Wish your Mother's a happy day! Better yet, you should do what I'm doing and make them breakfast in bed. I do not own Yugioh, enjoy! [YUGI, YAMI, and ATEM]
Chapter 12
"Alright has everyone got everything?" Ryou asked. Everyone nodded, and Ryou opened the door to reveal Isis about to ring the doorbell.
"What are you doing here?" Yugi asked tilting his head slightly.
"Change of plans, where are you going?" she asked.
"Ryou's, Mazaki is stopping by tomorrow, and well, nobody wants to be around when she shows up." Yugi said honestly.
"I see, well you might have to be, we're having a large meeting with the Vampire Hunters tomorrow, and well, nobody doesn't not want to be there." Isis said looking expectantly at Jou.
"Oh right, come on in." Jou said motioning for her to step through the threshold.
"Thank you. Alright, I need Malik and Yugi over here. Where's Seto?" Isis said motioning to the couch; the two went to sit down.
"Working late like he does every Saturday." Jou said simply.
You'll play nice with the Hunters right?
In a meeting, Yugi.
Sigh, you're so busy you don't even have time to answer a question from little ol' me?
"Yugi hold out your right arm. Who drinks from this side?" Isis said and asked.
"Uh, Atem." Yugi said hesitating because he was pulled from his conversation from his mates.
Yes, we'll play nice.
You'll tell me if my sister gives you any trouble?
Yugi, please.
Fine, I'll inconvenience you later.
It's not a-
Yugi didn't hear the rest of whatever it was he wanted to say, he had put up a steel wall between them. Yugi remained silent as Isis took his blood. First a pint from his right arm, and then a pint from his left. She then took out a tube of a clear liquid, and dabbed it on the pinprick hole on both of his arms. The holes disappeared. She set the bags in a cooler, and gave him a hot bowl of soup, which he started to eat greedily. Oh yeah, that was the Palace cooking at its finest. Yugi smiled as he ate the soup.
Isis moved over to Malik, and did the same thing. She put his blood in the cooler and handed him a bowl of hot soup as well. She then looked up at Jou and frowned.
"Question, can Seth tell the difference between your two blood's tastes?" Isis asked him.
"Yeah, he's says my blood is rich, and Seto's is even richer." Jou explained.
"My blood tastes like honey and vanilla, with just a hint of fruit juice to Yami and Atem." Yugi said yawning.
"Marik says my blood tastes like pomegranates, strawberries, and plums." Malik said leaning his head against Yugi's shoulder.
"In other words, you're a fruit basket." Yugi mumbled with his eyes drooping.
"What's wrong with them?" Ryou asked.
"Nothing, their behavior is completely normal, especially Yugi's." Isis said sparing them a glance.
"No it's not! They're falling over each other in a half asleep state!" Ryou argued.
"Mmm, you're lap is comfy." Yugi said falling onto it.
"Wish I could say the same for your back." Malik responded.
"Help me get them upstairs into their rooms." Isis told Jou.
"Okay and you can find Seto at Kaiba Corp. Just tell them I sent you, and they'll let you go all the way up to the top." Jou said as he picked up Malik. Isis went to grab Yugi, but he pulled away from her.
"Maybe we should switch." Isis suggested.
"Yeah." Jou said looking down at Yugi's balled form. Jou handed Malik to Isis, and he bent down and picked up Yugi. They carried them upstairs to their rooms, and tucked them in. Yugi was already almost fast asleep, and didn't even hear Jou bring in Koneko. He only felt her little paws and heard her soft purrs echoing in his ears as he drifted off completely.
[Time skip]
"Does it look like I care?! I demand to see Yugi!" Mazaki's voice screeched through the house.
"Well, he's sick! So you can forget it!" Jou yelled back.
"Sick! Yeah right, we'll just see about this!" Mazaki said snootily as she burst into his room, the door banging against the wall. Koneko hissed at his intruder.
"Good girl." He whispered at her petting her head.
"Oh Yugi! You poor thing! What can I do to make you feel better?!" Mazaki asked pushing Koneko off the bed when she tried to claw at her.
"You can go away and let me sleep." Yugi said as he put a hand down over the side of his bed for Koneko to climb into. He pulled her back up and clasped her against his chest.
"Oh no, you'd miss me too much, I just know it!" she said cuddling into his side.
He looked to the door, to see Jou just standing there with his jaw on the floor. Yugi mouthed call the popo at him. He snapped his fingers and walked off. When he came back it was with a police escort, and Mazaki was laid across his lap, and partially on his chest. Yugi was holding Koneko up so she wouldn't be defiled by her touch like he was suffering through. The police immediately dragged the deranged woman off of him, and Yugi brought his steel barrier crashing down.
