Okay I'm trying to wrap this up a few more chaps left or one to two left (sighs) anyway I'm not rushing it either just to end it… I have rushed stories in the passed and a disaster they were… so enjoy.
Warnings: M and Yaoi.
Don't own Yugioh
Chap 20:Unexpected Guest.
A few days had passed and Ryou had been ever so watchful over Malik, who had gotten a fever and a little sick on his road to recovery. Ryou stayed in the room and hadn't moved from Malik's side the whole time. Ryou would even follow Malik to the bathroom and back again to make sure he was alright… and just getting Mai in there to change Malik's bandage and look him over was a battle that would have put any war to shame.
Marik, Bakura, Yami, Valon, Mai and Jou supported bruises and bites from the small battle to get to Malik, when they had won. But really a few words from Malik and Ryou was obeying allowing the group in freely without any further injuries. Ryou was fuming, mumbling under his breath growling and sending everyone death glares… Marik had a feeling that Ryou was holding back and swore if Ryou could have killed them if he so wished, but being friends with Malik held benefits in stopping that from happening and Ryou was only protecting Malik.
Jou had soon refused to enter the bedroom and what he called. 'The Neko's domain.' Saying he would rather live to see his next birthday or Seto Kaiba's death, then Jou would run back downstairs with Bakura calling out after him that he was a sissy.
On the third day Malik was more alert and made it much easier for them to approach him without Ryou attacking them on sight, not say that Ryou didn't growl at them with narrowed eyes and his ears flat down against his head, still made everyone nervous and very weary… but even though Malik was awake Ryou was still watchful… calmer but still watchful.
In the late morning on the fourth day Marik spent about an hour talking to Valon, Yami and Otogi on what was going on and who Ryou was or what Ryou was. Mai, Serenity, Bakura, Yugi and Jou listened in as well. All seated in the kitchen and had gathered around the counter. To Marik's surprise the three new comers took the information quiet well and had offered their help as well. Though the talk came a little late but they were still happy to know about the teen with the kitten ears and the bad temper.
"Wow." Yami said with a shake of his head trying to take it all in.
"But if he has all these special gifts then why's he in hiding?" Valon asked looking at Yami then at Marik.
"Because." Bakura said. "They're assholes and would have Ryou back on the table sticking in the needles and stuff."
"That's not the only reason Bakura." Marik said to him then glanced at the others. "With such gifts that Ryou has they are miss treating him to begin with and its personal gain that they're interested in." Marik had left out the part of Ryou being some kind of weapon.
"But that shouldn't matter." Serenity said slamming her fist on the counter, making her brother flinch as if expecting to be hit again and edged away from her. "No one deserves that kind of treatment no matter who they are." They all nodded in agreement. "So it's not what Ryou can do or what he can't, the point is he needs to be free from them." She added.
"You know?" Jou grinned and lent forward over the counter getting everyone's attention. "I saw what Ryou can do… and I have to say it's cool." He giggled to himself and added. "He vanished right in front of us, POOF! He was gone… Do you know what the possibilities could be? If we worked it right nothing could stop us… Money, fame… the world would be ours for the taking." He finished off dreamily but flinched and whimpered as Serenity was about to hit him, but a voice stopped her and everyone looked over towards the stairs.
Malik walked towards them wearing only his faded jeans and his whole upper right arm was bandaged from underarm to elbow and Ryou at his side. "And I'm sure that's how those bastards thought of Ryou as a quick gimmick to get what they wanted." Malik hissed at Jou. "Oh but don't worry what happens to, Ryou. What he might feel about being used for your intentions." Malik narrowed his eyes at Jou as he walked by him and opened the fridge door.
"I didn't say for my intentions, Malik." Jou shot back, Malik straightened up and glared at him from over the top of the fridge door, everyone was silent and watching the two in a bicker. Their heads turned from Jou to Malik as they spoke, almost like watching tennis.
