Also just letting you know that I am far from board with this story and will be sad to see it finished and I'm in no means in rushing it either or doing anything to change the plot, onwards. Okay the tracking device that was mentioned was actually in 305/Keith, just thought that I would clear that up.

Warning: Yaoi, M, this is rated M and there is Warnings for this chap, it is Yaoi and is boy/boy love, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Do not own Yugioh

CHAP 16: Love in the form of Neko

In the early morning hours Malik was already awake watching the shadows on the ceiling made by the moonlight coming through the crack in the curtains. He had about a few hours of sleep, but he wanted to know what had happened to Ryou or better yet who had done this to him. Malik glanced at the clock that shone bright as ever back at him, two am he looked down as Ryou moved but didn't waken. When the people came on T.v and offering a reword for the neko-boy left him speechless and a bit fearful that someone would soon turn them in, if the price was high enough, not so much Marik, Yugi and Bakura, but Jou and his sister everyone knew that they could do with the money, if not them, then the many people in town would be on the look out to make a quick buck, so going home was out of the question.

Malik's hand run up and down the middle of Ryou's back unconsciously, as Ryou was pressed to his side and his leg in between his, and an arm lay over Malik's chest. 'So now what?' He thought as he looked back at the ceiling. It was obvious that he had to make a new start somewhere with Ryou, but where? It would take to long for the city to calm down and go back to normal and he couldn't hide out here for the rest of his life, as news travels, and he wasn't going to give up on Ryou, no matter how hard it was going to get for him or them.

'Damn those assholes!' Malik narrowed his eyes, they where doing fine before they came to town, Ryou was doing so well, he had a job, which Malik knew that Ryou had never had one before and he was really enjoying it, and Ryou knew his way around town… and now it was all gone for them both, everything would have to change, he would have to leave everyone behind, his friends more then anything, small sacrifice for happiness. No Ryou's happiness and freedom that's what this was about not him, Ryou. And who knew what Ryou had to endure before, Malik's heart sank as the thought of what the papers had said about Ryou, and him being like this everyday after their experiments, wounded and bruised without anyone to comfort him and tell him why, he pulled Ryou closer and held him more tightly.

Ryou whimpered, moved then opened his eyes. "Hey!" Malik said, Ryou had moved himself on top of Malik, and again Ryou whimpered closing his eyes, but he mumbled something that Malik missed. "Your awake?"

"Malik?!" Ryou turned his head and looked around his blurred vision cleared and everything came into focused of what he could see in the dark room and nothing he recognized, he knew that he was somewhere different by the smells, but one stood out that he knew very well.

"You had me worried." Malik hugged him tighter, he whimpered again and Malik let go.

"It hurts." Ryou bit his lip as a few cuts reopened.

"Sorry." Malik ran his fingers through Ryou's hair and kept the other wrapped around him, they lay there for a few minutes before Malik spoke up again. "Ryou, about the other day, what happened to you?" Curiosity had been the resident in Malik's mind for the passed few days and now he wanted to know everything.

"I don't remember." Ryou buried his face into Malik's chest closing his eyes.

"Ryou, I need to know… A few things have happened since then, I want to make sure that you're okay." Malik lifted his chin the other caressed Ryou's cheek and ran back into his hair.

"But Malik." Tears filled Ryou's eyes.

"Is it that you don't remember or that you're worried what I'll think of you?" Malik frowned slightly as Ryou sat up pulling his knees to his chest and rested his cheek on one of his knees his ears were so flat back against his head that Malik couldn't see them at all.

Ryou let out a shuddering breath as he pulled on his right ear and looked at Malik as a few tears fell. "They say I'm the defect." They fell more freely down his cheeks. "But I always do what they want, what they say, always! no matter what." Malik filched at the tone of Ryou's voice, so full of pain, sadness and confusion, Malik had to wonder if they ever told Ryou what he was meant for.

"Ryou." Malik reached out to touch him on the shoulder but Ryou moved it and he stopped.

"Gozaburo sent 305 after me…" Then Ryou whispered with a whimper. "To kill me." Ryou moved completely out of Malik's reach and was now sitting at the end of them bed holding himself, he knew at this point that they would never give up, and he would never be free as along as they where around.

