Yami sat there with Yugi staring at Ryou's prone form on the floor who was staring at the ceiling through his half-lidded eyes his chest was heaving up and down as though he had just finished running extremely hard. Ryou's breathing evened out and Yami's headache left Yami stood wobbling a little he grabbed a towel and walked up to Ryou, being careful to not look into his eyes, and blindfolded him he didn't even move in protest. He picked Ryou up off the floor and took him into the living room setting him on the bed; the entire time he didn't even move he was about as limp as a noodle in Yami's arms Yugi was following close behind just in case. They sat down next to him

"Yugi do you know what's wrong with him?" Yami asked Yugi shook his head.

-- I loose control -- he heard Ryou's voice whisper barely audible in the back of his mind; Yami turned to look at Ryou

-- It's safe to take the blindfold off -- he whispered again Yami reached over and took the towel off of his face Ryou blinked looking at him

"Welcome to the land of the living" Yami said trying to lighten the mood

-- Its not funny it really hurts -- he replied

"Sorry why did you do that to me?" Yami finally asked

-- I already told you I loose control -- Yami cocked his head signaling he didn't understand

"I have telepathy which means I use more of my brain than a normal human does sometimes I loose control of that and all my thoughts and memories and ideas go loose" he croaked

"the pain is horrible it feels a little worse than a bolt striking me over and over so I just learned stay still try not to do anything the doctors used to give me shots of something that practically numbs my muscles but that only made me hurt more and scream" He took in a long shuddering breath and continued

"So when they saw symptoms they would leave me alone just let me lay wherever I was until it passed, I put a man into a shock induced coma once when he looked into my eyes while I was in a 'meltdown' as they called it" he turned his head to look at Yami, smiling weakly

"At least you were smart enough to blindfold me the second time you picked me up, I'm sorry if I hurt you" he said chuckling a little

"It's all right, just a headache" he said tapping his head to show he was okay but couldn't help but wince

"Liar, come here let me see" he said pushing himself up a little bit; Yami hesitantly lowered his head for Ryou. Ryou to hold of Yami's head just below his jaw line and slowly pulled his head closer to his, he buried his forehead in Yami's bangs until skin touched skin Yami was looking into Ryou's blue and brown eyes knowing only one of them couldn't see him. He looked straight back into Yami's ruby red eyes, he could see a slight tinge of fear in them, and started to say something to him

"Yami don't be afraid of me, shut your eyes try to think of yourself on my level" Yami did as Ryou told him he suddenly felt like he was the one with wings, like they had just burst out of his back and started to carry him away; he let out a long breath as he let that great feeling consume him whole.

Meanwhile Yugi was watching what was really happening to Yami, his entire body was surrounded by a soft white glow as Yami seemed to relax until Ryou was all that was holding him up Ryou signaled Yugi to come over and help him hold him up which he did and continued speaking

"Yami tell me if you feel anything" Yami shook his head absentmindedly like he was hypnotized.

--does this hurt? -- He spoke into his mind Yami tried to pull his head back in response

"Sh, sh, I'm sorry, don't struggle" he said to Yami as though speaking to a little kid

"Try to endure it, please" Ryou pleaded and he started to speak to Yami mentally soothingly retelling Yami the time they'd had together and other good things that he imagined were to come. Yami almost immediately started to pull his head away but Ryou kept a good grip on him keeping contact; Yami started to cry out weakly and Ryou started adding kind calming words into his conversation

-- it's all right Yami don't fight it -- slowly Yami started to calm down and relax after a few minutes Ryou poked at Yami's mind again

-- Yami does this hurt? -- He asked Yami carefully. Yami shook his head slowly thankful the pain was gone.

-- Okay Yami come down now -- Ryou said knowing what feeling Yami was having.

The entire time Yami was in the trance he felt as though he was flying like he was high above the world away from pain and didn't want to leave that feeling until he heard Ryou's voice again; this time he was asking him to come down. Yami suddenly realized he didn't know how, he almost started to panic when he felt himself coming down the ground rushed up to meet him and he feared crashing then inches from the ground he was pulled up and with a faint pop he dropped the last foot to the ground and his eyes opened again.

