Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Inertia ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Disclaimer-I do not and never will own these characters
Warnings-Angst, yaoi (Male/Male), Rape, general torturing of my favorite characters, Dark fic, swearing.

An additional warning, you'll get to see different sides of characters.
Pairings-Yami/Yugi, Seto/Jounouchi (Jou), possible Ryou/Bakura
'Blah'-thoughts
"Blah"-talking
/blah/- Yugi to Yami, or Ryou to Bakura
//blah//- Yami to Yugi or Bakura to Ryou

Inertia

'I am a slave to myself... to others, a slave to my memory which I wish was a clean slate. No one else should suffer through this besides me...what I wouldn't give to not feel anymore, to shut my mind down, to shut my body down. Is anything right in the world?'

*~*
"Yugi.... is gone Jou..." he whispered. "He's disappeared"

Kaiba walked back into the room with a fluffy white towel in hand just in time to hear Yami's statement. The blonde teen gasped. "What do ya mean disappeared? He lives in the same house!". Seto moved over and placed a gentle hand on Jou's shoulder as if a silent signal to shut his mouth. He studied the ancient pharaoh carefully. Something wasn't right...in all their duels and arguments they had gotten into, he had never seen Yami look so forlorn or lost, like he had given up hope.

"What happened Yami?" the brunette asked quietly after a few minutes of awkward silence. "Did you two have a fight or something?". The boy in question shook his head slowly.

"No, nothing like that. Last night...Yugi delivered something for his grandpa...to a friend's house I think. And on the way back....he was...attacked by someone and they took a-a-dvantage of him" he explained in a hushed voice. The tears started to form behind his crimson eyes but he refused to let them fall. Instead, he concentrated his gaze on his hands, pale and shaking slightly on his lap. Jounouchi's face paled considerably as he glanced back at his boyfriend.

"Yami...do you mean that Yugi was...raped?" Kaiba asked softly as though trying not to startle anyone. Yami nodded, not able to supply a verbal response. Jou let out a soft whimper and clutched Seto's hand. He couldn't believe that had happened to his best friend...not Yugi...he was too innocent to be put through that pain, and he knew from first hand experience what it was like.

"By who?" Seto said, curious to know who exactly would pay for this terrible crime. He and Yugi weren't the best of friend's but he respected the young duelist champion.

"Duke Devlin" the spirit murmured, voice sounding muffled, as the built up tears became too much and one rolled down his cheek, quickly followed by another. Seto cast another glance at his boyfriend.

"Where's Yugi now?"

"Dunno, he just ran away"

The CEO handed the towel to Jounouchi. "Try and get him calmed down, I'm going to make some calls and go out and look, okay?" he whispered in the blonde's ear.

"Seto! No! I don't want you to go! What if you get hurt too?" he pleaded softly, amber eyes wide with worry. Kaiba's lips slowly twitched into a smile.

"Don't worry mutt, I'll be fine and I won't be alone" and with that said, he marched out of the room. Jou stood up and gently placed the towel around Yami's shoulders. He received no response what so ever.

"Come on Yami, let's get you out of those wet clothes..."

*~*

"We're here little one" Ranger cooed, making Yugi open his eyes to find himself in a dingy alleyway surrounded by other men, looking and smelling exactly the same way as Ranger himself. The other men looked hungrily at Yugi, as though he were some delicacy to eat. "Guys, this is Yugi but he's mine!" A stranger approached, dragging a finger roughly over Yugi's cheek.

"Aw, come on ranger, please share!" he practically pleaded. Ranger shook his head violently.

"No way Ralph, Yugi is for Ranger only...he's the new prize and it's time to introduce him to some happy stuff" he declared stubbornly, setting the small boy down on his feet. Yugi swayed gently for a moment, trying to get his balance. Everything seemed backwards...so unreal.

'Happy stuff?' he thought confusedly. 'I wonder what he means....'. He vaguely heard some scuffling nearby and let out a soft cry when he felt something pierce his arm. In an instant, Ranger was by his side.

"It's okay little one, it'll only hurt for a moment" he said soothingly. "Soon, you'll feel like you're floating on cloud nine...". Yugi blinked several times as the sharp object was removed from his arm. He felt a little trickle of blood run down it and a rush of fiery substance flow down his veins.

'What's going on?' he thought, suddenly feeling sleepy. Things swarmed in and out of focus and he felt himself swaying on his feet again. "Yami" he whispered through numb lips. "I'm sorry" and with that, Yugi's world went black.

*~*

Ryou yawned sleepily as he walked silently out of his bedroom, wearing nothing but his boxers. He stifled a huge yawn as he made his way down to the kitchen and opened the fridge door, pulling out a small bottle of fruit juice. Smiling slightly to himself of events that had just past; the white-haired boy sat down at the table, opening the bottle with a small 'popping' noise. 'Hmmm...I'm amazed Bakura is still sleeping' he thought, taking a small sip. 'Usually, I'm the first one to fall asleep...' He was jerked out of his pleasant thoughts though as the phone rang. Ryou quickly grabbed the cordless phone lying on the table before it could ring again, in case it woke up Bakura. "Hello?"

"Hey Ryou, it's me Honda"

"Hi Honda" the millennium ring holder said cheerfully. "What's new?"

On the other line, the brunette fidgeted slightly, toying with the phone cord. "Listen, I can't really explain over the phone. Can you and Bakura get over to Kaiba and Joey's place pronto?"

"Of course" Ryou replied, sounding slightly worried. "Is something wrong?"

