Okay I'm just working on this one for now as it's just a few chaps of being done then I'll be working on my other stories, just want to get this one out of the way, not that I'm going to rush it or anything.

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

Do not own Yugioh

CHAP 15: Escape the City.

Malik walked into the dark room almost tripping over the broken nightstand and a few other things on the floor, moonlight shone through the crack in the curtains. He walked to the bed swallowing the lump in his throat at the sight of Ryou, when Mai and Marik told him that Ryou was injured he didn't know what to except, dried blood in his hair and on his clothes. He sat down on the edge and caressed Ryou's cheek, the neko moved, ears twitched. "Oh Ryou, what happened?" He asked, he lent in and kissed Ryou on the cheek gently, Ryou gave a warning growl and bared his fangs. "I'm here now." He said not persuaded by the growling as he kissed Ryou again this time on the lips.

"Malik?" Ryou squeaked and just barely opened his eyes, everything was blurred, and Ryou didn't misplace the voice in his fogged head.

"What happened?" Malik brushed the hair out of Ryou's eyes.

"I don't know… my head." He reached up to touch it but Malik stopped him, and kissed his forehead.

"Better?" Malik asked but Ryou pointed to his cheek "Here hurts." Malik kissed him there as well. "Here." Ryou pointed to his stomach, Malik got onto the bed and pulled the covers down and planted a few light kisses and licks. "Here." Ryou touched his lips, and Malik lent up smirking and kissed him soundly.

Malik lent back as Ryou whimpered as a few of his cuts re-opened by the movement. "You had me worried." Malik ran his fingers lightly through Ryou's hair.

"I'm sorry, I tried not..." Ryou trailed off, Malik felt guilty that Ryou put it as if it was his entire fault.

"I just worry about you, that's all." Malik said, but Ryou didn't answer him. Malik sighed and got up. He found a spare pair of boxers, taking off his wet clothes he pulled them on and walked into the bathroom then grabbed a towel and dried his hair, draping it on the chair in the corner of the room. He then crawled in next to Ryou, he moved as close as he could and wrapping his arms around him. "I'll get you out of this mess." Malik nuzzled his face into the top of Ryou's head, Malik would have him free, not worrying about if they were watching or going to take him, Malik would find out and take care them all, for Ryou.

XXX

The next day Malik woke up with Ryou sound asleep in his arms, a soft knock came at the door; he moved about without waking him up and walked to the door to find Marik standing there. "We have to talk." He said as he walked away.

Malik walked back in and grabbed a t-shirt, looking over Ryou one last time before leaving the room, he found Marik, Bakura, Jou, Serenity, Yugi, and Mai at the kitchen table.

Malik walked by them and made a coffee glancing at the clock it was one pm. He walked over and sat down next to Bakura. "Malik I just want to say that I'm sorry I didn't call I had Ryou to worry about, then being followed, I'm just sorry it slipped my mind." Mai said.

"I do owe you a thanks for helping him though." Malik smiled really if it wasn't for Mai, Ryou would have been dead and they would have found him anyway. "So thanks for everything." Malik gave her a smile she smiled back.

"We are all thankful for Mai's help with Ryou… but we have a problem at hand." Marik said getting everyone's attention. "I talked with someone." He didn't want to say a name. "He said that the new people in town are working for a guy called Founder, who lives in this city." Marik said Malik narrowed his light lavender eyes, that was the same name on the papers that held Ryou's training operations and testing on. "These people are looking for Ryou." Marik looked at Malik.

"But they won't find him here." Malik said meeting his gaze. "We'll keep Ryou within the walls of this place." The high brick fence walls made in impossible for anyone to just look in.

"We can't." Marik picked up a remote and turned on the T.v, everyone turned to watch it

"Please if you have our son let him go or if you have seen him please call us." Malik got up and walked up to it, an older woman was crying into a tissue as the man looked upset. "He's our only son." And a photo was placed up of Ryou, then the news reporter came on. "The Lord family are giving a reward to whoever can bring them information." Marik turned off the T.v, words failed Malik as he watched the black screen. "They are offering a reward of five hundred thousand for the whereabouts of Ryou." Marik said.

"Ryou doesn't have parents." Malik sat down. "Does he?" Marik shook his head.

"They're just trying to find him, make whoever has him step out." Bakura said, then added. "With that offer out there the whole city would be on the look out, and it will make it hard for Ryou and you to get about."

"So what do we do?" Serenity asked, she to didn't want Ryou to leave. "All houses in my street got broken into last night, including mine. Nothing was taken though, it was more like they where looking for something."

