Zypher: Well, I think you all have been waiting long for the next chapter to Darkwolf so here you go.

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Darkwolf

Chapter 7

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Jou moaned painfully before opening his eyes. 'Ugh, where am I? And what happened?' he wondered as he looked around and saw he was in an abandoned warehouse. 'Wasn't me and Kaiser in an alley before?'

He got up and touched his arm where some bruises and cuts were but felt a bandage instead. He looked down and saw Kaiser still unconscious. He knelt down and shook him a bit until he woke up. Kaiser sat up and looked around. "Where are we, Jou?" he asked.

"I don't know. It's looks like we're in a warehouse but if I'm right, who helped us from those thugs?" Jou questioned but then remembered something. "Wait, before we fell unconscious, didn't you see a dragon there?" he asked and Kaiser nodded.

"Yeah, if I remember right, there were two of them and they saved us from those thugs. Do you think they're still around?"

"I don't know but I guess we better get going before they come back." Kaiser nodded and got up and they were about to leave when two forms appeared before them.

/"You shouldn't be leaving just yet. Your wounds still need to heal."/ Seto spoke as he stepped out from the shadows.

Kaiser and Jou backed away but they bumped into Ruby's tail and they looked to them. /"Don't worry, we won't hurt you. You wouldn't think we would hurt you after saving your lives, do you?"/ Ruby asked. "Well, he does have a point." Kaiser agreed.

"But why did you save us? I thought no one heard me calling for help." Jou said looking up to Seto. /"Well, as you can see, we're not something you would see every day. That's why we heard your call. And we knew that no one else will hear your plea so we decided to help you out before anything can happen."/ Jou nodded. "So, what are your names anyway?"

/"I'm Seto and he's Ruby. We're here to watch over someone until we send two people back to where they belong."/ Seto answered. /"So, what are your names?"/ Jou and Kaiser introduced themselves and they talked about one another until Jou and Kaiser were ready to fall asleep once more. They let them do so and Seto left while Ruby stayed behind to watch over them.

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Pegasus and Dartz came back into the city later in the night, making sure to avoid Bakura and Crimson's sight as they walked by. Dartz sniffed the air. /"I can't find the boy. His scent is being covered by many others."/ Dartz said.

Pegasus growled. /"Well, come on then. We best find somewhere else to hide before Yami or any friends of his finds out we're back in the city. We'll look for him tomorrow."/ Pegasus said and he nodded as they both left.

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At the same time, Ryou was in Diamond's room, talking with her. "So Diamond, when you were with Crimson, did you ever meet with Bakura?" Ryou asked. "Yes I have but I never talk with him much when he was around. Why did you want to know?" she questioned. A faint blush tinged his cheeks and she smiled, seeing what he wanted. "You like Bakura, don't you?"

His blush intensified but he nodded. "Yes, you can call it love at first sight but I don't know if I may have a chance with him." he whispered. "You never know, Ryou. Try spending more time with him and maybe he may just tell you he likes you back or even more." Diamond said.

He nodded. "Oh, I hope your right." he murmured as he got up. "I'm sure of it. Just don't give up too soon." Diamond said and he nodded as he left out her room and was about to head to his but decided to take a short walk.

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While Pegasus stayed in an abandoned apartment, Dartz went to go look for any sign of Yugi anywhere. 'Aqua really did keep the boy hidden and most likely with Yami's help, he will be impossible to find unless he was alone and the chances of that would be rare since he is with child and they won't dare leave him alone.' Dartz thought.

He took a walk through the park and looked up when he caught a whiff of a minty scent. 'That scent. The scent of a regular human but not just any human, but one of innocent blood.' he thought before smirking.

'Pegasus would be very interested in this and if he's satisfied with this child of innocence, he may just change him into a werewolf and have his way after all without the other he wanted.' he thought once more before finding a hiding spot among the bushes and waited for the human that was to come by.

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A large black beast roamed through the streets of the city, looking for a meal when he caught the familiar minty scent of Ryou along with one he really didn't want to know about as of now. 'If Dartz is around, that means he's up to something and if he's near Ryou then that means he may be in trouble.' Bakura thought as he ran toward the park.

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Ryou didn't notice Dartz was there until he heard a growl and looked around, trying to figure out where the growl came from. "Who's there?" he called. Dartz came out from the bushes and looked to him. /"Only the person who going to deliver you to Pegasus. Now, don't run and this will make things easier."/ Dartz murmured as he stalked forward. Ryou only backed away before sprinting off into a run but Dartz was quick on his heels and pounced onto him, knocking him down.

/"I told you not to run."/ Dartz said but didn't get far as he was tackled off of him by a large form. The black form jumped up off him and landed to stand in front of him. /"Leave Ryou alone."/ Bakura snarled. Dartz growled as he stood up. /"Why should I? He doesn't belong to anyone as a mate nor is he being sought after. I'm taking him to Pegasus so he can get what he needs."/ he hissed.

/"Well, you're not getting it from him. He's not a wereanimal and I'll be damned if I let Pegasus change him into a werewolf only to use him afterwards."/ Bakura bellowed. Ryou stood back, seeing a fight was about to happen even though he was grateful that Bakura came to help him. 'If he didn't come, who knows what would've happen other than me becoming a werewolf and being used for nothing but to give Pegasus his children.' he thought.

