Vampire Yami Ch 30

It was night already when Yami rushed into their room surprising Yugi.
"Gather your things Yugi! We're leaving immediately!" he said
"Leaving?" Yugi questioned surprised, "To where?"
"To the vampire brotherhood. You'll stay there for a little." Yami replied pulling a sack down from the wardrobe's upper shelf.
"But why?"
"The brotherhood entrusted me a mission and while I'm missing you need protection"
Yugi looked at him suspiciously.
"What kind of mission?"
Yami looked at him. He decided not to tell him details and scare him.
"I must find someone and bring him back"
Yugi crossed his arms to his chest.
"You'll go to that guy, Bakura, won't you?"
Yami looked at him surprised. But of course! He couldn't hide anything from him.
"Yes" he simply said.
"No Yami! It's too dangerous!"
"It's too late to back down now! And you can't stay here alone, that's why I'm taking you to the brotherhood. They promised me to take care of you."
"And…grandpa…? What is he saying about this?"
"He knows it. I've already spoken with him. Come on! Don't be late!"
Yugi lowered his head.
"I'll be ready in a few minutes!"


The moon, which was like a yellow slice in the middle of the sky, was half-covered –at times- by the passing clouds. Not even a soul was there except the two brothers that were climbing the uphill path with quick steps, walking in the darkness. Yami was holding the sack with one hand and scared to death Yugi's hand with the other and was climbing the path absolutely concentrated at every move around him…at every whisper of the perennial trees' bunches. His eyes, at times glowing red at the vague darkness of the moon, were searching every detail of the environment.
Midnight.
From somewhere far away a long howling was heard. Yugi snuggled even closer to Yami. Yami wrapped his arm around his little brother's shoulders bringing him closer. He smiled down at him.
"Don't be afraid. It was just a wolf. Nothing is more dangerous than me in this forest, I assure you."
Yugi also smiled slightly. Yami smiled again but he turned serious and looked upwards, towards the yellow moon.
"It's almost midnight…" he murmured.
"How do you know?" Yugi whispered for he wasn't daring to speak more loudly.
"I just know it" Yami replied in a low voice.
"Night was made for vampires…" he was hearing a voice in his head.
"We'll be late" he told Yugi, "We must hurry"
He picked Yugi up in his arms and started to run fast as wind the uphill path in the night…


Just like Yami, Yugi was speechless by the impressive castle. It was charming him but most of all it was terrifying him. He stuck onto Yami searching for protection.
"I'm scared…" he whimpered
"Calm down" Yami told him again.
It was difficult for him, with the giant, dark towers that had as a background the yellow moon, Yugi followed Yami till the door. Yami knocked with the knocker. Odion was the one to open the door once again.
"I brought him." Yami said.
Odion opened the door. Comparing to the pitch darkness outside even the torches' light seemed too bright. While they were walking, all the decoration was causing small shivers of fear in Yugi's soul. He was almost hanging from Yami's arm looking around him afraid. He was trying to avoid the statues' and the gods' "stare" on the walls around him. One tall raven-haired woman approached them. Two others were following her.
"I brought him to you just as I promised."
"I can see that. You acted wisely." Ishizu said.
"He's really cute!" said a beautiful girl with white hair.
"And he seems tasty! I could eat him!" another tall black-haired said.
Yami immediately wrapped his arm protectively around Yugi and glared at Vivian.
"Whoa, whoa calm down! I didn't mean it seriously! I'm gorged for tonight. Ishizu took care of all of us to be."
Even though a bit charily, Yami let go of Yugi.
"I understand your worries" Ishizu said,  "but I assure you they are completely pointless.  Other must be the thing to worry you."
"Very well then!" he handed Yugi's sack to Vivian.
Next he kneeled in front of Yugi and said
"Yugi, you'll stay here for a little while. Be well and don't be afraid. Everything is gonna be alright."
Yugi hugged him saying
"Be careful. Come back safe!"
"I will, Yugi. You have my word. I will come back soon"
He stood up and pushed him gently towards Ishizu.
"Come here, little one. Everything is going to be okay. We will take good care of you"
"Thank you…"
"Come with me. I will show you your room. You will have a great view to the forest." Kisara told him.
Yugi gave a last look to Yami before following the two vampires. Yami was left alone with Ishizu and Odion.
"I hope indeed nothing will happen to him" Yami said.
"You have my word"
"Good. Because if you harm even a single hair from his head, I will find you…no matter in which place in the world you'll hide!"
Ishizu smiled.
"Then we have nothing to be afraid of!"
Then she got serious again.
"Bring my brother back safe, Yami"
"I will!" he said and walked out of the door.


From one room, Yugi saw him running in the dark forest.
"I hope we'll make you feel like home!" Kisara told him.
Yugi smiled and turned back to the window watching Yami running.
"I hope you know what you're doing big brother…" he thought…