Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ A Vampire's Soul ❯ Unholy Alliance ( Chapter 7 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

"Ryou Bakura… that's not really your last name is it?"

Ryou turned around, finding himself face-to-face with Yami. He raised an eyebrow, casting a sidelong glance at Kat, who was seated next to him.

It was lunchtime at school the following day. Ryou was still unaware of the current state of things. He believed that whoever the vampire who had threatened them was, he had given up.

"Yami," Ryou stated, simply. "You DON'T have a last name."

Yami laughed. "Funny. Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Sure, why?"

"Not here…" Yami hissed. {Come with me, young one.}

Ryou gasped when he heard Yami's voice shoot through his head. His eyes narrowed, but he followed Yami to a secluded corner of the classroom. He saw Yuugi watching Yami carefully.

"You're the other vampire at the school," Ryou said, in a hushed voice so others wouldn't hear.

"Bakura didn't tell you? I'm disappointed, I thought he would."

"…I didn't go home last night," Ryou said, with a meaningful glance at Kat.

"Ahhh," Yami said with a smirk. "I understand… Bakura and I knew each other in life. We didn't LIKE each other, and we'd only just met when I was Embraced, but we knew each other."

"You more than knew each other…" Ryou said, softly.

Yami laughed. "Perceptive. Actually, I'm Bakura's Sire."

Ryou raised an eyebrow. "My Grandsire, then."

"Yes," Yami nodded. "Bakura and I, though he hates me, have called a truce, to help find the vampire who's trying to get us killed."

"I thought he gave up."

"Nope. He's just trying… to discover our weaknesses," Yami said. "It'd be too suspicious if I kept seeing Bakura too much, so I'm going to need you to help me stay in touch with him."

Ryou thought for a moment. "Alright. Do you need me to say anything to him tonight?"

"Nope. Just giving you a heads-up." Yami smiled, and walked back over to Yuugi. Ryou, in turn, returned to Kat.

"What was that about?" She asked.

"Nothing," Ryou sighed, shaking his head. Kat look worried. She placed her hand on his.

"Ryou," She said softly. "Last night, after we had sex… I was leaning against your chest, you were asleep… Ryou, I couldn't feel your heart beat… I thought you were dead."

Ryou looked a little surprised. "Of course… I should've guessed you'd figure it out."

"Figure what out?"

He sighed, and pulled her close to him, so that her ear was where his heart was. "Do you feel it now?"

Her eyes widened and she pulled away. "No… what are you?"

He lowered his voice to a whisper. "A vampire."

She laughed. Then after she calmed down, she said, "You're joking, right?"

Ryou shook his head.

"You're serious," Kat said. "You're completely serious… my God, I never thought this would happen…"

Ryou placed a hand on her cheek. "You won't leave me? The last time a lover of mine found out, she left, in the middle of the night, without even saying goodbye… The next morning, the villagers attacked me, my sister, and my Sire when we came into the village to buy things. We were forced to leave."

"Just… just how old are you?" Kat asked, sounding awed.

"About five hundred," Ryou said softly. The bell rang. Ryou flinched from the noise, then said, "You'd better go back to your seat… wouldn't want anyone to suspect anything."

Kat nodded and kissed him before going back to her seat. Ryou smiled slightly and turned around in this seat to face the black board as people came back into the classroom. Yuugi, who had been straddling Yami's waist, reluctantly got up and moved to the seat next to Yami. Ryou raised his eyebrows as Yami closed his eyes, looking pleased about something. Seconds later the teacher called the class to order, and the class began.

That night heralded the Full Moon, so when Ryou got home, he had a major discussion to have with Bakura.

"I'm wondering," Ryou said, as he came through the door and took off his uniform blazer, "Whether we should take up our old Full Moon habit or not."

"What habit would that be?" Bakura said, from the couch that Amane wasn't occupying.

"Letting Amane loose in the city to wreak havoc while we feast."

Bakura raised his eyebrows. "You want your Lover to be hurt?"

Ryou scowled. "You presume to say-"

"Oh, come off it, I can smell her on you. And you didn't come home last night."

Ryou sighed. "I've warned Kat to stay inside tonight. I told her about Amane and that there might be other Werewolves in the city who aren't as concerned with peoples safety."

"You told her Amane was a werewolf but NOT that you were a vampire? How exactly does that work?"

