Hey everyone just letting you know that I'm going away for a while (sighs) awhile lets say about two months almost, (cries), I was hoping to have this finished by the time I have to leave but it doesn't look that way. ANYWAY! I'll update what I can until I'm gone, I know that I haven't updated on this one for a bit so here I am with another chap for you, I have had a mental block on this and then it goes and I get lots of ideas, I just want to pull my hair out. But now I have just gotten myself into more chapters with just an idea so there are more than what I wanted but anyway I'm rambling on now.

Warning: M and Yaoi.

Disclaimer: still don't own Yugioh.

CHAP 24: Returned To Earth


In heaven everyone had gathered in the great hall and they had been in there for a few hours Solomon was discussing the matter of Ryou, the hall was soon in an up roar, tears welled up in Ryou's eyes as he bit his tongue, he didn't like this place for some reason "Solomon what you have done is against our laws."

"Yes but," he didn't get to finish as the voice boomed from above him.

"No buts, the angel in question will be given leniency due to what Pegasus did to him he will return to earth with no aid from us." Ishizu stood up and walked to the centre of the hall and looked up calmly.

"Please, the boy doesn't even know who he is, after all the ordeal that he has been through and to send him to earth the way he is cruel and surely die," Ishizu said, "If I may, I would like to take the boy in for a few days and help him to understand what earth is all about then take him there after suitable training?" she pressed her lips together in a thin line and waited as they started to talk amongst themselves.

"Very well we are not monsters, the boy will go with you and as for you Solomon and your plan in using the angel against the reaper is out of the question you are to be stripped of your healing title and be moved into the flora sector."

"If Bakura comes we won't stand a chance."

"That's not your concern healer. You may go and receive your orders Solomon. Ishizu I expect a full report on this mater by the end of the week." She bowed her head and turned taking Ryou's hand and walked out of the hall.

"Who is this Bakura Solomon was talking about?" Ryou asked, "he sounds like a monster, I sure would hate to meet him if he has killed so many angels." She gave him a look and sighed.

"He had a reason, which I'll tell you over dinner tonight and when I return," she smiled but then stopped and looked at him, "you know what, I know someone that can help you out instead of staying here in heaven," she flapped her wings and flew back to the hall, "Wait here for me" she called over her shoulder.

Ryou sighed as he sat down under a near by tree and watched the branches move in the light breeze, he pulled out the grass as he sat forward and looked around he had a feeling like he was waiting for someone not Ishizu but someone else more…more important to him, he brushed off the feeling and lent back on the trunk of the tree. The feeling of arms wrapped around him giving him the feeling of being safe and loved as words whispered in his ear matched the feeling and lips on his in gentle kisses and touches.

"Ryou?" Ishizu called out to him, he jumped up and ran over to her with a good blush on his cheeks, "Lets go." She started to walk again. They soon came to a small house she opened the door and walked in. Ryou looked around nice polished floors and cream walls, he walked further into the home to see a living room with books everywhere on the small table to the floor and on bookshelves. Ryou walked up and looked over a few of the books, the room was a nice mix of tans and gold with paintings on the wall of a place that Ryou had never seen before. "Take your pick of any books that you might want to read," she said as she moved about the room.

"What's this?" he asked looking over his shoulder.

She didn't even look up, "that's Egypt where I grew up before I became an angel."

"Egypt." Ryou said to himself as if it would help to recognize the place, the picture was of the Nile and a Pyramid in the back ground.

"Well I'll be back a little later, make yourself at home and I'll be back as soon as I can," she walked over and started to pull random books off the shelf into her arms, she moved away and put them down on the table with what little room was there, she looked at Ryou, "this will help you in the matter of earth, read them all they'll help you," she walked out of the room and out the front door.

Ryou sighed as he picked up the first book and looked at it, he opened it to the first page taking a seat on the comfy plush chair near the window and started to read, but it wasn't long when his thoughts went back to the feeling from when he was under the tree. He lent back and closed his eyes, trying to let the thoughts take him to where they wanted to go and maybe he would know who gave him those feelings.

Warm hands ran over his chest and down his sides followed by lips making there why up to his neck and mouth, a smirk came from the one above him, Ryou gave a smile. A flash of a face came into his vision, white hair like his but wild, eyes hard and dark brown almost black and more defined, pale skin, thin but well built body moved above him grinding his hips into Ryou's while kissing his neck.

Ryou jumped as someone touched his shoulder and Ryou's cheeks were inflamed by the imaged that was in his head. "Are you well?" Ishizu asked as she moved her hand.

"Yes…I'm fine," he sat forward.

"Dinners ready, you have been asleep for quiet some time." Ryou got up and followed her into the dinning room, he sat down and started to eat. After she took Ryou into the living room. "I would like to tell you something though it goes against what I think but I know that you'll like it." She set out in telling Ryou of his past without him really knowing.

"Wow, they really loved each other, sad that the angel died is the collector still alive?" he wiped the tear that fell.

"Yes, he lives on earth with a few friends of his kind."

