Okay the last chap I said that it was the plot for this chap, well I took it out, it was rushed I thought and needed a little more thinking on it, so I took it out, but it will be in a later chap, I'll let you know when it is, so that last chap still wasn't for nothing. This was fun to do and I had a few laughs to myself in some of the places, so enjoy.

Warnings: Yaoi, M. don't like don't read.

Disclaimer: don't own Yugioh.

CHAP 7: Going Out, Without You

Ryou sighed and snuggled up to the warmth that was Malik, he sighed contently never had he felt so warm and comfortable sleeping with another person no doubt. He opened his eyes and stretched his body and snuggled back down, not to sleep but to just lay there in the warmth. Ryou watched Malik sleep with interest, he moved the blankets off his head to get a better look at Malik's face. Ryou lent in and looked him over, he had never seen another person sleep before, his eyelids closed, his lips slightly apart with even deep breaths in time with the rise and fall of his chest.

Ryou reached out a hand and brushed the platinum blonde bang out of his eyes. Then ran his index finger lightly down his temple, down the lines that ran under his eyes to his cheek, to his lips finding them soft and a little dry. Ryou stopped for a minute but then moved his finger over Malik's chin and down his neck. A soft moan came from Malik, making Ryou look at him and his ears pricked forward with more curiosity.

Ryou ran more fingers this time following the muscle line of Malik's chest and down the centre of his body. Ryou moved himself a little lower down. He ran the same fingers down passed smaller muscles on Malik's stomach and stopped just above his boxers. Malik let out another small moan. Ryou frowned and pulled his hand away, not wanting Malik to get angry with him for doing something that he shouldn't be doing.

Ryou moved up and nuzzled into Malik's neck purring as he was right up against Malik and he played with a piece of Malik's hair. "Ry?" He slurred.

"Malik?" Ryou tilted his head to the side as he looked up and ears flattened, as Malik lent over him and reached over and turned the clock to face him he groaned and flopped back down. Ryou snuggled back in Malik's arms, who sighed. "Ryou, it's still very early. I worked all night." He looked at Ryou who got up and climbed on top of him and lay down on his chest, still purring.

"Fired from work." Ryou said and his ears picked up talking from downstairs, someone new was in the house. Not the shop part, but the house.

"I know, I have to look for another." He ran his fingers through Ryou's hair. "You can help me later." Ryou nodded his head smiling.

"I can?" Ryou looked up, he could feel that Malik was a little down about this job losing thing, he didn't understand what it was, but hated that it upset Malik like this.

"Yugi's up, why don't you get dressed and hang with him for a bit." Malik suggested, Ryou's ears flattened against his head. "This will be the last time I'll need to sleep in… go and see Yugi." Malik smiled as he closed his eyes again and Ryou sighed, and laid his head back on Malik's chest.

"Come on." Malik chuckled as he gave Ryou a light push. "I'll be up soon." Ryou nodded his head and sat up. "Don't pout." Malik lifted his chin but then pulled him closer and kissed him on the cheek and pushed him to the edge of the bed. Ryou got to his feet touching his cheek he smiled. "Don't forget your hat, if you're going anywhere." Ryou nodded his head and pulled on the clothes that Malik gave him, then he walked out of the room a little disappointed that Malik wasn't with him.

Ryou walked to the kitchen but stopped at the doorway, there was a little girl with blonde hair in two piggy tails and glasses on. "Grandpa, isn't feeling well, so I came over here so not to wake him." She said in a high-pitched voice.

"Okay, but just remember to stay out of trouble." Yugi said. Ryou stepped into the room, and the girl spotted him.

"WHO are you?" She asked pointing at him.

"Ryou." He said, "Please to meet you." He added, the girl giggled.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Rebecca Harkins. I live next door." She smiled that matched Ryou's. "Do you live here with Yugi?" She asked her voice strong and seemed demanding in what ever she said.

"Malik." Ryou pointed to the ceiling, she looked up confused then looked at Yugi.

"He lives with Malik." Yugi said.

"Malik's here too?" She asked and Yugi nodded his head as he put breakfast on the table. The three sat and ate, while Rebecca talked.

"Guys I have to go now, play nice. But be quite Malik's sleeping." Yugi said as he walked to the door, the girl jumped up.

