Tea was walking fast in the cold roads so she would feel warmer. In her hands she was holding a small flask and she seemed really careful with it! The night before, two days after her last encounter with Yami, they had heard the scream again. Yami must have had another nightmare. Thankfully, Joey was with him that night so he probably attended it since the creams stopped in a few seconds more or less. She knew that now Joey was in Mai's place again in order to find some other books in order to translate the code so Yami would be alone in the room. Mai was already quite frustrated with the whole situation and she couldn't wait till it was ended…and also Kisara's issue… When she reached the inn it was noon already. She walked up the stairs and headed towards the room. She knocked the door but when she got no answer she decided to open the door. What she saw made her smile even if she wasn't planning to. Yami was lieing on his bed, on his back. His one hand was on his chest while the other arm was hanging loose from the side of the bed that was turned towards her. His eyes were closed and he was breathing calmly. He was asleep, as it seemed. She walked to him slowly. She reached the bed and realized how calm and even vulnerable he looked when he was asleep… She sat on the bed and looked at him.

"When you do not kill…when you are sleeping…" she thought

She leaned her head over his without noticing and her forehead almost touched his.

"…You are so gentle…" she thought

Yami felt a presence close to him and stiffed a little in his sleep. His eyelids trembled a little and then opened. His eyes widened when he realized that someone was over him and with a swift move his hand went under the pillow to draw out a dagger and in the blink of eye again he suddenly leaned over that person having the blade to the neck of the intruder. Anzu gasped by his fast move. Yami then noticed who he was and gasped too. He took the knife away.

"Sorry…" he said putting the dagger back in the sheath.

Tea rubbed her neck a little.

"Do you always have a dagger under your pillow?"

"I hunt down monsters. What were you expecting? I must be prepared for the worst"

Tea sighed.

"You miss out of sleep! I brought you some milk of the poppy. You need it! You must drink it. It will help you sleep"

"I told you I don't want it!"

He stood up and he went to the table to take his flask and take a sip of it. Tea stopped him.

"You can't keep this way! You need something to help you sleep!"

Her eyes were now looking deeply in his. She was determined and serious!

"You need to trust someone once in a while! I want to help you!"

"You can't!"

"But I want to!"

She took the flask with the milk of the poppy and handed it to him.

"Please. Drink it! It will keep you for one or two hours! Please."

Yami looked at her without talking. Then he looked at the flask.

"One or two hours?"

"The very much"

Yami sighed and took it.

"Alright…alright…"

He opened it and he raised it to his mouth. Even the smell was strong! It made him feel slightly dizzy. He paid no mind and gulped it down at once. Immediately his mind felt slightly…lighter. He barely felt Tea leading him back towards the bed. This drug was affecting him faster than he expected! Far faster than it should be! He felt the room around him spinning and his mind driving in a sweet oblivion. Before he had time to even ask what was going on he fell on the bed. Everything went black…

His head was feeling heavy…he was feeling a bit lightheaded and his body seemed unable to move but he knew that he was starting to regain consciousness. Then he felt something else. He felt the cold wind on his face. How was that possible? His eyelids seemed to be too heavy for him to open them. After some attempts he managed to open them to see…the open cloudy sky! It was darker. It had to be early in the afternoon already! He was on something hard. It was something like…a wooden table or something. He made an attempt to sit up but his body didn't seem willing to oblige but also…he heard the small clattering of the heavy chains. His eyes opened completely and he saw the truth! His wrists were bound on a table-like board! It was not totally virtual, it was leaning back slightly so he was looking to the sky but at the same time he was almost vertically on it. He pulled the chains again hoping that he could break them but the chains were thick and good.

"Damn!" he cursed through clenched teeth, "Damn! Damn!"

It was obvious why he was out there. Tea had drugged him so the others could take him there and he was sure that the vampires were on their way! He would probably become their next meal if he didn't get free from those chains! He pulled many times again.

"Damn! Damn!"

"Hey pal!" he heard a voice.

