Sweet Surrender

Ryou and Malik picked the lock on the abandoned warehouse. They had learned some of the tricks from their yamis. They saw no boxes, but plenty of dust and cobwebs. Ryou sighed as he looked around the warehouse. “It’s still better than life with Bakura.”

There was one office in the back reading “President” in big black letters. Yugi opened it up and saw a desk and a couch. “Well, guys, this is it. It’s either this or he park.”

Malik and Ryou exchanged glances “We have a better chance of survival here,” Malik said limping over to the couch. He laid back on the couch with a moan of pain. A quick little cockroach ran out from under the desk and under the door. “I have to lay down for a minute. That walk was too much.”

Yugi nodded. “Yeah, well, we need food. And we have been walking all day. Ryou, do you want to go for supplies or do you want me to do it?”

Ryou shrugged. “I guess I can go. You stay here with Malik. I’lll use my money. Any requests?”

“Anything that will last us a long time.”

Ryou nodded “O.k., Yugi. I’ll be right back.”

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Ryou’s POV

I left the warehouse and walked down the block to the convenient store. We couldn’t stay in our own area, so we walked all day to the other end of the city. I feel for Malik. He told me what Marik did to him. I don’t blame him for being sore. Been there….done that too many times. I walked past a row of dilapidated buildings, many with broken windows and crumbling foundations. Police sirens pierced the air all around me. Sure, I would love to have escaped to a better part of the city, but the best part of the city was in our area.

I could not have Bakura find me! If he ever discovered I ran away on purpose, I will end up like poor Malik. I can’t have Bakura use my body like that anymore! I couldn’t handle it!”

I pull my jacket around me tightly and clasped my money tightly in my hand. In the store, most of my money was spent on crackers, three bottles of water, and a small bottle of painkillers for Malik. My body needed them, too, after the beating Bakura gave me this morning. The shoulder still aches. Leaving the store, I watched my back. Who knows what kind of creeps could follow me?

I spoke too soon.

A hand suddenly covered my mouth and another hand pulled me into an alley. My heart beat quickly as I looked up at the man who grabbed me. It was……

BANDIT KEITH!!

“Hey, squirt! What are you doing here?”

He removed the hand over my mouth and I froze. “B..Bandit Keith…from Duelist Kingdom!”

Bandit Keith removed his sunglasses and his eyes scanned me up and down. “Hey, I remember you! You’re Ryo8u Bakura from Duelist Kingdom.” His lip curled in a cruel smile. “Well, well, what a surprise! What brings you to this side of town, pretty boy?”

Sweat formed on my forehead. Keith looked down at me menacingly. Somehow the words passed my lips. “I….ran away from home. I couldn’t take it anymore.”

Keith pressed his body against me, effectively pinning me against the brick wall of the alley. “So, you left your house to live in the scenic south side of town?”

“We had no where else to go, Keith.”

“We? Who else is with you?”

My hands began to tremble as I held onto my bag full of food and medicine. “Malik Ishtar and Yugi Motou.”

“Yugi Motou is with you??!! What are you doing hanging around with that punk?”

My legs began to feel weak. “Yugi is my friend. I couldn’t leave without him.”

Keith grinded his teeth. He gripped my jacket tightly. “Yugi Motou is bad news, kid! I don’t know how he won the Duelist Kingdom championship, but he must have cheated!”

I was in no position to tell him that he was the cheater. “He’s my friend, though.”

“Nothing good can come from being a friend of Yugi! Is any of this stuff for him?” Keith grabbed my bag and kept his arm against my neck, pinning me to the brick behind me. “Crackers……water….and painkillers?”

“Malik and I were hurt this morning and we need them, Keith! Give them back to me!”

Keith shoved the bag back into my hand. “So,how long are you squirts going to hang around?”

“Until we can find a job or find a way to make money.”

Keith smiled at me, evidently more pleased. “Do you have any money?”

“We have enough for a little bit.”

Keith chuckled and grinned. “And what are you going to do when the money runs out?”

I lowered my eyes. We only had a little bit of money. This food we bought today took almost all of my money. We couldn’t survive on one cracker a day. “I don’t know.”

