HD: Hello my wonderful reviewers!
COH: HD couldn't wait for her beta and decided to just go ahead and post the chapter!
Bea: impatient.
Cole: I believe she gets that quality from you.
Bea: shut up.
Alvar: No own!
HD: BTW, a lovely reader of mine suggested songs to go with the story, so I've decided to make a kind of song list, any songs you think go with any chapter let me know, thanks!
Songs: For the first scene, Panic! At The Disco's Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have (without taking her clothes off) Any other suggestions welcomed.
Chapter 7: A Scar You Can Not See
Ryou always hated large crowds. It always made him anxious, his wings etched and his sensors pricked. All he wanted to do was go home, but he couldn't leave Yugi.
The music changed to a familiar song, Panic! At The Disco's 'Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have'.
Most people headed to the make shift dance floor to dirty dance to the song and Ryou was both horrified and amazed that people considered that dancing.
"Hey I know you!" Ryou whipped around, fear clutching his heart. But there was no Rare Hunters, just Ryuu Bakura. "You're in my…art class, right?"
Ryou pinned him with a suspicious gaze before nodding slowly.
"Uh Ryou, right?" Bakura asked, taking a gulp of clear liquid, Ryou knew wasn't water.
"Bakura, right?" Ryou asked softly.
Bakura nodded then smirked. "Nice to hear I'm known."
Ryou shifted, uncomfortable with the whole predicament. Bakura picked up the glass that was on the counter next to him.
"Here." He handed Ryou the glass before walking off.
Ryou looked at the glass of clear alcohol and was tempted to pour it into the flower pot.
"I wouldn't drink that if I were you." Ryou jumped at the voice and turned around.
She was leaning against the doorframe, a disgusted look playing on her face. She was slender and tall, with black shinny hair that had streaks of red and blonde and bright stormy-grey eyes.
"I'm sorry, why not?" Ryou asked as she came over.
"I'm his sister, Emi. Bakura isn't the nicest guy." At Ryou's confused look Emi sighed loudly. "Bakura, the baka, put GHB in your drink."
Ryou's eyes narrowed. He knew GHB was a drug, not a very strong one, more of a rave type drug.
"Here." Emi took the drink and handed it to some wasted guy. "Here enjoy."
"Thanks baby." He slurred. Emi laughed and punched him, hard, in the shoulder.
"Jerk." Emi growled.
Ryou shook his head. He felt helpless, like he had no idea what was what, just like in Headquarters.
"You should be more careful." Emi warned. "Remember these rules. Pour your own drinks, don't get friendly with dickheads and wear a belt."
Ryou raised his eyebrows in confusing.
"Trust me." Emi smirked.
Emi was younger then Ryou, maybe a year or two, but Ryou had the feeling she was street smart, she kind of reminded him of Joey or Malik.
"Stay out of trouble and remember what I told you." Emi disappeared into the crowed.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Up until now Yugi could never imagine what teenagers would do on Friday nights, considering his Friday nights consisted of ability building.
Now Yugi knew what they did, drink them selves stupid. Right now Marik, Yami, Tristian, Duke and Valon, with Yugi watching, were playing Marik's game of 'I never'.
"OK, OK." Marik slurred. "I've never scored with Mia."
Valon drunk a shot and they all laughed and joked.
"Alright, my turn!" Tristian waved his hand happily. "OK I've never drunk more than two bottles of vodka in one night."
"That's stupid!" Yami muttered, taking a shot with Duke and Marik.
"I've never…had a sex dream about Anzu!" Duke sniggered.
"This is so rigged!" Tristian growled taking a shot.
"No way!" Valon howled.
"Man that is just nasty!" Marik growled.
"You have issues man." Yami muttered, holding in a laugh. "Alright. I've never pissed Bakura off so much he chased me three blocks with a baseball bat."
"That's not funny!" Tristian growled, taking a shot while everyone laughed.
"Alright I have one." Marik smirked. "I've never see Yami's mum with only a bikini on."
"Man that is just grows!" Yami growled while Tristian and Duke drowned their shots. "And you two, just no way!"
Yugi was finding this amusing and confusing. He had never heard of this game before and was still only just grasping the rules, and he was soon getting bored of not knowing much. So being Yugi and being childish when he was bored he decided to have his own fun and chose his victim to probe the mind of.
Yugi held in a smug smile, Mariku.
His eyes glazed as he read the thoughts that flickered through the drunken teen's mind.
