Author's Note: And so here we are at the next chapter! Thank you all for your wonderful reviews! However, I feel as if I am confusing you readers a bit in this fic. I'll try to clear it up, as much as possible, however as you read, keep in mind every little detail. For you see this small details, shall lead to much larger things. (Wink) But if you have any questions, I'll gladly answer!

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Note: In this chapter there will be reference to a past event, which is in the italic, be on the look out.
Plot: – AU (Alternate Universe) – Vampires are said to be just mythical immortal beasts of the night. Many people think this, while other's resort to making up logical explanations of these unknown events. Shizuka Kawaii is a believer of these logical explanations, but what happens when she happens to meet a real vampire in the flesh? Strange occurrences start to unfold, and that is just the beginning…
Genre: Mystery/Romance/Action/Adventure/Angst/Supernatural
Parings:

Seth/Shizuka
Pegasus/Shizuka
Ootogi/Shizuka
Honda/Shizuka
Bakura/Anzu
Yami/Anzu
Marik/Anzu
Jounouchi/Mai
Varon/Mai


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Warning: There will be explicit (Descriptive as well) content in this fic—violence, blood, death, sexual situations, etc. Read at your own risk.


Info:

Italics – Thought
Italics/Bold – Flashback


Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh. All I own is this story's plot and some OC characters.

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Chapter Four

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Domino City, Japan
Katsuya Residence
10:31 a.m.


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"I don't know what happened Mai, but Shiz was freakin' out last night! She won't tell me what happened!" Jounouchi exclaimed, as he paced back and forth, around the kitchen. Shizuka stared blankly up at the ceiling. Although, she could clearly hear everything her brother was telling Mai, the words came through one ear and out the other. All she wanted, was not dealing with that thing, ever again. She shivered, as his words, echoed in her mind once more. Maybe he had been bluffing? She was hoping, he was.

Well, all she knew was that she was not going to her classes today and would get her notes she needs later, from Anzu (1). Anyway, she had to go and see if she could find her books that she lost, later—otherwise she would need to purchase new ones. But now, at the moment, she really wanted to talk to Mai. She quickly threw off her covers, not bothering to make her bed or get dressed and walked towards the kitchen.

Jounouchi stopped talking for a moment, as he stared at his sister, who stood in the doorway. "Just a minute Mai," he said, as he pulled the phone away from his ear, "Anything wrong, Shiz? How are ya' feelin'?" he asked, walking towards her, putting a hand to her forehead. Seeing her brother so worried, she smiled slightly, trying to reassure him. If there was one thing she didn't want to do, it was making her brother worry about her. "I'm feeling better, but can I talk to Mai?" Shizuka asked softly, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"Sure," he said handing the phone over to her. She said nothing and put the phone to her ear, while staring at her brother. Jounouchi took the hint and walked out of the kitchen and into the living room, so she could talk privately. "Hello Mai," Shizuka said, into the telephone, only to be bombarded with questions of concern from Mai, "I'm fine Mai," she reassured her, "But can you come over later today. I have to personally talk to you, in private."

Shizuka knew Mai was about to ask about what, but Shizuka hung up. She felt guilty doing so, but she wasn't quite in the mood to discuss this matter over the phone. She shuffled out of the kitchen and into the bathroom to wash up. Jounouchi eyed his baby sister, who wasn't quite acting like herself. Well, he knew Mai would talk to her, so he'll find out what is wrong later. He turned his attention back to the television set.

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Domino City, Japan
Katsuya Residence
1:46 p.m.


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A violet convertible, slowly steered itself into the alleyway, on the side of the graying old apartment building. Soon a blonde headed figure stepped out, mumbling under her breathe, while grabbing her purse and locking the car. She slowly walked over towards the entrance to the apartment and pushed the broken door, letting herself in. She climbed up the stairs, eventually making it to the fourth floor.

She knocked on the door. "Who is it?" a voice asked, as footsteps were heard rustling inside. "It's me Jou!" the woman answered. Jounouchi flung the door open, to see the blonde headed woman, dressed in violet. Before Mai could say another word, Jounouchi grabbed her arm and pulled her into the apartment, closing the door.

"Thank god, ya' here Mai, Shiz has been actin' so weird! She was hysterical last night! Like she saw a ghost or somethin'! She refuses to tell me wha' happened and keeps wantin' to speak to—" Jounouchi stated, pulling the woman through the apartment and down the hallway. Mai tugged her arm from Jounouchi's grip. "Jounouchi breathe!" Mai commanded, grabbing him by his upper arms. Jounouchi bit his tongue, so he would stop talking.

Mai ran a hand through her blonde hair, "Now where is Shizuka?" she asked. Jounouchi pointed to her room and Mai nodded, walking towards it.