"What happened to 305?" Malik was watching him closely, he knew the answer in away but wanted to hear it.

"…I" Ryou looked away as his knuckles turned white as he gripped the sheets, he couldn't bare to say it to Malik, have him know what he was really capable of doing, he didn't want Malik to hate him and abandon him in a world he didn't know. Ryou's eyes widened as arms wrapped around him and he was pulled to Malik's chest and held tightly, Ryou let out heartbreaking sobs, that what little happiness he knew was going to be gone by the end of this and his survival was going to depend on himself, and he had no clue on what to do. "Tell me." Malik rubbed his back, after a few minutes Ryou spoke again through his tears and a heart stopping second the words fell. "I… killed him." Ryou chocked back a sob, as more followed and he couldn't stop himself. "305 said I was a monster and I need to be locked up, but I'm not, I'm not." He threw himself at Malik, and Ryou held onto him more tightly as if he would vanish any second. "Don't hate me Malik, don't send me away to be locked up again." Ryou cried desperately into his chest.

"Ryou?" Malik said just holding him, but it seemed that Ryou would never stop his crying. Malik lifted his chin slowly, only to find Ryou didn't fight him and he wiped away the tears but they still fell. "I could never hate you and what this 305 did to you, he deserved what he got." Ryou recoiled back a little.

"Don't you see Malik?" Ryou shock his head as Malik frowned. "It's what I do, I kill. They say who and where and I kill, all because of a few orders, I don't remember doing it, but I know when I wash their blood from my body." Malik drew him up more so they where nose to nose almost.

"That's right, they made you do that, not you." Ryou squeaked and his ears pricked forward had he heard right.

"But you haven't seen what I really am?" Malik wasn't sure what he meant by that, but continued anyway.

"Ryou, it's in the past now, you're not doing that anymore or have to worry about them." Malik sighed. "You're with me now and as long as I'm with you, you'll never have to do anything like that again."

"But what about 305?"

"Like I said, he got what he deserved, hurting you like that… Ryou I don't care what you have done, the point is we met, and it's not you." Malik gave him chaste kiss on the lips and smiled. "I would have killed him myself just to protect you." Ryou gave him an unsure look, and squeaked again as Malik rolled them over and he hovered over Ryou on all fours. "No one hurts my Ryou and gets away with it." Ryou frowned and said. "You would?"

Malik grinned and lent down. "If I had of been there I would have had him running like a girl being chased by a diseased rat." Ryou giggled, but stopped.

"But then… who do I belong to?" Ryou asked, "I have to be owned by someone." If Gozaburo was no longer barking his orders at him, then who would he have to answer to.

"Me." Malik titled his head to the side and pulled Ryou closer. "You belong to me and I belong to you."

"You belong to me?" Ryou asked frowning he had never owned anything but for the few things that Malik had given him, and it was something hard to grasp onto, that he owned something.

"Now lets forget about what happened and we are going to enjoy the few days that we have." Ryou giggled again as Malik placed light kisses and licks down his neck and Ryou started to purr and let out a soft moan, he tilted his head back exposing his neck for Malik, who also ran his hands slowly over pale skin, Ryou started to giggle and squirm but then gasped as Malik moved lower to his chest, placing playful nips as he went, Ryou giggled again and thrashed about.

Malik lent up with a sly grin. "Now I know where all your ticklish spots are so now you have to behave." But that smirk fell as Ryou moved his hips into Malik's, whether it was by accident or on purpose, Malik groaned anyway, and placed his body over Ryou's smaller frame and rocked his own hips back against Ryou's, his ear's flattened back as another gasp escaped him.

The kissing became more heated and the playfulness was forgotten. Malik ran both hands through Ryou's hair making him tilt his head back. "M-more Malik." Ryou gasped as lips and scrapping of teeth ran over this skin.

"Don't worry." Malik said against the pale flesh of Ryou's chest. "I'll take care of everything." Malik said meeting Ryou's lazy gaze, who nodded his head and let his head fall back onto the pillow closing his eyes. Malik had been a little surprised that Ryou surrendered to him so willingly in almost everything, the neko-boy did what Malik asked of him to a degree, and always did what he was told. No wander the bastards used Ryou he was so easily controlled, but the difference between them and him, was he cared for Ryou and worried for his safety, not what Ryou could do for him.

