Hello everybody! Ahhh…the reviews…they make me happy…hehehehehe.... Okay! snaps out of it Well I said I'd respond to the reviewers in chapter 5 but wow, I totally did not remember. I'm sorry! --. So here is the review make up!
REVIEW RESPONSES:
Eve-Of-Misery: I'm glad you liked the "biting" scene. It was fun to write but I didn't know exactly how it'd turn out. In response to your second review, I didn't mean to torture Yugi so much! (feels guilty) Well I will give him a treat in this chapter to make up for the last, 'kay?
Deranged Kai: It's okay if you don't have any ideas! Just the fact that you reviewed makes me want to write. And if I want to write, then I think about the story a bunch and the plot bunnies come and attack me…yeah okay never mind. Yes, the plot's coming together—sorry if it was a bit plotless in the beginning, had to set up the story on paper and in my head as well.
Yami-Yugi3: Glad you want more! Yami/Yugi forever!
ladywolf(terri: Thanks for your compliments and mentioning the things you liked!
Pharaoh'sEgyptianArabian: Thanks for your confidence in me…and in regards to your suggestion, see below! Yeah, trying to update! (I lol'ed at your "holy crap"…lol again.)
Kurai-Ai: Thanks! and I will!
tiger witch: Are you sugar high when you review my fics? Your reviews are so enthusiastic! Thanks! And sorry about the cliffy; I had to get off the computer and go do homework…how crap (glares at homework).
Samurai Angel: Thanks for telling me the shadows are cool…I just stuck them in there at random but they turned out to be very handy. There will be more of them! And I meant to review your fic but FFN was being annoying. I will get to it…sometime…X). Thanks for the "good luck" on my finals!
Black-Caracal: Thanks, and I'll try!
The AutumnRose: Thanks! Your input is very helpful, and you will get your wish (in the next chapter, though, sorry)! Lol to your SP. My computer time is precious to me too, and I spend it writing this lol!
bast4: Yeah, I've read a bunch of stories of either but not both! So here's the fic dedicated to both! I don't know yet if any of the other people are going to show up, but Yami and Yugi are getting out of Haven! Yeah!
kameeko: Yeah, I lose sanity very easily too! And I really like your pic on DA! Thanks for your dedicated reviews, and sorry about the cliffy—I will fix it now (bows).
pharohs-slave: Thank you so much! Well, here's the update you asked for, and the answers to your questions.
Shell57: Thanks for the compliments and encouragement!
Zephyr-Sombra: Yay! Someone enjoys my story! Thanks! (does a little dance)
muffinsnail: I'm glad you like the story—doesn't matter to me when you see it! I hope the OCness is not horribly bad (sweatdrop). And on the fading away bit, it's just Yugi's reflection. And in response to your other questions, they'll be answered in this update! Lol—your review helped me even without the criticism!
KiantheDarkness: Thanks! And well, in answer to your questions, read the chappie!
AUTHOR NOTES:
ON THE SUBJECT OF LEMONS: When I thought up the story, I didn't go far enough in my plot to really think about a lemon or a lime. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LEMON/LIME, please say so in your review! I'm not promising anything, as I have never written a lemon before. If you don't want a lemon, tell me that as well. But since my reviewers have been so awesome, I'll take a stab at a lemon for you if you want it in the story!
SOME ERRORS: In other news, it has come to my attention that some of my emoticons and other random pieces of formatting are not showing up when I transfer the updates to FFN. The most common problem I have is with the underscore character. So if two words are run together, or emoticons lack "mouths", stick an underscore in there somewhere and it will look right. sigh.
NEXT FIC: I've had an idea for a Seto/Jou piece. As soon as I get off my lazy a— and write the first chapter, I'd appreciate it so much if you'd all take a look. (It'll be pretty different from this one.) But I won't drop off with this fic!
NEXT-NEXT FIC: Another plot bunny attacked me with an idea for a Bakura/Ryou piece. It would kind of be a one-shot/sort of songfic deal, but it would be kind of like this fic. Again, it's low on my to-do list. Just warning you that it is in the works.
ON WITH THE FIC ALREADY:
Last time…
The double doors of the cafeteria crashed open, with a scream from outside.
"Body!" A girl ran into the room, panic apparent on her face. "They found dead bodies in the east woods!"
Yami's crimson eyes widened.
Dead & Dying
Sixth
Yugi's View
I saw Yami's eyes widen, and in the space of an instant, everything fell into place. The bodies were his.
