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Warning: Yaoi, M
Do not own Yugioh
CHAP 19: Part 3:Return to the City
Malik sat there numb from the inside out he just watched as the man gasped and they both looked confused. The man pulled his right hand away from his chest and both Malik and the man looked down and saw the blood seeped through his shirt, then he fell face first to the ground. "Malik!" Bakura rushed over and grabbed Malik by the shoulders and gave him a shake to get his attention. "Malik are you alright?" He tried again. "Have you been shot?" Bakura asked, he gave Malik a harder shake on the shoulders. Malik snapped out of it and looked up at Bakura. "Are you alright?" He asked again Malik slowly nodded his head yes and looked up to see Marik standing over him holding a gun, Malik was then helped up to his feet and saw Marik put the gun away behind his back.
"Can you ride?" Marik asked a scowling look on his face as he walking over to him.
"I think so..." Malik shook his head. 'That could have been me.' He realized as his gaze went back to the now dead man. 'If Marik had been any later that could have been me.' Malik gritted his teeth together and tried to stop his shaking. 'Ryou. Ryou, would have been left alone.' Malik didn't hear Bakura talking to him. 'But the bastards would have done worse to my Ryou.' Malik growled and had a feeling that he needed to see the Neko-boy.
"Malik!" Marik snapped at him holding back in wanting to slap the teen across the face. "Pull it together we still have to get out of here." Marik shook him.
"I'm fine." Malik said and stepped backwards a little, Marik gave him a sceptical look. But then something dawned on him why didn't Otogi help him out? Malik turned just in time to see Bakura helping the teen sit up; he had hit his head and fell unconscious.
Marik walked over and pulled the bike upright looking it over, Bakura walked over and stood next him looking over his shoulder. "Will it work?" He asked.
"It just might get us to where we need to go." Marik said as he looked at Bakura, he mounted the bike and started it, it grumbled and choked, Marik tried again. "Come on!" Marik growled, but it started Malik stumbled forward, Bakura caught him. Malik's arm was still bleeding and it was running down his arm and dripping to the floor. "Malik needs to go to a hospital." Bakura said, Marik stopped and looked Malik's arm over; the makeshift bandage was soaked already.
"I'll take him to one in the next town." Marik said.
"No." Malik lifted his head. "Just take me back to Ryou."
"Malik you're to hurt to ride let alone make it all the way back to the house by bike." Marik shook his head. "And besides with all that blood loss it has to be a very deep cut."
"It's to the bone." Malik grunted as a shot of pain run up his arm and shoulder.
"All the more reason to take you to a hospital, Malik." Bakura added.
"Mai can fix this… I don't want to leave Ryou on his own for so long." Malik said firmly, Bakura rolled his eyes as Marik sighed and looked at Bakura.
"Take Otogi with you, I'll take Malik on this." Marik said Bakura nodded and helped the dark haired teen. Marik helped Malik.
"How did you know where we where?" Malik asked hanging onto Marik. "I gave you the directions and I saw the lights." They took off Malik clung to him.
"What about the body?" Malik asked knowing that the guy was dead and a manhunt would be done for the killer.
"The people that are after Ryou will cover it up let them deal with it." Marik said over his shoulder, Malik nodded his head and rested it against Marik's back.
The sun was coming up when they pulled into the station coming to a stop, the bike shook and groaned and died, Marik cursed and tried to start it up again and Malik fell off. Marik dumped the bike on its side, and went to help Malik. Yami, Yugi, Bakura and Valon rushed over to help also.
"Is he alright?" Yugi asked leaning down to get a look at Malik.
"Yeah, he'll be fine after some sleep and his wound fixed up." Marik picked him up with the help of Yami and laid Malik in the back seat of the car, Marik took the drivers seat as Bakura and Valon placed Otogi in the passengers seat.
Valon jumped on the motorbike with Bakura, Yami and Yugi jumped on the other, Marik pulled out of the station, with the two motorbikes following him heading back towards the house.
