Hi (comes in waving) Niu TheDarkOne answers to your questions, if you go to CHAP 15: First Dinner half way down was a fight, Tabor and Adham attacked Bakura, Marik, Ryou and Malik. And Bakura and Marik explains what happened to Malik in the past, as to what they did to Malik I'm not sure but I'm working on it (sighs) and if something bad is going to happen to Malik WEELLL you'll just have to read and find out, (beams) hope that helped

Warnings: M Yaoi

Disclaimer: don't own Yugioh.

CHAP 20: The Meeting


The play had finished Ryou and Marik stood up to leave, Ryou gasped and fell to his knees, Marik was at his side "what's wrong?" he asked worriedly.

"Nothing I think I've just over done it that's all," Marik helped him to stand up, he started to cough into his hand as he pulled it away blood ran down the corner of his mouth, chin and off his hand as he then collapsed against Marik.

"It's getting worse isn't it?" Marik held him more closely and stood up, Marik brushed the hair out of Ryou's eyes stuck there by sweat, he knew why this was happening and it hurt to much to think about. He sat Ryou back down in the chair as he gave a soft whimper and looked at Marik.

"You know don't you?" Ryou looked away he knew the last few times that it had happened.

"I know, we all do," Marik caressed his cheek.

"Oh… I'm sorry" Ryou gave him a faint smile, Marik wiped the blood away with his hand from his chin and lips then onto his black pants.

"Why?" he said softly.

"You only just found me and now I'm," Ryou got up and almost fell Marik caught him before he hit the ground.

"It's not your fault," Marik held him in his arms kissing him lightly on the lips.

They soon walked out of the theater, Marik carried him back to the house and through the tavern to the carriages he climbed in after telling the driver where to go, Ryou snuggled up to his side as Marik gazed out of the window.

It wasn't to long when they had reached the castle, Marik smirked as Ryou snuggled up to him, he walked down the halls passing a few guards on the way. He walked into his room that he shared with Malik knowing that Bakura and Malik would end up here anyway, he pulled Ryou's clothes off all but his boxers and laid him in the bed and pulled the covers up over him.

"Marik?" Ryou said groggily, Marik smirked as he leant over and kissed Ryou on the cheek.

"Sleep now my tenshi, I'll join you later, I need to see Bakura and Malik" Marik pushed him back down and covered him back up again.

"Don't be to long," he yawned falling back asleep, Marik chuckled to himself as he walked out of the room and put his shield up. He walked over to Bakura's room maybe they were in there, he didn't want to fall asleep unless he knew where they were.

Marik opened the door and his eyes landed on the bed and smirked at seeing Malik lying on top of Bakura both fast asleep and the sheets fell rather obscenely low on their naked bodies, he walked over and pulled the sheets up over them more. He stood up straight "How was your day?" Bakura opened his eyes his voice heavy with sleep.

"About as good as yours," he chuckled as Bakura looked down at Malik and hugged him more closely.

"I got Ryou pushed to be seen tomorrow afternoon as we should leave that night, did you make up with Ry?" Bakura looked up at him, the moonlight came in through the window and over the bed. Marik sighed as he sat down on the bed and ran a hand through his hair.

"That's the best news I've had all day…and he's in my bed now asleep… but he is also getting worse, we should think on changing him soon," Marik looked down as Bakura laced their fingers together.

"We will, that's if he agrees, what if he doesn't I don't think that I could lose him again," Marik leant down.

"Shhh you'll wake Malik," Marik laid down next to him and caressed his cheek "He'll do it, he loves us we just have to wait for now." Marik's smirk grew as Bakura yawned and started to close his eyes. "I'll be with Ryou if you need me," he whispered as he got up and left the room.

The next morning Ryou woke up in an empty bed, had Marik left him last night and not come back at all? Ryou sighed Marik had said that his punishment was over, so where was he? Ryou ran his hand over where Marik would have been sleeping the spot next to him was still warm he looked around he was in Marik's room, he threw back the blankets and got up, he walked into the bathroom, he frowned as he looked in the mirror he looked paler than normal and his hair was a mess, he sighed as he walked over to the shower and turned it on, after waiting for the right temp he stepped in.

He closed his eyes as the warm water ran over him he sighed and wished that he only had to deal with school and his lovers, "Ry" he jumped at hearing his name, he pulled the shower curtain back a bit. "We got you into see the council this morning, so hurry up," Marik called from the doorway.

"Marik?" Ryou called back, he walked in and leant on the hand basin, Ryou watched him then turned back to his shower. "Will one of you be there with me?"

"We all have to be, when we're done we'll be leaving so you'll have to pack as well," Ryou couldn't help but break out into a smile. They would be out of here in a few hours and back to more normal things well as normal as a teen boy with three demons can be.

