Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Tearing Down the Sky ❯ The Murder ( Chapter 14 )

Tearing Down the Sky

Hato chiisai

YAOI WARNING

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh.

Oh, and someone asked me to pair Katsuya with Joey. Sorry, but Joey is with Seto, and Tristan is with Otogi.

This chapter will also introduce my OC, Ahmose, but he will not hold a big roll, I just needed an ally in the High council. Mikado will be among the Arch Angels. As with Ahmose, Mikado's roll will be small, but very important later on.

Chapter 14

The Murder

Everyone woke when Ryou stirred. Silently, the group of two angels and four demons watched the third angel open his wings slightly and move his head, before stretching his body out of his hibernation position. Ryou's hand slowly came up to his face and touched the strip of cloth that covered his eyes.

"B-Bakura?" He called, softly, and felt a warm hand take his.

"I'm here, Ryou. How do you feel?"

"Tired. Heavy. Thirsty."

"I'll get him some water." Yami murmured.

"Yami? Is that you?"

"Yes, Ryou."

"Yami, turn off the lights so I can check his eyes." Yugi said, and Yami did so as he went to get Ryou some water. Ryou lay still while the bandages were removed from his eyes.

"Okay, Ryou, slowly open your eyes. Do not look at any light." Yugi instructed, and Ryou slowly opened his eyes. Yugi leaned over and peered down into the white orbs. "Okay. Close you eyes again, I'm going to re-bandage them. They need more time." Ryou nodded and closed his eyes, letting Yugi do so.

"The Moonknot worked, Ryou. You've been in hibernation for the past three days."

"I have?"

"Yes." Bakura said, and Yami came back in, handing the water to Bakura. Bakura pulled Ryou up against his chest and held the glass for him. Ryou sipped the water slowly, relaxing against his demonic lover, smiling slightly at the feeling of Bakura firmly wrapping his tail around his waist.

"I take it he's going to pull through?" Ryuuji asked, and Ryou perked up, not able to identify his voice.

"Yes." Yugi said, smiling, and rubbing Ryou's shin. "Ryou's going to be fine. He needs to stay in bed until his vision clears up, though. That could take anywhere from a day to a week."

"And what the bloody hell am I supposed to do?!" Ryou demanded to know.

"Sleep." Malik said, ruffling Ryou's hair.

"For a week?!"

"Don't worry, Ryou. We'll have someone to keep you company at all times, okay?" Bakura said, kissing Ryou's cheek. Ryou smiled and cuddled into the demon's chest. "You all should go home and rest. You look like shit." Bakura said. "Ryuuji, you can stay, if you wish."

"N-no…. That's alright. I've been here far too long. I need to go report to the Elders. I'm sure I'm in trouble for missing patrol for the past few days."

"I'm coming with you." Yami said, and Ryuuji sighed.

"All right."

"Come on, Malik. Let's go." Marik said.

"Where?"

"I think we should pick up some groceries for Bakura and Ryou."

"Get some soup for Ryou. His stomach will need something light for a while." Yugi said, and the tan pair nodded. The group all got up and left, leaving Ryou alone with Bakura. Ryou smiled and sighed, resting his head on Bakura's chest.

"I'm so sorry, Ryou." Bakura whispered.

"For what?"

"I, I never should have let you engage Keith in a Flight Duel."

"It's okay. I shouldn't have underestimated him." Ryou said. "I'm not mad."

"One day, he's going to pay for what he's done."

"Bakura? Why was Ryuuji here?"

"He came here for help. Keith… raped him." Bakura said, and Ryou gasped. "He came here for sanctuary. We took care of him." Ryou's lower lip trembled and he clutched at Bakura's shirt.

"How can your people let such a horrible tyrant run loose like that?!"

"I don't know, my angel. I don't know."

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Yami landed next to Ryuuji before the Palace of the Elders. The pair entered and went to a reception desk.

"Ryuuji, here to se my superiors about absences from patrol." He said, and the demon behind the desk looked at him.

"You are to go to the High Council."

"The, the High Council?!" Ryuuji gasped.

"You are in a lot of trouble." The demon said, and waved Ryuuji to the main hall. Ryuuji paled, and swallowed.

"Don't worry." Yami said with a smile. "I'm here to back you up. And Ahmose will believe you."

"Ahmose…." Ryuuji said, and nodded. "Right." They headed towards the council doors, and entered. The council grew silent as the pair entered. Yami stopped, and Ryuuji stepped forward.

