A/n: So here we are, last chapter. This one will be longer because I've got a lot of explaining to do. Nightfalls, are you psychic! XD I had started writing this right before I got your review. LOL I was saving it for the last chapter cause Seto thinks it's going to be easy, but there's a twist no one saw coming. Thank you to everyone who reviewed, you guys are really what keeps me going.

Blood and Candlelight: Power Play

"Checkmate?"

The elder stood.

Seto dragged the blade across the floor, watching the sparks out of the corner of his eyes as metal clashed against marble.

"Yes checkmate. I know what your up to and I won't stand for it anymore."

He raised the sword and began to run but before he got to the elder a great energy knocked him back and the sword clattered to the floor.

To his horror when the smoke cleared, Anzu dangled from Andrew's arms.

He just lay there for a moment, too scared to move or think.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!"

Andrew smiled wickedly showing blood drenched fangs.

"You didn't think I was helping you without a price did you?"

Slowly he climbed to his feet.

"If you touch her..."

Andrew laughed.

"I've done more than touch her Seto...I tasted her blood."

He let out a soft moan as he bit into the tender flesh of her neck.

"I just can't seem to stop."

Seto growled.

"Put her down and step aside or I'll kill you too."

He then turned his gaze to Katrina.

"Both of you! I spared your lives and this is my payment!"

She shook her head.

"I have no idea what's going on but I am powerless to help you...I'm sorry."

He growled at Andrew.

"Fine, we'll settle this when he's dead no put her down and get out of my way!"

He shook his head.

"You don't get it do you. Checkmate belongs to me Seto. Do you know why?"

Seto took a step closer but Andrew stepped back.

"I'm not playing games Andrew you give her back to me or I swear you'll suffer."

Andrew laughed cruelly.

" What, do I have to spell it out for you...You're after the wrong man. I am the elder and the man you seek to kill is the one who killed your brother...for me."

Seto glanced at Katrina who herself looked shocked.

"What are you talking about!"

Andrew tossed Anzu to Katrina.

"I left alright. I set it all up to make it look like he was the bad guy when all this time I was waiting in the shadows, watching your every move. Don't you think it was strange how I seemed to know everything he was planning to do even though I've been gone three years?"

Seto stared cold at him.

"You mean the whole time it was you who was calling the shots! Why! What was the point to all this!"

Andrew took a step towards him.

"I told you Seto, I've wanted you from the day you first stepped onto the scene. But you're smart. The other nineteen are easy to control, but you...I had to set a special trap for you."

Seto stepped back.

"What do you want me for!"

Andrew grinned and grabbed Seto's chin forcefully, coming so close to his face that Seto could feel his breath.

"You are my only match. I knew that if I couldn't get you to join me you'd eventually kill me. So here is what I propose. Go a head and kill every last one of them in this room. I'll take Katrina, you can have Anzu and together the four of us will make the world bow at our feet."

Seto smacked his hand away.

"You really think I'll just let you get away with having my brother killed? And if it really wasn't you who killed him than why did Mokuba show me you?"

Andrew laughed at this and stepped back.

"That wasn't Mokuba, that was me. I've had this entire game planned out to every last move for seven years and it's gone perfectly. There are two endings to this. One is where you join me...and the other where I kill you and the girl. Either way I win. Now, make your choice."

Seto took a step back, the look of a madman in his eyes.

He reached down and picked up the sword, beginning to laugh.

"You think you can play me? Like some kind of chess piece! You think I'll let you get away with my brothers murder! When you stripped Mokuba of his life you also stripped away every ounce or morality and regret I've ever had! Congratulations on molding the perfect machine, but now I will win!"

Andrew smirked.

"You only think you will."

Seto's head was lowered so that only the lower half of his face was seen and as he shook his head the lights dimmed and flickered and finally went out.

When he lifted his head to look back at them, his eyes were glowing red.

"You see...this room is set up so that you can kill batches at a time. I noticed this when the others were destroyed. You do remember me saying that I always have a back up plan don't you Andrew?"

He spoke the name with a hiss.

"I have to congratulate you on making me the way that I am because once your gone, things are going to change. But I want you to explain a few things before I kill you and everyone else in this room. Firstly...who was the female with you?"

Katrina closed her eyes.

"It was me Seto. I had no idea what he was planning to do until that night. I tried to stop him."

Seto took a deep breath.

"I'm beginning to like you less and less by the second Katrina. So, why didn't you turn me? Why make him do it? Is he even part of the top twenty?"

