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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: 8/?

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

Warnings: lime with a touch more graphic

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. ^^
Kazoku no monogatari – Family story

Onii-san – older brother

Kazoku no monogatari
Yuugi stared at the gravestone in utter incredulity. He could neither believe what he saw nor what he just heard. But even if he might had told himself that he simply misunderstood his jii-chan's words, there were still the words written down on the gravestone that proved, he had not heard wrong. On the gravestone stood:
Mutou Yuugi
Beloved son and older brother
May the spirits always be willing playmates to you.
There was also the usual date of birth and death. Reading it over Yuugi realised that his namesake died over sixty years ago. Which would fit of course, if he was really the brother of his own jii-chan.
"You had a brother?" the shifter whispered, still shocked. "You never told us about him. How did he die, if I may know?"
"I wouldn't have started telling you about him if I planned to withhold information now, Yuugi", his jii-chan replied in his usual kind voice. "Yuugi-onii-san was my older brother by three years. As you might have guessed already, you were named after him. It was I who suggested the name after your birth to your parents and they were agreeable enough."
The old man stopped and had to cough into his hand twice before he was able to continue.
"I have to admit I always hoped that you might turn a bit after my Yuugi, because just like you he loved games in whatever form he could find. When we were young of course, there were not many options for games, because of the war and everything. However onii-san was able to create something out of everything.
"He was also the one who originally inherited the Sennen Puzzle and nearly solved it, I can tell you", the old man related to his grandson with pride in his voice.
"He nearly solved the puzzle?" Yuugi repeated, fascinated and now more than eager to learn even more about that unknown relative of his. Sugoroku nodded while he finally sat down the candle he brought with him, to light at the grave. He then turned to the small built teen with a tiny, sad smile.
"Yuugi-onii-san would have solved the puzzle, I am sure of that", he declared. "However fate seemed to be against it because just when he was only a few pieces away from being done, he was murdered."
"That's horrible", the shifter uttered in a whisper when silence settled between the two of them for a moment. "How could someone do something that dreadful?"
The old man shock his head, face a bit unsure and full of conflicts.
"Well, back then, we all thought there was a sick lunatic out there, trying to scare the people even more than just by murdering his victims."
"What do you mean?" Yuugi asked, eyes wide with a mixture of fear and curiosity.
"The circumstances of his death", Sugoroku answered him with a sigh. "Yuugi-onii-san was the kindest, most honourable young man I've ever met. He loved games, just as much as you did and he played so well, he never lost to anyone. But he also had a great streak of honour and gambler's pride. Once, onii-san and I played against each other. During that time, I have to admit to my shame, that I've become desperate and a bit frustrated after losing so many times, therefore I tried to cheat, just a little bit."
The old man smiled at the memory, recalling the good times.
"I thought that slight twinge of the rules would not hurt and he would certainly not notice", he continued with a laugh. "I was never so wrong. Not only did he see through my tricks from the very beginning, onii-san even played with me till the end, just to prove that he could win any game with honour, no matter what. And boy did he win. After the game I received the scolding of my life."
Yuugi could not help but join in the chuckles of his jii-chan. While he did not know that other namesake of his and it felt kind of strange to imagine his jii-chan would have ever cheated, the idea of the old man being scolded still seemed funny.
"Is that why you always taught me to remember fairness in a game above anything else?" the teen wanted to know, recalling all the times when he was just a small child and his jii-chan taught him all kind of funny, interesting games.
Sugoroko nodded, face serious once more.
"I did it in honour to my onii-san, who died far too young", his jii-chan explained, voice sad. "After Yuugi-onii-san died, I promised on this very grave that I would never again play dishonourably - ever. And I saw it as my obligation to advise you about the importance of a fair game as well, as soon as I realised you would turn out to be a game addict as well, just like onii-san and I."
Again a sad, wistful smile played around the old man's lips.
"Yuugi-onii-san would have loved you", he continued. "I am sure he would have been proud that you were the one to solve the Sennen Puzzle. After all, since I already cheated once, I was no longer destined to succeed my dear onii-san."
"What happened to him?" Yuugi whispered, once more, already mourning the death of this person far deeper and stronger than should have been expected. However, Yuugi was indeed a game addict who loved and respected everyone who cherished games just as him. Listening to jii-chan's stories told the small built shifter, that there had been a great potential gambler lost to the world. A great-uncle he would have loved to play against as much as he loved to play against his own jii-chan or his friend Jounouchi."
