MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Bakura: Again with the yelling?!
Aww, stuff it Scrooge. Anyways, here's a special gift for all my extra-special readers out there...More than one chapter for Hunted and a few various uploads for a few other fics.
Ryou: Sounds great, PhantomBrat.
*Marik enters dragging a tied up girl in a wagon*: That reminds me... I caught this for you PhantomBrat.
?: Untie me you idiotic simpleton!
Bakura: I think you should put it down before it bites someone.
Yugi: *runs to see what's going on* She looks like PhantomBrat, but why'd you tie her up?
Marik: Because she has the habit of escaping into the Shadows.
Did you get her name before you tied her up?
Marik: Oops.
?: Amethyst-Jade.
Cool name!
Amethyst-Jade: That's nice. Now will somebody untie me before I lose my temper?! *mutters* I hate the desert-boy.
Marik: I heard that!
Ooo-kay. I guess that with that *Cough* gift, the Great Yami Hunt has come to an end. Sorry for the absence. I was working on patching the holes for the other chapters in my other stories. BAKURA! BACK AWAY FROM THE YAMI!
Yugi: Looks like Bakura is trying to get back at PhantomBrat's yami for tormenting him. I'd better go help get her untied before something happens.
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"Looks like some one can't keep his eyes open," Bobby stated, seeing that Yugi was falling asleep in the old chair. "Atem, take the kid up to your room. I don't want him having a rude wake-up call like this morning."
"I didn't know that the kid was there," Dean argued. "Besides, he didn't get hurt."
Bobby shot a sharp look towards the man, "You're about one word away from sleeping outside, boy."
Dean groaned but kept quiet. Atem gently picked up his younger brother and turned to leave the room. Sam stood up, "Do you need any help?"
"Thanks for the offer, but Yugi is lighter than he looks," Atem stated. "I need to get to bed myself. I want to apologize in advance if you are awakened by screams later. Yugi has been prone to nightmares as of late. We believe it to be due to his recent kidnapping"
Bobby looked at his son, "Don't worry about it. You warned us and we know well enough the effects of a kidnapping." He looked at Sam and Dean, remembering when they were younger and Sam had been kidnapped by some crazed woman who thought that the boy was her dead son brought back to life by some obscure miracle. The boy had been traumatized by the experience and would wake screaming for weeks after he was reunited with his family.
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Despite not waking up from his nightmares, Yugi had woke up feeling more tired than he had ever felt. Atem told him to stay in bed for the day and rest. Yugi didn't like the idea of staying in the room all day, but knew better than to argue with his older twin. When lunchtime rolled around, Atem was pleased to find that the small Supernatural was sound asleep. He looked at the tray in his hands and then at his brother, deciding that he would not begrudge him the chance at a peaceful slumber. Atem left the room and headed to the kitchen to cover the plate and put it away for later.
Dean was in the kitchen when he entered, "How's the kid?"
"Sleeping," Atem answered. "He hasn't slept well since we got him back."
"I've noticed that he's calling you 'Yami'. Why's that?"
Atem slid the plate into the fridge, "Remember what Dad said? It's the name that my birth-parents gave me. Yugi had asked to call me Yami before we even realize that we were brothers and that it was my real name. It just felt right at the time. Only he is permitted to refer to my as Yami."
"So what are his friends like?"
"Mostly like Yugi, fairly calm. Ryou likes cooking and is taking lessons from Ishizu in herbal remedies and basic first-aid. Malik likes helping Ryou with meal-planning and is taking hand-to-hand combat lessons from Odion at Ishizu's insistence. Yugi is pretty good at coming up with strategies for Hunts and games." Atem pulled a picture of the Hikaris that he had taken not long before and handed it to Dean, "Malik is the tanned boy and Ryou is the other one."
Dean was shocked, "They look like Marik and Bakura!"
"Of course. They're the Psychotic Scientists' twin brothers," he pointed out. "Just don't do anything that would hurt them, or be deemed as a threat towards them, and the Psychotic Scientists won't hurt you."
"I'll try to remember that," Dean snickered.
Atem smirked, "The same goes for Yugi. Of course, if that happened, the whole team would come down on you and anyone else that brought harm to him."
Bobby entered the kitchen, "How's your brother?"
"Sleeping the last I checked on him. I didn't have the heart to wake him when he looked so peaceful," Atem replied. Just then his cell phone rang. He answered it and a minute later ended the call. "Marik says that they're just up the road from here. Apparently, Ryou and Malik wanted to see Yugi sooner."
Dean's eyebrow rose as he smirked, "Do those boys have a thing for each other?"
A bread roll flew through the air, aimed at Dean's face, "They are like brothers, moron. They had to rely on each other for nearly ten years in order to survive the streets. Before that, they grew up in the same neighborhood as best friends. Don't ever imply that again."
"Atem! Don't throw food," Bobby ordered.
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Ryou was in panic mode as Bakura sped up the van. He knew that his brother was concerned about the people where Atem and Yugi were staying. Apparently, with them, whenever they came across a Supernatural, it was kill first and ask no questions. It went without saying that Yugi was as important to the team as he was to Atem. All three Hikaris were important to the team, but the others had sworn to help Atem protect Yugi while he was still recovering from the aftermath of his kidnapping.
Dust billowed from under the van as Bakura whipped into an empty spot nearest Atem's car, coating said vehicle in a layer of dirt. As soon as the van was shut off, Malik and Ryou stumbled out and were staring at Bakura with wide, frightened eyes. He noticed, "What?"
