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Hunting Passion	By : atemuxyuugi Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 4892 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Title: Hunting Passion

Part: 12/?

Author: Usagi-Atemu-Tom [miakalikestamahome at hotmail dot com]

Warnings: hints of future incest

Genre: Romance, Angst, Supernatural, AU

Pairings: Yami no Yuugi x Yuugi, Malik + Rishido

Criticism: Constructive criticism welcomed

Disclaimer: Nothing is mine, I don't make money from fanfiction.
Description: They came at midnight. He didn't know how they were able to intrude into his house, but somehow they succeeded. They were a male and a female. HE, was the leader, obviously. She seemed to be some kind of apprentice to him. Not that it really mattered. For they were both strong and deadly.
But when a young teen is able to run from the grasp of his captors, it is the start of a long game of hide and seek. He finds a new side to himself he would have never dreamed he had. And it helps him to keep the game to his advantage. But he knows the game will never end, at least not before his death. Because his hunter is a vampire.
Thanks to my betareader Lee-Ann for the usual quick work. ^^
Purerudo - Prelude

Purerudo
Looking back at it, Yuugi wondered how he was able to fall asleep at all with the vampire lying right next to him. In all honesty, the moment the teen suggested to share his bed, he was convinced he would be unable to close an eye. Yet fatigue and strangely enough the excitement left him deadly tired and he was out as a light, even before the other finished lying down beside him.
As announced, Atemu got up with him next morning to get ready for school. Sugoroku, who awaited Yuugi with breakfast in the kitchen, was rather surprised to see them both up and in the shifter's school uniform.
"Onii-san, why are you wearing Yuugi's spare school uniform?" the old Mutou asked surprised, mouth agape.
"Because", Yuugi groaned, pointing his thumb carelessly over his shoulder to the figure behind him, "he set his mind on accompanying me to school."
"Oh and you two think making him wear a school uniform will prevent people from noticing there are two of you? Yuugi, you are aware that you look a bit alike, aren't you?"
"Perfectly aware", Atemu interrupted smoothly. "But isn't the saying that everyone has a twin somewhere in this world? Besides, it's not the first time I joined in a school Yuugi visits. There will be no problems. I'll be a cousin of you Mutous, visiting and wishing to take a look at the educational system to see if I might transfer to Japan for studying."
"Oh well, I think that might work", Sugoroku agreed, nodding his head in approval.
"It just stands and falls with the option of the school calling to reassure the truth of my statement", the older brother said with a smile. "We are of course counting on your cooperation in that case, oto-chan."
"Mmmmh, all right you've got it", Sugoroku gave in with a grin easily enough.
"Thank you, jii-chan", Yuugi replied happily, before looking to Atemu. "Should we go?"
The vampire nodded and with a wave and a smile to the old Mutou, the two left the house.