"That's how it sounded to me. Jounouchi." Malik snapped back, Ryou tilted his head as his ears pricked forward on the name used, as he hadn't heard the full use of the name before now.
"Ishtar, it was a hypothetical thought." Jou narrowed his eyes; Malik was making himself a coffee as they argued.
"Well Katsuya, your thoughts are just as big and loud as your mouth." Malik growled at him, Serenity giggled with her hand over her mouth as the rest just snickered.
"That's not true!" Jou shot back. "So what if I don't think before I speak." Malik glanced at Jou as he handed Ryou a glass of milk, he took it with a purr and drank it down thirstily.
Marik jumped in at that point. "But that happens all the time with you, Jou."
Bakura added. "It's just you… need we say more?" The mood had now lightened up for the two and the argument had been forgotten at Jou's expense.
"Well as good as this is picking on Jou…but I have to get out of this house for a while." Mai said standing up. "I need to go shopping and be around people." Serenity nodded and the girls ran upstairs to get ready to leave. Ryou stopped what he was doing and turned with a gasp and backed up into Malik, as Valon, Yami and Otogi stood around him.
"So they're real?" Valon asked, Ryou growled but squeaked as all three of them grabbed onto his ears, tugging them a little and rubbing them.
"Can he hear out of them?" Yami asked eyes wide in awe like a five year old that had discovered a new candy or toy that was just for him.
"They're so soft and flexible too." Otogi said grinning.
"Kinda cute really and they suite him." Yami said and the other two nodded their heads in agreement.
"Back off!" Malik pushed them away and wrapped his arms around Ryou, who turned and nuzzled into Malik's chest to hide from them and he liked Malik hugging him. "Yes they're real and he can hear out of them quite well mind you and they are cute."
"Touchy." Otogi mumbled. "Now I know where Ryou gets it from." He added.
Ryou froze in place and lifted his head looking at the front door. "Who's that?" His ears pricked forward in alarm.
"What?" Malik asked looking at him then the front door.
Ryou bit his lip in worry. "Someone is here, Malik." He shifted nervously glancing at Malik then the door. Malik didn't need to see for himself, he trusted Ryou and nodded his head. "I'll go look." He walked to the front window and looked down the driveway. He frowned, he couldn't see anything out of the ordinary, all the trees blowing in the light breeze, birds flew about and nothing was out of place.
"I think he might have been wrong." Yami said from over Malik's shoulder looking as well as Mai, Serenity came back downstairs.
"Ryou's not wrong." Malik looked over his shoulder at Yami. "Ryou has a good sense for things like this."
"Love is so blind." Jou snickered but yelped as Serenity hit him up the back of the head.
"Idiot." She mumbled at him as he rubbed the back of his head.
Bakura walked over standing next to Malik and looked out as well "I don't see…" Bakura didn't get to finish as a black car came up the driveway. "Holy shit!" Yami said as Malik turned to Ryou.
"Go up stairs, Ryou." Malik ordered then asked. "Yugi go with him please." Malik went to the front door. Ryou squeaked that high pitched sound and made Malik stop and look at him. "It's just until we get rid of them. Go upstairs." Ryou hesitated for a minute before he nodded his head Yugi took his hand. "Oh and Yugi, make sure Ryou hides his ears before he comes down, we don't want anyone seeing them." Yugi nodded his head and led Ryou up to his room.
Malik opened the front door, Marik, Bakura, Yami and Jou flanked him and stepped out onto the porch, as the car came to a stop in front of the house. The car door opened… Seto Kaiba stood up and closed his door looking at them through his black sunglasses with a grin.
"You didn't have to meet me, but a red carpet would have been nicer." He smirked.
"The only thing that I would lay out for you would be your coffin, moneybags." Jou growled.
"How did we forget that he was coming here?" Malik asked turning to Marik.