Dartz made the first attack, trying to bite at Bakura's shoulder but he dodged just in time to miss his attack and clawed at him, throwing him into a nearby tree. He yelped when he hit the tree harshly and tried to get up once more.

/"Still trying to fight me? You need to give up."/ Bakura hissed and Dartz snarled as he charged for him once more. Bakura only snorted and swung his tail around, hitting Dartz once more. He flew back again and hit the ground. He growled as he got up, wobbling a bit before glaring at Bakura.

/"You will pay for this. The boy will be mine to give to Pegasus and you won't be able to stop me nor will those two lousy wolves when it comes to the other he wants."/ Dartz hissed before running off. Bakura only snorted once more before turning to Ryou.

/"What were you doing out here? Do you know it's dangerous to be wandering out like its safe?"/ he muttered in question as he walked over to him. "I know but I need some time alone. I just realized something when I was talking to Diamond tonight and I needed some time to think if it was true or not." he murmured.

/"And what would that be?"/

"It's nothing that you need to concern yourself with. I'll be heading home now if it's no trouble." Ryou whispered as he turned away from the shadow beast and walked off but jumped a little when a paw landed on his shoulder. /"No, I would like to know, Ryou."/ Bakura said as he turned him around to face him.

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Back at the Motou household, Yugi was asleep while Yami and Aqua was guarding to make sure Pegasus or Dartz wasn't trying to find him. /"Yami, do you think that we should move to a more secluded area so at least Pegasus and Dartz won't have a chance of finding us here?"/ Aqua asked, looking to him.

/"We should but Yugi would more or less likely want to stay nearby so at least he knows his friends are ok. If I can think of one dastardly plan Dartz would be up to is use Yugi's friends as hostages to give himself up and we can't let him do that. I could say I care for him as much as you do."/ Yami answered, looking back to the sleeping wolf.

/"You like him as well, don't you?"/ Aqua asked and he nodded. /"Yes but seeing as he is your first mate for so many millennia, I won't take him away from you."/ Yami said, looking out the window once more. /"Now don't say that. Yes, he is my first mate but you are like a brother to me. If you wish it, I will share him with you. Besides, he deserve another that I can trust be close to him. If something were to happen to me, at least you'll be there for him and the pups."/ Aqua said.

/"Don't think like that, Aqua. We'll defeat Pegasus and Dartz and end their wicked ways so that all of the wereanimals will be fine from their wrath. We won't lose anyone to them. We are stronger than them and they won't dare try anything to kill us off one by one."/ Yami said and he nodded. 'I just hope they won't try anything to slip past us and to Yugi.' Aqua thought.

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"No, it's alright Bakura. I must get home." Ryou said but Bakura didn't let him go yet. /"I won't let you go until you tell me what's on your mind. I'm curious."/ Ryou sighed before nodding.

"Alright, I'll tell you. I was thinking about how I felt for you. Ever since we met, I knew there was something about you that draws me in. But I knew that once Pegasus and Dartz have been run off from Domino, you would leave so I didn't worry about saying anything to you. Besides, I don't even know if you would even like me so there was no reason to even try." Ryou murmured as he pulled away from him and started walking off once more.

Bakura followed him until he stood in front of him, looking down at him with his sharp red-brown eyes. /"And what makes you think I would not return your feelings, Ryou?"/ he asked once more, shocking the boy. "But-but, you're a wereanimal and I'm just a human, there's not even a reason to worry about me. Yugi's the one that need protection right now."

/"And what about what happened right now? Would you say you don't need someone to watch over you if Dartz plans to turn you into a werewolf and have Pegasus rob you of your innocence? I, for one, won't let that happen and the only way I can is if I change you into a shadow beast like myself so I can at least sense that you are in danger when no one is around."/

"Yes, that's true but still..." Ryou started but was cut off by Bakura.

/"But nothing. Ryou, I love you more than I could possibly say towards any other that wished for me as their mate. After first sniffing out your scent, I was drawn to it like a moth to a flame and I knew I would never give up the search until I found the one who held such a scent. When I learned it was you, I silently vowed to protect you and I'm not going to let up on that vow anytime soon."/ Bakura said. Ryou had tears in his eyes after hearing that and moved to hug him, burying his face into the soft fur of his chest.

"Bakura...I didn't know you cared so much for me. I thought I would never have someone like you because you were here for only one thing and that's to help Aqua watch over Yugi so Dartz and Pegasus won't capture him." Ryou murmured. He only smiled softly and held him close.

/"I will always be here for you, Ryou. I won't let anyone take you away from me."/ Bakura said, raising a paw to cut a thin yet deep line along Ryou's neck with his claws, making him wince lightly. /"It's ok, just hold still for me."/ he whispered as he made another deep cut on his paw before placing it over the cut on Ryou's neck, letting their blood intermingle with one another.

/"With my blood I pronounce you as my mate for as long as I live if not by my death then until the earth dies. With this blood you will also become a Shadow beast, a creature of the night that feasts on the blood and flesh of the living to survive and gain full power by the New moon."/ he recited as a dark glow surrounded Ryou and his form changed into that of a onyx black shadow beast with hints of silver-white in his fur.

He opened his eyes which also held a hint of silver in them and looked up to Bakura. He nuzzled him before picking up the smaller shadow beast.

/"Come, I'll take you back home."/ Bakura said and he nodded as he bounded off into the darkness, holding his new mate close.

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Zypher: And that will be all for now. Hoped you had enjoyed it and will review. See you in the next chapter.