Yuugi could not deny it. While he had first been shocked at the announcement of Atemu joining him in school, he now found himself looking forward to their day together. It was, after all, a chance to introduce his friends and since he no longer needed to concern himself with their safety, he was eager for all of them to come together.
After the two talked to the principal and obtained permission for Atemu to join today's lessons, Yuugi excitedly dragged the vampire towards his classroom, where most of his friends were already waiting.
"Morning Yuugi", Anzu was the first to greet him, curious eyes assessing the new face. Just as it had been in the past, when his former hunter entered a school he visited, his friends and classmates were surprised about the similarities of their looks.
"Who is your friend?" Honda started to ask not having missed the closeness the shifter and vampire seemed to share. Just then a hard breathing Jounouchi entered the classroom, looking exhausted. Knowing his friend, the shifter suspected the blonde had once again missed the bus and had to run all the way to be on time. Smiling slightly about the sense of familiarity this scene gave him, Yuugi waved his hand, a bright smile on his face.
"Jounouchi-kun, good morning!"
"Hey Yuugi", the blond replied, walking over to the group of friends. On his way he had to walk past the one desk he usually tried to stay away from like the plague. Head held especially high, the blonde did his best to ignore Kaiba Seto, who for once graced the school with his presence first thing in the morning.
Seto only uttered a quiet snort, cold eyes never glancing his way at all. Jounouchi was so focused on the usual ritual between the two of them that it was only after he reached his group of friends that he noticed the new, yet familiar looking face.
"Huh, who's that" he asked surprised, pointing at the smirking vampire. Atemu, Yuugi suspected, had certainly recognised the blonde through his scent to be the friend he stayed at the night before he went to find his jii-chan at the beginning of their game.
Smiling at all of them, he grabbed his namesake's hand to push him closer towards their circle.
"Guys, this is Atemu, a relative of mine from Egypt", the shifter introduced to his astonished friends. "He came to visit and to take a closer look at our school system. He is considering staying in Japan for a while, if he likes it."
Since Yuugi was obviously treating the new one with warmth, all of his friends greeted Atemu friendly and enthusiastically. They knew if their usually placid friend already liked him, he must be an okay person. Only Jounouchi did not take the bait as easily. He had watched the vampire through Yuugi's entire introduction, studying his appearance closely.
When it was his time to greet the visitor, he grabbed his hand and while smiling brightly, pressed so hard it must have hurt. To his surprise, however, instead of making a face, the blonde received a wide, knowing smirk as the vampire easily enough pressed back. Grimacing when he felt the pain in his own hand, Jounouchi slowly retrieved his hand, refusing to show anything more than he already had about being uncomfortable.
Yuugi was the only one who had not been blind to what happened. He had watched Atemu closely anyway, assessing his reaction to each of his friends, hoping that the vampire would like all of them. The way the introduction between his best friend and his namesake went however, made his brows furrow. He threw a quick, questioning look to his former hunter, who smiled reassuringly at the shifter before shaking his head just barely.
"Well, it's nice to meet all of Yuugi's friends", the vampire instead addressed the group with a friendly smile on his face. "So, is there a seat I can take during class? I heard that in Japan's schools classes are rather punctual, so I think it might be time to take a seat?"
There was agreement within Yuugi and his friends, though most of them not really ecstatic. In the end Atemu was able to trade a seat with one of the shifter's kinder classmates, when it became obvious the vampire otherwise would have ended up at the other side of the room from the only person he really knew.
Time went by slowly the moment lessons started. Yuugi found himself bored in some classes, because to his own surprise he realised he was ahead with the subjects he had been able to study during his travelling. Other lessons on the other hand, turned out to be difficult, because he was slightly behind. Jounouchi had been helping out during his one and half years to keep him up to date, but the blonde himself was not exactly a prize student so there had been only so much he could do.
Yuugi came to the conclusion that if he was really interested in getting his mother to allow him more freedom with his spare time, he needed to ask either Ryou - or better yet Kaiba, the genius of their class - to help him with some of the subjects. In fact, asking Kaiba to help him as a condition that he would join the tournament offered the ideal chance to the shifter to talk to the CEO and give him the Sennen Rod. However, Yuugi had always been honourableand he felt bad at the idea of taking up time that Kaiba would need not only to run his company but to organize the tournament.
Sighing and shaking his head when he rejected that plan, the small built teen turned his head to look at the vampire by his side. Atemu looked to be the role model of a student. He sat ram straight in his seat, face forward as if he was listening intently to what the teacher was talking about. Yet, Yuugi could feel the heavy gaze on his own person. His namesake was watching him from the very corner of his eyes and the moment the shifter looked at him, a small smirk formed around the vampire's lips.
"See something you like?" the vampire whispered so quietly, that nobody would be able to hear but Yuugi with his enhanced hearing. And it might have been one of the most cliché, oldest pick-up lines ever, but the shifter felt the blush on his cheeks anyway. He cursed himself slightly in his mind, but otherwise did not allow anything to show on his face.
