Chapter 07 - Vampire: The Seventh Storm

Week 4, Day 1, 3:59 PM

It had been nearly a week, and with Daniel's help, Yami and Yugi were pretty much about finished with their bike. Soon, they would be able to set ou to find Seto and Joey. Yugi had been sick a few more times since last week, but they were still awaiting test results. Yami didn't understand why it was taking so long. He sat there and watch as Yugi was painting the bike. Humming quietly to himself, Yugi concertrated on his work, painting an image of his favorite Shadow Monster on one side of the bike

Yami smiled as he watched, admiring Yugi's work. "Feeling better this afternoon?"

"A little, had a few crackers to settle my stomach earlier."

"Good. I hope we get an answer from the doctors soon, I'm worried."

Nodding slightly, Yugi put the finishing touches onto the image of the Dark Magician. "There, once its dry we can varnish it."

Yami nodded. "Good, want to go outside for a bit? Its a nice day outside today."

Smiling happilly, Yugi agreed, setting down the paintbrushes. Yami smiled and picked Yugi up in his arms, taking him outside in the rare sunshine. Giggling happily, Yugi didn't try squirming loose.

"There are days I keep wondering...why us? Why are we being attacked? What's the point? Who are they? What are they after?"

"I don't know Yami... Maybe there's something about us they need for themselves?"

"Maybe..."

Bright amythest eyes looked towards the sky now.

Yami gazed up with him, pulling Yugi closer to him. "I have a feeling things are gonna get worse before they get better..."

Blinking, Yugi tried to see what caused Yami to feel that way. Yugi couldn't see anything in the sky, but still, a chill ran down Yami's spine.

"Something wrong Yami?"

"I dunno...just...a feeling."

Quietly, Yugi looked to the skys. "I think another storm will happen tonight... The sun doesn't last long enough before another one comes..."

Yami nodded. "Let's see if we can finish up the bike before the storm. Afterwords, we can take the bike for a ride." Yami smiled.

"Okay!"

Yami took Yugi back in to eat supper, before going to work on the bike, putting on the final touches to it. Once again concertrating, Yugi put on the final coat of clear varnish that would protect the delicate painting underneath.

Yami smiled as he kissed Yugi's forehead. "Its wonderful, Yugi, I love it."

"I'm glad you like it Yami."

Yami looked up as he heard thunder in the distance. "Sounds like its bedtime."

Pouting, Yugi sighed, resting his head against Yami's shoulder. "I still don't want to take sleeping pills."

"Shadow power?"

Slowly, Yugi nodded in agreement, slightly curling up in Yami's arms.

Yami nodded and took Yugi to bed, inducing sleep on the little one. Yawning slightly, Yugi snuggled down into the covers easily, already sound asleep.

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Week 4, Day 2, 4:01 AM

It was late in the night when Yugi and Yami woke up, the storm over, and most people taking advantage of the fact that the storm was over to wake up, many poeple developing the habit to only sleep during the storms, since they seem to come like clockwork. It didn't take long before Yugi was in the bathroom once again. Yami sighed before getting up. He seriously hoped Yugi was alright. After awhile, Yugi came out, a little unsteady.

Yami was instantly by Yugi's side. "Gonna be okay?"

Quietly, Yugi nodded at the question. "Can I have some crackers?"

Yami nodded. "I'll pack some crackers and water for our ride as well."

A happy smile showed on Yugi's face. "I'll go see if its finished drying."

Yami nodded and went to get crackers and water for Yugi. Quietly, Yugi headed for the garage to check on the bike. Yami came into the garage after a bit, with a backpack of food, and sleeping pills for in case they were caught in a storm. Amythest eyes looked at the pills with misgivings.

Yami sighed. "They're for me. Shadow powers for you."

"Can't you use the shadow powers on yourself?"

"Too risky, no telling how long I'd be out if I did that."

Disappointment showed on Yugi's face at that.

"We ready to ride?"

"Yup!"

"Good!" Yami wheeled the bike out into the still night, and helped Yugi on before revving up the engine.

A bit nervous, Yugi found his balance. Yami took off into the forest, enjoying the feel of the night air against their skin. The air felt fresh and cleansing. Amythest eyes were bright at the feel of the wind. Yami laughed as they rode throiugh the passing trees, looking around into the night, using the twilight and the headlight to see ahead. Eagerly, the small teen watched the passing trees as they rode along.