"No, my honey bunny needs me to comfort him in his illness!" Mazaki cried as she was dragged away. Yugi gagged as soon as she was clear of the door.
Can I please just come to the Palace for just like five minutes?
What's got you so disgusted?
Mazaki, she was laying all over me, and called me her honeybunny as the police dragged her away.
No Yugi, it's too dangerous. However, if you can meet us on Akeifa's side of the beach in two hours, maybe we can work something out.
Deal!
Yugi shot out of bed, and regretted it almost instantly. He didn't have all his strength back and it resulted in him face planting on the ground. Jou rushed over to help him up, and set him back on the bed.
"Easy there, it hasn't even been 12 hours yet, buddy." Jou said pointing to the clock.
"Oh, well I have to get to Akeifa's side of the beach anyway." Yugi said pushing off the bed more slowly this time and walking over to his closet.
"Why?" Jou asked.
"I have date!" Yugi said as he put on a different pair of boxers, some leather pants, and shirt that said just keep calm and drink your blood. Yugi walked over to the bathroom, and took care of his business as well as brushed his teeth and hair. He was thankful to find all of it up again. Never again would he take its gravity defying for granted.
"Ready!" Yugi said coming back out.
"Alright I'll stay here with Malik, you go with Ryou." Jou said.
"Kay, we'll be back later." Yugi said waving before heading downstairs. He grabbed Ryou's hand, and dragged him out of the house without an explanation.
"Ugh, Yugi, slow down! You shouldn't be moving this fast anyway." Ryou complained.
"No, I only have two hours to get there." Yugi said as he sped up even more.
"Get where?" Ryou asked confused.
"To Akeifa's side of the beach." Yugi said as he started to run.
"Alright, but I don't think we should be running!" Ryou yelled as he finally got his hand out of Yugi's grip and ran alongside of him.
"But it's so much fun!" Yugi said back.
"Yugi! Slow down!" Ryou yelled as he sped off ahead. He had to get there, he had to.
Ryou could barely keep up as they ran through the streets and straight into Akeifa's woods. Yugi lost Ryou somewhere around the caves, but he kept on running towards the beach. He was starting to get tired, but he didn't let that faze him as he burst out of the woods he saw two familiar heads of gravity defying hair standing at the edge of the rocks.
"My Mates!" he yelled. It was the only warning they received as they whipped around and fell down with the sheer force that Yugi used to jump into their arms. They both just held him, as he cuddled into their embrace.
"Oh, the bed feels so empty without your weight nestled between us." Yami said softly.
"Six more days to go, only six more. I'm moving house tomorrow." Yugi reassured him before dropping the bomb on them.
"What do you mean you're moving house?" Atem asked.
"Well, I'm moving into the caves with my sister. And will be staying with her from Monday through Thursday." Yugi said playing with the buttons on his shirt.
"Okay, we're okay with that." Atem said running a hand through his hair.
"Do you think people would mind if we had sex on the beach?" Yugi asked.
"No, the vampires wouldn't but the werewolves might have some complaints." Yami said smirking.
"Awwww." Yugi moaned.
"If you want, we can give you a blow job?" Atem suggested.
"No you won't." Sakura's voice interrupted.
"We were asking Yugi, not you." Yami said pointedly.
"Not in front of my sister." Yugi said shaking his head.
"Alright, Sakura leave." Atem said.
"No. Yugi, come on." Sakura said trying to pull him off.
"But we're cuddling." Yugi protested as his mates wrapped their arms securely around his waist and hips.
"Sod off, Sakura." Atem said firmly.
"Sakura! Leave them be. Yugi was just attacked by Mazaki, he needs their comfort." Akeifa ordered from somewhere behind him.
"Oh yeah that's right. How did she attack you, Yugi?" Yami said and asked laughing.
"She was lying all over me, and called me her honey bunny. Look the goose bumps are back, and they're not the good kind either!" Yugi said pointing to his arm.
"Oh, you poor thing. You've just been through all kinds of torture this morning, haven't you?" Atem sympathized.
"Yes." Yugi whined.
"Do you need a kiss to make it all better?" Yami asked.
"Yes!" Yugi exclaimed jumping at the chance.
"Ce'mere." He said lifting his chin. Yugi was centimeters, centimeters, from Yami's lips when a piece of paper was shoved in between them.
"Nope, no kissing allowed." Sakura said holding the paper in between them.
"But I haven't kissed them in days." Yugi said looking at her with his puppy dog eyes.
"Well, you're too young to kiss." Sakura said looking everywhere but at him.
