3-Obtain

Tonight was the night. The night Yami would finally put an end to Toxin. And see Yugi again. This was perfect. It was evening. The party would start at eight o' clock. Yami sat up on his big white king sized bed and pulled the red satin covers off of him. He scooted himself off of the bed and walked towards the clock on the wall.

Seven thirty. He could get some training in that time, freshen up, get dressed and leave. Yami walked out of his room, down the hallway and down the stairs leading into the living room. He took off his black t-shirt and threw it on the white sofa. He then proceeded to walk down in the basement. Now this was technically the laundry room, it was also a training room. The husband who used to own the house must have wanted to turn the half of the basement into a little gym. The basement was very large, so there was plenty of room. The training room took half of the basement, as the laundry part took the other half.

In the middle of the basement stood a wall with a small wooden door that led to the training room. Yami grabbed the knob, turned it and opened the door, entering and closing it behind him. He had a few useful stations. A bench press, a chin up bar on the wall, some dumbbells here and there on the floor, and a red punching bag hanging from the ceiling by a chain. There were two blue exercise mats on the floor.

Yami walked over to the punching bag and sighed. Time to get to work. He cracked his knuckles, and got in a boxing stance.

~Yugi~

Anzu wanted Yugi, Jou, and their other friend Honda at the party first before anyone else. So they were expected to be there at seven fifty, ten minutes before the party would start.

Yugi needed to hurry. He was already dressed and he already freshened up. He already fixed his spiky hair, now he was making sure everything looked right on him. As he stood in front of his full-body wall mirror, he made displeased expressions. He wore a black and white flannel shirt with a grey t-shirt underneath that read, 'KOG-King of Games'. Dark grey faded skinny jeans, and black converse shoes. He also wore his favorite dog collar choker.

He looked good. But something to him just didn't feel right. Was he nervous? No..Or yes? Maybe he was, but about what? Yami was going to be there, was that why? His heart fluttered. Why was he worried about him? Was he worried what Yami would think? But why? It's not like he...Liked him..Did he? Yami did seem to show a little interest in him. And he did look very attractive. No no, this was stupid. There's no way Yami liked Yugi that way. Yugi sighed and closed his eyes. He kicked that thought out of his mind.

Time to stop worrying about stupid stuff like that, and worry about more important things. Like making sure he was going to have fun. It was a party after all, it was a good opportunity to ease his mind off of things.

~Yami~

"Oh crap..." Yami mumbled to himself as he looked at the damage. The punching bag fell on the floor for the fifth time due to Yami's hard punches. The hook that held it onto the ceiling had long since fell off. The chain snapped too. He had to keep using his shadow powers to keep it up in the air, but each time he did, he kept breaking the chain apart more and more. Yami cracked his neck and rubbed his shoulder.

Maybe that was enough training for the time being. Though, this was Toxin he was going up against. You could almost never be too ready fighting him. Not now anyway. Toxin's probably more powerful than ever, so it was better to be prepared than sorry. Yami did exactly sixty seven push ups with one arm, ninety sit ups, fifty five chin ups, and did some stretching. That was about twice the amount of his usual routine. Yami wished he could train more, but it was already seven-fifty five. He needed to leave.

Quickly running upstairs from the basement, he ran through the living and up the stairs to the second floor. He sped walked to his bedroom and ran to his closet. What would he wear? Leather. Why not? Black looked good on him anyway.

He slipped on a sleeveless leather shirt, leather jeans, his leather combat boots and his leather spiked bracelet. Yami looked at his night stand and grabbed his keys. He sped walked down the stairs, walked to the coat rack, grabbed his leather jacket and walked to the door. He opened it and walked out of the house, closing the door back and locking it.

Once he stepped outside, he scowled. It was night time. Shadow Walkers were not as strong without the sun. No sun meant no sunlight. Meaning no shadows could be formed unless there was a light source some where. He was planning on fighting Toxin outside, leaving them both a disadvantage. He sighed.

Then he wondered, where was he supposed to go exactly? Oh right, he left that invitation that human girl gave him in his jacket pocket. He pushed his hand in his left pocket but felt nothing but fabric. No there...He checked his left pocket and felt the texture of paper. There it was. Yami pulled out the invitation and saw that he folded it up. He unfolded it and looked at the invitation.