Andrew shook his head.

"I destroyed the top twenty years ago Seto. Don't you get it yet? When I said I was going to take my twenty and go...I meant my twenty million that I've been storing since the seventeenth century. He had to do it for me so I could be on the inside and know your plans inside and out. I am in love with your power."

Seto smirked at this.

"Andrew...you're in love with nothing but yourself. And it's going to end right here."

Without warning Seto launched the sword through Andrew's stomach.

"Don't think...this will kill...me Seto. Sure it...hurts..."

Seto shook his head as he reached the door.

"No, but this will."

Andrew's eyes widened in horror as Seto's hand came to rest on the lever.

"NO! Stop!"

Seto watched his crawl slowly towards him for a moment before shaking his head.

"Game over."

With those words he pulled the lever to open the roof.

Sunlight washed in, destroying all but three.

Anzu, Katrina, and Seto.

Seto stood there for a moment trying to get his balance but now that his anger was gone, he felt dizzy from using so much energy.

"Katrina...is she okay?"

Katrina nodded.

"With a little more rest she'll be fine."

Seto nodded silently and collapsed.

''

Seto opened his eyes hours later to find bright blue eyes staring down at him.

He reached up and gently laid his hand against her cheek.

"Anzu?"

She nodded silently and kissed his forehead.

"How long have you been awake?"

She glanced beside her at the clock.

"About an hour. Katrina told me what happened...are you okay Seto?"

She took his hand as he closed his eyes.

"I'm so tired though."

She smiled softly and brushed a few fingers through his hair.

"It's still daylight. You've got about six hours before you usually get up."

He let his hand drop back to his side.

"Lay with me."

Silently she laid next to him and sighed contentedly as he wrapped his arms around her, nuzzling his face into her neck.

His next words surprised her as he drifted back to sleep.

"Anzu...I love you."

She smiled softly and draped her arm across his waist as she closed her eyes.

'I don't think I'll be going back to sleep, but I'm more than happy to lay here with you.'

''

When they woke they could find no trace of Katrina, as if she had never been there at all.

All that remained was a short note sitting on her desk addressed to Seto.

"Seto...what I have given you is a rare gift but you should know that there is a consequence. Now that you have the gift, the only way to make her what you are is to make her feed from you twice. If you turn her she will not be immune at first. I wish you both luck and hope that perhaps one day we'll meet again. Katrina"

He wrapped his arm around Anzu's waist as he threw the letter down.

"We'll think about that later. Now I believe I have some explaining to do."

She looked away for a moment.

"I know about the night you spent with her and while I'm angry, I guess you thought you had to."

He tipped her chin up, forcing her to look into his eyes.

"What I did I did for you. She would have given him this instead of me and then we'd both be dead now instead of them. I'm sorry that I had to, but I did."

There was a long silence between them until Anzu spoke.

"Alright. It's over now anyway so it doesn't matter. But Seto...what did you do to me?"

He closed his eyes tightly.

"I went snooping in her alchemy journals. It's a poison that stops the heart for thirty seconds, long enough for you to flat line at the hospital so I could get you out. After that it begins to beat too slowly to detect, yet enough to keep you alive."

She looked up into his eyes.

"And you knew I'd live? Without a doubt? You left me in the morgue for seven hours Seto, what if they had put me in one of those freezer things? Would you have been able to bring me back then?"

He stared back into her eyes.

"I tested it before I used it on you. There was not one doubt in my mind that it would work. I also knew that at they would have to examine you before they did that and there were twenty five bodies waiting for autopsy when I got there."

She looked into his eyes for a moment.

"Just out of curiosity, how did you give me this poison if you didn't give it to me in a shot."

He sighed deeply.

"I took the ring from you the night before and soaked the band in it. Then I laid it in your hand. When I came back the next night I put it back on your finger. I was rubbing your wrist that night to get it moving. It took about five hours to set in. I did that so I could be just arriving home when I got the call. I had to make it look like you were dead so the elder wouldn't kill you."

She looked down at the dress she was wearing for a moment.

"And exactly how did I get in this? I went in the hospital wearing a business suit and game out in a hospital gown."

Seto smirked.

"I didn't feel right leaving you in that flimsy thing, especially not alone with Andrew so right before I came here I put that on you. I know it's really old..."

Anzu scoffed at this.

"It's from the eighteen hundreds Seto..."

