So I'm updating a little earlier than expected, but due to recent events, I feel it's necessary.
Yugi: Why, what happened?
Let's just say that someone, whom I will not mention wanted me to 'leave the site and die, never to return'. I've decided that I'm going to stick around despite the lack of reaction from the admins on the evidence of abuse and issues arising from this one person.
Bakura: A bit of fire, huh? I like your style, PhantomBrat.
I will not bow to pressure from anybody so easily. I am not a floor mat for them to walk upon. I am a person with a sense of morals and loyalty to my friends and family first. I won't leave just because someone is causing problems for me.
Malik: You go girl!
Enjoy the update.
Malik whimpered as his brother applied pressure to his leg. "Father's going to kill me isn't he, Marik," the younger teen asked with tears in his eyes.
"He's dead," Marik admitted. "The wolf's mate got to him before Odion got it. It's just us three and Sister."
"Am I going to have to die?"
"No. We can lock you in the basement with silver lining all the windows and doors until we feel you are safe to let out," Marik stated.
Malik nodded, "I guess I can live with that."
After a year, Malik learned how to control his inner-wolf and was able to assist his three siblings on Hunts. They later met up with Ryou and Bakura Parkerson, a set of twin brothers, on a hunt for a wendigo in North Dakota. Ryou had been having visions of two other sets of twins and had a feeling that he needed to find them quickly.
The smaller of the white-haired twins looked over the pair before them. One was a full on wolf with sandy colored fur and lavender eyes. "Don't kill him," Marik shouted as Bakura held out a pistol loaded with silver bullets. "He's my brother!"
Malik whined and pawed at Marik's leg. The teen slid a bag from his shoulder and dropped it to the ground. Ryou watched as the wolf grabbed a strap and trotted out of sight. Moments later, a teen similar to Marik emerged from the bushes fully dressed. "Thanks for the mouthwash, Marik," he stated.
Marik shrugged, "Cinnamon covers just about everything, even the smell of blood on your breath."
"Yeah, well it burns too." Malik held his hand out to greet Ryou and Bakura. "I'm Malik, that's my brother Marik. I'd introduce you to Ishizu and Odion, but they took on a ghoul south of here. We're supposed to meet them midway after they call to say they're done."
"Ryou and Bakura Parkerson," Ryou said as he indicated his brother.
Bakura holstered his weapon, "Ry was right about you. You're no ordinary werewolf."
Malik ruffled up his already messy hair, "Yeah, I'm actually a Skinwalker. Turned out that the thing that bit me was a freaking giant poodle! The thing's mate was the wolf. Me, I'm a kugsha. We had to do a bit of work to find that one out!"
"So what do you eat," Bakura asked as Marik and Malik packed up their small campsite.
"Definitely not human hearts," Malik scoffed. "Have you seen the crap most people eat!? Fried butter! YUCK! No, it's all beef baby."
Marik smirked, "We go to places that do that contest with oversized plates of meat and challenge them that if Malik can put down the entire thing in thirty minutes or less, we pay half our tab...works every time
As soon as they were done, Ryou collapsed. Bakura barely caught him. Doe-brown eyes fluttered open moments later, "We need to go to Mena, Arkansas. We'll find the others there. We're going to need to buy some fresh meat from a butcher."
They headed back up the trail to the parking lot where Bakura and Ryou had parked their RV. It was large enough to sleep eight comfortably and was stocked with enough food for the four of them to eat for the next three or four days.
"Ryou picked it out for our 'little' road trip," Bakura stated. "He wanted to get this done quickly and he hates having to sleep in hotels all the time."
Malik was shocked to learn that Bakura and Ryou were barely twenty-two. "Well that's weird. Can you do anything else besides see things?"
Ryou shook his head, "Nope. Apparently, I'm the first psychic our family has had in…"
"Three generations on our father's side," Bakura picked up when Ryou trailed off. "We've all learned that when Ryou 'sees' something, we'd best listen. The last time nobody listened…yeah, Ryou was right."
The young man sighed as he played with the straw his water mug. "It was horrible. We swore never to mention the details ever again."
Bakura sighed before reaching over and pushing in the tape that Ryou had made for him. Bon Jovi's 'It's My Life' blasted over the speakers, forcing a small smile to Ryou's face. Malik and Marik settled into the seats just behind the white-haired twins and enjoyed the free ride.
Bakura drove to the meeting point that the Ishtar twins and their siblings had set up days prior. Ishizu hadn't expected to meet up with anyone besides her brothers, so to see the RV pull into the parking lot of the local Cracker Barrel was a shock to her. "Sister, meet Ryou and Bakura Parkerson," Malik introduced his newfound friends. "Meet my sister, Ishizu, and our brother, Odion."
Ryou nodded his head politely. "I'm pleased to meet you. I'm sorry if this comes as a shock to you, but I am trying to gather together a small team with certain qualities to combat the Supernatural. I know of your brother's 'condition' and am prepared to take on the costs of keeping the foods he requires in stock. I would greatly appreciate having a weapons-specialist and one who has medical knowledge on our team as well."
"May I ask how you came to know all of this," she asked.
"I'm able to have visions of things before they happen," Ryou admitted. "We use them to our advantage in a fight when I have them."
Ishizu looked at Bakura, "So what does he do?"
"I'm here to protect Ryou, and take down the things that would hurt people who have no idea what's really out there."
Ryou shook his head, smiling, "I can't drive due to the fact that my visions are random and tend to affect driving."
Odion looked over the stockpile of weapons that the Parkerson Twins had hidden throughout the RV. He was impressed with the variety and amount they owned. "We've got more in other places that our family owns just in case," Bakura proudly stated. "So are you four in?"
The Ishtars nodded. "We're in," Ishizu stated as she closed the box containing their medical supplies.
I hope you all enjoyed Chapter 3 of 'Stalked'. 'Free Flight' will be updated next after my Beta, Orion's Light, checks it over. Luckily for me she lives in my neighborhood!
Yugi: Until Next Time!