"Lets play." She said excitedly and grabbed Ryou's hand. They walked down the hallway and upstairs then stopped at the end. She looked up and pointed to the ceiling but there was a door and a string with a ball on the end of it. "Can you pull that down?" She asked looking at him, Ryou nodded his head and pulled it down, and a ladder slid down. "Come on up here." She started to climb up and Ryou followed her.

"This is the best place to play in." She said as she moved about the boxes.

"I'm from out of town?" Ryou said.

"OH me too." Rebecca said overly excited as she moved a few more boxes. "We moved here two years ago, with MY grandpa." She opened one of the boxes. "Lets play dress up." She turned and looked at him.

Yugi moved about the shop doing odds and ends. "I better go see what they're up too." Yugi said to himself, as he walked back into the house part. It had been a good couple of hours since he had seen them. On his way he looked into the kitchen then on to the living room. He stopped dead in the doorway and went pale. Rebecca had Ryou dressed up in his grandmothers flower red dress, a large ladies hat with all kinds of things on it, necklaces with big green beads, rings, bracelets, over sized sunglasses and a feather scarf. Rebecca was the same but she had on a blue dress, and they were playing a game of Duel Monsters. Yugi ran a hand over his face, 'how did this happen?' But a flash of a camera broke him out of his thoughts.

"This is for you." She handed Ryou the photo of himself, Ryou took it and looked at it.

"Rebecca what are you doing?" Yugi asked as he walked up to Ryou and pulled the scarf and necklaces from him, glad that she didn't put makeup on him as well.

"Dress up, want to play too?" She asked looking up from her cards.

"No thanks." Yugi smirked.

"Ryou's so much fun." She ran over and hugged him, Ryou just looked a little confused, at what the girl wanted him to do.

"Did you see anything out of the ordinary?" Yugi asked.

"Yeah he has ears, is he your pet cat?" She asked patting Ryou on the head not to gently making Ryou wince a little and growl at her, he moved away giving her a look.

"No he's Malik's, and his not a pet." Yugi knelt down and looked at her.

"You must not tell anyone about him, he's a secret of ours." Yugi said. "And if anyone finds out about him they'll take him away from us."

"Oh no, then who will I play dress up with?" She gasped then put her hands on her hips. "I can keep a secret too." She huffed.

"Good." Yugi took off the hat from her head.

"But can I still come over and play with him?" She asked.

"Yeah sure if Ryou doesn't mind." Yugi said helping Ryou out of the dress, Rebecca took off all the clothes she had put on and gave them to Yugi. "Just no more dress up, he's a boy not a girl." Yugi pointed out.

"But he didn't say anything." She whined protesting. "Fluffy and Snowy don't mind." She mumbled to herself.

"I'm a an old lady?" Ryou said, and Yugi looked at him and burst out laughing.

"No we were, now… we're pirates." She said. Yugi groaned as the eight year old jumped up and down.

"Not old ladies any more?" Ryou asked tilting his head to the side, she was so confusing.

"No you can be One-Eyed-Pete, and I'll be…" she didn't get to finish as Yugi cut in.

"Just don't make a mess." He said as he waked out of the room. But soon he came back down and on his way passed, Rebecca stopped him.

"Can I go to the park?"

"Yeah, if your allowed too." Yugi said.

"Oh I can, but I need some one big to go with me… so can Ryou take me?" She asked.

"I don't think that's a very good idea." He said. But in away it was, he wouldn't have to worry about Ryou being in the shop and jumping one of his customers.

"Oh. BUT I'll take good care of him, I have a leash and collar for him so he. DOESN'T run away." She said, and Yugi laughed.

"He doesn't need them. You can go with him if you promise to keep a good eye on him." Yugi looked at Ryou then the girl.

"Oh, I will." She said as she grabbed Ryou's hand and pulled him to the door, Ryou pulled his hand back and took a step back.

"Malik has to come." Ryou said his ears flattened against his head. He didn't think that he should go anywhere without Malik.

"HE won't mind, we'll be back before he even GETS up, and you know teenagers they sleep, alllll day long." She huffed. "It'll be fun." She grabbed his hand again.

"Wait he needs a hat!" Yugi ran after them and put the hat on Ryou, and watched them walk down the path, well she was more like dragging him down it.

Ryou and Rebecca stopped at the lights to cross the road, they were just across from the park. "It's green, we can walk now." Ryou said.

