Hello there. The second chapter of Vampire Fate is underway! Yugi now has to deal with staying in one place for a whole month. What will happen to him? Find out!

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Yugi was afraid to show his face ever again. Luckily, his friends came to see him almost every day. Tea even brought him flowers to try and cheer him up. Yugi even had a radio to listen to if he ever got bored. He looked through his deck every now and then, tears welling up in his eyes. He turned on the radio, and heard the song, "Whisper" by Evanescence. Fear filled his heart as he thought of the winged creature that nearly killed him. Wait a minute, Yugi thought, thinking back when he saw the bite mark on Yami's neck. The Pharaoh's a vampire! Why did he hit me? He laid his head on the pillow, his mind slipping into dreams of vampires, glowing eyes, and screams. The screams were of pain, not of fear. Pain… That's exactly what he went through, is pain and suffering. He didn't want anyone else to suffer like he did. Unfortunately, someone was going to suffer. He heard a knock on the door, and Joey poked his head inside.

"Hey," he said, pushing the door open with his shoulder. "I brought you something." He came inside, carrying a white box. He placed it on the bed, and pushed it over to Yugi. The boy opened the box carefully. Inside was a cake covered with brown chocolate frosting. On the cake were the words, "Hope you feel better soon!" in glistening blue icing.

"Thanks, Joey," Yugi whispered, placing the cake on the nightstand. He turned to his friend, and asked him something that he was thinking about the night before. "Joey, what was that creature that hit my face, and made me into this?" He pointed at his bandaged face, and Joey's face softened.

"I'm not sure, Yuge," he replied, looking into Yugi's fearful eyes. "I know that I saw the Pharaoh at the stadium, but then, he disappeared somewhere."

"I know, but when I saw him, he had a bite mark on his neck, two slits." Yugi looked down at the bed sheet, wondering if the Pharaoh was around Domino City, watching him.

Meanwhile…

"You seem to know my secret, Yugi," whispered a voice, a voice that was far away from the hospital, in an unknown castle, looming over the city. "Soon, you will pay." The voice laughed evilly, as it watched the two boys talking through a crystal ball. The sound of wings taking off echoed throughout the castle, and was accompanied by a loud screeching. The creature flew off, towards the hospital, preparing for its plan.

"Did you hear something, Yugi?" Joey asked, his ears perked at the sound.

"What is it?" Yugi asked, looking up at Joey, who was now listening intently. "Wait! I hear it now, too!" It was a harsh wind, coming from the hallway. How is there wind inside a hospital, Yugi thought. Maybe the air conditioner has gone haywire. Then, everything grew dark as the lights flickered, then went out.

"Joey? Where are you?" Yugi called in the darkness. "Are you here?"

"I'm right here, Yuge," Joey said, close by. "Don't worry, I'm sure that there's just a power outage somewhere. It'll get fix…" Joey never had a chance to finish, for something had grabbed him by his shirt collar.

"Joey!" Yugi shouted, as the lights came back on, dimly. Yugi could see that a hand was trying to pull Joey out of the room. Joey was struggling to hang on by holding the doorframe. He was quickly losing his grip.

"Don't worry about me!" he shouted, the hand pulling harder. "Just save yourself!" He disappeared as the hand jerked him out of sight. The wind stopped and the lights fully came back to life. Yugi got off his bed and looked out into the hallway. Joey was gone.

Oh, dear! What will happen to Joey? Who was that hand that grabbed him away from his friend? Find out in chapter three!

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