(Blushes and bangs forehead on desk) I'm so sorry I just realized that I had my anonymous reviewing block on, I unblocked it so now anyone can review me.
Hi (waves) I saw a sign the other day 'unsupervised children will receive a free cup of espresso and puppy.' This sign was posted up in a gift shop to encourage parents to watch their kids.
Warnings: Yaoi, M
Don't own Yugioh.
CHAP 16: Black Wings Of The Night
Buildings and lights flew past them Bakura held out his ring as it guided them to Pegasus, Marik and Bakura landed in front of an abandoned warehouse, the ring's cones pointed straight to the door.
"He's in there" Bakura let the ring go and it vanished before it hit his chest.
"He's the only one in there on the fourth floor," Marik looked up.
"Then lets get this over with, I'd rather be at home with Ryou" Bakura started to walk, Marik at his side they walked to the door and opened it just enough for them to get through, the room was empty and they both kept in the shadows as they moved to the stairs.
"Do you think he knows we're here?" just as Marik had spoken laugher rang out.
"He knows" Bakura looked around, "cut the crap Pegasus" Bakura moved out into the open.
"Well they must want me back if they sent the almighty Bakura and Marik after me," he stepped into view on a level above them.
"We get sent for special cases and you are a very special case aren't you Pegasus," Marik said sarcastically, Bakura chuckled.
"Always with the smart comments, so why did they send you?" he sneered at them leaning on the railing.
"Because we are the best at what we do, so why don't you come down here so we can kick your ass," Bakura beckoned as Marik stood next him.
"I'm not going back," he snapped, Bakura's laugher just grew in volume.
"Who said that you were going back?" Bakura said abruptly glaring at him.
"You've come to collect me, why?" he leant on his elbow, Bakura looked at Marik.
"He's pushing it," he growled Marik just nodded his head in agreement.
"You committed a crime and you have to pay for it, Marik and I will make your departure as painful as possible," he brushed the hair out of his eyes with a hand on his right hip, leaning all his weight on his left hip, Pegasus jumped over the railing and landed a few feet away from them.
"Yes I remember!" he said as if it was tiring, "but that angel is dead and funny enough he looks just like you," he grinned as Bakura trembled with anger.
"You'll pay," Marik's lip pulled back in a sly smirk showing off his unusually long fangs.
"Why so angry?" he put his hands up, "could the angel be alive?" there was something in his voice that Bakura and Marik couldn't pick up on.
"You know that he's dead right?" it was like he knew other wise by his tone as if to get them to tell him. "But I didn't do it he fell himself I had nothing to do with it," he had on an innocent look. That was all Bakura could take he lunged forward, they threw punch for punch. Bakura got more enraged and the energy balls started to be thrown at each other Marik had gotten hit a few times but nothing to bad, but Bakura was exhausted and bleeding in a few places taking most of the hits, Pegasus didn't look much better actually he looked worse in fact.
He had told Marik to stay back and he could take him. Bakura pulled a feather, it glowed and lengthened turning into a sword all in a blink of an eye, he lunged and swung but Pegasus ducked just in time, Bakura brought up his knee and got him in the face knocking him to the ground and he slid to a stop, Bakura jumped in the air and came down with the point of the sword at his throat just nicking the skin.
"I know everything that you did to him," the sword trembled in his grasp as he panted. 'I could kill him' Bakura narrowed his eyes 'you saw what Ryou looked like that night, he deserves it' Bakura tightened his hands on the handle. "No one would blame you… but maybe Ryou if he found out' Bakura snarled as Marik watched standing close by. 'But what Ryou doesn't know won't hurt him, kill him.'
"How could you know unless," Pegasus grinned not phased at all by the sword, "unless he's here and you're protecting him" his grin turned into a smirk. 'Kill him and be done with it, or has Ryou made you … soft' Bakura's eyes narrowed even more.
Bakura raised his sword up, Marik gasped as he caught on to what was going on, 'he wasn't going to collect his soul, Bakura is going to kill him in cold blood' "don't do it" Marik called out as he took a step forward holding his side, the room was filled with a light they looked over to Aki glaring at Pegasus as a few archangels surrounded them with their weapons all pointing at Pegasus.
"Back off Bakura we'll take it from here" she stepped next to him.
"You said that I had the all clear to take him out as I like?" he didn't move his eyes or the sword.
"If you do this then you'll never see Ryou again" she put her small hand on his shoulder, Bakura backhanded her, she slid on the floor and looked up holding her cheek.