Yugi watched as Ryou slowly pulled his head away from Yami's until all that was still touching was Yami's bangs which were clinging to Ryou's forehead with what seemed like static Ryou pulled away completely and Yami's eyes reopened leaning up he looked back down at Ryou who was staring back at him innocently

"What was that?" he asked curiously Ryou just smiled and replied

"That was my 'power'" he said happy that it had worked

"What power?" he asked tapping his head like before and relishing the fact that it didn't hurt a bit

"It's my reason for being created when I got older I'd have been dispatched into wars and sent out to help cure shock patients in war zones" Ryou replied

"All of us are created with a purpose most will be sent to secret military squads and become soldiers others will end up going to private medical facilities and use telepathy like mine to help the rich and the famous some will even be sent out at night to help build big buildings like sky scrapers." Ryou said listing off many of the things that angels like him had been made to do.

"How do you know all that?" Yami asked slightly amazed

"They had me working on computers at one point I have a pretty good photogenic memory so I just remember some things I saw" he said shrugging

"Bu-but how? Yugi said that all of this has been going on for only twenty years they couldn't possibly do all of that in that short amount of time"

"Yami, you'd be amazed if you knew the kinds of things they can do with genetics they can stop growth, and speed it" Ryou said simply, pulling Yugi over next to him

"Yami? Is that you? Are you all right?" Yugi asked sitting between them

"Yeah Yugi it's me I'm fine now" Yugi cuddled up to him happily

"So what are we going to do?" he asked again Yami looked over at Ryou before answering

"Why don't we go to the park?" he said and Ryou smiled

"Okay I've never been to a park before" Yugi said.

They finally left for the park after Yami found something for Ryou to wear hoping Jou wouldn't mind if he used one of his shirts. They arrived at the park Yugi went off to play while Ryou just decided to stay close to Yami

"Why don't you go play with Yugi?" he asked

"I'm a little quieter than him" Yami had a good idea for what Ryou could do and he started to walk off towards the lake in the park Ryou followed him. Yami rented out a couple of fishing poles and started to sit down at the edge of the water when Ryou finally asked him

"What are you doing?" Yami decided to have some fun with him

"You mean in that vast amount of knowledge you've never heard of fishing?" he said setting up a hook for himself and the next for Ryou

"No, I've heard of it" he said sitting down next to Yami who handed him a pole and started to teach him how to cast right.

Meanwhile Yugi was over playing in the sand box having fun until a couple of older boys walked up to him

"Hey shrimp! Aren't you a little old to be playing in the sand box?" one said trying to get Yugi's attention, he did, Yugi looked up at him cocking his head to the side

'Friend?' he thought.

"I asked you a question" Yugi stayed quiet having missed the question

"oh so your one of those silent types well we how to make you speak" the leader said the two behind him grabbed Yugi and started to drag him out of the box until they were in the shade of a large tree. Yugi looked at them confused until the one who had spoken to him smacked him good and hard across the cheek leaving a red hand print there, as if that was the signal the other two started to kick and hit Yugi until he was on the ground as the leader of the group was about to give him another kick Yugi's wings flared up to shield the rest of Yugi's body the sudden flare scared the boys back for a second until they realized that there wasn't anything but Yugi who was laying there bleeding slightly and crying the only thing different was the wings that had made themselves known "you're a freak too" the leader said pulling painfully on Yugi's wing eliciting a scream from Yugi the boys started to laugh finally figuring out what would hurt him the most they resumed beating Yugi up.

Yami and Ryou, who had been having absolutely no luck with the fish, heard Yugi's scream and came running Yami came running up to the group, who saw him coming and scattered leaving Yugi to lay there crying, his wings had a little bit of blood on them from a few feathers that had been pulled out and were now strewn around him. Yami knelt down next to Yugi appalled that those guys could have done this to him Yugi saw a sign of movement out of the corner of his eye and, crying out weakly, his wings began to move trying to push him away.

"Yugi it's me Yami" he said trying to get closer as Ryou walked around him nervously picking up Yugi's lost feathers; Yugi's mind wasn't comprehending what Yami was saying he was in pain and that was all his brain was receiving. Yami finally grabbed hold of Yugi who screamed and cried harder starting to push harder against him

"Yugi it's okay I'm not going to hurt you" he looked to Ryou

"Can you help him?" he asked

"My power doesn't work on others like me all I can do is try to talk to him"

"Well could you try something to make him calm down before he hurts himself more?"

