Warnings: This is a fictional story and nothing more, M, swearing, child abuse; if this type of thing offends you then DO NOT READ!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh.

CHAP 2: Hospital Days

Marik and Hoshi ran into the hospital with the child in his arms. She ran to the desk and called for help, a Doctor and a nurse came running out and took the boy from Marik jacket and all, then rushed off calling out to each other, Marik just watched them take him.

"I'll need details." A nurse said approaching them holding a clipboard in her hand. "Are you the parents?" She asked.

"No, he ran out and I hit him with my car." He said, Hoshi wore her full police officers uniform, he wore the black pants, black boots, and a long sleeved blue top with badges on his upper arm, and a belt with everything on it. Marik thought it might have helped the nurse to see that they were doing a job.

"Okay." She wrote it down. "Your name?" She looked at him.

"Officers Marik Ishtar and Elder Hoshi." He glanced down at her.

"How old is the boy and his name? What happened to him?" She asked.

"I don't know. I hit him with my car, and it's four in the morning!" He growled at the woman, so many questions that he didn't have answers for. His partner walked up and got his attention.

"Why don't you get a coffee? I'll handle this." She smiled at him. He rolled his eyes and walked away, but stopped.

"You want one?" She turned her head towards him and nodded.

"Thanks!" She said, and turned back to the nurse. He came back a while later with two cups, he handed one to her and took a seat next to her on the hard green chairs, a few other people were in the waiting room as well, a t.v was on in the corner of the room turned down low.

"What did they say?" He asked, noticing a few of the people looking at them.

"Not much they're still looking at him." She said taking a drink.

"We won't know anything until he wakes up." The same nurse walked up to them.

"The boy, who's taking care of his needs?" She asked. They both looked at each other.

"Shouldn't the parents?" Marik looked up.

"Well we don't know who he is or them for that matter, so for us to treat him." Marik cut her off.

"Fine, I'll do it." He got up, Ra forbid them from treating a little boy for injuries without money. "We wouldn't want the hospital to go broke." He followed the nurse, after she gave him a look. He came back soon after and found his partner asleep with her head resting back on the wall and her legs and feet on the chair next to her.

"Hey go home." He said giving her a nudge.

"I shouldn't until we know more." She sat up yawning; their shift finished hours ago, the sun was in the sky already.

"I'll call Shizuka and get her down here in a few hours, there's nothing we can do now." He said. "I'm heading home to get a little shut eye, until he wakes up."

"Alright." She said getting up the empty cup in her hand.

"Officers?" They both turned to see a doctor with a white coat on and light blue hair pinned back and glasses over blue eyes. They both walked up to her. "Hi I'm doctor Tucker." She smiled. "I'm taking care of the boy while he's here."

"And I'm paying for his care." He grunted as Hoshi elbowed him in the ribs.

"Okay." Tucker gave him a look, then said. "The boy, that you brought in, has suffered a great deal of abuse." She said.

"I gathered that, what else?" Marik asked, he could already tell by the way the boy looked in the car on the way over.

"I'm getting to that." She said annoyed Marik smirked. "Well he's under weight for his age, hypothermia, and dehydrated, we have him on fluids now and resting, we took scans and x-rays, he's had breaks in his bones in the past that hadn't been seen by a doctor, but managed to heal cleanly. I'd like to know where he lives."

"So would I. But we'll look into it, is he awake?" Marik asked.

"No, I've given him something to help him sleep, it looked like he needed it."

"Call me on my cell when he wakes up. I'll find out what I can." They shook hands but then he asked. "Can I see him?"

"Yeah sure?" The doctor said. They both followed the doctor down the halls to the rooms. She pushed open a door and the two officers walked in with the doctor behind them.

The bed was huge compared to the small child sleeping in it, platinum blonde hair that sat in a wild way, and tanned skin. He had a mask on his face and tubes in his left hand and wires on his chest, hooked up to a heart monitor. "He had trouble breathing."

