Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Hunters ❯ Nice to Meet You, Ryou ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Nor do I own the "Dark" series. I am just a fan writer having fun. So please don't sue me! ^_^

Warning: This story will be between rated R and NC-17 for language, violence, and yaoi.

The Hunters

By: Tiger_Serenity

Chapter Two

Nice to meet you, Ryou

Bakura´s P.O.V.

Peppermint, huh? I haven't smelled anything yet, but I can feel the ring's power coming from this direction now. It's like it is calling to me. Bakura was running the streets in a blur in dog form. His fur was silvery white in the moonlight. He was using its enhanced sense of smell. No human could see him.

After a few minutes he finally caught scent of peppermint. He followed after it. He heard a cry from the same direction. It was one of fear. No! He could feel the vampire's sense of triumph.

He turned a corner and froze. There before him was a vampire holding up a boy that looked remarkably like himself. Yami wasn't joking. He's trying to get the ring! He shifted his form. + Drop him! +

The vampire paused and glared at him. He smirked. "Why should I, hunter?"

+ Face me. + He pitched his voice to a low purr. His voice wasn't as strong as Yami´s or the others but it still called for obedience. + You know you cannot win against me. Let him go and face me. Meet your fate and find peace. +

The vampire snarled as it felt it's grip relax and let go of the boy. "What makes you think you will beat me?"

"I don't need to think. I know I will win." The boy had cowered beside a trash can as soon as he was released. His eyes were huge as he looked between Bakura and the one who had grabbed him. He's in mental shock. He sent waves of comfort to the boy along with a command for him to stay still.

Bakura moved before vampire reached him. The fool thought he could catch me off guard. A plan formed in his head. He spun up and away from the vampire after slicing it across the chest with his sharp claw-formed hands. He perched on top of a fence. The vampire screamed in rage. It flew at him flinging his blood towards him. Big mistake.

He moved.

The vampire screeched and tried to stop. It rammed itself right onto the stone sword of a statue on the other side of the fence. It felt a hand enter its ribcage. "See. I win." Bakura snarled.

He flung the black heart away and sent a fireball after it. The vampire screamed as it burst into flames and melted away. It left pitch marks on the sword. "Well, that's over. Too quick for my liking, but oh well."

Ryou´s P.O.V.

No! Why am I moving?! Stop! He didn't want to move, but his feet were thinking on their own. He couldn't believe what he just saw. He moved faster than I could see, removed a heart that was pure black, and created a fireball. What is he? He started shaking.

"Do not fear me. I will not hurt you. I was sent here to protect you. More like that will come after you because of the ring you hold."

"What…what was that?"

"A vampire."

"But…but they don't exist." Ryou was finally in front of the one who looked so much like him.

\\ +You will forget about the vampire, and what happened. You will think we net on the street. We were talking about your ring, and where you got it.+ \\ He blinked. His mind blurred. He blinked again. "You were saying?"

"Uh…where was I? My dad gave me the ring for my sixteenth birthday last year. He found it in Egypt at a bizarre"

"In Egypt?"

"He is an archaeologist. He was on a dig there. He goes away a lot. He always sends me something from where he is."

"He leaves you alone?" Bakura growled low. His eyes narrowed.

"Not really…"

" What do you mean?"

"I'd rather not say."

"If you wish."

"Oh! There is my house. I didn't even realize we were walking towards it. Well, that you for walking me home. What did you say your name was again? I don't remember."

"Bakura."

"Strange…that's my last name. Ryou Bakura."

"Yes…that is strange."

Bakura´s P.O.V.

Bakura froze. "Excuse me?"

" Do you want anything to eat? I have some things here that are quick to fix." He was shifting back and forth on his feet. His hair fell away to expose his pale neck.

Hunger slammed into Bakura. He had not fed yet. Hunger of another kind swirled through his mind. He stared at Ryou´s neck. I can´t…resist. It's too tempting. His blood…is calling to me. \\ +Ryou, come here.+\\

Ryou´s eyes glazed over. He stumbled forward right up to Bakura´s chest. So beautiful. So innocent. His soul shines in his eyes. Ryou sighed, causing his hair to move and expose more of his neck.

Bakura breathed in the peppermint scent. It came from Ryou´s hair. He took a piece of it and twirled it between his fingers. So much like my own. He felt his teeth lengthen in his mouth. He bent forward.

The first taste of Ryou´s blood caused him to gasp. It's sweet and full of his innocence. It's addictive.

"If you're not careful you might drain him dry, Bakura." A voice spoke softly behind him. It actually sounded like a blend of two voices in one. One soft and one harder.

Bakura quickly sealed off the wound and whirled around. He dropped the attack when he saw who it was. "Che…what are you doing here?"

Change of Heart was standing before him. "I sensed who you were before I attacked you. I know you would not hurt him. I am connected to him through the ring. It gave him a part of its power to protect his innocence. He has a good heart, and is thus able to use it. He can call on me or any other monster in his deck."

"You are the one that protects him while his father is away."

"Yes."

"For how long?"

"A little under a year. He turns seventeen next month." She sighed. Her opposing wings drooped. "It has grown so hard. We all struggle against the vampires. We were barely able to defeat the last one that attacked him. The one you stopped was the fifteenth one this week."

"But it's Wednesday!"

"Exactly."

"I will protect him." Bakura blinked when he realized what he had just said. He had meant every word. Words formed in his mind. "I hereby place this being under my guard. If anyone touches him wrongly, I will know it." The ring flashed in response. "What?!"

Che smiled. " I thought so. Take care of him, Bakura." She disappeared.

What did she mean? Why did I say a bonding spell? Why did the ring react like that to it?

Ryou stirred. He was waking up from the spell. Bakura quickly moved him to the porch swing, and disappeared. "What? What happened? I fell asleep on the porch swing? I must be tired." He moved towards the door and paused. "Bakura…I hope we meet again. Goodnight, wherever you are."

A silver white dove perched on a tree branch next to the house. Goodnight, Ryou. I will guard you this night.