Author's Note: Whoo! Another chapter to make you guys happy, sorry it took so long, I've been working a lot lately. I'd like to thank all the people who have reviewed. It made me really happy that's why its up so soon.

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Blood Legacy:
Caught In The Middle

April 28, 1997

Ryou walked in to the study, only the to find it ditch black, except for the fire place that illuminated the carpet as the reflections danced on it leaving nothing, but the silhouette of the furniture. He sensed the presence of another form with him, smelling the blood of the older malkavian and the sweet smell of the brandy.

"That's not like you to not ask me, "what's wrong?"

Ryou paused for a moment at Bakura's chilled voice, before speaking back to him. "I'm rather surprised you didn't tell me to go away." Bakura smiled quickly before letting his hand relax on the chair, still clutching his glass. "On the contrary I wanted to talk to you."

Ryou reluctantly stepped towards the back of the chair, Bakura took his hand forcing to sit with him in the chair. "I have a mission for you."
"Like what?""I'm sending you to Japan."
"What the bloody hell for? What's in Japan?"

"His plan backfired...again."

Ryou jumped at the sound of Malik's voice not really sure where he had been hiding.
"That's not entirely true, it did take out a gangrel and a brujah." Malik smiled baring his fang, leaning on to Bakura over his left side, beginning to breath down his neck."If they didn't die. You didn't take them out, besides the boy still lives." Ryou felt his jaw beginning to drop. "What? I'm lost! What's going on?"

Malik stole Bakura's glass and perched himself perfectly balanced on the oval table next to them. "Bakura decided to start an army of ghouls, only Baka over here forgot that they aren't that easily controlled. So all three of his little victims got away. And now he's paying dearly for it."
Ryou kept up so far, but still baffled. "Three?"Bakura clutched the arm of the chair. "Yami's stupid bodyguard, Jonouchi. The brat he entrusted the millennium puzzle to, and the brujah leader.""Do you know who the protector is?" Asked Ryou, Bakura looked away. "I don't, I just hear he's a half-mortal, a mini Yami, only slightly different... that's why I'm sending you." Ryou blinked, "why me? why not an assamite?" Bakura looked at him slightly annoyed. "Because you're younger, and better at making friends that's why.""Oh, spy mission then. You could have just said that." Ryou left the room leaving the two together.

Malik waited till the door shut behind Ryou t speak again. "Bakura can I shoot him?" Bakura sighed, "No. I like him to much I'd miss him. Maybe he's right though...maybe I should give Anzu a call."
"Think she'll do it?""She hasn't turned me down yet."Malik looked at Bakura. Bakura looked back at him through his white bangs. "I have something I have to take care of, make sure Ryou gets on the plane tomorrow, I'll be back eventually." Malik shook his head. "What?" Bakura grabbed the bag that was next to the door.

April 29, 1997

Yugi stood outside of the school building still sporting a bruised cheek and swollen lip. "Hey Jonouchi." Jonouchi just about fell over. "Yug, I'm sorry." Yugi shook his head, "its not your fault..." Joey looked at the golden item around his neck and started celebrating in his mind. "Hey, you finished it!" Yugi smiled instantly forgetting about his pain. "Yeah! Last night, pulled an all-nighter, but its done." Swinging the puzzle back and forth on the gold chain. Yugi looked at Joey with curiosity. "How come you healed so nicely?" Jonouchi stood up straight and thought for a second. "Fast healer... runs in my family." Yugi started walking in. "Lucky... my luck I'll be sporting this for a week."

Yugi sat down in his chair, looking out the window waiting for Téa to arrive. "Nice shiner Yugi." Yugi looked up to see Téa looking disappointed in him than happy to see him. "Isn't it?" Yugi smiled at her innocently, which only made her more annoyed, Téa sat down in her chair in front of him. "Do me a favor and don't turn in to a fighter like those two." Yugi sat back in his chair. "Promise."

Seto watched quietly the scene between Yugi and Anzu. Three rows back while reading the biography of Hitler. His eyes narrowed, as he saw the completed puzzle hanging around Yugi's neck. Anzu whipped around and glared at him. Yugi felt afraid of her for the first time. Even though Jonouchi and Tristan had annoyed her easily, she had never looked at them like that. Seto looked at her, and shook his head going back to his book.

"What was that about?" Yugi questioned as he noticed her eyes returned back to their normal brightness around him. "heh, heh nothing, just giving Kaiba a look of "yeah I'm know I'm hot, but that doesn't mean you can stare at me all day." Yugi shook his head, she was right, she was pretty cute.