Marik couldn't get over how similar they both looked and how small he was. "He's so little." Hoshi said. Marik frowned and nodded his head agreeing with her. 'Just give me five minutes alone with his parents and we'll see who ends up in a hospital bed'. He thought.

"Well thanks." She said walking out with the doctor. Marik moved around to the side of the bed and pulled the covers up over him a little more.

"I'll be back soon." He brushed the hair out of the boy's eyes. He sighed and left the room. Marik left his number at the desk, and headed to the police station. He mumbled to himself as he saw the light snow falling and he didn't have his jacket with him.

He walked through the lines of desks and other police officers and other people that were in trouble or have done something wrong filled the rooms, along with the noises. Marik walked up to an office, he knocked on the door, and then entered. "Good morning." A chipper voice said from behind the desk. Marik frowned and walked over and saw a young woman on her hands and knees picking up papers from the floor.

"Hey I need you to look up any missing kids, abused, even ones that are in an orphanage." She stopped and looked up at him, she had honey long blonde hair, and light amber eyes and fair skin, she had on a white striped shirt and a black skirt on that stopped just above the knees and black shoes.

"That's a big search." She said putting the pile of papers onto the desk and getting up.

"Shizuka if anyone can do it, it's you. You're the best there is at hacking." Marik said smirking. "And you wouldn't get into trouble." He pointed out.

"Flattery will get you everywhere. But what do I have to work with?" She asked sitting down and pulling her keyboard closer. Shizuka specialized in missing persons, and was also the stations criminal shrink.

"Around five years, male and in the bad side of town." She blinked a few times then looked at him.

"That could be over a million kids." She said and started to type away, by now the sun was up and it was about seven am. "This would take a long time." She watched as names with 'missing' next to them moved up the screen, the list of names just kept going and didn't look like it was going to stop.

Marik sighed as he saw it too. "I'm getting Yami to go over there and take a few snaps of him, I need a little info on him, parents are going to do time for what they have done, or he'll be placed in foster care for the mean time until we know." He said, and his stomach twisted at his own words.

She got up. "Well I'll go over to the hospital with Yami and then do the research, it'll be quicker that way."

"They're calling me when he wakes up so we'll have a name as well."

"Well call me and I'll meet you there." She smiled sitting back down.

"Thanks." He nodded and left the room. He headed over to another office and knocked on the door and walked in after getting a come in. "Hey chief." Marik said, a larger older man sat behind a desk, and looked up.

"Ishtar?" He looked back down as he signed a few papers.

"The guy that was brought in?"

"We're keeping him for the day." He said.

"Good I'm going home but I want to have a little chat with him before he leaves." The chief waved a dismissive hand.

"No problem, go he'll be waiting for you." Marik nodded his head and walked to the door. "Just this time try to fight the urge to kill." Marik looked over his shoulder and grinned.

"I can't promise that." With that he walked out.

"Hoshi I'm going home." He said grabbing an extra jacket.

"See ya later." She called out and watched him leave.

Marik soon pulled into his driveway, the house had a front porch with white bushes that ran along the front of the house, he made a short trip to the mailbox and ran up the few steps. He put his key in the lock and turned, a small call came from behind him, he turned and saw a gray fluffy cat with a red collar on and nametag with 'Ra' engraved on it. "Ra I hope you stayed out of trouble." He pushed open the door and walked in, the cat dashed in between his feet almost tripping him over.

He walked into the kitchen and headed for the coffee maker. The counter tops and an island bench were a dark marble and a large table on the other side of the room near the windows. He fixed it up, and fed his cat. The cat had wondered into his house one day, injured he cared for it and put up flyers but no one claimed him, and the dam thing wouldn't leave.

He headed upstairs and into his bedroom, a large four-poster bed, with dark furniture, nightstands with a clock radio and a lamp everything was neat and tidy. He pulled out long slacks and walked to the bathroom. After a while he came out with wet hair and a towel around his shoulders, his cell in his hand. He walked down stairs.