"I'll try" he said kneeling down next to him he took hold of Yugi's face gently to keep him still Yugi cried a little but he saw Ryou and stopped trying to fight against Yami his breathing came in gasps

-- Yugi, are you okay? where are you hurt? -- He asked

"No" Yugi responded

--No what? -- Ryou asked

"Air" Yugi gasped coughing his wings trembling as he kept hacking until he coughed up a little blood. That was when Yami started to get worried he lifted Yugi's shirt to see a rapidly growing bruise on his chest Yami touched it and Yugi screamed/gurgled making a little bit more blood dribble down his chin. That was what triggered it Yami picked Yugi up and started to run with towards the closest phone Ryou got up and ran with him almost outrunning him

"Yami!" Yugi cried in delirium

"I'm right here it's going to be all right" he said cradling Yugi in the crook of his arm as he dialed 911

The ambulance arrived minutes later the paramedics jumped out with a stretcher they put Yugi on it and Ryou and Yami jumped in. As the vehicle sped towards the hospital the paramedics started to realize as they removed Yugi's shirt that this boy was beyond what they could call a normal patient that's when Ryou jumped in to help they realized he also had wings like the boy they were trying to help and started to respond to him Yami listened to the instructions Ryou was giving them, Ryou quite easily could have passed for a doctor. While they were working on Yugi getting him set up on IVs and other things Ryou was holding Yugi's head trying to calm him as he cried for help and Yami. They arrived at the hospital and ran him into the ER with Ryou following behind them still giving orders; Yami sat down in one of the chairs outside as the light blinked on

"Why? Why did it have to be Yugi?" he asked himself as he rested his head in palms a nurse walked up to him and asked him to fill out some paperwork on Yugi

"Name: Yugi Mouto" he said to himself giving Yugi his last name

"Age" Yami paused he didn't know how old Yugi was so he just guessed

"8" as he kept filling out the papers tears sprung to his eyes as he realized how much he still had to learn about Yugi until he had to stop and put the paperwork down for fear of getting it wet he sat there for what seemed like hours every so often glancing at the ER sign that was still shining above the door finally while he had his face buried in his hands he heard Ryou

-- Yami -- he called Yami looked up, Ryou was standing right in front of him wearing what looked like a slightly oversized doctors uniform with a mask hanging around his neck

"Ryou!" he said putting his arms around his shoulders

"Yami he's going to pull through he's sleeping right now, he's got two broken ribs one of which came really close to puncturing one of his lungs, and for some reason I let them convince me to let them put him on and IV for nourishment, even though I told them he's normally that thin" Ryou told him Yami looked up at him

"You helped him?"

"Yeah I know almost every single note written on our physical structure and what can help and what can hurt, and I know a lot of surgery techniques some of which were actually performed on me so they just let me take over the entire operation" Ryou leaned in closer

"You can go see him, but I'd watch out for the nurses if I were you, they keep checking in on him to see if the rumors are true" he whispered to him snickering. Yami stood an Ryou led him to Yugi's room there Yugi was laying in a huge bed all his wings were spread out on the bed which already made him look tiny, and strapped down. He had an IV stuck in each arm and had a chest cast on too he had an oxygen mask on over his mouth and nose with tubes running to his nose to get air into his lungs there were also a few small Band-Aids covering the scratches he had gained from the beating. Yami sat down next to him in a chair

"How long does he have to stay here?"

"Week's probably around a month it just depends how fast he heals" Ryou replied

"Can I stay here with him?"

"I'll have to check with someone on that, just wait here and if he wakes up before I get back call me" he said walking off to find a nurse. While Yami sat there staring at Yugi he absentmindedly picked up Yugi's hand and started speaking to him and for some strange reason he started quietly singing a lullaby to him

"Hush little baby don't you cry papa's gonna sing you a lullaby and if that lullaby doesn't sing papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring and if that diamond ring don't shine..." Yami suddenly stopped when Yugi inhaled sharply, his small hand that he'd been holding gripping his, he started to shake his head trying to get rid of the mask and his wings started straining against the straps holding them down and out luckily Ryou came walking in before Yami could call for him

