Ok here is my second fic im gonna have this in a few chapters

So rate kindly but fairly coz I'm sensitive lol ;)

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A vampire's lust and a humans Pain.

She stood on deck leaning on the rail of the front of the ship staring up at the stars silent tears flowing eyes like they had been for the last half hour. Her heart felt like it had been ripped into pieces. They had all left her alone everyone knew the pain she was feeling.

They all knew she loved him well everyone one except him in person.

T'ea wiped the tears from her eyes…again.

"Why am I so upset? He wants to go home. He...d-doesn't belong here, he never has belonged here. But why do I feel like that's a lie? I wish I could tell him how I feel. It isn't fair" she whispered the tears falling again.

"T'ea" said an all too familiar voice from behind her. She sighed slowly turning round to face her friend and secret love. Yami.

Plastering on a smile she looked up at his confused face.

"Hi Yami. You ok…Hey wait a sec I thought you were supposed to be preparing…for your big duel with a Yugi…" she said going quiet fighting back the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes

"I was but I'm taking a break. I needed some air. I couldn't think…T'ea are you ok? I herd you whispering and you sounded like you were crying"

Her eyes widened at what he said

'Damn! Please God tell me he didn't hear what I said'

He stepped closer to her with a tiered look creeping on his face his 5000 years showing in that one look.

"Your words were muffled and shaky so I didn't hear them I just heard your voice it sounded shaken and I was just concerned"

T'ea shook her head smiling, hiding her pain.

"Every thing is fine yami" she lied turning back to stare at the sky.

She heard Yami's footsteps draw closer and the next thing she knew he had hold of her hands and was staring directly into her eyes crimson meeting ocean blue.

His face was stern and serious now.

"T'ea don't lie to me I can hear it in your voice. Tell me the truth" he said softly

"I…Can't" She said the tears welling in her eyes again

"T'ea don't hide things from me you know I'd never judge you" he said still as calm as ever

"I'm sorry Yami…I just c-can't" she said pulling her hands from his grip and running back in the direction of her cabin, she heard him yell her name in a tone that said "come back!" but she kept running until she reached the door. She quickly opened it, got in and locked the door, turned her back on it and slid down beginning to cry into her hands harder than ever.

'Why do you cry for him my dear?'

T'ea's head shot up

"Hello?" she said nervously but heard no reply.

"Great I'm going insane"

'Your not going insane my dear'

T'ea stood up and searched all of her small and hardly luxurious cabin but found not a soul.

She turned to the small table next to the large window and went to sit down in one of the chairs opposite.

Resting her head in her hands sighing she let her hands fall into her lap and her head rest on the window.

"T'ea my poor girl why must you pine for this fool of a pharaoh, you deserve someone better. Someone who you can look to for care and concern'

T'ea no longer felt scared; the voice she was hearing was calming and made her feel safe,

And when she felt a hand place itself atop of her shoulder she didn't care she felt relaxed.

"Now T'ea I know you care for this Yami, The pharaoh but let me ask you something," he said in a soft one

"Does he care for you as well?" at these words T'ea felt something inside her snap

"h-he doesn't care about me?" she thought

The stranger swept in front of embracing her gently, as if he had been reading her thoughts

"Shhh my dear he is a fool if he does not but think about it if he did care about you would he leave?"

She felt something else snap inside making her twitch

"No. He wouldn't b-be" she said tears begging to fill her now saddened eyes

T'ea looked at the man who was now staring straight into her eyes. From what she could tell he was in his mid 20's. He had pale skin, long black hair and he was wearing all black including a long cape that trailed onto the floor behind him. He had a scar adorning the left side of his face beginning from the corner of his eye to half way down his cheek, he was about 6'4 from what she could tell though his large boots gave him some height and his nails were long and so sharp they could slice the skin of an elephant but his eyes were mostly what caught here attention, his eyes were a dazzling shade of gold.

The man brought and hand up to her face when a single tear slid down her cheek and he wiped it away

"Hush dear T'ea all will be well…My dear I know this fool has hurt you, and I can promise I never would. If you come with me I can make all this hurt in here go away," he said pointing to where her heart was "would you like that?, To not feel the pain when your dear friend and love leaves you for eternity?" His words were strong and full of wisdom but he spoke to her in a tone as thought she were a child.

T'ea felt she could trust the man but something was odd about him a small voice at the back of her mind was saying

'Don't even think about It, you don't even know who this man is heck fool you don't even know his name, how he knows your name and weirder still how he got in your room!'