He walked into the living room. A couch sat in the middle of the room a fireplace off to the right and bookshelves filled with books at the other end with a computer desk, papers and disks all over the desk, a coffee table sat in front of the couch, his t.v sat on a wall-unit with a stereo system, dvd player, video player. He sat down on the couch putting the cell onto the coffee table, and then lay down, putting an arm over his eyes and sighed. The poor kid would end up in an orphanage for sure. His stomach twisted and he couldn't help but feel guilty at thought.

Music rang out in the room, Marik sat up and looked around glancing at the timer on the video player, that read three pm. He rubbed his eyes as he picked up his cell, he had gotten in seven hours of sleep, he had never gotten that much sleep before. "Hello!" He said getting up.

"Officer Ishtar?" Came a female's voice.

"Yes." He walked upstairs and into his room.

"This is Doctor Tucker, the boy that you brought in will be waking soon the sedative we gave him is wearing off."

"Thanks I'll be there soon." He walked over to his phone that was next to his bed and pressed a button a ringing tone came. He walked to his wardrobe and pulled out jeans and a shirt.

"Hello?"

"Elder, the boys awake." Marik said pulling on his jeans.

"Great, I'll call Yami and Shizuka."

"No I'll call them a little later. I want to talk with him first."

"Oh hell I can't come, I have a meeting to go to." He heard her growl. "Sorry can you handle this on your own?"

"Oh I'm sure I can bring him down if he gets out of hand and starts a riot with the other bed ridden patients in the ward." He said as he pulled on his boots.

"Your such a wise ass."

"Elder donkeys are not wise." Marik chuckled, as she mumbled to herself about a very bad attempt at a joke. "Good luck with the meeting." He said.

"Thanks I'll see you later." He pressed a button and walked out of the room into the bathroom, he grabbed his badge and headed downstairs. The cat was waiting at the door. "You're a dirty stop over, use me for my food then leave me for next time." He opened the door and cat ran out.

He soon walked through the doors of the hospital and down the hallways to the room the boy was in, as Marik approached he saw the doctor coming out of the room. "Hey." Marik said.

"Oh you're here, he's just starting to wake up now." She pushed open the door again and walked in Marik right behind her.

Light lavender eyes blinked opened and stared at the ceiling. "How are you feeling?" Tucker asked the boy, who pushed himself backwards his back hitting the headboard, his eyes wide with fear and full of tears. "Hey it's okay you got hit by a car, you're in the hospital." Tucker said.

The boy ripped the needles out of the back of his hand and the wires on his chest, and jumped off the bed. "HEY!" She called out and tried to grab him, but he was heading for the door, Marik was up and running after him.

"Come back here!" Marik called after him, the boy ducked and weaved around people, doctors, wheel chairs and beds with ease; Marik had a little harder time following trying not to knock people down.

The boy just in a green gown that they had given him, he took a wrong turn and ended up running into the wall, he went to turn around, but Marik blocked his way. "Hey I'm not going to hurt you I'm a police officer, my names Marik, what's yours?" He approached slowly. The boy backed up shaking his back hit the wall. "Hey everything's going to be alright?" Marik said to him.

He noticed the boy's rapid breathing as his chest heaved in and out. Doctors ran towards them. Marik put his hands up to stop them all, which they did. "I'm here to help you." The boy gave him a look. "I help everyone that needs help."

"He's having a panic attack." Tucker hissed. "Someone get me a mask!" She called out. A few minutes later a nurse came running back with a portable mask in his hand, and handed it to the doctor, who held out a mask to Marik.

"And you." Marik knelt down about a step away from the boy. "Look like you need my help." Tears fell as the boy tried to support himself on the wall but kept his eyes on Marik, he felt so dizzy and he couldn't get enough air. "Come here, I can help you, trust me." Marik held out his hand.

"He's going to pass out." Tucker hissed at him again, the boy looked at them then Marik, who motioned for them to move back and took the mask.

Marik moved closer, the boy didn't move, as he placed the mask over his mouth and nose. "Breath, little one." Marik smirked as small hands covered his own, and the boy looked at him wide eyed. "That's it." He lifted the boy up, he stiffened as he was picked up and started to shake in the hold, and they headed back to the room.

