Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ House of Cards ❯ The Hospital ( Chapter 2 )

A/N:

Dagger5: Thanks for the review...*maniacal laughter* it's payback for a particularly nasty cliffhanger you did...

I forgot to add a disclaimer to the first chapter. THEY'RE MINE!!! ALL MINE!!! And if you think I'm serious...then I'm selling them for $100.00 a piece. (What? I need to do some shopping!)

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RING RING

Aw...Who's calling me at this time of night.

RING RING

Jounouchi opened his eyes and glanced at the glowing green numbers on his nightstand. 3:32. What the...

"Hello?"

"Hello, is this the Mouto residence?"

"Yeah, Yugi lives here..."

"Are you a relative?"

"No. I'm his best friend. Who're you?"

"I cannot say. Are any of Yugi Mouto's relatives available?"

"They don' live here. What's goin' on?"

"I'm sorry sir, this is the Domino City Police Station, I need to speak with one Yugi Mouto's relatives."

"TELL ME WHAT'S GOIN' ON!"

"I'm sorry sir, all I can tell you is that a Mr. Yugi Mouto is at Domino Hospital. I need to get a hold of his next of kin."

"His only living relative is his grandpa. Let me get you his number," Jounouchi said in shock as he rattled off the Kame Game Shops phone number.

As soon as he hung up the phone, he was in the car heading to the hospital, still having no idea what had happened to his best friend.

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Yugi's grandfather ran into the OR waiting room. Jounouchi was already there, pacing back and forth.

"Jounouchi! What happened? Can you tell me any more than the police?"

"Gramps, all the good for nothing police told me was that he was here. What'd they tell you?"

"They said that Yugi was out with a male prostitute, and was...and..." Sugoroku Mouto broke down in sobs.

Jounouchi went over to him, and held the crying man. "It's ok Gramps. He's gonna be ok. He's a fighter."

"Thank you, Jounouchi. I know. It's just that...my poor grandson..."

"I know Gramps. I know."

The two men sat in the waiting room for any kind of news on Yugi.

A police officer came in, looking Jounouchi up and down before motioning Sugoroku to come to him. "Are you next of kin?"

"Yes," Sugoroku stood and Jounouchi followed.

"I'm sorry, I can only speak with the family of the victim."

"Jounouchi is family, officer. He's my grandson's best friend and roommate." Jounouchi walked to the corner with the officer.

"Mr. Mouto. Are you aware of your grandsons...activities?"

"That depends. He works for me. I see him every day. We keep no secrets from each other."

"Are you aware of his...preferences?"

"I'm not sure what you are talking about."

The officer held up a Polaroid picture of a brick wall. In large blood red letters, words were written, "Die, FAGS, Die."

"Yugi...Please, officer, tell me what happened." The elderly man sank into a chair.

"From what we can tell, your grandson was planning a tryst with a cross-dressing male prostitute. He and the other man were attacked, beaten, and raped. The other man was shot and was DOA. We believe it was the other man's blood used to write the sign, but we can't be sure until more tests are done."

Sugoroku started shaking as the officer finished. "My poor Yugi..." he couldn't think. No one should have had to go through what his grandson did...no one.

Jounouchi was slightly more coherent than the elder man sitting beside him was. Something wasn't adding up in his head, he just wasn't sure what. "Wait, you're sayin' that Yugi went out, and actively sought company...for sex. That's not the Yugi I know. He wouldn't just...Naw...You're wrong."

The officer eyed him coldly. "I assure you, that until young Mr. Mouto is able to tell us differently, that is what is being shown as the truth. I'm sorry if you think that is a slap in the face to you, but right now, that is what the evidence points to. Your friend was most definitely in the presence of a male prostitute," he sneered on the word "friend" it was clear what he had implied.

Jounouchi clenched and unclenched his fists as they hung by his side. "My friend will tell us what really happened when he wakes up."

Sugoroku put a hand on the blonde's arm. "Jounouchi, a man like this isn't worth getting angry at. Focus your anger on the person or people who did that," he gestured toward the photograph, "Yugi can straighten it all out when he comes out of surgery."

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~*3 hours later*~

"Mr. Mouto?" A doctor went to Sugoroku's side, he nodded, "I am the doctor who just worked on your grandson. I would like to speak to you if I may?"

The gray-haired man nodded solemnly at the doctor. "This is my grandson's best friend. I would appreciate it if he could find out about him too."

"Very well, your grandson lost a lot of blood. He had a punctured lung, and multiple internal injuries. We managed to get all the internal bleeding stopped," he glanced at Jounouchi, "He also had a rather large rupture in his rectum. That, too, was repaired. His right arm was dislocated at the shoulder, and both his legs were broken in multiple spots."

"Aw, man...Yugi..."

"Yugi is on a respirator, which we will take out when he comes to, probably within the next few hours. I won't lie to you, what he went through physically is only a small portion of what he will go through mentally. I recommend counseling. To start with, he may not want many people around. On the other hand, he may want to be surrounded by close friends. I would let him decide when he wakes up. He is a strong young man, and lucky to be alive."

Sugoroku looked down, "Thank you Doctor. For everything."

The doctor nodded and offered to take them to Yugi's room. They agreed, and followed him to the ICU.

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Yami had lost all track of time. Something was keeping him from leaving the puzzle. Yugi was still in his soul room, still not letting Yami touch him. He just sat and rocked. At least he had stopped shaking. All Yami wanted to do was scoop his hikari up into his arms, keep him safe, and let him know that he was sorry.

*Aibou...*

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Hey, at least I updated sooner rather than later!!! Sheesh, give me a break...

Question, does anyone have any preference as to how I spell Yugi's last name? I've seen it so many ways, I don't know which one to use:

Muto

Mouto

Motou

Moto

Mutu

Moutou

Mutoh

Etc...