Hey everyone, I was doing some stuff on my computer and I deleted my story Falling From Grace. So I had to start from this chap and I was close to finishing it as well (sighs). So here you go happy reading people.
Warning: M and Yaoi
Disclaimer don't own Yugioh
CHAP 20: Missing
Bakura and Ryou walked through the door of the apartment only to be tackled by Malik and Marik asking. "Where were you? What happened? Is everything okay?" Bakura pushed them away and wrapped his arms around Ryou and rested his chin on Ryou's head.
"First off, Ryou and I are officially together and he is now apart of this dysfunctional family." Malik and Marik stared at Bakura then Ryou. Malik was the first to respond as he jumped onto Ryou who just caught him and Malik hugged him. "I wouldn't have it any other way." Marik nodded his head in agreement as he ruffled Ryou's hair playfully. Ryou blushed and buried his face into Malik's shoulder.
"Alright leave him alone." Bakura took Ryou's hand and pulled him way, "We need to shower and change." They both walked off to the bathroom.
Marik watched as the door closed and sighed he was relieved that Ryou now knew what they were and hoped that Bakura told him the truth. A knock on the door he groaned in annoyance "I'll get it!" Malik walked over to the door and opened it, he frowned as a police officer stood there in uniform.
"Hi I'm after a Malik Ishtar?" He asked as his eyes scanned the room behind Malik. Marik walked up and stood behind Malik looking over his shoulder.
"What do you want with him?" Marik asked as he put a hand around Malik's shoulder and pulled him back a bit, the mans blue eyes snapped to Marik.
"Oh, his wallet was found a few blocks back and was brought to us, no money in it though, but that's to be expected right?" he laughed as he held up the wallet.
"Yeah" Marik narrowed his eyes there was just something off about this guy.
"Well looking at the ID… you must be him," he handed it over to Malik but before he could take it, Marik snatched it up.
"Thanks!" Marik said as he went to close the door, the officer put his hand out and stopped the door from closing.
"I have other inquires to talk about… if you don't mind if I come in," he asked, Marik growled as he opened the door for him and stepped aside. Once in Marik closed the door and folded his arms over his chest as he kept Malik behind himself a little.
"Well the other night there was a fight in that same alley as the wallet was found, where a guy's arm was badly hurt, do you know anything about it at all?" Bakura walked out he had heard everything.
"No we were walking through it to get to a nightclub," Bakura lent on the wall with his arms crossed over his chest as well.
"But when we got to the nightclub I realized that I had lost my wallet," Malik spoke up for the first time. Ryou came out and stopped at the sight of the new comer and stood next to Bakura. The guy just stared at Ryou for a few minutes and grinned then looked at Marik.
"So you all live here?" He asked as he pointed to Bakura and Ryou.
"Yes those two are my younger bothers," Marik growled a little he didn't like this one bit, too many questions, Ryou looked a little confused on what was going on.
"So your all related then?" he asked as his eyes landed on Ryou again.
"Yes," Bakura hissed, the policemen nodded his head.
"Well I think I have all that I need," his eyes went up to Bakura and he gasped as Bakura was now right in front of him.
"Bakura!" Marik growled as he uncrossed his arms and took a step forward.
"Then I'll see you to the door," Bakura grinned looking truly demonic as he grabbed the man by the upper arm and led him to the front door. "Thanks for stopping by," Bakura closed the door in his face.
"Who was that?" Ryou asked he hadn't moved from his spot.
"No one," Bakura growled Malik grabbed Ryou's hand and led him into the lounge room to watch t.v, Marik and Bakura sat at the table talking.
The phone ran Marik rolled his eyes as he got up and answered it he listened for a few minutes and then hung up the phone, "that was Mai, she's locked out of her house," Marik walked off down the small hallway into his room then came back out.
"She probably put in the wrong code, again." Bakura got up and walked over to Ryou, Marik came in putting stuff into his bag.
"Malik don't go anywhere until we come back and don't answer the door."
"Yes mom" Malik rolled his eyes as Ryou giggled but stopped as Bakura lent over and kissed his cheek as he took his jacket from the back of the couch and stood up.
Marik walked to the door with Bakura right behind him, they used the stairs down to the carport, Marik mounted his motorbike and kicked it into life. Bakura climbed on the back and wrapped his arms around Marik's waist. "Hold on" they speed off down the street.
"This is the place and they're in there so let's go," Keith said as he watched the motorbike drive down the street. Unknowing to them they were being followed, the newcomer looked up at the building and frowned he waved a hand and any form of magic could not be used, the last thing that he needed was unwanted guests. They moved to the carport. "You know what to do just give us time to get out." Keith said as he walked to the stairs, he had to thank his friend for the fake uniform.