"Ryuuji…." Odeon said, frowning. (For those who don't know, Odeon is Rishido's dorky Americanized name…. BURN THE DUBS!!!)

"I have come to explain my absence these past four days." He said.

"Good." Another member snarled. Yami's eyes drifted round the chamber and finally met a pair of glowing amber eyes. He narrowed his eyes, and the golden pair narrowed as well, and then turned to Ryuuji.

"I have been at Bakura's home."

"Why?" A woman asked, and Ryuuji sighed, then stepped forwards boldly.

"I wish to bring an accusation of extreme misconduct unbecoming of an officer against Lieutenant Keith!!" Yami and Ahmose gasped.

"RYUUJI!!" Yami yelled, running up to Ryuuji. "NO!"

"YAMI!" Odeon barked, and Yami froze. "Leave this room."

"But-"

"NOW!!"

"Calm yourself." A steely voice said, and all eyes turned to Ahmose as he emerged from his favorite dark corner. "Yami, remain where are as long as you remain silent unless spoken to." Yami swallowed and nodded his thanks to Ahmose. "Ryuuji… speak."

"Ahmose, I must object to this." Odeon snarled.

"I am sorry to seem disrespectful, but I believe that we have had many complaints about this individual. If someone is going to do something as serious as bringing this accusation against him, then we are required to hear him out." The council muttered irritably, but Ahmose was right. "Speak, Ryuuji." Ryuuji nodded and took a deep breath.

"Four days ago, I returned to my home after patrol. My home was dark. I was attacked from behind, and I was raped… by Keith." The council stared, and fidgeted nervously. "A few years ago, he raped Marik. He attempted to rape Bakura about two years ago and Yami a few days ago. And I know there are others." The council looked very nervous. "And you all know it. SO WHY DON'T YOU STOP HIM?!?!?"

"Ryuuji… Keith is a valuable asset."

"HOW?! He rapes those under his command!! He's gone mad with power!!"

"We will eventually fight the angels. We will need his leadership."

"Why?! My friend Marik could lead Keith's armies better than Keith could!"

"RYUUJI!! That is out of line!!"

"So… it's true." Ryuuji muttered.

"What is?"

"Keith. You're afraid of him. All of you…."

"We need his skills to fight the angels."

"And why must we fight them? We have no reason to! The angels are just like us. They… they're BETTER than us!" The council was in an uproar. "I have gotten to know Bakura's angel. He's a very shy, gentle creature, and is very kind hearted! And Marik and Yami's angels are the same! What do we really know about the angels?! For all we know, it is US who are the bad guys! We should not fight them… we should make peace with them." Yami wanted to groan, as did Ahmose. The High Demon Councilor rose, leaning on his staff.

"Yami. Leave." Yami looked to Ahmose, but the raven haired demon said nothing. Yami sighed, and turned to leave. Ryuuji had done something extremely foolish………..

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Bakura looked up at a knocking coming from downstairs. He went and opened the door.

"Ryuuji?" He said, staring at the dull eyed demon.

"You, you have to go on patrol now…. I'll watch Ryou for you."

"Ryuuji, are you alright?"

"I…. I've been discharged……"

"What?!"

"I've been kicked out of the army……"

"Why?!"

"I, I brought an accusation against Keith. And they just tossed it out the door…."

"What?!"

"I told them everything. About what he did to me, and Marik, and what he tried to do to you and Yami… And what he did to your angel. They…. They…." Ryuuji fell forwards into Bakura's arms and sobbed. "They're protecting him!!"

"Ryuuji, what possessed you to do that?!"

"SOMEBODY HAD TO!!!"

"Bakura?" Both grew quiet at Ryou's soft voice. They turned and looked at Ryou, feeling his way down the stairs.

"Ryou!" Bakura scolded. "Get back in bed!"

"Who's here?" Ryou asked, as Bakura nudged him up the stairs.

"Ryuuji. He's going to take care of you while I'm gone."

"Oh. Hello Ryuuji." Ryou called, over his shoulder, and Ryuuji smiled.

"Hello." Ryuuji replied.

"Tell me what happened." Bakura said as he tucked Ryou in and began to change.

