The Angel Awakens

by Sailor Optimal Optimus

Author's Note: The votes are in and it's a happy ending all the way! I'll also do an angst ending/continuation later on, which will take some time, so please be patient. Enjoy!

Everyone held their breath, ignoring the fight outside, as Ryou slowly began to twitch, his eyes fluttering. Dr. Mikameru crashed into the door, almost breaking the lock, but continued defending the doorway even as he heard a collection of gasps from inside.

Large chocolate color eyes fluttered opened slowly, gazing around the unfamiliarity of the room, eyeing all of his friends, but most of all, the teary eyes of his own father.

"Ryou," James choked, then finally gave a sob of joy, hugging his son. Everyone gave either a sob, a whoop of joy, or laughing their head off and proclaiming a party in Ryou's honor.

"Daddy," Ryou whispered, his voice dry and harsh from sleep, "Wha-where am I?"

"The hospital," Seto replied, "You were run over by Tea and have been in a coma for over a week."

"I was," Ryou exclaimed softly, then began remembering, "Oh God, why did she ran me over?"

"She was drunk," Malik explained, "Even now, she denies that she ever did and now is here with her drinking buddies to try and prove you getting run over was some stunt for a TV show."

"Don't worry Ryou," Joey said, "We'll make sure she neva' hurts ya again."

Suddenly, the door finally gives way and the doctor falls to the floor, Tea walking in with a lead pipe.

"Hello Ryou," she grinned darkly, "How are you feeling? Having fun being pampered while my life's being ruined?"

"This is real Tea," Yami growled, "Why the fuck do you still keep thinking this is all set up?!"

"There's no point in talking to her Yami," Yami Malik stated, "Look at her eyes; she still drunk like a mule. She's too hard-headed at the moment to even think straight."

Let's see if those injuries he sustained are real," Tea mused, then gave a war cry as she raised the pipe. Tristen was the first to react, charging after the craze brunette. The pipe smashed into his backside, sending him to the ground with a cry of pain, giving enough time for Joey and Seto to tackle her to the ground. Two more of her friends rushed in with weapons, but they too were taken down by Yami Malik and Yami, their lights taking defensive stances in front of Ryou and James.

"Can't you see that Ryou's really hurt," Yugi cried, knowing it was useless.

"We won't let you hurt Ryou anymore you stupid bitch," Malik spat, taking the sheath of his Rod. Tea manages to slip through her captives, pulling out a gun.

"That's it," she shrieked, "EAT THIS!"

Time seem to slowed down as the gun went off, the bullet spiraling past Malik's arm and towards Ryou's head.

"RYOU," James screamed, watching helplessly.

* * * *

"Ow," Nicki groaned, holding her head in one head as she slowly sat up. She looked around and saw not only Sa'Marin, but Horus and Set as well.

"My lords," she bowed as fast as she could, trying to avoid getting a bigger headache.

"You did well Ni'Kariana," Horus commented, laying a hand on her head to ease her pain, "Arise now."

"What will happen to Ryou and the others," Nicki asked, turning into the direction of the hospital as she heard a gun blast.

"I wouldn't worry too much about it," Sa'Marin grinned, "before I came here, I left a little surprise for her."

* * * *

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT," Tea screamed, pointing at what had taken the bullet for Ryou.

'It' had the snout of a crocodile, the body of a lioness, and the hind legs of a hippo. The green snout had a bloody hole now, from where the bullet collided, and the creature was whining a bit in pain.

As Yami, Malik, and Yami Malik took one look at it, their eyes widened like saucers and they rushed their lights away from the creature as if it were a plague.

"Ammut," the elder Bakura whispered, backing away a bit, but not very far in case it attacked Ryou. Tea just freaked, then tried to fire again, only to find that the gun was jammed.

Ammut gave a toothy grin, then latched itself onto the brunette's arm, biting down hard enough to sink it's teeth in, but not enough to rip the limb off. Tea screams, feeling the pain racing through her like a river of fire through her arm and throughout her body. As she continues to scream and thrash with Ammut, Bakura appears beside James and Ryou looking on with satisfaction at the girl's dilemma.

Suddenly, Ammut loosens it's grip on the arm and it slides out of it's mouth, skin ripping into shreds as Tea yanks her arm through the barrier of teeth. She shrieks again as she saw the bloody remains of her arm, skin, arteries, and veins dangling from whatever that was attached.

Bakura and Yami Malik smiled at the girl's dilemma, Joey and Tristen trying to avoid getting splattered with blood. Seto looked like he was going to be sick, shielding Mokuba's eyes from the sight, while Yugi got reacquainted with his last meal in the nearby waste basket, Yami patting his hikari's backside.

"Now do you think this is all set up," Bakura grinned, then sneered as he punched on the unsuspecting girl, pounding his fists right into her chest and face. As Nicki appeared to get Ammut, Dr. Mikameru manages to get off the floor, spotting the devour of souls right in front of him.

