Alleycat8: Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! I am ssssssoooooooooooo done chapter 4!

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Chapter 4

The wind blew softly through Seto's hair as he left the warmth of the house and stepped out into the cold night air. His cold blue eyes scanned his surroundings before coming to rest on a familiar mass of blonde hair.

Selena was patiently waiting for him the end of the walkway, her back to him, eyes gazing out across the street.

As if sensing his gaze upon her, Selena slowly turned around and their eyes locked. Piercing blue met emerald green for a matter of seconds before Selena turned away, bowing her head in shame. Seto sighed at Selena's obvious display of guilt. It was so easy to read her emotions. She displayed them so openly on her face and in her body language, even if she didn't mean to.

He walked silently and swiftly down the walkway towards her.

"Selena" he said softly stopping a few inches in front of her. She didn't say anything.

"Selena look at me," he said gently reaching out to lift her chin slowly so her eyes met his.

"I'm sorry," she whispered, her eyes glazing over with tears. "I know how much you wanted to stay but I'm just so worried about them." She swiftly wiped away a stray tear that was trailing down her cheek before looking down at the ground. "I know I shouldn't worry, that they can take care of themselves, but with the fact that you ordered them not to kill the hunters and how long it's been I…."

"Selena," Seto whispered calmly placing a soothing hand on her shoulder, "its fine. You have every right to worry about your mate and your friends. I gave you my word I would only stay for two hour and you gave me three which is far more than I asked for. I'm not mad Selena and I'm sorry if I scared you but you have to know how frustrating this is for me."

Seto let out an irritated sigh as ran his fingers through his soft, brown hair. "I want her to be mine so much Selena but with Yami and those hunters so close all the time it's hard to get near her."

Selena's eyes widened at Seto's sudden confession. She'd never seen him like this, so vulnerable and confused, nothing like the hard, impenetrable man she was used to. She placed a comforting hand on his arm and squeezed gentle. Seto looked down at her and she smiled softly. "I know you want her trust and love before you take her and I understand that opportunities to be with her don't come along very often but….." Selena bit her lip, "Malik and the other aren't the only ones I'm worried about," she confessed softly. "I'm worried about you to. I know I shouldn't but….." She paused, slightly hesitant, "Yami's not stupid and I'm scared he's going to find out what you're doing."

Seto smiled down at her, touched and humored at her concern, before tucking a few stray golden hairs behind her ear. "It's alright to worry Selena, but remember I know what I'm doing. Now, let go a retrieve our decoys shall we."

Selena's throw her head back and laughed. The beautiful sound of her laughter echoed down the deserted street even after they'd disappeared into the night.

Yami wasn't happy.

In fact he was down right pissed off. Not only was he losing to none other then Bakura, the filthy son of a bitch , but both Tristan and Joey had somehow manage to get beaten into unconsciousness when Rashid had released a blinding spell on the two leaving them at the mercy of Malik and his brother. It was pretty safe to say that he wasn't pleased with the whole situation.

That was about to change.

"Give up Yami," Bakura cried charging at him again, sword raised, "If you surrender now I'll make sure your death isn't too painful."

"You haven't defeated me yet Bakura," Yami sneered as he dodged Bakuras' powerful blow, "And I'm sorry to tell you," his voice dripping with sarcasm, "that the tables will very soon be turned in my favor."

Bakura let out a bone chilling laugh, "Don't kid your self Yami. Your hunters are defeated and you stand alone against the three of us. What hoped do you have?"

Yami smiled a smile that was impossible cruel, "You're about to find out."

Barkura, Malik and Rashid were hit with a blast of energy before they could even blink, forcing then to drop their weapons in surprise.

"What the fuck!" Bakura cried as he felt his limbs become heavy before he collapsed to the ground unable to move his body. He turned his head to see Malik and Rashid in similar positions on the ground as they struggled to get free from the spell Yami had placed on them.

"Interesting little spell isn't it," Yami said his tone dripping with venom as he stood over Bakura, "It completely renders the enemy motionless leaving them entirely at the mercy of the caster."

"Of course you'd use a spell like this Yami," Bakura hissed, "it's the only way you could beat your opponents. When they're down and defenseless."

Yami kneeled before the fallen vampire, "Now, now Bakura no one likes a sore loser and just for that little comment I think I'll kill you last letting you watch as I kill your companions."

Yami stood, ignoring the loud curses coming from Bakura, and began to walk towards the vampire he would kill first. The one he would take the most pleasure in killing tonight.

He stopped a few feet away from the vampire and looked down at him with utter hatred and disgusted in his eyes.

"Hello Malik." he hissed, "long time no see."

Malik only answer was too glared up at him, his own violet eyes mirroring the hatred in Yamis'.

"What no hello? I'm hurt. After all it's been what? 170 years! My how time flies."