He smiled softly and pulled her closer.

"But you look good in it."

She only half pushed against him as he leaned in and nipped at her neck.

"Don't think you're going to get off that easy. You have some big time ass kissing to do."

But she finally gave in with a gasp as he bit her lightly, drawing just a small amount of blood.

"I know. But I can start like this now can't I?"

He watched as the bite closed and healed.

He chuckled slightly as she spoke.

"Seto...bit me. All the way."

He looked into her eyes for a moment.

"Are you sure you're okay enough?"

She nodded.

"I'll be fine. They were only keeping me a few more days because they were suspicious of you."

He smirked.

"I wonder what ever for."

He walked around bind her, wrapping his arms around her tightly.

He sank his fangs into her neck and flinched as she let out a painful cry.

But after a moment she began to moan softly.

"Seto..."

He stopped and looked into her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

She shook her head.

"I just feel really dizzy."

He smirked.

"Are you going to faint?"

She smirked as well.

"Maybe after a minute or so more?"

He nodded but before he started again he drew the energy from the lights around him, again making his eyes glow red.

This time he kissed her as he looked into her eyes and felt the fear rush through her as she started to fight him.

He released the energy and the lights came back on.

"Seto what are you doing! You know that scares me."

He smiled down as her softly.

"That's the point. You're never scared of me. Now hush and let me enjoy it before you calm down. I'll explain one of these days."

Without another word he began again and after a moment she sighed as she fell into his arms.

'Now we're going home.'

''

Two months later

Seto Sat alone in his office in late after noon as he finished up some paperwork. Suddenly he heard a knock on the door and a too familiar voice.

"Nii-sama...can I talk to you?"

He stood and opened the door to find Mokuba.

"Of course. You don't have to knock."

He smiled and stepped aside as Mokuba entered.

"I have to leave soon Nii-sama, but I'll be back a lot sooner than you think. I'm glad the two of you finally got married."

Seto looked hurt and confused.

"But you've only been back for two months. Will you visit? It's your birthday soon."

Mokuba smiled softly and gently touched his brother's hand.

"I don't have a birthday anymore Seto, don't be silly. I'll do more than visit though, I promise. When I come back I'll be back for good."

Seto looked down at him sadly.

"Where will you go?"

Mokuba smiled widely.

"Well I gotta say good by to mom and dad, and there are a couple of things I need to do so I'm not sure where I'll be after I leave mom. Just trust me big bro, nine months. Give me nine months and you won't be able to get rid of me."

Seto smiled softly and nodded.

"It's not so long to wait. Good by Mokuba."

And with that he was gone.

No sooner had he gone than Anzu entered looking very nervous.

"Seto...I have some news."

He walked up to her and kissed her gently.

She stopped him before he could nip at her.

"Seto...that could be dangerous right now."

He stared at her in concern, pulling her over to a chair.

"What's wrong?"

She took a deep breath.

"I know you were thinking about making me a vampire but I have to say no."

He looked down at her oddly.

"Okay. But why?"

She closed her eyes.

"Because I'm pregnant."

Seto was silent for a moment as he thought about that.

'Nine months...babies...nine months...'

She was growing more and more nervous with each second he sat in his own little world.

"Seto please say something."

Suddenly he began to laugh and she stared at him like he'd gone nuts.

"What in hell is so funny!"

He lifted her into his arms and kissed her.

"All I'll say is this. I want to name him Mokuba."

She stared at him.

"We don't know what it will be yet, I've only been pregnant for a week!"

He shook his head.

"I know it's going to be a boy."

He spun her around.

"I don't really care what it is, I'll love it as much as I love you."

He set her down and kissed her again.

She smiled, feeling relieved that he was happy.

"But how do you know?"

He wrapped his arms tightly around her.

"Mokuba said he's coming back in nine months. I'll let you figure it out."

She thought about this for a moment.

"I don't know if I'm happy or creped out."

But suddenly she smiled.

"I guess I have a while to figure that out."

He suddenly dipped her, assaulting her neck with tender kisses.

"In the mean time, this calls to celebrate! Go get dressed in the most expensive thing you have in your closet and if it's not expensive enough I'll buy you something better. We're going to dinner tonight."

She giggled as she nodded and left.

Seto went to follow her but stopped to look back into the room.

He could have sworn he felt Mokuba but nothing was there.

As he closed the door Mokuba reappeared with a soft smile.

"Now we can be a family, just the way I've always wanted."

''

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