"I'm 17!" Yugi argued.
"Yep, much too young." Sakura said.
"And how old do I have to be in order to acquire these kissing rights?" Yugi asked glaring at her.
"30." Sakura said.
"Yeah, seconds." Yugi said ripping the paper out of her hands and kissing his mate.
"Yugi, I just realized something. I never got my dance with you." Atem said frowning. Yugi looked at him out of the corner of his eye.
What dance?
"The tango you were supposed to participate in with me." Atem said attempting to pout slightly. Yugi rolled his eyes.
Oh that, and don't try to pout. You can't pull it off.
Ha ha ha, oh, I've missed you Yugi.
"Okay, that's enough; I think he feels better now." Sakura said.
"No, not yet he doesn't." Atem said pulling him away from Yami's lips, and over towards his.
"Can we just stay here for the rest of the day, Atem?" Yami asked cuddling up to Yugi's back and putting his head on his shoulder.
No, we have a huge meeting to get to.
Or you could just skip it.
Tempting, but this meeting is very important.
"Can't we just forsake our duties to hang out with our cute little human mate?" Yami asked quietly. Atem pulled away from Yugi so he could rest his forehead against Yami's.
"Yami, this meeting affects a lot of people; we need to be there to keep order." Atem said quietly. He wrapped an arm around Yugi, hugging him closer.
"What time is it?" he asked quietly.
"Only 9:45 am." Akeifa said from behind them.
"That gives us an hour and fifteen minutes." Atem said getting up and holding a hand down to each of them. Yugi grinned grabbing it, and allowing himself to be hauled up.
"Let's make the most of it." Yami said grabbing his other hand.
"Sounds good to me." Yugi replied before the three started to walk off.
"Hey, let me go! They're kidnapping my brother!" Sakura screamed form behind them. Yugi stopped walking to see that Akeifa and another wolf he didn't recognize had grabbed her and was dragging her into the woods.
"Don't worry Sakura! I don't mind this time!" he said letting go of Atem's hand to wave at her, before reclaiming it. They turned around and continued walking down the beach.
"Yugi!" she shrieked behind him, but he didn't even pay attention to her.
"So what do you want to do?" Yami asked him.
"Are you sure this is okay?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, it is. We are still in the area, so this is very okay." Atem responded giving his hand a squeeze.
"Okay, I just wanted to make sure." Yugi said bowing his head slightly.
"What would you have done if it wasn't okay?" Yami asked.
"Tell you to get your butts back up to the Palace." Yugi said smirking slightly.
"Ha ha, you know Yugi, you never let Yami finish last night." Atem said shaking his head before turning serious. His smirk slipped of his face, as he kicked the sand slightly with his foot.
"Yeah, well, I was bothering you, and I guess that was my way of saying go back to what you were doing before." Yugi said.
"It still would have been nice if you had heard me out." Yami said squeezing his hand.
"So what were you going to say?" Yugi asked.
"You're not an inconvenience, your timing is." Yami said bluntly.
"At least that was the gist of what he had said before he realized you weren't getting a word of it." Atem said grinning.
"Yeah. Well, I didn't really feel like repeating my long speech again." Yami grumbled.
"I'm sorry, I should have listened." Yugi said letting go of their hands to hug Yami.
"It's alright, Yugi." Yami said patting his back.
"Come on we want to introduce you to some people." Atem said taking his hand and leading him down the beach.
"Uh, who?" Yugi asked nervous.
"Some friends of ours, from over the seas." Yami said walking ahead.
"Wait foreign vampires? Ah, I think I'll just go play in the water now." Yugi said yanking his hand out of Atem's and heading for the water.
"No, no, no, they're good, I swear." Atem said quickly catching him and picking him up.
"But…but they're foreign." Yugi protested trying to get out of his arms.
"Don't be so prejudiced, Yugi." Atem said sternly. Yugi stopped struggling, and instead twisted out of his arms.
"I'm not prejudiced, I'm trying to be careful! In case you forgot, my last run in with your foreign guests wasn't a pleasant one!" Yugi said standing up and brushing the sand off his clothes.
"He seems more like a spit fire than a human to me." A female voice said behind him making him whip around. He stumbled back into Atem, who put a reassuring arm around his shoulders.
"Well, he can be at times." Yami said coming to stand beside Atem.
"Hello Little One, I'm Daisy Bringer." The woman said offering her hand. Yugi looked at it apprehensively, until Atem nudged him with his knee, only then did he take it and shake hands with the woman.
"I'm Shada Nazo." A man said offering his hand. Yugi shook it.