He carried the boy back and placed him on the bed, once the boy was fine and breathing again he removed the mask and sat down in the chair. "What's your name?" Marik asked, the boy looked at him and started to rock back and fourth hugging himself. "Okay, can you talk at all?" The boy shook his head and put his hands over his ears as he rocked.

'This was going to be a long day.' Marik ran a hand over his face, he knew nothing of kids and was never good with them. "I just want to know what happened to you and where you come from?" Marik sat on the bed and placed his arms around him in a hug and rocked with him, the boy tensed and tried to move out of the hold, but Marik held him without much trouble at all. The boy started to breath rapidly again. Marik reached for the mask and placed it over his mouth and nose, and rocked him.

After a little while the boy started to relax in his hold as his breathing became more normal again, Marik removed the mask but still held him, the boy closed his eyes and soon stopped shaking, he had never been held before, he felt strange being in such large arms, he couldn't place the feelings that it brought with it… but it was warm and he felt like nothing could hurt him again, and he could hear the others heart beat.

"It's okay to tell me your name." Marik said, but small hands fisted onto his shirt, he sighed and sat there for a while with the boy in his arms and soon noticed he had fallen asleep. He used this opportunity to lay him down and walked to the door he called Shizuka on his cell, after he finished talking with her, he called for the doctor.

"Can he talk at all?" Marik asked.

"We found nothing wrong like that. He hasn't said anything?" Tucker asked and Marik shook his head as he looked into the room then at the doctor. "Must be something else, maybe he's shy." She said.

"Could be if there is nothing wrong with him." Marik frowned. She walked in and looked him over, they hadn't put the drips back in or the wires on his chest again, worried that he would only hurt himself by pulling them out again.

"He's doing just fine, better than what I first thought." She put her pen back into her breast pocket of her white over coat. "I'll be back in a little while." She left the room.

Marik sat in the room quite sometime when Yami walked in "Hey." He said, as he put his bag down and pulled out a few things. "This him?" He asked, just at that point Shizuka walked in with a carry bag with her laptop in it.

"Hey guys." Marik got up, they all kept their voices down for the boy. "He doesn't talk for some reason, so no name yet, we have to find out who he is and where he comes from."

"Leave it to us we'll find out." She said. Yami picked up his camera and took a shot of the boys face, placed the camera down, she pulled out wires from her bag and plugged them into her laptop and into Yami's camera. "Any kids that go missing parents ninety nine percent of the time put in a photo of their missing kid to help in the search." She said.

"The other one percent doesn't care." Yami sighed. She started to type away.

"We have a name, Malik Jihan age five." She said, Marik smirked that that too was similar to his name as well. "That's it no address, nothing." She frowned; Marik got up and walked over looking over both their shoulders.

"That's it?" He frowned.

"The boy has slipped through the system some how." Yami said.

"I don't know how?" She typed away again.

"Could have been one of the kids that were dumped some where or sold for drugs."

"Don't say that!" Marik snapped at him, they both looked at him.

"You know that better than anyone Marik that that happens everyday." Yami pointed out.

"You don't have to remind me." He huffed, Shizuka and Yami shot each other a glance.

"Oh I have something." She said. "A Majed Jihan is his father and he was picked up last night by a patrol and he's at the station right now." She said.

"We were at his house last night I think." Marik looked at the boy, and couldn't believe that he lived in such a place.

"Yeah I told you…Do you mind if I take a few snaps, of his injuries?" Yami asked.

"It wouldn't hurt." Marik said. Shizuka called for the doctor, and the group waited in the room as Yami took photos of the boy's chest, face, back arms and legs. Marik had to look away, he didn't think that it would have been that bad, and the anger just bubbled inside him. When he got to the station this guy was going to get it.

"That's it, I'll get them developed." Yami packed his stuff up, happy that the boy hadn't woken up.

"Thanks guys a name helps." He sat on the chair.