"I was also thinking in stead of" he opened his eyes looked over to see Ryou standing there in just a towel on his hips he smiled softly at Marik as he continued with a shiver running through his body, "going back to Yami's place we move into our own, I have a house it needs to be fixed up a bit but it's big enough for all four of us, what do you think?" he didn't get an answer as Ryou threw his arms around his neck.

"It will be just us," Ryou pulled back beaming.

"No one else, just Bakura, Malik, you and me" he wrapped his arms around Ryou's waist.

"I'd love it," Ryou kissed him on the lips, Marik ran his tongue over Ryou's bottom lip as he ran a hand through Ryou's hair, he opened his mouth for Marik deepening the kiss, he lifted Ryou up in his arms and walked out into the bedroom and laid on the bed, he climbed on top of him licking off the beads of water from his body moving slowly up his chest and neck.

Marik's hands moved down his sides Ryou arched his back into Marik's still clothed body and moaned softly Marik's hands then came to the towel, "Marik!" they both looked over to see Malik and Bakura, "the meeting remember, we don't have time for that." Bakura bit his lip a knock on the door, he sighed as Malik moved away and Marik got up and helped Ryou as well with a pout.

Bakura opened the door to a slave girl, "You have to go to the healing room now" she turned and left Bakura closed the door and leant on it.

"Ry these are for you," Malik walked over handing him some clothes, Ryou kissed him on the cheek and took them from him. He walked into the bathroom and got dressed he came out soon after.

Bakura walked up to him as put the collar around Ryou's neck he hugged Bakura at the same time. Bakura held him more tightly when he was done.

They walked down the halls taking a few flights of stairs. Ryou held onto Bakura's hand as they walked, they came to a door. Bakura pushed it open, Ryou hesitated arms wrapped around him, "you'll be fine Ry," Malik kissed his neck. Ryou took a deep breath and they walked in, the doors closed behind them.

It looked like a doctors room a desk and a bed and a big light hanging over the bed a nurse, with pointed ears and shoulder length light green hair and green eyes and white dress on and a name tag that read, Rell "You must be Ryou and Malik," she said in a happy tone Ryou bit his lip and Malik just nodded. "You can change behind that," she pointed to the screens just off to her left. Malik walked over and took Ryou's hand and led him over to where she was pointing. Marik lent on the wall as Bakura sat on the bench next to him.

Ryou came out in what looked like a hospital gown he wrapped his arms around him and was glad that the council wasn't here yet, "Over here," she called to Ryou he walked up to her. "Okay I'm just going to check you over now and take a record of you, okay?" she smiled as she sat down on a stool.

"I'll just read this and if anything is wrong then just tell me," she opened a folder.

"Ryou Bakura…human age 16… living in the human world with your demon mate Bakura Ryou," she gave an odd look then looked at him, Ryou nodded his head, "Okay" she stood up and pulled out a tape measure and looked him up and down "hold this please," Ryou took it and put it to the top of his head she bent down then stood up "5'7, that wasn't so bad was it?" Ryou shook his head. "Okay I have to do a fang check and mark, weight and blood." She walked up to Ryou and smiled at him.

"Open up" she tapped Ryou on the chin, he hesitated but did anyway, "very nice," she said as she moved Ryou's lips out of the way and looked at his teeth. She moved her hand and turned to Marik and Bakura "we had a few mates come through and they were supposed to be human, so now I have to look over every one." She moved to Ryou's back and moved the top off his shoulders looking for signs of wings then put the top back again. "Bite mark?"

"M-my hip," she nodded her head as she lifted the edge of the gown up, Ryou stopped her hands with a blush across his cheeks.

"I'm only going to look," she looked up at him, Ryou shook his head no, she sighed.

"Your first time here?" Ryou nodded his head.

"I'm sorry but I have to look," she went to pull it up again and Ryou pushed her away she landed on her backside.

"Ryou," Bakura got up and walked over he stood in front of Ryou.

"I don't want her to look... i-it's" Ryou growled but it died in his throat as Bakura ran a hand up his inner thigh lifting up the gown over his hip.

"Thanks," she said as she got up and wrote down in the folder, Bakura kissed him then moved away, she weighed him and then pulled out a needle. Ryou was going to protest again but a chest pressed to his back he looked up and Marik gave him a smile. Ryou hissed as she drew the blood from his arm. "I'm all done," she smiled "you can get dressed if you like," Ryou ran to the screen Marik chuckled.

"Malik" she called, Malik walked up to her, "Okay let's start. Your last check up was at least 200 hundred years ago at the last meeting." Malik smirked as he stood there, "all right… Malik Ishtar…human turned demon… age 4,000… living in the human world with your demon mate Marik Ishtar." Malik nodded his head, she pulled out the tape measure again "hold please," Malik took and held it to the top of his head. "5'11" she stood up and put the tape down, "open," she motioned for Malik to open his mouth, "fangs at full length," Malik's fags slid down she measured them "1 ½ inches long, that's a good size," she smiled.