"Yeah, you won't have much time as soon as I light it," he held up a container of flammable liquid in it and a lighter as well.
"Just don't blow yourself up," he said as he walked up the stairs. They soon moved down the hall to the door that they needed.
Ryou walked out of Bakura's room and sat down in the chair with a book that he found under Bakura's bed, it was old and worn but it was one of his favourite stories that he loved to read when he was in heaven. He jumped to his feet as the front door was kicked in, Keith and his men ran into the room.
Keith went for Ryou but before he could reach him Malik came running in with a baseball bat, he swung it and hit Keith on the shoulder sending him to the floor, he tightened his grip on it as he stood in front of Ryou. "Get out!" he yelled at them.
"You punk, you'll pay for that," he pointed to Malik and three guys rushed him tackling him to the ground, Malik threw punches and profanities at them as he wasn't going down without a fight.
All of a sudden Keith was thrown to the wall the three guys let Malik go and ran over to their boss only to have the same thing happen to them. Ryou helped Malik up but both gasped as Malik was ripped from Ryou's hold and into the hands of the new comer.
"Malik?" Ryou ran forward a bit but stopped as laugher rang through out the room, his blood ran cold as Pegasus appeared.
"Well my pet you have caused a lot of trouble," he grinned.
"Let him go and get out!" Ryou growled his wings unfolded from his back. Pegasus looked at Malik then Ryou "well if that's how you feel, then I will," he turned with Malik in his grasp a hand around Malik's neck and the other holding Malik's arm behind his back at a painful angle. "Do you want to replace Ryou?" he asked Malik.
"No don't!" Ryou cried out. Pegasus stopped and raised an eyebrow. "I-I'll go back with you." Ryou said as tears started to well up in his eyes. Pegasus threw Malik to the side he hit the wall and slid down it landing on the floor.
"You'll die for this" Malik spat as Pegasus walked up to Ryou, Ryou jumped again as a loud bell rang out he covered his ears with his hands.
"GO! Ryou fly away!" Malik called out, Pegasus kicked him in the face knocking him out cold with the rest of them.
Ryou turned and ran for the window, he would get Bakura and come back with help after he lost Pegasus, before Ryou could reach the glass sliding doors Pegasus pushed him threw it, the glass smashed cutting Ryou in some places. Ryou's body jerked with a sob as he fought to hold them back. "This is only a taste of what you're going to get." The sound of crunching glass under his boots as he grabbed Ryou and slung him over his shoulder and vanished.
Bakura groaned in frustration as he stood up, "I have forgotten something that I need to finish the job, I'll have to go home and get it and then come back."
"Well if you like you can come back tomorrow and bring Ryou with you he sounds adorable, though I don't know why someone like him is with someone like you?" she played with a piece of her hair.
"That's what I thought too," Marik chuckled as he put an arm around Bakura's shoulders.
"He knows what he's getting into and he's happy" Bakura huffed as he walked off to the door Mai opened it for them.
"So tomorrow then?" she winked, both boys gave her a smile and nodded, they climbed onto the motorbike Bakura on the back as they drove off.
Twenty minutes later Marik stopped and gasped Bakura looked around to see people in the street along with police, ambulances and fire department "Look!" Marik pointed, Bakura turned his gaze in the direction that Marik was pointing and black smoke pouring out of the top of the building.
"GO!" Bakura lightly hit his helmet, Marik revved the bike as he moved through the people running around trying to help out. They both jumped off and went to run into the building only to be stopped by a policewoman.
"You can't go in there it's to dangerous." She said.
"Out of my way!" Bakura growled as he waved a hand and everything in the street stopped frozen in time, "lets go," as he had said that Marik was already running for the door.
As they ran inside time came back and they were thrown up against the wall by a burst of flames, Marik got up and went to the stairs Bakura right behind him, people who lived in the building were trying to get out with a few things that they owned or were of value to them.
The stairwell was full of smoke and flames with the roof coming down on them, Bakura leapt up and grabbed onto the railing two flights up, Marik did the same. Bakura jumped to the next one and over the railing and to the door, he touched the door, "it's hot."
"The hallway must be a light," Marik mumbled as he took a step back and used his arm to move Bakura back as well. He placed his hands out in front of him and clapped them together as a wind picked up blowing their hair and clothes around, the door all of a sudden the door blew down the hallway and the flames blew out. Without a word Marik ran down the hall as new flames replaced the old ones.
Bakura kicked down the door to their apartment running inside, they found Malik on the floor unconscious with other guys. "What the?" Marik said as he walked over and picked Malik up into his arms he looked over to see Bakura with the ring out and glowing.
The cones on the ring fell and the glow faded, "he's not here" Bakura growled as he picked up Keith giving him a shake to wake him up.
