I'm back, muahahahahaha! Well this is chapter 5. I got enough reviews to do demonic. It won't be exactly as I described it in the summary, but I will try to keep it as close as possible. If I had a scanner, I would put up the sketch I made of Seto for this. But I don't. And that sucks.

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-Show Me How It Ends-

Stage Four: Transformation

Jou stayed silent after Yugi left. The nurses had long since stopped coming into his room. They all had said that it hurt too much to watch him cry silently.

'He can't be gone…people like him don't die in shootings…'

A small smile made itself known as tears flooded his eyes once more.

'People like him die in front of their computers after they find out their stock is worthless.'

He turned his head as a quiet knock at the door brought him back to reality.

"Mr. Jounouchi?" the doctor said cautiously.

"That's my name." Jou mumbled. Wasn't it obvious that he wanted to be alone?

"Listen, Katsuya," He said as he made his way to the bed. "I know your still upset over your friend's death, but I need you to compose yourself long enough for the police to ask you some questions, do you understand?"

"I'm not three." Jou growled. "Just bring them in. The sooner I get this over with the better."

The doctor backed away from Jou, shocked by his sudden change in behavior. "Umm…all right then…Chief!"

A bulky man around forty entered the room, wearing a scowl that would have rivaled Seto's.

"Jounouchi Katsuya?"

"Yes! For the love of god, we've established this!" The blonde nearly yelled at the officer. "You're coming in here to talk to Jounouchi Katsuya! You wouldn't be here if that wasn't my name!"

The man didn't even flinch at Jou's outburst. And followed the rant with an,

"Are you done?"

Jou sighed, fingering his blanket absently. "Yeah, I guess I am. Sorry, I just really want to forget what happened. Not go over it again."

"That's understandable. After what you've been through, I'm not surprised at all." The man commented.

"First off, I want you to tell me everything that happened to you," Questioning eyes gazed at Katsuya from underneath bushy black eyebrows.

"Everything."

Ravencroft Manor

"What have you done to me!" Seto cried out, tracing the spines protruding from his shoulders.

"Many would willingly die for what I have given you. But you seem displeased. Why?" The vampire asked, not bothering to hide his confusion. "I thought that you would do anything to have a second chance."

Seto feebly raised himself off of the black silk sheets. Legs shaking as he placed his feet on the marble floor. He raised a hand to balance himself, only to find that his nails had become sharpened talons. He turned a pair of slitted eyes onto his captor.

"Why do you think I would want this! Of all things, why would I want to be this! And what the hell do you mean by 'second chance'?" He countered viciously.

The vampire gracefully walked to a vanity on the far side of the room. Reaching for a small glass resting on its surface.

"If it matters any to you, my name is Matthew. And I think you know very well what I mean when I say 'second chance'. Your not about to abandon your little puppy," He gazed back sadly at the brunette.

"Are you?"

Seto froze. Contemplating Matthew's words silently. Katsuya…

"What makes you think that my problems lie with you?"

If he was here, then…

"I'm here for one reason."

"What did you do to him!" Seto roared, lunging towards Matthew. "If you hurt him, I swear to god-"

Matthew started laughing.

"God? You put your faith in god? Ha! He has forsaken you! As he has all of our kin! We are children of the night! We are the damned, the cursed, the forgotten, whatever you wish to call us, it doesn't matter! You no longer follow 'God', for you yourself are a god!" He smirked. "I have not harmed the one you call 'Katsuya'. But I know of those who wish it so. I have given you the chance to seek revenge on those who have caused you injustice! You have but to accept what you have become." His voice softened to an almost whisper. "Everything, everyone that you couldn't obtain in life, I now offer you in death."

Matthew grabbed another glass from the table and slowly filled the two with a crimson liquid. He handed one glass to the brunette, who grasped it questioningly.

Matthew held his wine glass before Seto temptingly.

"I offer you Immortality."

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