Time continued like this until the midday break arrived. As soon as the bell announced the end of class, Yuugi's friends jumped out of their seats, intending to drag Atemu and him to one of their favourite places on the roof. Yuugi however stopped their intentions.
"Please go on", he offered with a smile on his face. "I'll just need to talk to Kaiba-kun real quick, then I will join you."
"Ugh, why do you need to talk to that high and mighty asshole?" Jounouchi complained with a groan and a grimace of disgust on his face.
"Jounouchi-kun, did you forget his invitation to the tournament?" Yuugi replied, more amused by his friend's antics than anything else. "I need to give him my answer."
"Oh", now the blondes eyes perked up with that kind of sparkle every gambler developed when it came to their favourite games. "I nearly forgot about that. So will you join, Yuugi?"
The shifter had already turned around to walk over to the CEO who still sat on his table, obviously watching him with sharp, expectant eyes. But when he heard his best friend's question, the shifter turned his face and surprised his friends by giving them a rather uncharacteristic smirk.
"What do you think?" he challenged, before finally walking over with a smile on his face. He left five stunned friends behind. Only Atemu was showing a small smirk of amusement, which he hid rather well over a bowed head.
"Well then," Anzu was the first to regain her voice. "Let Yuugi do his talking and let's save him a seat at our usual spot, shall we?"
The other teens agreed and together they left the classroom just as their friend reached Kaiba Seto's desk.
"Kaiba-kun", Yuugi greeted with a small, polite nod of his head which the CEO silently returned - barely. "As you can guess, I am here to give you my answer."
Kaiba watched the small built shifter expectantly as Yuugi took a deep breath before holding out the filled out formula with a smile.
"I'll join", he declared. "Though, I have to warn you that I still have to persuade kaa-san, who's still on holiday for two weeks."
Nodding his acceptance, Kaiba took the envelope of the registration without looking it through.
"If she refuses, tell me and I will talk to her personally", Seto finally said, eyes determined. "I am sure by now you are aware of the consequences our duel had back then, Yuugi. It is more than important that you're present. Otherwise the whole tournament would be for nothing."
Yuugi nodded his head, by now finally understanding. If he didn't participate in the tournament any winner would still not be the true champion, because other duellists would always question if the "King of Duel Monsters" would have been able to win against one Mutou Yuugi.
"A friend I met during my travels told me that you withheld the tournament and had not organised one since I left Japan", he told the CEO. "I never thought you would be this drastic, but I think by now I understand. You are a rather proud duellist, aren't you, Kaiba-kun?"
"Indeed I am", the tall built teen rumbled before nodding his head just slightly once more. "I think we have discussed everything important, Yuugi. As soon as the outlines of the rules are taken care off you'll receive an information pamphlet from me. Oh and I would advise you to get a duel disc since you'll be unable to join otherwise. Now go and join your little circle of friends."
Obediently the shifter nodded.
"I understand, Kaiba-kun", he replied before turning around and leaving the classroom after a polite goodbye. By the time the small built teen reached the door the CEO had already opened his laptop, typing into the keys like his life depended on it. That one definitely was a workaholic, Yuugi concluded with a sigh before leaving the class for good.
The shifter found all of his friends at their usual spot on the roof, chatting and laughing animatedly. The teen smiled as he joined them and was greeted with shouts of welcome. However, his smile froze when he noticed one face missing.
"Where's Atemu?" he wondered and immediately all talk stopped.
"Oh, he's gone?" Ryou noted slightly confused. "Strange, just a moment ago he had been sitting with us, I swear."
Everyone else seemed to be puzzled. Everyone but Jounouchi. Once more honey brown eyes were narrowed in suspicion as he regarded Yuugi thoughtfully.
"I saw him leave towards the staircase, just before you came up", the blonde declared with a shrug of his shoulders. I though he needed to go to the toilet or something."
"Oh", was the only reply Yuugi could think of. He realised that his best friend was suspicious and he had a hunch why. Sighing he decided it was time to talk with his namesake alone and see what to do about the problem. He did owe an explanation to the blonde still anyway.
"Guys, I'll just take a quick look around and see if I can find him", he told the others.
"What, but you just came up here?" Otogi protested which Yuugi smiled at.
"I know, I know", he said apologetic. "But Atemu is new here, I'd rather make sure that he will not lose himself in the crowd, this maze of floors people call a school or something like that."
"All right, Yuugi", Anzu agreed. "But try to be quick or you'll have no chance to eat before the break ends."
"I'll do my best", the shifter promised and turned, walking back the way he came. It was just as well that his senses had all become rather sensitive since his first shifting. Therefore he did not need to change into something like a dog to search for Atemu's trace. However Yuugi realised how difficult it was to find a certain scent even for him when he reached the halls full of students. Many students meant many scents and all of the sudden the shifter had a whole new respect for the other, who had been able to follow the trail of his scent through masses of humans all around the world.

