Warnings: Rating M, swearing, child abuse, if this type of thing offends you then DO NOT READ! This is a fictional story and nothing more. This rating will be staying the same nothing will change, so please take note.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh.

Chap 15: Frightful Reunion

The next morning Malik sat on the counter in the bathroom dressed in blue jeans and a jumper, and sneakers, he watched with fascination as Marik shaved and fixed his wet hair. Marik picked him up off the counter and placed him on his feet and walked out of the bathroom. Malik followed with pure interest on what Marik was doing. He climbed onto Marik's made bed and watched as Marik looked through his closet, wearing only his black boxers, Marik pulled out black pants and stepped into them then pulled on his light blue almost white long sleeved shirt doing up all the buttons, then pulled on his gun-holster followed by his gun placing it back together quickly then into the holster. Since having the boys in the house, this would be that last day the gun would be staying here. Marik had been called one too many times on accidents involving children and guns. Marik put his badge on his belt and it hung from his hip, he was dressed like this when they had first met, and Malik was starting to worry. "It's just going to be you and me today, Malik." Marik sat next to him on the bed and pulled on his black boots.

Malik nodded his head and grabbed Marik's arm and tugged a little bit, the older male looked at him and said. "I'm going to be right with you." He patted Malik's head and went back to doing up his shoes.

Ryou ran in with tears in his eyes, enough to break anyone's heart, Marik frowned a little concerned on what might have happened, Ryou's voice laced with tears. "Daddy, they won't let me in to see Kura."

Marik raised an eyebrow leaning forward and placing his forearms onto his knees and asked. "Who won't?"

"That lady." Ryou pointed out into the hallway and Marik knew just what he meant by that lady.

"You know doctor Tucker comes every morning and night to look at Bakura." Marik held his arms out and Ryou ran into them for a hug, Malik tugged on Marik's arm and pointed to himself. Marik shook his head and wrapped an arm around Malik bringing him into the hug also. Ryou pushed back and looked up, could those eyes get any bigger? Marik thought.

"But she said." Ryou took in a big breath. "She said, that little boy's have to leave." Ryou frowned and said, in what Marik thought was Ryou's angry voice or as angry as he could get. "But its Kura's room and he's the boss of it not her." Ryou let out the huff of air and added in his angry voice again and Marik was holding back a laugh. "She can't tell me what to do." Marik stood up and placed a kiss to Malik and Ryou's foreheads and sat them down on their feet.

Ryou tugged on the end of Marik's jack and said. "Daddy, tell her to leave and that I'm the boss of Kura." Marik gave a chuckle and took their hands.

"I'm sure you are Ryou, but you're no doctor." Marik led them out the door and into the hallway, Ryou looked up.

"But I don't like her." The child gasped and placed a hand over his mouth. "What if she's the thing that lives under the bed, she's going to trick Kura and take him away." Malik's eyes widened there were things under the bed now, why didn't he know about them? Malik instantly tugged on then end of Marik's jacket franticly and jumping up and down on the spot wanting to be picked up.

"Ryou, your imagination is running away with you again, and your scaring Malik, so lets keep it in check, huh." Marik patted Malik's head to ease him a little, but the boy clung to his side holding his hand, Malik was never going to let go, until he worked out what the things under the bed were.

Just as Marik neared Bakura's bedroom door, it opened and Tucker walked out with a nurse. "Marik." She smiled; Ryou ran forward and pushed passed her legs to get into the room, grunting as he shoved at her left knee and all his effort did was make it bent and the nurse jumped out of the way.

"Ryou thinks you might be pulling a case of the Body Snatchers on his brother." The door closed hitting Tucker on her rear end making her take a step forward into the hallway.

"Oh, I see now why I get the scolding looks and the cold shoulder from him." She smiled looking at the door. "Well, I'm leaving now." She handed her bags to the nurse who started down the stairs without a word. Tucker turned to Marik again saying. "Bakura is healing nicely and he can get out of bed and take a small walk inside or outside for ten to fifteen minutes, depending on how he's feeling at the time."

Marik nodded. "That's good."

"I'll be making one more house call after tonight." Tucker said moving to the top of the stairs. "His wounds have closed over nicely and he'll only need a change of bandages once a day and I'm sure you can do that?"

