Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Business Hours ❯ Business Hours-Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Hey everyone sorry school-work has been keeping me busy but I'll try and update the rest of my stories later today, but no promises in case something unexpected comes along! I hope you like chapter 5 to "Business Hours" ENJOY!!!

What does PWP mean? I've seen it with a lot of Jou/Seto fic's and I don't know what it means, can someone help me out?

Marik sighed contentedly hugging Ryou to him. "You are cute..." he mumbled kissing Ryou on the cheek softly, looking at him with the most sincerity a person could have. Sure, it was drug-induced sincerity, but sincerity nonetheless.

Ryou bit his lower lip his mind racing, he tried to push Marik off him but he had a death grip around him that was not going to budge. He wasn't sure if Marik was drunk or under drugs or anything, he had no clue on how to respond to this at all.

"Um...thank you for helping me out and all but um don't you think you should go home now or something I mean it's late in all." Ryou said maybe he wasn't too far-gone and Ryou could reason with him.

Marik snuggled Ryou gently. "I could go home..." he murmured gently combing through Ryou's hair with his hand soothingly.

"I just want to be near you..." he added laying his head on Ryou's shoulder and looking at him innocently, which in itself was strange.

He felt Marik's arms loosen a bit and pulled away from his grasp quickly. "Um...listen I really think you should go home, we could spend time together tomorrow maybe when your nice and rested." Ryou said placing the couch in-between them although Marik just looked at him strangely for a moment. The phone rang breaking Ryou's thought's as he kept his eye on Marik who was thankfully staying exactly where he was and backed up toward the phone picking it up and it was Otogi.

"What is it?" Ryou asked a little flustered by Marik and curious considering it was after hours for their work time.

"Seto wants to have you again tonight, he offered a lot of money up front so I couldn't refuse him." Otogi explained

"Are you sure he wants me? Don't you mean Malik?" Ryou said in a hushed whisper as he looked warily at Marik who looked almost ready to pass out.

"no, he specifically wanted you, and you are not going to screw up this much money for me all right Ryou?" Otogi said in low dangerous tone.

"B-but...I can't get a cab at this hour and it's much to far to walk." Ryou reasoned

"Don't worry about that, Seto said he would pick you up." Otogi said as he hung up the phone.

"...great." Ryou said as he looked at the confused obviously not-all-there Marik.

Thankfully, Malik came down the stairs a second later. "Who was on the phone?" He asked giving Marik a strange look. "Is he all right?" Malik asked.

"Um, yeah, just some late night business that I have to attend to don't you worry and I'll be home as soon as I'm done all right? And please make him go home I swear if he wasn't so...dazed I guess, I would still be stuck in his death grip of a hug." Ryou said as he went out the front door leaving Malik with Marik.

Seto smirked as Ryou got into his car, he'd been waiting in the parking lot of the apartment building Otogi had sent him to for about 10 minutes before the white haired bishounen had stepped out. "It's good to see you again Ryou." He said smartly, voice just ridden with a sadistic amusement. He pulled out of the parking lot and began his drive back to his own home.

"Why didn't you want Malik?" Ryou snapped at him, Seto rarely if ever choose him especially when Malik was free, "Why put up so much money for me?" Ryou asked as that all to familiar sadistic smirk crossed his features, he was up to something.

"I decided I needed a little change in pace." Seto said coyly chuckling slightly. "Why should you complain? You need the money. It's not hard to tell, Malik struggles for the money to pay for that shabby apartment of yours." Seto added as he pulled up to his home and cut the engine, opening Ryou's door and letting him out before walking to the front door and unlocking it.

Ryou walked inside the mansion uneasily wanting so badly not to of left the apartment not to have gotten into the car not to be inside but he feared what Otogi would do should he screw this up for him.

"Well then why after hours, you know our schedule well enough, why now?" Ryou asked

"You never told me your talent runs in the family." Seto said his voice dripping of Malice when he did so.

Ryou looked at him shocked "...W-what?" Ryou asked not wanting to hear what Seto just said to him.

Seto smiled viciously. "You see, I never would have imagined your mother had been a prostitute..." He said in a soft malicious tone. "Or that she had plans for a better life...tsk it's only a shame that she died. But you know all about that don't you?" He chuckled, sitting on the couch. "You know all about how she died...after all, it was your fault."

