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Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Never have, never will. If I did, Atem would act darker like this one, and wouldn't leave!
Pairings: AtemxAnzu, SethxShizuka, JounouchixMai, and others.
Warnings: OOC-ness, strong language, mature themes, sexual themes… Get my drift?
Genre: Action/adventure, romance, angst and… I dunno.
Plot:
((AU Dark fic)) In a world where vampires are gods, humans are low, and slaves are treated as dirt, Anzu is a pleasure slave, serving years in bed. Atem is a high-ranked vampire, in need of… entertainment. Could love between a lowly pleasure slave that lost the ability to love and an arrogant, cold vampire exist in such a world where status is everything, and your image determines how you're treated? Now with the mention of Bakura, necromancers, sorcerers, and the three God Orbs, could things become more complicated?
Dark Desires
By: xKuroSeraphimx
((start chapter))
Chapter 11: Preparations
"That's it! What the hell happened! Explain to us!" Jounouchi demanded, crossing his arms.
"Jounouchi!" Shizuka called sharply as she sat next to the bed Seto quietly slept on, bandages covering his upper chest. "Be quiet!" she hissed.
"Oh, sorry Shizuka…"
"What do you want me to explain, Jounouchi? What else is there to explain?" Hikaru asked, his voice a flat tone as he stared up at Jounouchi as he sat on a chair next to a black wood drawer.
"For instance, you! What the in the seven hells did that guy do to you?" the blonde vampire asked hotly.
Hikaru scoffed, turning his head away. "What do you think the guy did to me?"
Jounouchi glared at him. "Why is your scent human? That guy… how did he turn a vampire to a human? Who is he by the way?" he questioned.
All pairs of eyes turned to the ebony-black haired man. He all looked back at them, glaring. He shook his head, "That guy… well, you could say that in his fangs, he has a sort of other affect when he bites into people. Reversing them into humans, or like a snake, inject venom to them that is extremely potent to anything he bites when he wants to. He got it from his father-or his mother-but he just have that special ability. He turned me into a human; don't ask me how, by the way."
"That orb that he took…" Atem spoke up, narrowing his crimson eyes a little at Hikaru. "Was that…?"
Hikaru nodded. "Yeah… That was the God Orb, Obelisk the Tormentor, sealed within Kaiba Seto for safety. No one would ever know that they would be sealed into bodies of certain individuals. Especially individuals that are powerful."
"You sound like you knew this all along…" Atem pointed out, his eyes narrowing even more.
Hikaru closed his silver-colored eyes. "In a way I did, but I wasn't sure…" he replied slowly.
Shizuka snapped her head to Hikaru's direction. "You knew about this and you didn't tell us?" she asked, desperate to keep her voice low as to not wake Seto up.
He glared at her in response. "I said I wasn't completely a hundred percent sure… But I just did. And it was not like I didn't want to tell you, it's more like I couldn't tell you guys."
Mai cocked an eyebrow up in suspicion. "And why not, Hikaru?" she asked.
"Because, I felt that had you all knew from the beginning, you'd all act defensive around Seto and that is what Bakura and that guy would want. It's too predictable. You guys are powerful, I admit, but they have things up their sleeves you wouldn't fully comprehend. It's better for you to not know, since you would act differently than what they would predict you would do. You get what I mean?" Hikaru explained slowly.
"I guess…" Malik spoke. "But what about you?" he asked.
"What about me?"
"How long are you going to be like that? Will you permanently be human for the rest of your life?"
Hikaru shook his head. "No, but the only way I'll get back to my vampire form is that the day the sun rises pass. But I have to feel the sun's rays to do it."
"Is it an instant transformation?" Anzu asked who stood next to Atem.
"Kind of," Hikaru replied simply, shrugging one shoulder.
"But if you're hit by the sun's rays by the time you change back…" Malik trailed off, seeing the conclusion.
"Don't worry, as soon as I begin to feel the change, I'll run into the shadows and hide for the time being. Till then, we just have to be wary about our surroundings, in or out the house, because who knows if they sent a few vampires or slayers to kill you. And they now have Obelisk on their side, they could use it." Hikaru replied.
There were a few moments of silence in the room after that. Then the silence was broken when Jounouchi asked,
"So who is he?"
Hikaru looked up at him. "Huh?"
"Who is that guy that changed you into a human? ... You do know his name if you knew all this."
There was another pause of silence on Hikaru's part, till he let out a sigh, bowing his head down.
"His name is… Akito… (AN1)"
((scene change))
"Very good, Akito. You brought the God Orb, Obelisk the Tormentor to our side." A man who sat on a leather chair behind a mahogany colored desk said, his black eyes staring at Akito's emotionless sapphire ones as he placed the glowing blue orb on the desk.
Akito narrowed his eyes. "You're very welcome, Zork. Just don't use it now." He replied coldly.
