Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Guardians of the Watchtowers ❯ Transformations ( Chapter 10 )

Had a day off from classes, so I thought I'd take some time to update.

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Disclaimer: Geez, I don't own Yugioh. And this idea kinda comes from LJ Smith's Nightworld series.

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Chapter 10: Transformations

It was cold. And dark too. Yugi sat shivering, his back against the cold wall. Something didn't feel right, but he couldn't place what it was. All he could remember was being swooped up into the air by a Harpy, and seeing Kaiba being picked up as well by another Harpy. He had desperately tried calling out to Yami, but his voice could not reach him over the shrieks of those blasted Harpies. He must have blacked out shortly after that.

A low groan somewhere near him caused Yugi to jump in surprise. Squinting into the darkness, he could barely make out a stirring form to his left. "Kaiba?" he asked softly, hopefully.

"Yugi?" came the confused reply. A pause. "Where are we?"

Yugi breathed in relief at the familiar voice. "I don't know. A prison cell of some sort, it looks like."

Another groan. "I feel…odd. What happened?"

"All I can remember is being taken by that Harpy. We must be in their lair or something."

Before Kaiba could ask another question, the door of their cell swung open with a loud creak. Both boys turned to stare at the doorway, partially illuminated by the burning torches in the hallway. A figure stepped into their room, holding up a torch to her face. Yugi's eyes widened and he let out a loud gasp upon recognizing the face. It was that blonde vampire who had tried biting him in the cemetery!

Isabella smiled faintly, barely showing her fangs. She stepped into the dark room, lifting her torch to light one on the wall. She then shut the door with another loud creak. She continued around the small room, lighting more torches along the walls. The last torch was above Yugi and Kaiba, the latter now kneeling on one knee. Yugi shrank back a bit as the blonde vampire reached above him to light the torch. Images of their last encounter flashed through his head. Kaiba, on the other hand, had his characteristic defiant glare on. "What do you want with us?" he demanded with a tone that expected to be obeyed.

Isabella laughed as she knelt down before the two humans, snuffing out her torch in the dirt. She tossed the now-unlit torch to the side. "My, my, aren't we a bit demanding, considering your current position?" She sighed almost dreamily. "What fun will this be! I can't wait to see the looks on the Guardians' faces when your transformations are complete!" She grinned, fangs now showing fully.

"What-what do you mean, "transformations"?" asked Yugi, trying to keep his voice from shaking. Did that have something to do with why he felt so odd?

The vampire continued grinning. She was clearly enjoying this. "By the time the transformations are complete, your precious Yami won't even recognize you." She leaned closely to Yugi's face, whispering, "Tell me, little Yugi, will he still love you then?"

Yugi's eyes widened at the mention of the word "love".

Satisfied, Isabella pulled back again. "Didn't you know? A Guardian only gives their elemental pendant to those they *love*." Her pretty face turned into a sneer. "*I* never received such from Yami." With a snarl she jumped up and paced around the room. Once on the other side, she whirled to face them. "Yami and I should be together! We were *meant* to be together. He is MINE, and mine alone, and no pathetic little human is going to take him away from me!" She was breathing heavily now, her face twisted with fury. A second passed and she brightened suddenly. "But that will all change soon," she said, almost sweetly, in a kind of sing-song voice. She practically skipped back over to Yugi and Kaiba, and with one hand, drew out a small mirror from her jacket pocket. Kneeling down once more, she put the mirror in front of Yugi's face. "See? The transformation has already begun."

Yugi gasped as he saw his reflection in the small mirror, his eyes widening. H-his ears! They were *wolf* ears! Hesitantly, he reached up with both hands to touch them. They felt coarse, yet soft, just as he remembered how Yami's fur had felt. He stared at the vampire with large, wide eyes.

"And that's not all…" With a smile, Isabella indicated with the mirror to the ground next to Yugi.

Yugi looked at where Isabella was pointing to. He let another gasp and jumped up in surprise. He turned his head to look at this backside. Or, rather, at his furry wolf tail.

"Of course, only part of the transformation ritual has been completed. There are still *several* more steps to be done." She continued smiling, enjoying every second of the human's shock.

The boy-turning-part-wolf experimentally swished his tail back and forth a few times. He then looked at Isabella, staring into her cold, cruel eyes. "You may be able to change what's on the outside with your evil magick, but you can *never* change what's on the inside," he said softly. "And Yami loves me for what's on the inside, *not* on the outside."

Isabella narrowed her eyes, her upper lip curling into a snarl. "We'll just see strong and sure that love is."

"And what about me?" Kaiba's deep voice rang out in the silence. "Where am I in this demented obsession of yours?"

"You?" Isabella laughed. "You, my dear Kaiba, are part of my *revenge*." She grinned evilly.

"Revenge? I don't even know who the hell you are!"

"Isabella's the name, torturing pathetic humans is my game. But my revenge is not against you. It's against her. *Raven*." She sneered at the name. "What will she think when she finds that her love has…transformed?"

Now it was Kaiba's turn to laugh. "I'm afraid you are sadly mistaken. Raven is not in love with me."

"Haven't you been listening to a word I've said, Kaiba? I said, Guardians only give their elemental pendants to those they *love*. And didn't Raven give you her water-pendant?"

Kaiba's eyes widened as he lifted a hand to the said pendant…only to find it was missing! "What the…" he muttered in disbelief. Yugi reached up for the fire-pendant Yami had given him, to find it gone as well. He gasped at having lost it.

