Zypher: Well, this was a long awaited chapter and I'm sorry for leaving you in the dark for long with this story. Thanks for the reviews and here the next chapter for Darkened Innocence.
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Darkened Innocence
Chapter 5
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The next morning, Yugi packed away some things for Yami and Aqua before waking them. "Come on, we must go now." Yami looked up to him. "But why?"
"Because I don't want your father to come after us. He would want his experiments back and I'm not going to let him get a hold of you two again." Yugi answered. They nodded before they got up and followed him, waking up Naori and bringing her as well. Yugi continued to lead them through the familiar alleyways, getting as far as they possibly could from the institution. "Where will we go, Yugi?" Aqua asked. "I still remember the old home I stayed in with Keara before she left. I don't know why I didn't stay but I wanted to explore the city more so I did. I wish I didn't but I'm glad I did now or else your so called father could have probably killed you two in his twisted examinations." Yugi whispered. He nodded and they continued on until they came to a hidden section of the city where a small yet comfortable home was built.
They entered inside and Yugi placed their things into their room while they explored. Naori quietly curled up on the soft carpet in the sitting room and both Yami and Aqua sat in a chair, waiting for Yugi to come back down. He did so, looking over to them. "Well, I guess I'll have to give you guys a human meal. There's probably nothing here and I bet you don't want to eat scraps like I did." Yugi murmured. "But if you don't want to hurt a person, you don't need to. We'll be fine with whatever you can give us." Aqua spoke. "I know but I at least want to give you guys a good meal. Scraps won't do well for you after becoming demons. Wait here and I'll be back." Yugi murmured and they nodded in agreement. He asked if Naori wished to come and wanting to protect the young demon from her ex-husband, nodded and followed him out.
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Jisaki was still in his lab, trying to think of ways to bring out the small demon from his hiding spot. He already check back at home to see if there were still there momentarily but they were already gone and he already sent out men to look for the demons. 'There has to be a way to find them and I'll figure it out soon.' he thought as he placed his work away after completing what he needed about his examination with Yami and Aqua. He then turned to a scientist that was still in the room.
"You! Get the formula we used for my two brats and start making changes to it that will prevent it from being painful when injected. I'm going out to see if I can find them so I can place a tracking device on them. I won't let them get away from me that easily." he growled and the scientist nodded as she left out the room. He left out as well, changing his clothing so he won't look too familiar to the young demon when he finds them.
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Yugi soon came back with a plump man, still dreading the thought of killing him but he wanted to give a good meal to Yami and Aqua so he had to. Yami and Aqua looked up when they heard him come back and got up, never moving from their spots from earlier and walked over to him. "Did you get our meal?" Aqua asked and he nodded as he laid the man on the floor. "I still hate the idea of killing people but flesh of a human is what makes demons like us strong and since you are still learning the ways of being one, I want you to be strong so you can protect yourselves from your so-called father."
"But if human flesh makes you strong, why did you stop eating it? If you don't mind me asking." Yami questioned. Yugi sighed lightly as he sat on the floor beside them, picking at the flesh a bit before looking up to them. "I did once when I was still living with Keara. Just like I want to do with you, she wanted me to eat human flesh so I could be strong to watch over myself just in case she had to leave me. I did as she told me so I wouldn't be captured cause she told me about the institution and what it did with captured demons. She also told me about you two but since I was still afraid of what humans would do to such a young demon such as myself, I never left to see about you two for myself. She told me you were nice and cared about the demons trapped within that prison your father built but never had the chance to help because you didn't want to get caught. After she left, I went to go find you two myself, eating scraps along the way since I believed I wasn't that great of a hunter. That's how I got caught by your father and his scientists." Yugi explained.
"So, that's how it happened. You know, you shouldn't fear us. We really did want to help the demons that were trapped in there but now, as we are, we can't go back to help them without our father trying to catch us." Yami murmured. "Don't worry, I'll help you two become strong and you can take care of him. I won't let you two go back there and be used like some lab rat." Yugi spoke. "Now, go ahead and eat." They nodded before they started to eat. Aqua looked back to him. "What about you? Aren't you going to eat too?" he asked. "No, I'm fine." Naori whimpered lightly and nudged him slightly. She wanted him to be strong as well. "See, she wants you to eat too. You have helped protect us and we will do the same but we don't want you to be put into unwanted danger." He looked to him before looking down to Naori and nodded.
"Ok, I'll eat." he whispered and moved over to sit in between them, eating quietly.