"Because he wasn't." Marik said, Malik then frowned at the tall brunette. "It is his house, Malik. So if he turns up unexpectedly then he can." Marik walked forward. Malik watched them all for a minute before he too walked over as well to say hi to Seto, but found Jou and the brunette in a conversation of the most colourful words, that the others had never heard before used in such away.
"Come on you two, get along for at least five minutes before the bloodshed and killing starts." Bakura said with a roll of his dark eyes.
"We all know that you're in love with the guy Jou, but cool it." Marik smacked Jou up the back of the head playfully. Seto grinned as he walked around the back of the car looking up at the house. "I see it's still standing." He said as he opened the trunk and pulled out a black bag, and a sliver laptop carry case.
They all walked inside, Malik excused himself and ran upstairs. "Ryou?" Malik called out and opened his bedroom door, to find Yugi helping Ryou in hiding his ears. Ryou smiled his ears pricked forward, Yugi groaned as the soft ears pulled free of the small clips. "This is impossible." Yugi threw the band to the floor and sat on the bed crossing his arms in a huff. "I don't know how you put it on him, he won't sit still." Malik chuckled walked over and picked it up.
"You just have to know what your doing." Malik pulled Ryou to him and started to clip his ears back. Ryou only came up to Malik's chest it was easier for him to reach the top of Ryou's head and the fact that Ryou nuzzled into said chest and wrapped his arms around Malik purring.
"It's easier for you because you're the only one that Ryou likes." Yugi pouted.
"And I bet that you like Yami as well." Malik laughed as Yugi blushed.
"Well it's just new so I don't know yet." Yugi huffed out as Malik finished up, he wrapped his arms around Ryou and nodded to the door. "Thanks Yugi." The teen jumped to his feet and walked from the room.
"A little time to ourselves." Malik mumbled as he lifted Ryou's chin up and kissed him. Ryou let out a soft whine and moved closer, but a light nip to his bottom lip and Ryou opened his mouth instantly for the tongue that now moved over his own, hands ran down Ryou's sides then up his shirt to knead the skin that they found on his back. "Dammit!" Malik hissed as he hurt his wound but it didn't stop him as he pulled Ryou to him and lifted him slightly, and reattached his lips to Ryou's
Malik forgetting they had a guest downstairs and even though Malik and Ryou had indulged in this activity many times over the last few days. But what a better way to recover then getting a little extra attention like this to get you on your feet quicker AND he still couldn't pass up a chance for a little Ryou grouping time. Malik moved his lips from Ryou's only to have them attached to his neck and assault the skin there. Malik shivered and groaned as Ryou lightly racked his nails down Malik's back as the kiss was now heated and grabbing to remove clothing and a feel for skin seemed to be a must and need.
"Malik, are you coming down?" Mai asked through the door and a knock, Malik not missing a beat placed a kiss to the flesh he was feasting on and looked at the door with an irritated look.
"Yeah be there in a minute."
"Okay, when you do we are leaving for town."
"Fine." Malik rolled his eyes and turned back to Ryou, who had his eyes closed and panting slightly, Malik placed a kiss to soft lips and pulled away slightly, Ryou squeaked and looked around dazed and confused on why they had stopped.
"I'll make it up to you tonight." Malik kissed him again and it seemed to bring Ryou back to the here and now still purring. "But for now lets get out for a bit." Malik kept as close as he could as he talked, his lips hovered just above Ryou's.
"Who was it?" Ryou asked as Malik sighed his breath washed over Ryou's lips as Malik lent in and kissed him again then pulled back.
"Seto Kaiba a friend… you haven't met him yet." Malik ran his hand through Ryou's hair and one last kiss for now and Malik moved back letting go of Ryou and taking his hand and giving it a reassuring squeeze. They walked to the door Malik opened it and stopped looking back at Ryou, who gave him a beaming smile. "And Ryou." Malik frowned in an after thought. "Keep your ears hidden at all times in the house, just while he's here." Ryou nodded his head and followed Malik.
