Just a quick hi (waves madly) HI! I have checked out some of c2s a while back and I have read a few stories that got my interest from there as well as anyone that reviews me I always go and R&R what I like. But on another note I got over 100 reviews for this story (hyperventilating) I never thought I would ever get that many reviews for a story done by ME! This calls for giant plushies of your choice of all Yugioh stars (hands them out) take your pick people, thanks everyone for taking the time to read and review me.

Warning: M and Yaoi, this chap also has abuse in it and violence and bad languish.

Disclaimer: don't own Yugioh

CHAP 21: The Find

Ryou groaned as his senses came back to him, the first thing that he noticed was that he was laying on something soft, most likely a bed. The air smelt damp and musty, he opened his eyes slowly and looked around, the walls were green with moss and water ran down the walls as well. He sat up and the sound of a chain moving on the stone floor got his attention. He followed the chain from the wall to his neck, he got up and looked for a way out not really seeing one the tears started to fall.

"Bakura" he started to sob, he wanted to be in Bakura's arms and have him whisper words of comfort in his ear. Ryou stopped as he looked around he would escape to feel safe and loved again, his eyes landed on a small window that he might be able to fit through.

He walked over to the window but the chain stopped him, he growled and pulled on it with both hands, he whimpered as he pulled harder hoping to pull it free of the wall. His hands started to hurt and he let it go then fell to his knees.

The door opened and Pegasus walked in and lent on the wall, Ryou looked over stopping all tears and sobs as he got up. "You know that I can't let you go now?"

"I thought as much, so what, are you going to kill me?" Ryou's back was up against the wall.

"I have to, if I let you live then I'll die for what I did to you," he shrugged.

"But they know already and your dead anyway, once Bakura comes for me," Ryou smiled slightly at the name as it slipped from his lips.

"I don't know about that, where we are no one knows about this place but the higher angels and me so if you're hoping to be saved any time soon then think again," he growled.

"No he'll come for me he always does," Ryou blurted out as Pegasus moved towards him, Ryou took a few steps to the side backing himself into a corner, he looked around there was no where to run all he could do was look up into his captors eyes.

"I'm afraid that your Bakura will be to late to save you," he grabbed Ryou by the neck and threw him across the room, the chain didn't give and choked him as it jerked him to the ground, "If I can't go back to heaven neither can you," he walked up pulling Ryou up by the hair and Ryou cried out as he was hit back down to the ground.

"So lets get this over with I suspect that they will be coming for you and I have to have everything set up for them," he twisted Ryou's arm around hearing the popping sounds from his shoulder, Ryou screamed out.

"STOP! PLEASE!" his screams died in his throat as a new pain rang throughout his body, he cried out but no sound, Pegasus had his foot in the middle of Ryou's chest listening to the sounds of his rib cage cracking. He took his foot back after hearing some of the ribs breaking and kicked Ryou in the face sending him back then kicking him again over onto his stomach.

He lent down and whispered into Ryou's ear so softly that Ryou almost missed it "Tell me did you enjoy your time with Bakura?" Ryou's eyes widened.

But Ryou turned his head away he wasn't going to answer him. Ryou screamed again trying to get away as a heel from Pegasus's boot ground into his back.

"You want to leave a final gift for Bakura don't you?" he laughed. "Something that he'll always remember you by." Outside the animals ran and flew away as the pained screams continued to ring out.


Bakura paced back and forth with the ring in his hand hoping for something to lead him to Ryou but nothing. Bakura growled as he started to shake it in his hand. "You're supposed to work, you stupid, you belong to Ryou so find him, GOOD FOR NOTHING!" The others watched as Bakura raged at the ring. Yugi walked into the room "Seto and Jou are coming," he sat down next to Yami.

Marik got up and walked over to Bakura and stopped him, "We'll get him back." Bakura gave him sceptical look. "Have I ever let you down before?" Bakura frowned as he looked down.

"No." he whispered, Marik pulled him into a hug. Oh, he would get Ryou back, but what condition would he be in when they found him, was another thing.

"Maybe the ring doesn't work because of where… Ryou…is" Yugi gulped at the look Bakura gave him, "OH! look Seto and Jou are here!" Yugi jumped up and ran out of the room as quickly as he could.

Seto and Jou walked in with Yugi, "So do you have any idea where he might be or who has him?" Seto asked.

"Pegasus" Marik and Bakura growled, Seto nodded his head understanding and not asking any more questions.

"Are you ready," he asked the two. Bakura adjusted his sword on his hip as he moved into the centre of the room with Yugi and Jou. "You two should stay here" Seto said, it was more directed at Jou.

"We're coming as well," Yugi huffed. "You might need us," he added.

"No this is a strictly kill and you two will only get in the way," Bakura said as he was getting impatient.

"You two can stay here and watch Malik, Pegasus might come here if he gets away," Yami frowned.

