Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Hunters ❯ Blood ( Chapter 13 )

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/ Yugi to Yami / // Yami to Yugi // \Ryou to Bakura\

\\ Bakura to Ryou \\ [Malik to Marik] [[Marik to Malik]]

(Seto to Jou) ((Jou to Seto))

* General conversation * Personal thoughts +Commands+

The Hunters

Tiger_Serenity

Chapter 12

Blood

Seto's View

Seto berated himself mentally. Everyone had left the room to leave him staring at Jou. I never should have left. I wasn't there to protect him. Now look at him. He's so pale. I almost didn't make it back in time. I almost lost him.

He checked him over again. Seto, you idiot, you're obsessing. He is going to be the same he was five minutes ago.

He could sense and hear Bakura in the other room with Ryou. He chuckled when he caught Ryou's gasp through the wall. He looked back down at Jou, sitting next to him on the bed.

I'm sorry that this happened Jou. You almost let go. I healed you as fast as I could. You lost a lot of blood. Now you're so pale. All I want to do is protect you. Asman wants to as well. We will protect you. I hereby place this being under my guard. If anyone touches him wrongly, I will know it. Seto gasped. The bonding spell…

He heard Bakura. Those two are mates. Well, I did suspect as much, but it is still surprising.

He heard a familiar soft laugh. "Seto and Ryou are mates?"

"Jou, you're awake?"

"Something woke me up."

The bonding spell?

((Bonding spell?))

(Nani?! Jou?!)

((Looks like I can talk to you now, huh?))

(It appears so. You should be asleep.)

"Can't."

"Why not?"

"I'm too hungry to go back to sleep." Jou blushed. His stomach grumbled.

"You lost a lot of blood. You're still very pale."

"Well then…" Jou's eyes held a look of mischief. "Feed me."

"Huh?"

"Food, nourishment, edibles, etc. Blood."

Seto laughed. "For someone that had him memories sealed away, you adapt quickly."

"I remember now. I used to drink a little of Asman's blood a day. It just…seems natural now. Before I remembered, I would have said 'ew' or 'gross.' "

"Would you like to call Asman?"

"No. I have a different idea." Jou's small incisors glinted as he grinned.

"Jou…" (What is that brain of yours thinking?)

((You feed me. Not Asman. You.))

(Me?)

((Asman has already given me enough today.))

(Why…me?)

((Why not?)) Jou smirked at the look on Seto's face.

(You will convert if I feed you too many times.)

((So what? I'm already a quarter.))

(Point taken. You sure?) He slashed his wrist and held it to Jou.

Jou didn't even blink or answer him. Seto jerked as his mouth came in contact with his skin. Seto had never felt anything like this. He had offered his blood several times to others before, but it had never felt like this.

Jou smirked against his wrist as he easily read Seto's thoughts and emotions. ((Like this, do you?))

(You little…Yes, I do.) He watched Jou's skin turn darker. His hair turned back to the rich blonde color that Seto had seen earlier. The brown eyes staring up at him changed to warm liquid honey brown. (Jou…)

Jou licked at the wound. It slowly started to close. He sat up. "Thank you." He tackled Seto.

"What the?!" Jou's mouth landed on his. Before he could think what he was doing, he pulled him closer. Jou was lying stretched out on top of him. Fire raced through both of them. (Oh gods…Jou…) He could taste his own blood in Jou's mouth.

((Seto…) He nipped at Jou's neck. ((Please!)) His teeth sank into the flesh of his neck. He rolled them both over to put Jou beneath him. He was mindful of Jou's earlier injury, taking only a little of his blood.

Jou was shivering under him. Seto smiled. "Well, this is interesting."

"I would say so." Jou pulled him back down into another kiss.

After they parted Seto looked sternly at him. "You still need to rest a little more. Just for another couple of hours, okay? I'll watch over you, if it makes you feel better. You can call Asman as well."

"All right. Just a little longer."

Asman appeared in the room. "Seto, you are needed downstairs. I will watch over Jou."

"Thank you, Asman."

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Marik's View

Yugi watched as Malik re-entered the room. Marik was peeking out of his pocket in ferret form again. He was eating dinner across from his grandpa. "Malik, welcome back. The snacks that I made earlier as still in the kitchen if you want anything."

"Thank you, Motou-san." [I am a little woozy.]

[[Sorry. I took more than I should have.]]

Malik stepped over Yami, who was curled up in the doorway to the kitchen. "Hey, Yami."

* They are dealing with this very easily. I see you two are mates. *

* Surprised me, but now that I know… *

* Your instincts of protection are kicking into overdrive. *

* I wanted to tackle every single person that looked at him on the way here. I finally had to entrench my mind firmly into his. He helped me stay calm. *

Ryou rattled down the stairs. Bakura, back in his dog form, came down after him. * Now look who's the dog. * The two marks shone brightly to both Marik and Yami.

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Bakura's View

* If you weren't our leader, I'd knock you one. *

* You would make your mate mad if you did. *

* He wouldn't get mad. *

\ Yes, I would. I'm going in the kitchen to get food. I'm starving! \ Bakura followed him, laughing.

