Youngbountygirl: Here is mine. I hope you enjoyed pure badassery in the last chapter. We will be settling down a bit in this one. Enjoy!
Aqua Girl 007: Anyways, here's the next chapter. I hope you guys enjoy it.
Tea stayed inside the Ishtar home with Serenity, Odion, and a few of the other two packs. There were a few of those injured that needed to be treated. While the werewolves had their fast healing to take care of their medical issues, the partners were the ones whose wounds needed to be treated. It was the werewolves' responsibility to care for their partners during battle and treat battle wounds. This was always a requirement for years.
Joey entered with Yugi covering his left arm with his right hand, blood oozing from his left arm. Marik quickly ran to the closet for a mat.
"After about a month of joining our crew, Yugi now carries his first official battle scar!" Joey announced proudly as Marik laid down the mat.
"Nice! Congratulations!" Marik applauded.
Yugi still found it weird how a human partner receiving scars from fighting vampires was a good thing, like a reward. A human partner that risks his life to fight vampires and carries scars instead of bites showed true strength, skill, and bravery. It showed that the human truly had gone and fought, risking the chance of death or turning vampire to protect the pack. Yugi receiving his first scar was like receiving an honorary membership.
Joey took a wash rag and pressed it against Yugi's wound. Yugi cringed, feeling the pain of the wound as Tea walked to his side and placed a gentle hand on his. Yugi smiled weakly, then held the wash rag on his arm, applying pressure on his wound.
"Hold onto that, Yuge. I'm going to get some soap and water to clean it up afterward," Joey advised as Yugi nodded and let his friend walk quickly into the kitchen.
"You should call yourself lucky," Tea winked. "I only got myself a broken nail."
"Yeah, but this hurts like hell. I liked it better when Yami was the one healing me," Yugi complained.
"HA! That's so ironic, it's hilarious!" Marik smirked with his arms crossed.
"I'm serious! A vampire's tongue has healing capabilities. Odion could be very useful... you know, licking the wound. It sounds disgusting, but is an effective first aid," Yugi mentioned.
"I'd... rather not," Odion blushed slightly.
Yugi sighed, understanding why Odion was acting this way. Even after being relieved that being a vampire didn't make him as monstrous as he originally thought, he still feared the worst of just having his first taste of human blood. Odion was taught to believe that vampires were nothing, but bloodsucking monsters that only think with their stomachs. He feared if he tasted one drop of human blood, he would rage and turn into something he's not. Yugi couldn't really argue against that. It would take years for Odion to accept that not all vampires are monsters.
Yugi sat on the mat for a while before Joey took off the wash rag and began cleaning up the wound. He cleaned out all the blood and debris from the skin around the wound before applying ointment. It felt cold and stung like a bee sting. Yugi cringed from the sting before Joey got out thread and a small needle to stitch Yugi's wound together.
"I still vote on vampire first aid," Yugi complained.
"Look on the bright side, at least you get to keep it," Joey smirked as Yugi rolled his eyes. Joey carefully pushed the needle through Yugi's skin and locked it together. Yugi cringed the whole time while Tea gently held his other hand.
"By the way, it's our turn to patrol, so my pack and I will be heading out," Rebecka said.
"Quite right!" Professor Hawkins agreed.
"We'll see you cubs later," Remu smirked as Rebecka growled at the white-haired teen.
"Co'mon Rebecka, ignore them. They're obviously under us," Leon said plainly as Remu shot the boy a glare, who shot a smirk back before Rebecka and her pack left along with their partners.
"Under us. Bullcrap," Remu muttered under his breath.
"Well, you did kinda deserve it," Yugi pointed out as Remu shot him a glare.
"I didn't ask you, vampire boy."
"And you didn't have to be an asshole, Snowball."
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME!?" Remu asked in rage as Duke and Marik held him back.
"Calm it down, Remu. You know he's just playing with you," Duke glared.
"Yes, but it's irritating!"
"Then, you shouldn't irritate everyone twenty-four-seven."
Remu sighed, and then muttered, "Whatever."