Around me, screams shattered the silence. I vaguely registered the girl who'd run in fainting. Uniformed people rushed to her.
"EVERYONE!" Hodashi-san shouted to be heard. "GO BACK TO YOUR ROOMS! IMMEDIATELY!"
I looked at Yami again, to see what he was going to do. I thought I had seen fear in his eyes, but now it was replaced by steely resolve. He seized my wrist and pulled me up. "Come on!"
Confused, I half-stumbled, half-ran out of the cafeteria, Yami pulling me along. We pounded up the stairs ahead of the other, panicked boys. Yami skidded to a stop in front of room 105.
He slammed a fist against the door. "AURU-KUN! Open up!" Shadows curled around Yami's hand and yanked it towards the doorknob. He twisted it and shoved the door open.
Auru and Rino were curled up together, mostly asleep, on the bottom bunk. I blushed and looked away.
"Auru-kun! Pay attention!" Yami strode over to Auru and seized his shoulder. Auru looked up at Yami, shocked and confused. Yami, as serious as ever, spoke four words. "They found our graveyard."
Auru and Rino were awake in a second. Rino's jaw dropped and Auru said, "Oh, shit!" Auru seized his jacket and tossed Rino a shirt. "Damn, Yami-kun, are we—?"
"Meet me on shadowed wings outside my room in twenty minutes—we're leaving."
Yami seized my wrist again and pulled me out the door. We ran to our room. Yami slammed our door shut and flung open his closet. He seized the suitcase in the very back and began stuffing things inside it.
"Yami-kun! What is going on?"
Yami didn't turn away from his frantic packing, but answered. "The graveyard is where I—and Auru, before he found Rino—buried all our bodies. I went there this afternoon. Someone must have seen me there."
"And—and you're leaving?" I couldn't seem to process this fast enough.
Yami wrapped shadows around his clothes and shrunk them to fit inside the suitcase. I hardly noticed. "I have to leave. The Haven people know why I'm here—I killed someone. They think I'm a homicidal mental case." Yami yanked a red bandanna over his spiked hair. "So in less than twenty minutes, they'll bring up a list of who, in Haven, was likely to do this. And my name will be first."
Yami slung on a jacket and stuffed his miniature duffel bag inside a pocket. He turned to face me and held my gaze.
"And…yes. I did read your diary."
I dropped my eyes. He did know.
Yami stepped towards me. I didn't want to hear what he had to say, so I stepped back and made to turn away.
Yami caught my chin instead, with a hand that was cool and strong, and forced me face him.
I made the mistake of looking into his eyes. He was asking a wordless question. I couldn't move at all. Yami bent towards me, taking my silence as a "yes", until he was barely an inch away from my face.
I swallowed. If Yami was faking—
I can't—I don't—
I closed my eyes and felt cool lips ghost across my own. Rooted to the spot, conscious thought left me.
Yami's hand slipped past my chin and tangled in my hair, tilting my head up. He pressed his lips to mine. Through my mangled senses, I could feel fangs pushing against my lips as well.
A brief snag of pain sparked in my mind, and the metallic taste of my own blood spread over my tongue. I opened my mouth just a little in shock, but it was all Yami needed. His tongue slipped into my mouth to taste the blood there, and I could do nothing to keep him out.
Yami's other hand slipped up the back of my shirt when I felt the growing need for air. I broke off and breathed in deeply. Yami turned my face back to him almost immediately.
He doesn't have to breathe—
A sharp rap on the door froze us both. Yami kissed me once again, quickly, and leapt into the window.
"Yami!" I seized Yami's wrist. Another knock at the door—
Panic shot through me. "Take me with you!"
Yami looked from me, to the door and back again. A muffled, yet still demanding, voice shouted, "Yami Mouto-kun! Open the door!"
Yami locked eyes with me. The moment seemed to last an eternity, a sick feeling fluttering in my stomach. Would Yami take me with him, or would he—?
Yami nodded once. Hope shot through me.
"Shadows of the dark realm, I summon you to this realm to hold the door!" Black shadows exploded into existence from Yami's outstretched hand. They crowded around the door, stuffing into cracks and spreading across the doorframe. "If you want in here, you'll have to break in!" Yami seized a black bandanna from his pocket and tossed it at me. "Put this on and grab a suitcase."