At this point Ryou came out and lent against Bakura as he watched. "Wings full length," Malik spread out his wings she looked over at the three and Ryou walked up to them and took the tape and put it to Malik's back where the feathers met tanned skin, "8 foot," she dropped the tape and Ryou moved out of the way, "Bite mark?" she asked looking up from her folder.

"My upper left arm," Malik pulled down his gold armband that covered his mark she nodded her head, and took a new needle from the desk Malik held out his arm as she took his blood. "I'm done you can go to the throne room the council is waiting for you there." Malik walked to the screen to change. It wasn't long and they were heading to the throne room, Bakura opened the doors and they walked in closing the doors behind them.


Across to the forest in a small valley, a woman in her mid twenties paced back and fourth, her small messenger sat on the chair she was no more than a few inches high. "The information you got was correct?" she asked.

"Yes, they are planning on killing Yami and taking the throne," she looked up at her mistress.

"This is bad, if the council takes over they will wipe us out as well," she gave a worried look and stopped pacing. "Did you get in contact with our spy?"

"Yes, he said that Ella also has her eyes on a mate named Ryou and blames him for killing her son many years ago, but he also fears that she might go after Yami's mate as well and if they do Yami will be devastated making it much easier for them to take over?" the smaller one said.

"We have to do something, but what?" she continued to pace, the doors opened as an elf walked in and knelt down in front of her.

"The council have taken a meeting with the boy now and Yugi will be next, but the four are planning to leave right after."

"No, no this is troubling we'll need Bakura, Marik and Malik's help they can't leave," she sat down on her chair thinking.

"What should we do?" he asked still kneeling on the floor.

"Kidnap them, Yugi and Ryou, bring them here make it known to the council that they are dead, send the phantoms to retrieve them without hurting them, then we'll send word to their mates after we have them here, this has to be handled with utmost care."

"The phantoms are already there as we speak, I had the liberty to send them to help us," he got up and bowed.

"Very well, we must stop them at what ever cost necessary." She sighed everyone would suffer if they took the throne. "Yami will have trouble believing me but Yugi will come in handy and the recordings as well," she looked up.

"There is a gathering in the hall, in a few nights is theHowling everyone is going to be there," the smaller one moved shifting a little. That's right she thought The Hallowing was one night a year were all creatures alive or otherwise gather to draw energy from the lunar eclipse.

"That's when we'll go, then everyone can see," she smirked satisfied as she leant back, "just make sure that nothing happens to the mates."


"You have no idea what your talking about," Ryou yelled standing up, it had gone fine until now, they had said that Ryou was to young to be involved with demons to 'innocent.' The yelling had brought Malik and Marik into the room as well.

"You'll obey us" Touya the oldest said, Ryou growled as he pointed at them.

"I don't have to obey you I'm not a demon nor am I," his protest died in his throat, as Bakura growled not at Ryou but the council.

"Do you forget that Ryou was with me in the beginning, 5,000 years ago?" Bakura put a hand on Ryou's shoulder to calm him he bowed his head.

"No we didn't forget," Ella snapped spitefully.

"Then you'll remember that he was younger then than he is now," Bakura was starting to lose his patients.

"We can not allow him to be your mate, he will be moved into the slave quarters, then by the end of the week he will be placed back in the human world without the knowledge of what has happened in the year and a half that he's been with you," Ella smirked, Marik, Bakura and Malik growled.

"Didn't I warn you before?" Marik stepped forward threateningly they paled.

"Ryou has no family and no one to care for him but us so you'll change your ruling, or I'll take it to Yami," Malik threatened them, Ryou just ran out of the hall.

"Ryou!" Marik and Bakura called out. Marik stormed over and grabbed them both by the collars of Hawk and Touya's shirt.

"This would be the second time that you have upset him, you'll be thankful by the end of the week if your still the council of this world." Marik dropped them and they walked out going after Ryou.

Ryou sat by the lake looking over the water, Bakura, Marik and Malik shared a look as they sat down around him, "Don't be upset by what they said, after we have a few words with Yami, they'll be singing a different tune," Marik smirked.

"Why are they so mean? Anzu said that they wouldn't do this" Ryou picked at the grass.

"Anzu? You shouldn't listen to her, but they do, do this trying to throw their weight around that's all." Bakura took his hand and entwined their fingers and lent his forehead on Ryou's "nothing any one can say will stop me from being your mate."

"I just don't know what I would do if I didn't have you three," Ryou wrapped his arms around Bakura's neck.

"You don't have to worry about that, we'll always be with you," Marik looked at Bakura and smiled.


TBC

Not to many chaps left to go as I had a brain storm in the last few chaps that sounds better than what I have done so far anyway R&R and you got an update (waves) bye