'I wish Malik was here, damn he would look sexy without that uniform on.'
Yugi took that moment to leave his thoughts, that wasn't what he wanted to hear. So he chose Tristian's mind.
'Damn these idiots. I have to think of something to get them back! Think Tristian, hey look what a bright light…so pretty…aww…'
Yugi resisted the urge to roll his eyes and turned on Yami, he was a little nervous to read his mind but curiosity decided for him.
'How am I going to get out of here with Yugi…these idiots are driving me crazy!'
Yugi smiled a little, it was kind of sweet he wanted to get away with him.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Malik threw back his head and rubbed his eyes. He and Joey were watching 'A Nightmare Before Christmas'. Malik looked to the stairs. He had a nagging feeling that Ryou and Yugi were someplace they shouldn't be and he was growing suspicious by their lack of noise or appearance.
"I'm going to check up on Yug and Ry." Malik stood and stretched his limps, letting his wings rustle.
Joey waved him off as he headed upstairs. He decided to check up on Yugi first. He pressed his ear to the closed door but could hear nothing. He knocked lightly and waited but still nothing.
"Yug, you OK?" He asked, pushing the door open.
Yugi wasn't in bed; the bed was still made, still with DarkMagician sitting against the pillows. He hadn't crawled into Joey's bed because that was still made. His dirty and torn clothes lay on the floor and the cupboard door was open.
Thinking Yugi had gone into Ryou's or his bed he left the room and opened the door to his and Ryou's room. Both beds were made, clothes on the floor, cupboard open and window.
"Joey!" Malik hollowed, dread and fear rising like water in a creek.
Joey was by his side in a flash. "What is it? Are Ry and Yug OK?"
"They're both gone Joey." Malik hissed. "Do you think a Rare Hunters took them?"
"No I think they snuck out." Joey frowned.
"What? Ry and Yug? Please, like they would sneak out?"
"I heard in school that Atemu Yami is throwing a party."
Malik's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Let's go."
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Ryou made his way through the crowed, his eyes scanning for a glimpse of Yugi. He walks past the open door to the patio and glanced out casually.
Bakura had, what Ryou presumed, to be his brunette girlfriend pushed up against the railing and were making out. Ryou made a face of distaste and left them be.
He was about to turn into the entrance hallway when two new guests arrive.
"Oh no." Ryou moaned.
Malik and Joey, both looking angry and annoyed, had entered and disappeared through the opposite door.
"No, no, no, no." Ryou muttered in a panicky voice as he rushed upstairs to find Yugi.
Yugi was exiting a door when Ryou ran into him.
"Ryou, what's wrong?" Yugi asked, grabbing Ryou's arm.
"Mal, Joey, here!" Ryou all-but-yelled, pulling the small teen toward the stairs.
"Ryou!" Yugi wrenched his arm from Ryou's grasp making the white-haired boy stop. "I want to say goodbye to Yami."
"Yug, if Mal and Joey find us we won't be living for too long!" Ryou argued but Yugi had already disappeared back into the room.
With an annoyed sigh Ryou followed him. "Yugi I…" His voice trailed off.
Yugi was standing inside the door a blank expression on his face. Yami was in the middle of the lose circle making out with some bimbo.
Ryou's heart ached for Yugi who turned tail and left the room. Ryou followed, relieved the boy was going but sad because of the scene they witnessed.
As luck would have it, Malik and Joey were at the foot of the stairs as Yugi rushed down. Before Malik could say anything Yugi threw himself into the Egyptian's arms.
Malik wrapped his arms around him protectively and Joey glared.
"What happened?"
Ryou was about to explain when the casu of the whole situation showed up, lip gloss still smeared on his lips.
"Yugi."
Yugi looked away and Malik's eyes turned icy.
"Stay the hell away from Yugi." Malik growled at Yami, who was taken aback by the anger.
"Hey, what is your problem?" Yami asked, the alcohol fluing his egotistic jackass-ness.
"You, obviously." Malik bit back. "Stay away from Yugi or I will seriously kick your ass."
Malik and Joey led Ryou and Yugi out of the house and halfway down the street Yugi burst into tears and started apologising over and over to Malik and Joey.
When they got home, they all changed into their pyjamas and found a way to all cram into Malik's bed.
Long after Joey and Yugi had fallen asleep Ryou lay in the darkness of the room, his ChangeOfHerat toy clutched in his arms as he starred at the roof with the flickering shadows that formed twisted shapes.
