Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Inertia ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Hey everyone! I'm back with another chapter of Inertia. It's been brought to my attention that some people don't like me mixing the Japanese names in with dubbed names. I do have a reason for that actually. That reason being that I don't know the Japanese names very well. I've only learned them from reading fics and it so happens that none of them included Duke or Ryuji Otogi. The only reason I know that now is because one of the reviewers (Cherior) left it in their review. If at anytime in this fic, I suddenly used a dubbed name, it's because I'm not used to their real names, since I only get the dubbed version of the show and it's just natural for me to use the dubbed names. I would like to apologize for anyone who dislikes the one dubbed name mixed in with the rest. I will try and use Ryuji Otogi from now on.

Also, another thing has been brought to my attention: The fact that I don't update for long periods of time. On my bio, it says that I may not update for awhile because I need to do good in my classes so my parents won't make me stop writing all together, which wouldn't be a good thing at all. Well, my plans have changed slightly since I've been sick for almost a week now and haven't been able to get out of bed. I sincerely apologize for not having this up sooner. Now that all that's been said, let's move on to the chapter....

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

'Numbness coursing through my veins, this is what I want. No pain, no emotions, no feelings. All of them gone, disappeared without a trace. Me, just a simple little machine taking orders, that is what I am now, a used broken machine'

*~*

"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.

*~*

Jou stared at the TV, too lazy to actually get up and change the channel. He glanced over at Yami for the 3rd time inside of 5 minutes, but the pharaoh still slept. 'It's like he's trying us sleep as a shield. This must be pretty hard on him for Yugi to push him away like that, I mean, Yugi was the one that released him from the puzzle...' He heaved a mental sigh. 'Yami...you're not alone...I know how you feel pal...' Suddenly, the blonde's thoughts were interrupted by the quiet 'beep-beep' of his digital watch. "Hmmm, it's 10, the news should be on soon" he murmured, turning his focus away from Yami. The screen slowly faded away to black before a rather serious looking woman appeared with a small pile of papers on her desk.

"Hello, I'm Connie Yamakzi and welcome to the ten o'clock news. Tonight, these are the topics we will be covering; a huge forest fire has started in the south of Japan, thousands are feared injured and hundreds are feared to be dead. Several car thefts have been reported in the downtown area: How to avoid becoming a victim. And we'll also provide an update on the famous creator of dungeon dice monsters, Ryuji Otogi right after this short break". Jou watched as the screen faded to black again before an annoying commercial popped up. Scowling, he pressed the mute button and glanced over at Yami again, quite surprised to see that the Pharaoh was awake.

"Yami!" he exclaimed softly, moving to get up off the couch. "How are you feeling buddy?" Yami made a motion with his hand that insisted Jou sit back down.

"Tired" he mumbled, rubbing his crimson eyes sleepily. "And where am I?"

Jou sighed softly as he sunk back down on the couch. " You're at mine and Seto's apartment. Do you want to talk?" He asked softly, his normally cheerful appearance fading into concern for his friend.

Yami sat up slowly, eyes fixed on the silent pictures that flashed across the T.V. screen, even though he wasn't really watching. His thoughts were centered on his small lover...they had to find Yugi soon. Even if the shorter teen didn't want to be with him, Yami made a promise to himself and to Yugi that he would make sure that the small duelist was safe.

Jou frowned at Yami's lack of response and wondered slightly if the spirit of the puzzle had even heard his question. "Yami?" He repeated, smiling softly as crimson eyes turned towards him. "Do you want to talk?" He asked again.

Yami sighed heavily, turning his gaze back on the screen. "No." he replied after a slight hesitation. <Give me time. > He thought to himself. <I can't talk yet...I wouldn't know what to say, or how to say it. Yugi has never acted like this before...I miss him. Ra, I hope he's ok...>

For some reason, Jou didn't press the subject. 'I shouldn't force him to talk, not until he's ready' he thought determinedly, the smallest of frowns decorating his face. He then turned his attention back to the TV and hit the mute button again, letting the annoying theme music from the news fill the room. The anchorwoman then reappeared, clearing her throat discreetly.

"Hello and welcome back to the 10 o'clock news. Ryuji Otogi is still in his critical state at Tokyo's General Hospital. Doctors are still uncertain whether he will ever wake up or not. In other news..." her voice was suddenly blocked out when Yami let out a loud sigh.

"Jou...can you please turn that off?" he asked softly, feeling the hatred for Ryuji beginning to boil up again. The blonde nodded silently and clicked the power button once, sending the TV into darkness. Sighing again, the ancient pharaoh stood up and stretched silently. "I'm sorry for being an inconvenience, I'll go now," he announced, heading out of the room, but Jounouchi was closer to the doorway and quickly stood up and blocked Yami's exit.

"I don't think so buddy. You're not going anywhere until the others get back" he declared looking stubborn. This statement confused Yami slightly.

"Others? What others?"

