Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Living with a Vampire ❯ The Vampire Ritual ( Chapter 4 )

Recap: Yugi and Ryou were talking with their Yamis at Yugi's house. Everything was peaceful until an unexpected and very unwelcome visitor dropped by for a short visit. It was short because Yami commanded Pegasus to leave. That night, Pegasus quietly took Yugi away. Yugi was taken to Death Falls. It came down to the wire, but Yami saved him in time.
/ is Yugi or Ryou mental talk
// is Yami or Bakura mental talk
* is mental talk between Yami, Bakura and Kaiba
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Chapter 4: The Vampire Ritual

Pegasus was back at his hideout. 'Yami is more formidable than I thought. I have to think of a better way to get rid of his young friend,' he thought. He walked around the empty store.
There was a glow coming from one of the shelves. He walked over to it, and a scroll appeared. He took it and read it. He smirked at his luck. The scroll had the spell that would release the vampires Yami sealed away over five millennia ago.
'Yami, you might have been able to save Yugi from the waterfall. But soon you'll have some old enemies to deal with,' Pegasus thought wickedly.
Meanwhile, Yugi was peacefully sleeping. Yami didn't need as much rest as he thought. He was up only four hours later.
'I guess my bond with Yugi is physically, mentally and spiritually making me stronger,' Yami thought as he looked out the window. He didn't notice Yugi quietly get out of bed and sleepwalk out the door.
A few seconds later, he looked to see that Yugi was no longer in bed. He ran out of the room, and soon saw Yugi about to go over the railing. He ran to Yugi.
"Yugi, wake up!" Yami yelled.
Yugi opened his eyes. "What happened?" he asked. He looked down and panicked. He was over the banister, and his panic made it worse. He started to go over.
"Gotcha," Yami said as he grabbed Yugi's hand just in time. He flew off the ground. He brought Yugi back over the railing, set him down and landed. "Are you all right?" he asked.
"I am now," Yugi responded.
"What's all the commotion about?" Solomon asked.
"Yugi was sleepwalking. He just about went over the railing," Yami responded. "I grabbed his hand and flew him back to safety."
"Be careful Yugi. Yami might not be there to help you next time," Solomon said.
"I will Grandpa," Yugi said. He went back into his room. He climbed into the bed and went back to sleep.
Yami came in and sat at Yugi's desk. 'I better keep a look out in case that happens again,' he thought.
There were no more problems this night. The next morning, Yami looked out the window to see some white stuff on the ground. He awakened Yugi. Yugi came to and looked out the window. He got excited and got dressed.
"Whoa, what's the excitement about?" Yami asked.
"It snowed last night," Yugi responded.
"Snow?" Yami asked.
"Oh yeah, I forgot that you never saw snow. Snow comes from the clouds, just like rain does. As you saw, that white stuff is snow," Yugi responded. He got bundled up and went outside.
Yami came out seconds later. He wasn't dressed for hte weather. The odd thing was that he wasn't shivering.
"Aren't you cold?" Yugi asked.
"No," Yami responded. "Heat or cold doesn't affect vampires. True I'm a half-breed, but the vampire side of me protects me from climate changes."
"Oh," Yugi said.
Yami turned his back to look around the other areas. Yugi got a little mischievous look on his face. He scooped up some snow, made it into a ball, and threw it at Yami.
Yami was looking around the town when something hit him smack dab in the back of the head. He turned toward Yugi to see him on the ground laughing like a hyena. 'Oh, you're in trouble now Yugi. Two can play at that game,' he thought mischievously. He scooped up some snow, made it into a ball and said, "Oh Yugi."
Yugi looked up to see Yami tossing a snowball in the air. He got up and took off running, still laughing. He got only twenty feet before the snowball hit him in the back. Yami was careful enough not to knock Yugi off balance because he [Yami] wanted to do it himself. He was running after Yugi with the snowball. He soon caught up to Yugi and tackled him. Yami was on top of Yugi.
"Looks like I win Yugi," Yami said proudly.