She listened to the voice long enough to understand it made sense.

The uncertainty was clear as day in her eyes to the stranger.

Letting out a long sigh he released her from the embrace and stood up

"T'ea I see you are unsure of my proposal. I will give you some time to think it through I shall be back in a few hours but if you are not there I shall leave and my offer will expire"

He began walking away until T'ea shouted to him

"WAIT!" he turned his head round just so he could see her out of the corner of his eye.

"Yes?"

"W-what's your name?"

He laughed quietly to himself striding towards her again and kneeling in front of her.

"My name T'ea is Khaldun"

She looked at him puzzled

"I've never heard that before. What does it mean?" she said eager to know.

He gave a small laugh at her determination to know and said one word to her

"Immortal." And then he was gone. It was like he had disappeared almost.

T'ea looked at her clock it had been two hours since she had first met Khaldun and she had decided he was right. She didn't want to go through the pain of watching someone she cared about, someone she…Loved. Leave her forever.

Suddenly a strange portal opened up on the floor in one corner of the room. She got up and stared at it unsure of what it was. The portal was a swirling pool of black and deep purple but staring at it made her feel warm but unhappy at the same time.

Then the door opened revealing Yami, Joey and Tristan.

"T'ea look I need to…T'EA!!" Yami ran over and grabbed T'ea and tried to pull her away but to no avail. She appeared in a trance.

He took her hand gently and began pulling it towards him speaking comforting words to her trying to snap her out of her transfixed gaze.

"T'ea come away from there you'll be safer over here with me and Joey and Tristan"

She suddenly pulled her hand away

"That's where your wrong though Yami" her voice was cold and empty.

Yami walked up to her side and looked at her. Her eyes had glazed over and her mind obviously transfixed on this strange portal but she was still able to react to anything you said or did to her.

"He told me that if I went with him all the hurt I was feeling here," she said mimicking Khaldun's actions pointing to her heart

"Would leave, And I wouldn't feel any when you left either" her voice slightly breaking on the last sentence.

Joey walked up to her and stood in front of her almost falling into the portal

"Yo T'ea snap out of it goyl you know Dat Yami…I mean Atem…I mean…GAH I DNO…yami there we go, needs to go and be free in the spirit woyld and be happy"

He said placing a hand on her shoulder. She shrugged it off tears sliding down her face once more yet still staring into the portal.

"So what you're saying is that yami isn't happy here and that were just people he's used to get to where he believes he belongs?"

Joey looked at her then thought what she'd said through in his head even though after the first few times what she'd said had made sense he knew Yami would never do that to them.

"No T'ea, c'mon snap out of it, this is Yami we're talkin' bout here."

"I know exactly who we are talking about Joseph and I know that as soon as he leaves everyone else's lives will become dull and pointless again just like before, yours especially"

"WHAT!" Joey raised his hand to slap her in the face but was suddenly frozen on the spot. He felt the feeling leave his limbs and turn numb

´hey what's goin on I can't move´ he thought but his thoughts were cut short by an eerie voice whispering in his ear. "If you so much as try to lay a finger on her I'll kill you" whoever had been holding Joey captive released him and swept away.

Joey felt the feeling beginning to return to his body and he fell onto the floor. He looked up only to see Téa stood with a tall dark haired man with his arms wrapped round her shoulders but he mostly noticed how long and sharp his nails were.

"Téa...who is dis guy?" he said being helped up by Tristan who had no idea what the hell was going on. She looked at Joey and then briefly at Yami unable to match his gaze for even a small amount of time, She was about to start explaining when Khaldun put a hand in front of her silencing her.

"Allow me to introduce myself I am Khaldun the man that actually cares about what Téa wants. Unlike all of you."

At this Yami, Joey and Tristan all felt anger boil up inside of them but Yami was the first to step forward to speak his mind.

"Are you saying you believe we don't care about Tea's feelings, her hopes, her heart?" he said the anger showing in his face remarkably. At his words Téa partially broke out of her Trance and was somewhat aware of what was really going on around her.