"As I've said", Sugoroku continued with a lowered head, "Yuugi-onii-san was murdered by what we thought was a crazy lunatic. He was stabbed and left to bleed to death. The police told us that the murderer made it look like a vampire bit him leaving two puncture marks on his neck."
Yuugi could not help it and let out a gasp, eyes going wide with shock and disbelief. His jii-chan smiled a slightly bitter smile.
"Yeah, you are guessing right, Yuugi", he confirmed. "Back then, of course no one believed in real vampires, especially not our family. We always thought a crazy person who thought he was a vampire did that gruesome crime. But over a year ago you met a real living... well, undead, vampire. And since then, my opinion about onii-san's death changed."
"Now you believe it really had been a vampire", the shifter concluded. Sugoroku nodded before shaking his head.
"Yes and no", he replied. "It's that I'm no longer sure if he had been indeed a victim to a human or something supernatural. By now both options are possible. But it's been too long anyway, so we will never find out", he finished with a sigh.
"Oh jii-chan, I'm sorry", Yuugi blurted out, feeling all of the sudden immensely mournful for his namesake and also seeing the sadness in the old man's eyes. The teen lunged forward and hugged the other Mutou in an onslaught of emotion. Sugoroku seemed surprised of the gesture, but he put his arms around his grandson anyway, hugging back.
"Don't be sorry, Yuugi", the old man told the shifter warmly. "It's not your fault. Besides, you are my sole happiness now, don't you know that?"
"Huh, me? Why?" the shifter asked surprised, releasing the hug so he could look into his jii-chan's eyes.
"Because you come after Yuugi-onii-san in so many ways", the elder replied. "When I gave you the name of my onii-san, it was just supposed to be a memento. However, when you grew up I realised that you were unknowingly honouring him with so many of the traits you developed. You love games, you value fairness and kindness, you solved the Sennen Puzzle and when it comes to looks you even come more after him than me, you know?"
"I resemble that other Yuugi?" the shifter wondered slowly before his eyes all of the sudden widened and a gasp escaped his lips. Sugoroku looked worried when he noticed his grandson going pale.
"Yuugi?"
"It's... nothing, jii-chan", the teen tried to calm the worried man down, though his voice sounded strangled and he had to shake his head twice to clear the sudden assault of thoughts penetrating his mind. "I just realised that I need to think. Which reminds me, when I arrived at the game shop nobody was home. Where are kaa-san and tou-san?"
"Oh, they went on a spontaneous trip for three weeks, after your tou-san received a bonus holiday for the good work he did in the company's latest project. They thought since you are currently still on that exchange program and I am well off on my own it would be the best time to leave Domino for a while."
The elder smiled and added with a grin to his grandson.
"If you like you can stay for a while without having to fear for our cover story."
"Oh, that would be great", Yuugi sighed at the thought of his own bed in his own room, a small smile playing around his lips. "I think, I'm taking you up on your offer, jii-chan. Do you mind terribly if I got back to the house right now so I can catch up a bit of sleep? I had a rather tiring day."
"No, Yuugi, of course not, go right ahead", the old man replied with a shake of his head. I'll be here for a while still but after I'm done I'll join you soon enough."
The shifter said his goodbye to the older Mutou and changed back to his dog from, running back to the Kame Game Shop. At his arrival he made sure to enter the small floor to the shop entrance first, where he could return to his human form without being seen. Then he unlocked the door with his key and entered the sales area.
It nearly felt as if he never left, and certainly not had a different life. Just like always, when the shop was closed, Yuugi remembered to lock the door behind him once more. The shifter then paused a moment to take in a deep breath and gaze around the room, checking if anything changed. But as far as he could see, everything was the same, except for some small new advertisement for new games and Duel Monster cards.
Even the scent was as he remembered, a soft mixture of wood and paper mixed with something that he connected with age. The small built teen realised he felt glad for being able to return to a familiar place and with a now slightly better mood, he crossed the room towards the back door where he entered the private part of their house.
Since Yuugi spent most of his time as long as he could remember in his jii-chan's shop, the teen did not care much about inspecting the various other rooms of the house. Instead he went straight to his room, opening the door and stopping just under the doorframe to take a good look around the room.
