A/N: It is true that you can get sick from a cut for anyone that was wondering. I was watching 20/20 or something like that. Dateline maybe, but they had a story on about a guy that got scratched by his cat, didn't get it treated, and he ended up having to have his arm amputated. And a wolf's cut is far worse then a cat's. Well, there's some useless information for ya! Well, ta ta and enjoy!

The Others- Chapter 7

"What happened to this boy? How did he get these wounds? Who is he?" Anubis sighed. This doctor was really getting on his nerves. He was not in the mood to field all these questions, and in truth, he couldn't.

"Please, just tell me what his condition is?" Anubis asked as the doctor sighed.

"He is in stable condition. He's not out of the woods yet, but he is stable. He had a fever of 104.6! Why wasn't his wound treated when he received it?" Anubis groaned. It was then that Mia walked out of Sage's room.

"Anubis, he isn't looking to well. Kento went to get us food, and Ryo and Rowen are in the room with Sage. He still is unconscious." Anubis nodded at the moment Rowen ran out of the room.

"Guys, he woke up!" He exclaimed as Anubis and Mia ran into the room.

"Where am I?" The boy asked softly, as he noticed the IV in his wrist. He gasped and tried to pull it out, but was stopped by Ryo, who sat in the seat closest to the bed.

"Sage, you're in a hospital." Ryo stated, setting Sage's hand down.

"Go away! I'm not supposed to be here!" Sage tried to sit up but a wave of dizziness stopped him.

"Yes you are. You were hurt, so we brought you here." Ryo stated softly, keeping his voice low to prevent himself from scaring the blonde.

"The pups? Are they ok?" Sage asked immediately as Ryo nodded.

"They are fine. I believe that they are with your mother." Sage sighed slightly in relief. Sage again tried to sit up, but Ryo stopped him.

"Sage, don't move. You need to rest. If you do this without causing trouble, we may let you go home." Sage glowered at the boy.

"May? You people just barge into my life, take me away from my family, and then you are trying to keep me? No! I refuse to stay with you! Now take me home!" Ryo sighed and watched as the doctor slipped a sedative into the IV. For that, the black haired boy was thankful.

"Ryo, need some help man?" Ryo turned to Rowen and sighed.

"Yeah, I think trying to get him to realize that we are helping him is a lost cause. Be my guest and try if you want. Not like he isn't going to faint from the sedatives in a minute anyways." Rowen laughed. Ryo must have asked the doctor what a sedative was. The blue haired boy slowly walked over to the blonde, and sat at the end of the bed.

"Not you." The blonde muttered as he turned his head away from Rowen.

"Feel the love." Rowen stated, rolling his eyes.

"There is none." Sage muttered as Mia and Ryo stifled their laughter. Sage really hated Rowen with a passion.

"Ok, wolf boy. I know that you want to go home to your mommy, but you have to get better first. You are what humans call sick, Ok? You take medicine, get well, and then you go back to your little forest. And you get your clothes back too." Rowen watched as Sage felt under the blanket and his eyes widened.

"What is this?" He demanded, tugging at the end of the shirt.

"It's called a shirt. People wear it." Sage glared at Rowen, using his free hand to try to pull it off, and using his leg to kick Rowen off the bed. The blue haired boy landed with a thump on the floor.

"Hey!" Rowen exclaimed as he stood up. He then burst out laughing as he watched Sage chew on the edge of the shirt, trying to pull it apart with his teeth. Even Ryo and Mia couldn't hold back their laughter. Sage glared at them.

"What are you humans laughing at?" Mia said nothing, but used her fingers to point to his shirt.

"What? This stupid thing? Well if my eyes are serving me correctly, you are wearing them too." Mia finally calmed down enough to speak. Ryo and Rowen on the other hand, hadn't been so lucky.

"We weren't laughing at you wearing it. We were laughing at your attempt to get it off." Sage scowled.

"Well I'm sorry but I have never worn one of these before." She giggled.

"So, Ryo, Rowen, should we tell him how to get it off?" Rowen shook his head.

"Nah, it's more fun to watch him try." Ryo nodded in agreement, still grinning. Sage groaned in annoyance, his groan turning into a yawn. These stupid humans were far to easily amused. His eyelids hung, and he tried to get stop himself from drifting off. But after struggling against his body for a few more minutes, he lost the battle, and drifted into sleep.

~*~*~*~

"Where am I?" Cye asked as he looked around at the large home he was in. Very large home.

"I see you have awakened." Cye's head shot up at the stranger's voice. He glanced at something that he guessed was a chair, squinting in the darkness to try to get a good look at the figure occupying the furniture. He failed though, and sighed in defeat.

"Who are you?" Cye finally asked as the person chuckled. It was a male, Cye was sure of that. The person's voice was very deep.

