Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Egyptian Rain ❯ Water Dragon Inn (Part 4) ( Chapter 7 )

Water Dragon Inn (Part 4)

 

Ryou remained quiet listening to the two men before him talk. He and Malik stared at the food presented to them but refused to touch it. His eyes roamed over the fresh hot, steaming bread, with a sweet dipping sauce and an assorted display of meats ranging from strips of salted beef, pork, and game fowl to mostly raw flesh. His eyes shock slightly as his eyes roamed over the assortment of delicious and ripe fruits displayed greatly on a silver tray across from him between the four of them. The grapes cut fresh from the vine, peaches, plums, pineapples, and oranges each accompanied by their own dipping sauces. Ryou slowly turned over to the tanned male beside him and smiled touching his arm lovingly and reassuringly.

 

Malik turned to Ryou when he touched his arm and smiled. Ryou had always been Malik's only friend other then Yugi, but because of Malik's unique talents he was always been Ryou's only protection from everything except Dartz. But Ryou had always been his only friend they had been together since Ryou was born. Malik smiled as Kurah looked over at him. Kurah looked over at him confused for a moment before he smiled back.

 

“Kurah, Brother of Akeifa a follower of Flames, tell me about you, please. I want to know about the person who made my Master's dearest Akeifa smile so much.”

 

“You can speak Egyptian?” Kurah asked turned from Marik and sticking another piece of beef into his mouth.

 

“Of course I can, all I have to hear is one fluid sentence in any language to understand it. Any Atlantian can do it, it an natural born trait.” Malik said with a smile not turning away from Ryou who was blushing slightly.

 

“How did you know my name?” “Kurah asked after a moment as Malik ignored him and went to answer the door after he heard a knock.

 

“I know almost everything about you, Kurah, Brother of Akeifa, and I know of Marik too, for he is the brother of the one I hold dearest to me, Namu.” Malik said with a smile taking Ryou's hand and squeezing it happily meaning he was pleased with himself. Malik then leaned forward and licked Ryou's nose slightly.

 

“Why did you do that?” Kurah asked as Ryou busted into giggles before turning and hugging Malik happily.

 

Kurah looked at the pale boy for the first real time in his life. The boy's pale skin looked soft and supple. His frame was slim and slightly muscular; his stomach was flat and appeared slightly firm. He was not tall in height but about average only two or three inches shorter then himself. His smile was dreamy and godlike it made Kurah was to kiss him all over and consume him.

 

“Malik,” Ryou said with a smile before he kissed Malik on the lips. “Of course silly, don't worry so much. The Oracle will make everything okay in time.” Malik licked Ryou again on the cheek this time before reaching down for a piece of shredded pork, with a smile he placed the piece of slightly cooked pork between his lips and he shifted his jaw slowly and swallowed the entire piece with out looking away from Kurah, before sliding his jaw back into place and smiling. “Snakes don't chew their food so neither does Malik.” Ryou said before looking towards the door and staring. “Seto.”

 

Ryou whispered getting to his feet slowly and walking up behind Marik to look at the pale skinned brunette talking to Marik at the door. “Seto... Seto de la escuadrilla del dragón. ¿Está eso usted?” (1)

 

Seto looked at Ryou for a moment and stared at him. “¿Le conozco? ¿Cómo usted me conoce?” (2) Ryou looked hurt before a smile crept on to his face.

 

“Es Yugi en su sitio, Seto?" (3)

 

“Sí”

 

“¿Lo tiene vienen en contacto con la oscuridad?" (4) Ryou asked moving his hair from in front of his eyes. “You're a very bad keeper.” Ryou said slyly before turning away with a stiff grunt of disappointment and sat down beside Malik who was waiting calmly on the bed for him.

 

“What the fuck did you say? What darkness?” Marik asked confused but Seto was gone, the only sound he got in return was the adjacent door closing with a slam.

 

Ryou remained beside Malik refusing to eat anything offered to him while Malik was continuously sliding pieces of meat down his throat. He would stick his tongue out of his mouth every so often just enough to cover his top lip before smiling and pulling it back into his mouth and eating another piece of meat. Malik's eyes were lavender in color and drowned in a feeling of helplessness, mystery, amazement, and shattered innocence.

 

“Seto tells me your name is Malik.” Marik said as he bit into a slice of bread before giving the rest to Night Stalker. The large horse neighed in gratitude and bobbed its head slightly nuzzling Marik dearly. “My friend, that's enough.” He said returning the praise.

