Hey (bows to readers) no I haven't died and this must be the longest I have gone without updating, with everything that has happened over this season (hyperventilating) everything seems to be going back to normal, but something had come up before Christmas that has taken my attention away from the computer so I won't be updating as often as before as it will last a few more months, so I'll update as soon as I can.

Warnings: M Yaoi and use of language not much but some.

Disclaimer: don't own Yugioh.

CHAP 17: Punishments


The next morning Tabor and Adham walked down the halls, "soon, we'll get our pay back," said Tabor as he pushed open a door and entered the small room, he knelt down in front of the council members.

"We followed them yesterday and they are a little kind to their slave but nothing to report as of yet," Adham looked up.

"Go and don't come back until you have something," Hawk waved a hand as they got up and went to walk away.

"Keep a better eye on them, especially that boy. I want to know how he's going, after all Tabor it was my son that Ryou killed," growled Ella as she threw a glass at the wall in her fit of rage.

"But the others?" Adham looked worried, she walked up and grabbed him by the collar of the shirt.

"I'm taking over the throne and I WANT HIM TO PAY! I DON'T CARE! I WANT HIM DEAD! DEAD, DEAD!" she screamed like a two year old on a sugar-induced tantrum.

A little gasp of an, oh no with a hand over the mouth, "I must get this news back at once this is what we had expected," it leaped from the window and flew off towards the mountain in a hurried speed.


Ryou woke up like he did every morning with arms and legs wrapped around his body, he moved his head up slightly to see that Bakura was asleep, Ryou untangled himself carefully from Bakura as not to wake him, he got off the bed and he pulled his clothes on and fastened the choker around his neck, he then ran a brush through his long white hair.

He was going to get some breakfast for Bakura and himself, which would be a breakfast in bed, Ryou smirked as he leant down and kissed Bakura on the cheek and he rolled over and mumbled in his sleep. He then left the room and started for the kitchen on the way he heard some yells of dead, dead, dead, he brushed it off as someone was having a bad morning.

He walked into the kitchen, Yugi and Joey were there as well with Seto and Yami. Ryou walked and got the stuff that he need and walked over to the table.

"Hey Ry how's your stay going?" Yami asked.

"Okay, a little scary at times but it's been okay it's not as bad as I thought it would be," Ryou smiled.

"Do you want to go to town today we're all going?" Yugi asked.

"You don't look that good and it will have to be short we have a dance on tonight, don't forget," Seto said coldly.

"I'm fine well I have to go, I'll see you after and meet you by the lake," Ryou walked off, back up the halls with a tray of food. He ran into that same slave girl, she gave Ryou another look he ignored her and walked by she grabbed his arm and stopped him from walking just outside the councils chamber door.

"I know that your master loves you," she hissed narrowing her eyes at him, Ryou wide eyed and mouth agape.

"I don't now what you're talking about, now if you don't mind I have these to take to my master," Ryou tried to shrug her off but she pushed him to the door. "What is your problem?" he growled at her.

"You are" with that she opened the door and pushed Ryou into the room, she walked off laughing to her self. The food and tray that Ryou had was all over the floor he winced as he had grazed his elbows on the ground.

"What the hell?" everyone in the room looked at the teen, who was getting up, "bring him here," Ella commanded Tabor smirked as he stood up and grabbed Ryou by the back of the neck and lifted him to his feet, Ryou yelped as he was dropped again.

"I'm sorry, I lost my balances and fell in," Ryou bowed his head.

"Call his master, he will be punished for his insolence," Ella said as a guard left the room the words punished ran through his head would Bakura do it? It wasn't that long before Bakura walked into the room with a not so pleased look on his face.

"What do you want now?" Bakura growled his eyes landing on Ryou and his breath stopped dead in his throat.

"Your slave was spying on us," Ella grinned this wasn't what she wanted but it would be a start.

"What?" Ryou blurted out, "I fell in here by accident," he defended himself Bakura knew that that was closer to the truth than her accusing him of spying, but how would he get him out of this.

"C'mon" Bakura took his arm and pulled him to his feet then walked to the door.

"Bakura we expect him to be punished for this," Hawk called out, Bakura stopped and growled. "You will do it or we will," he smirked. "Ten lashes will do."

"No, he's my mate and I'll punish him how I see fit." Bakura narrowed his eyes at them.

"You will do it," Ella slammed her hand on the arm of the chair. Bakura growled as he walked out of the room.

"Bakura I wasn't spying on them," Ryou pleaded he bit his lip as he looked up at him, Bakura didn't answer him, they walked into the bedroom, Bakura slammed the door making Ryou jump in his grasp.

"I know that they are lying," Bakura walked over to the draw and pulled out a few things then walked back up to him, Ryou backed up a bit wondering what Bakura was going to do with him about the punishment. Bakura grabbed his chin and kissed him on the lips, he ran his fingers along Ryou's jaw line down his neck and to the bottom of his shirt "I love you," Bakura whispered against Ryou's lips as he pulled off his shirt and discarded it on the bed, he took Ryou's hands and then bound them together.

