Okay not to many chaps to go, when I put up the final chap of this one, I'll post more of my other stories. You won't be getting anything new until I finish at least one more of my stories (sighs) but I get bored and need a change or the plot bunnies attack me and start something new and it gets stuck in my head and I have to write it out (Narrows eyes and pulls out a shotgun) It's hunt'in time (smiles and waves) enjoy…

Warning: Yaoi, M,

Do not own Yugioh

CHAP 18: Part 2: Return to the City

Malik took all the back streets as Otogi gave him the safer way around to their destination. But they stopped when Otogi gave a direction and ended up at a blockade. "Hey you stop right there!" The man ordered walking up to them, Malik glanced behind them and saw a few cars pull up to a stop blocking an escape.

"I thought you said this was safe?" Malik said his tone sharp Otogi shook his head and lent forward a little saying. "It was I just came through today." He paused for a second. "They must have came here and set this up." Before Malik could respond a light was shone in their faces making both teens groan and using their arms to block the light and a photo of Ryou held up for them to see.

"Have you seen this boy?" He asked Malik noticed a few of the suites look his way, watching to see what reaction the teens on the motorbike would have towards the picture. Malik suppressed a growl and the urge to kill them all or at least get the name of the guy running the show, Malik settled for a shake of his head. "Never seen him before." He called out in surprise as they suddenly ripped the bag from his back and Otogi's as well and looked through them. Malik knew they wouldn't find anything and let them go, but after a few minutes they handed the bags back.

"Move on." The tall man snapped waving an arm at them to leave. Malik gave him the one finger salute as he drove off.

Soon Malik pulled to a stop outside his building, parking the bike off to the side a little out of the way and sight. He jumped off with Otogi and ran inside the apartment building and took the stairs. No one was about and Malik was thankful for it as he pushed open the door that lead to his floor and moved quickly to his door. He placed his key in but it didn't open, he hit it with his shoulder and he bounced back a little. But a voice stopped him.

"Ishtar, you owe me rent!" The landlord said as he approached them pointing a thin finger at Malik.

"Not now." Malik hit the door again and he was in he went to walk in when the old man grabbed him by the shoulder and turned him around and pushed him to the wall.

"I've had it with you." His crooked and stained teeth, sunken in eye sockets and leather skin made him look really old and most likely had one foot in his grave but he was still strong. "I knew you where trouble from the moment you walked into my lobby."

"Back off!" Malik shoved him away and pushed himself off the wall, of all the things that had to come up. This was not what he had in mind. The man was startled for a second.

"You owe me last months this months and next months rent. I ain't leaven until I see that money in my hand. Or you can get out tonight!" Malik snapped throwing the keys at the old man who made a grab for them.

"Take it I'm leaving anyway." The old man looked at the keys then inside the door then at Malik with a confused look and most of all shock, Otogi was in the same boat as he just watched the two.

"No fool'in boy I want the money." The old man held the keys out for Malik to take back, but the teen didn't make a move.

"You can have everything in this place." Malik brushed him off as he entered his apartment; Otogi right behind him Malik closed and locked the door.

"I'll hold you to it, boy." Came the shout from the hallway. "You can't change your mind!" He warned but was ignored. Otogi felt he should leave questions for later.

Malik rushed into his room, he started to look about, throwing things aside in his search. He knew he put them somewhere? After rummaging through his closet and the floor even under his bed. He knelt back and looked around and grinned at spotting his desk.

Malik scuffled to his feet and started to chuck aside clothing and papers, most of everything fell onto the floor. He stopped as he saw the small pictures. He picked them all up about seven of them, he paused for a minute looking at the photo on top, it was of him asleep under a tree his head rested on top of Ryou's and he was curled up on Malik's lap also asleep. Rebecca had said that she was walking by late that afternoon and took the shot.

Malik didn't even know until she gave it to Yugi, and then a few more followed after that. He didn't even know, he grinned the little girl would make a great spy some day. He suddenly sighed sadly as he realized that he missed Ryou… even on such a short amount of time like this he felt an empty heavy spot within himself. He shook his head and shoved the photos into his bag. He turned to leave the room but spotted the angel on the nightstand on Ryou's side of the bed. "Come on, Malik. We have twenty minutes to get back to the car!" Otogi called out from in the living room.

"Coming!" Malik called out as he grabbed an old jumper walking over to the nightstand and carefully wrapped up the angel and placed it into the bag gently then doing up the zip, he ran from the room. "Ready!" Malik said, taking his little phone book from off the counter in the kitchenette that had everyone's numbers and addresses in it from when he had first met his friends and added that to his bag.

