Well Well Well... This is the third update for Born Without Wings. Isn't it great+sigh softly+ Well, I'm going to try to make it as long as possible without turning it into some mental, rape-the-ryou, or kill-the-ryou fic. Unlike some authors +smiles+ I write it off the top of my head. If I do happen to turn it to the worst, I apologize right now. I'm not feeling very well so eh. Read and review! It will be nice to know there are people actually reading my stories. And they make me happy!

Notes: blah -Ryou

blah - Marik

blah- Yami

Chapter Three: Someone Unknown ...

I panted softly as I reached the front door of Ryou's home, Yami breathing heavily as well. I growled and thought to myself, ' If Yami didn't made me /chase/ him, we wouldn't be trying to catch our breath!'

Snarling softly, I went to opened the door but once /-a-g-a-i-n-/ Yami beat me to it! The door opened with a sounding bang. I was looking toward a perhaps shock Ryou but what I saw nearly send me to the point of rage.

There Ryou was, the goddess of pale white hair and ivory skin with soft mocha-colored orbs. The problem? He was on the floor, blood on his lips and I could see dark-blue bruises forming on his left cheek bone. I looked to my left and saw Yami was as shocked as I was.

His mouth was slightly gaping and his eyes had widen slightly. He turned his head and we just stood there, looking at each other dumbly for a few moments. To me, it was like an eternity. Suddenly a soft whimper shocked us out of our trance.

I turned around sharply before running and kneeling at Ryou's side; moments later, Yami did the same and he kneel by the opposite side of Ryou.. Ryou whimpered again and I narrowed my eyes before asking softly, " Who did this to you?"

Ryou was about to answer, I assumed, before Yami glared at me and put an comforting hand on Ryou's shoulder, " Ryou, don't talk...We need to get you to a hospital first..." I nodded silently before as gently as I could, I picked him up and carried him bridal style. He winced visibly and I had a feeling that it was best that we get him to a hospital as fast and possible.

I breathed heavily as I stood on Ryou's front door, using it to balance me as I tried to catch my breath. I smirked amusedly knowing that I had probably riled Marik. Just for fun, I opened the door first before he even had a chance to think about it. I nearly laughed at the look on his face.

But what stopped me was the image of Ryou behind the wooden door of his home. I stared at him, mouth slightly gaping slightly. Blood was slowly trickling down his lips and he was hurt.

I could tell immediately because from what I could see at my place outside the door, he had a bruise on his cheekbone and when he shifted to crawl to Marik and I, his shirt slightly moved and on his shoulder was a red hand print. I also had this feeling that this was not all.

I turned my head when I hear Marik shifted slightly, only to stare into dark violet optics, filled with disbelief and rage. Suddenly he moved toward Ryou when he whimpered. "Who did this to you?" asked Marik. 'That was his first question!' I screamed in my head.

Why should he be worried about something like that when Ryou is hurt and could /Die/ any minute now! I kneeled by Ryou and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. I send a glare at Marik before saying softly to the both of them, " Ryou don't talk...We need to get you to a hospital first..."

With that Marik nodded, before proceeding to carry Ryou out of the house, bridal style. I felt a flame of envy and anger at this but I rather not start something when Ryou needed help and comfort. Both of us needed to be with him right now.

I practically flew toward Domino Hospital which was four blocks away from Ryou's house. I rather not say 'home' because I doubt any sane man would say the place where you are abused and hurt is 'home'.

Home is a place which is a sanctuary to one, a place where there is a kind of peace only given and available to you. I continue to run toward the hospital, turning a sharp turn. It was then I actually remembered that Yami was actually behind me.

It was then when I caught sight of the hospital. I ran through the double doors, panting like there was no tomorrow. A nurse came to us to see what was the matter. Yami somehow managed to speak to her while catching his breath. We been doing that a lot, haven't we? "Our friend -pant- is -pant- hurt. Hurry!" And with that he just panted quietly.

The nurse took a look at Ryou whom I was currently carrying. She gasped and hollered at another nurse. Yami and I was, once again, shocked. 'This is not the first time!' I thought silently! The nurse motioned us to put him on the stretcher and I did so.

We, Yami and I, watched as they carted off Ryou in the ER. The light above the room was red and Yami just sat down onto one of the seats. I just stood there standing like a fool. A soft mumble made me look at Yami. "This...this happened before to Ryou?.." I

leaned against the wall for support, my mind still blanked. My back against the wall, I stared into space, my mind still trying to comprehend what was happening. Suddenly I slided down the wall to sit, one leg pulled against my chest, my arms over it while the other leg is stretched out before me. "What is going to happen?.." That was the question that was on my mind the most.

(Ryou's house; same time as when YY, YM, and Ryou is at the Er, all POV)

A young man walked toward the house where our hurt bishonen lived. The mysterious man's white hair flowed around him like a crown of white.

Unlike Ryou's hair which was tamed, this man's hair was spiked slightly as looked like it had a mind of its own. He wore a trench coat of black, the collar covering his mouth. The only thing that could be seen was the bottom of his pants and his shoes.

He wore what looked like jeans with worn out sneakers. His eyes were concealed with his slightly long white bangs. Once the man was near the front door of the house, he stopped before raising his head and cold, ruthless brown orbs appeared.

Randomly, he kicked opened the door before stepping in casually. The man's eyes glanced about and he stood inside the silent house. He knew straight away that no one was home. It was one ability he earned as a thief. Suddenly his eyes caught the sight of blood.

Kneeling down, he dipped a finger into the small puddle, just to make sure that it was actually blood and not some ketchup. (A/N: xD ) Once he confirmed that it was indeed blood, he let out a soft snarled. Rising he ran toward the nearest hospital, which was Domino Hospital.

I stared at the light above the ER, just waiting for it to turn green. Somehow, as if it heard my thoughts, it turned green. As if on sync, Marik and I jumped up. The doctor came out and gave a quick glanced at us before smiling. He reached out his hand to the both of us.

Marik looked like he was about to bite it off and I suppressed a snicker. The doctor blinked before coughing softly. Then he started to explain to us what Ryou's condition was. " The young man has a broken rib and internal bleeding due to the broken rib.

He will need a lot of rest and definitely some comfort. I was about to call his father but he told me otherwise. Seeing that both of you are someone he knows, I suppose he can sta--" The doctor was suddenly cut off when this man came in. He looked suspicious to me, after all he was wearing a trench coat that concealed almost everything! Except that white hair... Wait...white hair!

I practically appeared in front of him from thin air. " Are you any way related to Ryou?" I asked in a direct fashion. From my place, I could not see him glare at me but I could feel that inferno gaze behind those bangs. I shuddered then recomposed myself. 'What are you doing? I'm not scared of this guy!' I thought.

I glared back and he sighed softly before nodding. The doctor came over to us and asked the guy typical questions like: " What's your name? What do you do for a living? Do you know Ryou? And just who are you?" The man's answer was quite surprising, I would say so myself. His answers were: Akifa Bakura. You have no need to know my job. Yes I know Ryou. What was the most surprising answer of all was the last one. " I am Ryou's older brother," Akifa said quietly.

Cliffie! Oo; Wowie. R&R!