Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hunters at Midnight II: Utopia ❯ Utopia at Last ( Chapter 15 )

Hunters at Midnight II: Utopia 14
Utopia at Last
Author's Notes: You asked for it! You got it! The much anticipated sequel to "Hunters at Midnight!" This story takes place two years after the end of "Hunters" Yami while creating a Utopian world where Vampires, Humans and their children can live together in peace; is searching for the woman that stole his heart. The former Hunters know where she is and are refusing to tell the Vampire King and their mates and friends. However, what shaped the Vampires and their Human companions? Was it their past? Their family lineage? What? The heroes must delve into their past and resurface their memories in order to look for a better tomorrow. But not everyone is happy about this new Utopian Society that Yami is forging and will do anything to stop it from forming.
Once again thanks to thank Sm-candy for giving me ideas for this story and letting me use the characters Rosalie, Dawn Dickinson, and Zelene Calvert. Also thanks to Zatken for her wonderful ideas.

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A year had passed since peace, true peace had been achieved and Arora had given Yami another child. One that they had called Hope in the belief and desire that the Utopian society would last a very long time. The body of their late daughter had been recovered from where Arora had buried it and was transported in the family cemetery next to where Rosalie was buried who had been murdered a month after Haria and Nikushimi had been killed.

Arora and Pernia were finding it interesting that Pernia's son, Tanau, seemed to have an interest in Hope. Perhaps, the mother's hoped, their children would mate and create offspring of their own. Seto had already started to teach his son how to fight while Pernia trained their daughter; the couple would train their offspring to control their powers together.

Joey would take Mai out hunting every night because her body seemed to be having trouble adjusting to the Vampiric blood flowing through her now. Joey's mother had suggested that perhaps the former Hunter just needed some time to get used to being an actual Vampire. Perhaps her blood line had been so used to being a vampire hunter that it was rejecting becoming what she hated most. The couple prayed that was the only reason; they didn't want to consider any other reasons and they didn't know what they would do if there was another reason. After all they did have a child to think of in another couple of months.

Tristan and Serenity had been placed in charge of a post in Scotland but had come back to the main palace to witness the Bloodening, presenting of a vampire baby to the friends and family of the parents (its kinda like a Christening or Wiccaning), of Hope. Serenity was a month pregnant with their first child and already the Utopian residences of Scotland were preparing for its arrival. They had been generous in their gifts for their new princess and had sent various baby gifts and a few charms and amulets for the baby's protection.

Rashid and Isis were expecting their second child and now watched over Egypt; to prevent any future up risings in that area. Besides Isis was an acting midwife and in an area that was old fashioned her help was need, at least until she till train a few of the other women to take her place. The Egyptian Utopian gifts had been gold, lots of gold and statues of the god Osiris and goddess Isis. Already preparations were being made to be sure the new baby of their lord and lady was delivered safely. The best news though was that has a mating gift to the new king and queen the residences had murdered the last of the rebels and sent them their heads.

Mokuba and Mizu were married and lived in England so far they hadn't managed to conceive a child; but then again the young couple was busy setting up the new government. The people of England sent over gifts of their own along with prayers to their Christian god for the mother and baby's health. However, unknown to Mokuba and Mizu they were also praying for the young lord and lady to have a child of their own soon. Bakura found a great deal of amusement in this knowledge however.

Bakura and Arashi would never be able to have children because their bloodlines were so opposite of each other that every seed that managed to be planted was aborted within the first month. But they enjoyed baby sitting the offspring of their friends even though they knew their own children would never join them in the fields. In an attempt to hide his true feelings about the subject Bakura always joked that brats would only get in the way of his fun with Arashi. Arora and Arashi found the hair of Hope to have an incredible likeness of that of Bakura's. The girl had her mother's eyes, her father's hair coloring and the wildness of Bakura's hair.

Odd.

Malik and Okami resided of Okami's old family pack in the wilds of France and managed to bring peace between the vampires and werewolves there. Of course, with Okami being a bit of a Daddy's Girl and her father being an Alpha male helped. Some of the nobles of the pack had joined Malik and Okami in coming to bear witness to the presenting of the Vampire Princess. Okami's father had sent them with a bear fur, which was considered to be good luck and fertility for the king and queen. Her mother sent an extra for Bakura and Arashi in hopes it would help keep the woman with at least one child. She had also sent a woven quit that smelt of lavender for the baby's crib.

Duke and Umi ruled over the underwater kingdom since her parents had been killed in the rebel war. They had come up to witness the Bloodening and to represent the water kingdom in the Utopian union. Umi was pregnant with a child she just had yet to figure it out yet. But her grandmother knew that a child grew within her and the old woman just smiled a secret smile whenever she saw the two young king and queen talking in soft, urgent tones about children.

Tea still hadn't gotten over the Human Youth that had left without a trace when she was on a long mission in Ireland. She was so busy mourning her loss that she didn't notice Yugi's attention on her. But a new vampire has come into the scene from Norway and she seems to have a crush on Yugi; who seems to be returning her affection if not in a brotherly way. Perhaps, though the young Norwegian turned vampire can change Yugi's mind about Tea.

Ryu is finding himself growing very, very fond of Nebula; who seems to be returning the favor. A factor that Rashid is not very happy about; but Isis found it wonderful and whatever she said in that relationship, went. Although they had not officially announced their mating the entire kingdom expected it to come anytime.

Marik had yet to find himself a mate that would hold his interests long enough for him to take her permanently. Then again most women, vampire or not, found him a tad uncontrollable and were rather unnerved that the only women he listened to was the queen and his older sister. They always wondered if Marik had a strange brother complex and incest issues where Isis was concerned. He didn't have incest issues he was just very protective over his sister especially after what happened a year earlier. But then again he wasn't going to let them know that and in his opinion any woman that couldn't handle his close relationship with his sister wasn't worth having.

Yami looked up from his journal and closed it placing the pen down on top of it. He sighed and looked up to see his mate entering the room her slender body draped in the same dress she had worn in their connecting ceremony after he had brought her back to the palace. In her arms she held their daughter who was failing her little arms around in agitation. Yami smiled and stood up and went to stand by his mate and take their child.

"Are you ready?" he asked, taking the child into his arms as she slipped one of her hands into the crock of his arm.

"Always," she said taking in the uniform he wore.

Together they walked out onto the balcony where their friends were waiting for them. In unison they all bowed to their king, queen and new princess has they passed to reach the edge; where a crowd waited to greet their new princess. Arora slipped her hand from Yami's arm and he rose his daughter high in his arms and turned her to face the crowd. The crowd broke into cheers.

Utopia had been reached at last.

THE END

_____________________________________________________________< br> Author's Notes: I might write another story after this but at the moment my mind is a blank for any future story ideas for this time line. In the mean time I will see what I can do with Murder and maybe even start on a sequel to Children of the Night and possibly a Dark Seto/Pernia A/U fic.