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Yami's View

// Yugi, what are you eating? //

/ Uh…beef stew…I think. Grandpa isn't much of a cook. You hungry? /

// I haven't fed since I woke up earlier. //

/ Grandpa wouldn't see if you used my ankle or leg. If you need it, take it. I can feel how…thirsty you are. /

// Are you sure? I could wait for one of the others. // He moved to lie under the table.

/ Yami, I can sense that you are trying to 'save my innocence.' Just take it. Please? I would feel better. /

// Oh…all right. Just don't flinch. And, don't do anything silly, or obvious. Your grandpa might wonder. //

/ Or, you could just make him ignore it. /

// Good point. // He bit gently into Yugi's lower calf. The blood tasted as good as he remembered.

/ That feels…good. / A tangy taste swirled into the blood. Yugi bit down on his lip, then quickly shoved a spoonful of food into his mouth. Yami laughed in his head.

// I am feeling everything you are, little one. I can sense it, and see it in your mind. // Yugi moaned softly through the link.

/ If grandpa only knew. /

// He's too interested in his food to notice right now. //

/ So that's why he is putting spoonfuls of nothing into his mouth. He thinks there is still food in the bowl. / Yami swirled his tongue over the marks. / Yami? /

// Yes? //

/ I heard you talking to Marik and Bakura earlier. Do you think… /

// What? Say it Yugi. //

/ Do you think we're mates like the others are? /

Yami froze. Inside he smiled. It makes sense now…we were meant to come here. // Yugi, I have often wondered why I hadn't found my mate. Many of my people believed that she had long since passed. They wanted me to find a lover to bear me a child. Now I see why I had such a strong desire to protect you. You are my mate. The third time I take blood from you, the marks will appear. //

/ Will your people be mad? /

// No. They have long since guessed about my preferences. It just means that I will have to name an heir. If and when I pass, my powers, the sign of my family that you saw, will pass to him. //

/ Meaning? /

// The person I name will be my adopted son. //

/ Uh…Yami, can you drop the spell on grandpa now. It's getting a little creepy to watch him. / Yami laughed and freed the man's mind from his spell.

"You done, Yugi? You want any dessert? I have mint chocolate ice cream. It's your favorite."

"Yeah!" Yugi helped clean the table. He was grabbing the glasses when Yami heard Solomon chuckle through the door.

They both entered to see Ryou and Malik dueling on the floor. From Malik's face, Ryou was winning. Solomon was smiling as he watched.

* Are your decks identical? *

* Yes, they are. Yugi showed me his deck the first night I met him. *

"And that takes you to zero, Malik." Bakura 'woofed' in triumph softly.

"You beat me again. Wait…You didn't have help did you?"

"Only a little. I know you had some, too."

"Only a little." Malik smirked. He glanced down at the now asleep Marik.

"It was close, you two. Ryou only had 25 life points left. If his last attack hadn't worked, Malik would have won next turn." Yugi looked at the scorecards.

"You boys want ice cream?"

"Sure!" Ryou bounced in place.

* Uh oh! Sugar high! * Bakura shook his head.

* I'm glad it's you and not me. * Seto padded his way into the kitchen through the swinging door.

* How is Jou? *

* He woke up briefly. He asked me to feed him. Then I asked him to get some more sleep. *

* How did he wake up? He should have been out for a few hours under your compulsion spell. *

* The uh…bonding spell. *

* Told you that you would say it eventually. It is surprising to find out at last that halfs and quarters really do exist. I wonder… *

* What? *

* Jou and you are most likely mates. *

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Seto's View

Seto finally noticed the marks glowing on Malik's neck. He knew of Ryou, but not this. When did this happen? When Malik ran away earlier? To human eyes the marks were almost imperceptible. To his eyes, they glowed softly. Every one of his kind would see them. * I have already guessed this, Yami. Will they convert? I know Jou will eventually…if I let him drink from me again. What of you, Yami? It is evident now that you are also mates. Will you convert him? *

* No.* Yami didn't see Yugi's eyes tear, but Seto did.

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Yami's View

Yami felt a block slowly being raised between Yugi and himself. He gasped mentally as Yugi drew extra power from the puzzle to make it impenetrable. Even to him. What? He hadn't noticed that Yugi had been in his mind while talking to Seto.

"I'll be back in a minute." Yugi walked out the door into the bathroom.

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Yugi's View

// Yugi? //

/ Yes, Yami. /

// Are you all right? //

/ I'm fine. / Yugi slid out the glaze-covered window, dropping to the ground. He didn't know if they would sense him leave, or not. He ran.

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Yami's View

Marik twitched awake. * Someone just left the house. It hit one of my guards. I placed it after Malik left. *

* Who? Everyone is accounted for except…*

* Yugi! * Yami ran out the door. Yugi's mind was completely sealed from him. Night is falling! He shifted. "Dama!"

"Yes, Yami?"

"Yugi is out. Find him. Night falls. Go! Now!"

Dama disappeared in a flash. "Celga, go help Dama guard him until I get there! Tell me where he is the minute you find him."