Nothing had changed here either. The room looked the same, untouched besides the fact that obviously someone must have cleaned off the dust now and then. Yuugi could not help but smile, because somehow he had the suspicion it had been his jii-chan doing the job, not his mother. After all, she never appreciated their mutual love for games and the risk would have been high that she might have thrown some of Yuugi's valued collectables out.
Moving forward the shifter cautiously stepped up to his desk checking it over for something missing. When he found nothing out of order, he opened the first top drawer that was part of the construction. The space was filled with one thing only. A small casket custom made and beautifully decorated with Egyptian signs cut into the wood and painted pictures.
Yuugi sat down on his chair and put the small box in front of him, slowly lifting the lid with held breath. It was still there, his beloved deck, the one he created with all his heart for when he played the last time against his jii-chan in Duel Monsters. Most of his favourite cards were inside this deck, and he had always hoped for a chance to try it out in a real tournament. But then the vampires showed up, destroying most of the little plans he had.
Thinking about that one particular vampire, the shifter took out his beloved deck and started to absent-mindedly shuffle the cards, his gaze lost outside the room's small roof window. The teen sat lost in his thoughts for hours, until he was thrown out of thinking by Sugoroku sticking his head in at his door, wondering if he had already alerted Jounouchi of his return.
This of course put Yuugi's mind to different things. Not that it mattered a lot anyway, because what he had considered already brought him to a conclusion and as he was now pulled back into taking actions, he was already starting to bring up scenarios that he would need to help him go through with the plan currently blooming to life in his mind.
As a first step, the shifter decided to follow his jii-chan's reminder and called Jounouchi. His friend was delighted to hear of his best friend's return. The blonde even offered to visit immediately, but Yuugi managed to put him off, telling him that he was rather tired and needed an early night.
While his best friend did not sound too happy about having to wait, he still understood Yuugi's reasoning and agreed to meet up the next day. The shifter realised that even as shaken, tired and confused as he was, he was totally looking forward to the next day already. Even if he had been able to talk to and write Jounouchi during his journey around the world, he still missed his best friend terribly.
After he finished his call to Jounouchi, the teen was invited by his jii-chan to eat something which he accepted. As soon as he was done though he wished the older Mutou a good evening and declared he would leave for bed, which was exactly what he did. The shifter was so exhausted, he fell asleep even before his head hit the pillow.
Yuugi slept away the whole night, waking up not before midday. His jii-chan did not disturb him at all, deciding that the teen could use all the sleep he got as long as his follower was away. Of course, had the old man known what kind of sleep the boy had, he might have reconsidered.
As he half-expected to, Yuugi dreamt once more. By now the fear and uneasiness of the mixed colours, plunged into darkness was long gone. Instead it was like a welcomed old friend, calling to him, embracing his body in his naked state. The shifter noticed long before that even though not once did he wear any clothes, he never felt cold.
Quite the opposite, most of the time he felt rather warm, though since he had not taken notice of this from the beginning he was never sure if the warmth came from the place he visited in his dreams or if it was simply excitement because by now he knew mostly what to expect. And the knowledge made him blush every time he thought about it, as much as he hated to admit. However he no longer jumped or twitched when arms suddenly engulfed his upper body in a warm, seductive embrace.
"Good evening, Yuugi", that dark, alluring voice purred right besides his ear, warm breath tickling the shell before it was teased by a firm, but gentle lick. The shifter gave out a sigh of approval, his reactions by now far different than the first few times he had that dream. And strangely enough the conclusions he made just before he went to bed helped to further fuel his actions right now.
While he usually waited and allowed the vampire to take the first steps, before he himself indulged into their actions as well, Yuugi for once turned around immediately at the greeting and smiled up at the dark creature that, as usual was hidden half in the shadows of the strange place they were at.
"Good evening", the small built teen smiled before embracing the vampire once more and sealed their lips into a hungry kiss. His hunter seemed surprised by his actions, if the short hesitation was any indication, but the creature soon caught himself and returned the kiss with the same amount of hunger.
As their lips opened, tongues meeting for the first heated touch that night, the hunter let out a low growl, the vibration adding stimulation to the contact of their skin and Yuugi could not help but moan. His whole mouth was simply too sensitive to bear, already his body growing from slightly warm to hot.