"Well I have other cases to work on, come on Shizuka I need your brain." She grabbed her stuff and the two left.

The boy slowly woke up and the look of panic and fear of not knowing where he was, until Marik got up and sat on the bed. "Hey it's okay." The boy looked at him and sat there, remembering him from before, and he gave an unsure smile.

"Your names Malik, isn't it?" Marik asked, the boy nodded his head but still didn't say anything. The door opened and a nurse walked in with a tray of food.

"Dinner time." She said and placed it down on the moveable table and pushed it towards the boy, then left the room.

"Mmm it looks." Marik lifted the top off and wrinkled his nose and gave a look of distaste. "Good." The boy smiled and crawled over slowly and looked at it, his eyes widened he had never seen so much food.

"Look why don't we leave that and get something from the cafeteria?" Marik placed the lid back down and got up. "My treat, what do you say?" Marik held out his hand, the boy reluctantly took it. Marik helped Malik put on a pair of slippers and an over sized bathrobe and he picked Malik up and walked out of the room.

Once in the cafeteria Marik looked over the food Malik held onto his hand and looked around at all the other people there, but stayed real close. "What do you want to eat?" Marik asked the boy just looked up at him.

"Can I help you?" Asked the guy from behind the counter.

"Yeah, I'll take one of them each." He pointed to a few sandwiches. "A coffee and a warm chocolate milk."

"Coming right up." Marik looked down at Malik and noticed that the child was more than nervous and watched everybody in the area, as if they would come over and bite him, Malik moved a little closer his other hand wrapped around Marik's leg.

"Come on." Marik paid for the food and headed over to a table while trying not to trip over as Malik still held onto his leg, he picked Malik up and sat him on the chair and sat next to him.

"Now these aren't the best sandwiches in the world, as I make better ones." Marik placed a sandwich in front of Malik, who smiled at him, but then just looked at his food as if it wasn't even for him. "Eat." Marik took a bite out of his, and placed the warm chocolate milk in front of him. Malik hesitated in taking the cup in both hands, he took a sip, leaving milk on his top lip, but licked it off, and placed it back down, then picked up his sandwich and started to eat while watching Marik the whole time.

Half way through their dinner, Malik knocked over his drink, spilling it all over the table and floor. Well Marik had never seen someone move so fast. Malik had gotten off his chair and back up, his eyes wide with fear and tears. "It's okay, we'll just get…" He stopped as Malik took off running. "Dammit!" Marik was up and ran after him.

Marik followed him down a hallway past people, doctors and nurses on his way, the boy could move, he passed the lifts, and Marik plucked him up in mid run. Malik froze and was shaking more than before and was sobbing without a sound. Marik raised an eyebrow, how could any kid cry without sound? "It's okay." Marik held him tightly as Malik tried to struggle out of his hold, but soon stopped, as Marik wasn't going to let him go, they headed back to the room. "It's only milk, Malik." Marik looked down at him as they turned a corner.

Marik sighed as he wiped the tearstains from Malik's face with a tissue, and placed him on the bed. Something horrible must have happened for him to be like this, but what? The house if it was where Malik lived would have given him nightmares as well. He knew that the boy wasn't going to tell him anytime soon.

"Here Malik." Marik sat on the bed and lent on the back of the headboard, his feet rested off the bed, just. He pulled Malik to him and wrapped him up in a blanket. "A little t.v?" Malik sighed and snuggled down it was strange to be held. He glanced up at Marik, who meet his gaze and smiled then looked at the t.v, as some colorful pictures were on. "Do you like cartoons?" Marik asked as he noticed the confused look on Malik's face, the boy shrugged. "Well I do." The two got comfortable and watched the t.v for a while. Yes the bastard that did this to Malik, was going to wish that he had never met the likes of Marik Ishtar.

TBC

Umm this is where I ask for you to review me, and let me know that all my hard work has paid off, and just a quick thanks to my loyal readers and the ones that review me, stay tuned for the next chap 3 (hugs everyone) R&R,Read and Review people.