Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Living with a Vampire ❯ Death Falls ( Chapter 3 )

Recap: Yugi went back to school. On his first bully encounter, he met four people. One of them had a Millennium item like he did. Yugi and his newfound friends had every class together. After school, Yugi and his friends had a second bully encounter. That ended up in the bullies running away from Yami. Afterwards, the gang met Bakura, a very good friend of Yami's.
/ is Yugi or Ryou mental talk
// is Yami or Bakura mental talk
' is thoughts




Chapter 3: Death Falls

It has now been a full semester that Yugi, Joey, Ryou, Te`a and Tristan have been in class. They have gotten to know each other very well. They are currently on their winter break. Ryou is at Yugi's house. Ryou and Bakura have become very close friends with Yugi.
Yami is happy for Yugi. 'Now he has people to look out for him in the case that I'm not with him,' he thought. He was in his soul room.
/Yami, can you come out?/
//Of couse Yugi// Yami came out of the puzzle.
Bakura then immerged from the ring.
"How did you and Bakura meet Yami," Yugi asked.
"Yeah, how did you?" Ryou asked.
Yami and Bakura smiled at that.
"Well, it started a little over 5,000 years ago. I was Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Bakura was not so friendly to start off with. He was a tomb robber. He always managed to get away. Three years later, I caught him stealing, and brought him to the palace. The term for stealing from a tomb is usually life in the dungeon. I shocked my officials by sentencing him as my personal slave.
Of course things didn't get off to a good start. He was always at my throat. My officials were awfully worried about his behavior, but I persisted," Yami began.
"It was his persistence that turned my life around. I found out that he was actually a very nice person. As time went on, we became friends. A year later, we became close friends. Over the years, our friendship became so strong, that he freed me from slavery. We've been very close friends ever since," Bakura added.
"How did you become vampires?" Ryou added.
"We were out for a walk when two vampires ambushed us. We fought as best we could, but more of them came and outnumbered us. We were knocked out. When we woke up, we were thirsting for blood. We struck terror into the hearts of our own people.
A few weeks later, our human sides became strong. We were horrified by what we did to our own people. The longer we were vampires, the more our human sides became part of us. That's why we're half human. We fed when absolutely necessary. It was usually to people who deserved to die. To prevent the vampires from claiming others, I sealed them away. Because Bakura and I were also vampires, I was sealed into the puzzle, and Bakura was sealed into the ring," Yami responded.
"How did you and Ryou meet Bakura?" Yugi asked.
Bakura responded, "Ryou's father goes on Egyptian expeditions. On one of them, he found the ring and gave it to Ryou. When Ryou put the ring on, I came out. He was shocked by how I looked like him. I was too.
We introduced ourselves and we just talked that day. I felt as though I could trust him. I showed him my fangs. He was scared at first, but he calmed down when I assured him that I wouldn't hurt him." He added, "The next day wasn't as peaceful however.
A group of gang members ambushed him on his way home. One of them grabbed him, and they climbed up the fire escape of a tall building. They threatened to kill him. I had no choice but to come out of the ring. They were shocked by how much Ryou and I looked alike, and the fact that I came out of a ring of course.
They quickly regained their composure. They intended to kill me before killing Ryou. I easily defeated all of them except the leader. The leader was the one holding Ryou. He was afraid of me by now. To assure his escape, he threw Ryou over the edge and ran into the inside of the building. I flew down, caught him, and took him back home."
"Yugi, how did you and Yami meet?" Ryou asked.
"Our meeting wasn't as uneventful as yours. My grandfather also goes on Egyptian expeditions. On one of them, he brought back a puzzle, which he gave to me. It took me a year to complete the puzzle.
When I finished it, Yami came out. We didn't share many words because he turned his back to me after I told him what my name was. I didn't know his name yet, so I asked him for his name. He turned to me and told me. I saw his fangs and backed up. He told me that he wouldn't hurt me, but I was too scared.
I forgot that I opened the window because it was stuffy in the room. He saw how close I was to the window and tried to warn me. I backed up too far and fell out of the window anyway. I had my eyes closed in anticipation of hitting the ground. I never hit the ground. I opened my eyes ten minutes later to see that I was flying. I looked up to see that Yami was doing the flying," Yugi responded.
"Well, this has been informative for all of us," Yami said.
"It sure has," Bakura said.
The four friends just sat on the couches. No more words needed to be shared as they took in all that was shared between them. Yugi's grandfather was also listening. He was amazed by Yami and Bakura's stories.
Yami and Bakura's heads snapped up. A halfling was nearby.
"What is it Yami?" Yugi asked.
"We have trouble. Pegasus is nearby," Yami responded.
As conformation of Yami's statement, Pegasus appeared in the room.
"I see that you have met your old friend Yami," Pegasus said.
Yami stood protectively in front of Yugi. Bakura did the same with Ryou.
"What do you want Pegasus?" Yami asked.
"I just wanted to drop by and say hello to your young friends," Pegasus responded.
Yugi and Ryou were terrified. They knew that Pegasus wasn't someone to be friends with. They felt how sinister he was.
"I see that they're afraid of me. Maybe I can ease their fear," Pegasus said as he walked closer.
Yugi and Ryou just shrank back more.
"Don't take another step toward us," Yami commanded. "Leave now."
"Fine, I'll go. But I would watch them closely if I were you. You never know what could happen," Pegasus said. He then disappeared.
Yugi and Ryou sighed in relief.
"Are you two all right?" Yami asked.