"Why, I am Talpa." Cye shrugged. He had no idea who this "Talpa" Person was.

"What do you want with me?" He finally asked.

"To exchange you for money." Cye was confused.

"Why am I worth money?" He asked again.

" Because you have lived your life in an un-human manner." Cye shrugged.

"I do not understand. Why doesn't that make me worth money?"

"Because people want to know how you survived the life in the wild." Cye laughed out loud.

"I lived with my mother silly! She took care of me since I was a child!" The man said nothing. This child understood not of what the real world was. Money drive, un-caring fools. And he himself was one of them, which was why he had this boy in his clutches.

"You don't understand this world. But don't worry. I bet that someone will tell you, wherever you wind up." He laughed. Cye glowered at the elder man. Or whatever he was. Cye couldn't see the speaker anyways.

"Who are you giving me to anyways?" Talpa shrugged.

"The highest bidder, whoever was asking to find you, whichever one is more profitable. I have sent the Warlord out to get the other two already."

"Other two?" Cye asked, his voice merely a whisper.

"Yes. One boy was raised by a tiger, the other by a pack of wolves. They are all priced as you are. But I have heard that one has been found already. At the hospital. So I sent them to go get him. Steal him." Cye looked on in surprise.

"Steal him? But didn't the other people find him first?" Deep laughter filled the room once more.

"So naive and innocent. This is life. You do what you must to get by."

"But doesn't the boy that you are trying to get have a say in how he is treated?"

"Of course not! He is an object worth a pretty penny."

"Pretty penny? But I thought he was worth a lot?" Cye questioned as Talpa sighed.

"You really are becoming a nuisance. I do not feel like listening to you any more. Good night, child." Cye felt something prick his arms, as he fell limply to the ground.

~*~*~*~

Ryo watched Sage sleep. It was his turn to watch over the blonde, and the doctors permitted it after Mia's begging finally got on their nerves. He felt sorry for the boy. He himself had been taken from his home as well, but he still had White Blaze. They had taken Sage away from the creatures he was raised by, and taken him to an entirely new area.

"Mother… Acrian…. Kiarei…" Ryo watched the sleeping figure in confusion. He shrugged, must have been Sage's mother and the pups.

"I'm sorry…." The boy stated in his sleep, twisting slightly. Ryo watched in concern. Sage was turning towards his hurt side. If he moved just a bit more, he would crush his injured arm under himself.

"Ok sir, I will respect your wishes…." Ryo ignored the boy's words, and instead watched to make sure that Sage didn't hurt himself.

"Please…. Domingo… don't… I'm sorry..." Sage cried out suddenly, as he jerked up in his sleep, tearing at his injured arm.

"Sage!" Ryo exclaimed as he reached out to help the blonde. Sage panted slightly, but pulled away from the touch, clutching his arm to his chest.

"What happened? Are you OK?" Sage turned his face away from the other boy.

"Sage, look at me." With an annoyed sigh and roll of his eyes, the blonde obeyed.

"You were freaking in your sleep. Who's Domingo?" Sage growled at Ryo.

"Be quiet. I do not wish to speak of him."

"Was he the one who hurt you?" Sage's eyes flashed.

"Stop asking questions. Don't you have something better to do with your time?" Ryo shook his head.

"Actually, no. It's my turn to watch you. Mia should be coming in a few minutes. Then I will have something to do, which is sleep. But while we're waiting for her to come, why don't you start telling me about this Domingo guy." Sage sighed. He was tired, and was pretty sure that this boy was very much like the skinny blue haired one. Obnoxious and persistent.

"My father, ok?" Sage stated with annoyance, as he lie back down.

"Did he hurt you? What did you do to get him mad?"

"I thought that I was supposed to be resting. But with you pestering me, I doubt that I can." Ryo rolled his eyes.

"Nice excuse. Just answer the question."

"If you must know, you ungrateful human, yes he did, and he did because I ran away from a bit without his permission. And that is because I could sense that YOU and your little friends were nearby." Ryo looked on in shock.

"You can sense us too?" Sage sighed and nodded.

"Yes, now do me a favor and shut up." Sage muttered as he rolled to the side away from Ryo. The black haired boy sighed as he stood up and walked to the door, at the exact moment that Mia walked up.

"Is he behaving?" Mia asked with a grin as Ryo sighed.

"Hardly." He muttered as he walked out of the room.

To be continued…

Now Gradual, no reason to get upset. There are plenty of times that Sage is alone with Ryo later. /*Grins*/ Teasing Sage just doesn't seem like a Ryo thing. He's too nice and sweet. ROWEN on the other hand, /*sweat drop*/ Heh heh heh…. Well, anyways, no the work on the next chapter of this, and then the Mage's Tale! Bye bye!