"Mai…" Jounouchi muttered, causing Mai to turn her head to look at him. "You'll tell me wha' happened, right?" Jounouchi asked, rubbing the back of his neck. Mai just nodded her head and knocked on Shizuka's door. Jounouchi shuffled off, back into the living room.

"I'm fine onni-chan! (2)" Shizuka exclaimed. Mai's eyebrows furrowed, "It's me hun," Mai said, leaning her head against the door, so she could hear what was happening. Mai heard shuffling of blankets and Shizuka's footsteps against the lush carpet and pulled her head off the door. As soon as she did, Shizuka opened the door and quickly pulled Mai in, locking the door behind her. Mai blinked from the sudden action. Jounouchi had been right, Shizuka was acting very strange, indeed.

Shizuka paced about the room, running a hand through her hair, trying to find someway to say what she wanted to say, without sounding like she was crazy. She knew Mai would think she is crazy, if she said she ran into some creature last night. Shizuka let out an irritated sigh, pulling on her hair. Mai perked an eyebrow, eyeing the younger woman. She was beginning to think, Shizuka had lost it.

"Hun, maybe if you sit dow—"

"I saw someone get killed last night," Shizuka blurted out suddenly, only to slap her hand over her mouth.

"Nani? (3)" Mai asked, as her eyes widened, staring at the auburn haired woman in surprise, "Shizuka, what in the hell are you talking about?" Mai asked, pulling Shizuka down to sit down on the bed. Shizuka took a deep gulp, trying to find the exact words.

"Well, l-last night while I was w-walking home…" Shizuka trailed off, as the words the creature had said flashed in her mind again, causing her to cringe. Mai grabbed Shizuka chin and lifted her head up so she would look at her, "Tell me," Mai demanded, sternly.

Shizuka took a deep breathe, "Well last night…I f-forgot to take the pepper s-spray that you gave me w-with me…" Shizuka trailed off once more, but Mai's eyes widened, "Were you raped?" Mai asked suddenly, grabbing Shizuka by her shoulders.

"Oh no! No, I wasn't rape…although I nearly was, s-something saved me," Shizuka said, looking down at her lap. Mai frowned, "What do you mean, something?" she asked.

"It wasn't h-human," Shizuka said, closing her eyes. Mai perked an eyebrow in question. Shizuka suddenly stood up and began pacing again, Mai watched her carefully. "Well, this t-thing, he killed the man who attempted to r-rape me…"

"He? So how is not human?" Mai asked, puzzled. Shizuka sighed, "He ripped the m-man's heart o-out…" Shizuka said, gulping deeply, as goose bumps began prickling her skin. Mai's eyes widened in disbelief. Shizuka had to be joking, but why would she lie about such a thing? Shizuka wasn't one to lie to another, in fact, she was a terrible liar. Mai looked at her carefully, "Go on," she said. Shizuka gulped, as last night's event flashed through her head.

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He grinned coldly, sliding his finger along her cheek softly, "Such soft skin," he purred seductively. Shizuka whimpered afraid, "P-Please let me go," she begged. He chuckled, "Now, why should I do that, hmm? Surely, there is a reward for rescuing such a pretty thing."

Shizuka gulped, "I-I don't have any money w-with me."

He laughed, "Who said anything about money?" he asked, licking her cheek. She shivered. The wind slowly started to pick up, causing her to shiver further—she wanted her onni-chan. If he was here, he would save her, right?

He chuckled, wrapping an arm around her waist. Shizuka whimpered, scared of what he might do to her. Suddenly he tensed up, as if he was afraid of something. "Hn, looks as if we won't be doing anything tonight, my dear," he whispered into her ear, licking her earlobe.

"But next time," his hand trailed up her stomach and up, reaching her neck. "You're mine," he nipped her ear, as he tore at the material along her neck, causing a rip in the neck of her turtleneck sweater. She felt something wet slide down her neck and feared that it was blood. The man lowered his head, down to her neck, lapping up the fluid. He groaned slightly, "Tasty," he simply purred.

Shizuka shuddered both in pleasure and disgust. He chuckled and pulled away, "I'll be watching you," he said, and with that disappeared. Shizuka's knees buckled and she fell to her knees—she was afraid.

Very afraid.


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Shizuka trembled, but suddenly found herself grabbed by her shoulders. She looked up at Mai, who had a look of concern drawn on her face. Shizuka closed her eyes, feeling tears well up in her eyes. What had she done to be in this situation?