"I'm Harriet Keel." A woman said offering her hand. Yugi shook it.
"I'm Akhnadin Kishi." Another man said, but he didn't offer his hand. Yugi was kind of grateful.
"I'm Valon Panku." He didn't offer his hand either.
"And I'm Tyson Mauve." The last man said. He did offer his hand and Yugi was forced to shake it. He wrapped his hands around Atem's arm and looked away, not liking being at the center of attention.
"Not very friendly is he?" Akhnadin asked.
"No, he's just being shy for some reason." Atem said sounding as if he was frowning.
"I imagine we would be too, if we were being forced to meet new people." Harriet said.
"So tell us young one, are you going on the two week trip around the world with these two in January? I'd just love to show you my home!" Daisy asked and then gushed.
"Ah do-uh." Yami tried to stop her but it was too late the words were already in the open air.
"What?" Yugi asked turning around to look at them his voice raising a couple of pitches.
"He didn't know?" she asked surprised. He looked at her and then back to his mates.
"No, he was unaware of it." Atem said closing his eyes.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I didn't mean to ruin the surprise." She said covering her mouth.
"It's not a surprise; they weren't planning on taking me." Yugi said looking away from his mates and closing his eyes.
"Oh no, they must! It's a wonderful trip where you get to meet dignitaries from all over the world." Daisy continued.
"Oh no, they were most likely going to spring it on me last minute, and then come with some lame excuse as to why I couldn't go. Like some line about it not being safe or something." Yugi said casually like it was no big deal. Inside he was seething.
Yugi, it's not safe. We're surrounded by crowds all the time. You could easily get lost among them, and then we'd never see you again. Do you know how much your blood would sell for to the right buyer?
Do you know how much you would sell for?
But-but I'm your mate, so no one could take me but you.
Wrong. Others could take you, but it would cause you and us serious amounts of pain.
So what am I supposed to do for two weeks? Stay here with my sister?
…...
You've got to be joking!
We'll talk about this later.
If later ever comes.
Yugi walked down to the water, ignoring his mates' calls for him to come back. He headed straight into the water and started to swim out. He was halfway out when a hand grabbed his ankle and pulled him under. Yugi kicked whatever it was that had him and they let him go, he kicked up to the surface, gasping for air when his head broke it. He spun around in many different directions but whatever it was that had grabbed him didn't surface with him. It grabbed him again, this time by both ankles. He struggled to get free, but it was in vain, he couldn't get loose as he was pulled deeper and deeper. He was losing consciousness, when an arm wrapped around his waist and pulled him free. He felt a faint spark of protest before he went limp in the arm before he even reached the surface.
[Time skip]
Yugi coughed on the water spewing from his lungs as he sat up slightly getting the liquid out. He heard sighs of relief, as well as someone crying in the background. His eyes opened a little and he was presented with the image of his mates on one side on Sakura on the other.
"That was a really stupid thing to do, Yugi." Sakura said sternly.
"Hush up Sakura, how was he to know that there were vampires from remote areas of the world lurking in the waters?" Yami asked.
"Kami, Yugi, don't ever scare me like that again." Ryou shouted at him with tears pouring down his face.
"Who, cough cough, who grabbed me?" Yugi asked in a raspy voice coughing more water up.
"I did." Akeifa said stepping forward dripping wet.
"He saw where you went down the second time." Yami explained.
"Unfortunately, because he was so focused on getting you to the surface, he didn't couldn't even point us in the direction of the fleeing vampire." Atem growled out.
"What would you rather have Yugi's life or the vampires head?" Sakura asked.
"Honestly? I wanted both." Atem said moodily.
"Come on, let's get him to Isis." Yami said lifting him up.
"Yami, we can't." Atem said gently.
"Silver can look him over." Ryou suggested.
"What?" Atem asked confused.
"Silver, she's the werewolf medic. Believe it or not, I'm as familiar with her as Yugi is with Isis." Ryou said looking down embarrassed.
"We had a lot of trouble that first year too." Akeifa said grouchily.
"Fine, but who's going to carry Yugi?" Yami asked looking down at him.
"You will, and Atem will accompany you." Akeifa said sternly.
"Or I could do it." Sakura volunteered.
"No, you two have a half hour to spare correct?" Akeifa asked looking for confirmation.
"Yes." Atem said nodding.
"Then come." Akeifa ordered.
"Hey, I think we're finally going to see what his forest looks like." Yami whispered to Atem.
"Yes, but he's most likely put a spell on it that somehow only allows us in when he wants to allow it. We probably won't be able to enter freely, just like his last home." Atem whispered back as the followed him.
"I'm just as capable of carrying him as they are." Sakura complained up ahead.
