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Blood Love by Boogermeister

Chapter 11

Anzu stirred in her sleep; she heard talking in what she thought was her dream. "I couldn't kill them, even though what they did was terrible. If Anzu thinks I'm a cold-blooded murderer, she won't be with me anymore."

"You're not a muderer, Atem. You never even kill a human."

"Jono's right."

"Of course I'm right. Uh, about what?"

"That Atem is actually a nice person who is misunderstood by those damn hunters."

"Right."

"Just shut up, Jonouchi. Anyway, how were you with Anzu?"

"The poor girl fell asleep worrying about you."

"And Shizuka wouldn't stopped staring at her since."

Shut up, Jono."

"I don't want her to worry so much."

"You really cared about her, leader, don't you?"

"If he didn't, he wouldn't had this gone this much for her, Mai."

Anzu blinked wearily at the dimmed blurry images. "Atem, is that you?" she mumbled as she rubbed her eyes. The image became clear and Atem stood in front of her. "Atem, you're back," she smiled as she stood up and hugged him.

"Are you all right, Anzu?" Atem smiled as he hugged back.

"Yeah, I"m fine," replied Anzu. "What happened to Terria and--"

"Don't worry about them," Atem said quietly as he kissed her lips. "They won't bother you anymore. How's our child doing?"

"Same as always."

"Anzu, uh . . . sit back down," Atem said quietly. Puzzled, Anzu sat down on the couch. "Guy, do you mind?" Atem asked as he turned to Jonouchi, Mai, and Shizuka.

"No problem, Atem," Shizuka smiled as she left. Mai left, as well, dragging her boyfriend who seemed eager to their conversation. Atem sit next to Anzu after being left alone.

"Anzu . . . . for the past weeks, I couldn't stop thinking about you, even when apart," Atem smiled as he held her hands. "I couldn't sop loving you and . . . . probably because I had a feeling that you had something for me." He then caressed Anzu's stomach. "And this is it. This is a sign meant for us; it means we should be together. Forever."

"Atem, what are you saying?" Anzu asked quietly. Atem got off the couch and knelt in front of her. Anzu's eyes suddenly widened.

"Anzu," he said quietly as he held her hands again, "I want to you to be my partner, my wife. I'm trying to say is, Anzu . . . . will you marry me?" Anzu suddenly hugged him tightly as she sobbed quietly.

"Yes, Atem I will marry you," she said a she stared at his eyes. "I want to be with you forever." And they kissed.

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Shizuka giggled in delight as she lean away from the door. "How romantic!" she smiled "They're getting marry!" Jonouch moved away from the door and sighed as he crossed his arms.

"I dunno," he mused. "They're moving a bit too fast to get hitched."

Mai lightly slapped him in the back of his head. "You idiot, the time length of the relationship doesn't mean a thing when you're in love," she retorted. "Anyay, I think it's sweet. It sounded like one of those human soaps."

"Ew, you been watching those?" questioned Jonouchi, but he quickly looked away from Mai's imfamous glare. Just then, the door busted opened, hitting Jonouchi right in the face. "Ow! Fuck!" he yelled in pain as he stumbled back, rubbing his nose.

"That's what you get for eavesdropping, Jono," chuckled Atem as he and Anzu walked outside.

"It hurts like hell," groaned Jonouchi.

"Don't be such a baby, Jonouchi," said Shizuka. "So, is it gonna be a big wedding, Atem?"

"I'll talk about it later," replied Atem. "Right now, I have to take Anzu home. It's an hour before sunrise."

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Ryuuji walked behind Seto a few feet away from him, trying to avoid his rage of what happened earlier. "Rookie, stop right ther," ordered Seto. Ryuuji stopped immediately, nearly bumped into the taller hunter. Seto hid behind a large tree, along with Ryuuji.(A/N: it's the same tree from chapt. 4)

"What's going on?" Ryuuji asked quietly.

"It's the vampire leader," Seto replied quietly. "But something's not right here."

"What do you mean?" questioned Ryuuji.

"He's talking to a human girl," Seto said as he glanced around the tree. Several yards away, Atem was muttering something to Anzu. "How strange this is, fratenizing with the enemy," said Seto.

Ryuuji looked frombehind the tree. "Wait a minute, I saw that girl from earlier," he pointed out.

"You did? Guess you're not a bad rookie I thought you were," muttered Seto.

"Wonder what's she doing with the leader?" Ryuuji questioned.

"My guess is she had gotten pregnant with his child," Seto replied.

"Huh?"

"Look, he kept touching her stomach." Seto pointed at Atem, who was smiling as he caressed Anzu's stomach. "I have a idea," Seto smirked as he turned to Ryuuji. "We can befriend this girl. If she trust us enough, she might reveal the vampire leader's weakness."

"Uh, but won't she recognize you since you're best known?"

"Then you'll do it rookie," Seto smirked. "Be careful, though. The leader might kill you in a split second."

"Why--"

"Don't question me. I know what I'm doing. While you'll keep the vampire leader busy, I'll get the chance to kill him. And then, we'll kill the half-breed child soon after it's born."

"W-why do we have to kill the child?" Ryuuji asked hesitantly.

"There's nothing human about half-breeds and they're just as dangerous as regular vampires," Seto answered.

"But . . . . what about the girl?"

"What about her?" Seto flatly replied. "She might die during childbirth since unborn half-breeds is said to feed on their human mothers' blood through the umbillical cords. It's pretty much her fault now."

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Man, that chapter was hard to think of. In the next chapt. Ryuuji tries to be friends with Anzu.

I'll update ASAP!