He turned his head to see Joey standing close to him. He was also bound to a peg with thick ropes to his wrists and ankles. They were both tied up outside the village at the entrance of the forest! The Transylvanians had taken care that no innocent would be hurt except them! Smart! That was damn smart!

"I see you're finally awake. Rise and shine" he told him

"Joey? Why are you here too?"

"Do you think I do not ask this to myself too? I was sitting in the library trying to translate that damned book when four men came in, grabbed me and brought me here! I was surprised to see some other people bringing you here unconscious! Did they knock you out? How?"

Yami scoffed a little with no humor.

"They didn't. Tea did!"

"Huh?!" Joey's eyes and mouth opened wide.

Yami rolled his eyes.

"Milk from the poppy. Nothing to worry about! I am not losing my touch!"

Joey breathed out in relief as if that was their worst problem! As if it didn't matter they were bound there and from moment to moment vampires would feast of them! Yami looked at him from top to bottom.

"Why are you tied up in ropes while I am in chains?" he asked frustrated as if that was the most important thing in the world!

"How do I know, pal? They probably thought that I wouldn't be a problem!"

Joey grinned.

"Of course that gives me the chance to be set free! I can free my hand from the rope!"

"You can?"

"What do you think I did before being taken in by the Vatican? I can also open the chains with a wire or something!"

Joey was already twisting his hand in different ways so he could slip out of the ropes. Yami simply waited there looking upwards. Soon enough…the vampires would come for revenge…

"Tell me again why is it so important to kill that Seto Kaiba character so badly?" Joey asked.

They have been there for a couple of hours and now it was late in the afternoon. The sun was getting down so sooner or later. And they were there doing chit and chat!

"Because he's the Son of the Devil" Yami said

"Yeah, I mean besides that!"

"Because if we kill him whatever bitten by him or created will also die"

"I mean besides that!"

Yami was ready to answer that but then they heard a shriek and they knew that it was vampire shriek! Yami looked upwards waiting for them to arrive.

"Joey…whenever you want…" he muttered through clenched teeth

"I'm trying! I'm trying! I am almost there!"

The two vampires were now flying over them and they were looking down at Yami with eyes full of hatred! They were ready to strike!

"Joey some time today would be nice!"

"Almost…" now Joey was working faster! Almost in panic.

"Now Joey!"

Then Callisto first released a loud shriek and dove down towards Yami with Rolland following! Yami's eyes widened but tied up as he was he couldn't do many things! The only thing he could do was to move his body to the side slightly so the vampire that was coming to hit him, missed his face for some pathetic inches! Right away he had to do the same from the other direction as the other bat-like vampire attacked him from the other side! He was tied up and the two vampires were attacking him the one after the other like the vultures that were crazy from starvation and they had just seen a delicious dead body! The only thing Yami could do was avoiding them this way or use his head to hit them! Joey was still struggling with his ropes until he finally freed his hand and quickly started working on the other wrist and the ankles. Finally he was free and he ran to Yami waving his arms to the vampires.

"Go! Go! Shoo! Shoo! Away!"

The vampires flew again not for any other reason but because they wanted to torture their victim! Joey grabbed a wire and started struggling with Yami's handcuff but it was damn hard! With shaking hands from pressure and hints of panic, Joey kneeled to the ground and started working on the lock that connected the chain with the board instead! He was constantly mumbling.

"Damn! Damn! Come on! Come on! Come on stupid…"

The vampires would dive again! Suddenly a small "click" was heard, as the chain was free from the wooden table and the rock beneath it!

"I did it!" He stood up and said, "Yami! I did it!"

Yami suddenly pushed him hard out of the way and then swung the chain, which was still attached to his arm with the handcuff, and started using it as a weapon! The chain dug into the vampires' flesh many times making them deep wounds in the faces and wings but this simply made them even more angry…even more crazy for revenge! And no matter how many times he hit, their wounds were healed in seconds! Meanwhile Joey crawled to the ground and went to the other chain that was holding Yami's arm! Of course he wouldn't stand up to remove the handcuff, so he simply started working on the lock that was connecting the chain with the board again! A few seconds took him to release that too! Yami was ready to rush forward when…something stopped him! His legs were also tied up in chains on the board with handcuffs around his ankles!