"South Street..5678.." Yami blinked his eyes once. "Bring glow sticks?" Hmm...That was something to be thought about, but right now wasn't the time. Yami looked up and put the invitation back in his pocket. He was ready to go, finally. Yami didn't need no vehicle. He had legs, right? According to her address and with Yami's speed, he'd be able to make it there in only about three minutes. Yami stepped back once, crouched and leaped in the air. Levitating with his shadow powers, he looked around real quick and ascended. Flying through the air towards his destination at a fast pace and leaving a dark smoky trail behind him, like a jet.

~Yugi~

"Okay, good! Everyone's here!" Anzu smiled. Her three friends arrived as expected before everyone else. Just one minute before the party started too. They all sat on her couch, listening to her babble on about how she decorated things and how she got it all planned out. They were all ready to drop dead and fall asleep. Yugi looked at his friends and silently sighed.

Jounochi, was wearing a bright yellow T-shirt that read 'YOU HURT MY EYES'. Yugi chuckled. Such a rude shirt, yet hilarious when it's meaning was realized. Jounouchi also wore grey jacket unzipped open, and dark blue jeans with black tennis shoes.

Honda, who was sitting next to Jounouchi with a bored expression, wore a navy blue long sleeved shirt and gray skinny jeans with red and black nike sneakers. A simple outfit. Yugi then took a chance to look around the house.

Anzu was a wealthy girl, living on her parents' money. Her house was big, a big living room with a black couch and hardwood floors.A large staircase that had swirly railings. A dining room next door to the living room, with the kitchen connecting from there. There was a food table in the living room, snack bowls in the dining room, and even more food down below in the basement where the game room was. In the game room, there was a ping pong table, a few arcade games and a small lounge. About every house on the block was like this.

As for the music, Anzu currently had it already playing, just not loudly. There were speakers of different shapes and sizes. There was even an empty space in the living room were a island counter top sat with turn tables on it. Wires surrounded it with two large speakers on each side. A laptop was hooked into the turn tables and the speakers. Anzu planned for Honda to work the music and be her DJ for the night.

There were purple streamers, purple party hats and plates. Purple balloons, table cloths, coasters, and huge signs with purple letters saying "Happy Sweet Seventeen!" on each wall. Seriously. It looked like someone threw up purple skittles everywhere.

The house was ultimately prepared for a party. Anzu and a couple of her friends came over and helped her decorate a few hours ago for final touch-ups, but she mainly did this by herself. She never contacted anyone for help because she wanted to do it on her own. Yugi had to admit, she did an excellent job. He also realized what she had on.

A...skimpy outfit apparently. A short skirt with fishnet stockings and black heels. A purple crop top that proudly showed her cleavage, with a purple necklace around her neck. Yugi did think she looked beautiful, but, she didn't look good with slutty looking clothes. And speaking of Anzu...Yugi groaned in annoyance along with Jounouchi and Honda. Was she still talking?! Anzu stopped and glared at the three boys.

"I still can't believe you hired a bouncer." Honda said giving her a blank stare. Honda was Anzu's best friend, like Jou and Yugi was. Though he barely kept in touch with anyone. He was already in college, so he had less time to be around his friends like he used to. He was on vacation and he was visiting Domino only for his friends and this party. He had brown hair that held a large portion spiked out from the front of his head, tan skin, and a handsome face.

"Well of course I did! I invited people I didn't completely trust, so just in case anyone wants to start anything, they'll be 'escorted' out." Anzu boasted with a smirk. Jou rolled his eyes.

"Yeah. Escorted."

"Say something else, and see what happens." Anzu threatened with a glare.

"What? You gonna escort me out?" Jou said with a sneer. Anzu growled and was about to yell at Jou, until there were various knocks and door bell rings interrupting her. It was constant, too. There was no end to them. That must have been some of the people she invited.

Anzu walked to the front door. She carefully and slowly grabbed the knob, turned it and pulled the door open.

And like that a bunch of teenagers just stormed right in.

They just marched in like wild animals. Boys, girls, teenagers just constantly pouring in. Where was that bouncer?! As the crowd of teens started to thin out, Anzu caught a quick glimpse of a her bouncer laying on the concrete steps underneath her door. She almost felt sorry. The crowd finally thinned out completely and her house became instantly packed. She couldn't even see her couch where her friends were supposed to be!