"Was that the one Solomon wanted me to fight if he comes and attacks heaven in revenge for his lost angel?"

"Yes, but you don't have to worry about him," she hoped. Later that night she showed Ryou to a bedroom.

He pulled off his top and climbed in, he stared at the ceiling for a bit then rolled over something was a miss but what, he had this heavy feeling in his chest and as well as a tight feeling in stomach, he sighed and closed his eyes falling asleep with his thoughts on the face from his dream and wondered if he was real.


A figure sat on a rooftop to a house it watched four people leave and walked down the street, it jumped down in the shadows and through the window the figure watched the young woman walk over to a bag and picked it up and looked through it, "Your still dealing with stolen goods?" the voice rang out in the room, the woman dropped the bag and pulled out a knife.

"I don't know how you got in here, but your ass is mine," she lunged forward but was stopped and frozen in place.

"Please save it," the woman was let go and she fell to the floor.

"What do you want?" she asked as the figure stepped out of the shadows and pulled down the hood. "Ishizu?"

"Long time no see Mai," she held out her hand and Mai slapped it away.

"Like I said what do you want?" Mai growled as she got up.

"It's good to see you again, how have you been?"

"Save it Ishizu, if I remember it was you that walked out on me without even a why, then came back four months later and," she flipped her hair and put her hand on her hip, "Again what do you want, I'm busy right now" Mai picked up the bag and walked out of the room, leaving it up to the other to follow her.

"I need a favour from you." Ishizu asked as Mai started to laugh and turned to face her.

"You need a favour from me now, that's rich, Ishizu especially coming from you." She dropped the bag in a cupboard.

"I have an angel at my home in heaven, he can't stay there and they are sending him to earth, but he doesn't know anything and I fear that he could die here on his own."

"So what's is got to do with me?" Mai hissed.

"Well you're the only one I know, human that is, that's kind enough to take care of him."

"Wooh there, hold on, me take in an angel, are you NUTS!" she yelled.

"Please Mai," She said softly.

"First off, it sounds to me that you're in trouble and you want to know what I think, clean up your own shit Ishizu." This would be her first time that she had ever spoken to someone like that. "Don't look at me like that… you never told me what you were, then you ran off for months on end then you thought everything was okay when you decided to come back, get out I don't want to know." Mai walked out of the room again.

"Please Mai Ryou he is sweet and he," she stopped as Mai turned around and was right in front of her.

"What was that name?" she asked.

"What Ryou he's sweet and won't be any trouble."

"Wait, Ryou, we're talking about Ryou, white hair, light brown eyes." Mai frowned Marik and Malik gave her a description of him it was merely to tease Bakura, Ishizu nodded.

"Bring him to me tomorrow, he can stay here" Mai said.

"Why did you change your mind at the mention of his name?" she asked suspiciously.

"I have a friend here named Bakura who just lost someone by the same name and the description sounds just like him, I know what Bakura and his friends are." She moved away.

"That's because it is him, but he doesn't remember Bakura at all, he needs some where to stay on earth and I'm hoping he'll get his memories back and when he does he'll go looking for Bakura."

"Fine, get out." Mai went to walk off, Ishizu grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"I'm sorry Mai, I really am." Mai pulled away glaring.

"Yeah so I'm I that I ever," she stopped "Just get out, I've seen enough of you to last me five life times and frankly that's just two many for my liking." She snapped and she moved away, "I'm sure you know your own way out." She walked off into another room and slammed the door, Ishizu sighed as a few tears gathered and fell she stepped back into the shadows and she was gone.

Mai picked up the phone and dialled a number she put it to her ear and waited, then on the sixth ring it was picked up by an out of breath Marik, "Hello?"

"Hey Marik it's Mai,"

"Stop it…Hey Mai what can do for you?… Malik not there," Mai grinned.

"Did I get you at a bad time?"

"Not at all, Malik stop it!"

"Could you come over tomorrow?"

"Yeah sure why?"

"I need you to look at something for me, it might help Bakura," she played with a piece of her hair.

"I don't think anything could help Bakura at this point but time, but I think he is in Rome at the moment that's where he said he was going, he said Egypt was filled with to many memories," there was a sound and Mai couldn't make out what it was.

"I'll let you go, come by after lunch, bye" there was a bye from Marik but it sounded more of a groan than anything and the sound of the phone being dropped as it went dead.


The next day Ryou sat in Mai's living room playing with the hem of his shirt. The dreams that he had last night of that same person, Mai frowned as she looked at him, 'my gosh, he looks just like Bakura, could this be the Ryou he was going to bring over?' "Well thanks he'll be in good hands," Mai said as she pushed Ishizu out the door and closed it in her face.

She turned to Ryou and sighed, "Ryou right?" he nodded his head yes. "Well make yourself at home, I'll show you to your room if you like?" she walked to the stairs, Ryou followed her, at the top of the stairs and just to the left she opened a door, "it's not much but we could fix it up make it look more homely for you."

"Thanks I don't want to be a bother," he turned to her.

"Your not and I love shopping so we'll go later and get you a few things what do you say?"