"No, Sakura, not this time you are. Atem and Yami need to assure themselves that Yugi's going to be okay, or they're never going to make that Hunter and Vampire meeting that they're supposed to be at soon." Akeifa said as he crossed his borders.
"Uh, that's ridiculous." Sakura scoffed.
"And even then it might not be enough for them to leave him out of their sights. They're facing a warring battle inside right now. Leave Yugi in our care or check to make sure he's going to be okay, and take him with them. However, they know if they take him with them, he might not get the proper rest he needs because there will be lots of arguments in the throne room. And they can't leave him with another vampire, because everyone wants a part in this meeting. Yugi almost died on them, for a mate that's a very scary thought. I should know; I've faced it a couple of times with Bakura." Akeifa explained to her in the best way he knew how.
"Do whatever you think is right." Yugi whispered to them as they passed under the trees.
"No Yugi, don't talk, save your energy." Yami said looking down at him.
"I just want you to do what feels right." Yugi said again in whisper.
"Shhh." Atem said placing a finger across his lips.
"Yami…Atem." Yugi whispered against his finger.
"Okay, Yugi, okay." Yami said as he bent over so his head didn't hit the roof of the cave.
"Lay him down." Silver said kindly.
Yami did so gently, placing him on the mat before her. Silver looked him over before disappearing to get something, and coming back with it. She placed whatever it was on his forehead for a few seconds before taking it off, and frowning. She looked up at his anxious mates, and sighed looking back down at whatever was in her hands.
"He needs to stay with you for the next three hours. His and your worries should level out by then. I want you to bring him back to me then, and I will check his levels again. If I deem him safe, and secure, he will stay with me, but if not he will go with you again." Silver explained as sternly as she could.
"What does that even mean?" Atem asked frowning.
"We have gadgets you don't have, just as you have gadgets we don't have. This is one we have that you don't. " Silver explained holding up whatever it was. Atem and Yami took it from her looking it over.
"Silver, we have a meeting." Atem said looking up and handing it back to her.
"I'm sorry, but he must go with you." Silver said sternly.
"Alright." Yami said bowing his head. Atem picked him back up, and cradled him against his chest.
"Are you sure there's no other way?" he asked fear leaking through his voice slightly.
"I'm sorry, there isn't." Silver said shaking her head.
"Very well." Atem nodded solemnly. They got up and left.
This is bad, really bad. There are very dangerous vampires in that room, Atem.
I know Yami, but you saw that thing. It didn't just reflect him, it reflected us too, through him.
What did it say?
Basically, that all three of us felt insecure without the other there.
Oh, I'm sorry.
No Yugi, it's not your fault. It showed our instinctive feelings.
All three of ours, they were exactly the same.
Which according to that gadget, it deemed us as a perfect match.
Ha ha, I think we already knew that.
Let's hope so.
They passed through the familiar Palace front doors, and headed straight for the throne room. As soon as they entered Yugi huddled closer to Atem in his arms. There were so many vampires looking at him with hunger in their eyes, it scared him.
Sit in the throne with him.
Yes, he won't leave my lap.
I have to go to the bathroom.
Atem and Yami laughed, before Yami took him, and left the room. They went into a random room that was being used by a vampire that was in the throne room, and Yugi used the toilet that was in the room. He washed his hands, and splashed some cold water onto his face. They were absolutely right, these meetings weren't safe, and after this one, he never wanted to attend another one again.
"Come on, Yugi." Yami said opening the door and holding out his hand for him to take.
"Can't I just hang out in the room?" Yugi asked.
"No, you're safer with us. We learned that lesson last time." Yami said swinging him up into his arms bridal style.
"Okay." Yugi said nodding in understanding.
Yami walked confidently back into the throne room and sat down in the chair with Yugi in his lap. Yugi looked around and noticed that Mira was there, he also noticed that all the Hunters had nametags on, identifying them. Mira's chosen name had turned out to be Therese.
"Oh good the sweet smelling snack is back." A vampire said licking his lips.
"Touch my brother and your head becomes my new trophy, the only one who has the right to drink his blood are the idiots at the head of the table, if you're not at the head of the table you better be staying away from him." Sakura snarled at the vampire standing up and pointing her sword at his throat while pointing with her other hand down the table at Yami and Atem. The other vampire looked like he was going to argue back, so Yugi intervened.
"Maria!" he shouted down the table hopping off Yami's lap before he could grab him and standing beside Atem who was looking down at him in disapproval. Sakura looked down at him.
"Put that away." He said pointing to the sword. She sheathed her weapon.
"Now sit." He ordered. She did as he told her too.