"Like I said. I brought an accusation of extreme misconduct against Keith and told them everything I knew of that he had done. But they ignored it. They refused to acknowledge that he did these things. I accused them of being afraid of Keith, and they said that they were not afraid OF him, they were afraid to LOSE him…. They said they needed him to fight the angels." Ryou turned his head slightly at this. "And I asked why we had to fight the angels… after getting to know yours; I said that they weren't bad, and that we should make peace with them…. Not war." Bakura stared in shock. "They kicked Yami out of the room then… and they gave me a dishonorable discharge from the service… Ahmose… he tried to convince them not to, and to bring Keith under investigation."

"He did?!"

"Yes…. And… Ahmose has been temporarily suspended from the council." Ryuuji said. Bakura sighed and looked down at his feet.

"So that's it…. There's nothing we can do……."

"Maybe you could…." Ryou began. He paused, then continued. "What if you all went to the council together? Find everyone that Keith has… abused, and all go together and bring these charges against him as a group. The council couldn't ignore that." The two demons stared at the angel.

"You know… that might just work…." Ryuuji gasped. Bakura nodded.

"That's what we should have done a long time ago. Ryuuji, we can get to work on that immediately. I will discuss it with Marik while we're patrolling." Ryuuji nodded and watched Bakura bend over and gently kiss Ryou's lips. "I'll see you when I get back, love." Ryou smiled and Bakura left.

Bakura took wing and met Marik in the air and they flew towards the gates. A pair of bitter eyes watched them go, then looked upon Bakura's front door… the door he had seen Ryuuji go through. The demon's lip curled and he sat back to wait…

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Ryuuji sighed and Ryou sat up.

"Umm… Ryuuji?"

"Yes?"

"Ummm…. I feel a bit funny asking this, but, can you be my guinea pig for something?"

"Errrr…. For what?"

"I have extremely advanced healing powers…."

"Yes?"

"Once, Malik was upset, and somehow, I was able to relieve his mental pain. I believe that I may be able to do the same for you."

"Mental pain?"

"Yes… After you were…. Raped….."

"Really?" Ryuuji gasped. "You can do that?"

"I, I think so."

"Well…. Alright…." Ryuuji said, and Ryou knelt before him and blindly groped around for Ryuuji. Ryuuji took Ryou's hands, letting the angel know where he was. Ryou sighed and felt up Ryuuji's arms to his shoulder, neck, and then placed his hands gently on his head.

"Relax…" Ryou said. "I know the pain is there, and you're fighting it back. Let it come." Ryuuji sighed and closed his eyes and let all of the horrible feelings he had buried since his rape bubble to the surface. His head began to throb with the intensity of the feelings. Ryou relaxed and began to picture and angry red flame in Ryuuji's head. He then imagined the flame traveling up his own arms and into his own mind, as he would imagine the wound healing when he healed someone. Ryou gasped when he felt the sudden feeling swirling around in his mind; anger, pain, grief, depression… hate….. Ryuuji too gasped, as he felt these feelings lessen. When he heard Ryou sob, he opened his eyes and pulled back, seeing the wet spots on his blindfold; Ryou was crying.

"Are you alright?"

"How… how can you deal with these feelings?" Ryou asked, softly.

"I suppose… because I have such wonderful friends to help me get through this. They remind me that I'm not a worthless whore as Keith sees me. I'm Ryuuji. And I matter to them."

"How sentimental…" A familiar voice snarled from the doorway. Ryuuji whirled and Ryou jumped.

"Keith…." Ryuuji snarled. His first reaction was fear, but then he felt the intense desire to protect the angel beside him, as he promised Bakura he would. He would not allow the pure, gentle creature to be tainted by the black hearted devil before him. Ryou whimpered and trembled, his fear heightened by his lack of vision.

"So… You betrayed me." Keith snarled.

"What?!"

"You brought an accusation against me…. I warned you. I told you what would happen if you told anyone…." Ryuuji paled. "You think that was a bluff? Well guess what…. It wasn't………" Ryou screamed when he heard Ryuuji's yelp and Keith's battle cry. He was sent flying off of the bed when Ryuuji was knocked into him and rolled against the wall. He listened, terrified, as the two demons fought, and judging by the sound of it, Ryuuji was losing… badly. He heard the younger demon scream in pain, and then the fighting stopped. Ryou sobbed and shrank into a corner as he listened to Ryuuji scream and beg and struggle. Ryou heard the sound of a zipper, and then a rustling of cloth, and Ryuuji's cries became more desperate. There was a loud smack and the raven haired demon yelped and hiccupped.