"You awake Ry?" Malik's voice whispered in his ear making Ryou jump.
"Uh yea." Ryou nodded. He turned over so he was Facing Malik who was lying on his side. "I'm sorry Malik, for sneaking out with Yug and going to that party."
"It's OK Ry-Ry." Malik smiled. "As long as you weren't captured by Rare Hunters or showed your wings I'm not too angry."
Ryou could sense that Malik wanted to say more but the Egyptian stayed quiet.
"Malik?"
Malik sighed softly and ran a hand through the hair. "I'm just so worried about you Ry. I mean, Yugi, Joey and I, we all have ways of protecting ourselves, but you…" Malik stopped and swallowed hard. "In the Headquarters I knew what they did to you and I felt so angry, so angry at them for what they did and angry at myself because I couldn't help you."
Malik brushed away unshed tears and Ryou held in his own, swallowing them back. "You did help me Mal. You fought them off and got yourself into trouble, you tried."
"But it wasn't good enough! They still hurt you and I felt so guilty. I can't always be around to protect you and it makes me so annoyed. Everyday in that lab I couldn't help you and I felt like it was my entire fault." Malik's eyes locked with Ryou's as his tears slid from his emerald eyes. "There is nothing in this world that could change our lives and I feel like it's all because of me."
"But it's not your fault Malik!" Ryou whispered. "You did everything you could. It's not your fault what happened to me, I don't blame you."
Malik reached over and brushed away his tears with his thumb. "You need to know how to protect yourself Ry. You don't need strength or mind control to do that."
Ryou mulled over Malik's words as the Egyptian fell asleep, his arm around Ryou as if to protect Ryou from some unseen enemy. Ryou's mind was made up once he began to drift into the sweet darkness of sleep.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Joey awoke first the next morning. He carefully climbed over the three sleeping forms and headed to the bathroom. He pulled off his shirt and pants and climbed under the steaming shower water, letting the soothing waves heat his skin and warm his feathers.
He watched the golden wings shake the excess water and towelled himself dry, pulling on a pair of pants.
He looked himself over in the mirror, tracing the long scar from his abdomen down his thigh. He winced at the memory of that particular scar.
Joey had gotten the mark when a few Rare Hunter scientists had tried a nasty experiment on him. Now he sometimes got pains in his leg and abdomen, unless he did certain stretches he found but still he got waves of it now and then, sometimes so strong his vision turned white.
"Joey, you in there?" Malik called through the door.
"Yea, I'm done." He threw the towel on the counter and exited the room, heading for the dinning room, his wings and hair still damp.
Yugi was seated at the table; his eyes still ringed in red but seemed more cheerful.
"I was thinking that today we could go see a movie, have some lunch and maybe go to the park?" Isis suggested after they were all seated around the table.
Her suggestion was met with some enthusiasm.
"OK then." Isis beamed. "Get ready and I'll check the paper and see what's on."
They all went back upstairs and changed.
Malik wore dark jeans, a long black shirt with Disobey written in dripping white letters, over he wore a leather jacket and pulled on a pair of converse.
Ryou wore a grey shirt with a white hooded shirt over and a jacket with faded jeans and white converse.
Yugi wore tight jeans, a purple shirt and a black tight jacket with a chocker and arm bands.
Joey wore brown pants, a grey shirt with an open white shirt over and a brown jacket.
When they got downstairs Isis was waiting wearing a black dress pants and a white button down shirt.
"How does Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift sound?"
They agreed and left, headed for Domino's movie theatre. After the movie they went to Isis's favourite Arabic restraint.
"This is about the first proper look at Domino we have had." Malik observed.
"We'll there's a lot more to Domino then the cinema and this place." Isis smiled.
"So where did you come from?" Joey asked. "I mean you have about the same accent as Malik."
"I lived in Egypt until I was fifteen." Isis explained. "I used to live with Odion, my mum and my Father until my mum died giving birth to my younger brother who disappeared." She stopped to take a sip of her drink. "When I was eighteen I started training to be an agent in hopes of finding something about my missing brother."
"So it's a Family matter that fuelled you?" Ryou asked, tucking a strand of hair behind his ear.
"So what made you start on the Rare Hunter case?" Malik asked.
"Well I found out my Father was a former Rare Hunter, so I guess that case was a kind of family thing too."
"The Rare Hunters are bastards." Joey muttered.
"My father wasn't the greatest man." Isis smiled sadly.