The shifter felt his heart beat excitedly, his breath coming in such fast gasps that his nose was nearly no longer able to keep up with. He needed more air, wanted to breathe through his mouth but that was not fully possible, because that part of his body was still too busy moving sensually against the other's mouth.
It was not until the vampire all of the sudden bit into his lower lip harshly, yet not so hard as to draw blood, that their kiss broke. Yuugi found himself taking in much needed air, while the vampire simply smirked and licked his lips, looking satisfied.
"How eager", he purred in a pleased tone and the teen could not help but smile, already loving the playfulness his stalker showed.
"Only for you", the teen whispered shyly before adding with slightly red cheeks, "Touch me?"
Another purr rumbled inside the vampire's throat as he obeyed. He forced Yuugi's body to the ground covering it with his own and then he moved in one, graceful movement rubbing their bodies together causing delightful friction.
The shifter moaned and groaned, that wonderful feeling inside his belly slowly growing, leaving him all hot and tingly. And he enjoyed every second of it.
"More", he breathed out. "Give me more! I want all of you. Take me! Claim me! Mark me in any way possible! Just don't stop what you are doing now."
At this point Yuugi had to admit that once more he was shocked about himself. These were strange dreams he had, and while some parts he learned to look forward to with time, it seemed every time he thought he had taken back control, the shifter found himself out of control once more. While the teen no longer denied his desire for the vampire in those dreams and he was willing to indulge into the activities that happened, he never imagined himself to be so desperate, to simply give himself up like this.
So far in the game with his hunter, he had never given up, always tried his best to stay one step ahead of the other. In his dreams however, he always lost that small ounce of control, and this time it was even worse than ever. But Yuugi had neither the chance nor time to stop any action of his. He could not take back a word he said, because his body acted on its own once more and he was left to watch and feel.
All in all that was not a bad state of fate, the shifter had to admit. In spite of everything, while the wild streak and the hunger could never be denied from the vampire, he was still gentle enough to not hurt him in their making out session. Rubbing their bodies together roughly, the creature of the night showed Yuugi a wide grin, eyes shining with pleasure over what he heard.
"Yuugi", the vampire purred, "I'm most certainly pleased to do as you wish."
And with those words he once more dived forward to claim the shifter's mouth in a rough, wet, open mouthed kiss that Yuugi returned full heartedly. Without breaking contact, pale hands started to roam over the younger teen's body, touching and teasing places that left the shifter to arch into the touch with a small cry, which got immediately lost in the other's mouth.
Not wishing to stay idle, Yuugi put his hands on the body of his dream lover, who always tended to wear clothes at the beginning of his dream. He tugged pointedly at the buttons of the vampire's jacket to increase his point.
Unfortunately for Yuugi his actions caused the creature to end the kiss so he could look at the small built teen with a chuckle.
"You most certainly are eager this night, aren't you?" he whispered huskily, the grin on his face stretching, causing him to look even all more attractive in the shifter's eyes. "Here, let me help you get rid of the problem, literally."
With those words the vampire started to undress. Slowly of course, to tease Yuugi all the more. However, unlike all those other times where the teen's dreams lasted long enough as for the vampire to lose his clothes, the shifter for once did not want to watch and wait. Instead he started to help, even becoming bold enough to start with the trousers while the other was still busy with the upper clothes.
The vampire tolerated the teen's actions without a word, only leaving a quick, but none the less heated kiss to the corner of Yuugi's lips before he pulled the leather shirt he wore over his head. It seemed to the shifter an endless time later that finally all of the other's clothes were gone, only the underwear left. Now for once, Yuugi had back control over his actions, causing him to hesitate slightly with the next step.
For as much as he had dreamed of their passionate exchanges night after night again, the farthest he had ever come with the other creature was till the moment he was to see the vampire fully naked. And even though Yuugi somehow suspected their time would end just as it always had, he still felt shy enough not to dare pulling that last piece of garment off himself. Instead he watched the other with slightly red cheeks, giving a silent, pointed look to the briefs the vampire wore.
The creature started to laugh, his eyes sparkling with obvious amusement about Yuugi's shyness. Nevertheless did he touch the last garment on his body, ready to pull it down. It was at that moment, that the pattern of the shifter's dreams suddenly changed. Before the vampire had pushed the garment more than millimetres, he suddenly stopped and with a rather hungry look he pressed his pale body against the surprised teen's.