"That's right and look both away before crossing." She added. Once on the other side she started to run to the playground. Ryou stopped they had training equipment here? It wasn't exactly the same but close enough. He walked over and saw the girl hanging upside down by her knees. "This is the best place play."

Ryou looked around, kids playing everywhere, with grown ups talking with each other, and birds flew about as the warm air blew gently every now and then. "Lets see the ducks." She said as she jumped down.

"What are ducks?" Ryou asked as he followed her.

"What are ducks?" She giggled. "They're water birds, they swim, you feed them bread." They soon came to a pond, boats in the water, and ducks swam about. "See they swim." She pointed as a few came by.

Ryou got down on his hands and knees and looked them over, "I'm Ryou." He said, the bird quickly moved away while calling out.

"They don't talk, just swim and eat." She said.

"Hi Rebecca." Came a second high-pitched voice. Ryou looked up to see another little girl standing there, was the world full of little people with high pitched voices and liked to dress up? They started to talk with each other and Ryou turned back to the water.

"Ryou I'm going over there, okay." With that she walked away talking with the other short girl. Ryou sighed this wasn't fun without Malik, and it dawned on him that he missed Malik once again. He looked out at the water and bit his lip. He stood up and started to walk back the way he had came. But Ryou noticed the drop in temperature, and the sky darkening a little. But a yelp came from a near by alleyway that made him stop and look in. "Give me your money!" A gruff voice said.

"I don't have anything." A softer more fearful voice replied, and the sound of a slap and a cry, Ryou stepped forward frowning looking at the girl on the ground. Gozaburo did that often and he knew what it felt like. He growled and looked up at the three men standing there.

"What do you want?" One of them asked. Ryou growled warningly at them not to come any closer. "A brave one are ya?" He pulled out a knife and walked up and cocked back his fist and went to stab Ryou, but he caught it in his own hand stopping the blade, but ended up cutting himself in his bandaged hand. A wind picked up moving Ryou's hair and clothes, the hat flew off and his ears sat flat against his head, his vertical irises thinned instantly and light brown eyes turned clear pale blue. All the shadows around them moved on there own, running towards him like water, he narrowed his eyes.

"Don't hurt people." Ryou growled, as the two men backed up. Ryou had his eyes on the man that tried to hit him. "You'll be the first." He yelped and tried to pull his arm away, but Ryou held it tighter. The shadows moved so quickly and wrapped around the man and the sound of braking bones and flesh ripping from the body, and pained screams were silenced instantly, the shadows moved away and shot after the other two, getting them at the other end of the alleyway, their screams were heard for a short second, and the only thing now that could be heard was passing cars and people.

Ryou looked down blankly and the corners of his lips tugged as if to smile at the only things left of the man was his clothes, wallet and shoes. But a groan from nearby and the girl sat up holding her cheek and head. She looked around then up, and blinked a few times, as Ryou just looked down at her as the shadows moved towards her. "Your hand!" She gasped and Ryou looked down at it, then fell to the ground in a sitting position.

"It hurts… Malik!" Ryou cried holding out his injured hand, tears started to fall from his light brown eyes.

"Oh… don't cry, don't cry. I'll fix it for you." She pulled out a few tissues from her pocket and wrapped his hand in it and got up. She helped Ryou to his feet, she had seen him walk in and chase the men away for her. "Thank you for saving me." She said as they started to walk, Ryou sniffled and wiped his eyes.

They came to a house it wasn't as big as Yugi's but big enough. She opened a door, just then the rain started to fall. She led him into the house. "Mom I'm home!" She called out but got no answer. She led Ryou through the house and opened a door. She sat Ryou down on a chair. "I'll be right back."

Ryou looked around it had a bed like the one that he shared with Malik, but it was pink, and full of stuff, and everything seemed to be fluffy, frilly, and the air smelt sweet. "Lets have a look." She said walking over to him with a first aid-kit in her hands she sat on her bed. She took his hand and looked it over. "It seems that it's already been hurt." She looked at him, and cut off the old bandage. "No wonder that it hurts so much." She started to clean it. "It isn't as deep as what we first thought." She smiled, putting some cream on it. "Where are you from?" She asked.

"I'm from out of town." He looked up at her wiping away the fallen tear marks a little better on his cheeks. "Please to meet you." He sniffed, he wanted Malik to be fixing his hand, but she would have to do.