"Sure." Marik watched as she smiled and gave him a wave and left.

Marik walked to the door and opened it to see Bakura watching t.v with Ryou curled up at his side and Milly asleep on Bakura's lap. "How are you feeling today?"

"A little better." Bakura said then looked up and frowned at what the older male was wearing. "Marik, how long do bullet wounds take to heal?" He looked away adding. "Sorry, I just though you would know."

"They can take up to a month, I've been shot three times, once in the chest, arm and my leg." Marik said as if it was nothing, but it had been the biggest deal to Isis, that woman fussed over him and demanded that he take two months off.

Bakura looked at him nodding his head. "So are you going to work?" He remembered that Marik was dressed similar to the day they had first met, smart but casual.

"Not quite, but Isis and Rishid are coming over, I want you to take it easy." Bakura raised an eyebrow at him. "I have to take Malik with me."

At this Ryou lifted his head up and looked at Malik, who held onto Marik's hand. "I'm not sure how long we'll be gone for." Marik said and Ryou crawled off the bed careful not to hurt Bakura and rushed up to Malik hugging him tightly. Malik shifted on his feet, he had gotten used to Ryou's constant hugs and wanting to hold his hand. "Malik will come back, right?" Ryou asked looking up at Marik.

"Of course he is." Marik reassured him, Ryou hugged Malik again and said. "I'll miss you Malik." The small boy looked close to tears, Malik just gave him a smile and like always, said nothing, but Ryou took it as Malik's way of saying that he would be okay and be back before he knew it.

The front door opened. "Marik?!" Isis called out from downstairs.

"Alright, we have to go." Marik said Ryou took Malik's hand and walked out of the room together and downstairs.

"So why is Malik going with you?" Bakura asked sitting up a little, Marik walked over and gave the puppy a pat on the head, the animal was dead to the world, and one word for it came to Marik's mind, lazy.

"Malik's father wants to see him today." Marik said in a deadpan tone.

"I thought you were Malik's father?" Bakura sounded surprised. "You even look similar to each other."

"Yeah I was surprised as well when I found him." Marik looked at the puppy as she let out a whine and rolled onto her back. "I found Malik a few days before I ran into you."

Bakura looked down at the dog and patted her head gently, then looked up. "Is he going to want Malik back?"

"I guess he would, but he'll get Malik over my dead body." Marik said and Bakura smirked. "Anyway, I have to go, we'll talk later." Marik ruffed Bakura's hair as he walked to the bedroom door and said. "Rest up today."

"Oh, I'll try and restrain myself from my Olympic training." Bakura said sarcastically as he rolled his dark eyes.

"See that you do, you're wearing running tracks around my house." Marik shot back smirking as he walked out of the door and heard Bakura call out a bye after him.

Marik walked downstairs, Ryou still had a hold of Malik's hand. "Come on, Malik." Marik held out his jacket and helped the boy into it, Marik then pulled on his own jacket.

"Be careful with him, Marik." Isis mumbled giving Malik a hug and looking up at her brother, Marik had explained to them what was going on. "He's just a baby." She reminded him standing up again, his hand still on Malik's head.

"He's in good hands." Marik said as his brother and sister hugged him. "Ready Malik?" He moved back and let Ryou give Malik a hug before picking him up and opening the door and stepped out. A layer of fresh snow was everywhere, the kids played in the street and on the footpaths. Marik placed Malik in the back seat of his car pulling the seat belt on him then getting into the drivers side and backed the car out down the driveway.

Marik glanced at Malik through the revision mirror and saw the child waving to Isis and Rishid with a smile. "Here we go." Marik mumbled, then took off down the street.

Marik carried Malik into the police station; a few heads looked up from paper work and watched as Marik walked by. "Marik?!" Mai called out with a wave. "In here please." She held the door open with her shoulder. Marik placed Malik down on his feet then took his hand and walked into the room.

The small room had a small child's table and chairs the walls had paintings and drawings from other small children and bookshelves filled with soft toys and books. "This is where its is going to be held, for Malik's comfort." Mai said.

"I doubt that Malik will be comfortable at all here, I know I'm not." Malik not even tempted by all the toys around him.