Keith loosened his grip on my jacket. He smoothed out the material. “I have a way to help you, Ryou. It won’t be pretty, but it will be a good way for you to get enough money to live off of. I will even put a roof over your heads. I have a little place not too far from here.”

My eyebrow raised suspiciously. “And what will that cost us?”

Keith grinned. “It won’t cost you much. I like to think of it as a community service. It’s not hard work at all. All you would have to do is lay on your backs.”

“Why should I trust you, Keith?”

“It’s either you take my offer or you end up dead in the park from robbery. That is up to you.”

Was Keith serious? I knew we had to do something when the money runs out. But, were Malik, Yugi, and I prepared to make that kind of sacrifice?

Keith pat my cheek. “Don’t hurry into the decision right away. I live in that tall, apartment house over there. Come to the 3^rd floor, apartment 315 when you decide. It’s either you get help from me or starvation. It’s your choice. Bye, squirt.”

Keith disappeared into the busy streets. I returned to the warehouse contemplating Keith’s offer. Did we have a choice? Malik couldn’t take Keith up on the offer so soon after Marik raped him. It would have to be Yugi and I to earn our keep with Keith.

I arrived back at the warehouse and found Malik asleep on the couch. Yugi was sitting beside him caressing his Malik’s hair. Yugi sighed when he saw me enter the room. He left Malik’s side and he left the room. He closed the door and we walked away so Malik couldn’t hear us.

“Malik has a fever.”

Oh no! Malik can’t be sick!

“He can’t be sick, Yugi! We can’t get him to a doctor!”

Yugi covered his eyes and sniffled. “I know we can’t get him to a doctor! But, we have to do something!”

I removed the bottle of painkillers from the bag. “I did buy this for us. This will help with his temperature and body pains. But that’s all we can do.”

Yugi clenched his fists. His face turned red in anger. His body quaked with anger. “If Yami had just let him inside, he wouldn’t be this sick right now!”

I dropped the bag of water and crackers and hugged Yugi. “I know, Yugi, but we have to do something.”

Yugi began to whimper as I held him. Yugi held onto me tightly.

“I ran into Bandit Keith today, Yugi.”

Yugi’s purple eyes lifted up and went wide. “Bandit Keith?! THE Bandit Keith?!”

I nodded. “He offered me a way that we could have a roof over our heads and food.”

Yugi stepped back and went pale. “And what is that?”

I looked down. I couldn’t look Yugi in the face. Yugi looked me in the eye.

“What did he offer, Ryou?”

“He said food and shelter wouldn’t cost us much. We would have to….lie on our backs.”

Yugi’s face went pale and his hands trembled. He covered his face. “That means………”

I nodded. We had to pay for our room and board by….by….I can’t say it. I left that kind of life behind! Why should I put myself in danger like that again?!

A loud, congested, phlegm-filled cough came from the office where Malik slept.

Yugi and I looked at each other. Did we have a choice? We couldn’t starve. We had little money. We had Malik to care for. What were we to do?

“Well, Ryou, what do you think?”

“Malik is still hurt. He can’t do this yet, but we can. I left that kind of life behind me, Yugi. I really do not want to continue being used that way.”

Malik coughed again and it was evident he was struggling to breathe. I had to help Malik before he became worse.

Yugi took my hand. “I am willing to do anything to keep Malik alive and healthy…including…..you know. I don’t want Malik to get worse. He’s better anywhere else but here.”

I bit my lip and closed my eyes hearing Marik gagging. I had no choice. We had to agree to Keith’s conditions…or risk Malik’s health.

I nodded and walked over to Keith’s apartment.

He opened the door. “What do you say, squirt?”

“We have no choice……………”

REVIEWER POLL: You guys get to choose the lemons for this part. I’m only going to do so many lemons…probably about 5. So, You can choose Ryou x Yugi, or just Ryou or just Yugi for the lemons. Also, you can probably request clients (Keith can even be one, Pegasus, anyone, really.). Seto can be chosen, but he’ll have to remain quiet or just watch with a mask since I need him later.

Rules: I can do BDSM, Voyeurism, masturbation, or whatever. Completely disgusting ideas like scat will be ignored.