"My God," he almost whispered, Ammut giving him a grin, as much as it could muster anyway.

"TEA, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!?!?!"
"Uh oh," Nicki said, grabbing the creature, "Gotta fly!"

Giving a salute to everyone, and a one-finger salute to Tea, the two disappeared just as Jonathon Gardener stormed into the room.

"Tea Gardener you better have a-oh my God," he stopped his ranting as his eyes widened at the sigh of his daughter being pummeled by an angry Bakura, as well as her arm being a bloody mess of flesh and bone.

"WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU ALL DONE TO MY DAUGHTER," he screamed, Tea looking smug through her pain, but before she could say anything, Dr. Mikameru stood before the raging parent.

"My name is Dr. Mikameru," he introduced, "and your daughter just so happened to had ran over my patient and dragged him four blocks before someone stopped her. They had reported she was very drunk and that she took off after the neighbors gotten my patient out from underneath. She was also arrest for drunk driving and possible involuntary manslaughter, but I can clearly see from her behavior today, bringing weapons and threatening the life of my patient and his friends and love ones, that she a menace who should be lock away for life!"

"Your daughter has cause my son to lapsed into a coma," James stood up, glaring at the brunette girl for a moment, "and she was going to kill him just mere minutes after he had woken up."

There was silence for a moment, Bakura getting off of Tea as she stood up slowly, holding her head with her good arm to keep the room from spinning. John walked over to his daughter, smelling the alcohol off of her as he came closer.

"Is this true," he whispered, not wanting to believe it at all, but the evidence was quite clear to him.

"No daddy," Tea hiccupped, "It's all a lie."

They were her last words before she passed out on the floor from blood loss and too much booze. Doctors and nurses ran into the room, some showing signs of injury, as they took Tea out of the room to bandage her wound. The elder Gardener just stood there, not knowing what to do or say.

* * * *

"That could've gone better," an angel stated, smiling, as both gods and guardian angel walked into the Hall of Maat, Anubis healing Ammut's wound.

"Bite me dickhead," Nicki snarled, the two getting into a staring contest.

"Is this the appropriate time to start this Ken'Shi," Sa'Marin frowned. Ken'Shi was once a samurai three thousand years ago, who spent the rest of his living days making a penance for all the death he had cause. He had left his lord after becoming a guardian angel and went to work for Set. Wearing his usual kimono, his fiery red hair tied up, and his pale eyes shining with mischief, many knew why he became an angel under Set, considering the angel that works for Horus has always caught the eyes of others. Sa'Marin also knew that whenever he had that look in his eye, he wasn't going to back down for awhile.

"One of these days," Nicki growled, "I'm gonna rip your heart out when Lord Set's not looking and feed it to Ammut!"

"Personally?"

"You really have no shame do you?"

"Even I have a limit on my patience with you. One of these days, you'll end up in my bed."

"When hell freezes over I will!"

"Children," Thoth cut in, "you both have your duties to perform and I suggest going to do them before your lords punish you."

With one last glare, Nicki left to find Horus while Ken'Shi just snapped his fingers and followed Set.

"If only she were as easy as my wife."

* * * *

"The trial date is in a few weeks," James read off of the letter he and his family received, "Do you think you'll be ready then, Ryou?"

"I think so," Ryou replied, finishing up on his make-up work. The school had allowed him to finish the rest of the school year at home, seeing as that he won't be able to even get to the school to catch up in time for finals.

Bakura kept his eyes on Ryou at all times, in case his tenshi needed help. Even with one arm in a sling and stuck in a wheelchair, both he and the elder Bakura were impressed that Ryou was making a hasty progress. Then again, he always did excel in schoolwork.

"Will there be a defense," the yami asked as James sat down, taking a sip of his coffee.

"I hardly doubt it," the elder replied, "Many of the witnesses that helped Ryou on that day will be testifying; I got confirmation letters from many of them. The hospital is also putting up a lawsuit for endangerment to staff and immediate personnel, including the patients, as well as assault and battery. The list of charges is now up to: DUI, underage drinking with a false ID, attempted murder and involuntary manslaughter, as well as causing a bar fight a few days ago. In short, she may end up in prison for twenty and that's going easy on her because she's a minor."

"I always thought she was our friend," Ryou sighed, almost whimpering, "Why do we have to suffer for her deeds?"

"She'll be the one suffering soon Ryou," Bakura patted the hikari's backside, "and speaking of which, remember Yugi's birthday several months back, when she suggested we ignore him until his birthday, then hold a big party at her house?"