"We are now," Yugi and Ryou responded together.
"You're going to have to be very careful you two. I didn't like the way Pegasus sounded," Bakura said.
"I didn't either," Yami confirmed. "You want to go flying?" he asked.
"That would be great," Ryou responded.
Yami picked up Yugi, and Bakura picked up Ryou. They walked outside and flew off. They were soon high in the air. Yugi and Ryou were once again looking down at the miniature city due to how high they were. They loved the view they were getting.
"This is an amazing view," Yugi said.
"Yes it is," Ryou added.
Meanwhile, Pegasus was in an abandoned sporting goods store. He schemed on how to get Yugi away from his friends without anyone knowing. 'I need some way to separate Yugi from his friends. That way, I can have my way with him,' he thought.
Meanwhile, Yugi and Ryou were enjoying the flight. Yami and Bakura looked at Yugi and Ryou and smiled. They then looked ahead again. A few hours later, they returned to the game shop. They got there in an hour. They landed and entered the shop.
"Did you have a nice flight?" Solomon asked.
"We sure did Grandpa," Yugi responded.
"Well, Ryou and I need to be heading home. See you later," Bakura said. He and Ryou went outside. He picked up Ryou and flew off.
It was getting dark. Yugi had his dinner. Half an hour later, he went to the bathroom to shower and brush his teeth. He finished half an hour later. He went into his room and got into his pajamas. He was asleep soon afterwards.
Yami came into the room soon afterwards. He smiled at the site. He approached the bed and carefully removed the puzzle from Yugi's neck. He put it on the nightstand. He took one more look at Yugi before returning to the puzzle.
Pegasus secretly hid among the trees. When Yami returned to the puzzle, Pegasus appeared in Yugi's room. He quietly picked up Yugi and disappeared. He left a note on the bed.
The next morning, Yugi's friends came to greet Yugi. Yami came running down the stairs. He had a look of sheer panic on his face.
"What's wrong Yami?" Bakura asked.
"Yugi's been kidnapped," Yami responded.
"What?!" Joey, Ryou, Bakura, Te`a, Tristan and Solomon shouted together.
"I found this note on the bed. It says: Yami, I warned you about watching Yugi closely. Now you will pay the consequence as I torment him. It is signed Pegasus," Yami responded.
"Where can they be?" Te`a asked.
Meanwhile, Pegasus was at Death Falls. He was getting impatient with Yugi. Yugi's strong spirit kept him safe from Pegasus' tormenting. Yugi wasn't thinking about Pegasus.
'He's stronger that I thought,' Pegasus thought.
/Yami?/ Yugi tried, even though he didn't have the puzzle.
//Yugi, are you all right?//
/I am for now/
//Where are you?//
/Pegasus has taken me to Death Falls. Please hurry/
Yami was confused.
"What is it?" Ryou asked.
Yugi telepathically talked to me. I guess our bond is so strong, that we can talk even when neither one of us is wearing the puzzle. He told me that he was at Death Falls," Yami responded.
"Oh no," Solomon said.
"What is it?" Yami asked.
"Death Falls is the longest waterfall on earth. No one has ever survived the two-mile drop. That's how the waterfall got its name," Solomon responded.
"Does anyone know where Death Falls is?" Yami asked.
"I do," Bakura responded. "I happened to come across it a lot."
"Let's go then," Yami said.
"Okay, we need to hurry," Bakura said.
Yami and Bakura went outside and flew off. They flew as fast as they could. Bakura led the way.
"I hope we make it in time," Yami said.
"I do too," Bakura said.
Meanwhile, Pegasus was just about out of patience. He was on the verge of throwing Yugi into the water. "I'm ready to throw you in the water," he said.
"I'm not going to give in to you," Yugi said.
Pegasus picked up Yugi and threw him into the water. The strong current pulled Yugi. He was in the rapids. Yami felt that Yugi was in big trouble. He and Bakura were getting closer to Yugi's location.
"Yugi's in the rapids. It won't be much longer until he goes over," Yami said.
Fifteen minutes later, they made it to the rapids. They heard a scream.
"Yugi!" Yami shouted. He flew even faster. He flew down the falls after Yugi.
Yugi fell pretty fast due to the swift current. Yami flew along with the current to gain speed. Yugi was halfway down when Yami caught him.
"Are you all right?" Yami asked.
"I am now thanks to you," Yugi responded.
Yami flew up. He got to where Bakura was hovering in fifteen minutes. "Thanks Bakura," he said smiling. "I wouldn't have been able to save Yugi without your help."
"That's what friends are for," Bakura said smiling.
They flew back to the shop. Yami and Bakura concentrated, and they disappeared. They reappeared in the shop.
"Yugi, are you all right?" Te`a asked.
"Yes, thanks to Yami and Bakura," Yugi responded.
"You and Yami need to dry off Yugi," Solomon said.
"That's no problem," Yami said. He covered himself and Yugi in a violet aura.
A few seconds later, there was no trace of water on them.
Yugi walked over and hugged Bakura. "Thanks for your help. I would've been a goner without you," he said.
Bakura returned the hug. "Like I told Yami, that's what friends are for," he said.
They separated, and Yugi walked over and hugged Yami. Yami returned the hug. They separated a few minutes later. Yugi, Yami and the others spent the rest of the day just talking about things.
At nightfall, Yugi's friends, except Yami, returned home. Yugi went to shower. He came down half an hour later in his pajamas. He was very hungry. Solomon anticipated that and made him a big meal. Half an hour after the meal, he went to his room.
Yami came in soon afterwards. He was not going to let what happened last night happen again. He remained outside the puzzle. He was tired from flying so fast. He slid under the cover and held Yugi to him protectively. They slept that way the entire night.


Finally, that's done. Preview for Chapter 4: The Vampire Ritual: Pegasus releases the vampires sealed 5,000 years ago. They instantly want revenge on Yami. They target Yugi as a way to get that revenge. Early warning: It will probably take the next two to four chapters before this threat is silenced.
That's all for now
Charmeleon