Zork narrowed his black eyes back at the ebony-haired man. Zork wore a black leather business suit, his black hair a little past his shoulders, his slender hands steepled on the desk, showing off long, purple-tinted nails. A vampire that was unknown to the world for he worked in the shadows, behind the scenes in many events that conspired throughout the centuries (AN2).
"And why not?" he asked, his deep voice dripping with venom.
Akito didn't seem fazed by his tone of voice. "Because, even with Obelisk alone, you're still not powerful enough. Remember what I told you, they have a weapon they hold that could easily destroy Obelisk with but one breath." He replied.
"You never quite told me about this weapon, they possess. Is it that dangerous? Is it that powerful?"
"Of course, but they don't know that… for now. It is best to go with my choice in actions if you want to get what is yours. Right now, everything's going smoothly as I—we planned. Just do what I ask and you'll have the God Orbs in your hands in no time."
"… What are you planning, Akito? First you come here and tell us that you can get me what I wanted—"
"Are you doubting me, sir?" Akito cut in, hiding the malice in his tone.
"No… but I'm suspicious of you. You're intentions are too shady since the first time you came to me. What's in it for you?"
There was a pause of silence in the room that caused a sort of tension between the two of them. That was soon broken with a small appearance of a grin on Akito's face.
"I just like to play games, don't you? Besides, you're intentions are interesting enough for me. I'd like to see what would happen." He replied after a while.
Zork said nothing, only narrowed his eyes at Akito who took the God Orb off the table, pocketing it somewhere beneath his cloak.
"Now then, I'll take my leave. If you don't mind, since I'm the one who took the God Orb, It'll be under my super vision for now. Zork," he bowed his head, whirling around and began walking to the entrance of the office.
"Akito…" Zork murmured, his gaze never leaving Akito's form till he fully left the room.
'Whatever you're planning, I'll find out. And when I do, you'll wish you never been born.' He thought unaware of the thought sent back to him in a cold whisper.
'And when you do will be the moment you die, Zork, you stupid fool…'
((scene change))
Atem made his way down the stairs from the second floor to the first, his hands in his black trench coat pockets.
When he set his feet down on the first floor, he heard someone call his name. "Atem!"
He turned his face to see Anzu at the top of the stairs, puzzlement written all over her face as she began to walk down the stairs to reach him.
"Anzu… Shouldn't you be with the others?" he asked, unaware his voice held that deep, husky, laced with a sensual tone in it. Now that they were alone…
The brunette merely shrugged, scratching the back of her head in an absent-minded gesture. "I was… But then you suddenly disappeared. Where're you going?"
He shrugged. "It's not anything important, if that's what you're thinking." She shook her head. "I just want to meet with a certain friend, wondering if he's heard of any movement in the shadows I haven't heard about."
"Oh…" She walked past him, turning around once she was a few steps away from him. "Who's this friend?"
"A guy named Ryuuji Otogi. He works in shady dealings, but he supplies me with information I haven't heard of yet. What, do you want to come with me?" he asked, his voice a slight tease.
She flashed her tongue at him. He cocked an eyebrow at the gesture before responding in kind. She turned away from him, "Maaaybe…" she crooned. "Well, if that's okay with you…"
He smiled behind her, wondering if she took the bait long ago. He was actually suspicious of her when she first appeared on top of the stairs but when he smelled her scent and probed her mind it wasn't different than before. He was ashamed at that thought, but his mind made a clear note of what had previously happened. Hikaru told them all to be cautious, but when it came to Anzu…
Slightly disturbed by not receiving an answer from the vampire she made an attempt to turn and ask what was wrong till she felt strong, slender arm circle around her shoulder, pulling her close to him.
Anzu blushed at the action, but should've known that he would do something like this when she wasn't looking. But something was different…
"A-Atem…?" she asked shyly.
"I'm sorry…" he spoke, his voice soft, deep, but held that sense of guilt. His breath washing over her neck and ear, sending chills down her spine, even if he wasn't attempting to seduce her again.
This surprised her though. Why would he say sorry? What was he sorry about? She thought in her head.
"Why are you saying sorry?" she asked.
"I said I'd protect you during that time when Akito and Bakura attacked, but…" he trailed off, squeezing her shoulders tight, but she didn't mind.
A soft smile curved up her lips, one of her hands placing itself on one of his arms. She leaned back a bit, feeling his hard chest against her back. She spoke, "Atem…" her voice was a soft caress over him, making him feel lightheaded, but the want and desire that he so well-hidden was coming forth. "… It's not your fault. Whatever that guy, Akito, did to us, we couldn't fight it back. We didn't know what was going on, it was all happening in a blur… I don't blame you… I… I never would…"
"Anzu…" he murmured, his voice filled with longing. He kissed her cheek, flicking his tongue out to taste her skin, causing her to shiver even more from his action. He nipped lightly at the skin of her throat, burying his face, inhaling the scent of her hair, an apricot scent. He smirked, like her name, he thought.