While Yuugi was busy trying to slowly trail the scent of his missing friend, Atemu was currently standing in the very same room the shifter had left just minutes ago.
Kaiba, who had used most of his break to take care of some business he had brought with him on his laptop, at first ignored the other presence inside the room, even though he was very aware it. However, Atemu sat down on a table nearby and began to quietly stare at the CEO, which started to unnerve him more and more.
In the end annoyance won over the will to continue working. The brown haired teen closed his laptop with a snap and threw one of his more icy glares at the teen on the desk. Atemu returned the glare with a bright smirk, not the slightest fazed nor did he lose an inch of his confidence.
"What do you want", Kaiba asked annoyed and the vampire's smirk widened.
"To talk to you", he answered easily enough. "I have something to offer. Something that you might be interested in."
He jumped off the table and casually walked over to where the CEO still sat with his body rigid and alert.
"And what could you have that I would ever be interested in?" the brown haired CEO returned in an especially bored voice, his face unimpressed. Amusement showed in the vampire's eyes, his smirk never leaving his face.
"A god", he answered after a small pause, putting a Duel Monsters card face down on the table. Kaiba raised an eyebrow, at first making no indications that he would be touching the card anytime soon. This only seemed to increasing the amusement of the other as he started to chuckle.
"Go on, take a look at the card", he baited, "you won't regret it, I promise."
Finally a spike of intrigue shone in the ice blue eyes of the CEO, though his face stayed devoid of emotions. He waited a moment longer, before finally his right hand moved towards the face up card. Atemu watched as the young man touched the card, taking it up to his face before turning it around to see the content.
To say Kaiba was shocked, would have been an understatement. To be suddenly confronted with one of the three rarest cards ever, one of the only three rare cards he had never been able to obtain, was something even the confident CEO did not suspect. His face was no longer able to keep the mask, instead his mouth fell slightly open and his eyes widened in disbelief.
But it could not be said that Kaiba Seto was not a man of control. It took him all but a few moments to breath in air, before his face was at least free of the emotion of surprise. His eyes still shone slightly disbelieving as he looked at the smirking vampire. Narrowing his eyes in suspicion, Kaiba put the card face up on the table right in the middle between them.
"What is the meaning of this?" he demanded of the grinning Atemu who shrugged his shoulders.
"I told you, I have something to offer", the vampire said, glee still lacing his voice. "Let me explain to you the conditions. As I am sure you are well aware, this is 'Obelisk no Kyoshinhei', one of the three rare god cards. I happened to come into ownership of this card in a fair duel, just to assure you. Admittedly, the former owners were idiots", he added as an afterthought before continuing. "My condition is the following: I leave this card into your care, if you promise to use it in the tournament."
Kaiba waited for another moment, expecting the other to say some more, but when he realised that this was all he had to say, his eyes narrowed further.
"Not that I would not have done that anyway", the CEO snorted. "But tell me one good reason why you would do this? Giving me a card that is worth millions for nothing screams 'trap'."
"Mhm that might be true", Atemu agreed, shrugging his shoulders. "But I could care less how much this card is worth. That's not what interests me. What I want to see is this card being used in a strong duel. I am aware that both, you and Yuugi are excellent players. And I want to see a duel on equal terms. I want you to give Yuugi the greatest challenge there is. That is how my passion for games works. And I'll tell you a secret, Kaiba. The other two god cards will turn up in the tournament as well. Therefore I would advise you to take the card if you wish to stand a chance."
For a long moment cold, blue eyes bore into the vampire's red ones, as the CEO calculated the truth of the other's words. Glancing back towards the card on the table, his eyes narrowed and he finally reached out for it.
"Fine, I'll take this card", he growled, though there was a gleam of hunger and excitement in his eyes that he could not hide. "But do not expect me for a second to believe there is no way to defeat a god. No one is undefeatable."
"Learned that the hard way, huh?" Atemu jibed with a smirk, unable to help himself. The CEO growled and he was just about to put the card away when the door opened and Yuugi burst into the room.
