Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, but I wish I could own Yami Marik.
Marik's POV
As I neared my house, or in other words the one that I lived in with Ishizu and Odion, I finally noticed how light my yami felt in my arms. It felt as though he had been starved for a while. Then I reasoned he would have not been able to eat in the Shadow Realm, and he had been there for easily 6 months.
An important question I finally asked myself was how Ishizu and Odion would take to me showing up with my yami, who could now be called suicidal. Well, even if they did protest, I would not let my yami commit suicide. Why had he tried, in the first place? I noticed the large amount of blood soaking his shirt and robes, and now on my hands. True, he hadn't hit anything vital, but the wound was long and deep.
I finally arrived at my house, then opened the door after fumbling with the keys for a bit. I was about to go in when I saw Yugi and his friends running to me, although Bakura was nowhere to be seen. Until I heard someone behind me, then looked back to see Bakura, who caused me to jump back and almost drop my yami on the hard concrete ground.
Third Person POV
"BAKURA!" Marik yelled, almost hitting him.
"You seem scared. Oh, and, joy of all joys, here comes the Pharaoh's pet with his friends. We should probably go inside, shouldn't we?" he simply said, as if this was an everyday thing.
"Yeah..." was the only thing heard before they both turned towards the door, and saw Ishizu right in front of them, who roughly grabbed and yanked both of them inside, before following them herself.
"Ishizu? How did you know?" inquired Marik, before remembering the Millennium Necklace, "Oh..."
"Put him on the couch." was the simple answer from Ishizu, while gesturing to the yami in Marik's arms, before going of to get something. Before long, she come back, with a first aid kit.
"So, you knew about it before it happened? How long before?"
"Just a few minutes before, so there was nothing I could do. Now, take off his robes and shirt while I look for the gauze, so that we can bandage him up, then figure some stuff out."
It wasn't long before the doorbell rang, and Bakura immediately knew who it was, as Odion, who had been upstairs, answered it, then let in Yugi and all the others. Odion had seen Marik's yami, but just passed the fact that the person who had tried to kill him was now in his house. When all the others came in, they where panting from the long run.
"Marik... What happened to your yami?" Yugi asked, after seeing the state that his yami was in, and the fact that the cut on his chest was very long, and it was obvious he had lost a large amount of blood. "How did he get that cut?"
Marik stiffened at this question, and answered what was fully truthful, "He did it to himself, and was about to finish himself off, if I hadn't gotten to him."
"What? He tried to kill himself? Why didn't you let him?" was Joey's reply to the truth, earning him a glare from Bakura and Marik.
"I can't just sit back and watch someone kill themselves. I know I'm going to sound like Yugi or Tea here, but even he deserves a second chance. Now, I should think we should be wrapping up the wound, rather than letting it get infected." was the cold answer from Marik, as he removed his yami's robes, letting him see that almost his whole shirt was blood stained.
Marik's POV
I felt sick, seeing all the blood that covered my yami. It was true, I thought my yami did deserve a second chance. The rest had given Bakura a second chance, so my yami should be given a second chance. I struggled with the shirt, until it was off, and I could see the full wound, and the fact that he was incredibly thin, so much so that I could feel some of his ribs. I shivered as I thought of being in the Shadow Realm that long. I did not want to know how despairing it might be.
I helped Ishizu clean off the blood covering my yami, then apply antiseptics, and watched as my sister began to wrap the gauze around his chest.
"Sister," I asked, "What will we have to do with him? He would have to stay here, wouldn't he?"
I waited for a bit, wondering, before I heard her reply.
"Yes, he has to stay here. But once he wakes up, we will have to discuss some things with him."
That was all I needed to hear. Ishizu had finished bandaging the wound, just when the eyes of my darker half began to flutter, and I could hear a moan of pain, then a slight cough as he regained consciousness, at which Odion visibly tightened. I watched as his eyes opened.
Gig: I can't believe I hurt Yami Marik. Oh well.