Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hostile Takeover ❯ Bad Blood ( Chapter 26 )

Well, I'm glad I didn't scare too many people away with that chappie. To made amends, here is a pile of assorted Malik, Marik, Aten, Aria, Yugi, Yami, Joey, Seto, Ryou, and Bakura plushies for all!!!!!! *dumps pile of plushies in front of reviewers* Everyone can take as many as they want!!! My gift to you guys!

*Bakurasgirl gets lost in a pile of Aten and Robbie plushies*

Ryou's Mistress: *hides*

Lady Elfskye: Didn't mean to shock you.

Pharaoh yamis preincess: I have up to 35 done, he's not gone yet!

Dragondreamer: mmmm…..Dragon.

ssjgoddesschico: That's what he does.

Maruken: Thank you! I think I draw ok. No, Marik will be out of commission for a while.

bakachibi voidfox: *blushes and hands a bag of assorted Yugioh plushies…but no Tea. *shudder* For you! By the way, I love your email! I just love Bakura's last name! As far as Bakura and Marik action, it may happen at the end of the story. Now is not the time. You'll see why soon.

Bwuebewwy sugar princess: He did get what he deserved.

Super Jm: The worst is over..umm..now I just need to tattoo someone.

Joeyrules: Why Malik? Well, he was in a vulnerable position..just married, life is good, you know how it goes.

Malik Lover and Anzu Basher: You no want to strangle me. Then I can't continue the story.

IYYASHI: No, Aku won't hurt Aria or Aten that way. Promise. His partner is a guy. Is it Robbie? *covers mouth* Maybe..maybe not…

Shadow of Light: Miranda is nice. They need someone nice to talk to.

Marik Ishtar 77: Thankies!

Bad Blood

Ryou and Bakura walked into the house, their arms wrapped around each other. They closed the door and Bakura stopped short. The scent of blood hit his nose.

"Something isn't right," Bakura said putting his bag of food on the couch.

Ryou followed Bakura into the kitchen and found a naked Marik. His head was tilted back, his left hand was being held up by the hose, his right hand was pinned to the countertop with the Millennium Rod. Ryou ran to Marik and cradled his head. His body twitched as Bakura pulled out the Millenium Rod and cut the hose holding Marik's wrist up. Ryou held Marik as his body fell to the side. Marik fell limp in Ryou's arms. Ryou looked at the cookies, soggy with blood. Marik was barely breathing as he fell to the floor in a puddle of his own blood.

"Ishtar….Marik, open your eyes."

Marik's breaths came sharply.

"Yami…..?"

Bakura looked at Marik's wrist, one wound caked with solidified blood, and one wound seeping fresh blood. Bakura placed a towel on the fresh, seeping wound. "If he was mortal, he never would have survived."

Ryou's heart froze. "Aria! Aten!"

Bakura grabbed another towel. "Go check on the babies, Ryou. Ra, I hope they didn't see any of this."

Ryou ran upstairs and Bakura looked over to see the picture Aten drew of the family. It was now covered in Marik's blood. Bakura stroked Marik's cheek gently.

"Marik, speak to me."

Marik's eyes remained closed, his gasping continued. Bakura wet the towel and touched Marik's manhood trying to clean it off. A whimper of pain was all he elicited.

"Sorry, tenshi, I have to clean you."

Ryou returned. "They're still asleep."

"Was Malik upstairs?"

"No, I didn't see him."

Marik weakly reached out to Ryou.

"We have to clean him up, yami."

Bakura took Ryou's hand. "Can you handle him, Ryou? I know this won't be easy for you."

"No. Marik needs me."

Bakura sighed at the blood. "I'll help carry him upstairs. He needs a bath. I'll clean up this mess."

Ryou nodded.

Bakura took the shaking yami's hand. "Who did this to you, Marik-koi?"

Marik buried his face in Ryou's chest. "Mal….Malik," the yami whimpered.

********** Bakura's POV**********

Malik?! Malik did this to him? Son of a bitch. It's hard to control myself…the anger….my Marik began bleeding again. The fresh blood filled my senses….I started feeling myself getting lost in the intoxicating smell of freshly-spilled yami blood.

Mortal blood was sweet…yami blood…is normally sweeter. The smell of the red nectar is getting to me. But this blood isn't sweet blood…this is bitter…because it's tainted blood.

Tainted blood shed from a bitter act of hate is all this is.

"Ryou, I'll help you upstairs with him. Then I can clean up down here."

That won't be easy. Yami blood is difficult to remove. I looked at the Millenium Rod. The metal is stained already stained with yami blood. It may never come clean.

I helped Ryou carry Marik upstairs. Good thing our children didn't wake up. I do not need my baby girl to see this. Every step up the stairs was painful for him.

"I know it hurts to climb the stairs, Marik," Ryou said softly.

We put him on the toilet and I turned to Ryou. Ryou wet a washcloth and cupped Marik's cheek.

"Marik, I have to clean you up. Can you stand up so I can get to you?"

Marik stood up sobbing and bent over.

"Can you do this, Ryou?"

Ryou wet a cloth and turned to me. "Go on, yami. Go lean up the blood before our babies see what happened."

