Zypher: Hello once again and welcome to the next chater of Unwanted, Unloved. I'm glad you all adore this story so much and I just love reading your reviews. I do hope you will enjoy this chapter like all the others before it.

Unwanted, Unloved

Chapter 11

Soon, they were back in Raizi's den and Raizi was glad to see that Ryou was alright. /"See, I told you he was up to no good. I'm glad Crimson was able to stop him in time before he could hurt you."/ Raizi said as he sat on Ryou's lap. Ryou pat his head lightly.

"I know. Since you've been here longer than me, I should've believed you." Ryou said. Misai walked over to him and nuzzled him. /"It's ok, Ryou. Kyaku is very unpredictable and you didn't know he would trick you like this."/ Misai said and he nodded.

/"At least he's gone now so he won't bother you again."/ Raizi said. "Yeah but for how long? I know he wouldn't dare try and kill Pegasus or Dartz himself. He may just had said that to get Crimson off his back. More or less, he will try to come back and come after Ryou again." she said. /"Don't worry about him, Ryou. He won't even come near you again. Not while I'm around."/ Bakura said as he stepped into the den as well.

"Are you sure you should be going out again? What happens if Pegasus or Dartz sees you and follows you back here?" Yugi asked. "Don't worry, Yugi. They would never get anywhere near here. We won't let them find you or else there will be hell to pay if they catch you." Yami said as he nuzzled him before he and Aqua left out of the shop.

Yugi watched as they left once more before Pyre flew over to perch on his shoulder. She crooned softly and he looked over to her. "Do you mind watching over them for me again?" he asked and she nodded as she flew out the window, calling for Raiyn to follow as she left.

Keara walked downstairs with a tray in hand and looked over to him. "Are you alright, Yugi?" she asked as she placed the tray on the table. "Not really. I'm still worrying over the chances that Pegasus or Dartz will find out I'm here and take me when Yami and Aqua aren't noticing and use me to harness their rage." Yugi said, looking up to her.

"Don't worry, they won't even have the chance to get anywhere near you. I will bestow on you powers that will help protect you if they were to come after you when Yami or Aqua isn't around to drive them away. Now, repeat after me." she said and he nodded.

"'By the powers of Tunare, I call upon the Black Wolf.'" she recited.

"By the powers of Tunare, I call upon the Black Wolf." he repeated.

"Good, now say 'I summon forth the avatars of Water, Wind, Fire and Earth'." she said.

"I summon forth the Avatars of Water, Winds, Fire and Earth." he said back.

"Great now lastly, say 'I summon the mighty Tigers of the Jungle and the Army of Spectres and skeletons of the undead'." she said as she started to weave the spell.

"I summon the mighty Tigers of the Jungle and the Army of Spectres and skeletons of the undead." he said, watching as the aura of the powers he called for surrounded him. Now, with these new powers, you will be able to summon any of those beasts to your aid and if you are to afraid to do so, they will come out to help when needed." Keara said as the aura seeped into him. As the last of the aura seeped into him, he smiled up to Keara and thanked her.

"Yugi, at any cost, I want you to use these powers, not only to help yourself but to help Yami and Aqua from danger if they need it. I know they are strong but strength can only go so far and I worry for them as much as you do. The Mother of all Dragons is just as worried about their health and puts full trust in you to protect them. Please, don't fail in any way." Keara said.

"Don't worry, I won't. I have gotten this far into helping them and I won't let them get hurt again." Yugi said before sitting down in the bed. Keara brought the tray over to him and he ate silently before he finished and she took the plate and bid him a good night before heading back upstairs.

'Yami, Aqua, please be alright.' he thought before falling asleep.

Later that night, when everyone was asleep in the den of jackals, Kyaku came back, sneaking in silently. He made his way towards Bakura and Crimson's cave and when he got inside, he looked around to make sure they were all asleep before he moved to where Ryou slept, ready to take him far away from the den.

Bakura's eyes snapped open and he got up, growling. /"Why are you back? Leave now if you value your life."/ he snarled as he stood in front of Ryou's sleeping form. Kyaku growled and narrowed his only eye at him.

/"Why don't you back off? You think just because you're the leader of the pack you think you deserve everything. Someone such as Ryou shouldn't be given to you."/ he snarled. Bakura snarled and lunged at him unexpectedly, tackling down the larger jackal out to the tunnel leading to his den.

/"Take that back! I care for Ryou because he's in danger! If he wishes to be with me then that's his choice."/ Bakura growled, biting down on the lager jackal's flank. Kyaku cried out in pain and raised his head up enough to bite down on Bakura's neck and threw him off before getting up.

/"You will pay for that. You may be a demon but you still are weak compared to me!"/ Kyaku hissed before lunging at him again. Bakura moved out of the way and jumped onto his back, biting down on the junction of his neck and shoulder.

/"If I'm so weak then pray tell how I was able to defeat you before? I did it with my strength alone and I'll do the same now."/ Bakura said but yelped when Kyaku reared up, slamming him against the hard stone wall behind him, making him loose his grip on him.

He fell to the ground as Kyaku backed up. /"The tables will be turned. You may have taken my position as leader but even I won't go down for such a prize such as Ryou."/ he said and Bakura growled and tackled the larger jackal down once more, biting down harshly on his exposed flank again.

