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A Vampire's Kill

Chapter 5


"Get the bloody broom!" Bakura shouted, and Yugi watched as Bakura crouched down on to the floor of the kitchen, his lips twisted into an annoyed frown. As he looked on at the poor sight, Yugi felt just a tiny bit sorry for Bakura who tried to mop the blood up with a rag, growing even more impatient as he came across more pieces of glass.

"Just shut up and wait!" Kaiba hollered back, and he slammed his hand down on the messy sink. He turned his head slightly to glare at Bakura, his face holding a scowl before continuing to angrily wash the few cups that had not been destroyed after whatever chaos took place before they went to bed.

"You know what-" Bakura started again, looking at Kaiba, only to stop midsentence when another voice overpowered theirs, shutting them up instantly.

"Be quiet!"

Atem snapped at the two loudly, sternly, and Yugi jumped at the tone. His head turned to look up at Atem instinctively, only to see the King giving him an amused grin, probably realising that his shout startled him for a second.

"Got scared? Sorry," Atem said, and Yugi found himself forcing back the blush of embarrassment that was making its way on to his face.

Not wanting Atem to notice his expression, Yugi turned away and sunk lower into the dark red couch, ignoring the feeling of Atem's finger. He poked his cheek playfully for a while before returning to the conversation he was in with Marik.

The bleach haired blond vampire was seated on the other couch on their right, he also glancing at the two they could see in the kitchen. He however was not looking at them with pity. If anything, he looked as if he enjoyed seeing them struggle.

Marik eventually turned back to Atem, and Yugi's gaze rose up towards Bakura and Kaiba. He shook his head sadly to himself as he watched Bakura mumble out a hurl of curses under his breath after his bare feet stepped on a shard of glass. And as he observed Kaiba, he could see that the other's t-shirt was soaked, his arms deep in the sink filled with water and suds. The sink… it was on the verge of running over.

Yugi cringed when Kaiba took notice of that and desperately tried to stop the flow – but to no success. He would have gone and helped them clean up, but Atem had forbidden him from taking a step inside the kitchen. Atem made it clear that Bakura and Kaiba had to be punished for doing what they did to his kitchen, so cleaning it all up was their duty. No food for them until it was completed, thus leaving Yugi to watch them helplessly.

The five of them had spent the rest of last night drinking and talking with each other, entertained, with a hint of annoyance from Atem, as Kaiba and Bakura bickered endlessly about… that they still had no idea about. The argument was humorous nonetheless.

However, when the godfather clock in the living room struck its hands at five in the morning, Yugi found himself being ushered to bed by Atem who made it his responsibility to tuck him in, smoothing the bed out and fluffing his pillows while he changed into more comfortable clothes.

After Yugi was in bed, his eyes heavy after the long night, he felt a soft peck at his temple before watching as Atem left for his own room, no doubt to go to sleep himself. Therefore Marik, Kaiba, and Bakura were left in the kitchen to do as they pleased until they turned in for the day as well. And so, he was not that surprised to hear Atem's shout waking them out of bed along with the promise of carrying out all the threats that left his mouth soon after as he called out the said three's names with as much venom and anger Yugi had ever heard.

He had gotten up and stepped out of his room to see what exactly had happened, and as he did he saw the three leaving theirs as well, all of them yawning and rubbing their eyes in their t-shirts and shorts, their disheveled hair sticking out all over their head more than usual. Walking down the hallway behind them, he stopped and stared with curiosity at Atem whose face was red, his arms crossed and black socked foot tapping impatiently on the floor as he glared at them.

"Clean it, before I kill all of you," he had hissed darkly, causing even Yugi to shiver with fear, all his tiredness gone at the look on the King's face.