"As that maybe, Marik. This meeting has every right to be held and you know it." She didn't want to mention that Malik was going to meet his father very soon in their conversation.

"It doesn't mean that I have to like it." Suddenly the door opened and Elder walked in and smiled saying. "Hello Malik." The boy looked up gave a fleeting smile before hiding his face into Marik's leg.

"Okay I'll be in here with Shizuka and you know who." Mai said.

"Speaking of you know who, he is here now." Elder said, Marik looked at her as Mai nodded and then looked at Marik saying. "You can watch from behind the glass the cameras are on, you'll only be a few feet away, Marik." Mai said looking through the folder in her hand, then snapped it shut looking at him. "I'll give you a minute to explain to Malik what's going on." Mai moved to the door as Elder walked out.

"I don't think a minute is going to help." Marik said and she stopped, Mai looked back at him and smiled sadly. "I'd give you an eternity for this if I could." With that she was gone and the door closed.

"Okay Malik." Marik picked up the boy and stood him up on the small table, Malik smiled and held out his arms for a hug. "Malik I need you to really listen to me." The child frowned and jumped up and down on the table his arms still out for that hug. "Alright, but then you have to listen to me." Malik nodded his head and Marik gave him the hug he wanted.

Marik pulled back and took in a breath, here goes. "Malik, you're here because someone wants to see you." The boy frowned confused, he didn't know anyone but for the new family he had just gotten. "I'm not going to be in here with you, I'm going to be behind there." Marik pointed to the glass, Malik glanced at it then back at Marik still confused on what was going on. "I'm not doing so well am I?" Marik ran a hand through his hair and sighed.

The door opened suddenly and in walked a woman with black hair pinned back into a bun with not one hair out of place dressed in all black, though she would have looked attractive if it wasn't for that scolding look on her face as if she had one too many bad days rolled into one. She reminded Marik of his third grade teacher cold, strict and to the point.

"Refrain from talking to the child, Mr. Ishtar." She said, glancing at the boy through her thin framed glasses.

Marik turned to her but Mai came in before he could say anything, Mai spoke up. "Malik doesn't know what's happing today and he needs this explained to him."

"I read his file Miss. Valentine, there is no proof that Mr. Jihan abused the child or your claims that the child can't talk." She stated in a leveled voice, and already Marik had a disliking to her. Malik was really confused and reached out his for Marik.

"Did you even see the photos?" Mai hissed out.

"Yes, and it was the doing of being hit by a car." She ran her hand over the top of her head and fixed her glasses as she said. "Talking to the child will only influence him into acting strangely towards his father." Malik's eyes widened at the word, was she talking about Marik or his real father? Then why was Marik sounding upset?

"This should not be spoken of in front of Malik." Shizuka scolded them as she walked into the room.

"Who is this anyway?" Marik asked Shizuka and before she could answer.

"I'm Miss Archer." She stated holding out her hand Marik just looked at it then at the woman.

"That's fine but what are you doing here?" Marik asked her, Archer pulled her hand away.

"I am Mr. Jihan's lawyer, he asked me to be here so he doesn't get talked into something that he doesn't know or you pull something on him."

Malik pulled on Marik's hand. "Well then." She said looking at her watch. "I'm running on time and would like to keep it that way, so when you're ready Mr. Ishtar, we'll get this started."

Marik turned to Malik not sure what to say considering that he couldn't say anything, but any sure sign that Malik was stressed he was going to take Malik out of this room and the meeting would be canceled. He picked him up and placed him on his feet he looked down at Malik and said. "You have to stay in here Malik, but Mai will be with you." Marik pulled away and walked to the door.

Malik bit his lip and looked around for a minute and dashed forward only to be stopped by a hand that grabbed onto his shoulder by, Archer. Malik looked up at her with wide eyes. "Sit down please." She said pulling her hand away, Malik dashed forward again and this time Mia stopped him by picking him up and walked back over to the table and chairs, Malik watched as Marik walked out and the door closed.

Didn't Marik see him? Was he invisible? Malik reached out a hand as if on will power alone the door would open bringing Marik back into the room but nothing happened as he was sat down in the chair, Malik just stared at the door.