"Shut up you little slut!!" Keith snapped, and Ryou heard another zipper and more rusting cloth. Ryuuji began sobbing pitifully, and Ryou winced when the young demon let out an agonized shriek. Keith gave a lust filled groan, and Ryou hid beneath his wings as he heard Keith's pants and moans and the sound of sweaty bodies smashing against each other. The angel couldn't take it and stood. He listened carefully, then launched himself at the bed and landed on top of the demons, biting and clawing at Keith's face. The demon roared his fury and hurled Ryou off of him. He abandoned Ryuuji where he lay and pounced on the smaller creature. Ryou screamed and fought, trying to claw the demon's eyes, but found his arms pinned down. He struggled desperately, and began to cry in fear as his tunic was ripped off and his legs were forced over the demon's shoulders. He screamed as he felt Keith's erection press up against his entrance, still wet with Ryuuji's blood. But Ryuuji wasn't done yet. He turned and grabbed a knife from the wall and threw it at Keith, hitting him in the shoulder. The demon roared and lunged at Ryuuji. Ryuuji began to grapple with the larger demon. Ryou didn't lie still however, he hurled himself at the pair and began to struggle against Keith with Ryuuji.

"RYOU!! GET OUT OF HERE!!" Ryuuji screamed, as Ryou was knocked in the nose. Ryou ignored the warm trickle coming from his nose, and continued to fight. The three moved across the room, until Keith finally gave Ryou a kick back. Ryou screamed as the floor disappeared underneath him, and he tumbled down the stairs, hearing the snapping of bone before finally coming to rest at the base of the stairs. He felt blood dripping down his forehead and felt a horrible pain in his arm. Reaching out, he felt his arm. His arm bent at the wrist and at the elbow… but between these, it bent again. Ryou felt very queasy.

"Ry… Ryuuji……" He moaned, hearing the continued fighting upstairs, before passing out.

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"We should start tomorrow, Bakura." Marik said, as they landed outside of Bakura's home.

"Absolutely. We can force the council to investigate Keith." Bakura replied, opening the door. The two demons froze. "You smell that?"

"… blood." Marik gasped.

"RYOU!!" Bakura cried, and ran to the naked angel, lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. "Marik! Get your sister!" Marik nodded and whirled, running from the house. Bakura gently rolled Ryou onto his back. He winced at the angel's arm; it was a terrible break. He looked over Ryou, noting a dislocated shoulder as well as a broken leg. Ryou's nose was bleeding and there was a gash just above his hairline.

"Ryou… what happened?! Where was Ryuuji?!" Bakura froze as he suddenly noticed a very distinct scent. "Keith…." He breathed the looked up the stairs. "Ryuuji…." He left Ryou where he lay, and dashed up the stairs.

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Ishizu flew beside her brother, Mai, Yami, Yugi, Malik, Marik and Katsuya behind them, all very anxious.

"He looked in bad shape, sis. The entire place reeked of blood." Marik said, grimly. "Bakura said he left Ryuuji with Ryou, so he's probably hurt too. The place also reeked of Keith… He must have come after Ryuuji for accusing him of Extreme Misconduct unbecoming of an officer." Ishizu nodded. They landed at Bakura's door and burst in. They all gathered around Ryou's body, Malik flinging a blanket from the sofa over his nude form. Ishizu knelt, and Mai helped her pop all the bones back into place. She began healing them, and then healed the gash on Ryou's forehead and any other bruises she could find. As she finished, Ryou groaned and stirred.

"B-Bakura?" He called, weakly.

"He must be upstairs." Marik said. Ryou sat up slowly, and then gasped.

"RYUUJI!!" He cried, and leapt up and began feeling his way up the stairs, not caring that he was buck naked. The others followed. They all burst into Bakura's bedroom and froze. Marik grabbed Ryou's shoulder to stop him as they stared at Bakura on his knees on the floor, cradling Ryuuji in his lap, pale, limp, and covered in blood. A bloody knife lay nearby.

"B-Bakura…?" Katsuya gasped, slowly approaching the white haired demon and his fallen friend. "Ryuuji. Is he alright?" Bakura slowly raised his eyes, and the group stared. His eyes were red, his face puffy and streaked with tears.

"Ryuuji…" Marik murmured. Bakura swallowed before taking a breath to speak.

"…… he's dead."

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O_O This is the first time that I've ever killed a character that I liked!! *cries* Next chapter, the council, defending Keith, has accused Ryou of Ryuuji's murder. What will happen to the blind angel now? (No, he's not permanently blind, he'll be fine)

Next Chapter: The Accusation