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Sometimes fate has a weird way in dealing with our destiny. Maybe because only through the pains and misery we deal with, we come to appreciate what we have.

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Chapter 8

Secrets Unfold Part 3

& destines intertwine.

A figure twitched slightly as it gave out a pained moan. Memories from last night, rushed back to him. He felt blood moving up his throat as he quickly moved to the edge of the bed, where he continued to empty his stomach. Flipping onto his back Yugi closed his eyes trying to adjust to the light. Turning his head to the side he saw no one lying by his side, but a parchment was lying on the pillow next to his.

Wincing slightly he moved to a sitting position and proceeded to read the parchment. He couldn't help but smirk slightly as he felt the shadows slip through his finger tips to the parchment; it seemed that they were studying some of Voldemort's magical residue. After that they continued to course through him healing his bruises, as they tried to comfort him and ask for his forgiveness because they failed to protect him once again. He smiled sadly as he smoothed the shadows showing them he didn't blame them for what happened. He knew well that he was playing with fire when he dealt with the snake.

He couldn't help but flinch slightly, as he tried to get dressed. The shadows where slowly trying to heal his body, but it would still take a while till he fully healed as the potion had resulted in his blood thinning which made his systems work at a slower rate then usual. Adjusting his leather coat he pulled on his gloves and turned around as he heard the door open. The shadows suddenly leashed out and pushed the intruder's body against the wall. Yugi eyes darkened as he turned to figure out what was struggling fruitless against the strong hold of the angry shadows.

He smirked, allowing his fangs to appear fully. He moved his gloved fingers across the intruder's face his smirk grew wider as he heard the frantic heart beat.

"Well, look what the dogs dragged in. Mr. Andrew what do I owe the honor of this visit? Hmm, breakfast perhaps?" Yugi asked as he watched the Death Eater's face grow even paler.

"Mass...ter Voldemort, told me to inform you that he has moved to his other hideout in the east and he expects you there," the Death Eater answered back, smirking slightly as he saw the sheets that where splattered with blood.

But his smirk soon disappeared as shadow tendrils wrapped around his neck and started choking him.

"Don't you think I didn't hear that sneering tone? Sadly my shadows aren't as forgiving as I am," Yugi said as. He turned around and moved to the doorway. He walked into the hall leaving behind the agonizing screams that were enveloped forever into the shadow realm.

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Elizabeth

Moving from her seat she looked outside the balcony, as she felt her master approach. She could feel his pain through the bond they shared. Suddenly smelling blood she looked surprised at her fingers to find the red liquid flowing from the cuts her nails had formed as they lengthened digging into her skin.

She flexed her hand watching her wounds close, and then turned to watch Harry who had moved into her rooms last night. She had heard screams and when she reached his rooms he had held unto her and cried asking her to make it stop. Whispering a spell she had cut off the connection he shared with Voldemort for the night, and moved him to her room. She had stayed by his side, trying to comfort him from the visions he had seen before she was able to cut their connection.

Her anxiety was growing more as time passed, the only thing that stopped her from going after Yugi was the fact that her link made her know that he was still alive. Returning to Harry's side once more she gently moved his bangs from his eyes, as she felt a smile form on her face. She found herself caring for the human teen more and more as the days passed by. She never considered having a fledgling of her own; children are rare among the living dead and she had already dedicated her life to Yugi. But it seems that Harry had found a way into her heart, and she would protect him as much as she can just like a mother with her fledgling.

"It seems that you have marked him as your fledgling Lizzie," suddenly a voice said behind her.

Looking up she was surprised to see Yugi leaning against the wall, with a hand on his side. She ran up to him and pulled him into a hug as she felt tears fall from her eyes.

Yugi wiped the tears from her cheeks. "It's aright I am still in one piece."

"One piece" she shrieked as she punched him in the arm. Her irritation turned to guilt when she saw him wince. She helped him to a chair and frowned because she could faintly smell his blood. Her worry increased as she sensed it was thinner then normal and held a faint scent of Veela blood.

"So he used Veela blood to drug you last night." She stated more than asked as she helped him remove his shirt to check his injuries.

He stared back, admitting silently, "I guess I was too careless last night."

"Too careless? Yugi, I know what happened last night!" she asked furious. "Harry saw some of what happened. I had to force him into a deep sleep!"