"Four places here as well." Marik said.

"So not only are they looking on the streets and T.v but breaking into peoples homes as well." Jou said.

"So I'll take Ryou away, out of the country." Malik said standing up.

"They would find you." Marik said. "Something like Ryou can't just disappear and who ever this guy Founder isn't going to give him up so easily."

"Then we'll move about, not stay in the same place to long, there is a way around it."

"Money, Malik and we all know that you don't have a lot of it." Marik said.

"I'll work." Malik shot back, and Marik solemnly shook his head.

"I would help Malik but they would trace it back to me then you and they win." He added, and Malik fell silent again.

"There is a way." Mai said, and everyone looked at her. "It's not the nicest ideas but it just may work, it'll take time on Ryou's behalf."

"Then I'll do it." Malik said leaning on the table looking at her.

"This has to come from Ryou himself for it to work, I'll need a few things and time, if Ryou's willing."

"All my places are city bound." Marik said thoughtfully.

"Money-bags has a few places, privet places." Jou said. "Like no body around places."

"We get it Jou." Bakura said.

"He did say we could use his beach house." Yugi said. "That's way out of town." He added.

"It's a whole days drive." Mai said.

"That's far enough away as they're looking for Ryou here." Yugi grinned.

"Alright I'll call him see if it's still alright." Marik got up. "So whoever is coming along get stuff that you need and be ready to go in one hour." They all walked to the door, Marik stopped them. "Tell no one where you are going."

"That's not a problem for us!" Jou and Serenity said.

"Yugi you might want to stay and not get involved." Marik said.

"What? No way I'm in, I'll tell grandpa that I'm doing a study week with you guys." He grinned. "Grandpa also has a friend staying for a while so he won't mind." Marik nodded and turned to the rest of them.

"Alright people one hour." He said.

Most of them left, Mai and Bakura went upstairs, Malik and Marik walked into the office as Marik made that call to Seto Kaiba, and without a problem Seto said it was okay and that he had offered it to them for the weekend and the key would be waiting for them in it's usual spot.

"That's it all set to go." Marik said hugging up.

"Great." Malik said, then stopped. "I need to make a trip to my place to get a few things."

"I don't…." Marik and Malik stopped and looked up as there was a yelp and a thud noise above them.

They both ran out and upstairs to the room where Malik left Ryou. They found Mai against the wall pinned to it and gasping for air and Ryou growling at her from the bed, he saw the needle in her hand. "What are you doing to him?" Malik rushed to the bed and cupped Ryou's face in his hands. "Shhh it's okay Ryou I'm here." Ryou stopped and Mai fell to the floor coughing.

"She hurt me." Ryou said with tears in his eyes, Malik looked down as he pointed to his arm, Malik saw where she had tried to put the needle in by the small amount of blood there. "I don't like her." Ryou started to growl again his fangs bared as he saw her. "What were you giving him?" Malik snapped.

"I was giving him something for pain and I was checking on him." Mai was leaning on the wall, Malik left Ryou's side and walked up to her.

"Mai I'm thankful for what you have done." Malik said but then narrowed his eyes at her. "But you are not to take it upon yourself to give Ryou anything without my permission." Malik grabbed her wrist that had the needle still clutched in her hand. "It means anything like this as well."

"What are you his keeper?" She snapped back at him.

"No, I'm looking out for what's best for him." He growled, Marik cut in.

"It's stupid to do it without Malik being in the room." Marik said pulling her to the door.

"He has to be watched." Mai protested.

"That's what Malik's doing." Marik said then lent in close. "You have no idea what your messing with Mai." Marik sighed as she was going to say something else he cut her off again. "It's just safer for you if you do your checks on him while Malik is with him." He pulled her out of the room; her voice was still heard from the stairs.

Malik walked back to the bed and climbed on laying next to Ryou, who moved and cuddled up to him. Ryou buried his face in Malik's chest and his arms wrapped around him. Ryou sighed and started to fall asleep once again feeling safe and protected, but where the hole in his arm was from the needle, was gentle wiping. "I'm sorry Ryou, I didn't know that she was going to do that." Malik said, then noticed that Ryou had fallen back to sleep in his arms, and right then it dawned on Malik just how much Ryou trusted him. "Hey we are going for a drive, getting out of the city for a little bit." Malik said to the slumbering neko as he brushed the hair out of Ryou's eyes; Malik sat there for a while as Ryou slept.

A knock on the door and Malik got up and opened the door. "You should get ready." Bakura said.