"So he is here I knew it," he chuckled, Bakura was pushed away as the archangels grabbed Pegasus and pulled him up to his feet.
"You have a big mouth," Bakura advanced on her and grabbed her with one hand, her body glowed and it changed to one of his size, she pushed him off.
"It was a slip up," she growled, Bakura went for her again and was going to take her head, but Marik held him back.
"You make sure that you keep him this time," he shrugged Marik off, "Not only will I take him out but you as well," Bakura shoved her as he stormed past her.
"Bakura! Tell Ryou I'll be seeing him soon" he laughed, Bakura turned and ran at him his fist drawn back but the angels stopped him, his fist stopped inches from contact.
"Get him out of here," Aki ordered and they nodded then vanished, Bakura fell to his knees on the ground.
"He knows now, knows that I have Ryou and he's alive no thanks to you and your big mouth," Bakura went to stand but fell down again.
"He won't escape this time, I'll make sure of it," she reassured him, Bakura snorted.
"You better your life is on the line as well," he collapsed on the floor, Marik caught him before he hit the floor and lifted him into his arms, he glared at Aki.
"I don't want to see anything happen to Ryou," he shifted his weight.
"Are you with him?" Aki asked surprised.
"No, I couldn't handle seeing Bakura like that the first time he lost Ryou, if it happened again." he looked at the unconscious Bakura, "he would most likely destroy everything this time and I wouldn't be able to stop him," Marik walked past her.
"I'll make sure that that doesn't happen," she vanished.
"I hope so I really do," Marik turned and walked out he stepped outside and leapt into the air then flew off home.
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Ryou had fallen asleep next to Malik as they watched t.v for quite some time. Malik stretched as he got up slowly so not to wake Ryou up, he walked into the hallway and came back with a blanket, he stopped and looked around as his grip tightened on the blanket he quickly laid it over Ryou and ran over to the door, he opened the door and stepped out into the hallway, he narrowed his eyes and searched the darkness as the landlord had not replaced the light bulbs in the hall.
He bit his lip softly he wasn't afraid of the dark anymore. When Marik found Malik he had told him that he shouldn't be afraid of the darkness and when Malik asked why? Marik replied that he lived within it.
He had also asked why he could feel him when he was in trouble or uneasy, Marik had said that it was the bond that they had. He gasped and took a step forward he could sense Marik close by, a few seconds later Marik stepped out of the shadows and walked up to him, Malik ran to his side. "What happened?"
"Got into a fight," Marik shrugged.
"Bakura lost? And you're hurt" Malik closed the door behind them.
"No he didn't, help me with him, I don't want Ryou to see him like this," Marik whispered as he walked into the bathroom, "Malik get him something to wear," Marik sat Bakura on the closed toilet seat and ran the shower. He turned back and started to take off Bakura's clothes and his, he took off the ring and placed it in the sink. Malik came back in and put the boxers on the sink.
"He looks bad, how many were there?" Malik helped Marik take off his shirt.
"One," Marik winked as Malik shook his head.
"I thought that you had stopped," Malik looked away.
"I didn't choose to do it they picked us," Marik growled, "Do you remember the night that Ryou came to us, well fell his way to us?"
"Yes" Malik shivered he remembered he was so badly hurt and bleeding.
"We went after the one that did it to him, he didn't get away he is where he belongs" he hissed as he accidentally rubbed an open wound.
"So he can't hurt Ryou again?" Malik asked, Marik nodded his head as Malik helped him get Bakura into the shower, it wasn't to long that they had finished and Marik was dressing Bakura's wounds, he was still unconscious. Marik lifted him into his arms and walked into Bakura's bedroom.
"Where's Ryou?" Bakura opened an eye then closed it.
"Should we put Ryou in with him?" Malik asked as he pulled the blankets over Bakura.
"We shouldn't and explain everything in the morning," Marik leant down "Ryou will be with us tonight, so just rest" he frowned as Bakura was unconscious again, he turned and walked to the door taking Malik's hand. "Is that alright with you?" Marik asked.
"I don't want him to break more windows." Malik chuckled as he stepped out of the room.
"I should fix your wounds," Malik lead Marik back into the bathroom, Marik watched as Malik's fingers worked he smiled. Malik was so different when he found him so withdrawn he wouldn't even speak to anyone, Marik had thought that he couldn't speak and the boy was a mute. Marik had gotten tutors for him after they had found out that he could speak. Marik and Bakura enrolled him into the local school but Malik had run away in fright.