"Isis," Malik glanced at the others who knew what Malik was about to ask, but none made a move to stop him, "Have the agents found anything about…about our families or where the Rare Hunters found us?"
Isis looked thoughtful as she answered. "Not that I know of I could make some calls if you want?"
"Thanks." Malik nodded.
"So is everyone finished?" They all nodded, pushing away their huge plates, which had all been wiped clean. "Good, is anyone up to going to the park then?"
They left and headed across the street to Domino's huge central park. They wondered around and the four found themselves asking all types of questions and soon Isis bought them ice-cream and they sat down on a bench.
"This place is so big." Yugi ogled at the place as couples strolled down the pathways and children ran around.
"How can these people go their whole lives without having wings?" Joey asked, shaking his head in disbelief. "Wings would make a lot of things easier, like getting to places."
Isis smiled. "We have cars, planes and boats to do that for us." She stood and threw away the rest of her uneaten ice-cream. "So anyone feel like doing anything ells?"
"Can we go shopping?" Malik asked, also standing up and throwing away his napkin.
"What for?" Isis asked.
"Books?" Malik had become fascinated with reading in English; he hardly read anything when he was still in Headquarters, his teacher had suggested some books for him to read, seeing as how eager he was.
"OK, does anyone ells want anything?"
They headed back to Domino's shopping centre. Isis led them to the small bookshop beside the supermarket.
Malik was skimming through a book when someone bumped into him, making him drop the book onto the thick carpet.
"Sorry." The intruder apologised, sweeping down and grabbing the book for Malik, holding it out for him.
Malik was about to say it was 'OK' when he saw who it was, smirking charmingly at him.
"What are you, a stalker?" Malik snapped snatching the book out of Marik's hands.
"No just a keen reader." Marik smirked.
"I'm sure." Malik's tone dripped with sarcasm as he turned around and attempted to walk away from the annoying teen.
"Hey, where you going?" Marik asked, falling into pace beside the irritated Egyptian.
"As far away from you as I can." Malik growled.
"Oh come on, Juliet." Marik smirked, making Malik throw him an unamused glare. "Aren't you supposed to be calling for me, your Romeo?"
"The day I call for you will be the day I decide to throw myself off a cliff." Malik snapped.
"If you throw yourself off a cliff I'll jump after you!" Marik proclaimed loudly.
Malik had a thought of him jumping off a cliff and flying off while Mariku plummeted to his death.
"Is that a promise?" Malik smirked.
"I'd do anything for you." Marik grinned, which made him look even madder.
"OK then, how about leaving me the hell alone?" Malik asked.
"Nope can't do that."
"You just said you'd do anything for me."
"Yea, anything but that."
"You're an idiot." Malik growled, pushing past him.
"Yes but a sexy idiot!" Marik called after him.
Malik flipped him off and headed over to Ryou who was reading the back of a book.
"I hate Ishtal Mariku." Malik growled.
Ryou blinked. "Hate is a powerful word."
"Well I have very powerful hatred for him."
"Or more you're covering other feelings." Ryou teased.
Malik rolled his eyes.
After a half hour of searching, they all left with some chosen books and headed out for the all exciting grocery shopping.
Ryou looked over and saw Ryuu Bakura with Marik; the two headed for two girls, one of them the supposed girlfriend.
Malik saw Marik too and frowned. "Stupid jackass." He growled under his breath as he continued on.
Ryou's eyes watched as Bakura greeted the girl with a kiss.
"Ry you coming?" Joey called.
"Yea." Ryou walked on joining the group.
-TBC-
HD: Well everyone, there it is! Chapter 7, a little drama!
COH: Please take time to review with any song suggestions, if you have them.
Alvar: thanks to:
Amandana: LOL, thanks for that, most defiantly do flashbacks, they'll start next chapter and will mostly be there when the Yamis and Seto ask about things, and you'll learn about the scars, please Review, thanks!
S2Teennovelist: Thanks for the review! The second book is good; I haven't seen the first R&J. There will be more flashbacks and yes it was Pegasus, I always have him as the bad-guy because I really don't like him, him and Anzu, thanks for the idea of the songs for the story, thanks. I love when they fly, I would love to fly, so awesome, LOL. Yugi is just so cute he could get away with murder! Yugi can't go alone; he needs back-up, as you can see in the chapter. Please Review, thanks.
Dark Toy: Thanks for the review! There will be more Seto and Joey soon, promise, (salute) sir yes, sir! Please review, sir!
COH: Thanks to the signed reviewers too.
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