"Class we have a new student joining us today."

Tristan lowered his head on to the desk. "This is nuts, we're getting a new kid every week." Jonouchi sat next to Tristan watching as the young, silver haired boy walked in to the room. "Class this is Ryou Bakura." Jonouchi looked ahead at the noseferatu. "No this is nuts. Thinking what I'm thinking?" Tristan tilted his head slightly to get a better look at him. "Good luck with us getting girlfriends this year?" Jonouchi sighed, "That to."

Ryou noticed the girl's looking at him as he passed them. Sitting next to Yugi and Téa. Téa looked ahead acting like she was paying attention, whispering in a high pitch that mortals couldn't hear. "Haven't seen you in a while." Ryou whispered back in the same pitch. "I've been busy." Téa sighed, "what are you doing here?" Ryou looked down then back up. "I'll tell you later."

Yugi shifted his eyes, trying to find the source of the pitch. Looking up he noticed the light flickering and figured it was just the electricity running threw it. Looking at Ryou, he noticed his mouth was moving, but nothing coming out.

"Tristan this is getting out of hand." Tristan looked back at Jonouchi. "What are you going to do about it? Transfer him?" Jonouchi looked up. "Do you think he'd do it?" Tristan looked at him. "Not willingly."

April 31, 1997

Pegasus was sitting in the dinning room at the end of a large rectangular table, able to place fifteen easily. Sitting surrounded by delectable snacks, reading a Funny Bunny comic book. Bakura waited until he was left alone to come out of his hiding place, Freeing himself as he passed through the wall.

"So that's where you've been hiding." Bakura walked over to him. Smiling he sat on the corner of the table picking off some of the crackers and cheese off the plate. Pegasus looked irritated at him. "Help yourself." Bakura smiled at him. "Thanks." Placing the cracker in his mouth.

Pegasus swished the crumbs away from him. "So why am i being graced by a presence of a being like you?" Bakura leaned back and looked up in thought. "Because I know you're worried about a certain clan position and well, let's just say we both want the same thing." Pegasus laughed. "Which would be?"

"You want you're clan to prevail." Pegasus smiled and took a drink of his wine. "And why would that be? You're clan is at the opposite ends from me."

Bakura sat up straight. "I don't really care which clan prevails as long as its not those damn Tremeres. I want Yami dead, but that brat finished the damn puzzle." Pegasus set his glass down. "I'm well aware of that fact." Bakura looked at him. "Look we take out Yugi, destroy the puzzle before Yami has a chance to get a body back. He'll be leader less, that's when you can turn him."

Pegasus closed his eyes in thought. "Sounds good, but won't work. Even with Yugi-boy being naive to the whole thing, he's made some pretty powerful allies."

Bakura hunched over showing a wicked smirk. "So stick them together in a room and pick them off one at a time." Pegasus looked at him. "You seem to have this figured out why come to me?" Bakura growled at him, Pegasus began to smile even though he knew where he was going with it. "Because, you hold the common ground for Yami and Seto... your game. Hold the tournament we get both and torture the others while we're at it." Pegasus blinked at him, "The gangrel won't leave Yugi-boy's side." Bakura hopped down and started to walk away. "Then hit him where it hurts... his sister."

April 33, 1997

The group decided to stay inside for lunch playing a little game of Duel Monsters. The game itself had taken off in America and started to find its way over to Japan.

Yugi strategically beat Jonouchi three games to zero, when Téa wanted to help him out thinking he could at least beat her. Six games later, Jonouchi was in the same losing situation as before.

Jonouchi laid a card down on the table, as he heard a voice in his head. "You haven't changed. You still attack without thinking." Stopping Jonouchi looked over to see Kaiba sitting in the chair watching him through his brunet bangs. "That explains why your clan's diminishing." Jonouchi growled in his throat, setting the card down. "Ha! Take that Téa!" Téa looked at the board and shrugged. "Ok." She placed a spell card down to power up her own monster. "But I still win." Tristan leaned over the desk. "Man, Jonouchi you suck at this game." Seto snorted at the comment, causing Jonouchi to look at him. "What the hell was that?" Kaiba went back to his book. "Allergies."

Yugi sat back in his chair he pulled up, "Nah, he just needs more practice, I bet my grandpa would train him." Yugi looked up at the clock. "Hey Kaiba we still have ten minutes, wanna duel real quick?" Kaiba set his book on the desk and looked at him. "I'm a collector only, besides you wouldn't be much of a challenge for me."

