Hi (waves) Just so you know a lot of the characters in this story will be altered, as in age, height, that type of thing, like Mai the vet (smiles) you get the point. Okay the title I wasn't too sure on, it was just WAM! O.O A name and a plot, WOW! So if you, or anyone else can give me a better name for this, then I'll change it, once I work out how, (sighs) I'm really bad with computers. I'm glad that your all so happy with 482 being Ryou, he does fit it well and I'm over the moon to hear that you like a very fuzzy and kawaiineko-boy Ryou, who doesn't. Love you guys, (glomps everyone.) ON! With the story.

Warnings: Shounen-ai, M.

Okay I don't own Yugioh.

Translation: Neko: Cat.

CHAP 4:To Be Cautious

Malik and Yugi moved about the house doing cleaning and making sure that all the blood was cleaned up, and the place was up to Yugi's standards once again. The newly named 482, now known as Ryou wouldn't leave Malik's side for anything, and followed him everywhere, one might say that Malik broke the nervous and scared barrier that Ryou had put up when he got there, by the scratching and patting Malik did on Ryou while trying to cleaning him up.

"We should get the boxes unpacked." Yugi said as he walked into the room, Ryou was sitting on the floor looking through a book at Malik's feet.

"Yeah okay." Malik said as he walked by and he smirked it kinda became a game, to see if Ryou would see him leave a room and call out and come running after him, and as Malik had predicted Ryou called out and ran after him. It wasn't a word but more of a very quite soft sound that Malik thought was cute. Not that Malik was being cruel, far from it. He wanted to see if Ryou would stay with him if they were to leave the house at some point. He didn't want Ryou running off at the first thing that might scare him. No, he wanted Ryou to come to him.

Malik sighed as he glanced back, he would hate for anyone to get their hands on him, and turn up again like he did a few nights back "Wait?" Yugi said as he turned and ran down the hall.

"What?" Malik called out.

"A hat for the… for Ryou's ears." Yugi said as he stopped. "We don't want anyone to see him." With that Yugi was gone. Malik glanced at Ryou, the boy wore a long sleeved top with a black chest and back and grey sleeves, and old faded blue jeans, with shoes. They were Malik's and he was glad that Ryou was almost his size. They had to use a belt to hold up his pants and they put the top in the dryer to shrink it a little.

Yugi came back down holding a hat in his hands, Yugi placed it on his head. Malik smirked as he adjusted the hat and looked him over.

They walked into the shop and got started on unpacking the boxes, but the little styrofoam balls spilled out onto the floor. Ryou stared in amazement as they were pulling out toys, which come in boxes, and not weapons of mass-destruction? Which Ryou was required to be present at the time of unloading of all weaponry and other stuff that was brought in. He got up and put his hands in the mass of white balls that could be mistaken for snow. "Mal." Ryou said, he had been working all morning trying to say Malik's name but he just couldn't grasp the 'ik' yet. Not that Malik minded and hoped that Ryou would pronounce his name right soon enough.

"Yeah, what's up?" Malik came out of the storage room, that he found the boy in a few night back.

"Biohazard." Ryou grinned as he dropped the fake snow onto the floor then pulled out more.

"Yeah only if you eat them?" Malik chuckled, but stopped as a knock at the door came. Yugi walked over and opened the door.

"We're closed for today." Yugi smiled at the boy that was about ten years old.

"Today!" Ryou called out. Malik clamped a hand over his mouth, then let him go and walked over to Yugi.

"But the new cards were coming in today and I…" Yugi cut him off.

"They came in." Yugi opened the door, and the boy practically bounced into the shop. Now, Ryou's attention went from the white balls that imitated snow, to the boy that just practically bounced in the room. Ryou watched him like a cat with its prey, which in away he was. He got up off the floor slowly and stalked up behind him soundlessly, he had never seen anything so small he looked it up and down from behind, was it a toy as well? Surely if it was in this place of toys then it must be one, and often Gozaburo would bring in things that moved for Ryou to play with, but found that after a little playtime they stopped moving and he was moved away and the toy taken away from him.

"I've been waiting for this card to come in for a month now." The boy told Yugi, Ryou's eyes snapped to Yugi then back to the boy.

Ryou was right up behind him and he wasn't seen, he was more fascinated than anything, why wasn't he given such things like this to play with they looked fun enough. That's when Ryou jumped the boy, pinning him to the ground, the boy cried out in shock and fear making Yugi jump and look around. "RYOU, NO!" Yugi yelled. Malik came running out of the storeroom and saw Ryou had the boy on the ground and was crouched over the top of him. Ryou looking at Yugi confused what had he done wrong now? Yugi ran around the other side to where the boy was and Ryou and shooed him away, who hissed at Yugi in return, but got off the boy anyway and moved away and watched.