"The ankles too!" Yami growled in frustration to himself, "Of course there would be around the ankles too!"

The vampires laughed hysterically and attacked again! Yami was now swinging both of the chains that were attacked to his wrists with the handcuffs.

"Joey! The spikes!" he yelled

"In the bag!" Joey yelled back while he was sitting on the ground, where he had fallen!

"Then ran and fetch them!" Yami yelled, that his patience had started to run out!

"Right!" Joey said, he got up and started running!

Yami was left behind to deal with two furious vampires while his legs were tied up and the only weapon he had was…this chains that were attacked to his wrists! Thanks to the Transylvanians he didn't have his weapons at his belt! Well it could be this way when Callisto hissed to Rolland.

"Kill the boy…I'll take care of him…!"

Rolland nodded and flew away! Now it was one to one duel! Callisto dove to him again with another laughter! Yami looked at the vampire coming to him and then the chains at his legs. A smirk came to his lips. When the vampire flew down he threw the chains and caught her! The vampire screamed furious and struggled against the chains and with a swift move she flew up but that caused her to pull the chains hardly and suddenly and as a result they broke releasing Yami's feet too! Now he was capable for a…more decent fight! Now he was standing waiting for her to strike! He was ready for everything! The vampire attacked! Yami fell to the ground rolling to his shoulder to avoid her! Unfortunately the chains weren't helping!

Meanwhile Joey was in the inn room packing everything in the sack, closing it and tying the opening quickly and after throwing it over his shoulder he rushed out to the street running as fast as his legs allowed him! He barely looked over his shoulder towards the sky and his eyes widened.

"Uh-Oh!" he thought.

Yami on the other hand was not in better condition! He was trying to avoid the vampire girl and attack to her using only the chains to his hands! He was ready to run and avoid another attack but the chains at his ankles got caught somewhere in the ground!

"Damn!" he hissed pulling the chains multiple times, "Damn! Dammit!"

He managed to dodge the attack by leaning his body backwards completely! Thank goodness he had elasticity! The vampire wouldn't give up!

Back at Joey he was in a rather tough position! The vampire had taken his actual human form but was walking slowly and steadily towards Joey who was taking small steps back holding the sack on his chest! His back was touching a tree behind him! He was cornered! Rolland chuckled a malice chuckle.

"A-Alright…I know we got this wrong maybe w-we could discuss this, Mr. vampire… I-I mean…you know…start from the beginning…"

Rolland smirked even more as his eyes were now the bat-like creature's eyes again.

"It's time to meet your Maker, boy!"

He hissed walking closer and closer to Joey, whose heart was flattering like a caged bird's!

"Say your last pray…"

"W-well what en excellent idea…I…I will definitely…no I certainly will do but… Oh my God! What's this!?" he said the last one with wide eyes pointing something over the vampire's shoulder.

Rolland turned around to see what was it. When he saw nothing he snapped back at Joey…who wasn't there anymore but running away already!

"Hey!" the vampire yelled as he transformed again and went after him again!

With Yami he was starting to get really upset! He had got tired! He had to jump on trees and stuff with the chains pulling him down! What was more was that the vampire woman had already hit him on countless trees and she had thrown him to the ground a couple of times. He managed to grab her and with an assassin's move he twisted her neck with his hands. This would be deadly for a common person or even a monster…but the vampire… She just smirked at that and pushed him back! Yami barely had time to land on his feet! Callisto used her hands to twist her head back in place! Yami attacked again! She grabbed his chains and raised his arms over his head before flying off the ground!

"I always liked men chained up!" she hissed to him bringing her face close to his

Yami hit her head with his making her drop him. He fell on the ground on his feet. He growled in frustration and jerked up again! He attacked again!

With Joey, he was still running with the sack over his shoulder when the vampire appeared flying next to him.