Ryou's lower lip trembled as he backed up slightly, he felt like he was eight years old again and Seto was his father blaming him for his mothers death, he shook his head trying to rid himself of those thoughts. "Y-you don't know anything about my mother!" Ryou yelled at Seto but he stuttered making it hard for almost anyone to take him seriously. "It wasn't my fault..." Ryou said although it sounded more like he was trying to convince himself other than Seto.

"Oh? She died protecting you. She died, because she wanted to quit her work and be a proper mother for you. You were the reason she quit, which is what got her killed to begin with. YOU were her angel of death...her complete and utter end. You look so innocent...and yet, you have blood...blood all over your body. The blood of your mother." Seto said smirking. "Your father blames you still, doesn't he? Who wouldn't? You look so much like her as well...."

Ryou felt his eyes sting with tears, his father's words hitting him like bricks.

~"She was nothing but a lowly whore! I don't even know if you are my son...you look just like her! A weak pathetic child I hope your not mine, then I could leave you so you could become a street walker just like her looking for lonely men!" He spat. Ryou had just told him that he was gay, that he wasn't straight and he exploded started ranting about how it was all his mothers fault that he was such a worthless piece of trash and on and on...~

Ryou swallowed nervously looking at Seto "You don't know anything about me or my mother...I am not responsible for her..." Ryou let out a chocked cry as he backed up into a wall looking at the ground, god how he wanted to cry all this was hurting so much! He didn't want to let Seto break him down like this, but he was actually telling the truth, Ryou did blame himself and so did his father.

"Oh but you were...you were responsible. If you hadn't been there, she wouldn't have given her life to protect yours. She must be proud...to see that you have become EXACTLY what she died trying to escape." Seto laughed, approaching Ryou now, knowing that Ryou was far too emotional to sling back words or fists of defense.

"You became a little whore, just like your mother was...because your father hates you. He can't stand the mere sight of you. He knows, and every time he looks at you, he is disgusted. He sees the MURDERER of his wife! You killed her." Seto said smugly, crossing his arms. "You may as well have pulled the trigger on her yourself, because you are the reason, YOU are the cause of her death, and now you are honoring her memory, buy taking up the family business."

Ryou felt a few tears slip down his cheeks as he shook his head silently 'no' as he hugged himself. "You have no idea...what she went through...what I went through...you have no right...to talk about her like that." Ryou said in-between sniffling and trying to stop his tears. "She tried..." Ryou said sinking to his knees not able to think of what to say or do to make this any better for himself. The only other people that knew about this was the police and Ryou's dad...they kept it hidden from everyone, not even Malik or Yugi knew about it.

Seto kneeled down to look Ryou in the eyes, still not satisfied that Ryou was broken enough to please him. "I'm not talking about your mother...I'm talking about you. Pathetic little dropout, night school, street whore...Ryou. The small insignificant little peon, who thinks that he isn't responsible for the death of possibly the ONLY person in this world who loves him, who will EVER love him." Seto said smirking. "The person who gave him life, who he killed. You killed her, and you know it...and now, you are exactly what she was trying to save herself and you from being a whore." Seto paused "Or is there something else, an under educated murderous little whore like you wishes to tell me? That it wasn't your fault? Or that you could justify it by some means with the 'I was only a child' kick. It was you, your wretched living being that cost her, her life. YOU are her executioner, and you now honor her memory by whoring yourself off just as she did." Seto laughed maliciously. "Ironic isn't it? That you didn't learn from her mistakes, that you didn't have more respect for her legacy and life lost. Ironic that you would do exactly what she was trying to get out of. She wanted better for you, but I suppose her last wishes fall on your deaf ears."

Ryou had fisted his hands in his hair as he closed his eyes tightly as tears streamed down his face and his body shook violently while he shook his head no. "I was only a child...I didn't ask to be rudely awakened by her death and what those men did to me!" Ryou yelled as he stared at the floor, "I didn't ask for my father to hate me, and I most certainty didn't ask for this kind of life." Ryou said in a sob of protest. "J-just stop...please stop it." Ryou begged softly he didn't know if he could take much more of it.