"Just stay in your seat Malik." Mai smiled at him pushing some blank paper and crayons at him, the boy took no notice of her.

The door opened and Shizuka walked in with Malik's father Majed. The boy smiled knowing it had to be Marik, his face drained of all colour when he saw who it was. Malik stood up from his seat so fast that it cluttered to the floor and Malik backed up until his back hit the wall under the big mirror.

"Why don't you come over and…" Mai was cut off as Malik screamed shutting his eyes tightly and turned away facing the wall.

"What is going on?" Archer asked standing up, the three women in the room were shocked as Malik started to hit and claw at the wall wanting to get out of the room, images of all the hurt girls and the nightmare of Marik dead on his bedroom floor, it was all to much.

"Malik!" Marik called from the doorway and rushed into the room. "Malik!" He called again. The boy turned around he recognized the voice, but he couldn't move he trembled so badly that if he walked he would fall, Marik could see that Malik was stressed and in trouble from where he was standing.

Malik tried to breath in air but there was none in the room that began to tilt and turn around him, his knees felt weak and about to give out on him. Marik went to cross the room, but Majed stood up blocking Marik's path to the boy. "I'm not finished seeing him yet!" Majed said, Marik growled and with swift movements had handcuffed Majed's hands behind his back and shoved him out the door, his shoulder hit the wall on the other side of the hallway, Elder gasped as Majed had almost rammed her down with the force that Marik used he called out to Yami and Elder.

"I want to talk to him, so don't let him go anywhere." Marik picked up Malik, but the boy screamed again and struggled and kicked to get free. "Malik!" Marik fought to hold him in his arms. "MALIK, STOP!" The child gasped for air and looked up at Marik eyes wide and fearful. "Calm down, okay. You don't want to go back into hospital now, do you?" The boy's chest heaved with needing to get air into the body. Elder ran in holding his bag and passed it Marik.

"What kind of meeting do you call this?!" Archer asked looking at Mai.

"Shut up!" Marik told her, the woman huffed and stated saying how inappropriate this was. Marik applied the small mask to Malik's nose and mouth and watched as the boy took in deep breaths, Malik held both of his hands over Marik's one hand. "I'm sorry, Malik." He whispered taking away the boy's medication after Malik was breathing right again, and hugged the boy tightly in his arms. "Forgive me, I had no choice." Malik hugged him back still shaking and feeling completely exhausted.

"I'm sorry Marik I didn't know that Malik would have that kind of reaction." Mai said, feeling bad for the boy.

"I have to take him home." Marik took off his jacket and wrapped Malik up in it and held him as he walked out of the door. Elder rushed up to them and placed her hand on the side of Malik's head and smiled at him, then looked at Marik. "Is he going to be okay?"

"I hope so." Marik smiled as Elder hugged the boy even though he was already being held.

"Marik!" Mai said following him out into the office area. "I'm going to push it through that Malik can't see his father again face to face due to his reaction today." Mai stopped a look of worry for the boy fell over her face. "I'll show the tape to the court today and have a restraining order placed on Mr. Jihan." Mai bit her lip pulling anything out of her head that she could. "I'll push for the court date as well, hopefully after today, Malik won't have to see his father again."

"Thank you, Mai." Marik said, looking back down at Malik who had fallen asleep in his arms.

"It wore him out." Elder said, Marik looked the boy over then at Elder and said. "Take him for me, I want to talk to Jihan." She frowned as the boy was passed over to her. "Yami!" Marik called out, Elder turned and walked into Shizuka's office and placed Malik down on the couch.

Marik walked up to Yami and was handed the folders. "Oh, Kaiba and Otogi said that, that girl woke up today… Meg." Marik frowned.

"The one with the head wound?" Marik asked. "She made it?"

"Yeah, a little unsure of the last few days, but she's pulled through." Yami said as the two walked to the door, Yami stopped him by warning him. "Lets not do anything that will cost you your badge, huh."

"Hey, I'm easy going." Marik pushed open the door.

"Yeah, until they piss you off." Yami mumbled following him in, he watched as Marik disconnected the surveillance camera and sound, Yami closed and locked the door, Majed shifted in his chair as Marik sat down placing a green folder onto the table.

