Eyes on Fire

AN: Thanks for the reviews. Sorry for the wait. I've been out of town and working like crazy.

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Chapter Nine

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"Tell me about your life, Yuugi."

"What do you want to know?"

Yuugi sat on top of a picnic table, hidden beneath the shade of a tree. He had his black hoodie pulled over his tricolor hair.

Yami rolled his eyes at his boyfriend, gazing at him fondly.

"Well, for starters, how old are you?"

Yuugi didn't look at Yami as he spoke, replying softly.

"I'm eighteen."

Yami poked Yuugi in the side, annoyed.

"Yuugi, seriously… How old are you?"

Yuugi got up from his perch on the table, and jumped down in the blink of an eye.

"Technically, I was turned at age eighteen."

He didn't say anything else, simply attempting to avert the conversation at another subject.

"That's not what I meant, Yuugi. How old are you truly?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Why not?"

Yuugi turned and growled fangs close to lengthening. He managed to keep his cool, not allowing his fangs to show. He gazed at Yami with a frown.

"My age is a touchy subject."

Nodding silently, the teen decided to drop the subject for the time being. He didn't wish to upset his boyfriend so early in their relationship. Hell, they hadn't even been together for a day yet.

Noticing his other's silence, Yuugi raised a brow at the teen, smiling apologetically.

"I'm sorry, Yami. It's hard for me to speak of my change. It's taken me until this point in my endless existence to come to terms with it."

"It's alright, Yuugi. I didn't realize that it was a painful subject."

A brief silence fell over the duo as Yuugi finally conceded in his stubbornness. He sat down next to Yami, leaning his head against the other's shoulder, whilst sighing.

"If you wish to know the truth of my turning, I will tell you. I can't deny you anything."

A blush crept upon his face as Yuugi took his hand into his own. He held the Yami's hand gently, noticing a shiver creeping across the teen's skin.

"It wasn't that long ago, eleven years in fact. On an island off the coast of California with my grandfather in a game shop. My mother and father had died in a shipwreck a few months after my birth. Living without my mother and father wasn't easy at the time. I was often teased for it during my few years in high school. I eventually dropped out and started working in the game shop due to the constant teasing."

Yuugi paused, gazing out into the open field of the park. "It wasn't easy dealing with the torment. I hate that I gave in so easily to them. I took the easy way out and left school. My grandfather was disappointed in me. He eventually became ill and passed on by the time I was eighteen. At this point, I started attending tournaments for different types of games. My best game was that of Chess. That is where I found my demise."

Yami intervened, tightening his grip upon Yuugi's ice-cold hand. "What do you mean by finding your demise?"

Yuugi laughed sarcastically. "It's where Seto Kaiba found me. He observed every game of Chess that I played. He eventually challenged me. We played and I won. Seto is a competitive gamer and will never admit defeat. What he didn't realize was that, I was suffering from Cancer and was awaiting the call of death. I didn't care about anything except the challenge of a strategic game. He found this intriguing which in turn caused him to turn me one night after he challenged me once again to a Chess match. In the end, I defeated him in another game but he won the night after he turned me into a child of the damned."

Yuugi stopped speaking of his past, zipping up his jacket. "That is all I'm willing to tell for now."

"Yuugi… Thank you…."

The vampire nodded quietly, turning his head to meet the other's eyes.

"What is your story? I told you mine. Tell me yours, Yami."

Yami blinked confusedly, gazing at the vampire with a raised brow.

"What do you mean?"

"I want to know why you chose to come here to Domino."

"I didn't choose to. My father passed away from a heart attack a few months ago. I'm staying here with a foster family until I turn eighteen."

"I see." Yuugi shifted in his seat, speaking once more. "You and I have a lot in common. We both lost important people in our lives and are attempting to regain some form of a foundation to live the rest of our existences."

Yami could only nod, pulling Yuugi close to himself. He didn't realize how much he needed Yuugi until that very moment.

"You are the light in my life, Yuugi, don't forget that."

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Yami awoke to the honking of a car's horn. He attempted to ignore it, turning his face into his pillow. He closed his eyes, ignoring the sounds of thunder that echoed into his bedroom. However, the honking became insistent.

Annoyed, he got up, dragging himself across the room to his window, flipping open the blinds. His eyes widened at the sight of Yuugi standing by his infamous Aston Martin Vantage. The vampire noticed the teen's stare. He gazed at Yami with a smile, motioning for him to come on.

Rolling his eyes once, Yami proceeded to get ready for the day. After all, this would be their first day together at school as an official couple.

Moments later, Yami headed downstairs, opening the front door. He saw Yuugi waiting for him. The small vampire smiled widely at him, darting to his side in the blink of an eye. A pale arm wrapped itself around his waist, catching the other in a slight hug. Yuugi then wrapped his other arm around Yami, bringing the other to his chest. He pulled away quickly, leaving his boyfriend's hand in his own.

"Good morning. Did you sleep well?"

Yami shrugged half-heartedly. "Yeah, I guess I did. What about you?"

"I didn't sleep." Before he even saw the confused expression upon the other's face, Yuugi continued. "I only sleep when I am weak. If I feed constantly, sleep isn't needed. For me... I usually receive a bit of sleep every two weeks or so." I usually get a bit of sleep every two weeks."

Yami couldn't believe this bit of information. He merely blinked at the response, following Yuugi to the sports car.

"I see you got the car back."

"Yup, it helps when you have a good mechanic/body shop combination. I managed to get it out quicker than expected."

"That's good. I know how much you love your precious car, Yuugi." Yami laughed, walked to the passenger's side. Yuugi beat him there, already there, holding the door open.

"Ready to head off for a day at school?"

"Meh, I guess…"

Yuugi closed the door once Yami sat down in Aston Martin. He then darted into the driver's side, starting the car and bounding down the street at illegal speeds.

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"Kaiba, you've asked me to watch Yuugi and I have been. He's not obeying your words at all. I saw him with Yami at the park. I believe they are an item of sorts."

The brunet raised a brow, eyes narrowed.

"How sure are you?"

"Very sure."

"I need proof of this. I do not believe in such nonsense of my own fledgling, Jou."

The blond sighed heavily gazing at the large vampire. "I'm just statin' what I saw, Kaiba."

"I know, but I need proof. Yuugi couldn't possibly disobey me after all these years."

Jou didn't say anything as he headed off for proof. However, he was stopped in mid-step by the brunet.

"Jou? Don't forget your donation of sorts, will you?"

The blond gulped slightly, falling back into seat. He pulled his blond hair to the side, exposing his neck fully in the slight fluorescent glow of the light. His eyes remained closed as a pair of fangs bit into his tan skin, sucking away his life giving fluid.

He groaned a little as the pain set in, his nerves on end. He had become a donor for the vampire as well as a spy. After all, his own fledgling didn't obey his word. Jou however, found more than just these reasons to stay by Kaiba's side. He had fallen for the man long ago.

He wondered if he would ever find a way to warn Yuugi before things became uglier. If Seto found out that Yami had stolen his heart. The teen wouldn't live to see another day.

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To be continued…