"I wont stop it. I don't listen to murderers." Seto smirked taking Ryou's chin in his hand. "I especially don't listen to, or have respect for those who kill their own mothers. Shame. I knew I was right. You'll never amount to anything, and when Malik decides that you aren't worth his company anymore...you'll be back on the street, probably to die in a ditch somewhere. Cold and lonely, with no one to blame but yourself. You can't lie about your mother's fate forever, nor can you hide it forever. I pity you, but being but a mere whore, WHOM I have hired...I expect a good evening for it. I assume you've had MORE than enough practice in your mother's trade to do what whores do best."

Ryou managed to gather up the courage to stand up and actually tell Seto what he should have done in the first place. "No" Ryou said wiping at his eyes in a futile effort to rid himself of tears, Seto had hit him deeper and harder than anyone in his entire life has hurt him and he couldn't stop crying. Seto obviously angry with Ryou slapped him hard across the face sending him crashing to the ground as Seto grabbed a fist-full of Ryou's hair making him lift his face off the ground.

"No isn't an option. You and I both know that, besides I'm sure Otogi would be pissed beyond reason if I had to retract the money I offered. Which would make him crack down on you AND your roommates. Besides...I'm feeling gabby. What if I decide to tell your friends exactly what you did to your mother? hmmm?" Seto said viciously. "One way or another, you're going to give me what I pay you for, or suffer deeply for it."

"Why are you doing this to me?!" Ryou asked moving further away from him "What did I ever do to you! I've only done what you said, so has Malik, what is wrong with you! Are you not satisfied until you've completely broken someone?" Ryou asked not wanting to do this tonight not wanting Seto to come within a hundred feet of him.

"In a way, you are right. Nothing makes me happier than watching your whole life shatter. But you aren't my goal, just a stepping stone on my path, little whore." Seto said smirking. "I have a much bigger goal, but I must say that breaking you into a million unfixable pieces is indeed fun, now what is it going to be? Are you going to say no, have Otogi crack down and end up losing your apartment along with your friends, them all knowing that you killed your mother...or are you just going to do your job?"

Ryou's eyes once again broke into tears, he could handle Otogi crashing down on him even losing the apartment, and he was only there so he didn't have to face his father...but he couldn't handle his friends looking at him like a murderer. They would of course ask if it was true and Ryou did blame himself he always had blamed himself in some way that his mother died because of him not to mention she wanted better for him and he becomes something so worthless. He hated Seto, he always hated him truthfully but now he had such a weapon to use against him now that Ryou couldn't defend himself against.

"Fine...what do you want?" Ryou asked refusing to make eye contact with him.

Seto smirked. "I WANT Malik, and since he will not listen to reason, YOU are going to convince him for me. Unless of course you think you could handle him looking at you like the murderer, you are. Could you take the gaze? The pity that he feels, which wouldn't be for you. He might even hate you for it...could you live with yourself if your friends wouldn't talk to you ever again? If they cast you aside, because of what you've done? You are my bridge to my success, and I intend to walk all over you until I reach my goal." Seto laughed slightly. "And, you'll do as I say...because you don't want anyone knowing your secrets do you? If you don't, I could have anyone who even remotely knows you knowing within a matter of hours." He added venomously as he looked into Ryou's tear-filled eyes, taking a sadistic humor in the emotional gash that he knew he had torn open wickedly, and rubbed salt into.

"I...But I can't make him love you! He hates you! I can't change how he feels...how am i supposed to make him love someone he hates?" Ryou asked desperately what Seto was asking was next to impossible not to mention he didn't want his best and most trusted friend in Seto's hands of all people, he would rather sleep with poisons reptiles.

"I don't care how you do it, but you will. You're a good negotiator...figure it out. I always get what I want, and if you screw this up and I don't...you'll be living hell for the REST of your life...no one you will ever meet will ever see ANYTHING but a murderous little whore, your business will slump and you'll be begging for pennies!" Seto spat. "No one wants someone with such a 'sinfully violent' resume. You'll get Malik to do as I wish, or else."

