Warnings: M, Yaoi, so if you don't like then don't read.
Do not own Yugioh just the plot for this story.
CHAP 14: Escape
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Ryou gave a soft sigh and watched his breath blow away in the air, he had a feeling that he was forgetting something or he should know something but what? It was eating at him from the depths of his mind screaming for his attention to listen to his subconscious, but when he tried it would vanish and there would be nothing but his own thoughts. He was brought back to the real world when Bakura pulled him closer as the air became cold, Ryou shivered and tried to get even closer to him Bakura took off his jacket and wrapped it around him.
"This is the place," Marik stopped and pointed out a tall building that towered over the treetops.
"Not bad, what do we know about it?" Malik asked with interest.
"That the biggest collection of gems and jewelry in the world." Marik grinned along with Bakura as they looked over the building from a distance.
"Yugi take Ryou over to the pond, but I warn you," Bakura growled.
"Yeah, yeah," Yugi said as he took Ryou's hand and led him away, Malik pulled out a small camera and took a few photos.
"This shouldn't be to hard," said Seto.
"No balconies and we can't just walk in the doors," Yami pointed out. "It won't be easy to get in then"
"We could get Ryou to help us," Bakura shrugged.
"You're going to corrupt an angel?" Yami raised an eyebrow at him as he shoved his hands into his pockets.
"No, he could help us get in and assist Malik on watching the grounds," Bakura started to walk again.
"They are having a tour through the place. We should take it tomorrow, or some time this week," Malik added, everyone agreed just as Yugi and Ryou walked up to them.
They walked into the apartment, Malik and Ryou walked into the kitchen to make dinner, Marik and Bakura walked into there own rooms to put away the new items that they had bought.
Marik and Bakura ran out into the hall and shared a look, "Aki" Marik whispered to Bakura as their black wings unfolded from there backs. A white light flashed through the hall as the small girl was standing there.
"What do you want?" Bakura growled as he glanced over at the kitchen door and hoped that Ryou wasn't going to come out.
"Pegasus has escaped. I got word just a few minutes ago, the higher angels read his mind the other day when you were there and they know now what he did to Ryou and a few others, you have the all clear to collect him as you see fit," she gave them a look. "I'm sorry for not noticing before." She looked at the ground as she did feel bad even being evil as she was, Ryou was supposed to be under her care.
"I didn't even know myself, no one knew," Bakura didn't let down his guard, he didn't want an argument as Ryou would come out and spot them, Bakura's wings then vanished as if they were never there as did Marik's.
"You must watch Ryou at all times he'll come for him," Aki growled. "I think it's best that you give Ryou his ring back just in case."
"I haven't told him, he doesn't even now of the power that he has," Bakura grabbed onto the ring under his shirt.
"This is the time to do it, you must wake his power, Pegasus will kill him if he gets his hands on him, he needs to be able to defend himself," Marik pointed out.
"I can't, he'll blame me for everything," Bakura turned around to walk back into the bedroom. "But doesn't he think Ryou's dead anyway?"
"I don't know anymore, since you showed up it might have changed his mind, we'll help keep an eye on things as best we can," Aki said softly.
"And I'll help you tell Ryou," Marik put a hand on his shoulder.
"No, Ryou will not know about this, he's jumpy as it is and if we tell him that he's out and what I am it will only frighten him more." Bakura stopped not wanting to go on. As the kitchen door opened Aki vanished within a blink of an eye, Malik and Ryou were holding plates of food, they walked into the lounge room to watch t.v and eat.
It was half way through the movie when Ryou leant into Bakura, "I'm going to bed," he yawned, Bakura nodded his head and kissed Ryou on the cheek, he walked to the bedroom opening the door and closed it softly behind himself, he took off his shirt and laid it over the chair but stopped as his back was pressed into a firm chest with a hand on his torso running down slowly, then made it's way up his inner thigh and over his hip then up his side, meanwhile the other hand was kneading his chest. Ryou's heart stopped as the touch was cold, he was turned around quickly and his lips were pressed against another's lips, Ryou's eyes widened as he stared into brown eyes with sliver hair down one side.
Ryou pushed him away and fell against the wall fear hitched his breath to a stop as he stared at Pegasus, he opened his mouth to scream but nothing came out not even air as his throat constricted.
"Ryou!" Bakura gave him a shake as he wasn't breathing, his eyes were unfocused and dull "Ryou dammit snap out of it," Bakura clicked his fingers in front of his face, Ryou gasped as he blinked a few times coming face to face with Bakura's worried look "you fazed out on me."
"He was here?" Ryou's voice broke.
"Who?" Bakura looked around the room as he had followed Ryou up to the room and was behind him by only a few minutes, if anyone were in here he would have seen them. Bakura pulled him off the wall and into his arms. "I'm here now," he brushed his hair out of his eyes. Bakura lifted his chin to look into his eyes "Are you alright?"