While he was still wearing the underwear, the rest of the body was certainly naked enough that Yuugi could feel the difference as skin touched skin. He held his breath, caught totally off guard. And then a small, heated cry escaped his lips, fire shooting through his veins. Without his notice a bold hand had sneaked down his body towards one of his most intimate body parts, touching the half erect member that immediately grew even more within the strokes of that hand.
The vampire's fingers felt rough on his sensitive skin, but that only added to the pleasure the creature inflicted with his firm, yet gently strokes.
"Like that?" he asked the now writhing shifter with a smirk that told all about the awareness of the answer. By then Yuugi was too far gone to manage more than a short nod, his breath hard and fast. The tingling in his belly grew, started to wander down his body to where the hand was touching his erection and even further down, right into the last corner of his toes. It was more intense than he had ever experienced, and newness combined with the excitement fuelled the fire higher and higher.
Yuugi suddenly realised he had pressed his body tighter against the vampire's, his hands around the other's neck, stroking his back in impatient, shaky movements. The shifter could not even remember how he ended up doing that and to be honest he did not care right now. Instead he pressed his fingers deeper into the flesh under him, using blunt nails to scratch and enhance the feeling for the vampire.
His reward was a low growl, not unlike the purrs he heard before.
"Good boy", his hunter whispered roughly into his ear before biting the shell while at the same time giving the erection an especially rough stroke, causing Yuugi to cry out once more with passion. When the teen thought he could not feel any higher, the touches suddenly stopped.
The shifter had not even noticed he had closed his eyes until he needed to open them once more to see what happened. The vampire had pulled both of his hands upwards and he now pushed Yuugi gently a bit away from his body, a wide smile on his face.
"I need space, if you still want me to get rid of my last piece of clothing", the creature of the night explained after he saw the confused look on the small built teen's face. "I'm sure you want this just as much as I do, don't you, my sweet Yuugi?"
Yuugi could only stare. He forgot how to breathe or to speak, his eyes simply drinking in the well built body of his stalker, his cheeks already heating up once more at the thought of seeing all in just a few seconds. The vampire's grin widened and he touched the undergarment he wore, starting to pull it down.
It was strange, Yuugi reflected, waking up heavily aroused and not being in animal form. Admittedly he had a taste of that experience already during the week he stayed with the gravekeepers in Egypt, but back then the dreams had not been as intense as it had been this night. And never before had he felt as disappointed and frustrated as he felt right now about the sudden end of his dream. He even needed more than a few minutes just to recover his ability to think and to stop floating through a warm haze of pleasure. Realising he would not find the desired fulfilment, however worked like a dose of cold water in some aspect. At least he could think clearly again, though it did not mean he was happy about his situation.
Yuugi was left once more wondering about his dreams and recalling his pattern the shifter made an important discovery. What he experienced at night had always been different in intensity, sometimes heavy, sometimes just slightly arousing. And if he reflected those nights with the times the vampire caught up to him, Yuugi realised with a sudden start that his hunter had always been closest when the dreams were most intense.
Sighing the small built teen allowed himself to fall back on his bed after he sat up in his shock. Still sensing the tingle of the feelings he experienced mixed up with the usual morning exhaustion he always felt before he woke fully up, Yuugi covered his eyes with his right arm, letting out a sigh. While his insides felt nice he had to admit that on the outside he felt embarrassingly sticky and sweaty. The dream he'd had, even if not the first rather intense one, had been the most powerful so far. And as embarrassed as he had already felt back then during his week in Egypt, it never had been as strong as to slightly dirty his poor pyjama pants.
Groaning once, the teen decided it was time to wake up and face the day. After all, one look at the clock told him it was already close to one pm and he was supposed to meet with Jounouchi at their usual place in two hours. Not a lot of time if he planned to eat, take care of the evidence on his nightclothes without his jii-chan noticing, and get ready for going out.

Being lazy once again, Yuugi reflected, always felt nice. The small built teen was sitting beside Jounouchi in their usual booth at their favourite fast food restaurant Burger World, enjoying their burgers and desserts.
Jounouchi and he had met exactly two hours after Yuugi woke up. Since it was weekday, all of their other friends were still at school. His blonde friend of course, decided to skip in favour of seeing the other teen. And while Yuugi was not really comfortable with that kind of behaviour, but he was just so glad to finally see and talk to the brash blonde after such a long time.