"Why do I have to hide my ears if he's a friend?" Ryou looked up at him, Malik frowned stopping at the top of the stairs. That was interesting… If what he had said was true then why was he making Ryou hide what he was if Seto was such a good friend? He didn't make Ryou do it when he met, Otogi, Valon and Yami, instead he gave them the truth and an explanation.
"I don't know why… it's just a feeling I have." Malik said, Ryou hugged him and looked up. Malik caressed his cheek with his left hand, Ryou purred and lent into the touch and his chin was lifted, and they stared at each other for a few minutes. "For me, wear it until we leave or he leaves." For some reason Malik felt uneasy about this, weather it was to many people knowing about Ryou or the fact that they where leaving for good soon.
"Come on." Malik led him downstairs; Seto was bound to come across Ryou sooner or later in the house.
"Are we having a small party this weekend?" Seto asked as he looked over everyone. He now knew everyone's name as they had introduced each other to him.
"No just a small getaway." Marik said walking into the kitchen he didn't miss Malik and Ryou walking into the room and watched them from the counter.
"So Seto you're their sponsor for the racing?" Yami asked, and Seto nodded his head and a small conversation struck up with the two. Seto already knew Mai and Otogi, his eyes however landed on Malik as he stopped right in front of them.
"Seto this is Ryou our other house guest."
Seto's eyes lingered on Ryou for a minute he then cleared his throat and said. "It's nice to met you, I'm Seto."
Ryou frowned at him and the hairs on the back of his neck stood up, this guy just smelt all wrong and it got Ryou's back up almost instantly, the others did as well, but this Seto guy was worse and Ryou let out a long low growl and his lips curled back a little showing off his fangs. "Ryou?" Malik lightly nudged him with his elbow; Ryou looked up at Malik a little surprised then frowned at Seto as if it was his fault.
"Nice to met you too, I'm Ryou." He said as he bowed his head but then run off into the kitchen and stood with Marik.
Seto stepped up to Malik and asked. "Who is Ryou and where did you meet him?" Malik blinked a few times and came up with nothing for the first time, as Seto knew about Malik's family and living situation so he couldn't lie to him.
"My baby brother." Bakura said looking up from the couch. "He flew in this week from England. The boarding school closed down for a few weeks to do repairs, one of the labs blew up and took out a whole wing... Mom and Dad sent him over to me to watch him as they are away on business and didn't want him at home on his own. " Malik's mouth fell open, no one knew anything about Bakura's past at all, he never talked about it… he just one day showed up at Marik's side and had been part of the group ever since. So as you could see it was a shock to Malik to hear anything like that from him.
Bakura grinned loving the dumfounded looks on Malik's face and the frown on Seto's. "The white hair is strong in the family." Bakura added.
"Hey, I don't mind I just like to know who's staying at my place." Seto grabbed his bags. "If you all don't mind I'll unpack." He went up the stairs.
Malik waited a few minutes and lent on the back of the couch. "Thanks Bakura you saved me there."
"I know." Bakura snorted. "If you're going on the run with Ryou you have to think quick when asked about him… or you'll be moving a lot more." Bakura got up and walked into the kitchen.
"So what are we all doing today?" Marik asked, as the kitchen had seemed to be the gathering centre of the house.
"Lets all just go to the beach, it's hot and I could use a little cooling down." Yami said as he lent his arms on the counter looking rather bored.
"But what about shopping?!" Mai and Serenity asked at the same time, Mai added. "They're having a sale on this weekend." Seto had come back downstairs at that point.
"Why don't we go to the beach for a short time then go shopping." Yugi said, the girls made a whinnying sound of protest.
"I don't like the water that much." Ryou pouted a little in thought, Malik smirked at him and warped an arm around him pulling him in for a hug.
"I don't care much for the sand." Seto said then smirked looking at the only two girls in the house. "And what's a shopping trip without a little extra cash handy to spend?" The girls unexpectedly squealed and ran up to him, Ryou jumped and grabbed hold of Malik in fright, who grunted. "Ryou!" He hissed, the said Neko boy looked up at him eyes wide. "The claws." Came a whisper, Ryou let go biting his lip giving him an apologetic look.