Malik moved up again for a kiss, as he ran a hand down over Ryou's hip almost to his knee then up on the inside to knead Ryou's thigh, who wrapped his arms around Malik and pulled him closer to deepen the kiss. Ryou removed his hands from around Malik's neck and placed them on his shoulders, but then pulled them away. Malik stopped as Ryou looked up with flushed cheeks biting his lip. "It's okay." Malik grabbed onto his hand and slid it down his side, Ryou made that sound that Malik had grown so found of, that was half purr and high-pitched sound, normally meant that Ryou was surprised by something or unsure and wanted his attention. "What is it Ryou?" Malik lent up on his elbows, and he took his hands off of Ryou's. "I'm I moving to fast for you?"

"No." Ryou blushed; Malik lent right in eyes locked.

"It's okay to touch me too." Malik said, Ryou's ears pricked forward and he wondered how Malik always knew what he wanted or needed without it being spoken, but the question was where? And once again he answered. "Anywhere you want." Malik grinned at him and winked. Ryou ran his hands slowly over Malik's chest and down his sides and up the centre of his back, Malik groaned and attacked him in a needy kiss.

Malik lent up on his knees and Ryou lent up on his elbows and watched as Malik pulled off his jeans and threw them over his head, Ryou giggled but squeaked as Malik grabbed his and pulled them off and doing the same he threw them.

He lent down and pushed Ryou back onto the pillows, he arched his back as Malik placed teasing touches and kisses going further down his body, the purring stopped as Ryou groaned and his back almost arched completely off the bed, as Malik had taken his length into his mouth and placed teasing, flicks of his tongue back and forth on the tip and slowly licking it up and down not before placing it in his mouth again engulfing the whole length, he then slid his lips up the erect shaft and finally reaching the top to expose the neko's member.

After a few minutes Malik pulled away, and opened the top draw, knowing that what he was looking for would be right there, as Seto liked his weekend 'get aways.' And he grinned as he pulled out an unused small bottle.

"Malik!" Ryou whined his ear's flattened back and he panted. "More hurry." He rocked his hips into Malik's making them both groin.

"Patience Ryou we are just getting started." Malik purred himself; he opened it and coated his finger generously with the substance, then lent down and kissed Ryou. "Relax okay, it hurts for a second." Ryou's ears pricked forward and a look of panic and shock fell on his face that Malik would do something like that to him. Malik's heart sank to the pit of his stomach. "It's not like that Ryou, it'll feel really good I premise." Malik kissed him again gently and pulled back. "I would never hurt you… trust me."

"I do." Ryou started to shake anyway, Malik nodded, he lifted Ryou's knee up against his hip, and then sliding a finger slowly and gently into his entrance, Ryou close his eyes tightly and moved to get away.

"Ryou!" Malik stopped his voice soothing and low, "Ryou." He called again the neko-boy opened his eyes meeting Malik's light lavender ones. "Don't be afraid I won't hurt you." Ryou nodded his head biting lip, Malik smiled, and moved down placing kisses and licks, Malik groaned at the heat surrounding the digit as he thrust it gently in and out and moving it around in a circular motion inside of him and soon had all three in. A moan came from Ryou. Malik smirked as he kissed his inner thigh gently, but as his fingers brushed against that spot, Ryou gasped and jerked, Malik smirked as he rubbed it a few times, and Ryou was withering under him and shaking with need.

He ran his tongue up Ryou's pale skin licking and biting his way up to his mouth, Malik entered him ever so gently, as not to alarm him, Malik nearly lost his mind at the overwhelming feeling of the warmth surrounding his member and he tightness and took every last ounce of his control to remain still once he was fully sheathed, he lent down and kissed Ryou, slowly coxing him to respond to the kiss, sliding his tongue into his mouth, Ryou arched his back and groaned pulling Malik closer.