Joey finished wrapping up Yugi's wound before declaring, "There! Good as new! Now, that wasn't so bad, now was it?"
"Sure. I still prefer my brother's way of dressing wounds," Yugi said, rolling his eyes as the boys laughed in response.
"I love you, Yugi," Tea said with her sweet smile before kissing Yugi softly on his lips.
"I love you too!" Yugi replied, and then he kissed Tea's lips once more.
"We've got a vamp coming our way!" Mark warned everyone, making a low growling noise.
"But why would he be on the road in a car? And why is there a human child with him in the car?" Odion wondered with furrowed eyebrows. "His mood isn't even the same as the other vampires. This one seems scared, worried, and a mix of upset and angry."
"We should check this out before we do anything. It could be one of our allies or a vampire protecting his loved one," Joey said.
"I would think it would be clear if the vampire should trespass or not. I suspect a trap!" Marik argued with glaring eyes and folded arms.
"But Joey's right! We should at least check out the vampire before making any judgments. At this point, it could mean anything," Yugi stated as Marik looked directly at his pack.
"What do you say?" Marik asked.
"I agree with Yugi. We already have learned that vampires are just as human as the rest of the world. At this point, it could mean anything. We should at least check this vampire out before making any attack," Ishizu said.
"I don't f***ing care!" Remu responded.
"It wouldn't hurt to go check, but it's up to you," Duke shrugged.
"There hasn't been a time when Yugi's judgments toward vampires were wrong, why should it be now?" Ryou asked rhetorically.
"Odion?" Marik asked as Odion looked at his brother with slightly widened eyes, not expecting his brother to ask for his opinion.
"It does seem odd from where I'm standing. Perhaps we should check the situation," Odion suggested.
"The tribe has spoken. We'll check it out and attack if it does," Marik decided.
"Sounds good to me," Joey agreed.
"Then, let's just go and just take one of our pack with us. We need people here to protect our loved ones," Marik suggested.
"Right!" Joey agreed.
Joey brought Tristan with him while Marik brought Remu. They all brought their human partners with them as well before taking off down the road. Yugi was relieved how easier it was to concentrate on signaling Joey to go. In fact, Yugi never had to do that, due to how easy this was riding down the gravel road. Then again, Joey didn't have a number of werewolves he was mind linking to. This was easier for Joey and Yugi.
There was hardly any cars, since it was night time and this was a country road. Finding the car where this vampire was, trespassing into werewolf territory, would be a piece of cake. Yugi saw the head light shine brightly from the car and the wolves stopped, surrounding the vehicle, which was... a limo? Yugi had a bad feeling he knew who this was.
"Very odd," Maria thought aloud. Yugi was thinking the same thing.
The car door from the back opened and Yugi jumped right off of Joey, crying out, "Seto, what the hell are you doing here!?"
The wolves immediately changed into their human forms, only showing their boxers or trousers. They didn't care, since this was practically normal for them to walk around in. Even Maria was used to this at this point. Tea still freaked out about that part, however, and still tries to cover her eyes. It was a good thing she wasn't here.
Mokuba hopped out and ran to Seto's side as Seto looked at Yugi with glaring eyes.
"I was going to ask you the same thing," Seto said. "We thought you were dead!"
"What are you talking about?" Yugi asked, confused, then guessed what it probably was. His eyes widened. "Did you see something?"
"Yes. I saw you being attacked by a vampire, then fall off a cliff. Yami saw it too and called your cell phone, only to receive word from the same vampire that you were dead," Seto replied.
"So Yami ran off out there like a dumbass! We came to chase him down before he got himself killed!" Mokuba finished.
"Why is the kid with you? Shield against us?" Marik asked with folded arms. "And what do you mean you saw Yugi fall off a cliff?"
"I can see the future and actually, it's because I don't trust my allies with my little brother, even if he can handle them. I like to keep as close to my little brother as possible," Seto replied plainly.
"Little brother? Damn," Remu smirked.
"Where's Yami?" Yugi asked, trying to control his emotions and not cry.
"On his way to the same cliff you were at. He's using his mind reading abilities to find the way. With the amount of vampires and werewolves in this area, my guess is that it's easy for him to know the way," Seto replied.