"Can...can I go now?" Ryou asked still refusing eye contact with him

"What do you think I hired you for? To talk? You're a whore, now get to work pleasing me!" Seto growled dangerously. "Can I go now..." Seto said in mock Ryou voice rolling his eyes.
Seto watched intently as Ryou quietly went to his knees undoing his pants and pulling Seto's member into his mouth. "I guess you are good for some things after all..." He said running his hands through Ryou's silver locks. He pulled Ryou away from rather abruptly as he pushed him to the ground straddling him quickly. "Remove your shirt." He said simply letting go of his arms and waiting.
Ryou nodded slightly. He hated every part of this, but now that Seto knew and was holding his past over his head...what could he do? He began unbuttoning his shirt and then slid it off.
He ran his hand over Ryou's side looking to where the bruise he made was now gone. "it healed quite nicely...we'll have to make this one much worse now won't we?" He said smugly as he slammed his fist into Ryou's gut knocking the wind out of him easily in doing so. "Or do you wish for me not to this time?" He smiled knowing Ryou couldn't answer him even if he heard him while trying to capture his breath. "I'll take you do want it." He said as he pulled the struggling Ryou into a bruising kiss biting into his lower lip harshly drawing blood as he relished in the coppery taste of it and slammed his fist into Ryou's side numerous times, harder and harder with each blow as he began to remove the rest or Ryou's clothes and his own.
Ryou coughed and tried desperately to catch his breath, from each harsh blow to his side. He was sure something would be broken if Seto didn't let up soon. Otogi would be pissed as well, which is probably why Seto hadn't broken anything YET. "Please....stop..." Ryou managed between sickened coughs and gasps for air.
"Don't you like it?" He asked smugly "To feel something other than my hands upon your body?" Seto said letting up slightly to run his hands down Ryou's now naked form "That's why you asked me to do it the first time, I must say I enjoy the privilege to cause you pain especially when you ask for it." Seto said grabbing his wrist strongly taking it in both of his hands a she twisted it causing it to break easily as Ryou let out a cry of pain trying at this pint to pull away form Seto but of course he was having much trouble pulling away from him because of the immense pain in his side so it was easy for Seto to stop him pinning him down again. "You know I live off your screams Ryou, you're only making it worse for yourself." He said jamming his fingers into the bruise that was growing larger.
Ryou bit his lip harshly, trying to stop himself from screaming and sobbing from the pain his body and mind were wracked with. "Please...Otogi has rules about this! Stop!" He whimpered, slightly pulling away from Seto. Everything was like horrible nightmare since the moment he'd set foot outside the apartments. Ryou winced and gingerly held his side, trying his best to keep his wrist from further injury and pain. "You cant do this...don't..." He said softly shaking his head, just wanting to get the hell out of Seto's house at this point.
"Yes, he has rules about all of this, but I have a mind set that you will keep your mouth shut to Otogi about this...won't you?" He said as he kissed gently down Ryou's neck sucking and nipping at the available flesh before thrusting himself fully inside Ryou without any preparation or lubrication. "Tell me you will keep your mouth shut!" He yelled at Ryou pulling roughly upon his hair
Ryou clenched his teeth and eyes shut, nodding slightly. So much pain! Ryou had had rough buyers before...but never a buyer who had gone so far to put him in visible pain. "I...I'll keep my mouth shut!" Ryou screamed in anguish, surprised he could even speak at all because of the aching. He shook his head, fresh tears rolling down his cheeks and wondering for a fleeting moment, what in hell he could possibly tell Malik about another bruise and a broken wrist!
"If your curious on why I'm doing all this, which I'm sure you are, it's a little message to Malik...the more he avoids me the more pain you will be put in, I won't buy him anymore but I will have you and Yugi at my disposal...you'll be quite to Otogi but I don't expect you to be able to hide this from anyone else." Seto whispered harshly as he began to speed up his movements feeling Ryou's body tear from his size.
Ryou cringed, whimpering slightly at the burning white-hot pain. He prayed to any deity that might be listening that he'd be able to even get home after this. He'd need to go to the hospital most likely though. His wrist and sides were throbbing and the harsh thrusts from Seto jarred them, making it hurt all the more, adding to the unbelievable pain. Ryou's vision was beginning to blur from the sum of all the agonizing pain Seto was inflicting on him.
Seto soon climaxed inside of his standing up quickly pulling his pants back on as he looked down on Ryou. He was actually quite beautiful shivering on the floor in such pain. He smiled as he kicked him repeatedly in the side until he was sobbing uncontrollably.
Ryou laid on the floor sobbing silently to himself. There was no doubt that Seto had broken, or at least cracked a few ribs...his wrist was broken...his body was torn and burning and there was no way he'd ever be able to make a walk home...or even to the nearest hospital. Ryou doubted that he even had the strength, or will to pick himself off the floor. Everything hurt. He was dreading going home now...knowing that Malik would flip, and dreading a hospital trip. What sort of lie could possibly cover THIS?! The 'I fell down the stairs' trick would never work...that's for sure.
Seto couldn't help but smile slightly at Ryou's misfortune. "It's to bad that all this had to happen to you...you really are beautiful, I would have much preferred to do this to Yugi but I really had nothing to blackmail him with…yet" Seto said as he kicked Ryou's clothes to him. "You have five minutes to pull your clothes on and get out otherwise I think we'll be having a round two of activity tonight. "Seto threw a few hundreds on the floor in front of Ryou and started upstairs.
Ryou slowly forced himself up, wincing and crying out at the fresh wave of searing pain that flowed through him. He dressed as quickly as he could, shoving the money into his pocket with his free hand and standing shakily. He needed medical care...or something. However, more than anything he had to get out of this house! He walked slowly to the door and exited. Every movement hurting more and more...he was sure he'd pass out soon from the sheer agony of movement...