Hearing the dark-haired youth move restless in his sleep under the covers, she brought her hand to the cheek of Yugi and continued more quietly, "Master…"

"Don't worry Elizabeth I will be alright with time. I have you, don't I?" he whispered to her gently.

"Of course you do. I will always be by your side. Maybe we should head to your room so we could dress your wounds."

He nodded and they both left the room quietly.

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"I'm bored".

"Yes Bakura. We now that you are bored you have been saying that since we left Japan," Seto answered looking up from his laptop, and eyed the glass of expensive champagne the tomb robber was currently holding. "You weren't complaining much though when you found the fridge."

Bakura snorted as he took another sip before complaining once more, "And you call this wine. Back in the old times one glass would actually get you drunk."

"So you do admit that you are an old man?" Seto shot back smirking at the tomb robber.

Bakura snarled as he stared back, but calmed down when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Bakura, he is right you know? I think one bottle is enough," Ryo said as he smiled back at Bakura who pouted.

"Your right, Ryo," Bakura answered reluctantly back.

"I am," Ryo replied in surprise. Usually Bakura struggled more when he was asked to stop drinking. Thankfully the thief never got to the point of being drunk. He knew his limits and had promised Ryo not to drink more. Also getting drunk was always avoided by him anyway back when he was a tomb robber. Drunks tended to act like fools, which was something he couldn't afford.

"Why do I need any more drinks when I have my Hikari be my side? I am not like some priests who have their laptop as their only source for companionship," the white haired thief replied smirking.

Seto snarled at Bakura. He hated the fact that he had to leave Joey behind himself but he wanted to make sure that Yugi was alright before he brought Joey along as well. He was about to get up when the pilot announced that they will arrive at Cairo's airport soon.

"We will deal with this later tomb robber", he spat out while fasting his seatbelt.

Bakura's smirk deepened. "I am looking forward to it."

Ryo sighed as he looked at the two of them. He hoped with Malik with them thing would be calmer. After second thoughts he snorted deprecatingly. Having to deal with two Yamis' and Seto things will be far from calm.

He turned his gaze to the city and suddenly felt his heart speed up. Gasping for a breath he found his medallion rise up and point to the east.

He calmed down and smiled as he felt Bakura slip his hand into his and asked the other excited, "Bakura it's him, isn't it?"

Bakura sat back in his seat and rolled his eyes. "It seems that our third member had arrived once more. Man, he sure knows how to arrive with a bang," he said while laughing.

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As Elizabeth was about to open the door to Yugi room, she felt him stiffen in her arm and slipping out of her grasp he leaned against the wall clutching his chest as he tried to regulate his breathing.

"Master...?" she called out in panic.

His body soon relaxed and his lips formed a smile as he whispered "Yami" before he fainted into a peaceful slumber.

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"Blast", and then a scream was heard in the airport. "That stupid pharaoh! I am not riding out again in this heat to get him!" muttered Marik as he leaned against the wall to continue cursing.

Malik couldn't help but snicker at his Yami, while Ishizu sent him a warning look to get his Yami under control. He stared back wondering if his sister knew whether this was going to happen or not. With his millennium rod acting up, he was sure her millennium necklace was acting up as well but she had avoided any question concerning her necklace.

Ignoring Marik's muttering Ishizu fingered her millennium necklace, and continued to look for a sight of Seto, Ryo, and Bakura. Her millennium item has been acting up but it no longer provided her with visions of the future. She doubted that it ever will, because it's purpose was fulfilled after the pharaoh was found and fate seems to want it's secrets unrevealed. But a little help is being given once in a while, and she couldn't wait to tell Marik where they were heading to see him getting even angrier.

Malik looked at Ishizu in surprise to see her chuckling slightly. He rolled his eyes. And they called him always a kid! His sister was acting very mature indeed. He rubbed his forehead preparing for the upcoming argument.

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Two hours later

Gulping down his fifth bottle of water, Marik threw himself against the chair and continued to gasp for air. Bakura looked at the other Yami and snapped, "Get a hold of yourself! You have been living in the dessert for years, and you can't take a little more heat?"

"Well, excuse me for living underground and with this, away from the scorching sun," he snapped back.

