Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Children of the Night ❯ Tension ( Chapter 9 )
Children of the Night 9
Author's Notes: Yami is the leader of a gang called the Slyphers; Bakura is the leader of a rival gang that answer to the name Gravediggers. However, by some strange twist of fate these rival gangs will be brought together when Yami meets Bakura's cousin Arora. Things become complicated when the two slowly become attracted to each other. Will anyone survive the war that ensues or will the arrival of a rival gang to both the Slyphers and the Gravediggers be enough for them to set aside their differences?
Anyways thanks to Lady Kyia for helping me get my muse off the ground and into flight. Another thanks goes to her for helping me with descriptions and other such things. Oh and she wrote the fight scene between Yami, Duke, and Mako. Her writing is great check her stuff out. Also thanks to Lizeth whose excellent picture of Yami as a punk gave my muse the inspiration to write this story. Check out her picture here.
http://www.deviantart.com/view/5299037/
Another shout out to Jlf for the gang info. Oh yeah another thing all of the gang are around the same age.
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"Where is she?!" demanded Bakura his voice echoing off of the empty walls of the hallway.
Bakura stormed about the halls with the other Gravediggers looking in other wings, his brown eyes flashing with a dangerous worry. While he stormed into the final room of the wing his cousin normally frequented, it had the largest library the mansion had to offer, he was looking for his missing cousin.
"Where is who?" asked Arora looking up from the book she was reading on a large, plush floral couch that could seat up to five people comfortably.
Arora had set up the library to make it look like she had been there a majority of the night, so that her cousin wouldn't get suspicious. She hoped it worked. Her cousin always seemed to know when she was lying to him and when she was telling the truth. A good asset as a leader but a bit daunting as a cousin.
"No one," said Arashi waving her hand at the other girl. "We were just worried about you when we didn't see you asleep in your room."
"Getting a little more overprotective then usual aren't we cousin?" asked Arora raising an eyebrow as she got to her feet digging her toes in the dark green carpet and stretched her arms over her head, arching her back so that it popped.
"I just want to make sure you don't get in trouble," said Bakura as she walked past him into the hall where the other Gravediggers were starting to gather.
"You mean you want to make sure I don't get knocked up by the Slypher King," said Arora trotting up the marble steps of the spiral staircase. "Don't worry cousin I have no intention of going to bed with him or any of the other Slyphers for that matter or any Gravediggers."
"Where was your car?" asked Ryu looking at his cousin curiously, changing the subject suddenly. "I looked for it in the garage and it wasn't there. Did you go to meet someone or something?"
"Um," said Arora stopping in her tracks at the sudden questions.
She bit her lip while trying to think of a lie on the spot. `Damn,' she thought. `I never expected that I would have to lie to my cousins and my friends.' Arora's mind raced before spitting out the first thing that came to her mind. "I couldn't sleep so I went for a drive."
Well that was kinda true, she COULDN'T get any sleep and she HAD gone for a drive; she just conveniently left out the part where she meet up with the Slypher King, Yami.
"You went for a drive," repeated Malik crossing his arms over his bare well muscled tan chest.
"At midnight," continued Marik placing his balled up hands on his hips, both of the males raised an eyebrow and exchanged a non-believing look.
"I don't believe it," they said at the same time.
"I don't care if you believe it," said Arora turning around slowly to face them. "The fact of the matter is that it is true."
"No one is saying it isn't Arora," said Isis softly.
Arora bit her lip, she had to be more careful she didn't want to give herself away.
"I know," she said hurriedly not thinking of what else to say she feel silent.
"We are!" shouted Malik and Marik waving their arms in the air acting like a couple of desperate school children with the right answer, their sister scowled and swatted them in the head.
"Gotta go!" shouted Arora suddenly panicking.
"Where did you go driving?" asked Bakura as she suddenly turned around and headed back up the steps faster then she had moments before.
"The park," said Arora before she could stop herself and without missing a step.
"The park," repeated Bakura slowly, letting the words slide off of his tongue and into the still night air of the mansion.
"What?!" shouted all of the males suddenly realizing what she had just said and as one they began rushing up the stairs.
"Oh no," whispered Arashi rolling her eyes heavenward as she and the other females rushed up the steps after their lovers and their leader's cousin.
"What do you mean you went for a drive in the park?!" demanded Bakura gasping for breath.
"Be careful cousin," said Arora turning to look at her cousin. "You might hyperventilate and then were would we be."
"Stop being a smart ass and tell me why you went to the park?!" shouted Bakura his chocolate eyes flashing.
"I was perfectly fine," said Arora waving her hand. "I can take care of myself sometimes."
"That is not the issue," said Malik jumping into join Bakura's side of course.