The lights soon then dimmed down. She saw some of the kids raising glow sticks of various colors in the air, and as if on cue, techno music filled up the house. She smiled. You could always count on Honda. Anzu stepped away from the door way and saw that was people walked in, it wasn't as crazy or rushed as it was a few seconds ago. She watched her bouncer finally regain his composure and stand up, checking everyone before entering her home. She smirked in triumph. Everything was going pretty smoothly. She carefully tread through the maze of dancing teens and looked around for her friends.

~Yami~

The entire house was packed! Perfect...

Yami managed to slip into the house while the horde of teens poured in. Yami could almost laugh. Teens? Half of these 'kids' looked almost thirty. And-God! Yami groaned in pain and held his head. It was so loud in here! He could barely hear himself think! And what the heck was this music?! It sounded like lasers shooting through your brain! Yami sighed and tried to block out the loud music. Yami couldn't even imagine what a 'rave party' would be like...He then shook his head to rid these thoughts. That didn't matter. He needed to find Yugi to find out here Toxin is.

Yami was going to push through the teens but, there was an easier way to do that. Yami quickly scanned the room, making sure no one would see him. The lights were dimmed down, but, teens were holding glow sticks, leaving more than enough light to use as shadows. He raised his arms slowly across his chest, making an 'X', and inhaled then exhaled deeply. Then, he closed his eyes, and felt himself slip away from reality. His entire physical body, melted within his own shadow on the floor. He moved around like an ink blot and moved from shadow to shadow from the teens and their chemical sticks.

As Yami floated through the hardwood floor of shadows, he looked around for Yugi. His shadow morphing as he did this. Where could he be? He was halfway through the living room. Where was he?

"Hey watch it!" He heard someone said in a annoyed tone. Yami looked up and narrowed his empty shadow eyes. Wait...that was..!

"Sorry!" Yami heard another say. This voice was familiar. Soft, gentle..Yami looked at the other person. Yugi!

~Yugi~

How rude! That guy bumped into him in the first place! Yugi sighed. Just let it go, it's not important. When Yugi turned around, he felt fabric on his felt and a cold aura. He blinked in confusion. Goodness, did he bump into someone again? Yugi looked up and whimpered. It was-

"Yami?" Yugi whispered. The taller male chuckled and tilted his head.

"Yugi, I can not really hear you if you whisper. It is pretty loud in here." Yami spoke with a louder tone. Yugi nodded and smiled. Yami smiled back. "You sure are comfortable on my chest, aren't you?"

"I..What?" Yugi flinched as he realized what exactly he was laying his head on. This was, Yami's body. His chest. And Yugi felt every curve and muscle that formed. Yugi felt this cheeks warm up. He backed away and averted his eyes away from Yami's face. "S-Sorry!" He stuttered. When Yugi took a second to look at Yami, he felt his whole face burn up. Yami's leather shirt outlined his abs and muscular broad chest. And just a second ago, he was laying on him.

"Are you alright?" Yami asked, still smiling. Yugi quickly nodded. "You sure? Your face looks a bit red." Yami saw his face. Great...Yugi shook his head and nervously smiled.

"Y-Yup! I'm absolutely fine! Heheh..Just kinda hot in here. You know?" Yugi lied. It wasn't even warm in here. Actually, it was a bit chilly from the constant opening and closing of the front door, letting cool air in. In fact, Yami looked like he knew he was lying, because he smirked and laughed.

"I see. Um.." Yami scratched behind his head. "May I see you upstairs? In a room? I need to talk to you about Akefia." Yami held a stern and serious expression. Yugi became skeptical. Yami's been worrying about Akefia every time he talked to him. What was going on between those two?

"Well..." Yugi didn't know whether to say yes or no. Something inside of him made him want to go with Yami, but, something just didn't feel right. As much as he liked being around Yami, Yugi felt like something sinister was inside of him. Yami narrowed his eyes at Yugi, and made a gentle smile.

"Do not worry. I do not plan on hurting you, if that is what you are thinking." He spoke softly, but loud enough so he could hear him. Yugi was just breathless. The way he spoke was so precise and well said. His voice was so gentle yet intimidating. No wonder Yugi felt so nervous around him. "I know that question was sudden, but I really do need to speak with you."

Yugi felt his eyes twinkle a little. He smiled and nodded. "Okay. Anzu has some guest rooms upstairs. We can talk in one of them. Come on!" Yugi seized Yami's hand and began to pull him towards the big staircase, leading him upstairs.