"Oh yeah!" Jou cried, hitting himself lightly on the side of the head. "You were asleep...Seto called everyone and they all went looking for Yugi". Seeing the worried look on Yami's face, Jou continued to explain. "Don't worry...they don't know why he's missing or what happened, and they're all in pairs for safety". Yami groaned silently. Why was this happening? Had he angered the gods in some way? Were they playing some sort of trick on him? Shaking these thoughts away, he tried to push past his friend.

"Jounouchi, I want to go home to see if Yugi's back" Yami insisted, trying to push his way past his friend.

"And I told you to wait until the others came back...they'll be here any minute!" Yami frowned as he thought about meeting the rest of his friends...he didn't want to be asked the questions that he didn't want to reveal answers too...he didn't want to be seen like this...pharaoh's did not cry, pharaohs did not fall apart because one person was missing...Just then, the sound of the front door opening echoed through the house and Seto Kaiba stepped inside. He glanced up to see the back of his lover blocking the doorway to the living room.

"Jou...what are you doing?" he asked quietly, taking off his heavy black coat. The blonde turned around to smile at Seto.

"Just making sure Yami wasn't going anywhere till you guys got...hey...where's everyone else?" he demanded, looking curious.

"They went home. We couldn't find anything...not one trace" the CEO admitted softly. "Sorry Yami". The pharaoh merely adverted his gaze to the ground, staying silent. Sighing, Jounouchi moved out of the doorway to let Yami pass.

"Here...I did promise ya that you could go home once the others got back" he replied, looking as though he was now regretting that promise. Still refusing to look at anyone, the spirit made his was past his 2 friends and quickly put on his damp shoes. He reached out for the doorknob then suddenly stopped.

"Thank you Kaiba...Jou...If Yugi happens to come here...could you send him back home please?" he whispered, swallowing his pride once and for all. The 2 other duelists exchanged a look.

"Of course we'll send him back there Yami. Don't worry about him so much. Yug's a tough kid" Jou said brightly, his voice full of false cheerfulness.

'Yes...but I swore to protect him at all costs' Yami thought miserably before opening the door and leaving the apartment for good. Jounouchi let out a shaky breath before turning to look at Seto.

"You found nothing out there? Nothing at all?" he asked, looking miserable. Kaiba shook his head slowly.

"Not one trace of anything...Bakura and Ryou ran into some drunken men...I think a few of them are now in the shadow realm for trying to come onto Ryou...but that was it" Seto explained calmly. Jou couldn't help smiling slightly at the image of Bakura being over protective of Ryou.

"We'll have to go check up on him tomorrow...k?" The corners of Kaiba's lips threatened to twitch into a smile.

"Of course mutt, first thing in the morning"

*~*

Yami trudged down the dark street, dragging his feet as though he dreaded going back to that small, dark house by himself. 'Aibou...I hope that wherever you are...that you're safe' he thought worriedly, glancing up at the house. He nearly tripped over a crack in the sidewalk as he saw that the light was on in Yugi's bedroom. His hopes soared as he ran the rest of the distance and quickly opened the door, and bolted up the stairs to find Yugi just lying on his bed, looking at the ceiling. "Y-y-ugi" the spirit gasped, trying to catch his breath. 'Y-you're b-back..." After what seemed like an eternity, his smaller counterpart looked over at the doorway calmly.

"Well, well. Look who came crawling back" Yugi said softly, with no emotion on his face or in his voice what so ever. "You want to chase me out of the house or something? Feel like your superior or something?" Yami was taken back at this tone of voice...it sounded like a totally different person.

"Yugi...aibou...are you okay?" he asked quietly, taking a small step into the room. The small duelist laughed bitterly.

"Am I okay? I'm better than okay" he spat out, sitting up on the bed, violet eyes wild; so unlike their normal innocent look. "Well...I was until YOU came here. Can't you leave me alone?" The pharaoh swallowed the pain Yugi's words were inflicting on him...it was like his hikari was tearing his soul to shreds.

"Yugi...I..." he stammered, taking another step in the room. "What's wrong?" Yugi laughed again, a harsh sound that pierced Yami's eardrums.

"What's wrong? I'll tell you what's wrong" Yugi said bitterly, standing up, wincing only slightly. "It's you! You won't stop bugging me, you won't accept me, you think I'm trash...I've got 3 words for you Yami...LEAVE ME ALONE!" the tri-colored haired boy screamed as he advanced on Yami.

"I can't Yugi! Our souls our connected...you have no clue how much this hurts me" Yami practically pleaded with his aibou but it was no use. Yugi had shut him out completely. It seemed as though there was no emotion left inside Yugi except pain.

"Yeah, well, maybe our souls shouldn't be connected anymore" he countered, grabbing the puzzle from his dresser. "It was nice knowing you Yami...I hope I DON'T see you around again!" and with that said, Yugi slammed the puzzle on the floor and Yami's world went black.

TBC

Uh...sorry it's so short...major writers block...hopefully next chapter will be up soon! Sorry for any mistakes, my beta reader (DoC) is still on vacation. Oh! And one part in this was written by her...lets see if anyone can find it...Please R&R!!

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