"There, all fixed." She said putting everything back. His ears didn't go unnoticed either. Ryou got up and looked around.

"I'm Serenity." She said.

Ryou stopped looking and glanced up at her. "I'm Ryou nice to meet you." He smiled.

"Like wise." She looked down at him as he went back to looking at the little things that she hand on her dresser. Ryou stood up still looking at the posters on the walls, she walked over and stood right in front of him. "Are the ears real?" She asked as she reached out to touch them, her curiosity getting the better of her, but before she could Ryou jumped back away from her and grabbed onto his ear.

"Malik rubs them for me." Ryou looked down at his shoes, and let go of his ear, and wondered when he was going to see him again.

"Where do you come from?" She asked.

"I'm from out of town." Ryou replied without looking up.

"I see." She said and put it down to where Ryou came from, he wasn't meant to tell anybody. But Ryou seemed nice enough to her, he did save her in the alleyway, she frowned, as she looked him up and down. 'How could he take out three men on his own, he's not every big, and doesn't look like he has the strength to do it, hell I'm bigger than him.' She thought. "Where do you live now?" she asked, and thought it best that she returned him before they came looking for him, and trouble she didn't want when they did.

"Hello!" Came a second voice, Ryou jumped his ears back against his head.

"I'm here!" She said in a happy voice and ran to her door and looked back. "Come on and meet my brother." She said. Ryou followed and watched as she ran up. "Jou!" she called out jumping into his arms.

"Hey." The tall teen said as he hugged her, he had shaggy blonde hair, and honey brown eyes, that landed on Ryou. "Who's this?" He asked.

"Oh this is Ryou, I brought him home with me."

"WHAT!" Jou stormed up at Ryou growling, acting the protective big brother.

"No not like that." She pushed him away, as Ryou started to growl back. "He helped me I got mugged in an alleyway on my way home."

"Are you alright?" Jou asked.

"Fine thanks to him." She said.

"Nice to meet you Ryou. I'm Jounouchi katsuya. But you can just call me Jou every one else does." He held out his hand for Ryou who looked at it then him. "What are they!" He stepped even closer as he pointed to Ryou's ears. "Are they real?" he looked at them. "I wanna touch them." He reached out and grabbed each ear in his hands and rubbed them at the same time. "Hey they're soft."

"Really?" She said. Ryou shook his head making Jou let go and he stepped away. "I don't think he likes that." She pointed out.

"Wow where did he come from?" He asked his sister.

"I don't know." She shrugged.

"Did you ask him?"

"Yes I did?" she said.

"And?"

"All I got was, I'm from out of town." She said as they both looked at Ryou.

"Oh, me too." Ryou said, they both laughed at him.

"All right stand back and let the expert handle this." Jou rolled up his sleeves. "Now. Who are you staying with?"

"Malik." Ryou said looking around the living room.

"Malik?" Jou asked surprised. "I didn't know Malik had anyone staying with him?" he looked at Ryou. "You mean Malik Ishtar, right?" He asked and Ryou shrugged. "Tanned skin, blonde hair, rides a motorbike." Ryou's ears pricked forward as he looked at Jou.

"It goes around and around, fast." Ryou said then frowned. "But not last night." Ryou said a little sadly, as he remembered Malik going to work but not coming back, right after.

"That sounds like Malik to me." Jou said.

Malik slowly woke up, threw the blankets back and got up and stretched his muscles. He walked to the closet and saw the blankets on the floor, and smiled, Ryou didn't sleep there anymore but with him. Not that Malik minded him doing that, it was nice in away really.

He pulled out some clothes and got dressed and ran his fingers through his hair and he headed downstairs. "Ryou!" He called out walking into the living room, it was empty as was the kitchen. "He's in the shop." Malik said as he got himself a coffee then proceeded to the shop.

"Morning Yugi." He sat down.

"Morning? It's two in the afternoon." Yugi smiled.

"Okay." Malik took a sip and scanned the room with his eyes over the rim of his cup then put it down. "Where's Ryou?" He asked.

"Oh Rebecca and Ryou went to the park this morning." Yugi said from the doorway of the storage room. Malik nodded his head and took another sip.

"Where is he now?" He asked, it wasn't really sinking in.

"Their still out." Came the reply. Again Malik nodded his head and taking a sip, then it hit him.