"They're outside." Otogi stepped away from the window. Malik rushed to the window parting the thin curtains a little and looked down to see four cars parked outside, very close to the motorbike. Malik bit his lip. 'Were they inside already? Did they know?'

"Malik?" Otogi said placing a hand on his friends shoulder.

"Dammit!" Malik hissed, he slipped the bag onto his back.

"What have you guys done to get this kind of attention?" He asked looking out as well.

"I took something from them." Malik said as he narrowed his eyes thinking what to do to get out without being seen.

"Then just give it back." Otogi said.

"I can't its not that simple, it wasn't so much as took but more like found and kept." Malik moved away, Otogi gave him a concerned look and followed. "We'll take the back way." Malik said as he opened the front door and looked up and down the hallway, no one was about. Malik then rushed out to his right going for the end of the hall he opened the window and lent out looking over the fire escape that was at the back end of the building. "Come on." Malik hissed and waved a hand at his friend as he started to climb out. Otogi looked at the lifts to his left and at the other end of the hallway then to his right at Malik, he bit his lip and stepped out turning the latch on the door so it would lock when he closed it then turned after hearing the click and followed Malik.

Malik helped him out and just as he closed the window the lift doors opened and a few men stepped out, one giving orders on what to do and pointed at a few of the doors. Malik ducked to his left so he wouldn't be seen.

Within a few minutes the two were on the ground and ran around to the right side of the building, and they ran to the edge of the car-park and where the motorbike sat… only a few feet away from the cars. The car-park Malik noticed was covered mostly in shadows thanks to the streetlights that faced the other way and lit up the road instead of the area. "No ones here." Malik whispered back.

"What do you think?" Otogi asked over Malik's shoulder.

"They all must be inside the building… lets go." Malik rushed out looking about and keeping low, he jumped onto the bike, but missing the guard that walked around the buildings corner on the other side, they must have just missed each other when they climbed down the fire-escape. Malik kicked the motorbike into life and Otogi jumped on the back holding onto Malik's backpack.

"Hey what are you doing?" Malik and Otogi looked over at the man as he started to run towards them, Otogi started to tap Malik on the shoulder franticly saying. "Gogogogogo!"

Malik turned the bike as the tyre spun in place and they sped off the back end of the bike fishtailed up the path, the man called it in over his radio. Malik took the few alleyways and side streets heading southward but as he came out of one and stopped for a second. They spotted him instantly pointing and calling out for him to stop where he was. They rushed for their cars and headed after them. Malik cursed spun the bike in place and took the side streets heading west as five black four-wheel drives chased them.

Marik ran a large magnet over his main computer tower, that he had done some research on Ryou, making sure that nothing would be recovered again. Bakura placed the laptop carry bag over his head and shoulder. "That's it." Marik said looking up at Bakura. His cell rang; Marik answered it as he was leaving the room. "Marik, they've seen us!" Came Malik's voice mixed with the wind and engine noise making it hard to hear him.

"Can you get back to the car?" Marik half yelled back to make sure that Malik could hear him. "No! I have to lose them first." Marik ran a hand through his hair that was right; they couldn't have any of them following them back.

"Alright, take them through the south docks lose what you can. Head to the forest at the end, lose the rest there in the woods. Then head east on the outskirts of town. Then go north, I'll met you outside the city. Got that Malik?" Marik asked as he mounted the bike outside and Bakura behind him.

Yugi sighed as he walked inside his house with the photos that Rebecca went nuts with and placed them into his bag. "Well grandpa, I have to go." Yugi said Yami looked at him from his spot in the kitchen leaning against the counter.

"Are you sure? Where are you staying?" He asked his grandson, who gave him a brief hug. "With Marik, Bakura and Malik, remember?" He gave a smile that would brighten a room instantly, Yami smirked. "Just let them do what they want grandpa, they have the legal rights to do this… they'll be gone soon." The paper that started all this was still on the counter. Yugi's cell rang he answered it but before he could say anything Marik cut him off.

"Yugi time to get out of town. Like now!"

"What happened?" Yugi moved away from his grandpa, Yami narrowed his eyes as he watched Yugi, the teens smile faulted a little and a worried look passed over his face as Marik said.

"Malik's being chased. Don't go to the car just leave on the bike and meet up at that gas station, we'll leave from there together."

"A-alright!" Yugi was now shaking as Marik's words ran through his head of not getting caught by these people. The line went dead and he just stood there as flashes of what Ryou looked like on the first day they found him, wounded… and the blood but that wasn't the worst part, it was the bruises, burns and the cuts all over his body.

"Yugi?" Yami noticed the teens far off look.

"Come on Yami it's getting late." Yugi snapped out of it, Yami gave a nod and pushed off the counter. "Good night grandpa I'll see you soon." Yugi had felt guilty that he lied to his grandpa and had to leave him when all this was going on, but it all had to be done.