"I'm so sorry, are you alright?" Yugi asked helping the boy off the floor.

"Yeah. You should put that freak on a leash." The boy hissed angrily at Ryou.

"I'm really sorry, he hasn't been around people much." Yugi said.

"What card were you after?" Malik asked, the boy told him and Malik got it out and handed it to him the boy handed over the money and walked out but as he did he glared at Ryou, who was still watching him, never had his toys walk away before and it left him feeling a little weird like he hadn't done something right.

"Ryou!" Yugi growled at him as he walked up to him, Ryou looked down at him. "You can't attack people that come in here." Yugi said, Ryou just turned and walked by him and back to the fake snow.

"Yugi the boy was fine, freaked out, but fine. Ryou doesn't understand, but I need your help in that." Malik said, as Yugi gave him a look but then crossed his eyes and stuck out his tongue at Malik then said.

"Fine, but you keep a better eye on him." Yugi said, as Malik smirked.

"How old are you again?"

"Ha, ha." Yugi rolled his eyes. "Lets finish up and get out of here." He walked back to the boxes.

"Aye, aye sir." Malik smirked they got back to work. He glanced at Ryou thinking that he should have a talk with him afterwards.

The three soon walked into the kitchen Yugi started to get them something to drink, and once again Ryou was chewing that green alien. "Ryou?" Malik said as he turned him around and moved him in the direction of the living room. Malik sat Ryou down on the couch and sat in front of him. "Just before in the shop, you can't do that to people."

"Toy, today." Ryou said holding out the green alien to Malik.

"No he wasn't a toy, he was a boy, and you could've hurt him?" Malik said as he pushed away Ryou's arm, Ryou sighed and looked at him, his ears flattened back against his head. "Look, just don't do it again okay? You can't go around and jump people or hurt them in anyway." Malik lifted Ryou's chin. "You could've really hurt him." Ryou blushed and nodded his head, though he didn't know why. They both looked at the door as the bell rang to the house. "Who could that be?" Malik stood up and Ryou's ears shot forward as he listened they saw Yugi walk by to the front door.

Yugi pulled open the door and there stood a tall teen with wild platinum blonde hair that stuck out everywhere, and tan skin and dark lavender eyes. "Hey, shrimp I need a part for my bike I broke down and pushed it here." The one known as Marik pointed to his motorbike behind him Yugi looked over his shoulder then at Marik.

"We're closed?" Yugi said as Marik pushed his way in. Malik heard who it was and put the hat back on Ryou's head.

"Come on Motou, you're the only ones in town that gives me credit." He closed the door with his foot.

"What? That's because your friends with Malik." Yugi yelped as Marik playful punched him on the arm.

"Where is the bitch anyway, I haven't seen him around in a few days." Marik leant on the wall.

"He's here." Yugi said as he walked by, but Marik grabbed him in a headlock. "Be careful Motou everyone might start to think he's your boyfriend."

"Yeah especially if you start that." Yugi growled as Marik rubbed his knuckles in his head and pulled him into the living room where he spotted Malik and another.

"You kinky bitches, a threesome. Motou you know how to throw a party." Marik grinned.

"Marik let him go." Malik hissed. Marik rolled his eyes and let the smaller one go.

"So who's the look alike?" Marik moved over to Malik, and Ryou ducked behind Malik to hide. "I love shy ones."

"Marik personal bubble space, remember we talked about that." Malik pushed him back.

"Alright?" Marik said as he took a step back. "But who is he? And when can I take him home, for a little."

"Marik shut up and follow me." Malik grabbed him by the ear and pulled him to the door, Marik was probably going to ask to take Ryou home for a little three some with him and his boyfriend, 'pervert' was all that came to Malik's mind and all he could think of calling him. Ryou called out as once again he was being left behind. "No, stay here and wait." Malik said and Ryou sat down.

"Oh fuck Malik, he's obedient and he's…" he didn't get to finish as Malik pulled him away.

"We need to talk." Malik said, and pulled him into the kitchen, he hung around Marik a far bit, not only at school but at the racing track as well, and thinking that he should know about Ryou.

Malik and Yugi explained to Marik what had happened in the last few days. "You said something about a number in his ear?" Marik asked.

"Yeah, we had to patch him up and that's when we found it, but other than that, he can't talk much but for a few words here and there." Malik said.

"What are you planning to do with him?" Marik got up, all his joking aside.

"He's going to stay with me." Malik said, Marik walked up to him.

"Malik use your head." Marik growled, "From everything that you have told me… it all seems a little shady to me."

"I know, but I'm not going to hand him over to the mad man that thinks he's Doctor Frankenstein … I thought I would tell you as you are one of my best and trusted friends." Malik said.