/"You will never get, Ryou. Not while I'm still alive."/ he snarled, biting down harder and causing the other to yelp out more. Sharp claws dug into his flesh and Kyaku knew he was now loosing this battle.

/"Fine! Fine! I'll leave the boy alone! Don't kill me!"/ he cried and Bakura smirked as he let him go, blood dripping off his muzzle. /"Now leave, leave and never return. If I see your face here in the den, I won't give you mercy."/ Bakura said and Kyaku nodded before limping out, taking his damaged pride with him.

Bakura watched as he left before he headed back into his cave, curling up beside Ryou and smiled as he felt the younger move closer to him for warmth. 'No one will take you away from me. I'll fight to the death to keep you by my side.' he thought before he went back to sleep.

Yami and Aqua flew overhead, eyes sharp for any sign of Pegasus or Dartz, their auras low so they wouldn't be detected before them. "Do you think they will be roaming out at this time of night?" Aqua asked.

"I have a feeling they will. They would use this element to try and look for Yugi's friends while ours is not aware of their arrival. They believe this will give them the edge in their life long dream to try and harness our power. But it won't work this time." Yami said and Aqua nodded.

They continued to search, Pyre and Raiyn following behind them silently. They soon felt a pinch of Dartz's aura and they followed that to his location that was steadily getting close to the jackal's den. Aqua snarled and dived down, grabbing him before he could retaliate with his magic and flew off towards Mt Fuji so they wouldn't be found by Pegasus.

They entered a small cavern that was near the mountain before dropping him. "Alright, Dartz. Tell us where Pegasus is." Yami demanded. "Now how would I tell you? You know that we have split up to cover more ground so I wouldn't know where he is. Besides, dealing with me leave your little one in danger." Dartz murmured.

"He won't be in danger. Where he is right now is good enough that Pegasus wouldn't even get near him. And we know that you can find him easily using his aura so tell us where he is." Aqua said.

"I won't tell you. We don't need you ruining our plans for world domination. Our plan has already been set into motion. Once Pegasus find one of you little one's friends, he will have to reveal himself just for their safety. Then we'll kill him agonizingly slowly so we can hear every little pain filled scream his makes and once you find him dead, your rage will be ours." Dartz said with a menacing laugh. Yami roared in anger and plunged his claws into his chest, ripping out his heart with anger. Dartz choked on blood but still looked to them.

"Pegasus will succeed...it won't be long before that boy is dead." Dartz whispered before he slumped over, his magic and aura dissipating. "This was a waste of time. Let's head back. We can search for Pegasus tomorrow night." Yami said, dropping the heart and licked the blood away before flying out of the cavern. Aqua looked back to the dead form of Dartz before leaving as well.

Back at their hideout, Marik, Malik, Toben and Topaz slept, unaware of the danger coming towards them. Pegasus smirked as he looked upon them. 'This is too easy and with Marik and Toben never noticing I was here, finding the boy using his friends will be easy.' he thought as he went towards where Topaz slept.

Malik's eyes fluttered as he heard the quiet steps and tried to figure out who was moving around through his hazed mind. He saw a form pick up Topaz from what he could see and once his eyesight cleared, he gasped, seeing it was Pegasus that had a hold of him and already left before he could react.

'No, he has Topaz!' he thought and quickly woke up Marik and Toben, telling them what happened. "But how! He couldn't have gotten past us without his aura waking us up." Marik said with a snarl. "It may be a long shot but what if he hid his aura just to keep you two from waking up? That could've been a possibility." Malik said, looking to them.

"I would have to agree with him on that. You know Pegasus is trying everything to find out where Yugi is and he might think that his friends know. And he's right so we need to go and save him before he can get that from Topaz."

Both Malik and Marik can see his worry for the other and knew he probably won't give up until Topaz is safe back with them. "Then why are we waiting here for. We need to get going." Malik said and they nodded before they ran out of their hideout, Marik and Toben doing their best to follow Pegasus' scent which is now becoming faint.

Topaz woke up, feeling himself in a cold room and not back in the shared room he and Malik shared with Toben and Marik. 'Where am I?' he thought as he looked around. He heard the sounds of a metal door scratching across the floor and look up, eyes widening when he saw it was Pegasus that came into the room.

"You have something I want to know, boy. Now, I'll let you leave out of here unscathed if you tell me where the boy taking care of Yami and Aqua is." Pegasus demanded. "Never. I won't put my friend in danger because of something you want." Topaz spat, glaring at him.

"Unless you want to die, I suggest you do as I say." He said, magic crackling around his hands. "Now, tell me where the boy is or your life will be the one at stake." he said once more. "I rather die than to put him in danger." Topaz hissed and Pegasus only sighed.

"Guess that will have to be arranged. You had a good run but too bad. Toben will miss you, I can see that, but I'll enjoy his pain." Pegasus said with a smirk and Topaz whimpered but steeled himself for the pain that was coming.

Zypher: And that will be all for this little entry. Sorry for the extremely long wait but like I told you before, I have brain issues so ideas never come to me when I need them. Anyways, hoped you enjoyed and I'll see you all soon.