Yami drove slowly down the street true he didn't drink much and he wasn't drunk at all, neither was Bakura, but he didn't have anything against using caution. He drove past what he realized to be Ryou later down the rode. "I think that was Ryou..." stay with the car I'll go see if he need's a ride." Yami said stepping out and backtracking since he didn't drive to far from where he saw him.
"Ryou?" Yami asked approaching him. "Why are you out so late?" Yami asked but Ryou collapsed onto the pavement with no warning whatsoever and Yami didn't reach out quick enough to catch him. He lifted Ryou up on the ground realizing he had passed out. He looked over Ryou's body he looked like he had been beaten up really badly as he cradled his body and took him back to the car climbing in the back and telling Bakura to take the wheel.
"We need to get to a hospital!" He said quickly making sure Ryou was at least still breathing which he was.
Bakura, being not so into 'caution' quickly sped towards the hospital, which caused the tires of their car to screech a bit. "Jeeze, what sort of shit did he get into?!" He said as he turned into the hospital parking lot, seeing that the emergency entrance was full. "What happened to him anyway?" Bakura growled shaking his head as he and Yami entered the hospital, immediately declaring the emergency and getting Ryou as close to 'immediate' attention as possible. "Could you call his room-mates? I'm gonna go with him to make sure he's ok, and to give the doctors what information I can." Bakura mumbled.
"Yes, and I don't know what happened to him, he passed out when I said his name." Yami said taking the front seat and driving it away from the emergency exit and to a parking place pulling out his cell phone and dialing the number of his roommates, they had given them their number earlier as a curtsey as he waited for someone to answer.
Malik answered the phone finally back from convincing Marik that his own bedroom was better to sleep in than Ryou's. "Hello?" He said sighing and taking a deep breath, Marik really could struggle quite a bit when he wanted something. Malik was sure though, with whatever he'd been on it would have been easier than that to get him out of his apartment.
"Malik?" Yami said making sure "this is Yami listen we were driving back home and we stumbled across Ryou...he's really badly hurt we're at the hospital right now, Bakura's with him." Yami explained.
Malik felt his stomach turn slightly. "W-what? Are you sure? What happened?!" He said as the initial shock set in. "Where? How? When?!" he blurted taking the cordless phone and running upstairs to get his coat. He was already freaking out, and for all he knew Ryou had been mugged, or hit by a car, or worse!

"Ryou's in the hospital, yes I'm sure, and I don't know what happened. He looked like he was beat up or something…we passed him driving home and we were going to offer him a ride but he passed out and I noticed what a bad shape he really was in." Yami explained. "I think you should come down here, he'll probably want to see you or Yugi when he wakes up." Yami said softly.