"Not wanting to offend you, Kura, but I would like to ride home with Atem and Yugi when we leave here," Ryou stated.
"Same here," Malik stated, hiding behind Ryou.
Bakura scoffed, "And what does Atem have that I don't?"
"He's a better driver for one thing," Dean's voice stated. He walked up, "You better pray that-"
"BAKURA! I told you not to dust my car, you idiot!" Atem glared at the inventor.
Trying to avoid an argument between the two friends, Ryou piped up, "Where is Yugi?"
"He's still sleeping," Atem replied, calming down.
"Atem! Get in here and take care of your brother," Bobby called from the porch.
A sleepy-looking Yugi peeked from the doorway, "Yami? What's going on?" Before Atem could reply, Ryou and Malik ran to his side.
"Are you okay Yugi," Malik questioned.
Ryou looked at Yugi, "Let's go sit in the sun a bit. It might help you feel better, Yugi."
Still half-asleep, Yugi allowed himself to be led to a sunny spot on the property. Atem tossed an old blanket to Malik, who followed his two friends, "Please make sure that he doesn't get a sunburn."
Bobby watched the scene and then turned to his son, "Who are the two that look like those friends of yours?"
"Ryou Bakura and Malik Ishtar," he answered.
"Ishtar? As in Ishizu Ishtar," Dean gasped out. He had had a severe crush on the Egyptian woman, but had been turned down when he asked her out. She didn't like the way he was with women and didn't want to be the next on his ever-growing 'list'.
"He's the brother that vanished from his room in the middle of the night," Atem replied.
Marik tossed a duffel at Dean, "You leave my twin alone. You hurt him, I hurt you twice."
"So what about Ryou," Sam inquired.
Bakura answered, "He's my brother that we thought was dead when he was swept overboard during a boating trip. He was found and adopted by a man named Richard Bakura. We have yet to find him. I'm just hoping that when we do, that he won't take Ryou away again." He didn't voice the other hope about his parents accepting Ryou as he is when they were reunited.
The five men glanced over to the three friends. They had fallen asleep in the sunlight, with Yugi in the middle as usual. Dean looked at Atem. "Our brothers are NOT a threesome. And it's not like you've slept in the same bed as your brother before when a hotel gave you two a single bed." Bakura and Marik shot glares at the perverted man.
Dean backed off and headed into the house for safety. Bobby shook his head, "That boy doesn't think before he speaks now and then. Why don't you boys go and get set up inside. I'll get dinner started."
"Dad, don't forget that Yugi likes his meat cooked well. He doesn't like it still bleeding," Atem started, "The same goes for Ryou and Malik."
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The Hikaris awoke to the cool feeling of the shade that had covered them during their naps. Yugi sat up and stretched, feeling more rested than he had felt in days. But he knew that with the little blood that Atem had given him, he needed more and some Holy Water to stave off any negative effects. Ryou helped him up while Malik folded the old blanket.
They headed inside and saw that the table had been set. "Yami? I need my medicine," Yugi stated.
Atem nodded and looked at the other two, "Did you two need any as well?"
"We had ours before we left the mansion," Ryou answered. "Kura insisted upon it."
Atem led Yugi to their room and closed the door behind them, making sure to lock it. "Here's a little bit more, Yugi. Sorry that I didn't give you enough earlier. I wasn't sure if they would come in while you were Drinking."
"It's okay, Yami."
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After dinner and some catching up, Bakura and Marik both collected their sleeping brothers and were headed to the front door to their van. Bobby stopped the duo, "You boys can sleep in the RV that's parked out back. Everything but the toilet works at the moment. Just don't want those boys to catch cold."
Bakura was shocked at the man's statement. In the time that the young Hunter had known the man, Bobby Singer had occasionally spoken to him in a civil tone...At least when he and Marik weren't wreaking havoc. But this was a first as he had allowed them the use of his prized RV. He nodded, "Thank you."
Atem had carried Yugi to their room and left the door slightly ajar in case something happened. He propped his favorite crossbow, point down, next to the bed and sat a bottle of Holy Water next to Yugi's side of the bed. The Water served two purposes, the first was for protection and the second was in case he needed something in the middle of the night. They had discovered that the blessed water helped the Hikaris, as they were part-Angel, just as blood helped their vampiric sides. You just couldn't take care of one aspect of their condition and ignore the other side. It would cause an imbalance and make them sick. But too much Holy Water, Atem discovered, had a tendency to make the Hikaris hyper. Much like a child on a sugar-high.
When the two Hunters reached the RV, Bakura did the same set-up for Ryou and Malik that Atem had done for Yugi. He slid his silver knife, encased in its sheathe, under his pillow as Marik copied his actions, but with an iron-silver dual-sided knife. When the nightly preparations were complete, the occupants of the house and RV retired for the night.
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Amethyst-Jade: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
Yugi: Can I ask you something?
Amethyst-Jade: Ok.
Yugi: Where did your name come from?
Amethyst-Jade: From two of PhantomBrat's favorite stones, Amethyst because it's purple and Jade because of the ring that she refuses to remove now.
Blame the fact that it's the only ring that I can wear without it turning my finger green or vice-versa. That and its meaning...Green jade represents Health and Hope.
Yugi: So it sorta goes with your 'Hope' bracelets?
Yuppers.