Yawn Another day, another chapter, and more reviews from fav fans/authors. Wish I couldn't do it during the night to get some privacy.

A/N: Atem-18

Anzu-17

Seto-19

Jonouchi-18

Malik-18

Ryou-18

Mahad-20

Mana-16

Shizuka-16

Mai-18

Rishid-21

Mokuba-11(his B-day didn't pass, since I prefer to let him stay that age for a while)

Ryuuji-19

Blood Love by Boogermeister

Chapter 14

"Anzu, when is our child due?" Atem asked quietly as he and Anzu were sitting the couch with his hand slowly caressing her stomach, which grew over a few months.

"Five days from now," Anzu sleepily replied as she rested her head on his shoulder. "I should go home soon. I have to prepare to go to the hospital."

"All right, Anzu," said Atem as he kissed her on the forehead. He and Anzu got off the couch and left the warehouse. "Anzu, have you thought up a name for our daughter?" he asked as they walked towards the human side if Domino City.

"Not yet," replied Anzu. "I'll think of something soon." Soon they were few blocks away from the human side when they stopped walking. "See you later, Atem," Anzu said as she kissed Atem on the cheeks before she walked away.

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"Have you find anything yet about the vampire leader?" Seto asked impatiently.

"No, she kept avoiding the subject, Mr. Seto," Ryuuji replied to the cellphone. "Maybe it's best if you find another way to get him--"

"No!" shouted Seto. "If I didn't know any better, you care for that girl too much to go along with the plan! Am I correct!?"

"N-no, that's not true," stammered Ryuuji. "I am playing along. In fact, I'm at her house right now."

"I'll see to it that you do find anything when you get back," Seto said angrily before hanging up on Ryuuji, who sighed as he put away the phone.

"Why does it have to happen?" he nuttered. "Even as a hunter, I don't want to kill the child."

"Ryuuji?"

Ryuuji turned around around and saw Anzu. "Oh, hi, Anzu," he smiled. "What were you doing out here at night?"

"I needed to walk for a while," Anzu replied, rubbing her huge stomach. "I could stay in the house felling bored all the. What brings you here, though?"

"I wanted to see how you're doing," said Ryuuji. Suddenly, Anzu began to breathe quickly and heavily. "Anuz, are you okay?" he asked concernedly.

"I'm not sure," Anzu groaned as she opened the front door. "Ryuuji, can you do me a favor and get my overnight bag in my room, please?"

"Why?"

"I think I'm having contraction," groaned Anzu as she sat on the steps of the stairs. "Please hurry." Ryuuji rushed upstairs. A few minutes later, he came back downstairs and discovered water-like liqui in the floor. Anzu breathed heavily as she stood up. "Ryuuji, take me to the hospital. My water broke and I think I'm having the baby."

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Atem gasped sharply as he turned his head at the human side of Domino City. He felt a sudden jolt in his heart, which he was clenching at through his shirt. "Anzu . . . ." he gasped.

"Something wrong, Atem?" Jonouchi asked as he looked at his friend; Mahad looked at him, too.

"Something happened to Anzu," Atem said softly, almost breathless.

"What do you mean, Atem?" questioned Mahad.

"She's having the baby!" Atem burst out suddenly as he quickly flew off. Jonouchi and Mahad stared at each other in disbelief before coming through and they quickly followed him.

"Atem, what are you saying?" Jonouchi yelled, his brown wings flapped frantically to catch up to his friend. "How would you know she's having the baby?"

"I felt it, Jonouchi," Atem said loudly. "In my heart, I felt Anzu in pain as she's about to have my child!"

"Atem, we have to stop flying," Mahad shouted. "The hunters will see us if we go any further!" Reluctantly, Atem, followed by his friend, landed on a roof of a building and they began jumping from roof to roof. A few moments later, they were across from the hospital. "What room your partner said she's in?" asked Mahad.

"She didn't tell me," Atem replied quietly.

"Does she expect us to walk in there to greet her or something?" questioned Jonouchi.

"I don't think it's that," Atem said quietly. "She probably assumed she'll live with me soon after the child's born." Suddenly, they heard a faint pained scream through their vampiric ears.

"What was that?" Jonouchi questioned. "It sounded like--"

"Anzu," Atem said softly as he flew down towards a nearby window. He then hid in a thick, large tree, followed by Mahad and Jonouchi. "Atem, whatchu looking at?"

"Anzu's in there," Atem said, slightly smiling as he stared through the window. Anzu was lying in the hospital bed, with two nurses standing by her side; one of them held her hand for the next contraction. What surprised Atem was there was a teenage boy with bright green eyes and jet-black ponytail sitting next to Anzu; who is her friend, he didn't know.

"Looks like she's in a lot of pain," Jonouchi said quietly as he slightly leaned closer.

"Of course she is, Jonouchi," muttered Mahad. Atem gestured them to be quiet as he tried to listen from the window. Anzu then screamed again in agony. Atem grimaced at the sight of her face.