"Yeah, something really bad. See you guys in 10" and with that, he hung up. The white-haired teen slowly put down the phone and stood up. Something was definitely wrong...way wrong. With a thoughtful frown on his face, he made his way back upstairs to wake up the ancient tomb robber.

*~*

Jounouchi sighed tiredly as he glanced over at Yami again who had fallen asleep on the couch. The blonde had managed to get the spirit into some dry clothes, but Yami still wasn't saying anything. It was almost as though the spirit was gone...off in another world, not exactly paying attention to the events happening around him. He chewed on his bottom lip slightly and glanced at his watch. 'Seto's been gone an awfully long time...I hope he's okay...' he thought worriedly. He cast another glance in his friend's direction and noticed that Yami was still crying silent tears, even as he slept. With a heavy heart, Jou got up and draped a soft fleece blanket over him. 'Yami...I know how much it hurts but you gotta hang in there...please'. His train of thought was broken, however, when the door to their apartment opened and closed softly and Jounouchi almost ran out to great the newcomer. He felt himself relax when he saw Kaiba's familiar blue eyes and brown hair. "I'm glad you're back" he whispered, blonde hair falling into his eyes.

Seto smirked slightly and brushed the piece of hair away. "Told you I'd be fine, mutt" he replied softly. "How's Yami?"

"Sleeping"

Kaiba nodded. "Good. I made some calls and some other people should be here soon. We're going to go look for Yugi" he explained, leading his boyfriend to the kitchen. "Honda, Bakura, Ryou and Anzu should be arriving any minute now. I also have some of my men out looking". Jou smiled warmly.

"You're the best Seto...I hope Yugi's all right though. I mean, what ever could have possessed him to run away like that?"

"I don't know Jou, I just don't know"

*~*

Yugi blinked a few times as he slowly woke up. Things were so blurry...he couldn't even tell where he was. 'Ugh...I feel horrible' he thought, trying to shake his head clear, but this action just made him even more dizzy. 'Mental note...don't do that again'. His surroundings soon came into focus and he realized that he was lying in an alley...alone. 'Where's Ranger?' he thought fuzzily, struggling to sit up. When he finally accomplished this task, he found that he was still lightheaded. "What did Ranger give me?" he thought outloud. There was a funny feelings throughout his body, like he was as light as air and he couldn't help but feeling somewhat numb. "Wow...I don't really remember stuff now...whatever he gave me has answered my wishes...all I wanted to do was forget" Yugi mumbled, trying to find his balance as he stood up. Wobbling slightly, the violet eyed boy made his way back to the game shop, intent on sleeping for the remainder of the night.

*~*

Ryou and Bakura hurried down the street. "I still don't see what's so important" the spirit mumbled angrily. "I was having a nice sleep..."

"I told you, something's wrong" his hikari insisted, looking stubborn as the entered the dark building, and stepped into the elevator. He hurriedly pushed the button that would take them to the fifth floor.

"Jounouchi is just overreacting about something and that fool Hiroto joined in" Bakura spat out, run a hand through his disheveled white hair.

"Well if you're so sure it's a joke, then why did you come?" Ryou retorted, starting to get a bit angry.

"Hn, well, it was late and I didn't want you walking by yourself" he grumbled after a few minutes of complete silence. Ryou hide a small smile as the doors slide open. Walking rather quickly, he strode across the hall, followed by the spirit, and knocked on the door to apartment #8. After a few seconds, the door opened, revealing a worried blonde teenager.

"Ryou, Bakura, come in" Jou said quietly, opening the door the whole way, revealing that Honda was also there, leaning against the wall. Anzu stood beside the tall brunette and Kaiba just came out of the kitchen. Ryou gave everyone a small smile and dragged his yami inside with him.

"Now can you tell us what's wrong?" Honda asked, looking slightly impatient.

"Yes, please do" the millennium ring holder agreed. "What's got everyone so worried?"

Jounouchi's warm brown eyes darkened slightly. "Guys...Yugi's missing and we gotta find him". Several gasps of surprise could be heard around the room.

"Missing? What do you mean missing?" Anzu cried, a horrified look on her face. Seto sighed tiredly.

"He's gone, disappeared, vanished. The pharaoh is practically falling apart" he explained, looking very calm.

This managed to surprise Bakura slightly, but his face still remained emotionless. //Hikari...it's true...the pharaoh is indeed very upset. Yugi is in trouble\\. A small frown appeared on Ryou's face.

/We must go look for him Bakura, I don't care what you say. Yugi's one of my best friends\. "We should search in pairs" he announced to the rest of the group. "Just to make sure no one else gets hurt".

"Agreed, I'll stay back here and make sure Yami's okay" Jou offered.

"Good, I'll go with Honda then" Anzu insisted.

"And I'll team up with my men that I have out there" Seto finished.

"Good, we'll meet back here in 3 hours, whether we've found him or not" the blonde boy insisted. The others nodded and headed out the door, but Kaiba lingered behind for a moment.

"Jou...I promise you that we will find him no matter what" he said quietly, looking totally serious. His boyfriend managed a small smile.

"I know we will...but that's not going to be enough. Trust me on this one" Jounouchi whispered. "He's scared...and confused, there will still be a long battle ahead of him"

Seto nodded before brushing his lips across Jou's. "See you in 3 hours" and with that, the CEO was gone out the door.


TBC

so, what do people think? Good or bad? Will Yugi be okay? Please review. Sorry for any mistakes, my beta reader hasn't gotten a chance to read this yet.

Wishful Thinker