"What are you doing?" Ryou gasped he never liked to be restrained in anyway at all. Bakura didn't answer, he pushed Ryou's chest to the bedpost his arms above his head, "Bakura stop," Ryou started to panic as he pulled on his bonds, his feet barely touched the floor, he heard Bakura go over to a draw then a crack of a whip, Ryou's eyes widened, as Bakura was standing right behind him with his chest pushed up against his back he put something to his lips, Ryou pulled his head away in defiance.

"It will help." Bakura said his voice was emotionless.

"Let me go," Ryou whimpered again but that was all Bakura needed as he put it into his mouth and tied it at the back, tears ran down Ryou's cheeks as he struggled more what had happened to his mate that would rather kill a person for even looking at him wrong than have him hurt? Ryou let out another whimper as the leather creaked he was being flexed in Bakura's grip.

Bakura tightened his hold on it, his hands shaking as his knuckles turned white this is what he dreaded about coming here, he didn't want to do this, he just stared to the whip in his hands, the door opened and he heard Marik gasp his face taking on a dark look narrowing his eyes dangerously at Bakura, the silent question of what was he doing? Ryou looked at Marik pleading with him to help him as he continued to struggle in getting free.

Marik knew that this was not a playtime toy, he walked up to Bakura and held out his hand demandingly for the whip eyes narrowed even more as Bakura didn't respond, "I can't" Bakura looked up at him, Marik was shocked when he gave that look to Bakura he would give in to Marik's demands right away.

"What is going on?" Marik looked at Ryou then back to Bakura, "I hope that you're going to say that you're going to bring this into our playtime?"

"I have to punish him," Bakura growled.

"Why?" Marik looked at Ryou's bare back he was relieved that he had gotten here in time.

"The council thinks that Ryou was spying on them and if I don't do it, they will" Bakura said with venom in his voice. Just as Marik was going to speak the door opened again and Malik gasped as he saw Ryou and ran over to him.

"Malik don't," Marik order looking at him and then turned back to Bakura, Ryou whimpered as he locked eyes with Malik's.

"Have you lost your minds, what do you think your doing to him? And it better not be a sex thing," Malik growled, he knew that the two liked to get a little kinky every once in a while but they never brought him or Ryou into it before.

"Bakura?" Marik still had his hand out his look hadn't moved either, his eyes glowed blood red and his fangs become longer.

"I don't want them to hurt him, I have to do it," Bakura turned his back on Marik which was another thing that was not advised to do with one such as Marik when he was angry. He turned Bakura back around forcefully and slammed him into the wall, Bakura cried out as the wall cracked around his back Marik hadn't meant for it to be that hard but he wasn't going to let it show.

"You don't have to do this," Marik growled there noses were touching.

"Are you going to do it Marik?" Bakura barked back.

"No, but if you do this he will hate us, if not he will be afraid of you," Marik hissed just so Bakura was the only one to hear him, Bakura's defiance's melted at Marik's words, which only happened in the presence of Marik, he dropped the whip and threw his arms around his neck, Marik let out a sigh as he held him close.

Bakura pulled back and walked over to Ryou and Malik who watched them, Bakura untied Ryou's hands from the beds canopy, as soon as his feet touched the floor Ryou ran right into Marik's arms shaking, Marik didn't touch his bonds at all as Ryou was still gagged and his wrists tied together. Bakura sighed as he walked up to them he ran his hand over Ryou's head and down to his shoulders.

"I'm sorry," Bakura took off the gag and dropped it on the floor then untied his hands.

"Why I told you?" Ryou growled at him, Bakura hung his head.

"I know, but it was them, I didn't want them to hurt you," Bakura looked up at him then Marik, who was enraged and Malik was still watching them. Ryou wrapped his arms around Bakura. As soon as Ryou had left Marik's arms he stormed out of the room, "Where are you going?" Bakura called out, he let go of Ryou and ran out of the room after him.

XXXXX Yami P.O.V XXXXXXXXXXXX

Here I am right after breakfast sitting on my throne once again and they just keep going on and on, Ra I could have picked a better council than this. I'M SO BORED! I could pull my hair out and here we go about the werewolves again last time it was the succubus, they had to much sex and fed to often, but the werewolves, they eat too much they are too reckless. I look down and see Yugi falling asleep with his head on my lap.

"So we thought that the wolves should be cut back on there intake of food, well people," what? Look at Ella, she's old, old all right older than time itself.

"What do you think that they can eat other than people?" I raise an eyebrow at them.

"Well they can have other animals," says Hawk as he looks at me, he can't be serious can he?

"Maybe they can have five slaves per house and they can't be killed, but live in the house for five years," Touya adds his point in the man will fall down dead on his feet one day.