Since there was no risk of anyone they knew recognising them, the blonde of course suggested to go to Burger World for a small lunch, which Yuugi agreed to quickly enough.
"So, that temple had pictures of a pharaoh from three thousand years ago, that looks a bit like you and is supposed to be your ancestor?" Jounouchi asked after he had been told about his smaller built friend's adventures in Egypt. "That's kinda creepy, you know? Still, it's cool as well, I guess."
Yuugi could not help but grin over those words.
"That's not even half of the story, Jounouchi-kun", he continued his story looking rather cheeky all of the sudden. "You'll never guess who else had been present in those pictures."
"There are pictures about someone else we know?" the blonde wondered, voice eager. "Tell me, who is it? Don't say it's me because I really can't imagine our family to be of royal blood, honestly. Oh well, maybe Shizuka would fit, but the rest of us, nah."
"Don't worry, it's not you", the shifter snickered before dropping the bombshell. "It was Kaiba-kun. Seems Kaiba-kun has Egyptian ancestors as well and that relative of his had been the pharaoh's High Priest. That's a strange coincidence, isn't it?"
"KAIBA? That asshole?" Jounouchi immediately burst out, just as Yuugi had predicted. The young CEO and fellow classmate of theirs had always never been on good terms with anyone in general and Jounouchi especially. After all, there had been a reason why Yuugi was forced to interfere with a fight between those two, which in the end led to the young duellist duelling and winning against the current 'king of Duel Monsters' as Seto had been called.
And even with the small built teen's win, the tension between the brunette and the blonde had never faded, though sometimes Yuugi could not help but admit that their clashes certainly did not feel normal to him. After all, before that great confrontation of his best friend with the CEO, Seto had never been one to care for anyone at all. Therefore it had always been a bit of a mystery why his classmate allowed himself to get so riled up by the blonde.
Shaking his head while he watched Jounouchi rant about Kaiba with amusement, Yuugi allowed his gaze to sweep over the crowd, some of the people already curiously turning their heads to see what all the ruckus was about.
That was when he saw him. He was sitting in a booth diagonally opposite of their own, where he had perfect view of him. He sat on his seat in a relaxed position, legs crossed and one elbow on the table, cheek resting in his hand so he could watch Yuugi comfortably with a nearly lazy impression. Of course the vampire immediately noticed as his victim spotted him and he gave the small built shifter a wide grin, waving casually with his free hand.
Yuugi was sure however, that he was certainly surprising his stalker by not paling or looking alerted as he had in the past. Instead he smiled softly at the creature and waved slightly back, which made the vampire raise an eyebrow in curiosity. His actions of course also alerted Jounouchi who stopped in the middle of his rant to look at Yuugi rather confused.
"Huh, who are you waving to?" the blonde wondered and followed Yuugi's gaze towards the other booth. However in the time it took for him to glance at Jounouchi and back over to where the vampire sat, he was gone.
The small built duellist didn't mind too much though. After the realisation of the different intensities of his dreams and the meaning, he already expected that his hunter had caught up with him. In fact he had been prepared from the moment he woke up, that chances were high they might see each other tonight. The shifter concluded with a surprisingly fast beating heart that he was right.
Waving his curious friend off, Yuugi smiled at him and stood up from his seat.
"It was no one, Jounouchi-kun, just someone I know", he explained. "Say, is the game store two streets away still existing? Because I really would like to stack up my cards, as long as we can still wander around, if you don't mind."
"Buying new cards?" Jounouchi exclaimed excited, the strange greeting of his friend already forgotten. "Sure it's still there, let's go!"
And with the fire of true gamblers burning in both teens' eyes, Yuugi allowed the blonde to drag him out of the fast food restaurant a wide smile on his face. Not too far away, hidden in one of the smaller, darker alleys, a shadowy figure stood, watching the two young men walk along the streets with curious eyes. The dark figure admired the enthusiasm, especially that of the smaller built teen, licking his lips. Then he vanished further in the darkness, only the echo of a dark chuckle bearing witness of someone ever been there.

After Yuugi had to say goodbye to Jounouchi that afternoon, he spent most of his time till evening in his room, sorting through the new packs of cards he bought. He only emerged to the kitchen when his jii-chan called for evening meal and even then was so quick with eating it seemed to the old man that the teen was inhaling his food instead of chewing it.
