Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Coming Together ❯ Recovering and Special Thoughts ( Chapter 15 )

Yugi watched on in fear as he was glued to his spot. Yami was beaten mercilessly and blood making a puddle around their feet. Yugi's tears didn't make the difference nor did his calls for them to stop. They just kept their life-taking fun going harder and harder.

It was his entire fault. All Yugi's fault that Yami kept getting hurt because of him.

The two lights that showed Yugi with his feet stuck to the ground somehow and the other that showed Yami getting tossed around and being laughed at continuously with each blow disappeared and faded into darkness along with the bullies that struck him painfully. In front of him Yami suddenly appeared, looking down at Yugi in disgust, making the other boy feel very small under his glare.

"You're pitiful, Yugi. Nothing but a weakling who always has to be looked after!" Yami scolded.

Yugi shivered with fear at the tone of voice Yami used with him. `He's never talking to me like that before. He must be very angry with me.'

"Stop you're crying, you wimp. I'm sick of always comforting you and watching over you. Learn to take care of yourself for once."

Yugi froze, trying to force the tears back; but it seemed the harder he tried to stop them the more and faster they came.

He slowly glanced up when he heard a rustle of clothes only to have his head shoot to the side and fall to the ground from the impact. He clenched his eyes shut as his hand held his stinging cheek. More tears welled up in Yugi's eyes as his cheek throbbed with pain and he kept his eyes down so he wouldn't have to look at Yami.

"I hate you, Yugi. How could I have ever fallen in love with somebody at useless as you?" He sneered more than asked.

Those words tore Yugi's heart apart and hurt more than times the slap did. He looked up only to gasp as he saw Yami walking away from him, disappearing into the darkness.

The scene dissolved again and this time Yugi was running towards home from school. He nearly threw the door off its hinges as he sped upstairs with tears in his eyes.

"Yami I'm sorry for…" Yugi started but stopped when he didn't see Yami anywhere in the room.

His heart stopped as he ran back downstairs, calling Yami's name as loud as he could. He even used the mind link when he couldn't find Yami in the house or game shop only to find himself blocked off like it was never there.

"Yami!" Yugi cried. "Please… don't leave me. I need you… I love you." He whispered, coldness starting to seep over him.

Yugi's shot up in his bed gasping louder and tears trailing down his face. He looked around the room for a minute and panicked when he didn't see Yami. He was about to run downstairs to see if he was there he stopped and remembered that Yami was still sleeping on the couch since it still hurt to walk up and down the stairs for him.

`That's right, Yami still hurts from a few days ago so he still sleeping on the couch and he wanted me to get a good rest so he made me come to my bed instead of sleeping with him again.' Yugi calmed down and felt his heart starting to beat normally once more, even with his tears still falling from the dream. `I'm glad he is still here. I wouldn't know what I'd do without him anymore; he's my whole life.'

He stood up and walked out of the room, tip-toeing down the stairs and saw Yami sleeping peacefully on the couch. He could also hear the light snores coming from the room next to the stairs where Celtic and Dark were sleeping in. He smiled and walked quietly over to the couch and kneeled down beside it.

"I love you, Yami. I'm glad you're still with me and I promise I'll try to be strong for you." Yugi sealed his promise with a light kiss on Yami's cheek, a few of his tears sliding down his cheek and onto Yami's, and walked slowly back upstairs to try and go back to sleep.

With the plague of the dream still fresh in his mind thought and it kept repeating itself and never going away, Yugi couldn't help but start crying again and starting wishing with all his heart Yami wouldn't leave him like his dream Yami had.

Yugi walked down the stairs tiredly to get some breakfast. He hadn't been able to go to sleep since that dream and his eyes were red from crying because of it.

He stopped in front of the couch and smiled slightly at the peaceful and angelic look Yami had on his face. He leaned down and kissed him on the cheek before heading to the kitchen. He was going to keep his promise from last night and take care of Yami.

`Especially today since Yami said he still felt really sore because of it.'

He stepped into the kitchen and was pummeled with hugs from the other two occupants of the house.

"Finally. We're starving Yugi and we didn't want to wake you up but we've been waiting for ages."

"And since you forbid us from the kitchen we've just been sitting here waiting for you."

Yugi laughed when he realized that he should've just forbid them from the appliances rather than the whole kitchen.

"Sorry, you guys. I should've just made it the appliances. You guys can make cereal and probably toast without burning the house down." Yugi told them, pouring the two cereal and showing them how to use the toaster without having to throw it against the wall in frustration and handed them their breakfast.