"Yeah I must have been daydreaming," Ryou ran a hand through his hair, he was safe and with Bakura and away from heaven, he gave Bakura a weak smile, Bakura just smirked as he pressed his lips against Ryou's and everything that had happened was gone from his mind. Ryou had to hold onto Bakura's shirt as his knees felt like they were going to buckle on him, Bakura pushed him back to the bed, the backs of Ryou's knees hit the bed and he fell backwards taking Bakura with him, they landed softly on the bed not braking the kiss at all, but the need for air came and Bakura moved down to his neck placing light nips and licks as he went.
"Bakura?" Ryou bit his lip to hold back the soft moan, Bakura just smirked as he continued knowing that Ryou would stop him if he went to far.
"Shhh… its okay," Bakura leant up and gave him a reassuring smile, he wanted to tell Ryou that they had done this so many times before, Ryou's heart and body remembered him, but Ryou was one to listen to his head. He nodded his head for Bakura to continue and he moved more down Ryou's body, running his hands up Ryou's sides and down again kneading the soft skin as they went, Ryou arched his back into Bakura's body, he reached out his hands, shaking as he pulled Bakura's shirt off as well and discarded it on the floor next to the bed.
Bakura ran his hands over the hem of the jeans that he wore he pulled his hands away running them back to Ryou's chest again, he licked his lips dry as he leant down and pressed his body flat against Ryou's and he kissed him passionately, every inch of his body was touching the angel under him, he ran his hand up Ryou's thigh and over his hip.
Ryou ran his hand down Bakura's side to the edges of his pants on his hips and rested them there, "Is this right what we're doing? I mean you and me?"
"Yes," Bakura answered with out hesitation his smirk turned into a smile, "Do you think that it is right you and me?"
"Yes" he pulled Bakura down for a heated kiss they separated slowly, Bakura shortly rolled off and wrapped his arms around Ryou and he pulled up the blankets over them. Bakura continued to kiss and stroke Ryou's hair, he chuckled as Ryou started to purr and was nuzzling him back like a cat would. Bakura was amused just how Ryou had warmed up to him in just a short time maybe somewhere in Ryou he remembered what they were along time ago. Ryou buried his face into Bakura's chest and mumbled something that Bakura didn't hear. "I didn't get that?" Bakura frowned, as he didn't get an answer, he moved back a bit and chuckled as Ryou had fallen asleep already, Bakura sighed contently as he closed his eyes.
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Ryou flapped his white wings as he looked around, his hair blew in his eyes every now and then as the clouds rushed by him but he didn't see the big dark figure loom over him until the shadow was cast on the clouds below. Ryou gasped as he turned over wide eyed he was tackled and both bodies fell to the field below, they rolled down the hill and came to a stop, panting.
"Look at what I've caught, an angel do you know what I do to angels that are out on their own?" Ryou shook his head as he looked up at the other on top of him pinning him firmly to the soft grass, but then his eyes widened, he started to squirm under his captor and began giggling as he was being tickled.
"S-stop… p-please" Ryou laughed even harder, the other stopped his hand and smirked Ryou gasped taking in the needed air.
"How have you been?" Bakura asked as he looked down at Ryou with his hand on either side of his head.
"Fine now that you're here… where have you been?" Ryou brushed his bangs out of his eyes.
"Around, I had a few places to go and see," Bakura rolled off him and lay on the grass next to him looking up at the sky.
"I know, but your gone so much and I miss your company, it's just hard when your not here" Ryou sat up and looked away, Bakura gave him a curious look.
"Why is it hard? You're an angel in training now, you should be happy"
"It's the other angels, they keep their distance from me and whisper things behind my back, they think that I can't hear them but I do, they think I'm strange," he said with a few tears, Bakura growled angels could be just as spiteful as demons from time to time and they were picking on him, he extended his hand and gently pulled down Ryou's chin to look him in the eyes.
"They are just jealous of you, like I can blame them… I'm here for a few days, so I'm all yours." Bakura smirked, Ryou squealed as he threw his arms around Bakura's neck practically choking the air out of him. He hugged Ryou in return, he knew that he wasn't supposed to be involved with an angel even if he was made into one, but Bakura didn't care at all as he loved Ryou more than anything that this world had to offer him and they had been together for a good number of years now in secret. Everyone knew of Bakura and his exotic looks, he had trouble with a few angels and demons wanting to show their affection, but it was more lust than anything else, Ryou on the other hand was different he loved Bakura for who he was.