To say the occupants of the house were shocked and little scared would have to be the biggest understatement. Serenity and Mai had gone into the bedroom to look in on Ryou only to find the boy had vanished right in front of them and nothing they said could coax him out. "Please Ryou, come out I know Malik will be home soon." Serenity called out into the seemingly empty room.
Soft sniffling came and the girls knew they weren't alone. "Talk about moody." Jou whispered to her from the doorway, he was leaning on the doorframe and watching, he thought it was cool how Ryou just vanished into nothing; a grin spread across his face what things he could get up to if he could do that. Serenity swiftly turned and whacked him up the side of the head.
"Your not helping." She hissed at her brother then turned to the bed again, as it seemed easier to talk to it than guessing where Ryou might really be.
"Malik's not going to be much longer, Ryou." Mai said. "Come and have something to eat." She commanded, it was now late into the afternoon.
The girls screamed as Ryou appeared right in front of them and run from the room, Jou fell over landing on his rear with a yelp of his own in the hallway watching as Ryou fled. The girls followed Ryou down the stairs ignoring Jou's call to get some help to his feet. Both girls watched as Ryou pulled open the front door. "There's no controlling him." Mai stated to Serenity coming to a stop behind Ryou.
Ryou stopped at the doorway and watched the long driveway for a few long minutes, Serenity stopped at his side. "What is it?" She asked looking in the same direction as him but not seeing anything she gave him a confused look.
"Malik!" Ryou mumbled his nails dug into the wood of the doorframe the woodwork creaked under the hold; he could smell blood, Malik's blood. Serenity was going to ask but she heard the sound of the car and… motorbikes?
"They're back!" She called out to the other two, as the group pulled up into the driveway.
The car stopped Marik got out and helped Malik out the back as Yami helped Otogi, Ryou was there instantly looking Malik over seeing where he was injured, Ryou made that sound and Malik looked up. "What happened?" Ryou's voice was strained Malik looked exhausted and blood covered Malik's right arm and side.
"Explain inside." Marik said, as he moved by Ryou who followed him. Once inside Marik placed Malik down on a chair in the kitchen Mai moved Marik to get a better look at him.
"He's lost a lot of blood." Mai said forcing Malik's eye open, Ryou sat down next to Malik and held his hand Ryou's ears drooped as Malik didn't respond to him, Otogi was laid down on the couch and Serenity fussed over him getting ice packs for his head and painkillers.
"A car hit him and Otogi." Marik said. Mai slowly pulled away the makeshift bandage only to have the blood seep down his arm and clotted blood stuck to the material in strings attached to the cloth making a wet sound when it was moved, Yugi paled and looked away feeling sick.
"I'm not sure I can fix this." Mai bit her lip, Malik gasped as Mai moved his arm and Ryou growled at her. "The cut is to the bone."
"You fixed Ryou on my kitchen table." Yugi said a hand over his mouth to hold in his lunch.
"I had everything with me." She frowned in thought. "I only brought with me what I need to help out." She bit her lip, thinking what she could use in the house to close up the wound. "Alright." She said, Ryou squeaked as Malik's head fell onto his shoulder. "Serenity will you help me?" The younger girl nodded her head and left Otogi's side the two went upstairs.
"Don't look so worried Ryou." Malik mumbled as he caressed Ryou's cheek with his good arm, Ryou lent into the touch but no purring came fourth, though he couldn't be happier that Malik was back and almost okay.
"Don't leave again Malik." Ryou hugged him more tightly. "I don't like it when I can't watch you. Bad things happen to you when I'm not around." Malik sat up and moved his arm and wrapped it around Ryou's shoulder and pulled him close.
"This was the last time." Malik lifted his chin and kissed him on the lips briefly as Mai returned with a few things and her bag. She lifted a needle and a small bottle from her bag, she filled up the syringe at her eye level to numb the area around the wound to stitch it up; once it was full she turned to Malik. "I'll have to clean it first then stitch it up." She said Malik glanced up his reactions were slow as if he were drunk.
"Am I meant to feel this light headed?" He asked, Mai shook her head.