"Now, we are going to have a little conversation." Marik lent forward and narrowed his eyes and continued what he was saying. "I'm going to ask you a few questions and you're going to give me the answers."

"How about you ask me something and I'll ask you something." Majed said, Marik smirked and looked at Yami, then slammed his fist down onto the table making the other male jump in his sit.

"I don't play games with suspects." Marik said narrowing his eyes.

"What?" Majed said confused, Marik opened the folder and pulled out a photo of Abby, eyes wide with fear, a gray tone to her skin and a large bruise on her neck. "What's this?" Majed asked shifting in his seat as Marik placed the photo of the girl in front of him.

"Abby Taylor, twenty one years of age, she died on her birthday… by strangulation." Marik left it hanging in the air to see what his reaction would be.

"So what? This has nothing to do with me." Majed looked at Marik then at Yami, who was leaning on the wall a few feet from Marik.

"Listen up Mr. Jihan there is more to come." Yami said, the older man looked away to Marik, who hadn't taken his eyes off him in a cold hard stare.

"You see, I have been after this man who likes to kill young girls, just like this Abby girl here." A bead a sweat ran down Majed's temple, had he been found out? No he would stay calm for now, they had nothing on him. "But what makes me think that you have something to do with her death… is your son." Marik lent back in his chair and folded his arms over his chest. Majed held in his gasp, the little bastard had talked; now he wanted to get his hands on his kid and ring his neck and toss him away with the rest of the women.

"We found Malik's hair on Abby." Yami walked to the table and lent on it. "So tell us how that happened?"

"She was Malik's babysitter for a few weeks." Majed said and added. "And quite frankly she wasn't a very good one." He let out a sigh and said. "Abby left Malik on his own for hours on end locked in his room. I was shocked when I came home from work and found my son in distress over what she did to him. We argued for sometime and she left, the next thing I knew, you're throwing her dead picture at me." He pushed the photo back towards Marik. "So you see why I was reluctant to say anything."

Marik clenched his teeth together and growled; he knew the bastard was lying. "Look what I came here for was to see, Malik, and who had him, that's all." Marik narrowed his eyes and didn't say anything.

A knock on the door and Yami walked over and opened it, Mai walked in out of breath holding a bit of paper. "Mr. Jihan, I have here a restraining order against you on behalf of your son, Malik." She handed him the paper and he looked it over.

"What? You can't do this, he's my kid?!" Majed shouted.

"I did." She took in a few deep breaths. "The Judge that I talked to will be handling the court case. You can't see Malik until after the ruling depending that it's in your favor."

"You sure move fast." Marik said and Mai smiled at him.

"When it comes to children, there is no mucking about."

"Keep the fucking brat for all I care he was nothing but a disappointment anyway." Majed stood up and went to walk out of the room Marik grabbed his arm in a bruising force; Majed looked at the hand on his arm then at Marik and smirked. "Judging by how pissed off you are at me, I'd say you have the brat." Marik's growl sounded in the room as he pushed the older male to the wall hard and pinned him there. "You can't keep Malik from me forever."

"Marik!" Came Yami's warning voice not to go any further, Mai stood next to him out of the way.

"You haven't seen me pissed off yet, and when I am it'll be aimed at you." Marik seethed.

"Are you threatening me detective?" Majed smirked even more.

"You have no idea."

"Marik!" Yami called out again. "There is nothing we can do, now."

"You hear that detective, I'm walking out of here a free man." Majed said then added. "Take your hands off me!" Marik hated the fact that he was right, everything at the moment was under the table all for Malik's sake, there was nothing he could do, for now, but let Majed walk away a free man.

"I know you have something to do with the killings." Marik hissed out and let him go stepping back.

"Prove it, if not I'll see you in court." Majed gave him a wave and walked out of the room. Marik picked up the chair and threw it at the wall breaking it.

"I want that fucker!" Marik yelled frustrated at Yami. "Find some evidence, so I can catch him and lock him away." He then stormed from the room. There was evidence and a witness by the name of Meg; Yami just hoped that she was willing to give them what they wanted.

TBC

Just had to post up something that I hadn't in a while, hoped you enjoyed it, if so R&R me.