"That's exactly what I'm saying if you cared about what Téa wanted you wouldn't be leaving her and your other...friends." you always ignore her I have been watching you all for a long time now and all I've ever seen is Yugi this and Yami That and Joey needs to get money for his sisters operation or Joey lost a game of duel monsters so now he has to spend his day in a dog costume or you yami her yugi´s lost his soul so I'll go into depression and ignore Téa trying to help me and oh look she falling off a train while I'm dueling weevil I won't actually worry coz she said she was fine even though she's actually practically sliced her leg open or you Tristan I have a crush serenity so what if Téa´s gonna get crushed by a large block of steel. It seems to me that you all pay attention to yourselves and each other more than anything but I've never seen you really stop and think about Téa."

At his words Téa realized he was right they always payed attention to each other but never her she looked down at her leg and lifted part of her skirt up showing a huge scar on her leg where she'd fell on the train. She didn't matter to them. She was just a cheerleader, a tag along. She took a step back in shock accidentally burying herself deeper into Khaldun's embrace.

"Téa," said Khaldun causing her to turn around to face him

"Yes?"

"Do you want to stay here and be nothing to these pitiful beings...?"

"That's a lie how dare you say that we would never..." but Yami was silenced by the same trick Khaldun had used on Joey.

"Or...do you want to come with me and forget these people that have done you wrong? The choice is yours"

She looked Khaldun and at the frozen Yami

"Free him first" she demanded

He did as she requested and Yami was able to move again. He stared right at Téa but she couldn't return his gaze she knew he would give her that stare that made her heart break.

"I...I want to stay here with Yami..." she said

Khaldun sighed and released Téa from his grip giving her freedom to leave, but she didn't walk over to them and make everything right, she turned from them all to stare back into the portal again.

"As I was saying yes I want to stay here with Yami but he isn't staying here and I won't stand around and watch him leave and let myself get hurt...You were right Khaldun he obviously doesn't care about me. I'll go with you." as soon as she said those last four words Khaldun swept her up and supported her whilst leaning her back. He started whispering something into her ear and she went stiff and her eyes glazed over once more.

"NO" Yami yelled starting to run to him to him along with the other two but all three were frozen by Khaldun once more.

He placed his hand inches over her face and suddenly red sparks of energy started to emit from his finger tips and into Téa´s eyes. Yami stood their astonished but hurt at the same time he was shocked that Téa would even think for a second that he didn't care about her. When Khaldun ceased sending the strange energy sparks into her eyes he let Téa stand up on her own.

He suddenly released all three of the boys letting them move again but held one of his sharp nails to her throat so only the boys saw it.

She opened her eyes revealing her dazzling blue orbs to have become a dull and dead blue color. Khaldun scooped her up in his arms and carried her over to the portal bridal style. He stepped in to it but instead of falling straight through, he began floating above it.

"KHALDUN LET HER GO!!!!" yelled yami. Téa stared at him with empty eyes but still brimming with tears.

"She made her choice she wants to be with me" said Khaldun smirking

"But-I...I Love her" He cried out. At his words Téa sat up in Khaldun's arms her eyes beginning to become normal again.

"He Loves me?" she said a smile brimming on her mouth. Khaldun felt his hold on Téa loosening, he suddenly whispered something in her ear and pressed a finger onto her Jugular and she passed out. Khaldun suddenly started to descend into the portal with Téa still unconscious in his arms.

"TÉA!!!" yelled yami; he began to run forwards towards the Portal but was held back by Joey and Tristan.

"Pharaoh don't try and stop me or," he said putting one of his extremely sharp nails next to her throat "As much I love her I'll kill her"

Yami struggled in Joey and Tristan's grip begging them to let him go ignoring Khaldun's words

"No man if you fall into that ting we mite never get ya back and then ya can't duel yuge and go to da spirit woyld."

"He's right man don't do it and you herd him he'll kill her" said Tristan who was grasping his left arm.

They watched Khaldun sink into the portal with Téa and then it closed

Joey and Tristan both let Yami go letting him drop to his knees trembling with a mix and sadness and rage.

"Yami man we were only thinkin'..."

"I know exactly what you were thinking. KHALDUN WAS RIGHT we pay attention to each other and we put Téa´s needs to one side where we never bother with them...I never bother with tem. IT´S ALL MY FAULT"

"No man it aint" said Joey placing a hand on his shoulder shaking his head "it aint your fault if you'd gone after him he would have killed Téa, at least you got to tell her you lov..." Yami violently shrugged his hand off of him

"DON´T TOUCH ME!!GET OUT!!!LEAVE ME ALONE IT´S MY FAULT SHE´S GONE!" he buried his head in his hand crying hard .Joey and Tristan Watched him for a moment then left him.leaving him to feel the pain rip through his heart.