I DON'T OWN YUGIOH!
Sakura: I made this chapter longer to make up for the last one.
Yumi: Sakura does not and never will own Yugioh!
Chapter 14
Ryou and Bakura were walking down the street after a wonderful date. Ryou held Bakura's hand tightly.
"I love you. This was such a nice night out."
Bakura wrapped his arm around Ryou's shoulders. "I'm glad you enjoyed yourself."
They stopped for a moment to share a kiss before they turned to walk across the street. Just as they got near the middle a car came speeding around the corner headed right for them. Bakura only had time to push Ryou out of the way before it hit.
"BAKURA!" Ryou screamed as he turned to see Bakura get hit and fly over the car before laying in the street with no movement.
Ryou watched the car speed away before rushing over to Bakura. He kneeled down by him and listen to see if he was still alive. Tears rolled down Ryou's face as he pulled out his phone to call 911. As he called he felt for a pulse and was happy he found one but it was weak. He knew he had to get Bakura to the hospital and fast.
Yugi put his arms around Ryou again as he started to cry again and let his friend cry on his shoulder.
Yami growled. "Stupid drunk drivers... Bakura didn't deserve that."
Yugi rubbed Ryou's back. "It's will be okay. Bakura is a stubborn fighter and I know he will pull through."
Ryou nodded. "I know, but he is the only family I have left and I can't lose him."
They all looked up when they heard a groan from the bed. Malik's eyes started to flutter open.
Ryou tears slowed down as he rushed over to his friend and grabbed his good hand. "Malik it's Ryou."
Malik looked over to him with a confused look. "Where am I?"
"The hopstial..." Yugi answered.
"How did I get here?" Malik asked as he looked down at his beaten and bruised body. His head was killing him and he didn't remember anything except going to a club earlier that night.
Ryou shook his head. "I don't know, but Bakura was hit by a car and I had been in the waiting room when you were bought in by ambulance. Some people had found you in an alley according to the police."
They all could tell Malik was remembering something by the look on his face.
"What happened?" Yugi asked.
Malik looked away from them. "I don't want to talk about it."
Yami moved around to look Malik in the face. "Where is Marik?"
Malik closed his eyes to stop the tears. "I don't know."
"Does he know you were out by yourself?"
Malik shook his head and Yami knew he wouldn't get anything else out of him.
The three hikaris watched as Yami walked out of the room.
Ryou looked over to Yugi. "Where is he going?"
Yugi shrugged. "I have no idea."
Just then a knock came to the door not long after Yami had left and a doctor walked in.
"Excuse me I was told I could find a Mr. Ryou in here?"
Ryou nodded. "I'm Ryou."
The doctor cleared his throat. "I have some news I wish to share with you in private."
Ryou shook his head. "Whatever you have to say can be said in front of my friends."
"Very well..."
As the doctor was explaining some things to Ryou, it wasn't long before Ryou was in tears once again.
Yami had moved on down the hall to stand near one of the windows as he dialed a number on his cell phone. He put the phone to his ear and after two rings it was answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey Marik, it's Yami."
"What do you want?"
Yami rose an eyebrow at how pissed off he sounded. "Uh well I was just calling to tell you Malik was in the hospital since you are not here, which is bizarre for someone who was overprotective of his hikari."
"What the hell happened?" He didn't sound all that worried, which was freaking Yami out even more.
"Well some people found him in an alley beaten. What I'm curious about is why Malik was out by himself and you were not with him."
Silence was all Yami got for a few minutes.
"Marik I swear if you hung up on me..."
"Why should I care about him?" Marik replied with venom.
This got Yami pissed off. "He is your fucking hikari Marik! It's a Yamis job to protective and love their hikari and you have clearly failed at this. What is going on between you two?"
Marik laughed at this. "I can't believe he hasn't told you. Dude Malik and I broke up a week before your precious babies were born."
"Seriously?" Yami asked not believing what he was hearing. "Why would the two of you do that?"
"We kept getting into random fights like Seto and Joey only we started to beat each other up. I guess we were sick of dealing with each other. Malik was the one to tell me it was over so I moved out of the house and moved on. He is the one still holding on to a failed relationship."
Yami sighed. "Listen I don't care if I have to find you and drag your sorry ass down here with a bloody nose and two black eyes. Malik still loves you and I know you still love him. I don't know what happened in your relationship to let it get this bad, but there is no way either one of you will be able to live if you don't stay together. You are a Yami without a Hikari and I can tell it's killing both of you already. Malik is getting hurt and you are becoming heartless all over again like in battle city."
There was a sigh on the other end. "Fine I'll be there, but he won't want to see me."
"I bet he will be happy to see that you still care. It will work out and if you need any help just let me know."
The line went dead after that and Yami sighed. "God why do I have to play match maker." He turned and headed back to Malik's room.
As Yami got back to the room he saw a doctor walk out and heard a very upset Ryou. Yami walked in to see Ryou crying into Malik's gown and Yugi sitting on the couch looking down at the twins.
"What happened?" Yami asked.
Yugi looked up at him and wiped away a tear. "Bakura flat lined while in the ICU but they were able to bring him back. The doctor doesn't think he will make it through the night."
"Where is he?"
"The doctor said they were putting him in his own room so Ryou could go see him and say his goodbyes." Yugi explained.
Yami clenched his fist and lean against the wall as he watched Ryou cry on Malik and Malik trying to calm him down. He could not believe what was happening. They all wanted it to be a bad dream.
Ryou, Yugi, Yami, and the twins were following the doctor to Bakura's room. Yami was helping Ryou walk with his arm around his shoulders while Yugi walked behind with the still sleeping twins. When the doctor stopped outside a door. Ryou started to cry more...
The doctor opened the door and let Yami lead Ryou in with Yugi behind them.
"You have to be strong." Yami whispered to Ryou.
Ryou shook his head and kept his eyes closed. "I can't. Bakura was the strong one."
Yami squeezed his shoulder. "You can be strong for him."
When Ryou opened his eyes he almost screamed in horror at seeing Bakura lifeless on the hospital bed. He had bandages all over his body and his face had cuts from hitting the pavement. His hair was a bloody mess on top his head from where the doctors hadn't gotten him clean and the blow he had suffered to the head. He had one arm and leg in a cast.
Yugi turned and walked right back out not being able to see Bakura like that.
Yami watched Yugi leave and knew he needed to go after him.
"Ryou, I know you can be there for Bakura." Yami patted his shoulder one more time before hurrying after his hikari.
Ryou took a deep breath before slowly making his way over to the bed and took a seat beside it. He reached out and grabbed Bakura's hand. "I love you." He kissed the hand and held it close.
Yami found Yugi sitting in a chair in the hallway with the twins beside him. He approached his boyfriend and kneeled down in front of him. "It's going to be okay."
Yugi rubbed at his eyes to try and stop the tears. "How? You saw the way he looked and what the doctors said."
Yami moved Yugi's bangs out of his face. "Because I know Bakura more than the doctors do. Bakura and I have cheated death before and I promise you that it is not Bakura's time to leave."
Yugi nodded, but Yami could tell he wasn't convinced.
"Lets go check up on Malik. He might be getting worried not knowing what is happening."
Yami picked up the twins carriers and lead Yugi back to Malik's room.
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