"What happened here?" Bakura growled then noticed that it was the police officer from before. "You, what did you do with Ryou?"
"I don't know! I was attacked as well I didn't see anything I swear!" he grovelled.
A blue light surrounded Keith and the light left his body and shot straight up through the ceiling taking his soul, Bakura dropped the empty body. Marik coughed as he pulled Malik closer to his body. "We have to get out of here!" Marik moved to the glass sliding doors and out onto the balcony. Bakura stopped at seeing the blood on the broken glass.
Marik jumped off the railing, Bakura turned and looked into the apartment a worried look and thoughts, 'have I checked everywhere?' he took a step towards the glass "could he still be in there?' another step.
"Bakura you looked, he's not there, lets get over to Yami's before we're seen!" Marik called out. "BAKURA!" he yelled, Bakura turned around and looked at him, Marik gave him a look, Bakura looked so lost and unsure what to do. "Bakura he's not in the apartment, we'll find him I promise you, but you have to come with me now." Marik was finding it hard to stay in the air as the smoke blew over them. Bakura walked to the edge. The flames engulfed the room and it exploded blowing Bakura right off the balcony. Marik dove after him as he plummeted towards the ground, Marik reached out a hand his fingertips just touching his shirt, he got a little closer and grabbed him then flapped his wings to pull them up.
The three hit the ground Malik rolling out of Marik's hold Bakura under Marik. He pushed himself up and looked around, then down at Bakura a large gash on his forehead and blood running down his eye and cheek. "Get up, Bakura!" Marik gave him a shake. He groaned and sat up putting a hand to his forehead and pulled it back hissing. Marik got up and limped over to Malik and picked him up out of the mud puddle that he was laying in.
"Someone's going to die for this?" Bakura hissed as he pressed his sleeve to his head to stop the bleeding above his right eye.
"Soon, lets get to Yami's and fix's ourselves up first then we hunt," Marik growled as he hugged Malik to him, he could have lost Malik back there and he didn't want to think about it, Bakura got up and flapped his wings but winced. "Is it broken?" Marik asked worried.
"No sprained that's all nothing I can't handle," he said as he crouched down a little and leapt into the air Marik followed him.
As soon as Bakura's feet touched the ground he was pounding on the front door, A rather pissed off Yami answered it but was pushed aside as Bakura walked in. before a fight broke out Marik spoke up, "Our place was burned down, Ryou's gone missing and I almost lost Malik." Yami waved him in.
"Yugi!" Yami called as the teen stepped out of the kitchen.
"Could you show Marik to the guest room?" Marik followed him up the stairs. He opened the door and Marik walked in.
"I'll get some towels for you," Yugi ran off. Marik sat Malik on top of the bed and took his shirt off then laid him back slipping his shoes and socks off. Yugi came back with a few towels and handed them to Marik.
"Do you mind?" Marik looked over his shoulder as his hands rested on Malik's belt. Yugi blushed as he walked back out of the room, Marik took off Malik's wet clothes and dried him off and wrapped the towel around his hips then laid him in the bed and covered him up with the sheets, he had looked for any injuries but he only found a few and healed them. He picked up the dirty clothes and walked to the door and handed them to Yugi. "Could you?"
Yugi nodded his head as he took the clothes and walked away, Marik closed the door and walked down the hallway he stopped outside the bathroom hearing the water running he opened the door and stepped in.
He lent on the basin with his arms folded over his chest and stared at his boots, "The ring isn't picking him up here, I don't think this he's on earth anymore," Bakura mumbled, as he stepped out he reached for a towel the water still running.
Marik stripped off his clothes and stepped into the water washing off the mud and soot he turned off the water and stepped out no point really getting a good clean as he would be needing one anyway later on.
"What ever happens, I want you and Malik to," Marik cut him off.
"We're going to win this one and your going to have Ryou back as well," Marik dropped the towel and his body was wrapped in black leather pants and a black silk shirt with a black hooded cape. Bakura did the same but he had on loose pants and a tight top with baggy sleeves for movement.
They left the room together Marik stopped in to see Malik still asleep, he walked over to the bed and kissed him on the cheek, Malik slowly opened his eyes and looked up, "He attacked us," Malik said tiredly.
"Who!" They both asked at the same time.
"He was going to take me, but Ryou, he stopped him," Malik started to close his eyes, Marik gave him a light shake.
"Who? Malik."
"The man in white and black robes and white hair," Malik drifted off to sleep.
"Pegasus!" they both hissed, having a name would make it easier for them to find Ryou. Bakura had no doubt anyway on who took Ryou, he was planning to pay him a visit.
TBC
Poor Ryou! I had a mental block on this chap as I couldn't remember what I had written before it got deleted on me (smiles and waves) R&R me.