"Okay Yugi study hard and be safe." The old man waved from his back door. "Nice to meet you Yami." Yugi and Yami got onto the bike, both giving the old man a wave.

"What's going on?" Yami asked.

"They're after Malik. Marik says to just leave town." Yugi hung onto Yami as they took off around the side of the house and out onto the road.

"Then we have to make our own way out of town, they could be looking for anyone on bikes now." Yami stopped in a dark alleyway pulled out his cell.

Valon mumbled to himself as he watched the star speckled sky, leaning back on the car his hands behind his head, he was taking it easy. "Valon you watch the car." He mimicked Yami's voice. "I'm going to kick ass in town." He then sat up and looked around and saw well… nothing. Lights from peoples homes and streetlights, and a dog howled near by and set off a few others that echoed in the quiet of the night. "What do I look like a watch dog?!" He kicked a rock, but jumped as his cell rang. "Give a man a heart-attack." He grumbled as he pulled it out and answered it.

"Valon." Came Yami's voice.

"What?" Valon said as if blamed for doing something and got caught red handed. "I'm watching the car." He pointed out instantly; his passed experiences with watching such things had ended up with him sleeping on the job and the goods stolen, leaving his team to never trust him with anything worth money again.

"No, it's not that, get out of town everyone is." Valon didn't hear as he lowered the phone from his ear as he saw headlights, then smirked and lifted the phone to his ear again.

"Why are you calling if you're just down the hill?" He chuckled pointing. "Man Yami your jokes are starting to suck."

"Because its not, you idiot! It's a patrol everything has gone wrong get into the car and meet us at that gas station. But lose them first!" Valon half panicked almost dropping the cell, not waiting for a good bye he threw it onto the passengers side of the car through the window and got in himself. Turning the car on but left the headlights off and sped off before he could be seen.

Serenity came down to get a drink in her small pink shorts and top, she turned on the light and grabbed a glass filling it from the tap and taking a drink. She placed the glass into the sink and turned around gasping as she saw Ryou at the window looking outside. She walked over and touched him on the shoulder. He growled but didn't move she smiled at him not persuaded by the growl. "Ryou it's so late you should go to bed." Ryou's ears dropped as he whimpered softly, he didn't want to go to bed without Malik. He spent far to many lonely nights in a cold room and bed.

"I'm waiting for him." Ryou replied, he went on edge when he couldn't feel Malik anymore. He was out of reach now and Ryou didn't like it one bit in fact he hated it not knowing what Malik was doing. He couldn't help but think that something had gone wrong, and all kinds of things where running free in his mind of what could have happened to Malik, playing the 'what if' game, adding to the stress that he was now under.

"He's going to be a while and waiting like this isn't good." She said, as Jou sat down on the other side of Ryou stretching his arms and yawning wearing a t-shirt and boxers.

"Yeah man, I wouldn't worry Malik can take care of himself."

Ryou sighed and lent forward but froze as his ears where being rubbed… by Jou. Ryou growled at him and pushed him away. "Don't touch me! Your not Malik so don't touch me!" Jou fell onto the floor and looked up shocked, Ryou bared his fangs at him and hissed, only Malik did that no one else.

"Alright, alright just calm down." Jou waved his hands at him.

"That was stupid Jou." She hissed at him then turned back to Ryou, who was now at the front door. He open it he was going to find Malik no matter where he was, but then Malik's voice rang in his head, telling him he had to stay no matter what, Ryou sighed heavily, his ears dropped again.

"Ryou." Came Mai's voice from the other side of the room, Ryou didn't respond in any way. "Malik would want you to behave and to stay here." Ryou growled from the back of his throat he knew that already. "And your not behaving by doing that and acting that way." Ryou turned around and slammed the door closed he would never go against Malik's orders… growling he stalked to the stairs Mai moved well away to the other side of the living room as he glared at her.

"I'm going to bed." He hissed at them and went to the room he shared with Malik. He pulled off most of his clothes and climbed in under the covers pulling them up over his head. Ryou took in a deep breath and the scent of Malik filled his senses, it was sharp and spiced but soft at the same time and something else that made it unique, it calmed him somewhat. As they had said before he was fretting… he never fretted before, did he? But he had good reason to Gozaburo was in town and Malik. Malik was there also and no one looked after him like Malik did.

Ryou felt so out of place without Malik around so unsure of himself and if something happened to him. Tears started to fall as Ryou cried brokenly into Malik's pillow; if something happened to Malik… that though only made Ryou cried harder. He wanted to help but if it was needed he wouldn't be able to or it would be to late, and all this was because Malik was taking care of him.