He had also contained Ryou's power in the ring that he wore around his neck under his robes. The higher archangels had been looking for the ring to return it to the baby's soul room but still hadn't found it. After a while of rolling around in the fields playing, Ryou and Bakura walked side by side down the paths looking at the scenery not touching each other as there was no need to, they were just content basking in the presence of each other but Ryou got a few looks of jealously by passing angels.
Bakura saw the looks that Ryou was getting as his head was cast downwards, he nudged Ryou with his elbow playfully as an attempt to cheer him up. Ryou couldn't help but smile back at him. They soon made it to Ryou's quarters without being seen, Bakura put up a sound barrier and one for sight, so others wouldn't hear them or see them. Bakura pulled Ryou to the bed and began passionately kissing him, as it was really the only time that they could be together without worrying about being seen.
The next morning Bakura paced back and fourth, he had to go and see Marik, he had to leave Ryou for about two hours and Ryou had promised to meet him at the bridge by the lake that ran right through heaven. He growled impatiently as he had been waiting there for an hour and a half already, he couldn't take it anymore and he spread his black wings and flew off to find Ryou.
He was drawn to the great hall, he heard yelling from inside and he pushed open the doors then walked in, a group of angels and archangels were gathered around something. "I chose him over you! I don't want to be an angel anymore!" Ryou cried out as tears fell down his face, Bakura ran forward roughly pushing a few angels out of the way, he grabbed Ryou by the shoulders. "Bakura!" Ryou started to sob in the folds of his robes.
Ryou was roughly pulled away from Bakura, "Let me go! I'm an Angel I have free will! That free will is what made me choose him over all of you! Do YOU hear that! I choose a demon over the almighty, and I would choose him again. Free me! I want to be with him!" Ryou screamed and struggled, his ragged harsh cries demanding attention.
Bakura growled as he lunged at them knocking them to the ground but as his back was turned Ryou was grabbed again, "Why are you doing this?" he stopped as a knife was put to Ryou's throat.
"We knew of your relationship that you had with him and an angels love for a demon is forbidden," a voice boomed from above him, Bakura growled as he looked at Ryou who was crying.
"I chose him! Let me go!" Ryou screamed as the ring appeared on his chest and glowed his power was starting to unleash itself, a wave ran through the room knocking angels away. As orders were made to confine him, Ryou sank to the ground utterly defeated. "Please let me go. I would trade immortality for him. I love him!" he sobbed as Bakura gathered him in his arms again.
"I love you" Bakura kissed him on the lips as he pulled back, his eyes darted around the hall scanning everyone as they got up, Ryou gasped all of a sudden and fell limp in Bakura's arms.
"What have you done to him?" he looked into dull lifeless brown eyes his heart jumped into his this throat along with the bad taste of bile in his mouth as he ran his thumb over his cheek silently asking for a reply to the question that came with the touch.
"We erased all his memories including ones of you, the love the boy had for you we could not allow it to continue," the same voice said again.
"WHY! What did he do to deserve this, but love ME?" Bakura's left eye twitched.
"You are a reaper of souls and you can not love… and you have tainted him"
"You can only taint an angel if they are unwilling, he gave himself to me of his own free will," Bakura defended their affections for each other.
"Well it won't matter, as you'll never see him again," Bakura tightened his hold on Ryou protectively and raised his power around himself and Ryou. But then he vanished. Bakura looked down at the empty space in his arms where Ryou fit so perfectly in. His thoughts too much to bare he lost all sense of control and fell to his knees, screaming, he started to pounded the floor with balled fists and his black wings beat furiously around him.
He stopped abruptly and got up to his feet looking up his hair casting a shadow over his face "you have made a mistake no one takes what's mine," Bakura said lowly narrowing his tear filled eyes dangerously at them, "I'll give you one chance to give him back to me," he was shaking with rage.
"We know what happened in that lab that you made him in, do you think that you could hide that from us? Also the reaper that you killed to keep the boy safe and with you." The angel stood up and leant over the railing, Bakura plucked a feather from his wings it glowed and grew in length as it turned into a sword, he threw it up into the air and it spun the light catching the sliver blade every now and then, as every eye in the room was on it but Bakura's, it severed the head off the angel that dare take Ryou from him, the head fell to his feet along with the sword, angels cried out and fled the hall.
"Chance gone," he stormed out of the hall, no one stopped him they were to stunned at the head that rolled on the floor, soon the fall of heaven followed.
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Bakura sat up in bed tears filled his eyes as they mixed with sweat, "Ryou!" he gasped looking to where Ryou was supposed to be sleeping but wasn't there, he threw off the blankets and ran out of the room, he shielded his eyes with his hand from the morning sun. "Ryou!" he called out again and panic started to eat away at him.
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TBC
Ladygodess: The evil cliffhanger (growls) even I hate them in stories as well, so I'll update soon for you. I wonder what happened to Ryou? (Laughs insanely)
R&R people thanks.