Jonouchi laughed, "Are you kidding, Yugi could turn pro next week!" Kaiba snorted, "He's also been facing you." Kaiba got up and walked out for a moment. "Don't listen to him Yug, you're good."

Kaiba walked up to the rooftop and looked over the side, seeing his company building in plain sight, standing out in the middle of the city. Nothing else around it compared to its massive size and structure. A light tone fluttered out of pocket, reaching in the inside pocket of his jacket he flipped open the cell phone. "Kaiba." There was a light, airy voice on the other end. "Kaiba-boy!" Kaiba wanted to throw his phone over the railing. "What do you want?" The gentleman sighed on the other end. "You didn't return my phone call any of them for that matter..." Kaiba interrupted him. "Maybe there's a reason for that..."

"Just answer me something, why aren't you signed up for my tournament?" Kaiba sighed irritated. "Listen Pegasus, the only reason being is that I have more important things to do. I've beaten everyone. There's no challenge left." Kaiba hung up the phone before Pegasus could say anything further to him. "Besides after playing the real thing, its kind of boring." Sliding the phone back in to his pocket he turned away from the city and went back in to the building.

The end of the day came slowly to them as they got up from their seats and walked out of the classrooms. Yugi stood next to Téa with Ryou on her right side, as Jonouchi and Tristan walked behind them to keep a close eye on the two. The day was bright was and warm as the walked back to the game shop. Yugi opened the door, listening as the bell at the top of the door chimed.

His grandpa appeared behind the spare room where Yami had been staying, looking at the montage of the clans he'd never thought he'd live to see. "Oh, Hello Yugi." Yugi walked up to him. "Grandpa, Jonouchi wants to play duel monsters can you teach him?" Sugoroku, looked the gangrel over, he was going to say yes, but he wanted to have a bit of fun first. "I don't know, he looks like a slacker..." Jonouchi shook his head in shock. "Come on, I'll do anything!" The old man shook his head. "Not good enough, once you accomplish that one task you'll still be a slacker." Tristan through his arm around Jonouchi. "Got that right." Jonouchi grabbed his shirt. "Quiet Triskit, you're not helping." Surgoroku looked at the situation, Yugi could only think the worst. "The spirit is strong, but unharnessed." Jonouchi looked at him. "Don't give my that fortune cookie shit." Yugi looked at him whispering to him. "Plan B hurry." Jonouchi nodded, and dropped on knees tapping his index fingers together. "Oh please, oh please, oh please..." Sugoroku looked at Yugi, knowing well he taught him that. "I'll teach you if you stop that, but you have to train hard, you will eat, sleep and breath duel monsters by the time we're done." Jonouchi got up. "I promise just teach me!" Sugoroku sighed. "I just said I would." Jonouchi was still caught up in his act. "Really? Thank you!" Yugi kicked him lightly. "Bow." Jonouchi and Yugi bowed together and thanked him again. Sugoroku blinked as he watched them, thinking to himself. "I don't remember teaching him that..."

Yugi looked at him, "Hey grandpa , may we see that card of yours?" His grandpa sighed, "Again?" Yugi smiled, "Plleeeeaaaasssse..." Jonouchi leaned over Yugi, "With a cheery on top?"

Seto was walking outside the store ready to go in to work. Picking up the conversation with his sensitive hearing. The old voice came through, "alright, I'll show you my blue eyes white dragon." Seto's eyes shot open, looking in the direction the sound came from. Wincing as he heard the friends cheer. "God, why do they have to be so loud?" The voice returned.

Getting in to the cabinet he pulled out a small wooden box. "This is a very special card to me." Opening the box the mint conditioned card sparkled its holographic design once the lights hit it. Téa looked over the guys. "Its beautiful." The door slammed open with Seto walking through, "who knew a rare card like that was in a place like this." Jonouchi turned to see him. "Kaiba what are doing here? Don't you have a company to run?" Kaiba covered Jonouchi's mouth with his hand. "Silence mutt." Pushing his hand forward, tipping Jonouchi backwards off balance. Tristan grabbed Jonouchi before he knocked over the display. Seto looked at the card. He tossed his brief case on the counter top. "I'll give you all these cards for that one."