"You let him go out with a kid, alone!" Malik yelled.

"Yeah, she was going to watch him." Yugi said.

"How could you be so irresponsible." Malik got up, as Yugi walked in.

"Jeez Malik why don't you get him a chain and collar and have him tied up in the basement." He rolled his eyes. "How much trouble could they get into?"

"That's not the point, he doesn't know anything, and could be lost, again… and who knows where he could be, or someone taking advantage of him." Malik growled as he walked to the door, it had been raining, as everything was still wet.

"I'm sure he's over with Rebecca right now." Yugi said as Malik walked out into the street and next-door. He rang the doorbell and waited. He hoped that Yugi was right and Ryou was here, his stomach twisted, Ra he hoped that nothing had happened to Ryou. The old man answered the door.

"Hello Malik." He greeted happily.

"Mr Hawkins, I was wondering if Rebecca was here?"

"Yes she is, come in." He opened the door more and let Malik in. "Rebecca!" He called out as he closed the door. Little thuds of feet came from above them and soon the girl was running at them.

"Hi Malik." She called out hugging him about the middle.

"Hi." He said and moved her away a bit. "Is Ryou here with you, I've come to get him and bring him home." Malik said.

"Oh no, he's at the park." She said and Malik paled. "I left him at the pond and when I came back he was gone. I looked but it started to rain and thought that he would have gone home by himself." She said. "He's so much fun." She added. "But I think a collar and lead will help." She said in a matter of fact tone.

"Ryou hasn't come home yet." Malik said, and the worry of someone doing something to Ryou worried him greatly. Malik nodded in thanks and left the house he was heading back to Yugi's to call Bakura and Marik up to help him look for Ryou, and hope to find him before nightfall.

He came down the stairs with Yugi right behind him. "I'm sorry Malik I thought that she would take good care of him."

"Well she didn't." Malik hissed, but they both stopped as the doorbell rang. Malik walked up and opened the door and was meet with Jou and his sister.

"Hey Malik missing something?" He asked with an amused smirked on his lips.

"What?" Malik asked confused.

"Malik!" Came a happy call, and the next thing he new he was tackled and ended up on the floor. Malik groaned and opened his eyes while rubbing his head.

"Ryou!" He said.

"Malik!" Ryou chippered looking down at him.

"Hey where have you been?" Malik asked.

"With Serenity and Jounouchi katsuya. But you can just call him Jou everyone else does." Malik chuckled.

"I know that already." Malik looked up at the two that stood in the doorway. "Thanks Jou."

"Don't worry about it he was very interesting." She cut in.

"Malik are his ears really, real?" Jou asked, and Malik was thankful that he was still on the floor as he would have fallen over, did the whole world know about Ryou?

"He lost his hat and I saw his ears when he scared off the men that attached me and I took him home with me, and then Jou came home." Serenity said.

"What? Wait, men attacked you and Ryou chased them off?" Malik moved Ryou from off him and got up, Ryou sat on the floor pouting.

"Yeah, I would have been in great trouble if he hadn't shown up when he did." She smiled.

"Ryou how did you do that?" Malik asked.

"The man hurt me Malik." Ryou held out his new bandaged hand as tears filled his eyes.

"Yes I see." Malik took his hand in his then asked. "What happened to the men?" Ryou looked confused.

"They went away." He said getting up.

"How? Did they run away?" Malik asked Ryou shook his head.

"They went away and I was hurt." Ryou held up his hand again, and again Malik took it.

"He is fine. I fixed it up for him." Serenity said.

"Thanks I'm glad that it was you two that found him and not someone else." Malik said as Ryou lent in and hugged him, nuzzling into his chest.

"So where did you get him from?" Jou asked.

"He's not a pet that you buy from a store Jou." Malik hissed at him.

"I know that." Jou laughed, waving to dismiss anything offensive. "I meant that he is so odd."

"Ryou's not odd!" Malik almost yelled.

"I'm not saying that either."

"Come on Jou, before you say something stupid." She pulled him to the door. "See you at the track on the weekend Malik." She waved dragging Jou with her.

"Bye." Malik closed the door and sighed.

TBC

There you have it ten pages, to make up with the no update, it wasn't what I had planed, but what I originally had in this chap will come later on. I hoped you liked it drop me a line, my lovelies. R&R