Yami's hand shot out suddenly, taking a fistful of Malik's hair, pulling him up and forcing their gazes to meet. "Do you know how long I've waited for this Malik?" Yami hissed into his face, his eyes two blazing pools of hate as his mind recalled the memoirs from 170 years ago. "I've dreamed about killing you ever since the day you took her from me and now my dream is finally coming true at last."

Yami released Malik from his grasp, practically throwing him back onto the ground, and began to summon his sword from where it lay at the far end of the clearing, knocked out of his hand by a particularly powerful blow from Bakura. He was suddenly cut short though ……

"Yami"

Yami froze, his eyes widening, recognizing the beautifully soft, melodies voice that had just called his name. It couldn't be…….

Yami swung around to see her standing at the edge of the clearing, her emerald green eyes piercing in their gaze as they looked out from her lovely face. A face he didn't think he would ever see again. She looked as beautiful as when he'd last seen her over 170 years ago.

"Selena" he whispered softly, his mind in complete awe as he took a step towards her.

"Take another step and I'll ripe you to pieces Yami," Malik hissed as he watched Yami slowly take a step towards his unprotected mate.

Yami paused and glanced back over at Malik's battered body and raised an elegant brow.

"I don't think you're in any position to be making threats Malik especially to me."

He could see the rage and fire burning within Maliks' violet eyes but mostly he could see fear within their depths. Fear for Selena. Did Malik really think he would hurt Selena, a woman he had loved and still loved like a sister?

The answer came to him without hesitation.

Yes.

If it meant freeing her soul from the eternal damnation Malik had sent her to then yes, he would kill her, but it would be quick and painless unlike the death Malik would face after. He would kill him agonizingly slow, hoping he would feel the terrible pain he had felt when Malik had taken Selena from him. And he was going to make Bakura and Rashid watch every second of it.

His gaze swung back to Selena landing on her clam beautiful face as she stared back at him and started to walk towards her.

Malik struggled to release himself from the binding spell as he watched Yami walking towards the thing he loved the most. His very heart and soul.

He'd felt her the instant she had entered the clearing and in that moment he was filled with a fear so great it was painful. Why the HELL was she here? Why wasn't she running?

GOD DAMN IT SELENA! He shouted through their mind link, GET OUT OF HERE NOW!

The utter anguish and terror in his voice made Selena's gaze swing over to Malik and her heart cried out in protest at the sight of him bound and bloodied.

Sshhh, Malik it's going to be alright, I'm not alone.

She sent him waves of love and reassurance through their mind link, hoping to quell his rising panic and fear, before returning her gaze back to Yami. She gasped in surprise to see him standing before her, not 3 feet away. How had he gotten so close?

"Hello Selena"

She smiled sadly at him, her body and mind composed even though she could feel Malik's struggle to get free and get to her. She could feel that Seto was close, slowly making his way towards Bakura in order to release him. He only needed a few more seconds.

"Hello Yami"

Yami studied her with calm eyes, taking in her radiant beauty and soft smile. She looked just like he remembered her 170 years ago, beautiful and angelic. She looked just like the angel he remembered.

His eyes hardened, 'But she's not an angel anymore is she,' a malice voice whispered in his head, 'she's a demon, a monster, part of a race you have sworn to destroy' it hissed.

Fear creeping into Selena as she watched Yami's eyes harden and fill with hate. She could feel the power radiating off him and she took a few involuntary steps back.

Seto hurry!

"Selena," Yami whispered, his voice barely audible, "You know I will always love you right?"

Selena's body trembled as she took another step back, "Yes Yami, I know."

"Then you know why I have to do this."

Yami sprang without any warning, summing a dagger as he went, charging right at Selena his eyes hard and cold as he concentrated on the spot where he would drive his weapon deep into her body stopping her dead.

Her heart.

Selena barely had time to jump out of the way before Yami was on her again, grabbing her arm to keep her in place as he raised the dagger above his head ready to plunge it through her chest and straight into her heart.

"Yami don't!" Selena cried out, trying franticly to break his grip on her arm, her eyes alight with fear.

"I'm so sorry Selena," he whispered, his voice pained as he raised the dagger higher above his head ready to strike.

The attack struck him hard in the chest, forcefully pushed him away from Selena causing him to land gracefully a few yards away in a crouching position. His head snapped up, looking and ready to destroy the person who had interfered.

There was no one there.

The attacker and Selena were gone and as Yami stood up and looked around the clearing he realized the other vampires were gone as well. The only ones who remained were an unconscious Joey and Tristan.

"DAMN IT!" Yami screamed, launching his dagger into the nearest tree. He had been so close this time, so GOD DAMN CLOSE!

"What the hell do you think you were doing Selena!" Malik hissed at her, once they had stopped running, his anger on the boiling point. Now that she was safe and miles away from Yami his previous fear had swiftly turned into a red haze of fury.