Sugoroku looked at the rare cards. "Try again you arrogant punk." Jonouchi and Tristan looked in disbelief. "Did he just say..." Tristan nodded. "To the prince..." Jonouchi continued. Tristan nodded, half-way expecting Seto to kill him right there. Seto held the heated argument with the old man as he sent Yugi a different conversation. "Do you have any idea who I am?" Sugoroku did the same to keep Yugi from farther from the truth just yet. "I know damn well who you are, I just don't care. The TRUE prince is standing in the room right now!" Seto looked over Seeing Yami stand behind Yugi. Seto latched the case back up and took it off the counter. "Foolish old man." Taking his leave.

Yugi, watched as Seto left, then looked back at the card. "You really turned down money and estate property?" His grandfather smiled knowing their game worked, "sure did, its not the money i was interested in, but the value it holds."

Ryou, looked at his watch. "Wow, is that the time already? Sorry guys I have to go check in." Téa snickered slightly and whispered to him. "Tell that boy-toy of yours hi for me." Ryou blinked, "sorry guys I have to go now, I'll see you later, good luck training Jonouchi." One after another they said bye to him as he left.

Ryou pulled out a cell phone from his pocket and began to dial a number. "Bakura...yeah... just leaving now...see you in a few."

The friends spent the rest of the evening on the couch sharing a bowl of popcorn as they watched Jonouchi get whipped in to shape. "To think we pay for this kind of entertainment that lasts half as long." Téa grabbed a handful, not taking her eyes off the action. "Stupid boxing matches." Yugi sat between them holding the bowl. "So glad its not me. He'll be a challenge for me when his training is done." Téa looked at him. "You ok with that?" Yugi looked at her tilting his head. "Why wouldn't I be?"

Seto sat on the edge of the couch starring into the fire place. Not even phasing him that his brother now sat beside him looking at him. "All right Seto, what's wrong?" Seto kept looking at the color of the flames dancing together. "It's nothing." Mokuba snickered, "right, I can't spend this amount time with you and not read you like a book." Seto felt his fists clench. "That damned pharaoh has my card in his possession." Mokuba blinked, "you found the final blue eyes?" Seto rested his chin over his hands in thought. "How are you going to get it?" Seto smiled, "like how we used to play, winner takes all."

May 2, 1997

"Hello? Grandpa?" The game room was dark, and uneasy. Tristan looked around as Jonouchi caught a familiar scent. "Maybe he stepped out? Téa questioned. "No, he would have told me or left a note." Yugi started looking around at the glass counter. "It's gone!"Ryou turned to him. "Yugi, what's gone?""My grandpa's duel deck its gone!" Yugi found the small, wooden box on the floor. Picking it up he opened to see that was empty. "The card's gone to..."

Jonouchi looked at the phone on the wall starting to growl at it. Tristan slapped him in the arm to stop before Yugi noticed.

The ringing of the phone behind him caused Yugi to jump suddenly, then grabbed the phone. "Hello?"
"Yugi. By now I assume you've realized a couple things missing." Yugi's stomach began to tighten as Seto's voice remained calm. "Kaiba? Why? Where is my grandpa?""In due time Yugi, there's a car out front, get in it will take you to him."Yugi felt an uncontrollable rage built up inside of him. "Why should I trust you?" Seto's voice softened slightly. "Because, as right now you don't have a choice."

Yugi hung the phone back up on the hook, "damn." Téa looked at him, "Yugi what happened?" Yugi shook his head, "I don't know yet." He walked passed them to see a black car out side the door. "He was right."Yugi reached for the door when Jonouchi stopped him. "Yugi?"Yugi, looked back at them. "Sorry guys, I have to go." Jonouchi smiled at him. "That's fine, but he didn't say you had to go alone."

The driver opened up the car door as Yugi approached getting in first. "Sorry guys, Master Kaiba just said for Yugi." Tristan grabbed him by the throat and extended his nails, "you sure about that?" The man tried squirming, but Tristan's grip was to strong. "I could be mistaken."Tristan smiled, "That sounds better." Dropping the man to the pavement, letting the others in before him. Jonouchi stopped half-way then looked at Tristan. Tristan silenced him before he could even say anything. "Just shut up and get in the car."

The car stopped outside of a small, newly finished building. Tristan stepped out of the car followed by the others. Jonouchi stepped aside and let Yugi through the gap. His bright eyes widened as his grandpa stumbled out of the door, then collapsed. Seto walked behind him, Smirking at Yugi he kicked Sugoroku just hard enough to make him roll down the stairs. Yugi ran to his side, "grandpa you ok?" Sugoroku looked at him. "Yugi? Here... take it." Yugi looked at the deck. "Grandpa I can't." He grew stubborn as the pain kicked in. "Yugi, beat him. Take your rightful place... trust in the cards... yourself... and the spirit..." Yugi took the deck, not fully understanding what he meant. Yugi stood up and his eyes narrowed, "Kaiba!"