"Ryou!" he said trying to get his attention Ryou looked up to see Yugi pulling against his restraints he rushed over before Yugi could hurt himself grabbed a needle from a tray next to the bed and injected it into his blood IV. Yugi started to calm down his eyes were drooped lazily open

"What did you do to him?" Yami asked

"Very mild sedation he's still awake there was only enough to slow him down" he said holing up the needle

"What was wrong with him?" he said looking at Yugi who had tilted his head so that he was staring at him dazedly

"It was the anesthetic; um... how to word this" he started scratching his head

"when we are under anesthetic we get confused sort of like we don't know which way is up and it scares him so he tries to get away from his restraints so instead of keeping him from hurting himself he would have ended up hurting himself worse; get it" Yami slowly nodded

"The only thing I don't get is how he woke up so soon he should have been out for another hour or so, what were you doing when he started to wake up?" Ryou asked

"I was just sitting here and started talking to him before I knew it was singing him something my mother used to sing to me when I was little"

"What was it?" Ryou asked Yami didn't exactly want to sing in front of Ryou so he started to hum loudly the first couple of bars to 'Hush little baby' and Ryou got the same scared look across his face

"That's what triggered the reaction, never sing that to Yugi"

"Why?" Yami asked confused

"'He' used to sing that to Yugi when he was still in his birthing tank; Yugi starts to freak-out whenever he hears it now, he even came close to biting big brother when he was a baby when he tried to calm him down with it" he explained

"Biting shouldn't hurt that much" Yami responded

"He could have just been teething"

"not him teeth grow fast with us" he said leaning over the still slightly numbed Yugi and pulling one of his lips up to show Yami a nice row of slightly pointed teeth before letting it slide back.

"'ami" Yugi croaked

"Yugi?"

"'Urts" he croaked again Yami saw a flicker of pain go across his face

-- What hurts Yugi? -- Ryou asked mentally

"Chest" Yugi replied taking in another sharp breath

"Yugi it's going to be all right Ryou's got something that'll help" Yami said reassuringly looking up at where Ryou had been, he had already left to find a nurse with some painkiller. Yugi lay there taking in one sharp breath after another squeezing Yami's hand tightly trying to reduce the burning pain in his chest

"'ami help" he gasped as Yami stroked his forehead gently

"It's okay Yugi I'm right here I'm not going anywhere" Yugi looked at him weakly he started to pull Yami down to him until he had Yami's chest to his ear and again he heard the soft, strong, yet calming, beat of Yami's heart Yami looked down confused Yugi's eyes were closed though the pained expression stayed on his face, his grip on Yami's hand relaxed until his hand almost dropped back to the bed

"I heard the sound of the human heart was able to heal but I didn't know it was true" Yami heard Ryou say quietly from behind him Yami turned slightly to see Ryou standing in the door way holding a small tray of needles and pills He couldn't stand up though Yugi was holding him there next to his head Ryou came around the bed so he was facing Yugi

-- are you still hurting -- he asked sympathetically into his mind Yugi nodded slowly. Ryou picked up one of the needles from the tray he had been carrying and slowly injected it into Yugi's IV before removing the other one from his other arm; Yugi started to drift off to sleep his breathing evening out and letting Yami go. Yami sat down hard in his chair feeling drowsy to too he yawned wide;

"Yami, why don't you get some rest? I can probably get Yugi a different room so you can sleep near him, but I've got to go meet with one of the doctors here they just want some information and a simple physical before they assign Yugi as my patient then I'll be right back" he reassured before leaving; a nurse came in later and moved Yugi into a different room with a cot set up in it for Yami. He lay down on the cot sighing as he covered up facing Yugi, he soon was asleep quite unaware of the set of eyes watching him through the window.

Gruzzee: wow long chapter, huh?

Cazi: yeah

Gruzzee: poor dudes though, they really are accident prone, huh?

Cazi: yeah

Gruzzee: can you say anything but yeah?

Cazi: yeah

Gruzzee: ((whispers)) oh I know how to fix this ((shouts)) Yami Bakura can kick Cazi's tail feathers!

Cazi: ((equally as loud)) YEAH! Hey wait a second.

Gruzzee: ((hee, hee, hee)) well you guys out there R&R and come back for more