Yami saw a sudden flash of light from a far distance. "Hey, what's that?"

Blinking he looked in the direction of the flash. "Donno."

"Let's check it out." Yami rode in that direction.

Quietly, Yugi nodded in agreement.

They rode towards where they saw the flash of light, and the sounds of people could be heard, followed by...explosions. Before Yami had a chance to U-turn, an explosion sent Yugi and Yami flying off the bike and into the ground. A screech of fear escaped the youngster as he landed hard.

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Week 4, Day 3, 8:36 PM

When Yugi came to, he heard loud jeers of voices, and woke up, to frind him tied to a stake, around a camp of...paled faced people. "Wakey wakey, humans! Been out all day long!"

Slowly, Yugi got his eyes to focus, confused completely now. "Wha...?"

Some of them hissed and snickered at Yugi. "About time, meatsac!" More hissed and one flashed fangs at Yugi. "I want this little one, he looks like fun to fuck!"

Panic and fear showed on Yugi's face after a moment before looking around wildly for Yami.

Yami himself had come to with a yell, when he was slapped. "Fresh meat, just for us!"

Yami merely growled at what he saw. "WHO ARE YOU!"

"Yami!" Defently scared now, the youngster tried to wiggle out of his bindings.

The leader merely laughed. the bindings were too tight. "I am Shinra, of the Twilight Moon clan. You, humans, have wandered into vampire territory." Yami paled at this information, instantly fearing for Yugi's safety.

"Vampires...?"

"Vampires kid. You two were out all day. We had to keep you tied till the sun went down."

Swollowing nervously, Yugi looked towards the sky.

Indeed, the moon was starting to rise in the sky. Yami growled. "I assume it was too late earlier to kill us before the sun came up."

"Correct, human."

Scared amythest eyes looked towards Yami the best he could.

"So that means..."

"You're dead, human." Without further need of words, the leader attacked Yami while he was bound, connecting with his neck. Yami screamed loudly.

"YAMI!"

The scream died away, as the leader suddenly stopped and withdrew. "Something's wrong...the blood tastes wrong..."

By now, Yugi was completly terrified, crying out Yami's name.

Yami was standing there, tied to the stake, quivering, shaking in pain as the vampire moved away. "His blood is ancient, dorment." Whispers started from all around.

Yugi was struggling slightly, wanting to get to Yami. Finally, the vampire went to inspect Yugi, lightly scratching at his neck to draw blood and taste it. Whimpering slightly, Yugi tried to squirm away.

Shinra looked at the others. "His blood...ancient and doment as well!"

Purest confusion showed on Yugi's face now.

The leader peered at Yami, studying him. "Who are you?"

Shakily, Yami growled. "Yami, the once-king of Egypt. And Yugi, my slave." Eyes widen and others gasp at this information.

"Yami... I'm scared..."

Yami looked at Yugi. "Yugi...remember the memories? How the lights fell the night we made love in Egypt?"

Very slowly, Yugi nodded at the question.

"I think I know why our memories stopped after that..."

Purest confusion showed on Yugi's face.

Another spoke. "Ancient Egypt, the era of King Yami...the year that the vampire race emerged..."

Still not really understanding, the youngster again tried to squirm loose.

Before anyone else could say anything, the leader growled. "Cut them loose, you idiots, its the ancient king of Shadows!"

Once loose, the small teen scrambled over to Yami, seeking reassurence.

Yami held Yugi, rubbing at his neck as suddenly all of the vampires bowed to them. Yami's eyes widening. "I...I remember a little bit..."

The youngster was still shaking as he curled up in Yami's arms, amythest eyes closed.

Yami petted Yugi's hair with shakey fingers as he sat down heavily. "The aliens were there then...but they screwed up in their plans...the storms then...those who slept...changed."

Another murmured. "The first vampires."

Slowly, Yugi began to calm at the petting, curling up on his lap.

"The storms then were meant for cover by their passing...but...the strange radiaiition...the lights that fell from the sky...affected those who slept." Yami chuckled grimly. "It took a lot of investiation by the vampires to figure that out..."

Quiet now, the small sized youth started to listen.

"I guess when they found out what went wrong, they left our world, leaving us screwed up. Maybe they thought the problem would go away..." Yami sighed. "NO...we thrived. So much I had to be locked away, since I was the first...humans, they're the ones who blanked our memories...but we remember, Yugi...you and I...they supressed our blood with magic...but there were others."