"Yeah," the white-haired teen replied, "I was sick on that day and Yami told me that she and her family had left on vacation a day before then. You guys had to had his party at Seto's house, why?"
"Because Yugi tried to commit suicide the day we were suppose to celebrate it," the white-haired yami answered with a snarl, "The Pharaoh no baka stopped him in time and they had a little 'party' of their own, to say the least."

"You guys walked in on them," Ryou exclaimed, a blush staining his cheeks as he looked horrified.

"To say the least," Bakura shrugged, "they were already done when we did."

"I don't think that's something you should mention to someone like me," James reminded, embarrassed for hearing that, "To change the subject, it's getting late and you two need to get to bed."

"Aw," Bakura pretended to whine like a little kid, "just five more minutes daddy?"

"No," James stated, "After all that has happened, you both will need to rest, finish on that schoolwork, and get ready for the trial. Then, Ryou will need to rest so he can heal faster and get out of those casts soon."

"Come on Bakura," Ryou tugged at Bakura's sleeve with his good hand, "I need your help to get to the bathroom."

With a small grunt, Bakura picked up Ryou, mindful of his leg cast, and carried him up the stairs into the bathroom, setting him down on the toilet seat.

"I need the plastic bags," Ryou said, trying to work his shirt off. Bakura watched, wide-eyed, as his aibou wrestled with the shirt, revealing old wounds on his chest that were in the mists of healing, some even scarring. With a small stride, he helped the young teen with the shirt and eyed the scar on his arm, the one on hieroglyphics. He slid his finger over it, wondering whatever possessed him to hurt him so. Ryou saw this and placed his hand over his yami's.

"Don't worry about it," he whispered, "It doesn't matter anymore so long as you still love me."

How was he ever blessed with something as precious as Ryou was beyond Bakura. He pulled his light into his arms, choking out a 'love you too' into his hair. The two held each other for a moment more before they pulled away, Bakura setting to work stripping his hikari and taping the bags onto the casts, turning on the faucet to start a bath.

"Why did you bring Yugi's birthday up anyway Bakura," Ryou asked as he was lowered into the warm water.

"We all know she was head-over-heels in love with Yami," Bakura explained, "and she also knows Yugi is too sensitive to be left alone for a day, let alone several months. I think she had it all planned, for when she came back and was told hat happened, I could tell she was faking her concern."

"Oh," Ryou replied, then moaned slightly as the white-haired demon began to wash him.

* * * *

TWO WEEKS LATER....

"Order," the judge banged his gravel to silence the courtroom. Everyone was on the edge about all that has happened, for the prosecution's lawyer and the defense' lawyer couldn't stop fighting for the last five minutes. Ryou just shrank in his seat, wanting to disappear, while Tea looked like she was about ready to jump out of her seat haven't she been strapped to it.

"Now then," the judge began as everyone quieted down, "From what I have heard, the prosecution’s client has been through hell for the past three weeks because of the defense's client, who claims his injuries were fake and that it was all just a game for a television show. Is all that accurate?"

There were several nods and the judge then shuffled some paper before speaking again, "Prosecution, you're witness."

"Yes your honor," James' lawyer, Matthew Stans replied, "For my fourth witness, I would like to call Mr. Ryou Bakura."

Ryou swallowed, then slowly began to turn his wheelchair to get to the witness stand when Bakura stood up.

"Your Honor, may I please be with my brother on the stand," he asked, "He will need help as you have noticed his injuries."

"Agreed," he replied, watching as the white-haired yami pushed the teen to the stand. Both were sworn in and Matthew began his questioning.

"Mr. Bakura, where were you on the day of June 13th at 2:55 PM?"

"I was heading home," Ryou answered honestly, feeling his koi squeeze his shoulder gently in reassurance.

"Can you explain to us the events around that time?"

"I know I was heading home like usual to do some studying for finals," Ryou explained, feeling those memories rushing in and decided to leave out the part about almost being robbed and raped, "Yugi, my friend, had invited me to go with him and his friends to the arcade earlier, but I had to study for this certain final, since it was in one of my hardest classes. When I came towards Lener Lane, I thought the road was empty and went to cross."

The painful memory cause a tear to slid down his cheek, and Bakura wiped it gently from his cheek.

"Please go on if you think you can."

"The next thing I knew," Ryou drew a shaky breath, "I was in immense pain as something hit me in my side really hard. My bag went flying and I felt my body bending. I....I grabbed onto the closest thing I could find and held on, feeling my clothes and skin ripping from my legs... and backside."

Ryou was openly crying now, and he was given a handkerchief to wipe away his tears.

"I never felt so much pain in my whole life," Ryou sobbed, "I thought I was going to die! The pain didn't even stop when the thing I was holding came to a stop and several people pulled me up and laid me down on my stomach. Then, someone gave me something for the pain and the last thing I knew, I was being put into an ambulance before I fell asleep."

"That's enough," the judge said gently, "You don't need to say more."

