Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ House of Cards ❯ Hello Again ( Chapter 10 )

Ok, another chapter. My head aches, my fingers ache, and this story jumped in a completely different direction then where I thought it was heading. ARG!

For those who are interested, I drew a picture of Yugi without hair. http:// www. yugiohfanfic. com/mimiyugi2.JPG (remove the spaces, I'll put up a link in my profile as well.)

Thanks again to all of my reviewers!!!

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Yami was right. After Yugi had told his story, things were much easier, for the most part. He was still having nightmares and flashbacks. The flashbacks were the worst. He had been having those more lately, every time the news came on, and they showed the pictures the sketch artist had drawn. Every time he saw those pictures, his heart would race, and he would not be able to breathe. Yami had helped him during the panic attacks and flashbacks.

He and Yami had grown closer than Yugi had thought possible. Their relationship had blossomed, but never went passed the holding stage. Yami had tried to kiss him once, in Yugi's soul room, and caused one of the worst flashbacks Yugi had had. Yami took control of the body until Yugi had regained some semblance of control.

Physical therapy was going well too. Yugi was now able to stand and walk for short periods. However, his leg would ache whenever it was overcast, and, a couple of times, he had been caught out of the house without his crutches, and simply could not walk on it.

He bent down behind the glass display case that housed all of the shop's rare items and cards. He started dusting it when the bell that signaled someone entering the shop chimed.

"Yeah Mike, you need to meet this girl. I bet she's never even had a real man before. You'll show her what it's like."

"He's not a real man. I bet he's never even had a real man before. Let's show him what it's like." Yugi's heart was pounding in his ears. He had heard that voice before. Just before the men had ripped off his pants. *Yami...*

*I know, Aibou. Let me out.*

However, Yugi was beyond being reachable at that point. He curled into a ball and was shaking visibly behind the cabinet. He couldn't move, he couldn't speak. "Have you fag-boy? Have you ever had a real man before? I guess not...you're so..."

"Yugi." His grandfather's voice brought him back to reality.

"Grandpa," he whispered, "that's them." He looked at his grandfather with shimmering violet eyes, and his grandfather knew exactly what he meant.

"Someone will be with you in a moment. I need to check the store room for something."

*Aibou, let me out.*

Yugi had no problems complying.

Yami stood up from behind the cabinet and walked over to the counter. "What can I help you with?"

His crimson eyes flashed dangerously as he looked at the men. Only two of them were there, but he recognized them from the sketches and Yugi's memory instantly.

"Yeah, I'm looking for something I can send to my sister for her birthday. She likes board games, someone told me to come here."

*He doesn't recognize me.*

*You don't mean enough to him to be worth recognizing. Besides, your hair is gone.*

"How old is your sister?"

"She's 7, is there a "Hello Kitty" game?"

"I think we may have one. Why don't you play a game with me, I'll give it to you for free if you win."

*Yami...*

"You've got a deal. If I can choose the game."

"You may, any game in this shop."

"That one." He pointed at a box containing "Battleship".

"Fine. I have an open one in back."

He walked into the store room. Yugi was shaking so hard in his soul room that Yami was afraid it would fall apart.

"Yugi, the police are on the way. Are you alright? Do you want me to go out there?"

Yami shook his head. "I can handle them."

*Yugi, I need you to calm down. Relax!*

*I...I can't stop shaking. I'm scared. So scared.*

*I understand. Aibou, no harm will come to you. Your grandfather and I are here, and we will not allow anything to happen. Take deep breaths. Nothing bad will happen. Now relax!*

*O...ok.*

Yami brought out the game and placed the ships where he thought they needed to be. The man on the other side of the counter did the same. As they went, Yami called the shadow realm around them. The man was too preoccupied to notice.

Yami methodically picked off the man's ships. "I win. You lose. Mind..."

*YAMI! NO!*

*Yugi, he lost in a shadow game. He hurt you. He will be punished.*

*The police are here. They will take care of the punishing. I want to see him put into jail. Please. Let the police take him.* Yugi was shaking again.

Yami withdrew his power, and the shadows faded around him. The police officers placed handcuffs on the man and his friend. "You're coming with us," said one of the police officers.

"Mr. Mutou," the other said, "would you mind coming with us? We have some questions to ask you."

Yugi took control of the body, "I...yes. I'll come."

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Yugi was worse than ever. After he spoke at the police station, he went back to the game shop with his grandfather. Every time the door opened, he jumped. Before long, the jumping became full-blown anxiety attacks. His grandfather took him up to his old room during one of them.

"Yugi," he said, "stop trying to push yourself. You need to rest, physically, and mentally. You've been through an ordeal, it's time to give yourself a break."

Yami had agreed with him. Yugi lay down in bed, and pulled the covers around himself. He was so cold. He was scared, he shook and shivered, and he wouldn't speak when anyone came near him. He was worthless. His grandfather, the man who raised him, who knew him better than anyone else, had confirmed it. No one wanted him around, but he wasn't strong enough to leave.

He cried, and he trembled. He ignored the voice in his mind. His other half didn't know anything. He was from a different time. Yugi knew he should have been killed that night. It was his fault so many people had died. Shirley had died because of him. Many others had died because he hadn't told what he knew earlier. He couldn't even remember right away so he could tell. He was utterly worthless. He curled into a ball on the bed, covering his head with the comforter, and fell asleep.

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"Two of the men responsible for the rapes and murders on Kisaki street have been caught. The privates in the U.S. Army are being held in prison here until a trial has taken place. As of right now, it is believed that all of the men responsible are members of the U.S. Army..."

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There's more coming...but I need a break, I've been working on this all day! *meep*