Isabella chuckled low. "I made sure to have my Harpies remove them before bringing you here. You see, with those on, you would have been protected from my spells."

Kaiba blinked a few times. If Isabella was right, then that meant…Raven was in love with him?! Was that even possible?

A thought suddenly occurred to him. "What did you mean, "transformed"? Does that mean I'm…" He glanced at Yugi's ears and tails.

"See for yourself." The obsessed vampire held the mirror up to his face.

Kaiba turned his head from side to side, examining his new wolf ears. He didn't need to feel them to know they were real. Standing up, he glanced back at his wolf tail. This was undoubtedly the weirdest thing that ever happened to him…too much was happening at once, making his mind spin.

A thought occurred to Yugi. "What makes you think turning us into wolves will cause Yami and Raven to no longer love us? How do you know changing us to be more like them won't increase their love?"

Isabella laughed. She seemed to enjoy laughing at their expense. "Innocent, stupid boy. I haven't the vaguest idea what Yami could possibly see in you." She paused. "You may have wolf ears and a tail, but whoever said you were going to be turned into a *wolf*?" She grinned. "I only said you'd be transformed. I never said *what* you'd be transformed into…"

This caused both Yugi and Kaiba to widen their eyes, and they looked at each other. Then they looked at the cruel-hearted vampire, who had now stood up as well. She placed the mirror back in her pocket. "Well, I think it's time for the next part of the transformation rit-"

Before she could finish, there was a loud crash outside the door. A moment later, the door burst open as a Harpy came crashing through it. She fell in a heap at the feet of the stunned vampire. "What the…" Her voice trailed off as she glanced up from the dead Harpy to the figure standing in the doorway, her mouth hanging open.

"YAMI!!" Yugi cried happily as he ran past the vampire and into Yami's awaiting embrace. "I knew you would come…" he whispered into his chest. "I knew you'd keep your promise."

Yami smiled as he pulled back a little. "I never break a promise, Little One." His smile turned into a frown when he noticed Yugi's ears and…tail? "What has she done to you?" he whispered in shock, his crimson eyes narrowed with worry.

"A transformation ritual," a voice behind him said. He and Yugi moved aside as Raven stepped into the room. "Powerful magick from the Elders." The dark-haired girl let her gaze wander over to Kaiba. "Nice look…" she commented with a slight smirk. Kaiba just stared at her, thinking about what Isabella had said about the pendants…

Meanwhile, Isabella had recovered from her initial shock. "Well, I wasn't expecting you two so soon," she sneered. "How did you manage to get past all of my Harpies?"

"We had some help," Raven said with a shrug of her shoulders. She walked over, placing herself directly between the vampire and Kaiba, who idiotically hadn't bothered to remove himself from harm's way. Humans.

Yami stepped closer as well. "Face it, Isabella. You've lost! Normally, I'd kill you, but for Yugi's sake, I won't." He glanced down at Yugi, knowing how much he hated violence. He looked at Isabella again. "Consider yourself lucky." He started backing towards the door.

Raven, half-dragging Kaiba by the arm (who had somewhat snapped out of his daze), moved towards the door as well. "What a pity, Isabella, to be saved by a *human*. Pathetic really." She smiled.

Isabella's mouth dropped open at the insult. Her shock quickly turned into anger, and she hurled herself at the group with a snarl. But her anger was not directed at Raven. It was directed at the boy, the one whom Yami *loved*. It was all his fault this was happening! With unearthly quickness, she snatched Yugi from Yami, whipping out her dagger from her belt as well. Holding him to her with one arm, she pressed the blade against his neck.

"YUGI!" Yami yelled. Damn! Why hadn't he seen this coming?

"Not another step, any of you!" Isabella shouted. "Or I slit his throat!" She paused. Keeping the blade pressed against his throat, she used her other hand to trail a sharp, blood-red nail against his cheek. She smiled in satisfaction as she felt him shudder a bit. "On second thought, I think I'll kill him anyways." She looked at Yami. "Then you'll be all mine, Yami…" she whispered. "All mine at last." She laughed insanely.

Yugi hated violence…but this was an exception. Without Isabella's arm around him, his own arms were now free. Taking the opportunity, he jammed his elbow hard into her stomach. The blade at his neck loosened as she gasped in shock, and Yugi quickly scrambled away from the mad vampire.

Seeing Yugi was free, Yami rushed towards the vampire, tackling her down. The dagger flew out of her hand, scattering to the other side of the room. Isabella was now lying on her back, Yami sitting on top of her, pinning her down. They were both breathing hard. "I'm not afraid of you!" Isabella shouted defiantly. "Your magick can't kill me!"

"But *this* can."

Everyone turned towards Raven. She withdrew a long, wooden stake from inside her jacket. She tossed it towards Yami, who caught it easily in one hand. He gave her a questioningly look as to why she carried a stake around with her, but decided to ask her later. Nodding his thanks to her, he turned his gaze back onto Isabella, raising the stake high above his head.

Isabella's eyes widened when she realized what he was going to do. "Yami…" she whispered faintly. "My love, please…"

Yami shook his head. "Don't you *dare* call me that. You've harmed my love for the very last time. This…obsession of yours ends NOW!" With that, he brought the stake down, plunging it hard into her heart.

Isabella gasped out his name once more, before collapsing into dust with one final shriek.

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Well, I hoped you all like this chapter. *shrugs* Hope it wasn't too confusing…Yeesh.

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