"Malik this all could go down badly for you if the wrong people find out about what you have." Marik hissed. "Haven't you seen, E.T and all the other movies when the kids find something and the government steps in?"

"This isn't made up Marik and he's not an alien, no one will find out about him, I'm careful with who I tell." Malik said "and Yugi's with me on this one too and between us, I think he is safe." Malik looked at Yugi who agreed with him.

"Fine if you know what your doing?" Marik said.

"But you can't tell anyone about him at all." Malik said and grabbed Marik by the front of his collar and pulled him down a little. "I mean it, if I find out you spoke about him in any way or form, I'll make what he looked like, a day in the park compared to you when I'm done."

"Easy." Marik moved Malik's hands away, "Why would I say anything about him to anyone?"

"Because you have a big mouth, and you can't help yourself." Yugi said from the counter that he was leaning on. Marik glared at him then turned to Malik.

Marik and the other two walked into the living room where Ryou was waiting for them, he walked right up to Ryou who growled at him warningly, Marik stopped and blinked a few times.

"Just keep your distance from him." Malik said, as he walked up to Ryou and pulled off his hat. Marik gasped wide-eyed as he looked at the ears.

"We have no idea where he came from or what to do with him?" Yugi mumbled.

"Yes we do, he's staying with me." Malik said as Yugi rolled his eyes at him.

"He can't live with you forever." Yugi said.

"Why not?" Malik said not really being realistic about what was said.

"Well I'd say he may have run away or he's just lost." Marik said interrupting them.

"Maybe." Yugi said.

"Well only one way to find out?" Marik said.

"How?" Yugi and Malik both asked.

"The internet, or through my fathers connections." Marik said.

"No!" Malik said as he sat down next to Ryou. "I'm not risking him like that, what if someone is tracking something like that, and they'll find him or even take an interest in him, what if he ran away because they were cruel to him?" Malik patted Ryou's hair making him purr. Malik knew that Marik's father worked in a high-ranking office in a scientific department in the government. But he could trust Marik not to say anything about Ryou, as they were friends from childhood.

"Well it's up to you?" Marik said. "Or you just might have to wait until someone claims to know him or a family member steps forward."

"He has been watching the news a lot." Yugi said.

"Maybe he's looking for something, it could be a place, a person something familiar for him to recognize." Marik shrugged.

"Look I don't care if someone turns up and claims Ryou, if they gave Ryou all those injuries, then they'll have a hell of a fight on there hands to get him back." Malik sighed and in need of changing the subject at hand. "I'll get you that part." Malik said as he got up. "What one was it that you wanted?" He asked as Marik got up and followed him, as did Ryou and Yugi.

"Malik why are you so concerned about someone that you've just met?" Marik pulled him back from Ryou and Yugi.

"Because he was hurt, badly, and I helped him to get better for three days, I took care of him, gave him water, food, medicine, and took care of his wounds. So I'm not about to hand him back, and say, 'yeah hey, the boy with the ears, I healed him for you and you can now continue to TORTURE! Him again to your hearts content.'" Malik seethed.

"Malik think about what your doing? What you've taken in." Marik looked at Ryou then Malik. "Something, which you know nothing about." Malik growled and shoved Marik away.

"He's not a something his name is Ryou, and I don't need to think what I'm doing, and if you're suggesting that Ryou's dangerous, then you're wrong." He walked up to Marik and glared at him. "I don't want to hear anymore about it." With that he walked into the shop.

Malik came out of the storage room, and handed a box with the needed part to Marik, "Don't forget that you owe me for the last part and this one two."

"Yeah, Yeah I'll pay you after the weekend."

"Would that be Monday after school?" Malik asked.

"Yeah, that'll do." Marik smirked, "Can I tell..."

"No one, tell no one and if we meet up with any of our friends then I'll introduce them to Ryou as we go." Malik opened the door. Marik was going to say something, but Malik cut in again. "I'm not helping with your bike, I have my own to get ready for the race this weekend." Malik closed the door in Marik's face and locked it and turned back to the others in the room.

Marik got half way down the road and pulled out his cell phone and pushed in a few numbers and held it to his ear and waited. "User, I have a task for you." Marik said. "I want you to look up the numbers 482 in anything and give me the information." He remembered Malik and Yugi telling him about the numbers in the teen's ear.

"Can you narrow it down for me?" the 'User' asked.

"No just the numbers." Marik said.

"Call in a few days, and we'll meet at the same place?"

"Whatever." Marik hung up. But he would do a proper search later on his computer and see what he could find out for himself.

TBC

Okay that's it from me tonight, your thoughts people, (smiles) it helps me to know that I'm on the right track with this story that a lot of you have told me already so you know what to do.

R&R