Once they made it all the way up, they walked through the hallways. There were about three. One in the middle, one leading to the left, and one leading to the right. There were four doors down each hallway. Yugi proceeded down the middle one, with Yami following him. The walls were a light blue, and there was royal blue carpet on the floors. Yugi walked to the second door of the hallway and grabbed the knob. He looked up at Yami.

"In here." Yugi twisted the knob and pulled open the door, then proceeded to walk in. Yami followed in, closing the door behind them. He leaned on the door with his back on the knob. It was so nice and quiet in here. The loud music no longer bothered them. Yugi stood in the middle of the room and folded his hands behind his back. "So um...what did you want to talk about?"

Yami blew his blonde locks out of his face and stared at Yugi. He closed his eyes, and exhaled. "Yugi, you're not...Normal." Yami suddenly said. Not normal? Well gee, Yugi knew he was kinda weird and not the most desirable person, but geez! Yugi frowned.

"That's not very nice to say." Yugi quietly replied. Yami shook his head.

"No, not in that way." He smiled. "You have a very nice personality. I did not mean abnormal in person. I mean abnormal as in aura." Yami explained. Yugi made a puzzled expression.

"Aura?" He asked. Yami nodded slowly.

"Indeed. You are a pure person with pure aura. No evil dwells within you. Not one ounce in your soul holds bad intentions. For that, you are pure. And someone as pure as yourself.." Yami began to walk towards Yugi. Only a few feet away. Yugi started to back away a little. "..I need someone like you Yugi." Yami breathlessly whispered. Yugi gulped.

Was Yami confessing to him or something? They just met a day ago! There was no way he-

"I need your essence."

Yugi then saw nothing but black and felt a leather like texture on his cheek. Yugi slowly looked up and yelped. Yami was right in front of him! He had no space! Yugi felt his heart beat at an alarming fast pace. Yugi yelped again as he felt a cold hand touch his waist. He felt himself getting pressed farther into Yami's chest and his arms being wrapped around him. Trapping him.

"Y-Yami!" Yugi moaned. Yami kept rubbing his side slowly. Then, Yami lightly gripped Yugi's spiky hair in the back, and pulled his head back a little. Giving him full view of his neck. Yugi winced. "Yami! What are you..?!"

"Where is it? Not in your neck...Not your eyes." Yami stopped griping his hair and pushed his head forward. "Yugi." Yami put his forehead on his, their noses almost touching, and his lips centimeters away from Yugi's. "Where is it? Tell me." Yami gently commanded. Yugi felt himself sweat a little, his teeth was clenched and his body trembled.

"I-I don't know what you're even talking about Yami!"

~Yami~

Darn it! Where was it..Where was it?! Yami was annoyed and irritated. How could Yugi not know where it was? Did he not realize he had this power? Oh great...Yami mentally groaned. He needed to find it, and fast. He didn't sense the aura in his neck. It wasn't in any part of the body except for...He averted his eyes on Yugi's lips.

"There." Yami's eyes widened. He then licked his lips hungrily. Yugi shuddered. The poor thing was trembling in his arms. "Yugi. I am going to take something, okay? I will not take all of it, and I will be sure to make good use of it." His whispers were like smooth silk to Yugi's ears. "You speak no evil, Yugi."

"Y-Yami...I-!" Yugi's pupils shrunk, and became completely still. Yami pressed his lips on Yugi's small pink tinted ones. They felt so soft and smooth. Yami rested his hand on Yugi's cheek and deepened the kiss. Opening his mouth, and almost automatically making Yugi do the same. Yami reached his tongue in Yugi's mouth, exploring it with his saliva. Yugi only moaned, he didn't french kiss Yami back. That was fine though, Yami was getting what he needed.

Yami felt a warm substance evade his tongue. It didn't burn, but it felt welcoming. A welcoming warmth dazzled his taste buds. This substance felt nostalgic. It tasted delicious, even though there was no particular flavor. That was it! He found it!

~Yugi~

Where was he..? Everything was pitch black. Dark. What happened? The only thing he remembered was Yami kissing him. Yugi reluctantly touched his lips. His first kiss. Stolen. He did like Yami but, not in that way! And yet, why did it feel so good? But this was wrong! Yugi liked Anzu, not Yami! Even though she'd never date him..She seemed to like Yami more anyway.

Well-That wasn't important! Right now he needed to find out where he was!

Speaking of Yami, did he put him here? If he did, then why? Or, is this just a dream? Was he dreaming? Unless the lights went out? Where was Yami?!