Malik threw the coat on himself and said a quick goodbye to Yami, before dashing out the door and running as quickly as he could to the hospital, seeing as how a cab was next to impossible to get at this hour of the night. He burst into the waiting room panting, and slightly pink from his jogging. "Ryou..." He mumbled looking for Yami and any signs of new news.

"That was fast..." Yami said walking up to him. "Were still waiting unfortunately, no news yet on his condition at all, they asked us about his father but we didn't know anything about his family...they gave us this to fill out but as I've said we don't know anything, do you?" Yami asked handing him the clipboard as he nodded his head slowly looking extremely worried about Ryou. "He'll be okay Malik, do you have any clue what might have happened?" Yami inquired to Malik who opened his mouth but quickly closed it and shook his head 'no' telling Yami that he knew nothing although exactly what happened or pretty damn close but wasn't about to tell anyone.

Malik began filling out what he knew in the spaces provided on the paper...there were a few blanks, such as family history and social security number, and he wasn't particularly sure if he knew all of Ryou's allergies. Other than that, for the most part, he turned the clipboard in completed. "Poor Ryou..." He mumbled shaking his head and sitting down. "I hope he's ok..."

The doctor approached them taking the clipboard from Malik thanking him softly he kept on glancing at Bakura curious if the two were brothers but if they were he would have probably filled out the information. "Your friend should be just fine, looks like the victim of a mugger although it appears he has been raped as well...he's bruised up pretty badly nevertheless he should be able to go home later tonight after all our test results come back to make sure he'll be fine." I think it would be best if only one of you visited him, he seems really shaken about the whole thing." The doctor said handing the room number and floor number to Yami who handed to Malik knowing who was going to visit him without having to be told.

"Me and Bakura are going to head home, unless you and Ryou will need a ride home?" Yami asked making sure

Malik thought for a moment. "A ride might be nice...I doubt he'll want to walk back..." he said softly, before getting up and heading toward the room Ryou was in. "I'd really appreciate it by the way..." he said over his shoulder to Yami. After a short walk, Malik finally found Ryou's room and went in silently. "Ryou? Are you ok?" he said biting his lip, knowing that probably wasn't the best question to ask.

Ryou looked at Malik his eyes stung slightly when he did so at all the things Seto had told him to tell Malik...he didn't want to do it but of all the things Seto could use against him it was almost impossible.

"I'm sorry for lying..." Ryou said softly "I didn't intend for this to happen." He said swallowing nervously a she looked away from his friend.

Malik took a seat next to the hospital bed Ryou laid in. "Well...what exactly happened? I don't care that you lied to me Ryou...your safety is what I care most for...and you've obviously been in danger...tell me what happened." Malik said shaking his head and running a shaking hand through his hair. "This is awful...I mean...you're in a HOSPITAL Ryou..."

"We've been through this before Malik, last time it was YOU in the hospital and as I recall you had to stay overnight as well...I'm not that bad really, a few bruised ribs and a broken wrist is all that's really wrong with me." Ryou sighed softly "I was told by Otogi to go to Seto's it was a no questions thing I didn't have much of a choice...he just wanted to hurt me to show you." Ryou said sadly not wanting to continue with Seto's sick manipulation.

Malik growled. "You have to tell Otogi then, I don't want you going to Seto's anymore..." Malik said before shaking his head and biting his lip. "He's using my friends against me now..." he mumbled softly. "Ryou, I'm SO sorry...that shouldn't have ever happened. You're going to take a long vacation, no buts. I am not letting you out of the apartment until your bones are healed." He said firmly. "I'm so sorry..."

"No..." Ryou said softly shaking his head, "We can't tell Otogi which means I can't take a break." Ryou said equally firm to show Malik he was serious although the confusion was evident upon his face. "I wish I could explain but I can't...Seto told me to tell you that basically if you want him to stop hurting me and Yugi then come to him willingly, although I would never ask you to do such a thing." Ryou said quickly, "I...he's using me against you and I'll be damned if I let him get what he wants so easily..." Ryou growled at all the emotional pain he had cause him.

"Ryou...I cant have him just hurting you and Yugi, this isn't even your fight...you're just a casualty..." Malik said sighing. "We CAN tell Otogi, and you will take a break...look at yourself! You're torn up one side and down the other! Please...let me tell Otogi, if you wont. You're in no condition to work like that." Malik said after a moment. "I'd sooner go to Seto, than see you working and hurt more. This could get a lot worse, with very little effort..."