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Jisaki still had no luck with finding them, the same with the men and they all came back to the institution. "Alright men. I don't know where that little demon possibly took my no good sons so we will need to improvise. Each of you camp out in the city and if you see any of them, capture them and bring them back. At least if we get one of them, there's no denying that the small demon will follow so get every chance to grab them." Jisaki spoke and they nodded as they filed out the room once more.
He sighed as he sat down and looked to the old photo of his great, great grandfather that he was able to find. 'I was able to complete what you have done years ago but now I have lost them. Give me some way to find them so I can continue my research and soon give immortal life to all humans so they can stand at the top of the food chain forever.' Jisaki thought.
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The next day, Yugi taught Yami and Aqua how to hide their wings and with this new knowledge, Yami, with the money he was able to bring, went to the market to buy food for them. Yugi gently stroked Naori's head while Aqua slept. 'Hopefully, he will be alright. They can't find him cause they won't recognize him. Please, come back safely, Yami.' Naori saw his worry and lifted her head, licking his cheek lightly and he looked down to her. "Sorry for worrying so much but I really do care about your sons. I wish I stopped Jisaki from changing them into demons but with his technology, it may be impossible unless Keara came back." he said.
She mewled softly as she nuzzled him once more and he wrapped his arms around her neck. She closed her eyes, placing her head against his. They sat like that up until Yami came back and Yugi stood up to go and help him place things away. Once that was taken care of, Yami started to fix them a small meal and Yugi went to go wake Aqua. When he was awake, they headed downstairs to eat and once they were done, Yugi led the up to a spare room before he headed to his own, bidding them goodnight as he left. Naori followed, ready to comfort the young demon when he needed it. He sat on the ledge of the window, not heading to bed just yet.
'Keara, please come back soon. I really need your help. I don't know if I will be able to protect them for long. I can only do so much and I will regret every fiber of my immortal self if I let them get captured by Jisaki again. I don't want them to get hurt anymore.' he thought, looking up to the vast expanse of stars, hoping his pleas will reach the other. Naori watched silently and when the younger finally lied down to rest, she left out the room and headed to her dear sons' room and nudged the door open, walking in. She walked over to Yami's side and gently licked his cheek, waking him. He looked over to her, eyes asking what she needed. She only mewled and pulled on his sleeve, bringing him out of bed and following her back to Yugi's room. She patted the empty space on the bed beside the young demon, eyes telling him everything. He nodded and sat down beside Yugi.
He gently ran a hand through his hair, knowing that Yugi still felt that he couldn't protect them well. 'I know you can, Yugi. You have done so much for us already. Don't doubt yourself now while you're already so far.' he thought before he lied down next to him, bringing out a wing through the shirt he wore and wrapped it around Yugi before he went back to sleep. Naori watched with a small smile before lying down to rest as well.
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Yugi woke up the next day to extra warmth beside him and curled up more into the inviting warmth before he realized that a wing was wrapped around him and not his own. He looked up to see Yami lying beside him, still sleeping quietly. A pink hue dusted along his face as he quietly slipped out from beneath his wing and sat up. 'Did he come in last night? And if he did, for what reason?' he thought before he climbed out of bed, leaving Yami to sleep as he walked out of the room. He walked downstairs and into the kitchen, seeing Aqua preparing breakfast for them. He looked over to him and smiled. "Did you sleep well, Yugi?" he asked and he nodded. He sat down at the table and he passed him a plate of food.
"So, what are we going to do? I have a feeling it won't be long before Jisaki finds a way to find and capture us." Aqua spoke as he sat down as well. "I don't know. We should still be safe staying here and hopefully Keara will come to help us out more. I don't want to risk trying to leave here and his men find us." Yugi answered as he ate. "I'm sure she will come back. She promised you that she will and I feel she will keep true to her word." Yugi nodded and they continued to eat, leaving some for Yami when he wakes before heading into the living room to relax. Yami came downstairs later on in the day and he ate what was left for him before walking into the living room. He looked over to Yugi quietly. "Yugi, are you alright?" he asked. "Yes, I'm fine. Still a little worried that I may somehow fail in protecting you two." he mumured, looking over to him.
"Don't worry so much about that, Yugi. I'm sure you will do everything in your power to help keep us safe. You are the strongest demon we know of. And the nicest. I'm sure that you will keep Jisaki from finding us cause he is weak compared to you. We know of his technology and we will deal with those ourselves if he tries to use it to stop you." Aqua said. "I just hope we can stop him and that institution so all the demon will be safe from him and his experiments." Yugi murmured. "We will. Soon enough, we will." Yami whispered.
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Zypher: And that will be all for today. Hoped you liked this chapter and I'll be seeing you all later.