"Then what is the issue?" asked Arora rolling her eyes heavenward.
"You could have been killed!" shouted Bakura his voice filled with his barely concealed fury.
"Or raped," supplied Malik getting into the spirit of naming off what could have happened to the girl.
"Mutilated," supplied Marik holding his finger up joining his brother in irritating Bakura.
"Decapitated," said Malik.
"Kidnapped."
Arora bit her lip to keep from laughing as her friends continued to name what could have happened to her at the park.
"I was completely fine," said Arora grinning.
"Beaten to a pulp," continued Malik ignoring Arora.
"Disfigured."
"WOULD YOU TWO KNOCK IT OFF!" shouted Bakura in fury.
"Ah! Ah! Captain!" shouted the two blondes saluting Bakura like they were in the military which only succeeded in pissing him off even more.
"I swear to GOD I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU DO NOT STOP IT NOW!" roared Bakura.
"You've been saying that for years," said Malik.
"And you haven't done it yet," added Marik.
"Can we continue this lovely discussion in the morning?" asked Arora. "I would really like to get some sleep. Seeing on how I have a test tomorrow."
"No," began Bakura.
"Of course you can Arora," piped in Arashi, before grabbing her boyfriend and leading him out of the room. "We'll just be leaving you alone with your sleep. Come on now Bakura, boys, let's leave her alone."
The females nodded and pushed their boyfriends out of Arora's room leaving her alone in the dark.
"That was so close," whispered Arora plopping down on her bed and breathing a sigh of relief. "I thought for sure they would find out." She lifted her shirt to her nose and breathed in the scent of Yami that still lingered there.
"She is hiding something from me," muttered Bakura as he and Arashi climbed into his bed.
"Of course she is," said Arashi cheerfully while snuggling against him and laying her head on his pale well sculptured chest, sighing as he wrapped his arms around her slender waist.
"I am being serious," growled Bakura in annoyance that his girlfriend would make fun of him.
"I know," said Arashi laughing before nipping his nose gently. "I know, I am very well aware of the fact that she is hiding something from us, a very wonderful secret in fact."
"Yes but what?" asked Bakura thoughtfully. "What secret could my cousin possibly be hiding from us?"
"Simple," said Arashi grinning madly, before giggling happily burying her face into Bakura's chest. "She is in love with someone, of course."
"Oh," said Bakura softly, then he sat up in bed when Arashi's words finally hit him. "WHAT!"
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A week had passed since Yami and Arora had told the edited versions of their friend's lives. They spent the next few days avoiding each other, well actually Arora did the avoiding and Yami did the stalking. Every time Yami got close to her, she would immediately find some where else to be. It was both amusing and annoying to Yami to have to chase her down all the time; whenever he wanted to talk to her whether he was supposed to be in class or not. Joey and Seto thought he had lost his mind and the Gravediggers were being careful not to let him get too close to her. Not that that was new or anything they always did that.
"I don't understand why you are so obsessed with the woman," said Seto as the two males walked side by side down the hall.
"I am not obsessed with her," said Yami. "I just find her very interesting not too mention can you imagine Bakura's face if he found out that his cousin had fallen in love with me?"
"Right," said Seto slowly. "And you haven't fallen in love with her at all."
"I haven't," said Yami after a while. "I am just going to have fun with her and I'm doing it to annoy Bakura."
"He isn't the only one you are annoying," said Seto after a moment of silence. "Haria isn't exactly pleased with the fact that you aren't paying any attention to her."
"I never paid attention to her, really," said Yami.
"Yes," smirked Seto stopping at his locker to get some books. "But now you don't pay any attention to her, at all."
"Oh well," said Yami shrugging.
"You aren't worried that she will betray us?"
"She doesn't have it in her to betray us, to betray me."
"So what are you going to do about the Grave Princess?" asked Seto. "Are you going to seriously court her?"
"I told you," said Yami scowling. "I don't love her."
"Sure ya don't," said Joey as he and Tristan joined them.
"It is pretty obvious that you have the hots for her," said Tristan grinning.
"What do you mean?" asked Yami raising an eyebrow stopping with the others in the middle of the hall.
"You are following her like a love sick school boy," said Seto.
"Every time you are near her you can't seem to keep your eyes off of her," continued Joey. "Not too mention at the library you can't seem to keep your hands off of her."
"Oh really?" asked Yami before turning to Tristan. "What have you noticed about my behavior towards the girl?"
"She is the only female outside of our group that you do not call a bitch," smirked Tristan. "Hell you even call some of the Slypher Amazons bitchs, but that is very rare when you do."
"Except when Nikushimi and Haria were concerned," supplied Joey.
"True," said Tristan nodding at his friend. "Speaking of Nikushimi what do you intend to do about her Seto?"