"Ryou," Malik gasped at the sensation the shift caused. Ryou looked up locking gazes with Malik, and made that sound as Malik pulled out then pushed back in, Ryou gasped, his ears flattened back, it felt strange. "Malik!" He wrinkled his nose Malik did it again with a smirk and Ryou moaned, as the odd full feeling was replaced with pleasure, he started to purr the more Malik moved in and out of him. "More, Malik… more." With a low growl Malik pulled out and pushed back in, keeping his eyes on Ryou's face. The neko gasped as Malik hit that spot again.

Malik slowly increased the pace of his movements enough to notice Ryou's breathing increase slightly and the moans of enjoyment coming from Ryou, they both won't in any hurry to see this ending so quickly.

Malik kept up a slow and steady pace that now had Ryou moaning in pleasure. Malik and Ryou's breathing was now heavier than before and increased with every thrust and sweat covered them both, he sped up and was now pushing into Ryou at a good pace, who called out his name as he came. "Malik!"

Malik couldn't hold back any longer as he pushed into that welcoming body, trying to get as deep as he could before his vision flashed white and he released into the body, and he was certain that in that moment he had truly found heaven.

They both stopped where they were not moving but just staring at each other panting, both felt completely drained and needed to catch their breaths, Malik pulled out from Ryou and rolled onto his side and pulled Ryou to him, who was lazily purring and his ears were dropping with lack of energy.

Ryou gave a few licks to his chest and Malik sighed contently. "Malik?" Ryou's words where slurred.

"Hmm."

"What did we just do?" Ryou asked his words heavy with sleep, Malik held onto Ryou more tightly, maybe he should have taken the time to explain to him, but Malik seriously doubted that Ryou would understand anyway.

"Go to sleep Ryou, and know that I really care for you." Malik lent up and pulled the light sheet up over their cooling bodies. Ryou yawned his fangs showing briefly. Ryou nuzzled into Malik's chest and wrapped his arm around him.

"I'm glad you found me Malik."

"I think it was you that found me" Malik moved more down in the bed, Ryou snuggled closer having the pull of sleep take him hold of him.

He kissed Ryou on the head. "Sleep Ryou you're tired." Malik noticed the silence of the room and the empty house, but it didn't bother him anymore as they both fell asleep together.

Later that morning Malik jumped awake by the door slamming shut downstairs, and low talking, he rubbed his eyes to adjust to the light in the room, movement from next to him got his attention, to the still slumbering Ryou curled up at his side, Malik laid back down and glanced at the clock that read half passed twelve pm. He frowned maybe he had been tired also and their activity must have worn him out completely.

Malik brushed the hair out of Ryou's eyes, and then placed his hand behind his head. Ryou mumbled and moved, rolling over onto his stomach hugging the pillow hiding half of his face into it. Malik smirked and shook his head.

But after a while Ryou's stomach growled and he lifted his head, Malik chuckled and said. "Hungry?" Ryou turned his head and his ears pricked forward, gave big smile and nodded his head.

"Lets get cleaned up first." Malik said getting up, Ryou moved but he whimpered and his ears flattened, Malik was at his side. "Are you alright?" He asked.

"I'm hurt." Malik felt guilty and rubbed Ryou's lower back.

"I'm sorry, I hadn't meant to be so rough with you." Malik wandered if Ryou regretted it now, Ryou shook his head.

"No, no." Ryou kissed him. "I liked it, but the pain now is it always like that." He whimpered, Malik lifted his chin and kissed him.

"Because it was your first time that's way." He kissed Ryou's cheek thinking it was cute how he had he explain everything to him. "It gets better." Malik said, Ryou squeaked.

"It gets better then that?" Ryou said eyes widening, he thought what they had done was fantastic, Malik chuckled.

"Not that, it does, but the pain afterwards gets better."

"But that gets better?" Ryou asked, and Malik grinned.

"Oh yeah, you can use handcuffs, whips, leather and candles." Ryou gasped and his ear's flattened, he didn't think he liked what would come of what they had done, and Malik laughed at him.

"Ryou I'm joking, I'm joking." Ryou nipped him on the shoulder making him yelp.

"That's not funny." Ryou huffed, but yelped as Malik picked him up blanket and all, wrapping it around them both.