"Yami?!" Yugi yelled. "Yami! Where am I?!"

Suddenly, everything went red. There were no walls, and there was no floor, yet Yugi was able to stand on whatever surface that was holding him up. Everything looked like a red, bloody void.

"Y-Yami..?" What was this?! What the heck was this!?

"..." Yugi heard a groan. In front of him, a dark and blackish looking substance merged in front of him. Morphing into what seems to looked like a black hole. For a few seconds, the black hole began to become smaller and smaller, until...

The red void began to glow brightly. Yugi looked away and closed his eyes. He shielded his eyes by raising his arm over his face. Yugi subconsciously felt the light dim down. Yugi opened his eyes, and put down his arm. He slowly turned his head to where the black hole was.

Only to find it wasn't there anymore. And something far more atrocious replaced it.

Yugi mentally gasped, but didn't make a sound. He covered his mouth and his eyes dilated. It was Yami.

Yami, on the red bloody floor that didn't seem to have any surface, on his knees and his hands behind his back, completely nude. His head was leaned to the side, as if he drifted away into unconsciousness. Also, there were blood like vectors attached to his arms and legs. They wrapped around his body like rope and bandages. Almost like being tied up in bondage.

And, Yami's eyes were covered by the bloody vectors.

"...I.."

Yugi flinched as he heard him speak. He was speaking! But, how? His mouth wasn't covered but he thought he was unconscious. He saw Yami's lip tremble.

"I...See, no evil."

The next thing he saw, were red glowing eyes that shined brightly from the bloody vector that covered Yami's eyes. What did this all mean?

"Yugi! Yugi! Wake up!"

Yugi's eyes snapped open. His pupils abnormally small. He coughed once, then again. He covered his mouth and continued his coughing fit. What happened? Did he black out? Was that some kind of hallucination or illusion? A dream?

He didn't hear the music anymore. Yami, that voice wasn't Yami's. Where did he go? Yugi looked down, and saw that he was laying on Anzu's couch. He felt the soft texture on his hand. Yugi sat up and looked up.

That was, Ryou! "Ryou?" Yugi asked, practically whispering. Ryou smiled and nodded.

"Yes! Thank goodness you woke up!" Ah, his voice still held that same british accent. He still looked the same after all these years. White hair that reached down his torso, dark brown eyes, and a cute face. Similar to Yugi's, just not as childish looking.

"What happened?" Yugi asked, making his voice a tad louder. He looked around and saw all the teens in the house were gone! "And where is everybody?"

"You blacked out." Ryou closed his eyes and sighed. "And everyone went outside to the backyard where the pool is. I think a scuffle broke out. The bouncer went to go try to stop it. I believe Anzu, Honda and Jou went out there as well."

Yugi blinked and tried to think for a couple of minutes. Did Yami..

"Did you see anyone who looked like me go outside too?" Yugi asked, nervousness trailing from his voice as he got up from the couch. Ryou looked confused.

"No, I don't believe so. Did you see anyone who looked like me anywhere before you blacked out? I'm looking for my brother. You know Akefia, right?" Ryou asked with a small smile. Yugi's eyes widened. Wait, if everyone was outside...No. Yami just could have left the party, right? Unless-And if Akefia..Oh man, this was bad! Yugi didn't even know what was going on but ever since that weird dream or whatever that was, he felt he couldn't trust Yami anymore.

Akefia...Yugi hasn't really talked with Akefia much before, but he knew how he was. And he was the complete opposite of Ryou. While Ryou was compassionate, kind, loyal and a bit playful, Akefia was mean, cold to the bone, and took the word 'playful' to a whole other level. He wasn't the nicest guy, and he was someone you'd think of almost instantly if a fight recently erupted.

It was believable that Akefia would start a fight, and it did explain why Ryou couldn't find him. But Yami...He was fed up about finding Akefia ever since he met Yugi. And if he's not in the house, then..!

"Ryou?" Yugi turned to Ryou and looked up. Ryou being a few inches taller.

"Yes?" Ryou smiled.

"I think your brother is in that fight." Yugi stated, his expression stern. "And also-"

"Oh my God!" A scream cut Yugi off. Ryou and Yugi turned their heads to the source of the scream. It came somewhere from the kitchen. Where the basement was, that lead to the backyard. Suddenly, they heard the sound of several thuds. As if something, or some people fell to the ground.

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