Bakura snorted. He would never admit that Marik was right. Especially since he had been living the easy life with Ryo for quiet some time now he wasn't so hardened to the burning sun himself and certainly did not miss it. He turned to Ryo and proceeded to kiss him, as he realized he had already wasted enough time fighting with the damn tomb guardian.

Marik wiped the sweat from his brow as he watched the two make out and starting eyeing his Hikari hungrily despite the heat. Malik shot him back a look that clearly warned him to back off. Pouting the blond Yami took another bottle from the ice box, and could have sworn that Bakura was snickering at him.

Seto continued to ignore the noises at the back knowing that it was useless to argue with them, and turned to Ishizu who was sitting next to Odeon who was driving.

"How long will it be till we reach Atemu's temple Ishizu?"

"Hmm, two more hours I suppose… give or take thirty minutes," she answered back.

After a while of hearing the making-out session of the tomb robber and his Hikari the CEO felt his patient wear thin and he turned to Bakura ordering him to stop it from going any further. Bakura narrowed his eyes at Seto as the red faced Ryo pulled his Yami's hand from his shirt and moved out of his reach. Muttering under his breath the thief reached for a can of bear and silently dared anyone to stop him.

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Harry

Getting up from bed Harry moved toward the light switch and turned the lights on. With the images from last night still haunting him, he started to get worried and headed to Yugi room hoping to find both Elizabeth and Yugi. Hedwig followed him silently. Reaching Yugi's room he knocked and proceeded to open the door when he heard Elizabeth voice telling him he could come in.

He entered the room to find Elizabeth wiping Yugi forehead with a wet cloth she gestured him to the other seat near the bed. After he sat down Hedwig settled herself on the chairs' back. He turned his gaze to the figure lying on the bed. Yugi's chest was bandaged and his body was covered in a layer of sweat.

Elizabeth gave him a small smile trying to ease his worries and said gently, "His body is just sweating because it tries to get rid of some of the potion's ingredients which were added to the blood that Voldemort gave him last night. It will take a day or two, but he will hopefully get better soon."

He stared at his hands and whispered, "Voldemort raped him last night, didn't he?"

He suddenly felt a hand on his cheek wiping away a few tears, looking up he saw Elizabeth had moved to his side. "If you fear he isn't still a virgin than I can ease your worries. Thankfully things didn't go that far. It seems that an attack had failed which must have been important enough to require Voldemort to leave."

"He doesn't blame you for anything Harry," said Elizabeth.

"But if I could have thought more about the reason why he was so pleased that day, or done more then just break down…," the boy said angry at himself because of his weakness.

But he was silenced when she paced a finger on his lips. "Harry, we never expected you to save us from our decisions. We all bear the consequences of our decisions. Let us protect you for once. Both Yugi and I consider you part of our family and we all watch each others back, right? You will be pitching in; you are the hero of the wizarding world, right?"

She then flicked his nose. "Now if Mr. Hero could get some breakfast for the both of us that will be great."

Harry couldn't help but smile happy that Yugi was going to be alright and they would not blame him for anything. He waited for Hedwig to happily settling on his shoulder to see him better and then headed of to the kitchens.

"Hmm, it seems that you are going to mark him if you keep this going."

She stared questioningly at Yugi and she proceeded to apply another wet cloth "Mark who as what?"

"Harry as your fledgling, of course. Are you going to turn him? Because that will take a hell lot of paperwork. The council meetings concerning the first fledgling to be turned by our clan the first time in a hundred years will sure be tedious."

He waited for her to reply and suddenly winced as he felt her apply pressure as she adjusted his chest bandages.

"Oh, I am so sorry master. Did I press too much? I just slipped when I thought I heard a mocking tone. So did I?"

"A mocking tone me? No of course not. You must have been imaging things, you probably," he answered back meekly.

"Good, now go back to sleep spiky," she chuckled as she adjusted his covers.

"Ooh, my poor hair. How many have mocked you?" he said playfully as Elizabeth knocked him on the head.

As he was about to close his eyes, she said thoughtfully, "Yugi, that name you called about before- when you fainted- it was his, wasn't it?"

He stared silently back. "I am not sure… maybe… I suppose I am tired of hoping, but I can't just stop believing that he will come back to me one day."

"I am sure he will be back one day," she assured him, moving his bangs behind his ears.