"And besides," she wiggled free from his embrace, turning to face him with a small smile on her face. "You don't seem like the one to apologize, Atem. You're more like," she cleared her throat and spoke, attempting to sound like an arrogant Atem. "'I do whatever I want, I take whatever I want. You got a problem with that? Because if you do, I'll rip you apart!' See?" she asked.
Atem stared at her, amazed by her words, before a huge grin spread across his face before chuckling softly. Her smile widen, accomplishing what she had intended. It wasn't like him to be always sulky, she thought.
"I'm surprised… But that was a bad imitation of me, little angel." He teased, poking her in the forehead but put enough force to make her take a few steps back. She glared at him at the action, rubbing the spot he poked at. "Really, I wouldn't sound that arrogant…"
Anzu huffed, crossing her arms. "You could if you wanted to! I'm just trying to make a point."
"And what point is that?" he asked innocently.
"That you're an arrogant jerk!"
He cocked an eyebrow at her response. "Since when was I an arrogant jerk? Hmm?"
The brunette shrugged. "Dunno…!" She winked at him.
The vampire let out a laugh that vibrated throughout the room. He stopped after a while, snaking an arm around her waist and pulling her with him.
"You're a little imp sometimes, you know that?" he asked teasingly.
"Hey! What happened to the little angel nickname you gave me?"
"Depends upon how you're acting. It's just a good thing… You're not acting like a slave anymore." Anzu looked up at him after he said that, but immediately smiled. "Thanks for cheering me up, Anzu…"
The smile on her face widen slightly. "… You're just rubbing off on me…"
He laughed again.
((scene change))
Shizuka yawned slightly, typing away on the laptop. She was looking for information on some things, but unfortunately found nothing. She was about to give up when Hikaru walked in the room, his hair out of its high ponytail, letting the raven-colored hair to flow down to the small of his back and some strands over his broad shoulders.
"Where did the others go?" he asked, noticing that everyone had gone off somewhere.
The auburn-haired vampire shrugged. "They all went off to do some searching and some preparations if, should anything happen to us, that we're being attacked."
He nodded his head. "I see…" Then he noticed the laptop on the desk next to the bed. "Looking for something?" he asked walking towards her and looking over her shoulder to see what she was looking at.
"Yeah… That guy Akito and Bakura… They must be working with a company, you know? They couldn't just be out on their own, having small meetings; they must be associated with someone in the black market, maybe? I was once a hacker, so that's why I'm doing a little search on my own… on the Internet."
"Hmm… A hacker, eh? I assume that is how you met Kaiba, huh? He caught you looking into his databanks, scavenging for anything interesting, right?"
She giggled softly. "You assume correctly. It just looked interesting, at first, I didn't even know that it was Kaiba Corp.'s databank till they caught me. Curiosity can kill the cat, you know? That's when our relationship went off…" she shot a glance through the corner of her eyes at the figure sleeping soundly in the bed.
"I see… Well, allow me to let you in on a little something. Maybe it'll answer a few questions…"
"Okay," she spoke, placing her fingers over the keys; ready to type whatever Hikaru was about to tell her. "What do you want me to leaf through?"
"Like you said, they could be associated with the black market and stuff. But this place goes beyond that. So go there and I'll tell you what to click on," he said, waiting for her to do the things he told her. He led her through a number of shady databanks, till he told her to stop on a forbidden databank and then she asked, "What are you looking for?"
"Type in: Project Eden and Apocalypse," he replied, voice flat and serious when she typed up the words.
She let out a groan when a password notification showed up. "Arggh… Great, a damn password. I don't suppose you know—"
"I do," he cut in sharply. She immediately brightened and awaited the password. "Password is L. U. C. I. F. E. R. Lucifer."
((scene change))
Malik walked across the hall till he reached the part where the entrance to the house was. He stopped a couple of times, staring at the intricate pieces of art that hung on display on the walls. Then he heard the doors open downstairs and close with a snap. He turned and walked over to the railing to see who it was. His violet eyes bulged when he saw who had come into Atem's mansion.
"S-sister!" he called in surprise as she turned up to face him.
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These are not part of story. Just notes.
AN1: If you guys read Fruits Basket or watch the anime, the guy is not modeled after the Akito in there. If the Akito in here creeps you out like the Akito in there, then I just don't know what to tell you, since the Akito in here is my personal OC.
AN2: Yes, Zork is here, but in a vampire form I thought of for the purpose of the story. More will be explained about his role later on in the next chapter.
Okay, I know I read the whole lot of the Ancient Egypt arc, but I completely ignored the part when they explained about Zork (pathetic huh?). Sorry, but can anyone tell me what they know about him? I'll be very grateful if you can tell me all that you know about him! Please? Thank you!