"You mean it Seto, you'll take us shopping?" Serenity asked.
"Hey, I have to treat the best girls in town to the best things in life." They squealed again, making Ryou jump, the girls hugged Seto. Bakura walked by shaking his head as he walked to the front door, Marik followed smirking, Jou walked by muttering.
"You're showing off again…" Jou looked over his shoulder eyes narrowed at the tall male. "No one likes a show off either, Seto."
"Jealousy is a curse, Jou" Seto said as his smirk grew.
"But you're not the one that lives with her." Jou pointed to his sister, but Seto cut in.
"I can't help that I'm great and there's no other guy like me."
"Yeah a cold heartless son of a bitch." Jou hissed now standing right in front of him, his jaw clutched shut and his hands balled into fists, the girls were watching them with wide eyes.
"Jou get over it, you can't be better then me so you insult me." He raised an eyebrow. "And if you don't stop acting this way people might start to think that you like me." He said smoothly, Jou huffed and looked almost lost for words, almost.
"Not even if we were the last two people alive on this planet, Kaiba. And even then I would shoot you dead to save myself the aggravation of having to look at you."
"Really?" Seto just narrowed his eyes and that was the point of the taller ones tolerances for Jou.
"Hey Kaiba, you can just go and…" Marik and Yami grabbed Jou before any more could be said and pulled him to the door.
"I should get him a nice little muzzle and lead complete with tazer." Seto smirked glancing at Malik smirking; Ryou narrowed his eyes and growled a warning at Seto.
"You two really need to be separated." Malik said laughing as he moving away from Ryou and heading upstairs. Ryou watched Malik leave then glanced up at Seto and if you asked him he didn't like Seto that much at all.
"So you're from England, right?" Seto asked and Ryou just gave him look of distaste, his fangs showed in the smirk, Seto said. "Must be happy to see your brother again, living so far away from each other and all." Ryou backed up eyeing him not sure what the brother part meant and moved back a little bit glancing at the stairs.
"I'm… " Ryou frowned as he thought of the right words but he jumped as an arm was slung about his shoulders and pulled to Bakura's side. "We're not that close." He said. "But I do miss him when he's not around, isn't that right little Ryou?" The boy growled again.
"Yes." Ryou hissed out hoping it was the right answer; he looked up at the stairs waiting for Malik to come back down.
"So it would seem… you never talk about your family, Bakura." Seto added frowning. "Ryou's the first one we have met since we have known you." Bakura nodded his head taking the conversation off Ryou and onto himself.
"Lets go." Malik said as he walked down the stairs and when he reached the bottom Ryou instantly pushed Bakura away and ran up to Malik hugging, thankful as always for Malik's presence.
"And as you see he likes Malik better." Bakura shrugged as he noticed the look on Seto's face. "Not that I blame him, Ryou and Malik are together." Bakura added, Seto raised an eyebrow of disbelief.
"Yeah, Ryou got off the plane and fell for Malik instantly." Marik said as he walked by them. "We haven't been able to separate them since." He patted Malik on his head on his way passed them.
Two cars were taken. It wasn't long when they pulled up into town, everyone jumped out and half the group went one way that was Seto, Mai and Serenity. Yugi and Yami just about vanished right away. Jou, Valon and a pouting Otogi went across the street and were lost among the crowd of shoppers.
"Well Ryou it's just you and me." Malik stuck his hands into his pockets.
"That's how I like it." Ryou said, and Malik smirked at him.
"Hmm me too." Malik sighed and looked around thinking on where to go, people walked by them in a hurry of some kind to get where they needed too, some walked by much slower taking their time and talking to friends and loved ones.
"How about we have some lunch." Malik started to walk and Ryou ran after him and took Malik's arm, as they walked.
TBC
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