"It doesn't. I DID tell her that I was a vampire… she was well on her way to figuring it out on her own. I hope Yami warned Yuugi about Amane-Or did you not tell him?"

"I told him about Amane. And you're right, there might be other Werewo-wait, why would he want to warn Yuugi?"

Ryou laughed. "You haven't been observing him at school. Yami hangs around Yuugi constantly… They were cuddling during lunch today, too, I think they're in love," Ryou said.

"Oh, Yuugi's that boy who tackled Yami last night, then…" Bakura muttered.

"Ah, so you did know about Yami's sexuality."

"Only just found out. It was a Mortal Sin in our Creed so Atemu didn't feel comfortable telling me."

"Atemu?"

"That's Yami's real name."

"But… Atemu was the Pharaoh you mentioned…"

"Yes, and he and Yami are one and the same."

Ryou sweatdropped.

"Atemu probably didn't think I'd told you about him before, so that's why he didn't tell you his real name," Bakura said simply. "I spent about a century or so with him trying to find out all of our strengths and weaknesses. Vampires were new to the planet then and we'd only just become members of the race. Nobody knew what our strengths and weaknesses were, and it took us a long time to figure out what they were."

"You're omitting something," Ryou said, suspiciously.

"…So?"

"A lie of omission is still a lie, Bakura."

Bakura sighed. "Atemu and I are the first two vampires. I cursed Atemu, I thought I killed him… the curse backfired, Atemu became the first vampire, and he Embraced me out of revenge. We HAD to help each other after that. It was the only way he we could survive."

"You still hate him, don't you?"

"He took my humanity without my permission," Bakura growled.

"You did the same to him!" Ryou retorted.

"But I didn't KNOW I was doing it! He knew PERFECTLY WELL what he was doing!"

Ryou sighed. There was no arguing with Bakura this time, and he actually had a point. For once. "Kat promised me she wouldn't go outside tonight. I just hope-for Yami's sake-that Yuugi knows not to be outside, too."

The Full Moon rose over the horizon slowly, dimly illuminating what darkness the street lamps didn't catch. Yuugi had decided he needed some fresh air, and he hoped to see Yami while he was out, so he'd donned his winter coat and gone outside for a walk. A distant howling could be heard, but Yuugi paid it no heed. Last night he'd seen Yami near an Occult store, so maybe he'd find him someplace similar.

Yuugi neared the Occult store he'd met Yami at and stopped, hoping Yami would be there again. He waited there a few minutes when he heard soft footsteps against the soft powder that covered the ground. A fresh snowfall had begun earlier in the day and still hadn't stopped. A growling caught Yuugi's ears, and he turned his head to see a brown wolf creeping nearer to him.

Uh oh… Yuugi thought as the wolf neared him. Better get outta here… He turned away from the wolf and began to run in the opposite direction, but he slipped on some of the snow and fell. The wolf lept on him and closed its jaws on Yuugi's neck. It leaned in for another bite when a pure black wolf leapt on top of it and knocked it off of Yuugi. The black wolf swiped its claws at the other, which scampered. The black wolf sauntered over to Yuugi, who rolled over to carefully conceal the wound in case anyone saw. He sat up slowly and covered it with his scarf.

"Are you alright, Little One?" A familiar voice said.

"Yami!" Yuugi gasped, looking up into the face of his boyfriend. "Where did you come from?"

"It's not safe to be out here tonight," Yami said, softly. "There are things that could hurt you."

"Werewolves?" Yuugi said, weakly but somewhat sarcastically. Yami looked taken aback. "Well, it's the Full Moon… what else could be dangerous tonight?"

"Some forms of demons, maybe," Yami grinned, slyly. "Do you believe in werewolves?"

"Kinda… I think there's a possibility that they might exist…" Yuugi muttered, blushing a little.

Yami pulled Yuugi into a hug. "I want you to go home, aibou. Stay off the streets tonight."

"What about you?"

"I'm… immune to the dangerous things," Yami said, grinning. "They can't hurt me, and besides, I have things to take care of."

"What makes you think I don't?"

"Because I know you only wanted to see me," Yami purred, nuzzling Yuugi. He kissed the smaller boy, then let him go. "I'll take you home. Come."

As Yuugi made to follow Yami he carefully adjusted his scarf so that he wouldn't see the bite mark.