"Then so be it!" Ryou yelled at him seeing the shocked expression on Malik's face making him soften a little "You don't understand Malik, and your wrong, this became my fight when he did this...it's not like I want to work but we cannot tell Otogi for the simple reason that he will cut Seto off and what good would that do? You know that Seto has the resources to just kidnap me or Yugi...he has the resources to do whatever he wants and you know that." Ryou said slipping out of bed a small limp to his walk but nonetheless pulled his clothes back on.

Malik bit back a few tears. "What am I supposed to do!? Just let him torture both you and Yugi forever?!" He said so softly, that he could barely even hear himself. "Ryou...I cant do that...both you and Yugi...you're like family to me...and I...I just cant force myself to pretend not to see what he's done to you. Pretend that I wont see what he will do." he mumbled finding the tile floor particularly interesting at the moment. "Would you be able to do this, if you were me?"

"No...but I would listen to them, maybe if you talk to Seto he might be negotiable about all this." Ryou said softly as he took Malik's hand in his own. "I...I didn't mean to yell at you either, it's been a rough night." Ryou swallowed biting back his pain "Is anyone else here? Yugi?" Ryou asked.

Malik shook his head a bit. "I didn't wake Yugi up, he practically passed out the moment he got home, and I was in such a hurry...I was worried when Yami called. We're gonna hitch a ride home with them...ok?" he said softly. "You don't need to be walking right now..."

"Do they...know anything about what really happened?" Ryou asked softly not wanting to expose all that he and his friends did for a living. "And I agree with you on the aspect of not walking home unless you want to carry me." Ryou said softly as Malik put his arm around him and helped him walk to the elevator.

"I didn't tell them anything...and since you're going to work even though I wish against it...I wouldn't mind carrying you there..." Malik said smiling. "Provided you wouldn't be too 'publicly humiliated' at my caring for your own personal health and safety." He added smartly, letting Ryou lean on him and take some of the pressure off his ribcage. "Just...please take some easy customers or something...at the very least." Malik mumbled as the elevator reached the appropriate floor and they got off.

"I...I could ask Joey for a favor, I could pay him back or something." Ryou said pulling out the hundreds, Seto gave him and handing it to Malik. "Here, at least it some good news." Ryou said as they stepped out of the elevator and walked up to Yami and Bakura who looked at Ryou pity washed over their features as he buried his face in Malik's shoulder not wanting to see their expressions at the moment.

Malik sighed. "Ryou's grateful for the ride, so am I....thank you." Malik said shaking his head. "He's not in the best of condition for walking...so it's really nice of you two to do this for us..."

Bakura smiled a bit, which was uncharacteristic for him, and nodded. "Hell, if I was shit-up like that, I know you'd do everything you could for me...so it's only fair that we help you. Good neighbor rule of some sort..." he said coughing a bit and turning to the door. "Let's get the hell out of here, I hate hospitals...too friggin clean."

Yami slapped Bakura upside the head, it would be nice if you would be quite about Ryou's condition." Yami said in a harsh whisper thankful that neither of the two younger boys heard him. He approached Ryou slowly.

"The car is a bit far Ryou...I don't think you should walk that much, we should wait for a wheelchair." Yami said softly.

"I...I really want to go home now, I'll be fine." Ryou said quickly

Yami looked at Malik concerned but shrugged slightly picking Ryou up easily who clung tightly to Malik's shirt in doing so. 'He's so light...' Yami though mainly to himself as eh looked at Malik's amused grin probably from the adorable blush Ryou was giving off. "Sorry, I hope you don't mind cause your gonna have to deal with it for now." Yami said as he began walking out the door.

"Thank-you...both of you." Ryou said softly.

Well that's it for now, I hope you guys aren't too mad at me for hurting little Ryou and don't worry there will be plenty of Yugi angst next chapter for those who are waiting for it! The next couple of chappies have lot's of Yugi angst, he'll get his too ^_~ Anyway if you know what PWP means please tell me in an email or review! Comment's and questions are always welcome!

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