"Take a shower with me?" Malik carried him to the bathroom down the hall a little knowing that everyone was out.

"Do I have to?" Ryou sank down in Malik's hold.

"Yes." He said and placed Ryou on the basin with a kiss and turned on the water, "Wait here." He then walked back into the bedroom and grabbed clean clothes for them both.

A little while later Malik stood at the stove fixing them something to eat, Ryou sat on a stool watching him, putting the food onto the plates, he slid one over to Ryou and sat down himself. "Malik?" Ryou poked at his food.

"Hmm." Malik looked up with a mouth full of food.

"Where are we?" Ryou asked as he looked around.

"Oh this is Seto's house." Ryou gave him a confused look; he hadn't met this Seto yet. "He's a good friend of mine and well everybody else here, he lets us stay here for party weekends."

"Is this a party weekend?" Ryou's ear's pricked forward; Malik smiled at him and shook his head.

"No, it's just us." The sounds of forks hitting plates filled the room for a bit as they continued to eat.

"Why are we here?" Ryou asked again, and Malik looked at him with an unreadable exasperation.

"Because."

"Was it because I was hurt?" Ryou's ears flattened back.

"No and yes." Malik sighed and looked at his now empty plate, he looked up as Ryou sat on his lap and wrapped his arms around Malik.

"Then why?" Ryou titled his head to the side, and Malik caressed his cheek.

"Because." Malik let his hand fall. "They found you, that's why, so I took you away and this house was the only place I could take you on such a short notice." Ryou slouched a little.

"I know that they would have found me sooner or later." Ryou met Malik's gaze for a second. "Run away with me?" Ryou asked and Malik frowned, and shook his head no solemnly and Ryou's heart stopped beating for a second, did Malik hate him?

"They would come after us wherever we go." Malik grabbed onto Ryou so he wouldn't end up on the floor as he stood up and placed him back down on the stool. "I don't want to live like that, looking over my shoulder." Malik picked up the plates. "And worry about if I would ever see you again when you walk out the door every time." Ryou bowed his head and fiddled with the hem of his shirt, but Malik lifted his chin and looked into his eyes, he then said. "I want you safe and free to do as you feel." He kissed Ryou on the lips. "I'll work something out for us, we just have to be smart and stay one step in front of them." He smirked as Ryou purred, and Malik pulled back chuckling.

"Come on, everyone is at the beach." Ryou squeaked and gave him a confused look, watching as Malik ran upstairs and came back down a few minutes later. "Lets get going." Malik walked to the front door and opened it, he gave Ryou a wink as he bounced outside, and Malik placed his sunglasses on and smiled as Ryou hoped from one foot to the other waiting for him.

"Come on Malik." Ryou waved his hands at Malik trying to hurry him up. "I want to see."

"It's a five minute walk." Malik took the track that ran from the right side of the house, Ryou took his arm.

Five minutes later, Ryou ran up to the top of the small hill and gasped. Malik stopped beside him. "The beach." Malik looked over to his left and saw the group. He shook his head as Ryou bolted towards them.

"I see you two have decided to get out of bed today." Marik smirked up at him. Malik rolled his eyes as he laid out his towel and sat down, Jou, Mai, Yugi and Serenity where in the water and Ryou stood at the edge watching them for a minute before running up to Malik.

"It's not that late." Malik scoffed.

"Try one pm in the afternoon." Bakura lifted his head from the other side of Marik.

"What, you're keeping time on me know?"

"No." Marik smirked putting his head back down.

"Malik it's water!" Ryou stated as he knelt down in front of him.

"It's the ocean." Malik smirked at Ryou, who frowned, what was it with everyone and water, but it looked fun, the group ran out of the water and up them.

"We are going to the rock pools." Yugi said taking a drink bottle from the bag.

"Who's coming?" Jou asked, Ryou looked at Malik if they where going too and gave him a look, and Malik couldn't resist it.

"Alright." Malik got up and started to walk.

Back at the house the phone rang for a good few minutes and then the fax turned on and a message was printed out.

TBC

Wasn't as hard as I thought to write out, any big problems with this chap let me know as my editor has gone on holiday, (cries) so my lovelies R&R