I pulled my duffel out and began tossing things in it haphazardly. When nothing more would fit, Yami shrunk the lot and I jammed the rest of my belongings inside. I yanked on the bandanna. From outside the door, a new voice shouted, "This is the Haven Force Squad—open the door!"
"Open your damn ears! No!" Yami shrunk my duffel and pocketed it. A thud shook the door. Yami met my eyes. "Whatever I do, Yugi, do not let go."
I nodded. Someone outside the door rammed into it. It cracked. It would not hold up again. Yami perched on the window frame. "Grab my shoulders."
I reached up to Yami's shoulders and held tightly.
"This is your last chance! Open the door!"
"I said NO, dammit!" Yami closed his eyes. "Shadows of the black sky, I call you now—!" The door slammed open, letting three tall, strong, very angry men into the room.
Yami leapt out the window and huge, shadowy wings burst from his back.
The Haven Force Squad came to an abrupt halt, gaping at the two boys flying away.
Yami's View
"Wrap your legs around my waist—I can fly better that way." Yugi shifted until his ankles were locked together in front of me.
I wasn't used to flying with a passenger, and the extra weight made me slightly unwieldy. I slammed my wings down into an updraft and rose several feet. It wouldn't take long to get used to this again.
Auru shot out of the forest below, sporting huge black wings like my own. Rino had his arms and legs wrapped around Auru and his face buried in Auru's neck. Rino didn't like heights, apparently.
Auru smiled at us and swooped up next to me. "Hey, Yami-kun. Yugi-kun—glad to see you along!"
"Hey, Auru-kun, Rino-kun." Yugi smiled. Rino managed to look at us and give a weak smile, refusing to look at the ground. The ground happened to be falling away very rapidly.
I flapped my wings again and Auru did the same. "So—Yami-kun—what gives? How did they find the graveyard?"
I was hesitant to answer. How could I have been so careless? I hissed in annoyance—whatever I said, Yugi would hear every word. He had trusted me to bite him, to sleep in the same room, to eat food I could have easily poisoned—
And having Yugi's legs wrapped around my waist was not helping my concentration at all. Talking to Auru, thinking, and flying all at the same time was nearly impossible even without Yugi pressed up against me.
"I was careless."
Auru looked at me sideways. I glared straight ahead. In a no-nonsense tone, Auru said, "Look, Yami-kun. It's okay."
"No, it's not. I put all of you in danger."
"Hey, at least we're out of there." Auru was being surprisingly sympathetic about my major faux pas.
But I didn't say anything. There was a reason I'd stayed at Haven for so long, and I was beginning to feel somewhat guilty about it.
How the hell did I develop a heart?
"Well, we're out of Haven, we're all in one piece, and they didn't see your faces. Good thinking with the bandannas, Yami-kun." Auru rose another few feet and I followed.
"Thanks," I said. Auru smiled. He'd cheered me up a little.
"Do you have a plan?"
"Basically, we fly as far away as we can, and then work out what to do from there. We can't stop at the next ten towns—they will know about Haven, and will know that people escaped from it. We're camping until we're far enough away."
Auru looked fairly taken aback at this. "Camping?"
"Yeah." I looked at him. He was staring off into the clouds, annoyance showing on his face. Auru took a hold of Rino's ankle.
Oh. Auru and Rino can't…uh…do anything while we're camping.
I flushed slightly. I have got to stop drinking so much blood.
In silence, we flew for an hour. Yugi ended up with his arms around my neck. Rino managed to look around for a bit. He offered to conjure an invisibility shield when we were over cities, and Auru and I gladly accepted. Shadows do poorly with invisibility, unfortunately.
Forests and buildings rushed by below us. The shadows in my wings chatted little, as the business of flying was rather complicated for them.
And so my mind had lots of opportunity to wander. It didn't wander very far, though—just as far as the passenger on my back.
Yugi's warm weight wasn't really a burden. In fact, having his arms around my neck and his legs wrapped around my waist was…very pleasant.
The lustful part of my mind argued that it would be better if Yugi wasn't wearing anything, but I told that part of my mind to shut up.
I had to fly.
Fly.
I said FLY, dammit! Don't think about—that.
My wings slipped a little bit as my concentration did. Crap. I'm so screwed.
Augh! Not like that!
Yay! Another chappie! Please, review! And say if you want a lemon/lime or not! Reviewers, you will help me stay sane during finals week!
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Alright, as sane as I was before.
Next update: Probably right before Christmas! I'll try and make it a good chappie—my Christmas present to all the awesome people who have reviewed this fic! MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!