Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Business Hours ❯ Business hours-Chapter 21 ( Chapter 22 )

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"I'm fine." Bakura mumbled limping over. "Whatever injuries I have are nothing compared to what Yugi and Ryou surely have." He said glaring back at the two bloodied men. "God I hate them...I didn't think I could hate someone so much in all my life..." he said limping to the stairs.
Yugi sniffled and clung to Yami tightly. "Y-you're sure I'll never see him again? I...I thought I wouldn't before...." he said trembling slightly. "I'm not worth saving...I did everything he said so he wouldn't touch Ryou...he lied to me...I'm just a useless bitch." He sobbed loudly. "I'm sorry I'm sorry..." he said shaking his head, which was still buried against Yami's shoulder. "I'm not worth it.... I couldn't even help Ryou..."
"Don't ever say that again Yugi." Yami said soothingly "You are most certainly worth it, otherwise we wouldn't be here." Yami said picking him up as they went outside allowing Yugi to cry on his shoulder as he whispered soft words into his ear hopefully soothing the boy, as they got a taxi and soon arrived home.
Malik had been able to get Ryou into his room and apartment as he slept soundly in his own bed as Yugi and the others arrived home and Malik instantly embraced his young friend holding him strongly as he practically squeezed the life out of him.
"I was so worried are you okay? Oh god I was so worried about you!" Malik said not letting go.
"How is Ryou doing?" Yami asked
"He had another nightmare, but he's been asleep for a few hours...he still won't talk to me though...he won't even let me touch him." Malik said sadly as Yugi looked at him confused not knowing that anything was wrong with Ryou.
"What's wrong with Ryou?" He said voice trembling. He already had tears in his eyes. "Please...c-can I see him?" He said, biting his lip. "It's my fault he's like that...please Malik...let me go see him..." he whimpered before breaking down into sobs once more.
Bakura sighed. "I don't know if Ryou will ever recover from this..." he mumbled putting an ice pack on his leg. "He's been scared and confused since we brought him back...he was really feverish too...."
Yugi felt his heart drop. "I tried to save him.... I tried..." he said, between sobs and hiccups. "I'm so worthless! I cant even save my friends from my own father..."
Malik hugged Yugi and saw Marik's close his eyes as Yami looked at his friend concerned. "Your not worthless Yugi, you did your best and that's all we could ask of you...I think Ryou will be okay he just needs some time. Maybe he'll talk to you Yugi but I don't think we should wake him he seems so tired but he won't sleep too long without having a nightmare. Malik said softly as he took Yugi's hand and took him to his room where he put Ryou so if he needed someone at night Malik would be right there...like he always was. Yami wanted to follow him he just got Yugi back but thought it best to let the three be together as he sat on the loveseat as Marik leaned up against the wall his eyes still closed and Bakura clenching his teeth at the unpleasant injury.

Yugi frowned and looked at Ryou. "I'm so sorry Ryou...I...I didn't mean for this to happen!" He said sitting down next to the bed and laying his head next to Ryou's. "Please...get better...you don't have to forgive me...you can hate me forever...but PLEASE get better..." he sniffled. He couldn't stand to see his friend to hurt. "I'm sorry...Please Ryou...don't be hurt too badly...get better..." he said, starting to cry, hiccupping as well. Ryou hugged his trembling friend; he would at least respond to Yugi...Yugi was with him during all the horrible things that happened to him. He nuzzled his face in Yugi's shirt.

When Malik came a bit closer he shy-ed away from him getting a confused look from both of them as he hid his face in Yugi's neck as the smaller boy held him. Malik told Yugi he would leave the two of them alone a minute as he went into the living room.

"He'll talk to Yugi at least but he won't even let me near him..." Malik said discouraged as he sat near Bakura. "Are you all right? You looked like you were hurt but I was a bit preoccupied..." He said apologizing a little to Bakura.

"I'm fine." Bakura reassured taking the boy into his arms and holding him gently. He knew that Malik felt rejected and unwanted because of Ryou's actions and he offered what little comfort he could.

Yugi held Ryou gently. He wouldn't say anything to Yugi's questions and he prayed that he hadn't turned mute on him.

"I'm no better then her…" Ryou mumbled sadly

"Her?" Yugi questioned

"I deserve to die just like her, its all my fault she died…father was right I am nothing but a worthless whore. I am just like her." He sobbed into his pillow as Yugi looked at him confused.

"You father doesn't know anything about you Ryou, you shouldn't listen to what he says." Yugi said firmly

"But he was right, I enjoyed what they did to me…she tried to protect me from this kind of life and this is what happens to me, if she wasn't already dead this would surely kill her now…no matter what I do her death will always be on my hands." He sobbed into his pillow once more.

"Ryou…you didn't kill her, it was an accident what happened…I'm sure you didn't mean for her to die…who is she?" Yugi asked trying to comfort and understand his friend at the same time.

"My…my mother was a prostitute, my dad is not even my real father…she didn't know who my real dad was. She tried to get away from the guy she worked for but he followed her." Ryou sniffled furiously wiping away his tears "He hired men to follow her when we moved to Japan, she thought we would be safe from them but we weren't they broke into our house in the middle of the night when father was away on one of his dig's…and there was nothing she could do to stop them…" Ryou paused lowering his head gripping the sheets tightly.

"Go on." Yugi urged wanting to know more about his friend no matter how painful Ryou's life was he needed someone to know.

"They made me watch, made me watch my mother getting raped by these men they made me touch her too…they wouldn't stop they assaulted her for hours but she kept on saying she wouldn't go back…she wouldn't let them corrupt her son…" Ryou's tears overtook him as he sobbed the rest of his story. "Then their anger was turned to me, they took me as well…I was so young I don't remember it that well. I remember my mother crying and begging them to stop and she would do anything if they would just leave me alone, but they wouldn't stop. They killed her, they shot her and kidnapped me but I managed to run away and they didn't chase me to far…father didn't pursue who killed her he didn't care at all." Ryou paused "When I told him that I was gay he blew up in my face saying I was nothing at all, that I wasn't even his son, that he hated me and I would end up just like her…and I have! I am just like her!" Ryou threw himself back into the pillows and sobbed uncontrollably while Yugi was trying to comfort and swallow Ryou's dark past.

"No Ryou, you are not a bad person I know it in my heart that you are a loving gentle and caring guy, you protect me and you even try to protect Malik…when we were moving into the apartment you took on all of our work and never once complained even when you were hurt! Seto blackmailed you into helping him and yet all you could think of was Malik and how he would be affected! We were trapped at my father's you let me have all the food, you let them use you just to help me…don't tell me you are not worth it Ryou! Don't tell me that! It's all lies and you know it!" Yugi said throwing himself into Ryou's arms who was rendered silent as Yugi continued "That guy Joey cares for you enough to try and get you to use your talent's and your passion for art and music…and Marik, he loves you so much Ryou despite everything that you must do. You attend night school trying to graduate and become something in this world." Yugi looked up at him lifting his chin so they would meet eyes. "Do not let my father beat you Ryou…I didn't let go so neither should you, I'll help you hold on." Yugi said embracing Ryou so tight, Ryou thought he would die although he returned the hug and taking the whispers of reassurances that Yugi offered as he whispered back thank-you and love.

Yugi didn't hate him, he even loved him! He didn't call him a murderous whore as Seto did, and Marik even though he had just been exploited all over the Internet Marik still loved him too. He cried his heart out on Yugi's shoulder until he fell into a well deserved blissful slumber.

I'm sorry for this being so short! But the chapters will now probably be limited to about two pages to three pages each I'm sorry but this is how it's going to be please don't be mad! Anyway...

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