Falling From Grace
Ladygodess: Just to let you know, that in the last chap Ryou was hit by a plane on the way down to Earth, then he falls through Bakura's roof. I know that I probably didn't make that too clear for everyone. Yes it is amazing that Ryou manages to live through the shit that we all put him through in these ff, he's one-tuff cookie hey?
Disclaimers: still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, if I did OH boy! I wouldn't be writing this, I would be lying about on a beach chair somewhere.
Warnings: Are the same as before M just to let you know, I hate to write it every time so just for you it has Yaoi.
CHAP 2: The Unknown
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Bakura was the first to wake the next morning, more like the afternoon. The boy-thing hadn't woken up yet. Bakura rubbed his eyes free of sleep, looking at the sleeping boy on the couch he sighed and stood up, he stretched his muscles. Marik and Malik where sprawled out on the floor, they weren't elegant sleepers.
He walked into the kitchen and fixed up some breakfast, and sat at the table, Malik had woken up and followed Bakura into the kitchen. He sat next to Bakura and started to eat off the same plate. Bakura didn't mind, Malik was a bottomless pit, it was better to feed him then have him upset.
"Do you think he'll wake up soon?" Malik asked as he took a mouthful.
"I'm not sure he is in a very bad way" he mumbled still half a sleep.
"Do you think it can talk?" Malik mused, as he knew that he would be getting on his nerves.
"What is this? twenty questions?" Bakura growled getting very annoyed. "Look I know as much as you do, so just stop!" he glared at the other then started to eat again. Malik went to say something else. "Malik if you open your mouth again, you'll find my foot in it." Bakura gave him a warning glare again, he was not a morning person or afternoon for that matter. Malik closed his mouth and shrugged then started to eat again.
Marik walked into the room "he's waking up" he said then left the room, Bakura dropped his fork and ran into the lounge room with Malik following him.
Ryou woke and blinked a few times everything was blurry. He sat up rubbing his eyes, Bakura knelt down next to him, and he curiously placed a hand on his shoulder. "How are you feeling?" Bakura asked it was a long shot, but he had to do something other than look at him.
"Please…. I'll do anything you ask, just don't hurt me anymore" Ryou started to sob brokenly into his hands he hadn't really looked around. Bakura wasn't sure on what to do, it was obvious that he had been hurt badly, but by whom?
"No ones going to hurt you, what's your name?" Bakura asked softly looked over his shoulder to see Malik and Marik staring at them.
"Ryou" he said through his sobs, he looked at Bakura through his fingers. Bakura pulled his hands away from his face. Ryou was just now confused then he looked around the room, he wasn't sure where he was now and who he was with.
"Okay Ryou, where did you come from?" Bakura asked. Ryou looked at him, as if he was going to bite him.
"What?" Ryou whispered as he tilted his head to the side, he didn't know what he was asking.
"Do you know where you came from?" Bakura asked again getting a little frustrated, but not letting it show he didn't want to scare Ryou more then he already was.
"I don't know, I can't remember." Ryou started to sob again, but then stopped and looked at Bakura. "But you won't send me back will you?" Ryou begged he wasn't sure why he didn't want to go back but something told him that he shouldn't.
"Do you know what happened to you?" Bakura asked raising an eyebrow, Ryou wasn't really telling him much.
"I… I… umm… I don't know" Ryou sobbed into his hands again, Bakura sat on the couch, pulling Ryou into his arms. Marik and Malik's mouth hung open not believing that Bakura just hugged him. He rubbed his back and whispered comforting words into his ear. Ryou calmed down enough for Bakura to let him go and look at him. "Do you know where I come from?" Ryou asked hoping that at least he might know.
"No sorry I don't, but you're safe here" Bakura said as he stood up. Ryou nodded his head, as Bakura walked over to Marik and Malik. "What do we do now?" Bakura sighed he knew that they were listening in the whole time.
"I have no I idea," Marik looked thoughtful, even he was at a loss. "But it did look like he went through hell and back," Marik whispered as he looked over. As they were talking Malik sat down next to Ryou. "But you know if you're going to help him out. Then we have to hid the wings on his back," Marik pointed out.