He had dared himself to peek into the kitchen to see what could have caused him to react like that, only to have his eyes widen, his jaw slackening in shock. Of course Atem would be vivid. This kitchen was a mess! Cups were strewn on the counter of the sink, there was a puddle of spilt blood on the floor, and the table was littered with drops of blood that was starting to dry on the wood. And to make it even worse, on the floor laid the expensive looking tea cups that Atem treasured, shattered into pieces. When asked, neither of them remembered how the kitchen got like that, and Marik had no explanation either since he swore he went to bed moments after they did, not wanting to be dragged into the argument Bakura and Kaiba were still in the middle of. Atem had murmured sarcastically before storming off that it was, "another mystery the place would have to hold."

That was almost twenty minutes ago. Now, here he was, sitting on the couch, the one near the doorway that faced the kitchen, gazing at Kaiba and Bakura who were still undressed, cleaning the kitchen. They were both severely cranky, the glares they were shooting each other far from pretty, and from the looks of it they were about to start arguing again. This time, about whose fault it was now that Atem was annoyed with them.

Sighing, Yugi turned his head away and instead focused on Marik who was speaking.

"Are you really going to leave the hunt for next year, or do it sometime soon?" Marik asked, his body facing Atem who was leaned back, legs stretched out and feet crossed, staring up at the ceiling.

His eyes fell to the raggedy carpet while listening attentively, still watching Bakura and Kaiba through the door of the kitchen as well.

"We really need to hunt, you know. Or atleast they do," Marik continued, and he gestured his head towards the kitchen before glancing at Yugi. Yugi heard the sigh that left Atem's mouth, and he saw the socked feet uncross before the reply came.

"Sometime soon, perhaps," Atem answered simply, and Yugi could feel Atem's arm around his waist, tightening slightly before going slack behind him. Glancing at the King, Yugi saw the faraway look in those crimson eyes. It was a gaze that left him feeling very unsettled. A weight would develop in his chest, sadness and confusion mingling with his thoughts and emotions. He couldn't figure out why. Those eyes reminded him of helplessness.

He sat there, only able to listen to the silence as he heart clenched.

After Marik had told him that Atem once had a brother, suddenly all of Atem's strange, overprotective and caring behaviour that would usually make him uneasy, slowly began to make sense. And the more he thought about all of those moment, he started to understand and see why Atem would behave that way with him. Atem was behaving exactly how a person would behave after losing someone close. That was probably why Atem turned him into a vampire too. To keep the memory of his brother that was now gone, close to him.

Sighing, Yugi brought his arm up to lean it against the armrest of the couch. How can he find out more about why Atem abandoned his Kingdom and retreated into hiding? Everyone else seemed to know what happened, and since this was practically his new family, he deserved to know as well.

Marik had advised him to speak to Kaiba and or Bakura, because they would be able to tell him what was going on without getting into trouble, and it was true. Atem would not throw them out or doing anything horrible to them because they told him. But, why did it have to be that way? Why was it such a big secret? Besides, even if he did talk to them, can he trust them enough to believe that they would not go back to Atem and tell him?

Shoulders slouching, the feeling of disappointing rising within him, almost to the point of just backing down from all of the questions, he was startled once more when a crash came from the kitchen. Looking up, seconds after the clatter, immediately shouts were heard once more from the only two that were in there.

"What did you do?!" Kaiba yelled, his eyes on the broken teacup on the ground, and he returned his gaze to Bakura to whisper heatedly, "You broke Atem's cup!" and nervously Yugi watched as Kaiba glanced Atem's way, only to see the King looking at his shattered cup with a blank expression.

"I'll replace it, I swear," Bakura said quickly after seeing the look, and at that Atem shook his head and returned his eyes to the ceiling.

"Clean it up," Kaiba hissed, and Bakura shot him another glare, throwing the wet rag that he had at the brown haired vampire. Kaiba swiftly dodged it and he walked over to Bakura, ignoring the look that was given to him. He shoved the broom into the other's hand before returning to the sink, leaving Bakura to mutter to himself as he unwillingly began to sweep the glass shards into a pile.

"Those two never change," Marik said to himself, and he looked away, Yugi seeing that his violet eyes fell on to Atem who was zoned out yet again in his own world.