Marik let out a sob. "Malik….please don't hurt my boy."

I let out a low growl and closed the bathroom door behind me. I was walking down the stairs when I heard Marik cry out loud in pain.

The kitchen was a mess. Broken glass littered the countertop. The chocolate chip cookies were ruined. That was the first batch we were able to make since Marik lost his job.

Aria wasn't going to like having no chocolate chip cookies. They were her favorite.

I hoped my Millenium Ring would take care of the stain. This was going to take a great deal of power.

My Millennium Ring glowed and its light filled the room. When the light died down, the stain was not yet gone. It had faded, but was not gone. The cookies and glass were gone. Where Marik's wrist was pinned to the counter, the stain would not leave. I began trying to clean it by hand. I checked my lover's mindlink and felt him close to tears, but he was so concerned with getting Marik cleaned, his sorrow had to wait. At least, that's what he thought.

That stain by the absent cookie jar remained. The rest of the blood cleaned up. I looked at the countertop. The red stain still had marks where the Rod and knife had sliced through Marik's bone and pinned him like an insect.

Pinned…like a bug.

/Yami, please come upstairs./

I turned and there was Aria yawning. "How was my baby girl's nap?"

"Daddy, I want some cookies."

Oh shit…..

"Honey, there are no more cookies."

Her eyes filled with tears and her lip stuck out in a pout. I don't need this right now. My senses were filling with the scent of yami blood. My emotions were fuming from anger at seeing Marik injured.

"But there were cookies in the jar before I went to nap. Did Daddy Mawik eat all the cookies?"

"How about some fruit?"

Aria pouted. I hate it when she does that sometimes. "But I want cookies!"

Kids. *sigh*

"What about some of your M&M's?"

Her eyes lit up like I knew they would and she scurried to her dolls with her bowl of M&M's.

I walked upstairs and saw Marik lying on his side rocking.

"Aten….Aria….Aten…..Aria…"

Ryou was in his room sitting on the bed with his knees drawn up to his chest. I walked up to him and wrapped my arms around him.

"What are we going to do about Malik?"

*********Normal POV***********

Aten approached his mother's room and heard his father murmuring in his room. He heard Malik's name and stood outside the door listening.

"What are we going to do about Malik?"

"He's lucky he's going to still be breathing when I get done with him."

Ryou sighed. "I know you want revenge, Bakura, but I don't want you to hurt Malik. He's my friend."

Bakura jumped up and clenched his fist. Aten watched as Bakura's spiky hair twitched and the spikes became razor sharp. "The only thing Malik deserves now is a hot metal blade through his beating heart! How dare he touch Marik and make him bleed!"

Ryou moved to the edge of the bed. "I'm angry, too, Bakura. I'm hurt. I feel violated, too. But Malik…I don't want to lose him."

Bakura advanced on Ryou. His eyes narrowed and he growled low in his throat. The canines sharpened.

'Oh no,' Ryou thought, 'Bakura's blood drunk! He cleaned up the blood!'

Bakura snarled. "Marik was raped. Hurt. Humiliated! Beaten! How could I not let that mortal pay for what he's done?"

Ryou swallowed, looking into the dark eyes of his yami. "I lived through this, Bakura. I went through that same humiliation for Aten's sake! Don't talk to me about violation until you made that sacrifice to keep your child safe!"

Bakura growled. "Are you saying that my anger is not as important?"

"The only person who has any right to determine Malik's fate is Marik, Bakura."

Bakura lifted his chin, looking down at his hikari. "I am not exposing my daughter to the realities of this situation, Ryou. And I know you don't want Aten to see his father broken and bleeding. So, what do you suppose we do? Allow Malik to walk free or allow our baby girl and Marik's little boy to be in the same state as Marik right now?"

Ryou covered his eyes. "I don't know. I don't want Malik near my children if this is what he is capable of. I can't have my children harmed. I want to know why Malik did this and I can't do that if you kill him."

Bakura growled. "Fine. But he is not permitted near my offspring and I will suffer another hundred nights in that cold, dark, damp cell to make sure those kids stay safe from him."

Ryou nodded. "Fine. Malik will have to leave until we can get answers."

Aten bit his lip and walked timidly to his father's room.

"Daddy?" Aten whispered. Aten crept inside as he heard Marik begin to cry. Aten walked up to the bed and tried to pull himself onto the comforter.

"Daddy, tan I tum up?"

Marik leaned over and picked up Aten. Marik stared blankly at Aten.

The little boy leaned over and kissed Marik on the forehead. Aten brushed his father's spiky hair behind his ears. His tiny hand lightly brushed against the hot cheek of his father. Aten laid down beside Marik and cuddled into his father's chest.

Aten looked up at Marik, his purple and brown eye large and watery. "Does it hurt, daddy?"

Marik bit his lip, his body still convulsing badly.

Aten reached up and caressed Marik's cheek.

"I know ow you feel, daddy. If you doe to seep, de pain will doe away."

Marik shed a single tear…knowing his son knew about this pain.

"I wuff you, daddy."

Marik squinted his eyes and gathered Aten to his chest sobbing. "My boy…….."

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