Warning: uh, well, yaoi wait that's later…um, Oh swearing! And maybe some violence but really not all that bad. Shower scene! Nothing too graphic, just thought I'd give ya a head's up.

Disclaimer: yeah, yeah, I don't own it, yada yada.

A/N: SO SORRY FOR THE FOR-FRICKIN'- EVER-LONG UPDATE! I couldn't find the notebook I wrote this all down in. Silly me, I left it at church. Now I can update my other story so don't yell at me morgue! Okay, I'm done, ya'll can read now.

"Owww," moaned a newly awake Yugi. Gingerly, he felt the side of his neck, the source of a throbbing pain.

'Must have pulled a muscle in my sleep,' he thought to himself. Slowly, not fully awake yet, he climbed out of bed and grabbed his stuff to take a shower, then headed down the hall to the bathroom.

The pain in his neck persisted as he stripped out of his pj's and climbed into the shower. Hot, steamy water ran in rivets down his slim frame then swirled into the drain below taking soap suds with it.

The bathroom felt like a sauna when he was finally done but Yugi didn't really care. He stepped out of the warm water reluctantly and wrapped a towel around his waist before wiping off the foggy mirror so he could brush his hair. The throbbing in his neck had dulled but he still wanted to take a look at it. His eyes widened at what he saw. On the side of his neck was what looked to be a bite mark.

"What the…?"

Elsewhere, Ryou was making a similar discovery. He also found a mark on the side of his neck, but he could remember how it got there.

Flash back

Ryou, first of all, was an extremely sleep deprived teenage boy. He usually went to bed around one and got up at six for school. So he was still awake at twelve-thirty when a dark figure climbed through his downstairs window. He was sitting in his room at his desk drawing when he heard the door to his room creak open. At first he didn't make anything of it and didn't bother turning around. Soon, however, he got up to close it. The air coming into his room was colder than he liked due to the fact his father insisted he keep the air conditioner on.

Ryou turned back around from once he'd made sure the door was secure. A man was inches away from his face.

'Huh, he looks exactly like me,' Ryou thought. (It hadn't really sunk in yet that someone he didn't know had snuck into his room unnoticed and was now invading his personal space, like, a lot.) But it was true. The face in front of his own was pale, like his, with long, spiky, white hair. Even the man's eyes, though a different shade, where brown.

It took another minute to set in exactly what was happening, then it hit him. The stranger must have read his mind because as soon as Ryou opened his mouth to scream he found a hand covering it.

"This may hurt," said the stranger and leaned his head over Ryou's neck. Before he could react, Ryou felt two pointed fangs sink into his tender flesh. The man was right, it did hurt but only at first. The pain seemed to numb after only a few seconds. For some reason Ryou didn't struggle, even though obviously this person was vampire and was drinking his blood. The thought didn't even occur to him.

Before long, Ryou felt himself getting drowsy. It was almost like he'd been drugged. Seconds later, he lost consciousness.

End Flash Back

The stranger had apparently placed him on the bed but hadn't done anything else, a fact that Ryou was immensely grateful for. What he wasn't grateful for was the painful throbbing in his neck. Gingerly, he lifted his head from the pillow and got up. He looked at the alarm clock curiously, it read 11:04.

'Great, I have to meet Yugi and Malik in a hour,' he thought as he changed out of his sleep wrinkled clothes. He then went into the bathroom. Looking in mirror he examined the newly acquired mark on his neck. Sighing, brushed his hair, hoping it would cover the bite. 'I wonder if this happens to other kids my age…'

While at Malik Istar's house….

"WHAT THE HELL!"

Yep, he found it too.

Even Joey got a surprise in the morning.

"Joey, what is that?"

"What is what?"

"Never mind…"

Or not.

Yugi was the first to get to the arcade as usual. Ryou and Malik found him beating some college student at a racing game. Like always, he got the highest score, almost beating his previous record.

"Are you done yet?" asked an exasperated Malik. Yugi giggled innocently and followed his friends outside.

Ryou noticed his friends were being awfully quiet which wasn't like them at all. (Especially Malik)

"Something wrong guys?" he asked. They were heading in the direction of the park and his friends hadn't spoken since they'd left the arcade.

"Well…" started Yugi, "I had a really weird experience this morning."

"Me too," Malik admitted, "I found this and it fucking hurts!" He removed his black choker from around his neck and pointed to a pair of small punctures on the side of it.

"Me too! And it does hurt like a bitch!" exclaimed Yugi. "Well it does," he defended once he saw their shocked faces at the use of the expletive. He also revealed a wound like Maliks on his neck hidden under his leather choker.

"Yes, well…" said Ryou moving his hair and revealing his identical mark, "only I remember how it got there."

"You do?" asked Yugi.

"Hey guys!" called a familiar voice. The boys turned just in time to see Joey slide to a stop before them.

"Whatcha guy's doin' here?" asked the blond. They didn't answer but were staring at the mark on their friends' neck. It was just like all of theirs'.

"Uh, Joey," started Yugi.

"What?"

"Did you find anything…unusual about yourself today?"

"What're ya talkin' about Yug?"

"Let me try," Malik said. He turned to Joey. "Are you or are you not aware of the fact that you have a mark on your neck that should be causing you discomfort and resembles a bite mark?"

"…uh, no?" Joey replied obviously confused.

"Here," said Malik. He pulled a rather large and wicked looking knife out of his back pocket and unsheathed it so Joey could see his reflection in the blade.

"Does Ishizu know you have-"Yugi started to say but was cut off by Joey.

"Holy shit! How did that get there?"

"We're not sure but Ryou knows how he got his," Malik said putting his sheathing his knife and slipping it into his pocket again.

"Let's go to the park first," Yugi suggested. "I know a spot that's really private, no one ever goes there." The others nodded and followed him.

They traveled the five blocks to the park in silence, each lost in their own thoughts. Ryou was trying to decide whether or not the others would believe what he had to say. Yugi was debating telling Ishizu about Malik's knife. Malik was wondering when he could get more chemicals for his home made bombs and Joey really wasn't thinking about anything in particular. (He had just had a highly caffeinated soda and was resisting the urge to skip down the sidewalk)

"Okay, what's this all about?" Joey finally broke the silence once they were all at the semi secluded area in the park. Everyone looked at Ryou expectantly.

"You might want to get comfortable," Ryou said and sat down on the grass. Yugi and Joey plopped down near him and Malik leaned against a nearby tree. They all turned their attention to Ryou who sighed.

"Alright, here's what I remember…"

please tell me if you think the chapter went too fast, I have to work on that. thanks.