"Good. Continue." He said nodding at her, before motioning to Mahad to carry on. He went and sat back down in Yami's lap. There was muffled laughter around the room.
Yugi, you're supposed to be silent.
And there are few people that my sister will listen to in this world; fortunately I happen to be one of them.
No, just let him speak, Yami.
What?
I'm with Yami, what?
People need to understand that we see you as our equal sooner or later. What better chance are we going to get than right now?
I suppose.
Just after this three hour meeting, keep your thoughts to yourself, okay?
I make no guarantees.
"So I volunteer to lead the group in driving these Hunters out of town and straight out of Japan. Who's with me?" a vampire said standing up earning a ruckus of cheers.
"That's not going to work." Yugi said quietly.
"Humans are meant to be seen not heard." The vampire snarled at him.
"Tough! Domino is home to these hunters, and this is just one group. There are groups all around the world that works for the same Organization. If you try to run one out, more will come to help them reclaim their home. Anymore dumb ideas you want to throw around?" Yugi explained before asking.
"You seem to be well informed. How do we know you're not in league with these hunters, and you're just waiting for your chance to kill our beloved King and Queen?" the vampire asked him.
"Easy, in order to become a hunter you have to at least graduated from High School, and taken two years of College. Anymore questions?" Yugi asked smiling.
"Yeah, why are they letting you speak?" another vampire asked. Yugi shrugged pretending not to know.
"I have one. Why did you let the King and Queen find out about your sister at the Gala? Why didn't you tell them sooner?" a female vampire asked. Everyone in the room turned to look at him, even Atem was curious.
"Uh, cause I was scared? I'd heard stories about humans who told their vampires that they had family members who were hunters of their kind. Those stories always ended with the vampires getting really angry, and not listening, and eventually the human winding up dead with the vampire regretting it almost instantly." Yugi said looking down at his hands.
"But even after you became their mates, you still didn't tell them. You let them find out in one of the worst ways I've ever seen, why?" she persisted.
"I don't know. I guess because I figured the more people that were around, the safer I'd be." Yugi said shifting uncomfortably in Yami's lap.
"Okay, but why didn't you just tell them?" she asked again.
"Because I didn't want to!" he snarled his head snapping up to meet her eyes. He clapped a hand over his mouth, not sure where that had come from. What shocked him though was how true it sounded as it escaped from somewhere deep within him.
"Ah, there, finally we have a truthful answer." She said sitting back in her chair.
"Satisfied?" Yami asked in a slightly growling tone.
"Oh yes, very much." She said smiling.
"Good, Mahad continue." Yami said harshly.
"Wait, I still have a question." A teenager said.
"Yes, Bobby?" Yugi asked placing his elbow on the arms rest and leaning his head against his hand.
"When you get back, can we duel?" he asked.
"Sure." Yugi said nodding and smiling.
"Yes." He quietly cheered.
"Mahad?" Atem asked turning back around.
"Right, we had a private meeting, and discussed ways for us to better co-exist with you guys. It was decided on a book club, but it seems we'll need one more vampire volunteer, since you have one more hunter." Mahad explained.
"A book club?" Luke asked.
"It was either that or a party." Yugi supplied.
"A book club sounds great." Mark said.
"Oh yes, I like the sound of that." Mary added.
"Mmhmm, it sounds like a fantastic idea." David said.
Told you so.
"That was one idea." Atem said ignoring Yugi's comment.
"Another we had, was hiring you guys to fulfill our needs for taking out the more dangerous ones of our kind, like the rogues in Russia for instance. Just yesterday Maria, you took out the rogue in Sendai that was giving us trouble. It had eluded us for seven years, and you took it out in three days. Impressive." Yami added.
"She, the rogue was a she." Sakura corrected.
"Right, our only request is that you don't claim your kill by writing your name in the vampire's blood on the wall." Atem nodded.
"Well, I can't abide to that, it shows dominance, no fear, and well, I like to get paid for my jobs, thank you." Sakura said leaning back in her chair.
"That's where he gets it." Yami accused.
"Who gets what?" Sakura asked putting all four legs back on the floor.
"Yugi, he leans back on two legs sometimes at school, drives us insane." Atem said shaking his head.
"Ooo, keep doing that Yugi, maybe you'll drive them up a wall, and then drive them away." Sakura said grinning. Yugi let his head flop back onto Yami's shoulder, as he cuddled into his lap. There was snickering and whispering. Yugi heard Sakura growl something at someone.
"Why must Onee-chan be so difficult?" Yugi asked.
"Because you're her baby brother." Yami teased kissing the tip of his nose, as a warm weight settled across his lap. Yugi looked up to see Atem sitting there.