"Now it is your end!" Rolland hissed

Joey kept running rolling his eyes.

"Well sure…sure it is…Oh my God!" he said again

The vampire scoffed.

"Heh! This trick won't work again on m-…"

His words got lost when he bumped into a tree with a loud "bang"

"Well…I warned you didn't I?" Joey laughed and kept running.

After a couple of seconds running, he finally saw Yami that was still fighting with Callisto. On his way he sank his hand in the sack to pull out the wooden spike.

"Yami!" he yelled.

Yami's head snapped to his direction when…something made Joey fall to the ground! The spike left his hand! So that was it? Yami's mind was racing when…

"Yami!" he heard a female voice and the next moment the spike came to him flying

He grabbed it and turned around to see…Tea!

"Tea?" so it was her the one who threw it?

Well it didn't mind now! He span the spike in his hand glaring at the vampire girl. Callisto's eyes widened in sudden fear… Yami threw the chains and captured her by the waist again! With a strong pull, he pulled her towards him strongly enough so he was finally able to stab her stomach with the wooden spike. The vampire girl screamed like the previous one had, and flew up, hit her back on a high place on a tree and she kept on yelling and floundering till her body turned into ashes. Yami threw away the broken remaining of the spike and did the sign of cross with his hand. Rolland shrieked loudly and flew away and then the weak, evening sun appeared behind the heavy clouds…

Joey approached him slowly and looked at the broken spike.

"Oh, man! They are definitely gonna kill us back at Vatican! This spike was half-made out of Holly Wood!"

Yami smacked him on the head.

"Hey!" Joey protested

"What do you mean "hey"! Did you have to fall at a moment like that!"

"Sorry pal!" Joey said giving him the flask with a sheepish smile

Yami grabbed it and took a good swing of it. They didn't have the time to argue about it. Transylvanians had started gathering around them.

"He killed another one!"

"He killed the second one!"

"Man! You are always so loved!" Joey commented

"You get used to it…" Yami mumbled.

Mai walked through the others and she looked at Yami with a smirk.

"Well, well…what do you know? You did it again, Yami. You killed another one"

Yami's eyes narrowed.

"I'd say no thanks to you."

"Come on…" she smirked, "I told you that when the vampires came for you, you two would be alone"

"That didn't necessarily mean that we wouldn't have the right to defend ourselves."

The villagers around them were now really impatient. They were yelling against them but Mai said.

"He is the only one who killed two vampires in a raw. And he did it in chains!"

She smirked to him.

"…I'd say that's earned him more than a drink, don't you think?"

Yami looked at her.

"You are all nuts!" he muttered. She simply smirked.

At the inn that night the fiddle was playing a happy dance! Beer and wine and absinthe were running much and good in the cups and glasses to disappear later into the throats of the people holding them! Transylvanians were celebrating that they were now free from one more demon. Or maybe they were celebrating their last moment on Earth! No one could tell for sure. Yami was sitting to a corner drinking his beer and his absinthe and looked over where Joey approached Mai who was dancing! He was actually provoking her! She seemed interested!

"Where did you learn that?" she asked. Joey smirked

"My mother was Irish!" he said

"No kidding!"

The two of them seemed to have chemistry! They sure had started to get into it! Looking each other to eyes… His eye fell on Tea too, who was dancing with Kisara, laughing. For a brief seconds their eyes met. Yami didn't know why she saved him after she was the one who drugged him…but it didn't really matter. Soon Yami left Mai dancing with Joey while looking at each other a bit lustfully, or Tea dancing with Kisara and he left the room going up to his room to retire for the night…sometimes rubbing his bruised wrists where the chains used to be…

Reached the 10 chapters! Yay!

Apparently here we have more action like I promised you! And some humor too thanks to our little Joey here!

Later on we have another battle here with Yami! They had drugged him so they could chain him on the board and leave both of them there for the vampires to eat them! Tea appears to have regretted that! And Mai here seems to start to have an interest in Joey! I hope you liked it! Please review!

Enjoy!