"The rest of the clan is dead, so what are you going to do now, my King?" Marik went on. "Will you ever retake the throne, for good this time?"

Now that was the question that piqued Yugi's interest and had him focusing more on their conversation. Atem was the King, yet for so many years he never really did his duty as King. And, the question to finally go back to their real home… Yugi felt his heart sinking the more he thought about leaving this place that he had grown to love and consider as his new home. It was small, cozy, and he did not want to leave it. Would Atem really go back? He looked over at Atem to see that he was still silent, but after a moment though Atem eventually sat up straighter in his seat to give Marik a fleeting look. A sigh left his lips before he responded.

"Do I have a kingdom to go back to?" he questioned softly, and Yugi could hear that his voice started to get cold as he went on. "Marik, if you have not realised it yet, my entire clan is dead, so why should I go back? My rule is over."

"Atem, your rule is not over," Kaiba suddenly said, and he stepped out of the kitchen, wiping the back of his hands of his wet, soap-covered shirt. They all turned to look at him as he continued. "We are still alive, therefore you are still King. Even if it is just the four of us, making us a small clan, we are here and we are something."

"Besides," Bakura then said, stepping out as well. "You still have responsibilities as King whether or not you have a clan. You have duties towards the rest of the vampire clans out there. And frankly, for the past hundreds of years that you've been in hiding, you haven't been fulfilling them."

Atem scoffed at the mention of the other vampire clans. He crossed his legs, an amused grin breaking out on his face. "The other clans? Really?" he chuckled. "I mean nothing to them, especially now. I am a small King of an even smaller clan. Our rank depends on the number of vampires in the King's clan, and, as you said," Atem leaned forward, "I only have four people left so what is my importance now?! I would not be surprised if they forgot I even existed."

"That's impossible," Kaiba started, only to be stopped when Atem turned to Marik.

"When I was not there, did you or anyone go to the meeting they hold every, what was it again, every ten years on my behalf? At all?!"

"No, but-" Marik said quietly, and Yugi bit his lip to see Marik jump when Atem snapped his head back towards Bakura and Kaiba who was looking at him with mild interest, to see what he could come up with to prove his point.

"See!" Atem shouted, and he leaned back, crossing his arms. "I do not matter to them. All of those other Kings…" Yugi watched as Atem lips pursed together, evident that he was stopping himself from saying the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Everyone else remained silent, Marik sitting awkwardly where he was now while Bakura and Kaiba left for their rooms, fed up with Atem's antics, to finally get dressed after waking up. Yugi however found himself leaning back, staring at his feet after glancing at Atem. The King did have a point. He did not really have a clan anymore, and after all those years, perhaps the other vampire nobles did forget about him. But, that seemed unlikely.

Yugi had learned throughout the year that Atem used to rule one of the biggest clans in the vampire world. He was once very important. He was the Vampire King before he went into hiding. So, when he suddenly disappeared without a trace, it was odd to just assume that the other nobles would not make an effort to find him and see what had happened to his clan. Why would they not question his absence from those meetings? The sudden disappearance of the biggest vampire clan and none of them bats an eye?

Nothing about the situation felt right.

Yugi took a deep, silent breath. Atem should return and meet with the other nobles. He had to re-establish his role as King and figure out what has been going on. That was the right approach, he believed. But would Atem, if he told him, agree? He did not know much about the vampires yet, so who was he to say?

"Will you atleast return to your rightful home? Won't you go back to the manor?" Marik continued, and at that Atem did not hesitate to reply.

"No."

Hearing a grumble coming from down the hall, Yugi looked up to see Bakura enter the living room, fully dressed in black, loose pants and a dress shirt of the same colour. Grabbing his grey jacket that was hung on the coat rack near the steps, Yugi watched as Bakura stuffed his arms inside the sleeves and put the hood over his head, the hood hiding half of his face.

"Won't the sun burn you," Yugi found himself saying before he could stop, and at his words he saw Bakura look at him. He could also feel Atem's eyes on him.