Seto looked down on him, "I thought it would be fun, only it didn't last as long as I hoped." Kaiba showed them the card and ripped it in half. Yami looked up at him in pure hatred. Seto laughed and turned away to head back inside.

"Kick his ass Yugi."
Yugi turned around to see Téa and Ryou looking pleased.
"I have faith in you."
Yugi smiled. "Thanks Tristan."

Yugi nodded back at them and ran up the stairs after Seto.

Jonouchi looked at Tristan, "Take him to the hospital, take the others with you.""What about you?" Tristan asked quickly, Jonouchi looked at Yugi. "His powers are awake. I'm staying as a witness." Ryou looked at them, "The ambulance is on the way... try to play nice Jonouchi."Tristan looked at him, "you're promise is running away from you. Go on..."

Jonouchi walked in to see Seto and Yugi standing in a arena, there duel was already underway. Seto looked like a dear caught in the headlights as Yami took over Yugi's body. "Long time no see." Seto sneered at him. "Not long enough." Yami looked away, "aw... you mean you didn't miss me?" Jonouchi couldn't restrain himself from laughing. Seto placed a card down on the table, "shut up and make a move.""I figured you'd move in while I was gone, I didn't think you'd forget your place this soon." Yami placed the Gia the fierce night on the field along with Curse of dragon, fusing them to get Gia the dragon champion. Seto tapped his finger on the platform. "Are you done, I wanna kick your ass sometime this year." Seto flipped over the third Blue eyes, to get all three one the field. "White Lightening." Yami twitched slightly as he lost his best monster. "Well, that sucked..."

Mokuba started cheering down on the floor standing next to Jonouchi. Jonouchi called out to Yami to help him anyway he can. "Yami, you have another move I know it!"

Yami looked at his hand. "Not this time... damn dragons... just pieces." Yugi sat on the ledge of the railing. "Like pieces of a puzzle, I figured out mine, this should be easy." Yami looked at him with curiosity. "What makes you so sure?"
"Because grandpa said I should trust you and the cards." Seto looked at Yami. "Are you done talking to yourself?""Not yet, I'm still resisting my defeat.""And you say I'm in denial."Yami picked up a card from his deck smiling. "I win." Seto looked at the field. "You have nothing you loser!" Yami shook his head. "Nope." Placing his entire hand on the field. "I'm calling Exodia. Bye-bye."

Yami started to get down, "oh that reminds me, winner takes all, mind crush!"

Yami jumped down from the platform and walked over to Jonouchi. Jonouchi bowed slightly. "Welcome back my Prince." Yami sighed as they walked out. "Yeah, but I have long way to go before I get that title back."

Yugi and Jonouchi walked in to the emergency room, "Is grandpa going to be ok?" Téa looked at Yugi, "doctors say he's going to be fine, he just needs a little rest that's all."Yugi yawned slightly, "that's good." Starting to curl up next to Téa on the bench. Téa smiled and started petting his hair.

Jonouchi looked around. "Where's Ryou?"
Tristan was still sitting in the hallway chair. "He went home awhile ago, he had some projects he needed to get done." Jonouchi nodded, "Understandable.""How did it go?"Jonouchi looked at Yugi, "Yami kicked his ass." Tristan and Téa looked at Yugi. "Who knew that plan of his would work." Jonouchi ran his hang through his bangs. "Don't tell him, but I started doubting it for a minute or two.""Really Mr. fight me to the death over it and call me a Toreador?"Jonouchi smiled at him. "Shut up."

Téa looked down and the sleeping Yugi on her lap. "When did you... sneaky little thing."
Jonouchi looked at her. "Problems Anzu?"
Téa smiled, "Not really. If he wasn't so cute I kick him off me."
"There's not much more we can do here." Jonouchi walked over and picked him up, Yugi dug his head into Jonouchi's shoulder, grabbing his t-shirt lightly. Téa squealed at the sight. "Awe..." Jonouchi shrugged it off. "Let's go home."

Author's Note: Ok if you didn't think it was up to par, I apologize. The next chapter is off to duelist kingdom and you'll really see where the stupid plot holes get filled in. And A taste of what exactly our most quiet Malkavian can really do... Mokuba. Along with Seeing Seto's dark side as being Prince of the city, and let the games begin for the Toreador battle.

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