"I know, that's if he can" Bakura rubbed his temples as if to get rid of a headache that was there.
"You know, it's not really safe for him here, or for us if he stays?" Marik looked at the ground frowning.
"Marik you are my best friend and all, you are going to help me with him, and everything will be fine" Bakura commanded.
"If they find out, he will be in a lot of trouble, and I would hate to see what they would do with you" Marik looked worried at Bakura.
"You've had Malik for a few years, and has anyone found out?" Bakura asked crossing his arms over his chest. Marik had found Malik half dead on the street, his father sent him out to make money, one night he was beaten and raped, then left for dead.
"No, but he's human though, there is a big deference, as he's something else" Marik whispered as he pointed at Ryou.
"Then keep your mouth shut, and help me keep him a secret," Bakura stated.
"Fine but if he is found out, don't ask me to help" Marik glared at the other. Bakura rolled his eyes, he knew that Marik didn't mean it if he was to get into trouble Marik would be there just for the fun of hurting someone.
As Bakura and Marik continued their conversation, Malik was sitting next to Ryou "Are you hungry?" Malik smiled at him as he knelt down. Ryou nodded his head yes, Malik stood up and held out his hand for Ryou. Ryou took his hand reluctantly, Malik pulled him up to his feet, and led him into the kitchen. "I'm not sure what we have, for you, but" Malik said as he rummaged through the fridge. Ryou saw the fruit on the counter, he picked up an apple and started to eat. Malik heard the munching and looked over his shoulder, he blinked and stood up walking over. "Vegetarian huh…. Ryou right?" Malik smiled.
"What's your name?" Ryou smiled happily as he ate the apple.
"Malik," he gave just a bigger smile.
"So what are we going to do with him, we have school tomorrow?" Marik asked, not that he was going to let him run lose in his home while they were away for the day. Bakura looked over at the couch and sighed, Ryou wasn't there.
"Malik!" he called out. As he walked into the kitchen seeing the two eating happily, he shook his head, "that's all we need another bottomless pit," Bakura groaned. Ryou bumped his wing against the wall, he screamed out and fell to his knees, Bakura ran over and help him up, "can I look at that wing for you?" Bakura felt a little stupid asking, Ryou bit his lip as tears welled up in his eyes from the pain.
"I promise that I won't hurt you" Bakura smiled reassuringly. Ryou nodded his head Bakura moved around to his back and looked at the wing, "it's broken." Bakura hissed, the bone was sticking out of the flesh. "Marik, get the first aid kit" Bakura led Ryou back into the lounge room.
He sat Ryou down on the couch, Marik walked in with the kit in hand and gave it to Bakura who looked through it. He found the bandages, "we'll have to set the bone," Bakura said to Ryou.
"This is going to hurt" Marik added, "We'll have to hold you down, while we set the bone into place, okay?" Marik looked over to Malik. "You can hold him for us" he said to Malik. Ryou had a worried look on his face, Bakura reassured him that it would only hurt for a little while.
Ryou braced himself and the three proceed to fix the protruding bone. After they had set the bone, Ryou had put up a bit of a fight during the whole thing, as it was painful if it wasn't for Malik holding him down he would have caused more injury to himself and the other three. When they had finished Bakura ran his hands over Ryou's other wing to see if that one was alright. He must have missed the broken wing last night. While they were off guard Ryou pushed them away as he jumped up to his feet and ran across the room.
Bakura and Marik looked wide eyed at Ryou's action they saw him trembling. Bakura walked over curiously and knelt down next to him, he put his hand on Ryou's head "hey what's wrong?" he asked it was strange he was never like this. Normally he wouldn't give a shit, but something about Ryou brought the softer side of him out. Ryou threw himself at Bakura and sobbed into his arms.
"I'm sorry," Ryou buried is head into Bakura's shoulder again. Bakura then noticed he was bleeding through the bandages from different places on his body, "How about we get you cleaned up again and re-bandage your wounds?" Bakura asked as he rubbed his back, Ryou nodded his head.