Selena blushed and turned away from him only to be faced with two other similar glares. She shuddered in fear. She was in ssssoooooo much trouble right now.

"Woman," Bakura growled his eyes glowing a deadly red, "you'd have better answer the question." Rashid didn't say anything but the intensity of his stare was enough.

"I….I was never….I was never in any danger," she stuttered, her voice barley a whisper.

Selena just had time to see Bakura narrow his eyes before she was spun around and met with the furious violet gaze of her lover.

"Never in any danger," Malik hissed, "Yami almost plunged a knife into your heart Selena!" The picture of her in Yami's grasp, a dagger ready to plunge into her body flashed in his head and the invisible, almost non-existent, hold on Malik's anger snapped.

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WATCHING THAT WAS LIKE," he roared, "YAMI ALMOST KILLED YOU!"

Selena's eyes flashed a bright emerald, her temper swiftly rising to the surface. "He almost killed you to Malik, all three of you," she snapped at him, yanking her arms out of his grasp.

Bakura let out a snort of laughter, "Woman please, Yami had a better chance of killing a child then killing us."

Her brilliant green gaze swung to his face. "Oh really! Because from where I was standing you all looked pretty pathetic to me," she hissed.

She turned back to Malik before Bakura could reply but she could feel his anger at the insult practically coming off him in waves. "I wasn't just going to stand there while Yami was about to kill you Malik," she whispered stepping forward and placing her hands on his chest, desperately trying to make him understand, "It would have killed me."

She leaned into him and softly nuzzled her face in the material of him shirt, not caring about it being torn and bloody, only caring that he was alive.

Yami hated Malik.

Maybe even hated him more then Seto (though that was undoubtedly about to change) and would have made him suffer pain far greater then anything he had ever felt before killing him. She shuddered at the thought and snuggled deeper into the warmth of Maliks' body. Yami would never forget what Malik did to him, for what he thought he'd done to her, and he would never in a thousand years forgive either one of them. Never.

Malik saw her tears first, his anger melting away as he watched them slowly slide down her porcelain cheeks. His arms came up instinctively and wrapped around her waist pulling her closer as he softly whispered words of comfort and love softly in her ear, his anger forgotten at the sight of her tears.

Bakura rolled his eyes at the disgusting display of affection as he tried not to gag.

"Leave them alone Bakura. Selena has had a stressful day."

Bakura turned to see Seto standing just behind him staring at Malik and Selena, a strange almost longing look in his eyes.

Bakura only rolled his eyes again, turning away from the sight of the couples before he was sick.

"And just where have you been Kaiba? I would have though you'd have never let your precious Selena go anywhere near Yami and his hunters." Bakura hissed, his voice mocking.

Setos' gaze swung to Bakura and his eyes narrowed into his infamous glare. A glare Bakura met head on with one of his own.

Seto was shocked, though he didn't show it, at the anger burning within the depths of Bakuras' stare. He supposed he could understand. Selena was loved by many people, most looking at her as a sister or a friend. Malik was her soul mate, and Rashid and Bakura (although he would never admit it) loved her like a little sister, it was natural for them to feel protective of her.

"I wouldn't have let her go if there wasn't another way to take Yami's attention away from the three of you Bakura," Seto said calmly, his voice holding a silent warning that a smarter person should watch how they spoke to him. "I would never put her in a position that would get her hurt."

"She didn't almost get hurt Kaiba," Bakura snapped, ignoring Seto's threatening tone, "She was almost killed. You placed her life in immediate danger because you didn't want to show your fucking face to Yami."

Setos' eyes narrowed even more and blazed with blue fire, "I do not argue over my decisions with anyone Bakura especially you," Seto hissed, baring his fangs, "and you will remember to show your master proper respect before opening you mouth next time."

Bakuras' body practically shook with rage but somehow kept his mouth shut as Seto turned his gaze away from him and back onto Malik and Selena, who had stopped crying and was now cradled safely in the protection of Maliks' arms.

"It's time we returned to the house," Seto said, knowing they all heard him, wouldn't dare to pretend they didn't. "Yami and his hunters have obviously learned some new tricks that must be dealt with swiftly before we can engage them again. We must plan our next course of action and I'm sure Isis will be waiting for our return. She'll be quite anxious to learn about these new spells."

Nodding their heads in agreement and understanding the others disappeared into the night leaving Seto alone in the clearing.

"Sweet dreams Tea"

In a blink of an eye he was gone.

AC8:Sssssssssooooooooooo! What did you think? Not my longest but not bad! Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh what's going on with Yami and Malik? Who is this Selena anyways? The mystery!

Cole: You are such a loser.

AC8: Ya, well you're always hanging out with me so what does that make you?

Cole:…………

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