"Shizuka, tell me what happened," Mai pleaded. Shizuka felt her throat go dry, "T-This thing touched me…h-he was going to rape me, b-but something happened. I don't k-know what, but before he l-left…" Shizuka felt a lump in her throat, "H-He told me he would be w-watching me…and h-he just disappeared…" Shizuka sobbed, burying her face into the older woman's shoulder. Mai patted her back, trying to soothe the fear stricken girl. Although from what she heard, the situation seemed a bit odd and it confused her. She tried to think what could have been this thing that Shizuka kept referring to. She stated that it was a he, but then, referred to it as a thing.

This was indeed, a mystery.

"Please d-don't tell onni-chan…" Shizuka begged, causing Mai to break away from her thoughts. Mai looked at Shizuka, "You're going to have to tell him sooner or later. He's going to ask me," Mai stated.

"I k-know, but could you please not tell him. Promise m-me you won't," Shizuka pleaded. Mai sighed, not believing what she was about to say, "I promise," Mai said, tucking a loose strand of blonde hair behind her ear, "Now, how's about you go get that face washed up and we'll talk about something else." Shizuka nodded and unlocked the door, shuffling into the bathroom.

Mai watched the girl the walk into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. She looked at the oak door absentmindedly, trying to put two and two together. What Shizuka just told her was really, something very unusual. Maybe, Shizuka should not go out alone anymore.

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Domino City, Japan
Downtown
3:57 p.m.


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The sun had long begun setting, causing the sky to glow in hues or red and orange. In a few more minutes, night would shroud Domino City. A motorcycle hastily, made his way down the deserted roadway, near the pier. The motorcycle ceased to a halt in front of an old rundown brick building.

The figure dressed in black stepped off it. His heavy black boots walked across the rock covered pavement and headed directly towards the alleyway. He sniffed at the air, a smirk forming on his lips, revealing deadly white fangs. He however, stopped in his tracks, as the smell of a rotting corpse, filled his nostrils. He scrunched up his nose, in disgust.

A disfigured mass of flesh lay sprawled on the floor. Blood stained the brick wall, of the rundown building that the body laid next to. This part of Domino, mostly were made of warehouses, which had not worked for years. This area was only active at night, when the transits near by, dropped off the people. Nobody dared to walk near here, although some idiots did.

The figure did not even flinch, seeing this corpse, in fact he just chuckled. The figure ran a hand through his blonde hair. Shades covered his eyes, from the view of anyone. He was dressed, clad in leather, slowly walking towards the corpse. He leaned down running a finger down the body's chest, which was covered in dry blood, where a large gaping hole was evident. Flies flew around the disfigured body, he was sure that maggots had already settled into the corpse. He sneered, standing back up. This was not the work of a human. (4)

Suddenly, the flapping of something averted his attention. He whipped his body around, narrowing his eyes. Where was that sound coming from? He slowly walked over towards the noise; a gust of wind slowly began picking up, causing the sound to grow. He heard something skid across the pavement. He quickly looked towards it, only to find a book. Its pages were frantically flapping, due to the wind—the cause of the sounds.

He slowly kneeled down, picking up the book. It was a textbook, one that was used for college. He doubted it belong to the dead man behind him. That man was too old to be going to college. He flipped to the inside cover of the book, to see the inscriptions of Shizuka Kawaii, written in cursive. He narrowed his eyes. That was a female name. There was no female around.

"My, my Crawford. What are you doing picking up mortal women?" he asked no one. He continued to look at the book, finding an address as well. He grinned. Lord Dartz would be pleased. He grabbed the book, tucking it under his arm. He slowly started walking over towards the motorcycle once more, but not before kicking the body's figure, causing flies to buzz away. As soon as he got on the bike, the lights flickered on. The grin on his face grew, fangs glistened under the light. The motorcycle roared to life, speeding off back into the night.

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Info:

(1) – Anzu and Shizuka go to the same college; however, Anzu is in her third year, while Shizuka is in her first year there. They have a few of their classes together, though not many.

(2) – Translated means, "Big brother"

(3) – Translated means, "What?"

(4) – Cookies to whoever can figure out who he is, although I think I gave you guys a big clue in the paragraph, a few down after that. Sorry for the whole eww, thing. (Cough)


Author's Comments: What's this? The plot thickens? Correct you are! Who is this mystery person? Why am I talking like a show host? Find out next time! (Cough) Well, I'll answer that last question. I don't know why. (Sweat drops) And yes, I know this chapter was not too thrilling, believe me. You can't always have action in a fic now, can you? And too much interaction kills. Review, please! (Points to the bottom left)

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Blazing Crimson Night copyright © 04.02.05 by PrincessChaos
Yu-Gi-Oh! copyright © 1996 Kazuki Takahashi
Copyright © ChaoticFox Corporation

This story, or any parts of it, is not allowed to be reproduced unless granted permission by me. PrincessChaos.