Bakura and Marik had enrolled into the school with Malik they wanted the teen to have an education. Marik was brought out of his thoughts as his lips were pressed to Malik's, "What was that for?" Malik blushed lightly but because of his tanned skin you couldn't see it that well, Marik shrugged and kissed him again.
"I love you?" Marik purred as Malik wrapped his arms around his neck.
"I love you too" Malik smiled as he stood up and kissed him on the cheek, "we should get to bed," Malik lead Marik out of the room and into the lounge room. Marik winced as he picked Ryou up and walked back to his room, he laid Ryou in the middle of the bed and Malik was on the other side of Ryou. Ryou rolled over and cuddled up to Marik purring as he fell back into his deep slumber again.
"He looks so much like Bakura" Marik blushed as Ryou nuzzled into his chest with a small smile on his lips, a small hint of jealousy flashed through his eyes, that Bakura now had him back.
"Do you think that Bakura is happy now," Malik said a little sadly, Marik had told him of the hard times that Bakura had.
"He is," Marik closed his eyes. Bakura had turned to Marik in more ways than one after Ryou was taken from him he had even been sleeping with them from time to time, when he had felt lonely, they both soon fell asleep.
Ryou shifted in his sleep he was so warm, he noticed that a chest was pushed up against his back and his chest was up against another, he opened his eyes and gasped he couldn't move, he had legs entwined with his and arms over his chest, waist and torso. He looked up to see Marik still asleep, wait Marik? Ryou blinked if he was back then Bakura had to be as well right?
But then where was Bakura? And why wasn't he in bed with him? Instead of these two "morning," Ryou felt the rumble from Marik's chest.
"Umm… m-morning" Ryou blushed, never had he thought of being this close to Marik, he was a little scared of him. "Umm…" Ryou bit his lip and looked down at the well toned chest, his eyes widened feeling very nervous now, "B-B."
"Bakura's in his room, last night didn't go as planed," Marik whispered sleep heavy in his voice, "He was hurt?" Ryou gasped as he started to get up, Marik tightened his hold on him. "He's fine Malik and I cleaned him up and put him to bed."
"Then why am I in your bed?" Ryou had stopped trying to get up.
"Because you might have accidentally hurt him more in your sleep," Marik yawned.
"How did he get hurt, and you?" Ryou had now noticed the bandages on Marik's body and arms. "I could have hurt you," he frowned.
"The guy we had to see wasn't all that nice, but I'm not that badly hurt, but Bakura." Marik sighed Ryou's eyes widened. "Don't get upset, he'll be fine" Marik hugged him Ryou bit his lip feeling uneasy as his heart sped up.
"Are you afraid of me?" Marik looked down at him, Ryou's breath hitched to a stop Marik smirked clearly amused, Ryou didn't answer and looked away, Marik raised an eyebrow at him, "You know I wouldn't hurt you right?" Ryou nodded his head but still didn't look at him. "Look I'm one of Bakura's best friends I've know him longer than you think. It takes a lot for Bakura to like someone and if he likes me than you have nothing to worry about, I'm not into hurting angels, if something was to happen to Bakura, Malik and I would take care of you."
"Is something going to happen to Bakura?" Ryou asked with unshed tears in his eyes.
"No he's fine but I'm saying if something was to happen, you are welcome to stay here with us… how about friends then you and me?" Truth be told Marik hadn't really had anything to do with him since he got here, he was waiting for him to get used to him first, Marik hated heaven as much as Bakura and with what was happening he didn't want Ryou to end up back there.
"I'd like that," Ryou whispered "but I'm worried about Bakura." Marik nodded his head "you can trust me as much as Bakura" Ryou couldn't place the look that Marik had in his eyes he let go of Ryou, who moved Malik's arms and legs from his, Malik mumbled as he rolled over to the other side of the bed. Ryou climbed out of the bed going over the top of Marik but he slipped and landed on him nose to nose and he blushed. "Sorry." Ryou looked up as Marik ran his finger unconsciously over his cheek.
"Just like Bakura, in away," with that Marik pulled Ryou closer and brushed his lips over Ryou's. Ryou panicked eyes widening as he pushed away Marik had let go and Ryou fell off the bed onto the floor with a yelp, Malik sat up and looked around just in time to see Ryou run out of the room Malik shot Marik an accusing look.
"What did you do?" Malik growled as he got up leaving the room.
"What?" Marik rolled over and buried his head under the pillow.
TBC
Umm well tell me what your thoughts are R&R (smiles and waves)