"What do you three do? Sit in a room and think this up, then come to me with this dribble, they eat criminals, like me and others out there we don't have the luxury to pick what we eat like you, who live here we are in the human world, so come back when you have a real problem to discus with me," I stated but something seems off with them, I'll have to look into it and keep an eye on them.

"But we have to" I growl at them and they look nervous.

"Leave now and do your job, there the elf village that you missed only half of them turned up, why is that?" They're not looking at me.

"Oh by the way my lord, Mea the queen she just said no to coming here, she sent a message to you," Ella clicked her fingers a witch came in with a box, she handed it to Yami and walked out of the room. Yami opened the box and a ball of light appeared with an image, to see a woman in her twenties, she had long light blue hair and her skin was a faded blue colour as well and wings that shone with colours every time she moved, she had on white and pink robes.

"Lord Yami with my deepest apologies that I'm not with you on this meeting, as something has come up. I know that it is not excuse for my absence, but all shall be revealed soon on my arrival. Yami you would know by the time I get there and you will start to understand as this mater at hand will move quickly, just remember that I'm your ally bye for now" Yami frowned as the image faded into the box, why would Mea not come? Something must be up.

"Fine go," I waved a hand at them and they bowed and left I look down and Yugi is asleep, I sighed and gave him a light nudge, he looks up at me but then the doors open with such force and the power that I could feel it had me sweating in fear, I have felt that once before an angry power, wait I have, oh no Yami's eye widened.

XXXX Normal P.O.V XXXXXXXXXXXX

Marik stormed into the throne room the three council members moved to Yami, mostly for protection, this did not stop Marik at all as he cornered them.

"Marik what is the meaning of this?" Yami shouted, but then fell silent as he shot Yami a look, Yami knew that Marik wasn't the type to lose his temper like this no mater what he was doing.

"You three are getting on my nerves," Marik growled, "DO YOU THINK THAT IT'S WISE TO GET ON MY NERVES?" Marik yelled at them and they flinched.

"What did we do?" Ella asked in confusion, her voice constricted in her breath and she sounded quite funny it was more of a squeak.

"You order Bakura to punish his mate," his eyes narrowed at them, Yami leant forward.

"He was spying on us," Hawk blurted out, Marik's sharp hard gaze met his frightened one, Bakura stood at the door. Marik punched the wall that was next to his head leaving a hole and his knuckles bleeding.

"SYPING!" Marik laughed darkly that it sent chills down everyone's spines, "the only thing that boy is guilty of is being too kind hearted to those that don't deserve it," Marik clenched his fists at his side his knuckles cracking as he did.

"We expect all slaves and mates to respect us and the law," Touya said quietly, he gasped as Marik's power held him to the wall and the pressure was increasing on them they were infuriating him further than before.

"Your laws! No one else's, you will stay away from Ryou, Bakura and my mate." Marik stepped back a bit.

"We have to gather his information," Ella spoke up rather stupidly as this would have been advised for her to keep her mouth shut, Marik stepped up to them he leant in closely to them.

"Do not fuck with me or you will find out first hand what I'm capable of doing to you," Marik threatened them but it was more of a promise, Bakura wide eyed as he knew that Marik didn't use such words but knew better than to interfere.

"Marik?" Yami said sternly as Marik started for the door.

"Not now!" Marik barked back, he took Bakura's hand and lead him out of the hall. Yugi looked up at Yami.

"My lord, are you going to let him get away with talking to us like that?" Ella asked as she moved away from the wall.

"No Ella, would you like to talk to him now," Yami raised his eyebrow at her, she shook her head no, Yami snorted, "that's what I thought."

"He was really mad what did they do?" Yugi asked as Yami pulled him onto his lap.

"They tried to have Ryou punished" Yami gave them a disapproved look, they hung there heads, "I suggest that you do stay away from them if you value your life, as I don't blame them."

"I've never seen him so angry before, even Bakura looked a little scared of him," Yugi looked at the doors then back to Yami.

"Leave now," Yami commanded them, they bowed their heads and left the hall. "Marik was Bakura's master. When he found Bakura he was a lot like Ryou is now, but don't be fooled Bakura is strong and has a darker side to him that I have only seen in battle and when it looks like no one could stop him in his rage, Marik would speak and Bakura obeys him every time without question or hesitation," Yami sighed.

"I didn't know that Bakura would be that type to be controlled or submissive like that,"

"He's not, but it's just something that Marik has that no other can do." Yami got up putting Yugi to his feet, "How about we go into town now and have a look around and do a little exploring?" Yugi jumps up, and Yami laughed.

"We can go now?" Yami nodded his head as Yugi hugs him and runs to the door. Yugi was jumping up and down in excitement. Yami walked over and opened the door and they left for a day out.


TBC

Okay that's it for me, I'll update on my other stories soon, just hang in there.

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