"I need to get my stuff." Malik bit his lip. "And Ryou needs to be cleaned up."

"Marik said it might not be safe to go back, take the clothes from in here, I have some old ones that will fit Ryou." Malik nodded his head in thanks. "You want a hand with Ryou?" Bakura asked, normally there would be a comment or sly grin, but neither was on Bakura's face or being made. Malik nodded his head.

"Thanks." They both got to work on packing; Bakura grabbed his old clothes, as Malik found some for himself, Malik ran the shower and walked back in and helped undress Ryou but left him in his boxers, Malik picked him up, the movement made Ryou yelp, but when nothing as he seemed to have fallen back asleep.

Bakura held Ryou up as Malik wash his hair free of the blood and his body Ryou was lent up against Bakura so he would be standing. But half way through, Ryou started to growl Malik stopped, and that was the only warning they had as Bakura was thrown out of the shower and across the room. "Bakura!" Malik called out, as Bakura hit the mirror on the wall above the basin then fell to the floor gasping.

"Don't touch me." Ryou hissed but he fell forwards and Malik grabbed him.

"Are you alright Bakura?" Malik asked, coughing came as Bakura got up, and Ryou started to growl baring his fangs.

"Yeah." Bakura pushed himself up.

"I can take care of him, just go." Malik said as he pulled Ryou to him more, Ryou watched eyes narrowed as Bakura got up and left the room, Malik lifted his chin to look him in the eyes. "Ryou, he was helping me."

"He was touching me." Ryou growled, but Malik knew what he meant.

"You can't attack everyone that's trying to help you."

"No you help me, they hurt me."

"Everyone here Ryou are trying to help you."

"No testing, always testing when I'm like this." Ryou's ears flattened against his head, and Malik frowned.

"Is that what you think?" Malik said shocked. "That they are trying to do tests on you?" Ryou looked away still being supported, but he fell limp in his arms. "Dammit Ryou!" Malik picked him up and carried him out, he dressed Ryou in clean clothes and their bags had been taken downstairs.

Ryou lay on the couch his head on Malik's lap, Bakura had a few bruises but other than that he was fine, everyone agreed that they would stay away from Ryou until he was better, as it would be safer for them but still happy to help him

Yugi's grandpa dropped him off, just as Jou, Serenity, and Mai drove in and pulled up to a stop. Everyone gathered around and discussion of what cars they where going in, once that was done they headed out. Malik placed Ryou onto the back seat and covered him up with blankets, it had seemed that the shower had worn him out. The others left already, leaving Marik, Bakura and Malik to follow.

They got out of the city without any problems. It was late into the after noon the shadows where long across the road, and trees sat on both sides as far as the eye could see, the windows where down and the air was sweet and cool. "I'm making a stop." Marik said taking off his sunglasses.

"Yeah I need to stretch, I forgot what a drive it is." Bakura said turning his head away from the open window his white hair whipped across his face, Malik looked down, Ryou lay with his head on his lap.

"We can find out how far the news has travailed out as well." Marik added, with in the twenty minutes they pulled into a services station and found Mai, Jou, Yugi and Serenity there also. Bakura filled the car up as Marik went in to find out about any news and pay, Malik was getting a cold drink as he listened, but they knew nothing which put him at ease.

Malik opened the back door and lent in. "Here Ryou." Malik lifted his head and placed the straw on his lips. "Drink." A few seconds and Ryou drank it down.

Soon after they left, this time when they stopped it was dark, Marik got out and walked up to the house and picked up one of the many flowerpots and found the key, he opened the door and found the light switch, lights flooded the outside driveway.

Malik took Ryou from the back seat and carried him inside and upstairs and placed him on the bed, Malik made sure that Ryou was sleeping before he left the room.

He walked into a discussion on who was sleeping where. "Fine." Jou hissed, "I'll take his Lordships room."

"Jou it's not like he's going to be here." Marik pointed out. "Unless you wanted to sleep with your sister?" Marik gave him a look, as Serenity pulled a face and shook her head.

"I'm with Jou." Yugi said, as the four bedroom house was going to have to hold them all for a while, it was going to get rough and crowded with this many people, normally it was Marik, Bakura, Malik, Yugi and Jou, but the extras were Mai, Serenity. Malik didn't see Ryou as extra.

"Lets just see what's to eat." Serenity said as she moved away from them and went into the open kitchen, the rest of them followed her.

TBC.

Is it moving to slow? I'm trying to get it winding up for the finish in about two or so chaps, like I said, I'm wanting to get this one out of the way as it's almost finished, so R&R gets you another chap.