"Last question," Matthew said, "While you were in the hospital bed after you had awaken from your coma, did Tea Gardener pull a gun out and threatened to kill you?"

Ryou took a deep breath before whispering, "yes."

"THIS IS BULLSHIT," Tea suddenly burst out, screaming, "I KNOW THIS IS ALL SETUP, LIKE THE TIME I SETUP YUGI SO HE COULD COMMIT SUICIDE! I BET THIS IS BEING RECORDED SOMEWHERE!"

Ignoring the banging of the gravel, Yami's death glare and Yugi's shock, she spotted Seto Kaiba with a small camcorder in his hand, phone in the other. With a squeal, she pointed to the young CEO and her defense lawyer, Derik Shinkero, walked over and grabbed the camera.

"What are you doing with this sir," he asked, pointing the lens at his face.

<Who's the ugly son of a bitch?>

Everyone turned to the cell phone as they heard a female voice. Everyone gave questionable glances towards it, and Seto blushed lightly.

"That's my sister on the other line," he said, "She's at the hospital and wanted to see the trial, but her doctors didn't give her clearance, so I'm using the camcorder to send visual too her on her TV."

"And the phone?"

"To talk to her of course! She's never seen a trial before and is very worried about her friends' welfare!"

<Damn straight! I hope that bitch's put away for life for what she did!>

"She's got quite a mouth on her," Yugi said nervously.

<That's Yugi, right? Come visit me sometime. You owe me a duel, since you dueled both my brothers.>

"Uh, sure whatever."

"You think she's quite a handful now," Seto warned, "wait until she gets really pissed off."

"Mr. Kaiba," the judge's voice boomed, “Does the camcorder have any film in it?"

"No your honor," Seto answered and Derik checked to make sure. As he stated, there was none. He hands it back and walks back to his seat.

"Now then, are there any more questions?"

"No more questions," Matthews replied and sat down, Derik standing.

"Mr. Bakura," Derik began, "are you certain that Ms. Tea Gardener was the one that ran you over on June 13th?"

"I didn't see Tea as the driver," Ryou replied, "but I remember it being her car, for it had a bumper sticker on it that said 'Honor Student of Domino High'."

"Those kinds of stickers are given out to all students on the honor role at your school," Derik stated, "How are you sure it was hers?"

"It had her signature on it."

"I see," Derik said, then walked around for a bit, "So tell me Ryou; Are you and Bakura biological brothers?"

"I beg your pardon?"

"According to the hospital records," he explained, "you are an only child, so how is it that you have an older brother?"

"I was adopted," Bakura replied, glaring at the offending man, "and I don't see how this has anything to do with the case."

"My point being," Derik continued, "is that Bakura Ligister has no records whatsoever with the hospital; no birth certificates or social security number. For all we know, he could've been the one to have attacked Mr. Bakura and forcing him, and all of us for that matter, to put away an innocent person who has done no wrong."

<THAT'S BULLSHIT!!>

Everyone turn towards the cell phone again, hearing the girl's sudden outburst.

<That's the biggest crock of shit I have ever heard! I know that Tea is a bitch who deserves to be put away! You heard her admit to conspiracy to have one of her friends kill himself!>

"Mr. Kaiba," the judge warned, "if your sister can't behave, I suggest you hang up now."

"Yes sir," Seto said quietly, then went to scolding her. Derik smiled at the distraction before turning around, but instead of Bakura kissing Ryou in reassurance that Tea said he would've done, the yami was giving him a death glare that would've destroyed him if looks could kill.

"No more question your honor," he said, almost swallowing. He did had some more questions, but he was certain that he was going to regret it if he spoken them.

For the rest of the trial, the prosecution brought up the huge list of witnesses, each stating their point-of-view on what happen, while the defense only asked a few questions that didn't really help out at all.

In the end, Tea was found guilty of all charges and sentence to twenty-five years. She was taken out of the courtroom screaming and cursing, to which three guards had to drag her out.

As Ryou and the others were leaving, reporters began to swarm all over him, shooting off alot of questions, before they were angrily pushed away so Bakura could place his aibou in the car.

"Have I ever told you I hate the media," the white-haired demon growled as they pulled away.

"Just don't send any of them to the Shadow Realm," Ryou stated, trying to get comfortable in his seat.

"You both did good today," James commented, "How about we go get something to eat and head home?"

"Okay, Ryou agreed, and the rest of the drive was made in silence.

TBC

Author: I'm sorry this took so long, but like I said, I had alot of catching up to do. And like I promise, there will be a lemon in the next chapter, so please be patient.

Bakura: hehehehehehe.

Chibi Yami Malik: Jus wha's so funny?

Bakura: I beat Tea up. Author likes me.

Author: Psycho. Anyway, as soon as I'm done with the rest of what I have to do, I'll get to the next chapter. For now, ja ne!