"But I can stop time I would come in handy," Yugi grabbed onto Yami's arm. "And Jou can freeze things."

"We know you're good with your powers, but use them here if he comes," Yugi gave up and just nodded his head then the four vanished.


Bakura, Marik, Seto and Yami walked down the paths of heaven, Bakura had his ring out in front of him but he was still not getting anything from it. They stopped just in front of the great hall and turned to face heaven, every building and bit of land could be seen from here. "Yami?" Seto asked, Yami nodded his head and flew up to the top of the hall and grabbed the rope for the bell and rang it.

Angels came from everywhere and landed in front of them, Yami landed next to Seto and waited for everyone. A round of confusion in talk and looks at to what demons were doing in heaven, Bakura stepped forward and looked around a high pitch whistle came and the area went quiet. "Has anyone see Pegasus, or even the angel of love known as Ryou here?" Bakura narrowed his eyes as he watched the angels look at one another without a clue as to what he was asking.

"It looks like they don't know him," Yami said.

"Ryou wasn't very liked amongst his kind," Bakura growled as he remembered the angel crying when he would return and tell him how they pulled his wings and hair and make fun of him. But a shout came from the back of the crowd as an angel pushed his way through the other angels to the front.

"Are you talking about Ryou?" he asked as he rushed up to them, he wiped his black hair out of his green eyes.

"You know him?" Marik asked as he now stood next to Bakura.

"Yes I did, he fell from heaven and I fear that he is gone," he hung his head.

"Ryou is alive, he has been with me the whole time, Pegasus has taken him from me, do you know where they might go?" Bakura asked as his eyes searched the angels for signs of dishonesty.

"He's alive?" he looked up unbelieving, Bakura grabbed him and shook him.

"Were would they go?" he growled.

"I know where he might go, I can take you but we'll need some help first," he waved over a boy shorter than himself, "this is Noah he is a healer." He nodded his head his green short hair fell into his eyes.

"Yours," Yami asked they both looked at Yami.

"Oh, I'm Duke," he smiled.

"Lets go!" Duke jumped into the air and flew off and the others followed him.

They flew in silence for a while Marik sped up a bit next to Bakura. "We have to land here," Duke said as he started to descend towards a thicket of trees where there forest ended. Slipping through the treetops the sounds of branches were heard.

Dried leaves, twigs, and pinecones made sounds as the group landed on the grass-covered ground, "Ryou and I were playing out here once and we came across this place." Duke moved towards a small hill. They started to walk Duke, Marik and Bakura in front of Yami and Seto, Yami's foot got caught in a tree root and he fell forward, he put his hands out and waited for the pain in hitting the ground but it never came he looked up and Seto smirked but didn't say anything as his smirk was enough. Yami grumbled about not being able to see in the dark that well as Seto placed him back on to his feet and started to walk again.

"We got into trouble by Pegasus, but what was even weirder was how upset he was that we were here," Duke stopped and lent down to the ground and pointed. "There it is, the higher angels used to live here at one time, now its abandoned."

A large house three floors high, dark not a light shone from the windows and that most of them were broken with torn curtains hanging. Weeds ran up the walls and the forest on all sides. "Well it's certainly out of the way," Yami said as he crouched beside them. Bakura snorted in disgust that Ryou would be brought to such a place.

"There are no guards," Seto said as he walked up to him. Bakura got up and leapt into the air and landed near the wall in the shadows, Marik did the same thing and almost landed on Bakura, as he was imposable to see at the time, the others followed close behind.

"Any sign of trouble you two get out, got it." Yami said to Duke and Noah who nodded their heads.

"Marik, anyone inside?" Seto asked as he moved around the corner.

"No ones here that I can sense, but that doesn't mean no one would be in there hiding by magic," Marik pulled open one of the doors a creaking sound rang out through the empty house Bakura shot out a hand and stopped the door.

Bakura walked through the door and looked around, he grabbed the ring and it glowed as the five cones pointed up to the ceiling above them. He took off running for the stairs, "You look down here," Marik grabbed Duke and ran after Bakura.

They came to a hallway to see Bakura standing outside a door as he kicked it open and walked in, Marik was at the doorway looking in. "Fuck the seven levels of hell." Marik gasped he looked at Bakura unbelieving what he was seeing.

Marik rushed forward and caught Bakura before he could fall in the pool of blood on the floor, Bakura reached out a hand to touch what was in front of him, he ran his fingers through crimson feathers as there were wings pinned to the wall. "Don't" Marik pulled his hand away.

Duke walked in and gasped, at the wings, "We have to find Ryou now!" Bakura pushed Marik away and stormed over.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M TRYING TO DO!" Bakura shoved him out of the room, Marik lunged at him and pushed him back into the room his black wing spread out as he slammed the door in Bakura's face and lent on it trying to protect the angel.

