Hello there, readers! SURPRISE! Got a new chapter up in the very next day! I mean, sure I'm probably doing this out of spite, since I already have much more than three chapters after this one already done and ready to post, but this is another plot advancement chapter anyways. Besides, after this capter, things get very... VERY good. It only gets better from here! So, as per habit, responses first, then the good stuff!
xxxShadow Angelxxx: Yes, vampire brains hold the key to the information needed to RULE THE WORLD!
DarknessLady: Glad to hear I managed to grab a loyal reader, even this late in the story:/ Spread the word, I sure could use the popularity. Perhaps I could bring some glory to the old-fashioned adventure fic genre Iwrite of. ahem Anyways, you know, one could probably relate Téa's unfortunate accident to an earlier chapter which aroused said suspicion...
Thunderstorm101: Yep, so now they must either kill a friend or allow another's life to be destroyed by the curse of the vampire. This chapter's good, but next chapter gets oh, so much better,
John: Yep, those be the signs of your typical vampire movie. And yep, whether it was known or not, you got it right! And no one can ever take that pride away from you. Rock on!
Amazoness Archer: Too soon? Really? I mean, I waited a week before I posted chapter 6... That seemed long enough to me. Now, if what you want is too soon, then... gestures toward chapter 7 This here is way too soon. I think you just don't want me to finish my entry for our fanfiction duel before you even start yours. ;) As for the sexual hints, you should have known it was going to happen... Vampires use seduction to lure their prey in before they strike, that way they can make a stealthy attack and get away silently, then they won't have to worry about the random factor of just leaping on the victim. Téa was not necessarily going to dive into Yugi's pants, she was trying to lull him into a sense of security so that she could make a strike. Since it didn't work, however, she resorted to plan B and just pounced on him. Also, I'd like to apologize in advance, there is no other pairing in this story. I didn't even intend to have romance when I first started writing the story, it just kind of happened, and no other romances have developed in the fic to this day, and I've only got a couple chapters to go. However, I already made a promise to Jojo that I have a feeling I'll live to regret.
Alright, and there goes my reviewer responses! Thanks again for the comments/concerns/suggestions, etc.! Before you fall asleep, I present to you the extra chapter. By the way, I wonder now... how many of you read everyone's reviewer responses, as opposed to simply reading your own? Random question, is all.
"Darkness Absolute"
By: Von Stupor
Chapter 7
The next day in art class, Yugi watched Dolimus very closely. He returned Yugi's gaze, perturbed.
I should have known… Look at those eyes, Yugi thought to Yami. He was very disturbed by the whole matter. Those piercing blue eyes…
Yugi, calm down. Vampires can't be identified by their eyes. There's no way of telling unless you look at the clues, and even then, I would have expected them to be extinct by now, his friend thought in reply.
I bet he hypnotized Serenity with those eyes. I can't believe he's our enemy, he's so cool to be with…
He is a pleasant person to be around, but his evil can't continue, especially with Serenity. We will have to be very careful in how we approach him.
Dolimus… I'm so sorry… Who was it that bit you?
In Dolimus's Tech Ed class, it was revealed that the student whose seat he had sat in was on vacation elsewhere in Japan for a few days.
Serenity once again unknowingly occupied Dolimus's seat, and Dolimus filled the absentee's seat. Joey watched the two like a hawk.
Joey noticed Dolimus begin to write something on a piece of paper as the teacher began his lecture. When he was finished, he folded it up and slipped it to Serenity. Joey snatched it from Serenity's hand, crumpled it up, and popped it in his mouth, swallowing it whole.
After hacking a bit, he played it off, whispering, "Name someone else that can do dat!" He nudged her elbow and looked up to see the teacher staring at him oddly.
"Mr. Wheeler, did you just…?" he asked.
"Wat?" he asked stupidly.
"Joseph, I can respect your traditionally voracious appetite, but I'd appreciate it if you limited your intake to more… edible substances, at least in my class."
The class chuckled at him and their lesson continued.
Joey glanced over and caught Dolimus, still staring at him, eyes wide. Serenity raised her eyebrows at him.
"I got hungry," he said bluntly, and set his head down inside folded arms on his desk.
He soon heard whispering coming from his sister's direction. He peeked over and found the two whispering with each other while Dolimus took notes. The teacher excused their whispering for this reason.
Joey then blurted, "Hah! Yeah, I think so, too! Hey Dolly, tell me anotha! Wait, I didn't mean da Dolly part."
The teacher turned and looked at Joey in surprise. He looked at a flabbergasted Dolimus and relocated Joey across the room. Serenity surprisingly remained with Dolimus.
Joey sank back in his new seat and pouted. As he glanced back over at Serenity, he noticed her still whispering to Dolimus. She giggled softly and smiled at him.
"Dat's it," he muttered under his breath. "I'm going in."
He stood up on top of his desk, crying out "Come on, guys! Rubba band war!" and plucked a rubber band he found nearby at Dolimus, who with lightning reflexes, caught it out of the air and stood up, staring at Joey.
The teacher quickly blundered behind the television stand for cover without turning around.
The entire class froze and stared at Dolimus, who began quickly folding a fragment of a piece of paper in a peculiar fashion.
"You know, Joey, if you're going to try to irritate people," he stated calmly, loading the paper on the rubber band and wrapping it around his index finger and thumb. "You could at least do it a bit more conservatively."
He then pulled his newly constructed paper hornet back and launched it at Joey, stinging him between his eyes.
"Ack!" he cried, and rubbed the impact site with the inside of his index finger.
"Saves you a lot more ammo that way, and if you come prepared, you have a seemingly endless supply," finished Dolimus, a cocky grin on his face.
The class laughed, and the teacher came out from hiding, red-faced. Dolimus attempted to explain himself, but both he along with Joey received referrals and were sent to the main office.
En route, Joey stopped.
"Hey Dolimus, we gotta talk, man," he said.
"You launched the band at me first, you were asking for it. No hard feelings here," his friend answered in reply.
"No, it's about Serenity…"
"Hm? What's the matter, Joey?"
"Well… don't ask me why, don't ask me how, but… I jus' don't think you should be hanging out wit Serenity anymore."
"I don't understand."
"Well, I just… please, just don't hang around her no more."
"Joey, I can read you like an open book. I know why you were doing those things back in the classroom."
"You did— I mean, well…"
"Tell me Joey, don't you think that you may be a bit… overprotective of her?"
"Wat? Neva!"
"Well, look at it this way. I understand you worry about your sister, I respect that. However, you don't want to worry about her too much. What would you want more, for her to life a life of always being safe, always protected and sheltered from the world around her, or to actually live a life, to experience things, take risks… follow her heart?"
"Dat's easy, I'd go wit da first one."
"Uh… okay, what do you think would make her happier?"
"Da… second one?"
"Okay, now what do you want more for her, what you want or what would make her happiest?"
"I really just want her to be happy, and not get hurt from anything."
"Well, in order to do that, you need to stand behind her, not in front of her. Don't hold her hand, she's a big girl. Offer advice instead, she respects your opinion as much as she does you."
Joey stood for a moment and absorbed the words. After a few moments, he solemnly nodded his head.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. I've been a big blockhead, eh?"
"Let's not go that far, shall we? So, I assume I can be around Serenity again?"
"Yeah, I guess so! She knows what she's doin!"
"Great! I suppose this is as good a time as it's going to get to tell you that I'm in love with your sister."
"Wat?"