Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ House of Cards ❯ Flashback ( Chapter 6 )

AN: Alright, this chapter is much darker than the last one. Just warning you now. Thank you again to all of my reviewers. On with the fic!

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"Hey, Yug, I'm jus' gonna get the mail. I'll be back in five minutes!"

"Ok Jou, I'll just watch some television." Grateful for the break from his mother hen, Yugi picked up the remote control.

Yugi had been home a week, he had read all of the books he had been saving for a rainy day, and for the last two days, had done nothing but watch television. He clicked the "up" button on the remote control. "No. No. No. NO! No... News. Eh, why not." He shrugged, and settled into the couch.

"So don't expect much more than cold and rainy for the next few days, Momoko-san."

"Thank you, in local news, a string of murders and rapes has been happening on a local street. The target seems to be gay men and drag queens. We go to our live reporter at the scene."

Yugi's eyes opened wider as he saw the street where he was attacked.

*Aibou, what's wrong?*

*YAMI!*

*Aibou, calm down. Take a deep breath.*

Yugi tried to curl up into the fetal position. His legs weren't working. Why weren't they working? Fat-fingers was hurting him, he was being ripped apart. Fire was shooting up through his bottom, he couldn't breathe.

*Aibou, I need you to calm down! I cannot take over.*

He tried to crawl away. Why weren't his legs working? Another man was slamming into him. This time it wasn't as bad, there was already semen and blood to lubricate the way. Have to get out of here. Have to scream. He opened his mouth to scream and something was pushed inside it. He tried to push it out, someone told him to suck. He sucked. He cried. No one was coming. Yami where are you? HELP!

*AIBOU! Calm down, I am here! Please I cannot help you until you calm down.*

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"Aw shit!" Jounouchi walked in and saw Yugi on the floor, struggling and screaming. "Hey, Yug, snap out of it." He tried shaking the smaller boy. Yugi rewarded his efforts by slamming a casted leg into his face.

Rubbing his cheek, he went into the bathroom and filled up a cup of cold water. He came back in and splashed it on Yugi's face and hair. Yugi coughed and opened his eyes in fear.

Jounouchi lifted his friend and placed him on the couch. Yugi grasped his shirt and shook, not letting go.

"Hey, it's ok, Yug. I got ya. They aren't here no more. No one here's gonna hurt ya."

Yugi cried into his chest. Jounouchi held his friend, rubbing his back until the spiky-haired teen had calmed down.

Yugi leaned back and looked at his best friend. "I'm sorry. I...what happened to your face?"

"Huh? Oh, that..." Jounouchi lifted a hand to his swelling cheek. "You pack a mean kick when you have a cast on Yug." He smiled, rubbing the spot.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean it. I didn't. I...just...I..." He started crying again.

"Hey, don' worry about it. I've had worse. What happened Yug? You scared me pretty bad when I came in!"

"I...remember..."

"You wanna talk about it?"

Yugi shook his head. "I need to take a shower."

"Uh...Yug, ya can't, I can help you with a bath."

"NO! Don't touch me."

"Yug..."

"I said no. I can do it myself."

He hobbled to the bathroom, and fell on the floor and started to cry. Jounouchi went in, and drew the hot bath for the crying young man. "Yug, call me when you're ready to get in."

His best friend nodded and sobbed as Jounouchi gave him some privacy.

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Oh, Aibou, Yami thought as he wandered back into his lighter half's soul room. His hikari's room looked the same...almost. He reached down to the ground and picked up a stuffed animal that lay there. As he examined it, it turned to dust in his hands and blew away.

*Aibou, are you alright? Let me out. Please. Let me help you.*

*Yami, I'm sorry. Please. Leave me alone. I need to deal with this on my own.*

*Aibou, Yugi, I am a part of you. I want to help. Share with me what it is you are feeling. Let me share your pain.*

*NO! LEAVE ME ALONE!*

The former Pharaoh was forced into his own soul room. When he went to the door, he found it was locked. Yugi, if not me, then let someone help you. Aibou, you need to let people in. Your friends will not hurt you.

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Jounouchi went back into the bathroom. He looked at his friend's bruised chest. A towel covered his lower half. "Hey, I got a trash bag to put your leg in so you don't have to worry 'bout that cast gettin' wet." After he had wrapped his leg, he gently lifted Yugi and placed him in the hot water.

"Jou, do you think you could leave me be? I'll call you if I need you." He flashed the blond a half smile, and Jounouchi nodded, handing him a washcloth, soap and shampoo.

Yugi took the washcloth and started scrubbing his skin. He reached over to the faucet and turned on the hot water. He started to scrub again with the hot water, he was dirty, he needed to get clean. The hot water would help get him clean. He scrubbed until his skin was raw, wincing has he rubbed as hard as he dare on his black and blue chest.

He was so dirty. Why did they do that to me? What did I do? I'm so dirty. I must be, I don't deserve to have friends. I don't deserve anyone.

Yugi sat and scrubbed, trying to make himself clean. When the water in the tub got too cold, he drained some and turned on the hot water again. In some places, he was bleeding from rubbing so hard, but he didn't care. A knock came at the door.

"Hey, Yug? You ok? You been in there for two hours."

"Yeah, Jou, I'm ok. Let me just rinse out my hair."

He dunked his head under the water, drained the tub and grabbed the discarded towel on the floor. Wrapping himself so that Jounouchi wouldn't see his raw skin.

"Ok, Jou, I'm ready, can you help me out?"

"Sure thing, Yug." He walked in, and helped Yugi out of the tub.

"Thanks," Yugi said as he looked down. Jounouchi was getting the plastic off his leg.

"You wanna eat dinner, or are you ready for bed?"

"Bed I think. I'm not very hungry."

Jounouchi lifted the small form off the toilet, and carried him to his room. He grabbed an over-sized t-shirt, and told Yugi to sleep well.

Yeah, right...sleep... Yugi put his face into his pillow and sobbed.

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Sorry! But it wasn't going to be happy for much longer anyways...it's not the nature of this kind of story!