"You're eight centimeters, Anzu," said one of the nurses after observing under the sheets. "I"ll go get the doctor." The nurse left the room, leaving Anzu to sob quietly.

"Ryuuji, I need him," she whimpered. "I need him with me."

"Need who, Anzu?" Ryuuji asked quietly. "Who are you talking about?"

"My love, I wish he was here with me now. I need him so much." Atem sighed quietly before Jonouchi patted him gently on the shoulder. "You are with her, Atem," he said quietly. "You're here for her right now."

"I know, but I want to be closer to her," Atem said quietly. The first nurse came back with the doctor. The nurse then muttered something to the doctor. "It's one of them, he may have hurt this girl," Atem heard her say and his anger suddenly rose. He would never Anzu in any way.

"Let's get this thing over with," the doctor mumbled as he walked up to Anzu. "Are you ready to have this baby?" he smiled as Anzu slightly nodded. "Let's see," he mumbled as he checked under the sheets. "You're fully dilated, so when you feel the next contraction, I want you to push, okay?"

Anzu nodded in response. A few minutes later, the contraction came and Anzu quickly pushed, crying in pain. "It's okay, Anzu," Ryuuji said as he held her hand. "Don't worry about the pain." Anzu then stopped pushing as she breathed heavily.

"Here comes the baby's head," said the doctor. One last time, I want you to push." As soon as he finished talking, Anzu felt the contraction again and she pushed as hard as she could, screaming. She then stopped screaming as soon as she heard her baby daughter crying for air. Atem and his friends saw in awe as the doctor cut the umbillical cord quickly before he gave the then blanketed infant to Anzu, who looked pale with sickness.

"You're a father now, bud," Jonouchi smirked. Atem smiled at the sight of Anzu cradling their newborn daughter. "She's very beautiful," he heard her say and leaned closer. The infant looked more like Anzu; her eyes were crystal blue and her hair were blackish-brown. The only thing she got from Atem was a very tiny golden bang.

"She looks just like you, Anzu," Ryuuji said quietly. Anzu wearily smiled as she touched the now quiet baby's hand. Suddenly, the first nurse took the infant from her arms.

"Wait, what are you doing?" Ryuuji questioned as he stood up.

"Do you know this child is?" the doctor muttered. "Your friend gave birth to a vampire child." Atem stopped smiling and his anger recurred. "Your friend is severely sick now and believes she wants to care for the child."

"She does, I just didn't know the child's half-vampire," said Ryuuji.

"Ryuuji, what are they doing to my baby?" whimpered Anzu. "I want my baby back."

Everything is all right," said the second nurse as she drew out a syringe and injected Anzu's arm with something. "You need to rest now."

"What did you gave her!?" Ryuuji questioned angrily. Atem's anger was increasing every minute, as Jonouchi and Mahad quickly noticed.

Just then, he saw someone he very least expected walked into the room. Seto Kaiba. "Is this the child?" he heard him asked the first nurse, who then nodded. Atem's anger intensified ten-fold as he watched Seto glanced at Anzu then at Ryuuji. "I knew it, you actually care for her," Seto scoffed. "You're not as good of a vampire hunter as I thought."

A deep growl rumbled from Atem's throat; Anzu's friend was a vampire hunter from the start. "I don't care about being a hunter," Ryuuji said angrily. "I don't want to kill anyone innocent, especially that child."

"Fine, then I'll do it," Seto muttered as he left the room, along with the nurse carrying the the infant.

Atem's anger reached the level as his fangs lengthened dangerously and his crimson eyes flashed for the kill. "Jonouchi, you and Mahad take Anzu from here," he growled lowly. "I will get my daughter. Understood?" Jonouchi and Mahad shakily nodded in response. Atem suddenly jumped through the window, shattering the glass into the hospital room. Ryuuji stumbled back out of reflex.

He stared in fear at Atem, who glared demonically at him. Atem then glared at the doctor and the nurse, who was backed against the wall. "Where have they taken my daughter, human!?" he snarled as he bared his fangs.

"R-room A-384," the doctor frightenedly replied. "It's down the hall, at the end." Atem rushed out of the room. Ryuuji glanced at Anzu, who was half-asleep as she weakly smiled. "He came, didn't he?" she groggly asked. "I'm glad he did." Ryuuji then heard glass-crunching noises by the window and turned around. Jonouchi and Mahad boldly walked up to him.

"We're taking Anzu from here, so don't try to stop us," growled Jonouchi.

"You can't," gasped the doctor as he took a step closer. "She's gravely ill. She'll die."

"The leader ordered us to take her," Mahad said lowly, taking Anzu into his arms. As they turned to leave, Jonouchi glanced at Ryuuji, who stood there. They then leapt out of the window and flew away. "Strange . . . ." muttered Jonouchi.

"What was that?" questioned Mahad.

"That hunter didn't even try to shoot at us," Jonouchi muttered. "I think he actually is Anzu's friend."

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Will Atem save his daughter on time? Find out on the next chapter.

I'll update ASAP!!