"It's the lack of blood." She glanced over her shoulder. "You should have taken him to the hospital." She snapped at Marik and Bakura.
"They would have asked to many questions." Marik said taking a seat Bakura followed sitting on his lap. Mai turned back to the task at hand she lent in and cleaned a spot on Malik's arm and went to inject the needle. Ryou grabbed her hand and pushed her away from Malik. "You're not using it on him." Ryou growled protectively Malik had been hurt enough; Ryou moved from Malik and stood in front of him.
"Ryou, she has to." Malik made a grab for him and got his arm. "Ryou just let her fix this for me." Ryou's ears flattened and he bared his fangs at her. "If it's not fixed I will have to go away." Ryou squeaked his ears twitched back and he looked at Malik.
"But you said." Ryou shot back, then growled at Mai as she took a step towards them, Ryou blocked her again. Marik watched and noticed that Ryou wasn't as aggressive as before, and a thought came to him that made it all clear and he smirked.
"Ryou." Malik pulled him down a little his head spun and everything went fuzzy then cleared Malik took a deep breath. "Ryou, go for a walk…" Malik lent forward and Ryou knelt down in front of him, Mai took another step forward and Ryou growled at her, she put up her hands and moved back again and started to pace, Ryou turned back to Malik.
"With us." Marik said. "By the time we get back Mai will be done." He added.
"No." Ryou hissed at them moving closer to Malik, he didn't want to leave Malik while he was injured like he was and at the hands of Mai, who knew what she would do to him when he left.
"Please Ryou, I don't want you getting upset with what Mai has to do." Malik smiled as he lifted Ryou's chin again. "And after I'll give you all of my attention." Ryou's ears pricked forward, then they fell as he looked at Mai then Bakura and Marik.
"We'll take a walk on the beach." Yugi said.
"No." Ryou mumbled. "I'm not leaving." Malik fought to stay awake while Ryou was in the room.
"He's like a bloody dog with a bone." Jou shook his head but yelped as his sister hit him again and scowled him.
"Ryou?" Malik tried lifting Ryou's chin but the Neko-boy refused and turned his head away. "Ryou, look at me." Malik tried again and succeeded. "Go for that walk and when you're done you won't have to leave my side again, I promise." Ryou sighed giving in and nodded his head reluctantly. "Only because you ask me too." He gave Malik a smile as he stood up. Yugi grabbed his hand and led him over towards the front door.
Ryou glanced over his shoulder getting one last look at Malik before Marik and Bakura blocked his view and the door was closed.
Ryou threw a rock into the ocean his ears drooped showing his mood. Yugi sighed as he ran a hand through his hair, they had tried everything to get Ryou to smile or even lighten up, but nothing worked and they had been out here for an hour, and the group was now heading back.
"Come on Ryou we're going back to the house." Marik called out the Neko got to his feet and ran towards them.
Ryou rushed inside the house, Malik was gone from the table and everything looked clean, Ryou sniffed the air and followed the scent towards the living room. Ryou walked in and spotted Malik asleep on the couch but didn't miss Mai sitting in the armchair. "He lost a fair bit of blood." Mai said standing up.
Ryou knelt down and brushed the hair out of Malik's eyes, but he growled protectively as Mai walked towards them, she stopped and said. "He'll be fine after some sleep and something to eat."
"Mai." Marik called to her. "Leave them." She rolled her eyes. "Before someone gets hurt." He added, knowing that Ryou would be on edge until Malik was up and back to his normal self and if he was right Ryou would be back to his normal self again.
"Yeah." Was her only response as she walked around the two, Ryou watched them his eyes narrowed at them. When they where gone he climbed into the couch careful of Malik's arm and settled down so that Ryou could wrap his arms around Malik and that his head rested against Malik's chest, Ryou moved Malik's good arm to wrap around him, happier now and content where he was. Ryou's ear twitched and the t.v flickered on and stopped at the news, Ryou snuggled down feeling much better and at ease as he watched the t.v.
TBC
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