There was still few hours before sunset, so how did Bakura expect to leave? Besides, was he really going to replace the cups? Yugi bit his lip. Guess Atem had more influence over them than he thought.

A grin made its way on to Bakura's face, and he pulled his hood back down to look at Yugi properly.

"Don't you know? We can still go outside. We just have to block our skin from the sun. There's a reason for the hood you know."

Never hearing of such a fact before, Yugi's eyes widened with surprise. Seeing his expression, Bakura turned to Atem with a raised eyebrow.

"Haven't you taught him anything? Heck, did he even see sunlight ever since you turned him?"

"Bakura, just shut up," Atem snapped, but Yugi looked away from the scowling face and back to Bakura. He felt more empowered knowing that the sun would not really turn them to dust, so he found himself standing a second later.

"Can I go with you?" he asked Bakura, and he casted a pleading and worried gaze towards Atem who was looking at him with bewilderment. "I haven't been in town for so long, and I would just like to go out for a while. Please?" he added.

Atem was hesitating, and whenever he hesitated, Yugi knew that the King did not want him to leave his side. At the same time though Yugi could see that Atem did not want to say "no" to him. Atem was fighting with himself, wondering as to what his answer should be.

Feeling that he was not going to go anywhere without Atem anytime soon, Bakura's impatient voice was the one that stopped him from sitting back down with disappointment.

"Atem, you can't keep shadowing him forever, caging him up like this. Let the kid go!" Bakura exclaimed, and he grabbed Yugi's arm and shoved him towards the steps. "Here, put this on," he said quickly, handing Yugi a jacket and looking for his boots that were in the corner. Bakura used his foot to push them over to him.

Holding the jacket and slowly putting it on while pushing a foot inside his shoes, Yugi looked over at Atem to see him glaring deeply at Bakura. Bakura on the other hand did not seem threatened by the look at all.

"Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to him, alright?" Bakura said, reassuringly. "If something does happen to him, I promise that you won't ever see my face again."

Bakura's words seemed to work because the frown on Atem's face disappeared and was replaced with uncertainty.

"I'll take care of him, trust me," Bakura repeated, and a triumphant smile broke out on his face when Atem finally let out the breath that he was holding throughout it all.

"Fine," he said, and he sat back down after having stood up, hands clenched in his lap as he forced himself to not look Yugi's way at all, knowing that he would not be able to let the boy go.

Seeing Atem's strange, yet loving, display of affection, a small smile of his own made its way to Yugi's face.

"I'll be careful. Don't worry," Yugi said quietly, and hearing his voice Atem turned towards him. He nodded, and as Yugi put his arms though the sleeves of the jacket, he took a glance at Marik who was looking at him intently.

Marik, after meeting his gaze, raised his eyebrows towards Bakura. Taking a look at the vampire that had now gone up to open the hidden door, Marik gave him a nod to which Yugi responded with a blink of his eyes and a slight dip of his head.

Reassuring Atem once more and giving in to the quick hug that the King wanted, he turned around, climbing the stairs after Bakura to see the other already standing at the top, the trap door opened. As soon as Yugi stepped out, his boots crunching the brown patch of grass, he turned back around to Bakura pushing the rock back into place, hiding the entryway. After he was done, he brushed the dust away from his hands and walked up to Yugi. Yugi flinched when out of nowhere Bakura's hand rose up, only to shove the hood over his head.

"The sun, kid," Bakura reminded, and Yugi felt him pat his head once as he covered his head properly to hide his skin as they walked. "Night's approaching and the sun isn't that hot anymore, but I can't risk it. You're still a baby compared to us, and if the hot sun can burn our skin if we're in it for too long, I don't want to find out what it will do to yours if you go under its rays. Atem will skin me alive if you return home looking like fries," Bakura joked, and Yugi found himself scowling up at him as they walked through the forest, feeling the beginning of November breeze that flew by them, hearing the rustling of the branches and taking in the orange, pink glow that the setting sun created upon the area.