"Nothing," said Seto scowling. "I intend to do nothing to her as long as she leaves Pernia alone."
"You two have been dating for three years right?" asked Joey as they continued down the hall once more towards the lunch room.
"Yeah we have," said Seto after awhile. "It doesn't seem like we have been dating that long."
"What are you going to do with her?" asked Tristan. "We will be going our own separate ways after graduation. It is only two months away."
"I haven't really decided yet," said Seto.
"You do know that her father could easily take her if you two were to go to separate colleges."
"I am well aware of that," said Seto.
"So what will you do?" asked Yami.
"Whatever it takes to keep him away from her."
"Even if it means killing him?" asked Joey softly.
Seto looked up and his lips slid into a slow cold smile that sent shivers down their spines.
"I will do whatever it takes to keep her safe from him," repeated Seto. "Even if that means I have to kill him. But enough about me, tell me Yami what will you do next to sweep the girl off of her feet?"
"I have already started to seduce her into my arms," smirked Yami. "It is only a matter of time before I have seduced her into my bed."
"You still want us to believe that you don't love her?" asked Seto rolling his eyes.
"Stubborn as always," said Joey as he and Seto and Tristan walked into the café line to get some food leaving Yami to his thoughts.
`You still want us to believe that you don't love her?' Seto's words echoed in Yami's mind. He considered what the male had said and thought them over. He couldn't be in love with her, could he? No. That was impossible he refused to believe that he was in love with the girl. However, he couldn't help but consider the fact that every time he saw her walking down the hall towards class or walking towards him in the library; he did feel as if he were flying and his heart did feel as if he wanted to spend more time with her.
`No,' he thought. `It's just lust. All I feel for the woman is lust and nothing more.'
While Yami was thinking this he saw Arora walk into the room her hips swaying gently from side to side and unaware of the fact that males were staring at her. Yami grinned and followed her to the back of the cafeteria that had door that lead too a wooden porch where the students could eat outside if they wanted too. He watched as she sat down at a wooden bench under a large oak tree and took out an apple and book from her bag she began to read. Looking at her now she looked like some sort of forest spirit. He smiled and crept up behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders running them down her arms.
"Hello Grave Princess," whispered Yami in her ear brushing his lips against it.
"Yami," said Arora jerking to her feet and turning around coming face to face with him.
"Why have you been avoiding me Arora?" asked Yami stepping around the bench and taking her hand in his own. "After what happened between us I would think you would be interested in continuing our little relationship. After all you just called me by my name, and not Slypher King."
Arora froze he was right she had called him by his birth name.
"Say it again," whispered Yami taking a step towards her.
"What?" whispered Arora backing away from him until her back touched the railing.
"Say my name again," whispered Yami placing his hands on either side of her and inserting one knee in between her legs. "I love how it sounds coming from her lips and sliding off of your tongue."
"Leave me alone please," whispered Arora turning her head away.
"I can't," whispered Yami. "After all we have a project to work on together. You have no right to deny me when you told me your secerts even if they weren't all of them. I told you everything about us and I know you are hiding something from me, tell me."
"No," whispered Arora.
"Why not?" asked Yami taking hold of her wrists.
"It's none of your business," said Arora firmly.
"I want it to be my business," said Yami nudging her neck with his nose.
"It doesn't matter now," said Arora. "Nothing matters now."
"It matters to me though. Please just trust me to take care of you. I want to take care of you."
"Bakura and the others will do that, besides I can take care of myself."
"Yeah," said Yami slowly. "I saw how well you took care of yourself when you nearly got raped."
"I took care of you and some of your men didn't I?!"
"You did," said Yami nodding. "I'll give you that, but you are still such a fragile creature and I want to protect this fragility you seem to possess."
"Go away," whispered Arora softly.
"Kiss me," whispered Yami pleadingly. "I enjoyed the last kiss you gave me."
"Please let go," whispered Arora trying to push him off of her.
"Arora," pleaded Yami as she shoved past him giving into his true feeling for her against his knowledge and will.
"No," said Arora struggling in his grip when he grabbed hold of her.
"Please just listen to me."
"NO!" screamed Arora bringing her fist around and slugging him in the face.
Yami was startled by the sudden outburst and the slug from her that he let her go. Arora broke into a sprint and ran down the steps of the porch into the school yard and toward the school's old science building that was no longer used. Seto, Tristan, and Joey rushed onto the porch and saw Yami standing there with a shocked look on his face.
"Are you okay Yami?" asked Seto.
"Yeah," said Yami rubbing at his jaw slightly. "She as one hell of a right hook."
"What are you going to do with her now?"
"Train her to further those skills that her cousin gave her."
"And maybe get her in bed?" asked Joey.
"Maybe."