"Okay, future boy, I'll contact Rebecka and tell her and her pack of the situation. He's lucky it's only the cub pack on patrol or he'd really be f***ed," Marik smirked as Seto kept his stoic expression.
"I'll get Yami's ass. He's going to need to see Yugi and know he's okay," Joey said as Seto stared at Yugi's cast arm. "In this war, that counts as okay."
"Whatever," Seto replied as Joey changed into his wolf form, Yugi climbed on top of him, and then they sped off into the woods.
Yugi signaled Joey which direction he was to go. Yugi felt way too anxious to just focus and it was a good thing Joey knew where to turn for most of the ride. Yugi had to keep his eyes open, since this was a war zone and vampires could attack at any moment. The cast arm wouldn't be helping much either. Yugi kept praying that him and Joey would make it to Yami's location on time.
Joey and Yugi made it to the cliff and found the same vampire Yugi fought on the edge of the cliff with her head bitten off. Yugi already knew that was Yami's doing. Yugi jumped off of Joey and ran for the cliff.
"Yugi, are you-" Joey cried out before Yugi dove right off the cliff and straight into the water below. The waves were huge and hitting against the rocks, but Yugi used the strength he developed from killing vampires to fight against the tide.
"YAMI!" Yugi cried out, swimming hard in the waters, barely seeing ahead of him from all the water pushing against him. "YAMI, I'M HERE!" Yugi kept swimming, looking for his dear brother, who was nowhere to be found. The tides kept pushing against him and he kept fighting back. Yugi finally screamed, "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII!" If not for the water hitting against Yugi, tears would be shown from his eyes. He was fighting against the pain from his wounded arm and the tides. "YAMI, WHERE ARE YOU!?" Yugi couldn't see how Yami couldn't hear his frantic cries, underwater or not, since his mind-reading powers could hear loud noises from the mind the closer the person was.
Yugi suddenly felt his body being taken and dragged across the water to grassy land. He already could guess who it was and joy filled his every body. He felt an ice cold body pressed against him, cold arms wrapped around him, one around his waist and the other around his head, grabbing a handful of his hair. Yugi couldn't stop the tears of joy from escaping his eyes. Yami was alright and right here with him.
"Yami, I'm right here! That vampire never killed me. She almost did, but Joey saved me. Please don't go off like that!" Yugi cried. He thought he heard laughter at first, which seemed strange, until he felt water droplets on the back of his neck where Yami's face was buried. Yami was crying. "Please don't cry! I'm alright! I'm here!"
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh," Yami responded, slightly loosening his grip on Yugi. "I-I could've lost you, my whole world. Yugi, you're my brother... my..."
"Yami," Yugi whispered, his head resting against Yami's shoulder. "I'm always with you."
"Yugi," Yami whispered, his voice muffled in Yugi's hair before feeling a slight nudge behind him by a snout. He looked behind him and saw Joey in his wolf form. Yami slightly smiled. "S'pose I shouldn't be here huh?"
"You are always welcome in my books," Yugi said, separating himself.
Just then, two vampires appeared from behind and attacked Yami and Joey at the same time. One vampire clawed its nails through Yami's skin while its teeth sank into Yami's neck. Yami cried aloud in agony as Yugi took his dagger and stabbed it through the vampire's neck attacked Yami from behind, then snapped it off, blood gushing everywhere. Joey also killed off his attacker.
Yami cried, his hand covering his wound on his neck, which could've ripped his head off if Yugi hadn't come to the rescue.
"Yami, hang on!" Yugi cried out, taking off his shirt and using it to give pressure to Yami's wound. He looked at Joey. "We have to take him inside vampire or not!"
Joey nodded and let Yami on his back. He was placed in front of Yugi with him holding onto Yami tightly. He felt Joey take off in a speed that could surpass his own. It didn't matter to Yami if he was to die or not. Yugi was here alive with him. Yugi's blood still flowed like a river and his heart beat like a drum. There could be no sweeter sound or smell. He wanted this to last forever.