He turned back to the cupboard and pulled out the strawberry jam, placing it on the table for the two duel monsters to use. He then pulled out two more pieces of bread and placed them in the toaster. He poured some orange juice into a cup and buttered the toast when it was done. Putting it all on a plate he walked out of the kitchen and into the living room.

He set the breakfast on the table next to the couch and smiled at Yami when he saw the other was awake.

"I made you some breakfast." He told his other.

Yami sat up a little bit and smiled back at Yugi. "Thanks, I'm starving." Yugi brought the tray onto the couch so Yami could reach and watched him as he ate.

He took the tray and put it on the floor beside him when the spirit was done and turned back to him to see if there was anything else he needed.

"Aren't you hungry?" Yami asked.

Yugi shook his head. "No, I'm not really hungry right now. Which reminds me, I have to go to the store later. Do you need anything?"

Yami cocked his head to the side in confusion. "Wouldn't you like it if I came with you, Yugi love?"

"I would, but you said you were still sore and I don't want you to hurt yourself over me. I'll be fine." Yugi stood before Yami could start talking again and headed into the shower.

Yugi shifted the bags in his hands so the edges were resting on his hips, taking a little weight off his arms.

`Only a little while left.' Yugi cheered himself on. `Why did grandpa have to order so much to pick up? Oh well, I guess he wouldn't have known I had to go get some food too."

Much to his luck though the bottom of one of the bags dropped and some of the boxes holding new cards fell out.

Yugi sighed and put the bags down. Just after he picked them up though he dropped them all again and was pushed up against a wall.

He looked up to see three teenagers, one of the holding him against the wall and the other two just watching with amusement in their eyes.

"What's a little cutie like yourself walking around the alleys by yourself? It could be very dangerous, especially with the Gang Trio around these parts." The one holding him said.

"G-g-gang Tr-trio? Wh-who are they?" Yugi asked, not really wanting to know the answer.

"That would be us `Oh Stu-Stuttering One'." The other two laughed at the poor joke. "Now enough of the chit-chat, how much money is on ya?" Yugi kept silent. "Fine, you want to be stubborn. If you don't have money we'll always get something else." Yugi stiffened when he saw the three teens pull out pocketknives, the one who was holding him was a little too close for comfort.

The knife slid from his cheek to his throat, leaving in its wake a long thin line of red. The knife then was pulled loosely across his throat and left another thin line of blood.

Yugi whimpered a little and closed his eyes tightly. Just as fast as the knife was on him though it was gone and Yugi's feet touched ground once more. He opened his eyes and saw the three teens running away. He turned to look to his side and saw Celtic and Dark in their true forms. They turned to him and smiled before reverting back to their hidden selves once more.

"Apparently we're not very popular with them. I thought they would just love it if two real monsters actually came up to them, I'd be rather honored if that happened to me." Celtic joked.

Dark rolled his eyes and shoved Celtic playfully. He picked Yugi up in his arms and smiled at the young teen. "Let's get you cleaned up." Yugi nodded and turned to look at the bags on the ground. Celtic walked over to them and picked them up, putting the boxes that fell on the ground into the bag that wasn't broken.

The two walked the rest of the way to the game shop and Yugi was deposited in the chair beside the couch where Yami looked at Yugi in shock.

Remembering his dream, Yugi looked away quickly. "It's nothing, Yami. Just a couple of cuts; it isn't anything to worry about."

"How did you get those?" Yami asked.

"I told you it isn't anything to worry about. They're nothing, honest."

"Seriously Yugi, I'd think knives cutting you is not nothing, especially when you don't know where they've been." Dark scolded, a wet washcloth and a few bandages in his hands.

"Knives?" Yami looked at him, his heart wrenching even more painful the more he learned of his boyfriend's injuries.

"It's nothing!" Yugi said a little too quickly and loudly.

"It is something." Dark said louder, turning back to Yugi when he said it before turning back to Yami. "Some guys tried to rob him just out in that alley down the block. We caught them just in time though so they didn't hurt him too badly."

"It doesn't hurt though!" Yugi lied.

"Oh really?" Dark tested. He quickly placed the wet cloth on the cut tracing down his cheek and Yugi drew in a breath and hissed. "I'd think it does."

Yugi pouted and looked away from them as Dark finished cleaning up his cuts and dressing them in a softer manner.