As she was about to get up to get cooler water, he held her back by her hand. "I am sorry Elizabeth."

She smiled backed, "Its ok, now sleep old man."

"Old man" he snorted but remained quite, Elizabeth was loyal to him but had quite a temper when provoked.

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Hermione

She continued to sit by the window pretending to read a book but in truth she was eyeing the outside view hoping to catch a site of Hedwig. She then felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around only to find professor Lupin next to her.

"So any replay from Harry yet?" he asked smiling at Hermione.

"Professor… I…"

"It's alright Hermione. I won't tell anyone else. I was about to do the same thing but I found already Hedwig gone."

"I am just worried Professor. With Voldemort's attack yesterday, and no word from Harry for such a long time… could he possibly have him?"

"Snape assured us that there was no sign of Harry while he was there. Voldemort would make it known to his follower if he did have him. Hopefully Harry had escaped."

"I hope so Professor" she answered tiring her head once more to look for a sight of Hedwig.

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Snape

'Good. It seems that those fools haven't discovered that Harry was in Yugi's care so far,' he thought. He was waiting for the right time to send a report to his lord. He headed to his room and took out a parchment. He felt his fangs slip out from worry as he remembered last night.

Flash back

He watched Voldemort carry the limp figure across the hall to his room. After the Dark Lord closed the door he let go of his invisibility spell. He was glad that Elizabeth had sent him a note of this meeting; even with the power of the shadow realm their master was still vulnerable to some of the mortals' potions.

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He frowned as he remembered the drink Voldemort had given Yugi. The Dark Lord had brewed the potion himself rather then asked him to make it.

It seemed that Voldemort was starting to doubt him even more. He knew very well that most of the Orders members did not trust him, too. They were not far from wrong but he did not work for Voldemort, but for the vampires.

He was a half breed. His father was one of the few of his clan who lived on the outside as a watcher. Watchers just watched human progress but never interfered. He met his mother and both got married. Even though she had refused to become an immortal they lived happily together. At least they had until she had died from illness when he was only 6 that is. His father lived till he reached his seventh year at Hogwarts before he finally died. As vampires don't usually survive after their mate's death his father struggled much to stay alive for his sake.

He soon left off to their clan after graduation where he continued his studies for some time. Ay first he wasn't planning on returning, but after Yugi came to rule he changed his mind. He found someone he could follow, and meeting Elizabeth he found someone he wanted to have as his mate. Snape knew that she cared for Yugi but he was hoping that he would someday gain her love. His soul was calling out to her and he was sure that they were fated to be together one day.

He allowed his true form to appear after making sure that his door was tightly locked. He moved his silky black hair behind his ear as he proceeded to write to Yugi about their latest meeting. His black pupils scanned the contents once more before spelling the note into the shadows taking it to their master.

He blamed himself that he couldn't act sooner but he had to make sure that the order had ambushed the Death Eaters before he could barge in and call Voldemort away. Last night's attack was critical for the Dark Lord's plans; he rubbed his arm over the dark mark. Their punishment after the failed mission had been brutal especially his because he disturbed the Dark Lord while he was busy with Yugi. Closing his eyes he went through last night's events.

Flash back continues…

He entered the room calling out for the Dark Lord; he hid a wince as he saw the Dark Lord lying over Yugi biting his neck. Swallowing back the bile that had risen to his throat he was thankful that he had just arrived just in time since Voldemort was about to pull Yugi's' boxers off.

"Master the Death Eaters who were send to get the map you wanted where attacked."

"Those fools," moving off from Yugi he continued to curse as he got dressed. Turning to the unconscious figure once more he sat down next to Yugi and placed his lips over his.

Placing his hands near Yugi's face he whispered, "What a magnificent creature, isn't he Snape?"

"An immortal being that will forever have the beauty of youth not this dead corpse I inhabit for now. But no matter after I get what I want from him, this body will be mine."

He headed for the door "Come along Severus we can't keep the others waiting."

Looking at Yugi's still form once more he left the room following the Dark Lord.

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He wondered about the map the Death Eaters were supposed to get. It must have been very valuable for him to cut off his plans with Yugi. Taking a deep breath he changed his image once more, as one of the Weasly twins knocked on the door calling him for lunch.

to be continued…

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