"I hurt every where," Ryou whimpered as he lifted his head up to Bakura, "You never told me your name?"
"It's Bakura, and that's Marik" he nodded his head at Marik who just smiled. Bakura then helped Ryou into the bathroom and ran him a bath, he helped Ryou take off all the bandages "what happened to you?" Bakura asked as he put them into the sink with water and bleach to clean them.
"I don't remember" Ryou said as he stood there, unsure of what to do. Bakura sighed as he ran a hand through his hair.
"Do you know anything, at all? That you can remember," he asked "oh, and you have to take them off, if you want to get into the water" Bakura motioned to the boxers, as he turned around so Ryou could get into the bath.
"No, nothing at all, where am I anyway?" Ryou asked as he pulled of his boxers, and got into the bath, he hissed at the water burning his half open wounds.
"Okay, lets just say that your not from here, this is what you would call Earth, and I hope that you get your memories back soon" Bakura walked to the door.
"Where are you going?" Ryou panicked he liked Bakura he felt safe around him.
"Just to get you some clothes that's all, I'll be right back" Ryou nodded his head as Bakura walked out of the room. He found Malik on the way to the lounge room. "Malik I need some clothes for Ryou" Bakura asked as he continued to walk to the lounge room Malik walked off to get the said clothes.
He sat down next to Marik "I called someone to come and fix the skylight for you"
"Good I'd like my room back" Bakura said as he lent back. Bakura didn't know how Ryou managed to fall through the roof, but if he fell then he fell far and he was surprised that he didn't die from the short stop at the end of a long drop.
"How is he?" Marik asked.
"Better I think, he seems so trusting" Bakura lent forward and looked at his hands.
"That could be a problem later on" Marik stood up.
"I still think he's an angel," Malik said as he walked into the room with some old clothes that didn't fit him anymore.
"Well it's a long shot, he has the wings," Marik said. Bakura stood up and took the clothes from Malik and walked to the bathroom. Marik stopped him half way.
"Just don't get attached to him, once he knows where he comes from he'll want to go back, and he'll most likely hate you" Marik sighed heavily.
"He'll only hate me once he knows who I really am" Bakura gave Marik a sad look but knew that he was right. He then turned and walked into the bathroom, Ryou was standing there with a towel around his hips, and the water was dripping from his hair and down his body. Bakura unconsciously licked his lips, Ryou saw the look that Bakura was giving him. He stepped back, his back legs hit the tub, Bakura realized what he did and shook his head "I'll leave these here for you" he placed the clothes on the sink and walked to the door.
Ryou walked over and looked at them, he had never seen clothes before. "Bakura could you umm…. Help me?" Ryou blushed. Bakura stopped dead in his tracks, and turned his head with an eyebrow raised. He helped Ryou dress and, re-bandage his wounds again but when it came to putting on the top.
"Can you do something with the wings," Bakura held up the top examining it "but I can put a holes in the shirt for your wings" Bakura said thoughtfully, but as he said that Ryou retracted his wings into his back as if he never had them before. But his back looked like one big tattoo of the wings. "Okay, well, that helps." He once again helped Ryou into his clothes and left the bathroom together. This whole thing was going to be interesting for them.
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Ladygodess: Hope that it wasn't to boring for you, the other characters will be coming up in the next chapter, not much or it will blow the story plot for you. I had the biggest brain storm on this story. I can't wait for you to read more. But don't forget that they all have secrets of their own. I think that I might have stuck to the plot this time, but I'm bad at keeping them, but I don't think that anyone cares. n.n;
I have another story in the works, I'm making it darker then any of the other stories that I have done so far, I've called it In The Shadows so keep your eyes open for it, it's a BxR MxM YxY SxJ and others, I'll give you a bit of a summary in the next chapter if your all good.
Just to let you know that I haven't given up on this story. But it will be updated more frequently for you. NOW! That I don't have a writer's block. A lot more and that I'm on chapter 5 so far. So R&R so I know that it's liked. (Smiles and waves)