Yugi didn't answer as he continued to listen, snuggling slightly.

"Yugi...in a way...you're still human...but now...myself..." He dabbed at his neck. "The virus...its been awaken in me..."

Large amythest eyes looked up at him quietly.

Another spoke. "The aliens returned, possibly to clean up the mess they made 5000 years before. They must of realized that our kind thrived by surviving off the humans. They're taking away our food supply. We saw the crossbreeds, we tried to feed off them. Their blood is tainted, malnourishing. They're killing us by changing the humans into the crossbreeds."

"You find Seto and Joey...?"

"Don't recall those names, no."

Looking down now, Yugi fell silent again.

Yami held Yugi close. "So, let me get this straight. 5000 years ago, these aliens came and used storms to hide their passings. In turn the radiation affected those who slept because our immune systems were weakest to the unique radition when we slept. They leave, making us survive on our own. Humans hate us, supress out vampire traits, entrapped me, and now, after all this time, they're back to clean up their mess..."

"But... What about me...?"

"Your memories must of been wiped after they supressed your changes. Perhaps they just didn't see you as a threat, or they could only entrap one person, me."

"How can I be 5000 years old...?"

The vampire leader laughed softly. "Vampires are immortal."

Once again confusion showed on Yugi's face in reaction.

Yami looked at Yugi. "You and I...were the first vampires, Yugi..."

"Then why can't I remember anything except the last few years?"

"Perhaps the memory wipe was recent...or, it could be you had an accident a few years ago."

Blinking, Yugi tilted his head a bit. "Grandpa told me it was an accident that killed my parents..."

Yami nodded and held Yugi close. Amythest eyes closed gently as he snuggled into the embrace.

Yami sighed as one of the vampires spoke. "We think that, while the aliens corrected the radiation problem, they're using the storms to their advantage."

Yugi merely listened now, curled up against Yami's chest quietly.

"You seen the lights that fallen from the sky, right?"

"Once..."

"Well, those were once the radiation lights that changed the ancient ones into the first vampires, but the aliens modified them. During the storms, the lights are bad news. They harm us. And they use the storms to send a...a signal to humans who are awake. The signal, it...hypnotizes them, making them easy targets for the aliens to captures. From there, that's how they change them. We know, we heard the sounds, we saw the humans that were captured that way."

"I saw them when we some of the men found them and brought them back..."

"Changed, right? They're starting to release the first wave of humans they captured."

"What if they catch a vampire?"

"Well, the sound doesn't affect the vampires, but if they catch one of us...well..." They looked at each other. "We're dead."

Confusion showed on Yugi's face. "Sound?"

"Yea, the signal is some kind of high-pitched sound."

Once again, Yugi fell quiet before looking up towards Yami. "Can I have a cracker...?"

Yami nodded and pulled out some crackers for Yugi to eat, before hissing slightly in pain, rubbing at his neck. Happily, Yugi nibbled at the salty crackers, wanting to get his stomach to settle before it decided to hate him again.

Yami sighed as he rubbed at the wound on his neck. "The infection's spreading. Soon I'll be reverting back to what I was."

Large amythest eyes looked up at him now at that. Yami looked back at him with ruby eyes before absentmindedly rubbing his stomach. Blinking, Yugi settled quietly, a faint sounding purr emerging after a moment.

"We'd...we'd better get back to the camp...I'm sure the others are worried."

Slowly, the youngster nodded in agreement.

One of the vampires looked up. "Sir, on technical basis, you're our leader, the ancient shadow king. We need your help in this war..." Yami fell silent for a moment.

Again, the large amythest eyes looked upwards at him.

Yami sighed. "I'll come back. The humans in the camp need help as well..." They finally nodded. "We...understand."

"Is the bike alright...?"

"The one you two were on? Yea. Tough thing. Nice detail."

A blush colored Yugi's cheeks in reaction. Yami helped Yugi up before the vampires led them to their bike, Yami rubbing at his neck. Finishing up his crackers, Yugi scrambled up onto the bike.

Yami got on and waved to everyone before taking off into the forest. "Yugi, I realize there's a lot to take in, but I think we're the ones who's gonna have to unite everyone and lead the war against the aliens that threaten us."

"But I don't like fighting Yami..."

"Fighting or not, we don't have many options left."

Yugi fell silent at that.