"Woah Yuugi. Are there any plans of yours I am not aware of that makes you hurry so much?" Sugoroku wondered, eyes wide from watching his grandson.
"Huh?" was the only sound the small built teen managed to get out of his full mouth, face showing confusion before he realised what his actions must look like. He blushed a bit before swallowing the food and gazed at his jii-chan with a rather serious look.
"Well, there might turn something up and I want to be ready for it", the shifter confessed before he added with a pleading voice. "Jii-chan, you have to promise me something. After dinner, please spend the reminder of the night upstairs in your room, whatever you had planned to do. No matter what happens, I really, really need you to promise me that you won't come downstairs until I call you."
"Now Sugoroku looked worried for the young man, putting down his chopsticks, face grave.
"Yuugi, considering the request you just made, has this something to do with that stalking vampire of yours?" the old man asked rather worried. Yuugi did not see any reason to deny the truth, therefore he nodded his head.
"I think I've seen him today", he confessed. "He caught up with me far sooner than I thought. However you don't need to worry, I have a plan for tonight. I want to talk to him and I am sure things will turn out well enough just", the teen hesitated for a moment before he continued with a small, fond smile, "until I'm sure that you'll be safe I would be less worried if you stay upstairs for a while, jii-chan. Can you do that?"
"And what about yourself?" Sugoroku asked, still deeply worried. The teen however waved him off, now with a bright grin on his face.
"Oh jii-chan, I've survived this game of hunting for over one and a half year. You don't expect me to be bitten and killed right now in my own home, do you? I am not helpless, remember? I have the ability to change into any animal I want to. Seriously, don't worry, I have a plan and by now I trust my judgement of his character well enough that I have no doubt he will listen to what I have to say. He is a gambler, jii-chan, just like we are. I want to offer a game to him, one I'm sure he won't decline. Do you trust me about this?"
The older Mutou let out a sigh, but when he looked at his grandson he realised easily enough that he would not change the small built shifter's mind. He was determined to go through with whatever plan he had and the only thing he could do was to indeed trust Yuugi's judgement as well as not stand in his way for that plan of his to succeed.
"All right, Yuugi, I'll do as you wish", he replied in a defeated tone. "However, you have to promise me that you call as soon as everything is over and you are safe. I don't want to stay up all night worrying about you, do you understand?"
"Of course not, jii-chan", Yuugi exclaimed, relieved and he jumped from his place to throw himself into the old man's waiting arms. "Thank you jii-chan!"
The rest of the early night went by rather quickly for the shifter. He took care of some last preparations, before he changed into a small falcon and flew out of the open window onto the roof. He stayed at the same place for the first half of the night watching his surroundings with hawk's eyes.
His wait continued until it was nearly midnight. Yuugi had to admit he was surprised that he still felt so wide awake this late and with his biorhythm already deeply disturbed once more. However, even after hours of strenuously starring down the streets, he was simply giddy and tense which left him fully alert. Therefore it was no surprised that he was able to spot the dark shadow nearing his house slowly immediately.
Letting out a silent thrill of excitement, the small bird flew back towards the window he left open and straight inside the living room. Yuugi turned back to himself, rushing to the kitchen to prepare two glasses of water, even though he really was not sure if the vampire could drink anything besides blood. After his last task was done, the shifter returned to the living room, sitting down on the comfortable couch. Leaning back into the soft cushions he folded his arms in front of his body and let out a sigh.
With baited breath the small built teen listened to every small sound he heard, though as tense as he was, nothing unexpected he heard made him jump. He was simply looking forward to the moment, no longer afraid.
And then he was there, entering the room with barely a sound. No normal human would have heard the creature of the night stepping inside the house. However, Yuugi was no longer a normal human. He was a shifter and with time some of the animal's abilities, like smell and hearing had partly developed on his human form as well. Therefore he was far more sensitive to every sound and every smell. And right now the intense smell of sweet blood, sandalwood and musk that he learned to associate his stalker teased his nose while a quiet scratching told him of the creature nearing his room.
Yuugi awaited the vampire with a bright grin, arms still folded in front of his chest, air surprisingly confident, yet friendly. And even though he was sure the creature had not expected this kind of welcome he still took everything in straight, smirking at the sitting teen on the couch.
"I see someone did not run tonight", the hunter greeted the shifter with slightly curious eyes.
"I've been waiting for you, mou hitori no boku."
tbc...
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