"Yeah!" Malik nodded and Otogi placed the cell back into Malik's pocket they couldn't stop and Malik needed both hands, he had held the phone to Malik's ear for him. "What's the plan?" He called out over the wind.

"The docks we have to lose them. So hang on." Malik said as they turned sharply, again into an alleyway, the cars almost crashed into each other; Malik smirked as he sped up, dodging dumpsters and rubbish. The docks soon came into view, it wasn't long when Malik was weaving in and out of them, taking narrow paths between the buildings, making the car stop and have to go around, a few crashed into the buildings and each other.

"Two down." Otogi called out, as he watched them over his shoulder, to see a man kicking the car as it wouldn't start again.

"We'll lose the rest in the woods." Malik looked over and saw three cars after them. "I doubt that they know how to four-wheel drive."

"Lets hope you're right." Otogi mumbled.

Trees flew by them as Malik was just missing them, Otogi thought that they would end up crashing themselves by the end. Trees narrowly missing them, just showing how good Malik was at handling the trail bike, but the sound of metal hitting wood, made that smirk on Malik's face grow. He kept going as fast as he could.

"Hang on!" Malik called out, the other gasped as he jumped the bike over a large deep hole in the ground, he had almost missed it, but the car behind him didn't as it came after them and landed nose first into the hole and the back tyres spun in mid-air.

Malik laughed as he turned his head but his eyes widened as the third car came at him from front on. "Shit!" Malik gasped, not knowing how that had happened, as the back tyre dug into the soft ground and he turned it, but it was to late the four-wheel drive hit them almost side on and kept going, both of them rolled over the car, the bike went ender the vehicle, and the car hit a tree stopping it. Malik landed on the ground face down and unconscious, and Otogi a few feet from him on his back, nothing moved but for the nighttime wildlife.

A while later Malik groaned his face in the soft covered ground. "W-what h-happened?" everything in his mind was jumbled up and unclear of what he was doing to be in this position.

A soft tune came from the bag on his back then everything came to him. "Ryou." He whispered to himself, and he understood now. His vision blurred then came clear as he rolled onto his side, the pain that shot up his right arm. He gritted his teeth and looked down, his upper arm had a gash in it going from his upper arm to his elbow and was bleeding. "Dammit." He sat up and pulled off the sleeve to his shirt and looked it over more closely, seeing nothing in it, he then wrapped the torn off sleeve over the wound and tied it using his teeth and other hand, he let out a soft cry as he pulled it tight to stop the bleeding then stumbled to his feet.

The car door opened and a tall man fell out landing heavily on the ground, Malik fell to his knees feeling dizzy from the accident had left him a little messed up, he made his way over to Otogi and gave him a shake.

"I'm up, I'm up." The dark haired teen said as he slowly sat up. "Got the number of that truck?" he asked. Malik smirked and helped him up to his feet. "My head." Otogi held his head with both hands.

"Come on let's get out of here." Malik and Otogi lent on each other, Malik cradling his arm to his body, but stopped, as the man was gone from where he had fallen. Malik stopped looked around seeing nothing at all but darkness and the lights from the car.

He turned to look behind them and just in time to see a bit of wood being swung at them, Malik let go of Otogi and both fell to the ground with a yelp as injuries were knocked about, the bit of wood swung over their heads. Malik brought back his foot and kicked out the man's knee, who yelped and fell to the ground. Malik spotted the gun that was just above the man's head, he scurried forwards over the man Malik elbowed him in the stomach and while he gasped for air Malik landing a punch to the guys face and crawled over him more and reached for the gun. The man gathered himself and pulled at Malik and out of the guns reach, Malik hit him again a few times and reached again when he thought it was safe to.

Malik screamed as the guy bit him on the wounded arm, he hit Malik in the ribs and pushed him off, Malik rolled on the ground.

Malik took in a deep breath and looked up just in time so see the man aiming the gun and cocking it. Malik froze in place eyes widened at he stared at the barrel of the gun. Both panting out of breath Malik's eye's flickered up to the man's face and they stared at each other for a minute gazes locked, the man gave a slyly grin. "Thought you were so smart didn't ya?"

Malik just watched as the man's finger pressed and pulled back the small leaver slowly. The gunshot echoed through the whole forest, birds flew off into the night sky squawking in fright. Malik jumped instantly at the sound and his eyes widened even more with confusion as he just stared blankly into nothingness his whole body went numb and cold from the inside out.

TBC

I know, poor Ryou (cries) being left alone and… Oh the cliffhanger?! Yes readers behold MY evilness of cliffhangers! (laughs evilly) Review me readers or be dammed at this spot forever. (Muhahahahaha!)