik looked down in shock at the blank eyed Anzu.

'Humans are merely that much easier to kill, you can be like this pup here' one of Pegasus' toons kicked Jounouchi who groaned, 'powerless and weak'

"You bastard," Isis spat.

"Anzu, what has he done to you," Marik whispered so only he and Anzu could hear.

"Why would you care, you hate me and you're my enemy," Anzu smiled amusedly.

"I don't hate you," Marik told her, her eye's widened slightly, she looked confused, "I don't want to be your enemy," Anzu blinked, "I'll be your friend if you let me."

"Friend?" Anzu cocked her head to the side slightly.

"Yes, friend," Marik replied, "it means someone who cares, someone who wants to protect you and not use you."

"You didn't protect me," Anzu sneered.

"Anzu, I've done more than a thousand wrongs in my lifetime and if I could change one it would be letting this bastard near you," Marik said, he ducked his head so his hair fell into his eyes and she wouldn't see the tears.

"Marik-kun," Marik's head snapped up to see shining blue eyes, 'Anzu, show them your power and kill Marik'. Anzu's eyes clouded over again and she took a few steps back as her Kwan Dao appeared in her hands. She gripped it tightly but there were a lot of things running through her mind.

'Marik…Marik-kun…enemy…friend…wants to protect…Pegasus bastard…change…friend…Marik…friend…Marik-kun…my friend…Marik-kun…'

Anzu ran forward raised the Kwan Dao above her head and was bringing it down to strike ready to cut Marik in two when she stopped and let the weapon drop to the floor. Her hands were down at her sides, fisting and un-fisting, shaking, sweat poured down her forehead as her eyes went in and out of focus.

'Anzu, obey!'

"No Pegasus is a bastard," Anzu gasped and then grabbed her head.

'Don't think, I think for you, obey me!'

"No, Marik-kun friend, Marik-kun," she looked up at Marik and their eyes met, "Protect me?"

Marik nodded, "Yes Anzu, I'll protect you, I'll be your friend."

Anzu reached a shaking hand up, it glowed as did the paper binding Marik, 'No, leave that alone, kill him, kill him, he betrayed you!'

"No, friendship trust, I trust Marik-kun," the paper dropped and Marik was free, the blonde haired x-vampire knelt down by Anzu and wrapped her in his arms rocking her shivering body back and forth.

'Alright, if you won't obey me, Mahado, kill them both!' The toon black magician advanced and waved his staff above his head to bring it down and send a ball of black magic at the two.

"No!" Anzu cried and flung her hand out, the ball was banished and a wave of purple washed over Mahado who blinked and looked around.

"What the, Pharaoh," his eyes fell on Yami, "why am I dressed like a toon?" Mahado looked thoroughly disgusted as he examined his garb.

Pegasus' temper began to rise as Anzu freed every single one of her friends, 'Alright you meddlesome girl, I see that I will have to deal with you myself.' Before anyone could react Pegasus was flying headlong at Anzu having materialized out of the shadows. Anzu closed her eyes, there was yelling, a blood freezing scream, a large amount of flashing lights and in the place where Pegasus had been last time Anzu saw him…a pile of ash.

Everyone looked to see a panting Yuugi and Ryou, both with grins plastered to their faces and holding up duel monster cards. The Mystical Elf and the Change of Heart before them, arms outstretched and glowing orbs in their hands (CoHs was a heart shaped light).

Ryuuji slowly got to his feet and moved over to the pile of ashes and nudged it silently with his foot, he looked up and grinned, "I think that's the last we'll see of him.

Yuugi let out a relieved sigh and both his and Ryou's duel monsters vanished back into their cards, "That's a relief."

Anzu smiled, "But, why are you all here?"

"We…" Marik started but he blushed a little and looked away before he could finish.

"We came to rescue you Anzu," Malik said walking up to her and taking her hands in his.

"Aw, that's so sweet Malik-kun," Marik growled, but only Bakura noticed.

Suddenly there was a roar as Jounouchi's dragon was suddenly freed, it's stone imprisonment crumbling to ashes. "Evil power has left this place," Mana cried out as the lavish décor began to blacken and fade, "it stable no longer, we have to get out or be crushed by falling ceiling!"

Suddenly there was another roar as a Blue Eyes White Dragon appeared and a girl in a tunic with long sleeves and sandals with long white hair and piercing blue eyes staggered into the hall from the shadows. "Help," she gasped as she feinted and the dragon disappeared in a flash of light. However the power from the roar had dislodged some of the buildings supports and a large slab of ceiling fell in.

"Look out," Bakura yelled grabbing Anzu and Malik and pushing them out of the way, the plaster barely missed his feet.

"Kisara," Mahado and Seth yelled at the same time, the priest ran over to the fallen girl and hoisted her over his shoulder, "Let's get out of here," he yelled and they all made for the exit.

Jounouchi was the last out, 'Help me…' Jounouchi looked to see his friends vanish round the corner, why would they be calling for help. Jounouchi ran back into the room they had just been in and there, chained to the wall was a woman, out cold with long blond hair, cat ears and…a tail? Jounouchi didn't stop to think as he summoned his dragon on impulse and ordered it to burn the chains.

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The mysterious girl was awake and clinging to Seth for dear life, she summoned her dragon once again and everyone clambered on. It wasn't till they were high in the sky that they realised they weren't a full group.

"Jounouchi!" Yuugi and Anzu screamed as the building from which they had so narrowly escaped collapsed before their eyes. Dust rose high into the air but Anzu's heart sank lower than the ground.

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I have a friend that doesn't like Jounouchi, she want me to kill him off, but never fear...something will be near! Not too sure what though.