After Dark and Celtic go into their room to give the couple time to talk Dark pulled Yugi into his arms and cried onto his shoulder.

This wasn't the reaction Yugi was expecting to get once Yami found out about what happened. "Ano… Yami? What's wrong, aren't you angry with me?"

Yami looked up into Yugi's violet eyes. "No, Yugi, how could I ever be angry with you? I'm so sorry I wasn't there to help you though."

Yugi smiled at Yami and wrapped his own arms around him. "It's okay, Yami. I thought you would be angry because I couldn't protect myself. It's isn't your fault that you couldn't be there."

"Did it hurt?" Yami asked seriously

Yugi nodded slowly. "I'm sorry for lying. I thought that you wouldn't be as angry with me if you thought that it didn't hurt when they cut me."

"Yugi, even I would admit it hurt me." Yami joked, causing a small laugh to come from Yugi. "That's better, now next time please tell the truth; at least to me?"

"I promise Yami."

"That's better, love." Yami leaned up and kissed Yugi gently on the lips.

"Can I go take a shower now and get out of these clothes? Some of the blood is starting to dry since Dark only cleaned the cuts." Yami nodded and let go of Yugi, watching him run up the stairs for his shower.

Dark and Celtic peeked out the door and walked over to Yami when he motioned them over.

"Dark, Celtic, I want you to promise that you'll look after Yugi for me until I'm feeling up to moving more than a few steps."

"Of course, Master Yami. We'd never let anything bad happen to Yugi."

"Yeah, my master means everything to me just like you and Dark do."

"Thank you."

The couple nodded and went out into the backyard saying they're going to go watch the sunset for a little while.

`I wonder when we're going to do that together.' Yugi thought as he watched from the stairs, having finished with his quick shower. `Maybe we can when Yami's feeling better and can walk more.'

He walks over to the couch and stands in front of Yami, seeing he's about to go to sleep. Yami senses him and looks up at him and his eyes widen at the tears that are present in the amethyst eyes. He begins to sit up but Yugi pushes him back down, his eyes clearing showing that he didn't want Yami to strain himself too much.

Yami looks at the hand on his chest that pushed him back down on the couch and took it in his own hand. Bringing it to his lips he kissed it gently before looking up sadly at Yugi. "Does it hurt still?"

Yugi shook his head slowly and raised his hand that was in Yami's to his own lips and kissed it too. He then lowered it to his chest and held his hand there. Yugi looked down at Yami and gave a small smile. "Seeing you in so much pain causes my own pain, Yami." Yugi kneeled down next to the couch and snuggled his head into Yami's chest. "Could I sleep with you tonight, Yami? I had a bad dream last night about you getting hurt again."

Yami tensed at the question, but hid it from Yugi and opened the blanket for him to climb in. Yugi slowly moved in and tightened himself against Yami, wanting to be sure Yami was there and he wasn't going to leave like in his dream. He finally loosens up after inhaling Yami's spice-like scent a few times to calm himself down before falling asleep comfortably, his head resting on Yami's chest with an around him in a small hug.

Yami forced himself to relax, repeating in his mind that this was Yugi and Yugi wasn't going to hurt him like Shidosha had. He wrapped his arms around Yugi and tried to sleep, thinking about how he was traumatized by the experience Shidosha had set up for his Yugi.

He knew it would be painful; there was no doubt then nor was there any now. He came to the conclusion that he was mentally unstable about the situation and that was what was forcing him to be uncomfortable around Yugi whenever the boy touched him, even after telling himself repeatedly that Yugi would never hurt him like that.

He promised himself that he would try to forget it, or at least overcome it, for Yugi's sake.

Images flowed gently into Yami's mind from Yugi's side of the link. Wondering what his younger love was dreaming about that was so peaceful he focused on the images to make them clearer and almost in an instant he recognized the setting of his palace in Egypt with the garden and it easily occurred to Yami that Yugi had started remembering some if not most or all of his past. This thought alone was what made Yami relax and fall asleep comfortably with the small tenshi in his arms.

There, an easy going chapter. Seems like Yami and Yugi got a small break but how long can that last. And don't worry all Yami fans who are probably worried about him. He's going to be all better in the next chapter and Yami and Yugi are going to have some fluff (hopefully) and all for the next chappy. No lemon yet though. Didn't think that rape scene was going to be the only lemon, did you? I wouldn't do that to them. I ain't that cruel.

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