CHAPTER TEN

Name: Son of the Night

"…" Speech

Anything in italics is direct thoughts (not general musings)

Summary: Ryou and Bakura are brothers and happily in love, despite Bakura's job, but another wishes to come in between the happy couple. How far will the other go to get Ryou? YAOI BXR MXR, bloody stuff (light) and violence

Warning: This story is totally yaoi. YUM!! N e ways, there is also violence and brutal killings (means lots of blood and gore). And incest is really big but oh well. If that is the kind of stuff that floats your boat then, read on! If not, well then, go away.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh.

luckycatshadow: this chapter is from the point of view of Jaylon, the man that was Bakura's mentor in chapter three, but it also another flashback chapter.

Vote tally so far:

Marik/Ryou: 1

Bakura/Ryou: 1

Marik/Malik/Bakura/Ryou: 2

Other/Ryou: 0

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Today had been most excellent. Perhaps the best day so far. The progress made today was not all Bakura's; Ryou had killed an intruder today. My little eleven-year old Ryou. Course, he didn't know it was merely a criminal we had decided to execute. He thought he was protecting himself and Bakura, not that he was dong our work for us. And now there is no escape for him. He will never be able to separate himself from us, knowing he killed someone. Perhaps now his whispered words in his brother's ears will cease, knowing that there is no where to go now.

What added sweetness to the cake was that Ryou remained to see the death. Witnessed it with his own eyes, watching until the last breath was gone. He did not flee from the body; he remained by its side till his brother showed up. Now Ryou must rely on Bakura to protect him from having to kill again. It was all delicious really.

Bakura loves Ryou; there is no doubt about it. It isn't the affection of brothers; it is the love of lovers. Ryou is clueless; Bakura is trained well enough to hide his emotions, it is no problem to hide them from a mere eleven year old, especially from one was naïve and oblivious as Ryou.

But I knew how Akefia feels about Ryou. He too is in love with Ryou. He had hoped that by separating the two, putting Bakura through training and Ryou into a closed up, empty room he could destroy the love Bakura felt towards his younger brother, thereby leaving Ryou for himself. He didn't count on Bakura being so determined to protect his brother, his resolve to freeing Ryou from that dreaded room.

I probably would of gone crazy within a few days of being in that room, despite my training, which probably why I'm an instructor and not a field agent. But Ryou, a mere six, had more strength than I would have ever given him. He survived eights months in that wretched room.

Even as a nine-year-old Bakura showed so much promise, even skill to easily become our best assassin. But then he was separated from his love and all of our work went out the door in the blink of an eye. Akefia was certainly mad, to say the least. Never have I, or any other of the members, seen him so upset. He couldn't just do away with Bakura, but on the other hand he couldn't just take Ryou, keeping him from Bakura.

But then Bakura approached Akefia with a deal and Akefia was forced to release Ryou to Bakura's utter delight. They quickly became inseparable but still Bakura hid his feelings from his brother, content to just be around Ryou. I decided it was wisest to take Bakura and Ryou to one of our training houses we have around the world. There Bakura's training continued but then we decided Ryou needed a little something to keep him from ever straying from the guild.

I arranged for a prisoner that was to be executed to be brought to the house this afternoon. Then Bakura and I went hunting, taking care of several targets in a nearby city before returning home to where Ryou had killed the man. Bakura was so convinced that the man had been an assassin that was sent to kill us for being members of our guild and I did nothing to stop that line of thought. Its better that way.

I glanced in the rearview mirror, my eyes tracing the dark silhouettes that were Ryou and Bakura. Ryou was curled up on his side, head resting in his brother's lap. Dried tears still glimmered on his cheeks. He was sound asleep by now but Bakura continued to let his hand thread through his brother's silken locks of hair. If I was a pedophile and interested in members of my own sex I would be just as interested sexually in Ryou as Bakura and Akefia were. He is a very attractive child and I could see the beautiful person he would grow up to be.

Too bad what they share is a liability in the world we exist in otherwise I would encourage him and Bakura's relationship. I shifted my eyes back to the road, watching the bright yellow strips pass us by.

Suddenly I felt a slight vibration in my pocket, someone from the guild was trying to call me. I pulled into the first gas station I saw, it must be something important for them to be calling me at this stage. Bakura shifted with a start, peering out at the dingy station. In the back seat Bakura sat up straight, eyes peering into the store. Ryou shifted at Bakura's movement, raising his head, blinking the sleep from his eyes.

I leaned back, catching Bakura's crimson eyes. He sent me a questioning look, his arm wrapping around Ryou's shoulders. I threw a handful of money in Bakura's lap. "You and Ryou go get some supplies; we still have a long drive."

As soon as the brothers entered the store I pulled out my phone. As I suspected Akefia was the one who had called me. I hit the redial button, listening to the rings. It took only two rings before the phone was picked up.

"Where are you?"

"I'm at a convenience store about two and a half hours away."

"Did it work?"

"Yes."

"And?"

"He's taken it roughly. Bakura is consoling him now."

"Damn him!!"

"Sir, if I might say?"

"Go ahead."

"Perhaps you should be the one to meet us when we arrive. He will take it as a show of your feelings and perhaps trust you all the more."

"You may be right."

"I must leave sir, they are returning. I shall be there in a few hours."

"Don't keep me waiting."

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luckycatshadow: sorry it's so short and crappy. But I'm back!! Hopefully this chapter cleared some things up for you. The next chapter might not be up for a bit, my cousin died and it's kinda hard around here, but I'll try. The vote tallies are at the beginning of the story but more needs to vote! You still have several more chapters before the plot must be finalized. Find out next chapter how Bakura reacts to Marik kissing Ryou.