Yugi smiled.
"Yugi, breakfast time," he heard his grandfather say.
"Okay Grandpa," Yugi said as Yami got off him.
They went into the house. Yugi had his breakfast. Then their friends came for a visit.
"What happened to you Yugi?" Te`a asked.
"Snow fight with Yami," Yugi responded.
They all laughed.
"Yami, how did you know how to make a snowball?" Yugi asked.
"While I was looking around, I saw other kids having snowball fights. I watched them form the snow into a snowball," Yami responded. "In other words, you plan backfired on you."
Meanwhile, Pegasus was in the place that the scroll said to perform the spell. The location was next to a vampire exhibit at the Domino City Museum.
"Now, the scroll says to recite, 'Appear vampires of old so you can once again strike terror into the world,'" he said. He recited the inscription.
After he finished, the scroll floated out of his hands. It attached itself to a picture. The picture glowed bright. Pegasus shielded his eyes from the glow. When the glow died down a few moments later, a group of vampires stood before him.
"Ah, it's good to see you again," Pegasus said.
"As it is you my lord," Fear, a female vampire, said.
"I want revenge on Yami," Darkness, another female vampire, said.
"Patience, you will," Pegasus said.
Meanwhile, Yugi and friends were talking with each other. Then, Yami and Bakura's heads shot up.
"What's wrong?" Ryou asked.
"Someone has released the vampires I sealed away," Yami responded.
"What do you mean?" Joey asked.
"I can't tell you. I don't want you in this too," Yami responded.
They left it at that. Yugi however, was very scared.
"What is it Yugi?" Yami asked.
"What if they come after me as a means of revenge on you?" Yugi asked.
"Don't worry Yugi; I'll protect you," Yami responded. "We'll have to really be on our guard from now on," he added.
Yugi wasn't aware of how right he was. For at that moment, the vampires were plotting a way to do just that. Pegasus told them that Yami cares about a young human. They would get revenge on Yami through Yugi.
"Seeing Yami die will be good, but it will be so much better if he watched his friend die," Shadow, a male vampire said.
Back at Yugi's house, Yugi was still in panic.
Yami approached him and asked, "Would you like to go flying?"
"Yes. Maybe it will help," Yugi responded. He walked outside with Yami.
Yami wanted to give Yugi a different way of flying. He folded his left arm across his body. "Yugi, wrap you arm inside mine. Make sure you have a good grip," he said.
Yugi did as told, and Yami flew off. They were side by side as Yami flew on. Yami was holding onto Yugi's arm with his right hand. Yugi was amazed as the view was better when flying this way. Yami looked at Yugi and smiled.
"I see you're enjoying this way of flying," Yami said.
"Yeah, the view is amazing this way," Yugi said.
They flew on. An hour later, they landed at the park. They walked over to the lake and sat next to it. They watched the ducks swim, and the lake itself. It was so clear and clean, that the light from the sun made it shine.
Yami suddenly gasped. 'Oh no, not here, not now,' he thought.
"What is it Yami?" Yugi asked, already fearing the response.
"The vampires are here," Yami responded. "Stay with me at all times," he added. He stood in front of Yugi protectively. Suddenly, someone appeared behind Yugi. Yugi and Yami looked, and were very relieved to see Bakura.
"I think that you might need a little help," Bakura said.
"The more help the better," Yami said.
The vampires started their approach. Suddenly, a third halfling dropped down to help out. Yami and Bakura were very relieved.
"It's good to see you again Seth," Bakura said.
"As it is both of you. You're going to need all the help you can get," Seth said.
Yami and Bakura nodded and focused on the task at hand. The vampires attacked. Bakura, Yami and Seth went on the defense. They had more than themselves to worry about. Yugi was in the middle of their triangle. They reflected energy blows, prevented the vampires from getting Yugi by air, the works. This lasted for two hours.
*Let's use the tri attack* Seth said.
*Yes; that will drive them off for now* Yami said.