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Week 4, Day 4, 7:15 AM

They got back to the base, where Anzu and Honda were there, waiting with worry. "We thought the aliens got you!"

Yugi smiled at their concern. "We managed to find a safe place."

They sighed in relief. "That's good. Come on, we were about to serve breakfast."

Yugi's eyes lit up happily at the thought of breakfast.

They all went inside to serve up and eat breakfast. As they settled down, a soldier handed Yami a communication pad. "Take this, we're giving this to key personal." Yami raised an eyebrow. "Since when was I part of key personal?" "Since the day Daniel recommended you to help lead."

"Wha...?"

"Commander Daniel had noted Yami's leadership skills, especially when helping with the others."

Yugi couldn't help but sulk, everyone always notices Yami first.

Yami rubbed Yugi's back before the officer walked away. "Yugi...its okay..."

"Everyone always notices you first."

"Well, do you want to help me plan to lead our people into this new world we're facing, because of this war?"

"I'd love to, Yami."

"Good." Yami kissed Yugi's temple. "I have a feeling that most of the world governments are dissolving fast because of this crisis, and we're the only ones who know how to lead."

"I guess so..."

At that moment, Yami's communcation pad made a chirk, and he used a stylis to answer it. "Go ahead." "This is Mala down in Medical. We need you and Yugi to come down here immeditely." Yami and Yugi looked at each other.

"I think the test is done."

Yami nodded and he took Yugi down to the room for the doctors to talk to them. "Yami, Yugi, what I'm about to say, may change both of tour lives forever..."

Blinking, Yugi tilted his head to one side slightly.

"Yugi, we took as long as we did because we weren't sure of the test results were even right. But after much research, we came to a near impossible conclusion..."

"What is it?"

"We think...that you're 3 weeks pregnant."

Amythest eyes blinked in disbelief.

Yami breathed in sharply, eyes widening. "Are you sure..?" They nodded.

"But how...?"

"Somehow, Yugi has a...a reproduction sac inside him that carries eggs like a female."

Purest confusion showed on Yugi's face still.

"The eggs are what allows Yugi to carry a baby, if he were to mate with another male. In this case, the father would be Yami."

Amythest eyes blinked, stunned now at the thought of carrying a child.

"We'll keep this information confidencial, of course, but in this case, we will need to see you again in a few weeks to make sure the baby is doing okay."

"Okay..."

Yami helped Yugi out, somewhat in stunned silence before he held him close. Yugi was quiet, still trying to absorb what he was told.

"Yugi...I think...because of what we are...is what's allowing you to do this..."

"The others will find out..."

"I know...but...that's up to you if you wanna tell them or not..."

"Even if I don't tell them, they would find out."

Yami sighed. "Well, I don't know what to say at this point."

"How about lunch...?"

Yami smiled a bit. "Alright, lunch it is..."

Smiling, Yugi headed for the cafateria

Yami followed after, making sure to get Yugi what he wanted. "So...what's your thought on this...?"

"I don't know what to think..."

Yami rubbed his back. "I understand. Its...its still a shock.."

A faint smile showed on Yugi's face. "Least I know why I get sick every morning."

Yami smiled and nodded. "Actually...the thought of having a little one of our own to care for...it makes me feel...light-hearted."

"It does?"

Yami nodded. "I just can't help but try to imagine us holding our little one, giving them our attention..."

"I can too... I can't wait.."

Yami smiled. "Really?"

Yugi merely returned the smile as he looked up at him with a nod.

Yami nuzzled him. "That's good to hear..." Yami complexion paled further.

"You're paling..."

Yami nodded. "The infection's spreading..."

Falling quiet, Yugi placed a small hand on Yami's cheek. It felt slightly cool to the touch as Yami looked into Yugi's amythst eyes.

"You're getting colder..."

Yami nodded. "Yea..."

"Liked it better when you're warm..."

Yami looked down. "...sorry..."

"Not your fault, Yami..."

Yami nuzzled him. "I still love you."

Eyes closed slightly he returned the nuzzle. "Love you too Yami."

There was a sound from Yami's communication pad. "Yami, sir!"

Sighing slightly, the youngster grumbled.

Yami answered it. "Go ahead?"

"There's an incoming message from Florida, a Seto Kaiba on the line."

"Seto!"

Yami looked at Yugi before getting up. "Let's get to the comm station!"

Smiling happily, Yugi nodded, scrambling after him.