Shouldn't you be on the bottom?
No, that's where Ukes go, Semes are supposed to be on top.
If that were the case, I'd be crushed under both of you.
We can always arrange that.
No, I like being in the middle.
Good.
"So, which proposition do you accept?" Mahad asked.
"Well, we do like our jobs; however you would have to go through the Organization if you want to hire us. Then there's the paperwork you have to fill out, the meetings you have to go through, and hands that need to be shaken. However, with the book club we could jump right in, as long as we can provide the snacks of course, and no our blood isn't included in the snacks." David explained standing up.
"And your decision is?" Marik asked.
"Um, can we step out for a moment so we can discuss this please?" David asked nervously.
"By all means, take your time." Atem said waving them off.
"Yugi, come with us." Sakura demanded getting up.
"Um, I'm stuck." Yugi said looking at her like she'd lost her mind.
"Let's go Maria, you can fight with him later." David said taking her hand and dragging her out.
"No, he needs to le-" the rest of Sakura's words were cut off as the door shut behind them.
"So, are meetings usually this entertaining?" Yugi asked curiously.
"Pfft, are you kidding? Usually they seem to drag on for forever. They're only entertaining when you're here, Yugi." Seth scoffed.
"Not to mention they end sooner." Marik said.
"Oh, that's a good point." Seth said snapping his fingers.
So, when did you want that dance, Atem?
"Right now." he said smirking and pulling him off of Yami's lap.
"What? But there's no music, and the room is much too crowded." Yugi protested stumbling into him.
"Which is what tables are for." Atem said pulling him up onto it with him.
"Um, but there's no music." Yugi protested.
"That's okay; I have the song playing in my head." Atem said.
"But I can't hear it." Yugi said as Atem wrapped an arm around his waist and took his hand in his.
Are you nervous?
Everyone's staring at us. Yugi ducked his head looking down at his shoes.
Then just look at me, and we will be the only two people in this room.He grabbed his chin forcing him to look up at him.
Okay.
Ready?
No, but for you I can be. Yugi took his hand again, and placed his hand on his shoulder.
Yugi had a blast dancing with Atem on the table, even though he almost fell off of it a couple of times. He just kept his eyes on Atem's and forgot about everyone else in the room. It was so much easier not dancing in heels. Feet murderers were a better word for them. Yugi even forgot about his troubles with his sister, until Atem dipped him at the end of the dance, and he got an upside down picture of her. She was the epitome of the word disapproval.
"Uh, hi Onee-chan." Yugi chuckled nervously.
"And what do you call this?" she asked placing a hand on her hip.
"Dancing!" Yugi answered her smiling brightly.
"Let him go, vampire." Sakura demanded unsheathing her weapon again.
"Maria, stop." Yugi said twisting around and standing in front of Atem spreading his arms wide trying to protect him. He wasn't the only one with that thought in mind though, Yami was suddenly just there, crouched in front of both of them.
"That's enough, put it away." David said grabbing her wrist and lowering it.
"They've stolen my baby brother and are turning him against me. They have to go!" Sakura screamed. Yugi dodged out from in between his vampires and jumped down off the table. He wrapped his arms around his sister, hugging her close.
"No, Maria, they could never do that. You're the only sister I have, the only sibling I have, they could never tear apart our bond. No matter how much they may want to, I won't let them." Yugi said calmly. There was an outbreak of whispering behind him, but he just ignored it as Sakura put her sword away and wrapped her arms around him.
"You promise you'll always be my baby brother?" Sakura asked.
"Always, no one can rip us apart; no matter how hard they try." Yugi assured her.
"Promise to always listen to me, too?" Sakura asked.
"No, I don't." Yugi said pulling away and glaring at her slightly.
"Then how can you say that they aren't coming between us?" Sakura accused.
"Because someone was always bound to come between us this way. I'll always love you, Maria." Yugi assured her hugging her again.
"You'll just love them more?" Sakura sneered.
"Uh, well…" Yugi trailed off unable to say yes.
"You don't, you don't love them. But they love you." She said vindictively. Yugi pushed her away and ran out of the room.
"YUGI!"
He couldn't even tell who had shouted his name. His vampires knew he didn't love them, but all the vampires of the world didn't need to know that too. His sister had no filter when she was angry, kind of like him sometimes. Yugi didn't even know where he was going until he burst into his room, and screamed.