Bakura, Seth and Yami began to glow. Yami was in his violet aura, Bakura had a green aura and Seth had a blue aura. The glow intensified a little. They held hands. The colors of their auras blended as if making a rainbow.
"Oh no, they're about to use the tri attack," Darkness said.
For the first time in millennia, Fear was afraid. The vampires tried to escape. Seth shot out his part of the attack. The vampires were paralyzed in their tracks. Then Bakura dealt his part of the attack. The vampires grunted in pain as an energy beam hit them. To close the attack, Yami's part was both an electrical charge, and a fire attack in one. It was like electric fire.
After the tri attack, the vampires disappeared. Yami, Seth and Bakura knew the vampires would be back. They teleported back to the game shop. Yami was holding on to Yugi. He let go of Yugi.
"Who is he?" Solomon asked, referring to Seth.
"This is Seth. He's a very good friend of Bakura and me," Yami responded.
"Although Seth was my name in Ancient Egypt, this is the present. Here, I am better known as Seto Kaiba, but everyone just calls me Kaiba," Seth said.
"Kaiba, as in Kaiba Corp?" Tristan asked.
"Yes," Kaiba responded. "But we have a bigger thing to worry about. Those vampires will be back," he added.
"What happened?" Te`a asked.
"An hour after I took Yugi flying, I landed at the park. We just watched the ducks swim. Then I sensed the vampires. I stepped in front of Yugi," Yami began.
"I also sensed the vampires. That's why I disappeared on you guys. I reappeared behind Yugi to aid Yami in protecting Yugi. As the vampires came closer, Kaiba came to help. We spent two hours defending ourselves and Yugi. We drew them off with a tri attack," Bakura finished.
"What's a tri attack?" Ryou asked.
"A tri attack is an attack that only Yami, Bakura and I can do. Our bodies glow our respective auras. Yami is violet, Bakura is green, and I am blue. We then hold hands. I start off by giving the foe we're facing a paralyzing spell. Then Bakura fires an energy beam. As a final devastating blow, Yami gives the foe a taste of electrical fire, a combination of an electric charge, and a fire attack," Kaiba responded.
"Will those vampires come after Yugi again?" Te`a asked.
"Most likely," Yami responded.
"What are you going to do?" Joey asked.
"Kaiba, Bakura and or myself will need to be with Yugi at all times if all three of us can't be with him," Yami responded. He went upstairs and came back down with the puzzle. He put it around Yugi's neck. "Keep the puzzle with you at all times," he said.
"But the vampires will try to smash it," Yugi said.
"Don't worry; they'll get a big surprise if they do smash it," Yami said smiling.
Yugi also smiled. He knew that whatever the surprise, it was good for him and bad for the vampires.
'Don't worry Yugi. Our bond is more tna strong enough for us to be separated if the puzzle is taken apart or broken,' Yami thought.
Meanwhile, the vampires had recovered from the tri attack. They were more determined to get Yugi now. They also knew that they would have to have to wait until either Yugi is alone, or Yami was in the puzzle. They went for what appeared to be a walk. After a few moments, they flew into the air to keep a sharp look out for Yugi.
They got the break they were looking for. Yugi was walking alone. However, they sensed Yami was in the puzzle. They decided to take out one piece of the puzzle before Yami or Yugi could react. As Yugi came closer, Shadow dropped down in front of him. The bottom piece of the puzzle was taken out, and the whole puzzle came apart. Then Darkness grabbed him, and they flew off. The broken puzzle was on the ground.



Uh-oh, cliffie! As you haven't too long ago just read, the bond between Yami and Yugi is too strong for them to be separated if the puzzle should be broken. What do I mean? You'll find out in the next chapter so don't worry. Preview for Chapter 5: The Dark Vampire Lord: Yugi is a prisoner. Some of his blood is taken to summon the Lord of Darkness, a powerful vampire. Will Yami, Bakura and Seth be able to stop this powerful being and save Yugi? Stay tuned to find out.
Oh, and * will be used from now until the end.
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