"Well, you don't have to constantly call me a baby. I do still consider myself a teenager, you know," Yugi retorted, but Bakura just chuckled.

"Whatever you say, baby," and scowling, Yugi had little time to fight back after he felt Bakura grab his left hand and took off towards the town.

It took them longer than Yugi had expected to get to arrive, and once they did, they walked down the sidewalk, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible as they passed all of the other humans who thankfully took no notice of them. It was cold, so Yugi was glad that he had the thick jacket to keep him warm, and his gloves that he had quickly worn as they neared the place. Bakura on the other hand didn't seem to share his chills, for the white haired vampire had his jacket undone, walking as if he was not feeling the biting cold of the wind piercing through his clothes and attacking him. Rolling his eyes, Yugi gazed around at the small town Bakura had brought him to.

Immediately Yugi noticed the open skies. There were no scarily huge buildings like in the cities, but there were not any ramshackle houses either to say that the town was a poor one. It was, nice. Olden looking, but still very inviting and warm. Yugi found the thoughts of wanting to explore more crossing his mind, only to vanish when Bakura began to complain.

"Atem just had to be picky. He refuses to get his teacups from anywhere else. He only gets his cups from the teashop in this town, and he bloody knows it when we get it from anywhere else. It takes us twenty minutes to get here. Twenty minutes! I can't deal with that!"

"Yeah? Then maybe you and Kaiba shouldn't have broken his stuff. If you hadn't, you wouldn't need to come out and get new ones constantly," Yugi said, and he took a glance up at Bakura to see a not-so-threatening look shot his way.

"Be quiet," Bakura teased, and looking away, a laugh left Yugi's lips as Bakura accepted defeat. However, Yugi found himself biting his lips a moment later as he remembered the reason as to why he had come out with Bakura in the first place.

"C'mon, just ask him," he told himself for the third time, but yet he could not bring himself to say a single word. It was Bakura! If anyone cared more about Atem's welfare, it was the hard-headed, stone cold guy walking right next to him. Bakura would know every detail, so why was he hesitating? Close to facepalming himself, Yugi jumped when Bakura nudged him.

"Okay, what's up? I know you want to say something, so spill already," Bakura said, looking straight ahead, but Yugi was struggling for words again as he stared up at Bakura.

"H-How did you know?"

"I could smell it," Bakura said seriously, and hearing that, Yugi could feel his face going even paler- the reason as to why Bakura must have busted out laughing seconds later.

"I'm kidding," he said, and his laughter died down before he turned back to Yugi. "No, but seriously. What's the matter? You've been chewing on yourself for the past five minutes."

Frowning, Yugi took a deep breath. He closed his eyes for a second and then reopened them, saying what he had to without hesitating. There was no point prolonging it any further. If he did, he would never know. As for the consequences… they could join him in hell later on.

"What happened to Atem's brother?"

The question made Bakura stop in his tracks completely.

Yugi stopped walking as well and just looked at him after hearing the pin drop like silence. Bakura was looking at him with nothing short of complete shock. His mouth was opening and closing, struggling to ask something, only to then stop and close his eyes with defeat.

What was going on?! Was his question really that much of a surprise?

"I knew you'd ask that sooner or later," Bakura finally muttered, and he continued to walk, hands stuffed deep into his pockets.

"Then tell me. What happened?" Yugi pressed on, his eyes locked on Bakura as he tried to catch up to him.

Not watching where he was going, it didn't take long for Yugi to suddenly bump into an oncoming person. He felt a small tug on his neck as the person hurriedly walked away, and just like that the sharp pressure was gone. He stopped and tried to feel if the necklace was still there, around his neck, and his eyes widened when there was nothing.

"Bakura! My necklace, it's gone! I think it got cut," he exclaimed, and Bakura turned to him, his eyes now wide with worry.

"What do you mean it got cut?! Didn't you put it inside your jacket?!" Bakura exclaimed, and he looked around Yugi's neck to make sure.