 

Ryou smiled as he watched Marik's interaction with the animal. That bond between them was deep, almost supernatural. “Él es uno de fuego también. El caballo es uno también del fuego. (5) Malik smiled and looked at Ryou. He gently nuzzled into Ryou like the horse had done to Marik.

 

“Pienso que he caído en amor con Marik. Mi corazón se siente diferente.” (6) Malik whispered knowing Marik could well understand him. Marik pretended not to hear as he feeds Night Stalker another piece of bread.

 

“I think Yugi's gotten to close to the Darkness. The game as shifted. The objectives must be changed accordingly.” Ryou said as he heard a shout and then the sound of breaking glass followed by more shouting from the other room.

 

Marik and Kurah immediately headed toward the other room. Ryou followed as he looked back at Malik who sat lifelessly on the bed. He understood, this was Malik's doing and he knew it.

 

“Malik stop!!! We don't have to do this! Stop it!” He shouted but fell to his knees as he felt a stinging sensation in his heads. “Malik stop!” Ryou screamed before he fell in front of Malik holding onto his knees.

 

In the other room, a large venomous snake had crept its way into the room and bitten Yami in the shin. Atemu had managed to avoid being struck but managed to get a bunch of venom spat on him by the other hooded snake. Seto and Seth managed to banish the creatures away but Atemu and Yami were currently infected and getting sicker by the second.

 

Atemu and Yami were laid down on the bed. As their wounds became more infected, Yugi went to them crying. The others couldn't tell why but why was well understood. He felt bad for them.

 

“¡Llamada para Malik! ¡Llamada para Malik él puede ayudarles! ¡La prisa o ellos morirá! (7)” Yugi screamed and the other hurried into the other room.

 

Ryou lay on Malik's lap keeping him from moving. “Don't please. You call it here and everything will be for nothing. Please.” Ryou whispered trying to calm Malik down. “You must remember me.” Ryou whispered pulling himself onto Malik's lap despite the pain in his head. “Please. Remember the promise you made me. Don't let him have you.” He begged as he pulled Malik into a hug. Malik's eyes remained lifeless showing he was being controlled.

 

Marik walked back into the other room and notice d them. He noticed the tears the where streaming down Malik's face and Ryou was holding him from moving. He moved and noticed Ryou was trying to bring him out of his stares. Marik gently reached down and touched Malik's shoulders. A spark let between the two of them and Malik turned to face him. His pupils are dilated as he stares at Marik.

 

“You're pain. It hurts, it burns. How can you live without knowing the truth?” Malik asked but got no reply from Marik. Marik only looked at him and Ryou.

 

“What are you here to do exactly?” he asked pulling Ryou off of Malik. “What are you here to do?” He asked louder but both were silent.

 

“We need Malik now!” Kurah shouted from the other room. “Hurry Yami won't last much longer!”

 

“We aren't done here.” Marik said as he dragged them both into the next room. He shock Malik roughly when he saw a smirk come onto his face.

 

Ryou gently took Malik's hand. “Ayúdeles por favor.” (8)

 

Malik smiled to Ryou and gently walked over to Yami he looked at the injury before smiling. He gently lowered his lips to the wound and began to suck on it. Yami moaned and tried to move away but Malik held him still. After about a minute or two Malik pulled away and hissed slightly.

 

“Tainted venom, these creatures weren't from this world.” He said wiping the blood from Yami's wound away from his lips. “I'll have a fever for a while but he should be fine. But I make no guarantees. Oracles are funny that way.” He said this looking specifically at Yugi.

He then turned to Atemu and began to lick the venom from his body were it had been sprayed. They noticed that his saliva seemed to heal the serpent made wounds. He hissed again when it was done and turned from Atemu to stare straight at Yugi.

 

“You knew better.” Is all he said before standing up and going back into the other room to sleep, Ryou flows him.

 

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Chapter ends: Read and review hope you enjoyed. In the next chapter it will consist of dreams of the members as they are forced to stay another day until Yami and Atemu get better not to mention that Malik needs to heal after absorbing Yami and Atemu's poison.

 

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(1) Seto... Seto of the Dragon Squad. Is that you?

 

(2) Do I know you? How do you know me?

 

(3) Is Yugi in your room Seto?”

 

(4) "Has he come in contact with the darkness?"

 

(5) “He is one of flames too. The horse is one of flames too.

 

(6) “I think I've fallen in love with Marik. My heart feels different.”

 

(7) “Call for Malik! Call for Malik he can help! Hurry or they'll die!”

 

(8) Help them please.