It looked like something out of a horror flick, there was blood on the walls, bed, and his desk. He slid down against the closed door. The room smelled heavily of bleach, so they were cleaning it. They had probably intended for it to be sparkling clean by the time he got back, and he would never be the wiser. Some of the furniture looked like it had been replaced, the emerald green sheets, blankets, and canopy were gone, the white curtains over the balcony door were gone, tilting his head to the side and looking in the Canary Yellow room he found that it had been stripped of its color too. The door moved slightly against his back, but he didn't get up, he barely registered that someone was trying to get in.
"Yugi, can you move away from the door please?" Atem asked.
No, no he couldn't do that. He wasn't even sure he knew how to move right now. The door pushed against his back some more, but he still didn't move.
"Yugi, please move away from the door. Let us in." Yami said.
In? What was in? Was he in? Or was he out? Up or down? Backwards or forwards? Left or right? The door shut quietly against his back.
"Come on, we'll get in through the garden." Atem said from the other side of the door.
"What's wrong with him?" Yami asked.
"I don't know." Atem responded as his voice faded away.
It was quiet. Yugi got up and shoved the top mattress off the bed, the mattress with blood on it. He then lay down on the slightly less comfortable mattress underneath for a few seconds, before getting up and walking to the door. He sat down against it again; it was a good spot, a blood free spot to sit. Weird noises by the balcony door caught his attention, before he saw a hand come up over the edge. His eyes widened, someone was getting into his room again.
"It's only us Yugi." Atem said as his head popped up over the edge.
"You've got to stop running off." Yami said as Atem helped him over the railing.
"The whole world didn't need to know that I don't love you two." Yugi said looking away.
"You're right, they didn't. The way your sister did that was very inappropriate." Atem said coming over and picking him up.
"What's her problem?" Yami huffed as he sat down on the bed.
"She thinks you're stealing me from her. That you'll whisk me off to some remote place, and she'll never see me again." Yugi mumbled.
"That's a parent's worst fear. She's your sister." Yami said stubbornly.
"Well, she's always had trouble distinguishing the two ever since mommy and dad died." Yugi said shrugging.
"I have some bad news." Atem said.
"What?" Yugi asked.
"Our three hours are up." He said motioning to the clock. Yami and Yugi followed his eyes, and sighed at seeing that he was right.
"We have to get you back to Silver or she'll come looking for us." Yami said frowning.
"I'll go, you guys stay here." Yugi said climbing out of Atem's arms.
"What?" they asked together.
"Well, all the vampires are at the meeting right?" Yugi asked.
"No, they're not." Atem said sternly.
"Oh, well then I'll just take the long way around." Yugi said shrugging and placing a hand on the door and opening it.
"No, we'll escort you to Akeifa's woods." Atem said shutting the door again.
"But!"
"No buts Yugi, come on." Yami asked taking his hand and opening the door. Atem took the other one.
"Yugi, there you are." Sakura said as they came down the stairs. Yami growled and swung him up into his arms, and took the secret staircase down. Atem stayed to deal with her.
Don't hurt my sister.
I won't, Yugi.
Yami carried him all the way to Akeifa's woods, where Akeifa and Ryou were waiting. He set him down at his feet and then disappeared. Looking behind him, all Yugi saw was the sanding moving occasionally, but that was it. Looking back, he got up grinning, before walking over to Ryou, and taking his hand.
"Come on; let's see if I'm okay by Silver's standards." Yugi said smiling.
[Time skip]
"You're worse than you were before." Silver said collapsing to her knees.
"I blame Sakura; she has no concept of the phrase, no one's business." Yugi said angrily.
"You know, you should test him in six days." Ryou said grinning.
"Why?" Silver asked.
"Because he's not seeing hide or hair of them for almost a week, starting tomorrow." Ryou said the grin on his face growing.
"Oh no, he'll break my gadget." Silver said smiling.
"Hey I got plenty of us time today, I'm sure I'll be fine." Yugi said brushing it off.
"We'll see." Silver said rolling her eyes.
"What are you talking about? You almost drowned today!" Ryou shouted.
"Almost, but I didn't did I?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah, well you have more lives than a cat does, Yugi." Ryou joked making Yugi gasp.
"I forgot to feed Koneko!" he said jumping to his feet and running out.
"Oh, that's not good." Ryou muttered.
"Don't worry sweetie, Daddy's coming!" Yugi shouted as he ran through the trees disappearing in their midst.
"He's in full pet owner mode." Ryou said shaking his head.
Well, that was fun! By the way, out of morbid curiosity, has anyone noticed a pattern in my updating yet? If so shout out the day I usually update on in your review. Okay, thanks to everyone who are/have following/favorited this story. Also, thanks to everyone who reviewed Guest and User alike. Please review and wish your Mother's a happy day. Midnight ;p