"I had it around my neck. I bumped into this person, so I don't know if it got-" he began, and he stopped talking when Bakura held his arm as they went back and retraced their steps. "You don't think it go stuck on that person," Yugi wondered, and at that Bakura shook his head.

"No, I see it," he said, and letting go of Yugi's arm, he went over to grab the fallen silver chain. A small, crystal-like purple gem was hung on to it. The necklace laid on the sidewalk just a short distance away.

Picking it up, Bakura walked over to Yugi who was relieved immediately upon seeing it.

"Why wasn't it tucked into your jacket if you were going to wear it around your neck?" Bakura scolded, and he clicked his tongue when he saw the chain broken. Clasping it tightly, he unzipped Yugi's jacket and tucked it into the breast pocket of the shirt he was wearing before zipping the jacket back up. "You have to keep that crystal safe. It you lose it, then…"

"I know, I'm sorry," Yugi said, and he stuck close to Bakura as they began walking again. "I'll try to be more careful next time," and that was a promise he had to keep.

Throughout his training, Atem, Bakura and Kaiba would not stop stressing to him about how important that crystal was to vampires. To them. The crystal was a powerful source of energy. It was what would keep them alive if they were unable to feed on human blood because its power was equal to drinking human blood once a day.

Kaiba had also told him that as the years went on, vampires started to forget about the power of the crystals because they took human blood whenever they wanted. To other vampires, there was no need for the crystal, so the crystal became something akin to a legend. Luckily for them, Atem was aware of the crystals power. Since they only drank once a year, it was even more important for them to have it on them, and to keep it safe.

"Okay, we're here," Bakura said, and looking up Yugi took in the appearance of the small shop that he was standing infront of. It was a small building, and through the large bay window, Yugi stared in awe at the sight of all the little trinkets that laid inside.

"C'mon," Bakura called, and he opened the door. A little bell above tingled as he did so.

Excited, Yugi entered, and immediately he was hit with the sweet aroma of different teas and the magical sight of the fragile looking glasses that adorned the shelves. It looked as if he was in an ancient looking shop, fit for a royal family of some sort. Who would have thought a tea store could be so enchanting?!

Completely ignoring the old man that eyed them closely as soon as they entered, Yugi followed Bakura into one of the small isles, itching to touch the pretty cups.

"You can choose two or three of them if you like," Bakura said, and Yugi found his eyes widening with happiness.

"Really?" he asked, and Bakura glanced at him and nodded.

"Sure, why not? Atem might like them even more if he knows that you picked them," Bakura explained, and Yugi mouth twisted into a little grin at the truth of the statement. "We only need, six or seven. We can split it. You get three and I can get three."

"Okay," Yugi said, and leaving that isle, he wandered over to the next one. His eyes didn't know where to look first.

They were so pretty whether they were plain or decorated completely, and from what he understood from looking at the King, Atem seemed to find all of them beautiful, especially the antique, English tea cups. Atem would not admit it, but Yugi knew that Atem had his favourite kinds. The ones he liked were brightly coloured, decorated all the way around the cup, inside too, the saucers matching perfectly as well which would make the entire thing seem too elegant and delicate looking to drink blood from.

Scanning the rows, his eyes eventually fell on a cream coloured one that was rimmed with a shiny, gold coloured design. It was pink and gold actually, the pink roses mixing with a darker pink and a pastel coloured blue flower that added some more colour to the cup. Seeing the saucer behind it, Yugi immediately decided to take that one. The saucer was pink, outlined with the same intricate gold design that was on the cup. And since Atem's favourite colour was pink, the King would surely love it. Grabbing an unopened box that held the cup nice and tight inside, Yugi moved on to find more. This, this was fun.

A gasp left Yugi's mouth when he came across what seemed to be his second pick. The blue, almost aqua coloured cup just popped out at him, and it too had a gorgeous gold design around the edge, the handle curving elegantly, the saucer, not flat, but rounded on the edge. The saucer was white, lined with the gold design.

"Ah, this is perfect!" Yugi exclaimed, and he turned around when he heard Bakura's voice from the other isle.