"Atemu!" he exclaimed when he saw the vampire standing with Kaiba. The small built teen caught a glimpse of the card before it vanished into the tall brunette's breast pocket. Looking back to his namesake, Yuugi obviously was confused.
"Atemu, what are you doing here? Everyone was worried when you suddenly vanished."
Grinning, the vampire walked over to Yuugi casually, acting daringly enough to wrap an arm around the shifter's waist, steering the now spluttering teen from the classroom. It was only outside the hall, when they reached a point that was not crowded with students, where he released Yuugi and looked at the other seriously.
"I gave Seto the god card of Obelisk", he explained to the surprised teen. Yuugi's eyes went wide and his mouth hung open in shock. He had been considering a lot of things that could have occurred between Kaiba Seto and the vampire, but that he would give the brunette one of his god cards was an option he never considered.
"Why would you do that?" the shifter wanted to know, voice faint with worry.
"Because, Yuugi, I want the tournament for you to be the greatest challenge possible. Remember how I asked you about your expectations for the duel?"
Yuugi nodded.
"Good, and this is my answer to your hopes", Atemu explained. "You will fight under the same condition you had with me. I watched Kaiba's games and I know his records. He is a worthy opponent and he will do well."
Yuugi considered what the vampire said and the more he thought about it, the more his eyes started to gleam in excitement.
"You are right", the teen whispered. "This will be a really, really hard challenge. Just like the game against you. Atemu, your idea is great, thank you!"
Impulsively the shifter hugged the other tightly before letting go just as quickly when he realised what he was doing. Blushing slightly Yuugi scratched his nose in embarrassment, glancing to the ground.
"By the way, I've been meaning to bring something up to you already if you hadn't vanished. We need to talk to Jounouchi-kun", Yuugi explained. He obviously tried to change the subject. "I think he at least suspects who you are and I don't want him to neither not know nor to lie to him. He had been involved into my secret from the beginning as I am sure you are aware of. If you can live with that, I'd say he deserves the truth from me."
"I remember the scent", Atemu confirmed Yuugi's earlier suspicion. "And as far as I see it he seems to act load and boastful, but I have not heard a single secrete been accidentally spilled. And he acts protective towards you."
The vampire hummed, as he thought a bit more about it, Yuugi allowing him the silence he needed. In the end, the hunter nodded.
"Talk to him, and he shall receive the truth."
"Thank you, mou hitori no boku!" Yuugi shouted happily, hugging the other in an impulse of excitement. When he realised what he was doing, the shifter quickly released the smirking vampire, cheeks burning in embarrassment.
"So, uhm, how about we return to our friends on the roof?"
"Our friends?" the vampire pointed out the choice of words, raising an eyebrow. But Yuugi only smiled brightly.
"Yes, our", he confirmed simply. "You don't mind them, do you? And I know they like you, too, so it could be the beginning of a great friendship, could it not?"
Swaying his head thoughtfully, Atemu decided to silently consider this option for now. Unconsciously grabbing Yuugi around the hip again, the two continued their journey up to the roof.

At the end of their midday break, Yuugi knew one thing for sure. He and Atemu really had to talk to his best friend Jounouchi. All during the time spent with the blonde it was impossible not to notice the suspicion that surrounded the tall built teen.
Besides, the shifter remembered well enough the explanation he promised his best friend just the day before about what was going on with his hunter and him. Yuugi knew his friend was often not the brightest but even Jounouchi, especially when he was worried about him, could be fiercely protective and he would remember the similarities Yuugi had mentioned before between Atemu and himself.
After he exchanged a meaningful look with the vampire, who had certainly noticed the blonde's suspicion as well, Yuugi caught Jounouchi's hand, just as they were to descend the stairs down to the hallways.
"Jounouchi-kun, let's talk right after school", the shifter murmured so low, that none of his other friends heard. And before the blonde could utter a single word of surprise at the sudden declaration, Yuugi and Atemu had passed and were quickly leaving him behind.
"Hey!" Jounouchi protested, for a moment forgetting his suspicion and distrust against Atemu in fear of being left behind. "Don't you think you can go without me!"
And he ran after his now laughing, fleeing friends.
tbc...
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