"I'd like that," a knock on the door and she sighed.

"My guests are here," she walked down the stairs to the front door and opened it.

"Hey Mai," both teens said at once as they entered.

"Hey come in can I get you anything?"

"No we're fine, we stopped at a café on the way," Marik said Malik let go of his hand and sat down.

"Okay then," she said.

"So what was it that you wanted if it's to do with your… Ryou?" Marik stopped as he took a step back. Ryou looked at Mai from the stairway then took the last step.

"Mai?" Ryou yelped and jumped back as arms wrapped around him.

"Ryou, what happened to you? Baku."

"MARIK!" Mia growled as she pulled Ryou out of Malik and Marik's grip.

"Back off Mai, you meddle in things that you don't understand," Marik grabbed onto Ryou's arm.

"Let me explain," she hissed, "Don't talk anymore," she turned to Ryou who was looking at Marik and Malik.

"I know you, don't I?" Marik, Malik and Mai looked at him.

"Ryou the books that you have to read are in the study just through there, will you read for a bit and leave us to talk," Ryou gave her a funny look but did as asked once the doors were closed, Mai turned to the two.

"Bakura has been bloody miserable and he has left with no word of when he'll be back." Marik growled.

"I know, lets go into the kitchen," she walked and they followed her, she sat at the table and Malik and Marik sat next to each other and looked at her. "After you left with Bakura. Solomon had realized that he had missed something, he simply forgot between the threats and the growling that Bakura gave him he forgot, they were able to bring Ryou back with water from the River of Life."

"So why didn't he call for Bakura?" Marik growled as he slammed his fists on the table, he hated to see Bakura like that.

"Solomon was worried in case Ryou didn't respond, but after a week Ryou was back but his memorises of him are still shot." She got up and walked over to the bench and poured a few cups of coffee.

"But he'll get them back right? He'll remember Bakura he thinks he knows me." Marik watched her.

"Ishizu said that he was dead for a while but the machines were keeping everything going, his memorise will come back in time." She came back and handed them their cups.

"Then I'll find Bakura and let him know." Marik went to stand up.

"You can't you'll only frighten him, he doesn't understand anything, he is staying here with me for the time being, but once he remembers he'll want Bakura, you are both welcome to spent time with him but do not mention Bakura unless he asks you." She sat down with her own cup.

"How long will he be like this?" Malik asked taking a drink of the bitter black drink.

"It's up to him really but the more time he spends with you the better his chances are. Your welcome to talk to him get him to trust you." She watched as Marik got up and walked out of the room and into the study.

Ryou looked up and shifted a little nervously, Marik sat down next to him, his eyes travelled over Ryou, it was him 'stupid old fool, how could he stuff up like that,' his eyes landed on the book that was in Ryou's hand.

"Egypt, I have been there," Marik said. "Malik as well."

"I feel like I may have been there before, but I'm not sure, Mai and Ishizu are making me read these books, because I have to live here now." Ryou looked at the book then Marik.

"I can also help you, Malik too." Marik looked up to see Malik in the doorway.

"We could tell you tales, Marik's good at that," Malik said as he too sat down.

"I like to read but that's all I have been doing for the last day and a half," Ryou put the book down.

"It all helps." Malik said.

"If you all would like to came to the mall with me." Mai said from doorway.

"Shopping!" Malik jumped to his feet and grabbed Ryou's hand and pulled him up, Marik chuckled.

"I think he likes the shopping more than me." Mai said to Marik who nodded his head agreeing with her, they all moved to the front door and they soon left the house for the mall.


A sigh was carried away by the wind, ruffling his long white hair into his dark brown eyes, the sun setting made the water sparkle with its fading light. He had told Marik that he was going to Rome he just didn't want Marik turning up to check on him and see how was doing, so he came here instead. He lent on the railing of a bridge resting his chin on his hands as he turned his gaze to the narrow waterways of Venice, a man pushing the gondola with a long pole he watched it and the couple enjoying each others company, the man in the back played music, that made the place feel more romantic than necessary.

"Ryou would have loved it here," Bakura said to himself he narrowed his eyes in almost hatred at seeing the couple kiss. "Pathetic humans," with a wave of his hand the boat tipped over sending the two men and woman into the water, hearing the woman scream, her boyfriend or husband help her to keep afloat as the other man fussed over his boat.

A satisfied smirk played across Bakura's lips, but it faded. He could imagine Ryou's displeased look at what he had done, then he would give Ryou an innocent look and all would be forgotten. "Ryou's not here to disapprove of what I do, he never will be," he growled bitterly as he waved his hand and a large wave rolled through knocking the rest of the gondolas into that waterway hearing cries from the people, he turned on his heels and walking away he was chuckling to himself.


TBC

I know, I know poor Bakura still in the depressed mode, it's not quite over for him, now I'll I have to work on is getting them back together, but there is more trouble to come for our pair so, I'll post up what I can in the mean time but if you haven't seen any work from me within two week then I am gone but do R&R me, so I know what you think.