"Found anything?" Bakura asked, and as Yugi grabbed the unopened box, he nodded, smiling widely.

"I think I now understand why Atem loves this so much. Why doesn't he come himself?" and he stopped when he heard Bakura laugh loudly.

"He used to come here a lot! But, he's been banned for the past three years now because he stayed the entire day once, refusing to leave when the man had to close shop." Yugi bit his lip when he heard the man at the front grumble, leaving them alone after Bakura brought up what seemed to be a horrible memory for him.

"Aww," Yugi said, moving to the other isle, and Bakura chuckled.

"Quite sad."

Yugi rose a brow.

"You say that with sarcasm? Is it a good thing Atem doesn't come anymore?"

"Oh yeah. He not only drove the owner crazy, but us too. Really… I get that they're nice, but spending days here? Please. That's crazy."

Yugi chuckled. Turning his head back to the rack though, he found himself stopping once again when he came across a small table, a tea set display gathering dust in a spot where no one could really have noticed it. Yugi stared in awe, and gently he picked up a cup and admired it.

"Hey, Bakura. Do you think Atem would like a new tea set?" he asked, his finger gliding over the cream coloured glass with two flowers, white and red, that was surrounded by a shiny, gold design. There were six tea cups in total, all of them sitting on a platter that matched, while in the middle sat an elegant tea pot that had the same design. He could also see the little pots that maybe held the sugar and milk behind it. Putting the cup down, Yugi glanced around, and finally found it. The box that held the last set.

"What did you- oh," Bakura said, stopping behind Yugi as he noticed the set as well. Looking up at him, Yugi watched as Bakura scratched his chin before taking a look at the boxes that Yugi had picked. A grin broke out on his face. "You… You got a good eye. I think Atem will kill us for sure if we happened to break those," he said, and Yugi looked over to see a violet coloured cup and a yellow one in Bakura's arm.

"Those are pretty too," Yugi said, staring at them, and he held the two that Bakura had in his arms as well after the vamp gave them to him before kneeling down next to the medium sized box on the lower shelf.

"It's not too expensive…" Bakura trailed off, and he grabbed the box from under there and held it tightly in his hands. "Each of those are thirty, and this set is one hundred and forty. Not so bad," he stated, but Yugi's eyes almost rolled out of his sockets.

"Thirty dollars for one of these cups!?"

"Yeah, quite cheap actually," Bakura continued, mostly to himself, and he started to walk over to the cashier while Yugi followed him, shocked. Cheap? How was that cheap?!

"How are you going to pay for this?" Yugi asked as Bakura rang the little bell on the desk, and he found himself at the end of the funny look Bakura gave him.

"Duh, we pay for it. With money." Bakura then paused and blinked in slight disbelief. "How did you think we got around?"

"I don't know," Yugi muttered, and he turned back to Bakura. "Where do you get the money from? You guys don't really work for it, so…"

"Oh, we know some vamps in the right places," Bakura answered, giving him a wink, and at that Yugi oohed quietly, not asking or wanting to hear the explanation of what Bakura meant by that.

He waited patiently as Bakura paid for the cups, all of them reaching an amount that had Yugi's head spinning, and then they left. Bakura handed Yugi the two, small bags that held the four cups and a box of tea that he had also picked up. Bakura held on to the set that really needed two hands to hold. The bell jingled above them as they left, their shopping done. By the time they were finished though, all they had to use the hood for was to hide their appearance.

The darkness of the night was already upon them.


Hehe, so, how was that?! I really liked it, and I hope you all did as well. Especially that bit about the teacups and stuff. Ahh, after looking at some pictures on Google, I think I want to start a collection too! They're just so pretty so I think I might had droned on a bit for too long about it! :D Anyways, enough of me. How did you all like the chapter? Is more explained? And don't worry, Yugi's question gets answered next chapter, and another character, or two, gets introduced! Can anyone guess who it is?

Please review! And thank you for reading. :)

Bye~