Duke scuffled back hitting the wall looking at Marik as screams of rage came from the room and the sounds of things breaking. "Is he insane?"

"At times, yes." Marik said sadly.

"You're going to stop him before he hurts himself?" Duke said as he got up.

"No it best that he is left alone for now."

"What is going on?" Yami asked as they came up the stairs.

"Bakura found Ryou's wings without Ryou attached to them," Marik was jerked forward by something heavy hitting the door.

"Stop him he is acting like an inmate at an asylum," Seto growled.

"How would you be if that was Jou's wings on that wall, I know I would be the same if it were Yugi's," Yami looked at Marik.

"For one I wouldn't be acting like that, I would," they stopped their little argument as the noises stopped in the room and the door opened. Marik stepped away, Bakura stopped in the doorway, his hair was more spiked than before like horns on his head, his black feathers were ruffled and looked like batwings, all in all he looked more demonic than ever as the blue glow from the ring shone over his chest and face.

Bakura walked to the window at the end of the hall and jumped out, Marik ran after him, Yami and Seto made a smug comment before going after them.

"Bakura?" Marik caught up to him wrapping his arms around Bakura's wings and arms and descended to the ground slipping through the trees.

Bakura struggled to get free but Marik held him, once on the ground Marik held him at arms length, "What are you doing?"

"The ring is leading me to Ryou" Bakura growled irritated as he tried to push Marik away.

"A trap is more like it," Marik hissed "Use your head and we'll do this together and find Pegasus and make him pay." Marik let go when he thought that Bakura was calm enough. Seto, Yami, Duke and Noah landed just behind them.

"What's that?" Noah pointed out, everyone looked in the direction he was pointing to. There in a clearing was a figure leaned up against a rock.

"Is it Ryou?" Yami asked.

"I don't know but I'm going to find out," Bakura growled as he spread his wings, Marik stopped him and pushed him up against a tree.

"Bakura it's a trap, remember use your head," Marik let him go. "Scout out, a full check on the outer trees and then enter with caution, if that's Ryou Pegasus is here some where," Marik said as Yami and Duke walked off, Seto and Noah walked off in the other direction.

"If we plan this right, you'll get to kill Pegasus not the other way around," Marik leaned in close, "I don't want to lose Ryou either but I don't want to lose you,"

Marik pressed his lips up against Bakura's then pulled back.

"Just don't get yourself killed or that'll be two people I have to kill tonight," Bakura ran his hand through Marik's hair.

"I couldn't let that happen who would be here to annoy you then if something happened to me." Marik chuckled as he moved back, the shadows wrapped around him, it was like he was a part of them. Bakura shook his head as he moved around the area looking around and using the ring, but nothing came up and he was itching to see Ryou if that was him.

He saw Yami and Duke then Seto and Noah, move out into the open Bakura didn't move where was Marik? Then just to his right a little Marik walked out looking around his eyes shot straight to Bakura.

He walked out to meet them they came in from different angles around the figure, "no ones around here," Seto said. Bakura gasped as he now saw that it was Ryou, he knelt down and wiped the hair out of Ryou eyes.

"Ryou I'm here now," Bakura pulled him away from the rock and Duke gasped.

"His back, we have to get him to the healers now," Duke went to take Ryou from him. Bakura spread his wings and pushed Duke away and covered Ryou with them. "If I don't take him now he will die," Duke looked at Seto and Yami.

"I'm not trusting him with any of you, he's been hurt enough," Bakura growled.

"Let them take him, you and me have Pegasus to find," Marik put his arm on Bakura's shoulder.

"Oh don't worry he'll die no matter how fast you get him to the healers," Pegasus landed with a laugh.

"I'll take your eye, wing and leave you in Zilla," Bakura had pulled his sword and pointed it at Pegasus.

"An eye and a wing, really now tell me how are you going to do that when your dead?" he moved his hair out of his eyes.

"Bakura give Ryou to Duke and kick his ass," Marik hissed Yami and Seto stepped in front of Bakura and Marik.

"No, I want you to take him," Bakura turned to Marik and passed Ryou over to him.

"Bakura? You'll need me here," Marik looked down at Ryou in his arms and kissed him on the forehead Ryou never moved or made any sound of discomfort at all.

"Oh, don't think that any of you will be going anywhere," he whistled loudly and howling came from all around them they turned and had their back's to each other as they looked around. The howling grew in volume and the sounds of trees creaking and branches breaking could be heard and the ground rumbled under their feet.

Bakura grabbed Duke and Noah roughly by the back of their shirts, "You two take Ryou when we say get him to the healers anything happens to him, you'll be homeless make sure you tell that to the healer." Marik passed Ryou over to the two, Duke did a heal not much but enough to close the smaller cuts. They all looked at each other as the air grew quiet and not a sound was heard but for their breathing.

"The calm before the storm?" Seto narrowed his eyes as he tightened his grip on his sword.


TBC

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